Take Command: A Leadership Podcast

From Learning Disabilities to CEO: The Leadership Mindset Behind Growth

About the Guest  Marc Cooper is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Solomon Partners, an independent investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions, restru

An Ounce More Courage Than Fear

About the Guest  Jayney Howson is the Chief Learning Officer at ServiceNow and the architect behind ServiceNow University, a free AI-powered learning platform designed t

Feel the Fear, Do It Anyway: Leading Through Discomfort

About the Guest Cybele Negris is the CEO and Co-Founder of Webnames.ca, Canada's original dot-CA registrar and a provider of hundreds of domain extensions, web hosting,

Your Story is Your Superpower: Leading with Curiosity

About the Guest: Howard Hochhauser is the CEO of Ancestry, the global leader in family history and consumer genomics. After serving as the company's CFO and COO for more

Hire People Smarter Than You: Humble Leadership in the Age of AI

About the Guest: Ania Smith is the CEO of TaskRabbit, the global marketplace connecting people who need everyday tasks done with skilled local "Taskers." Born in Poland,

Do the Right Thing, Every Time: Lessons on Leadership and Agency

About the Guest: Eric Ries has been a force in entrepreneurship and innovation for over twenty years. He is the creator of the Lean Startup method and the author of The

No Shortcuts, No Excuses: Building What Lasts

About the Guest Janice Bryant Howroyd is the Founder and CEO of The ActOne Group, a global workforce solutions company operating in more than 30 countries. She is recog

Running the Long Game: Small Steps, Big Impact.

About the Guest Jake Rawson leads Craft Sportswear North America with a focus on innovation, resilience, and performance. Inspired by the principles of Dale Carnegie, he

Grit Is Not Optional: Leading Through Crisis with Courage and Heart

About the Guest: Mr. Wai Phyo is a leading entrepreneur and business leader in Myanmar whose companies span food manufacturing, nationwide distribution, and technology.

Nothing to Lose, Everything to Build

About the Guest: Wemimo Abbey grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, where he witnessed his mother borrow at 400% interest to fund his education. That early experience inspired him

Beyond Shareholders: Rethinking What Winning Means

About the Guest: Ivan Tornos grew up in Madrid, Spain, facing profound loss—his father, uncle, and brother all passed at 45 from cancer—which fueled his mission to "alle

Keep Sharp in Chaos: A Surgeon's Mindset Hack

About the Guest: Sanjay Gupta comes from a family of trailblazers. His mother, the first woman engineer hired at Ford Motor Company—a refugee who fled India at age 5—took

Driven: Danica Patrick on High-Performance Mindset and Modern Leadership

About the Guest: Danica Patrick grew up in a household where discipline and high standards were the norm, with her father urging, “get up, don’t waste the day.” She start

Seismic Shift in the Age of AI: Building Teams That Feel Seen, Heard, and Valued

About the Guest: Michelle K. Johnston, Ph.D., traces her passion for leadership and connection back to childhood, when she discovered Dale Carnegie’s work in her father’s

Eagles Don’t Fly in Packs: Courage, Faith, and Leadership

About the Guest: John Hope Bryant leads the nation’s largest nonprofit provider of financial literacy services for youth and adults. Recognized globally, he was named to

95% Decisions, 100% Impact: Rethinking Leadership

About the Guest: Bill Anderson grew up learning the value of influence and positive leadership from his parents, who instilled in him the importance of helping others su

When the World Stopped, They Kept Moving: A Journey from Fear to Freedom

About the Guests: Mark Fitzmaurice is a Carnegie Master Trainer who has certified trainers worldwide and authored the “Simple Structures” that transformed Dale Carnegie’s

Empathy, the Hidden Superpower of a Modern CEO

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Climbing Higher: Leadership Lessons from Adversity to Impact

About the Guest: Jose Garcia is the President of Alberici Constructors, one of the top construction firms in the U.S. He’s a West Point, Stanford, and MIT graduate, a pa

Fearless by Design: Building Global Brands with Purpose

About the Guest: Adam von Gootkin was raised by a single mother and learned early on that humility and hustle go hand in hand. He built his first distillery from scratch