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 #616: Bob Stoops- Building a Winning Culture, Connecting With People, Creating a Coaching Forest, Caring For Your Team, & Winning Championships
Bob Stoops was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2021. He was the head football coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1999 to 2016. He led the Sooners to a 191-48 record over his career. His 2000/2001 [...]
Episode #273: Chip Conley – How To Be Wise Beyond Your Years
Episode #273: Chip Conley - How To Be Wise Beyond Your Years Rebel hospitality entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author, Chip Conley disrupted his favorite industry... twice. At age 26 he founded Joie de Vivre Hospitality (JdV), transforming an inner-city motel into the second largest boutique hotel brand in America. He sold JdV [...]
Episode #272: Scott Galloway – The Algebra Of Happiness
Episode #272: Scott Galloway - The Algebra Of Happiness Scott Galloway is a Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business where he teaches Brand Strategy and Digital Marketing to second-year MBA students and is the author of the Digital IQ Index ®, a global ranking of prestige brands' digital competence. [...]
Episode #271: Phil Hellmuth – From Poker Brat To #Positivity. 15 Time World Champion Shares His Insecurities
Episode #271: Phil Hellmuth - From Poker Brat To #Positivity. 15 Time World Champion Shares His Insecurities Phil Hellmuth... In his own words: "I am known as a volatile professional poker player w the nickname "Poker Brat." My occasional tantrums at the poker tables--always shown on ESPN, it seems--are entertaining and detract and [...]
Episode #270 – Sam Jones – A Comfortable Life Is Overrated
Episode #270 - Sam Jones - A Comfortable Life Is Overrated Sam Jones is an acclaimed photographer and director whose seminal portraits of President Obama, Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Bob Dylan, Kristin Stewart, Robert Downey Jr, Amy Adams, Jack Nicholson, and many others have appeared on the covers of Vanity Fair, Rolling [...]
Episode #269: Charlie Spaniard (UFC Fighter) Interviews Ryan Hawk – My Leadership Framework
Episode #269: Charlie Spaniard (UFC Fighter) Interviews Ryan Hawk - My Leadership Framework Charlie Brennaman (AKA "The Spaniard") left the comfort of his hometown and full-time job as a Spanish teacher to pursue a career in mixed martial arts. What started out as a dream soon turned into reality. He fought at [...]
Episode #268: Allen Gannett – How To Create “Aha” Moments And Spark Creativity
Episode #268: Allen Gannett - How To Create "Aha" Moments And Spark Creativity Allen is the founder and CEO of TrackMaven, a marketing analytics platform that enables creativity. Marketers use TrackMaven to measure and improve performance across every channel Some clients are: The NBA, Microsoft, Saks Fifth Avenue, and many more modern marketers. [...]
Episode #267: Louie Anderson – How To Crush It on Stage From One Of The Greatest Stand-Up Comedians of All Time
Episode #267: Louie Anderson - How To Crush It on Stage From One Of The Greatest Stand-Up Comedians of All Time Iconic comedian Louie Anderson, the three-time Emmy Award winner, named by Comedy Central as “One of 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians of All Time.” His career has spanned more than 30 years. He is [...]
Episode #266: Ryan Caldbeck – CircleUp CEO: How To Build The Framework Of Your Life & Career
Episode #266: Ryan Caldbeck - CircleUp CEO: How To Build The Framework Of Your Life & Career Ryan Caldbeck is the founder of San Francisco-based CircleUp, an investment platform powered by technology focused on emerging consumer and retail brands. He went to Duke for his undergraduate degree and earned his MBA from [...]
Episode #265: Clay Mathile – Self Made Billionaire Shares His Keys To Success
Episode #265: Clay Mathile - Self Made Billionaire Shares His Keys To Success Former CEO and owner of The Iams Company, Clay is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Aileron. He believes strongly in free enterprise and has a high respect for business owners who risk their capital to employ [...]
Episode #264: Liv Boeree – The Three Life Lessons From The Poker Table
Episode #264: Liv Boeree - The Three Life Lessons From The Poker Table Liv Boeree is a poker player, television presenter and speaker. She is a World Series of Poker and 2010 European Poker Tour champion, and is the only female player in history to hold both titles. Born in Kent, Boeree studied at Ashford School before going on to earn a [...]
Episode #263: Charlie McMahan – How To Build A Tribe From 50 To 5,000
Episode #263: Charlie McMahan - How To Build A Tribe From 50 To 5,000 Charlie McMahan has been the Lead Pastor of SouthBrook Church since 1992. He is focused on developing future leaders and spends many hours a week mentoring others (including me). Charlie has led SouthBrook from a small church that [...]
Episode #262: Keith Yamashita – The Keys To Great Execution (Oprah, Starbucks, Steve Jobs)
Episode #262: Keith Yamashita - The Keys To Great Execution (Oprah, Starbucks, Steve Jobs) Keith Yamashita has led SYPartners for the past two decades, a practice that collaborates with CEOs and their leadership teams to build great companies and organizations. He’s worked with leaders at Apple, eBay, IBM, General Electric, Johnson & Johnson, [...]
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