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What We Say Over and Over May 07, 2025

It wasn’t a statistic that persuaded them.
It wasn’t a product demo.
It wasn’t even the deck.

It was the sixth story.

Stacy Leidwinger shared this account almost in passing on Episode 24 of the Some Goodness podcast.

A deal in progress. A team deep into acquisition discussions. And somewhere along ...

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The Mentoring Muscle We Forget Apr 23, 2025

Chris Strammiello didn’t show up with solutions.
He showed up with a mindset.

When we spoke on Some Goodness, he didn’t rattle off a framework or system. He talked about mentoring the way you might talk about breathing...something that runs in the background but makes everything else possible.

Ment...

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Scaling the Voice of the Customer: Insights from B2B Marketing Leader Apr 09, 2025

 According to Gartner, only 14% of companies say they have a 360-degree view of their customer. Yet companies that effectively capture and act on the voice of the customer are 60% more profitable than those that don't. So why is this crucial business practice still so challenging for organizations t...

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How to Hire a High-Performing Sales Team Mar 25, 2025

 Building a great sales team isn’t just about hiring people who can sell—it’s about finding the right people, setting them up for success, and creating a culture where they can thrive.

On a recent episode of Some Goodness, host Richard Ellis sat down with David Wolf, an executive recruiter with ove...

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Turning Tough Conversations into Opportunities: A Guide for Leaders Mar 12, 2025

Workplaces don’t exist in a vacuum—wherever people gather, conflict inevitably follows. According to one study highlighted in a recent Some Goodness podcast episode, 94% of employees have worked with a toxic individual in the past five years, and 50% of Americans have left a job specifically to get ...

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What Healthy Soil Can Teach Us About Leadership Mar 04, 2025

 We don’t often think about soil. It’s just there—beneath our feet, under our crops, holding up our roads and buildings. But spend a little time on a farm, and you’ll quickly realize that what happens beneath the surface matters more than what we see above it.

That’s exactly what I discovered durin...

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Rooted Leadership: Insights from the Real World Feb 26, 2025

It’s easy to get lost in the constant hum of notifications, emails, and digital dashboards. The world of business has become an intricate web of AI-driven solutions, virtual meetings, and algorithmic decision-making. But in this latest episode of Some Goodness, Richard Ellis and Mark Gaydos step awa...

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Maximizing Leadership Impact through Personal Style and Storytelling Feb 11, 2025

Ever wonder how a single leadership style could shape the success of an entire team? Research shows that transformational leadership can boost employee satisfaction and productivity by a remarkable 22%. To explore what this looks like in action, our latest “Some Goodness” episode features Larry Swee...

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Grit and Growth Mindset: How to Build a Sales Team Jan 28, 2025

On a recent episode of the Some Goodness podcast, we had a chance to talk with Larry Sweeney, SVP of Global Enterprise Sales at Nerdio. His experience building high-performance teams in the tech world has given him a practical perspective on leadership and growth. Here are a few takeaways from our c...

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Why Success Can Be Harder to Handle Than Failure Jan 14, 2025

In a recent episode of the Some Goodness podcast, leadership expert Steve Graves sat down with host Richard Ellis to explore a paradox in leadership development. Drawing from decades of experience working with thousands of leaders, Graves revealed a counterintuitive truth: many leaders actually hand...

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