In this episode of the Growth Minded Professional Podcast, Jules Wilhelm speaks with Michele Gill, owner of Northern Light Ventures LLC, about how personal setbacks, mentorship, and a commitment to continuous growth transformed her approach to leadership. Michele shares how she helped a healthcare organisation navigate the COVID-19 pandemic without a single layoff, despite losing 70% of its business, by fostering transparency, teamwork, and a shared commitment to overcoming challenges. She also explores the importance of leading with kindness, empowering employees to succeed in roles that match their strengths, and creating a workplace culture where people feel valued, supported, and motivated to achieve lasting success.

This episode is sponsored by the High Stakes Conversation Method. Learn how to navigate difficult conversations with confidence, manage emotional reactions, and strengthen leadership, relationships, and business performance. The High Stakes Conversation Method helps professionals and teams communicate more effectively when relationships, revenue, and employee retention are on the line. Using this method, one client reduced employee turnover from 99% to 12% while increasing sales by 34% to $10 million in the same year. To learn more, contact me on my website at: https://www.juleswilhelm.com/

In this episode of the Growth Minded Professional Podcast, Jules Wilhelm speaks with Keaton Laswell, CEO of Magnolia Partners, about the importance of accountability, humility, and resilience in building and growing a successful business. Keaton shares lessons from his entrepreneurial journey, including overcoming significant financial setbacks, learning to take ownership of mistakes, and developing the ability to adapt, rebuild, and recognise achievements along the way. He also discusses why strong people skills, collaboration, gratitude, and empowering team members are essential to effective leadership, highlighting how letting go of ego and learning from failure can create lasting personal and professional growth.

This episode is sponsored by the High Stakes Conversation Method. Learn how to navigate difficult conversations with confidence, manage emotional reactions, and strengthen leadership, relationships, and business performance. The High Stakes Conversation Method helps professionals and teams communicate more effectively when relationships, revenue, and employee retention are on the line. Using this method, one client reduced employee turnover from 99% to 12% while increasing sales by 34% to $10 million in the same year. To learn more, contact me on my website at: https://www.juleswilhelm.com/

In this episode of the Growth Minded Professional Podcast, Jules Wilhelm speaks with Kristi Curry, founder of We Go With AI, about embracing change, overcoming limiting beliefs, and helping professionals confidently adopt artificial intelligence in the workplace. Kristi shares lessons from her 25 years of experience in technology and leadership, emphasizing the importance of authenticity, courageous conversations, continuous learning, and taking small, practical steps to overcome the challenges of AI adoption. She also discusses how leaders can encourage innovation by learning openly with their teams, implementing AI responsibly, and using technology to reduce administrative workloads so employees can focus on more meaningful, people-centered work.

This episode is sponsored by the High Stakes Conversation Method. Learn how to navigate difficult conversations with confidence, manage emotional reactions, and strengthen leadership, relationships, and business performance. The High Stakes Conversation Method helps professionals and teams communicate more effectively when relationships, revenue, and employee retention are on the line. Using this method, one client reduced employee turnover from 99% to 12% while increasing sales by 34% to $10 million in the same year. To learn more, contact me on my website at: https://www.juleswilhelm.com/