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Dr Phillip Meade

Scary Good Business Summit Presentation

Why lasting business success depends on leaders' internal development

October 1, 2026 - October 30, 2026

About the Presentation

This talk argues that external business results are a direct reflection of a leader's internal self mastery, emotional maturity, and self awareness.

Key Concepts:

 * Self Awareness: A leader's unmanaged blind spots—like fear or a need for control—create toxic cultures and operational bottlenecks.

 * Emotional Regulation: Leaders who manage their own stress foster psychological safety, allowing teams to innovate and adapt.

 * Culture Mirroring: Teams mirror a leader's internal state; true values are lived, not written on a wall.

Bottom Line: You cannot scale a business beyond your own personal growth.


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About Dr Phillip Meade

Dr. Phillip T. Meade is a transformational leadership expert with over 30 years of experience in systems design and culture change. As a senior leader at NASA, he led the cultural transformation following the Columbia tragedy, guided the workforce transition during the Space Shuttle retirement, and helped reinvent Kennedy Space Center into the world’s busiest commercial spaceport. Now a consultant and keynote speaker, Dr. Meade helps organizations navigate complexity, drive cultural shifts, and build high-performance systems from the inside out.