Systematic Leader

Joshua Becker is a best-selling author and community leader who teaches people to implement a minimalist lifestyle, so they can focus on the essential things in life. In this interview you’ll learn about how he made the leap to be a full-time writer and what made it possible for him to succeed. Highlights from the interview: How his nine-year-old self would view his present life. He talked about b...

Bobby Hedglin-Taylor is a renowned trapesist, author, and broadway stunt designer. In this interview Bobby talks about how he used writing to help process his mother’s death. You’ll also learn how he has struggled with money and what he has done to right his financial ship. Highlights from the interview: What movie character Bobby most identifies with. Why the pandemic has spurred a complete reorg...

Charmaine Fuller is a life strategist for special needs moms. In this interview you’ll learn how you can apply her self care routines into your life and business to help you recharge your internal battery. Highlights from the interview: Why she got made fun of for being too happy as a kid. Why she wants to help other moms who have special needs kids. Why she hired help so she could focus on the im...

Jenny Blake is an entrepreneur, speaker and author. She teaches people to build businesses that help them live a full life instead of a busy one. In this interview you’ll learn how she creates time to do the things that she loves. Highlights from the interview: What she was like as a nine-year-old. Creating the time to take care of herself. Why she wants to be slow to respond to emails. Her evenin...

Omar Brownson is an entrepreneur, podcaster, former city planner and gratitude fanatic. In this interview you’ll learn about how you can be more present and show up as your authentic self in your career and life the way that makes you happy. Highlights from the interview: Why he paused to go inward to help him understand the direction of a big city project. How he changed his career direction with...

In this interview you’ll get to hear from Mike Michalowicz who is a best-selling author and creative business person who has found unique ways to build partnerships. During this interview you’ll learn about how you can utilize your values to help you focus on what matters to you. Highlights from the interview: Why Mike went all in on becoming a business writer. How to figure out if you should list...

A Dig to Fly interview with Mike Kim. He is the author of You Are the Brand. He is also a business coach and marketing strategist who specializes in personal branding. In this interview you’ll learn about how to break down your mental walls and how to build a personal brand that stands out. Highlights from the interview: How Mike made the shift from running a church music program into starting his...

Rochelle Moulton is the author of Authority Code and the founder of a business that turns consultants into authorities in their industry. In this interview you’ll learn about how she focused on the essential tasks/projects to do work you love and get great results in your business. Highlights from the interview: What she was like as a nine year old and how it has influenced her today. Why she hate...

Ryan Hawk is an entrepreneur, author and podcaster. In this interview you’ll learn how he built up his podcast audience, creates a dynamic presentation that delivers a ton of value and works through his writing struggles as he is working on a book. Highlights from the interview: How Ryan likes to recharge his internal battery. The importance of leaning into feeling uncomfortable to grow his career...

Vicky Hsu is the founder of Habitica. A company that focuses on helping people gamify their habits to make lasting change. In this interview we deep dive into Vicky’s mindset and what she has learned about building good habits. Highlights from the interview: How she got into the habits arena. Habit RPG. What she was like as a nine year old. What she was made fun of as a kid and how it turned into...

Jeffrey Davis is the author and founder of Tracking Wonder. In this interview you’ll learn how to build your resilience by noticing and tracking the small things that grab your interest. It will help you prime your mind and awareness to improve your day. Highlights from the interview: How Jeffrey used his strengths as a kid to grow his career as a researcher. Bruce Springsteen’s personality. The h...

Dr. Sarah Brown is a corporate coach and trainer who focuses on helping women executives become more successful and enjoy themselves as they build their career. In this interview you’ll learn the tools to become more successful and happier in your career. Highlights from the interview: Why her nine-year-old self would be impressed with who she has become. How she uses journaling to help her grow....

David Jenyns is the founder and author of Systemology. In this interview you’ll learn the value of creating systems in your business and/or career to help you save time and reduce errors. Highlights from the interview: How his dad created a game out of behaving and helping around the home. Why his brother struggled with the game. What his personality type is like and how it affects his business. W...

Peter Shankman is serial entrepreneur, author and founder of Help a Reporter Out. His ability to cultivate his ADHD and how he has turned it into a superpower is a fascinating part of this interview.  Highlights from the interview: What are the voices in Peter’s head like? Why working out helps his massive ADHD. How the diagnosis of ADHD in adulthood helped him understand himself better. The balan...

Judy Robinett is an author, investor, entrepreneur, former CEO of private and public companies and a wealth of information to help people build their careers. In this interview you’ll learn about how to build connections with anyone and how to deepen these relationships so you can grow your career. Highlight from the interview: How Judy got over her shyness. How she made talking to people into a g...

This is the 2nd part of "Do Work You Love" based on a workshop that I did with my community. In this episode we dove deeper into understanding yourself and how you can build your career foundation.

Karl talks about doing work you love. In Part 1 of this live workshop I share stories about how I figured out my formula to do work that I love. I also share stories from people I’ve interviewed and researched to help paint the whole picture. My career has ebbed and flowed, but I’ve always stayed true to my North Star. Highlights from the show: How we perceive our work. Making little shifts to mak...

Julie Broad is the founder of Book Launchers and the author of Self-publish and Succeed. In this interview you’ll hear about how she built her businesses and developed a mindset that helped her succeed. One of the main parts of this conversation is how she dealt with employee burnout and what systems she put in to place to help with this in the future. Highlights from the interview: What she was l...

Devin Ambron is an entrepreneur, marketing strategist and productivity specialist. He shares how he has built a successful business and is now in a pivot as he figures out his next move. I love how honest he is in this interview as he explains his strategy and process. Highlights from the interview: Why he graduated high school with strangers. Learning about what he liked and what he was intereste...

Tony Hsieh, a Co-founder of Zappos, passed away last year and it’s made me want to listen to this interview from 10 years ago. I interviewed Tony about how he overcame his fears and turned them into fuel to build an even stronger business. It’s cool to see how my interview style has grown and also in many ways stayed the same. I cringe at how I ended the interview. I was so nervous that he didn’t...

Thanh Pham is the founder of Asian Efficiency. He’s a productivity expert who has learned how to dig deep into himself and come out a better leader and friend. You are going to love how open he is about how he has learned to have difficult conversations so he can continue to grow. Highlights from the interview: How his busy parents raising style helped form his personality. The super smart system...

Manuj Aggarwal is business mentor and strategist. He has dealt with a lot of ups and down in life and it’s fascinating what he larned and how its influenced his business. Highlights from the interview: How Manuj dealt with bullies in his neighborhood at the age of 9. The rollercoaster ride of starting his career. How he went from the boss from hell to the calm and caring boss that he is today. How...

Jeff Brown is the creator of the Read to Lead podcast and now it’s a book too. In this interview you’ll learn so many powerful lessons. My favorite might be about halfway through the interview. He talks about how he keeps moving forward when he gets knocked down. Highlights from the interview: Why Jeff struggled in school. What he wished he could do differently in his 20’s. How the book Purple Cow...

Jonathan Fields is an entrepreneur and author of many great books. His latest book Spark is out and he talks about why he created the book. You’ll find out how Jonathan has used his impulses to get a deeper understanding of himself and turned it into a tool to help others. Highlights from the interview: The bargains we make with ourselves can hold us back from doing meaningful work. Finding the th...

Pam Slim is author, community builder, consultant and former corporate director of training and development at Barclays Global Investors. She has been an entrepreneur for 25 years and she shares her up and down journey that she has been through. I love how open and honest she is about her journey and how she has been able to help so many people through the lens of her values. Highlights from the I...