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The Culture Coach

I’m Wendy Brand, Your Culture Coach, dedicated to supporting people-first leaders. Each week we dive into strategies and insights to help you build a workplace where employees feel valued, motivated, and inspired. From fostering tribal values and improving core processes to developing inclusive communities and responsive listening strategies, we cover it all.Join me weekly for practical tips, expert interviews, and real-world examples to help you boost productivity, extinguish burnout and cultivate

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#117 Innovative and Inclusive Cultures in Tech with...

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2025/09/24

Send us a text What does it take to keep your people’s fire alive—and build organizations where everyone can thrive? In this episode of The Culture Coach Podcast, Wendy Brand sits down with Telle Whitney—computer scientist, co-founder of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, former CEO of the Anita Borg Institute, and author of Rebooting Tech Culture: How to Ignite Innovation and Build Organizations Where Everyone Can Thrive. Telle brings decades of experience leading in technol...

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#116 Clarity Culture

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2025/09/10

Send us a text In this episode, Wendy Brand unpacks why clarity and focus are the quickest wins for CEOs and culture leaders. Without them, even the best teams slip into misalignment, decision fatigue, and constant firefighting. With them, leaders reclaim their energy, teams align around what matters, and culture becomes the system that drives results. You’ll hear: Why clarity is the foundation of every thriving cultureThe difference between clarity and focus—and why you need bothThe hidden c...

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#115: Five Reasons Culture Transformations Fail (and...

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2025/09/03

Send us a text This week, I break down each of the five biggest reasons culture transformations fail—straight out of the latest Harvard Business Review article and echoed in my own work with organizations. Learn practical ways leaders can avoid these pitfalls and build an intentional culture that actually sticks. And if you’re ready to go deeper: 👉 Join the Culture Strategy Lab ($57/month community launching Sept. 29) for coaching, frameworks, and real-world solutions. https://cultureco...

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#114 Planning for Your Year of Intentional Culture

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2025/08/27

Send us a text In this episode of The Culture Coach Podcast, I’m pulling back the curtain on three powerful programs I’ve created to help leaders design intentional cultures that prevent burnout, increase performance, and create thriving organizations. All three programs officially open on September 29th, but you don’t have to wait—when you sign up now, you’ll start receiving updates and get immediate access on launch day. Here’s what I cover in this episode: Why I created these three program...

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#113 Strategic Workforce Planning with a Culture Lens

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2025/08/13

Send us a text As 2025 winds down and 2026 approaches, it’s the perfect time to make sure your workforce is ready for the year ahead—not just your business plan. In this solo episode, Wendy Brand shares why workforce planning should go hand-in-hand with your strategic objectives, and how to make sure your people plan supports your business plan. Tips on how to: Align your workforce with your top business objectivesIdentify and close skill gaps for future successConduct a “culture gap” analysi...

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112: What Got You HERE Won't Get You THERE

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2025/08/06

Send us a text In this solo episode of The Culture Coach Podcast, Wendy dives into a common but critical leadership crossroads: realizing that the leadership style, team structure, and culture that got you this far… may not be what gets you to your next level. Inspired by a real coaching conversation with a new CEO, Wendy walks through the process of stepping into a broader, more strategic leadership role. She explores questions every senior leader should be asking themselves mid-year: Is my ...

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#111 "Lifetime of Love" Culture with CEO Carson Wagner

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2025/07/30

Send us a text At just 19 years old, Carson Wagner founded Lifetime of Love Nannies with a mission to provide purpose-driven, high-quality care for families and children. What began as a bold leap into entrepreneurship has grown into a nationally recognized agency with three thriving locations and a team of over 75 dedicated employees. Carson’s unwavering commitment to inclusive, ethical, and relationship-centered childcare has earned her numerous awards and accolades, recognizing her leaders...

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#110: Your Culture Is Talking: What Are You Really...

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2025/07/16

Send us a text Hello culture fans! In this week’s episode of The Culture Coach, I’m joined by Linda Carlisle— Linda is a fractional corporate communications partner, helping business leaders, VCs, private equity firms, and their portfolio companies solve communication and culture challenges in the Moments that Matter™, including mergers, acquisitions, organizational restructuring, leadership changes, turnarounds, business process redesigns, technology implementations, and workforce reductions...

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#109 Clarity, Coaching, and Emotional Intelligence...

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2025/07/09

Send us a text Tired of putting a Band-Aid on your people problems? 🩹 🎙️ On this week’s episode of The Culture Coach Podcast, I sat down with Ted Whetstone—executive coach, systems thinker, and former left-brainer turned whole-brainer. Ted helps senior leaders stop reacting and start redesigning the way they think, lead, and collaborate. Here’s a taste of what we covered: 🔁 Why systems thinking is a leadership superpower ⚡ The difference between incremental improvement and b...

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#108 Introducing the C.O.R.E. Culture Framework

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2025/07/02

Send us a text This week, I'm diving deep into her signature CORE Culture™ Framework, a proven model for helping leaders stop culture from happening by accident and start building one that drives retention, productivity, and purpose. After a busy season of speaking at SHRM conferences in New Mexico and Alabama, I reflect on why I built the CORE Culture™ model and how it’s helping CEOs and HR leaders operationalize their culture in practical ways. Whether you're building from scratch or refini...

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#107 Exit Strategy and Culture with Adam Strong

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2025/06/25

Send us a text Adam built his first business as a kid, and today he helps leaders like you identify real strategies for exponential growth and sustainable success This week on The Culture Coach, I’m joined by Adam Strong—a former elite athlete turned successful business strategist who now works with founders and CEOs around the world to help them scale—and exit—on their terms. In our conversation, Adam and I discussed the importance of purpose and clarity. He shares some of his experience wor...

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#106 Culture and Digital Marketing with Kym Insana

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2025/06/18

Send us a text Kym Insana is a multi-million dollar business owner, digital marketing expert, and founder of AlwaysOn Digital, a women-owned agency helping brands like the U.S. Air Force, Enfamil, and Johnston & Murphy scale through impactful campaigns. With over 20 years of experience, Kym left her demanding NYC advertising career to build a company that offers flexibility and balance—values she champions as a wife and mother of four. AlwaysOn Digital thrives by empowering talented work...

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#105 Part 2: Belonging and the Keys to Inclusion and...

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2025/06/11

Send us a text You don’t “roll out” belonging. You build it—one intentional choice at a time. In Part 2 of my conversation with Greg Morley, we move past DEI buzzwords and into the real work of creating connection and psychological safety at work. Greg shares the lessons behind his new book Bond: Belonging and the Keys to Inclusion and Connection, and why true inclusion starts with how leaders show up. 👥 We cover: The connection between storytelling and trustHow to create space where ev...

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#104 Part 1: Belonging and the Keys to Inclusion and...

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2025/06/04

Send us a text My guest this week is Greg Morley. Greg was most recently Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Moët Hennessy, a division of LVMH. Greg brings a personal and professional passion to the development of talent and to helping others achieve more than they believe they can. Greg led the HR function for the company’s operations across the Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining Moët Hennessy, he was Vice President, Human Resources Asia Pacific for Hasbro, Inc....

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#103 The WD-40 Culture with former CEO Garry Ridge

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2025/05/28

Send us a text This week on The Culture Coach, I’m joined by none other than Garry Ridge, Chairman Emeritus and former CEO of WD-40 Company. Over 25 years as CEO, Garry transformed a global household brand not just by growing the business—but by building a culture so strong, it became a competitive advantage. Now, Garry shares the leadership lessons from what he calls his “CEO apprenticeship,” turning decades of real-world experience into wisdom for today’s business leaders. In this episode, ...

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#102 Employee Resource Group (ERG) Strategies with...

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2025/05/21

Send us a text Are you interested in creating a sense of belonging in your organization? If so, I think you are going to enjoy this episode. If you are familiar with my THRIVE Culture framework, you know that creating inspiring inclusivity and belonging is one of the six key pillars that allow organizations to own their role in employee burnout. And, my guest today is an expert on the topic. Lola Adeyemo is just an incredible individual, born and raised in Nigeria and came to the ...

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#101 Relationships as a Driver of Culture with Morag...

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2025/05/14

Send us a text Morag Barrett is founder of SkyeTeam, best-selling author, and was hand-picked from over 16,000 candidates to join Marshall Goldsmith’s prestigious 100 Coaches group. As I was listening back to this episode before producing I actually took out a notepad and started taking notes!! Morag is dedicated to proving that success in business isn't just about what you know - it's about who you know, and how you connect. And, we talk about how you can create connection and belonging in t...

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#100 100 Episodes of The Culture Coach

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2025/05/07

Send us a text What started as an idea to spark deeper conversations about workplace culture has now hit a major milestone—the 100th episode of The Culture Coach podcast is live! 🙌 This special episode is a heartfelt compilation of some of my all-time favorite moments—conversations that challenged the status quo, inspired action, and reminded us all why culture isn't just an HR thing... it's a leadership strategy. To every guest who said “yes” to joining me—thank you for your insights, your

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#099 Part 2: Change Management and Culture with...

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2025/04/23

Send us a text Part 2 of this conversation!! With recent Gallup data showing engagement at its lowest point in a decade, my guest Sarena Diamond and I explore one of the key drivers behind this troubling trend—rapid organizational change. To connect with or contact Sarena you can find her here: Website: https://diamondsolutionsgroupllc.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarena-diamond ____________________________ With 25+ years of leadership experience, spanning multiple roles a...

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#098 Part 1: Change Management and Culture with...

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2025/04/16

Send us a text With recent Gallup data showing engagement at its lowest point in a decade, my guest Sarena Diamond and I explore one of the key drivers behind this troubling trend—rapid organizational change. Stay tuned next week for part 2 of this conversation To connect with or contact Sarena you can find her here: Website: https://diamondsolutionsgroupllc.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarena-diamond ____________________________ With 25+ years of leadership exper...

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