ExecMBA Podcast #408: Office Hours Spotlight | In Conversation with June West and Steve Soltis

ExecMBA Podcast #408: Office Hours Spotlight | In Conversation with June West and Steve Soltis

From The ExecMBA Podcast by UVA Darden School of Business

February 13, 2026 · 1h 5m · Episode 410

About this episode

This episode features a conversation with Professors June West and Steve Soltis about Leadership Communication and their contributions to the Darden MBA curriculum.

In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing ‘Office Hours’ faculty spotlight series, a conversation with Professors June West and Steve Soltis. West and Soltis teach classes across Darden's MBA formats, including Leadership Communication, and they are also co-founders of the Darden Leadership Communication Council. Their podcast series, CEO Voices: Leading with Communication, examines the communication that enables transformational leadership. We talk with them about their backgrounds, what led them to Darden, the importance of Leadership Communications in an MBA curriculum, recent cases they’ve developed for their elective courses and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

People in this episode

Guests: June West, Steve Soltis

Topics covered

  • Leadership Communication
  • MBA Curriculum
  • Transformational Leadership
  • Faculty Spotlight
  • Darden Experience

Keywords

  • Leadership Communication
  • Darden
  • MBA
  • Transformational Leadership
  • Faculty Spotlight

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Darden Leadership Communication Council, UVA Darden School of Business

Books & works: CEO Voices: Leading with Communication

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