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The glamour of start-up culture may not be all it's cracked up to be if simply chasing start-up capital is the dream. Discipline, hard work, tenacity, and the willingness to allow data to shape decision-making.

The applications of 3D have only just begun. Prerequisites include developing a perspective of 3D literacy in order to utilize the data around us to effectively identify and model solution alternatives - and the right tools. "Mechanical engineers are only one fifth as productive as software engineers," says Paul Powers, Founder & CEO of Physna. "Because they don't have simple tools like search, copy, paste, auto spellcheck, you know, they don't have the equivalent 3D tool-set capability. So there are a lot of big issues to solve." Join co-hosts Brian Comerford and Nick Lozano as they discuss these challenges, among other towering brain-ticklers, as they speak with one of the entrepreneurs recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30.Paul PowersFounder & CEOPysna 00:00 Opening Intro01:12 Show opening02:50 Paul Powers Background18:03 Failure Breeds Success26:48 Software vs Hardware Changes30:17 Fostering Creativity35:50 3-D Data39:25 AI and 3-D Data Models48:26 Evolving from a contributor1:01:47 Recommended Books1:

Join co-hosts Brian Comerford and Nick Lozano as they are joined once again with Erik Therwanger, author of "The LEADERSHIP Connection: The Link Between Leading and Succeeding," among 5 other titles. Building on their previous discussion on the topic of leading through chaos, Erik shares core principles for leaders now faced with leading through transition. Like so many leaders whose key challenges have been shaped by the COVID pandemic (the incident), how to successfully traverse obstacles forcing change to the status quo of business operations - and customer needs and expectations - brings the demands of the transition front and center. Following some of the key insights shared by Erik will in part help leaders as they target leading their teams to the arrival of the new norm.Erik TherwangerFounder, Author, Speaker, CoachThink GREAT0:06 Hosted By:Brian ComerfordLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briancomerford/Nick LozanoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-lozano-97356621/‌Lead.exe is published bi

What makes a company a "best place to work"? Beyond hiring great people, what really drives the engagement of people at an organization? If an authentic company culture cannot be fabricated, how do leaders keep their staff engaged so that Employee Experience is actually the central objective to how you operate your business? Lisa Ryan, founder and Chief Appreciation Strategist for Grategy, shares with co-hosts Brian Comerford and Nick Lozano some of her easiest methods for charting this territory, and setting a talent strategy for long-term success.

What does good posture have to do with leadership? Balance, harmony, attentiveness - all of which contribute to good focus, clarity of vision, and heightened awareness. But how do you know if you're off-kilter? That's where the work of Joseph Gonzalez, a.k.a., The Movement Detective, comes in. As leaders in every field seek to maximize their potential and elevate employee experience, they also look to good coaches to aid them along the way. Co-hosts Brian Comerford and Nick Lozano discuss these facets of Joseph's personal training practice, as well as many other components of how the brain is designed to perceive, as their MIT Mechanical Engineering grad guest shares how that pathway led him to solving 3D challenges in fitness and breathwork.

Blame Apple, Google and Amazon for the consumerization of technology. Once the tools of the Cultural Creatives and Fast Followers, the generation of Digital Natives know what works and what doesn't, so they can create in even more imaginative and better ways than the generations preceding them.

Life always presents stressors - in certain times, like during the COVID19 pandemic, far more than usual. Leaders need empathy more than ever before in order to both recognize and understand the effects of those stressors. When crises takes a toll, it's most critical for leaders to put their fingers on the pulse of their people’s energy and emotions, responding decisively, and perhaps more importantly, with genuine compassion. Commanding that self-awareness both allows leaders to demonstrate the behavior they want to see, and to provide a clear model for others to follow. U.S. Army Capt. Holly Weaver knows this well, as she speak to her theme of "The Hard Thing About Soft Skills" with co-hosts Brian Comerford and Nick Lozano.

"Leadership can be challenging, even during the best of times when all the stars are aligned," says Erik Therwanger, former U.S. Marine, founder of ThinkGREAT, and author of six books. During times of crisis is when leadership is most needed, but while the chaos of crisis serves as the leadership catalyst for training in the Marine Corps, it's not necessarily second-nature to those working on the front-lines of business. Co-hosts Brian Comerford and Nick Lozano join Erik in conversation to discuss three key leadership traits most critical "to run into the fire" at a time when FEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real) is highest and level-headed guidance is most needed.

Going the opposite direction of human nature should be easy, right? Not if you're human, unfortunately. As it turns out, it's oftentimes a greater advantage for us to do so if we are to make level-headed choices rather than succumbing to the heat of the moment. How we properly identify those moments is a key facet for effective leadership to guide through chaotic wrinkles of adversity, when the stakes are highest - like in a global pandemic disaster scenario. In this episode, Dr. Gleb Tsipursky joins co-hosts Brian Comerford and Nick Lozano in conversation to walk us through some of the techniques to gain the self awareness necessary for a good gut-check, and to acquire the ability to reprogram your own mind or your own reactions to achieve optimal results.

In this episode Brian Comerford and Nick Lozano discuss what IT leaders should be thinking about when it comes to disaster preparedness.

What do basketball, meditation and technology leadership have in common? More than you might think - especially when it comes to developing those areas of focus and productivity that are commonly classified as "soft skills", but which co-hosts Nick Lozano and Brian Comerford assert are actually "essential skills" as they embark on a mindfulness discussion with special guest Mike Lee. The author of 'Untrain' has helped fuse the EQ of mindful leadership and performance focus for the likes of NBA superstar Steph Curry and basketball youth camp players alike, indicating there is no age or skill level that a mindfulness practice can't positively influence.

Whether leading a team of nine or nine thousand, leadership requires self-awareness, empathy towards those you lead, being mindful how messages resonate, and sharpening your leadership values into relatively quick, practical insights. Special guest Major General USAF (Retired) Brett Williams shares his views on all of these topics and more with co-hosts Brian Comerford and Nick Lozano, as they discuss the development of his leadership acumen across domains as complex as the U.S. Air Force's largest combat wing in Okinawa, United States Cyber Command, or his tech startup, IronNet Cybersecurity.

Tech leaders in the private sector might look to higher education for their round of talent recruits, but what about tech leaders working in higher education? How do the tech challenges of managing a diverse university campus look different from the tech challenges managing a diverse corporate network topology? Or do they look different? This contrast is just a part of the many tech topics discussed in episode 23, when Brian Comerford and Nick Lozano are joined by special guest Bret Naber, a university CIO with clear insight into the importance of leadership, regardless of where in the tech industry you might be positioned.

Trust is not an option. Trust is foundational to the productivity of a team, let alone its effectiveness. When team trust is in deficit, it’s like a crumpled piece of paper that is nearly impossible to ever smooth out again – or so say co-hosts Nick Lozano and Brian Comerford as they embark on a rigorous discussion exploring the importance of trust, its most common enemies, and some methods about how to turn things around when teams become dysfunctional.

For tech leaders challenged with engaging their audience - corporate or otherwise - it may be time to elevate empathy by tapping into the technique of - what else? - improv. At least it's funny to think improv could help solve tech leadership challenges. And a whole lot of funny is part of what comes fully-loaded in episode 21, when Brian Comerford and Nick Lozano are joined by special guest and "accidental accountant" Peter Margaritis.

In this episode Brian Comerford and Nick Lozano are joined by special guest Roxanne Kaufman Eliot to discuss a breadth of topics contributing to the character of leadership. Key to the theme is the distinction between leadership and management - a discussion robustly supplemented with a number of supporting themes, importantly self-awareness and self-development.

In this episode Brian Comerford and Nick Lozano discuss the idea of remote working, and managing remote teams. As talent gets hard to find, offering the ability for your employees to remote work can make your offer stand out. Listen as Brian and Nick discuss the leadership principals needed to make remote teams successful!0:08  Opening2:02 Episode Intro2:15  Remote Workforce4:11 Technology Needed8:42 Productivity14:31 Culture17:09 Leadership Capital22:00 Uncomfortable Conversations27:47 Communication33:20 Books37:37 ClosingBooks Mentioned:https://basecamp.com/books/remotehttps://echelonfront.com/dichotomy-of-leadership/Hosted By:Brian ComerfordLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briancomerford/Nick LozanoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-lozano-97356621/Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickLLozano‌Lead.exe is published bi-monthly on the 1st and the 15th of the month.Subscribe and leave us a review to lets us know how we are doing.iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lead-exe/id1454843941Google P

In this episode Brian Comerford and Nick Lozano discuss the dreaded "M" word, Millennials. Listen as we explore how to lead multi-generational teams and the mindset you need as leader.

The modern working environment has been elevated substantially since the days of "Mad Men", largely in alignment with our expanding cultural sensibilities. But even in the last couple decades that has not always been the case, and particularly in technical fields that have leaned heavily to the male gender. In this episode Brian Comerford and Nick Lozano are joined by Shirley Hayes to discuss the strengths that a plurality of perspectives brings to the workplace, and the creativity that can be fostered with an inclusive office environment.

In this episode Brian Comerford and Nick Lozano discuss how to navigating the demands of always-on.