A Director of Operations' Radical Leadership Playbook

Defining Your Leadership Legacy with Michele Vaz

Leadership and team development speaker Michele Vaz advocates for a service-based leadership philosophy that distinguishes leading (people and vision) from managing (tasks), prioritizing supported autonomy, transparency, and caring for the "whole person" to foster high team engagement and retention.

What HR Data Do Top Leaders Look At? ft. Lynsey Redman

Diondra and Lynsey Redman. explores how empathy, data-driven insights, and adaptive leadership can transform workplace engagement and empower employees to thrive.

What Great Leaders Do Differently with Faith Tull

Faith Tull, Chief Human Resources Officer and independent consultant, joins Diondra Filicetti on the Driven By… Co. podcast to discuss her extensive HR experience across organizations of all sizes and cultures, highlighting the importance of cultural awareness in global leadership. She shares the core traits of effective leaders—competence, confidence, charisma, and storytelling—and recounts how she transformed a toxic workplace with 150% turnover by unifying the team around shared goals, leading to a senior-level promotion. The conversation also explores transparency, individualized team building, leader–friend boundaries, and meaningful engagement strategies, while touching on Faith’s memoir Beyond These Eyes and her goal of securing a paid board position.

A Director of Operations' Radical Leadership Playbook

Director of Operations Nikita Garner, who made the unbelievable pivot from holistic nutritionist and receptionist to a top executive role, reveals the radical leadership playbook that powered her explosive career growth. In this interview with host Diondra Filicetti, author of Engagement Economics, Nikita dives deep into the non-negotiable qualities of effective leadership: from radical transparency and leading by example to the surprising secret of "supported autonomy" for team engagement. Discover how her "1% better than yesterday" philosophy and ability to remove blockers transformed her teams across five different industries. Tune in to learn her essential advice for emerging leaders on how to build unwavering trust and find your own path to self-actualization.

The Corporate Job Almost Broke Her… Then She Created Something Better

Britt Holmes went from high-pressure corporate advertising to a full-body burnout that forced her to rethink everything. Today, she runs Merit Media, a values-first agency built for creativity, autonomy, and sustainable leadership. In this episode, she breaks down her journey, her business philosophy, and the boundaries every new leader needs to build healthy, high-performing teams.