Podcast Episodes

Why Half of AI Projects are Failing - CEO of Pluralsight, Erin Gajdalo

Episode 411

AI failure rates shock me.

Erin Gajdalo, CEO of Pluralsight, joined me and what she revealed about why AI projects collapse disturbed me even more..

I expected to talk about tools, frameworks, and road…

Published on 1 day, 16 hours ago

Gold Medal Comeback: How a CEO Rebuilt a Broken Team and Made Olympic & Paralympic History (Phil Andrews)

Episode 410

Winning gold didn’t end the pressure. It intensified it.

A truth Phil Andrews, CEO of USA Fencing, came to understand through experience.

That’s the incredible story behind Team USA’s recent historic g…

Published on 3 days, 15 hours ago

What Success Never Teaches (RLDatix CEO Dan Michelson)

Episode 409

Dan Michelson, CEO of RLDatix North America, shared the feedback that reshaped how he leads.

When things go well, it can actually blind you to areas where he needed to improve.

...and this is why so ma…

Published on 1 week ago

The CEO Who Built a Business That Can’t Win Alone (Hometown CEO Dennis Levene)

Episode 408

Winning alone is losing.

Dennis Levene, CEO of Hometown, bet the business on his customers’ success… and it’s paying off.

Most CEOs obsess over market share and margins.

Dennis obsessed over a broken sy…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Inside the Quantum CEO's Truth-Driven Comeback (Hugues Meyrath)

Episode 407

Hugues Meyrath, CEO of Quantum, came back to lead the same company that built his career decades ago — a 45-year-old tech brand powering Hollywood, Space, and even the AI revolution.

But when he retur…

Published on 4 weeks ago

The Million Dollar Mistake That Made Him a Better Leader (Pattern's COO, Rob Hahn)

Episode 406

Ever made a call at work that backfired — big time?

Rob Hahn, now COO at Pattern, knows exactly what that feels like.

Early in his career as a young leader at Amazon, he faced a decision no leader ever…

Published on 1 month ago

Kenneth Cole CEO Shares Their Hidden Advantage (Jed Berger)

Episode 405

Jed Berger, Kenneth Cole Global President and CEO, is building something rare in business today — a brand that grows because it stands for something bigger.

In his third appearance on Lead the Team, J…

Published on 1 month ago

The ICEE CEO’s Secret that Became a Billion-Dollar Leadership Strategy (Dan Fachner, CEO J&J Snack Foods)

Episode 404

It started with a freezer then and became a billion-dollar lesson.

Dan Fachner, CEO of J&J Snack Foods — the company behind ICEE, Slush Puppie, and Dippin’ Dots — posted a video on LinkedIn that immed…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Jeff Bezos’ 5-Second Rule That’s Powering AI (ActiveCampaign's Chai Atreya, Chief Product Officer)

Episode 403

Bezos' Law - Chai Atreya, Chief Product Officer at ActiveCampaign, once helped build Amazon Alexa under Jeff Bezos.

During one internal review, Bezos made a single comment — short, specific, and compl…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

They Said I Wasn’t Ready — So I Became the CEO (SmartBear's Dan Faulkner)

Episode 402

He didn’t say he was ready. He proved it quietly.

When I sat down with Dan Faulkner, CEO of SmartBear, he told me he was once passed over for a leadership role because he “hadn’t done it before.”

The c…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago