Podcast Episodes

I Used One Number Transform My Entire Company (Amy Martin, TruWest CMO)

Episode 395

Erase silos. Unite the company. Rebuild trust—fast.

When I first heard Amy Martin, CMO at TruWest Holdings, talk about her “One Number” strategy the TURNAROUND stopped me in my tracks.

She didn’t know …

Published on 12 hours ago

I Turned a Struggling Startup Into the Backbone of AI (400k+ Engineers)- CEO Revelo, Lucas Mendes

Episode 394

Everyone tells their teams to “use AI.”

But as Lucas Mendes (CEO of Revelo) told me, that almost never works.

Employees don’t resist because they’re lazy.

They resist because new tools feel intimidating…

Published on 4 days, 15 hours ago

I Scaled Dropbox to $1 Billion (President Amplitude, Thomas Hansen)

Episode 394

Thomas Neergaard Hansen — President of Amplitude and former Microsoft and Dropbox executive — proved to me that even the most hard-earned leadership skills aren’t always enough.

He’s led billion-dolla…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

How is Legoland Building Elite Teams? (Fmr. President Legoland Florida, Franceen Gonzalez)

Episode 393

Running a theme park isn’t just rides and fun.

It’s about leading elite teams that deliver with precision, creativity, and resilience—day in and day out.

In this episode of Lead the Team, I sit down wi…

Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Why Losing Makes You a Better Leader (CEO of Cyara, Rishi Rana)

Episode 392

Some Lessons You Only Learn After Failing

Rishi Rana—CEO of Cyara and former global product leader at Microsoft—shares the leadership lesson you just can’t learn in a classroom.

His career has been inc…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Trust AI? Can Leaders Really. (CEO Aprimo, Erik Huddleston)

Episode 391

If you’re not leading AI… it’s already leading you.

Erik Huddleston, CEO of Aprimo and a 6-time exited founder, breaks down what every modern leader needs to understand about scaling with AI—before i…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

(Ingram Micro) The Doubt that Drives Fear-President Global Platform, Sanjib Sahoo

Episode 390

When Ingram Micro Got Tested

Sanjib Sahoo, President of Ingram Micro’s Global Platform Group, was already preparing to lead under pressure—long before the headlines.

Before the headlines.

Before the cyb…

Published on 1 month ago

Future-Proof Your Team (CEO OnLogic, Sean Larkin)

Episode 389

Complacency costs growth.

Sean Larkin, CEO of OnLogic, learned that lesson the hard way—just because your company is scaling doesn’t mean your people automatically will too.

This really stuck with me..…

Published on 1 month ago

How Authenticity Earns You Instant Respect (CEO Ryan Stana, RWS Global)

Episode 393

He had the talent to chase Broadway fame. But he saw something even bigger.

Instead of staying in the spotlight, Ryan Stana, CEO of RWS Global, decided to build an entire world behind the scenes—one t…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

CEO of the #2 Coffee Chain in the World (Costa Coffe's Philippe Schaillee)

Episode 392

☕ Bold taste. Bold leadership.

Leading a global coffee powerhouse is no small feat—especially when your brand ranks among the world’s most influential:

🌎 Over 4,100 stores across 37 countries

👥 More tha…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago