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Executive Hustle Podcast with Kirsten YurichCelebrating ONE YEAR of the Executive Hustle!In this Year in Review episode the special moments, conversations, stories, and highlights of the past year are shared. This first year of the Executive Hustle has provided our listening community with many relatable stories of success, resilience, and the pursuit of excellence. Weaved through our guests' stories are the values of curiosity, vulnerability, and ownership. Each story shares actionable insights that are designed to support listeners in Living Well, Leading Well, and Learning Well in business and life. To every guest who shared their story, their struggles, and their wisdom: thank you. 2025-06-2723 min
Executive Hustle Podcast with Kirsten YurichREVISITED: We Fix Your Healthcare with Justin Leader, Founder and CEO of BenefitsDNAAs we approach ONE YEAR for the Executive Hustle podcast we celebrate by REVISITED our very first episode. In it Justin Leader and Kirsten Yurich discuss the childhood lessons that carry us forward in business and life, the importance of filling your gaps as a leader and the art of listening. Justin Leader’s BIO: Justin is Founder and CEO of BenefitsDNA an independent health and welfare benefit plan consulting firm providing compliance oversight, actuarial services, cost mitigation strategies, and traditional broker services to Group Health Plan Sponsors. Justin speaks locally and nationally and is an...2025-06-1327 min
Grappling with the GrayGrappling with the Gray #121: Race to the bottom?What happens when employees perceive a scalpel as an axe?That's the question that drives the conversation when Tom Gegax joins me to Grapple with the Gray and Kirsten Yurich sits in as cohost.Here is our topic:Employee performance, especially in large companies, is likely to follow the bell curve. A few superstars, a lot of solid performers, and a few underperformers. Amazon has developed an innovative way of dealing with the third group: it’s called the Pivot Program.Employees who do not meet management pe...2025-05-1448 min
Executive Hustle Podcast with Kirsten YurichKeys to Mastering Your Worst Employee: Yourself!SummaryIn this special bonus episode of Executive Hustle, Kirsten explores self-leadership as the most challenging of the three leadership domains (leading self, leading others, and leading things). She explains how mastering self-leadership is essential before effectively leading teams or driving results, especially for C-suite leaders who no longer have someone dedicated to their development. Through personal stories and practical advice, Kirsten demonstrates how shifting from action-oriented leadership (doing more) to identity-oriented leadership (being more) can multiply impact and prevent burnout. She outlines four core competencies of self-leadership and explains how improving in these areas l...2025-05-0917 min
Executive Hustle Podcast with Kirsten YurichIf You're Not Living on the Edge, You're Taking Up Too Much Space: Leadership Lessons (not politics) with Commissioner Justin DouglasDauphin County Commissioner Justin Douglas shares his journey from pastor to public servant, revealing how his diverse experiences across five states shaped his approach to leadership. With remarkable candor, Justin discusses his most challenging leadership moment—when he lost his pastoral position, church resources, and livelihood for standing up for LGBT inclusion. Now as a commissioner overseeing a county prison system in need of reform, Justin demonstrates how expanding our definition of "belonging" to include all stakeholders leads to better outcomes. He offers a refreshing perspective on political leadership, focusing on incremental progress, bipartisan collaboration, and viewing public service th...2025-04-2544 min
ChairWavesKirsten Yurich - Episode 28What is it that makes businesses successful? According to Hershey, PA Vistage Chair, Kirsten Yurich, it is both the head and the heart. Being technically accurate can only get you so far, after that it is the human connection that gets you across the finish line. Kirsten wasn’t formally educated in leadership, she learned while on the job. As a board certified behavioral analyst, she worked her way up to become a CEO and now has multiple avenues of involvement in community leadership in addition to Vistage, including speaking engagements, hosting workshops and a podcast. The bes...2025-04-1519 min
Executive Hustle Podcast with Kirsten YurichThe Vulnerability Advantage: A CEO's Guide to Transparent Leadership with Fali SidhvaIn this episode of The Executive Hustle Podcast, Fali and Kirsten talk about his journey across healthcare sectors and how this unique set of experiences shaped Fali’s uncommon leadership approach. Moving from dialysis to veterinary care to autism services, Fali developed a philosophy centered on "results through relationships" that challenges traditional leadership models.What makes our discussion particularly compelling is Fali's willingness to expose his own struggles with control and inadequacy. He shares the inner dialogue that haunts many leaders, but few discuss openly, offering a refreshing counterbalance to the typical executive narrative.Listeners wi...2025-04-1135 min
Stories With Traction#148: Why Great Leaders Must Tell Great StoriesSUMMARY: In this episode, we "flip the script." Instead of Matt Zaun interviewing someone on the Stories With Traction Podcast, he was interviewed on the Executive Hustle Podcast with Kirsten Yurich.MATT ZAUN BIO: Matt is an award-winning speaker and storyteller who empowers organizations to attract more clients through the art of strategic storytelling. Matt’s past engagements have catalyzed radical sales increases for over 300 organizations that range from financial institutions to the health and wellness industry.Matt shares his expertise in persuasion with executives, sales professionals, and entrepreneurs, who he coaches on the art of...2025-04-1137 min
Executive Hustle Podcast with Kirsten YurichCuriosity as Currency: The Most Undervalued Asset in Leadership with Javan LappIn this episode of The Executive Hustle Podcast, Javan and Kirsten unpack “underwater management,” what it is like to be promoted quickly and learn along the way. Javan learned some very important lessons early in his career that continue to help him to this day. A few very specific keys to leadership success are shared including the most undervalued asset, curiosity. Spoiler, while Javan loves processes and systems, a fundamental to running a successful company, he shares, is more about figuring out the motivations of its people! Finally, what’s the intersection between responsibility and accountability? You’ll have t...2025-03-2843 minGrappling with the GrayGrappling with the Gray #117: Don't ask, don't answer?How can we explain society simultaneously becoming insensitive and hypersensitive?That's the question that drives the conversation when Mark Brown, CSP, Kimberly Davis, and Kirsten Yurich join the ethics panel to Grapple with the Gray.Here is our topicA recent article in National Review by Kayla Bartsch laments how the concept of RSVP has died an ignominious death among her fellow Gen Z-ers.She writes: “Whereas stories of old emphasized the importance of honesty and integrity — of the sanctity of giving one’s word — these old-fashioned virtues of gentility are large...2025-03-1953 min
Executive Hustle Podcast with Kirsten YurichThe Sign Whisperer: Crafting Messages That Move Us with Kurt StonerIn this episode, Kurt and Kirsten uncover how a childhood fascination with a boat-side sign painter blossomed into a thriving visual arts enterprise spanning three decades. Unlike many business leaders, Kurt never planned to build a company—he simply pursued his artistic curiosity, constantly challenging himself with "I bet I could do that." A mindset that permeates his business to this day, allowing the next generation to join Stoner Graphix and build a career.What makes this discussion particularly compelling is Kurt's refreshing approach to business development and client relations. Rather than chasing every client, he's learned to...2025-03-1434 min
Executive Hustle Podcast with Kirsten YurichThe ONE Thing Exceptional Leaders Never Delegate: with Matt ZaunIn this episode, Kirsten grills story strategist Matt Zaun on how leaders can harness the power of storytelling! Not campfire stories, something we can ALL DO in order to connect with audiences, inspire teams, and drive business results. It's called: Strategic Storytelling. And Matt is the expert! Matt shares his origin story - from a humbling public speaking 'flub' to developing powerful communication techniques from his political background and experience training top talent to execute on impactful communication. Matt reveals how intentional storytelling separates exceptional leaders from the rest. If you want...2025-02-2836 min
Executive Hustle Podcast with Kirsten YurichLeading with Heart: How a Family Sanitation Business Transforms Lives with Scott WaltersIn this episode of The Executive Hustle Podcast, Scott Walters and Kirsten discuss how the motto “We Love People” drives a successful and profitable business in an industry that from the outside would seem hard to staff – sanitation! When you deal with ‘that’ that work has to be about the people!Scott takes listeners on a journey of family, faith, and business. He offers some keys to success that are actionable for any leader struggling to maintain their integrity during their leadership journey. SCOTT WALTER’S BIO: Scott Walters serves as Visionary and Integrator of Walters Servi...2025-02-1442 minExecutive Hustle Podcast with Kirsten YurichMaster These Three things for Leadership SuccessIn this short BONUS episode of The Executive Hustle Podcast, Kirsten introduces the three areas every leader must master. Three simple areas. Yet as we know, simple isn’t always easy, but we must start somewhere. Great leaders master 3 areas: 1. Leading things: numbers, process, outcomes, systems; they get ‘stuff’ done.2. Leading others: whether you have one direct report or scaffolds of teams; they lead others.And finally,3. Leading yourself: Your most difficult employee – is you. Listen to find out how you can level up your leadership IQ...2025-02-0510 min
Executive Hustle Podcast with Kirsten YurichBecause “She Can” and other Revelations with Mary OliveiraIn this episode of The Executive Hustle Podcast, Mary Oliveira and Kirsten dive into a ‘decade of discovery’ and what that can mean for a leader in transition. Mary has an amazing story from a history banking, to being a living organ donor, to a non-profit leader – she will hit home with just about anyone in the #hustle. We explore the ‘emotional elevator’ that can hijack so many young leaders, we share our mutual journeys of learning how being friendly as a young boss is not the same as being 'a friend' and finally Mary offers her current sec...2025-01-2439 min
Executive Hustle Podcast with Kirsten YurichUsing Risk to Build Security with Drew YergerIn this episode of The Executive Hustle Podcast, I explore the journey of creation and security with my guest Drew Yerger, managing partner at Legacy Partners Wealth Management. Drew shares his journey from aspiring farmer to wealth management maven. Through early influences of his father's entrepreneurial pivot and a summer mentor named Jim, Drew developed a love for process and helping others navigate uncertainty. Now a marathon runner and financial advisor, he brings a refreshingly human touch to an industry often perceived as impersonal. Drew shares his core philosophy and the conversation reveals how his childhood dreams of farming w...2025-01-1042 min
Executive Hustle Podcast with Kirsten YurichImprove your Leadership One Night at a Time with Dr. Cheryl TierneyIn this episode of The Executive Hustle Podcast, Dr. Tierney and Kirsten dive into sleep and stress – two topics that executives need to take seriously and know more about to optimize their performance in the board room. If you want to make better decisions as a leader, it starts with sleep. Tune in for some medical theory, the great story of a local leader, and certainly, practical advice you can use TONIGHT! For more info on Dr. Tierney: Dr. Cheryl Tierney is a board-certified developmental pediatrician with over 25 years of experience. She curr...2024-12-0540 minGrappling with the GrayGrappling with the Gray #110: Institutionalizing lip service?Is having the right words enough, or could it be part of the problem?That's the question that drives the conversation when Sarah Kalmeta, 🟦 Mark O'Brien, and Kirsten Yurich join the ethics panel to Grapple with the Gray.Here is our topic:For those of us will be grateful when elections are over regardless of who has won or lost, here are a few recent non-partisan headlines.From Inc.com: Science Says People With High Emotional Intelligence Use This Sentence to Instantly Turn a Painful Argument Into a Productive Conversation2024-11-2044 min
Executive Hustle Podcast with Kirsten YurichBreaking Convention and Building a Legacy with Jesse GreiderIn this episode of The Executive Hustle Podcast, I explore the journey and impact of Jesse Greider, President of Perpetual Equity Group. Starting out as chimney sweep to today leading a successful private equity firm, Jesse breaks traditional molds in more than one way. What will stick out to listeners is his innovative approach to PE - making private equity accessible to middle-class investors while prioritizing community impact in acquisitions.Familiar to #hustle listeners, Jesse opened up about the balance of home and work sharing his strategies for disconnecting when he gets home, how to reconnect with...2024-11-1539 minExecutive Hustle Podcast with Kirsten YurichDigital Doppelganger CEO Confidence by AIIn this episode of the Executive Hustle I bring you an AI generated discussion to understand the latest economic outlook generated by Vistage Worldwide and specifically looking at the South Central PA Market.For more about Notebook LM: https://notebooklm.google/ For more on the CEO Confidence Index: https://myvistage.com/confidence-index-resource-center/ (members only)KIRSTEN YURICH BIO: Kirsten is a licensed behavior analyst, speaker, author, and retired CEO who partners with business leaders to help them achieve more of what matters most to them. Kirsten’s clients are high performing CEOs, fou...2024-11-0518 minExecutive Hustle Podcast with Kirsten YurichLeading From Between the Bumper LanesIn this installment of the Executive Hustle I share insights on how leaders can get UNstuck when it comes to choosing between managing the individual (and his or her unique needs) and managing the entire team (reinforcing the behavioral expectations and alignments needed for high-performing teams).I offer a framework not unlike the bumper lanes you see if you've ever bowled with a toddler at birthday party (or a slightly inebriated adult) at a bowling alley!For more information on the specific ideas presented, check out the following links: Simon Sinek, start with W...2024-10-2409 min
Executive Hustle Podcast with Kirsten YurichNew Narratives for Success with Alison PidgeonIn this episode of The Executive Hustle Podcast, Alison Pidgeon and Kirsten discuss a range of topics that will speak to parents, leaders, and the new employee just starting out wondering if their new workplace is ‘right for them.’From the origin story of Move Forward Counseling to the evolution of mental health since COVID, and some real practical strategies for leaders looking to improve not only their own mental health by that of their employees – this episode has it all!Listen to find out how you can level up the mental health IQ of your o...2024-10-1033 min