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Slingshot Success: Conversations that Launch Leaders

Slingshot Success: Conversations that Launch Leaders

Written by: Beverly Lewis
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Welcome to Slingshot Success: Conversations That Launch Leaders, hosted by Beverly Lewis—leadership development speaker, executive trainer, author, and business culture strategist.

This is where bold ideas, honest conversations, and practical wisdom come together to help leaders see further, go bigger, and do better.

Whether you're leading a corporation, building a business, or advancing a nonprofit mission, leadership demands more than expertise and a title. It requires self-awareness, emotional intelligence, courageous communication, and the ability to bring out the best in others. It calls us to grow from the inside out while building organizations where people and performance thrive.

Through candid conversations with thought leaders, accomplished leaders, and people with hard-earned wisdom, Beverly explores the human side of leadership and the skills that make a lasting difference. Topics include:

  • Leadership from the Inside Out: Self-awareness, personal growth, character, and leading with purpose.
  • Communication That Connects: Building trust, navigating difficult conversations, and communicating with clarity and courage.
  • Emotional Intelligence: Understanding ourselves, strengthening relationships, and leading effectively under pressure.
  • Culture and Relationships: Creating healthier workplaces where people feel valued, take ownership, and do their best work.
  • Courage, Change, and Growth: Challenging assumptions, navigating setbacks, and turning obstacles into opportunities.
  • Purpose and Impact: Leading beyond the bottom line to create meaningful, lasting change.

Expect fresh perspectives, real-world stories, actionable insights, and the occasional challenge to rethink what you believe about leadership. Because the most successful leaders aren't necessarily the ones who have all the answers. They're the ones who remain curious, keep growing, and help others rise with them.

Inspired by the story of David and Goliath, Slingshot Success reminds us that we don't have to be the biggest, the strongest, or the most powerful to face a giant. We need the courage to recognize what's possible, the wisdom to use what we have, and the conviction to take the next step.

Join Beverly Lewis for Slingshot Success: Conversations That Launch Leaders—and discover how the challenges you face today can become the launching point for greater leadership, stronger organizations, and a more meaningful impact tomorrow.

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Episodes
  • Lead for Impact, Not Validation: Lessons from Dr. Chris McAlister

    Lead for Impact, Not Validation: Lessons from Dr. Chris McAlister
    Nov 9 2026

    Dr. Chris McAlister is the founder of SightShift®, creator of the Identity Fear Quotient® (IFQ®), and author of 12 books

    This summer, I read Chris McAlister’s brand new book, The 3% Shift: The Human Edge in the Age of AI. Subsequently, I talked about it with anyone interested in leadership and using AI. I am honored to share this conversation with you.

    AI can write the report, run the numbers, and remember every promise you missed. So what is left for leaders to do? Chris McAlister names three things no machine can replace, and one honest question every leader needs to ask before Monday morning: "Do I lead for impact or validation?"

    About This Episode

    In this episode, I talk with leadership expert Dr. Chris McAlister about three distinctly human capabilities that AI cannot replace: imagination, wisdom, and community. We connect those strengths to fear, blind spots, forgiveness, and practical habits leaders can use to lead for impact rather than personal validation.

    Episode Highlights

    • The three human capabilities AI cannot replace: imagination, wisdom (or discernment), and community
    • Why fear can push leaders toward change, but imagination works best when people feel safe in who they are
    • AI has breadth, but leaders bring the experience, judgment, and taste to apply it
    • Two ways to expose your blind spots: an outside source and suffering
    • Why AI can remember a missed commitment, but only people can coach, forgive, and help a team grow
    • Five phrases that open up communication on any team
    • What the Identity Fear Quotient (IFQ) measures about how you lead under pressure
    • A simple weekly practice for leading with more impact

    Episode Chapters

    • 00:00 Why imagination needs curiosity, not fear
    • 03:15 Wisdom means finding the third door
    • 07:41 Two ways leaders uncover blind spots
    • 11:16 AI remembers, but people forgive
    • 14:22 Five phrases that open communication
    • 17:17 What the Identity Fear Quotient measures
    • 20:21 A weekly practice for leading with impact
    • 22:00 The choice between impact and validation
    • 22:37 Where to find Chris and take the IFQ

    Resources and Guest Information

    AWebsite: https://sightshift.com
    The book, The 3% Shift: The Human Edge in the Age of AI: https://threepercentshift.com
    The IFQ, the leadership assessment: https://sightshift.com/ifq


    Beverly Lewis - Show Host

    • Connect with Beverly Lewis: BeverlySpeaks.com

    Free Gift for Listeners

    Listen to my book for free! Get the complete audio version of Win from Within: The Heart of Success and Significance at BeverlySpeaks.com/book.
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    27 mins
  • More Than Talent: Clay Shiver on Core Values, Mental Toughness, and What Matters Most

    More Than Talent: Clay Shiver on Core Values, Mental Toughness, and What Matters Most
    Nov 9 2026

    Clay Shiver leverages over twenty years of experience teaching entrepreneurs, developing leaders and coaching executives. He loves helping people find their purpose and passion.

    Clay was part of Florida State's 1993 national championship team and went from there to the NFL. Clay played for the Dallas Cowboys, where he played along side of NFL greats Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Deion Sanders. He is a two time All-American. You will hear about the teammates who made him better, the culture they carried together, and the family he refuses to sacrifice for success.

    Since his pro football days, Clay has served as a leader of leaders in a number of capacities. He has launched businesses and ministries, coached football, served in the C-Suite in a corporate setting, and now speaks and coaches executives. Clay’s insights are treasure, and you’ll walk away richer for them.

    Episode Highlights

    • Why Florida State’s 1993 championship team, with less talent, outperformed the more gifted 1995 team
    • Leaders determine culture, but employees carry it, so leaders need direct dialogue to learn what it feels like on the ground
    • Why a long list of company values dilutes focus
    • How to handle team members who are not aligned with the shared direction
    • How talent can encourage complacency, and why daily improvement matters more as responsibilities grow
    • What a coach or outside adviser offers that a manager cannot
    • Why relationships will matter more, not less, in an automated world
    • How to build commitment by meeting people where they are, instead of treating them as cogs
    • Clay’s guiding truth: make sure the prize is worth the price
    Episode Chapters
    • 00:00 Introductions: Beverly Lewis introduces guest Clay Shiver
    • 01:05 How football built mental toughness beyond the field
    • 04:30 Why connection can beat talent on a championship team
    • 07:18 Leaders set culture, but employees carry it
    • 10:24 Addressing misalignment with clear communication
    • 13:18 Why talented leaders still need to get better every day
    • 17:12 How coaches offer perspective beyond management
    • 20:33 Why relationship-first leadership matters more in an automated world
    • 24:27 Connect with people individually to build commitment
    • 27:13 Make sure the prize is worth the price
    • 29:31 Wrap up
    • Connect with Clay Shiver: clayshiver.com
    • Connect with Beverly Lewis: BeverlySpeaks.com
    Free Gift for Listeners

    Listen to my book for free! Get the complete audio version of Win from Within: The Heart of Success and Significance at BeverlySpeaks.com/book.
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    32 mins
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