Hey listeners, Welcome back to the Uncommon Leader Podcast. I am excited to share with you a fantastic interview I recorded recently with an up and coming Uncommon leader, Ethan Callison. Ethan is a campus pastor at Fellowship Community Church in Roanoke, VA. On his LinkedIn profile, Ethan defines success as “remaining faithful and obedient to the plans and purposes God has for you and your life”. If this is the case, then Ethan is well on his way to success and his story defines that. I won’t g...
May 03, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Welcome back to the Uncommon Leader Podcast. I'm excited to share with you a recent interview that I recorded with a lifelong learner, Keith Murphy. He is the executive director of Strategy Deployment, Organizational Development and Marketing at Atrius Health in Boston, MA. Keith has a great story to tell today. I love how he links together a challenge he had when he was young and how he has actually turned it into a strength of his today. He also talks about the disciplines he's implemented to ...
Apr 19, 2022•28 min
It’s good to have you back, Uncommon Leader Podcast nation! I’ve got Coach Jacob Gruse back on the podcast for you this week to talk about his SECOND state championship basketball season as the varsity coach for the Cave Spring Knights Boys basketball team. His team finished the year 29-1 and won a THRILLING championship game in the last seconds. I really had a fun time chatting with him. We didn’t just talk basketball. Coach Gruse told me what it takes to be successful on the basketball court a...
Apr 05, 2022•31 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Welcome back uncommon leader podcast, nation. You are about to hear a special conversation with another Uncommon leader who was very close to me. My guest on the Uncommon Leader Podcast is my brother, Michael Gallagher. Michael is a middle school math teacher, a basketball official and coach, and owner of Gthreenc, a custom silk screening business in North Carolina. He's also a husband and father. And did I say he was a leader? He is that as well. March Madness is one of our favorite times a yea...
Mar 29, 2022•27 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Welcome back, Uncommon Leader Podcast nation! I promised this season you would hear from seasoned professionals and leaders, but also from some leaders just starting on their development journey. My guest today on the Uncommon Leader Podcast is none other than my son, Joseph, aka Jo-Jo Gallagher. Joseph is a recent graduate of Liberty University with a degree in Youth Ministry. Upon graduation, Joseph made the courageous and thoughtful decision to move to Boulder, CO, where he has started his li...
Mar 22, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Glad to have you back, Uncommon Leader Podcast nation. My guest today on the first episode of season two of the Uncommon Leader Podcast is Rick Morrison. Rick is the founder of Inspired Policing Solutions. LLC, a consulting and training company geared toward impacting organizational transformation and community culture change. Rick had a long career in public service and retired with the rank of captain after 22 years at the police department in Roanoke, VA. I'm proud to call Rick a friend and y...
Mar 08, 2022•33 min
Welcome back! I am excited to announce season 2 of The Uncommon Leader Podcast. I will continue to have excellent leaders who have made an impact on me with their leadership style, AND I will be introducing some fun new segments as well with some listener Q&A podcasts, client spotlights, audience challenges, the next generation of Uncommon leaders, and more. If you're not already a subscriber to the podcast, I encourage you to visit growingchampions.net/podcast to sign up now on your preferr...
Feb 22, 2022•3 min
Welcome back uncommon leader, podcast listeners. I've got a great guest for you today, Dr. Byron Scott, Byron's got a fascinating and strong resume: He was a practicing emergency medical physician for over 25 years. He was a Deputy Chief Health Officer for IBM He has held various physician leadership roles over 18 years with healthcare systems. He is a Faculty member at Thomas Jefferson College of Population Health and Umass-Amherst Isenberg School of Management He sits on multiple boards both f...
Dec 29, 2021•22 min
Welcome back Uncommon Leader podcast listeners! It's hard to believe with 2021 is coming to a close. As leaders, a structured reflection is a good way to end your year and prepare for the next. Hopefully you're planning some time over this holiday season to rest catch up and using intentional process to reflect on 2021 and preparing for an Uncommon 2022!! In this episode, I have a second time guest, Tom Carmazzi, and he's on to discuss how uncommon leaders do intentionally reflect, not just on t...
Dec 21, 2021•33 min
Welcome back Uncommon Leader Podcast Nation. I've got another first for you. This episode. I have my first repeat guest in Dr. Paul Dechant. Way back in episode one, Paul and I discussed a growing concern in healthcare and industry overall, the topic of 'burnout in the workplace. Here is a link to that first episode . While in that episode we talked about the symptoms of burnout, this episode focused on the way to reduce or prevent burnout. It's an important topic. Since he and I chatted about s...
Dec 08, 2021•30 min
Welcome back uncommon leader podcast nation. I've got another fabulous interview with another Uncommon leader, Kristen Gielow. Kristen has been an executive coach for the past 16 years and has been the owner of decision coaching, LLC for nearly 14 of those 16 years. In this episode, Kristen shares some great tips for leading and leading teams in our new work, from home or remote culture that we've been in for such a long time now seems like forever. Some key things that Kristen shared during thi...
Nov 23, 2021•28 min
Welcome back Uncommon Leader Podcast Nation. Each week, I interview guests --Uncommon leaders -- from various walks of life and various points on their leadership journey. This week I flipped the script just a little bit, and I'm sharing an excerpt from a recent lean blog post podcast where I was interviewed by Lean Blog podcast host , Mark Graban. He chatted with me about many things on my leadership journey, including: Where and when did my Lean (management system based upon the Toyota Product...
Nov 16, 2021•27 min
Welcome back Uncommon Leader nation. I'm putting these podcasts together for you, the uncommon leader, so that you can use this to equip you and go and grow more uncommon leaders. In essence champions who grow champions. We need a nation of uncommon leaders and you made to fill that need. I appreciate that each episode I interview successful leaders that have a great story to tell. In this specific episode, I changed things up just a little bit and chat with a couple of leaders. I chat with Dave...
Nov 09, 2021•26 min
Welcome back uncommon leader podcast listeners. My guest today is Jacob Gruse, the Head Basketball coach at cave spring high school in Roanoke, Virginia. The Knights achieved the pinnacle when they won the state championship during the 2019-2020 season. The team faced turmoil that year as they played all of their games away from home as their gym was being rebuilt and the season ended early as a result of the Covid pandemic. That season was documented recently in a book by Eddie Lloyd called The...
Nov 02, 2021•28 min
Welcome back Uncommon Leader Podcast nation! I've got a first for you today on the show. Today's guests are the father daughter team of Teresa Weston and Keith Miller. They are the coauthors of the book WIDE-EYED Wisdom . This is a book for equipping young adults on their transition to adulthood. It's a framework, if you will, to help young people bridge the gap between 18 and adulting. I appreciate how Keith and Teresa express why they wrote their book. It was to help families to lead their kid...
Oct 26, 2021•31 min
Welcome back listeners to the uncommon leader podcast. This week's guest is Mark Graban. Mark is an internationally recognized consultant, author, speaker, blogger, and podcaster. He's authored or co-authored four books, the most recent being The Measure of Success... React Less, Lead Better and Improve More . He has hosted more than 600 podcasts, over many names, including his Lean Blog , Lean Whiskey , and his newest podcast, My Favorite Mistake . Mark's motivation is to "humbly help others le...
Oct 19, 2021•26 min
Welcome back for another episode of the "Best of the Uncommon Leader Podcast", where I take a listen back on the last five episodes and choose some of the top uncommon responses that I know will interest you, the listener. I had a really diverse and fun set of interviews with: Pastor John Sharp Neurologist George Palma, MD Engineer and Director of Quality David Campbell Executive Coach Bill Hart Personal Trainer Margaux Bellinger All of them are Uncommon Leaders that have had an impact on many l...
Oct 12, 2021•16 min
Welcome back to the latest episode of the Uncommon Leader Podcast. In this episode, I have a great conversation with my former trainer, Margaux Bellinger. Margaux was one of the primary drivers behind my recent health transformation where I was able to lose 80 pounds and have kept it off for almost 3 years now! Her ways of motivating were effective (sometimes, borderline Evil! haha) at taking me to a place I would not have gone on my own. Margaux's personal story that led her to pursue a career ...
Oct 05, 2021•25 min
Okay, here we go. With another great episode of the uncommon leader podcast. Welcome back listeners. My guest on today's show is Coach bill Hart. Bill recently became the National Leadership Coach at Movement Mortgage. Prior to that, he spent over 18 years with Building Champions coaching company, where I was introduced to Bill back in 2010 at a the BC Experience. Bill has over 17,000 hours in the coach's seat. I enjoy putting him on the other side and having a chance to interview him. Bill has ...
Sep 28, 2021•35 min
Welcome back! What a fantastic interview we have this episode with David Campbell. He's currently the global Senior Director of Quality - Sensor Solutions at TE Connectivity. What makes Dave uncommon is his passion for developing himself and others on his team, his love for family and friends, and his bias for action mindset. You're not going to want to miss his mantra at the end of the podcast. Three key takeaways that I had from Dave's message: 1) Leadership development doesn't happen in a cla...
Sep 21, 2021•27 min
I've got a great interview today with Dr. George Palma, retired neurologist from a large health system in California who tells it like it is. I think you're truly going to enjoy what George has to say today. Let me tell you a little bit about him first. George has been instrumental in leading a lean enterprise transformation and influencing leaders to change. And you'll hear a little bit about that story during this interview today. George has also got a very unique background. He's a hospital c...
Sep 14, 2021•21 min
Like John Sharp often does on Sunday mornings, He really brought it for us in this episode of the Uncommon Leader Podcast John dropped some fantastic value-adders in this episode including: "Our past failure does not determine our future potential" How to not let fear keep you from sharing with others Stop focusing on what we can't do and focus on what we CAN do! If you enjoyed this episode, will you share with someone who you think might need to hear it? Also, if you're interested in catching u...
Sep 07, 2021•27 min
This first month of episodes has been quite a compilation of great leader interviews. I'm sending on this "Top 5" episode as a mashup of some of the uncommon responses that I got from the interviewees. Let's hear just a few snippets of what you heard in these podcasts from these great leaders: In the inaugural episode we heard from Dr. Paul DeChant , blogger, consultant and author of Preventing Physician Burnout . He discussed how leaders need to take responsibility to change themselves before t...
Aug 31, 2021•14 min
Welcome back to the Uncommon Leader Podcast - Episode 5. You are going to appreciate this interview with Patty Hamilton! I narrow her chat down to 4 C's of UnCommon Leadership: Help new leaders to reduce the Complexity of their role Connect with ALL team members at all levels Communicate reality CARE - Patty narrows down the most powerful attribute in her top bosses and it was that they cared. You can connect with Patty on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/pattyhamilton/ To subscribe to the U...
Aug 24, 2021•32 min
Hey leaders. Welcome back to the Uncommon leader podcast. Your guest for today's episode is Kim Chaney. If you read his LinkedIn profile, it talks about being an experienced teacher with a demonstrated history of working in the management consulting industry. Kim Chaney is a friend of mine, someone I've worked with for over 15 years and someone who's grown into an uncommon leader. Some of the things that I'm most proud of Kim right now is his faith journey walk and being a proud grandpa to his g...
Aug 17, 2021•22 min
In this episode of the Uncommon Leader podcast, I chat with Adam Ward, "Forensic Betterer", author and good friend. Our conversation weaves through many topics, including: the process of why he chose to write a book ( or several!) the need for humility and integrity in our leaders, and what message he would send out to influence others to change their world! I hope you enjoy If you do enjoy the podcast, you can catch up on past episodes, or subscribe via your favorite podcast platform by visitin...
Aug 10, 2021•20 min
This week's podcast guest is Tom Carmazzi. Tom is the recently retired CEO of Tuthill Corporation, a privately held Manufacturing company in Chicago. He is also a great friend, mentor, father and husband. In this episode, Tom and I have a great conversation about how he was able to overcome a specific challenge from his teenage years and how it impacts who he is today. Tom talks about feedback he used to defeat the challenge and how this story gives him an opportunity to be an even more Uncommon...
Aug 03, 2021•23 min
Hello everyone and welcome to the uncommon leader podcast - Episode 001 These are interviews that will equip you with stories that you can consume on your commute, while you exercise or as part of your regular leadership development journey. Now my approach is to invest time with uncommon leaders that I've had the privilege of learning from at some point in my life's journey, people who want to make a difference, and have certainly made a difference in my life. Now, my first guest is one we all ...
Jul 27, 2021•29 min
Hey, fellow leaders, I'm John Gallagher, your host of the Uncommon leader podcast. And I'm excited about taking a leap in the podcasting world with this first episode made for you: a leader on a journey of lifelong learning, committed to your personal development and the development of others. Ultimately champion leaders growing other champions are those that will be listening to this podcast. In this 20 to 30 minute weekly podcast, I will be interviewing motivating and inspiring leaders. Many o...
Jul 20, 2021•5 min
