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 #537: Aron Ralston – The Incredible Story Of The Hiker Who Cut Off His Own Arm After Being Trapped Under A Boulder For 5 Days (127 Hours)
Aron Ralston is a mountaineer, mechanical engineer, and best-selling author known for surviving a canyoneering accident by cutting off part of his own right arm. On April 26, 2003, during a solo descent of Bluejohn Canyon in southeastern Utah, he dislodged a boulder, pinning his right wrist to the side of the [...]
Episode #536: Dave Berke – Leadership Lessons From A Top Gun Instructor (Chief Development Officer, Echelon Front)
Dave Berke is a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer, fighter pilot, Top Gun Instructor, ground combat leader, and now a leadership instructor and speaker with Echelon Front, where he serves as Chief Officer of Development and Curriculum. As a F/A-18 pilot, he deployed twice from the USS John C Stennis in support [...]
Episode #535: Geron Stokes – How To Gain Clarity, Maximize People, and Live Your Purpose
Geron Stokes is the head football coach at Dublin Coffman High School. Throughout the course of his career, he’s won two state championships and has led his team to many wins. However, that’s not how he measures success in life or with his team. Geron is solely focused on his purpose of [...]
Episode #534: Dr. Will Cole – Healing The Shame Fueled Relationship Between What You Eat and How You Feel (Gut Feelings)
Dr. Will Cole is a leading functional medicine expert who consults people around the world via webcam, having started one of the first functional medicine telehealth centers in the world. Named one of the top 50 functional and integrative doctors in the nation, Will specializes in clinically investigating underlying factors of chronic [...]
Episode #533: Jon Gordon – Elevate Your Mind, Unlock Your Power, Heal Your Soul (The One Truth)
Jon Gordon’s best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous Fortune 500 companies, professional and college sports teams, school districts, hospitals, and non-profits. He is the author of 28 books including 14 best sellers and 5 children’s books. [...]
Episode #532: Michelle “Mace” Curran – Handling Perfectionism, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, & Becoming A Thunderbird Pilot
Michelle “Mace” Curran has led an impressive career as a Fighter Pilot during her 13 years in the United States Air Force. From 2019-2021, she flew as the only female pilot for the Air Force Thunderbirds and performed for millions across the country and internationally. Before joining the Thunderbirds, Michelle was a [...]
Episode #531: Dr. Angus Fletcher – Building Confidence, Responding To Adversity, Telling Your Story, Exhibiting Vulnerability, & The New Science of Narrative Intelligence
Dr. Angus Fletcher has dual degrees in neuroscience (BS, University of Michigan) and literature (Ph.D., Yale). His research employs a mix of laboratory experiment, literary history, and rhetorical theory to explore the psychological effects—cognitive, behavioral, therapeutic—of different narrative technologies. He’s the best-selling author of multiple books including Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful [...]
Episode #530: Katty Kay – How Power Impacts Our Careers, Friends, & Marriages (The Power Code)
Katty Kay is a US correspondent for the BBC and a regular contributor on MSNBC. Katty grew up in the Middle East, where her father was a British diplomat. She studied French and Italian at Oxford University and worked as a foreign correspondent in Africa and Japan before moving to The US [...]
Episode #529: James Clear – Becoming an Optimist, Building Better Habits, Creating Your System, & Setting Up Your Future Self (Atomic Habits)
James Clear is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Atomic Habits, which has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. His newsletter, 3-2-1 is shipped to more than 2 million people every Thursday. WATCH this conversation on YouTube. And SUBSCRIBE! Read my book, The Pursuit Of Excellence — See why [...]
Episode #528: Seth Godin – A New Manifesto For Teams: Innovation, Creativity, Hiring, Firing, & The Power of Speed (The Song of Significance)
Seth Godin is the author of 20 international bestsellers that have changed the way people think about marketing, leadership, and work. His blog (which you can find by typing “seth” into Google) is the most viewed marketing blog in the world. Some of my favorite books of his are… Tribes, Linchpin, Purple [...]
Episode #527: Sally Jenkins – What Sports Can Teach Us About Leadership, Excellence, & Life (How To Make The Right Call)
Sally Jenkins has been a columnist and feature writer for The Washington Post for more than twenty years. She was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2020 and in 2021 was named the winner of the Associated Press Red Smith Award for Outstanding Contributions to Sports Journalism. She is the author of [...]
Episode #526: Mark Miller (VP of Chick-fil-A High Performance Leadership) – How Chick-fil-A Built A World Class Culture
Mark Miller started his Chick-fil-A career working as an hourly team member in 1977. Mark’s cell phone number is 678-612-8441. He asked that you text him your thoughts on this episode. In 1978, he joined the corporate staff working in the warehouse and mailroom. Since that time, he has provided leadership for [...]
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