The Warrior Servant Leader Podcast

Tough Love Thursday with Andrew Drasen From Prison to a Vision of Hope Andrew Drasen is the author of A Vision of Hope and the creator of a 90-day framework that helps people transform pain into growth and live on purpose, not by accident. His work began with his own journey through adversity, loss, and rediscovery—experiences that forced him to rebuild from the ground up and ultimately inspired h...

Wednesday Wisdom with Kimberly Braun Can we really live a life of freedom, love and greatness? Today’s guest, Kimberly Braun, impelled from earliest childhood experiences, has spent over a decade as a monastic nun exploring the path of Presence. With a master's in theology, she lives to inspire others to connect to, and live from, Divine Love at their center.  She is a TEDx speaker and former medi...

TACO Tuesday! Balls and Brains: Are You Living Your Best Life? With Chris Woods Today’s guest, Chris Woods, is a Certified Professional Coach and the author of the book "Balls & Brains: A framework for living your best life by overcoming fears and maximizing strengths." "Balls & Brains" is a no-nonsense, actionable guide for people seeking to break free from self-imposed limitations and st...

Tough Love Thursday! Feeling overwhelmed? Always in the fast lane? Lack of energy? On the verge of a full blown burn out? Today’s guest has some answers for you.  The first one – embrace the pause button As a Black Belt in karate and an avid reader, Ralph Simone understands the benefits of consistent practice and continuous learning as integral parts of leadership development. It takes a lot of me...

Wednesday Wisdom Today’s guest, Davis Bain, is an author, chronic condition advocate, neurofeedback specialist, and graduate school counseling student whose life changed overnight during his senior year of college when a sudden injury led to Post-Concussion Syndrome. Davis has spent the last three and a half years navigating chronic pain, medical dismissal, financial strain, and the isolating weig...

TACO Tuesday! Take Action Crush Obstacles! Are you just exhausted with every day’s challenges? Find yourself saying, “Why do I keep putting up with everyone else’s crap? How can I get people to just do their job?” Today’s guest, Naomi Asher, is a leadership speaker, coach, and nonprofit strategist who helps leaders stop burning out and start understanding each other. After nearly two decades in no...

Tough Love Thursday The Third Quotient: Why IQ and EQ Are No Longer Enough Why do so many people struggle to change habits or behaviors even when they know what they “should” be doing? Why do so many high performers still feel disconnected, exhausted, or unfulfilled despite outward success? These, and more questions, are explored in our Warrior Servant Leadership Podcast today with our guest Nami...

Double Dose of Wednesday Wisdom! When Life Hits Hard: Turning Pain into Purpose and Setback into Strength with Holly Sweat Raper What if your greatest pain could unlock your greatest purpose? Today’s guest, Holly Sweat Raper, hits back—with purpose, power, and faith.” She’s on a mission to help people live out what they were Created4—success, purpose, and impact. Holly Sweat Raper is a powerhouse...

A little Wednesday Wisdom on your favorite Leadership Podcast! What does it take to perform at your best over and over again?  Mental performance coach Joshua Lifrak, former Director of the Chicago Cubs Mental Skills Program, answers that question and more today on the WSL Podcast. From elite athletes to C-Suite Executives, Coach Lifrak has helped instill leadership skills that resulted in World S...

TACO Tuesday! Take Action Crush Obstacles Freedom From Mental Captivity with Stan Lewis What is keeping you locked up and preventing you from living the transformed life you have always wanted? Today’s guest, Stan Lewis, firmly believes it is Mental Captivity that is holding you back. Stan Lewis is a nationally recognized mediator, leadership, and communication expert, personally endorsed by Dr. J...

Tough Love Thursday! A message you may not want to hear, but need to. From Friction to Flow with Grant Harris Buckle up, this is not the conversation you might think it is. Today’s guest, Grant Harris, is a globally recognized neuroinclusive performance strategist and speaker who shifts organizations from friction to flow by fixing their process, not their people, so they can save time, keep talen...

Wednesday Wisdom When Everything Falls Apart: Finding Faith in the Fire with Dr. Ken Kaufman Today’s guest, Dr. Ken Kaufman, is a speaker, author, and former sports medicine entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience working with high-level athletes and active adults. But his most powerful message didn’t come from success—it came from collapse, including the death of his wife. After decades of...

TACO Tuesday! High Performance Isn’t Motivation: What Really Sustains Results Over Time with Silvia Rizzo Today’s guest's, Silvia Rizzo, work sits at the intersection of high-performance sport and business, where pressure, decision-making, and responsibility are part of everyday reality. From being an elite competitor in international motorcycle racing to the precision of dressage and C-suite cons...

Tough Love Thursday! The message you may not want to hear, but need to. Today’s guest, Christian De La Huerta, is an award-winning author, internationally renowned speaker, and personal transformation coach with over 30 years of experience.  He has delivered powerful, life-changing messages at universities, conferences, multinational corporations, spiritual communities, and the TEDx stage. Becomin...

Wednesday Wisdom From Compton to The White House Communications Agency Hall of Fame! with Darrell Williams Today’s guest, Darrell Williams, is a distinguished member of the White House Communications Agency Hall of Fame. His leadership coaching is based on a stellar 20-year military career, where he traveled as an Operations and Vice Presidential Communications Officer, leading over 500 White Hous...

TACO Tuesday! Take Action Crush Obstacles Today’s guest has gone from Olympic Trials Swimmer to Co-Founder of LoyaltyOps™, an operational advisory firm that installs the structural foundation that keeps execution strong as organizations grow. She was responsible for  doubling the growth of a leading fitness company every year for 3 years and is the founder of 2 companies and working with multimill...

Tough Love Thursday! A message you may not want to hear, but need to. Most people think they have a motivation problem. Today’s guest says that’s not true—they have a self-leadership problem.  From a high school tuba player to a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership (DSL), Bobby Shelton has spent years studying why high-performing individuals still struggle with consistency, alignment, and follow-thro...

The worst news ever turned out to be an “absolute blessing” for Rob Ryan Sullivan. On his 48th birthday – on Feb. 18, 2015 – Sullivan received news from his doctor that he had lymphoma in the form of massive tumors on his heart and in his neck. Six months and several rounds of chemotherapy later, Sullivan was cured and he had the experience that led to the last chapter of his second book, “A Trek...

TACO Tuesday! Take Action Crush Obstacles Most people think violence is unpredictable and random. This is not true at all. In fact, there is a scientifically proven pathway that all perpetrators of violence follow. This process can actually be interrupted, if you know what to look for.  Concerning behaviors often show themselves well before even the threat of an attack is displayed. Unfortunately,...

It's Tough Love Thursday! A message you may not want to hear, but need to. You know, we spend a lot of time talking about leadership, resilience, stress, performance, and mental toughness, but sometimes we overlook the most basic truth of all - if your body is running on empty, eventually everything else starts breaking down too. My guest today is Jennifer Martinez, CEO of JMAR Solutions, and she’...

You know when we have all of these big dreams of how "epic" our life will be a few years down the road and then we wake up one day feeling like we're nowhere close to what we had imagined? Maybe we're feeling like our life is missing joy, passion or purpose -- or maybe we got the "stuff" but something is still missing. Our guest today, Meridith Alexander, had her “walk around this lovely planet” e...

TACO Tuesday! Take Action Crush Obstacles! Cursing At Mountains with Brandon Kowallis Today’s guest on the Warrior Servant Leader Podcast is a pondering goof ball of epic proportions. His eclectic tastes and interests have led him through his own series of bizarre experiences that have adorned his life and shaped him into the weird but relatively likable and sometimes dislikable character he is to...

It's Tough Love Thursday, the day we share some messages you may not want to hear, but need to. Buckle up! As we near the end of the Easter season in the Roman Catholic Church, we will be celebrating Pentecost Sunday. Many think this Sunday merely ends Easter and we can go back to a spiritual life as usual as we await Christmas in December. Well, here is some tough love news for you. Pentecost is...

Wednesday Wisdom How to Build a Life You Don’t Need to Escape From with Jay Meacham Today’s guest is a soon to be ordained Deacon in the Roman Catholic Church, Jay Meacham. He is a committed executive coach, business strategist, and purpose-driven leader dedicated to transforming the lives of others, especially residential home builders and skilled trades professionals. Jay coaches clients who are...

TACO TUESDAY!  Take Action Crush Obstacles! Today on The Warrior Servant Leader Podcast, I sit down with a man who is using storytelling, leadership, and hard conversations to help save lives behind the badge and beyond it. Conrad Weaver is a mission-driven filmmaker, entrepreneur, speaker, and advocate for first responder wellness. As President and CEO of  First Responder Wellness Solutions  and...