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Did You Know 83% of US Employees Experience Workplace Stress?*
63% of US Employees are Ready to Quit Due to Stress*
*(American Institute of Stress, 2025)
Healthy Culture isn’t a trend—it’s the operating system of your business.
You can’t deliver sustainable results without it. A company may achieve short-term goals with a toxic culture, but it will eventually pay the price in turnover, disengagement, missed opportunities, and reputational damage. On the other hand, when you invest in a healthy culture built on trust, respect, and value for one another, you create the conditions for innovation, resilience, and long-term growth.
Many CEO’s do not know the first place to start when building a healthy culture. I have studied healthy culture for 20 years and I am excited to bring this playbook and framework to market.
8 Reasons Why a Healthy Culture is a Competitive Advantage:
1. Increase Revenue
2. Increases Associate Engagement
3. Reduces Turnover and Attracts High Performers
4. Boosts Innovation and Collaboration
5. Strengthens Alignment and Accountability
6. Supports Resilience in Crisis
7. Improves Customer Experience
8. Increases Speed to Market
About the Author
Nancy Padberg, MBA
Nancy Padberg, MBA - President & CEO. Award-winning Catholic servant leader, Nancy shares practical culture insights shaped by her experience inspiring teams in Santa Monica, New York, San Francisco, Helsinki, and Phoenix. She earned her MBA from Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and competed in collegiate golf at Iowa State University.
She is recognized as a Titan 100 CEO, one of 25 Outstanding Women in Business, is among the Most Influential Women in Arizona and has led her company to be named a Best Place to Work. Additional healthy culture and servant leadership content can be found in Nancy’s monthly Forbes article.
Awards
AZ Big Media – Most Influential Women in Arizona (2025)
KNOW Magazine – Recognized and Celebrated Industry Leader (2025)
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce – ATHENA Nominee (2025)
Biltmore Stroll Magazine – Cover Story Leadership (2024)
Titan 100 – CEOs in Phoenix (2024)
Xavier Catholic High School (Iowa) – Inducted Alumni Hall of Fame (2024)
Phoenix Business Journal – #2 Best Places to Work (2023)
Phoenix Business Journal – #22 Best Places to Work (2022)
Phoenix Business Journal – Outstanding Woman in Business (2021)
ATHENA Nominee (2023 and 2024)
Leslie Damkoehler
CEO and Founder of Leslie Damkoehler Media. She is passionate about helping faith-based organizations share their mission through impactful marketing, content, and communications. She earned her BA in English with an emphasis in Professional Writing from Grand Canyon University, the largest Christian University in the United States.
