The Uncommon Leader Podcast

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞 – 𝐭𝐡𝐞 "𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬"? Many driven professionals, especially men 25-45, feel the weight of unfulfilled potential and a lack of clear purpose. This Tuesday on 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭, I challenge this head-on with an extraordinary guest, 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫, author of "𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠." He reveals a powerful, c...

Why do even the most successful leaders feel stuck? 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬—𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫? In this powerful new episode of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭, I sit down with returning guest 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐚, a former NASA rocket scientist turned keynote speaker and executive coach. Together, we unpack 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧’𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐀...

As leaders, we plan everything—our business strategy, our goals, our growth. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞? 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭. In this episode of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭, I’m joined by 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐧, a chemical engineer turned relationship coach and author of 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞. She’s taken the same mindset that drives success in business and applied it to relationships—𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩...

🎙️ 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝟏𝟕𝟑: From Marine sniper to FBI agent… from pastor to executive coach… 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐧 has worn a lot of titles. But what he built along the way is far more powerful—what he calls Inner Armor. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞-𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝. 🔍 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬...

🚀𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 — 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤? 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬? 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞—𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤? In this powerful episode of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭, I sit down with 𝐓𝐄𝐃𝐱 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐉𝐑 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐝  to unpack what’s really holding high performers back… and how YOU can flip the...

🎙️ Episode 171 — 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐔𝐬:  Leading, Parenting, and Leaving a Legacy Through Storytelling 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐧 Hey Uncommon Leaders,   This week, I had the privilege of sitting down with someone whose perspective on leadership and legacy truly moved me — 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐧. He’s a global entrepreneur, mentor, and the author of the powerful 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐔𝐬.    𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 reminded me o...

What does it really mean to leave a legacy? And how can leaders prepare for what comes after success? In this episode, I sit down with Jim Erben, President of Erben Associates, to talk about legacy, succession, and why the most successful leaders plan their exit long before they need to. Jim shares hard-earned lessons on: ✅ Why legacy isn’t about wealth—it’s about values ✅ The emotional toll of...

 🔥 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆?    From a tough conversation with his hockey coach to a pro athlete’s mindset—and now, the founder of a global Christian marketing agency—𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 shares the unfiltered story behind his rise.    In Episode 169 of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁, discover:    ✨ The game-changing R7 vision f...

🎯𝐇𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 $𝟏𝟎𝟎: Barry Sutlive’s Blueprint for Purpose-Driven Leadership   Can you build a multimillion-dollar company with just $100, no ladder, and unwavering faith?   𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝—and he’s here to share how.   On this powerful episode of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭, I sit down with my longtime friend Barry Sutlive, founder and CEO of Reliab...

🎙 Ep. 167 — From Benchwarmer to Ironman: How Shawn Hoyt Leads with Discipline, Grit, and Growth   What does it take to completely reinvent yourself—physically, mentally, and professionally—in your 40s and 50s? In this episode of The Uncommon Leader Podcast, host John Gallagher sits down with Shawn Hoyt, an everyday athlete and driven professional who went from average beginnings to completing mara...

What’s the secret to building a breakthrough leadership team ?  Mike Goldman says it starts with growth, fulfillment, and impact. In this episode of The Uncommon Leader Podcast, I sit down with Mike—bestselling author, leadership team expert, and host of The Better Leadership Team Show—for a powerful conversation on what it takes to lead well as your company scales. Mike shares a personal story ab...

What happens when you achieve everything society calls "success" but still feel empty inside? Dr. Sharon Spano walks us through this profound paradox that affects countless high-achieving leaders. Drawing from her extensive experience as a consultant with a PhD in human organizational systems, Dr. Spano reveals the hidden patterns that create what she calls "the emptiness of success...

What's the single most powerful force behind sustainable transformation in leadership and life? According to leadership expert Dave Campbell, it's consistency.  In this deeply personal conversation, Dave reveals how he achieved the best physical shape of his life at age 55 through unwavering daily disciplines that transformed not just his body, but his leadership impact. His journey illu...

Christian business leaders need to measure beyond traditional key performance indicators by adopting Kingdom Performance Indicators (KPIs) that track eternal impact. These new metrics reveal why we're doing business and who we're truly impacting beyond immediate stakeholders. • Traditional KPIs measure financial and operational performance but fall short of measuring kingdom impact • The...

Rich Sanders brings a remarkably unique perspective to the Uncommon Leader Podcast as both a pastor and successful entrepreneur. With his powerful motto—"The more we make, the more we give"—Sanders tackles the perceived tension between Christian values and business success, offering a refreshing framework that celebrates both hard work and generous giving as expressions of faith. Through...

Trust forms the foundation of leadership, functioning like a bank account where we make deposits through positive actions and withdrawals through negative behaviors. • Trust requires doing what you say, saying what you do, and being authentically human in all interactions • It often takes "99 attaboys to make up for one aw crap moment" in leadership • When trust is broken, asking for for...

Trust is the ultimate currency in today's business landscape, and nobody understands this better than Marcus Sheridan. In this fascinating conversation, Marcus reveals how his near-business failure during the 2008 recession led him to discover powerful principles of trust-building that transformed his pool company into an industry leader and launched his career as a sought-after speaker and a...

What if everything you thought you knew about personal change was wrong? Michael Lopez, author of the Amazon bestselling book "Change: Six Science-Backed Strategies to Transform Your Brain, Body and Behavior," shatters conventional wisdom with science-backed insights that revolutionize how we approach transformation. Drawing from his diverse background as a consultant, intelligence offic...

How do you transform losing teams into champions? What makes an uncommon leader? Coach Jim Johnson discovered the answers to these questions through both devastating failure and extraordinary success during his 30-year basketball coaching career. The journey begins with humility. After being fired from his first coaching position following 17 consecutive losses, Johnson realized he had much to lea...

In this exciting episode, we're revisiting my engaging conversation with state champion Head Coach Jacob Gruse. Recorded during the onset of March Madness a couple years ago, this episode quickly became one of our most downloaded episodes! Join us as Coach Gruse shares his journey, insights on leadership, and powerful stories that have impacted his life and career. Key Highlights: Leadership...

What if the comfortable goals you've been setting are actually holding you back from your greatest achievements? In this inaugural episode of The After Show, I challenge the conventional wisdom of SMART goal-setting by proposing a powerful shift: replacing "Realistic" with "Hard" to create SMAHT goals (Specific, Measurable, Action-oriented, Hard (or Heaven must help!), Tim...

Susan Campbell never imagined she'd become an entrepreneur in her fifties, but when inspiration struck just weeks before her daughter's wedding, she couldn't ignore it. That divine spark led to South 23rd and the Porch Pop – an innovative solution transforming ordinary plastic plant pots into stylish decorative accents. Watching her father pursue a patent for his can crusher inventi...

 Hello Uncommon Leader Podcast listeners! I am thrilled to share some exciting news with you—I'm launching a brand new segment called the Uncommon Leader After Show ! You know that feeling after watching an exhilarating game, where you just can't wait to break down and analyze all the big plays? That's exactly what I'm going to do, but with leadership insights. Join me as we di...

What separates those who crumble under pressure from those who thrive? For Schuyler Williamson, the answer crystallized during an IED attack in Iraq that disabled his vehicle and injured his entire platoon. Despite chaos, pain, and limited visibility, his team still looked to him for the next decision. That pivotal moment forms the heart of this gripping conversation about leadership when everythi...

Dive into a compelling conversation with Chris Widener, a celebrated motivational speaker and author, as he shares his transformative journey through leadership, excellence, and service. From his childhood experiences as a ball boy for the Seattle Supersonics, Widener draws upon powerful life lessons that shaped his understanding of true leadership—serving and uplifting others. He emphasizes that...