Episode #678: Jamie Siminoff (Ring Doorbell Inventor) – Shark Tank Rejection, Selling to Amazon for $1 Billion, Surviving $3M to $480M Hypergrowth, Hiring Passionate People Over Experts, and Jeff Bezos’s Leadership Lessons

Jamie Siminoff is the founder of Ring, which he sold to Amazon for over a billion dollars. He's an inventor and builder who couldn't hear his doorbell while working in his garage, so [...]

By |2026-03-05T09:23:58-05:00March 5th, 2026|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #676: Jesse Cole (Owner, Savannah Bananas) – The Beauty of Obsession, Building a Fans First World, Walt Disney, Mr. Beast, Radical Transparency (Opening the Books), Do the Opposite of Normal, Turning a $6M Mistake Into a Moment, and Creating Banana World

Jesse Cole is the owner of the Savannah Bananas. He went $1.8 million in debt, slept on an air mattress, and built a business that is now valued at over a billion dollars. [...]

By |2026-02-23T04:39:40-05:00February 20th, 2026|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #674: PJ Fleck – Building an Elite Culture, Nekton Mindset, Selecting > Recruiting, Intrinsic Motivation, Row The Boat, and Transformational Coaching

PJ Fleck is the head football coach at the University of Minnesota. Before that, he transformed Western Michigan from one win to 13 wins and a Cotton Bowl appearance. Before his coaching days, [...]

By |2026-02-07T11:53:49-05:00February 7th, 2026|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #673: Daniel Coyle – Opening Yellow Doors, Mastering Your Craft, World-Class Storytelling Techniques, Great Questions to Ask, Building Your Community, The Power of Curiosity, and How to Flourish in Life

Dan Coyle is a New York Times bestselling author who's spent the last two decades studying what makes great teams great. He wrote The Talent Code, The Culture Code, and now Flourish—books that [...]

By |2026-01-30T10:39:45-05:00January 30th, 2026|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #671: Jimmy Wales (Founder of Wikipedia) – To Get Trust Give Trust, Why Nupedia Failed, Assuming Good Faith, Walking the Walk, Transparency vs. Sharing Everything, Curiosity as the Ultimate Love Language, and Attracting Trustworthy People

Jimmy Wales is the founder of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. After his daughter Kira's birth faced medical challenges and he couldn't find reliable information online, Jimmy launched Wikipedia in [...]

By |2026-01-18T05:30:29-05:00January 18th, 2026|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #670: Mike Deegan – Building a Championship Culture, Mudita (Joy for Others), Systems Thinking, Curiosity = Love, Getting Out of a Slump, and The DNA of Great Teams

Mike Deegan just led Denison University Baseball to their first College World Series appearance in program history. He's been named Coach of the Year in back-to-back years and is the all-time winningest coach [...]

By |2026-01-11T11:10:14-05:00January 10th, 2026|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #667: Nick Gray – How to Host World-Class Events, Why Leaders Need a Personal Website, Writing Like You Talk, Mastering Introductions, the Viral Tokyo Trip, & Adding Value Before Taking It

Nick Gray is the author of The Two-Hour Cocktail Party and founder of Museum Hack. He's mastered the art of hosting events that strengthen networks and build genuine connections. In this conversation, he [...]

By |2025-12-20T15:14:14-05:00December 20th, 2025|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #666: Angie Hicks (Founder of Angie’s List) – The Power of Selling Door-to-Door, Executive Presence, Being Told She Was ‘Too Nice,’ and Her 2-Question Career Filter That Kept Her at One Company for 30 Years

Angie Hicks, co-founder of Angie’s List (now called Angi). She started the company at just 23, going door-to-door as a self-described introvert and non-salesperson, and turned it into a national platform trusted by [...]

By |2025-12-13T19:01:35-05:00December 13th, 2025|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #664: David Adelman – Campus Apartments CEO and 76ers Co-Owner on Losing a Big Bet, Bar Mitzvah Real Estate Deals, His Grandfather’s Holocaust Survival Story, and Building Philadelphia’s New Arena

David Adelman is the CEO of Campus Apartments, founder of Darco Capital, and co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers. During our conversation, we discussed how losing a basketball bet at age 11 changed his [...]

By |2025-11-30T05:58:37-05:00November 30th, 2025|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #663: Priya Parker – The Art of Gathering with Purpose: Power, Preparation, Magical Questions, and the Psychology of Bringing People Together

Priya Parker is a master facilitator, conflict resolution expert, and author of the bestselling book The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters. Priya has spent decades facilitating difficult conversations [...]

By |2025-11-24T09:55:38-05:00November 22nd, 2025|Podcast Episode|0 Comments