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Joe Caruso's leadership conversations are focus on how meaning drives behavior and outcomes for individuals and organizations.

Joe leads conversations focused on the individual and collective mind. His guests—all top leadership experts—share stories about their passion, drive, success, and lessons learned along the way. Filled with timeless truths that can be applied to both our personal and professional lives, these leadership conversations are not to be missed.

Leadership Conversations
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Episode 16: A Conversation with Michael Giorgione

In this episode of 'A Conversation with Joe Caruso' Joe was joined by guest Michael Giorgione. Michael is the CEO of LeanFM Technologies and has also served as Rear Admiral, CEC, USN (Ret.) serving 29 years of active duty in the U.S. Navy. Michael served as the Commander of Camp David for President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush, working under the White House Military Office. Author of the book Inside Camp David, he is a much sought after speaker and educator throughout the United States and world. Michael discusses finding his purpose after becoming a retired veteran, how the best leaders choose to operate and understanding how your emotions affect your behaviors.

Episode 15: A Conversation with Alex Burkulas

In this episode of 'A Conversation with Joe Caruso' Joe was joined by guest Alex Burkulas. Alex is the CEO of Cygnus Systems and has also served as President of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) Detroit City chapter as well as EO Regional Area Director since 2003. Alex walks through his appetite for learning from others, the lessons we can learn when experiencing down periods in business and how his leadership style has evolved over the years.

Episode 14: A Conversation with Shawn McClain

In this episode of 'A Conversation with Joe Caruso' Joe was joined by guest Shawn McClain. Shawn is the Founder of McClain Camarota Hospitality and outstanding Restaurateur. As a James Beard Award winner, Shawn shares how to lead by example, how to push uncomfortable conversations forward and what it takes to motivate others to follow you.

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Episode 13: A Conversation with Steve Iselin

In this episode of 'A Conversation with Joe Caruso' Joe was joined by guest Steve Iselin. Steve is a the owner of Iselin Consulting Enterprise, LLC and former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations & Environment. Steve talks candidly about what happens when you truly care for your team, his own mental health journey, and key principles he learned while coaching his kids soccer team that contributed to his success in the workplace.

Episode 12: A Conversation with Darius Mirshahzadeh

In this episode of 'A Conversation with Joe Caruso' Joe was joined by guest Darius Mirshahzadeh. Darius is a serial entrepreneur, author, conscious capitalist, speaker, and entertainer. His passion is to make the world a better place using his talents and engagement. He is all about the P’s: Passion, Pizza, Puzzles, and Pink Unicorns. Darius was ranked #40 in Inc 500 CEO’s in 2007 with 2500% plus revenue growth in three years of his business at Twin Capital Mortgage. He was ranked #9 in Glassdoor’s Top Ranked CEOs in America for small to medium businesses. 

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Episode 11: A Conversation with Justin Breen

In this episode of ‘A Conversation with Joe Caruso’, Joe Caruso was joined by guest Justin Breen. Justin is CEO of the PR firm BrEpic Communications and author of the No. 1 International Best-Selling Book, Epic Business. Justin is hard-wired to seek out and create viral, through-provoking stories that the media craves. Justin is an extremely active member of Entrepreneurs' Organization, Strategic Coach, Secret Knock and ProVisors and he has an incredible global network of visionaries and exceptional businesses.

Episode 10: A Conversation with James Reid

In this episode of 'A Conversation with Joe Caruso', Joe was joined by guest James Reid. James is a business attorney and Partner at Dinsmore & Shohl LLP who counsels business owners, serial entrepreneurs, C-suite executives, in-house counsel, and human resources directors to make strategic business decisions from hiring to firing, while complying with the ever changing and overlapping laws, including ADEA, FLSA, FMLA, NLRA, and Title VII.

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Episode 9: A Conversation with David DiFranco

In this episode of 'A Conversation with Joe Caruso', Joe was joined by guest David DiFranco. David is the owner of Corporate Travel Service, a travel and event management firm started by his father in 1965. David's company produces life-changing experiences for thousands of travelers in 5 distinct markets each year, including; theme charter cruise production, luxury personal vacation planning, religious pilgrimages, educational tours for students, and live performance travel events for choirs and orchestras.

Episode 8: A Conversation with Leigh Weinraub

In this episode of ‘A Conversation with Joe Caruso’, Joe was joined by guest Leigh Weinraub. Leigh is the founder of Mind in Motion, a movement and lifestyle brand committed to helping people win on the court, field, office and in life. She is the pioneer of Walk and Talk therapy and an internationally acclaimed speaker who views the world as a philosopher, thinks like a coach and executes like an athlete.

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Episode 7: A Conversation with Ziz Abdur-Ra'oof

In this episode of ‘A Conversation with Joe Caruso’, Joe was joined by guest Ziz Abdur-Ra'oof, a certified performance coach, speaker and former NFL wide receiver turned entrepreneur, author and for fun he teaches YogaSculpt. Ziz is also the author of Accelerate: A guided playbook for young dreamers, scholars, artists and athletes. 

Episode 6: A Conversation with Daniel Marcos

In this episode of ‘A Conversation with Joe Caruso’, Joe was joined by guest Daniel Marcos, Co-Founder & CEO of Growth Institute. Daniel has been a CEO coach for over two decades, and a keynote speaker on scaling businesses. He is a member of YPO and EO, serves as the Ambassador of Singularity University in Austin, and the CEO of ExO Education in partnership with Salim Ismail.

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Episode 5: A Conversation with Barbara Boldt

In this episode of ‘A Conversation with Joe Caruso’, Joe was joined by guest Barbara Boldt, Principal and Senior Coach at Boldt Global. She describes the similarities between acting and giving an impactful presentation, the difference between 'being' and 'doing', and how to communicate more effectively in a virtual world.

Episode 4: A Conversation with Fran Biderman-Gross

In this episode of ‘A Conversation with Joe Caruso’, Joe was joined by guest Fran Biderman-Gross, a passionate & purpose-driven marketing strategist. Joe talks to Fran about why driving profit with purpose is so important to her and how to align the messages you declare with the experiences you deliver. Fran guides participants on a journey to their inner selves and shows them how to leverage that knowledge to drive revenue.

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Episode 3: A Conversation with Ian Burnstein

In this episode of 'A Conversation with Joe Caruso', Joe was joined by guest Ian Burnstein, Founder & Principal at SBOA and chair of TIGER21. They discuss real estate investment, property management, marketing and technology aspects of a company.

Episode 2: A Conversation with Shawn Thomas

In this episode of 'A Conversation with Joe Caruso', Joe was joined by guest Shawn Thomas, Founder at Accelerators Organization and Author of The Power of Naiveté. They discuss how bootstrapping a business is simply a culmination of of activities we have to do as individuals.

Episode 1: A Conversation with Don Owens

In this episode of 'A Conversation with Joe Caruso', Joe was joined by guest Don Owens, VP of the Gulf Coast and head of the Background Check Division of ASAP Drug Solutions. They spoke about leadership, perception, being fully and empathically in the moment, failure as a learning mechanism, and leveraging your strengths while understanding your weaknesses. 

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