Obey Your Strengths with Kathy Kersten

Gretta Brooks is the Founder and CEO of Salesboost, a training platform that provides on-demand, microlearning to increase the effectiveness of hotel sales teams. (www.salesboost.com). Listen to inspirational interviews with entrepreneurs, leaders and evangelists that have leveraged the power of CliftonStrengths (aka StrengthsFinder) to achieve personal and professional success. To discover your own strengths, visit gallupstrengthscenter.com. If you would like information on individual, team or organizational coaching, visit kathykersten.com. Follow Kathy on Facebook @StrengthsCoach4InspiredTeams and Instagram @kathy.kersten. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kathy Kersten (www.kathykersten.com) interviews Lorenzo Gomez III, Geekdom Media CEO, Co-Host of The Brand Brother Podcast and author of "The Cilantro Diaries: Business Lessons from the Most Unlikely Places". He shares wisdom about using strengths philosophy to increase your professional success. Lorenzo's Top 5: Context, Restorative, Activator, Positivity, WOO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CEO of Geekdom Media, Lorenzo Gomez III and Kathy discuss the inspiration behind the Obey Your Strengths podcast. As former colleagues at Rackspace Hosting, they discuss how their strengths had to be "Obeyed" and the follow their strengths on different career journeys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Obey Your Strengths with Kathy Kersten, hear from Damon Finaldi, CEO of Telecloud, as he shares his top five strengths and how they have helped him in his career. He explains how his futuristic strength allows him to visualize the future, his activator strength helps him to get ideas off the ground, and his significance strength makes him reflect on the meaning of his actions. He also talks about how he shifted roles from sales and marketing to operations manager, and how he brought in outside help to get the business to a healthier place. He also shares his experience with the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) and the importance of understanding the strengths of employees and how to use them to build a successful business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Obey Your Strengths, Kathy Kersten interviews Wendy Brand, the owner of WMB Coaching and Consulting. Wendy talks about her journey to owning her own business, and how her top five strengths of Activator, Arranger, Individualization, Harmony, and Relator have helped her along the way. She also shares her experience of getting up early due to construction on the highway, and how her harmony strength helped her navigate a difficult relationship with a colleague. Wendy emphasizes the importance of trust and building relationships, and how she uses her strength of relator to build trust with her teams and clients. Don't miss this inspiring episode of Authentic Energy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this inspiring episode of Obey Your Strengths with Kathy Kersten, we dive deep into the world of strengths with Jeff DeVerter, a former colleague from Rackspace who has mastered the art of leveraging his top five strengths. Join Kathy and Jeff as they unravel the secrets behind strategic thinking, ideation, building authentic relationships, individualization, and the relentless pursuit of achievement. Jeff takes us on a journey through his unique approach to problem-solving, explaining how he uses the power of whiteboarding to give shape to his ideas and create meaningful connections between them. Together, Kathy and Jeff emphasize the significance of understanding one's own strengths and how to harness them effectively. Discover the art of utilizing the strengths of others to your advantage, including the clever technique of "speaking in the shape of the other person's ear" and meeting people where they are. Jeff shares personal anecdotes about his past struggles with work-life balance and how he has come to understand the natural ebbs and flows of his career. As Jeff wisely puts it, "It's important to understand that everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. It's important to be able to recognize and use those strengths to your advantage." Tune in and learn how to unleash your strengths and excel in your professional journey! kathykersten.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Driven towards her mission! This Obey Your Strengths Episode features Carrie Kimbell, CEO of First Tee of Greater San Antonio and her Leadership and Strengths Journey! Carrie’s Top 5 Signature Themes are Woo, Ideation, Positivity, Adaptability, and Achiever. As a head of the non-profit youth development program, Carrie is finding new ways to improve the lives of San Antonio youth on and off the course. Obey Your Strengths with Kathy Kersten is a podcast dedicated to fanning the flame of the Strengths movement one success story at a time. As a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach since 2008, Kathy has helped 200+ organizations, hundreds of teams and thousands of individuals leverage individual’s strengths to increase performance. Kathy’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths Themes are Strategic, Input, Learner, Belief, Maximizer.  To discover your own strengths, visit gallup.com. It's not just a podcast, it's a movement! If you would like information on individual, team or organizational coaching, contact Kathy: www.kathykersten.com www.obeyyourstrengths.com Follow Kathy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathykersten/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kathy Kersten interviews Jamie Thompson, the Assistant Dean of Students at Trinity University, about cultivating a strengths-based University Campus, utilizing the CliftonStrengths for Students Assessment. From experimentation to implementation to iteration, Jamie shares the story of Trinity University’s strengths Journey, alongside with her own. Kathy Kersten is the host of Obey Your Strengths, the podcast dedicated to fanning the flame of the Strengths movement one success story at a time. As a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach since 2008, Kathy has helped 100+ organizations, hundreds of teams and thousands of individuals leverage individual’s strengths to increase performance. Kathy’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths Themes are Strategic, Input, Learner, Belief, Maximizer. If you would like information on individual, team or organizational coaching, visit kathykersten.com. To discover your own strengths, visit gallupstrengthscenter.com or purchase a “StrengthsFinder 2.0” book. Instagram: @kathy.kersten Facebook: @obeyyourstrengths Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ms. Codie Wright is a Best-Selling Author, University Instructor and Gallup Certified Strengths Coach that helps her students in the Sales program utilize emotional intelligence and their strengths to learn how to be successful in sales and to inform their career aspirations. Her Top 5 CliftonStrengths Themes are Achiever, Competition, Focus, Responsibility and Positivity. She shares how she integrated CliftonStrengths into her program at Texas A&M University and a few of her favorite stories of how students have leveraged their strengths. Her book is “Launchers: Don’t Just Take a Job, Launch Your Career!” and can be found on Amazon. Kathy Kersten is the host of Obey Your Strengths, the podcast dedicated to fanning the flame of the Strengths movement one success story at a time. As a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach since 2008, Kathy has helped 100+ organizations, hundreds of teams and thousands of individuals leverage individual’s strengths to increase performance. Kathy’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths Themes are Strategic, Input, Learner, Belief, Maximizer. If you would like information on individual, team or organizational coaching, visit kathykersten.com. To discover your own strengths, visit gallupstrengthscenter.com or purchase a “StrengthsFinder 2.0”book. Instagram: @kathy.kersten Facebook: @obeyyourstrengths Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony Coppedge is a leader in Agile Marketing and a strengths evangelist. His Top 5CliftonStrengths Themes are Strategic, Ideation, Activator, Relator and Command. He also has a healthy dose of Communication and Empathy, which is demonstrated in this podcast. In this episode, he shares his own story of personal transformation through self-awareness, as well as, how he helps others through their own transformation. Kathy Kersten is the host of Obey Your Strengths, the podcast dedicated to fanning the flame of the Strengths movement one success story at a time. As a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach since 2008, Kathy has helped 100+ organizations, hundreds of teams and thousands of individuals leverage individual’s strengths to increase performance. Kathy’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths Themes are Strategic, Input, Learner, Belief, Maximizer. If you would like information on individual, team or organizational coaching, visit kathykersten.com. To discover your own strengths, visit gallupstrengthscenter.com or purchase a “StrengthsFinder 2.0” book. Instagram: @kathy.kersten Facebook: @obeyyourstrengths Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Natalie King is a Program Manager that leads with Developer, Positivity, Empathy, Arranger and Individualization as her Top 5 CliftonStrengths Themes. As a female in tech, she has learned to embrace and leverage her unique Empathy superpowers in a sea of peers that lead with Strategic Thinking Themes. Our conversation includes a deep dive into Imposter Syndrome, its origins and how to tackle it. Natalie is a shining example of obeying her strengths! Kathy Kersten is the host of Obey Your Strengths, the podcast dedicated to fanning the flame of the Strengths movement one success story at a time. As a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach since 2008, Kathy has helped 100+ organizations, hundreds of teams and thousands of individuals leverage individual’s strengths to increase performance. Kathy’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths Themes are Strategic, Input, Learner, Belief, Maximizer. If you would like information on individual, team or organizational coaching, visit kathykersten.com. To discover your own strengths, visit gallupstrengthscenter.com or purchase a “StrengthsFinder 2.0” book. Instagram: @kathy.kersten Facebook: @obeyyourstrengths Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kathy interviews influential leader, Aliecia Taormina, about her strengths journey and how she has led the transformation of her workplace, LCPtracker, to become a strengths-based culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Struggle to drive performance on your team? In this podcast, Kathy describes the 5 different conversations you, the manager, need to have with your direct reports.  More information from this content can be found in “It’s The Manager” book, copyright 2019 Gallup Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Lanham Napier is the former CEO of Rackspace and author of the book "Billion or Bust!". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Kathy Kersten interviews Win Cramer, CEO and re-founder of JLabs Audio. Win is a competitor, he take on the Federal Government and wins. His top 5 strengths are Competition, Achiever, Ideation, Strategic and Self assurance. Kathy Kersten is the host of Obey Your Strengths, the podcast dedicated to fanning the flame of the Strengths movement one success story at a time. As a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach since 2008, Kathy has help 80+ organizations, hundreds of teams and thousands of individuals leverage individual’s strengths to increase performance. Kathy’s Top 5 Signature Themes are Strategic, Input, Learner, Belief, Maximizer. If you would like information on individual, team or organizational coaching, visit kathykersten.com. To discover your own strengths, visit gallupstrengthscenter.com. Instagram: @kathy.kersten Facebook: @obeyyourstrengths Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kathy Kersten interviews Mr. Larry Guillory, Chief People and Communications Officer for Kipp Texas. Larry shares his valuable insights regarding his career journey, inspirational leadership and explains how to manage with the 3 C’s: Connect, Coach and Celebrate. Larry’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths Signature Themes are Strategic, Relator, Arranger, Activator and Maximizer. Kathy Kersten is the host of Obey Your Strengths, the podcast dedicated to fanning the flame of the Strengths movement one success story at a time. As a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach since 2008, Kathy has help 80+ organizations, hundreds of teams and thousands of individuals leverage individual’s strengths to increase performance. Kathy’s Top 5 Signature Themes are Strategic, Input, Learner, Belief, Maximizer. If you would like information on individual, team or organizational coaching, visit kathykersten.com. To discover your own strengths, visit gallupstrengthscenter.com. Instagram: @kathy.kersten Facebook: @obeyyourstrengths Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In honor of International Women's Day, Kathy shares some insights and strategies for increasing your Career Well-Being. Kathy Kersten is the host of Obey Your Strengths, the podcast dedicated to fanning the flame of the Strengths movement one success story at a time. As a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach since 2008, Kathy has help 80+ organizations, hundreds of teams and thousands of individuals leverage individual’s strengths to increase performance. Kathy’s Top 5 Signature Themes are Strategic, Input, Learner, Belief, Maximizer. If you would like information on individual, team or organizational coaching, visit kathykersten.com. To discover your own strengths, visit gallupstrengthscenter.com. Instagram: @kathy.kersten Facebook: @obeyyourstrengths Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices