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.
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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 #573: Brent Underwood (Owner of Cerro Gordo) – Finding Your Purpose, Long Term Thinking, Seeking Awe, Making Your Mark, & Living In A Ghost Town
Brent Underwood is the owner of Cerro Gordo, an original boomtown silver mine, established in 1865. He is also the creator of “GhostTownLiving” where he chronicles his adventures on YouTube. Brent currently lives on the mountain above Death Valley with no running water, seven cats, six goats, and at least one ghost. [...]
Episode #572: Mike Beckham (CEO of Simple Modern) – Taking Initiative, Giving Generously, Living Your Values, The Best & Worst Parts of Being a CEO, & Being In Pursuit of Priceless Things
Mike Beckham is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Simple Modern, a global producer of premium drinkware and lifestyle products. Founded in 2015 and based in Oklahoma, Simple Modern currently generates a nine-figure annual revenue and is committed to generosity, donating at least 10% of annual profits to nonprofit organizations. Under Mike’s [...]
Episode #571: Jim Keyes – Legendary CEO of 7-Eleven & Blockbuster Shares How To Get Promoted, Turn a Business Around, Learn From Failure, & Why Education Is Freedom
Jim Keyes served as the CEO of 7-Eleven from 2000 to 2005. And then he became the chairman and CEO of Blockbuster from 2007 to 2011. He’s also the author of Education is Freedom: The Future is In Your Hands. WATCH this conversation on YouTube. And SUBSCRIBE! Order our NEW BOOK, The Score [...]
Episode #570: Amy Morin – Fix What’s Broken, Develop Healthier Patterns, and Grow Stronger Together (13 Things Mentally Strong Couples Don’t Do)
Amy Morin is a psychotherapist, mental strength trainer, and international bestselling author. Her books, including 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do sold more than 1 million copies. People Magazine says her book is one of the top 20 must-read books of all time. Her TEDx talk, The Secret of Becoming Mentally [...]
Episode #569: Rob Henderson – Luxury Beliefs, Foster Care, Social Class, Self-Discipline, Ivy League Universities, External vs. Internal Achievement, & Lessons Learned The Hard Way
Rob Henderson has a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Cambridge, where he studied as a Gates Cambridge Scholar. He obtained a B.S. in psychology from Yale University and is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Rob grew up in foster homes in Los Angeles. He joined the United States [...]
Episode #568: Tony Robbins – Learning From Mentors, Building Confidence, Becoming More Valuable, and Coaching The World’s Most Impactful Leaders
For the past 40+ years, Tony Robbins has been known worldwide as one of the most impactful business and life coaches in the world. He’s hosted millions of people at his events, written 6 international best-selling books, he’s involved in more than 100 businesses that have done more than 7 billion dollars [...]
Episode #567: William Ury – Negotiating The World’s Toughest Disputes, Getting To Yes, Hiking Mountains With Jim Collins, And Thriving In An Age of Conflict
William Ury is the co-author of Getting to Yes, the world’s all-time bestselling book on negotiation with more than 15 million copies sold, and co-founder of Harvard’s Program on Negotiation. Bill has devoted his life to helping people, organizations, and nations transform conflicts around the world, having served as a negotiator in [...]
Episode #566: Jim Dethmer – Conscious Leadership, Radical Responsibility, Energy Audits, Being Fully Present, and Doing What Most Makes You Feel Alive
Jim Dethmer has been devoted to the practice of conscious leadership for 45 years. He has spoken to tens of thousands of people about how to lead and live from consciousness. He has coached Fortune 500 CEOs and their teams supporting them in transforming their lives and their cultures. He has worked [...]
Episode #565: Noah Kagan – The Art of Asking For What You Want, Launching a Business, Handling Rejection, Working For Mark Zuckerberg, and Not Living a ‘What-If’ Life
Noah Kagan is the Chief Sumo at AppSumo.com, an 8-figure company that teaches lessons on how to start a business, grow a business, and improve your marketing. Before AppSumo and Sumo.com, he was the 30th employee at Facebook reporting directly to Mark Zuckerberg where he helped build the Facebook Ads platform. He’s [...]
Episode #564: Ariel Helwani – The Howard Cosell of MMA, Conducting World-Class Interviews, Feuds With Dana White, Leaving ESPN, & Dealing With Social Anxiety
Ariel Helwani is best known for his coverage of mixed martial arts (MMA). He has worked for Fox, ESPN, HBO, Vox, and Spotify. Ariel has won MMA Journalist of the Year at the World MMA Awards every year since 2010. In addition to his work covering mixed martial arts, Ariel has worked [...]
Episode #563: Mike Massimino – A NASA Astronauts Guide To Achieving The Impossible, Building Excellent Teams, Tweeting From Space, and Earning Your Dream Job
Mike Massimino served as a NASA Astronaut from 1996-2014 and flew in space twice: STS-109 on space shuttle Columbia in March 2002 and STS-125 on space shuttle Atlantis in May 2009—the final two Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions. He became the first human to tweet from space, was the last human to [...]
Episode #562: Nikki Glaser – Life as a Comedian, The Creative Process, Learning From Seinfeld, How To Respond When You Bomb on Stage, Roasting Robert DeNiro, & Telling The Truth
Nikki Glaser is one of the funniest voices in comedy today. For nearly two decades at clubs across the country, stand-up comedian, actress, podcaster, and TV host. In July of 2022, she headlined her first HBO comedy special, GOOD CLEAN FILTH, which has been nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best [...]
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