The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

The Learning Leader Show Episode 220: Robert Greene - The Laws Of Power & Mastery Robert Greene is an American author and speaker known for his books on strategy, power and seduction. He has written five international bestsellers: The 48 Laws of Power , The Art of Seduction , The 33 Strategies of War , The 50th Law and Mastery . In addition to having a strong following within the business world an...

219: Eric Barker - Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong Eric Barker is a thought leader in the field of success. His humorous, practical blog, "Barking Up the Wrong Tree", presents science-based answers and expert insight on how to be awesome at life. Over 300,000 people subscribe to his weekly newsletter and his content is syndicated by Time Magazine, The Week, and Business Insider...

Episode #218: David Hornik - Why Givers Win Show Notes: Sustained Excellence: Great story-tellers -- Every message is better told as a story Great sales people Why generous people win in the long run -- David is naturally generous He answers every email VC's invest in people more than investing in a product The story of Danny Shader and their daughters' soccer team The many conversations which led...

217: JJ Redick - "You've Never Arrived. You're Always Becoming." Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio JJ Redick is an iconic and legendary basketball player from Duke University. He is their all time leading scorer.  JJ was the 11th overall pick in the 2006 NBA draft (Orlando Magic).  He's going in to his 12th NBA season.  He recently signed a 1 year, $23 million contract with the Philadelphia 7...

Episode 216: Jim Collins – How To Go From Good To Great Show Notes: Sustained Excellence: Never go to a meeting without writing down 5 questions prior to the meeting Always follow up the meeting with at least a page of notes -- Share those with your mentor What made you say yes to The Learning Leader Show after 2 1/2 years? It requires intense focus to prepare This is a teaching moment Only say ye...

Episode 215: Chris Fussell -- How To Build A Team of Teams (One Mission) Chris Fussell is a Partner at the McChrystal Group Leadership Institute. He is the author of One Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams , and a co-author of the New York Times bestseller Team of Teams , the first book in the series. He was commissioned as a Naval Officer in 1997 and spent the next 15 years on U.S. Navy SE...

Episode 214: Jason Calacanis - How To Turn $100,000 Into $100,000,000 (Angel Investing) Jason Calacanis is a technology entrepreneur and an angel investor. The founder of a series of conferences that bring entrepreneurs together with potentials investors, he was a scout for top-tier Silicon Valley venture capital firm Sequoia Capital and frequently appears in the media. He is the author of a new b...

Episode 213: Ryan Holiday - How To Make Work That Lasts (Perennial Seller) This is Round 3 with best-selling author, entrepreneur, and renowned marketing strategist, Ryan Holiday. If you'd like to listen to our first conversation, go HERE .  If you'd like to check out the second one, go HERE . Brian Koppelman ( screenwriter & director: Rounders, Ocean's Thirteen and Billions) once said,  "I don't...

Episode 212: Max Joseph - Catfish, Leadership, Making It Count, & Pete Berg Max Joseph is one of the creative minds behind MTV's Catfish and the director of the indie film We Are Your Friends , has teamed up with the social media app Vero to launch a new documentary series,  Charismatic Thinker.  He started as an editor, then become a director. He has written, directed, or produced over 64 short f...

Episode 211: Vanessa Van Edwards - How To Be Instantly  Irresistible Subscribe on  iTunes    or  Stitcher Radio "Vulnerability is sexy.  There is science to prove it." Show Notes: Sustained Excellence = Being a people reader (not a mind reader) Try to listen to others more than anyone else Get to KNOW the person 3 Skills Decoding - Leaders who are able to read others accurately Encoding - Your abi...

Episode 210: Noah Kagan - How To Start A Business Noah Kagan was the #30 employee at Facebook (started there in 2005), and the #4 employee at Mint.com.  He came up with the idea of real-time updates and executed with one engineer (Mark Slee) at Facebook.  He is now the Chief Sumo at Sumo.com (A domain in which he paid $1.5m to own.  We discussed why on this episode). This episode is different than...

Episode 209: Jason Redman - The Power Of Being Humble: From A Wounded Navy SEAL Sustained Excellence = Humility... Re-learning how to humble yourself.  Arrogance can ruin you The story of Jay being "ripped in to" by a leader after he made a mistake that could have costs lives... And how that impacted him "Great leaders take a step back... To analyze what happened" "There are no bad teams, just bad...

David Novak is Co-Founder, Retired Chairman and CEO of Yum! Brands, Inc. (Pizza Hut, KFC, and Taco Bell), one of the world's largest restaurant companies with nearly 43,000 restaurants in more than 130 countries and territories. He stepped down as CEO on January 1, 2015 and retired from Yum! and Yum!'s Board in May 2016. During his time as CEO, Yum! doubled in size and became a global powerhouse g...

  In This Episode, You Will Learn: Liz asks... What makes a great podcast episode? A host is listens , asks good follow up questions... And a guest who understands why they've sustained excellence and can intelligently share quality stories. The great leadership on her son's football team.  Selflessness, diverse... They all made sacrifices. "We've noticed a shift fueled by technology "It's not abo...

Episode 206: Sam Walker - The Hidden Force That Creates The World's Greatest Teams: Captains Subscribe on  iTunes    or  Stitcher Radio The 7 Traits of Elite Captains: Extreme doggedness and focus in competition, often to the point of madness A tendency to play aggressively up to, and often beyond, the limits of the rules A willingness to do thankless jobs in the shadow of more acclaimed teammates...

Go To www. LearningLeader.com  For more information on DHH and this episode Common themes of leaders who sustain excellence: "For me it's falling in love with the work itself..." Being excited to do the actual work everyday... The actual day to day work "I don't have a need to think "What's Next?" -- "I'm thrilled to do the thing I've fallen in love with." How did he become DHH? What percentage of...

Episode 204: Dr. Tasha Eurich - How To Become More Self-Aware Common themes of leaders who sustain excellence: Self Awareness - "I scientifically studied this." "People who work on their Self-Awareness are happier, get more promotions, and lead better lives" It's become a national sport to point out that someone is self-aware -- "I wanted to do the research behind this to truly learn about it" 95%...

Common themes of leaders who sustain excellence: They know why they're there "They always have their eye on the why" "They think about success often" They understand their strengths and weaknesses "Surround yourself with people who compliment your strengths/weaknesses" How did Todd make a quick ascent to CEO? There must be an opportunity and then you "must go like hell when that happens" "I love t...

Episode 202: Jenny Blake - Pivot - What Do You Do When Your Back Is Against The Wall? Subscribe on  iTunes    or  Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show "What do you do when your back is against the wall?" In This Episode, You Will Learn: Common themes of leaders who sustain excellence: Great listeners -- Not just doing Getting the right people in the right seats on the bus Design thinking -- Emp...

Episode 201: Peter Mallouk - #1 Financial Advisor In America: Tony Robbins Business Partner Subscribe on  iTunes    or  Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show "I was not the greatest student, but I loved learning." - Peter Mallouk on why he earned 4 undergrad degrees, an MBA, a JD, and a CFP In This Episode, You Will Learn: Common themes of leaders who sustain excellence: Realize there is a recip...

Episode 200: AJ Hawk & Keith Hawk - Showing Up, Doing The Work, Earning Trust, Helping Others, Winning The Super Bowl, Celebrating #200 Subscribe on  iTunes    or  Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show "I've always been obsessed with being accountable to the people around me.  I have to be there for them." In This Episode, You Will Learn: Common themes of great coaches/leaders: A vividly clear p...

Episode 199: John Kralik - The Power of Gratitude (A Simple Act of Gratitude) Subscribe on  iTunes    or  Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show "Until you are grateful for what you have, you won't get what you want." In This Episode, You Will Learn: Common themes of leaders who sustain excellence: Being grateful for what you have will lead to continued excellence How his second divorce impacted...

Episode 198: Ian Robertson - The Winner Effect AND How Stress Can Make You Better Subscribe on  iTunes    or  Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show "Success breeds success.  The mere act of winning makes it more likely you'll win again." In This Episode, You Will Learn: Common themes of leaders who sustain excellence: Ability to set goals -- Not too big but not too easy Self belief -- Self Confi...

Episode 197: Linda Rottenberg - Why Crazy Is A Compliment Subscribe on  iTunes    or  Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show "The Greatest Risk Today Is Not Taking A Risk At All." In This Episode, You Will Learn: Common themes of leaders who sustain excellence: Cannot rely too much on assumptions/success of the past Can't stop taking risks Must continually challenge yourself Start "Stealth" Women...

Episode 196: Anthony Iannarino - The Only Sales Podcast You'll Ever Need   Subscribe on  iTunes    or  Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show "Who you are matters more than what you do." In This Episode, You Will Learn: Good vs. Great.  What separates the two? Self Discipline - "Me Management" Prospecting - Opportunity Creation "If your dream client could already get the result they wanted, they...