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Activating Greatness: A Leadership Podcast
Welcome to Activating Greatness — the show where we dig into what it really takes to lead with purpose, inspire performance, and create lasting impact. I’m your host, Alec McChesney, and every episode, we sit down with extraordinary leaders, thinkers, and changemakers who are unlocking potential in themselves, their teams, and their organizations. Here, we talk about the real stuff — leadership that drives culture, strategy that creates momentum, and the mindset that turns good intentions into game-changing results. Because greatness isn’t a title — it’s a choice. It’s something you activate every single day. Thank you for listening, for showing up, and for being part of a community of leaders who refuse to settle for “good enough.
Activating Greatness: A Leadership Podcast
Latest Episodes
Rethink the Obvious: Barb Allen on Challenging the Construction Status Quo
Barb Allen went from tradeswoman to executive over 30+ years in construction — boots on the ground to heels in the corner office — and then walked away from the built environment because she got to the top of her ladder, looked around, and didn...
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Lead Like a Swan: Dymon Lewis on Presence, Storytelling, and Imposter Syndrome
Leadership and culture advisor Dymon Lewis joins host Alec McChesney to unpack the skills that separate good leaders from truly great ones. A first-generation American who navigated the corporate world without a roadmap, Dymon gets real about s...
Your Purpose Is What Happens in Others: Cheryl Grimaldi on 30 Years of High-Trust Hiring
For 30 years, Cheryl Grimaldi has placed leaders into some of the most private, high-trust environments in the world: family offices, where discretion, fit, and long-term impact matter more than any job description. Founder of Tangent West and ...
What We're Unwilling to Feel: John DeMarco on Growing Humans, Not Just Leaders
Executive coach John DeMarco has spent 21 years helping leaders grow — not by fixing what's broken, but by holding up an "inquisitive mirror" to the feelings they'd rather avoid. In this episode of Activating Greatness, John and host Alec McChe...
The Magic Door: Cindy Puchalski on Turning 360 Feedback Into Real Change
Most 360 assessments end up in a drawer collecting dust. Executive coach and Velocity Advisory Group consultant Cindy Puchalski explains why — and what separates a 360 that changes how leaders show up from one that changes nothing. Drawing on h...
