Growth Edge - A Leadership Podcast

Lifelong Learning in Leadership: Staying Relevant in a Rapidly Changing World with Andrew Wade

May 04, 2026

In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, leadership is not defined by what you know. It is defined by your willingness to keep learning. In this episode, Laurie Baedke sits down with Andrew Wade, DHA, FACHE, FACMPE, FACHDM, CEO of OrthoSC, for a grounded and insightful conversation on lifelong learning, adaptability, and the discipline of unlearning. Together, they explore what it truly means to lead in a world where yesterday’s playbook no longer applies. If you are navigating compl...

From Adversity to Influence: Leadership Lessons with Nicole Jones-Gerbino

April 20, 2026

Leadership today demands more than strategy. It requires alignment between vision and culture, expectations and behaviors, pressure and purpose. In this episode, Laurie sits down with Nicole Jones-Gerbino, President of PBS Radiology Business Experts, for a candid and energizing conversation about what it really takes to lead well in complex healthcare environments. Nicole brings both depth and lived experience. From an upbringing marked by instability and early responsibility to executive lea...

The Unspoken Side of Grief: What We Get Wrong, and How to Show Up Better with Dr. Joann Schaefer

April 13, 2026

Grief is universal and yet so many of us feel completely unprepared to navigate it. In this episode of the Growth Edge Leadership Podcast, I sit down with returning guest Dr. Joann Schaefer to discuss her powerful new book, The Unspoken Side of Grief. Drawing from decades of experience as a physician, public health leader, and executive, Dr. Schaefer offers a deeply human and nuanced exploration of grief; what it looks like, how it differs across types of loss, and what people who are grievin...