I interview Juan Pablo Paredes—or JP, as he's known— a Colombian industrial engineer who's spent over 25 years navigating the intersection of security, business, and public service across multiple continents. JP brings a truly global perspective to security and risk management. JP's career has taken him from the oil fields of Indonesia as a field engineer with Schlumberger to the executive suites of Fortune 500 companies like Pfizer, Kraft Foods, and Cisco Systems, where he led security operations across Latin America, EMEA, and the Americas. But perhaps most remarkably, he stepped out of the corporate world to serve as Secretary of Security and Justice for the city of Cali, Colombia—bringing private sector expertise to one of the most challenging public safety environments in Latin America.

Today, based in Mexico, JP works as an independent risk management consultant and shares his expertise as an MBA professor teaching Business Continuity and Crisis Management. He's also contributed to the field at the international level as a member of the ASIS Technical Committee on Security and Resilience.Connect with JP on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpparedes/

Bryan Banta returns to the podcast for the third of a five-part series to dive deeper into his new book, "Leadership Uncomplicated". This episode is dedicated to Feedback and Recognition.

Here are the links to Part 1 and 2, in case you missed them:
https://youtu.be/mxmS28fwON8?si=l2zm4CnHTo9F_LZm
https://youtu.be/8X5rfjA-c3Q?si=qiX8VIcyJmiaCgg5

Bryan's book is now available on Amazon:
https://amzn.to/4lJ7S6g

Connect with Bryan on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanbanta/

Bryan Banta returns to the podcast for the second of a five part series to dive deeper into his new book, "Leadership Uncomplicated". This episode is dedicated to Delivering Results.

Bryan's book is now available on Amazon:

• ⁠https://amzn.to/4lJ7S6g⁠

Connect with Bryan on LinkedIn:

• ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanbanta/

I interview Leslie Rubin, CEO and Founder of Image Matterz Advisors, where she specializes in strategic and executive communications, leadership coaching, and development. She works with leaders who want to speak with confidence, build their leadership brand, and drive real impact. From start-ups to Fortune 500 leaders, Leslie is a sought-after facilitator and speaker. She is also the author of Filling the Leadership Gap and co-author of the Amazon best-seller MEANING.

We know each other through our connection with Cisco where Leslie led the executive communications team under then Chairman and CEO, John Chambers.

Connect with Leslie on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslierubin/

"Filling the Leadership Gap" is available on Amazon:
https://amzn.to/4mVtE7A

Image Matterz Advisors
https://imagematterzadvisors.com/

Bryan Banta returns to the podcast for the first of a five part series to dive deeper into his new book, "Leadership Uncomplicated". This episode is dedicated to Strategic Alignment.

Bryan's book is now available on Amazon:

• https://amzn.to/4lJ7S6g

Connect with Bryan on LinkedIn:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanbanta/

I interview Ron Ricci who has spent his entire career helping CEOs and companies tell their stories and build company culture. He has worked with CEOs like Michael Dell, Eric Schmidt, John Warnock and Carol Bartz; and discussed leadership with Richard Branson and Jack Welch. He spent 20 years at Cisco, including a decade as a direct report to CEO John Chambers. Ron has authored Momentum, published by Harvard Business School Publishing, and The Collaboration Imperative, which shared the best practices Cisco used to work better together. He is currently the founder and CEO of The Culture Platform, the only software platform to measure how engaged leaders and managers are with their employees and culture. He is also the author of The Water Princess, A Classic Adventure -- winner of a Moonbeam Book Award for juvenile fiction.

Connect with Ron Ricci on LinkedIn:Ron Ricci | LinkedIn

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I interview Carlos Galvez Jr., a seasoned and strategic security executive with nearly 30 years of experience spanning corporate security, law enforcement, and emergency medical services. As one of the few Hispanic executives to ascend to senior leadership roles in the security field at a publicly traded company, Carlos has built a career defined not only by operational excellence but also by his people-first approach to protection and leadership.

Connect with Carlos on LinkedIn:

Carlos Galvez, Jr. | LinkedIn

I interview Bryan Banta, with over 20 years of proven experience leading and managing teams across multiple geographies, industries and functions. He began his career at Cisco as an IT engineer with a focus on software development. While at Cisco, Bryan expanded into various roles including project and program management, security business operations, and global protective services before moving into the field of human resources. Early in his career Bryan also spent some time working for the Department of Justice/FBI as a special agent focused on counter terrorism, counterintelligence, and cybercrimes.Bryan also shares a love for the martial arts and has a black belt in Aikido. He has opened, operated, and been the lead instructor for multiple dojos over the years and enjoys bringing the principles of Aikido to the corporate world through workshops and seminars and his unique leadership style.Bryan holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in information systems management from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and has recently become an author publishing his new book “Leadership Uncomplicated” now available on Amazon:https://amzn.to/4lJ7S6gConnect with Bryan on LinkedIn:Bryan Banta | LinkedIn