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The Safety Leadership Collective is a podcast by the Portage County Safety Council, bringing people together to elevate workplace safety, leadership, and well-being. Based in Ravenna, Ohio, we spark meaningful conversations with safety and leadership experts from across the nation—sharing insights, inspiration, and practical ideas that help build stronger cultures and safer workplaces for all.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Safety Leadership Collective is a podcast by the Portage County Safety Council, bringing people together to elevate workplace safety, leadership, and well-being. Based in Ravenna, Ohio, we spark meaningful conversations with safety and leadership experts from across the nation, sharing insights, inspiration, and practical ideas that help build stronger cultures and safer workplaces for all.
The Safety Leadership Collective is hosted by Portage County Safety Council. The show has published 200 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Proofreading the Factory: Small Changes That Boost Safety and Productivity" (14 October 2026, 18 minutes), "Traction for Safety: How EOS Turns Values Into Action" (29 September 2026, 25 minutes), and "Fix the Narrative: How Trust Driven Leadership Cuts Risk and Boosts Performance" (8 September 2026, 38 minutes).
The Safety Leadership Collective publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 30 minutes across 200 episodes.
Booking probability for The Safety Leadership Collective is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Safety Leadership Collective requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Safety Leadership Collective's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Safety Leadership Collective are Business & Management Consulting. The Safety Leadership Collective has a business audience.
Portage County Safety Council hosts The Safety Leadership Collective, a business show with 200 episodes published.
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Episode 321: Mitch Robinson of Factory Physicians joins Nic Coi a to chat about how small workflow and layout changes in manufacturing can improve production, reduce injuries, and lower turnover. Mitch shares practical...
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Episode 320: Hosts Nicholas Coia and Mike Thompson speak with Paul Harrison about using the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) to align leadership, clarify core values, and build traction so safety becomes part of...
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Episode 319: What becomes possible when leaders stop looking for someone to blame and start looking for people who can solve problems? In Episode, Andy Barker explores how trust, recognition, and better storytelling can...
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Episode 318: Former pro athlete Josh Young joins the Safety Leadership Collective to explain how leadership, environment and belief shape behavior and organizational culture. He connects lessons from high-performance...
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Episode 317: Justin DeFlumeri, the CEO of Optimal Safety Inspections , shares his harrowing story of a botched lumbar puncture that caused a CSF leak, leaving him bedridden for months before finding expert treatment and...
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Episode 316: Jake Mazulewicz joins hosts Nic Coia and Mike Thompson to explain shifting from a control-based, blame-focused approach toward a learning-based safety culture. He outlines his seven practical steps...
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Episode 315: In this episode, we are joined by Brenna Erjavec , Senior Manager of Safety & Security at the Akron Zoo , to talk about balancing animal care, public protection and employee safety. Highlights include...
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<p>Episode 314: In this episode, Mike Thompson sits down with Executive Coach, Gary Fowler, to explore why EQ is one of the most important skills for building safer workplaces, stronger leaders, and healthier...
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<p>Episode 313: In this episode of the Safety Leadership Collective, Merle Heckman joins hosts Nicholas Coia and Mike Thompson to discuss the overlooked art of listening and how it shapes leadership, safety culture, and...
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<p>Episode 312: This explores the alarming rise in distracted driving—over 3,200 deaths and 315,000 serious injuries in 2024—and discusses practical steps employers and drivers can take to prevent crashes.</p> <p>Host...
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<p>Episode 311: In this episode, Nicholas Coia and Tim Brewster examine the growing crisis of distracted driving. They break down the visual, cognitive, and manual causes and share striking statistics and real-world...
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<p>Episode 310: In this episode, host Nichloas Coia talks with Lori Fisher of the Systems Thinking Standard Institute about applying systems thinking (DSRP) to safety and health management. They explain the four core...
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<p>Episode 309: When leaders prioritize safety over production and speed, employees follow procedures and report hazards. This episode emphasizes the "tone from the top" and the importance of clear, consistent...
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<p>Episode 308: Fatigue and burnout aren’t just personal challenges—they’re workplace safety risks. Dr. Michael Atta and Dr. Xuan-Lan Griffith of Summa Health break down the key differences between the two and explain...
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<p>Episode 307: In this episode of the Safety Leadership Collective Podcast, Nic Coia, Mike Thompson, and Ralph Suppa from Cervitas Solutions explore servant leadership in safety roles. They discuss how trust...
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<p>Episode 306: Clinical therapist and Mental Wealth Consultant, Kelly Younkins, explains how trauma and stress responses—fight, flight, freeze, and fawn—show up at work, why these reactions depend on individual...
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<p>Episode 305: In this episode, Chuck Marting, author of Mastering the Impairment Code, discusses how legalization of marijuana and psychedelics, increasing medical treatments like ketamine, and evolving workplace...
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<p>Episode 304: Join the Portage County Safety Council as they relaunch the podcast under the new Safety Leadership Collective brand. After humble beginnings in 2017 and 2018, the show has grown to 303 episodes, 141...
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<p>Episode 303: Bernie Torrance, the International Director of the La Red Business Network and Founder of Global Priority Solutions, joined us to talk about values-based leadership and the roundtable model that...
Episode #129
<p >Episode 302: Ruth Bowdish of On Demand Occupational Medicine and Dave Constantino joined us to chat about the 2025 NE Ohio Safety Expo! This event will take place on Thursday, September 25, 2025, 9am-4pm, at the...
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