Host Carlos Martin speaks with Woodchuck founder and CEO Todd Thomas about using AI to divert construction waste from landfills and convert wood into renewable energy. They also discuss sustainable business models, data-center development, energy infrastructure, community benefits, and Thomas’s book, Starving for Innovation.

Host Carlos Martin speaks with financial expert Harsh Jadhav about using financial data as an early-warning system, questioning assumptions, and overcoming fear around business finances. They also explore delegation, coaching, adaptability, transparency, and the balance between analytical thinking and emotional intelligence in effective leadership.

• (00:00:01) - Leadership Evolving
• (00:00:34) - Leadership Evolving
• (00:01:44) - In the Elevator With Carlos
• (00:03:25) - How Does Financial Leadership Integrate into Leadership?
• (00:05:14) - How to Be a Good Leader
• (00:07:11) - Leadership 101: Communication Style Assessment
• (00:11:03) - The Need for Empathy in CFOs
• (00:12:49) - Leadership Evolving
• (00:13:23) - Why Do Business Leaders Avoid Financial Reviews?
• (00:15:32) - Can a Leader See Patterns?
• (00:17:44) - What Would You Tell a First-Time Manager?
• (00:18:30) - Expert Coaching: How to Grow Employees
• (00:21:25) - Mentoring and the Need for Feedback
• (00:23:22) - Leadership Today: Quantifying and Measuring
• (00:27:01) - In the Year of Audit: Questions about Our Own Thinking
• (00:29:58) - Responsiveness to the challenges of the future
• (00:31:05) - Analyst to Emotion: The Code Switch
• (00:38:29) - Leadership Evolving
• (00:39:28) - Rebuilding Business Owners' Confidence in Accounting
• (00:41:01) - How to Help Small Business Executives Face Their Fears
• (00:45:29) - Be Honest With Your Employees About the Business's Financial Struggles
• (00:52:08) - How to Build a Small Business Leader
• (00:54:22) - Top Executives at the 2017 Empowerment Conference

Host Carlos Martin welcomes Dr. Raquel to explore neuro-linguistic programming, limiting beliefs, and the connection between physical and emotional health. They discuss the “three Ts”—thoughts, trauma, and toxins—along with practical tools such as reframing, gratitude, breathwork, movement, and positive anchoring.

• (00:00:00) - Leadership Evolving
• (00:00:48) - Leadership Evolving with Raquel Yarrow
• (00:01:18) - NeuroLinguistic Programming
• (00:07:55) - How to elicit a person's values
• (00:09:54) - NLP for Healing Trauma, Toxins and Thoughts
• (00:11:20) - Leadership Evolving: Where Everything Clicks
• (00:11:56) - Toxins in My Body
• (00:16:09) - Allergic People: How to manage their allergies
• (00:18:43) - How to Shalom Your Thoughts
• (00:22:05) - The 3 T's of Leadership Evolving
• (00:24:04) - Where Can People Find Dr. Raquel Rock and Health?
• (00:25:17) - Detoxing The T's
• (00:29:50) - Exercising for Back and Soul
• (00:33:00) - How to Stop Talking To Yourself
• (00:36:47) - Leadership Evolving
• (00:37:24) - Shifting Your Energy Through Grateful Thoughts
• (00:44:16) - How to Stop Worrying About Your Life
• (00:46:48) - NLP
• (00:48:51) - Dr. Raquel On NLP

Hosted by Carlos Martin, Leadership Evolving is a thought-provoking leadership series that explores the mindset, emotional intelligence, and personal growth required to lead with authenticity and impact. Through insightful conversations, practical strategies, and real-world experiences, the program empowers leaders to better understand themselves, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful influence in their organizations and communities.

In this special solo episode, Carlos shares key lessons from his work as an executive coach, focusing on four essential pillars of effective leadership: emotional awareness, the power of perception, emotional energy and frequency, and understanding personal triggers and behavioral patterns. Viewers are encouraged to cultivate greater self-awareness, improve communication, and develop the emotional resilience needed to navigate both personal and professional challenges.

In this inspiring episode of Leadership Evolving, host Carlos Martin welcomes Chris Nudo, Managing Partner of Integrity Law, for a thoughtful conversation about leadership, faith, and the true meaning of legacy. Chris shares how a profound personal transformation shifted his legal practice from focusing on transactions to serving people with compassion, integrity, and purpose. Together, they explore how estate planning can become an act of love, why communication within families is essential, and how our values—not our wealth or status—define the legacy we leave behind. The discussion also examines identity, vulnerability, generosity, and the role of faith in shaping meaningful leadership that impacts generations.

• (00:00:01) - Leadership Evolving
• (00:00:52) - Leadership Evolving: Chris Nudo
• (00:01:39) - Chris Nudo on His Personal Strengths
• (00:02:45) - Chris Nudo on His Turnaround
• (00:12:10) - Leadership Evolving on NOW Media TV
• (00:12:49) - Chris Nudo: What Is Legacy?
• (00:15:40) - Your Legacy and Having It Defined
• (00:19:11) - "How Do We Help Our Loved Ones When They Die?"
• (00:20:21) - Is faith the number one factor in the firm's success?
• (00:22:33) - Outgiving God: The Hardest Thing About It
• (00:26:16) - LEADership Evolving
• (00:27:13) - Chris Nudo on His Five Things
• (00:31:08) - On Status and Who We Are
• (00:32:29) - Identifying Your Identity
• (00:36:50) - Leadership Evolving: Back on NOW Media TV
• (00:37:29) - The Communication of Death in Families
• (00:44:02) - Is Your Legacy a Matter of Eulogy?
• (00:47:08) - A Lawyer's Perspective on Legacy

Carlos Martin speaks with Dr. Megan Parks about how hormonal changes, including perimenopause and declining testosterone, can affect mood, intimacy, identity, and relationships. They explore the importance of self-awareness, empathy, honest communication, and understanding the body to help couples navigate midlife changes and grow together.

• (00:00:00) - Leadership Evolving
• (00:00:49) - Leadership Evolving with Megan Parks
• (00:01:16) - When I snap in the relationship
• (00:02:10) - Bipolar Guy on The Crazy Cycle
• (00:07:22) - How To Deal With a Divorced Woman's Problems
• (00:11:25) - Leadership Today: The Need for Communication
• (00:13:07) - Leadership Evolving
• (00:13:37) - The Perimenopause Sex Renegotiation
• (00:18:16) - How To Communicate With Bipolar Guys
• (00:19:04) - Is The Women In The Menopause Normal?
• (00:20:27) - What to Do About The Perimenopause
• (00:25:22) - Leadership Today: The Need for Female Perspective
• (00:25:59) - Leadership Evolving
• (00:27:17) - The Hormone Weather Report
• (00:28:37) - The Crazy Cycle Of Perimenopause & Menopause
• (00:33:39) - Are You Off Balance With Your Girlfriend?
• (00:35:17) - What Can the Female Doctor Do to Help Her Husband?
• (00:38:17) - Leadership Evolving
• (00:38:58) - What Women Need to Know About Their Sexualities in Their 40s
• (00:44:15) - "I Know Why I'm Being Like This"
• (00:44:47) - How To Deal With Your Wife's Periods In Her 40s
• (00:50:18) - How to Cope With Your Partner's Anger

In this inspiring episode of Leadership Evolving, host Carlos Martin interviews HR strategist, leadership expert, and CEO Vikita Poindexter about the future of workplace leadership, employee engagement, and organizational culture. Vikita shares powerful insights on authentic leadership, emotional intelligence, HR transformation, team communication, employee retention, and creating healthy workplace environments where people thrive. Learn how leaders can build trust, improve company culture, develop stronger teams, and balance business success with human connection. This conversation also explores generational leadership challenges, coaching, workplace communication styles, and why modern HR must become a true leadership partner. A must-watch for CEOs, entrepreneurs, managers, HR professionals, and anyone passionate about leadership growth and organizational excellence.

In this episode of Leadership Evolving, discover how leadership is shifting in today’s fast-changing world. Explore the rise of “business athletes” — leaders who prioritize precision, resilience, and continuous improvement over simply working harder. Learn how AI is reshaping decision-making, exposing inefficiencies, and helping leaders operate with greater clarity and speed.

This episode breaks down practical strategies to overcome burnout, build smarter systems, and identify your 0.1% competitive edge. It highlights the importance of mindset, focus, and energy management while showing how AI can support — not replace — strong leadership.

• (00:00:01) - Leadership Evolving
• (00:00:52) - Jan Gode on The Business of AI
• (00:02:28) - Business Athletes: The Competitive Edge
• (00:04:14) - How to Build a Business on a Solopreneur Model
• (00:06:46) - How to Build a Strategic Business on the Sales Side
• (00:09:05) - 1% Edge
• (00:12:16) - Leadership Today: How AI Is Evolving the Profession
• (00:12:47) - Leadership Evolving: The Business Athletes
• (00:13:24) - The System Problem of Burnout
• (00:15:44) - What is the Use of AI in Business?
• (00:18:59) - Does Your Biological Age Determine Your Productivity?
• (00:20:38) - Where Are Leaders Leaking Most of Their Energy?
• (00:25:04) - Leadership Evolving: The Real Cause of Burnout
• (00:25:38) - Leadership Evolving
• (00:26:05) - Why Do High Performers Struggle With Boundaries?
• (00:29:20) - What Changes When Leaders Make Decisions Like an Operator?
• (00:32:45) - Does AI Support Better Decision Making?
• (00:37:21) - Leadership Evolving
• (00:37:47) - How AI Empower Leaders
• (00:40:10) - Soft Skills in the AI Era
• (00:41:23) - Is AI Taking Over the Business?
• (00:45:11) - Companies Under-Manage the AI Impact
• (00:46:29) - Want to work with Jen Hatmaker? Here
• (00:47:25) - Leading With AI in the World