Best Ever Podcast

What keeps you grounded when everything around you feels chaotic? For many leaders, the answer isn't another productivity hack or time-management tool, it's a spiritual routine that keeps them connected to purpose and perspective. In this special Best of Best Ever episode, Scott Eblin shares practical insights from five season one guests on the spiritual routines that help them stay centered and a...

If there’s one relational routine that underpins every positive leadership outcome, it’s listening. In this Best of Best Ever, Scott brings together some of the most powerful lessons from Season One to explore how intentional listening builds trust, strengthens relationships, and improves results—at work, at home, and in the communities we care about. Across conversations with CEOs, physicians, no...

Your mind is your most important leadership tool. But in a world of nonstop inputs, it’s also the one that gets overwhelmed the fastest. In this episode of Best Ever, Scott Eblin brings together Olympic champions, CEOs, and innovators to unpack the mental routines that keep them grounded, clear, and intentional. From activating your parasympathetic “braking system” with three focused breaths, to f...

Physical routines fuel everything—your energy, your focus, and your ability to lead and live well. In this Best of Best Ever episode, Scott Eblin brings together standout moments from season one guests who share how they’ve built simple, sustainable physical routines to support their performance and presence. From morning movement to mindful rest and daily fuel, these conversations reveal how smal...

What if hope itself is one of the most powerful treatments we have? In this conversation, Scott sits down with Dr. Richard Bedlack: renowned neurologist, Duke ALS Clinic founder, and star of the new documentary Stitching Strength. Known for his bold blazers, rock-and-roll spirit, and groundbreaking research, Dr. Bedlack shares how fashion, curiosity, and an unwavering commitment to hope have trans...

What unseen patterns can erode a leader’s clarity, confidence, and impact? Often, it’s not external obstacles but the hidden beliefs we carry. In this episode, Scott talks with executive coach, author, and Coaching Real Leaders podcast host Muriel Wilkins about the inner game of leadership. Muriel shares her journey from fast-rising executive to sought-after coach, why she wrote her new book Leade...

How do we thrive as humans in a world shaped by constant technological change? In this episode, Scott talks with Richard Culatta, CEO of ISTE and ASCD, former Director of the U.S. Office of Educational Technology, and author of Digital for Good: Raising Kids to Thrive in an Online World. Richard shares how he’s navigated a career spanning classrooms, government, design thinking, and global educati...

What if leading through uncertainty starts not with control, but with connection? In this episode of Best Ever, Scott sits down with Lara Lee—Fortune 50 executive, former Harley-Davidson and Lowe’s leader, and now an award-winning board director—to explore how culture, strategy, and execution come together to drive transformation. From revitalizing Orchard Supply Hardware to helping shape Harley-D...

What if the fastest way to transform a team wasn’t about processes or technology, but about creating safety, trust, and genuine connection? In this episode, Scott talks with global digital innovator Donagh Herlihy, whose career has spanned leadership roles at Wrigley, Avon, Bloomin’ Brands, and Subway, and now as an advisor to AI startup Incept. Donagh shares why he starts every morning with grati...

What if success in business didn’t require burning out, but instead came from building intentionally, listening deeply, and surrounding yourself with people who make you better? In this episode, Scott talks with serial entrepreneur and investor Scot Wingo: founder of five companies, three-time successful exit, and driving force behind the Triangle Tweener Fund. From growing up with a mainframe com...

What if the setbacks you face early in life are the exact fuel you need to build a legacy of lasting leadership? In this episode, Scott talks with Ziff Davis CEO Vivek Shah about the power of personal vision, bootstrapped ambition, and the habits that keep him grounded as a leader of 4,000+ people. From stacks of rejection letters to transforming a single tech site into a billion-dollar portfolio,...

What if the most powerful leadership strategy in a tech-saturated world is as simple—and as challenging—as listening? In this episode, Scott talks with Dr. Cynthia Horner, Chief Medical Officer at Amwell, about what it takes to lead 3,000+ clinicians in a virtual-first healthcare company without losing the human connection. From her work building a hospital in post-war Sierra Leone to her efforts...

How do you lead through chaos, adapt across vastly different fields, and still prioritize presence at home? In this episode of Best Ever, Scott Eblin sits down with Craig Mullaney: Army Airborne Ranger, Rhodes Scholar, bestselling author, and now Chief of Staff at the world’s largest photonics company, Coherent. Craig shares lessons from leading troops through a deadly firefight in Afghanistan, wh...

What does it take to build a restaurant where everyone has a seat at the table, no matter what’s in their wallet? In this episode of Best Ever , Scott sits down with Maggie Kane, founder and executive director of A Place at the Table , Raleigh, N.C.'s first pay-what-you-can nonprofit café. Maggie shares how a conversation at a Golden Corral sparked a radical vision for dignity, choice, and communi...

What does it take to win—not once, but over and over again? Olympic gold medalist and USC Women’s Beach Volleyball head coach Dain Blanton knows. In this episode, Dain joins Scott to talk about the connection between consistency, mindset, and high-performance outcomes. From daily meditation and visualization routines to the importance of technical repetition, Dain shares how he prepares his athlet...

What happens when a Fortune 500 CEO makes self-reflection a daily practice for over 40 years? In this premiere episode of Best Ever, Scott Eblin sits down with Harry Kraemer—former Chairman and CEO of Baxter International, executive partner at Madison Dearborn Partners, and clinical professor of leadership at Northwestern’s Kellogg School—to explore how slowing down, tuning in, and aligning with p...

What if becoming your best ever—at work, at home, and in life—starts with learning how to lead yourself first? Introducing Best Ever , a podcast that explores the real-life stories, mindset shifts, and daily habits of remarkable leaders. Hosted by globally recognized executive coach and bestselling author Scott Eblin, the show features Olympic champions, Fortune 500 executives, entrepreneurial inn...