Wake Up and Lead

What happens when you find the spouse, get the house, have the kids, and make the money? You're happy! Right? Well, not always. Actually, you're often not any happier than you were before you had it. Cartwright Morris is a coach for men who are high performers and want a higher quality of life. Check him out at Men Are FORGED.

Spending 20+ years in the military, being an HR leader, and being a coach/consultant teaches you a thing or two about developing people. Henry Miller  is no stranger to all things leadership and leadership development!

Alicia Howson worked at a rapidly growing startup for four years. She got promoted just about every 100 days! She now is taking her learnings and helping other women who are early in their career get promoted. Go learn about how at the WinAtWork website! P.S. Leading even before you have a title is a huge part of getting promoted ;)

Many people go a lifetime and tell themselves the story that "this is just the way that I am." Jose Vargas is on a mission to help people stop telling themselves that story! Do yourself a favor and buy his brand new book called The Lead Through Method.

I posted on LinkedIn every day from January of 2022 until October of 2022 and went from 2,500 followers to 10,000. Followers is NOT what it is all about, but I have been given some great opportunities because of it. I'll be sharing 5 lessons that I learned. I'll also be sharing some pros & cons. If you are on LinkedIn, make sure to connect with me and send me a message!

Mallory Glessner is a fantastic leader. It is just who she is. Her parents were convicted felons when she was a kid, but she didn't let that stop her. On this episode we cover... -Being a High D on the DISC -Her extremely difficult upbringing  -The Growth Mindset -Minimalism -Continuous Improvement (She's a guru) -Leading without a title -Parenting her two boys -Why she loves Wildsparq Hop in...

Sonnie Linebarger  (from episode #7) is the host of the Evoke Greatness Podcast . She recently had me ( Hampton Dortch ) on her podcast and it was a blast! I had the opportunity to share a lot of my life story as well as some failures & wins along the way. Check this out if you want to learn more about me. Also, check out some more of Sonnie's podcast. She's the best!

In a brutally competitive world where everyone seems to be fighting to earn more and achieve greater success, “The Go-Giver” offers an alternative set of business success principles built on giving and adding value to others.  It has sold over 700,000 copies and I challenge you to add to that number! Our guest today is the co author, Bob Burg .  You don't want to miss this!

Pete is the CEO of Cruxible partners and Saebo incorporated. He's also the host of the Eating Crow podcast . Pete talks about his daily habits, building NEW habits, and the importance of finishing projects. He also talks about how most talent development programs are reactive instead of proactive. Finally, he gives some great advice for young professionals.

Dr. Garland Vance is the CEO of Advance Leadership and author of Gettin' (Un)busy. In this episode, we discuss... What "Culture" means. What is a good culture and what is a bad one? If it is worth investing in a leadership development strategy. Why most companies say that they want to develop their people but most don't. Some key points from his Gettin' (Un)busy.

Episode number 10 is a recap of the first 9 episodes. I'll speak to two things from each episode... 1. Best tip for leading yourself 2. Best tip for leading a team Tips 1-18 come from my guests and tips 19-20 come your host, Hampton Dortch. 64% of podcasts don't make it to 10 episodes, so wish me luck on getting out number 11! If you need a scalable way to develop your people as leaders, make sure...

Matt Letourneau is a previous leadership consultant and is now the CEO of Neverthirst. Neverthirst is a nonprofit based out of Birmingham that exists to serve clean and living water to the unreached across the world. A few key points from the episode: 1. Asking good questions 2. The two most important qualities for a leader to have 3. Leading with influence 4. Being authentic when you fail 5. How...

Josh Swing is the most relational person that I have ever met. He makes everyone feel like they are the most important person in the room. He is Wildsparq's longest employee. He is a massive part of the reason for Wildsparq's success throughout Chick-fil-A. He even hosts a podcast ( The Secret Sauce Podcast ) with Chick-fil-A operators where they talk about their "Secret Sauce" to leadership. We l...

Sonnie Linebarger was the previous COO over thousands of employees at Bristol Hospice. She is now the founder and CEO of Evoke Greatness, where she consults executives, coaches others, and speaks at events. She talks about empowering leaders, the importance of leadership development, building your bench, the great resignation, what culture really means, and more. She also talks about leading yours...

When challenging times come, organizations do one of three things. They either retreat, survive or thrive. Keith Canter (CEO of First Community Mortgage) is helping his team of 300+ thrive right now! He discusses embracing failure, getting 1% better every day, and even how he's improved his fitness during the most challenging time of his career. On top of that, we discuss leadership development, t...

Erin Shearer was previously a school principal before transitioning into the training and development space. She now serves as the executive training and development leader for Refine Labs. Something that she is passionate about is that organizations need to be crystal clear on roles and responsibilities. She's convinced that most issues in an organization can be tied to a lack of clarity around r...

April Shprintz is the founder of Driven Outcomes where she uses the Generosity Culture to help businesses accelerate growth. April didn't have the easiest upbringing in the world, but she didn't let that stop her from accomplishing her dreams. She could have had the mindset that hard things were happening to her. Instead, she believed from a young age that hard things were happening for her. You d...

Riley began his career in education as a teacher and eventually worked his way up to being a superintendent. He now is coaching other school districts on how to run great schools. He also helps teachers who are looking for new career opportunities. In this show, he shares some tips for how to scale an organization while keeping people at the center. He ends by talking about how to take ownership o...

Teddy Mitrosilis is an executive coach for startups, an excellent writer, an endurance athlete, and the KING of consistency. Aside from learning about consistency, we also discuss his “non-negotiables.” We end with talking about the importance of developing leaders, inviting diverse perspectives into decisions, and one more thing… EVERYONE is a leader to somebody.

Josh Etress, the COO of Anchor investments shares his biggest tips on intentional living. From reading, to having core values, to taking a full day of rest with his family each week, we get to hear it all! But it doesn't stop there. Leading himself is important, but the main reason that he does that is so that he can effectively lead others. Josh is all about impacting lives and we get a front-row...