# leadership launchpad (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover leadership launchpad. Page: Feed: --- ## [Top Leadership Lessons for Technical Managers w/ Matt Gjertsen](https://www.bettereverydaystudios.com) _2026-08-18 · Leadership Launchpad_ This episode of Leadership Launchpad celebrates a milestone: surpassing the 200th episode mark. The conversation features a recap of top insights and leadership lessons from previous standout guests, including Steph Bertmer (Pinterest), Megan Galloway (EverLeader), Matt Kuda (Voyager Technologies), Holly Betke (StockX), General John Teichert (Edwards Air Force Base), Jesse Kleekamp (K2 Space),… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/26d43102-b032-44d1-ac8a-e1f9c5aec0c1.mp3) ## [Leading Without Authority in Tech Teams w/ Lindy Elkins-Tanton](https://www.bettereverydaystudios.com) _2026-08-11 · Leadership Launchpad_ In this episode of Leadership Launchpad, Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Director of the Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory and Principal Investigator of NASA’s Psyche mission, shares insights on leading high-stakes, technical teams. She explains the objectives and significance of the Psyche mission—humanity’s first deep exploration of a metal-rich asteroid—and offers a detailed look at her role as principal… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/9d1c3f2f-5888-4ef2-a104-ea271c461c5f.mp3) ## [Why Ownership Is the Foundation of Great Engineering w/ Seth Kovnat](https://www.bettereverydaystudios.com) _2026-08-04 · Leadership Launchpad_ Everyone talks about ownership. Very few people can actually explain what it looks like. Seth Kovnat spent six years at SpaceX helping scale Falcon launches from 24 to 148 missions a year before joining Impulse Space as Director of Vehicle Engineering. Along the way, he developed a way of thinking about engineering that goes far beyond technical ability. At the center of that mindset is the… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/534d426d-4d5c-4468-9a06-6be59880ac63.mp3) ## [The Leadership Shift Every Engineer Has to Make w/ Ashley Chang](https://www.bettereverydaystudios.com) _2026-07-28 · Leadership Launchpad_ Most engineers become leaders because they're great at solving problems. Then they get promoted... and suddenly the thing that made them successful starts getting in the way. If you've ever struggled to delegate, found yourself jumping in to fix everything, or wondered why your team keeps bringing every problem back to you, this conversation will probably hit close to home. Ashley Chang started… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ad98628e-6260-40b1-aa07-880f5324b356.mp3) ## [Why Most Leadership Training Doesn’t Translate to the Floor w/ Craig Coyle](https://www.bettereverydaystudios.com) _2026-06-23 · Leadership Launchpad_ Most companies say they’re developing leaders. But when you look at what actually happens on the floor, or inside a new manager’s first real team, it doesn’t line up. Craig Coyle spent years as an Army aviator and now works with frontline leaders in manufacturing and defense environments. What he saw in both worlds is the same gap, people are promoted into leadership, then left to figure it out in… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c905cbed-01a1-41e5-a415-c7c71f62f122.mp3) ## [Building a Training Program for a Technical Team with Roy Samson](https://www.bettereverydaystudios.com) _2026-06-16 · Leadership Launchpad_ Most technical training programs fail before the first technician ever sets foot in the room. Not because the content is wrong. Because the entire design is wrong. Traditional training asks: did they understand it? Technical training asks something harder: can they actually do it? And in aerospace, where it takes a million things to go right and one thing to go wrong. In this first ever live… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/424ebfa8-ff06-4fbd-990b-328c7245bba4.mp3) ## [How Great Leaders Build Alignment Without Slowing Down Execution](https://www.bettereverydaystudios.com) _2026-06-09 · Leadership Launchpad_ Most leaders talk about speed. Ian Walsh doesn’t. In this conversation, he separates speed from what actually matters in leadership: velocity, meaning speed with direction. Ian has spent his career in aerospace and defense, from flying Marine Cobra attack helicopters to leading companies through scale and transformation. Now as CEO of FDH Aero , he is operating inside an industry that is growing… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2f88ebc8-5aea-4987-a433-b93ff6ee5824.mp3) ## [Stop Waiting for Permission to Lead w/ Keith Ferrazzi](https://www.bettereverydaystudios.com) _2026-06-02 · Leadership Launchpad_ Most people think leadership starts when someone gives them authority. I don't think that's true. One of the ideas that kept coming up in my conversation with Keith Ferrazzi is that leadership is rarely granted before it's demonstrated. The people who create outsized impact inside organizations aren't waiting for the title, the promotion, or the perfect moment. They're already acting like leaders… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/25845580-cfca-4737-8a7c-ac2cd0c54abf.mp3) ## [Why High Performers Learn to Stay Uncomfortable](https://www.bettereverydaystudios.com) _2026-05-26 · Leadership Launchpad_ Most teams don’t fail because they lack talent. They fail because they lose their ability to operate under discomfort. In this solo episode of Leadership Launchpad, I look at why the ability to stay effective when things get uncomfortable has become a defining factor in how modern teams perform. I draw a distinction between pressure that sharpens performance and pressure that overwhelms it, and… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/4d78a030-ae6f-48f0-95f8-aab2a8ae7a18.mp3) ## [Try Before You Buy, Risk-Free (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rYcHUBYjQCcN) _2026-05-26 · **Sponsored**_ Free trial hosting plus refunds processed in 12-24 hours, guaranteed. ## [How to Scale Chaos Without Losing Control w/AstroForge COO Chapman Snowden](https://www.bettereverydaystudios.com) _2026-05-19 · Leadership Launchpad_ Most companies don’t fail because they lack process. They fail because they keep the wrong ones alive for too long. Process starts as a survival tool. It reduces chaos, aligns people, and turns scattered effort into repeatable execution. But at scale, the same systems that create clarity slowly become the thing that blocks it. The real challenge isn’t building structure, it’s knowing when it stops… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1e1e1d81-a8b3-49bb-ab1e-a0312043843c.mp3)