Rise and Lead

In this episode Benjamin talks about  10 Huge Lessons on Life and Leadership that came from a recent in-person leadership conference he held in Southern California.  Over 80 leaders were invited to connect, grow, and level up. Benjamin's friend, Brand Lomenick , former President of Catalyst Conference , author of Catalyst Leader , H3 Leadership , and host of the H3 Leadership Podcast joined a...

In this episode Benjamin sits down for a power-packed conversation with Michael Chitwood. Michael Chitwood is the founder of Team World Vision, a ministry of World Vision that is dedicated to helping people take on life-changing challenges like marathons and endurance races to raise money for clean water projects. Team World Vision has raised over $100 Million to date for clean water. Michael serv...

In this episode Benjamin talks about how to lead effectively beyond the pandemic. Remember, you need to be an anticipatory leader and not a simply a reactionary leader. Know what changes are coming so you, your team, and your organization can pivot quickly to continue moving your mission forward. Benjamin is always watching leadership trends and in this episode he shares 10 changes to consider as...

In this episode Benjamin talks about how to beat self-doubt with five practical steps that have made a huge difference for him. Everyone deals with self-doubt in one form or another and you can overcome self-doubt to live your purpose and pursue your dreams. Do you remember going off the high dive for the first time as a kid, Benjamin talks about that experience for him and what he learned about n...

In this episode Benjamin sits down for a great conversation with Dr. Terry Johnnson, VP for Community Engagement at Advent Heath and former serviceman in the U.S. Air Force Presidential Honor Guard at the White House for three U.S. Presidents. Dr. Johnson shares much of his story about overcoming severe dyslexia and how he became the longest serving honor guard in history.  He also talks about bre...

In this episode Benjamin talks about how to get things done by sharing a proven strategy that works. Getting things done is one of the top qualities of effective leaders and is essential in accomplishing the dreams and goals you have for your life.  This is episode is about writing a new chapter in your story, a chapter of execution instead of excuses.  Benjamin shares about how he reached an earl...

In this episode Benjamin sits down for a powerful conversation with John T. Boston II, together they talk about embracing forgiveness as a leader and why forgiveness matters more than we realize.  John shares the experience of meeting his birth mother for the first time in 38 years and how that experience transformed his life and leadership.  You don't want to miss this story. John is a unive...

In this episode Benjamin talks about how to become a more courageous leader.  As he mentions in this episode, no one is born a courageous leader, courage is developed through practice. Courageous leaders make bold moves and Benjamin's teaching will help you take a step in that direction. There is also a powerful life and leadership lesson from the animal kingdom in this episode that you won&a...

In this episode Benjamin talks about the need to build regular rhythms of honest assessment and realignment. Every month you need to know what is happening with yourself, your team, and your organization. As mentioned in the episode the first job of leaders is to define reality (personally and professionally) allowing them to make adjustments as they go in order to reach their goals and achieve th...

In this episode Benjamin sits down for a honest and hopeful conversation with Heather Thompson Day  about her new book: It’s Not Your Turn -  What to Do While You're Waiting for Your Breakthrough , together they talk about what to do in your waiting season when everyone else seems to be in their winning season. If you are part of our Rise and Lead community, you’ll know that Heather is a retu...

On this episode Benjamin sits down for a powerful and inspiring conversation with Chad Lambie. Chad Lambie is the only person ever diagnosed with Cleido-cranial Dysplasia/ Diso-stosis (CCD) to tryout and graduate from a Navy Special Warfare Selection Program. He spent six years in the Naval Special Warfare Community as a Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewmen (SWCC). He lives by the motto of “no...

In this episode Benjamin sits down for a powerful conversation with Kevin Wilson. Kevin is passionate about helping people think meaningfully about lives so that they can live their lives meaningfully.  He describes himself as a “third-culture-kid” who grew up in Sri Lanka, Oman, and the United States. When he’s not ministering to his congregation as a pastor, he spends time nurturing and growing...

In this episode Benjamin speaks into the heart of leaders about forgiveness.  So many leaders are trying to make their impact on world while carrying around the heavy weight of pain, regret, and shame connected to things they have done or things that have been done to them.  Forgiveness is a gift that releases everyone to be who they have been created and called to be. He shares a three- step appr...

In this episode Benjamin sits down for a power-packed conversation with Dr. Jeff Davies. Jeff is a director of emergency services at St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo, CA and St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard, CA  as well as practicing emergency medicine full time. As past president of the Ventura County Medical Association, Dr. Davies was named St. John's Pleasant V...

In this episode Benjamin sits down for a powerful conversation with Vimbo Zvandasara-Zhou, a teacher and principal who takes you into her world of education and administration during the last year. Together they talk about the overwhelming challenge of being an educator during a pandemic, what it looks like to lead effectively in a classroom, school, and community in a world that seems to be chang...

In this episode Benjamin teaches you how to build a winning culture. Great leaders are obsessed with building healthy culture because they know culture affects everything. He dives into what culture is, what healthy team culture looks like, and  how you can build healthy culture though an approach that works.  This episode is guaranteed to save you time and help you move your mission forward. Reme...

In this episode, Benjamin sits down for a powerful conversation with Tyler Reagin. Tyler is the founder and CEO of The Life Giving Company (lifegiving.co), and is the author of The Life-Giving Leader (Oct 2018) and Leading Things You Didn’t Start (Releases on March 2, 2021). He is also the former President of Catalyst, a national movement of events and resourcing which connects with over 100,000 l...

In this episode, Benjamin talks about making “pivots”, intentional changes in direction, to keep your life and leadership moving forward and producing the results you want for yourself, your team, and your organization.  The content is motivational, and provides you with a step-by-step process to make personal pivots and pivots with team. There are times when you know something needs to change, an...

On this episode Benjamin sits down with his dad, Keith Lundquist, as they talk about growing your faith in God and belief in yourself when you have been fired from your job, experienced a job loss, or are in between jobs, how to deal with the emotional weight of being jobless, what to do as a leader when you no longer have a team to lead, what to do in between jobs with your daily schedule and rou...

In this episode, Benjamin sits down for a powerful conversation with Tami Erwin. Tami Erwin is executive vice president and Group CEO of Verizon Business, she is widely recognized for her strategic impact, marketing and operations focus, technical savvy, and passion for people. She was also featured on the 2020 Fortune list of Most Powerful Women in Business. As CEO of Verizon Business, a $30B com...

In this episode, Benjamin shares his "20 Top Quotes for 2020" with application.  These are some of the power quotes that kept him motivated and growing in 2020. After each quote there is a suggested practical application step(s).  Quotes are included from Dr. Heather Thompson Day, Craig Groeschel, John Maxwell, Simon Sinek, Brene Brown, Dr. Henry Cloud, Patrick Lencioni, Brad Lomenick, O...

In this episode, Benjamin sits down for a powerful conversation with with Chris Singleton. Chris is a former professional baseball player with the Chicago Cubs organization as well as an inspirational speaker who has traveled the country passionately speaking to well over 60,000 students. Chris has been featured on ESPN’s E:60, Sports Illustrated Magazine, CNN, and USA Today.  In 2015,  Chris&apos...

In this episode, Benjamin talks about how to multiply your influence using a proven 4 level approach that works. What if you could impact 10X the amount of people you are reaching right now?  What if your influence could extend way beyond your lifetime? That’s the focus of this episode. The content is concise and extremely practical. Don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to e...

In this episode, Benjamin sits down for am amazing conversation with with Kevin Olusola. If you are wondering, this is 3x Grammy award winner Kevin Olusola of Pentatonix, who has also been featured in the Forbes 30 under 30 influencers list, and is arguably the world’s most famous beatboxers in the world, and toward the end of the episode Kevin actually does some beatboxing on this episode. Togeth...

In this episode Benjamin sits down for am amazing conversation with with Scott Cormode. They talk about Scott's new book, “The Innovative Church”, the heart of leadership, how a leader can get people to think differently, the value of listening, what leadership approaches matter most in 2020, and much more. Scott received his PhD from Yale University, and is the Hugh De Pree Professor of Lead...