Llama Leadership

01/10/2024

𝑯𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒘’𝒔 𝑭𝑹𝑬𝑬 𝒘𝒆𝒃 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒖𝒎? 🗣️💻 𝐈𝐟 𝐧𝐨𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫?

🌟✨Spots are limited for tomorrow’s “𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑊𝑒 𝑁𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝐷𝑜 𝑖𝑛 2024 𝑡𝑜 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝐸𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑦𝑒𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡” web forum. 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒃 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒕 𝑵𝑶𝑾!🌟✨

Prioritizing employee retention and engagement is not just a choice; it's a strategic imperative.

🌟✨Join us tomorrow, January 10, for a transformative experience that promises to reshape the way you approach employee engagement and retention strategies. 🌟✨

𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭! 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

#𝙏𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙙 #𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 #𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙏𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 #𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 #𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 #𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨 #𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 #𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 #𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

12/14/2022

Llama Fam, we are announcing the official retirement of the Llama Lounge podcast. After careful consideration, the team has decided to move onto the next season of our lives and focus on some individual goals and pursuits.

We wanted to take the time to thank all of our amazing guests, supporters, and listeners throughout the past few years. We have learned so much from and with each and every one of you. And a special shout out to our partner, Blazing Star BBQ, as Mike helped keep the lights on with his support. We are grateful for your friendship, Mike!

Our goal was to bring value added content in the form of meaningful conversations surrounding Life, Learning, and Leadership. Mentorship comes in many forms and we hope this podcast filled the need for some of you as it did for us.

In grateful appreciation and for one last time, Llamas Out!

11/24/2022

Happy Thanksgiving!! We are grateful for you.

11/23/2022

Leaders, the LL team is taking a short break for the holidays and will be back with new content starting in January.

From our families to yours, we wish you all a blessed holiday season!

11/15/2022

New Episode Posted! | LL Ep. 162 - Road to Redemption w/Brian Sheffield

In this episode, Joe welcomes his brother, the great Brian Sheffield to the Lounge. Shef is a Senior Noncommissioned Officer in the United States Space Force with more than 22 years of service. He’s currently serving in the Department of Defense’s Legislative Fellowship program as one of the select few Enlisted fellows and has the honor of being assigned to House Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy. During their discussion, they talked about how Shef was able to rebound from some early missteps in his career, the importance of taking accountability, and he educated us about his experiences on Capitol Hill as an Enlisted Legislative Fellow.

Check out our show sponsor:

This episode is brought to you by Blazing Star BBQ! https://www.blazingstarbbq.com/

Blazing Star BBQ is a veteran owned and operated by Mike Starr, who served more than 20 years to our nation.

Mike is devoted to “Bringing unique flavors from his world travels to your backyard!”

Check out his delicious rubs and sauces. You won’t be disappointed!

LLAMA LINKS | https://linktr.ee/llamaleadership

In this episode, Joe welcomes his brother, the great Brian Sheffield to the Lounge.  Shef is a Senior Noncommissioned Officer in the United States Space Force with more than 22 years of service.  He’s currently serving in the Department of Defense’s Legislative Fellowship program a

11/08/2022

New Episode Posted! | LL Ep. 161 - Knowing and Understanding w/Kenny “KJ” Jones

In this episode, Joe welcomes his brother Kenny “KJ” Jones to the Lounge. KJ is a poet, podcast host and an Air Force Senior Enlisted Leader. During their discussion, they dove into the KJ’s rocky start in the Air Force, talked about remorse bias, the importance of knowing and understanding the people around you, and so much more.

Follow KJ here:

Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/5ckkptra

Podcast: Organized Khaos – Conversations w/KJ - https://tinyurl.com/bddu25ny



Check out our show sponsor:

This episode is brought to you by Blazing Star BBQ! https://www.blazingstarbbq.com/

Blazing Star BBQ is a veteran owned and operated by Mike Starr, who served more than 20 years to our nation.

Mike is devoted to “Bringing unique flavors from his world travels to your backyard!”

Check out his delicious rubs and sauces. You won’t be disappointed!

LLAMA LINKS | https://linktr.ee/llamaleadership

In this episode, Joe welcomes his brother Kenny “KJ” Jones to the Lounge.  KJ is a poet, podcast host and an Air Force Senior Enlisted Leader.  During their discussion, they dove into the KJ’s rocky start in the Air Force, talked about remorse bias, the importance of knowing and un

11/01/2022

New Episode Posted! | LL Ep. 160 - All it Takes is Heart w/Chris Romulo

In this episode, Joe welcomes the great Chris “Mr. Classic” Romulo to the Lounge. Chris is a retired Muay Thai Champion, coach, entrepreneur, podcast host, published author, and sought-after speaker. During their discussion, they talked about what it takes to have a champion’s mindset, the roll of ego the human experience, and much, much more.

Chris’ Book Recommendation:

The Warrior Within – John Little: https://tinyurl.com/yckvfczd

Check out Chris’ book here:

Champions Uprising - https://tinyurl.com/2p8dzm4x

Follow Chris here:

Email: [email protected]

Podcast: Champ Up Chat - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/champ-up-chat/id1492958823

Website: https://www.chrisromulo.com/

Check out our show sponsor:

This episode is brought to you by Blazing Star BBQ! https://www.blazingstarbbq.com/

Blazing Star BBQ is a veteran owned and operated by Mike Starr, who served more than 20 years to our nation.

Mike is devoted to “Bringing unique flavors from his world travels to your backyard!”

Check out his delicious rubs and sauces. You won’t be disappointed!

In this episode, Joe welcomes the great Chris “Mr. Classic” Romulo to the Lounge.  Chris is a retired Muay Thai Champion, coach, entrepreneur, podcast host, published author, and sought-after speaker.  During their discussion, they talked about what it takes to have a champion’s mi

10/25/2022

New Episode Posted! | LL Ep. 159 - Being Present For Yourself w/Jason France

In this episode, Joe welcomes the great Jason “Jay” France to the Lounge. Jason is an Air Force veteran, former Command Senior Enlisted Leader of US. Transportation Command, executive coach, leadership consultant, resilient team builder, and Owner and CEO of Elevate Leadership Solutions. During their discussion, Jay shared his experiences and the life lessons he learned while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail and they talked about the value of taking on challenging physical tasks and taking time to reflect.

Jay’s Book Recommendation:

Do Hard Things – Steve Magness: https://tinyurl.com/57cfb8h7

Follow Jay here:

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-l-france/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElevateLeadershipLLC

Website: https://www.elevateleadershipsolutions.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JayFHikes/

Check out our show sponsor:

This episode is brought to you by Blazing Star BBQ! https://www.blazingstarbbq.com/

Blazing Star BBQ is a veteran owned and operated by Mike Starr, who served more than 20 years to our nation.

Mike is devoted to “Bringing unique flavors from his world travels to your backyard!”

Check out his delicious rubs and sauces. You won’t be disappointed!

LLAMA LINKS | https://linktr.ee/llamaleadership

In this episode, Joe welcomes the great Jason “Jay” France to the Lounge.  Jason is an Air Force veteran, former Command Senior Enlisted Leader of US. Transportation Command, executive coach, leadership consultant, resilient team builder, and Owner and CEO of Elevate Leadership Solutions. D

10/18/2022

New Episode Posted! | LL Ep. 158 - Feedback Loops w/Amanda Ono

In this episode, Joe welcomes the great Amanda Ono to the Lounge. Amanda is an expert at Organizational development, HR consulting, and leading organizational change, and she is the Vice President of Customer Experience and of People and Culture at Resolver, a Kroll business and worldwide leader in defining risk intelligence. During their discussion, they talked about risk management, the importance of traveling, how to cultivate a culture of trust, and many other organizational leadership topics.

Amanda’s Book Recommendation:

The Trillion Dollar Coach – Bill Campbell: https://tinyurl.com/2p8s7x7e

Follow Amanda here:

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandaono/

Check out our show sponsor:

This episode is brought to you by Blazing Star BBQ! https://www.blazingstarbbq.com/

Blazing Star BBQ is a veteran owned and operated by Mike Starr, who served more than 20 years to our nation.

Mike is devoted to “Bringing unique flavors from his world travels to your backyard!”

Check out his delicious rubs and sauces. You won’t be disappointed!

LLAMA LINKS | https://linktr.ee/llamaleadership

IIn this episode, Joe welcomes the great Amanda Ono to the Lounge.  Amanda is an expert at Organizational development, HR consulting, and leading organizational change, and she is the Vice President of Customer Experience and of People and Culture at Resolver, a Kroll business and worldwide

10/11/2022

New Episode Posted! | LL Ep. 157 - The Warrior Within w/D.J. Vanas

In this episode, Joe welcomes the amazing D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas to the Lounge. D.J. is an Air Force Veteran, internationally acclaimed speaker, and bestselling author. During their discussion, D.J. shared his perspectives on the warrior spirit and they dove into key concepts he presents in his latest book, The Warrior Within.

Find D.J.’s books here:

https://nativediscovery.com/shop/

Follow D.J. here:
Website: www.nativediscovery.com

Check out our show sponsor:

This episode is brought to you by Blazing Star BBQ! https://www.blazingstarbbq.com/

Blazing Star BBQ is a veteran owned and operated by Mike Starr, who served more than 20 years to our nation.

Mike is devoted to “Bringing unique flavors from his world travels to your backyard!”

Check out his delicious rubs and sauces. You won’t be disappointed!

LLAMA LINKS | https://linktr.ee/llamaleadership

In this episode, Joe welcomes the amazing D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas to the Lounge.  D.J. is an Air Force Veteran, internationally acclaimed speaker, and bestselling author.  During their discussion, D.J. shared his perspectives on the warrior spirit and they dove into key concepts he p

10/04/2022

New Episode Posted! | LL Ep. 156 - Bathsheba Syndrome w/Dr. Clinton Longenecker

In this episode, Joe welcomes the great Dr. Clinton Longenecker to the Lounge. Dr. Longenecker is an award-winning educator, a distinguished university professor and the Director of The Center for Leadership and Organizational Excellence in The College of Business and Innovation at The University of Toledo. He is also a published author and active management consultant and executive coach and was recognized by The Economist as one of the Top Fifteen Business Professors in the world and as one of the top thirty (30) “transformational leaders” in America by The John Maxwell Organization. During their discussion, Clint presented the perspectives he has gained over his years of work on what he has titled the Bathsheba Syndrome, and they discussed the ethical lapses leaders can fall into and the preventive measures they can put into place to prevent them.

Check out a list of Clint’s publications here:

https://www.utoledo.edu/business/faculty/management/ClintonLongenecker.html

Follow Clint here:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/drclintl?lang=en

Check out our show sponsor:

This episode is brought to you by Blazing Star BBQ! https://www.blazingstarbbq.com/

Blazing Star BBQ is a veteran owned and operated by Mike Starr, who served more than 20 years to our nation.

Mike is devoted to “Bringing unique flavors from his world travels to your backyard!”

Check out his delicious rubs and sauces. You won’t be disappointed!

LLAMA LINKS | https://linktr.ee/llamaleadership

In this episode, Joe welcomes the great Dr. Clinton Longenecker to the Lounge.  Dr. Longenecker is an award-winning educator, a distinguished university professor and the Director of The Center for Leadership and Organizational Excellence in The College of Business and Innovation at The Uni