Pull the Chute podcast features Diana McLain Smith, Former Partner at Monitor Group Consulting, former Chair of Monitor University, and former Chief Executive Partner at New Profit, and the author of Divide Or Conquer, The Elephant in the Room, Remaking the Space Between Us.

Diana has spent the past 35+ years helping organizations transform intergroup conflict into a powerful force for change. She has led change initiatives in a wide range of contexts – from Fortune 500 companies to cutting edge nonprofits – and her groundbreaking Leading Through Relationships (LTR) approach has been used by thousands of teams and organizations around the world to break free of intractable conflict and co-create powerful change.

She's also the co-author of Action Science with Chris Argyris and Robert Putnam.

She has served as an advisor to the Harvard Negotiation Project and the Rebuild Congress Initiative. She holds Masters and Doctorate degrees from Harvard University.

Loreta Tarozaite, Fixing marketing & communications chaos for growing B2B companies & startups so they can unlock visibility, trust & authority, Executive & Company Presence Strategist, Fractional CMO, On-Camera Coach.

She help companies and their leaders UNLOCK what they want the most: visibility, authority, and impact.

She THRIVE in chaos! She see this as an opportunity for lasting transformation and impact through improved PRESENCE.

As a brand and executive Presence strategist, she help companies achieve their business goals through cohesive and effective marketing strategies that combine the power of storytelling, video marketing, branding, digital marketing, public relations, and more.

With over two decades of expertise that started in broadcast journalism that transformed into founding her own company, and then led to working with and inside the Fortune 500 corporations, She's your strategic partner in navigating complex world of authoritative presence. She help building marketing and communications functions that drive positive change through measurable results.

Neil Rogers, author, speaker, and business leader with over 37 years of experience in marketing & sales, generating revenue and guiding clients through highly effective & result-oriented marketing campaigns.

Neil has been Owner and VP of Marketing & Sales at Rogers Marketing for nearly 26 years. He built his career & business leveraging both old-school and new- school marketing & sales techniques.

Neil shares the skills and tools learned during his early working years as a bartender that led to his success as an entrepreneur and industry leader in his book, Bar Tips: Everything I Needed to Know in Sales I Learned Behind the Bar.

Dave Hartley, Partner-In-Charge, Advisory, Anders CPAs + Advisors.

Dave is a CPA who believes the future of the CPA profession looks a lot different than its past.

David is spearheading the growth and innovation efforts at Anders CPAs + Advisors where he leads the firm’s advisory practice.

A lifelong technologist, recognized innovator, and successful business executive, David continuously shares his expertise and lessons learned with other CPAs and business owners to help them find their own success.

Norman Wolfe, Founder and CEO of Quantum Leaders, Author of The Living Organization, Strategy Execution Consultant, Speaker.

With over four decades of work experience in various organizations from Fortune 500 to technology startups, I view each one as something that can uncover new possibilities for growth and development.

In his book, The Living Organization, the process of flawless execution is being emphasized and highlighted which requires a deeply held purpose, efficient business processes, and enhanced talents, energy and maturity of people.

Quantum Leaders help CEOs determine the critical issues blocking flawless execution bringing their senior executive team to new standards of performance just by using The Living Organization Model for success.

Before it began, he worked as a turnaround agent in the systems engineering, administration and sales organizations and was labeled as a 15-year veteran of Hewlett Packard. Later on, he became the head of Administrative Operations for the Western Sales Region, and was highly acclaimed for taking a failing $1.2 billion operation and setting new standards of productivity and customer service.

Susan Inouye, Founder & CEO of the Inouye LoRe Group, Help Executives & Business Owners create engaged employee relationships resulting in cultures of well-being, inclusion, purpose that retain the best talent & achieve their mission.

For the past two decades, she had the privilege to work with over 600 companies in 40 industries.

As an executive coach, she helped leaders to see beyond challenges to root causes, beyond solutions to high impact strategies resulting in dramatic turnarounds, cultural transformations and increased productivity and profitability.

What makes her coaching transformational for the leader and their organization is that everything she do, she believe in challenging "the norm."

She do things differently because she found that typical methods get typical results. So, her methods are innovative and revolutionary, and the results are achieved goals and more long-term and sustainable results.

Clay Staires is a seasoned leader, speaker, and coach with over 25 years of transformative experience, renowned for his expertise in leadership development and navigating personal and business growth.

From accolades such as Teacher of the Year to Chamber Citizen of the Year, Clay’s journey encompasses education, non-profit leadership, entrepreneurship, and government. His dynamic programs and speaking engagements have empowered countless individuals to reach their full potential.

Whether turning around family ministries or leading award-winning consulting firms, Clay’s mission remains clear: to liberate business owners, offering both financial and time freedom.

Jonathan Bennett , a Strategic Advisor, Executive & Board Coach, Independent Director, Former B Corp Founder & CEO, Ethical, empathetic support trusted by 200+ progressive leaders.

Jonathan has been where his clients are now.

He left an executive role at a large hospital to strike out on his own, founding a management consulting firm. And, for 10 years, things were great. The company grew–became a B Corp and served hundreds of organizations. The problem was, he was unfulfilled.

After a successful exit in which he went through a management buyout of his company, Jonathan founded his coaching practice so that he could fulfill his purpose to create an intimate space for leaders who need to be listened to deeply.

Jonathan Bennett is an advisor and executive coach for founders, CEOs and C Suite leaders who have a purpose in the world but need help solving their organization’s toughest obstacles.

Jonathan takes his experience as a CEO, board member, and founder to his coaching. As a feminist and social justice advocate, Jonathan brings a progressive approach to his work so that clients always find a way out of even the most complex challenges.

He resides in Ontario, Canada with his family and two dogs. A published author, he’s written seven literary books.