Please enjoy this transcript of the Crown Yourself Podcast, with founder of Thrively, Jason Medley and, your host, transformational story coach, Kimberly Spencer (@Kimberly.Spencer)

Jason Medley is the founder of Thrively, a boutique recruiting and HR firm helping fast-growing tech companies make smarter, evidence-based hiring decisions. With more than 20 years of experience in HR, organizational psychology, and leadership, Jason specializes in blending human insight with AI to modernize recruiting without losing the human connection. He's also the creator of VERDICT, an AI-powered leadership assessment tool, and is passionate about helping individuals and organizations thrive through clarity, purpose, and conscious innovation.

The future isn't being won by whoever creates the most content.

It's being won by whoever creates the most trust.

As AI transforms how we communicate, hire, market, and lead, one question becomes impossible to ignore:

How do we embrace technology witho...

Please enjoy this transcript of the Crown Yourself Podcast, with empathy leadership expert and master de-escalation strategist, Doug Noll [@douglasenoll] and, your host, transformational story coach, Kimberly Spencer (@Kimberly.Spencer)

Doug Noll is an internationally recognized empathy leadership expert, mediator, and peacemaker who teaches leaders how to resolve conflict and navigate high-emotion conversations with clarity and power.

A former trial lawyer of 22 years, Doug now specializes in emotional intelligence, leadership development, and de-escalation, helping individuals and organizations transform communication at every level.

He is the award-winning author of De-Escalate: How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less, has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America, and serves as adjunct faculty at Pepperdine Law’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.

Doug’s work bridges science, leadership, and humanity—empowering people to lead with connection, not contr...