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 #617: Adam Galinsky – How To Inspire Others, Build a Team, Speak Up For Yourself, Thrive Through Adversity, & Become Their Favorite Boss
Adam Galinsky is a social psychologist and Professor of Leadership and Ethics at Columbia Business School. He delivered one of the most viewed Ted Talks of all time called “How to Speak Up for Yourself,” and he’s the author [...]
Episode 197: Linda Rottenberg – Why Crazy Is A Compliment
Episode 197: Linda Rottenberg - Why Crazy Is A Compliment Named one of “America’s Best Leaders” by U.S. News and one of TIME’s 100 “Innovators for the 21st century,” Linda Rottenberg is considered among the world’s most dynamic experts on entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership. A frequent lecturer at Fortune 500 companies, Rottenberg is the [...]
Episode 196: Anthony Iannarino – The Only Sales Podcast You’ll Ever Need
Episode 196: Anthony Iannarino - The Only Sales Podcast You'll Ever Need Anthony Iannarino is a bestselling author and internationally recognized speaker on sales, success, personal development, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Anthony’s 3 privately held staffing firms generate annual revenues of $50M. These firms serve some of the most well-recognized brands in the United [...]
Episode 195: Derek Thompson – What Makes Something A Hit? (Hit Makers)
Episode 195: Derek Thompson - What Makes Something A Hit? (Hit Makers) Derek Thompson is a senior editor at The Atlantic magazine and a weekly news analyst for NPR's "Here and Now." He was born in McLean, Va., in 1986, and he graduated from Northwestern University, in 2008, with a triple major in journalism, [...]
Episode 194: Nate Checketts – CEO Of Rhone: Leaving Comfort To Make An Impact
Episode 194: Nate Checketts - CEO Of Rhone: Leaving Comfort To Make An Impact Nate Checketts is Co-Founder and CEO of Rhone. He created the business while working a full time job in New York City. He would work on the business while making the one hour commute to and from work [...]
Episode 193: Erik Wahl – How To Rediscover Your Creative Genius
Episode 193: Erik Wahl - How To Rediscover Your Creative Genius Erik Wahl offers his high-energy onstage performance as your group’s inspiration. This presentation is equivalent to yelling ‘CLEAR’ as the paddles are positioned to shock the fading pulse of your workforce and enliven their hearts to pursue their jobs as you both [...]
Episode 192: Carey Lohrenz – The 1st Female F-14 Tomcat Pilot: Fearless Leadership, Top Gun, Courage
Episode 192: Carey Lohrenz - The 1st Female F-14 Tomcat Pilot: Fearless Leadership, Top Gun, Courage Carey Lohrenz is a dynamic communicator with an incredible story. As the first female F-14 Tomcat pilot, she was a pioneer in military aviation. Having flown missions worldwide as a combat, mission-ready United States Navy pilot, [...]
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 [...]
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- Episode #654: Jake Tapper – The Most Important Leadership Skill, Handling Criticism, Chasing Your Curiosity, Understanding Tradeoffs, Responding to Rejection, and Being So Good They Can’t Ignore You
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