Guiding Growth

06/25/2025

Exciting news! Our podcast Guiding Growth has been recognized in TWO top leadership podcast rankings by MillionPodcasts!

🏆 #35 on Top 60 Community Leadership Podcasts
🏆 #56 on Top 80 Compassionate Leadership Podcasts

When we started this journey, our goal was simple: create meaningful conversations about leadership that make a real difference. Being recognized for both community impact AND compassionate leadership feels like validation that we're on the right path.

This achievement belongs to our incredible community:
✨ Our inspiring guests who share their wisdom
✨ Our engaged listeners who tune in every episode
✨ Everyone who believes leadership should be both effective and empathetic

The best part? We're just getting started. Every conversation reinforces our belief that the future of leadership is about serving others and building stronger communities.

Thank you for being part of this growth journey with us. 🙏

What does compassionate leadership mean to you? Share your thoughts below! 👇

Learn more about our recognition: https://guidinggrowth.co/2025award

03/28/2022

Another great episode launched on Guiding Growth today. Be sure to check it out.
https://guidinggrowth.co/episodes/adelaida-severson

Adelaida is the president and chief executive officer of Bushtex Inc., an international satellite communications firm she founded with her husband in 1994 that specializes in remote broadcast transmissions for the government and broadcast networks. Among her many honors, Severson was inducted into A

10/22/2021

The word is out and people are loving our new podcast show, have you checked it out? Three new episodes are available including our interview with Andrew John. Check it out today & subscribe to our show. https://bit.ly/3vpwDeN

10/21/2021

Maybe you've heard the big news - we launched our new podcast show this week. Three new episodes are available including our interview with Robert Gardner, a truly inspiring leader. Check it out & subscribe. https://bit.ly/3FZSQoM

10/19/2021

A new podcast launched today, and we think it's amazing. Check it out and see what you think, we double-dog dare you! https://guidinggrowth.co

10/18/2021

We launched our podcast with three new episodes, starting with this amazing woman, Elaine Kessler. Listen to her story and others, and be sure to subscribe to our podcast show. https://bit.ly/3B4lYYp

10/18/2021

It's "LAUNCH DAY" and we couldn't be more excited. Today, we've released our first three episodes with some amazing guests, Elaine Kessler, Robert Gardner, and Andrew John. We hope you'll take a moment and listen to these incredible interviews, and if you like what you hear please subscribe to our show. Here's to something exciting, new, and so much fun.

https://guidinggrowth.co/

Show Intro Intro trailer for, Guiding Growth, Conversations with Community Leaders, with your hosts, Sarah Watts and Ben Kalkman. A podcast of conversations with community leaders. Recent Episodes EP. 001 Interview - Elaine Kessler View Episode EP. 002 Interview - Robert Gardner View Episode EP. 00...

10/14/2021

Mark your calendars, the launch of our new show is happening on Monday, October 15th. We can't wait to share the stories and interviews of our guests with you. These are the conversations you'll want to hear. https://listen.guidinggrowth.co

Guiding Growth: Conversations with Community Leaders So often, we define ourselves and others by a title or label. But, who is the person behind the success? Leaders are inspiring, memorable, and often a mystery to those whom they inspire. Join our hosts, Sarah Watts and Ben Kalkman, as we explore t...

10/03/2021

We're excited to announce the Guiding Growth Podcast. A podcast about conversations with community leaders.

So often, we define ourselves and others by a title or label. But, who is the person behind the success? Leaders are inspiring, memorable, and often a mystery to those whom they inspire.

Join our hosts, Sarah Watts, IOM, and Ben Kalkman, as we explore the human journey of leaders - their stories of humility, triumph, roadblocks, and lessons learned - as they reflect on how they became who they are today and share stories of inspiration and hope with listeners.

We'll take away the title, just for a moment, and enjoy a connection with the soul.

Learn more at https://guidinggrowth.co