The Leadership We Need Now Podcast

The Leadership We Need Now is a video podcast platform hosted by Stacie Dei, a nonprofit leader, coach, and founder of the Appalachian Innovation Collective. This visual podcast channel is for the people holding it all together: nonprofit directors, middle managers, consultants, and quiet change makers navigating the messy middle of leadership. Here, care is power, empathy is strategy, and kindness is clarity. This is compassionate leadership—not a buzzword, but a force for building strong teams, facing burnout, and leading with strength and softness. Rooted in rural resilience, we don’t do fluff—we do grounded, honest leadership for those working in under-resourced places with over-committed people. This space is here to help the helpers—the ones who stay, carry the weight, and keep showing up. If you’re stuck between your team and your board, your mission and your burnout, you’re not alone. Subscribe and let’s lead with heart, clarity, and courage—together.