Best Ever Podcast

The Best Ever Podcast with Scott Eblin is your insider’s guide to what it takes to lead at the highest level at work, at home, and in your community. Each week, Scott sits down with remarkable leaders for real, revealing conversations about the mindset shifts, self-management habits, and everyday routines that fuel extraordinary leadership impact. Drawing on his 25 years of experience as a top executive coach, Scott brings a coach’s lens to every episode to help you bridge the gap between intention and action.

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Episodes

Building Startups, Scaling Yourself, with Scot Wingo

What if success in business didn’t require burning out, but instead came from building intentionally, listening deeply, and surrounding yourself with people who make you better? In this episode, Scott talks with serial entrepreneur and investor Scot Wingo: founder of five companies, three-time successful exit, and driving force behind the Triangle Tweener Fund. From growing up with a mainframe computer in his living room to leading coast-to-coast operations, Scot shares how curiosity, grit, and ...

Aug 21, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 8

Turning Rejection into a Billion-Dollar Strategy, with Vivek Shah

What if the setbacks you face early in life are the exact fuel you need to build a legacy of lasting leadership? In this episode, Scott talks with Ziff Davis CEO Vivek Shah about the power of personal vision, bootstrapped ambition, and the habits that keep him grounded as a leader of 4,000+ people. From stacks of rejection letters to transforming a single tech site into a billion-dollar portfolio, Vivek shares how strategic self-management laid the foundation for exponential growth and how he le...

Aug 14, 2025•58 min•Ep. 7

Medicine, Mission, and the Art of Listening, with Dr. Cynthia Horner

What if the most powerful leadership strategy in a tech-saturated world is as simple—and as challenging—as listening? In this episode, Scott talks with Dr. Cynthia Horner, Chief Medical Officer at Amwell, about what it takes to lead 3,000+ clinicians in a virtual-first healthcare company without losing the human connection. From her work building a hospital in post-war Sierra Leone to her efforts transforming care delivery through AI and virtual tools, Cynthia shares why active listening, humili...

Aug 07, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 6

Lessons in Leadership from the Battlefield to the Boardroom, with Craig Mullaney

How do you lead through chaos, adapt across vastly different fields, and still prioritize presence at home? In this episode of Best Ever, Scott Eblin sits down with Craig Mullaney: Army Airborne Ranger, Rhodes Scholar, bestselling author, and now Chief of Staff at the world’s largest photonics company, Coherent. Craig shares lessons from leading troops through a deadly firefight in Afghanistan, what he’s learned about influence from his time at Meta and Brunswick Group, and how being a father of...

Jul 31, 2025•53 min•Ep. 5

Creating Space for Everyone: How Maggie Kane Leads with Purpose and Passion

What does it take to build a restaurant where everyone has a seat at the table, no matter what’s in their wallet? In this episode of Best Ever , Scott sits down with Maggie Kane, founder and executive director of A Place at the Table , Raleigh, N.C.'s first pay-what-you-can nonprofit café. Maggie shares how a conversation at a Golden Corral sparked a radical vision for dignity, choice, and community and how she turned that vision into a beloved downtown institution. They talk about what it means...

Jul 24, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 4

What Champions Do Differently, with Dain Blanton

What does it take to win—not once, but over and over again? Olympic gold medalist and USC Women’s Beach Volleyball head coach Dain Blanton knows. In this episode, Dain joins Scott to talk about the connection between consistency, mindset, and high-performance outcomes. From daily meditation and visualization routines to the importance of technical repetition, Dain shares how he prepares his athletes to perform under pressure—and how those same strategies translate far beyond sports. Whether he’s...

Jul 17, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 3

The Self-Reflective Leader: Harry Kraemer on Legacy, Humility, and Leading with Purpose

What happens when a Fortune 500 CEO makes self-reflection a daily practice for over 40 years? In this premiere episode of Best Ever, Scott Eblin sits down with Harry Kraemer—former Chairman and CEO of Baxter International, executive partner at Madison Dearborn Partners, and clinical professor of leadership at Northwestern’s Kellogg School—to explore how slowing down, tuning in, and aligning with purpose shapes extraordinary leadership. Harry shares the four timeless principles of values-based le...

Jul 17, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 2

Become Your Best Ever with Scott Eblin

What if becoming your best ever—at work, at home, and in life—starts with learning how to lead yourself first? Introducing Best Ever , a podcast that explores the real-life stories, mindset shifts, and daily habits of remarkable leaders. Hosted by globally recognized executive coach and bestselling author Scott Eblin, the show features Olympic champions, Fortune 500 executives, entrepreneurial innovators, and community changemakers who lead with clarity, purpose, and heart. If you're ready for i...

Jun 18, 2025•1 min•Ep. 1

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