Podcast
The Kestryl Edge
Conversations on trust, leadership, and what it actually takes to build teams that perform under pressure.
October 2026
01:40:41
Find A Court Jester w/ Sven Brodmerkel
Sven Brodmerkel got a PhD in political science, fell into a German ad agency by accident, worked his way from account management to copywriting, and has spent almost twenty years teaching advertising in Australia. Thi…
October 2026
02:05:06
Do What Others Aren't: Career Reinvention with Paul Austin-Menear
Most career advice assumes a straight line. Paul Austin-Menear has never had one. He started a consulting business at 23, sold it, watched his next startup fail for being years too early, got laid off twice, and lande…
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01:55:01
Scared People Can't Think: The Neuroscience of Psychological Safety with Patricio Cuesta
When people are scared, they stop thinking. Their brains shift into survival mode, and the prefrontal cortex you hired them for goes quiet. Patricio Cuesta, founder of Thinkquan2m , joins Dan Korus on The Kestryl Edge…
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01:49:45
Be A Sponge, Communicate Like A MOFO, & Don't Be a Dick (To Yourself) w/ Lindsey Kay
How do you go from starting a nonprofit with no house, no office, and a meeting at Applebee's to leading an organization that has backed New Mexico small businesses for nearly four decades? Lindsey Kay, CEO of WESST ,…
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01:43:56
Leadership In College Admissions w/ Brent Bode: The Cost-Benefit From Behind The Decision Desk
Brent Bode has spent thirteen years in college admissions, now Senior Assistant Director at Western Washington University, and yes, he used to be my boss. We get into what actually happens on the other side of an appl…
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01:13:40
The Canary in the Coal Mine: Dr. Michael Leiter on the Real Cause of Burnout
Burnout is a relationship breaking down between a person and their job. Michael Leiter, Professor Emeritus at Acadia University and co-author (with Christina Maslach) of The Burnout Challenge , joins Dan to unpack the…
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01:43:43
The Negative Space Is The Work w/ Kathi Dalguntas
Kathi Dalguntas spent a year as a fractional chief of staff, got offered too little for work nobody could measure, and quit in a way that was not at all planned. Now she runs Not Rising, a decentralized journalism mag…
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02:59:44
Ditch The Frameworks. Ask: "Who Am I Talking to To?" w/ Jennifer Houle
Jennifer Houle Crosswinds Interview Jen's Substack Uncompliant Read and listen to more at www.dankorus.com Most emotional intelligence training hands out a framework and calls it done. Jennifer Houle, HR leader and Su…
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01:15:51
Why Your Next CEO Should Come From HR w/ Mark Putrus
Masks at work and the Case for Chief People Officers in the Corner Office (with Mark Putrus) Mark Putrus has spent his career moving through the full HR arc, from pharma sales rep to sales trainer to Chief People Offi…
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01:02:22
Living Human Documents w/ Matt Heyn: A Chaplain on Presence, Compassion, and Marketing
Matt Heyn spent over two decades as a hospital chaplain and in ministry before he ever touched a marketing campaign. On this episode of The Kestryl Edge, he explains why the two jobs are more alike than anyone expects…
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00:54:48
Leaders: Are You A Shit Umbrella or a Shit Funnel? Tanu Tiwari
Tanu Tiwari: Why Your Team's Disengagement Is a Leadership Design Problem Global employee engagement just hit its lowest point since 2020, the first two consecutive years of decline ever recorded. Manager engagement c…
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01:29:40
Anger is a Beautiful Emotion, What a Therapist Taught Me About Leadership : Richard Reynolds
Rich Reynolds is a licensed marriage and family therapist turned leadership coach, and he opens with a claim that reframes the whole episode: the reason a leader struggles in a boardroom is the same reason a husband s…
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01:24:35
The People Who Care the Most Burn Out the Fastest: Ashley Gibson
Ashley Gibson spent over a decade running marketing for touring Broadway shows (Hamilton included, back before anyone knew what they had) while quietly burning out the whole time. Then she went back to school, became…
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00:56:34
You Can't Help Anyone If Your Cup Is Empty: Annabelle Botea
Annabelle's Substack - https://annabellebotea.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips She was advising Parliament and working UN global health policy. Then burnout made her stop and rebuild from scratch. Annabelle Bo…
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01:16:16
AI, Self-Awareness, and the Centroid Problem: Jennifer Hong on Leading in the Age of Machines
Is AI actually intelligent, or just a very good mirror of us? Jennifer Hong, fractional CMO and writer behind the Substack Natural Intelligence, joins Dan Korus for a conversation that moves fast: why image generators…
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00:41:14
From Chef to C-Suite: Andrew Walbridge on 32 Years of Leadership Lessons
Andrew's Book - https://www.amazon.com/dp/191930942X?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback Andrew's Website - https://awallbridge.com/ Andrew's Courses - https://maven.com/leader-s-labyrinth/the-labyrinth-exper…
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01:04:52
Work Culture Starts in the Basement with Giulia Scalaberni
Guest - Giulia Scalaberni - https://www.linkedin.com/in/giulia-scalaberni-665175124/ Her Substack - https://giuliascalaberni.substack.com/ Humanship: Leading Across Cultures with Giulia Scalaberni Giulia Scalaberni st…
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00:50:53
Brandi Copeland on Employee Experience, the Engagement Crisis, and the 2026 Talent Shift
Brandi Substack --> https://substack.com/@employeeexperienceedit Brandi Copeland calls herself an accidental HR professional. She built her career end to end at Disney and NBCUniversal before founding The Employee Exp…
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00:44:56
Emotional Intelligence in HR Tech: AI, Adaptability, and Leading with EQ Claire Walsh
Claire LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-walsh-msc-680591121/ Being a workplace chameleon isn't fake. It's one of the clearest signs of high emotional intelligence. HR tech leader Claire joins Dan Korus to…
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