A Remedy for Leadership Challenges in the 21st Century

Our very special guest this week is Angie Morgan, former officer in the United States Marine Corps and New York Times best-selling author. Since founding Lead Star, Angie has worked with talented leaders within Fortune 500 companies, small and mid-sized businesses, leading nonprofits, government agencies and respected academic institutions. Listen in as Angie shares the common leadership challenges she has witnessed in the last 20 years that hold back individual careers and organizational success. She also will share her remedy: designing leadership programs that are culturally relevant for her clients and focused on results.

Angie is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of SPARK: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success and Leading from the Front. She has written numerous articles on leadership and organizational excellence appearing in a wide variety of publications including Forbes, Fast Company, and SUCCESS. She’s been a dynamic guest on CNBC, FOX News, and CNN. Angie also served as the Director of the Center for Creative Leadership’s Partner Network, convening and connecting leading consultancies with the Center’s innovative thought leadership, research and development solutions.

Prior to creating Lead Star, Angie worked for Pfizer and Merck as a sales professional where she had firsthand experience working in business operations. Angie’s leadership expertise formed after she graduated from the University of Michigan and served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. She also holds an MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.