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The BOLT Podcast: Ignite Your Spark for Leadership, Growth, and Positive TransformationWelcome to The BOLT Podcast, the go-to personal growth and leadership development podcast for entrepreneurs, executives, HR professionals, and everyday leaders who want to ignite their…

Podcast · By Todd Bertsch · American English · Official site

Indexed episodes, last 90 days
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Sep 8, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 8, 2026

    How to Become a Leader People Want to Follow with Chris McClure (opens the original)

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    Chris McClure explains what separates a manager from a leader people genuinely want to follow. You’ll learn why promoting high performers without leadership development can hurt both the manager and the team, how consistent one-on-one conversations build trust and engagement, why personal development plans should happen before performance problems arise, and how leaders can balance caring for people with producing results. Key Takeaways Great performers do not automatically become great leaders.

  2. Episode · Aug 24, 2026

    The Truth About Equity with Celeste Warren (opens the original)

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    This episode explains what equity means, how it differs from equality, and why equitable leadership can help people perform at their best. Celeste Warren draws on decades of HR and diversity leadership to explain why treating everyone the same does not always create equal opportunity. The conversation explores workplace barriers, unconscious bias, hiring practices, inclusive systems, employee development, and why leaders need to understand where each person is starting from. Listeners will learn

  3. Episode · Aug 12, 2026

    Leadership Is Stewardship with Kyle Wells (opens the original)

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    Kyle Wells, President of Champion Personnel, shares how leaders can build trust, strengthen culture, improve retention, and guide teams through uncertainty by putting people first. Drawing on his unconventional path from a temporary shop-floor worker to a company owner, Kyle explains why vulnerability, transparency, self-awareness, and investing in employees are essential leadership skills. The conversation also explores hiring challenges, employee experience, AI's impact on recruiting, mental f

  4. Episode · Jul 28, 2026

    Know Yourself. Lead Yourself. Change Everything. With Dana Williams (opens the original)

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    Know Yourself Before Leading Others Learn why self-awareness is the foundation of authentic leadership and how understanding your strengths, values, habits, and blind spots can change the way you lead. Todd Bertsch and leadership identity expert Dana Williams explore why so many leaders focus on fixing everyone else before doing the internal work themselves. They discuss how assessments like CliftonStrengths, Spark Quotient, Positive Intelligence, and the Authentic Imprint framework can provide

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