A Podcast / Est. 2020
Leadership from the Heart
Renee Funk and Elizabeth Riley share conversations with leaders who inspire and uplift.
The origin
Born in quarantine.
In 2020, as the world shut down, Renee Funk and Elizabeth Riley picked up the phone and started calling leaders they admired. The premise was simple. How do you lead when the ground keeps moving?
What began as a way to stay connected during quarantine became a library of conversations on leadership through adversity, agility, and overcoming the obstacles that test character. Some guests came from real estate. Most did not. The throughline was leadership itself, not industry.
Years on, the recordings still hold up. The lessons were never about a moment in time. They were about how good leaders show up when it would be easier not to.
Featured conversations
Voices that shaped the show.
Featured 01
Lee Cockerell
Former Executive Vice President, Walt Disney World Resort
On building culture at scale, leading 40,000 cast members, and why discipline and care are inseparable.
Featured 02
Jairek Robbins
President of SUCCESS®, Keynote Speaker
On performance, identity, and turning adversity into a daily practice.
Spotlight
Stefan Swanepoel
Founder, T3 Sixty · NYT bestselling author
On trend-spotting at the top of the industry and the leadership traits that quietly compound over decades.
Spotlight
Rick Miller
Former VP, AT&T · Founder, Being Chief
On leading from any seat and the quiet authority of service-first leadership.
Spotlight
Tom Hopkins
Sales legend · Author of How to Master the Art of Selling
On mastery, repetition, and the discipline behind every great career.
Episodes
From the archive.
The hosts
Renee Funk and Elizabeth Riley
Two leaders, one shared belief. That the best conversations about leadership happen when ego is set down and the questions are real.