Real Leadership Stories From
Real Safety Professionals
My Big Safety Challenge- Perry Logan, Health and Safety Leadership Partners LLC
Perry Logan, Ph.D., seemed destined to be a leader in the safety industry. Growing up in the Florida Keys during the 1970s and 80s, Perry often accompanied his father, an underwater welder—a job known for its extreme danger—to work, seeing firsthand at a young age the dangers of the profession. He recalls his dad attending diving school in preparation for the job with 8 other divers...
My Big Safety Challenge- Marni Hogen, Mortenson
As the Vice President of Health and Safety at Mortenson, a leading construction company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Marni Hogen has worked to create a safety culture that emphasizes personal connections, open communication, and employee empowerment. Marni believes that everyone in an organization, regardless of role or job title, has a responsibility for safety, and to truly create an effe...
My Big Safety Challenge- Tyler Lorenzen, Puris
Tyler Lorenzen, CEO of Puris—a plant-based food company dedicated to restoring knowledge, control, and trust within the food system—believes that in order to save people, we have to save food. If his name sounds familiar, it’s because Tyler spent his Saturdays in college playing quarterback for the University of Connecticut before joining the New Orleans Saints, winning a Supe...
My Big Safety Challenge- Rene Rodriguez, Keynote Speaker and CEO of Volentum
As a keynote speaker, leadership advisor, sales expert, author, and speaker coach, Rene Rodriguez and his company Volentum have trained more than 100,000 people in applying behavioral psychology and neuroleadership methodologies to solve some of the toughest challenges in leadership, sales, and change.
So, what does Rene and his company have to do with safety?
On this episod...
My Big Safety Challenge- Allison Montgomery, Applied Materials
Allison Montgomery, Vice President of EHS at Applied Materials, isn’t one to shy away from challenges. Upon graduating high school a year early, Allison enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps because, as she puts it, she’s a bit of a risk taker, and she wanted to choose the branch she thought would be an excellent challenge.
Join us for Episode 3 of My Big Safety Challenge and...
My Big Safety Challenge- Dr. John Holland, Venture Logistics
“When people know you care, they’re going to care too.”
A bachelor’s degree in communications, a master’s in leadership education, and a doctorate in training and development may not sound like the traditional path to a 37-year career in logistics safety, but for Dr. John Holland, they were steps that would lead to a vocation that, as he puts it, “l...
My Big Safety Challenge- Anthony Miller, Sunbelt Rentals
Welcome to the Season 3 premiere of My Big Safety Challenge, produced by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) and Dale Carnegie (DC). In this episode, we are joined by Anthony Miller, CSP, Vice President of Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.—a leader in the equipment rental industry with over 1,200 locations, 18,000 team members, and 70 safety professionals. With more than 26 years of in...
My Big Safety Challenge- Eli Friedman, Tech Industry
“Identify what people are good at; find opportunities for them to engage and grow.”
Eli Friedman, EHS leader for a worldwide technology company, offers insight from a sustainability and safety journey that has taken him from offshore rigs to the apparel industry and now high tech, with a law school stop along the way. He shares his passion for psychological safety and his...
My Big Safety Challenge- Steve Myers, Amy's Kitchen
Since 2019 Steve Myers has been the Director, Risk & Safety at Amy’s Kitchen. Under Steve’s leadership, Amy’s has seen five straight years of improved safety performance. In 2023, the company attained its best safety record to date. Prior to specializing in safety, Steve was in private practice as a workers compensation defense attorney in California. His years of experien...
My Big Safety Challenge- Sim Kaur, Netflix
The fourth episode of My Big Safety Challenge Season 2 features insight from Sim Kaur, Program Director for Global Environmental Health and Safety at Netflix. A fast riser in the profession, Kaur outlines leadership communication principles for concisely sharing your message to maximize effect and understanding employee behavior by asking questions. She advises new professionals to be adaptable...