Lead the Team (Top 2% of Podcasts)
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Lead the Team (Top 2% of Podcasts)
Real CEOs. Real Stories. Hosted by Ben Fanning—2025 Gold Stevie Award winner for Best Business Podcast and ranked in the Top 2% globally—Lead the Team draws on over 600 CEO interviews to take you inside the minds of leaders from brands like Honeywell, HP, IBM, Dunkin’, and L’Oréal. In each episode...
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Why Half of AI Projects are Failing - CEO of Pluralsight, Erin Gajdalo
AI failure rates shock me.
Erin Gajdalo, CEO of Pluralsight, joined me and what she revealed about why AI projects collapse disturbed me even mo...
Gold Medal Comeback: How a CEO Rebuilt a Broken Team and Made Olympic & Paralympic History (Phil Andrews)
Winning gold didn’t end the pressure. It intensified it.
A truth Phil Andrews, CEO of USA Fencing, came to understand through experience.
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The Brutal Feedback That Turned Him Into a Top CEO (RLDatix's Dan Michelson)
Dan Michelson, CEO of RLDatix North America, shared the feedback that reshaped how he leads.
When things go well, it can actually blind you to a...
The CEO Who Built a Business That Can’t Win Alone (Hometown CEO Dennis Levene)
Winning alone is losing.
Dennis Levene, CEO of Hometown, bet the business on his customers’ success… and it’s paying off.
Most CEOs obsess...
Inside the Quantum CEO's Truth-Driven Comeback (Hugues Meyrath)
Hugues Meyrath, CEO of Quantum, came back to lead the same company that built his career decades ago — a 45-year-old tech brand powering Hollywood, Sp...
The Million Dollar Mistake That Made Him a Better Leader (Pattern's COO, Rob Hahn)
Ever made a call at work that backfired — big time?
Rob Hahn, now COO at Pattern, knows exactly what that feels like.
Early in his career...
Kenneth Cole CEO Shares Their Hidden Advantage (Jed Berger)
Jed Berger, Kenneth Cole Global President and CEO, is building something rare in business today — a brand that grows because it stands for something b...
The ICEE CEO’s Secret that Became a Billion-Dollar Leadership Strategy (Dan Fachner, CEO J&J Snack Foods)
It started with a freezer then and became a billion-dollar lesson.
Dan Fachner, CEO of J&J Snack Foods — the company behind ICEE, Slush Puppie,...
Jeff Bezos’ 5-Second Rule That’s Powering AI (ActiveCampaign's Chai Atreya, Chief Product Officer)
Bezos' Law - Chai Atreya, Chief Product Officer at ActiveCampaign, once helped build Amazon Alexa under Jeff Bezos.
During one internal review,...
They Said I Wasn’t Ready — So I Became the CEO (SmartBear's Dan Faulkner)
He didn’t say he was ready. He proved it quietly.
When I sat down with Dan Faulkner, CEO of SmartBear, he told me he was once passed over for a...
He Led Troops in Combat — Now He Leads Billion-Dollar Companies (Lance Olmsted, President of Copperleaf, an IFS company)
Leadership Under Fire
He Led Troops in Combat — Now He Leads Billion-Dollar Companies
I first met Lance Olmsted, now President of IFS Copp...
AI Playbook Turns $2M into $134M - CEO, Invisible's Matt Fitzpatrick
Leaders Miss This
Matthew Fitzpatrick, CEO of Invisible Technologies—the #2 fastest-growing AI company in America—leads with a principle many ov...
Hidden Cost of Leading a $5B Global Company - COO Genpact Americas Jakub Vanek
Jakub Vanek, Chief Operating Officer at Genpact Americas, has moved six times across four countries while scaling teams of thousands inside a $5B glob...
From Setback to $200M Success (COO Playbook) - Andelyn Biosciences', Cyrill Kellerhals
Under Pressure, Leaders Rise
When I spoke with Cyrill Kellerhals, COO of Andelyn Biosciences, I was struck by how calm and grounded he was whil...
How a Submarine Officer’s Biggest Mistake Taught Him Calm CEO Leadership - AeroPost's Camilo Rueda
Most leaders say they want transparency.
But when the pressure’s on, many unintentionally create cultures where people hide mistakes.
Cami...
I Turned a Garage Door Company Into a Tech Powerhouse (14M+ Users) - CEO Jeff Meredith, Chamberlain Group
Real leadership begins the moment your team starts to doubt you.
Jeff Meredith, CEO of Chamberlain Group, has lived that moment. He took a 70-ye...
I Used One Number to Transform My Entire Company (Amy Martin, TruWest CMO)
Erase silos. Unite the company. Rebuild trust—fast.
When I first heard Amy Martin, CMO at TruWest Holdings, talk about her “One Number” strategy...
I Turned a Struggling Startup Into the Backbone of AI (400k+ Engineers)- CEO Revelo, Lucas Mendes
Everyone tells their teams to “use AI.”
But as Lucas Mendes (CEO of Revelo) told me, that almost never works.
Employees don’t resist becau...
I Scaled Dropbox to $1 Billion (President Amplitude, Thomas Hansen)
Thomas Neergaard Hansen — President of Amplitude and former Microsoft and Dropbox executive — proved to me that even the most hard-earned leadership s...
How is Legoland Building Elite Teams? (Fmr. President Legoland Florida, Franceen Gonzalez)
Running a theme park isn’t just rides and fun.
It’s about leading elite teams that deliver with precision, creativity, and resilience—day in and...
Why Losing Makes You a Better Leader (CEO of Cyara, Rishi Rana)
Some Lessons You Only Learn After Failing
Rishi Rana—CEO of Cyara and former global product leader at Microsoft—shares the leadership lesson you...
Trust AI? Can Leaders Really. (CEO Aprimo, Erik Huddleston)
If you’re not leading AI… it’s already leading you.
Erik Huddleston, CEO of Aprimo and a 6-time exited founder, breaks down what every modern l...
(Ingram Micro) The Doubt that Drives Fear-President Global Platform, Sanjib Sahoo
When Ingram Micro Got Tested
Sanjib Sahoo, President of Ingram Micro’s Global Platform Group, was already preparing to lead under pressure—long...
Future-Proof Your Team (CEO OnLogic, Sean Larkin)
Complacency costs growth.
Sean Larkin, CEO of OnLogic, learned that lesson the hard way—just because your company is scaling doesn’t mean your p...
How Authenticity Earns You Instant Respect (CEO Ryan Stana, RWS Global)
He had the talent to chase Broadway fame. But he saw something even bigger.
Instead of staying in the spotlight, Ryan Stana, CEO of RWS Global,...
CEO of the #2 Coffee Chain in the World (Costa Coffe's Philippe Schaillee)
☕ Bold taste. Bold leadership.
Leading a global coffee powerhouse is no small feat—especially when your brand ranks among the world’s most infl...
The Cirque du Soleil Comeback - Duncan Fisher, Chief Show Operatations Officer
Cirque du Soleil fell—then made a HUGE comeback that no one saw coming.
Enter Duncan Fisher, Chief Show Operations Officer.
One of the wo...
The Robot-Powered Future is Here - CEO Brain Corp, David Pinn
The Robot-Powered Future Is Here.
When David Pinn, Brain Corp, stepped in as CEO —the company behind the world’s largest autonomous mobile robot...
"Make Skullcandy Win Again" - CEO Skullcandy Brian Garofalow
Skullcandy… he reimagined it.
First week on the job at Skullcandy, Brian Garofalow scheduled a meeting called:
“Teach Brian how headphones...
Chaos is Fuel - CEO of TekniPlex, Eldon Schaffer
“We eat chaos for breakfast.”
That’s the mindset Eldon Schaffer, CEO of TekniPlex, instills across 9,000 employees in 13 countries.
On his...
Let’s Retire Retirement - Derek Coburn, Bestelling Author
What if everything you believed about retirement… was wrong?
Discover vital insights from Derek Coburn—author, wealth advisor, entrepreneur, co-...
"Failure Built Me" - COO Consoldated Communications/Fidium Fiber's - Gaurav Juneja
What if failure unlocks everything?
COO Gaurav Juneja didn’t climb the ladder—he took the hard route no one wanted… and built the ladder himself...
Big Tuna Fights Back - Chicken of the Sea President, Andy Mecs
How do you revive a 100-year-old brand… without playing it safe?
Andy Mecs, President of Chicken of the Sea, didn’t just inherit a legacy—he res...
Telling Doesn't Work - COO of Carolina Handling, Joe Perkins
Warehouse Unrest. 3 AM. T-shirt soaked in sweat. Alone.
That’s where Joe Perkins, now COO of Carolina Handling, found himself early in his caree...
Leadership Flex - CEO, Kӧrber Business Area Supply Chain, Americas, Ananta Islam
Flex. Adapt. Win.
That’s the playbook for Ananta Islam, CEO at Körber Supply Chain Americas, who’s scaling a global operation with one mission:<...
Lives Saved 📡 - ClearPath, Inc, President Nicole Robinson
Lifeline in a War Zone 📡
Nicole Robinson, President of DataPath, shares the harrowing moment when her team’s satellite system—the world’s large...
Chef Mike Lata - FIG and The Ordinary (James Beard Award-Winner)
🍴 CHEF’S FIRE.
Talent gets you started.
Obsession takes you further.
But it’s fire and vision that forges a true chef.
Mike L...
Mission Within - President and CEO of Archrock, Brad Childers
Some leaders manage.
Some leaders survive.
A rare few — power the world.
Brad Childers, President and CEO of Archrock, doesn’t just...
Beat Giants - President of Accruent, Richard Leurig
💥 Ever felt like the underdog… and wondered if you could actually win?
Richard Leurig, President of Accruent, built an entire career out of bea...
Rise Again - CEO of Experity, Dr. David Stern
What happens when a doctor, raised to save lives, suddenly finds himself in the high-stakes world of business with no playbook to guide him?
Dr....