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UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders

Cohesion Culture

Every leader has an UH-OH moment. The great ones know how to turn those moments into momentum.In UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy chat with industry experts for candid, high-stakes confessions regarding their most crucial leadership mistakes. We peel back the curtain on the errors that cost time, money, and trust, and more importantly, we map out the exact steps taken to fix them.Designed for emerging leaders and seasoned executives alike, this podcast is

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38:29

The Cost of Success Without Soul

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2026/04/21

What happens when a Six Sigma Black Belt realizes her processes are working, but her people are walking? In today's episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, co-hosts Dr. Troy and Ben-Jamin Toy chat with Hanna Bauer, founder of Heartnomics and faculty member at the Maxwell Leadership team. Hanna shares her honest journey through the 2008 publishing disruption, a time marked by the rise of e-books and the paralyzing fear of the unknown. She opens up about the isolation ...

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37:33

Slowing Down to Speed Up Your Leadership

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2026/04/14

In today's episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Dr. Troy and Ben-Jamin Toy chat with Walter Dusseldorp, also known as the Dutch Mentor. Walter shares his incredible journey from a high-stakes career as a flight paramedic to becoming a seasoned hospital administrator and C-suite executive. He reveals a critical UH-OH moment from his early transition into management: the realization that outworking everyone else makes you an island, not a leader. Walter discusses the leading ed...

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36:29

Reclaiming Your Identity from the Office

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2026/04/07

In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, hosts Dr. Troy and Ben-Jamin Toy chat with coach and parkour enthusiast Garrett Wood. Garrett shares a vulnerable look into his time leading a 100-person team in the high-stakes hospitality industry, where he fell into the trap of living and dying by the spreadsheet. We explore the chilling UH-OH moment that acted as his wake-up call: seeing a 20-year veteran of the company replaced in just two weeks, leading to a tragic loss of id...

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37:53

How to Step Back Without Letting People Down

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2026/03/31

In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, hosts Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy chat with executive coach and relentlessly positive business owner Jill Avey. Jill takes us behind the scenes of her own career-defining UH-OH... a time when she was juggling a high-travel corporate job, a side business, and multiple nonprofit board roles. She shares the reality of how being stretched too thin impacts personal relationships and professional quality, and why we often mistake a p...

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32:12

Biting Off More Than You Can Chew

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2026/03/24

In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy chat with Wes Towers, founder of the Australian digital agency Uplift 360. Wes dives deep into a harrowing UH-OH moment from a decade ago when he accepted a massive, out-of-scope dating website project specifically to keep a bored lead developer engaged. The plan backfired when the developer resigned just weeks into the project, leaving Wes to manually navigate a complex software stack he didn't full...

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47:25

A Leadership Symphony with Davin Salvagno (Rerun)

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2026/03/17

We are reaching into the archives to bring back a conversation that resonates just as strongly today as it did during its first release. Join Dr. Troy and Ben-Jamin Toy at the Cohesion Corner™ headquarters as they chat with Davin Salvagno, a leader dedicated to the art of discovering and amplifying human potential. In this episode, Davin openingly discusses how his creative outlets in music and cooking influence a leadership style built on empathy, energy, and an unwavering belief in people....

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38:23

The Courage to be Candid with Liz Weber

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2026/03/10

Join Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy at the Cohesion Culture™ headquarters in Charleston, South Carolina, for a masterclass on leadership and feedback. In this episode, our special guest Liz Weber shares her journey from a childhood in a family of 13 to navigating the global stage as an intern at the U.S. Department of State. Liz reveals a pivotal UH-OH experience where a lack of courage led to blindsiding an employee during a termination. This lesson shaped her no-nonsense approach to consul...

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32:40

Bikes, Joy, and the Art of Making the Ask (Rerun)

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2026/03/03

In this inspiring episode, Katie Blomquist, founder of Going Places, reveals a leadership lesson about the importance of asking. Learn how her initial hesitation to seek sponsorships nearly cost her nonprofit valuable opportunities, and discover the mindset shift that transformed her approach to fundraising. Katie shares her unique journey of providing new bikes to low-income elementary school children, and explains why sometimes the most significant barriers are the ones we create in o...

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40:42

From "Them vs. Us" to Cohesive Trust

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2026/02/24

What happens when your best leadership trait becomes your biggest liability? In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, hosts Dr. Troy Hall and Trevor Crunelle sit down with Andrew Brümmer, a fractional executive, international mentor, and former stunt double for Robert Downey Jr! Andrew shares a raw and insightful UH-OH moment from his career: the time his commitment to team autonomy accidentally birthed "Golden Child Syndrome," alienating an entire department and creatin...

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33:23

Surviving Your Own UH-OH Era

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2026/02/17

What happens when you hit peak success at age 30, only to realize you’ve started coasting? In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Dr. Troy Hall and Trevor Crunelle chat with Aaron Trahan, founder of Performance Mindset Coaching. Aaron pulls back the curtain on his UH-OH era, a period where early career wins led to a dangerous comfort zone and a 360-degree feedback report that changed everything. We discuss how transcendental meditation keeps him grounded, why focus is a...

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32:24

Mingle Over Metrics: Why Real Connection Wins at Work...

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2026/02/10

What happens when a serial DIYer meets a leadership challenge he can’t fix with a toolbox?. In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy are joined by John Patsch, co-founder of Miingl. John is a craftsman who rolls up his sleeves to understand the how behind everything from garage projects to corporate culture. The UH-OH Moment John pulls back the curtain on a startup failure from 12 years ago that changed his perspective on leadership foreve...

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35:58

They Still Send Him Thank You Notes

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2026/02/03

In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Ben-Jamin Toy and Dr. Troy Hall chat with Jim Carlough, a seasoned executive and Chief Sales Officer, to discuss one of the most difficult and often most mishandled moments in leadership: downsizing. Jim shares a candid UH-OH experience from earlier in his career, when following traditional “be firm, be direct, be short” guidance damaged trust, hurt his reputation, and left lasting emotional fallout for employees. He doesn’t sugarc...

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33:52

Why Your Biggest Business UH-OH Might Be Your...

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2026/01/27

What happens when a six-figure mistake forces a leader to look in the mirror? In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy chat with entrepreneur and insurance leader David Price for an honest conversation about accountability, ego, and growth under pressure. David shares how a $100,000 operational oversight exposed deeper issues around systems, leadership readiness, and removing himself from the business too quickly. Instead of deflecting blam...

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36:21

The Cost of Scaling Too Fast: A Leadership Lesson...

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2026/01/20

In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy chat with Ryan DuBois. He’s an endurance athlete at heart, a builder by trade, and the kind of leader who’s learned most of his lessons the hard way. From scaling startups across the Southeast to grinding through 20-hour days in manufacturing, Ryan brings a grounded, people-first view of leadership when things stop going according to plan. Ryan shares his defining UH-OH moment, a rapid expansion tha...

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34:15

Using AI Without Losing Trust

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2026/01/13

What happens when integrity collides with convenience? In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Dr. Troy Hall and Trevor Crunelle chat with leadership coach, author, and podcaster Kathy Archer for a refreshingly honest conversation about confidence, competence, and the cost of leadership missteps. Kathy shares a pivotal UH-OH moment involving AI, trust, and a leadership value she holds deeply: integrity. What followed wasn’t a public disaster, but something quieter and mo...

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34:22

Not Everyone Wants the Next Promotion

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2026/01/06

What happens when a leader’s best intentions quietly become a burden? In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Dr. Troy Hall and guest host, Trevor Crunelle, chat with Chris Lorence for a candid conversation about ambition, assumptions, and an unexpected leadership blind spot. Chris shares a powerful UH-OH moment that emerged from a leadership 360 assessment. While he was widely seen as capable, reliable, and driven, one insight hit hard. His constant push for growth and ...

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40:37

Episode 0 Repost: Ground Zero

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2025/12/30

This Ground Zero episode sets the tone for UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders. Before the guests, our hosts made their fair share of mistakes. Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy kick things off by sharing their own leadership UH-OH moments. From a simple technical oversight that could have derailed a client experience, to career-limiting behaviors that quietly stalled advancement, this episode gets honest about what mistakes cost leaders and what growth requires. You’ll hear why this podc...

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33:46

Trying to Be Everyone’s Friend Cost Me Everything

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2025/12/23

What happens when a leader wants to be liked more than trusted? In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, John Little shares a pivotal leadership UH-OH from his early career at CNN. This mistake cost him credibility, confidence, and a leadership role. At just 27 years old, John stepped into leadership with good intentions and the wrong strategy: trying to be everyone’s friend. What followed was a lesson in accountability, trust, and the difference between being nice and be...

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40:40

The Promotion He Didn’t Want and the Price He Paid

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2025/12/16

What happens when success comes faster than wisdom? In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Donzel Leggett shares a powerful early-career UH-OH that many emerging leaders will recognize and few will admit. Thrust into management before he even wanted the role, Donzel felt the pressure to prove himself, deliver results, and not let anyone down. He did exactly that. And it nearly wrecked his health, his energy, and his life. Working 16 hour days, pursuing an MBA, and chasi...

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35:11

When Your Business Partner Buys a Car with Your Money

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2025/12/09

Regina Huber has lived in six countries, speaks multiple languages, knows dances from across Africa, and built businesses on two continents. But her biggest UH-OH didn’t happen on the dance floor. It happened in Brazil when a trusted business partner drained a joint account to buy himself a shiny new car, derailing their entire venture and leaving Regina with a $100,000 loss, an angry neighborhood, and a long road back to confidence. In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leade...

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