Master Leadership

Steve Cadigan is a top talent strategist and leadership expert with 30+ years of experience. He famously led LinkedIn’s early hyper-growth phase as its first CHRO, building its world-class company culture from scratch, and scaling the organization from 400 to 4,000 employees.    As one of the most provocative global thought leaders on the future of work, Steve is hired not only by top companies but by entire countries to help them navigate the talent landscape. His clientele spans all the way from Google, X, Slack, BBC, and Intel, to the City of Lisbon, which hired him to develop the startup incubator Unicorn Factory.    His award-winning book: WORKQUAKE is considered a game changer for leaders and organizations on the future of work in a post-COVID world. He has also written for Forbes and Inc., will soon be writing for Business Insider, and frequently appears on Bloomberg and CNBC to talk about the evolving nature of work, talent management, the Big Resignation, and successful leadership.  A sought-after keynote speaker, Steve has delivered commencement addresses at Stanford and University of San Francisco. He is regularly asked for advice by legacy institutions like Harvard, as well as top VCs and management firms including Accenture, Deloitte, and McKinsey.   More Info: Steve CadiganBook: WORKQUAKESponsors: Master Your Podcast Course: MasterYourSwagFree Coaching Session: Master Leadership 360 CoachingSupport Our Show: Click HereLily's Story: My Trust Manifesto

Elliot Kallen is a #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author of DRIVEN: How to Elevate Your Success as an Entrepreneur, a book that provides invaluable insights, lessons, and strategies on how to succeed as a leader and entrepreneur. He has amassed a wealth of leadership experience over four decades running several companies he founded, including Prosperity Financial Group, an investment advisory firm with almost $1B AUM, and A Brighter Day, a nonprofit organization that provides scholarship funds and mental health resources to teens experiencing stress, depression, and suicidal thoughts.Elliot started Brighter Day in memory of his youngest son, Jake, who committed suicide at 19, and he has grown it to become a renowned national organization, helping 5,000 to 10,000 teens and their families monthly to understand, protect, and sustain their mental health.More Info: Prosperity Financial Group A Brighter DaySponsors: Master Your Podcast Course: MasterYourSwagFree Coaching Session: Master Leadership 360 CoachingSupport Our Show: Click HereLily's Story: My Trust Manifesto

Catherine Allen and Ed Offterdinger are the Co-Founders of AO People Partners, a conscious leadership and people development firm that helps create successful, world-benefiting businesses. They have a combined 50+ years of experience working collaboratively with elite business and nonprofit leaders to successfully scale their business and mission objectives.Ed helped launch Baker Tilly, now one of the top ten consulting and CPA firms in the US. As AO’s CEO, Catherine writes and speaks regularly on altruistic leadership development.They co-authored the well-received book Conscious, Capable, and Ready to Contribute: How Employee Development Can Become the Highest Form of Social Contribution.Ed and Catherine are also active supporters of Conscious Capitalism Inc., a nonprofit organization building a movement of business leaders to improve capitalism into a practice of harmony, prosperity, and compassion. They exemplify their message of giving: Ed has helped raise $12M+ for leukemia and lymphoma research, and Catherine gives her time to organizations like Girl Scouts and Girls, Inc., where she supports activities that guide the next generation of young female leaders.More Info: AO People PartnersSponsors: Master Your Podcast Course: MasterYourSwagFree Coaching Session: Master Leadership 360 CoachingSupport Our Show: Click HereLily's Story: My Trust Manifesto

Steve Shenbaum is the founder of Game On Nation, a nationally recognized communication firm that employs game dynamics and improvisation to teach high-performance teamwork as well as communication, story-telling, public-speaking and presentation skills. Game On Nation provides authentic and down-to-earth courses, keynotes, and custom training programs that are widely accessible and extremely successful. For over 27 years, Steve and his company have helped people at the highest level of every sphere in the country, including leaders at Fortune 100 companies, college and professional sports teams, all branches of the military, NASA, and the U.S. House of Representatives.Steve gained notoriety for his early acting career, with featured roles in popular comedy films and shows such as Space Jam, Will & Grace, and American Pie 2. He understands the immense power of positive humor, and his professional success allows access to high-level audiences and clients.More Info: GAME ON NATIONSponsors: Master Your Podcast Course: MasterYourSwagFree Coaching Session: Master Leadership 360 CoachingSupport Our Show: Click HereLily's Story: My Trust Manifesto

Aslak De Silva has nearly 20 years of experience as a practitioner and instructor of Han Moo Do martial arts, competing in about 100 full-contact fights and winning the World Championship gold medal in Michigan, USA, in 2000. Martial arts has taught him the importance of leaders being life-long learners and coaching others.Aslak is the CEO of Selfly Store, where they use the latest developments in loT, machine learning, and AI to offer smart vending machines that make grab-and-go food shopping as easy as using your home fridge.He was recognized by Chief's Digest as one of the "10 Best CEOs to Watch in 2023" and has been leading teams and companies for 15+ years.Before becoming CEO at Selfly Store, he was the CEO of Nordic Business Forum, one of the world's biggest business and leadership conferences, with 7K+ attendees annually from 50+ countries and featuring world-class speakers like Barack Obama, George Clooney, and Steve Wozniak.More Info: Selfly StoreSponsors: Master Your Podcast Course: MasterYourSwagFree Coaching Session: Master Leadership 360 CoachingSupport Our Show: Click HereLily's Story: My Trust Manifesto

Business coach and SEO expert, Luke Van Der Veer is the Founder of Website Rental Coaching (WRC), a digital agency that trains people to earn through the rank-and-rent website business model and find a better work-life balance.WRC financially empowers clients by teaching them skills in SEO, lead generation, and client sourcing to build high-ranking websites that can be rented to businesses. With WRC’s program, clients have earned passive incomes to matchor even replace their 9-5 salaries.Luke’s journey as a digital landlord started with his own search for financial independence as an unfulfilled corporate 9-5er. In 10 years, he has built 100+ rank-and-rent websites that generate thousands of high-quality organic businessleads each month across 73 niches.Besides his 7-figure website rental portfolio, Luke has also acquired local businesses and scaled them for a big exit later. In 2023, he notably purchased Mr. Ding-A-Ling for $1.7M, raising the ice cream company’s valuation to $2.2M injust a few months.More Info: WRCSponsors: Master Your Podcast Course: MasterYourSwagFree Coaching Session: Master Leadership 360 CoachingSupport Our Show: Click HereLily's Story: My Trust Manifesto