The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

Episode 020: Matt Eversmann – How To Lead Soldiers Into Battle (Black Hawk Down) I was truly honored to speak with an American Hero for this episode of The Learning Leader Show.  Matt Eversmann led soldiers into one of the most dangerous places in the world.  His story was told in the book and movie, “Black Hawk Down.”  His specific character was played by Josh Hartnett.  We discussed the story be...

Episode 019: Chris Borland – Why He Walked Away From Millions Of Dollars This was an extremely thought provoking conversation with Chris Borland.  Chris is an extremely intelligent person who also is very driven and likable.  I really enjoyed getting to know him better and also gain a better understanding for why he walked away from the NFL after just one stellar season. Chris Borland had a storie...

Episode 018: Sam Silverstein – Why Successful People Love Accountability This was an intense conversation with Sam Silverstein.  Sam is absolutely committed to instilling the desire for accountability within organizations. Accountability is about keeping commitments to people , not things.  If you have any desire to learn more about accountability and how that’s a necessary component for all learn...

Episode 017: Jeff Haden – Why 578,000 People Follow Jeff’s Writing On LinkedIn This was a very interesting conversation with Jeff Haden.  I had never met a ghost writer prior to speaking with Jeff.  I have actually read a ton of his work on INC and LinkedIn for quite some time and I didn’t even realize he was the author.  I suspect a lot of  you have as well.  Check his work out on LinkedIn.  He h...

Episode 016: Jon Levy – The Influencers: How To Be A Super Connector When I was thinking of creating this podcast, Jon was the type of person I wanted to have on my show.  I learned about him after both Forbes and Business Insider wrote great articles about his “Influencer Dinners.”  I was fascinated to hear about these dinners and many more stories from Jon during our time speaking together. This...

Episode 015: Noah Fleming – How To Create Enduring Customer Loyalty   I love discussing how we can all better serve our customer base.  The best way to create and grow a thriving business is to create customer loyalty.  Noah Fleming is an expert at accomplishing this task.  He goes into detail on this topic in this episode. That’s just one reason I had an awesome time interviewing today’s guest on...

Episode 014: Jairek Robbins – How We Can All “Learn It, Live It, Give It” This was one of the most inspirational conversations I’ve had… Jairek has an incredible desire to serve others and it’s evident immediately when speaking with him.  This episode was packed full of great ideas and actionable takeaways to implement immediately. “My goal is to assist people in the process of rapidly achieving t...

Episode 013: Jenny Vrentas – How A Biochemistry Major Became One of The Best Football Writers In The Business Jenny Vrentas is one of the most intelligent people I’ve ever met… I actually sent her a copy of Shane Snow’s book, Smartcuts because I think they have so much in common (both are super smart).  She majored in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State and was personally picked by Pe...

Episode 012: How To Become A Master Negotiator With Dr. John Lowry   John and I met almost 10 years ago while I attended one of his negotiation training classes.  Like most people, I struggle to sit in a room and listen to someone present for 2 days.  In the case of John’s training, that was NOT the case.  It still is the greatest training course I’ve ever attended.  So much so that I have attende...

Episode 011: Brady Quinn – Why Certain People Are Great Leaders And Why Others Are Not Wow!  Brady is an open book.  I absolutely loved how open and honest Brady was in our conversation.  He didn’t mince words and was not scared to voice his feelings about great players and coaches as well as bad coaches and teammates.  I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Brady!  I promise you will learn a...

Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts When I created this podcast, I made a list of the 125 people I would reach out to first to be a guest on the show… Shane Snow was the very first name on that list. (Adam Grant was next).  Shane’s book Smartcuts is one of the best books I’ve ever read.  In this episode, we took a deep dive and Shane gives us the entire blueprint t...

009: The Creative Leader’s Guide To Making Money By Thinking Outside Of The Box With Jason Zook (SurfrApp) I love discussing how we can all better ourselves using the creative portion of our brain.  Jason has mastered this vital skill.  I loved this episode.  I’m proud to say that Jason has become a great friend!  I think it is one of most life-changing and important skills we can master. That’s j...

Episode 008: How To Create Passive Income With Pat Flynn This episode was a very special one to me.  Pat is one of my podcasting heroes.  I read his blog, Smart Passive Income and I listen to his award winning podcast all the time.  He is incredibly smart and so giving of his time.  He even broke out his signature beat boxing during our conversation!  There is so much great content in this episode...

Episode 007: How To Be More Charismatic With Jordan Harbinger From The Art Of Charm.  Also… Why Jordan Completely Disagrees With Howard Stern I was fortunate enough to have John Corcoran introduce me to Jordan (Thank You John).  Jordan was extremely kind, honest, and open with me about all ways to better yourself as a person.  We spoke for a great deal of time before and after recording and Jordan...

Episode 006: Hal Elrod Tells You How To Be Insanely Productive Before 8:00 AM Wow! Hal is an absolute ball of energy.  He kept me on my toes this entire conversation.  Even after we stopped recording, Hal kept offering up great advice on how to improve my life as well as my podcast.  He is an incredibly giving person.  This episode was one of my favorites because I truly felt inspired throughout. ...

Episode 005: How To Reinvent Yourself and Stand Out With Dorie Clark Wow!  Dorie is an incredible smart, idea machine!  I loved our conversation.  After we stopped recording, we kept talking for another 25 minutes.  Dorie was offering great tips and ideas on how to grow my podcast the entire time.  She is a true giver… She was very complimentary of the podcast and the style and then offered up man...

Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion Todd Wagner is one of the reasons I started this podcast.  I wished I had recorded the original conversation I had with Todd last year.  Fortunately, he was willing to come on and share so much of his incredible story with us all here on The Learning Leader Show.  Todd is an amazing person.  One of the nice...

Episode 003: Maurice Clarett: How He Built A 6 Figure Income After Spending 4 Years In Prison I was absolutely captivated by Maurice.  I could have spoken with him for hours.  I believe in the past he has been misunderstood.  He is a thoughtful, intelligent guy who has genuine ideas on how to help college athletes be better prepared for life after their college. “If I had stayed at Ohio State, I w...

Episode 002: Chris Brogan: How To Take Over And Set Bigger Goals  After we finished recording this interview, Chris said to me, “You’re a good egg Ryan Hawk.  Thank you for having me on.”  I’m not sure why, but I really enjoyed getting a thoughtful, real compliment from someone like Chris.  Chris has a podcast guest standard that he will only record for 20 minutes (it makes sense based on his sche...

Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks   I love discussing how we can all better ourselves by becoming improving our connecting skills.  This was a phenomenal episode. Jayson shares that the best way to connect with others is to first look to help them.  I think it is one of most life-changing and important skills we can master.   “To me, at the en...