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 #532: Michelle “Mace” Curran – Handling Perfectionism, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, & Becoming A Thunderbird Pilot
Michelle “Mace” Curran has led an impressive career as a Fighter Pilot during her 13 years in the United States Air Force. From 2019-2021, she flew as the only female pilot for the Air Force Thunderbirds and performed for millions across the country and internationally. Before joining the Thunderbirds, Michelle was a [...]
Episode #531: Dr. Angus Fletcher – Building Confidence, Responding To Adversity, Telling Your Story, Exhibiting Vulnerability, & The New Science of Narrative Intelligence
Dr. Angus Fletcher has dual degrees in neuroscience (BS, University of Michigan) and literature (Ph.D., Yale). His research employs a mix of laboratory experiment, literary history, and rhetorical theory to explore the psychological effects—cognitive, behavioral, therapeutic—of different narrative technologies. He’s the best-selling author of multiple books including Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful [...]
Episode #530: Katty Kay – How Power Impacts Our Careers, Friends, & Marriages (The Power Code)
Katty Kay is a US correspondent for the BBC and a regular contributor on MSNBC. Katty grew up in the Middle East, where her father was a British diplomat. She studied French and Italian at Oxford University and worked as a foreign correspondent in Africa and Japan before moving to The US [...]
Episode #529: James Clear – Becoming an Optimist, Building Better Habits, Creating Your System, & Setting Up Your Future Self (Atomic Habits)
James Clear is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Atomic Habits, which has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. His newsletter, 3-2-1 is shipped to more than 2 million people every Thursday. WATCH this conversation on YouTube. And SUBSCRIBE! Read my book, The Pursuit Of Excellence — See why [...]
Episode #528: Seth Godin – A New Manifesto For Teams: Innovation, Creativity, Hiring, Firing, & The Power of Speed (The Song of Significance)
Seth Godin is the author of 20 international bestsellers that have changed the way people think about marketing, leadership, and work. His blog (which you can find by typing “seth” into Google) is the most viewed marketing blog in the world. Some of my favorite books of his are… Tribes, Linchpin, Purple [...]
Episode #527: Sally Jenkins – What Sports Can Teach Us About Leadership, Excellence, & Life (How To Make The Right Call)
Sally Jenkins has been a columnist and feature writer for The Washington Post for more than twenty years. She was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2020 and in 2021 was named the winner of the Associated Press Red Smith Award for Outstanding Contributions to Sports Journalism. She is the author of [...]
Episode #526: Mark Miller (VP of Chick-fil-A High Performance Leadership) – How Chick-fil-A Built A World Class Culture
Mark Miller started his Chick-fil-A career working as an hourly team member in 1977. Mark’s cell phone number is 678-612-8441. He asked that you text him your thoughts on this episode. In 1978, he joined the corporate staff working in the warehouse and mailroom. Since that time, he has provided leadership for [...]
Episode #525: Frank Slootman (CEO of Snowflake) – Raising Your Standards, Pushing The Pace, Hiring Ahead Of The Curve, & Amping It Up
Frank Slootman is the CEO at Snowflake. Frank has over 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur and executive in the enterprise software industry. Frank served as CEO of ServiceNow from 2011 to 2017, taking the organization from $100M in revenue, through an IPO, to $1.4B. Prior to that, Frank served as [...]
Episode #524: Oscar Munoz (Former CEO of United Airlines) – Listening To Your Employees, Responding From Tragedy, Swinging Easy, & Turning Around A Failing Company
Oscar Munoz served as CEO and chairman of United Airlines, previously holding several executive leadership positions at CSX, AT&T, US West, PepsiCo, and Coca-Cola. He serves on the board of directors of Salesforce, CBRE, Televisa Univision, and Archer Aviation; is a trustee of the University of Southern California as well as of [...]
Episode #523: Derek Thompson – The Meaning Of Work, Responding To Rejection, Earning Your Dream Job, Impressing Bill Simmons, & How To Find The Next Great QB
Derek Thompson is the author of the books Hit Makers and On Work: Money, Meaning, Identity, and the host of the podcast Plain English. Derek is a senior editor at The Atlantic magazine and a weekly news analyst for NPR’s Here and Now. He graduated from Northwestern University, in 2008, with a triple major [...]
Episode #522: Kevin Kelly – Excellent Advice For Living, The Best Way To Learn, Building Better Habits, Becoming A Better Listener, Being On Time, & Making The Big Ask
Kevin Kelly is Senior Maverick at Wired magazine. He is also the editor and publisher of the Cool Tools website, which gets half a million unique visitors per month. He co-founded Wired in 1993 and served as its Executive Editor from its inception until 1999. During Kevin’s tenure, Wired won the National [...]
Episode #521: Celebrating The 8th Birthday of The Learning Leader Show – Listener AMA: Consistency > Intensity, Following Your Curiosity, How To Be Prepared For Big Moments, Life As A Former Athlete, & Building Relationships With Your Heroes
The Learning Leader Show was first published on April 9, 2015. TODAY marks the show’s 8th birthday! To celebrate, I kick off the episode by sharing some key learnings I’ve gathered over the past 8 years… And then I answer YOUR questions and did a full AMA (Ask Me Anything). If you’d like [...]
