Live from the Next Chapter

Too many leaders get trapped in black-and-white decision-making, but the real skill, lies in mastering the gray. In this episode, Dan Loepp talks with Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Comcast Spectacor and the Governor of the Philadelphia Flyers, Dan Hilferty about his journey across politics, healthcare, and professional sports. Hilferty shares his passion for building community and cultur...

Most leaders spend decades building a career at high speed. The question of what comes after rarely gets serious attention until the transition is already underway. In this episode, Dan sits down with Anne Ferrier, an executive coach with more than 30 years of experience working with senior leaders navigating some of the most consequential shifts of their careers. Anne explains how the process of...

Kirk Gibson won a World Series MVP, hit one of the most famous home runs in baseball history, and managed in the big leagues. In this conversation with Dan, he talks about the mentors who shaped him, from Darryl Rogers telling a football star to go play baseball, to a mind coach who sent him to the grocery store checkout line to learn how to listen. Kirk walks through what those relationships taug...

Sandy Baruah’s path to leading the Detroit Regional Chamber didn’t begin in Michigan. It began on Capitol Hill, then inside two Bush administrations, then at the U.S. Small Business Administration during one of the most consequential economic periods in American history. When he arrived in Detroit in 2010, he had real credibility. It just wasn’t his own yet. In this conversation, Dan and Sandy tal...

What changes about leadership when you’ve governed through a pandemic, survived an assassination plot, and learned that certainty is overrated? Governor Gretchen Whitmer joins Dan Loepp for a conversation about how eight years as Michigan’s governor reshaped how she thinks, decides, and leads. She reflects on making decisions that canceled her own daughters’ graduations, working across party lines...

The best leadership lessons are learned over time. Live from the Next Chapter shares business lessons from experienced leaders about what they’ve learned over the course of their careers, how they navigate transition, and what that experience offers people navigating change right now. Hosted by Dan Loepp , former President and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the show features honest, in...