What does it take to lead with both speed and heart? Danielle Fette shares how her leadership in regenerative medicine is shaped by trust, courage, and a relentless focus on impact. She reveals why running a lean company allows for faster decisions, more agility, and better outcomes—and how these same principles apply to anyone leading a team or organization. You’ll hear how she built a culture that clears roadblocks quickly and puts people first, while staying laser-focused on purpose.

Danielle also opens up about the leadership skills that matter most: hiring for curiosity and energy, creating safe spaces for honest dialogue, and approaching tough conversations with empathy. She emphasizes the role of self-awareness, intuition, and listening deeply to guide decisions and strengthen relationships. Her story offers powerful lessons for every leader who wants to combine courage, clarity, and compassion to achieve meaningful results.

Danielle is Co-founder and CEO of FetTech. She’s deeply passionate about transforming lives through groundbreaking advancements in regenerative medicine. She’s dedicated her career to developing innovative, FDA-cleared medical devices that empower the body to heal naturally—and to address some of the world’s most catastrophic injuries, diseases, and viruses.

You’ll discover:

• How lean leadership accelerates decisions and outcomes.
• Practical ways leaders can hire for curiosity and energy.
• Why trust and transparency are vital to team success.
• How empathy transforms difficult leadership conversations.
• The role of self-awareness in effective leadership.

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FetTech

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Over the course of his career, Ethan Evans reviewed 10,000+ resumes, conducted over 2,500 interviews, and made more than 1,000 hires. He knows a thing or two about finding, onboarding, AND developing the right people.

In this high-energy conversation, Ethan shares the qualities he looked for and the aspects of character he believes are most important for leaders. You’ll find great value in reflecting on the lessons he learned from a big mistake he made at Amazon that got him in trouble with CEO Jeff Bezos.

Ethan is a former Vice President at Amazon. During his 15 years there, he helped invent many of the offerings that we take for granted today, like Prime Video, Amazon Video, and the Amazon App Store. Prior to Amazon, Ethan spent 12 years at 3 startups.

In September of 2020, Ethan retired from Amazon and made the decision to pay it forward. He devotes time teaching leaders to become true executives through courses he offers and free content he provides on LinkedIn and his website.

You’ll discover:

• How Ethan added to the Amazon Leadership Principle of Ownership
• What Ethan looks for when interviewing a candidate or considering someone for a promotion
• The five steps in Ethan’s Magic Loop for managing up
• What leaders can do to build trust quickly
• A big mistake Ethan made at Amazon and the lessons he learned from it

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Ethan’s Website

Ethan Evans

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Have you ever made a hiring mistake? If you’d had guidance from Jeannette Seibly, you might have avoided that costly error. Jeannette is an expert on hiring practices, and in this conversation she shares many important tips from her excellent book, Hire Amazing Employees: How to Increase Retention, Revenues and Results!

Jeannette is The Leadership Results Coach as well as an award-winning speaker, author, and consultant. Besides her deep knowledge around hiring, Jeannette also works with leaders and their teams to explore ideas, create new possibilities, and achieve win-win-win results. Her primary focus for the past 30 years has been hiring, coaching, and retaining top talent.

You’ll discover:

• The process many companies follow when hiring…and why that approach is a problem
• Why Jeannette says Job Fit is #1 when considering a candidate
• The 3 equal parts that make up the Selection Triad
• How to conduct effective interviews—what to do and what not to do
• Why doing only a background check is not adequate due diligence

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Jeannette’s Resources

Website

SeibCo, LLC

Books

Hire Amazing Employees: How to Increase Retention, Revenues and Results!

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How does a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry translate into the corporate world of Learning and Development? Dr. Eli Bendet-Taicher brings that experience—and many others—into his role as Head of Global Learning and Development at Wix.com. It turns out that his passion for people and his love for research and experiments are the perfect combination!

Eli has more than 21 years of international experience in both technical and educational leadership positions. His career path includes global talent management, human resources, learning & development, coaching, mentorship & leadership, people & performance analytics, product development, data analysis, and storytelling.  

As a scientist who believes in data as the driver of the best business decisions, Eli presents a unique approach to Learning and Development that drives organizations to be on top of industry standards in today’s new workplace era. 

You’ll discover:

• Why Eli advocates running L&D like a business
• How Eli gained the trust of the CEO by demonstrating the value L&D contributes to the bottom line
• The power of A/B Testing to determine which learning programs produce the best results.
• Why Eli’s team created their own set of values and the benefits of doing so
• What Eli looks for when hiring a new person for his team

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Eli’s Resources

Website

Wix Website

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What’s it like to discover your true calling? Laura Coons, Ph.D., began her career teaching at the college level and then transitioned to the corporate world…and that’s where she found true joy. Laura bubbles over with enthusiasm when talking about her work, and you’ll hear that in our conversation.

Laura is the Senior Director of Learning at Frontdoor, a company that’s on a mission to make home ownership simple. Throughout her career there’s been the thread of servant leadership. She’s truly passionate about her role as a leader and committed to the development of future leaders.

You’ll discover:

• Why Laura made the transition from higher education to the corporate world
• The adjustments she needed to make to be successful in that new environment
• The most important aspect of a leader’s role with members of their team
• Three pillars that are the foundation for a strong, effective leader
• How Laura has grown as a leader over the years

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Website

Frontdoor

What if you could reduce turnover to 5% or less? My guest Jaime Jay has done that in his own company because he makes sure he hires the right people.

Jaime is the founder and managing director of Bottleneck Distant Assistants. Since 2006 his company has been sourcing Distant Assistants from the Philippines. They support entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, C-level executives, founders, and other professionals who are doing the wrong things so they can focus on their best work instead.

Jaime is a U.S. Army veteran and the author of the book, Quit Repeating Yourself. His life has been quite the adventure, and you’ll be inspired by the values he’s built into his company and that he and his team live by every day.

You’ll discover:

• How Jaime went from being homeless 3 times to running a successful multi-million dollar business
• The #1 question Jaime asks a candidate and why he does it
• The 4 questions Jaime asks people on his team that prepare them to make sound decisions
• The one word Jaime’s team is studying this year…and what they’re doing to make it part of their culture
• Why Jaime likes to create a Ripple Effect

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Jay’s Resources

Website

Bottleneck Distant Assistants

Book

Quit Repeating Yourself: How Today’s Leaders Are Using Systems and Processes to Grow Their Business The Right Way