Nothing beats authenticity when it comes to creating a brand that many people resonate with. It is probably one of the best ways to get your message out. In this episode, Dr. Tracey Jones talks to Tara Rae Bradford—a personal brand expert, podcast host, and international speaker—about the price of leadership she has to pay and how she overcame it and, now, helping people to become their most authentic selves. She also shares with us her journey of going from being an ICU nurse to becoming an entrepreneur, imparting lessons about leadership, vision, and growth. Join Tara and Tracey in this conversation to know more.

As our parents grow old, we want most to repay them with the love and support they have given us by taking care of them back. Nancy May started her business called CareManity to provide family caregivers with structures to obtain practical knowledge, resources, and access to much-needed support. In this episode, she shares with Dr. Tracey Jones her journey to setting up her company, the inspiration for it, and the lessons she learned along the way. She imparts her insights on the price she had to pay for leadership and gives some helpful wisdom on navigating the role. Plus, Nancy also shares some tips for those of us that have been through aging parents or are going through it.

You may not be a believer, but you are still made in the image of God. Once you understand the relationship between faith and success, you’ll experience supernatural gifts of clarity, teaching, and operations. In this episode, Dr. Tracey Jones sits in as a guest in Cyndi Garza’s podcast, Optimized Success.

Dr. Tracey shares with Cyndi her faith-filled journey of experiencing the lows and the highs. She’s had a detached retina, kidney stone, and COVID. But also, she achieved her Ph.D., raised a family, and published a book. As long as you have the Holy Spirit in you, you can conquer challenges and come out winning. Tune in, have faith, and succeed!

Choosing to become a leader is like choosing to go out into the open seas. You will definitely have to face the tides and weather some storms. One to prepare leaders for some of the inevitable tougher stuff that is going to come their way is Bill Prater, the founder of Business Mastery and Scaleology. In this episode, he joins Dr. Tracey Jones to talk about how he is helping business owners and entrepreneurs accelerate into the future they dream of. He reveals some of his wisdom with us by way of speaking about the price to pay for leadership—how to handle loneliness, weariness, and abandonment. Bill then takes us deep into Scaleology, discussing the things that signify growth and profitability and how they are leading people who are tired of the status quo to change their business from ordinary to extraordinary.

Why would anybody in his right mind want to jump on a sled and hurl himself down an icy mountain at over 80 miles per hour? Get to know The Luge Man, Ruben Gonzalez, in this episode to find out why. At the age of 21, Ruben Gonzalez took up the sport of luge and started training for the Olympics. Soon after, he made his Olympic dream come true and, at 47, became the first person ever to compete in four Winter Olympics in four different decades! Ruben joins host, Dr. Tracey Jones, to share his epic story with us and how his experiences made him the incredible leader he is now. He gives his insights on what it takes to pay the price of leadership, how to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, and, with his book, The Courage to Succeed, provides wisdom on having the heart to endure and stay in the game long enough to learn the skills and win.

You have control of your life. If you don't like working on your job, you can change that. Stop feeling sorry for yourself and go out and help people. There are so many people that out there that are going through problems and you can help. But before that, you need to fix your problems first. To guide you through all this is Dr. Tracey Jones as she joins Bob Brumm of the Encouragement Engineering podcast. Tracey is the President of Tremendous Leadership and is here to talk about her book SPARK. Learn how to find yourself so that you can be successful. Join in the conversation today to be persistent and walk through the fire.

Leadership can be lonely, but only if you make it so. Offering fresh insights of the price to pay for being a leader, Dr. Tracey Jones interviews Dr. Ed Schein, the professor of Organization Studies Emeritus at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and his son, Peter Schein. Together they talk about their book, Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling, which they are re-releasing after seven years. Sometimes, many leaders feel like it’s only them against everything. However, now more than ever, leadership has evolved into a team sport. Ed and Peter dive deep into that by discussing how leaders need not have all the answers come from them alone—they can simply and humbly ask for it. Join in on this discussion to get a peek into Ed and Peter’s updated book, what to do with loneliness and wariness as a leader, and more.

If there is one thing true leaders know about leadership, it is that being a leader is not all sunshine and butterflies. You have to pay the price to earn your position, and no, it is in no way monetary or power-related. Sharing her own share of struggles as a leader and how she rose above them all, Zarif Sahin, the founder of the American Dream Team at Keller Williams in Dulles, joins Dr. Tracey Jones in this episode. Together, they explore the many ways loneliness and abandonment can be felt in the leadership role and how one can get past them with communication, humility, clarity on vision, and more.

We all have our moments as leaders sometimes. However, without knowing it, we get into this Us versus Them mindset that we can’t help but create that self-imposed divide between us and the people around us. This is a different price to pay in leadership that we brought on ourselves. Providing a unique spin on the wisdom from the book, Price of Leadership, Peter Greer, the President and CEO of HOPE International, joins Dr. Tracey Jones in this episode. Here, he talks about self-imposed loneliness and weariness and what he does, not only in his professional life but in his personal as well, to help get past them. As the author of Mission Drift, Peter then gives us a peek into his book, sharing some wisdom on how we can avoid drifting away from our mission as our business goes to new levels and takes on new devils.

One of the best attributes of a good leader is their ability to listen well. What better way to explain this than musical metaphors? In this episode, Dr. Tracey Jones sits down with Stephen Kohler, the founder and CEO of Audira, an experiential CEO coaching and leadership organization that uses musicality and interactiveness to teach leaders the power of true listening. Here, Stephen shares with us the importance of listening for leaders, taking lessons learned from music on balance and staying focused, and applying it to your team. He also talks about the price had to pay for leadership—from loneliness and weariness to abandonment things in between—and how he is overcoming them.

We are put on this earth for leadership. It’s what we were made to do. But like everything else in life, there’s a price you have to pay. Despite being in front surrounded by and cheered on by everybody, it really is lonely at the top. On today’s podcast, Dr. Tracey Jones brings on Jessy Bannister to talk about the price of leadership. Jessy is a Financial Services Professional at NYLIFE Securities LLC who helps individuals and business owners create, build, and preserve wealth. Together, they discuss how leaders can battle loneliness and stay vision-oriented and hyper-focused on the business.

How do you become a better person during crisis events? Crisis events, like the COVID pandemic, act as clear mirrors. They clarify what’s already inside you. Today Dr. Tracey Jones sits in as a guest in Dr. Diane Hamilton's podcast show “Take The Lead Radio.” Dr. Tracey talks with Dr. Diane about how the COVID pandemic didn’t turn you into a fighter or a coward. It just revealed to you which one you are. Once you have a clearer vision of yourself, you’re now in a better position to develop into who you want to be. Tune in and see yourself more clearly!

Leadership doesn’t come for free. It comes with a price, and sometimes, it could take its toll when you don’t have the mindset to tackle the challenges head-on. In this episode, Dr. Tracey Jones sits down with editor, reporter, newspaper owner, and publisher, Jerry Bellune, to talk about what leadership cost him and how he is overcoming them. He shares his take on loneliness, abandonment, and weariness and then provides great insights around gaining vision and more. Jerry then takes us into his career journey, from editing and working for newspapers to eventually having one of his own called the Lexington County Chronicle, while telling us of the importance of taking care of your people.

Books have the power to change our lives. We may not know it right away, but we allow ourselves to discover our inner and truest selves by reading. Dr. Tracey Jones joins ghost writer and communication arts professor Kent Sanders on The Daily Writer podcast to discuss powerful insights on reading and writing. Together, they delve into the power of books and the impact they could make in our amazing lives. They discuss the writing process, habits and the essentials for us to achieve greatness and success in our professional journeys. Self-development is a key to being the excellent leader we have always dreamed of. It is a continuous process. Have the ultimate love affair with learning, and tune into this episode!

Aside from experience and the people around you, one of the richest sources of profound knowledge is books. Leading by reading books is indeed a good way to acquire strategies that will help improve your team and acquire values that would help inspire your followers. Award-winning radio producer and host of Read To Lead podcast Jeff Brown talks about this particular leadership style with Dr. Tracey Jones. Known for his habit of reading one book a week, Jeff shares how reading can significantly change how leaders think and act. He also explains the importance of getting feedback from others and how to design your priorities in the most effective way to actually get things done.

Strong leadership dedication is one of the main ingredients in achieving a goal. Without it, you can say goodbye to the things you want to gain. However, leadership also has bits of other factors embedded in itself, and an effective leader must understand them to be successful. The Former President of American Agri-Woman, Mitzi Perdue, dissects leadership by looking back on the lives of his father, the President and Co-founder of Sheraton Hotels, and her husband Frank Perdue, the poultry magnate. Together with Dr. Tracey Jones, Mitzi underlines the importance of having the right people to work with regardless of their numbers, the most rewarding physical fitness strategies for leaders, and how to commit to a particular goal despite the grueling tasks involved – all in the name of success.

Leaders involved in pastoral ministry are expected to do a lot more work than others. Most of the time, they need to sacrifice many personal desires to serve their flock, even in the middle of a challenging situation like a pandemic. Dr. Tracey Jones sits down with Dr. Richmond Wandera, the President of Pastoral Discipleship Network, to look back on the accountant-turned-pastor's ministry in Uganda. Dr. Wandera shares the importance of connecting deeply with the sheep under your care to dismantle loneliness, and how pastors must always revisit their churches' purpose to reinvent them according to the demand of society. He also explains how every sheep under a pastor must be given a chance to lead on their own in order to grow, and how this small step can make churches shine brighter than ever.

Leaders are defined not only by their goals but also by their followers. Learning how to lead is not just about building your own values but also inspiring others through those same values you care for. Dr. Tracey Jones sits down with Brock Culpepper of Redeemed Ministries as he shares the right way to determine your purpose in life without ignoring the important role of serving others and how connecting more with a community helps dispel the challenges of leadership. He also shares the strategies he uses to nurture his own team and hone them to be leaders, as well as his ministerial journey that sheds light on the strengths that can be found even at our lowest points.

It is often said that you cannot give what you do not have, and that same message is true when it comes to leaders. Dr. Tracey Jones talks about the importance of self-care in leadership with Latonya Brock, the Executive Director of the Quincy Chamber in Illinois and Founder of Latonya Brock Ministries. Latonya explains why leaders must always take a breath and celebrate even the smallest victories to connect with their followers better. She also stresses that by taking care of yourself and knowing your visions clearly, being a trailblazer for your team and an agent of tremendous change is possible.

Leaders who manage startup businesses usually have a lot of things on their plate. Just a single mistake and everything can crumble even without getting the business out there. Entrepreneur and speaker Alec Stern aims to help startup business owners achieve success by sharing some effective strategies with Dr. Tracey Jones. Alec talks about keeping a diverse team that can cover different bases at once so leaders can focus on their strengths. He also explains how success can be found even outside the workplace, how to find and screen the most skilled people to add to your team, and effectively pitch your brand without wasting time and money.