Audira Labs Listening Sessions Stephen Kohler

David Kohler has the awesome responsibility of leading his family's nearly 150 year-old, privately-held company and leading around 40,000 Kohler Co. employees worldwide. As the fourth generation to lead Kohler, David has some big shoes to fill to ensure that the famed and respected manufacturer and service provider continues to build on its reputation for quality, design, and exceptional experiences. And he is doing exactly that by artfully approaching the challenges and opportunities that the pandemic continues to bring. David, like Kohler Co.,  is never happy to rest on his laurels and is bringing a thoroughly modern leadership style rooted in the company's core values to keep Kohler on top of their goal of delivering their customers "gracious living."

It’s women’s history month and what better way to celebrate than with a Listening Session with the enormously talented Cathryn Lai? Cathryn is cutting a path for women in tech as the Chief Commercial Officer for Open Bet. Cathryn credits much of her success to her early training at conservatory as a concert pianist. Tune in to hear how Cathryn blends hard work, listening, and creativity to succeed in the business world.

With over 36 years of experience in marketing and finance in organizations like Kraft and Fisher Nuts, Howard Brandeisky has seen all kinds of leadership models and understands how leaders set the tone for a culture. Listen in for some pragmatic tips and thoughts about what you can do as a leader to take your organization through both the best of times and the most challenging.

Liam Davis is a Grammy-nominated producer and performing artist who knows a few things about collaboration, creativity, and the importance of having a leader in the room. As someone who regularly works with a lot of ambiguity and egos, his sage advice to leaders carries for those who create music and beyond. Tune in for this leadership discussion with Audira CEO Stephen Kohler and find a little musical treat at the end!

From engineer to CEO, Chris Schyvinck, worked her way up the corporate ladder at Shure Inc. by listening carefully and working hard. Now that she leads the renowned global audio company, she finds that listening is the most important skill that allows the vaunted 96-year-old manufacturer to thrive, even in turbulent times.

So many leaders believe that there are very specific qualities that they need to project as leaders -- strength, decisiveness, positivity, and more. Sounds like a good list, right? Laila Tarraf, Chief People Officer of Allbirds and author of "Strong Like Water" joins Audira CEO Stephen Kohler to talk about the greater power in leading with your "whole self," and not just the version of you that you think a leader should be.