Pull the Chute podcast features Diana McLain Smith, Former Partner at Monitor Group Consulting, former Chair of Monitor University, and former Chief Executive Partner at New Profit, and the author of Divide Or Conquer, The Elephant in the Room, Remaking the Space Between Us.

Diana has spent the past 35+ years helping organizations transform intergroup conflict into a powerful force for change. She has led change initiatives in a wide range of contexts – from Fortune 500 companies to cutting edge nonprofits – and her groundbreaking Leading Through Relationships (LTR) approach has been used by thousands of teams and organizations around the world to break free of intractable conflict and co-create powerful change.

She's also the co-author of Action Science with Chris Argyris and Robert Putnam.

She has served as an advisor to the Harvard Negotiation Project and the Rebuild Congress Initiative. She holds Masters and Doctorate degrees from Harvard University.

Loreta Tarozaite, Fixing marketing & communications chaos for growing B2B companies & startups so they can unlock visibility, trust & authority, Executive & Company Presence Strategist, Fractional CMO, On-Camera Coach.

She help companies and their leaders UNLOCK what they want the most: visibility, authority, and impact.

She THRIVE in chaos! She see this as an opportunity for lasting transformation and impact through improved PRESENCE.

As a brand and executive Presence strategist, she help companies achieve their business goals through cohesive and effective marketing strategies that combine the power of storytelling, video marketing, branding, digital marketing, public relations, and more.

With over two decades of expertise that started in broadcast journalism that transformed into founding her own company, and then led to working with and inside the Fortune 500 corporations, She's your strategic partner in navigating complex world of authoritative presence. She help building marketing and communications functions that drive positive change through measurable results.

Neil Rogers, author, speaker, and business leader with over 37 years of experience in marketing & sales, generating revenue and guiding clients through highly effective & result-oriented marketing campaigns.

Neil has been Owner and VP of Marketing & Sales at Rogers Marketing for nearly 26 years. He built his career & business leveraging both old-school and new- school marketing & sales techniques.

Neil shares the skills and tools learned during his early working years as a bartender that led to his success as an entrepreneur and industry leader in his book, Bar Tips: Everything I Needed to Know in Sales I Learned Behind the Bar.