The Virtuosity Podcast
The Virtuosity Podcast
Podcast Description
Every choice builds character. On the Virtuosity Podcast, we explore how to make every day a rep toward excellence. Dr. Corey Crossan, your host and co-founder of Virtuosity, began in sport, where she discovered that strengthening character didn’t just improve her performance—it transformed her entire life. Since then, Corey has been gripped with understanding how we can intentionally build character to fuel both personal and professional success.At Virtuosity, we believe character is like a muscle—it needs consistent training. That’s why we’ve built a research-based system that acts as your character gym, making character development practical, scalable, and accessible—even within the largest organizations.On this podcast, we sit down with participants from our flagship Virtuosity program, where individuals commit to a full year of daily character development, powered by Virtuosity. Our guests will share why character matters to them, how they’re applying it in their personal and professional lives, and the insights they’ve gained along the way.We hope these conversations challenge, inspire, and equip you with new ways to integrate character into your own journey. Subscribe to stay up to date with our weekly episodes, and if something resonates, share it with your friends and colleagues.
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Content Themes
The podcast centers on themes of character development, leadership, and personal growth, featuring topics like building character in educational settings and the impact of character on leadership styles. Episodes may include insights from guests on practical applications of character virtues in everyday life.
Every choice builds character. On the Virtuosity Podcast, we explore how to make every day a rep toward excellence. Dr. Corey Crossan, your host and co-founder of Virtuosity, began in sport, where she discovered that strengthening character didn’t just improve her performance—it transformed her entire life. Since then, Corey has been gripped with understanding how we can intentionally build character to fuel both personal and professional success.
At Virtuosity, we believe character is like a muscle—it needs consistent training. That’s why we’ve built a research-based system that acts as your character gym, making character development practical, scalable, and accessible—even within the largest organizations.
On this podcast, we sit down with participants from our flagship Virtuosity program, where individuals commit to a full year of daily character development, powered by Virtuosity. Our guests will share why character matters to them, how they’re applying it in their personal and professional lives, and the insights they’ve gained along the way.
We hope these conversations challenge, inspire, and equip you with new ways to integrate character into your own journey. Subscribe to stay up to date with our weekly episodes, and if something resonates, share it with your friends and colleagues.
What does it take to move a system from simply knowing what matters to living it out daily?
Manisha Patel—leadership educator, senior faculty member, and advocate for integrated growth—joins us to explore the shift from raising awareness to embedding development within the Canadian Armed Forces.
🧠 What you’ll hear:
📖 Why awareness is only the first step—and not the hardest one
🧩 How development gains traction when people find the right words and structure
🛠️ The challenge of turning short-term training into long-term change
🗣️ What happens when others' feedback reveals gaps in our self-perception
📱 How daily tools like the Virtuosity app help turn insight into action
🏛️ The slow but promising shift toward embedding development in institutional practice
🧭 Why progress depends on patience, buy-in, and leadership from the top
If you're leading inside a system—or trying to build one where growth isn't just encouraged but expected—this episode is a must-listen.
Resources
• Canadian Armed Forces Ethos: Character In The Profession of Arms (https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/reports-publications/canadian-armed-forces-ethos-trusted-to-serve.html)
• Character Quotient Assessment in Forbes (https://www.forbes.com/sites/marycrossan/2025/03/26/from-good-to-great-10-ways-to-elevate-your-character-quotient/)
• Leader Character Framework with Culture, Virtues, and Vices (https://virtuositycharacter.ca/organization/storage_production_6e2934b8-3e20-47a7-aa79-59a612f967be/990340a0-9980-4919-9456-ab5640b405a0.pdf)
About Virtuosity
• Website (https://virtuositycharacter.ca/)
• Monthly Newsletter (https://mailchi.mp/virtuositycharacter/subscribe-to-the-virtuosity-monthly-newsletter)
• LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/virtuosity-character)
• Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/virtuositycharacter/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=)
Host, Dr Corey Crossan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreycrossan/), is a research and teaching fellow at The Oxford Character Project where she develops and facilitates character development programs for students, industry, and university partners. Corey’s love for elite performance developed as she competed in top-level athletics for most of her life, highlighted by competing as a NCAA Division 1 athlete. Corey translated her understanding of elite performance into a passion for helping individuals and organizations develop sustained excellence. She is also the co-founder of Virtuosity Character, a mobile software application created to support the daily, deliberate practice of character-based leadership development.
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