Welcome to REAL Leadership, the podcast that takes you on a journey behind the scenes of some of the world’s most successful companies. Produced by The О̄nin Group and hosted by COO Jim Weaver, our show is dedicated to exploring what it truly means to be a leader in industries that make, move and process.In each episode, Jim sits down with C-level executives to discuss their experiences and insights on leadership, as well as the challenges and opportunities that come with leading in dynamic environments. Our guests come from a range of industries, including logistics and manufacturing, and offer real stories and actionable advice to inspire you to take your leadership to the next level.If you’re a seasoned executive or aspiring leader looking to sharpen your leadership skills and stay ahead of the game, then this is the podcast for you. Join us as we dive deep into the world of REAL Leadership.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to REAL Leadership, the podcast that takes you on a journey behind the scenes of some of the world’s most successful companies. Produced by The О̄nin Group and hosted by COO Jim Weaver, our show is dedicated to exploring what it truly means to be a leader in industries that make, move and process.
Recent episodes include "Alicia Davis - Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Lear Corporation | Real Leadership" (27 October 2026, 46 minutes), "Doug Hisel, Senior Vice President, Store Operations, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | Real Leadership" (5 October 2026, 45 minutes), and "Justin Golden - Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Gould | Real Leadership" (15 September 2026, 47 minutes).
Real Leadership publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 48 minutes across 59 episodes.
Booking probability for Real Leadership is 41%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Real Leadership requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Real Leadership's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Real Leadership are Business & Management Consulting. Real Leadership has a business audience.
Real Leadership is a business podcast with 59 episodes published.
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Episode #61
What happens when an investment banker, a corporate lawyer, and a law professor all end up in the same chief strategy officer's chair? You get Alicia Davis. Alicia is Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at...
What happens when a leader running nearly 660 stores decides the answer is less strategy, not more? Doug Hisel is Senior Vice President of Store Operations at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. He oversees field...
What does it take to become the third generation to lead an 87-year-old family business…and still make it your own? Justin Golden is CEO of Stephen Gould, one of the largest independent supply chain solutions providers...
Episode #58
What does it take to turn a bankruptcy, a padlocked warehouse, and a $30,000 loan from your father into a company on pace for a billion dollars in revenue, building critical infrastructure for the AI era…without losing...
What does it really take to turn procurement from “the department that says no” into a genuine strategic partner? In this episode, Jim sits down with Joseph DeMarco, Chief Procurement Officer at ABM Industries, one of...
What does it take to become the first-ever Chief Marketing Officer at two different companies? Mark-Hans Richer has done it twice — nine years at Harley-Davidson and nine years at Fortune Brands, with a nearly...
What does it look like to run philanthropy with the discipline of a business and the empathy of a social worker? Tiffany Benjamin is the CEO of the Humana Foundation, the philanthropic arm of one of the largest...
Episode #54
How do you lead an organization you can’t control? Dan Florness has spent 30 years answering that question at Fastenal and the last 11 as CEO of what is now a $9 billion industrial distributor operating in 26 countries...
What happens when an open mic poet, a foster mom to more than 14 kids, and the daughter of Muhammad Ali's bodyguard becomes a top executive in the global heavy industrial sector? You get Erica Baird — Executive Director...
What does it take to run a supply chain where every input is perishable, every customer is different, and every week the entire operation resets? Meet Dan Seidel, Global Chief Operating Officer at HelloFresh, and one of...
Episode Description What happens when a leader who spent a decade inside one of the most influential technology companies in history decides to bring that playbook to the world of same-day delivery? Katie Stratton is...
What does it take to turn a layoff into a company? Nathan Fulton had $5,000 and the willingness to see opportunity where others saw scrap metal. In 1999, he and his wife Jane founded Fulton Technology Corporation as a...
How does a lifelong conservationist and fly fisher end up leading sustainability for a global plastics manufacturing company? Katie Distler didn’t stumble into the role. She swam upstream to get there. Katie is Chief...
Most leaders spend the early years of their career trying to accelerate forward. Carles Farré stepped away. Just a few years into his career at HP, he and his wife made an unconventional decision: they left the...
Shawn Khan’s entrepreneurial journey started from the ground up in a way most founders never experience. He didn’t inherit a company, raise venture capital, or even understand the industry he was stepping into. Shawn...
Zac Elkins didn’t wait for the supply chain to fix itself. He built his own. As COO of LFG Manufacturing, Power Design’s specialty manufacturing division, Zac is leading one of the boldest vertical integration bets in...
Tom Shoupe never planned on a career in manufacturing. He started in public service, working in Washington, D.C., far from factory floors and production lines. Then Honda called. At the time, the company was still a...
What happens when a CHRO with an actuary’s mind, a leader’s heart, and a survivor’s grit steps into one of the world’s most complex global marine companies? You get Jill Wrobel — Executive Vice President & Chief Human...
Before Teddy Bekele ever thought about AI or agricultural transformation, he watched his father lose the family farm overnight—a moment that stayed with him from Ethiopia to Italy to an engineering career in the U.S...
What separates a project from a company? And what makes some organizations scale effortlessly—while others stall out under their own ambition? Few people have lived that question more deeply than Mike Oakman. With three...
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former Comptroller General of the United States, CEO of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), University College London Hospitals
President at Atlantic Packaging & Founder of A New Earth Project, Atlantic Packaging
executive coach, peer group facilitator, co-author of Nobody Cares Until You Do, The Accountability Coach
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