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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LATEST EPISODE
Episode #627: Jenny Wood – How To Go After What You Want and Get It (Wild Courage)
In Jenny Wood’s 18 years at Google, she grew from entry-level to executive, and she most recently led a large operations team that helped drive tens of billions of revenue per year. In 2021, she started a passion project within Google called Own [...]
Episode #439: General Stanley McChrystal – A New Way To Understand Risk & Master The Unknown
General Stanley McChrystal retired in July 2010 as a four-star general in the U.S. Army. His last assignment was as the commander of the International Security Assistance Force and as the commander of the U.S. forces in Afghanistan. He had previously served as the director of the Joint Staff and as the [...]
Episode #438: Jay Williams – How To Reinvent Yourself (Life Is Not An Accident)
Jay Williams is known as one of the greatest college basketball players of all time. At Duke, Jay won the Naismith College Player of the Year award, won the 2001 National Championship, and had his #22 retired. He was the second overall pick by the Chicago Bulls in the 2002 NBA draft. [...]
Episode #437: Ryan Holiday – Fortune Favors The Brave (Courage Is Calling)
Ryan Holiday is the best-selling author of more than 10 books including The Obstacle Is The Way, Ego Is The Enemy, and most recently, Courage Is Calling. He’s sold millions of copies and his work impacts leaders all over the world. WATCH this conversation on YouTube. And SUBSCRIBE! FORBES recently called WELCOME [...]
Episode #436: John Bacon – Changing The Culture, Building Trust, & Letting Them Lead
John U. Bacon has written twelve books on sports, business, health, and history, the last seven all National Bestsellers. His latest book is “LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America’s Worst High School Hockey Team.” His radio essays earned him NPR’s PRNDI Award for best commentary in 2014. He appears [...]
Episode #435: Johnny C. Taylor Jr – A Leader’s Guide To Work In An Age Of Upheavel
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, is President and Chief Executive Officer of SHRM, the Society for Human Resource Management. With over 300,000 members in 165 countries, SHRM is the largest HR professional association in the world, impacting the lives of 115 million workers every day. WATCH this conversation on YouTube. And SUBSCRIBE! [...]
Episode #434: Brad Stulberg – The New Science Of Peak Performance
Brad Stulberg is the author of Peak Performance, The Passion Paradox, and The Practice of Groundedness. He coaches executives, entrepreneurs, physicians, and athletes. He is also co-creator of The Growth Equation, an online platform dedicated to defining and attaining a more fulfilling and sustainable kind of success. WATCH this conversation on YouTube. And SUBSCRIBE! [...]
Episode #433: Sahil Bloom – The Qualities Of A Great Coach, Investing In Leaders, & Being Positive Sum
Sahil Bloom is a writer who attempts to demystify the world. He’s an investor, advisor, and creator. As a pitcher at Stanford, he once gave up a grand slam on ESPN in 2012 and he’s still waiting for it to land. Sahil is an angel investor in 25+ startups across the technology [...]
Episode #432: Sukhinder Singh Cassidy – How To Take Risks & Thrive (Even When You Fail)
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a leading digital CEO and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of leadership experience founding, scaling, and advising companies including Google, Amazon, StubHub, Yodlee, and more. Most recently, Sukhinder served as the leader of StubHub, the premier global consumer ticketing marketplace for live entertainment, which she and her [...]
Episode #431: Melissa Urban – Overcoming Addiction & Creating A Life-Changing Business (CEO of Whole30)
Melissa Urban is the co-founder and CEO of Whole30, and a six-time New York Times bestselling author. She is is a prominent keynote speaker on social media and branding, health trends, and entrepreneurship. WATCH this conversation on YouTube. And SUBSCRIBE! FORBES recently called WELCOME TO MANAGEMENT, “the best leadership book of 2020.” [...]
Episode #430: Matthew Dicks – Change Your Life Through The Power Of Storytelling
Matthew Dicks is a bestselling author, a professional storyteller, and a teacher. He is a 52-time Moth StorySLAM winner & a 7-time GrandSLAM champion. He’s recognized as one of the greatest storytellers in the world. Matthew is also the co-founder and artistic director of Speak Up, a Hartford-based storytelling organization that produces shows [...]
Episode #429: Tim Grover – The Language Of Motivation, Confidence, & Winning (MJ & Kobe’s Personal Trainer)
Tim S. Grover is the CEO of ATTACK Athletics, Inc., founded in 1989. World-renowned for his legendary work with elite champions including Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and hundreds of other NFL, MLB, NBA, and Olympic athletes. He is the preeminent authority on the science and art of mental and physical [...]
Episode #428: James Clear – Asking Better Questions, Taking Action, & Doing A+ Work
James Clear is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Atomic Habits, which has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide. His writing is focused on how we can create better habits, make better decisions, and live better lives. He combines ideas from a wide range of disciplines including biology, [...]
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