Read to Lead Podcast

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1. 466: Transform How You Talk, Listen, and Interact with Chuck Wisner

   14 Mar 2023 · 33 min

   If there’s one area everyone of us can improve in, it’s the area of communication. I’ve talked with dozens of communication experts over the years. And I’d put Chuck Wisner at the top of my list. His new book is called…

2. 465: What to Say to Get Your Way with NYT Bestselling Author Jonah Berger

   7 Mar 2023 · 40 min

   At the beginning of this year, in Episode 456, I highlighted the six books I’m most looking forward to in the first half of 2023. I hope to feature all six here on the podcast. The first was featured in late January…

3. 464: The Power of Clarity with Ann Latham

   28 Feb 2023 · 28 min

   In 2021, when my book was released, I was invited shortly after to speak to a group at LinkedIn. LinkedIn staff were kicking off year two of their book club, and had chosen to do so with Read to Lead. My invitation to…

4. 463: Redefining What It Means to Sell with Colin Coggins and Garrett Brown

   21 Feb 2023 · 50 min

   My guests today ask the question, “What if the greatest salespeople on the planet are the opposite of who you think they are?” Everyone sells, every day. It’s why the most successful people are better than most at…

5. 462: Make More Sales, Build Loyal Relationships, and Make More Money with Jen Gitomer

   14 Feb 2023 · 47 min

   I have my friend Honorée Corder to thank again for this week’s guest. She’s always helping to introduce me to new and interesting people. The latest person on that list is Jen Gitomer. In 2019, she published the book…

6. 461: Audio Book Summary: Mindset by Carol S. Dweck

   7 Feb 2023 · 14 min

   Today, I’m sharing an audio summary of one of the most popular books of the last 20 years. First, it’s difficult to believe it came out nearly 17 years ago. The book I’m talking about celebrates its 17th anniversary on…

7. 460: Find Focus and Fight Distraction with Dr. Gloria Mark

   31 Jan 2023 · 48 min

   A few weeks ago here on the podcast, I teased six books you should make it a priority to read in 2023, all of which are set to release within the first six months of the year. I also mentioned that I hoped to…

8. 459: You MUST Market Your Book with Honorée Corder

   24 Jan 2023 · 29 min

   What is the single best tool an entrepreneur needs to build, boost, and grow their business? Win an Olympic Gold Medal? Sure! That’d be great. But apart from that? Write a book, of course! That according to Honorée…

9. 458: Over 10MM Copies Sold: My Summary of Atomic Habits by James Clear

   17 Jan 2023 · 17 min

   Just over four years ago, I interviewed my friend James Clear about his, then, new book Atomic Habits. Little did I know then that this book would rock the publishing world and become a worldwide bestseller. I call it…

10. 457: The Proven Path for Building a Rewarding Online Business with Matt McWilliams

    10 Jan 2023 · 50 min

    I’m excited this week for lots of reasons. First, I celebrate my birthday is this week (tomorrow if you’re keeping score)! Second, I get to welcome onto the show a longtime friend and fellow entrepreneur Matt…

11. 456: The 6 Books I’m Most Excited About Coming Out in the First Half of 2023

    3 Jan 2023 · 21 min

    Today, I share my research on the books coming out in the first half of 2023, and I’ve narrowed the ones you should have on your radar to six. Based on their titles, descriptions, the author’s background, and their…

12. 455: My Six Favorite Books I Read This Year

    27 Dec 2022 · 28 min

    Today, I take a look back at my favorite reads of 2022, only one of which actually came out in 2022. These are the books that have really stood out to me and have made a lasting impact on me. Several of those books I’m…

13. 454: Eliminate Difficult Conversations Using the Disconnect Principle with Ann Latham

    20 Dec 2022 · 35 min

    Last year when my book was released, I was invited shortly after to speak to a group at LinkedIn. LinkedIn staff were kicking off year two of their book club, and had chosen to do so with Read to Lead. My invitation to…

14. 453: How to Trade Shame, Guilt, and Fear for a More Fulfilling Life with Neal Samudre

    13 Dec 2022 · 32 min

    Today’s guest has been a friend for several years. I was incredibly excited to learn a couple of years ago that he was working on a book. In fact, we even share the same literary agent. That friend is Neal Samudre, and…

15. 452: Results of My Listener-Reader 2022 Survey

    6 Dec 2022 · 20 min

    Today, I’ve pulled together the responses from my listener-reader survey and sharing them with you. I’ve collected feedback from hundreds of Read to Lead listeners and readers to help inform the future of the Read to…

16. 451: How to Create, Live, and Sell a Powerful Personal Brand with Dr. Cindy McGovern

    29 Nov 2022 · 30 min

    My guest today used to live just a few miles away from me in Franklin, Tennessee. She also taught for a time at a well-regarded Nashville university (Belmont). Something I too have done (MTSU). Her name is Dr. Cindy…

17. 450: Primal Storytelling: Marketing for Humans with Anthony Butler

    22 Nov 2022 · 42 min

    Today’s guest has an incredible background. He served in Baghdad during the invasion of Iraq. And, somehow, he managed to take the corporate world by storm shortly after finishing his time in the service, despite not…

18. 449: Communication Secrets of the World’s Greatest Salesman with Carmine Gallo

    15 Nov 2022 · 43 min

    Today’s guest is a favorite of mine. That’s right. He’s been here before. In fact, today marks his third visit as a guest. His name is Carmine Gallo. He’s written bestselling books like Talk Like TED and The…

19. 448: Transform How You Communicate and Lead with René Rodriguez

    8 Nov 2022 · 41 min

    My guest today is truly one of the best-prepared and most articulate guests I’ve ever had the privilege to welcome to the show. And that voice. I often get compliments on my own voice, but wow! Wait until you hear the…

20. 447: The Inside Story of a Multibillion Dollar Behemoth with Mike Evans

    1 Nov 2022 · 27 min

    It’s not every day I get to interview the founder of a multiBILLION dollar startup. Today, however, is indeed such a day. That founder is Mike Evans of Grubhub and—more recently—Fixer fame. Mike has a brand new book…

21. 446: The Only Business Metric That Matters with Jeremy Utley

    25 Oct 2022 · 43 min

    My guest today asserts that we all want great ideas, but few of us actually understand how great ideas are born. Innovation, he says, is not an event, a workshop, a sprint, or a hackathon. It’s a result of mastering…

22. 445: Peak Your Profits with Jeff Blackman

    18 Oct 2022 · 45 min

    When our guest is someone who’s been working in his Zone of Genius for as long as he has, you can rest assured you’re going to learn a lot! His name is Jeff Blackman, and he is the author of several books, including…

23. 444: How the Future Works with Helen Kupp

    11 Oct 2022 · 36 min

    Slack is a tool I use virtually every day. And it’s a tool I’ve been using for more years than I can remember. I never thought I’d one day be interviewing a member of their excellent team but, then again, I’m drawn to…

24. 443: 18 Words to Live By with Kent Sanders

    4 Oct 2022 · 40 min

    I’ve been Facebook friends with today’s guest for several years. I’ve watched him from afar and have always admired his work, his values, and his writing. It’s probably a bit overdue, but I’m proud to say I’ve finally…

25. 442: Your Most Important Work is Always Ahead of You with Cynthia Covey Haller

    27 Sep 2022 · 38 min

    Stephen M. R. Covey has been one of my most favorite authors to interview. I’ve had that opportunity now three times! So when he suggested I talk to his sister about the book she was finishing up, a book co-written…

26. 441: The 4 Key Components to Taking Smart Notes

    20 Sep 2022 · 16 min

    When it comes to effective note-taking—or what I like to call note-making—most of us have never been properly trained. In today’s episode, I walk through the four key components you need to understand in order to turn…

27. 440: A New Approach to Making Business Personal with Vincent Pugliese

    13 Sep 2022 · 56 min

    Today’s guest first visited the show back in Episode #223. I also invited to speak at my online conference back in 2019 called the Boss-Free Virtual Summit. His name is Vincent Pugliese and, over the years, he’s gone…

28. 439: How to Future-Proof Your Business with Jonathan Brill

    6 Sep 2022 · 37 min

    My guest today says that, at this moment, rogue waves are forming under your business. Emerging technologies, changing demographics, the data economy, automation, and other trends―the undercurrents of radical, systemic…

29. 438: How to Engage Your Employees and Drive Organizational Excellence with Patrick Veroneau

    30 Aug 2022 · 38 min

    Some might say it’s a publisher’s dream. Others might suggest it’s a technique that is overused. When it comes to an author’s use of acronyms to help illustrate their methods, I am an absolute fan. In the book featured…

30. 437: Got Years of Notes Scattered All Over the Place? Let’s Fix That!

    23 Aug 2022 · 19 min

    When it comes to effective note-taking, the kind that leads to breakthroughs, to new ideas, being able to remember where you stored a specific thought, connecting new ideas to existing ideas and more, understanding…

31. 436: The Undefeated Marketing System with Phillip Stutts

    16 Aug 2022 · 39 min

    Today’s guest has made some pretty incredible strides in the first four decades-plus of his life. When I was his age, I was floundering in year one as a solopreneur. For Phillip Stutts, he’s eight years in to running…

32. 435: How Anyone Can Turn An Unsolved Problem Into a Breakthrough Success with Danny Warshay

    9 Aug 2022 · 46 min

    There seem to be a lot of college professors writing books these days; or at least I’m interviewing my fair share of them. That many are writing their first (or in some cases second, third, or fourth) book is for good…

33. 434: Leading with Heart with John Baird and Edward Sullivan

    2 Aug 2022 · 48 min

    This week on the podcast, I’m delighted to bring you two authors for the price of one. They are John Baird and Edward Sullivan, both of Velocity Coaching Group. Their book together is called Leading With Heart: Five…

34. 433: Why You MUST Write a Book with Honoree Corder

    26 Jul 2022 · 35 min

    What is the single best tool an entrepreneur needs to build, boost, and grow their business? Win an Olympic Gold Medal? Sure! That’d be great. But apart from that? Write a book, of course! So says today’s returning…

35. 432: How Creativity Rules the World with Maria Brito

    19 Jul 2022 · 47 min

    Many people believe—maybe you are one of them—that you’re either born creative or you’re not. Today’s guest suggests that nothing could be further from the truth. Why is it a room full of school children will say “yes”…

36. 431: LinkedIn Profile Optimization for Dummies with Donna Serdula

    12 Jul 2022 · 36 min

    Something I’ve always struggled with—and I’m guessing you have as well—is getting the most out of my LinkedIn profile. If you were to ask me about my LinkedIn strategy is, I’m not sure I could give you a clear answer.…

37. 430: The Secret Society of Success with Tim Schurrer

    5 Jul 2022 · 47 min

    My good friend Jody Maberry, who interviewed me about my book back in Episode #385, recently reached out about introducing me to a young man who’s just published his own new book. His name is Tim Schurrer and he is the…

38. 429: The Magic Formula That Will Make You Rich with Noah St. John

    28 Jun 2022 · 38 min

    Recently, I was able to welcome a first-time guest named Honoreé Corder. Honoreé is making a return visit in just a few weeks. In the mean time, I’m chatting with an author she was kind of enough to introduce me to a…

39. 428: The 5 Secrets to Lasting Love from the Go-Giver Marriage with John David and Ana Gabriel Mann

    21 Jun 2022 · 54 min

    I admire anyone who manages to write or cowrite as many as thirty books in their lifetime. This person’s work has been featured on the podcast before, but he’s not yet been a guest…until today. I’m talking about John…

40. 427: Simple Money, Rich Life with Bob Lotich

    14 Jun 2022 · 38 min

    I’ve known today’s guest for several years. We live near each other and have met in person on two previous occasions. The first was at my book launch party last August. Bob Lotich was kind enough to show up and give…

41. 426: A New Way to Think with Roger Martin

    7 Jun 2022 · 49 min

    This episode marks the third week in a row I’ve welcomed a university professor (or former professor). First Harvard, then Yale, and today’s guest, formerly of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. I feel smarter just…

42. 425: A Radical New Way to Negotiate with Barry Nalebuff

    31 May 2022 · 47 min

    Last week we chatted with a Harvard professor. Next week, we’ll chat with a professor at a prestigious college in Canada. This week, we receive a visit from at professor at Yale University. That professor’s name is…

43. 424: Deep Purpose is the Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies with Ranjay Gulati

    24 May 2022 · 38 min

    When you end an interview with a Harvard Business School professor and he tells you your questions made him think, it kinda makes your day (or maybe your week, your month, your year, or, perhaps your life)! Though we…

44. 423: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company with Whitney Johnson

    17 May 2022 · 33 min

    When a guest who’s been on the podcast more than any other guest recommends another author to you, your ears perk up quite bit. That was the case for me when four-time guest Liz Wiseman suggested I meet author Whitney…

45. 422: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive with Jordan Raynor

    10 May 2022 · 42 min

    I love books on the topic of productivity. It’s a topic about which plenty of books have written. Some might argue we don’t need any more books on productivity. That is not the case for the latest productivity book I…

46. 421: Four Simple Choices to Scale Your Impact with Chick-fil-A’s Mark Miller

    3 May 2022 · 37 min

    Today’s guest is on the executive team of one of the nation’s most successful companies. That company is Chick-fil-A. I’m talking, of course, about Executive Vice President of High-Performance Leadership, Mark Miller.…

47. 420: A Radical New Approach to Greater Success and Fulfillment with Brian Moran and Michael Lennington

    26 Apr 2022 · 30 min

    One of my favorite productivity books ever is one called The 12 Week Year: How to Get More Done in 12 Weeks Than Others Do in 12 Months by Brian Moran and Michael Lennington. Though I didn’t get a chance to interview…

48. 419: Your Super-Serious Guide to Modern Money Management with Joe Saul-Sehy

    19 Apr 2022 · 43 min

    When it comes to other podcasters, one person I’ve always admired is also today’s guest on Read to Lead. His name is Joe Saul-Sehy, and what he’s built over at the Stacking Benjamins podcast is pretty amazing. He also…

49. 418: How Truly Great Leaders Unleash Greatness in Others with Stephen M. R. Covey

    12 Apr 2022 · 48 min

    Today I welcome back for the third time – and the second time in less than a year – one of my favorite authors. He’s got a brand new book out (released last week) and I can’t wait to tell you more about it. My guest is…

50. 417: How to Find What You Love, Love What You Do, and Do It for the Rest of Your Life with Marcus Buckingham

    5 Apr 2022 · 51 min

    What an awesome and incredibly important discussion I have for you today! It’s my long-awaited sit-down with none other than Marcus Buckingham. I first got the chance to hear Marcus speak fifteen, or maybe, twenty…