Productivity Smarts Podcast – BE THE WEIGHT BEHIND THE SPEAR with Dr. Josh McConkey
Productivity Smarts: Productivity Smarts 097 – BE THE WEIGHT BEHIND THE SPEAR with Dr. Josh McConkey
Leadership isn’t built in boardrooms—it’s forged in the ER, on combat missions, and in the quiet moments when no one’s watching.
In this high-impact episode of Productivity Smarts, host Gerald J. Leonard sits down with Dr. Josh McConkey—emergency physician, U.S. Army Colonel, and author of Be the Weight Behind the Spear. Drawing from 23 years of military leadership and frontline medicine, Dr. McConkey reveals how his “weight behind the spear” philosophy can transform passive contributors into high-performance leaders, even in chaotic environments.
From harrowing Iraq war stories to the ER’s opioid crisis frontline, Dr. McConkey shares riveting lessons on accountability, resilience, and adaptive leadership. Discover why NASA’s 26-year-old mission controller succeeded (and what today’s leaders can learn from it), how to replace micromanagement with ownership, and why “complacency kills” in business and life. Packed with raw anecdotes and actionable frameworks, this episode is a masterclass in leading with purpose—whether you’re steering a team, a family, or your own career.
AMS client, Dreama Denver Talks to WVVA
/in AMS Intel Page /by Allen Media StrategiesBob Denver’s Luau comes to Bluefield’s Bowens Field on Friday, June 13th. Dreama Denver is hosting the ‘Gilligan’s Beach Party’. Dreama ‘Mrs. Gilligan’ Denver talks to WVVA’s Joshua Bolden on why this is special to her!
Bob Denver Luau comes to Bluefield’s Bowen Field on June 13th!
AMS client, Homer Hickam and Kevin Sizemore talk about ‘The Coalwood Way’
/in AMS Intel Page /by Allen Media StrategiesAward-winning author of #1 NY Times memoir Rocket Boys, Homer Hickam, and W.Va. born actor, Kevin Sizemore, join Susan and Rob on Studio 3 to talk about turning Hickam’s book, ‘The Coalwood Way,’ into a movie.
Hickam and Sizemore talk about ‘The Coalwood Way’
President Trump’s team has accepted Qatar’s offer to provide a Boeing 747-8 for his Air Force One fleet, foreign policy researcher Chad Lewis sees a familiar pattern emerging. Lewis, whose sizzling new book “The Persuasion Game” mapped the intricate web of foreign influence during Trump’s first term, provides crucial context to this latest development.
Here is Chad discussing his book ‘The Persuasion Game’ and how it shows Trump’s first term explains what we’re seeing in his second term with Chris DeBello, the host of Issues and Ideas podcast.
Paul Steidler Fellow Alumnus Analyzes First Hi-Tech Pope on EWTN
/in AMS Intel Page /by Allen Media StrategiesAMS client, Paul Steidler, Senior Fellow at Washington DC think tank the Lexington Institute and Villanova University alumnus, offering unique insight into fellow Villanova grad Pope Leo XIV’s (formerly Robert Prevost, Villanova ’77), approach to artificial intelligence, science, mathematics and technology, sharing both a Catholic faith tradition and alma mater with the newly elected Pontiff on EWTN, the largest Catholic television network in America and considered the world’s largest religious media network.
Productivity Smarts Podcast with Dr. Josh McConkey
/in AMS Intel Page /by Allen Media StrategiesProductivity Smarts Podcast – BE THE WEIGHT BEHIND THE SPEAR with Dr. Josh McConkey
Productivity Smarts: Productivity Smarts 097 – BE THE WEIGHT BEHIND THE SPEAR with Dr. Josh McConkey
Leadership isn’t built in boardrooms—it’s forged in the ER, on combat missions, and in the quiet moments when no one’s watching.
In this high-impact episode of Productivity Smarts, host Gerald J. Leonard sits down with Dr. Josh McConkey—emergency physician, U.S. Army Colonel, and author of Be the Weight Behind the Spear. Drawing from 23 years of military leadership and frontline medicine, Dr. McConkey reveals how his “weight behind the spear” philosophy can transform passive contributors into high-performance leaders, even in chaotic environments.
From harrowing Iraq war stories to the ER’s opioid crisis frontline, Dr. McConkey shares riveting lessons on accountability, resilience, and adaptive leadership. Discover why NASA’s 26-year-old mission controller succeeded (and what today’s leaders can learn from it), how to replace micromanagement with ownership, and why “complacency kills” in business and life. Packed with raw anecdotes and actionable frameworks, this episode is a masterclass in leading with purpose—whether you’re steering a team, a family, or your own career.