Transformational Leadership Interviews

Leadership builds people. People build companies. Transformational leadership redefines traditional leadership. I am honored to have interviewed so many transformational leaders on the podcast. We talk about how their experience in leading others has changed over the years. It is clear that leadership has evolved and you must keep up with the changing times of leadership. More to come so subscribe to the podcast now.

GTT Featuring James Heller

Persistence Drives Growth with James Heller at Wrapify

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Persistence is needed more than ever as everything is changing fast. Those people that have persistence will drive the company goals forward. Part of the formula is hiring people that already have a natural dose of persistence inside them. You also have to lead them to increase their confidence too. My guest today is James Heller, Founder of Wrapify. His company was ranked #309 in the 2019 Inc 5000 list. Discover how James sees persistence in his fast-growth company. We talk about the ins and outs of persistence.

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GTT Featuring Angelo Poli

Becoming an Energetic and Healthy Leader with Angelo Poli at Metpro

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Your job as a leader requires you to have stamina and mental clarity. Your best strategy for increasing your energy and being a healthy leader is to focus on your nutrition. Recently, I started a journey to be a healthy leader for my team, my family, and mostly for myself. My guest today is Angelo Poli, founder of MetPro. They are focused on the science of transformation. We talk about why being a healthy leader is essential. We look at some of the mistakes we make as leaders. I dive deep into Angelo’s program for losing weight and transforming your body in today’s episode. If you want to be a healthy leader, tune in and prepare to be changed.

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Solo Episode 497 with Gene Hammett

Behind the Scenes: Invest in Yourself to Evolve as a Leader

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We all know that when you invest in yourself you get to grow in new ways. However, many people let their fears control them. Warren Buffett has said openly about the need to invest in yourself, “The most important investment you can make is in yourself.” Today, I share why you must invest in yourself. I share a story about one of my clients who invested in himself in a time that was tough, but he wanted the payoff. Discover how you can get over your fear and invest in yourself as a leader.

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GTT Featuring Stu Sjouwerman

How to Get Employees to Take Ownership with Stu Sjouwerman at KnowBe4

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You can’t do it alone. If you want to create a company with a significant impact, you must build a team that goes beyond only you. You don’t need just any team either. The end goal is to get employees to take ownership of their work and the client experience. My guest today is Stu Sjouwerman, CEO of KnowBe4. His company was ranked #92 in the 2018 Inc 5000 list. Stu shares his insights to get employees to take ownership. We talk about the strategies and tactics that have worked for his company to grow at an insane pace. Discover how you can get your team members to go beyond taking responsibility for a feeling of ownership that drives the organization forward.

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GTT Featuring David Freedman

36,680% Growth with an Ownership Culture with David Freedman at Freestar

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Can you even imagine what it takes to grow your company by 10x this year? Well, you will be blown away when I tell you the private company with the highest level of revenue in the last three years grew at 36,680 percent. The one driving force for their growth is an ownership culture. This means they have created a company where the employees feel a sense of ownership in everything they do. My guest today is David Freedman, Co-Founder of Freestar. Freestar was ranked #1 in the 2019 Inc 5000 list. We talked about the importance of the company’s core values and how vital the ownership culture is to their business. Discover how you can create an ownership culture to drive growth for your company.

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437 | How to Create Team Alignment with Deidre Paknad

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Discover how to create team alignment that improves your company’s growth. One critical factor for a leader is to create team alignment so that each person is going in the same direction. Most companies find it easy to align when they are small (less than five employees) and tend to struggle in creating team alignment as the team grows. Our guest today is Diedre Paknad, co-founder of WorkBoard. Diedre’s company creates software to help an organization with their OKRs (Objectives and Key Results). Discover how to create team alignment in this interview with Diedre.

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LITT 436 Featuring Joel Beasley

436 | Improving Your Leadership Skills When They are Technical Experts With Joel Beasley

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Improving your leadership skills is required in today’s professional world. The pace of change drives us to think of new ways to activate people. Improving your leadership skills will make you more valuable to your company. Joel Beasley is the founder of Leader Bits, a company that creates bite-sized training that aims to improve your leadership skills. The company mainly focuses on technical employees that want to move into a leadership role. Discover new insights on how to improve your leadership skills.

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LITT 435 Featuring Steve Lucas

435 | Leading a Turnaround With Steve Lucas

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Leading a turnaround will challenge even the best leaders. The momentum is going the wrong way, and there is never just one thing off. In my decades of leadership, leading a turnaround for a company is hard. Today I’m talking with Steve Lucas, former CEO of Marketo. Adobe acquired Marketo in late 2018. Steve is now SVP, Business Development, Digital Experience at Adobe. Steve led the turnaround of Marketo when retention was soaring, and the people had lost the desire to contribute meaningful work to company growth. Steve gives you new ways to think about leadership. Discover the keys to leading a turnaround in this interview.

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419 | How Does it Feel to Be Coached – Gene Gets Coached by Cameron Herold

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Have you ever wondered how it feels to be coached? The experience is not comfortable. You get insight into how you see the world and how you could see it. Your coach has a different perspective and is not emotionally attached to the way you currently are being and what you are doing. Today’s special guest is Cameron Herold who is the former COO of 1-800-Got-Junk, author of many books, founder of the COO Alliance and has many other accomplishments. I admire Cameron so much that I thought I would let him coach me on strategies for growth in my business. If you want to know how it feels to be coached, this episode shows you behind the scenes of the coaching experience. Cameron shares with me new strategies that are perfect for me.

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LITT Featuring Darren Virassammy

407 | Finding Your Strengths with Darren Virassammy

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Finding your strengths is a rite of passage for many people. You want to discover what you are best at doing. Some people call this working in your genius zone. Today’s guest is Darren Virassammy, COO for 34Strong. Darren and I talk about the importance of strengths. We also talk about finding your strengths and leading others to find their strengths. Join me today in finding your strengths on Leaders in the Trenches.

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405 | Learn to Increase Performance Lessons from Athletes with Alan Stein Jr.

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Today you will learn to increase performance for your employees and yourself. Performance is a huge topic of conversation in today’s workforce. I wanted to go outside of business to examine the commonalities to high performance in business and sports. My guest today is Allan Stein Jr., who spent decades analyzing the performance characteristics of legendary basketball players like Lebron James and Kobe Bryant.

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LITT featuring Robert Glazer

403 | How to Create a Best Place to Work with Robert Glazer

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How to create a best place to work on this podcast. You have likely seen companies be honored with accolades about being a best place to work. My guest today shares how you can do it. Robert is the founder and CEO of Global performance marketing agency, Acceleration Partners. Discover how to create a best place to work in today’s interview.

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