Episode 147

EP 147: Secrets to Thriving in Executive Roles with Donna Miller

On today's episode of The Executive Appeal Podcast join Alex D. Tremble (CEO of GPS Leadership Solutions & KeynoteSpeaker) and Donna Miller (Chief Growth Officer - Xyant Services and Co-Founder/CEO and Webcast Host - Purse Power) as they discuss powerful insights on advancing into executive roles. Learn how to empower others, communicate your unique skill set, and build a strong network by connecting people and positioning yourself as a leader.

Guest BIO:

Donna Miller, Co-founder and CEO of Purse Power and Chief Growth Officer - Human Capital Management of Xyant Services, has had more than 30 years of hands-on experience as an entrepreneur and executive in Fortune 500 companies. She is an award-winning talent management consultant and a formally trained executive coach. The theme of Donna's career has been around initiating, driving and managing organizational transformations.


Her expertise lies in Human Capital Management consulting, organizational development, executive coaching, talent management, leadership development, and team building. With a background as a former HR executive, extensive experience is brought to optimizing technology recruitment, fostering diversity and inclusion, and facilitating large scale change. Close collaboration with clients ensures alignment of workforce strategies with business objectives, providing strategic guidance and customized solutions. Additionally, a collaborative approach extends to advisory and consulting services, assisting clients in areas such as digital transformation, cloud migration, data analytics, and cybersecurity. Passion for delivering impactful results drives the ability to help organizations thrive by unlocking the full potential of their human capital.

About the Podcast

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The Executive Appeal with Alex D. Tremble
For CEOs of $10M–$25M companies who want to stop being the bottleneck.

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Alex D. Tremble

Alex D. Tremble is the Founder and CEO of GPS Leadership Solutions, a bestselling author, and an award‑winning executive coach to CEOs of early eight‑figure, multi‑location companies. With a Master’s in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and over a decade of advising Fortune 500 executives, federal leaders, and high‑growth founders, Alex helps CEOs stop being the bottleneck in their own businesses.

Through his Executive 360 Snapshot and 90‑Day CEO Reset programs, Alex uses his TP3™ framework – Trust, Proactivity, Productivity, Profitability – to reveal how CEOs are truly experienced, pinpoint the behaviors that are slowing everything down, and install simple leadership operating systems so their companies can run fast without them in every decision.

He is the author of five leadership books, including "Leadership Sucks! (Sometimes)" and Unlocking the Executive Advantage, and hosts The Executive Appeal, where he interviews CEOs and senior leaders on the real work of leading companies that no longer depend on hero leadership.