The Book Leads: Impactful Books For Life & Leadership

For this episode, cage-rattler, prolific author, and leadership advisor Dr. Bridget Cooper walks me through her career journey, from empowering her coaching clients to that same work taking on even greater meaning when she experienced life-altering changes after a traumatic motor vehicle accident. In her book Pain Rebel, Dr. B. shares the lessons of engaging and working through pain, utilizing bot...

For this episode, muti-faceted, multi-talented, and fellow multipotentialite Randye Kaye walks me through the heart of her own book on happiness and what it took for her – through the up’s and down’s of her own life – to come to the realization of how much we can really enhance our own happiness. We can’t do what the self-help and development gurus suggest for us without a sound foundation of our...

For this episode, the second of my discussions covering The Bible, Pastor Brown talks about the real messages in this sacred text, those that seem to get lost and even hijacked (my word) in the chatter and noise of today’s society. Through his early ties to Christianity via his father, who is also a Pastor, and his own work with youth, running a faith-based non-profit, teaching as a professor, and...

For this episode, Darrin walks me through happiness, joy, wonder, and possibilities -- all sensations we seem to have lost as adults. The foundation of his message and book is his own realization that he was "upside-down," giving more priority as an executive to the numbers and performance of the business than the people and humanity behind it. As much as it's been the case with episodes of The Bo...

For this episode, Mboone walks me through the realizations she’s made throughout her career, always focusing on that next pursuit – whatever that next pathway is in her life and work -- leading her to recognize the power of gratitude. She lives the message of thriving in the uncomfortable, as evidenced by writing her book, and building an accompanying workshop, on gratitude – what she sought out t...

The Book Leads – Episode 19: Karen Hinds & The Bible For this episode, Karen walks me through the lessons she’s taken from The Bible, a book of which she’s now in her seventh reading, with each reading providing new insights and lessons. What’s great about our conversation is that, if someone isn’t necessarily religious – like me – you might not know what to expect when opening up a conversati...

For this episode, Jill and I , based on what she’s taken from the book , talk about the power of performance in the various areas life and how it’s driven by how well we monitor and balance our energy, which will determine how fully engaged we are with what we’re after. What’s great about this book is that, although it’s from 2003, Jill demonstrates how timely it is for life today as most of us na...

For this episode, Tonya breaks down the value she’s found in Ryan Holiday’s books – one of which is Courage Is Calling – as well as the path her life and career have taken and the courage she’s still building in her own life (modeled by her own mother). Tonya is a great example of the ripple effect we can cast through our networks by creating a community where we can all learn from each other. She...

For this episode, Randye provides some insight into her life and career and how it serendipitously seems to mirror the book – a memoir -- she’s chosen to cover with me . Randye seems to be a prime example of those of us who want to show our authentic self, wanting to express who we are and what we really desire, yet didn't quite know which avenue or form that authenticity should take until it reve...

For this episode, Tina walks me through what drove her to seek her own FREEDOM from professional unhappiness, helping her prioritize and allowing more time for what makes her happy – and that’s what she hopes to guide her clients through. There’s more out there for each of us – if we choose to seek it out. In F.R.E.E.D.O.M., Tina breaks down and provides action steps for the concepts behind the ac...

For this episode, Jess shares her long journey of uncertainty and self-discovery – one which lead her right to where she’s supposed to be, allowing her to tap into what she feels she was meant to do while helping others along the way. She shares her major lesson in one of the chapters of the Be The Beacon anthology. Be The Beacon offers stories from women across a spectrum of journeys, from those...

For this episode, Eric shares the lessons he’s taken away from Obvious Adams, which was first published in 1916. From his own experience in higher education, specifically in the field of MBA programs in world-renowned institutions, Eric has seen both the respect the book has garnered in business academia and the impact of the book on his own life and work. Obvious Adams offers a great lesson in ho...

For this episode, Connor, in breaking down the book, shares with me the power of meeting the customer where they need to be by making their experience as streamlined and efficient as possible.  We share stories of what drives use to help others, striving for efficiency, and the simplicity companies often abandon when they turn a blind eye to their everyday resources – their people. Connor is...

In this episode, I give a quick breakdown of the books I’m currently reading. It’s such a random combination of books, and it speaks to the power of what we bring to relationships, what leadership really means, how we need to be pragmatic about the things we can’t control in life, controlling what we can to fascinate others, and studying how to develop great habits. I love studying leadership, and...

For this episode, Jess and I read a book she selected for us to cover. Every so often each of us may come to a point where something may seem off between us and our environments. Something doesn’t reconcile. Something doesn’t click. The best of us doesn’t come out. Frequency offers insight into why that might be – that those environments, people, or experiences are neither tapping into our energy...

In this episode, David and I discuss the journey to writing his book, his passion for enabling people, and how the power of people setting the example for others set him on his course to being not only a coach, writer, and keynote speaker on leadership but a consummate and evolving student. David’s Human Resources and Organizational Development consulting career spans 30 years. In his current role...

“You’re born looking like your parents. You die looking like your choices.” Most of us are so impatient. We want the big thing now. We want to see our success, goals, and achievements play out ASAP! We want what’s beyond tomorrow – without really looking at (or appreciating) the strides and steps we’re taking on a regular basis in the short-term today. Little changes and little habits -- our choic...

The Book Leads – Episode 8: Angela Silva Mendes & her book, Getting There by Being Here, Life’s Invitations to Dance    In this episode, Angela and I talk about her book, which, I believe, came out at a great time for its readers – during the COVID-19 pandemic. Influenced by Angela’s life of experiences where she didn’t quite know where she belonged – but also fueled and empowered by...

In this episode, Matt and I talk about his book The Road Will Someday Bend, which brings together his strong love of history and family – specifically honoring his grandfather, whose life serves as an inspiration for the novel. In this discussion we get into what inspired Matt to write the book, the power of the immigrant stories, and how we can take experiences from our own lives and share our le...

Back to The Leadership Challenge (TLC) we go, as Amy mentions that TLC is also the book she would highlight for this series, as I did in Episode 1. After a walkthrough of how TLC has impacted her, she then breaks down Everyday Leaders, Extraordinary Leadership, the follow-up to TLC targeted specifically to those who are not yet in titled, formal leadership positions. In this episode, Amy and I tal...

I ordered this book based on my conversation with Jenn, who is the Founder & CEO of Publish Your Purpose. There’s such a disconnect that exists when it comes to the effort of marketing and branding. We tend to reflect ONLY what we think people want to see – which, granted, is very important in order to demonstrate value – but most times we end up forgoing and limiting our uniqueness, authentic...

In this episode, I interview Jenn T. Grace, a Certified B Corp , Founder and CEO of Publish Your Purpose, and Assistant Principal at the Oliver Ellsworth School in Windsor Stephen Higgins about the I Am Me book. I Am Me is a compilation of stories written by students ages 3-8 and represents the diversity of the Windsor community. Through their stories the students bring us into their lives, sharin...

In this episode, I provide more of an introduction to the John's Read On... subseries of The Book Leads podcast and I provide some information on The Mindset Talks Podcast that I'm co-hosting with my friend, colleague, confidant, and collaborator, Prati Kaufman.   Prati: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pratikaufman/   John: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmjaramillo/

Known as America’s Marketing Motivator, Kathy McAfee works with organizations to help them build more robust, diverse leadership pipelines, and with individual professionals who want to be known as experts in their fields. Through her coaching, training, and speaking services, Kathy helps people build more meaningful careers, stronger personal brands, and successful businesses and teams. She is th...

In this Episode, I give a breakdown of how the books pictured here (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jmjaramillo_overkill-thebookleads-podcast-activity-6820804673340002304-N8sP) are related to the book Frequency (also included in the picture). I brought all these books to an interview I was conducting with a friend to reflect the themes I saw as common across each of those books and Frequency. I was...