Episode 030: Keith Hawk – Being An Effective Business Leader Is A Lot Like Being A Great Dad This episode was very special to me as I had the opportunity to record a phenomenal episode with the greatest learning leader I’ve ever known. This is a really special Father’s Day episode. There are a ton of actionable takeaways for all of YOU: The great listeners and friends of The Learning Leader Show… Keith is a 35-year veteran sales professional and sales leader. Over the course of his career he has...
Jun 21, 2015•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 30
Episode 029: Dave Carroll – How To Create A Movement Through Storytelling (United Breaks Guitars) Known as a master storyteller, Dave Carroll’s incredible talent was introduced to millions when his 2009 anthem ‘United Breaks Guitars’ became a worldwide sensation. The song chronicled his experience in the customer service process with United Airlines. His creative use of social media to share that message as an Independent Musician, has reached over 150 million people. As the #1 most watched YouT...
Jun 18, 2015•43 min•Ep. 29
Episode 028: Jeff Goins – The Art of Work… Be A Little Bit Uncomfortable Everyday Jeff Goins’ latest book, “The Art of Work” is a powerful piece of literature that combines inspiring stories and how they can apply to all of our daily lives. His book has morphed into a full blown movement. Originally from Chicago, Jeff moved to Nashville after graduating from college and spending a year traveling with a band. In college, he studied Spanish and Religion and spent part of his Junior year in Spain, ...
Jun 15, 2015•39 min•Ep. 28
Episode 027: John Corcoran – How To Be As Charismatic As President Bill Clinton John Corcoran is one of the most giving human beings I’ve ever met. Prior to us recording this episode, John consistently went out of his way to introduce me to other inspiring leaders… Since we recorded he has introduced me to many more extremely intelligent learning leaders. I am so grateful to John and so fortunate to call him a friend. This was a fantastic episode where we covered a ton of topics ranging from hea...
Jun 12, 2015•52 min•Ep. 27
Episode 026: Ben Greenfield – How To Become Super Human and Hack Your Environment… This episode was absolutely packed full of action oriented takeaways to help us all “hack our environments.” I always take notes while recording these podcasts… With that said, I’ve never written down as much as I did with this episode. Ben shared a number of different tips to help us all live a better, more meaningful life. Ben Greenfield’s mission is to show you how to get your body performing at peak capacity, ...
Jun 10, 2015•1 hr•Ep. 26
Episode 025: Mike Michalowicz – Why You Should Put Profit First… This was a very interesting conversation with Mike Michalowicz… Mike has had some very great moments and some low moments… Including a heartbreaking story about telling his family he went broke. The response from his daughter in particular was incredible. You’ll want to hear Mike tell this story… By his 35th birthday MIKE MICHALOWICZ (pronounced mi-‘kal-o-wits) had founded and sold two multi-million dollar companies. Confident that...
Jun 07, 2015•52 min•Ep. 25
Episode 024: Natalie Jill – How To Be Healthy, Happy, and Fit… And How Natalie Maintains Great Abs Year Round This was an extremely enjoyable episode for me. Natalie Jill is a very intelligent leader who has a fantastic understanding of the human body. I promise you will have more knowledge about your body after listening to this episode. This is episode is great for anyone who wants to learn more about the specific activities (lifestyle eating and exercise) to be healthy, happy, and fit. Natali...
Jun 04, 2015•46 min•Ep. 24
Episode 023: AJ Hawk – Why Does This Show Exist? What Does The Future Hold? One of the most enjoyable conversations I’ve had doing this podcast. My brother AJ and I discuss why I am doing this podcast. AJ has no fear to ask me anything and dives deep into my “Why” and we discuss how this show will progress… From The “About Me” page on www.LearningLeaderShow.com Leaders are learners. The best leaders never stop working to make themselves better. As Kobe Bryant once said, “There is power in unders...
Jun 02, 2015•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 23
Episode 022: Steve Scott – How To Earn $50,000/Month Self-Publishing on Amazon I love learning about people with fascinating lifestyles… Steve leads an incredibly interesting life. I also enjoyed learning about his daily routine and the process for creating successful books. Steve lives the kind of life that Tim Ferriss describes in The 4 Hour Work Week. Striving to do the activities that he wants… In Steve’s case that involves a lot of traveling, writing, and running! Episode 022: Steve Scott –...
Jun 01, 2015•41 min•Ep. 22
Episode 021: Kare Anderson – How To Become An Opportunity Maker I would like to thank Dorie Clark for introducing me to Kare. Both Dorie and Kare are such great givers… Always trying to help others and they’ve done so much for me. I was fascinated with this conversation with Kare. She is incredibly intelligent and is a very deep thinker. It was a joy to get her to put some of those thoughts on tape for this great podcast episode. This is episode is great for anyone who wants to become an opportu...
May 28, 2015•43 min•Ep. 21
Episode 020: Matt Eversmann – How To Lead Soldiers Into Battle (Black Hawk Down) I was truly honored to speak with an American Hero for this episode of The Learning Leader Show. Matt Eversmann led soldiers into one of the most dangerous places in the world. His story was told in the book and movie, “Black Hawk Down.” His specific character was played by Josh Hartnett. We discussed the story behind what really happened in Mogadishu… Matt Eversmann has received many military decorations, including...
May 26, 2015•57 min•Ep. 20
Episode 019: Chris Borland – Why He Walked Away From Millions Of Dollars This was an extremely thought provoking conversation with Chris Borland. Chris is an extremely intelligent person who also is very driven and likable. I really enjoyed getting to know him better and also gain a better understanding for why he walked away from the NFL after just one stellar season. Chris Borland had a storied high school and college football career. That led him to being a third round draft choice of The San...
May 24, 2015•36 min•Ep. 19
Episode 018: Sam Silverstein – Why Successful People Love Accountability This was an intense conversation with Sam Silverstein. Sam is absolutely committed to instilling the desire for accountability within organizations. Accountability is about keeping commitments to people, not things. If you have any desire to learn more about accountability and how that’s a necessary component for all learning leaders, then you will love this episode. Sam Silverstein, CSP is founder and CEO of Sam Silverstei...
May 22, 2015•44 min•Ep. 18
Episode 017: Jeff Haden – Why 578,000 People Follow Jeff’s Writing On LinkedIn This was a very interesting conversation with Jeff Haden. I had never met a ghost writer prior to speaking with Jeff. I have actually read a ton of his work on INC and LinkedIn for quite some time and I didn’t even realize he was the author. I suspect a lot of you have as well. Check his work out on LinkedIn. He has written a lot of great pieces that will inevitably help in your career. This was a very fun conversatio...
May 20, 2015•35 min•Ep. 17
Episode 016: Jon Levy – The Influencers: How To Be A Super Connector When I was thinking of creating this podcast, Jon was the type of person I wanted to have on my show. I learned about him after both Forbes and Business Insider wrote great articles about his “Influencer Dinners.” I was fascinated to hear about these dinners and many more stories from Jon during our time speaking together. This is a great episode for anyone who wants to become better at creating lasting memories and also Jon Le...
May 18, 2015•40 min•Ep. 16
Episode 015: Noah Fleming – How To Create Enduring Customer Loyalty I love discussing how we can all better serve our customer base. The best way to create and grow a thriving business is to create customer loyalty. Noah Fleming is an expert at accomplishing this task. He goes into detail on this topic in this episode. That’s just one reason I had an awesome time interviewing today’s guest on The Learning Leader Show. Noah is a marketing expert. As a thought leader in strategic marketing and cus...
May 15, 2015•45 min•Ep. 15
Episode 014: Jairek Robbins – How We Can All “Learn It, Live It, Give It” This was one of the most inspirational conversations I’ve had… Jairek has an incredible desire to serve others and it’s evident immediately when speaking with him. This episode was packed full of great ideas and actionable takeaways to implement immediately. “My goal is to assist people in the process of rapidly achieving their goals so they are able to live the life of their dreams. My hope is that they will eventually pa...
May 13, 2015•51 min•Ep. 14
Episode 013: Jenny Vrentas – How A Biochemistry Major Became One of The Best Football Writers In The Business Jenny Vrentas is one of the most intelligent people I’ve ever met… I actually sent her a copy of Shane Snow’s book, Smartcuts because I think they have so much in common (both are super smart). She majored in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State and was personally picked by Peter King to write for The MMQB… The premier football website in the world. Jenny received her Masters...
May 11, 2015•51 min•Ep. 13
Episode 012: How To Become A Master Negotiator With Dr. John Lowry John and I met almost 10 years ago while I attended one of his negotiation training classes. Like most people, I struggle to sit in a room and listen to someone present for 2 days. In the case of John’s training, that was NOT the case. It still is the greatest training course I’ve ever attended. So much so that I have attended it 5 more times since then. This conversation took off from there and it was so much fun. John has becom...
May 08, 2015•49 min•Ep. 12
Episode 011: Brady Quinn – Why Certain People Are Great Leaders And Why Others Are Not Wow! Brady is an open book. I absolutely loved how open and honest Brady was in our conversation. He didn’t mince words and was not scared to voice his feelings about great players and coaches as well as bad coaches and teammates. I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Brady! I promise you will learn a lot from listening to it… Brady Quinn set 36 records at The University of Notre Dame. Graduating there a...
May 06, 2015•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 11
Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts When I created this podcast, I made a list of the 125 people I would reach out to first to be a guest on the show… Shane Snow was the very first name on that list. (Adam Grant was next). Shane’s book Smartcuts is one of the best books I’ve ever read. In this episode, we took a deep dive and Shane gives us the entire blueprint to accelerate success. Shane is not about just achieving success, he’s about accelerating it. When you ...
May 04, 2015•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 10
009: The Creative Leader’s Guide To Making Money By Thinking Outside Of The Box With Jason Zook (SurfrApp) I love discussing how we can all better ourselves using the creative portion of our brain. Jason has mastered this vital skill. I loved this episode. I’m proud to say that Jason has become a great friend! I think it is one of most life-changing and important skills we can master. That’s just one reason I had an awesome time interviewing today’s guest on The Learning Leader Show. Jason Zook ...
May 01, 2015•50 min•Ep. 9
Episode 008: How To Create Passive Income With Pat Flynn This episode was a very special one to me. Pat is one of my podcasting heroes. I read his blog, Smart Passive Income and I listen to his award winning podcast all the time. He is incredibly smart and so giving of his time. He even broke out his signature beat boxing during our conversation! There is so much great content in this episode. I’m excited for YOU, the listener to learn more from Pat. “If you’re comfortable, there might be a prob...
Apr 29, 2015•55 min•Ep. 8
Episode 007: How To Be More Charismatic With Jordan Harbinger From The Art Of Charm. Also… Why Jordan Completely Disagrees With Howard Stern I was fortunate enough to have John Corcoran introduce me to Jordan (Thank You John). Jordan was extremely kind, honest, and open with me about all ways to better yourself as a person. We spoke for a great deal of time before and after recording and Jordan was the exact same guy on the show as he was off (that is not always the case with people). He has a m...
Apr 27, 2015•51 min•Ep. 7
Episode 006: Hal Elrod Tells You How To Be Insanely Productive Before 8:00 AM Wow! Hal is an absolute ball of energy. He kept me on my toes this entire conversation. Even after we stopped recording, Hal kept offering up great advice on how to improve my life as well as my podcast. He is an incredibly giving person. This episode was one of my favorites because I truly felt inspired throughout. Hal is honest, open, and direct with his message. It is fantastic and can be put into practice TODAY! “T...
Apr 24, 2015•46 min•Ep. 6
Episode 005: How To Reinvent Yourself and Stand Out With Dorie Clark Wow! Dorie is an incredible smart, idea machine! I loved our conversation. After we stopped recording, we kept talking for another 25 minutes. Dorie was offering great tips and ideas on how to grow my podcast the entire time. She is a true giver… She was very complimentary of the podcast and the style and then offered up many guests to come on the show. This was a fantastic episode… Full of both educational and entertaining con...
Apr 22, 2015•43 min•Ep. 5
Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion Todd Wagner is one of the reasons I started this podcast. I wished I had recorded the original conversation I had with Todd last year. Fortunately, he was willing to come on and share so much of his incredible story with us all here on The Learning Leader Show. Todd is an amazing person. One of the nicest, most humble people I’ve ever met… You would think that someone who became a billionaire based purely...
Apr 19, 2015•40 min•Ep. 4
Episode 003: Maurice Clarett: How He Built A 6 Figure Income After Spending 4 Years In Prison I was absolutely captivated by Maurice. I could have spoken with him for hours. I believe in the past he has been misunderstood. He is a thoughtful, intelligent guy who has genuine ideas on how to help college athletes be better prepared for life after their college. “If I had stayed at Ohio State, I would have won 2 Heisman’s. My body of work speaks for itself.” – Maurice Clarett That’s just one reason...
Apr 11, 2015•52 min•Ep. 3
Episode 002: Chris Brogan: How To Take Over And Set Bigger Goals After we finished recording this interview, Chris said to me, “You’re a good egg Ryan Hawk. Thank you for having me on.” I’m not sure why, but I really enjoyed getting a thoughtful, real compliment from someone like Chris. Chris has a podcast guest standard that he will only record for 20 minutes (it makes sense based on his schedule and the amount of requests he gets). When I shut it down after 21 minutes, he asked to keep going… ...
Apr 11, 2015•23 min•Ep. 2
Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks I love discussing how we can all better ourselves by becoming improving our connecting skills. This was a phenomenal episode. Jayson shares that the best way to connect with others is to first look to help them. I think it is one of most life-changing and important skills we can master. “To me, at the end of the day, it’s not how many friends you can count, it’s how many friends you can count on.” – Jayson G...
Apr 10, 2015•32 min•Ep. 1
