Lead Different Podcast
Exceptional leaders lead teams that are Engaged, Empowered, and Energized! This podcast is designed to inspire and educate our listeners on leadership principles and practices that go beyond the conventional, encouraging a mindset of curiosity, self-awareness, and positive impact.
Exceptional leaders lead teams that are Engaged, Empowered, and Energized! This podcast is designed to inspire and educate our listeners on leadership principles and practices that go beyond the conventional, encouraging a mindset of curiosity, self-awareness, and positive impact.

"Lead Different!"
The "Lead Different!" Podcast is a weekly show hosted by Dan Dominguez, the CEO and Founder of WHY NOT Leadership. Every week, we interview "WHY NOT" leaders from around the world or a friend of WHY NOT Leadership about the impact that leading different has had on their personal and professional lives. This podcast is based on being open to innovative and unconventional leadership styles. It is designed to inspire and educate our listeners on leadership principles and practices that go beyond the conventional, encouraging a mindset of curiosity, self-awareness, and positive impact. Join us live every week as we feature special guests who are experts in their field. Get to know your WHY a little bit deeper and learn something new along the way, because, WHY NOT? We can't wait to see you next week!!
Dan Dominguez
CEO and Founder - WHY NOT Leadership
www.whynotleadership.com
Episodes
Friday Jul 05, 2024
"Lead Different!" Podcast (EPS. 16) -Eileen McDargh
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Eileen McDargh, the Chief Energy Officer of The Resiliency Group and McDargh Communications. With a rich background as an internationally recognized speaker, facilitator, and leader guide. She has authored 8 books and has continually been ranked in the top 3rd of the world’s Communication Professionals by Global Gurus International, a British-based provider of resources for leadership, communication and sales training.
Eileen teaches organizations like Cisco, Novartis, Oracle, and Procter & Gamble ways of building resilient leadership teams and workplaces. Along with her work as an organizational resiliency consultant, Eileen speaks and writes about resiliency.
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
"Lead Different!" Podcast (EPS. 15) - Lynnaire Johnston
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Lynnaire Johnston comes from a broadcasting background and for many years was a feature writer and magazine and publications editor. As well, she had a two-decade history as a copywriter, focusing on websites and online content. Now she specializes solely on LinkedIn and uses skills acquired as a news writer and copywriter to write unique and compelling multi-format content.
Lynnaire Johnston is an internationally recognised LinkedIn expert who ranks in the top 20 worldwide. She has written two books on the subject and is in frequent demand for podcasts and interviews. On her Link∙Ability YouTube channel she shares tips, tricks and ideas for making best use of the world's best business social media platform. She covers the best practices in her webinars to help you achieve your LinkedIn marketing objectives.
Monday Jun 24, 2024
"Lead Different!" Podcast (EPS. 14) - Dr. Holly White
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Dr. Holly White, Ph.D., is a cognitive psychologist and the Founder Of Outside The Box Consulting She specializes in attention deficits, ADHD, creative cognition, neurodiversity, and educational design. Dr. White has written and spoken widely on creativity in adults with ADHD and is the author of several empirical studies on the topic. Dr. White also maintains an active research collaboration with colleagues at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Holly White is an independent research scientist, consultant, and author who specializes in ADHD, creative cognition, and neurodiversity.
Friday Jun 07, 2024
"Lead Different!" (EPS. 13) - Podcast Premiere with Jon Rennie
Friday Jun 07, 2024
Friday Jun 07, 2024
Jon is a Business Leader, Author, and Speaker. He is Co-Founder, President & CEO of Peak Demand Inc., a global manufacturer of products for electric utilities. He is a former U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Officer who made seven deployments during the end of the Cold War and has been leading industrial business for more than 20 years.
He is passionate about leadership and employee engagement. His articles and blog posts have been read and shared all over the world. He believes that Leadership can make a significant difference in the performance of any organization.
He is the author of the best-selling leadership books, I Have the Watch: Becoming a Leader Worth Following and All in the Same Boat: Lead Your Organization Like a Nuclear Submariner and is the host of the Deep Leadership podcast.
Friday May 31, 2024
Friday May 24, 2024
"Lead Different!" (EPS. 11) - Podcast Premiere with Dave Durand
Friday May 24, 2024
Friday May 24, 2024
Dave Durand, the CEO of Leading Giants LLC and Executive Chairman of Best Version Media, an international mediacompany located in Brookfield, Wisconsin. During Dave's tenure as CEO, BVM was among the top 20 fastest-growingmedia companies in North America, and the fastest growing private company in Wisconsin of any type. In 2024, The WallStreet Journal publicized BVM as one of Top 100 Best & Brightest Companies To Work For in the Nation.
Dave is also a best-selling author, radio personality, and trainer of well over 150,000 individuals from all walks of lifeincluding sales representatives, CEOs, Fortune 500 executives, secretaries, educators, small business owners, and evenstay-at-home parents. Dave doesn't just provide the "feel good" motivational talk — he inspires his listeners to action withreal-world advice for real-world results.Dave has built and sold multiple businesses which have collectively done over one-billion dollars in sales in varyingindustries including media, digital services, and leadership training. He is vastly different than most business leaders ashis expertise is rooted in more than two decades of leadership and entrepreneurship. Dave speaks, not just from theory, butfrom experience.
Friday May 17, 2024
Friday May 17, 2024
Nikki Lewallen Gregory: Founder & Chief Meaningful Work Officer, PeopleForward Network • Show Host, Gut + Science
Nikki Lewallen Gregory is the Founder and Chief Meaningful Work Officer at People Forward Network. She loves to focus on the vision of the organization, its culture, and their go to market strategy (all things sales and marketing). She helps clients to stand out with their sales, marketing, and culture efforts. She loves to help business grow through relationships. PeopleForward Network provides innovative podcasting, communications, and partnership services for people-first leaders to impact meaningful work
Nikki is also the show host of the podcast Gut + Science. She gets to interview the best leaders in the world and uncover how they build winning cultures that attract amazing talent. In her Gut+Science podcast, Nikki delves into the science and experiences of employee engagement, sharing both failures and successes and uncovering the secrets behind them. The show is fast-paced and packed with key takeaways that leaders can implement immediately, or at least stimulate innovation through conversation.
Connect with Nikki Lewallen Gregory here:👇
🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikkilewallen/
🔹 https://peopleforwardnetwork.com/
🔹 https://www.youtube.com/@peopleforwardnetwork786
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Come along as we explore:✨Cutting-edge leadership approaches✨The power of challenging the status quo✨Ways to spark change and create impact within your organization
📡 Join us LIVE every Friday at 11:00 AM MT, as we connect with special guests who are paving the way with unconventional leadership styles.
🎙️ The podcast is designed to inspire and educate our listeners on leadership principles and practices that go beyond the conventional, encouraging a mindset of curiosity, self-awareness, and positive impact.
🎧 The "Lead Different!" Podcast offers a unique experience, allowing you to engage directly with the host, guests, and fellow attendees in real-time during the LIVE show.
🌟 At "Lead Different!", we firmly believe in living a life without regrets. As we navigate through life's journey, it's not the risks we take that we regret, but rather the opportunities we miss.
👏🏼 We truly value your insights and expertise in leadership principles and practices, and we believe you would find our podcast discussions insightful and engaging.
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Dan DominguezCEO and Founder - WHY NOT LeadershipShow Host - "Lead Different!" Podcast
Thursday May 09, 2024
"Lead Different!" Kevin Perlmutter .09
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
Kevin Perlmutter
Chief Brand Strategist to CEO's, CMO’s & Brand Leaders →
Founder: Limbic Brand Evolution – Brand Strategy | Consumer
Insights | Neuro-Marketing | Positioning | Messaging - Vermont
Enthusiast
New York City Metropolitan Area
Summary
I love making things better - being curious, connecting the dots &
setting the foundation of a future that has yet to unfold. As a brand
strategist, I often talk with Brand Leaders who also want things to
be better. They feel their brand deserves to be better understood,
more appreciated, and more desired. They want to: "Strengthen
connections," "Simplify complexity." "Increase engagement," "Earn
loyalty" & "Drive business growth." I've found:
The biggest challenge Brand Leaders face is an over-reliance on
traditional brand strategy. Despite good intentions, so much brand
activity lacks deep customer understanding and lacks relevance.







