In this episode, Jenna Udenberg — author, disability advocate, accessibility educator, and 2020 Bush Fellow — hares a deeply honest difficult conversation — a moment when, despite more than a decade of experience as a social advocate and educator, she made an off-hand comment that landed wrong. We unpack what happened next: owning the misstep, repairing trust, and why accountability doesn’t disappear just because you're one of the goods guys.

In this episode, Ken sits down with Stacey Bailey — leadership coach, strategist, former COO, and a fierce advocate for the System & Soul approach to leadership. Stacey works with leaders who are done choosing between structure orhumanity, performance or culture, clarity or care.

In this episode of I Need To F_*_ing Talk To You, we sit down with Joanna Lovering, a leadership and presence consultant and the founder of Copper + Rise. Joanna partners with organizations to engage, develop, and retain their pipeline of women leaders—helping them step fully into their authority, visibility, and impact.

In this episode, we sit down with Oksana, a trailblazing People & Culture executive who has built high-performing organizations across multiple sectors. Known for combining sharp strategic vision with deep empathy, Oksana shares what it really takes to scale people operations in high-growth companies—without losing the human side of leadership.

In this episode, we’re joined by Rashmir Balasubramaniam, a transformational leadership coach and thought partner to current and emerging leaders who are committed to creating a better world for all.

Cancer care isn’t neutral—and pretending it is swerves no one. And might cost lives. In this episode of I Need to F-ing Talk To You, Dr. Eugene Manley cuts through the politeness to talk about what health equity really demands from leaders, systems, and science.

In this episode, Ken and Russell sit down with Sandra Coker—author, CEO, and people-first powerhouse—to talk about what really drives performance at work: humans.

In this episode, Ken sits down with Don Weber — a former international intelligence officer who spent 15 years operating under multiple identities across more than 90 countries, where a single misread conversation could cost him his life. Today, Don is one of Europe’s most respected executive communication coaches, advising royalty, EU diplomats, senior politicians, and Fortune 500 leaders on how to communicate with clarity, credibility, and calm under pressure.

In this episode, we sit down with mental health professional and former SWAT crisis negotiator Jessi Beyer, creator of the L.I.F.E. suicide prevention model that’s helping workplaces save lives without requiring anyone to be a psychologist. Jessi breaks down simple, trauma-aware strategies that managers, teammates, and everyday humans can use to confidently respond in moments of crisis, build safer cultures, and reduce organizational risk — because preventing suicide shouldn’t require a f-ing degree.

In this episode, Russell sits down with Darren Padgett—Founder & CEO of DNA Business Consulting LLC and a leader with more than 20 years of experience helping organizations scale, grow, and win in a competitive world. Darren shares how his obsession with business began in an 18-year-old’s classroom seat and evolved into a career built on relentless learning, disciplined habits, and a passion for elevating others.