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Leadership Moments from NASA

An astronaut, aquanaut, jet pilot, ER doctor, scientist, CEO, father – Dr. Dave Williams is an exceptional leader with much to share!

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Leadership Moments from NASA

with Dr. Dave Williams

An astronaut, aquanaut, jet pilot, ER doctor, scientist, CEO, father – Dr. Dave Williams is an exceptional leader with much to share! The former Director of Space & Life Sciences at NASA

PowerUp Your Presence

Join host Diane Craig Founder and President of Corporate Class Inc., to help you with the multi-faceted topics of leadership and presence. Diane has coached and consulted with business professionals and leaders at all levels, across all industries, all over the world.

Listen to an engaging mix of stories, tips, insights and conversations with trailblazers who speak candidly about their journey to leadership.

Meet today’s influential leaders and achievers as they discuss the changing face of modern leadership. Discover why presence is pivotal to address the challenges of a constantly evolving business world.

Learn about the complex fusion of passion, resilience and discipline it takes to become a leader. Get to the bottom of what it means to be authentic; How a leader’s social skills can make a positive impact beyond the bottom line; Why empathy, body language and presentation skills are now benchmarks of leadership.

By going behind the scenes, PowerUp Your Presence Podcast provides a wide perspective of leaders’ real-life experiences, presented through a lens to expand your view and help you reflect on your own approach, actions and behavior.

Latest Episodes

Season 2, Episode 1

Leadership Moments from NASA

with Dr. Dave Williams

An astronaut, aquanaut, jet pilot, ER doctor, scientist, CEO, father – Dr. Dave Williams is an exceptional leader with much to share! The former Director of Space & Life Sciences at NASA

Episode 13

Connect with Confidence

with Diane Craig

We all know the importance of connection – or we’ve all been told six different ways to network, but it’s so much harder than anyone makes it sound. Overcoming that is not just…

Episode 12

Empowering Women Together

Interview with Dr. Kathleen Reardon

Dr. Kathleen Reardon is Professor Emerita at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. She is an author and leading authority on persuasion, politics in the workplace…

Episode 11

Listen to Lead with Lorna Dueck

There is great power in listening. The ability to connect both personally and professionally with people and build successful relationships depends on deliberate, attentive listening…

Episode 10

The Ripple Effect with Dr. Greg Wells

Dr. Greg Wells, Ph.D., is a scientist and physiologist who translates scientific discoveries into actionable advice on how to improve people’s health and well-being…

Episode 9

Managing your Reputation Capital

Your reputation capital is a tangible asset. It’s the beliefs, feelings and opinions people hold about you. Your reputation can even serve as a powerful door-opener…

Episode 8

Overcoming Adversity with Brad Pedersen

This episode’s guest, Brad Petersen, is really a kid at heart. For most of his career, Brad, Founder, and President of Indykko Limited, has worked in both toy distribution and tech for young audiences…

Episode 7

Over-coming Self-Doubt with Dr. Katy Kamkar

Today we are talking about mental wellness and overcoming self-doubt with Dr. Katy Kamkar. Dr. Kamkar is a Clinical Psychologist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

Episode 6

Leading with Trust: Interview with Charles Green

Trust matters! Charles Green, author of The Trusted Advisor, breaks down what trust is and how it’s often established in low profile, discreet moments to build solid business relationships…

Episode 5

First Impressions: Sometimes you Nail it, Sometimes you Fail it

First impressions are both critical and more complicated than they appear at first (impression). Every day as you move from interaction to interaction, you’re making an impression—from the moment…

Episode 4

Board Presence

With Carol Stephenson

Our guest during this episode is Carol Stephenson whose forty-year career has seamlessly spanned private and public sector leadership roles. Carol is a highly respected former CEO and visionary…

Episode 3

Defying Limits

With Dr. Dave Williams, Part 2

We return to our conversation with Dr Dave Williams; astronaut, aquanaut, surgeon, and leader, with the idea that great accomplishments come from humble origins…

Episode 2

Defying Limits

With Dr. Dave Williams, Part 1

Astronaut, aquanaut, jet pilot, ER doctor, scientist, CEO and father – Dr. Dave Williams has two sayings that keep him rolling “It is what it is” and “We’re all on a Journey” and those two ideas orbit around…

Episode 1

Why PowerUp Your Presence?

The inaugural episode of The PowerUP Your Presence Podcast will answer these questions and more – beginning with an anecdote about a scientist trying rise within her firm.

Your host

Diane Craig

President & Founder

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