Robert Chavez’s journey is a full-circle leadership story. From entering YDI’s youth employment program at age 14 to now serving as CEO, Robert reflects on how discipline, fairness, and perspective shaped his career. He and host Alex Rodriguez discuss servant leadership, building strong executive teams, and why supporting families and communities is essential to long-term impact. This episode highlights how lived experience, hard work, and mentorship can become a lifelong edge in leadership. 

At the height of the pandemic, virtual care became a critical avenue for healthcare delivery, providing patients with access to essential services from the comfort of their homes.

For nearly seven years, Casey Crouse has been quietly building a movement in Indiana. As co‑founder and Executive Director of New Shoe Day, he is leading the effort to create the state’s first shoe bank and end “shoe insecurity” for kids who cannot access new, proper footwear. In this episode, Casey joins host Tim Leman to share how a simple volunteer project grew into a statewide initiative, the power of something as small as a shoebox to restore dignity and confidence, and what it really takes to blend entrepreneurial rigor, faith, and community into meaningful impact.  

If you want to understand senior living as it is actually run today, Bridge the Gap is one of the best places to start.

On this episode of The Edge, host Alex Rodriguez sits down with Tim Roemer, CEO of GMI (Global Market Innovators), an IT and managed security services provider based in Scottsdale and Seattle. Tim shares his journey from the CIA, White House Situation Room, Arizona Director of Homeland Security, and now CEO. He unpacks what it means to lead with trust instead of micromanagement, why the best teams are built on diverse perspectives, and how he is learning to listen twice as much as he talks. Tim also opens up about trial and error with work life balance, putting family first when it counts, and how continuously refining his natural people skills has become his leadership edge.

Scott Becker, founder of Becker's Healthcare and partner at McGuireWoods, joins Tim Leman to share hard-earned lessons from decades of building businesses. From early setbacks to creating a media empire, Scott reveals why great teams beat great ideas, the importance of knowing your business inside and out, and how founders must evolve to stay out of their own way. They explore hiring philosophy, the "desert of nothing" that tests every builder, and why the best leaders are judged by what happens after they leave. Scott also previews his upcoming book, Building Great Businesses, offering lessons on growth, grit, and long-term thinking.

Q: Angie, you have a clinical background in nursing with over 35 years in healthcare and senior living, and the last 15 years spent as a certified professional coach working with nurse leaders and leadership teams. What have you seen that gives you the credibility to sit across from senior leaders and help them lead more effectively?

Gibson Acquires Capstone Insurance Group, Strengthening Specialized Capabilities for Indiana’s Emergency Services Community