Todd Bertsch - Life Coach & Speaker

10/03/2025

⚡ Focus Friday | Positive Intelligence "Observe the energy of words." 🧠

As leaders, what we say carries weight. Words can lift people, spark possibility, and inspire action. But they can just as easily drain energy, shut down creativity, or create doubt.

Every word has an impact. Every conversation leaves a residue. Consider these prompts:
🔹 How do your words land?
🔹 Do they expand energy or diminish it?
🔹 What ripple are you creating with your language?

Leadership starts with language. Because what we say matters.

10/01/2025

⚡ New BOLT Podcast Episode Dropping OCT 8! ⚡ What if brain health isn’t just about preventing decline—but about unlocking your full leadership potential?

👉 In my next conversation, I sit down with Eric Collett, nationally recognized speaker, educator, and CEO of A Mind For All Seasons. Eric challenges outdated assumptions about aging and cognitive decline, and shares how brain health directly impacts mindset, resilience, and leadership growth.

🔥 Subscribe on Apple or Spotify today! https://www.toddbertsch.com/podcast/

09/29/2025

💡 Motivational Monday ⚡ "We are human beings, not human doings. Our value lies not in what we produce, but in who we are." – Anonymous

This one hits hard on a Monday morning, doesn’t it? Too often, we measure leadership by the (Charlie) hustle...how much we do. But authentic leadership comes from being first: being present, empathetic, and real.

⚡ This week’s BOLT Newsletter is all about Being Over Doing: The Secret to Authentic Leadership. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/being-over-doing-secret-authentic-leadership-todd-bertsch-m4zse

09/28/2025

🙏 Sunday Gratitude - The power of meditation 🍂

There’s something about fall that makes slowing down feel natural. The crisp air, the changing leaves, the quiet reminder that seasons shift and so do we.

This morning, I took a moment to meditate in the park, grounded by the strength of a tree behind me. Breathing in gratitude, exhaling distraction.

09/27/2025

🍂 While you’re out raking leaves or tackling yard work this weekend like me, why not feed your mind too? 🧠 https://bit.ly/4nMXo71

Kemp A. Boyd Boyd reminds us: “We live in a doing culture—high productivity, high achievement—but real leadership comes from a being culture, where who you are drives what you do.”

That hit me. 🔥 Too often, we chase the next task or achievement, forgetting that who we are shapes everything we do.

🎙️ If you want to hear more wisdom like this, subscribe and check out my powerful conversation with Kemp on The BOLT Podcast. Perfect background fuel while you’re outside getting things done.

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Kemp Boyd, executive director, pastor, coach, and community leader, shares how true leadership comes not from what we do, but from who we are. Through powerf...

09/26/2025

💻 Virtual presentations that inspire! ⚡ I’m so grateful for this kind testimonial from one of the teachers at my recent session: "I felt this was a TED talk in which I honestly wanted to submerse myself. You had me completely invested in hearing what you had to share with us. Fantastic presentation!"

🌟 When you leverage technology and bring your authentic self into every moment, virtual sessions can be just as engaging, inspiring, and interactive as in-person experiences.

👉🏼 Want to bring this kind of inspirational message to your event or organization? Let’s connect! https://www.toddbertsch.com/speaking/

09/25/2025

📣 This is your final opportunity to register for my last Positive Intelligence (PQ Mental Fitness) cohort of the year! 💪🧠 https://www.toddbertsch.com/mental-fitness-coaching/

If you’re ready to:
✅ Reduce stress and self-sabotage
✅ Strengthen resilience and focus
✅ Shift to a growth-oriented, Sage mindset
✅ Unlock your full potential personally and professionally
…then this program is for you.

💡 Don’t wait—spots are limited! Take the first step toward lasting transformation and register before the cohort closes this week.

📩 DM me or click the link below to secure your spot today!
https://www.toddbertsch.com/mental-fitness-coaching/

09/24/2025

⚡️ New BOLT Episode: Kemp “Pastor Coach” Boyd ⚡️ What if transformational leadership isn’t about what you do—but who you are?

👉🏼 In this conversation with Kemp A. Boyd, Director of Love Akron, Co-Pastor, and Head Football Coach, he unpacks authentic leadership, community impact, and mentorship through his HOT philosophy (Humble, Open, Transparent). We dig into mental wellness, naming our wounds, and turning pain into purpose.

🌟 Key Insights from this Episode:
• Being vs. Doing: lead from identity, not activity
• Mentorship that changes lives (on and off the field)
• Practical tools for mental health & resilient teams

🎧 Listen on the web - https://bit.ly/4nMXo71
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🎧 Listen on Spotify - https://bit.ly/3Ie55UN
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09/23/2025

👣 On the path together! We all need a peer group—people we can confide in, brainstorm with, and lean on. I’m grateful to have Christine Hockman in my inner circle. ⚡

We carved out a half day to walk, talk, share ideas, exchange tips, and fuel each other’s growth. Nothing beats the power of an authentic human connection!

09/22/2025

⚡ Motivational Monday meets the first day of fall…🍂 Change is in the air. How will you respond? Will you resist—or lean into it?

Just like the season shifts, life constantly invites us to grow, let go, and step into something new. The beauty of fall reminds us that change isn’t something to fear. It’s something to embrace.

This week, choose to lean in. Choose to see change as an opportunity, not an obstacle. That’s where growth and your spark live.

09/20/2025

⚡ Daddy-Daughter Date Night 💙 Moments that remind us why we work so hard in the first place.

Last night was all about pressing pause, being present, and making memories with my daughter (which, as a teenager, are hard to come by these days). Dinner together followed by cheering on The University of Akron Zips soccer team ⚽️—the perfect combo!