Episode #71: The 3 Seasons of a Mentor Relationship
Send us a text A message about how to find mentors and make the most of your relationship with them.
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Send us a text A message about how to find mentors and make the most of your relationship with them.
Send us a text In this episode, Ed Glover, Founder of Urban Impact teaches us how we can make it to the end of our leadership journeys without destroying ourselves and others in the process.
Send us a text In this episode, Doug interviews Gerald Brooks, Founding Pastor of Grace Outreach Center.
Send us a text In this episode, Lisa Slayton, President of the Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation, shares what she believes the be the most important leadership lesson for the next generation.
Send us a text In this episode, I share the top lessons I learned in my twenties. For links and show notes, go to dougsmithlive.com/episode67.
Send us a text In this episode, I interview Dean Owrey, CFO of International & Commercial Services & Information Services Division at UPMC.
Send us a text This episode comes from our breakfast series. In this message, Dr. John Stanko teaches us how to find and pursue our purpose. You can find ways to connect with John, the show notes, and other announcements at learningtoleadpgh.com/episode65.
Send us a text In this episode, Doug shares the history and vision of Learning to Lead. If you would like to get connected to Learning to Lead, check out http://www.learningtoleadpgh.com
Send us a text This episode is from our breakfast series. Our speaker this month was Pastor John Nuzzo, Pastor of Victory Family Church in Cranberry Twp., PA. Get your pen and paper ready to take some serious notes!
Send us a text In this episode, Doug interviews Mark Whitacre, the highest-ranked executive of any Fortune 500 company to become a whistleblower in US history.
Send us a text This episode is from our breakfast series. Our speaker was Saleem Ghubril, Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Promise. The Pittsburgh Promise provides full scholarships to city school students who maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher. In his talk, Saleem shares what he believes to be some of the most important leadership lessons for the next generation.
Send us a text In this episode, Doug interviews iChurch Founder Ben Rath.
Send us a text In this episode, Oracle VP, Dave Profozich, teaches us how to manager ourselves and others.
Send us a text Learn how Jason Wolfe, CEO of GiftCards.com, went from growing up in an orphanage to running a company with over 95 employees and over $100 million in annual sales.
Send us a text This episode comes from our Learning to Lead breakfast series. We had the Director of Admission at Carnegie Mellon University speak to us. His lesson was entitled, "Learn, Launch, Lead." It is excellent! To get the show notes and learn more about Mike, go to: dougsmithlive.com/episode57.
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Send us a text In this episode, Doug teaches you how to build your platform in order to influence the world for good.
Send us a text In this episode, Doug interviews Executive Coach and Organizational Consultant, Rick Wellock.
Send us a text In this episode, Doug shares the top ten lessons he learned in 2014.
Send us a text In this episode, Larry Bettencourt teaches us what he believes to be the most important leadership lesson for the next generation. Enjoy!
Send us a text In this podcast, I interview New York Times Best-Selling author, Rachel Cruze. I heard Rachel speak at a Dave Ramsey event in September. She was incredible. I read her book, Smart Money, Smart Kids and it changed the way Laura and I do things financially. If you have a family, plan to have one someday, or care about your financial future at all, you need to read this book and listen to this podcast!
Send us a text In this episode, I interview Ken Coleman, Author of One Question: Life Changing Answers From Today's Leading Voices; Host of The Dave Ramsey Show Video Channel, EntreLeadership Podcast & Dave Ramsey Live Events.
Send us a text In this episode, Doug teaches 3 ways to intentionally express your gratitude. You will learn how to be grateful for everything God has done for you, how to be grateful in the midst of any circumstances you find yourself in, and how to intentionally express your gratitude to others.
Send us a text In this episode, Greg Peaslee, an Executive at UPMC, teaches what he believes to be some of the most significant lessons for next generation leaders to learn.
Send us a text In this episode, Doug interviews former Mellon Financial Vice Chairman and Chief Information Officer, Allan P. Woods. In the interview, Allan talks about his journey leaving his position at Mellon where he had 8,000 people reporting to him in order to become a paramedic.
Send us a text In this episode, Melanie Mitro, the #1 Beachbody Coach in the country out of over 220,000 coaches, shares her story and the leadership lessons she learned along the way.
Send us a text In this episode, Doug interviews Purpose Quest Founder, John Stanko. If you struggle with finding your purpose or with fear around pursuing your purpose, this episode is for you!
Send us a text In this episode, Founder and Pastor of iChurch, Ben Rath, teaches us why becoming a healthy leader is one of the most important thing we can do as leaders.
Send us a text In this lesson, Doug teaches you 6 keys to becoming a 360 degree leader.
Send us a text In this podcast, I interview Jay Slocum, Founding Pastor of Jonah's Call.