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The Step UP - Where Leaders, Talent Managers and Leadership Development pros find expert tips for Leadership excellence

Kent Kniebel
Leadership
Leadership Development
Artificial Intelligence
Coaching
Career Development
Belonging
Human Resources
Culture
Promotion
Career Transitions
Layoffs
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Mindset
Emotional Intelligence
Networking
Employee Engagement
Executive Presence
The Delegation Trap
Storytelling
Leadership Coaching

About the Podcast The Step Up brings together experts who help leaders elevate their impact. Each 45-minute episode features conversations with thought leaders, practitioners, and innovators who are changing how we think about leadership development and helping leaders step up their game. Why This Podcast Exists Throughout my career—from my time at organizations like Korn Ferry, Cargill, General M... more

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Latest Episodes

RJon Robins has spent 15+ years helping entrepreneurs stop working for their businesses and start building businesses that work for them. His new book — Truth, Lies, Mistakes or Bullshit: What's Driving Your Business? — started as a talk and became a... more

Tom Priebe spent 20-plus years in med device operations — but he'll tell you the function is secondary. This conversation is really about what it means to identity as a leader first, why your career is built on failure, and what it actually looks lik... more

Leaders love assessment data. Then it goes on a shelf. Former Hogan Assessments CEO Scott Gregory joins Kent to dig into why the gap between self-awareness and behavior change is so persistent — and what actually moves the needle. They cover how to f... more

Vulnerability and emotional intelligence keep coming up in leadership conversations — and Randy Lyman has a physicist's take on why. A patent-holding engineer who spent 36 years doing his own emotional work, Randy makes the case that the inner work i... more

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Recent Guests

RJon Robins
Author of Truth, Lies, Mistakes or Bullshit
Self-published/Author
Episode: The 7 Parts of Every Business — and Why Your Mindset Runs All of Them
Tom Priebe
Vice President of Global Operations
Bracco Medical Technologies
Episode: Leaders First: What a VP of Ops Learned About Letting Go
Scott Gregory
Former CEO of Hogan Assessments, longtime mentor and psychologist
Hogan Assessments
Episode: From Insight to Action: Why Your Assessment Data Sits on the Shelf
Randy Lyman
Author and leadership coach
Author and leadership coach
Episode: Strength Through Vulnerability: The Inner Work Leaders Skip
Garrett Bents
Leadership consultant and author of The Profound Space
Self-employed / Create Profound Space
Episode: Mindset, Awareness, and Practice: The Leadership Map with Garrett Benz
Angus Nelson
Leadership Advisor and author
Neuro Resilient Leader
Episode: Resilience Isn't About Being Bulletproof, It's About Becoming
Frank Sherwood
First Vice President at CBRE
CBRE
Episode: From Engineer to Executive: Learning People Skills the Hard Way
Seth Thomas
Human Resources Leader at Claris Health
Claris Health
Episode: Engagement Isn't a Happy Hour Problem: What Actually Drives Performance
Nicole Nelson
Senior Director of Sales at CJ Schwan's
CJ Schwan's
Episode: What Do You Need to Shed? Nicole Nelson on Leading Up Through the Ranks

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Kent Kniebel
Host of The Step Up, leadership development and DEI consultant with background across corporate HR roles and external advisory work.

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 11 ratings
  • Great content for L&D and leaders

    I love podcasts that bring great and innovative content on learning and leadership and this show does just that. Check it out.

    Andy Storch

    Host of the Talent Development Hot Seat and The Andy Storch Show

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Andy Storch
    United Statesa year ago
  • Love it

    Great new podcast!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Birdie’s mama
    United Statesa year ago
  • Very informative

    Excellent pod cast. Valuable information in there. Very entertaining.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mobious66
    United Statesa year ago

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Engaging conversations that deliver practical leadership ideas you can apply.
High-quality guests across L&D and HR provide diverse perspectives.
Well-structured format with a strong host who bridges theory and practice.
Clear, actionable takeaways per episode that save time for busy leaders.

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The 7 Parts of Every Business — and Why Your Mindset Runs All of Them
Q: So could you walk me through the seven parts of the business?
He outlines marketing, intake, production, people, physical plant, financial controls, and finally you as the owner, with a clock-like progression and a mindset that aligns all parts for growth.
Mindset, Awareness, and Practice: The Leadership Map with Garrett Benz
Q: For leaders seeking their next leadership promotion, what is one piece of advice?
Add value by looking around the organization, identifying where you can make a meaningful, profound impact, and then take the risk to contribute in that area—demonstrating your ability to think beyond your current role.
Go Full Idiot: Rick Lozano on The Secret Sauce to Authentic Leadership
Q: How did you come to blend music with leadership development?
Rick explains that a leader encouraged him to merge his three strengths—speaking, training, and music—into one practice, which reframed his career and led to standing-room-only sessions at ATD, shaping his practical leadership approach called The Riff.
Getting Real: Sarah Bridges on Starting Where You Are in Leadership
Q: Tell us a little bit about your career story and how you got into ultimately what you're doing today.
Sarah Bridges describes a path from neuropsychology into organizational consulting, driven by a preference for working with people and a realization that she enjoyed coaching and assessment work, which led to founding Bridges Consulting.
From Engineer to Executive: Learning People Skills the Hard Way
Q: What's the hardest leadership level you were promoted into and why?
Transitioning from corporate leadership to a service-provider role was the hardest, as it required shifting from execution-focused leadership to a collaborative, client-centered approach.

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The show centers on practical leadership development for busy professionals, blending candid career journeys with three concrete, immediately applicable tools or strategies per episode. Through 45-minute conversations with leaders, practitioners, and advisers, it explores how to elevate impact in areas like talent management, organizational development, and DEI, with a steady emphasis on real-world implementation for leaders navigating change, distributed teams, and fast-moving environments. A notable strength is the host's emphasis on bridging theory and practice, offering tangible playbooks while surfacing diverse perspectives across industries and roles.

Listeners can expect thoughtful insights, coaching frameworks, and actionable tacti... more

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4. Randy Lyman
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6. Angus Nelson
7. Frank Sherwood
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