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A Podcast About Leadership

AIIR Consulting

Leadership has the power to shape the future — of work and of the world. But in a period of history increasingly defined by complexity, uncertainty, and change, the skills and mindsets leaders need to succeed are shifting faster than ever. A Podcast About Leadership faces this challenge head-on, offering the insights and inspiration leaders need to navigate change and shape a better future.Each episode, we speak with leaders and leading thinkers in business, leadership, psychology, neuroscience, and

business management

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00:58:17

Turnaround Leadership with Matt Baer, CEO of Stitch Fix

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2026/10/01

What do you do when you inherit a declining company with brilliant people, a powerful mission, and a culture that never learned how to compete? And what if the very thing that could save it — human connection at scale — is the same thing the rest of retail has been quietly eliminating for thirty years?Matt Baer is the CEO of Stitch Fix, the AI-powered personal styling service that pairs algorithmic precision with real human stylists to deliver one-to-one retail experiences at scale. He joined

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01:06:29

The Power of the Quiet Voice: Lessons on Leadership...

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2026/09/03

What does it take to lead well when nothing is predictable anymore? According to Amanda Poole, Chief People Officer at Bristol Myers Squibb, and Vincent Garufi, VP of HR Innovation, Strategy and Operations at BMS, the answer isn't having a playbook. It's transparency, authenticity, and knowing how to make room for every voice in the room, even the quiet ones.In this episode of A Podcast About Leadership, AIIR CEO Dr. Jonathan Kirschner sits down with Amanda and Vinnie, two senior HR leaders

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01:12:30

The Hidden Skill Every Executive Ignores with Ken...

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2026/07/30

What separates a great leader from a merely competent one? According to Ken Roberts, President of Atlas Roofing (and a 30 year veteran of Masco Corporation), and executive coach Jamie Ramsden, the answer isn't intelligence, charisma, or having all the answers. It's humility.In this episode of A Podcast About Leadership, host Jonathan Kirschner sits down with Ken Roberts, president of one of North America's leading building materials manufacturers, and CEO coach Jamie Ramsden, author of

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00:19:39

The Hard Call: If You Love Your People, Can You Let...

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2026/07/14

Can real love for your people and the hard decision to let one of them go ever coexist? That's the paradox at the center of this bonus episode of A Podcast About Leadership, where host Jonathan Kirschner, CEO of AIIR Consulting, sits down with his close friend Jamie Ramsden — a former CEO with 25 years of international business experience, executive leadership coach, and author of Let's Go: How Great Leaders Shape the Future. Across a wide-ranging conversation touching life, love, and

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01:10:38

From Have-To to Want-To: What 50+ Years of Leadership...

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2026/06/18

Most organizations are running on the wrong fuel — and they don't know it. The tools leaders reach for most instinctively — competition, incentives, fear, measurement — may be the very things quietly killing the culture they're trying to build.Peter Arthur Smith has spent more than five decades studying, practicing, and quietly refining a theory of leadership that cuts against nearly everything business schools teach. A former British Army captain turned organizational consultant, Smith

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01:09:44

TOPGUN Leadership: Lessons from Naval Aviation's Elite

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2026/06/04

What separates the best from everyone else isn't talent — it's what they do with failure. At the Navy's elite TOPGUN school, thirty percent of training flights end in failure by design. The question is never whether you'll fall short. The question is how you respond when you do.In this conversation, host Jonathan Kirschner, CEO of AIIR Consulting, welcomes three veterans of naval aviation to A Podcast About Leadership: Mike "Wizzard" McCabe, a former Top Gun instructor, J

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01:08:07

Bricks, Culture & The Building Blocks of Leadership...

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2026/05/21

What does a brick — one of humanity's oldest building materials — have to teach us about leading through disruption, integration, and change? The answer turns out to be more than you'd expect, and it starts with the paradox at the heart of great leadership: enduring strength combined with the willingness to adapt.Steve Bell is President of Brickworks North America, the US subsidiary of Australia's largest brick manufacturer — a company producing over 300 million bricks a year across

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01:03:43

When Culture Is the Strategy: Lessons from Elite...

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2026/05/05

The CHRO role has been quietly transforming — not in the gradual, incremental way of most professional evolution, but in a sharp, compressed shift that has redrawn what it means to lead people inside a major organization. The question is no longer whether HR belongs in the room where strategy gets made. The question is whether HR leaders are ready for what that actually demands.Jonathan Kirschner sits down with three accomplished voices in the field: Maxine Carrington, Chief People Officer at

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01:04:00

The Hidden Cost of Harmony: Wissam Adib on Leadership...

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2026/04/16

What does it take to lead in a place where ambition has no ceiling — where building the world's tallest skyscraper is just the beginning, and failure isn't an option? The Gulf Cooperation Council region has achieved what many thought impossible: transforming desert into global economic powerhouses in a single generation. But that kind of velocity creates a unique leadership challenge.Jonathan Kirschner speaks with Wissam Adib, executive coach and leadership advisor based in Dubai, who has

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00:19:15

What Monkeys Can Teach Us About Leadership with...

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2026/04/09

In this bonus episode of A Podcast About Leadership, AIIR CEO Dr. Jonathan Kirschner sits down with Dr. Michael Platt — professor across three schools at the University of Pennsylvania, founder of the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative, and author of The Leader's Brain — to explore the science of social connection and what it means for leadership. From a landmark monkey study on a Puerto Rico island to the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Dr. Platt shares surprising findings about resilience,

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01:21:14

The Leader's Brain: What Neuroscience Reveals About...

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2026/03/24

What is actually happening in the brain when a team clicks, a leader inspires, or a group of individuals becomes something greater than the sum of its parts? According to one of the world's leading neuroscientists, the answer lies not in strategy decks or personality assessments, but in the biology of human connection — and most leaders are only scratching the surface of what that means.On this episode of A Podcast About Leadership, AIIR Consulting CEO Jonathan Kirschner is joined by Dr. Michael

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01:00:21

The High-Performance Mindset of Elite Athletes with...

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2026/02/05

What separates good performers from truly elite ones, and why do some teams suddenly turn things around while others stay stuck? According to leaders working at the highest levels of professional sport, the answer is not just talent, technique, or effort. It is mindset, decision-making, recovery, and the often invisible dynamics that shape how people perform under pressure.On this episode of A Podcast About Leadership, AIIR Consulting CEO Dr. Jonathan Kirshner is joined by three world-class

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00:59:47

Confetti and Chaos: An Inside Look at Leading an IPO...

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2026/01/22

From the outside, an IPO can look like it's all confetti, bell ringing, and a soaring valuations. But, behind the scenes, it’s one of the most intense leadership transitions a company can face. Scrutiny increases overnight. The margin for error shrinks. And the leadership behaviors that fueled early growth can break under the weight of scale.In this episode of A Podcast About Leadership, host Dr. Jonathan Kirchner sits down with two leaders who have seen what it really takes to navigate that shift:

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01:22:42

The Art and Science of CEO Succession with National...

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2026/01/09

What does CEO succession look like when it’s planned, values-led, and built for continuity and change at the same time?In this episode of A Podcast About Leadership, host Jonathan Kirschner, founder and CEO of AIIR Consulting, sits down with three leaders who’ve lived the succession story from every angle:Reade Fahs, who led National Vision for more than two decades, guiding the company from a modest optical chain into one of the largest vision care retailers in America — and who recently

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01:07:52

Leading with Love with Bob Chavez, Former CEO of...

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2025/12/18

Can love be a serious strategy in today’s high-pressure business environment?In this episode of A Podcast About Leadership, host and AIIR Consulting CEO Dr. Jonathan Kirchner is joined by Bob Chavez, former President and CEO of Hermès Americas, and Jamie Ramsden, author and executive coach to both Jonathan and Bob. Together, they explore a leadership philosophy centered on trust, care for people, and long-term commitment — a deliberate alternative to fear-based leadership and short-term

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00:39:39

Thriving Through Constant Change with Ian Wilcox and...

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2025/12/11

What does it take to lead when change is no longer episodic but constant and fluid? On this episode of A Podcast About Leadership, AIIR Consulting CEO Dr. Jonathan Kirschner sits down with Dr. Joy Nissen and Ian Wilcox to explore how leaders can stay grounded, resilient, and effective in a world where stability feels increasingly out of reach.Drawing on careers in psychology, organizational science, and global consulting, Joy and Ian unpack why traditional change models no longer fit the moment

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00:41:52

The Evolving Role of the CHRO with C-Suite Whisperer...

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2025/11/12

What really determines whether a company thrives or unravels under pressure? According to John Touey, one of the country’s most trusted C-suite recruiters, it comes down to a single, often overlooked truth: the CEO, CFO, and CHRO form the power structure that governs the entire enterprise. If that trio isn’t aligned, nothing else works.On this episode, AIIR Consulting CEO Dr. Jonathan Kirschner sits down with John — Managing Partner at Trilogy Talent Advisors and a masterful “C-suite whisperer” — to

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00:54:09

Staying Human in the Age of AI with Gideon Rosenberg...

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2025/10/29

What does “human-first” leadership look like inside a company building the future of artificial intelligence? AIIR Consulting CEO Jonathan Kirschner and Joy Nissen sit down with Gideon Rosenberg — Deputy General Counsel and Head of HR for NVIDIA Israel — to explore how empathy and uncompromising standards can (and should) coexist.Gideon offers a rare inside view into NVIDIA’s culture under CEO Jensen Huang, where people are empowered to “do their life’s work” and leadership begins with trust, not

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00:36:14

Leading with Agility, Curiosity, and Care with Reese...

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2025/10/23

In this episode of A Podcast About Leadership, Dr. Jonathan Kirschner sits down with Reese Haydon, Head of Executive Talent & Learning at PayPal, to explore what it takes to lead with agility, curiosity, and care in today’s fast-moving world.Reese's career has spanned some of the biggest companies in the tech industry, including Cisco, Dropbox, Salesforce (where he was working at the time of recording), and now PayPal. Drawing from his extensive experience, Reese offers a rare, insider’s

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45:12

Is Coaching Really That Different Than Therapy? With...

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2025/10/17

For decades, executive coaching and psychotherapy have been treated as distinct disciplines — one focused on business performance, the other on unpacking unproductive patterns and personal healing. But, in recent years, the two have been creeping closer together. As they have, it has begged the question, are coaching and therapy really that different? In this thought-provoking episode of A Podcast About Leadership, Dr. Jonathan Kirschner, clinical psychologist and CEO of AIIR Consulting, sits...

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