The Tactical Leader

“There is no bad question. The only bad question is the one that's ever asked.” – Brian Dolan In today’s episode, Zack Knight is joined by Brian Dolan, Brian shares his experience in building exceptional teams in the telecommunications industry. He talks about his journey and the importance of being part of an organization that supports growth. Brian emphasizes the value of mentors and serving lea...

“What we fail to realize is that a lot of the things we develop being in either military or on a sports team, a student-athlete, is that you develop these transferable skills and if you just change your focus, it can be applied to anything.” – Bryan Scott In today’s episode, Zack Knight is joined by Bryan Scott, Bryan is a product of Penn State University, and was drafted in the second round of th...

“Getting your emails delivered to the inbox is not rocket science, but it is a mixture of science and art.” – Scott Hartley In today’s episode, we welcome back Scott Hartley, Scott discusses the four fundamentals for small business owners to get their emails seen and increase their sales. He explains how monitoring and managing customer engagement, setting up authentication properly on t...

“Once you understand those (four fundamentals), you don't have to be a master of those, but once you understand them, no matter what platform that you're using, you can start doing things so that you get better results from your email marketing.”  –  Scott Hartley In today’s episode, we welcome back Scott Hartley, Scott is a serial entrepreneur and founder of MasterPlan4Success, Scott Ha...

“Be mindful of how you learn. Some people learn audibly, some people learn visually, some people are, it's learning while they're doing.”  –  Jennifer Chapman In today’s episode, we welcome back Jennifer Chapman, Jennifer discusses motivating people, corporate world dynamics, and entrepreneurship as well as the importance of both hard and soft skills in success. She shares her expertise...

“Don't feel like you just have to listen to a podcast from point A to point B. And there you go. Engage with the audio.” - Jennifer Chapman In today’s episode, I contemplate my interview with Jennifer as she digs deep into her 5-step leadership power tool and how it can help you become the leader you aspire to be. She explores different ways to learn and her advice on how to be more intentional in...

“My job on the other side of the camera is to get us to the point of conversation where you're talking freely about, about your business, your brand, your influence, whatever that may be, that you're talking so authentically and freely about it, that's the thing that's going to connect.” – Nate Sampson In today’s episode, we welcome back, Nate Sampson discusses how to avoid sleazy sales...

“We can really have the lives that we want, that sometimes we're afraid to ask for.”  –  Jennifer Chapman In today’s episode, we welcome back Jennifer Chapman, Jennifer is a leadership coach who helps people create ambitious and successful lives by embracing their roles as people managers. She dives into her story of transitioning from the corporate world to entrepreneurship and how she...

“My clients are the ones who understand their passion, their purpose behind that, and it's my duty to showcase that in a digestible, super high-quality format.” – Nate Sampson In today’s episode, we welcome, Nate Sampson, he is admittedly passionate about creativity and brings vision to purpose Through The Lens of cinematic storytelling working with businesses and organizations to develo...

“Moving to that failure point and then optimizing that “Fail into a win” is such a shift for business owners that I think that's the one thing I would say, move to failure, move to contact, get that friction point out of the way, and then learn from it and optimize what you're doing to create that win for yourself.” – Zack Knight In today’s episode, Zack Knight is joined by a panel of experts who...

“Be sure to be focused on what you can do for the facilitator and for their audience. Each person. That builds a stage, wants something you have to figure out what that is.” – Zack Knight In today’s episode, Zack Knight is joined by industry experts to discuss tactics to prepare for virtual or in-person presentations, crafting stories to engage your audience, strategies for converting an audience...

“You have to be able to tell yourself, “All right, I'm at that point where I don't need to do these things I don't like”.”  –  Kevin Snow In today’s episode, we welcome, Taylor Merritt, Taylor is a champion college athlete that attended the University of North Georgia and began her fitness journey performing at the top of college sports. She was later inducted into the UNG Hall of Fame a...

“When I network with people, it's all about finding out who they are and what they need help with. And less about who I am and what I do.”  –  Kevin Snow In today’s episode, we welcome back, Kevin discusses tactics to entrepreneurs can use to help their clients make purchasing decisions. He talks about the importance of understanding how people make decisions, asking the right questions...

“I've made it my biggest mission to share everything that I've screwed up along the way. And literally, teach business to as many people as I possibly can.” – Donnie Boivin In today’s episode, Donnie Boivin discusses how his experiences as a Marine have shaped his approach to business. He discusses his success as an author and a podcast which has helped him connect with a wider audience. He shares...

“You have to be able to tell yourself, “All right, I'm at that point where I don't need to do these things I don't like”.”  –  Kevin Snow In today’s episode, we welcome, Kevin Snow, who helps businesses close more sales by better understanding their sales process and identifying how to make the process more effective and faster. He has over 20 years of experience as a sales leader in the...

“Understanding their staff on a fundamental level so that they can drive the outcomes that they want and build the psychological safety that they're looking to create.” – Stephen Carpitella In today’s episode, we welcome back, Stephen Carpitella emphasizes the importance of communication and consistency in order to lead others. He shares that speaking powerfully with conviction is one of...

“Without awareness, there's really nothing else. And you can't really even be intentional until you have an awareness.” – Zack Knight In today’s solo episode, I reflect on Stephen Carpitella where they chat about leadership, self-mastery, and true success. He shares some helpful tactics that have helped him to build successful businesses and relationships. He shares strategies for creating intenti...

“There are mistakes and failures that happen. Every single game. Balls are overthrown, not caught, fumbled, and dropped sacks, right? There are plays that just don't go right. You don't see them all walking off the field after one play, right? It's back up and back into the huddle and onto the next one like it never happened.”  –  Stephen Carpitella In today’s episode, we welcome, Stephe...

“When you get around people that will push and challenge you in your business, you can have these intelligent conversations on, “This is a direction I think I'm going.” If you can't have those types of questions with people, you're not focusing enough time on your business. You're living too much in your business.” – Donnie Boivin In today’s episode, Donnie is a business consultant and coach who s...

“When you run your own business, nobody's telling you what to do anymore. It's a hundred percent on you to figure this thing out.” – Donnie Boivin In today’s episode, Donnie Boivin discusses how veterans can use their experience to be successful in their careers and businesses. He recommends focusing on a specific goal, be it getting followers, creating engaging content, or expanding the reach of...

“You can only fail because at no point in time is it your best. The closer you get to it, the more aware you become of how much better you could have done.”  –  Jarrod Haning In today’s episode, we welcome back, Jarrod Haning. Jarrod discusses how it’s important for people to understand their own mindset in order to be able to lead others. He talks about common blind spots that people ma...

“I've made it my biggest mission to share everything that I've screwed up along the way. And literally, teach business to as many people as I possibly can.” – Donnie Boivin  In today’s episode, Donnie Boivin discusses how his experiences as a Marine have shaped his approach to business. He discusses his success as an author and a podcast which has helped him connect with a wider audience. He shar...

“By mapping out somebody's thinking patterns, we're able to show them what their mindset is really capable of and what the blind spots are that are tripping them up.”  –  Jarrod Haning In today’s episode, we welcome, Jarrod Haning. Jarrod runs a mindset gym that rewires your brain for greater success with a series of exercises called mindset pushups. He has been featured on ABC Nightline...

“It becomes easy for us to marginalize these guys and write them off. and I don't think it's fair. And I think it is something that we need to take the brightest light we can possibly point at it and make people pay attention to it.”  –  Jon Becker In today’s episode, we welcome back, Jon Becker. Jon believes that we need to continue to preserve history in order to ensure that future gen...

“Every interaction you have with someone who works under your command, whether it's a direct report or three steps down the chain, you are delivering to them maybe the only message they have about the soul of the business.”  –  Jon Becker In today’s episode, we welcome, Jon Becker. Jon has had the continued opportunity and privilege to work with some of the foremost leaders in law enforc...