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No Comment Is a Comment: Kristi Piehl on Crisis, Leadership, and Owning Your Story 2025 kristi-piehl podcast podcast-guest podcast-interview writing-and-influence Jun 05, 2025

From the newsroom to the boardroom, Kristi Piehl has built a career on the power of storytelling. As the founder and CEO of Media Minefield, she’s redefining PR and showing leaders how to communicate with clarity, confidence, and heart. In this episode, we sat down to talk about leadership in a cris...

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Branding Through Transition: A Q&A with Sarah Sears of S Design 2025 branding marketing podcast podcast-guest podcast-interview sarah-sears May 23, 2025

When I attended GROW 2025 earlier this year, I realized something: for a few reasons, I needed to rebrand and relaunch my podcast. The decision wasn’t dramatic, but even a small shift like that came with a surprising number of moving parts. At the same event, I had the chance to reconnect with Sarah...

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“Everything You Want Is on the Other Side of Fear”: A Conversation with Scott Ballard 2025 podcast podcast-guest podcast-interview scott-ballard writing-and-influence May 09, 2025

In the first episode of Writing & Influence under our new name, I sat down with Scott Ballard—a leadership coach, entrepreneur, and as many know him, “The Confidence Coach.” Scott’s story is one of resilience, transformation, and purpose, and he’s helped everyone from CEOs to NFL players rediscover ...

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