x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

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

business management

All Episodes

34:45

#137 Building a Values-Driven CPA Firm with Shannon...

The Culture Coach ·

2026/03/11

Send a text Building a successful business is one challenge. Building one that maintains strong values, accountability, and a healthy culture as it grows is another. In this episode of The Culture Coach Podcast, Wendy Brand sits down with Shannon Badger, co-founder of Badger CPA, to talk about what it really takes to grow a firm while staying true to the values that matter most. Shannon shares how what started as a small side hustle in 2009 evolved into a thriving accounting and advisory firm...

en-us

40:00

#136 How Palo Alto Software CEO, Sabrina Parsons,...

The Culture Coach ·

2026/02/25

Send a text What actually makes a culture real—not just aspirational? In this episode, Wendy Brand sits down with Sabrina Parsons, CEO of Palo Alto Software, to talk about what it takes to build an intentional culture that holds up through growth, change, and hiring challenges. Sabrina shares the turning point that led her team to articulate their culture (after several “perfect resume” hires didn’t work out), and how they operationalized six culture tenets—like relying on data, solving for t...

en-us

23:19

#135 Your Body Knows Before You Do: Julie Habelmann’s...

The Culture Coach ·

2026/02/18

Send a text February is American Heart Month—a reminder of the importance of cardiovascular health and the signals our bodies send us every day. In this deeply personal conversation, Wendy sits down with her dear friend Julie Habelmann—founder of Noble Tones, integrative sound healing practitioner, and women’s heart health advocate—to explore how a heart attack became a catalyst for profound life and leadership transformation. After surviving a spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) in...

en-us

14:50

#134 Leadership Alignment

The Culture Coach ·

2026/02/11

Send a text There’s a moment in leadership that's that in-between phase where, on the outside, everything looks fine… but internally, something feels off. In this solo episode, Wendy shares a personal story from her leadership journey—one where success, responsibility, and recognition continued to rise, while alignment quietly slipped away. She reflects on what happens when leaders sacrifice their own values, boundaries, and well-being in an effort to become what the organization needs—at the...

en-us

40:10

#133 Collaboration and Community with Barry Moline

The Culture Coach ·

2026/02/04

Send us a text In this episode of The Culture Coach Podcast, Wendy Brand sits down with former CEO Barry Moline to explore what truly drives high-performing teams — and why connection, trust, and community matter more than strategy alone. With nearly three decades of leadership experience, Barry shares real-world stories of early leadership mistakes, building intentional culture, strengthening collaboration, and guiding teams through crisis with clarity and trust. Together, Wendy and Barry un...

en-us

15:29

#132 Personal and Organizational Misalignment

The Culture Coach ·

2026/01/28

Send us a text Leadership isn’t supposed to feel this heavy. Yet so many capable, driven leaders are exhausted. Carrying everything, fixing everything, and feeling constant pressure just to keep things moving. In this episode of The Culture Coach Podcast, Wendy Brand breaks down the real root cause behind burnout, team friction, and fragile workplace culture: misalignment. Drawing from her own leadership journey and years of consulting with organizations, Wendy explores how personal misalignm...

en-us

15:29

#131 The Aligned Leader

The Culture Coach ·

2026/01/21

Send us a text Fresh off a week in Reno and Lake Tahoe working with Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) leaders, Wendy reflects on conversations with founders, CEOs, and franchise leaders navigating growth, change, and transition—and why alignment, not reinvention, is the real work leaders are being called to do in 2026. Building on her recent newsletter and Substack article, “2026 doesn’t need a new you—it needs an aligned you,” Wendy unpacks how misalignment quietly shows up inside organizatio...

en-us

17:51

#130 WMB 3 Culture Drains

The Culture Coach ·

2026/01/14

Send us a text In this solo episode of The Culture Coach Podcast, Wendy Brand kicks off 2026 by bringing awareness to leadership habits that may be quietly draining your culture — and holding your organization back. If you feel like everything is urgent, you’re constantly stepping in to do work that isn’t yours, or every decision still has to run through you, this episode is for you. Wendy breaks down three common leadership patterns that erode clarity and momentum inside organizations and ex...

en-us

48:14

#129 Building Flow into your Culture with Steven Puri

The Culture Coach ·

2026/01/07

Send us a text In this episode of The Culture Coach Podcast, Wendy Brand sits down with Steven Puri —former senior executive at major motion picture studios, startup founder, and the creator of Sukha, a platform designed to help knowledge workers access flow state and protect deep work. Steven makes a bold case: companies don’t win because TPS reports are filed on time or everyone hits inbox zero. They win because someone takes uninterrupted time to think, create, and solve meaningful problem...

en-us

20:47

#128 REPLAY-108 Introducing the C.O.R.E. Culture...

The Culture Coach ·

2025/12/17

Send us a text Greetings! This is a replay of an episode from this past summer on my CORE Culture™ Framework. Happy Holidays and I hope you enjoy. ____________________________ This week, I'm diving deep into my 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...

en-us

29:27

#127 Humanizing Leadership Through Empathy, Pets, and...

The Culture Coach ·

2025/12/03

Send us a text Today on The Culture Coach Podcast, Wendy sits down with Erika Sinner, Founder & CEO of Directorie, a $15M healthcare commercialization company and two-time Inc. 5000 honoree. Erika also serves as the Chief Empathy Officer of TinySuperheroes, a nonprofit empowering critically ill children through play and courage, and is the bestselling author of Pets Are Family. Erika is a powerful, fresh voice in modern leadership — championing pet-inclusive policies, psychological safety...

en-us

36:24

#126 Navigating Bias & Building Intentional Cultures...

The Culture Coach ·

2025/11/26

Send us a text In today’s episode of The Culture Coach Podcast, Wendy sits down with tech executive and author Kae Williams for a candid conversation about the invisible barriers women and marginalized leaders face at work—and the strategies that actually help you navigate them with confidence, clarity, and impact. Kae has spent decades leading in male-dominated environments across startups, scale-ups, and global tech companies. Throughout her career, she noticed a repeated pattern: women bei...

en-us

40:38

#125 How to Communicate Hard Things with Farrah Mitra

The Culture Coach ·

2025/11/19

Send us a text In this week’s episode of The Culture Coach Podcast, Wendy sits down with Farrah Mitra — executive coach, former Bain consultant, Cornell alum, and one of only fifteen Radical Candor™ coaches worldwide. Farrah's career has been built at the intersection of people, performance, and communication, and she brings a rare blend of strategic clarity and deep humanity to the conversations leaders fear most. Together, Wendy and Farrah break down: Why communication is often the true bot...

en-us

22:17

#124: Leading Above the Line: How Conscious...

The Culture Coach ·

2025/11/12

Send us a text In this week’s episode of The Culture Coach Podcast, Wendy Brand unpacks the power of conscious leadership—a philosophy popularized by John Mackey (Whole Foods), Steve McIntosh, and Carter Phipps—and how it connects directly to the CORE Culture™ pillars of Clarity, Energy, and Ownership. Wendy explores what it truly means to lead above the line—where fear is acknowledged but not in control—and how awareness, alignment, and accountability fuel intentional cultures. Drawing from ...

en-us

27:34

#123: From Fired to Founder: Building a People-First...

The Culture Coach ·

2025/11/05

Send us a text This week on The Culture Coach Podcast, Wendy sits down with Dave McDonald, founder of the Better Together Group and host of the WTF Podcast, to talk about the unconventional path that led him from being “fired from every good job he ever had” to running a thriving family of staffing agencies dedicated to feeding families one shift at a time. Dave’s story is full of humility, humor, and heart. Together, Wendy and Dave unpack: How early experiences shaped Dave’s people-first lea...

en-us

22:09

#122 Five Traits of a Strong Leader

The Culture Coach ·

2025/10/29

Send us a text What’s the real difference between a strong leader and a tough one? In this solo episode, I’m unpacking one of the biggest shifts in leadership today — moving from command-and-control to human-centered leadership. After 30 years in corporate leadership, I’ve seen both styles up close. The truth? The leaders who build loyalty, trust, and high performance aren’t the ones barking orders — they’re the ones balancing clarity, accountability, and empathy. In this episode, you’ll lea...

en-us

42:40

#121: Leading in the mental health space with Janelle...

The Culture Coach ·

2025/10/22

Send us a text In this episode of The Culture Coach, Wendy sits down with Janelle Miller Moravek, a nonprofit leader and mental health advocate who has led Youth & Family Counseling as Executive Director since 2009. Janelle’s leadership journey offers a masterclass in balancing compassion with strategy. She shares how trust is built over time — and how that trust becomes the foundation for psychological safety. Together, Wendy and Janelle unpack what it looks like to create a manageable w...

en-us

39:21

#120: Celebrating Neurodiversity in the Workplace...

The Culture Coach ·

2025/10/15

Send us a text In this episode of The Culture Coach podcast, I sit down with Grant Harris to explore neurodiversity and inclusion in the workplace. Grant shares his journey of discovering his own neurodistinct identity, the strengths that come with it, and how leaders can create more inclusive cultures that unlock hidden brilliance on their teams. We cover: The difference between being neurodiverse, neurodivergent, and neurodistinctWhy curiosity is one of the most powerful leadership toolsSim...

en-us

39:14

#119 AI, Burnout, and the Future of Leadership with...

The Culture Coach ·

2025/10/08

Send us a text What does it really take to lead with confidence in the age of AI? And how can leaders embrace innovation without burning out themselves—or their teams? In this episode of The Culture Coach Podcast, Wendy sits down with Victoria Mensch, Founder and CEO of the Silicon Valley Executive Academy, to explore the intersection of AI, leadership, and workplace culture. Victoria shares her perspective on why AI adoption isn’t just a technical challenge—it’s a leadership competency. She ...

en-us

33:00

#118 Laughter and Development with Kevin Hubschmann

The Culture Coach ·

2025/10/01

Send us a text What can leaders learn from comedians? As it turns out—quite a lot. In this episode of The Culture Coach Podcast, Wendy Brand sits down with Kevin Hubschmann, founder of Laugh.Events and author of the Laugh Rx newsletter, to explore how laughter and improv translate into powerful leadership and culture skills. Kevin shares his journey from being one of the first employees at a SaaS company to building a career in comedy—and eventually creating team-building experiences that ble...

en-us

139 results

Similar Podcasts

TaxTalent.com The Golden Rule Podcast

Adam Golden

TaxTalent.com Podcast

Tony Santiago

Handelsblatt Crime - spannende Streitfälle der deutschen Wirtschaft

Ina Karabasz, Solveig Gode, Sönke Iwersen

Deffner und Zschäpitz – Der Wirtschafts-Talk von WELT

WELT

Black Box - La scatola nera della finanza

Guido Brera e Gian Luca Comandini -...