Elevate Your Leadership

Staying Calm Under Pressure: Breathwork with Frances McQueen

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Guests: Staying Calm Under Pressure, Frances McQueen

How do you prepare yourself for a difficult conversation, a high-pressure meeting, or a demanding day? Bob Pizzini and yoga teacher Frances McQueen explore breathwork, stress, and the role of calm in leadership. Drawing on their experience working together in leadership experiences, Bob and Frances discuss why Bob brought breathwork to his executive team and how they approach creating space for calm and clarity.

CNU Leadership Faculty | How To Enhance Leadership In Higher Education

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Guests: CNU Leadership Faculty, Bill Kelly

How can we enhance leadership in higher education? Their conversation explores the value of teamwork, resilience through difficult assignments, developing young people, and why the most practical leadership advice can be the most powerful. The video also highlights Virginia higher education initiatives that aim to create a more inclusive and equitable academic environment.

Topics: Guest Introduction: William G. Kelly · Leadership at Christopher Newport University · Understanding Title IX · Inclusion and Campus Culture · Career in the US Coast Guard · Lessons from Military Service

Entrepreneurship | Building Something That Doesn't Exist

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What does it take to recognize an opportunity before everyone else? In this episode of the Elevate Your Leadership Podcast, Bob Pizzini sits down with entrepreneur Eric Pinzon, whose career has taken him from Tesla technician and service leader to founder of one of the world's only electric-focused boat dealerships.

Topics: Eric's childhood entrepreneurship and early lessons on money and work ethic · Transition from BMW to Tesla, and the electric revolution at Tesla · Witnessing Tesla's manufacturing processes and Elon Musk’s leadership style · The story behind Eric’s move to the East Coast and Tesla’s growth in Virginia · How Eric's insights on battery life and long-term vehicle health evolved · Launching the electric watercraft dealership and transforming Willoughby Marina

📖 Mentioned book: Robert Pizzini's Leadership Book Elevate Your Leadership

Engineering Duty Officer | Leadership Strategies | Recovery from a Traumatic Brain Injury

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Guest: Engineering Duty Officer

In this episode, host Robert "Bob" Pizzini interviews retired Navy Commander and PhD Joseph Dituri, also known as "Dr. Deep Sea." Joseph, a Navy diver and engineering duty officer, served 28 years, during which he earned a master’s in astronautical engineering and led deep submergence and submarine rescue capabilities. He later contributed to the development of the SEAL Dry Combat Submersible at SOCOM.

F/A Fighter Pilot, Combat Drone Shutdown, and the Next Chapter with NASA

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In this episode, Robert “Bob” Pizzini is joined by Alexandra (“Big Perm”) Mensing, U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet pilot. Alexandra recounts growing up in Raleigh, the influence of sports and coaching, choosing the Naval Academy, and completing leadership and survival training including NOLS and SERE.

Developing Leadership Skills | What Is Sports Nutrition?

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Guest: Developing Leadership Skills

What you eat directly impacts how you think, decide, and lead. In this episode of the Elevate Your Leadership Podcast, Bob Pizzini sits down with performance dietitian Cheryl Zonkowski to break down how nutrition, hydration, and biomarkers influence mental clarity, sustained energy, and leadership performance.

Topics: Why Leadership Requires Energy & Mental Clarity · Performance Nutrition vs Diet Culture · Fueling the Brain for Better Decisions · Biomarkers, Lab Work & Longevity · Nutrition Lessons from Navy Special Warfare · Blood Sugar, Hydration & Cognitive Performance

How Cannabis Can Help Heal Veterans | Holistic Healing

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Guest: Holistic Healing

Holistic Healing is instrumental in fostering our well-being and overall happiness How Cannabis can help heal veterans? How Cannabis can help heal veterans? This video not only dives into the concept of Holistic Healing but also explores the following subjects