Ep. 6 Jim Huling - CEO - Author - Executive Coach - LEAP Leaders Unplugged Audio Only Podcast

We are thrilled to welcome Jim Huling, a dynamic leader, world-renowned author, speaker, and executive coach dedicated to helping leaders and organizations achieve their highest potential.

With a career spanning over three decades, Jim has become a trusted advisor to CEOs and senior leaders across the globe, drawing from his own experiences to provide meaningful insights and strategies for growth. This is evidenced by Jim’s recent designation as LinkedIn’s “Top Executive Coaching Voice” for 2024.

As the author of the #1 Worldwide Best-Selling Book, The 4 Disciplines of Execution, Jim has transformed how we approach leadership and goal-setting. His book, now in its 2nd Edition and translated into sixteen languages, has helped countless individuals and organizations achieve breakthrough results.

Jim's expertise doesn't stop there. For over 13 years, he has been the 4DX Global Managing Consultant for Franklin Covey, coaching over 70,000 leaders worldwide and helping them develop the skills and mindset needed to succeed. Prior to this, Jim served more than a decade as CEO of an organization recognized four times as one of the "25 Best Companies to Work for in America."

Beyond his impressive career achievements, Jim has earned numerous awards, including the National Leadership Character Award, representing CEOs with the highest levels of ethics and integrity.

However, perhaps what is most inspiring about Jim is his commitment to his family and personal growth. He is most proud of his wonderful marriage of more than 42 years to his sweetheart, Donna, being a Dad to two phenomenal adults, Scott and Sarah, and "Papa" to his three grandkids.

Jim is also passionately dedicated to his physical health. He holds a 3rd-degree Black Belt in Taekwondo and is currently completing his 10th year of CrossFit.

Jim's passion for helping others achieve greatness is contagious, and his insights and strategies have impacted countless lives and organizations worldwide. Whether as an author or executive coach, Jim's commitment to excellence and integrity is unwavering. If you're looking to take your leadership skills to the next level, Jim Huling is the coach you need in your corner.

In this enlightening episode of LEAP Leaders Unplugged, we're excited to speak with our guest, Maritza Schäfer, the visionary founder and CEO of MASU Consulting. Maritza is a seasoned consultant and coach specializing in organizational culture and transformative change. Focusing on aligning staff and leadership visions, she develops actionable plans that fundamentally enhance workplace environments. Her approach centers on human rights, embedding inclusion, diversity, and equity issues into organizational growth and development... with grace.

Before her consulting career, Maritza actively engaged in the nonprofit sector, addressing critical issues such as environmental conservation, racial justice, women’s rights, and economic equity. Known for her multicultural and multilingual communication skills, Maritza’s global experiences have taken her work to every continent except Antarctica. She holds a BFA in Film, Photography, and Visual Arts and an MS in Communication from Cornell University, which equips her with a unique perspective in her consulting endeavors. Join us as Maritza shares her insights on fostering inclusive environments that meet modern challenges and thrive through them.

Contact info:

Website - https://masuconsulting.com

Email - maritza@masuconsulting.com

In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome Jackson Aimiuwu, a dynamic leader in the tech industry who currently spearheads the US Payments Industry Solutions Architecture team at AWS. Jackson joined AWS in July 2019, first impacting the Canadian Business Unit and then leading as the Head of Solutions Architecture for AWS Canada's Enterprise division. He's known for empowering his teams to become trusted advisors and helping customers architect scalable, flexible, and resilient cloud solutions for their most critical digital transformations.

Before, Jackson was a technology executive at Canadian Tire, where he transformed the productivity of over 20,000 employees and led a team to significantly prove the retailer's digital assets. His leadership style focuses on achieving technological innovation and fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable work environment. Jackson's commitment to leadership extends beyond corporate goals; he is actively involved in mentoring, coaching, and promoting team members, with 22 Amazonians elevated to leadership positions under his guidance.

Outside the corporate sphere, Jackson dedicates time to community service as a board member at Aimiuwu Hospital, a nonprofit healthcare facility in Nigeria. His holistic approach to leadership, emphasizing doing what is right over merely doing things right, inspires a new generation of leaders.