The Leadercast Podcast

Brittany Driscoll is the Co-Founder and CEO of Squeeze, a personalized massage experience from the founders of Drybar. Brittany’s health scare at a young age emphasized the importance of taking care of all aspects of yourself from mental to physical in order to be the best leader possible. In this episode, Joe and Brittany empathize together with the idea that leaders should know all the answers…...

Laura Liotta cultivated work-life balance in the late 90s when she became the first person to build a PR agency model with an all remote industry of experts in 1999. Laura discusses her “Jerry Maguire moment” when she quit her high paying job to discover how to make your job work for you under your terms. One thing you won’t quit? Listening to this episode. Developing world-class leaders in your c...

Carlos Whittaker is storyteller, speaker, a master of hope and author of the latest release “How to Human” which breaks down the ways we can connect with each other despite what may divide us. Joe and Carlos discuss the cure to the culture divide is to “walk with someone” and create empathy. This episode isn’t just about getting your steps in. This episode is brought to you by our friends at BELAY...

Nicole Walters is best known for quitting her six-figure sales job in front of 10,000 people and building a million-dollar business in one year. But sometimes having it all doesn’t equate to fulfillment. Nicole and Joe discuss how the need isn’t always having more but realizing what you need was always there to begin with.

Ray Attiyah is an recreational poker player as well as a serial entrepreneur, investor and author of “Fearless Front Line: The Key to Liberating Leaders to Improve & Grow Their Business”. This episode takes on a special format to illustrate how leadership is really one big poker game. Don’t know when to fold them? Don’t know when to walk away? It’s safe to say you could bet the pot on this epi...

Luis Velasquez is the Founder and Executive Coach at Velas Coaching. Luis has expertise as a “Jerk Whisperer'' by finding common ground in misunderstandings through vulnerability. Joe and Luis dive in about the motivation to release suffering through ultra marathons and the unlocking true strength through humility. Tune in now. Developing world-class leaders in your community is now easi...

AJ Vaden is the CEO and Co-Founder of the personal brand strategy firm Brand Builders Group as well as an 8-figure entrepreneur. AJ joins us to talk all about how sales is synonymous with influence and how we all need sales to leverage our leadership skills. Whether or not you’re in sales, it’s time to listen. This episode is brought to you by our friends at BELAY. BELAY knows that for busy leader...

Derral Eves is the Executive Producer of The Chosen and the influencer to influencers from the beginning of YouTube. Being a leader is all about having influence and knowing what to do with it. With great influence comes great responsibility. Or something like that, right? Find Derral Eves, The YouTube Formula here:   https://www.ytformula.com/ytformula-home1689704544162 Developing world-class lea...

Kathryn Valentine is the CEO of Worthmore Strategies, an organization that uses research to help organizations advance and retain female talent. Kathryn and Joe talk about the switch from competitive negotiation to collaborative and why everyone will need to start making this change soon. Developing world-class leaders in your community is now easier than ever with Leadercast. In addition to our F...

Rainn Wilson is best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on “The Office” but he is also the Founder of Soul Pancake and the lead on Peacock TV’s “The Geography of Bliss”. We are sharing a full length special episode from Rainn recorded for our SHIFT program. In this episode, Rainn talks all about the importance of inclusive leadership and finding your full potential. Listening time is now, stoppi...

Deepak Shukla is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, and TEDx speaker who founded Pearl Lemon Group. In this episode, Joe and Deepak connect on the vitality of understanding your own mental space because the box of the leader isn’t contained in the workplace. This is a deep one. Developing world-class leaders in your community is now easier than ever with Leadercast. In addition to our Flagship...

Ann Herrmann-Nehdi is the Chief Thought Leader and Chair at Herrmann International, the originators of the HBDI assessment. The HBDI is one of the most salient thought processing tests in the professional world. In this episode, Ann and Joe talk about the importance of knowing the strengths of your team with an extra sneak peak into psychoanalyzing Joe on camera. Developing world-class leaders in...

LeVar Burton is a highly-renowned actor best known for his roles as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and the host of PBS Kids “Reading Rainbow” for which he received 12 Daytime Emmy Awards as host and executive producer. In this exclusive full-length interview, LeVar Burton and our Hollywood correspondent, Holly Walker discuss all things about the strength of authe...

Tyler Merritt is a Nashville-based actor, activist, cancer survivor, best selling author and founder of The Tyler Merritt Project. Tyler and Joe hit on all topics from overlapping lives in Las Vegas to how to be true to yourself outside of preconceived biases. This episode is a 45 minute rollercoaster of both laughing AND crying. Developing world-class leaders in your community is now easier than...

Don Schmincke is an Award-Winning Speaker, Researcher, Founder of the SAGA Leadership Institute, delivered over 1,700 speeches and consulted over 7,000 CEOs. In this episode Don and Joe talk all about the importance of suffering and sacrifice in work culture and the reason you haven’t found success: you haven’t identified your win. Developing world-class leaders in your community is now easier tha...

For our 100th published episode, we wanted to give you all an exclusive full-length interview with Father Richard Rohr. Father Richard was named “one of the most popular spirituality authors and speakers in the world” and joined Leadercast during “The One Thing” event. In this episode, Rohr talks about the importance of leading with love and humility by pushing your ego to the side. Developing wor...

Catherine Price is a speaker, consultant and award-winning science journalist who dares to talk about the F word…FUN. She’s done the research to prove how having fun leads to a healthier life. Good thing you’re listening to this episode so you can get started on having fun right away. To learn more about Catherine and her work, visit CatherinePrice.com to sign up for your free "fun starter ki...

Erin King is the Chief Digital Officer of Strikepoint Media and a keynote speaker for the AI age. In this episode, Erin and Joe discuss the importance of using AI to enhance the human experience and establishing systems and structures one at a time. Whether you find yourself with too much structure or none at all, you’ll want to listen to this one. Developing world-class leaders in your community...

Eddie Ndopu is the Global Disability Advocate for the United Nations and an award winning humanitarian. Eddie dives deep on what true accessibility looks like, the necessity of optimism and hope, and how strength can be greatly overrated. Eddie and Joe may have just created the most heartfelt and inspirational podcast episode ever. Sipping Dom Perignon Through a Straw: Reimagining Success as a Dis...

A trailblazer in every sense of the word, Stephanie Chung was the first African-American president in private aviation, a former C-Suite Exec. of Wheels Up, and an award-winning speaker and coach. Stephanie reminds us that at the core of our work, we are not leading companies, we are leading people (and their families). Developing world-class leaders in your community is now easier than ever with...

Radhika Dirks is the Founder and CEO of XLabs and Ribo, and was named a Woman in AI to Watch by Forbes in 2020. Radhika’s story with us starts with stepping off the plane into the snowy lands of West Lafayette, Indiana, and she leaves us with the oath we all must take before incorporating Artificial Intelligence into our every day.  Take Radhika’s AI Oath by visiting TheOath.ai Developing world-cl...

Julie Bauke is the Chief Career Strategist of the Bauke Group and the author of Stop Peeing on Your Shoes: Avoiding the 7 Mistakes That Screw Up Your Job Search. This episode is overflowing with Julie’s practical career advice from discovering your next chapter to retaining all-star employees. You might just have to listen to this episode twice. Developing world-class leaders in your community is...

Paul Spiers is the Founder of The New P&L Brand Purpose Institute focused on helping leaders rediscover their purpose. Paul brings his wisdom across the pond to talk with Joe about finding purpose in yourself and your business to build stamina lasting through weak company culture and quick employee turnover to end up on top.  Get 20% off of the P&L’s "Transactional to Transformational...

Dorie Clark is one of the Top 50 business thinkers and #1 Communication Coach in the world, while also being a keynote speaker and best-selling author. The episode is packed full of advice on setting long-term goals in a short-term world and how to monetize yourself without being on social media. Developing world-class leaders in your community is now easier than ever with Leadercast. In addition...

David Burkus is a world leading business thinker and bestselling author of four business and leadership books. David and Joe talk about the importance of leadership as a team effort (no longer exclusive to C-Suite Executives), how to pick your fights, and the practice of seeing your idea as an ugly baby. No idea what that means? I guess it’s time to listen to the full episode. Developing world-cla...