Leadership of the Leaf

01 Apr 2023 - Taking a deep dive or a more educated look into Maduro cigars. It would only be right for the two host to smoke a Maduro cigar for this episode. Austin is smoking the Pistoff Kristoff. The Pistoff Kristoff is a deceivingly strong, full flavored cigar with a notable nutty character, spice, toffee, toast and a long sweet finish. Dice is smoking the Triple Maduro by Camacho, the world's...

20 Mar 2023 - Open forum to talk about the new law that is on the books for all of California, this law is to prevent those born after 2007 to purchase tobacco. Looking into laws like this one is a blow to the tobacco industry and if it is passed, who knows what will happen for the future. The discussion turns to TPE 2023. Total Product Expo 2023 showcased some big things that are coming to the ci...

S2 Ep05 - Communicating Change Like Tasting a Cigar 15 Mar 2023 - Communication is the basis form of letting others know the information that is shared amongst those that listen. The two brothers of the leaf are going to share information about the cigars that they are smoking. Austin is smoking the JFR Corojo, which is made entirely of the sought-after Aganorsa Leaf. This Nicaraguan puro’s attrac...

S2 Ep04 - 7 Habits of Highly Motivated People and Oscuro into Darkness 01 Mar 2023 - Darkness has fallen onto the Leadership of the Leaf podcast. The host will enjoy an Oscuro cigar this episode and they will discuss the making of this dark, almost black cigar. Austin’s cigar of choice this episode is a Diablo by Punch, The fullest and darkest Punch to date, Diablo is spicy, rich and full of flavo...

S2 Ep03 - Crisis Management Picking the Right Cigar 15 Feb 2023 - Leaders need to work through a crisis, even if the crisis has to do with selection of the right cigar. Austin and Dice are smoking the exact same cigar this episode, it is a Leaf (Sumatra) by Oscar. You may have heard of Leaf by Oscar for their clever packaging — each cigar is wrapped in a raw tobacco leaf after it’s done being roll...

S2 SideBar 02 - Misunderstood, Criticized, Opposed, Accused and Rejected 10 Feb 2023 - What happens when you accept the call to leadership? Misunderstood, criticized, accused and rejected are just a few things to look forward to. Austin is smoking a Room 101 Doomsayer Passive a full flavor blend of tobaccos from Ecuador, Nicaragua, Honduras, and the good ol’ US of A and Dice is smoking a Blackened...

01 Feb 2023 - The two host share more cigar knowledge and leadership advice with the brothers and sisters of the leaf. Austin is smoking a Room 101 Farce and Dice is smoking a ZR Lonsdale Especial; these cigars were not selected by accident. This episode, the host will have a long look at the cigar size Lonsdale, which is the size of the cigars that were selected. The Lonsdale cigar size is about...

S2 SideBar 01 - Cigar of the Year discussion 20 Jan 2023 - The two host have a discussion about the different cigar of year that was announced by other outlets. Austin is smoking a Macanudo Inspirado White and Dice is smoking a Partagas xx. The cigar of the year is something cigar companies, cigar shops and cigar smokers look forward to at the end of each year. The choices made by some of these ma...

S2 Ep01 - LotL COY, Stats and What’s coming 15 Jan 2023 - The two host talk about Season One as they enjoy a great cigar. Austin is smoking a Punch Knuckle Buster Habano and Dice is smoking a Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniv. Champagne. They share with the listeners about which episodes were the most listen to. They discuss the longest episode and also the topics that were most popular. The announcement...

Returning back for a second season of Leadership of the Leaf podcast with have Austin and Dice. These brothers of the leaf are going to offer more cigar knowledge, more leadership advice and more entertainment over the next season. Grab something drink, grab a cigar to smoke and lets PSSITA. Link Tree https://linktr.ee/LeadershipoftheLeaf Blog https://nsplume.wixsite.com/lotl/blog Contact Us https...

Two brothers of the leaf discuss cigars and leadership while they enjoy a great cigar. Austin is smoking an Inspirado White by Macanudo and Dice is smoking The Edge A-10 by Rocky Petal. This is the final episode of season one, these guys are going to share a few little known facts or maybe they are not little facts to some, but they will talk about it. The leadership segment will share with the li...

Two brothers of the leaf discuss cigars and leadership while they enjoy a great cigar. Austin is smoking a Charter Oak Connecticut Nicaragua and Dice is smoking, Cain Straight Ligero Habano. The question is when do you stop smoking a cigar? Smoke it to the band, smoke about half way or smoke it down to a nub? These two brothers of the leaf will provide great insight to what decision should be made...

Two brothers of the leaf discuss cigars and leadership while they enjoy a great cigar. Austin is smoking a CAO Arcana Mortal Coil and Dice is smoking a CAO Arcana Firewalker. The two of them discuss, when is the right time to stop smoking a cigar. The misconceptions about, when to stop smoking. The proper way to keep that half smoked cigar, because who wants to throw away money. The leadership seg...

Two brothers of the leaf discuss cigars and leadership while they enjoy a great cigar. Austin is smoking a Black Market Estelí by Alec Bradley and Dice is smoking an Illusione Cigares Prìvé. Listen throughout the episode to learn more about the first, second and final thirds of the cigars. The cigar topic for this episode is all about that ash. What can the ash tell you about a cigar? Find out if...

Two brothers of the leaf sit down and discuss their poker faces. Austin is smoking an Obrigado by American Viking Company and Dice is smoking the LB1 by Rocky Petal. They talk about the importance of not showing your initial reaction to information. Good news or bad news, your reaction could change the outcome of the situation. These two will also share what they think you should do instead. The d...

Two brothers of the leaf sit down to talk about bands and the history of them. Austin is smoking a BX3 by CAO and Dice is smoking Romeo by Romeo Y Julieta. The two brothers of the leaf chat about the cigar bands. Not groups of musicians that smoke cigars, but about that piece of paper that lets you know what cigar brand is being puffed on. The leadership segment turns to a positive affirmation set...

Two brothers of the leaf sit down to talk about relaxing with a cigar. Austin is smoking Aganorsa Guardian of the Farm Cerberus and Dice is smoking CAO BX3. These two share what it is like to relax, the purpose and enjoyment that is obtain from such a luxurious hobby. They get together a compiled a quick list of ideas of why smoking a cigar is relaxing. The leadership segment brings forth the idea...

Two brothers of the leaf sit down and share some information about themselves. They will take about each of their first times. Austin is smoking a CAO Consigliere and Dice is smoking a Zino Platinum Collectors Edition LV Exclusive. They talk about the first time they each smoked a cigar, by definition alone, it's a cigar. The talk continues with different cigar stories as both continued the journe...

Two brothers of the leaf sit down to talk about aging cigars. Austin is smoking a Sin Compromiso by Dunbarton Tobacco &Trust and Dice is smoking a Room 101 Doomsayer Aggressive. As they discuss the flavor notes and profiles, the conversation leads to about aging cigars. The purpose and the process to properly age cigars, but first make sure the cigars are fresh. The leadership segment makes a...

Two brothers of the leaf sit down to take a deep dive into Habanos. Austin is smoking a Nicaragua Habano American Viking Obrigado and Dice is smoking a Nicaragua Habano Romeo Y Julieta Reserve, both are smoking a Habano cigar to provide a greater insight to the most versatile leaf in the tobacco industry. The leadership segment answers a very important question, what is leadership? The answer may...

Two brothers of the leaf sit down and really get into the topic of about an open door policy. Austin is smoking a Room 101 Doomsayer Passive and Dice is smoking cigar. These two go back and forth to discuss each of their thoughts on the subject of open door policies. Each agree that it has the concept of great merit but is it really effective. Examples are shared with the listeners and the host wo...

Episode 16 : Shall, Will, Should Things Not To Do When Smoking a Cigar 9/1/22 Two brothers of the leaf sit down to talk about different things of not to do when smoking a cigar. Austin is smoking La Flor Dominicana La Volcada and Dice is smoking the Diesel Crucible 2021 Limited Edition. There are several things that should not be done when smoking a cigar, the BOTL will share with listeners at lea...

Two brothers of the leaf sit down and discuss what makes a cigar lounge a cigar lounge. Of course these two share each of their opinions about cigar lounges. Austin is smoking an Undercrown 10 by Drew Estate and Dice is smoking a Z Nicaragua by Zino as they converse back and forth about the details of a cigar lounge. They share their experience of different lounges that they have visited over time...

Two brothers of the leaf sit down to talk about cigar swag and other things that cigar companies use to influence brothers/sisters of the leaf to buy their brand. The question is does it work, or is it just cigar-bage (cigar garbage)? The person that has been smoking cigars for quite some time will never need another lighter or cutter. Austin is smoking a Perdomo Reserve Maduro 10th Anniversary an...

Two brothers of the leaf sit down and discuss pairing cigars with different drinks. The leadership segment talks about motivation for yourself and the team. Austin is smoking a CAO Flathead V450 Sparkplug and Dice is smoking a CAO Friday the 13th release. They talk about what they have paired these cigars with and also discuss the many other drinks that you should pair a cigar with. Austin leans t...