What This Podcast Is About
As companies grow, the leadership demands placed on executives and managers change.
What worked at one stage doesn’t always work at the next. Decisions carry more weight. Teams expand. Culture stretches. Leaders are required to think differently about how people are developed, supported, and led.
Leading Through Growth creates space for experienced executives to share:
How growth has shaped their leadership approach
Decisions that became more complex as the organization scaled
Lessons learned from developing leaders and teams over time
Perspectives other executives can learn from
The goal is insight—not exposure.
EPISODES
What does it actually take to get promoted to SVP in a fast-growing company? Nicole Fallowfield didn’t follow the traditional HR path — and that’s exactly why she got the...
If you’ve ever scrolled past a TikTok telling you to never trust HR, this episode is for you. Angie Woods has spent 30 years in human resources — and she’s...
In this episode of Leading Through Growth, Tony Sanders sits down with Scott Whitaker, Director of Human Resources at Ryan Fire Protection, to explore what it really takes to scale...
Most leaders don’t avoid empathy because they don’t care. They avoid it because they were never taught how to handle it. In this episode of Leading Through Growth, Tony sits...
In this episode, Tony sits down with Michelle Baker, Chief People Officer at Forum Credit Union and co-host of the Career Dreams podcast, to explore what it really means to...
What got you here won’t get you there. In this conversation, Kevin Gearheart, President of Rehab Medical, reflects on what leadership must become as an organization grows—especially when the instincts...
Growth doesn’t just scale your business. It exposes you. In this episode of Leading Through Growth, Tony sits down with Marcie Anderson to explore what happens when leadership pressure reveals...
What if the most important leadership lesson starts at the register?In this episode of Leading Through Growth, Tony Sanders sits down with Demekya “Mekey” McAllen, who began her 33-year career at Walmart in an entry-level role and went on to become Chief People Officer at Girl Scouts of Central Indiana...