Words from the Wise Podcast
Join Words From The Wise with Gary Wise, retired U.S. Navy Command Master Chief and founder of Wise Leadership Solutions, for relentlessly authentic deckplate leadership insights forged in real-world experience.
From advising Commanding Officers and leading Sailors worldwide in high-pressure environments to his current daily mentorship of 180+ high school NJROTC cadets at Vanguard High School, Gary delivers no-fluff conversations and actionable strategies that help you:
- Cultivate persevering teams
- Create inspirational intensity
- Take full ownership of your growth
- Generate unstoppable momentum in your leadership and daily life
Whether you’re a young person determined to build real leadership skills, a parent who wants your teen to develop unbreakable discipline, a struggling leader searching for a breakthrough, an aspiring leader ready to step up, a seasoned leader who refuses to plateau, or a veteran transitioning into civilian leadership — this is your place.
Tune in for practical, battle-tested lessons on discipline, perseverance, ownership, and earning your opportunities every single day — drawn from over 28 years on the deckplates and now applied daily in the classroom, headquartered in Ocala, Florida.
Words from the Wise Podcast
Latest Episodes
From Dropping Out To Navy Chief Leadership
This is the 100th Episode for the Words From The Wise Leadership Podcast! A lot of people think a military career starts with a plan. Androcleas "Lefty" Eleftheratos's starts with survival. He’s a rural North Carolina kid w...
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Retiring From The Navy Without Losing Yourself
The moment you retire, the pace changes and not in a gentle way. One day you are moving at Navy speed with a mission, a watchbill, and a team that needs you. Next, the calendar opens up, the phone goes quiet, and you have to figure out who you ...
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How A Prior-Service Soldier Became A Navy Damage Control Leader
He signed up chasing a straightforward goal: become a firefighter, earn college money, and build a future. What he got instead was a 36-year journey that ran through the Army National Guard, Navy boot camp in San Diego, damage control maintenan...
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Found After 37 Years
A single Google search at midnight finally returned what years of searching never did: a post titled “Baby Boy Leishman,” written by the birth mother who never stopped wondering. Gary Wise and Teri Leishman share the full adoption reunion story...
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Reinventing Herself At 50, and Thriving With Energy!
She started beauty school at 16 to get out of high school. Then life hit hard: a family breakup she never saw coming, a teen pregnancy, and an adoption that left scars nobody around her knew how to talk about. And somehow, Teri Leishman still k...
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Hey shipmate, love the show !! my name's MASR Pafitis Charles, I was wondering where you guys are located in Ocala, I moved there 2 years ago, on the sw side in the Liberty triangle, I love podcast and wish I new sooner about the wonderful work y'all are putting out if I ever take leave and come home, I would like to come by and meet y'all if it's ok
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