Terry Baylor | Guest: Leadership Sovereignty Podcast

Co-Host, The Leadership Sovereignty Podcast | CEO, Lift Life Technology | Digital Transformation Leader

Terry Baylor is the co-host of The Leadership Sovereignty Podcast, which he hosts alongside Ralph E. Owens II. Together they have built a career acceleration platform for professionals who want to grow their influence, navigate workplace politics with integrity, and position themselves for promotion.

Terry is the CEO of Lift Life Technology, a healthcare technology company delivering secure connectivity and cybersecurity to private practices and direct primary care organizations. His career spans strategic IT leadership and large-scale digital transformation, where he has guided teams through Agile adoption, complex modernization, and the kind of organizational change most companies underestimate.

He is a mentor, speaker, and longtime advocate for keeping technology human. He has delivered insights at events including Cisco Live, and he coaches high-performing teams on leading with authenticity and agility. His conviction is straightforward. The most powerful connections still happen in person, and old fashioned is not outdated.

On the show, Terry brings the operator's perspective. He asks the questions listeners are actually living with and pushes every conversation toward something a professional can use on Monday morning. Listeners leave each episode with language for what they are experiencing and a clear next move.

Don't Let Your Talent Take You Where Your Character Can't Keep You (Part 5 of 5)

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Jan. 19, 2026

Don't Let Your Talent Take You Where Your Character Can't Keep You (Part 5 of 5)

Your talent can open doors your character is not ready to walk through. And when that happens, everything collapses. In this episode of the Leadership Sovereignty Podcast, host Ralph E. Owens II and co-host Terry Baylor close out their five-part year-end series with one of the most direct conversations they have had about what actually determines how far a leader goes. This is Part 5 of 5. Ralph and Terry break down why inner conviction is the real ceiling for every leader, why success wit...

Guests: Ralph E. Owens II , Terry Baylor

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Inner Formation Before Outward Influence: What 2025 Taught Us About Integrity (Part 4 of 5)

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Jan. 12, 2026

Inner Formation Before Outward Influence: What 2025 Taught Us About Integrity (Part 4 of 5)

There are moments when you have to decide who you are — not just what you do. In this episode of the Leadership Sovereignty Podcast, host Ralph Owens and co-host Terry Baylor continue their five-part year-end reflection series by revisiting the most convicting leadership lessons of 2025. This is Part 4 of 5. Ralph and Terry reflect on Brenda Battle's lesson on consistency under hostile conditions, Phillip McKibbins on confidence versus arrogance and speaking truth under pressure, and Lawrence ...

Guests: Ralph E. Owens II , Terry Baylor

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Leaders Who Scale Stop Renting Their Time: What 2025 Taught Us About Leverage (Part 2 of 5)

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Dec. 29, 2025

Leaders Who Scale Stop Renting Their Time: What 2025 Taught Us About Leverage (Part 2 of 5)

Are you being leveraged — or are you leveraging? In this episode of the Leadership Sovereignty Podcast, host Ralph Owens and co-host Terry Baylor continue their 2025 year-end reflection series. This is Part 2 of 5. No guest — just Ralph and Terry getting real about the leadership lessons that hit hardest from the past year. They break down why hard work alone will never create advancement, what it actually means to stop renting your time, and why the system you work inside is either working fo...

Guests: Ralph E. Owens II , Terry Baylor

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Stay Curious — It's Your Currency: What 2025 Taught Us About Leadership Growth (Part 1 of 5)

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Dec. 22, 2025

Stay Curious — It's Your Currency: What 2025 Taught Us About Leadership Growth (Part 1 of 5)

Curiosity did not just show up as a thinking skill in 2025. It showed up as a career accelerator. In this episode of the Leadership Sovereignty Podcast, host Ralph Owens and co-host Terry Baylor kick off their five-part year-end reflection series by unpacking the most impactful leadership conversations of 2025. This is Part 1 of 5. They revisit the lessons from Shachella James on strategic curiosity — ask to elevate, learn it all versus know it all, and why visibility is created through questi...

Guests: Ralph E. Owens II , Terry Baylor

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From Help Desk to Head of AI in 18 Months: Why Right Now Is the Window You Cannot Miss (Part 8 of 8)

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Oct. 6, 2025

From Help Desk to Head of AI in 18 Months: Why Right Now Is the Window You Cannot Miss (Part 8 of 8)

Right now AI is still optional. That window is closing fast — and the people who move first will 10X their careers. In this final episode of the Leadership Sovereignty Podcast's eight-part GenAI series, host Ralph Owens and co-host Terry Baylor close with one of the most powerful real-world stories of the entire run. A help desk technician — the lowest rung of the IT hierarchy — went all in on AI when his organization launched an internal campaign. Eighteen months later he was the Head of AI. R...

Guests: Ralph E. Owens II , Terry Baylor

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You Need to Be the Human in the Loop: How to Use AI Without Losing Your Edge (Part 7 of 8)

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Sept. 29, 2025

You Need to Be the Human in the Loop: How to Use AI Without Losing Your Edge (Part 7 of 8)

AI is not here to think for you — it is here to assist your thinking. Ralph and Terry break down why being the human in the loop is the most critical AI principle for professionals, share a free Microsoft AI certification path, and set up the most powerfu

Guests: Ralph E. Owens II , Terry Baylor

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AI May Not Replace Your Job — But Someone Who Knows AI Probably Will (Part 6 of 8)

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Sept. 22, 2025

AI May Not Replace Your Job — But Someone Who Knows AI Probably Will (Part 6 of 8)

AI may not replace your job — but someone who knows AI probably will. Ralph and Terry break down how to measure and articulate the ROI of AI in your career, share the pro tip that reveals how your role generates revenue, and explain why transparency about

Guests: Ralph E. Owens II , Terry Baylor

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80% of AI Users Are Leaving the Power on the Table: How Prompt Engineering Changes Everything (Part 5 of 8)

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Sept. 15, 2025

80% of AI Users Are Leaving the Power on the Table: How Prompt Engineering Changes Everything (Part 5 of 8)

Only 20% of AI users are using prompt engineering — and those are the people flying past everyone else. Ralph and Terry break down real-world AI case studies across marketing, HR, and finance, then show how advanced prompting techniques can simulate leade

Guests: Ralph E. Owens II , Terry Baylor

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The Risk That Could Get You Fired: What Nobody Tells You About Data Leakage and AI at Work (Part 4 of 8)

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Sept. 8, 2025

The Risk That Could Get You Fired: What Nobody Tells You About Data Leakage and AI at Work (Part 4 of 8)

If you are putting sensitive company data into a free AI tool — stop. Ralph and Terry break down why free AI tools are not safe for company data, how data leakage could cost you your job, and what the trust but verify principle means when working with AI

Guests: Ralph E. Owens II , Terry Baylor

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I Spent 90 Minutes Building One Prompt — Now It Saves Me 2 Hours Every Time: The Power of Prompt Engineering (Part 3 of 8)

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Sept. 1, 2025

I Spent 90 Minutes Building One Prompt — Now It Saves Me 2 Hours Every Time: The Power of Prompt Engineering (Part 3 of 8)

Ralph spent 90 minutes building one prompt — now it does in two minutes what used to take two hours. He and Terry break down prompt engineering, saved prompts, ChatGPT memory, and how AI is the engine powering Leadership Sovereignty itself — and how any p

Guests: Ralph E. Owens II , Terry Baylor

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It's Like Having a Personal Coach in Your Pocket: How AI Handles Your Emails, Meetings, and Career Prep (Part 2 of 8)

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Aug. 25, 2025

It's Like Having a Personal Coach in Your Pocket: How AI Handles Your Emails, Meetings, and Career Prep (Part 2 of 8)

AI is like having a personal coach in your pocket — always available, never tired, always focused on making you better. Ralph and Terry break down how to use AI for daily emails, meeting notes, interview prep, and business messaging — and why the professi

Guests: Ralph E. Owens II , Terry Baylor

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Right Now Two People at Your Company Are Doing the Same Job — One Is Using AI: Which One Will You Be? (Part 1 of 8)

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Aug. 18, 2025

Right Now Two People at Your Company Are Doing the Same Job — One Is Using AI: Which One Will You Be? (Part 1 of 8)

Right now two people at your company are doing the same job — one is using AI every day. In 12 months one of them will be promoted. Ralph and Terry open the eight-part GenAI series with a simple question: which one will you be? This episode breaks down ho

Guests: Ralph E. Owens II , Terry Baylor

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