My guest today, Kim Becker, is the owner and operator of the San Diego International Airport, joins us to day to talk about culture at the airport. It’s infiltrating their conversations, their meetings and how they’re thinking about and approaching their work.

Kim is very intentional about calling their efforts a process, not a program. They are taking their time with this process, giving their most vital mindsets the focus they deserve and involving all levels of leadership in new ways. Tune in to learn how they’re doing it and the difference it’s making. It’s powerful!

About the Guest:

Kimberly J. Becker is President and CEO of San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, the owner and operator of San Diego International Airport (SAN). Ms. Becker is responsible for fiscal management and operational oversight of the San Diego International Airport. She has been in the role since 2017, overseeing several capital improvement projects including the $3 billion New T1 program that will replace Terminal 1 with a larger, more efficient facility and other improvements that enhance the airport experience.

Before joining the Airport Authority, she was the Director of Aviation for Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) and held operations and environmental positions at Lockheed Air Terminal, now Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) in California, and Teterboro Airport (TEB) in New Jersey.

Under her leadership, SAN has been recognized for its environmental and sustainability efforts, including being named the second-ever carbon neutral airport in North America. She has been named “Woman of the Year” by the San Diego Chapter of Advancing Women in Transportation and “CEO of the Year, Government” by the San Diego Business Journal.

About the Host:

Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte and Barclays.

As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams and achieve extraordinary results. 

Amy’s most popular keynote speeches are:

The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership Legacy

The Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System Collaboration

The Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and Community

The Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid Team

Her new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results.

www.courageofaleader.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyshoopriley/

Resource mentioned in the episode

The Inspire Your Team assessment (the courage assessment): https://courageofaleader.com/inspireyourteam/

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Teaser for next episode

Next up will be my guest episode with Kim-Adele Randall. You’ll appreciate the way that she thinks about and cares for people in difficult situations. She shares so much transformative guidance in the upcoming episode: Authentic Achievements: How to Gracefully Lead Through Emotional Challenges.