Leaders

Episode 31:  John D. Rockefeller , former founder and leader of Standard Oil Company . Rockefeller was one of the weathliest Americans of all time and one of the richest people in modern history.  Learn more about his leadership style, how he used his skills & experiences to build his oil empire, and which modern business leaders most embody his practices. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn...

Episode 30:  Katharine Graham , former leader of The Washington Post . Katharine was the first female CEO in the Fortune 500, leading the Post to becoming one of the most successful newspaper publishers of its time.  Learn more about her values based leadership style, how she overcame her inexperience and insecurities, and why Warren Buffett was so instrumental to her success. Follow Leaders:  Pod...

Episode 29:  Mark Zuckerberg , founder and CEO of Meta Platforms . Mark has grown Meta (Facebook) into one of the largest tech companies on the planet, connecting people around the globe.  Learn more about how his product led leadership style, the Hacker Way, and his hands on approach. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 28:  Henry Singleton co founder and former CEO of Teledyne . Warren Buffett has described him as the performing the best operating and capital deployment ever. Singleton built Teledyne into a multi-billion dollar conglomerate, leading over 130 acquisitions over three decades.  Learn more about his financial strategies, hands-on leadership style, and contrarian actions that led to tremendou...

Episode 27:  Thomas J Watson Sr. , former Chairman and CEO of International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation . Deemed as the "world's greatest salesman", Watson led IBM as President for 42 years, building it into an international computing enterprise.  Learn more about how his people first leadership style, how he formed their corporate culture, and ways he left a legacy within IBM. Follow Lead...

Episode 26:  Lisa Su , current CEO of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) . Lisa has led AMD to an impressive decade long turnaround, becoming a leader in the semiconductor market today.  Learn more about how her technical acumen helps her succeed, her core leadership principles, and what she has learned from challenges and mistakes in her career. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email u...

Episode 25:  Herb Kelleher , co-founder and former CEO of  Southwest Airlines . Herb led Southwest to 47 straight years of profit, becoming one of the best airlines nationally.  Learn more about his servant leadership style, how he built a person first culture, and other key leadership lessons. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 24:  Melanie Perkins , co-founder and CEO of  Canva . Melanie has become one of the youngest female CEOs of a tech start-up valued > $1B & becoming a necessary design tool for millions worldwide.  Learn more about her transformational and visionary leadership styles, how she overcame 100+ funding rejections, and other key reflections on the business in her 10 year journey.  Follow Leaders:...

Episode 23:  Howard Schultz , former CEO of Starbucks . Schultz led Starbucks from humble beginnings of 11 stores into today where it has 35,711 stores worldwide & becoming the world's largest coffeehouse chain.  Learn more about his visionary leadership style, how he overcame several challenges, and the great mentors & heroes he has had in his career.   Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn T...

Episode 22:  Elon Musk , CEO of  Tesla , founder and CEO of SpaceX , and CTO of X along with a co-founder of many other ventures such as OpenAI & Neuralink. Elon has become the wealthiest person in the world while leading multiple companies to commercial success.  Learn more about his transformational leadership style, his first principles led thinking, and many other unique leadership qualities....

Episode 21:  Mary Barra , CEO of  General Motors . Mary has had a 40 year career at GM and became the first women CEO in the global automaker industry.  Learn more about her transformational leadership style, how she has battled through several challenges, and what vision she has for the future. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 20:  Jensen Huang , co-founder and CEO of  Nvidia . Jensen has led Nvidia to new heights, becoming the 6th most valuable company in the world at $1.1 trillion.  Learn more about his unconventional management practices, the visionary style in action, and how he been a pioneer into the AI boom. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 19:  Sam Walton , founder and former CEO of  Walmart . Sam's leadership helped grow Walmart into the world's largest corporation by revenue.  Learn more about his ten rules for running a business, the servant leadership style that fueled it, and how he helped inspire the next generation of the retail industry. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail....

Episode 18:  Frank Slootman , CEO of  Snowflake . Frank has successfully led three different tech companies as CEO (Data Domain, ServiceNow, Snowflake).  Learn more about "amping it up", narrowing the focus and increasing the quality, and other key leadership principles he has mastered. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 17:  Reed Hastings , co-founder and former CEO of Netflix . Reed transformed the media business forever with his streaming service.  Learn more about his famed culture deck framework of freedom and responsiblity , his focus on high talent density and radical candor, and other unconventional aspects that have made Netflix successful. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email u...

Episode 16:  Sara Blakely , founder and former CEO of  Spanx . Sara was featured on the Forbes magazine cover in 2012 after becoming the youngest self-made female billionaire in the world.  Learn more about her unconventional rise to fame , her feminine leadership style, and how she helped shape the clothing industry's future. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleadersp...

Episode 15:  Lou Gerstner , former CEO of IBM . Lou is largely credited with leading the great turnaround of IBM in the 90s, helping the company go from $29B market cap to $168B.  Learn more about the key decisions he made along the way, his transformative leadership style, and what was his lasting legacy was. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 14: Walt Disney , founder and former President of Walt Disney Company . Walt was a true pioneer of the animation industry, creating an ever lasting legacy with his films and amusement parks. Learn more about his world class visionary leadership style, the setbacks and failures that were also part of his career path, and how he became the world's best storyteller.  Follow Leaders:  Podcast...

Episode 13:  Brian Chesky , co-founder and CEO of  Airbnb . Brian has led Airbnb out of crisis and challenge during his career, including going from losing 80% of his revenue in 2020 to today generating $4B of free cash flow. Learn more about his design-led leadership style, his thoughts on mentorship & heroes, and what else helps him lead one of the top companies in the world.  Follow Leaders:  P...

Episode 12:  Indra Nooyi , former CEO of PepsiCo . Indra led a strategic redirection of Pepsi's strategy, helping the company surpass $100b in revenue.  Learn more about her visionary leadership style, her lasting programs and products, and how she became one of the most successful female business executives of this era.  Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gm...

Episode 11:  Sheryl Sandberg , former COO of Facebook(Meta). Sheryl was instrumental in making two of the largest companies in the world profitable by leading the ads businesses for both. Learn more about her transformational leadership style, her lasting legacy through Lean In, and how she became one of the most successful female business executives of this era.  Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube...

Episode 10: Andy Grove , former co-founder and CEO of Intel. Andy transformed the company into the world's largest semiconductor company. Learn more about his many thoughts on management, operational excellence, and why he is considered to be one of the best business leaders of the 20th century. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 9:  Ray Kroc , former CEO of  McDonald's.   Ray took the McDonald brothers business and built it into the largest fast food empire in the world. Learn more about what his autocratic leadership style, other leadership lessons we can learn from him, and his key business principles. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 8: Satya Nadella , current CEO of Microsoft.   Since taking the helm in 2014, Nadella has masterfully pivoted the company into the cloud and AI businesses. Learn more about what role his personal life & background has played, his mentors & heroes, and the empathetic & innovative leadership style he exhibits.   Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail....

Episode 7: Jeff Bezos , founder and former CEO of  Amazon. Jeff built the dominant company of this era, scaling Amazon to become the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing enterprise. Learn more about Amazon's fourteen leadership principles, the core ideas that Amazon relentlessly executed, and his relentless leadership style.  Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: th...