Episode 186: Marc Inzelstein & his book, Essential Leadership: Practicing L.O.V.E. in Turbulent Times

ABOUT MARC

Marc Inzelstein is an executive advisor and leadership coach to senior leaders of global organizations. With more than 25 years of experience, he works closely with executive teams to navigate complexity, align around what matters most, and translate strategy into meaningful action. His work focuses on how leaders show up under pressure and shape the environments around them. Essential Leadership reflects this work and offers a practical path for leading with greater clarity, presence, and impact.

CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS

• Marc’s work advising senior leaders and executive teams in complex, high-pressure environments• How he developed a writing practice while balancing client work, family, and reflection• The role inspiration, curiosity, and service play in his daily life• His professional journey from Europe to the United States and through multiple entrepreneurial ventures• The failures and setbacks that forced him to rethink identity, success, and purpose• The influence of his father’s Holocaust survival story on his worldview and leadership philosophy• Why leadership is, in his view, about helping people become their best while pursuing a meaningful purpose• The four pillars of L.O.V.E. in Marc's work

The MAIN QUESTION for you that comes out of my conversation with Marc is, How often do you take stock of the meaning in your life — the real meaning you seek to reach your deep fulfillment?

FIND MARC

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcinzelstein: • Website: www.essential-leadership.com

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CHAPTERS

00:00 - The Book Leads Podcast - Marc Inzelstein00:52 - Introduction & Bio01:32 - Who are you today? Can you provide more information about your work?06:51- How did your path into your career look like, and what did it look like up until now?25:04 - How does the work you're doing today reconcile to who you were as a child?27:30 - What do you consider your superpower?35:00 - What does leadership mean to you?36:41 - Can you introduce us to the book we’re discussing?39:18 - Can you provide a general overview of the book?58:24 - What's changed in you in the process of writing this book?01:00:46- What’s next for your writing?01:01:38 - What book has inspired you?01:04:06 - What are you up to these days? (A way for guests to share and market their projects and work.)

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