About this episode
S5E34🎙️ LIVE with Dr. Melisa Buie 🔬⚙️📚 Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ – Season 5:Episode 34 “Experiment. Learn. Be surprised.” “Continuous improvement isn’t a tool — it’s an operating system.” “Failure isn’t fatal — it’s feedback.” “The difference isn’t talent. It’s courage.” “Solve hard problems.” Mark your calendars: 📅 Wednesday, February 18, 2026 ⏰ 10:00 AM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 11:00 AM MT (Denver, CO) | 1:00 PM ET (Washington, DC) 📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → RSVP & Join the Discussion ⸻ If you care about problem-solving, operational excellence, leadership courage, and continuous improvement, you do not want to miss this conversation. My guest for Season 5, Episode 34 is Melisa Buie, Ph.D. — scientist, global operations leader, Lean transformation architect, and author of: 📘 Faceplant: FREE Yourself from Failure’s Funk 📗 Problem Solving for New Engineers: What Every Engineering Manager Wants You to Know Dr. Buie’s journey can be summarized in three powerful phases: 🔬 Phase 1: From Scientist to Leadership She began in plasma physics and nuclear engineering — and evolved into an executive transforming global manufacturing systems. What does a scientist see in organizations that others miss? ⚙️ Phase 2: Continuous Improvement as a Personal Operating System Lean Six Sigma isn’t just a methodology for her — it’s how she lives. What happens when you apply experimentation, iteration, and disciplined thinking to your own career and leadership? 🌟 Phase 3: Visibility, Writing & Reinvention After decades of behind-the-scenes leadership, she is now stepping into public thought leadership through writing, networking, and personal branding. Why now? And how does branding align with continuous improvement? ⸻ 💡 What You Will Learn… ✔️ How to transition from technical expert to transformational leader ✔️ Why courage — not talent — separates problem solvers from problem avoiders ✔️ How to build cultures where failure fuels innovation ✔️ How Lean thinking applies beyond manufacturing — into life and leadership ✔️ How to reinvent yourself without abandoning your core identity For my Naval Junior Officers, Silicon Valley engineers, and operational leaders: This episode is about more than efficiency. It’s about mindset. It’s about experimentation over perfection. It’s about turning “faceplants” into frameworks. ⸻ 💬 Join the Conversation! 🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments! 🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today? 💬 Got leadership or networking questions for Melisa? Post them below — we will answer them LIVE! ⸻ 👇 Your Turn: ➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode? ➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week? ➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation ❤️🙏🏾 Let’s build leaders who experiment. Let’s build teams that solve hard problems. Let’s turn curiosity into courage. See you LIVE on February 18th. 🎙️🚀 #Leadership #ContinuousImprovement #LeanThinking #OperationalExcellence #ProblemSolving #GrowthMindset #EngineeringLeadership #CoachBZ #LeadershipAndSuccess