Leadership Discoveries

You know it best: being an executive leader can be tough. How do you stay inspired and keep moving the business forward with so much going on? Meet Dr. Shirley Kavanagh, Executive Advisor and scholar/practitioner. In each episode, hear Shirley in conversation with top global leaders and experts on leading with integrity, overcoming adversity, and developing other leaders. Presented by Shirley Kavanagh Consulting

Leadership Discoveries is a business podcast hosted by Dr. Shirley Kavanagh, with 33 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Dr. Shirley Kavanagh hosts Leadership Discoveries, a business show with 33 episodes published.

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  Episode #33

  When Intuition Stops Scaling with Julia Payne, Go-To-Market Strategist & Fractional CMO

  Sep 21, 202636 min

  For 20+ years, Julia Payne has helped founder-led B2B companies sharpen their market position, improve commercial performance, and build systems for sustainable growth. She’s worked with 500+ organisations as a Founder, CEO, Board Director, Advisor, and Fractional CMO/GTM Lead. Today, she helps ambitious B2B companies reduce founder dependence, strengthen go-to-market capability, and build commercial organisations that scale without relying on individual heroics. Hear why the founder’s intuition stops scaling, how to get functional roles to come together to support growth, how to keep the strategic view as a leader, the leadership lessons Julia has learned from her competitive sailing background, and her advice for founders as they scale up. Connect with Shirley at ShirleyKavanagh.com and on LinkedIn , and Julia at Julia-Payne.com and on LinkedIn

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  Episode #32

  Building What Matters as a Leader with Ben Beckley, CEO of RevHealth

  Aug 31, 202636 min

  Ben Beckley is the CEO of RevHealth, a full-service agency that partners with progressive healthcare companies to communicate cutting-edge science, launch novel therapies, and help life-changing treatments reach the patients who need them the most. He has over 20 years of experience in healthcare marketing & communications. Hear how to make yourself redundant as a leader, how to be a builder as a leader, how to deliver clarity for your team, how to make sure your values truly get adopted by your team & clients, and his hopes & fears when it comes to AI in the workplace. Connect with Shirley at ShirleyKavanagh.com and on LinkedIn , and Ben at RevHealth.com and on LinkedIn

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  Episode #31

  Thirty Conversations on Leadership: What Matters Most for Leaders Today

  Aug 24, 202634 min

  After 30 conversations on Leadership Discoveries, it’s time to take a moment to reflect on the leadership lessons that keep coming up and to look at what matters most for leaders today. In this special episode, Host Shirley Kavanagh has become Guest Shirley Kavanagh, interviewed by Guest Host Max Branstetter of MaxPodcasting (better known as Shirley’s Wingman & Podcast Producer). Hear why Shirley started Leadership Discoveries in the first place, the leadership lessons frequently mentioned by guests, the leadership themes that surprised Shirley, her takeaways from her Gen Z mini-series on leadership, and what’s next for Leadership Discoveries. Connect with Shirley at ShirleyKavanagh.com and on LinkedIn , and Max at MaxPodcasting.com and on LinkedIn

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  Episode #30

  How to Matter Forever as a Leader with Dean McAlister, Inizio Biotech

  Aug 17, 202637 min

  Three-time guest Dean McAlister, EVP, Inizio Biotech, has spent over 35 years in Fortune 500 pharma leadership, including nearly 3 decades at AstraZeneca. His book, How to Matter Forever, comes out at the end of 2026. Hear how to think about passing the baton as a leader, how to have good judgment as a leader, the importance of constructive dissent, how to have conversations with respect while not avoiding the issue, and how to be an accountable leader. Connect with Shirley at ShirleyKavanagh.com and on LinkedIn , and Dean on LinkedIn

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  Episode #29

  Leading with Gravitas: Antoinette Dale Henderson on Finding Your Voice, Presence, and Influence

  Jul 13, 202637 min

  In this episode, I speak with Antoinette Dale Henderson, Founder & Owner of Gravitas Programme, about Leading with Gravitas: finding your voice, presence, and influence. Antoinette is a TEDx Speaker, 2x Author, and Executive Coach. Drawing on over 25 years of experience in leadership communications, including 16 years holding senior positions at the world’s top PR consultancies, Antoinette reflects on why gravitas is so important to leadership, her keys to impact & influence, and how we can get more people into the room when they’re not being heard. We also explore what we’re missing at the human level in today’s world, what happens if learning goes away, and her advice for leaders at the early stage of their career. Connect with Shirley at ShirleyKavanagh.com and on LinkedIn . To learn more about Antoinette’s work, connect with her at AntoinetteDaleHenderson.com and on LinkedIn

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