What It Takes To Lead
A podcast about Mike Sterlacci's faith, family, friendships, and business lessons learned over 40+ years of selling insurance and building a growing multi million dollar insurance agency in the Dallas-Forth Worth area.
What It Takes To Lead
Leadership Resilience and Legacy Building with Paul Kiesling
On this episode of the podcast, we open a treasure trove of leadership lessons and growth strategies, drawing from both personal transformation and the enduring wisdom of biblical figures like Moses. Today, you will meet Paul Keisling and hear about his experiences in behavioral science and empathy-driven mental healthcare to further color our conversation; thus, providing a rich backdrop for understanding the human dimension of business growth and succession planning.
Paul Keisling is a senior consultant with The Center Consulting Group. Paul has over 40 years experience leading, building, and operating businesses, both for- and nonprofit. His areas of expertise include leadership coaching, team development, organizational assessment, conflict/crisis management, board/owner advising, succession planning, and he has been helping Mike with his succession plan for Coverica.
Shares:
Leif: Trust Me I’m Lying by Ryan Holiday; Lake Point Church
Garrett: Pawel Huryn
Charlie: The Creative Act by Rick Rubben
Paul: The Center Consulting Group and their videos
Mike: Proverbs 26:20 and 27:21; Terry Jordan’s supplement to the Constitution
About the Show
What It Takes to Lead is a podcast about Mike Sterlacci’s faith, family, friendships, and business lessons learned over 40-plus years of selling insurance and building a rapid-growth multi-million dollar insurance agency in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
Mike began his insurance career in 1979 as a captive agent at a major carrier. As CEO of CoVerica, Mike directed the company’s long-term vision. His focus on constant improvement has fueled the agency’s profit and revenue growth. Mike is passionate about making a difference and helping employees find fulfillment through their careers. As a mentor, he helps up-and-coming agents discover and apply their strengths to add real value to CoVerica and society at-large.
New episodes drop every-other-Thursday. Please drop us a line if you have a question or suggestion; you can reach us at podcast@coverica.com or via Twitter/X at @wittlpod. Finally, if you like the podcast, we encourage you to subscribe and leave us a review.