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The Hidden Science of Building Unstoppable Teams
Jan 21, 2026
44m 59s
From Burnout to Breakthrough: How a Family Business Found Its Edge
Jan 7, 2026
37m 49s
Unlocking Leadership Through Dialogue: The Secret to Effective Team Communication
Nov 26, 2025
29m 57s
A Little Chaos is Good for Growing Companies
Sep 4, 2025
44m 58s
Why the First Generation Kills Family Businesses (Not the Third)
Aug 14, 2025
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| 1/21/26 |  The Hidden Science of Building Unstoppable Teams | What if the person who irritates you most is exactly who you need on your team? In this eye-opening conversation, host Eric Herrera sits down with Marit Peters, President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas and recent winner of the Kolbe Professional Award for Individual Leadership in Building Conative Excellence. With over 20 years of experience transforming teams across industries—from aviation startups to medical laboratories to insurance agencies—Marit reveals how she uses ... | 44m 59s | ||||||
| 1/7/26 |  From Burnout to Breakthrough: How a Family Business Found Its Edge | In our first episode of 2026, we dive into the inspiring journey of Azure Standard, and the details behind their transformative journey with Kolbe. Karen Slusher, Chief Experience Officer of Azure Standard, sits down with Eric Herrera to share how Azure Standard embraced Kolbe’s principles to unlock the full potential of their team, foster a culture of conative excellence, and drive organizational growth. This commitment recently earned Azure Standard the Kolbe Enterprise Award for Organizati... | 37m 49s | ||||||
| 11/26/25 |  Unlocking Leadership Through Dialogue: The Secret to Effective Team Communication | In this episode of the Powered by Instinct podcast, Kolbe CEO David Kolbe sits down with Bill Isaacs, Founder of Dialogos. They delve into the core principles of organizational communication, the essence of dialogue, and how to unlock individual and team potential. Learn how to turn conflict into opportunity, the transformative power of genuine dialogue, and the groundbreaking impact understanding instinctive strengths can have to propel your organization to new heights. Don't miss out on the... | 29m 57s | ||||||
| 9/4/25 |  A Little Chaos is Good for Growing Companies | What if the chaos in your business wasn’t a problem—but a sign of opportunity? In this episode of Powered by Instinct, host David Kolbe sits down with Chris Ronzio, founder and CEO of Trainual, to talk about entrepreneurship, scaling businesses, and why every company needs a playbook. From his early days running a video production company as a teenager to building Trainual into a platform used by thousands of businesses, Chris shares the lessons he’s learned about operations, leadership... | 44m 58s | ||||||
| 8/14/25 |  Why the First Generation Kills Family Businesses (Not the Third) | Two-thirds of US businesses are family-owned. Most won't survive to the third generation. But what if we've been blaming the wrong people? In this eye-opening episode, Amy Bruske sits down with family business expert Sara B. Stern to challenge everything you think you know about why family businesses fail. Spoiler alert: it's not the entitled grandkids who kill the company—it's the founders themselves. Amy and Sara dive deep into the messy realities of mixing blood with business, ... | 47m 32s | ||||||
| 6/19/25 |  Inside the Room Where It Happens: How Leadership Teams Operate at Their Best | What makes great leadership teams tick? Few people understand the answer to that better than CJ DuBe’, an Expert EOS implementer and experienced Kolbe Certified™ Consultant. In this conversation, she and Amy Bruske bring us into the room where it happens, by exploring the work CJ does in leadership team sessions. They discuss the importance of understanding team member strengths, building intentional cultures, and enhancing leadership team dynamics to optimize performance. They de... | 43m 58s | ||||||
| 6/5/25 |  From Drive-By Delegation to Dream Team: The Science of Assistant Matching | Nothing great is done alone, so finding the perfect assistant is essential for any top executive. And what makes the perfect assistant? Someone who matches your needs in all three parts of the mind! In this episode of the Powered by Instinct podcast, Eric interviews Jenna Spencer, the CEO and founder of AssistPro®, a company that matches entrepreneurs with executive assistants. Together, they explore the significance of effective delegation, the evolution of Jenna's role as a visionary ... | 28m 58s | ||||||
| 3/11/25 |  Do More, More Naturally | Imagine a world where productivity is easy and performance is effortless. David Kolbe and Amy Bruske break down the 'Do More, More Naturally' concept from their best-selling book and introduce the Three C's of Sustainable Performance —Clarity, Commitment, and Collaboration—as essential components for effortless success. They explore how to attain sustainable high performance by aligning work and personal goals with one's natural strengths, discuss the common pitfalls of traditio... | 44m 10s | ||||||
| 9/26/24 |  The Implementor Episode: How You Handle Space and Tangibles | Everyone has natural ways in which they take action. These are measured in four areas — Fact Finder, Follow Thru, Quick Start, and Implementor — called Kolbe Action Modes®. In this fourth and final episode of our Kolbe Action Mode series, Kolbe experts Stephanie Clergé, Eric Herrera, and Nicole Loucks break down the Implementor Action Mode and discuss the different strengths within it: envisioning, restoring, and demonstrating. Our Kolbe experts will take you through what it means... | 36m 24s | ||||||
| 8/14/24 |  The Quick Start Episode: How You Deal With Risk and Uncertainty | Everyone has natural ways in which they take action. These are measured in four areas — Fact Finder, Follow Thru, Quick Start, and Implementor — called Kolbe Action Modes®. In this third episode of our Kolbe Action Mode series, Kolbe experts Stephanie Clergé, Eric Herrera, and Nicole Loucks break down the Quick Start Action Mode and discuss the different strengths within it, such as stabilizing, modifying and innovating. Whether you naturally initiate change and improvise solution... | 32m 33s | ||||||
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| 7/18/24 |  The Follow Thru Episode: How You Organize and Design | Everyone has natural ways in which they take action. These are measured in four areas — Fact Finder, Follow Thru, Quick Start, and Implementor — called Kolbe Action Modes®. In this second episode of our Kolbe Action Mode® series, Kolbe experts Stephanie Clergé, Eric Herrera, and Nicole Loucks break down the Follow Thru Action Mode and discuss the different strengths within it, such as adapting, maintaining, and systematizing. Whether you naturally create systems for everything (l... | 45m 43s | ||||||
| 6/13/24 |  3 Tips for Empowering Your Kids | If you're a parent, a grandparent, a caregiver, or even a kid yourself, we’ve got a very important message for you! In this very special episode of Powered by Instinct, we'll share a game-changing webinar with guidance on how to empower your kids with the freedom to be themselves. You’ll join Nicole Loucks, VP of Education and Youth Programs at Kolbe Corp, as she breaks down how to: 1. Help kids be more successful by leaning into their natural strengths 2. Empower youth to... | 42m 20s | ||||||
| 5/16/24 |  Finding Freedom: Helping Entrepreneurs Shine, with Gino Wickman | Gino Wickman has done as much for entrepreneurs as anyone walking this planet. A celebrated leader, founder, and author, he is the mastermind behind incredible systems that countless businesses around the globe use every day. Join Gino and Kolbe Corp President Amy Bruske as they discuss how critical understanding your MO can be to long-term success, and how Gino’s MO and his unique ability to see patterns and trends shaped his path to creating EOS® and including Kolbe in the EOS Toolbox™. In ... | 51m 09s | ||||||
| 4/18/24 |  How Growing Businesses Use Assessments like Kolbe, Working Genius, CliftonStrengths, and More | Why do we take assessments? What type of assessments should people and businesses use? How can you use assessments to effectively grow your business? In this conversation, Amy Bruske and Shannon Waller from Strategic Coach provide the answers to these pressing questions and more. They explore the different types of assessments and how they can provide insights into an individual's cognitive strengths, motivations, and natural ways of taking action. Shannon shares her favorite assessment... | 46m 41s | ||||||
| 3/28/24 |  Culture is Everything: Tackle the Most Pressing People Issues in Your Business | What’s the number one thing keeping entrepreneurs up at night? People problems. So, we asked the President and Integrator of the company helping hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurial companies around the world how to turn their worst personnel nightmares into a dream scenario. In this conversation, you’ll hear Kelly Knight of EOS Worldwide and Amy Bruske, President/Integrator of Kolbe Corp dive into the best ways to solve your biggest people issues and ensure maximum productiv... | 43m 18s | ||||||
| 3/14/24 |  The Fact Finder Episode: How You Gather and Share Information | Everyone has natural ways in which they take action. These are measured in four areas — Fact Finder, Follow Thru, Quick Start, and Implementor — called Kolbe Action Modes®. In this episode, Kolbe experts Stephanie Clergé, Eric Herrera, and Nicole Loucks break down the Fact Finder Action Mode and discuss the different strengths within it, such as specifying, simplifying, and explaining. They provide coaching tips for each strength and address common misconceptions. They also expl... | 34m 26s | ||||||
| 2/22/24 |  Next-Level Leadership – Using Kolbe to Help Executives Thrive and Build Dream Teams | Nobody is asked to make more decisions, more difficult decisions, or more important decisions than executives. So anything that gives leaders an upper hand in making those decisions more efficiently and effectively is pure gold. Enter our guests: Susan Spritz Myers and Whitney Capps. Susan and Whitney are both incredible leadership coaches who know how to help executives achieve amazing results and build remarkable teams. In this episode, they discuss the impact of knowing your MO... | 34m 33s | ||||||
| 2/8/24 |  The Power to Empower — Using Kolbe to Impact Careers, Families, and Communities | How do you ensure you’re equipped to grow as a business leader? As a family member? As a trusted member of your community? And how can you help others do the same? In this episode, Stephanie Clergé, VP of People and Product Development at Kolbe Corp, and Rob Castaneda , Founder and CEO of ServiceRocket, discuss how to infuse Kolbe Wisdom™ into a business in in ways that will empower team members and clients alike. Rob shares his experience with taking the Kolbe A™ Index and how it has h... | 32m 28s | ||||||
| 1/25/24 |  Epic Business Transformations: Discover The Power of a Kolbe Consultant | When Kari Gillenwater first integrated Kolbe into her practice, she had no idea the level of impact it would have for her clients. In this episode, Kari shares how discovering her Kolbe strengths has improved both her life and her business. She explains how she uses Kolbe to help top business owners build teams and empower their employees. She also offers advice for coaches and consultants looking to incorporate Kolbe into their practice at the highest levels. If you’re a consultant or... | 41m 59s | ||||||
| 1/9/24 |  The People Part of Financial Services | “Technology can only do so much. At the end of the day, it’s people who need to use that technology.” - James Robert Lay Season 4 of Powered by Instinct kicks off with a look at the importance of human relationships when dealing with complicated industries like finance and technology. In this episode, host Eric Herrera explores the intersection of human behavior and digital finance with James Robert Lay and Audrey Cannata from the Digital Growth Institute. James... | 42m 44s | ||||||
| 12/14/23 |  Lessons in Conative Excellence, Part II | Kolbe Corp annually honors the organizations that display exceptional creativity and leadership when it comes to the use of conation and Kolbe Wisdom™. The award honoring organizational leadership in building conative excellence, called the Kolbe Enterprise Award, is our way of signaling that a strengths-based business is doing incredible work using their knowledge of instinctive strengths and application of that knowledge. In this episode of Powered by Instinct, host Toby Phillips enga... | 21m 52s | ||||||
| 12/7/23 |  Action Starter: Connecting Kolbe and EOS® | Action Starters are a series of shorts from the Powered by Instinct podcast. These are bite-sized clips with easily accessible knowledge for you to enjoy. This clip comes from David Kolbe’s interview with EOS® Worldwide Visionary Mark O’Donnell back in season 1. It’s a great recap on why Kolbe and EOS work so well together, and delivers insight into how you can incorporate both into your company culture. "Kolbe helps you make a big leap in team health in less than an hour’s worth of ti... | 3m 42s | ||||||
| 11/16/23 |  Lessons in Conative Excellence, Part 1 | Every year, Kolbe Corp honors the individuals who display exceptional creativity and leadership when it comes to the use of conation and Kolbe Wisdom™. The award honoring individual leadership in building conative excellence, called the Kolbe Professional Award, is always hotly contested due to the wealth of incredible Kolbe Certified™ Consultants doing incredible work. In this episode of Powered by Instinct, host Toby Phillips engages with the three finalists for the Kolbe Professional... | 33m 47s | ||||||
| 10/26/23 |  The Easy Button for Team Health | In this special episode of Powered by Instinct, we bring you a webinar from EOS Worldwide’s Strong in Six™ Business Challenge. As part of People Week, Kolbe Corp President Amy Bruske was asked to speak on how to master the People Component™ of your business. The result is “The Easy Button for Team Health,” a candid discussion on how to make your most pressing people decisions easier to handle. You'll discover the secret to making the biggest impact on team performance in the quickest amount o... | 1h 01m 00s | ||||||
| 10/6/23 |  Action Starter: A Non-Negotiable for Hiring | Action Starters are a series of shorts from the Powered by Instinct podcast. These are bite-sized clips with easily accessible knowledge for you to enjoy. This clip comes to us from Season 1, Episode 3, when Kolbe Corp CEO David Kolbe sat down with Jessica Mogill of Crisp. In this short clip, they discuss why using Kolbe in hiring is a non-negotiable for Crisp, one great mindset to have when using Kolbe to hire, and a specific time where using Kolbe helped a member of the Crisp team become th... | 4m 16s | ||||||
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