THE LEARNING LEADER
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.
The Learning Leader Show has been listened to by millions of people and was chosen by Apple Podcasts as an “all-time best-seller” in 2020. Forbes called it, “the most dynamic leadership podcast out there.” Inc Magazine said, “It’s one of the five podcasts to make you a smarter leader.”
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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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LATEST EPISODE
Episode #612: Lawrence Yeo – Dissolving Envy, Practicing Curiosity, Writing to Think, Establishing Values, Building Confidence, Being Ambitious, Moving People to Tears, & The Power of Consistency
Lawrence Yeo is a storytelling teacher and the founder and writer at MoreToThat.com. He writes stories about the nuances of the human condition. He’s become one of my favorite writers over the past few years and regularly makes me rethink what I believe. [...]
Episode #611: Codie Sanchez – How To Build Extraordinary Wealth Through Ordinary Businesses (Main Street Millionaire)
Codie Sanchez is an entrepreneur and investor known for founding Contrarian Thinking, a media and business education company. She has a diverse background, including entrepreneurship, finance, and journalism. Through her book “Main Street Millionaire,” she advocates for wealth-building by acquiring small businesses and shares her insights on financial independence and business success. [...]
Episode #610: Jeff Janssen – The Commitment Continuum, Walt Disney, Holding Others Accountable, Team Captains, & The 7 Secrets of Successful Coaches
Widely considered the world’s top expert on Sports Leadership, Jeff Janssen is the founder and president of the Janssen Sports Leadership Center. Jeff’s pioneering work in launching and conducting college athletics’ first Leadership Academies with student-athletes and coaches began over a decade ago. His groundbreaking work is what originally started the whole [...]
Episode #609: Eric Jorgenson (CEO of Scribe) – The Obsessive Genius, Flawless Fundamentals, Building Mountains of Leverage, The Power of Writing, All Things Naval, & Manifesting Your Dream Job
Eric Jorgenson is the CEO of Scribe Media, the largest Professional Publisher. He’s also the author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness and The Anthology of Balaji. His books have sold over 1 million copies and have been translated into 40 languages. Watch this conversation on [...]
Episode #608: Anthony Pompliano – (How To Live an Extraordinary Life) Luck Is Not Real, Surround Yourself With Compounders, Fire Your Boring Friends, Get On The Plane, Practice Simplicity, & Taking Big Risks
Anthony Pompliano is the Founder & CEO of Professional Capital Management. Entrepreneur, investor, and lifelong learner. Bucknell University in Pennsylvania where he played football. He was a Sergeant in the US Army for six years. Fought in Operation Iraqi Freedom vet (2008-2009). The Distinguished Leader Graduate of the Warrior Leader Course and [...]
Episode #607: Dr. Meg Meeker – How to Raise Tough, Resilient, Hard-Working, & Kind Children (Author of Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters)
Dr. Meg Meeker has spent more than thirty years practicing pediatric and adolescent medicine and counseling teens and parents. Dr. Meeker is a popular speaker and bestselling author of several books, including the national bestseller, Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters; The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers; and Boys Should Be Boys. Watch this conversation [...]
Episode #606: Jack Carr – Writing Thrillers (The Terminal List), Working with Chris Pratt, Fighting Wars as a Navy SEAL, Putting In The Work, & Never Missing an Opportunity To Make Someone’s Day
Jack Carr is a former Navy SEAL who for 20 years led special operations teams as a Team Leader, Platoon Commander, Troop Commander, and Task Unit Commander. Jack is also the #1 New York Times Best Selling author of 8 books and his debut novel, The Terminal List, was adapted into the [...]
Episode #605: Seth Godin – How To Be Remarkable, Create a Strategy, Build a Tribe, Develop Taste, Lead Others, & Leave a Dent in The World
Seth Godin is the author of 21 international bestsellers that have changed the way people think about work and art. They have been translated into 38 languages. His breakthrough books include Purple Cow, Tribes, The Dip, Linchpin, and his latest book is called This is Strategy. He writes one of the most [...]
Episode #604: Sharon McMahon – A Masterclass In Making American History Fascinating & Fun (Creator of Sharon Says So)
After years of serving as a high school government and law teacher, Sharon McMahon took her passion for education to Instagram, where more than a million people rely on her for nonpartisan, fact-based information as “America’s Government Teacher.” In a time where flashy headlines and false information often take the spotlight, Sharon is a [...]
Episode #603: Michael Easter – How To Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough… “Have Fun, Don’t Die, Read Books, & Do Strange Things”
Michael Easter’s investigations have taken him to meet with monks in ancient monasteries in Bhutan, lost tribes in the jungles of Bolivia, US Special Forces soldiers in undisclosed locations, gene scientists in Iceland, CEOs in Fortune-500 boardrooms, and more. He’s a professor at UNLV and he’s the best-selling author of The Comfort [...]
Episode #602: The Learning Leader Team of Coaches – Sherri Coale, Brook Cupps, Geron Stokes, Eli Leiker – Helping Teams Become Elite and People Become Excellent
Sherri Coale was the head coach of the University of Oklahoma women’s basketball team for 25 years (1996-2021). In 2009 and 2010, she took her team to back-to-back Final Fours. Coach Coale was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. Sherri is also the best-selling author of Rooted to Rise: The Redwood [...]
Episode #601: Matt Mullenweg (CEO of Automattic) – Defining Your Creed, Hiring Talented Leaders, & Leading in a Remote World
Matt Mullenweg is the CEO of Automattic. Automattic is a fully distributed company with 1,900 employees. Matt is known for developing the free and open-source web software, WordPress. WordPress is used by 43.4% of all websites. There are over 810 million WordPress websites. Matt is a leader I’ve been following (and cold [...]
Episode #600: Keith Hawk & AJ Hawk – Setting The Standard, Failure Stories, Taking Ownership, Giving Great Keynotes, & What The Great Teams Do Differently From The Good Ones
AJ Hawk is the all-time leading tackler in Green Bay Packers history. He won a National Champion at Ohio State University and was voted captain of the Green Bay Packers Super Bowl-winning team (2010-2011). He was inducted into the Ohio State University Hall of Fame in 2019. Currently, he is a co-host [...]
RECENT EPISODES
- Episode #612: Lawrence Yeo – Dissolving Envy, Practicing Curiosity, Writing to Think, Establishing Values, Building Confidence, Being Ambitious, Moving People to Tears, & The Power of Consistency
- Episode #611: Codie Sanchez – How To Build Extraordinary Wealth Through Ordinary Businesses (Main Street Millionaire)
- Episode #610: Jeff Janssen – The Commitment Continuum, Walt Disney, Holding Others Accountable, Team Captains, & The 7 Secrets of Successful Coaches