Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug and Rory talk about setting the foundation for your brand, building your own personal brand, and how you can turn it into a business. About Rory Vaden: Rory Vaden has dedicated his entire life to studying leadership and influence. His education and experience took him all the way from being raised by a single mother in a trailer park to becoming a New York Times bestselling author of the book Take the Stairs , a w...
Nov 01, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 342
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Chad talks about how he got his start in the financial industry, raising kids who are smart and not spoiled, and his new book which is geared towards helping entrepreneurs with their mindsets. About Chad Willardson: Chad is the president of Pacific Capital, a fiduciary wealth advisory firm he founded in 2011 that serves entrepreneurs and families. His best-selling first book, Stress Free Money has been featured in Forb...
Oct 25, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 341
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you’ll hear our interview with Mike Sullivan, Coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. You’ll hear Mike talk about his favorite moments from both of his Stanley Cup runs, the lessons he’s learned from his leadership journey, how he turned around the Penguins so quickly and won two cups, his advice to his 20-year-old self, and more. Enjoy! 3 Key Takeaways: 1. Mike talks about the best part of winning two Stanley Cup runs. 2. H...
Oct 18, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 340
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug discusses why you need a bucket list, what your bucket list could look like, and how you can continuously check items off your list. About Doug Smith: Doug Smith is the Director of Development at Light of Life Rescue Mission and Founder and CEO of L3 Leadership. He is the author of his eBook, “Making the Most of Mentoring” , a step-by-step guide to help you build and cultivate relationships with mentors. He blogs ...
Oct 11, 2022•28 min•Ep. 339
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Anton Gunn talks with Doug about his leadership journey that turned into his career, his experience playing football in college, and important lessons he’s learned in life. About Anton: Anton Gunn is a former senior advisor to President Barack Obama and the world’s leading expert on Socially Conscious Leadership. He has a Masters's Degree in Social Work from USC and was a Resident Fellow at Harvard. He is the bestselli...
Oct 04, 2022•53 min•Ep. 338
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Erin and Doug talk about how authenticity can be your superpower in your career, how she makes decisions, increasing employee engagement, leadership development, and more. About Erin Hatzikostas: Erin Hatzikostas is a former corporate CEO turned founder of b Authentic, Inc. She is an author, a TEDx and Keynote speaker, a career coach, a podcast cohost, and Running Man enthusiast. At the age of 42, Erin became the CEO o...
Sep 27, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 337
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug shares all of his favorite tools, services, and resources that have helped him go further and faster in every aspect of his life both personally and professionally. About Doug Smith: Doug Smith is the Director of Development at Light of Life Rescue Mission and Founder and CEO of L3 Leadership. He is the author of his eBook, “Making the Most of Mentoring” , a step-by-step guide to help you build and cultivate relat...
Sep 20, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 336
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug talks with his longtime friend Alex Pursglove about how investing in coaching changed her life, and what she’s learned about money through her success with her business. About Alex Pursglove: From embracing personal growth and shifting limiting beliefs, Alex Pursglove transformed from a people-pleasing, self-criticizing, and struggling solotreprenuer into an unapologetic woman running a multi-six-figure coaching b...
Sep 13, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 335
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Ginger discusses her career journey at Southwest, what she learned while working there, and shares her thoughts on work culture. About Ginger: Ginger Hardage retired as Senior Vice President of Culture and Communications at Southwest Airlines after an illustrious 25 years, where she served as a member of the CEO's executive leadership team. At Southwest, Ginger led a team of 150 people responsible for building and sust...
Sep 06, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 334
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug has a conversation with Jesse Cole, the founder of Fans First Entertainment and The Savannah Bananas, about his new book, Fans First. About Jesse Cole: Jesse Cole is the founder of Fans First Entertainment and owner of the Savannah Bananas . His teams have welcomed more than one million fans to their ballparks and have been featured on MSNBC, CNN, ESPN and in Entrepreneur Magazine. The Bananas have been awarded Or...
Aug 30, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 333
Send us a text Episode Summary: 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. About Dr.Cloud: Dr. Cloud is an acclaimed leadership expert, psychologist, and best-selling author. He draws on his extensiv...
Aug 23, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 332
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith shares lessons he’s learned about seasons of transitions in our lives. Whether you feel like you’re about to transition, you are in transition, or you know one day you will, we hope the lessons in the episode encourage you. About Doug: Doug Smith is the Director of Development at Light of Life Rescue Mission and Founder and CEO of L3 Leadership. He is the author of his eBook, “Making the Most of Mentoring” ,...
Aug 16, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 331
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug and Jeff discuss Jeff’s new book, “Know What You’re FOR: A Growth Strategy for Work, An Even Better Strategy for Life”. About Jeff: Jeff Henderson believes in the power of words. As an entrepreneur, speaker, pastor and business leader, Jeff is a master communicator at his core. He has witnessed firsthand the capacity for language to dictate vision and for vision to transform the cultures of companies and organizat...
Aug 09, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 330
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, you'll hear L3 Leadership Founder, Doug Smith, share on the subject, "How to Have Hard Conversations." About Doug: Doug Smith is the Director of Development at Light of Life Rescue Mission and Founder and CEO of L3 Leadership. He is the author of his eBook, “Making the Most of Mentoring”, a step by step guide to help you build and cultivate relationships with mentors. He blogs at dougsmithlive.com , he is host of the L...
Aug 02, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 329
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Todd talks to Doug about his transition from The Accidental Creative being a side hustle to a full time company, leading creatives, and writing books. About Todd: Positioning himself as an "arms dealer for the creative revolution", Todd Henry teaches leaders and organizations how to establish practices that lead to everyday brilliance. He is the author of five books (The Accidental Creative, Die Empty, Louder Than Word...
Jul 26, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 328
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug takes some time to reflect on where he is in his life during his 37th year, what is important to him at this time, and the lessons he’s learned thus far. About Doug: Doug Smith is the Director of Development at Light of Life Rescue Mission and Founder and CEO of L3 Leadership. He is the author of his eBook, “Making the Most of Mentoring”, a step by step guide to help you build and cultivate relationships with ment...
Jul 19, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 327
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, AJ talks about how she helps people find their own personal brand and why having a personal brand is important for success. About AJ: AJ Vaden is Co-founder and CEO of Brand Builders Group , an international speaker, million-dollar producer and cohost of The Influential Personal Brand podcast . As a personal brand strategist, she challenges and inspires people to reinvent themselves as part of building and monetizing t...
Jul 12, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 326
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Ed Glover shares the vision of why he started the ManUp conference and the impact it’s had on the community. About Ed: Rev. Dr. Ed Glover is the Founder and President of Urban Impact Foundation. He currently serves as Associate Preacher and Director of Urban Missions at Christ Church at Grove Farm in Sewickley, PA. Pastor Ed and his wife Tammy have 4 children and 5 grandchildren. 5 Key Takeaways: 1. Ed shares his goals...
Jul 05, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 325
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin discusses ManUp, an annual conference in Pittsburgh that encourages men to maximize their impact in their home and community and raise awareness towards fatherlessness. He also talks about his career, sports, and his favorite leadership principles. About Mike: Mike Tomlin was named the 16th head coach in Pittsburgh Steelers history on January 22, 2007. Hired at the age of 34, Tomli...
Jun 28, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 324
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, John O’Leary shares his story, some of the lessons he’s learned throughout his journey, his faith and discusses his book On Fire . 5 Key Takeaways: John talks about his experience as a child being burned and what he learned from it. He shares how faith has been instrumental in his journey. John discusses how he got his start in motivational speaking. He talks about a few points from his book, On Fire. John provides adv...
Jun 21, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 323
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Ken Coleman talks about topics such as The Great Resignation, promotions, and his new book, From Paycheck to Purpose . 5 Key Takeaways: Ken talks about what coaching means to him and why he enjoys doing it. He talks about The Great Resignation and the effects of the pandemic on the US economy. Ken gives advice to leaders who are looking to attract and retain talent within their organization. He goes over his new book a...
Jun 14, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 322
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Brian Moran discusses his framework for the 12 Week Year and shares how you can get more done in 12 weeks than most can in a year. 5 Key Takeaways: Brian shares his definition of accountability and what that means in relation to other people as a leader. He discusses why he wrote his book, The 12 Week Year. Brian talks about how shortening the timeframe to achieve a goal can bring clarity, momentum, and stress reductio...
Jun 07, 2022•47 min•Ep. 321
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Grant Baldwin shares his journey in which he went from being a youth pastor to a professional public speaker and shares some tips he learned along the way. 5 Key Takeaways: Grant talks about how he got his start with public speaking. He gives advice to aspiring speakers on how to know if speaking would be right for them. He highlights the importance of focusing on one specific topic to get a start in the speaking indus...
May 31, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 320
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, John Delony discusses his new book, Own Your Past, Change Your Future , his experience and perspective on anxiety, trauma and grief and what he has learned by working with Dave Ramsey. 5 Key Takeaways: John recalls his background in mental health. He talks about his own personal experience with mental health struggles. He discusses the differences between regular stress and toxic stress. John breaks down trauma and wha...
May 24, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 319
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Tricia Sciortino talks about Belay, a virtual assistant company, and how she went from being a founding employee to CEO. 6 Key Takeaways: Tricia details her career leading up to Belay. She discussed what she’s learned about leadership since being CEO and how she applied what she knew about leadership prior to that role. Tricia shares how goal setting propelled her forward in Belay. She talks about why having an assista...
May 17, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 318
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Ryan Hawk talks about his new book, The Pursuit of Excellence . He discusses why he wrote this book, his process, and what he’s learned throughout his writing career. 6 Key Takeaways: Ryan talks about how important having others involved providing feedback in the process of writing his books. He discusses the impact his Dad had on him growing up and today. He tells listeners what he's learned about discipline. Ryan sha...
May 10, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 317
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Laura Smith talks about how she believes that finishing something out and having grit can lead to the most development as a leader and how important it is to set goals, have community, and rest along the way. 4 Key Takeaways: Laura talks about how overcoming difficulty leads to growth. She discusses grit. She encourages leaders to exercise their ability to change the situation rather than run from it. Laura talks about...
May 03, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 316
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug gives a talk at the L3 One Day Conference about his personal experience with mental health and self-care. 6 Key Takeaways: Doug shares what led him to having panic attacks. He discusses how his own stress and trauma affected him. He talks about how therapy helped him through his difficult season. Doug gives some insight into how self-acceptance He shares that it’s okay to not be okay. He talks about how rest is cr...
Apr 26, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 315
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Scott Harrison discusses how he went from a nightclub promoter to the founder of Charity: Water, a successful charity that has funded several thousand water projects throughout 29 countries. 6 Key Takeaways: Scott recounts his journey from being a nightclub promoter to founding Charity: Water. He discusses how his model for fundraising sets Charity: Water apart from other nonprofits. He shares the 3 things he believes ...
Apr 19, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 314
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Phil Cooke talks about his background in film, writing books, helping the church, and shares leadership insight he has gained over the years. 5 Key Takeaways: Phil talks about the importance of saying no to achieve his goals. He shares how maximizing his productive hours helped him further his career. He talks about how deadlines are imperative to him and other creative people. Phil gives advice to production company o...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 313
