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 a vibrant organizational culture that reflects your mission, vision and values.
Episodes
128 episodes
#127 Humanizing Leadership Through Empathy, Pets, and the Moments That Matter with Erika Sinner
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...
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#126 Navigating Bias & Building Intentional Cultures with Kae Williams
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 act...
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#125 How to Communicate Hard Things with Farrah Mitra
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 a...
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#124 Leading Above the Line: How Conscious Leadership Shapes Culture
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 ...
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#123 From Fired to Founder: Building a People-First Business with Dave McDonald
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 f...
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#122 Five Traits of a Strong Leader
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.Af...
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#121 Leading in the mental health space with Janelle Moravek
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 ...
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#120 Celebrating Neurodiversity in the Workplace with Grant Harris
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...
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#119 AI, Burnout, and the Future of Leadership with Victoria Mensch
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 Victor...
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#118 Laughter and Development with Kevin Hubschmann
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 new...
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#117 Innovative and Inclusive Cultures in Tech with Telle Whitney
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...
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#116 Clarity Culture
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 the...
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#115: Five Reasons Culture Transformations Fail (and How to Avoid Them)
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...
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#114 Planning for Your Year of Intentional Culture
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 organization...
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#113 Strategic Workforce Planning with a Culture Lens
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 ...
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#112 What Got You HERE Won't Get You THERE
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 n...
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#111 "Lifetime of Love" Culture with CEO Carson Wagner
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 rec...
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#110 Your Culture Is Talking: What Are You Really Promising New Hires? with Linda Carlisle
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...
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#109 Clarity, Coaching, and Emotional Intelligence with Ted Whetstone
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.Te...
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#108 Introducing the C.O.R.E. Culture Framework
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 bus...
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#107 Exit Strategy and Culture with Adam Strong
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...
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#106 Culture and Digital Marketing with Kym Insana
Kym Insana is a multi-million dollar business owner, digital marketing expert, and founder of Always...
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#105 Part 2: Belonging and the Keys to Inclusion and Connection with Greg Morley
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...
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#104 Part 1: Belonging and the Keys to Inclusion and Connection with Greg Morley
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 a...
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