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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Episode #489: Todd Henry – Asking Uncomfortable Questions, Solving Big Problems, & Casting Your Vision
Todd Henry is an international speaker and best-selling author of 6 books including, The Accidental Creative, Herding Tigers, Die Empty, and his latest book is called The Daily Creative. WATCH this conversation on YouTube. And SUBSCRIBE! Read my new book, The Pursuit Of Excellence — See why Patrick Lencioni said “this book is an [...]
Episode #488: Cassie Holmes – How To Expand Your Time, Focus On What Matters Most, & Live A Happier Life
Cassie Holmes is a Professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. Cassie is an expert on time and happiness. Cassie is the author of the book, Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most, which is based on her wildly popular MBA course, “Applying the [...]
Episode #487: Governor Charlie Baker – A Conversation With The Most Popular Governor In America
Charlie Baker is the Governor of Massachusetts. He has also served as CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a top-performing healthcare insurance provider. According to a Morning Consult poll, he has a 74% approval rating, making him the most popular Governor in America. He is the author of the new book, Results: [...]
Episode #486: Brent Beshore – Growth Without Goals, Continuous Improvement, & The Art Of Sales
Brent Beshore is the Founder and CEO of Permanent Equity, a Midwestern-based private equity firm. They take a long-term approach to private equity, investing “permanent equity” in small to midsize privately held companies throughout North America. He’s also the best-selling author of The Messy Marketplace. WATCH this conversation on YouTube. And SUBSCRIBE! [...]
Episode #485: Ryan Holiday – The Power Of Self Control, Loving The Process, & Building Endurance (Discipline Is Destiny)
Ryan Holiday is the best selling author of 11 books including The Obstacle Is the Way, The Daily Stoic, Ego Is the Enemy, and Stillness is the Key which has sold millions of copies and been translated into thirty languages. His latest book is called Discipline is Destiny – The Power of [...]
Episode #484: Bill George – Becoming An Authentic Leader By Discovering Your True North (Former CEO of Medtronic)
Bill George is a senior fellow at Harvard Business School, where he has taught leadership since 2004. He is the author of Discover Your True North, Authentic Leadership, and 7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis. Bill is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Medtronic. He joined Medtronic in 1989 as president [...]
Episode #483: Colin O’Brady – Doing The Impossible, Changing Your Mindset, & Crossing Antarctica Alone
Colin O’Brady is a 10-time World Record Holder and New York Times bestselling author of The Impossible First. Colin’s highly publicized expeditions have been followed by millions and his work has been featured in the New York Times, The Tonight Show, the BBC, The Joe Rogan Experience, and NBC’s Today. His feats include [...]
Episode #482: Neal Foard – Becoming More Persuasive, Telling Better Stories, & Changing Your Mind…
Neal Foard has spent more than 20 years creating award-winning ad campaigns for clients on four continents. From the experience of thousands of presentations to clients all over the world, Neal has created The Passionate Logic Project™ to help business leaders sell their agendas more persuasively. He has been a featured speaker [...]
Episode #481: Eric Barker – Building Loving Relationships, Spotting Liars, & Living With Optimism
Eric Barker is the author of The Wall Street Journal bestseller “Barking Up the Wrong Tree,” which has sold over half a million copies and been translated into 19 languages. It was even the subject of a question on “Jeopardy!” He is a sought-after thinker and has given talks at MIT, Yale, [...]
Episode #480: Seth Godin – Becoming A Great Storyteller, Fixing PowerPoint Presentations, & Defining Leadership
Seth Godin is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he has written 20 best-selling books, including The Dip, Linchpin, Purple Cow, Tribes, and What To Do When It’s Your Turn (And It’s Always Your Turn). His book, This is Marketing, was an instant bestseller in countries [...]
Episode #479: David Rubenstein – Interviewing Billionaires, Using Humor To Connect, & The Future Of America
David M. Rubenstein is Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest and most successful private investment firms. Established in 1987, Carlyle now manages $325 billion from 26 offices around the world. David is the host of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations on Bloomberg TV and PBS and Bloomberg Wealth [...]
Episode #478: Susan Cain – Using Pain To Be More Creative, Finding The Right Life Partner, & A New Way To Think About Death
SUSAN CAIN is the #1 bestselling author of Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole and Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, which spent eight years on The New York Times best-seller list, and has been translated into 40 languages. Susan’s TED talks have been viewed over 40 million times. LinkedIn named [...]
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