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 #623: Stu McLaren – Building Communities, Stories About Transformation, A World-Class Onboarding Process, & The Business Model of The Future
Stu McLaren is the go-to person for turning passion into profit through membership businesses. As the founder of The Membership Experience and co-founder of Membership.io, Stu has helped thousands of entrepreneurs create recurring revenue and thriving communities by leveraging his proven membership strategies. [...]
Episode #391: Jake Wood – How To Accept Risk, Get Candid Feedback, & Love Your Team
Jake Wood is the CEO of Team Rubicon and a Marine Corps combat veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the author of ONCE A WARRIOR. Over the past two decades Jake has navigated the world’s most complex environments, whether disaster zones, humanitarian crises, battlefields, or start-up boardrooms. His organization, Team Rubicon, [...]
Episode #390: Seth Godin – How To Sell Like A Professional, Build Skills, & Ship Creative Work
Seth is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he has written 19 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 latest book is called The Practice. Though renowned for [...]
Episode #389: Ed Latimore – How To Control Your Mind, Body, & Emotions
Ed Latimore is a best-selling author, former professional heavyweight boxer, and competitive chess player. His work focuses on self-improvement and a practical approach to stoic philosophy. You can watch this one on YouTube. CLICK HERE. FORBES recently called WELCOME TO MANAGEMENT, “the best leadership book of 2020.” Be part of “Mindful Monday” [...]
Episode #388: Patrick Lencioni – The Six Types Of Working Genius
Patrick Lencioni is one of the founders of The Table Group and is the pioneer of the organizational health movement. He is the author of 11 books, which have sold over 6 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages. As President of the Table Group, Pat spends his time [...]
Episode #387: Arthur Blank – Owner Of The Atlanta Falcons: How Purpose & Profit Go Hand-In-Hand
Perhaps best known as co-founder of The Home Depot, Arthur Blank is now widely recognized for his diverse businesses. Distinguished by Forbes as one of the World’s 100 Greatest Living Business Minds 2017 and Sports Business Journal’s one of the 50 Most Influential People in Sports 2016, Blank’s Family of Businesses portfolio [...]
Episode #386: Nik Wallenda – How To Rise Above What’s Holding You Back (Life On The Wire)
With 11 Guinness World Records and a list of never before seen death defying feats, Nik Wallenda has written his name in history as truly the “King of the High Wire.” Nik has performed live in every state in the USA and all over the world. He has garnered the support from [...]
Episode #385: Ryan Holiday – The Art Of Living Like A Stoic
Ryan Holiday is the bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way; Ego Is the Enemy; Conspiracy, Stillness Is The Key and other books about marketing, culture, and the human condition. His work has been translated into over 30 languages and has appeared everywhere from the New York Times to Fast Company. His company, Brass [...]
Episode #384: Les Brown – How To Unleash The Excellence Within You To Win
As a premier Keynote Speaker and leading authority on achievement for audiences as large as 80,000—Les Brown energizes people to meet the challenges of the world around them. He skillfully weaves his compelling life story into the fabric of our daily lives. Born in the slums of Liberty City in Miami, Florida [...]
Episode #383: Guy Raz – How To Ask Questions, Tell A Story, & Build A Career You Love
Guy Raz is the host, co-creator, and editorial director of three NPR programs, including two of its most popular ones: TED Radio Hour and How I Built This. Both shows are heard by more than 14 million people each month around the world. In 2017, Raz became the first person in the history of podcasting [...]
Episode #381: John Mackey (CEO of Whole Foods) – How To Be A Conscious Leader
John Mackey is co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market, has led the natural and organic grocer to a $15.7 billion Fortune 500 company with more than 460 stores and 87,000 team members in three countries. The company has been included on Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for [...]
Episode #380: Jay Hennessey – How To Build A Learning Organization
As a Navy SEAL for more than 25 years, Jay Hennessey has completed numerous overseas deployments in and outside theaters of war throughout the Western Pacific, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. In addition to his operational tours, Jay has served in a variety of other assignments involving selecting, training and [...]
Episode #379 – Jack Butcher – How To Visualize Value
Jack Butcher is the founder/creator/operator at Visualize Value. Visualize Value helps clarify and codify your value proposition. It’s clear, consistent, and compelling communication for those building a better way. Prior to that, he spent 10 years in corporate advertising in NYC. Jack is a master at clarifying and articulating the value of [...]
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