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Episode 196

EP 196: Empowering Teams Through Inclusive Leadership and Authentic Connection with Celeste Warren

Have you ever noticed how much stronger teams become when people feel encouraged, valued, and supported?

In this episode of The Executive Appeal, Alex D. Tremble, CEO of GPS Leadership Solutions, sits down with Celeste Warren, former VP and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Merck and founder of Celeste Warren Consulting LLC, to explore how authentic leadership, encouragement, and inclusive practices shape team success and workplace culture.

🎯 In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ Why leadership is about connection, not just delegation

✅ How creating a sense of belonging strengthens engagement and performance

✅ The importance of checking in and empowering your team every day

✅ Why leaders succeed when they build environments where people can show up fully

Because here’s the truth: leadership isn’t just about managing work.


It’s about showing up for your people, fostering trust, and helping them thrive.


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Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, RSS Feed, and YouTube.

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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.