Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, you'll hear an interview with Carrie Cogill, CEO of Coghill Investment Strategies, about finance, sales, women in leadership, and the importance of having an opinion. To see the notes and ways to connect with Carrie Coghill, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode162. Carrie Coghill's Bio: With a concentration on independent investment research and customized wealth management solutions, Carrie is continually recognized as one...
Sep 05, 2017•47 min•Season 1Ep. 162
Send us a text In this episode, you'll hear John Guest give a talk on the price of leadership. John is 81 years old and is originally from the U.K. and he has been in ministry since he was 17 years old, when he gave his life to Christ at a Billy Graham meeeting. He has been in ministry for over over 40 years in Pittsburgh.This is an important talk for all of us to listen to. John has paid a huge price to obey the call of God on his life. He is not at his finish line yet, but he has made it furth...
Aug 28, 2017•53 min•Season 1Ep. 161
Send us a text In this episode, you will hear Kevin Colbert, General Manager of the Pittsburgh Steelers talk about making tough decisions, earning your leadership, and his input on picking and developing talent. To see the notes and ways to connect with Kevin Colbert, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode160Kevin's Bio: Kevin Colbert (born January 1957) is the general manager of the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers since the start of 2000. He is widely credited with putt...
Aug 17, 2017•22 min•Season 1Ep. 160
Send us a text In this episode, you will hear Doug Smith share part 3 of his series, Pay the Price. In this episode, Doug discusses the price of handling failure well, the price of handling money, and the price of being an example.If you missed parts 1 and 2, you can listen to them in episodes #143 and #148. To see the notes and ways to connect with Doug, go to L3Leadership.org/episode159Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadershi...
Aug 12, 2017•29 min•Season 1Ep. 159
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you will hear our interview with Julie Mullins, Senior Pastor of Christ Fellowship in West Palm Beach, Florida. This interview is broken into two parts. In this part, you will hear Julie talk about organizational leadership, how to develop and sustain culture, her favorite books, her advice to her younger self, and more.In part one of the interview, which you can listen to in episode #157, you will hear Julie share her advice for women...
Jul 31, 2017•26 min•Season 1Ep. 158
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you will hear our interview with Julie Mullins, Senior Pastor of Christ Fellowship in West Palm Beach, Florida. This interview is broken into two episodes. In this episode, you will hear Julie share her advice for women in leadership, how to handle the tension between being a mom and building a ministry, how to make it in leadership over the long-haul, and how to pull off a successful leadership transition.In part two of the interview,...
Jul 31, 2017•46 min•Season 1Ep. 157
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug shares why he believes every leader needs L3 Leadership. You will hear him share L3's vision, how you can be a part of L3, and our Mission behind the mission. To see the notes and take a next step with L3 Leadership, go to L3Leadership.org/episode156.Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram...
Jul 25, 2017•22 min•Season 1Ep. 156
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug interviews Dr. Henry Cloud. In the interview, they walk through the leadership principles taught in three of Dr. Cloud's books, they talk about Dr. Cloud's process for writing books and his advice for aspiring authors, his advice for young leaders, and the importance of coaching for leaders.To see the notes and ways to connect with Dr. Henry Cloud, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode155.Dr. Cloud's Bio:Dr. Cloud is an...
Jul 12, 2017•50 min•Season 1Ep. 155
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you'll hear Darrin Grove, Founder and CEO of Truefit, share his entrepreneurial journey and the lesson's he's learned along the way. To see the notes and ways to connect with Darrin Grove and Truefit, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode154. Darrin Grove's Bio: Darrin Grove, Truefit’s Founder and CEO, is a native Pittsburgher with a passion for innovation, technology, and values-based leadership. Leveraging leadership and t...
Jun 28, 2017•47 min•Season 1Ep. 154
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you'll hear our Q&A with Dr. Jim Withers, Founder of Operation Safety Net, otherwise known as the homeless doctor.To see the notes and ways to connect with Dr. Withers and Operation Safety Net, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode153Dr. Jim’s Bio:In 1992, Dr. Jim Withers set out single-handedly to deliver care to street people in Pittsburgh. He started by doing his homework – clocking hours in the library, reading how t...
Jun 17, 2017•27 min•Season 1Ep. 153
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you'll hear a talk given by Dr. Jim Withers, Founder of Operation Safety Net, otherwise known as the homeless doctor. To see the notes and ways to connect with Dr. Withers and Operation Safety Net, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode152Dr. Jim’s Bio:In 1992, Dr. Jim Withers set out single-handedly to deliver care to street people in Pittsburgh. He started by doing his homework – clocking hours in the library, reading how t...
Jun 17, 2017•54 min•Season 1Ep. 152
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug Smith got to interview Pittsburgh Steelers Coach, Mike Tomlin at Urban Impact's annual Manup Pittsburgh event. In the interview you'll hear Doug ask Mike:If you could have coffee with your 15-20 year old self or a group of kids that we’re encouraging people to invest in, what would you tell them?What do you wish people knew about your journey what it took to get to where you’re at?What are some principles/character traits that you...
Jun 12, 2017•13 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you'll hear Doug Smith interview with Bill Strickland, Founder of the Bidwell Training Center.To see the notes and ways to connect with Bill, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode150Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes Ho...
Jun 06, 2017•53 min•Season 1Ep. 150
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you will hear a question and answer session with Pastor Matt Keller, Pastor of Next Level Church in Ft. Myers, FL, from our recent L3 Leadership evening events. Here are some of the questions you'll hear Matt answer: - Do today, what saves time tomorrow, can you talk more about productivity?- What's your most memorable failure that you've learned from?- When you're trying to get honest feedback, how do you get people to be honest with ...
Jun 02, 2017•23 min•Season 1Ep. 149
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug Smith shares some of the prices he believes leaders need to pay in order to reach their maximum potential. The question is, will you pay the price? To see the notes and ways to connect with Doug, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode148Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l...
May 23, 2017•24 min•Season 1Ep. 148
Send us a text In this episode, you'll hear Doug Smith interview Mark Cole, The CEO of the John Maxwell Company! Mark has been with John Maxwell for 18 years. He is currently the CEO of all six of John's companies. What's amazing is he started for John in their call center making calls to help get butts in seats for John's events.In this interview, Mark talks about his leadership journey and how he went from making calls to to becoming the CEO. He also talks a lot about what it takes to be a gre...
May 05, 2017•57 min•Season 1Ep. 147
Send us a text In this episode, you'll hear our Q&A Session with Laura Ellsworth, Jones Day’s first Partner-in-Charge of Global Community Service Initiatives. Our community asked Laura the following questions:How do you narrow down your causes that your passionate about to know what to focus on?You've carved your own path, how did you do that and not live in the shadow of your dad's success?What advice do you have for women who are in the workplace and raising a family?Who are you a Doctor B...
Apr 25, 2017•26 min•Season 1Ep. 146
Send us a text In this episode, you’ll hear a talk by Laura Ellsworth, Jones Day’s first Partner-in-Charge of Global Community Service Initiatives, on leadership through service. If I had to sum up who Laura Ellsworth is, I would say that she is the definition of a world changer. Before Laura spoke at our breakfast, I sent her a list of leadership challenges that I’ve collected from the leaders in our L3 community. She looked them over and said that she would cover every single one of the challe...
Apr 25, 2017•49 min•Season 1Ep. 145
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug interviews Rick Sapio, CEO of Mutual Capital Alliance, Inc. They talk about how Rick overcame the loss of his father at such a young age and went on to create over 20 companies. They talk entrepreneurship, productivity, family, spending time with billionaires, and more. Enjoy! To see the notes and ways to connect with Rick Sapio, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode144Rick's Bio: Rick is a lifelong entrepreneur who sta...
Apr 18, 2017•59 min•Season 1Ep. 144
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug Smith shares some of the prices he believes leaders need to pay in order to reach their maximum potential. The question is, will you pay the price? To see the notes and ways to connect with Doug, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode143Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l...
Apr 13, 2017•24 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you'll hear Doug Smith interview Sarah Keller, Executive Director of Next Level Church in Ft. Myers, FL. You'll hear Sarah talk about her leadership journey, how they develop a culture of care and candor at Next Level Church, Sarah's advice to women in leadership, overcoming insecurty, and so much more!To see the notes and ways to connect with Sarah Keller, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode142Connect with L3 Leadership: ...
Apr 06, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 142
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you'll get to hear our Q&A session with Coach Andy Toole, Head Coach of Robert Morris University Men's Basketball Team.To see the notes and ways to connect with Coach Andy Toole, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode141Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcas...
Mar 19, 2017•30 min•Season 1Ep. 141
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you'll get to hear a talk that Coach Andy Toole, Head Coach of Robert Morris University's Men's Basketball Team, gave at one of our breakfast events. To see the notes and ways to connect with Coach Andy Toole, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode140Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Inst...
Mar 19, 2017•41 min•Season 1Ep. 140
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Gash Abebe shares his story of being born in Ethiopia, moving to America when he was young, and making the most of the opportunity America provided him. Gash Abebe grew up in Ethiopia, moved to America when he was young, and took the opportunity America provided him and ended up being #4 at Wesco, a $7 Billion Leading Electical Disribution and Service company, leading their Global Business Development.To see the notes and ways to conne...
Mar 07, 2017•33 min•Season 1Ep. 139
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug interviews Gash Abebe, Former Vice President of Global Business Development at Wesco. Gash Abebe grew up in Ethiopia, moved to America when he was young, and took the opportunity America provided him and ended up being #4 at Wesco, a $7 Billion Leading Electical Disribution and Service company, leading their Global Business Development.To see the notes and ways to connect with Gash, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode...
Mar 06, 2017•25 min•Season 1Ep. 138
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you'll hear a question and answer session from the Next Level Leadership Academy students with our founder, Doug Smith.To see the notes and ways to connect with Doug, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode137Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leader...
Feb 27, 2017•23 min•Season 1Ep. 137
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you'll hear a talk our Founder, Doug Smith, gave at the Next Level Leadership Academy, entitled, Becoming the Leader You were Created to Be.To see the notes and ways to connect with Doug, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode136Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership P...
Feb 27, 2017•35 min•Season 1Ep. 137
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Bill Evanson, SVP & Senior Corporate Director at Pocket Nurse, shares what it takes to be an effective leader. His argument is that too often we only focus on the attributes of a leader instead of focusing on the actions of great leaders. Enjoy listening to Bill unpack what it takes to be an effective leader. To see the notes and ways to connect with Bill Evanson go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode135.Bill's Bio: Bill ...
Feb 20, 2017•38 min•Season 1Ep. 135
Send us a text In this episode, Doug interviews Carey Nieuwhof, Founder of Connexus Church and Host of the Carey Nieuwhof Leadership podcast. They talk about leadership, character development, podcasting, interviewing, and more. About Carey Nieuwhof:- He is the Founding Pastor of Connexus Church in Canada- He is the host of one of the top Christian Leadership Podcasts in the world, The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast- He has an incredible blog for leaders- He's written 3 books- He has a course...
Feb 13, 2017•44 min•Season 1Ep. 134
Send us a text In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Laura Smith, shared the top lessons she learned in 2016. To see the notes and ways to connect with Laura, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode133. Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes How You Can Help this Podcast: To li...
Feb 06, 2017•29 min•Season 1Ep. 133