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Mike Phillips Host of The Leadership Toolkit

Mike Phillips: Leadership Educator and host of The Leadership Toolkit podcast

Mike Phillips is a seasoned Leadership Consultant and Coach based in Colorado Springs, renowned for his contributions to leadership Education, sales training, and motivational speaking. He hosts the definitive podcast for leadership education, The Leadership Toolkit. He hosts a dynamic website dedicated to empowering professionals through innovative educational content. With over 30 years in leadership and Coaching, combined with two decades in sales and marketing, Mike brings a wealth of experience to his roles as an educator, podcast host, YouTuber, and coach. He has a proven track record of guiding individuals and teams to achieve exceptional business success.

Mike specializes in a broad range of disciplines including leadership, business management, facilities management, organization, public speaking, and call center operations. His expertise extends to sales training, marketing, and advertising, as well as negotiation and mediation. Through his podcast and various training programs, Mike shares actionable insights and strategies, making him a valuable resource for professionals striving to excel in their careers.

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Who Are You When The Titles Are Gone? &Raquo; 40336394 1761176999060 F2Df5258657B6
Who Are You When the Titles Are Gone?

Who are you when the titles and labels are gone? Are you feeling stuck in your current role or struggling to find your identity after a major life transition? In this episode of the Leadership Toolkit…

Who are you when the…

Who are you when the titles and labels are gone? Are you feeling stuck in your current role or struggling to find your identity after a major life transition? In this episode of the Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips sits down with Cindee Williams to discuss how to lead your life with intentionality, grit, and purpose. Learn how to transition from simply being excellent to becoming truly exceptional in everything you do. Cindee shares her incredible journey from starting a commercial cleaning business with a rusty pressure washer in the 90s to becoming a Maxwell Leadership Certified Coach. She…

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Leaders Stay Stuck Because They Are Afraid To Evolve. &Raquo; 40336394 1761176999060 F2Df5258657B6
Leaders Stay Stuck Because They Are Afraid To Evolve.

In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips sits down with Micah Birkholz, National Director of Sales at Loon Advertising, for a powerful conversation about leadership, reinvention, serva…

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In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips sits down with Micah Birkholz, National Director of Sales at Loon Advertising, for a powerful conversation about leadership, reinvention, servant leadership, personal Growth, getting unstuck and the hard truths behind success. Micah shares the lessons he learned going from the automotive sales floor to national leadership, including: ✅ Why “indecision” is often the biggest mistake leaders make ✅ How saying YES to hard things changes your life ✅ The leadership failures that shaped him ✅ Why ego destroys growth ✅ The truth a…

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Leaders Stay Stuck Because They Are Afraid To Evolve | The Leadership Toolkit | Guest: Micah Birkholz &Raquo; 40336394 1761176999060 F2Df5258657B6
Leaders Stay Stuck Because They Are Afraid To Evolve | The Leadership Toolkit | Guest: Micah Birkholz

In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips sits down with Micah Birkholz, National Director of Sales at Loon Advertising, for a raw and powerful conversation about leadership, reinventio…

In this episode of T…

In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips sits down with Micah Birkholz, National Director of Sales at Loon Advertising, for a raw and powerful conversation about leadership, reinvention, growth, and the fear that keeps many people stuck.Micah shares his journey from automotive sales and Finance into national leadership roles in marketing and advertising, while opening up about the mindset shifts, failures, hard decisions, and personal growth that shaped his leadership style along the way.This episode dives deep into:• Why leaders must embrace change to grow• The danger of i…

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Imperfect Action Beats Perfect Planning. Here'S Why! &Raquo; 40336394 1761176999060 F2Df5258657B6
Imperfect Action Beats Perfect Planning. Here’s Why!

🔥 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND 🔥 One of the HIGHEST DOWNLOADED episodes of The Leadership Toolkit (#34) is returning this week! What if the biggest thing holding you back is just waiting for the “p…

🔥 BACK BY POPULAR…

🔥 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND 🔥 One of the HIGHEST DOWNLOADED episodes of The Leadership Toolkit (#34) is returning this week! What if the biggest thing holding you back is just waiting for the “perfect” moment? In this powerful episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips sits down with Christopher Rausch, internationally known as the “No Excuses Coach,” for a raw and inspiring conversation about leadership, resilience, confidence, fear, and why imperfect action will always beat perfect planning. Christopher shares his unbelievable journey from homelessness, abuse, addiction, …

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Imperfect Action Beats Perfect Planning | Guest: Christopher Rausch On Fear, Leadership, And Taking Action &Raquo; 40336394 1761176999060 F2Df5258657B6
Imperfect Action Beats Perfect Planning | Guest: Christopher Rausch on Fear, Leadership, and Taking Action

🔥 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND 🔥 One of the HIGHEST DOWNLOADED episodes of The Leadership Toolkit (#34) is returning this week!What if the biggest thing holding you back is just waiting for the “per…

🔥 BACK BY POPULAR…

🔥 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND 🔥 One of the HIGHEST DOWNLOADED episodes of The Leadership Toolkit (#34) is returning this week!What if the biggest thing holding you back is just waiting for the “perfect” moment?In this powerful episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips sits down with Christopher Rausch, the internationally recognized “No Excuses Coach,” for a raw conversation about leadership, fear, confidence, resilience, accountability, and why taking imperfect action is often the key to breakthrough success.Christopher shares his incredible journey from homelessness and hards…

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Train Your Mind, Transform Your Leadership &Raquo; 40336394 1761176999060 F2Df5258657B6
Train Your Mind, Transform Your Leadership

What if the real reason you feel stuck in leadership… isn’t your strategy, your team, or your environment? In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips sits down with Frank Szymanski, …

What if the real rea…

What if the real reason you feel stuck in leadership… isn’t your strategy, your team, or your environment? In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips sits down with Frank Szymanski, former juvenile court judge and author of Identity Design, to uncover the deeper truth behind leadership, identity, and personal transformation. After 20 years on the bench, Frank saw firsthand how Trauma, mindset, and poor decision patterns shape lives. What he discovered is powerful: most people are not lacking knowledge, they are lacking identity Clarity. In this episode, you will learn: • …

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Train Your Mind, Transform Your Leadership | Guest: Frank Szymanski &Raquo; 40336394 1761176999060 F2Df5258657B6
Train Your Mind, Transform Your Leadership | Guest: Frank Szymanski

What if the real reason you feel stuck in leadership… isn’t your strategy, your team, or your environment?In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips sits down with Frank Szymanski, f…

What if the real rea…

What if the real reason you feel stuck in leadership… isn’t your strategy, your team, or your environment?In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips sits down with Frank Szymanski, former juvenile court judge and author of Identity Design, to explore the deeper truth behind leadership, mindset, and personal transformation.After more than 20 years on the bench, Frank witnessed firsthand how trauma, poor decisions, and lack of self-awareness shape lives. His mission now is to help leaders take back control by training their minds, redefining their identity, and leading from the…

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The Programming That Is Sabotaging Your Leadership &Raquo; 40336394 1761176999060 F2Df5258657B6
The Programming That Is Sabotaging Your Leadership

What if the biggest thing holding you back as a leader isn’t your strategy, your skills, or your effort… but something running beneath the surface? In this powerful episode of The Leadership Tool…

What if the biggest …

What if the biggest thing holding you back as a leader isn’t your strategy, your skills, or your effort… but something running beneath the surface? In this powerful episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips sits down with Curtis McCullom to uncover the subconscious programming that silently drives 95% of our behavior and decision-making. From childhood experiences to leadership language, this conversation reveals how unseen mental patterns can shape confidence, communication, performance, and even your success in business and life. If you’ve ever struggled with self-doubt, incon…

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The Hidden Programming Sabotaging Your Leadership (And How To Break It) &Raquo; 40336394 1761176999060 F2Df5258657B6
The Hidden Programming Sabotaging Your Leadership (And How to Break It)

What if the biggest thing holding you back as a leader isn’t your strategy… but something you can’t even see?In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips sits down with mindset exper…

What if the biggest …

What if the biggest thing holding you back as a leader isn’t your strategy… but something you can’t even see?In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips sits down with mindset expert Curtis McCullom to uncover the subconscious programming that drives your decisions, your confidence, and your results.From childhood experiences to the words you use every day, this conversation reveals how hidden patterns can quietly shape your leadership and limit your growth, even when everything looks successful on the outside.Curtis breaks down powerful concepts like hypnotherapy, NLP, and …

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Why People Trust Leaders More Than Brands | Jess Jensen On Authentic Leadership &Raquo; 40336394 1761176999060 F2Df5258657B6
Why People Trust Leaders More Than Brands | Jess Jensen on Authentic Leadership

What makes people trust a leader in today’s world?In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips is joined by Jess Jensen, founder of Co-pilot Communications and former leader with experie…

What makes people tr…

What makes people trust a leader in today’s world?In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips is joined by Jess Jensen, founder of Co-pilot Communications and former leader with experience at Microsoft, Qualcomm, and Adidas.Jess shares how leaders can build a stronger personal brand, why executive presence matters more than ever, and why people trust people more than brands.Mike and Jess discuss:• How Jess helped create one of the first Adidas Facebook pages• The leap from corporate leadership to entrepreneurship• How to know if you have an entrepreneurial mindset• Why a…

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Why People Trust Leaders More Than Brands | Jess Jensen On Authentic Leadership &Raquo; 40336394 1761176999060 F2Df5258657B6
Why People Trust Leaders More Than Brands | Jess Jensen on Authentic Leadership

What makes people trust a leader in today’s world?In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips is joined by Jess Jensen, founder of Co-pilot Communications and former leader with experie…

What makes people tr…

What makes people trust a leader in today’s world?In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips is joined by Jess Jensen, founder of Co-pilot Communications and former leader with experience at Microsoft, Qualcomm, and Adidas.Jess shares how leaders can build a stronger personal brand, why executive presence matters more than ever, and why people trust people more than brands.Mike and Jess discuss:• How Jess helped create one of the first Adidas Facebook pages• The leap from corporate leadership to entrepreneurship• How to know if you have an entrepreneurial mindset• Why a…

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Transformative Leadership: Build People, Not Just Performance | The Leadership Toolkit &Raquo; 40336394 1761176999060 F2Df5258657B6
Transformative Leadership: Build People, Not Just Performance | The Leadership Toolkit

What separates a good leader from one people never forget? In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips is joined by two great friends of the show—Mike Ashie (Leadership With Mike) and J…

What separates a goo…

What separates a good leader from one people never forget? In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips is joined by two great friends of the show—Mike Ashie (Leadership With Mike) and Jim Burgoon (Lead With Jim)—for a powerful, real-world conversation on transformative leadership.This isn’t about titles, authority, or short-term results. It’s about becoming the kind of leader who changes people at the identity level—not just their performance.Together, they break down: The difference between positional, transactional, and transformative leadershipWhy changing belief matt…

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