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Lead on Purpose with James Laughlin

James Laughlinwww.jjlaughlin.com

Guiding you toward a life of purpose, progress, and personal growth.  Each week, James interviews world-class thinkers, including prime ministers, Olympic gold medalists, billionaires, and visionaries, to uncover the habits, tools, and mindsets that drive meaningful success.

Hosted by James Laughlin—a 7-time world champion drummer, sought-after keynote speaker, and high-performance leadership consultant—this podcast brings you conversations with extraordinary individuals who have shaped industries, inspired nations, and achieved greatness.

Whether you're building confidence, breaking through barriers, or discovering your purpose, Lead on Purpose is your guide to turning challenges into opportunities and ambitions into achievements.


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Episodes

Colby Sharma Recap: Embracing the Underdog

Embracing the Underdog with Colby Sharma Colby Sharma LL.B. is a leading resiliency expert focused on helping organisations unlock greater resiliency in their teams to produce great work and master deep change. Colby is a best-selling author of The Curve ball, a book about grit, adversity and winning the game of life.Colby has just released his second book - The Underdog. The Underdog is a story about how to take your past challenges and use them to your advantage. Purchase your copy of The Unde...

Feb 22, 202310 minEp. 154

How to Lead Leaders

Ep 4: How to Lead Leaders Former World Champion, James Laughlin, shares his high-performance habits, methodologies, and tips for leaders and high performers. Send me a personal text message - Pre-order my new book TODAY - www.thehabitbook.com Support the show...

Feb 19, 202311 minEp. 153

Embracing the Underdog with Colby Sharma

Embracing the Underdog with Colby Sharma Colby Sharma LL.B. is a leading resiliency expert focused on helping organisations unlock greater resiliency in their teams to produce great work and master deep change. Colby is a best-selling author of The Curve ball, a book about grit, adversity and winning the game of life.Colby has just released his second book - The Underdog. The Underdog is a story about how to take your past challenges and use them to your advantage. Purchase your copy of The Unde...

Feb 17, 202358 minEp. 152

Leigh Marz Recap: The Power of Silence

The Power of Silence with Leigh Marz Leigh Marz is the co-author of the incredible book “Golden: The power of silence in a world of noise.”Leigh is also a leadership and collaboration consultant with organizations including Harvard, Google, and IKEA. She has led a multi-year program teaching experimental mindsets to multigenerational teams at NASA. Leigh is also a longtime student of pioneering researchers and practitioners of the ritualized use of psychedelic medicines in the West. Leigh and co...

Feb 14, 202311 minEp. 151

How to Accelerate Your Growth

Ep 3: How to Accelerate Your Growth Former World Champion, James Laughlin, shares his high-performance habits, methodologies, and tips for leaders and high performers. Send me a personal text message - Pre-order my new book TODAY - www.thehabitbook.com Support the show...

Feb 12, 202313 minEp. 150

The Power of Silence with Leigh Marz

The Power of Silence with Leigh Marz Leigh Marz is the co-author of the incredible book “Golden: The power of silence in a world of noise.”Leigh is also a leadership and collaboration consultant with organizations including Harvard, Google, and IKEA. She has led a multi-year program teaching experimental mindsets to multigenerational teams at NASA. Leigh is also a longtime student of pioneering researchers and practitioners of the ritualized use of psychedelic medicines in the West. Leigh and co...

Feb 10, 202353 minEp. 149

Co-founders of Nuzest Recap: Nutrition for Life

Nutrition for Life with the co-founders of Nuzest Nuzest is a kiwi-owned nutrition company that produce premium plant-based nutrition supplements to increase your health and wellness! Nuzest was founded by Father-daughter duo, Trevor and Monique. When Monique was 22, she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Monique was informed that by the age of 30, she would be in a wheelchair. This set the duo on a journey to look for alternative forms of treatment. They ended up creating Nuzest which is no...

Feb 07, 20237 minEp. 148

How To Succeed in Business

Ep 2: How To Succeed in Business Former World Champion, James Laughlin, shares his high-performance habits, methodologies, and tips for leaders and high performers. Send me a personal text message - Pre-order my new book TODAY - www.thehabitbook.com Support the show...

Feb 05, 202315 minEp. 147

Nutrition for Life with the co-founders of Nuzest

Nutrition for Life with the co-founders of Nuzest Nuzest is a kiwi-owned nutrition company that produce premium plant-based nutrition supplements to increase your health and wellness! Nuzest was founded by Father-daughter duo, Trevor and Monique. When Monique was 22, she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Monique was informed that by the age of 30, she would be in a wheelchair. This set the duo on a journey to look for alternative forms of treatment. They ended up creating Nuzest which is no...

Feb 03, 202346 minEp. 146

Angel Henry Recap: Tools that Women Need to Breakthrough

Tools that Women Need to Breakthrough with Angel Henry Angel Henry is known as the “ceiling breaker”, and is the author of Dents in the Ceiling: Tools Women and Allies need to breakthrough. As a 20 year veteran of Corporate America, Angel has amassed quite a few lessons learned. She has a background in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries and over 15 years in the project management discipline. As a Black women in tech, she was often "the ONLY" in the room and found herself struggling fro...

Jan 31, 202311 minEp. 145

How to Discover the Meaning of Life

Ep 1: How to Discover the Meaning of Life Former World Champion, James Laughlin, shares his high-performance habits, methodologies, and tips for leaders and high performers. Send me a personal text message - Pre-order my new book TODAY - www.thehabitbook.com Support the show...

Jan 29, 202310 minEp. 144

Tools that Women Need to Breakthrough with Angel Henry

Tools that Women Need to Breakthrough with Angel Henry Angel Henry is known as the “ceiling breaker”, and is the author of Dents in the Ceiling: Tools Women and Allies need to breakthrough. As a 20 year veteran of Corporate America, Angel has amassed quite a few lessons learned. She has a background in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries and over 15 years in the project management discipline. As a Black women in tech, she was often "the ONLY" in the room and found herself struggling fro...

Jan 27, 20231 hr 19 minEp. 143

Sir John Key Recap: Former Prime Minister

Former Prime Minister Sir John Key I am excited to have Sir John Key on the show for a second time. Sir John Key is the former Prime Minister of New Zealand. He began his career in the foreign exchange market in New Zealand, before moving oversees to pursue his career there. During his term as Prime Minister, John had to navigate many tough situations and lead the country through them such as the GFC and the Christchurch Earthquakes. John is an incredible leader and I am so excited to be able to...

Jan 25, 202311 minEp. 142

Former Prime Minister Sir John Key

Former Prime Minister Sir John Key I am excited to have Sir John Key on the show for a second time. Sir John Key is the former Prime Minister of New Zealand. He began his career in the foreign exchange market in New Zealand, before moving oversees to pursue his career there. During his term as Prime Minister, John had to navigate many tough situations and lead the country through them such as the GFC and the Christchurch Earthquakes. John is an incredible leader and I am so excited to be able to...

Jan 20, 20231 hr 27 minEp. 141

Ali Adams Recap: Empowering your Team

Empowering your Team with Ali Adams Ali Adams is the Chief Executive of ChristchurchNZ. She leads the city’s economic development agency with the support of six general managers who lead teams in pillars that each support a vital part of the agency’s work. Ali has a background in economic development, having led New Zealand Trade and Enterprise’s work in Europe and before that, in the South Island. She has also worked in marketing, tourism and sports leadership, spending four years as the domest...

Jan 17, 20238 minEp. 140

Empowering your Team with Ali Adams

Empowering your Team with Ali Adams Ali Adams is the Chief Executive of ChristchurchNZ. She leads the city’s economic development agency with the support of six general managers who lead teams in pillars that each support a vital part of the agency’s work. Ali has a background in economic development, having led New Zealand Trade and Enterprise’s work in Europe and before that, in the South Island. She has also worked in marketing, tourism and sports leadership, spending four years as the domest...

Jan 13, 202349 minEp. 139

Sir Steve Hansen Recap: How to Build a Winning Team

How to Build a Winning Team with Sir Steve Hansen Sir Steve Hansen is the former Head Coach of The All Blacks. He was Head Coach from 2012-2019, and won the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Steve is arguably one of the best Head Coaches that New Zealand has ever seen. The successes during Steve’s 8 years in the role are too numerous to list, but among them are: 8 x Bledisloe Cup wins 6 x Rugby Championship wins The 2015 Rugby World Cup Hansen was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order or Merit in t...

Jan 10, 202312 minEp. 138

How to Build a Winning Team with Sir Steve Hansen

How to Build a Winning Team with Sir Steve Hansen Sir Steve Hansen is the former Head Coach of The All Blacks. He was Head Coach from 2012-2019, and won the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Steve is arguably one of the best Head Coaches that New Zealand has ever seen. The successes during Steve’s 8 years in the role are too numerous to list, but among them are: 8 x Bledisloe Cup wins 6 x Rugby Championship wins The 2015 Rugby World Cup Hansen was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order or Merit in t...

Jan 06, 202359 minEp. 137

Matt Brown Recap: She is Not Your Rehab

She is Not Your Rehab with Matt Brown I had the absolute honour of sitting down with my friend Matt Brown to talk about his life, the lessons he has learnt and his life’s mission. Matt Brown, is a New Zealand born Samoan and an author, communicator, an internationally acclaimed barber and hair artist; known for giving great cuts and inspiring great men. He is a survivor of family violence and childhood sexual abuse and shares his story with the men who frequent his busy Christchurch barbershop, ...

Jan 03, 202311 minEp. 136

Happy New Year

Send me a personal text message - Pre-order my new book TODAY - www.thehabitbook.com Support the show

Dec 31, 20229 min

She is Not Your Rehab with Matt Brown

She is Not Your Rehab with Matt Brown I had the absolute honour of sitting down with my friend Matt Brown to talk about his life, the lessons he has learnt and his life’s mission. Matt Brown, is a New Zealand born Samoan and an author, communicator, an internationally acclaimed barber and hair artist; known for giving great cuts and inspiring great men. He is a survivor of family violence and childhood sexual abuse and shares his story with the men who frequent his busy Christchurch barbershop, ...

Dec 30, 202249 minEp. 135

Jean Oelwang Recap: Partnering the Virgin Way

Partnering the Virgin Way with Jean Oelwang Todays episode is one I am so excited for. Jean Oelwang is an incredible leader and she shared someone epic insights in this episode. Jean is the founding CEO and President of Virgin Unite, an entrepreneurial foundation that builds collectives, incubates ideas and re-invents systems for a better world. Over the last 15 years, she has worked with partners to lead the incubation and start-up of several global initiatives, including: The Elders, The B Tea...

Dec 27, 202210 minEp. 134

Merry Christmas

Send me a personal text message - Pre-order my new book TODAY - www.thehabitbook.com Support the show

Dec 24, 20226 min

Partnering the Virgin Way with Jean Oelwang

Partnering the Virgin Way with Jean Oelwang Todays episode is one I am so excited for. Jean Oelwang is an incredible leader and she shared someone epic insights in this episode. Jean is the founding CEO and President of Virgin Unite, an entrepreneurial foundation that builds collectives, incubates ideas and re-invents systems for a better world. Over the last 15 years, she has worked with partners to lead the incubation and start-up of several global initiatives, including: The Elders, The B Tea...

Dec 23, 20221 hrEp. 133

Andrew Herr Recap: Elite Human Performance

Elite Human Performance with Andrew Herr After receiving graduate degrees in Health Physics, Microbiology & Immunology, and Security Studies from Georgetown University, Andrew led human performance and biotech strategy efforts for the Pentagon, special operations personnel, and professional sports teams. Andrew was honored as a Mad Scientist by the U.S. Army (twice)!! Whilst working with elite sports teams, Andrew realized that the insights he had gained would be beneficial to people from al...

Dec 20, 202212 minEp. 132

Elite Human Performance with Andrew Herr

Elite Human Performance with Andrew Herr After receiving graduate degrees in Health Physics, Microbiology & Immunology, and Security Studies from Georgetown University, Andrew led human performance and biotech strategy efforts for the Pentagon, special operations personnel, and professional sports teams. Andrew was honored as a Mad Scientist by the U.S. Army (twice)!! Whilst working with elite sports teams, Andrew realised that the insights he had gained would be beneficial to people from al...

Dec 16, 20221 hr 1 minEp. 131

Stuart Sandeman Recap: The Life-Changing Habit

The Life-Changing Habit with Stuart Sandeman Today’s episode is life-changing. We often don’t think about our breath. Our bodies breathe for us, so why should we waste time thinking about it? My amazing guest - Stuart Sandeman will tell you why your breath is the most powerful tool you can use to transform your life. Stuart Sandeman has helped thousands of people transform their lives, simply by changing the way they breathe. Stuart went through a tragic loss, which led him to a breath work clas...

Dec 13, 202211 minEp. 130

The Life-Changing Habit with Stuart Sandeman

The Life-Changing Habit with Stuart Sandeman Today’s episode is life-changing. We often don’t think about our breath. Our bodies breathe for us, so why should we waste time thinking about it? My amazing guest - Stuart Sandeman will tell you why your breath is the most powerful tool you can use to transform your life. Stuart Sandeman has helped thousands of people transform their lives, simply by changing the way they breathe. Stuart went through a tragic loss, which led him to a breath work clas...

Dec 09, 20221 hr 20 minEp. 129

Dean Karnazes Recap: Revealing your Character

Revealing your Character with Dean Karnazes Dean Karnazes is an American Ultramarathon Runner and author of: - Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an all night runner - A Runner’s High - 50/50 - RUN! - The Road to Sparta Karnazes has completed a number of endurance events, mostly running events, but also a swimming event. His most notable achievements include: Ran 350 miles (560 km) in 80 hours and 44 minutes without sleep in 2005. Completed "The Relay", a 199-mile (320 km) run from Calistoga to S...

Dec 07, 202210 minEp. 128

Revealing your Character with Dean Karnazes

Revealing your Character with Dean Karnazes Dean Karnazes is an American Ultramarathon Runner and author of: - Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an all night runner - A Runner’s High - 50/50 - RUN! - The Road to Sparta Karnazes has completed a number of endurance events, mostly running events, but also a swimming event. His most notable achievements include: Ran 350 miles (560 km) in 80 hours and 44 minutes without sleep in 2005. Completed "The Relay", a 199-mile (320 km) run from Calistoga to S...

Dec 02, 202257 minEp. 127
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