What Do You Know To Be True? 

A podcast about ordinary people, with extraordinary talent, making meaningful impact.
Charting a path to purpose starts with a deeper understanding of one’s superhero power and how to make meaningful impact with others.

In these conversations, we seek to discover more about our own path to purpose by learning about our guests’ journey from discovering and developing their extraordinary talent to their experience with being in the service of others. Learn more...

Episodes are available here, on our YouTube Channel, on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Full WDYKTBT Episodes

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How to Listen with Intention | Coach Finds Purpose with the Art of Listening with Nicholas Whitaker
May 08, 202400:53:01

How to Listen with Intention | Coach Finds Purpose with the Art of Listening with Nicholas Whitaker

The gift of listening is more than hearing someone else. It’s being radically present to what they are saying so that you can empathize with them, feel with them, and be with them. This is an act of love and recognition. This is high art. Nicholas Whitaker&...

Strategy expert finds purpose through narrative | Narrative Power with Guillaume Wiatr
April 25, 202400:46:59

Strategy expert finds purpose through narrative | Narrative Power with Guillaume Wiatr

Storytelling in business has been a hot topic for quite some time, but crafting a strategic narrative is a newer concept, one that our guest, Guillaume Wiatr, knows a lot about.  What’s the difference between a story and a narrative? As Guillaume share...

Manager finds Purpose through Courage | Courage Gives Life Meaning with April McCormick
April 11, 202401:31:33

Manager finds Purpose through Courage | Courage Gives Life Meaning with April McCormick

Five years ago, April and Kevin McCormick had the worst day of their lives, every parent’s worst nightmare. Their 1-year-old son, Lincoln, died suddenly. A little over a year ago, April started a podcast, “Uncomfortable Friend,” to tell her stor...

Adventurer finds purpose through Medical Aid In Dying | Holding Space for Death with Stephanie Murray
March 28, 202400:44:59

Adventurer finds purpose through Medical Aid In Dying | Holding Space for Death with Stephanie Murray

Reducing suffering is a deep, innermost urge as a human. To be able to end needless suffering, that is a gift, one we’d want for our loved ones, and one our loved ones would want for us. Today’s guest, Stephanie Murray, is a Volunteer Client Adviser w...

Coach finds purpose in teaching and learning |The Power of Teaching with Marianna Lead
March 19, 202400:49:19

Coach finds purpose in teaching and learning |The Power of Teaching with Marianna Lead

“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” Many of us are familiar with this quote from Lao Tzu in the Tao Te Ching. Want to listen on the go?  You can listen to this episode on  Apple Podcasts  or  Spotify .   ...

Leader finds purpose in Learning Agility | The Power of Learning with Melissa Janis
March 12, 202400:53:05

Leader finds purpose in Learning Agility | The Power of Learning with Melissa Janis

Learning agility is one of the top leadership skills required to succeed today. And yet, where are leaders being taught the skills of learning, relearning, and adapting to changing environments? Melissa Janis learned early on about her superhero power, the power ...

Coach finds purpose in teaching how to resolve conflict | Conflict Resolutionary with Kristine Scott
February 27, 202400:51:55

Coach finds purpose in teaching how to resolve conflict | Conflict Resolutionary with Kristine Scott

Some seek to understand conflict and conflict resolution through observation and studying the topics. Others are not as fortunate to keep it at a safe distance and apply the scientific method. Our guest, Kristine Scott shares what she’s learned about confli...

 Org Development expert finds purpose in Team Coaching || Making the Invisible Visible with Bennett Bratt
February 13, 202400:48:04

Org Development expert finds purpose in Team Coaching || Making the Invisible Visible with Bennett Bratt

Can Team Coaching be more of an accelerator for performance than Leadership Coaching? So much focus is placed on leaders and the role of leadership in organizations, but that’s the sound of one-hand clapping. As Bennett Bratt says, “If a leader is goi...

Approaching DEI with Curiosity, Empathy, and Accountability [BONUS Episode]
February 06, 202400:19:21

Approaching DEI with Curiosity, Empathy, and Accountability [BONUS Episode]

Want to listen on the go?  You can listen to this episode on  Apple Podcasts  or  Spotify . Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is under attack today and the topic came up in my conversation with Kevin Jones. Rather than discuss the current bac...

True Snacks

True Snacks are short, bite-sized clips from the full-length episodes. Not ready for the full meal deal, have a snack...

Finding Humanity in Teams | Bennett Bratt | True Snacks
May 15, 202400:13:15

Finding Humanity in Teams | Bennett Bratt | True Snacks

“One of the things we do in teams is reclaim our humanity.” In this True Snack episode, Ben shares his strong belief in the power of teams as a place to reclaim our humanity or actively deny it. Ben is a self-proclaimed Team Geek, and you are about to...

Staying Curious in the Coaching Conversation | Kevin Jones | True Snacks
April 30, 202400:11:37

Staying Curious in the Coaching Conversation | Kevin Jones | True Snacks

Curious about the difference between a coaching conversation and mentoring conversation? For those who might not know, a coaching conversation is one where you ask questions, stay curious, not give advice, and treat the other person as creative, resourceful, and ...

Finding Courage | April McCormick | True Snacks
April 16, 202400:11:08

Finding Courage | April McCormick | True Snacks

Five years ago, April and Kevin McCormick had the worst day of their lives, every parent’s worst nightmare. Their 1-year-old son, Lincoln, died suddenly. A little over a year ago, April started a podcast, “Uncomfortable Friend,” to tell her stor...

The World Needs Introverts | Jennifer Marcou | True Snacks
April 09, 202400:07:34

The World Needs Introverts | Jennifer Marcou | True Snacks

As a female leader in a male-dominated industry, and as an introvert in an extrovert-dominated world, Jennifer Marcou found that her natural style of working, and her gender, was not well represented in her peer group, and definitely not in the ranks above hers. ...

How to Approach Conflict with a Mindset Shift | Kristine Scott | True Snack
April 04, 202400:06:49

How to Approach Conflict with a Mindset Shift | Kristine Scott | True Snack

Techniques for approaching conflict are helpful but shifting your mindset from armoring up and defending to one of empathy and curiosity: game changing. In this True Snacks clip, Kristine Scott shares what she’s learned about conflict resolution from her fi...

How to Find Purpose at the Intersection of Values and Needs | Marianna Lead | True Snacks
March 29, 202400:14:59

How to Find Purpose at the Intersection of Values and Needs | Marianna Lead | True Snacks

Some find their purpose at the intersection of their true needs and their deep-seated values. In this True Snack clip, Marianna Lead shares how she discovered this interdependence between needs, or as she calls them “essentials,” and values, what she ...

Learning Resistance and Growth | Melissa Janis | True Snacks
March 28, 202400:06:57

Learning Resistance and Growth | Melissa Janis | True Snacks

Resistance to learning, like resistance to change, is a matter of both the head and heart. In this True Snacks mini-episode, Melissa Janis shares how she helps leaders recognize the need to use both and adopt learning agility as their number one competency. She i...

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Operating through life in my mid-20s while juggling fatigue and an ADHD-riddled brain, I usually don’t gravitate towards podcasts as they either ramble with hit-or-miss storytelling or find undiscovered ways of stroking an ego. But where others often lose me, this series strides through the door with a direct intention...

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Amazing conversations

Roger has a unique ability to connect with guests and bring out their stories of what they gently hold as “true”. This shared search uncovers aspiration, congruence, and pragmatism.