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 #607: Dr. Meg Meeker – How to Raise Tough, Resilient, Hard-Working, & Kind Children (Author of Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters)
Dr. Meg Meeker has spent more than thirty years practicing pediatric and adolescent medicine and counseling teens and parents. Dr. Meeker is a popular speaker and bestselling author of several books, including the national bestseller, Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters; The 10 Habits of Happy [...]
Episode 143: Chad Estis – SVP For The Dallas Cowboys: Working For Jerry Jones
Episode 143: Chad Estis - SVP For The Dallas Cowboys: Working For Jerry Jones Chad Estis serves as Executive Vice President at Legends Hospitality Management, LLC and served as its President of Legends Sales & Marketing. He is responsible for the sales strategies and client acquisitions for the Legends Division focused on [...]
Episode 142: Donald Miller – “I’m Going To Make You Everyone’s Favorite Leader”
Episode 142: Donald Miller - "I'm Going To Make You Everyone's Favorite Leader" Donald Miller has spent more than a decade telling his story. Combined, his 7 books have spent more than a year on the NYT bestsellers list. After spending all that time telling his story, he’s now helping other people [...]
Episode 141: Jonah Berger – The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Behavior
Episode 141: Jonah Berger - The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Behavior Jonah Berger is a marketing professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and bestselling author of Contagious: Why Things Catch On and Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior. Dr. Berger has spent over 15 years studying [...]
Episode 140: Carol Dweck – The Power Of A Growth Mindset
Episode 140: Carol Dweck - The Power Of A Growth Mindset Dr. Carol Dweck's work is the foundation for what it means to be a learning leader. To be in a constant state of improvement... "In a fixed mindset students believe their basic abilities, their intelligence, their talents, are just fixed traits. They [...]
Episode 138: Caroline Burckle – How To Use Visualization Like An Olympian
Episode 138: Caroline Burckle – How To Use Visualization Like An Olympian What an honor it was for me to speak with an incredible leader and Olympic Bronze Medalist, Caroline Burckle. This conversation is packed with action oriented advice. You can implement Caroline’s ideas immediately and see a positive impact in your [...]
Episode 137: Don Yaeger – How To Become A Master Storyteller
Episode 137: Don Yaeger – How To Become A Master Storyteller Don Yaeger is an award-winning keynote speaker, business leadership coach, an eight-time New York Times Best-selling author and longtime Associate Editor for Sports Illustrated. Don has fashioned a career as one of America’s most provocative thought leaders. As a speaker, he [...]
Episode 136: Derek Coburn – Networking Is Not Working
Episode 136: Derek Coburn – Networking Is Not Working Derek Coburn is the author of the #1 Amazon bestseller, “Networking Is Not Working: Stop Collecting Business Cards and Start Making Meaningful Connections.” Derek is the CEO and co-founder (along with his wife, Melanie) of CADRE—an un-networking community in Washington, DC—serving CEOs and [...]
Episode 135: Andrew Warner (Mixergy): How To Be A Fearless Interviewer
Episode 135: Andrew Warner (Mixergy): How To Be A Fearless Interviewer Andrew Warner is one of the interviewers I study in order to improve my own interviewing skills. I love how fearless he is. He will ask the tough questions that most people are too scared to ask. It became a Meta [...]
Episode 134: Patrick Lencioni – Naked Consulting: Why It Works
Episode 134: Patrick Lencioni – Naked Consulting: Why It Works I read Pat’s Leadership Fable, “The Five Dysfunctions Of A Team” many years ago and became a huge fan of his work. “Getting Naked” is another seminal piece on shedding fear. You’ll notice on this episode that Pat also has a great [...]
Episode 133: John Ruhlin – Giftology: Radical Generosity Is Your Secret Weapon
Episode 133: John Ruhlin – Giftology: Radical Generosity Is Your Secret Weapon John Ruhlin is the founder of The Ruhlin Group, a gift logistics company that helps clients like the Chicago Cubs, Wells Fargo, Caesar s Entertainment, Miami Dolphins, Morgan Stanley, and The John Maxwell Company execute year-round gifting strategies. John's unique [...]
Episode 132 Kevin Kelly: How To See The Future…
Episode 132 Kevin Kelly: How To See The Future... Much of what will happen in the next thirty years is inevitable, driven by technological trends that are already in motion. In this fascinating, provocative new book, "The Inevitable," Kevin Kelly provides an optimistic road map for the future, showing how the coming [...]
Episode 131: Marshall Goldsmith – The #1 Leadership & CEO Coach In The World
Episode 131: Marshall Goldsmith – The #1 Leadership & CEO Coach In The World When you google “helping successful leaders,” the name that will appear on almost all 3,500+ results is Marshall Goldsmith… It was an absolute thrill to learn directly from him during this conversation on The Learning Leader Show. Dr. [...]
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