The Standard

Where leadership, wellness, and high performance come together.What does it actually take to become the standard of excellence in leadership and life?The Standard is a leadership and personal development program from Aurelius Global LLC, created for executives, athletes, veterans, students, and emerging leaders who want practical guidance they can apply immediately. Hosted by a decorated military veteran and global CHRO, Raymond Hall, the show blends real-world leadership experience with conversations about wellness, resilience, and high performance.Each episode delivers actionable insight drawn from real people with operational leadership and executive experience, sharing their personal stories and lessons learned from leading high-performing teams around the world.Whether you’re stepping into leadership, navigating career transitions, or working to grow without sacrificing your health, The Standard is designed to be the voice you return to when it matters most.Because excel

The Standard is a society podcast hosted by Raymond Hall, with 5 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Raymond Hall hosts The Standard, a society show with 5 episodes published.

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  Episode #4

  Michael Montelongo on the H.A.V.E. Leader & Geopolitical Risk

  Jun 1, 202655 minS0

  <p>Raymond Hall interviews Michael Montelongo about forging an elite standard through service, West Point, and military experience, and about developing a “North Star” leadership orientation in which “good enough” is unacceptable because decisions affect lives, careers, and families. Montelongo outlines his leadership philosophy—learn, grow, serve, contribute—and explains that performance is driven by TLC (talent, leadership, culture) led by a HAVE leader (humility, authenticity, vulnerability, empathy), emphasizing vulnerability as the hardest trait because it is often misconstrued as weakness. He describes how trust is built through character, transparency, honesty, and integrity, and offers tactics like listening first, clarifying expectations...

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  Episode #3

  Sports Gambling: Proactive Leadership, Data Signals & Kindbridge Solutions

  May 15, 202651 minS0

  <p>Host Raymond Hall interviews Daniel Umfleet, CEO of Kindbridge, on the rapid growth of sports gambling and the lack of supporting human and healthcare infrastructure. Umfleet argues the biggest disconnect is unclear responsibility and an unprepared health system, as gambling-related financial distress impacts social determinants like rent and food security. They discuss proactive “left of bang” leadership, responsible gambling tools, emerging legislation, and the need for better data and ethical use of behavioral signals such as deposit/withdrawal patterns, late-night activity, absenteeism, and workplace and family warning signs. Umfleet emphasizes shared ownership across operators, regulators, employers, and healthcare and reco...

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  Health as a Leadership Standard: Dr. Brittany Deane on Sustaining High Performance

  May 4, 20261 hourS0

  <p>Raymond Hall interviews Dr. Brittany Deane—athlete, medical doctor, and Chief Performance Officer at BioSync X Global from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago—about the real pressures, trade-offs, and habits behind sustainable high performance. Dean explains how performance medicine connects internal biology to business outcomes, shaped by her COVID-era experiences as both doctor and patient and a personal loss that led her away from hospital work toward bodybuilding, women’s health advocacy, and executive performance care. She highlights burnout, degraded capacity, and sleep as a commonly compromised pillar, arguing leaders often overestimate their biology and underestimate its impact on foc...

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  Episode #1

  The Evolution of Excellence: Kym Hampton

  Apr 14, 20261h 1mS0

  <p>On The Standard podcast, host Raymond Hall interviews former WNBA and European basketball star Kym Hampton about leadership, mindset, and sustaining excellence. Hampton describes her core identity as living consciously and truthfully, grounded in kindness and how she treats people. She discusses overcoming limiting beliefs rooted in childhood stage fear, building confidence through rapid athletic success in high school, and realizing professional opportunities through USA teams in college. She highlights the political nature of women’s basketball, the sacrifices required (time, relationships, holidays, and playing overseas), and the importance of consistency, professionalism, and integrity. The conversation explores leadership under pr...

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  Apr 7, 20260 minS0

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