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 #611: Codie Sanchez – How To Build Extraordinary Wealth Through Ordinary Businesses (Main Street Millionaire)
Codie Sanchez is an entrepreneur and investor known for founding Contrarian Thinking, a media and business education company. She has a diverse background, including entrepreneurship, finance, and journalism. Through her book “Main Street Millionaire,” she advocates for wealth-building by acquiring small businesses and [...]
Episode 191: Robert Herjavec – Shark Tank Investor + Listener Q & A
Episode 191: Robert Herjavec - Shark Tank Investor + Listener Q & A Robert Herjavec is one of North America’s most recognizable business leaders. Born in Eastern Europe, he arrived to North America on a boat with his parents after escaping Communism in the former Yugoslavia. From delivering newspapers, and waiting tables, [...]
Episode 190: Roger Martin – Playing To Win: Strategy Is A Choice
Episode 190: Roger Martin - Playing To Win: Strategy Is A Choice Roger Martin's research work is in Integrative Thinking, Business Design, Strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility and Country Competitiveness. He writes extensively and is a regular contributor to: Harvard Business Review’s The Conversation blog, the Financial Times’ Judgment Call column, and the Guardian [...]
Episode 189: Jennifer Mueller – Why Leaders Should Embrace Creative Change
Episode 189: Jennifer Mueller - Why Leaders Should Embrace Creative Change From Jen: I earned my PhD in Social and Developmental Psychology at Brandeis University, and have had the fortune of been on the faculty of many top business schools including the Wharton School, Yale School of Management and NYU's Stern School of [...]
Episode 188: Sydney Finkelstein – How To Be A SuperBoss
Episode 188: Sydney Finkelstein - How To Be A SuperBoss Sydney Finkelstein has published 20 books and 80 articles, with several bestsellers, including Why Smart Executives Fail. The Wall Street Journal called it “a marvel – a jargon-free business book based on serious research that offers genuine insights with clarity and sometimes even [...]
Episode 187: Jeb Blount – How To Never Have An Empty Pipeline (Fanatical Prospecting)
Episode 187: Jeb Blount - How To Never Have An Empty Pipeline (Fanatical Prospecting) Jeb Blount is a speaker, executive advisor, consultant, and world-class trainer who inspires people to take massive action and reach peak performance, fast. As an internationally recognized speaker he wows audiences with his engaging and authentic enthusiasm and keeps [...]
Episode 186: Jason Van Camp – Green Beret: 300 Kill/Capture Combat Missions – Comfort In The Uncomfortable
Episode 186: Jason Van Camp - Green Beret: 300 Kill/Capture Combat Missions - Comfort In The Uncomfortable Jason B.A. Van Camp is what Malcolm Gladwell would refer to as an Outlier; an exceptional person who is successful not just because of his personal accomplishments but his will to win and unique ability [...]
Episode 185: Haben Girma – The First Deafblind Harvard Law Graduate, Champion Of Change
Episode 185: Haben Girma - The First Deafblind Harvard Law Graduate, Champion Of Change An internationally acclaimed accessibility leader, Haben Girma has earned recognition as a White House “Champion of Change”, Forbes 30 under 30 leader, and BBC Women of Africa Hero. The first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, [...]
Episode 184: Scott Harrison – CEO of Charity Water “The Power of Storytelling”
Episode 184: Scott Harrison - CEO of Charity Water "The Power of Storytelling" Scott Harrison is the founder and CEO of charity : water. With virtually no experience outside of throwing parties, Scott founded Charity Water by charging $20 cover for his 31st birthday party. 10 years later, they've turned that $20 [...]
Episode 183: Barry Schwartz – The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
Episode 183: Barry Schwartz - The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less Barry Schwartz studies the link between economics and psychology, offering startling insights into modern life. Lately, working with Ken Sharpe, he's studying wisdom. In his 2004 book The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz tackles one of the great mysteries of [...]
Episode 182: Vinh Giang – Why You Should Make The Leap
Episode 182: Vinh Giang - Why You Should Make The Leap Vinh Giang is a motivational/ inspirational keynote speaker and he uses magic as his metaphor when he speaks (He's found a way to make the medicine taste good!). He's built a successful online business that teaches magic to over 41,000 students from all [...]
Episode 181: Srini Rao – How To Be Unmistakably Creative
Episode 181: Srini Rao - How To Be Unmistakably Creative Srini Rao is the host and founder of The Unmistakable Creative podcast where he's conducted over 600 interviews with thought leaders and people from all walks of life. This has given him an incredibly distinctive view into branding, storytelling, and marketing. Srini has also written [...]
Episode 180: Michael Watkins – The First 90 Days: How To Ensure Success In Your New Role
Episode 180: Michael Watkins - The First 90 Days: How To Ensure Success In Your New Role Dr. Michael Watkins is the author of Your Next Move: The Leader’s Guide to Navigating Major Career Transitions, and the international bestseller The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at all Levels, [...]
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