The Trusted Leadership Podcast

In a fast-changing world, creating organizations and teams that are agile, creative, and innovative is challenging. The Evolution of Innovation Podcast brings you the tools and insights to bring out the best in your people, innovate and create new value. Hosted by Innovation facilitators Shaun Mader and Chuck Ruud. For more info, visit www.evolutionofinnovation.com

The Trusted Leadership Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Shaun Mader, with 35 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.

Shaun Mader hosts The Trusted Leadership Podcast, a business show with 35 episodes published.

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  Episode #41

  E 42 The Trusted Leadership Podcast With Guest, Victoria Pelletier

  Aug 9, 202639 min

  Victoria Pelletier believes transformation fails without trust, clarity, and a compelling story — and she builds all three. Forged by early adversity, she became one of the youngest Chief Operating Officers in Canada at 24 and has since held President and CEO roles across multiple industries, leading organizations through 40+ M&A transactions and re-engineering operating models, technology, and culture to drive growth and unlock multi-million-dollar synergies. What sets her apart is storytelling — translating complexity into clarity in the boardroom, on stage, and with employees and investors, using narrative to align strategy and make change stick. Her leadership has been recognized by INvolve, CIOLook, Insight Magazine, and the South Florida Business Journal, among others. She is a sought-after keynote speaker on resilience, Whole Human Leadership, and leading through transformation. To reach Victoria: https://victoria-pelletier.com/ LINK TO The Leadership Transition Guide: Whole Human Leadership in Your First 90 Days

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  Episode #40

  E41 The Trusted Leadership Podcast With Guest, Steve Gund, President of The Gund Company

  Jun 14, 20261h 3m

  Steve Gund, third-generation CEO of The Gund Company, shares his leadership journey shaped by family legacy, humility, and a deep commitment to people-centric culture. With a focus on servant leadership, Steve highlights how trust, intentionality, and developmental systems drive remarkable business outcomes. He speaks candidly about coaching with compassion, transforming company culture through acquisitions, and aligning leadership with human flourishing. Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family By Bob Chapman Start with Why 15th Anniversary Edition: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action By Simon Sinek

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  Episode #39

  E40 The Trusted Leadership Podcast with Guest, Josh Block

  Mar 23, 202630 min

  Josh Block is a Michigan native, husband, father of two, company president, leadership advocate, and author of People Matter @ Work, a new book that reimagines how workplaces can become the most transformative communities in our lives. As President of Block Imaging, a global medical imaging company, and founder of Cube Mobile Imaging, Josh leads with a simple but radical conviction: when people matter at work, everything changes — businesses grow, families thrive, and lives are transformed. His message is shaped not by theory, but by three decades of rolling up his sleeves across every level of work, from flipping burgers and selling strawberries door-to-door to leading a company through seasons of change and growth from $30M to $215M in revenue. Josh's Book: People Matter at Work: Fostering a Culture Where Team Members Thrive and Everyone Wins AMAZON LINK https://peoplematteratwork.com/

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  Episode #38

  E39 The Trusted Leadership Podcast With Guest Jose Cruz

  Jan 7, 202658 min

  Jose’s impressive, two-decade long career includes learning and development executive positions at Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman. Most recently, Jose led the learning and development effort at Barnes & Noble, America’s Bookstore, spanning over 23,000 book sellers across the country. In addition to his professional experience across all business sectors, Jose holds a Bachelor of Arts in industrial-organizational psychology from the City University of New York, and is certified in MBTI, SLII, 360 and HOGAN assessment. As the SVP of Learning Development and Diversity, Jose creates and leads Forrest Solutions’ world class learning and development program that is the backbone of the company’s market leading Workplace Experience (WPX) service as well as the company’s impactful Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) program.

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  Episode #37

  E38 The Trusted Leadership Podcast With Guest Mark Levy

  Sep 30, 202547 min

  Mark Levy is the founder of Levy Innovation LLC, a positioning and business strategy firm, which helps organizations and thought leaders differentiate by using, what he calls, a Big Sexy Idea®. The ideas Mark and his clients have created are known worldwide by hundreds of millions of people. Mark has consulted to some of the world’s most prominent companies and individuals, including CEOs of major brands, like Popeye’s; the former head of Strategy at the Harvard Business School; and thought leaders, such as Simon Sinek of “Start with Why” fame. Using the obvious to stand out in life and business | Mark Levy | TEDxCapeMay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5BlP7klqLM

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