The Leadership Feedback That Changed Everything With Guest Kerry Siggins

About this episode

Kerry Siggins discusses the complexities of leadership and building trust in a global employee-owned company.

What does it really take to lead under pressure while building trust at scale? In this episode of The Unmasked CEO Files, Alan McLaren sits down with Kerry Siggins, Executive Chair of StoneAge Inc. for a powerful conversation on leadership, vulnerability, culture, and the realities CEOs navigate behind closed doors. From scaling an employee-owned company across more than 50 countries to leading through complexity, pressure, and rapid growth, Kerry shares the realities most leaders rarely say out loud. This conversation explores how leadership is experienced in the room, why trust changes decision velocity, and what happens when leaders create cultures people genuinely want to be part of. In this episode, we explore: ➡️ Leading a global employee-owned company ➡️ Why vulnerability strengthens leadership trust ➡️ The hidden pressure CEOs carry in high-stakes rooms ➡️ Cross-cultural leadership and global communication ➡️ How leaders shape confidence, alignment, and momentum in the room

People in this episode

Host: Alan McLaren

Guest: Kerry Siggins

Topics covered

• leadership
• trust
• vulnerability
• employee-owned companies
• global communication
• organizational culture

Keywords

• leadership
• trust
• vulnerability
• employee ownership
• global leadership
• organizational culture
• decision making

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: StoneAge Inc.

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