Latest Garydavis Podcast Episodes
Rena Witherspoon - Senior Program Director, Diverse Donors and Field Engagement, American Red Cross
Empowering Leadership - January 02, 2024 08:58 - 46 minutesSickle cell anemia is a genetic disease that disproportionately affects the African-American community, and is one of the nation’s leading causes of death. While we mostly know the Red Cross for their emergency and disaster relief, they’re also fighting against blood-borne illnesses like sickle ...
Episode 26: Michael DeVaul - YMCA National Director of Strategy for Boys and Young Men of Color
Empowering Leadership - November 20, 2023 09:16 - 45 minutesThe future generations of young leaders of color are some of those most in need of positive role models, and Michael DeVaul of the YMCA is one the leading voices in this discussion. A long-time community leader in Charlotte, NC, Michael has worked with the YMCA professionally for more than 40 ...
Rev. Louis Negrón - Executive Director of 100 Black Men of Atlanta
Empowering Leadership - October 16, 2023 08:16 - 34 minutesThe city of Atlanta is unquestionably one of the capitals of Black culture in America. From being the home of Martin Luther King Jr. to the birthplace of trap music, Atlanta is consistently at the heartbeat of Black America. This makes the city and region a center for Black leadership, and tod...
Elizabeth Chew - Former Senior Director of Museum Programs and Chief Curator for Montpelier
Empowering Leadership - September 11, 2023 08:14 - 33 minutesWithin the last few generations, American historians have peeled back the layers on the traditional teachings of the founding of the US to more prominently include the role of slavery, particularly by the founding fathers. A focus on telling the “whole truth” seeks not to dismiss the accomplishm...
James Perkins - Mayor of Selma, Alabama
Empowering Leadership - July 31, 2023 08:08 - 37 minutesFew places in the United States embody the push for civil rights equity in both the past and present like Selma, Alabama. The site of one of the final battles of the Civil War, the Montgomery Marches and the infamous Bloody Sunday, this small town of just 20,000 people (80% of whom are African A...
Kristi Nelson, Author of "Wake Up Grateful: The Transformative Practice of Taking Nothing for Granted"
Empowering Leadership - July 03, 2023 08:10 - 44 minutesA simple yet profound change can make a massive difference in our lives. For Kristi Nelson, it was the decision to wake up everyday with a sense of gratefulness, and appreciating the things she had instead of wanting for things she didn’t have, or longing for a life she didn’t lead. Almost thi...
Heather Fortner, CEO and Chair of the Board of Signature FD
Empowering Leadership - June 05, 2023 17:40 - 37 minutesHeather Fortner is the CEO and Chair of the Board of Signature FD, a private wealth management and consulting firm located in Atlanta, GA. Naturally as someone in her role, Heather is called upon each and every day to embody the skills, wisdom and guidance required of a leader. Heather Fortne...
Jaylen Smith, Mayor of Earle, Arkansas
Empowering Leadership - May 08, 2023 07:44 - 23 minutesOne of the most common mistakes in leadership is the idea that it takes decades of experience to become a leader, but as 18 year-old Jaylen Smith reminds us, leadership knows no age limit. Last fall, Smith was elected Mayor of Earle, Arkansas, a town of less than two thousand people about thirty...
Kathy Minardi, Executive Director of Whole School Leadership
Empowering Leadership - April 11, 2023 01:53 - 47 minutesPerhaps no other professional ecosystem lends to the principles and values of leadership more than education. Inherently, the teachers, academics and professionals need to demonstrate leadership qualities to be able to lead the thinkers and doers of the next generation. Today’s guest on th...
Marjorie Hudson, Author of “Indigo Field”
Empowering Leadership - March 16, 2023 20:42 - 1 hourOn today’s episode of the Empowering Leadership podcast, host Doug McVadon speaks with author Marjorie Hudson about George Moses Horton, the first black man to publish a book in the American South. Horton was an enslaved person in Chatham County, North Carolina in the early 19th century. ...
Ray Whittaker, Poet and Author
Empowering Leadership - February 13, 2023 17:25 - 35 minutesExperiences with death, whether it be through losing a loved one or having a brush with it yourself, can be some of the most impactful experiences we'll ever face. How one responds to that adversity often defines new trajectories in that person's life. For today's guest on the Empowering Leade...
Joe George, former Senior VP of Merchandising for Harris Teeter
Empowering Leadership - January 10, 2023 16:02 - 55 minutesJoe George is a long tenured executive with a track record of achievement in multiple high level roles including as a VP at Harris Teeter. George found a talent for building strong and dynamic teams, which helped him leave an imprint in the corporate world. While he was clearly well suited for t...
Michael Watson of Watson Tate Savory Architects
Empowering Leadership - November 27, 2022 09:00 - 45 minutesDespite the greatest ambitions of the most visionary leaders, life circumstances can change trajectories and priorities in an instant. Through no fault of their own, people can be thrust into a much different battle than the ones they had envisioned most of their lives. This kind of journey thro...
Leona Tate, Civil Rights Activist
Empowering Leadership - November 14, 2022 14:27 - 39 minutesWhen thinking about the civil rights era, one of the biggest mistakes we can make is thinking that the people and events of the time are buried in ancient history. In reality, we are lucky to have many of the survivors of some of the most segregated times of modern history still among us to tell...
Phil Armstrong with Greenwood Rising: The History Behind The Tulsa Race Massacre
Empowering Leadership - June 21, 2022 19:00 - 54 minutesMuch of the discourse about racial equity over the past several years has centered on revisiting events of the past and understanding their effect on our world today. One of the most prominent examples of this is the reexamination of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Spurred by dubious claims of h...
Danny Skinner with the Minnesota Street Project: Discovering Oneself Through Trauma
Empowering Leadership - April 13, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutesToday’s guest on Empowering Leadership views the body as an instrument that must be cultivated through contemplation and self care. Danny Skinner is a project manager at Minnesota Street Project, an artist-led collaborative that provides studio space, gallery space, and services to San Francisco...
Amy Hofland with The Crow Museum of Asian Art: Mindfulness as a Leadership Practice
Empowering Leadership - March 21, 2022 17:27 - 42 minutesAt first glance, some may see very little overlap between the world of art and the world of business. Today's guest on the Empowering Leadership podcast helps us see beyond the surface and dig deep into this issue. Amy Hofland is the Senior Director of the Crow Museum of Asian Art at the Unive...
Brad King with Stitch Golf: What Is Your Blind Spot?
Empowering Leadership - March 07, 2022 09:00 - 49 minutesStitch Golf is one of the fastest growing, most exciting golf brands in the US right now, and on today’s episode of Empowering Leadership, CEO Brad King joins the conversation. Brad is a natural born entrepreneur, having purchased his first franchise business in college. Brad joins host D...
Michael Braine of Public Storage: Mission First, People Always
Empowering Leadership - February 21, 2022 16:44 - 48 minutesMichael Braine, Chief Technology Officer of Public Storage joines host Doug McVadon on today’s episode of Empowering Leadership. Michael discusses the evolution of management and the need to balance people’s livelihoods with the pressures of production. Michael talks about finding strength in vu...
Healing the Divide with Giovanna Kanu
Empowering Leadership - February 04, 2022 21:28 - 53 minutesOur guest on today's episode of Empowering Leadership is Giovanna Kanu, consultant and managing member of GSCK Consultant, LLC. Giovanna's leadership journey began when she was doing clinical research for the pharmaceutical industry. Now she works as an independent consultant and co-leads ...
Giovanna Kanu with GCSK Consultant LLC: Understanding the Why
Empowering Leadership - February 04, 2022 21:28 - 53 minutesOur guest on today's episode of Empowering Leadership is Giovanna Kanu, consultant and managing member of GSCK Consultant, LLC. Giovanna's leadership journey began when she was doing clinical research for the pharmaceutical industry. Now she works as an independent consultant and co-leads ...
Jesse Milan: Authenticity, Partnership, and Lessons from HIV
Empowering Leadership - November 16, 2021 19:10 - 53 minutesLeadership is built on a person's relationships, experiences, their own unique drive to succeed. Today's guest on Empowering Leadership has deeply moving and profound ties to all of these. Jesse Milan is CEO of AIDS United in Washington DC-based non-profit that has funded and advocated for AID...
Jesse Milan of AIDS United
Empowering Leadership - November 16, 2021 19:10 - 53 minutesLeadership is built on a person's relationships, experiences, their own unique drive to succeed. Today's guest on Empowering Leadership has deeply moving and profound ties to all of these. Jesse Milan is CEO of AIDS United in Washington DC-based non-profit that has funded and advocated for AID...
Jessica Cork of YKK
Empowering Leadership - October 04, 2021 23:19 - 57 minutesIf YKK sounds familiar, but you're not quite sure where you've seen it, you're not alone. YKK is the Japanese company that makes many of the world's zippers that you might find right now in the pants you're wearing. Today's guest on Empowering Leadership is Jessica Cork, who has spent time wor...
Jessica Cork of YKK: Celebrating Japanese Values and Culture
Empowering Leadership - October 04, 2021 23:19 - 57 minutesIf YKK sounds familiar, but you're not quite sure where you've seen it, you're not alone. YKK is the Japanese company that makes many of the world's zippers that you might find right now in the pants you're wearing. Today's guest on Empowering Leadership is Jessica Cork, who has spent time wor...
Debra Carlton of Kaiser Permanente: Wellbeing as a Critical Aspect of Leadership
Empowering Leadership - September 17, 2021 20:58 - 1 hourTo be a great leader, you must first be in good enough condition to meet the mental and physical demands of leading a team. This starts with what you do and don't put into your body, and today's guest on Empowering Leadership is an expert in just that. Recently retired internal medicine sp...
Debra Carlton, Retired Internal Medicine Specialist
Empowering Leadership - September 17, 2021 20:58 - 1 hourTo be a great leader, you must first be in good enough condition to meet the mental and physical demands of leading a team. This starts with what you do and don't put into your body, and today's guest on Empowering Leadership is an expert in just that. Recently retired internal medicine sp...
Brenda Howerton, Durham County Commission Chair: Leadership Requires Compassion for Others
Empowering Leadership - May 12, 2021 01:41 - 38 minutesLeadership is often thought of as how we present ourselves in the workplace, and how we give direction and inspiration to our colleagues and peers. Today's guest on Empowering Leadership is well versed in that world of leadership, but also has redefined leadership as a personal and spiritual end...
Brenda Howerton, Durham County Commission Chair
Empowering Leadership - May 12, 2021 01:41 - 38 minutesLeadership is often thought of as how we present ourselves in the workplace, and how we give direction and inspiration to our colleagues and peers. Today's guest on Empowering Leadership is well versed in that world of leadership, but also has redefined leadership as a personal and spiritual end...
Deborah Bosley, the Plain Language Group: The Power of the Spoken Word
Empowering Leadership - April 30, 2021 19:25 - 58 minutesEffective leadership depends on effective communication, and yet, communication is at the heart of almost every business breakdown. For decades, “communication” has appeared time and again on company survey results, regardless of industry or organizational size, and with employees and customers....
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