Systematic Leader

In this interview you’ll learn about how you get back up when you stumble in business. Corbett Barr is a serial entrepreneur who has started and sold businesses and now he helps other entrepreneurs grow their businesses. One of my favorite parts of this interview is how Corbett shares his failures and how he gets back on track. Highlights from the interview: Figuring out how to work through the st...

In this interview you’ll learn about listening to your mind, body, and heart so you can reduce your stress and make better decisions. Dr. Ford Dyke teaches people about human performance optimization. One of my favorite parts of this interview is when Ford walks us through a relaxing breathing exercise. Highlights from the interview: How he sees life differently from other people. Nature and nurtu...

In this podcast I share the three levels of decision making that you should go through when you are making a complex career choice. I decided to talk directly to you, so you understand how to make better decisions that make a positive impact in your life. “Easy choices, hard life. Hard choices, easy life.” Jerzy Gregorek We don’t account for our future selves. Story - I recently struggled to make...

In this interview you’ll learn about how Khe Hy looks at his fears and how important it is to recognize these feelings, so you can make good decisions. Khe Hy is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker. He is the founder of Rad Reads. One of my favorite parts of this interview is how he breaks down his fears and using them for growth. Highlights from the interview: Attending his first conference afte...

In this interview you’ll learn about how to be bad at things, so you can finish things. Christina Wallace is a Senior Harvard Lecturer and author. I found her story about how she started a clothing company that eventually failed and what she did to recover. Highlights from the interview: How Christina cheated at the Presidential fitness test when she was young and what it taught her. How to get ov...

In this interview you’ll learn about how Amber took advantage of her opportunities to grow a career that she loves. Amber Bracegirdle is the co-founder of Mediavine, a web sales platform. They help entrepreneurs develop prosperous companies. One of my favorite stories is when Amber talks about how her boys became best friends during the pandemic. Highlights from the interview: How San Antonio chan...

In this interview you’ll learn about how you can bring more abundance into your life with some major mindset shifts. Ashley Jones is an entrepreneur that teaches people how to focus on what they want in life. You are going to love the peanut butter cookie story. Highlights from the interview: Finding gratitude in the struggle takes a mindset shift. How she learned from negative women who had a bad...

In this interview you’ll learn about how Lori Allen uses curiosity to help guide her career. Lori is an entrepreneur, founder of Great Escapes, and mother. She explains how she built a business that created the niche and how she advocates for her children in the school system. Highlights from the interview: How Lori’s strengths and weaknesses of being an emotional person has helped her and hindere...

In this interview you’ll learn about how Sonia Simone, founder of Copyblogger and Creative Fierce, finds ways to process her thoughts and emotions so she can grow as a person and entrepreneur. I really enjoyed when Sonia talked about her mental health tools to help her shift her perspective when she is struggling. I think you will too. Highlights from the interview: How Sonia is working on her ADH...

In this interview you’ll learn about how Phil Simpkins looks at his partnerships in his businesses. He admits that he is a nerd and shouldn't take himself too seriously. Phil is an entrepreneur at heart. He tries to build businesses with people that care about something greater than themselves. You’ll learn how he utilizes his colleagues, family and friends to help him guide him. Highlights from t...

In this interview you’ll learn about what it means to feel and live a non-binary life. Ruth Carter is an entrepreneur, lawyer and blogger. One of my favorite aspects of this interview is when we talked about using challenges to help us grow. Highlights from the interview: When Ruth realized that she wasn’t a girl. Why fitting in at school was hard. Why conforming didn’t work for her. What it means...

In this interview you’ll learn about how you can lead people through disagreements. Jon Allman the CEO of Endeavors, a non-profit organization that focuses on helping vulnerable families and military veterans. One of the interesting parts of this interview was how he used prayer to center himself. Highlights from the interview: What Jon was like as a kid. How does Jon let out his inner kid in his...

In this interview you’ll learn about how Steve Kamb started and built Nerd Fitness, where he stumbled and what he did to find support. One of my favorite parts of this interview is listening to Steve explain why he demoted himself in his business and what happened after he demoted himself. Highlights from the interview: What Steve Kamb was like when he started Nerd Fitness. Why he laughs at his na...

Marina Gavito is the Executive Director at SA Digital Connects. It’s a non-profit organization that helps communities get connected to the internet. It’s a wonderful cause because it helps them get opportunities that they would otherwise miss. Highlights from the interview: We start with career pivots and how Marina made the leap to a non-profit. Why purposeful work is so important to her. How she...

Neil Patel is a serial entrepreneur who has started multiple million dollar businesses. He started his first business at the age of 16 because he didn’t want to go down the same career path as others. He now owns a large agency with over 750 employees. He talks about why he succeeds and how others can succeed in business as well. Highlights from the interview: Who and what he attributes his succes...

Noah Kagan is an entrepreneur with an amazing resume. He was one of the first employees at Facebook and Mint. He started his own company, a software marketplace called App Sumo. It’s grown quickly and his leadership style is inspirational. He is back to being the CEO of the company and the insights he shares about his personal growth and leadership skills is super helpful for leaders at every leve...

Cara Chace is a productivity specialist and former special agent for the federal government. . She is a fascinating woman with so many unique ideas around productivity. Find out how she makes time to be still and what her end of day routine is so she sleeps better and is prepared for the next day. Highlights from the interview: What it means to be vulnerable and how it helps her in her career. The...

Andrew Warner is an author, podcaster, and consultant. He has helped thousands of entrepreneurs figure out how they can grow their businesses. One of my favorite parts of this interview was his story of what happened when he started mowing his own lawn. It’s interesting and funny.  Highlights from the interview: What inspired Andrew when he was a kid. How we dealt with difficulties during our reco...

One of the most important and often forgotten parts of growing our careers is digging into our happiness. We often focus on avoiding or eliminating pain. We forget to focus on what makes us happy and why it brings us pleasure. In this episode we’ll explore these thoughts and ideas. I hope you enjoy the episode. Highlights from the podcast episode: We can’t just focus on the negative all the time w...

I decided to shake things up and talk to you directly. I wanted to share my thoughts on the spiritual side of a career. Too often we look at what our careers give us like money, but we don’t look at all the internal growth that occurs when we do our work.  It’s amazing how a remark from a co-worker can bother us if we aren’t aware of our thought patterns. We let a maybe innocent remark or not so i...

In this interview with Laura Faulkner you’ll learn about how she followed her passion and how it paid off for her. You’ll also see how she had been able to pivot her career into becoming a research designer. Highlights from the interview: How Laura got into design. How the design industry has changed. Pivoting her career into design. What inspired her to make a change in her career. Key skills tha...

In this interview with Martin Rowinski, the CEO of Boardsi, we discuss how he struggled as a teenager due to not knowing the English language and how he built his resilient nature. One of my favorite moments in this interview is when we discussed coaching people to be their best. Highlights from the interview: The mindset around how he grew his career. Why he decided to start his own business. How...

In this interview with Scott Young, author and entrepreneur. One of my favorite parts is how he pulls away his inner armor so he is honest with himself and others. Highlights from the interview: What does he appreciate about what he has been able to accomplish. Why taking for granted limits your humility. Dealing with doubts about starting a successful business. Why dwelling on past mistakes can k...

Sarah E. Brown interviews me (Karl Staib). We talk about a few different topics. We touch on the challenges that leaders face in business, the Dig to Fly Method, and the Dig to Fly Routine. Highlights from the interview: Biggest challenge leaders face in business. The symptoms that occur from the struggles. The importance of feeling worthy. The first that occurs after something good happens to us....

In this interview with Jason Lavender of Electives will help you understand the value of growing from the events in your life. One of my favorite parts of this interview was how music helped him deal with a traumatic event in his life. Highlights from the interview: Finding the right type of mindset to build great relationships. How to not miss the important stuff that can teach you a lot about yo...