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 #601: Matt Mullenweg (CEO of Automattic) – Defining Your Creed, Hiring Talented Leaders, & Leading in a Remote World
Matt Mullenweg is the CEO of Automattic. Automattic is a fully distributed company with 1,900 employees. Matt is known for developing the free and open-source web software, WordPress. WordPress is used by 43.4% of all websites. There are over 810 million WordPress websites. [...]
Episode 059: Mark Fainaru-Wada – Investigative Reporter, Steroids, Barry Bonds, and Concussions
Episode 059: Mark Fainaru-Wada – Investigative Reporter, Steroids, Barry Bonds, and Concussions This was an extremely thought provoking conversation with Mark Fainaru-Wada. This is the first time I’ve ever had an investigative reporter on as a guest of The Learning Leader Show. The magnitude of the work that Mark has done is [...]
Episode 058: Michael Port – Steal The Show: From Actor To World Class Speaker
Episode 058: Michael Port – Steal The Show: From Actor To World Class Speaker This episode was absolutely packed full of action oriented takeaways to help us better understand how to give the performance of our lives during our next presentation, job interview, or deal closing pitch. Michael Port has an incredible [...]
Episode 057: Turney Duff – Wall Street, Addiction, Rehab, Best-Selling Author, TV Show Consultant
Episode 057: Turney Duff – Wall Street, Addiction, Rehab, Best-Selling Author, TV Show Consultant This episode different from the normal Learning Leader Show episode… Turney contacted me via my website (the contact form www.LearningLeader.com) after he saw the John LeFevre episode published. He mentioned that he was a fellow Ohio University Bobcat [...]
Episode 056: Blake Anderson – Trick Plays, Playing Fast, And Having Fun: America’s Most Entrepreneurial Football Coach
Episode 056: Blake Anderson – Trick Plays, Playing Fast, And Having Fun: America’s Most Entrepreneurial Football Coach Blake Anderson is an incredibly interesting learning leader. I’m very fortunate to now call him a friend. He truly understands the value of creativity mixed with hard work and empowering of his players. We are [...]
Episode 055: Joe Desena – Spartan Race CEO, Delayed Gratification, & Helping 1 Million People
Episode 055: Joe Desena – Spartan Race CEO, Delayed Gratification, & Helping 1 Million People Joe Desena is an incredibly intense person. He truly understands the importance of an intense focus on pushing yourself beyond what you might have perceived your limits to be. We are extremely fortunate to have Joe share [...]
Episode 054: Geoff Colvin – Talent Is Overrated: Humans Are Underrated
Episode 054: Geoff Colvin – Talent Is Overrated: Humans Are Underrated Geoff Colvin is an incredibly interesting person. He truly understands the importance of an intense focus on continuous improvement. We are extremely fortunate to have Geoff share his knowledge with us, the loyal listeners of The Learning Leader Show. Geoff Colvin [...]
Episode 053: Shama Hyder – The Zen Master Of Marketing: Millennial Master Of The Universe
Episode 053: Shama Hyder – The Zen Master Of Marketing: Millennial Master Of The Universe This episode was absolutely packed full of action oriented takeaways to help us better understand how to be a “chief value officer.” Shama Hyder has an incredible story. She has worked incredibly hard to build both her [...]
Episode 052: Bobby Carpenter – Self-Awareness, Tom Brady, & A Career In Politics?
Episode 052: Bobby Carpenter – Self-Awareness, Tom Brady, & A Career In Politics? I’ve been fortunate to know Bobby for the last 15 years… We met when he was a teammate with my younger brother AJ at Ohio State. I’ve always know Bobby to be an incredibly interesting person. He tells it [...]
Episode 051: Suzanne Kelly – From CNN To Raising $1.5 Million For A StartUp…
Episode 051: Suzanne Kelly – From CNN To Raising $1.5 Million For A StartUp… Suzanne Kelly is an incredible learning leader. She truly understands the importance of understanding your environment and surrounding yourself with the right people. We are extremely fortunate to have Suzanne share her knowledge with us, the loyal listeners [...]
Episode 050: Dr. Henry Cloud – Ridiculously In Charge
Episode 050: Dr. Henry Cloud – Ridiculously In Charge I originally sent a cold email to Henry Cloud in February asking him to be one of the first guests on my podcast, The Learning Leader Show. I am extremely happy that after 7 months of work (a lot of emails/calls/scheduling), we made [...]
Episode 049: Joe Sweeney – Networking Is A Contact Sport
Episode 049: Joe Sweeney – Networking Is A Contact Sport Joe Sweeney has an incredibly interesting story… He originally wrote pages of his thoughts in order to staple to his will for his children to read… That lead to a best-selling book which led to over 350 speaking engagements around the world! [...]
Episode 048: Cameron Herold – Why You Should Teach Your Child To Be An Entrepreneur
Episode 048: Cameron Herold – Why You Should Teach Your Child To Be An Entrepreneur This episode was absolutely packed full of action oriented takeaways to help us all improve in each of our environments. I love the strategy Cameron has employed to teach children to be entrepreneurs as well as his [...]
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