THE LEARNING LEADER SHOW
Welcome to The Learning Leader Show. My mission is to have deep conversations with the world’s most thoughtful leaders and share their useful life stories and leadership wisdom. I speak with CEOs, Special Forces Operators, Entrepreneurs, Best-Selling Authors, Professional Athletes, and more. Our conversations are open dialogs where my guests share their most valuable experiences and learnings for the benefit of The Learning Leader Show audience. You will find links to each episode and the corresponding show notes at the bottom of this page.
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Episode List & Show Notes
All episodes are listed below, newest first. Each episode link has show notes with major topics discussed and links to books & other resources mentioned in the episode.
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Episode #694: Clark Lea – LIVE! At The 2026 Learning Leader Growth Summit: The Mission Is Winning, Checking the Cabinets, Leading as an Introvert, Alabama Week, Decoupling Worth From Outcomes, and Building a Championship Culture
My new book, The Price of Becoming, is now available for pre-order. To learn more about all of the pre-order bonuses (it's worth it), CLICK HERE. Clark Lea is the head football coach at Vanderbilt University. He spent 14 years as an assistant coach, including three as defensive coordinator at Notre Dame, before returning [...]
Episode #693: Tina Seelig – Fortune vs. Luck, The Power of Curiosity, Why Your Words Change Lives, Failure Résumés, Thank You Notes, and Creating Luck Through Relationships, Observation, & Daily Action
My new book, The Price of Becoming, is now available for pre-order. To learn more about all of the pre-order bonuses (it's worth it), CLICK HERE. Tina Seelig has spent 27 years at Stanford teaching some of the world's most ambitious people how to see and seize opportunities. She's a neuroscientist, the executive [...]
Episode #692: Scott Harrison – Make a Bigger Ask, Design Everything with Excellence, Raising a Billion Dollars, Nobody Wants to Be Mid, and Why the Best Leaders Are Great Sales Professionals
My new book, The Price of Becoming, is now available for pre-order. To learn more about all of the pre-order bonuses (it's worth it), CLICK HERE. Scott Harrison is the founder and CEO of charity: water, a non-profit that has raised over a billion dollars and funded tens of thousands of water projects [...]
Episode #691: Dr. Ron Friedman – The Science of High-Performing Teams, Chevy Chase, Toxic Teammates, The Succession Writers’ Room, Deleting Recurring Meetings, Why Side Hustles Are Good, and Why Only 8% of Teams Make the Cut
My new book, The Price of Becoming, is now available for pre-order. To learn more about all of the pre-order bonuses (it's worth it), CLICK HERE. Dr. Ron Friedman is a psychologist and researcher who has spent his career studying what separates great teams from average ones. His research, which has surveyed thousands [...]
Episode #690: Austin Kleon – Why Activated Leaders Win, The Analog Desk, Don’t Call it Art, Stay Light, Professional Noticers, Lead with Curiosity, and How To Steal Like an Artist
My new book, The Price of Becoming, is now available for pre-order. To learn more about all of the pre-order bonuses (it's worth it), CLICK HERE. Austin Kleon is the NYT bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work, and Keep Going. He's a writer who draws, a former librarian, and [...]
Episode #689: Eric Ries – The Costco Hot Dog, Why Good Companies Go Bad, Financial Gravity, Building Incorruptible Organizations, and The Lean Startup’s Unfinished Business
My new book, The Price of Becoming, is now available for pre-order. To learn more about all of the pre-order bonuses (it's worth it), CLICK HERE. Eric Ries is the author of The Lean Startup, one of the most influential business books of the past 25 years, and the founder of the Long-Term [...]
Episode #688: Dr. Henry Cloud – The Difference Between a Dream & a Vision, Why Revenue Is Not a Goal, the 5-Step Model for Achieving Any Goal, and Why the Highest Performers Seek the Most Coaching
My new book, The Price of Becoming, is now available for pre-order. To learn more about all of the pre-order bonuses (it's worth it), CLICK HERE. Dr. Henry Cloud is a clinical psychologist, leadership consultant, and New York Times bestselling author whose books have sold nearly 20 million copies worldwide. His titles include [...]
Episode #687: Jim Collins – What To Make of a Life, The 3 Types of Luck, Inflection Points, Cliffs, Encodings, Navigating the Fog, the Art of Getting People To Want To Do What Must Be Done, and Reconnecting with an Old Friend
My new book, The Price of Becoming, is now available for pre-order. To learn more about all of the pre-order bonuses (it's worth it), CLICK HERE. Jim Collins is the author of some of the most influential business books ever written — Good to Great, Built to Last, and Great by Choice. His [...]
Episode #686: Dr. Nicole LePera (The Holistic Psychologist) – The Hidden Cost of Being Good at Everything, Self-Medicating at 13, Why Awareness Isn’t Enough, Healing the Body Not Just the Mind, What a Real Boundary Actually Is, and How Vulnerability Makes Love Real
My new book, The Price of Becoming, is now available for pre-order. To learn more about all of the pre-order bonuses (it's worth it), CLICK HERE. Dr. Nicole LePera is the creator of The Holistic Psychologist, a platform with over 12 million followers, and the author of three New York Times bestselling books, [...]
Episode #685: David Epstein – The Freedom Trap, Narrative Values, General Magic, The Nobel Prize Winner Who Simplified Everything, Wearing the Same Thing Everyday, and Why Constraints Are the Secret to Your Best Work
My new book, The Price of Becoming, is now available for pre-order. To learn more about all of the pre-order bonuses (it's worth it), CLICK HERE. David Epstein is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Range and The Sports Gene. A former investigative reporter at ProPublica and senior writer at Sports Illustrated. [...]
Episode #684: Marcus Buckingham – Design Love In, The 5 Feelings Leaders Must Create, The ABCs of Authentic Leadership, and How to Unleash The Most Powerful Force in Business
My new book, The Price of Becoming, is now available for pre-order. To learn more about all of the pre-order bonuses (it's worth it), CLICK HERE. Marcus Buckingham is a researcher, author, and leader focused on workplace performance. A Cambridge graduate, he spent nearly 20 years at the Gallup Organization, where he co-created the [...]
Episode #683: Nir Eyal – How to Break Limiting Beliefs, Create Your Own Luck, Transform Your Relationships, and Start Seeing Opportunities Everyone Else Is Missing
My new book, The Price of Becoming, is now available for pre-order. To learn more about all of the pre-order bonuses (it's worth it), CLICK HERE. Nir Eyal is a Stanford lecturer, behavioral designer, and bestselling author who has spent his career at the intersection of psychology, technology, and human behavior. He's one [...]
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