Build a Vibrant Culture
Podcast
In each episode, you’ll learn how to improve business culture, leadership effectiveness, team communication, accountability, and project management, all essential to building a strong and sustainable organization. We equip leaders with the strategies, systems, and mindset needed to create a truly vibrant organizational culture that drives results.
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Culture by Design: Crafting a Team People Love to Join with Mary Rusterholz
Are you ready to bring energy, engagement, and excellence to your leadership? In this lively conversation, we unpack practical tools for coaching, mentoring, and managing that create a truly vibrant culture. You’ll discover how to ignite your team’s motivation, implement systems that actually work, and show up as the kind of leader others love to … Read more
Stakeholder Whispering: Slowing Down to Speed Up with Bill Shander
What if the secret to better leadership wasn’t doing exactly what’s asked—but uncovering what’s really needed? In this episode of the Build a Vibrant Culture podcast, Nicole Greer welcomes Bill Shander, author of Stakeholder Whispering, educator, and data storytelling expert. Bill reveals how leaders can shift from reactive execution to strategic impact by slowing down, asking … Read more
Choose Your Own Benefits Adventure: Reimagining Healthcare with Stacy Edgar
What if your company’s benefits package could do more than check a box—what if it could shape your culture, empower your people, and transform your bottom line? In this energizing episode of the Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast, Nicole Greer is joined by Stacy Edgar, co-founder and CEO of Venteur, to explore the powerful connection between … Read more
Change Made Simple: Applying the ADKAR Advantage with Karen Ball
Nicole Greer sits down with Karen Ball, Senior Fellow at Prosci and author of The ADKAR Advantage, to uncover the secret to making change stick in individuals, teams, and entire organizations.
Best of Build a Vibrant Culture: 12 Powerful Traits of Highly Sensitive Leaders with Heather Dominick
Welcome to “The Best of Build A Vibrant Culture!” While Nicole takes a short summer break to receive her Certified Speaking Professional (CSP®) designation, please enjoy this vintage episode from 2023. We’ll see you next week! ••• Ever been told you’re “too sensitive” to lead? Think again! In this throwback episode, Heather Dominick shows how highly sensitive … Read more
Best of Build A Vibrant Culture: Unlocking the Power of Adult Learning with Dr. Carrie Graham
Welcome to “The Best of Build A Vibrant Culture!” While Nicole takes a short summer break to receive her Certified Speaking Professional (CSP®) designation, please enjoy this vintage episode from 2023. We’ll see you next week! ••• We’re throwing it back to November 2023 for an unforgettable conversation with Dr. Carrie Graham, Adult Learning Strategist, consultant, … Read more
Ta-Da!! Make the Right Choice: The Power of Fun at Work with Joel Zeff
This episode is a celebration—literally! Joel Zeff brings his signature humor and insight to the mic, showing us why fun isn’t a frivolous extra—it’s a fundamental part of vibrant leadership and team success. Nicole and Joel dive into what it really means to lead with passion, how celebration fuels performance, and why your workplace desperately needs … Read more
Name it, Claim it, Aim it: The Power of CliftonStrengths® with Jim Collison
In this powerful episode of Build a Vibrant Culture, Nicole Greer welcomes Jim Collison—CliftonStrengths Community Manager at Gallup—for an energizing and practical conversation about building strengths-based cultures. Jim shares real-world insights from his journey, coaching advice, and why focusing on what’s right with people is a game-changer for engagement, wellbeing, and performance.Together, Nicole and Jim unpack the … Read more
The Creative Sandbox Way: Building Creative Culture with Melissa Dinwiddie
What if your team’s best innovation is stuck behind a lie – like “I’m not creative”? In this episode, Nicole Greer sits down with Melissa Dinwiddie, author of The Creative Sandbox Way: Your Path to a Full-Color Life, to smash that myth and uncover the truth: creativity is your birthright—and it’s the key to building a … Read more
Lead With Hospitality: A Culture of Genuine Kindness with Taylor Scott
In this exceptionally vibrant episode of The Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast, Nicole Greer sits down with Taylor Scott, author, keynote speaker, and former Disney leader. They explore how hospitality principles can transform leadership. With decades of experience at Disney, Gaylord, and The Cosmopolitan, Taylor shares practical wisdom from his bestselling book, Lead with Hospitality, and previews … Read more
Conversations Worth Having: Transforming Team Culture with Cheri Torres & Jackie Stavros
Buckle up—this week’s episode lights the fuse on culture-changing conversations, showing you how a single powerful question can ignite an entire organization! In this episode, Nicole Greer sits down with powerhouse duo Cheri Torres and Jackie Stavros, co-authors of Conversations Worth Having, to explore how the practice of Appreciative Inquiry (the other AI) can transform your workplace … Read more
Deliberately Creative: Leading Innovative Teams with Amy Climer
In this energizing episode of the Build a Vibrant Culture podcast, Nicole Greer sits down with creativity expert and leadership consultant Dr. Amy Climer, author of Deliberate Creative Teams: How to Lead for Innovative Results. Together, they unpack what makes teams truly innovative and how leaders can clear the path for creativity. You’ll discover Amy’s three-part model for team … Read more
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AND CANDOR
ARE SOME OF MY CORE PRINCIPLES.
Name the challenge you're facing in your culture, and I will help you solve it.
From culture-shifting keynotes and workshops, executive coaching, or long-term partnerships, my work is to help you develop your next leaders.
I was fortunate to learn this early from an exceptional leader. She took an eager, overconfident new hire and developed me into a capable leader.
I went on to lead marketing and training for 80+ sites across the United States. Later, I achieved almost every credential in leadership development you’ve heard of. (see the list)
Since that time, I’ve joined organizations in almost every industry to BUILD VIBRANT CULTURES where employees take initiative and true ownership in their work.
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