๐๏ธ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐: From Marine sniper to FBI agentโฆ from pastor to executive coachโฆ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง has worn a lot of titles. But what he built along the way is far more powerfulโwhat he calls Inner Armor. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ. ๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐-๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐, ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๏ฟฝ...
Jul 01, 2025โข45 minโขEp. 173
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ โ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ค? ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ? ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐โ๐๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค? In this powerful episode of ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ, I sit down with ๐๐๐๐ฑ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ...
Jun 24, 2025โข48 minโขEp. 172
๐๏ธ Episode 171 โ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฌ: Leading, Parenting, and Leaving a Legacy Through Storytelling ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ญ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ง Hey Uncommon Leaders, This week, I had the privilege of sitting down with someone whose perspective on leadership and legacy truly moved me โ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ง. Heโs a global entrepreneur, mentor, and the author of the powerful ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ญ๐๐ฏ๐ reminded me of something simple yet deeply pr...
Jun 17, 2025โข28 minโขEp. 171
What does it really mean to leave a legacy? And how can leaders prepare for what comes after success? In this episode, I sit down with Jim Erben, President of Erben Associates, to talk about legacy, succession, and why the most successful leaders plan their exit long before they need to. Jim shares hard-earned lessons on: โ
Why legacy isnโt about wealthโitโs about values โ
The emotional toll of stepping away from your business โ
Common mistakes leaders make when it comes to succession โ
How to p...
Jun 10, 2025โข31 min
๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ-๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐? From a tough conversation with his hockey coach to a pro athleteโs mindsetโand now, the founder of a global Christian marketing agencyโ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ shares the unfiltered story behind his rise. In Episode 169 of ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐, discover: โจ The game-changing R...
Jun 03, 2025โข37 minโขEp. 169
๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข-๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ $๐๐๐: Barry Sutliveโs Blueprint for Purpose-Driven Leadership Can you build a multimillion-dollar company with just $100, no ladder, and unwavering faith? ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐โand heโs here to share how. On this powerful episode of ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ, I sit down with my longtime friend Barry Sutlive, founder and CEO of Reliable Roofing in G...
May 27, 2025โข36 minโขEp. 168
๐ Ep. 167 โ From Benchwarmer to Ironman: How Shawn Hoyt Leads with Discipline, Grit, and Growth What does it take to completely reinvent yourselfโphysically, mentally, and professionallyโin your 40s and 50s? In this episode of The Uncommon Leader Podcast, host John Gallagher sits down with Shawn Hoyt, an everyday athlete and driven professional who went from average beginnings to completing marathons, Spartan Races, ultramarathons, and Ironmansโall starting later in life. But this isnโt just a ...
May 20, 2025โข45 minโขEp. 167
Whatโs the secret to building a breakthrough leadership team ? Mike Goldman says it starts with growth, fulfillment, and impact. In this episode of The Uncommon Leader Podcast, I sit down with Mikeโbestselling author, leadership team expert, and host of The Better Leadership Team Showโfor a powerful conversation on what it takes to lead well as your company scales. Mike shares a personal story about his grandfather that changed his view of purpose foreverโand sparked a lifelong mission to help l...
May 13, 2025โข37 minโขEp. 166
What happens when you achieve everything society calls "success" but still feel empty inside? Dr. Sharon Spano walks us through this profound paradox that affects countless high-achieving leaders. Drawing from her extensive experience as a consultant with a PhD in human organizational systems, Dr. Spano reveals the hidden patterns that create what she calls "the emptiness of success." We explore how accomplished professionals with million-dollar homes and impressive careers often reach out for h...
May 06, 2025โข33 min
What's the single most powerful force behind sustainable transformation in leadership and life? According to leadership expert Dave Campbell, it's consistency. In this deeply personal conversation, Dave reveals how he achieved the best physical shape of his life at age 55 through unwavering daily disciplines that transformed not just his body, but his leadership impact. His journey illuminates the critical connection between personal wellbeing and leadership effectivenessโ"You have to take care ...
Apr 29, 2025โข37 min
Christian business leaders need to measure beyond traditional key performance indicators by adopting Kingdom Performance Indicators (KPIs) that track eternal impact. These new metrics reveal why we're doing business and who we're truly impacting beyond immediate stakeholders. โข Traditional KPIs measure financial and operational performance but fall short of measuring kingdom impact โข The shopping cart story illustrates how small acts of stewardship reflect our approach to business and leadership...
Apr 26, 2025โข11 min
Rich Sanders brings a remarkably unique perspective to the Uncommon Leader Podcast as both a pastor and successful entrepreneur. With his powerful mottoโ"The more we make, the more we give"โSanders tackles the perceived tension between Christian values and business success, offering a refreshing framework that celebrates both hard work and generous giving as expressions of faith. Throughout our conversation, Sanders draws from his experience as a military veteran, business owner, and spiritual l...
Apr 22, 2025โข34 min
Trust forms the foundation of leadership, functioning like a bank account where we make deposits through positive actions and withdrawals through negative behaviors. โข Trust requires doing what you say, saying what you do, and being authentically human in all interactions โข It often takes "99 attaboys to make up for one aw crap moment" in leadership โข When trust is broken, asking for forgiveness isn't enoughโbehavior change is essential โข Apologizing without changing behavior is like "patching a...
Apr 19, 2025โข7 min
Trust is the ultimate currency in today's business landscape, and nobody understands this better than Marcus Sheridan. In this fascinating conversation, Marcus reveals how his near-business failure during the 2008 recession led him to discover powerful principles of trust-building that transformed his pool company into an industry leader and launched his career as a sought-after speaker and author. At the heart of Marcus's philosophy are what he calls the "four pillars of a known and trusted bra...
Apr 15, 2025โข38 min
What if everything you thought you knew about personal change was wrong? Michael Lopez, author of the Amazon bestselling book "Change: Six Science-Backed Strategies to Transform Your Brain, Body and Behavior," shatters conventional wisdom with science-backed insights that revolutionize how we approach transformation. Drawing from his diverse background as a consultant, intelligence officer, athlete, and youth coach, Lopez reveals why most change efforts fail despite our best intentions. The prob...
Apr 08, 2025โข33 min
How do you transform losing teams into champions? What makes an uncommon leader? Coach Jim Johnson discovered the answers to these questions through both devastating failure and extraordinary success during his 30-year basketball coaching career. The journey begins with humility. After being fired from his first coaching position following 17 consecutive losses, Johnson realized he had much to learn about leadership. This humbling experience became the catalyst for developing seven leadership ke...
Apr 01, 2025โข44 min
In this exciting episode, we're revisiting my engaging conversation with state champion Head Coach Jacob Gruse. Recorded during the onset of March Madness a couple years ago, this episode quickly became one of our most downloaded episodes! Join us as Coach Gruse shares his journey, insights on leadership, and powerful stories that have impacted his life and career. Key Highlights: Leadership Impact: Jacob shares an inspiring story about how his parents influenced his leadership style and his upb...
Mar 25, 2025โข28 min
What if the comfortable goals you've been setting are actually holding you back from your greatest achievements? In this inaugural episode of The After Show, I challenge the conventional wisdom of SMART goal-setting by proposing a powerful shift: replacing "Realistic" with "Hard" to create SMAHT goals (Specific, Measurable, Action-oriented, Hard (or Heaven must help!), Time-based). When we set merely realistic goals, we stay in our comfort zones. But hard goalsโthose that make us squirm a little...
Mar 22, 2025โข12 min
Susan Campbell never imagined she'd become an entrepreneur in her fifties, but when inspiration struck just weeks before her daughter's wedding, she couldn't ignore it. That divine spark led to South 23rd and the Porch Pop โ an innovative solution transforming ordinary plastic plant pots into stylish decorative accents. Watching her father pursue a patent for his can crusher invention years ago planted entrepreneurial seeds that would bloom decades later. Though he never secured that patent, the...
Mar 18, 2025โข36 min
Hello Uncommon Leader Podcast listeners! I am thrilled to share some exciting news with youโI'm launching a brand new segment called the Uncommon Leader After Show ! You know that feeling after watching an exhilarating game, where you just can't wait to break down and analyze all the big plays? That's exactly what I'm going to do, but with leadership insights. Join me as we dive into the highlights of each week's podcast episodes as well as experienced from my coaching & consulting. I'll be ...
Mar 15, 2025โข55 sec
What separates those who crumble under pressure from those who thrive? For Schuyler Williamson, the answer crystallized during an IED attack in Iraq that disabled his vehicle and injured his entire platoon. Despite chaos, pain, and limited visibility, his team still looked to him for the next decision. That pivotal moment forms the heart of this gripping conversation about leadership when everything goes wrong. Schuyler brings remarkable perspective from his journey as a professional baseball pl...
Mar 11, 2025โข41 min
Dive into a compelling conversation with Chris Widener, a celebrated motivational speaker and author, as he shares his transformative journey through leadership, excellence, and service. From his childhood experiences as a ball boy for the Seattle Supersonics, Widener draws upon powerful life lessons that shaped his understanding of true leadershipโserving and uplifting others. He emphasizes that excellence is not just a goal but a moral obligation for all. In this episode, listeners will hear a...
Mar 04, 2025โข49 min
What if the secret to impactful leadership and thriving relationships lies in embracing honesty, even when it's uncomfortable? On the Uncommon Leader Podcast, we sit down with Todd Holzman, CEO and founder of Holzman Leadership, who shares a deeply personal story from his childhood that shaped his unwavering commitment to truthfulnessโa lesson passed down by his father. As we explore Todd's upcoming book, "The Power of Candor," he provides insightful strategies for navigating the "honesty dilemm...
Feb 25, 2025โข52 min
Join us for an inspiring conversation with Clint Riggin, the dynamic founder and CEO of Limitless Faith Inc. From overcoming a tumultuous childhood to serving as a Navy veteran and achieving success as a bodybuilder, Clint's journey is one of resilience and transformation. His personal story is marked by the profound lessons learned from his father's recovery from addiction, highlighting the power of empathy and understanding. Clint shares the pivotal moments that led him to create Limitless Fai...
Feb 18, 2025โข36 min
Unlock the secrets of successful supply chain management and leadership with our special guest, Kerim Kfuri. A global entrepreneur and author, Kerim takes us on an extraordinary journey through the industry, sharing how childhood lessons selling blueberries ignited an entrepreneurial spirit that guides his approach to leadership today. Tune in to discover how focusing on the path rather than the destination can transform both business practices and personal growth. Kerim demystifies the intricat...
Feb 11, 2025โข36 min
What if the story you've been telling yourself is holding you back? Join us for an eye-opening conversation with Lior Arussy, a dynamic author and speaker, as he shares how rewriting the narrative of your life can unlock doors you never imagined. Lior takes us through his personal journey, from being underestimated by his teachers to becoming an influential author. He provides insights on transforming past struggles into stepping stones for growth and highlights the pivotal switch from a problem...
Feb 04, 2025โข34 min
In this episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Gordon MacFarlane, a remarkable performance mindset coach and international best-selling author. We dive deep into his latest book, "Communicate to Connect, the Power of Words," and explored his fascinating journey from professional Canadian hockey player to a renowned coach and author. Gordon is a true inspiration with an incredible ability to motivate and uplift others through his work. I was particularly excited to compare notes as this...
Jan 28, 2025โข43 min
Great leaders are not simply born or made; they are continuously evolving. Damon Lembi shares powerful insights on leadership mindsets, overcoming imposter syndrome, and how AI is changing leadership training, reminding us that growth is a lifelong journey. โข Dissecting the ongoing debate of whether leaders are born or made โข Sharing personal stories impacting leadership philosophy โข The significance of a learn-it-all mindset in leadership โข Tools for overcoming imposter syndrome โข The role of t...
Jan 21, 2025โข32 min
This episode explores the transformative journey of Marlena Stell, as she recounts her experiences overcoming adversity, self-doubt, and the cultivated skills of confidence. With insights on the importance of self-care, gratitude, and trusting oneโs instincts, Marlena highlights how her past shaped her present, and how she now empowers others to do the same. โข Marlena shares her supportive family background and its impact on overcoming childhood struggles โข Discusses the notion of confidence as ...
Jan 14, 2025โข27 min
Ever wondered how to turn personal setbacks into a powerful journey toward success? Meet Amy Chambers, a remarkable leader who's done just that. By age 28, Amy was leading over 250 people in the financial services industry, fueled by a determination sparked from a childhood memory of being discouraged from playing basketball. Her incredible story of resilience, which includes becoming a two-time international bestselling author and marathon runner, is a testament to adopting a growth mindset and...
Jan 07, 2025โข40 min
