Emily Erstad joins Craig Andrews for a candid conversation about the real heart of leadership—emotional intelligence. A former speech-language pathologist turned hospice leader, Emily shares how leading in high-stakes environments taught her the power of trust, vulnerability, and consistency.
Craig Andrews
Craig Andrews is a U.S. Marine, turned electrical engineer and mobile phone designer, turned marketer. He's driven over a half-billion dollars in revenue during his career. In 2009, Craig launched his own company which became allies4me. In August, 2021, Craig went spent three months in the hospital and six weeks in a coma when he nearly died. During that time, Craig's team ran allies4me without him. Now Craig shares lessons from the ledge of death and how they apply to both marketing and life.
Lee Pepper brings battlefield-tested leadership into the boardroom. In this episode, Lee breaks down how military strategies—some dating back to the Romans—can drive success in today’s marketing and business landscape. Drawing from his Army background, time at Fort Knox, and career in behavioral...
Stan Sukhinin knows what it’s like to rebuild from scratch. After a meteoric rise in Eastern Europe’s finance world—managing a $450M mezzanine loan portfolio—he moved to New York to launch a hedge fund. It didn’t survive the pandemic. What did survive? His ability to spot financial blind spots and...
Hark Herold brings three decades of military precision to the entrepreneurial world. As a retired U.S. Air Force colonel turned EOS implementer, Hark shares how his leadership experience in high-stakes environments—from serving in Desert Storm to overseeing base recovery during rocket attacks in...
Hillary Gale didn’t just pivot careers—she rewrote the script entirely. A former college writing teacher, she stepped away from academia, launched a one-woman marketing firm, and then discovered she was pregnant—all within days. With nine months on the clock, she had to lead fast, build smart, and...
Donovan Ryckis is leading a healthcare revolution—one grounded in leadership, accountability, and total transparency. As CEO of Ethos Benefits, he exposes the broken incentives in traditional benefits brokerage, where rising premiums often pad broker commissions. His fiduciary approach flips the...
Alex Sanfilippo shares how a childhood marked by dyslexia and self-doubt evolved into a leadership platform spanning podcasting, public speaking, and entrepreneurship. As the founder of PodMatch, Alex has enabled thousands of leaders to get their voices heard, but his path started with personal...
Chris Hurn, CEO of Community Bankshares, joined the show to talk straight about entrepreneurial leadership in high-stakes environments. He traces his roots to watching his single mother run a chocolate business out of their basement, an early masterclass in grit, marketing, and operations. That...
Allison De Paoli joins Craig Andrews to break down how employers can lead through one of the most neglected aspects of their business—health insurance. Drawing from decades of experience and her family’s entrepreneurial legacy, Allison shows how leaders can stop hemorrhaging money on bloated health...
Everett O’Keefe shares the origin story of Ignite Press, from a chance reconnection to a publishing powerhouse. His leadership was tested early when co-founder John tragically passed away, forcing Everett to carry the vision forward alone. Instead of folding, he doubled down. That decision sparked...