The Llama Lounge

In this episode, Joe welcomes his brother, the great Brian Sheffield to the Lounge. Shef is a Senior Noncommissioned Officer in the United States Space Force with more than 22 years of service. He’s currently serving in the Department of Defense’s Legislative Fellowship program as one of the select few Enlisted fellows and has the honor of being assigned to House Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy. During their discussion, they talked about how Shef was able to rebound from some early missteps in his career, the importance of taking accountability, and he educated us about his experiences on Capitol Hill as an Enlisted Legislative Fellow. Check out our show sponsor: This episode is brought to you by Blazing Star BBQ! https://www.blazingstarbbq.com/ Blazing Star BBQ is a veteran owned and operated by Mike Starr, who served more than 20 years to our nation. Mike is devoted to “Bringing unique flavors from his world travels to your backyard!” Check out his delicious rubs and sauces. You won’t be disappointed! LLAMA LINKS | https://linktr.ee/llamaleadership

In this episode, Joe welcomes his brother Kenny “KJ” Jones to the Lounge. KJ is a poet, podcast host and an Air Force Senior Enlisted Leader. During their discussion, they dove into the KJ’s rocky start in the Air Force, talked about remorse bias, the importance of knowing and understanding the people around you, and so much more. Follow KJ here: Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/5ckkptra Podcast: Organized Khaos – Conversations w/KJ - https://tinyurl.com/bddu25ny Check out our show sponsor: This episode is brought to you by Blazing Star BBQ! https://www.blazingstarbbq.com/ Blazing Star BBQ is a veteran owned and operated by Mike Starr, who served more than 20 years to our nation. Mike is devoted to “Bringing unique flavors from his world travels to your backyard!” Check out his delicious rubs and sauces. You won’t be disappointed! LLAMA LINKS | https://linktr.ee/llamaleadership

In this episode, Joe welcomes the great Chris “Mr. Classic” Romulo to the Lounge. Chris is a retired Muay Thai Champion, coach, entrepreneur, podcast host, published author, and sought-after speaker. During their discussion, they talked about what it takes to have a champion’s mindset, the roll of ego the human experience, and much, much more. Chris’ Book Recommendation: The Warrior Within – John Little: https://tinyurl.com/yckvfczd Check out Chris’ book here: Champions Uprising - https://tinyurl.com/2p8dzm4x Follow Chris here: Email: [email protected] Podcast: Champ Up Chat - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/champ-up-chat/id1492958823 Website: https://www.chrisromulo.com/ Check out our show sponsor: This episode is brought to you by Blazing Star BBQ! https://www.blazingstarbbq.com/ Blazing Star BBQ is a veteran owned and operated by Mike Starr, who served more than 20 years to our nation. Mike is devoted to “Bringing unique flavors from his world travels to your backyard!” Check out his delicious rubs and sauces. You won’t be disappointed! LLAMA LINKS | https://linktr.ee/llamaleadership

In this episode, Joe welcomes the great Jason “Jay” France to the Lounge. Jason is an Air Force veteran, former Command Senior Enlisted Leader of US. Transportation Command, executive coach, leadership consultant, resilient team builder, and Owner and CEO of Elevate Leadership Solutions. During their discussion, Jay shared his experiences and the life lessons he learned while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail and they talked about the value of taking on challenging physical tasks and taking time to reflect. Jay’s Book Recommendation: Do Hard Things – Steve Magness: https://tinyurl.com/57cfb8h7 Follow Jay here: Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-l-france/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElevateLeadershipLLC Website: https://www.elevateleadershipsolutions.com/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JayFHikes/ Check out our show sponsor: This episode is brought to you by Blazing Star BBQ! https://www.blazingstarbbq.com/ Blazing Star BBQ is a veteran owned and operated by Mike Starr, who served more than 20 years to our nation. Mike is devoted to “Bringing unique flavors from his world travels to your backyard!” Check out his delicious rubs and sauces. You won’t be disappointed! LLAMA LINKS | https://linktr.ee/llamaleadership

In this episode, Joe welcomes the great Amanda Ono to the Lounge. Amanda is an expert at Organizational development, HR consulting, and leading organizational change, and she is the Vice President of Customer Experience and of People and Culture at Resolver, a Kroll business and worldwide leader in defining risk intelligence. During their discussion, they talked about risk management, the importance of traveling, how to cultivate a culture of trust, and many other organizational leadership topics. Amanda’s Book Recommendation: The Trillion Dollar Coach – Bill Campbell: https://tinyurl.com/2p8s7x7e Follow Amanda here: Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandaono/ Check out our show sponsor: This episode is brought to you by Blazing Star BBQ! https://www.blazingstarbbq.com/ Blazing Star BBQ is a veteran owned and operated by Mike Starr, who served more than 20 years to our nation. Mike is devoted to “Bringing unique flavors from his world travels to your backyard!” Check out his delicious rubs and sauces. You won’t be disappointed! LLAMA LINKS | https://linktr.ee/llamaleadership

In this episode, Joe welcomes the amazing D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas to the Lounge. D.J. is an Air Force Veteran, internationally acclaimed speaker, and bestselling author. During their discussion, D.J. shared his perspectives on the warrior spirit and they dove into key concepts he presents in his latest book, The Warrior Within. Find D.J.’s books here: https://nativediscovery.com/shop/ Follow D.J. here: Website: www.nativediscovery.com Check out our show sponsor: This episode is brought to you by Blazing Star BBQ! https://www.blazingstarbbq.com/ Blazing Star BBQ is a veteran owned and operated by Mike Starr, who served more than 20 years to our nation. Mike is devoted to “Bringing unique flavors from his world travels to your backyard!” Check out his delicious rubs and sauces. You won’t be disappointed! LLAMA LINKS | https://linktr.ee/llamaleadership

In this episode, Joe welcomes the great Dr. Clinton Longenecker to the Lounge. Dr. Longenecker is an award-winning educator, a distinguished university professor and the Director of The Center for Leadership and Organizational Excellence in The College of Business and Innovation at The University of Toledo. He is also a published author and active management consultant and executive coach and was recognized by The Economist as one of the Top Fifteen Business Professors in the world and as one of the top thirty (30) “transformational leaders” in America by The John Maxwell Organization. During their discussion, Clint presented the perspectives he has gained over his years of work on what he has titled the Bathsheba Syndrome, and they discussed the ethical lapses leaders can fall into and the preventive measures they can put into place to prevent them. A list of Clint’s publications here: https://www.utoledo.edu/business/faculty/management/ClintonLongenecker.html Follow Clint here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/drclintl?lang=en Check out our show sponsor: This episode is brought to you by Blazing Star BBQ! https://www.blazingstarbbq.com/ Blazing Star BBQ is a veteran owned and operated by Mike Starr, who served more than 20 years to our nation. Mike is devoted to “Bringing unique flavors from his world travels to your backyard!” Check out his delicious rubs and sauces. You won’t be disappointed! LLAMA LINKS | https://linktr.ee/llamaleadership

In this episode, Joe and Nina talk about how they have each transitioned to new positions and discuss the challenges and rewards that have come with those opportunities, the importance of gaining breadth of experience for future potential, and much, much more. Check out our show sponsor: This episode is brought to you by Blazing Star BBQ! https://www.blazingstarbbq.com/ Blazing Star BBQ is a veteran owned and operated by Mike Starr, who served more than 20 years to our nation. Mike is devoted to “Bringing unique flavors from his world travels to your backyard!” Check out his delicious rubs and sauces. You won’t be disappointed! LLAMA LINKS | https://linktr.ee/llamaleadership

In this episode, Joe welcomes honorary Llama, Tripp “Bodhi” Bodenheimer, back to the Lounge.  Bodhi is a Senior Noncommissioned Officer in the United States Air Force and currently is an instructor at the Air Force’s Enlisted Professional Military Education Instructor Schoolhouse. During their chat, Tripp interviews Joe while he dives deeper into the 5 key perspectives he shared on a recent episode of the Rise from the Shadows podcast. Check out the Rise from the Shadows Podcast episode here: https://www.theshadowspodcast.com/rise-from-the-shadows-behind-the-mask-with-joe-bogdan-and-steve-gamlin/ Check out the Shadows Podcast here: https://www.theshadowspodcast.com/ Check out our show sponsor: This episode is brought to you by Blazing Star BBQ! https://www.blazingstarbbq.com/ Blazing Star BBQ is a veteran owned and operated by Mike Starr, who served more than 20 years to our nation. Mike is devoted to “Bringing unique flavors from his world travels to your backyard!” Check out his delicious rubs and sauces. You won’t be disappointed! LLAMA LINKS | https://linktr.ee/llamaleadership

In this episode, Joe welcomes the great Jason Earle to the Lounge. Jason is an entrepreneur, an expert on air quality, and is the founder and CEO of 1-800-GOT-MOLD and MycoLab USA. He has been featured on Good Morning America, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, The Dr. Oz Show, Entrepreneur, Wired, and much, much more. During their discussion, Jason shared his amazing story of resilience and explains the importance of microbials, microbiomes, and their links to our overall health. Jason’s Book Recommendation: I Contain Multitudes – Ed Yong: https://tinyurl.com/5n9yh9a5 An Immense world – Ed Yong: https://tinyurl.com/n4uf65jd Follow Jason here: Website: www.gotmold.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gotmold LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaearle/ Jason is offering our listeners a discount on the Got Mold? Test kit by visiting the link and entering the discount code below: The link is https://www.gotmold.com/llamaleadership/ The discount code for your followers is llama10 Check out our show sponsor: This episode is brought to you by Blazing Star BBQ! https://www.blazingstarbbq.com/ Blazing Star BBQ is a veteran owned and operated by Mike Starr, who served more than 20 years to our nation. Mike is devoted to “Bringing unique flavors from his world travels to your backyard!” Check out his delicious rubs and sauces. You won’t be disappointed! LLAMA LINKS | https://linktr.ee/llamaleadership