Leadmore Podcast

Leadmore Podcast host John T. Meyer often talks about leaders being called or pushed to step into new roles or start new things. In June 2021, Gabe Nelson experienced this with starting the first women’s elite soccer team in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In episode 97, Gabe Nelson tells the story of starting Sioux Falls City FC, what they learned in their first year, and how they plan to move forward...

Leadmore host John T. Meyer has two core ideas with the Leadmore Podcast. First, the world needs more leaders. Second, leadership doesn’t have to look the way it always has. Leadership comes in many forms. In this divisive and politically charged time, we need the right leaders to step up. In episode 96, John shares about the kind of leadership he believes we need during this time. He shares a fra...

Tammira Philippe is the President and CEO of Bridgeway Capital Management in Houston, Texas, where they are committed as a firm to put 50% of their earnings back into the world. Focused on creating returns for humanity, Tammira is a leader full of energy, dedication, and with a special focus on cultivating and leading a diverse team. In episode 95, Leadmore host John Meyer talks with Tammira about...

As State Historian and Director of the South Dakota State Historical Society, Dr. Ben Jones is a keeper of South Dakota history. Previously, he held the position of Secretary of Education and has held the title of Professor to many college students. In episode 94, Leadmore host John Meyer sits down to discuss the importance of studying history in the present day with Dr. Jones. They dive into the...

Tim Schurrer knows what it takes to build a winning team. He spent almost a decade of his career launching two brands— StoryBrand and Business Made Simple—as COO alongside New York Times bestselling author Donald Miller. He is the host of the Build a Winning Team podcast, where he offers listeners actionable advice as he interviews some of the top leaders in business. In episode 93, Leadmore Podca...

Building community might be the most important skill of 2022.In episode 92, John sits down with Ashton Hauff, Co-Founder of The Good Kids, a branding studio in Bismarck, North Dakota. In search of community after moving back to Bismarck in 2015 after spending her college years in Minneapolis, she started Makewell. Today, Makewell is a community of 1,000+ makers around the Midwest. Their mission is...

Leadmore host John T. Meyer recently sold his design agency, Lemonly, and started a new company, No Fun Team. John shares what he’s up to with No Fun Team and the familiar challenges he’s experiencing of building a new company. John shares vulnerably about imposter syndrome and talks through advice that’s helped him navigate through it. He explains how visualizing success, sharing your failures, c...

Brigit Blote joins John for the second time on the Leadmore Podcast to catch up on her journey as founder and CEO of Fomeno, where their goal is to make thrifting simple. Inspired after studying sustainability in the mountains of Costa Rica, Brigit started Fomeno while balancing life as a college student and Division 1 athlete. She won an international competition in 2020 to earn $100,000 in seed...

What happens in the world when all the world’s talent is accessible to us? John sits down for the second time on the show with his brother, Scott, who shares his love of exploration of the web3 space and is pioneering an effort to educate in the space through his company, Ed3. He is a part of a DAO, decentralized autonomous organization, where individual contributors have some ownership in decisio...

All people are creative, and our next guest believes the world calls us to express it. As the first visual artist on the Leadmore Podcast, Molly Noem Fulton helps us explore the expanse of our creativity and understand how creative work tends to the places we live–like South Dakota. Inspired by the vastness of the plains and the goodness of its people, Molly is learning to express her creativity i...

Caught on the precipice of doom scrolling, host John T. Meyer calls an emergency podcast with philosophy professor Dave O’Hara to discuss the practice of Stoicism in this week’s episode. Easily one of the most accessible philosophies, Stoicism is a working philosophy we can apply to our daily life, especially when we’re living through the chaotic events and widespread turmoil we see in our feeds t...

Before David Rosenthal became a full-time podcaster, he was a full-time venture capitalist. Entering Wall Street at the age of 24, David was one of the last associates hired at Madrona Venture Group before the Great Recession in 2008. Today he’s the co-host of the Acquired podcast, which tells the story of great companies such as Berkshire Hathaway and Tesla. It’s also the #1 tech podcast on Apple...

Running has played several roles in Benson Langat’s journey to this moment. What started as a hidden hobby in Kenya became his ticket to higher education in the United States and quickly evolved into a profession. Today, it’s a passion he shares with a growing network of followers who are inspired by his story. In episode 85, Benson joins host John T. Meyer to share the lessons he’s learned from r...

True to Leadmore’s mission, John T. Meyer brings another show producer out from behind the scenes in this week’s episode. Sharing her story for the first time on the Leadmore Podcast, Ngoc Thach brings insights from her unconventional career path while John connects the dots in her leadership journey. In episode 84, John and Ngoc discuss her first year in business, what inspired it, and the road s...

We’re starting 2022 on the right foot with Chris Ronzio, founder and CEO of Trainual. Energized by progress and driven by process, Chris discovered the need for Trainual long before it became a SaaS company. While software was key to scaling his own service, Chris has helped countless companies and contractors organize their systems and processes without it—and he’s going to help you, too. In this...

It’s the end of the year, and Leadmore host John T. Meyer is deep in reflection mode. Greeting us from Phoenix, Arizona, John looks back on the past year of Leadmore, brings listeners to the present, and gives us an exciting look at the future of the show. Tune into episode 82 to hear John reflect on Leadmore’s mission, the guests who help him accomplish it, and how the show will change in the com...

Last Friday, to celebrate John’s last day as CEO, the Lemonly team surprised him with an afternoon full of laughter, memories, and quality time together — including a surprise podcast interview that put John in front of the mic. In this special episode, recorded live from Lemonly HQ in downtown Sioux Falls, John T. Meyer reflects back on his life and lessons from the past decade as CEO of Lemonly....

Blue Dot founder and executive coach Andy Sparks caught the startup bug early. When he was 19, he attempted to start a microbrewery, which was quickly shut down because of the illegality of owning such a business before turning 21. After thousands of TechCrunch articles and a handful of startups, he’s become an expert at starting and a coach for executive leaders working on one of our most persist...

Nick Wendell is not a great spectator. As a first-generation college graduate turned higher-ed advocate and a public servant who led his community through pandemic-time policies, Nick holds a unique perspective on the arena of choices that belongs to each individual. More importantly, he consistently puts his perspective to work for others. Today, he’s the first Executive Director of the South Dak...

“You may not have a mental illness, but you do have mental health,” says Wendy Mamer. It’s one of many powerful takeaways from her TEDx Talk, Survivor of Suicide Loss: A Title I Never Wanted. As an ardent mental health advocate, she speaks to it in a way that only she can. And by creating conversations that normalize our innermost experiences, she’s paving the way for others to do the same. In epi...

Who are the leaders who inspired you? It’s the question John T. Meyer asks every Leadmore guest. While the responses are as diverse as the guests themselves, a single theme runs through: We’re thankful for them. In this Thanksgiving Day episode, John reflects on his favorite holiday by recalling his favorite responses to this question, the impact these leaders make, and the leaders who inspired th...

Nate Poeppel does a lot of things. He’s the go-to audio engineer in Sioux Falls, the producer of the Leadmore Podcast, and he’s a unique friend to many, including host John T. Meyer. He also had a lot of things including a house, a car, and a studio. But a month ago, he decided to leave the bulk of it behind and begin a new chapter on the road. While “van life” isn’t new to us or to Nate, this epi...

In 2009, host John T. Meyer took time off from his corporate consulting job to attend SXSW. While it was the first of many non-traditional moves for John, it also changed his life. After 12 years, he’s captured lightning in a bottle once again. And he’s not leaving anyone out. In episode 75, John takes leaders inside his head, unpacks this Twitter thread about his time at NFT.NYC, and helps us emb...

It seems nothing can prevent Taneeza Islam from meeting her community’s needs in the moment. In the 16 months since we first heard from the South Dakota Voices for Peace executive director and immigration attorney, her organization raised $1.2 million in five months and distributed it to 1700 immigrant-led families in South Dakota. When they recognized a lack of multilingual COVID-19 education and...

Paige Pearson Meyer has a heart so big you can hear it in her voice. She’s also a sharp communications executive, a passionate contributor to her community, a mother to two young girls, a wife to Leadmore host John T. Meyer, and today, she’s a wealth of inspiration for his listeners. In episode 73, we learn how she balances it all. Tune in to this special conversation to hear the pair discuss less...