UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders
Hear real-time stories from leaders confessing their most crucial or recent "UH-OH" experiences in business. Learn what their "UH-OH" cost them, steps they took to fix it, and how they planned not to "do that one" again. Hosted by Dr. Troy and Ben-Jamin Toy.
Episodes
34 episodes
What Happens When You Set Big Goals… But Don’t Change Anything
In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy chat with John Knowlton, a seasoned entrepreneur and C12 Coach, who shares the moment he realized that setting big goals without changing behavior is ...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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35:26
The UH-OH That Sparked a Movement
What happens when everything you’ve built—your reputation, your funding, your credibility—is rooted in the wrong story?Dr. Deborah Heiser, founder of The Mentor Project and author of The Mentorship Edge, joins Dr. Troy ...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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35:49
What I Learned from a Union Showdown
When leadership meets culture clash, lessons get learned the hard way.In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, host Ben-Jamin Toy chats with Kevin Wayne Johnson, founder of The Johnson Leadership Group, to unpack a d...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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33:09
The Day Theory Sank and Leadership Learned to Swim
What happens when a leadership coach loses everything in one phone call?Dr. Andy Neillie joins hosts Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy for a candid, faith-filled conversation about what he learned when the 2008 crash forced him out of consult...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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36:58
Finding Purpose After the Pivot
What happens when you spend nearly three decades ignoring the pull of entrepreneurship? In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy chat with Yusef Marshall, a leader, coach, musician, author, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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38:23
The Power of #2: Why Great Leaders Need Great Integrators
In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Ben-Jamin Toy chats with Jake Isaacs, a serial integrator, fixer, and behind-the-scenes operator who has made a career out of turning chaos into order.Jake shares his...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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36:18
The $1.4 Million Lesson
In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Michelle Merritt, Chief Strategy Officer at D&S Executive Career Management, shares her UH-OH moment from early in her career. After accepting a role with an automatic “yes” and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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39:59
How to Lead When Everything Shuts Down
In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, hosts Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy chat with Mathias Lemos Castillo, founder of MLC Consulting.Mathias shares his ...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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28:33
When a “Sure Thing” Falls Flat
In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, hosts Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy chat with Will Crosswell, Chief Retail Officer at Ardent Credit Union. Will shares a pivotal career misstep when he walked into a credi...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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34:44
Promotion Isn’t the Finish Line
What happens when your first big leadership role turns into a reality check? In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, hosts Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy chat with Nick Wodogaza, a seasoned credit union executive and lead...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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42:03
Kyle McDowell on Leading with 'We'
What happens when a leader realizes their team fears them? For bestselling author and speaker Kyle McDowell, that was the big UH-OH moment. In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Kyle shares how self-reflection and vulner...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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39:44
The Expensive Mistakes You Don’t Have to Make
In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Ben-Jamin Toy and Dr. Troy Hall sit down with marketing strategist and journalist Ellie White-Stevens to talk about the costly mistakes new business owners make and how to avoid them...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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34:23
From Self-Focus to Selfless Fatherhood: A Leader’s Transformation
What happens when your future plans get completely rerouted at 18? In this raw and reflective episode, Jon Clark sits down with Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy to share his biggest UH-OH—becoming a father as a teenager—and how that life-alterin...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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35:05
Turning Uh-Ohs into Ah-Ha’s
In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Joe Caruso shares a moment that almost turned into an UH-OH, and the unexpected tool that helped him avoid it: a sticky note.Listen in as Joe reflects on:The powe...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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34:44
The Cost of Assumptions
In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy welcome the insightful and refreshingly candid Kandi Gongora. She’s a leadership powerhouse with a sharp eye for operational gaps and a soft spot for ...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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40:23
The Cost of a Wrong Hire
What happens when the person you hire isn’t the right fit and the problem might actually be you?In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Dan Rivers gets real about one of the costliest leadership mi...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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36:49
How I Lost Credibility with One Command
When Trevor Crunelle stepped onto his first Navy ship as a fresh-faced officer, he was ready to lead. What he wasn’t ready for? Making a snap decision that nearly sank his credibility with his senior team.In this episode, Trevor shares ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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28:56
A Leadership Symphony with Davin Salvagno
Welcome to another episode from the Cohesion Culture headquarters in Charleston, SC, where even rainy days shine bright with real leadership stories. Join Dr. Troy and Ben-Jamin Toy as they sit down with Davin Salvagno, a passionate leader whos...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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47:25
Bikes, Joy, and the Art of Making the Ask
In this inspiring episode, Katie Blomquist, founder of Going Places, reveals a powerful leadership lesson about the importance of asking. Learn how her initial hesitation to seek sponsorships nearly cost her nonprofit valuable opportunities, an...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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32:00
Mingle Over Metrics: Why Real Connection Wins at Work
In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy sit down with John Patsch, a serial entrepreneur, curious craftsman, and co-founder of Miingl, a platform focused on rebuilding real connection in a d...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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32:24
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The Cost of Scaling Too Fast: A Leadership Lesson
In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, hosts Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy sit down with Ryan DuBois, a laid-back endurance junkie with a sharp business mind and a heart for people. From scaling up startups across the S...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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36:21
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Values, Vision, and the OH That Changed Everything
In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy sit down with culture renovator and strategic coach Akeela Davis for a raw and powerful discussion on purpose, pivoting, and what happens when success...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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30:07
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When “That’s Not My Job” Costs You the Job
In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy sit down with Chris Bower, CEO of Endurance Federal Credit Union, for a candid, straight-shooting conversation about what it really takes to lead well...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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35:23
The Courage to Speak Up (Even When You’re Called ‘Difficult’)
What happens when your gut tells you something’s off but you don’t act on it? In this episode of UH-OH Conversations with Cohesive Leaders, Cynthia Campbell joins Dr. Troy Hall and Ben-Jamin Toy for a powerful and personal conversation on leade...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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33:43
From Setbacks to Success: Michael Lounsbury on Leadership, Confidence, and Knowing Your Worth
What happens when you realize you’re just another number in a company? How do you turn career setbacks into leadership breakthroughs? In this episode, Dr. Troy and Ben-Jamin Toy sit down with Michael Lounsbury, a published author, HR consultant...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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