Your Authentic Executive Podcast
Authentic Leadership. Profound Stories. Proven Lessons.
Your Authentic Executive Podcast
Dropping the first Tuesday of every month, Your Authentic Executive is the podcast for leaders seeking real, unfiltered wisdom from top executives who have navigated the highs and lows of leadership.
Hosted by Janyne Peek Emsick, Ph.D., a global executive coach and organizational sociologist with over 30 years of experience on seven continents, each episode delivers deeply human conversations that reveal the principles of authentic leadership.
What Makes Us Different?
We go beyond surface-level success stories to uncover the pivotal moments, mindset shifts, and game-changing lessons that shape top executives. Known for her masterful interviewing, Janyne draws out profound leadership insights that listeners can immediately apply.
The Power of “Sparks”
Before each full episode, we release three "Sparks"—short, compelling excerpts that highlight the most powerful stories and leadership lessons from our featured executive. These insights are designed to ignite reflection, fuel growth, and build anticipation for the full conversation.
Why Listen?
If you're an executive, entrepreneur, or leader looking for wisdom that transcends trends and gets to the heart of authentic leadership, this podcast is for you.
✅ Full Episode – First Tuesday of Every Month
🔥 Three Sparks – Bite-Sized Insights Leading Up to Each Episode
🎙 Subscribe now and join us on a journey to uncover the stories, struggles, and strategies behind Your Authentic Executive.
About Your Host: Janyne Peek Emsick, Ph.D.
Dr. Janyne Peek Emsick is an executive coach, organizational sociologist, and change leadership expert who has spent over 30 years coaching and consulting leaders on seven continents. Her work spans global Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurial ventures, government agencies, and mission-driven organizations, equipping executives with the insight, resilience, and strategy to navigate complexity with confidence.
A Master Interviewer of Executive Stories
Janyne is known for her deeply insightful, masterful interviewing style that uncovers the pivotal moments that define authentic leadership. Her ability to draw out the hidden wisdom in executive journeys makes Your Authentic Executive a uniquely powerful podcast, delivering leadership lessons that are both practical and profound.
A Passion for Authentic Leadership
With a career rooted in organizational change, neuroscience, and leadership development, Janyne’s work is fueled by a conviction:
The best leaders don’t just build companies—they build people.
She integrates insights from neuroscience, resilience research, and executive coaching best practices to help leaders unlock their full potential.
Beyond the Podcast
Janyne is the founder of YourExecutiveCoach.com, a trusted executive coaching firm, and a sought-after speaker for leadership summits, board retreats, and executive roundtables.
📌 Follow Janyne on LinkedIn → [https://www.linkedin.com/in/janynepeekemsick/]
📌 Explore Executive Coaching → [YourExecutiveCoach.com]
Your Authentic Executive Podcast
Change Leadership: What Gets in the Way with Thomas Saller
Why do 70% of transformations fail—even for well-intentioned leaders?
I sit down with Thomas Saller to explore what derails change initiatives. Thomas is partner at 5L Partners, serves senior leaders across Europe, and author of Work It Like a German. He doesn't coach clichés—he coaches complexity.
Three critical blind spots:
- The neuroscience behind resistance – People aren't afraid of change; they're afraid of loss. We unpack the SCARF model and how brains default to threat detection 80% of the time—your team's "resistance" is neuroscience.
- The transition timing gap – You finished the change 18 months ago; your team started yesterday. As Thomas says: "Of course the change is done for you. You had 3 years to work on it. Other people just heard of it last week."
- The leadership-management imbalance – Why initiatives fail when they're over-led (vision without execution) or undermanaged (process without purpose).
This connects to our 5R Edge™: REACH (navigating transformation), REGULATION (managing emotions), RESULTS (balancing vision with execution).
Take our FREE 5R Edge™ Diagnostic: https://tinyurl.com/5R-Podcast
Key timestamps:
[00:06:45] P&G and Gillette M&A
[00:11:12] Why executives finish before teams begin
[00:34:49] Neuroscience of competing commitments
[00:41:06] Balancing leadership and management
ABOUT YOUR HOST & GUEST
Janyne Peek Emsick, Ph.D. is an executive coach and creator of our 5R Edge™ framework. NeuroLeadership Institute certified.
Thomas Saller is executive coach, partner at 5L Partners, author of Work It Like a German.
Connect with Thomas:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-saller-82a5b479/
Book: https://a.co/d/b3jTpUp
Connect with Janyne:
Website: www.YourExecutiveCoach.com
LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/JPE-LinkedIn
Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/YAE-LinkedIn-Newsletter
Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/JPE-Facebook
YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/YAE-Youtube
Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/YAE-Spotify
Apple: https://tinyurl.com/YAE-Apple-Podcast
Together, we've got this!
Janyne
YourExecutiveCoach.com
Your Authentic Executive Podcast
Authentic Leadership | Profound Stories | Proven Lessons
Hosted by Janyne Peek Emsick, Ph.D.
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You can also listen to our podcast on-the-go now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hf8dKgOS9jniNdmfg1i8q?si=4ded7c1ab5c0440a
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-authentic-executive-podcast/id1794646555
Thank you so much to Kimberly Cappellano for taking time to deliver such valuable insight to fellow executives!
Follow her on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-cappellano/
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