Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back! My guest today is Adam Hill. Adam is 4th generation of a 100 year old family business as well as an international speaker, a bestselling author, podcaster and performance coach. I am so inspired by the story Adam shared on this podcast. He is authentic as he discusses his personal transformational journey of overcoming alcoholism, an anxiety disorder, and “dad Bod” to become an elite athlete and world class Ironman competitor!! Adam drops all kinds of inspirat...
Apr 04, 2023•32 min
My guest today is David Safeer. David is a globally recognized expert in cash flow maximization. He is the founder and CEO of the Cash is Clear Learning Systems. His work has impacted hundreds of businesses in over 40 countries. In David's role, he is a consultant and teacher to business owners, accountants, and bookkeepers. Listen in to understand how David uses three techniques to influence these owners in a very unique way. He's a lifelong learner that all influencers can learn from. Regardle...
Mar 28, 2023•30 min
Welcome back, Uncommon leaders This is The Uncommon Leader Podcast. My guest today is Chris Felton. Chris is an Amazon bestselling author and sought after speaker. Today, Chris shares the story about his newly released book, Think and Grow You - How to Get Out Of Your Own Way and Level Up Your Life. What I love about this interview is that he didn't just write these tips, but he lived them. In our time together, Chris discusses the experience of taking responsibility for the primary role. He pla...
Mar 21, 2023•32 min•Ep. 57
Hey, uncommon leaders. Welcome back. My guest today is a familiar name to the podcast. Paul DeChant is a three-time guest and a friend of mine that I love to stay in touch with as he continues to work to improve the healthcare workplace. While Paul has been retired from his successful CEO role for several years now, he continues to be an influencer as a speaker, author and a consultant as well as a lifelong learner. Some of the things we discuss in this interview include: Tips for empowering oth...
Mar 14, 2023•29 min•Ep. 56
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back! My guest today is my John Mollura. John is a multi-award winning luxury portrait photographer and keynote speaker. AND, he is so much more. John was a rocket scientist and his career was ‘rocketing’ to uncharted heights. He spent decades leading a variety of teams; some that landed missions on Mars. He shares the story of a personal tragedy that resulted in him re-evaluating what he thought he knew was most important to him. Listen in as John shares some fun s...
Mar 07, 2023•43 min•Ep. 55
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back! My guest today is my friend Daniel Harkavy. Daniel is the Founder & CEO of Building Champions, an organization that coaches leaders, teams, and organizations to be healthy and high-performing so they can have a greater impact on everyone they serve. If Building Champions sounds familiar, it probably should. As you may know, I founded Growing Champions and in this episode, Daniel and I talk about the influence he and his company had on the Growing Champions...
Feb 28, 2023•45 min•Ep. 54
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back!. My guest today is Andrew L Anderson. Andrew is a life transformation and business productivity coach and author of the #1 International Best-selling book, Strength of the Oak, Strength of the Willow: How to Find courage and compassion in a turbulent world . Listen through for some great tips that he has cultivated while coaching over 600 individuals to help them break through limiting beliefs, transform their lives and businesses, and find lasting freedom. Yo...
Feb 21, 2023•29 min•Ep. 53
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back!. My guest today is Dr. Christie McMullen. Christie is the CEO & Chief People Development Officer for the AIM company and their goal is to make work Fun! Christie is also a best-selling author of Learning Can Stick - A Guide To Make Every Learning Experience Safe, Logical, Fun, And Memorable. Her energy is contagious and I really think you are going to like her ideas on making work more fun so people don’t quit!! Thanks for listening in. Please take just a ...
Feb 14, 2023•31 min•Ep. 52
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back! My guest today is Patty O Hamilton. You may recall that Patty was a guest way back in the first season of the Uncommon Leader Podcast. First, I can’t believe how fast time is going, but more importantly, in that episode, Patty and I discussed her journey to become a first time author . Well, it’s official! I now get the chance to interview author, Patty O Hamilton about her newly released book, Managing to Become Leaders – What Opossum babies taught my team ab...
Feb 07, 2023•27 min•Ep. 51
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back! For episode 50 of the Uncommon Leader Podcast I have Steve Scanlon, the CEO and Co-founder of Re-wire, Inc where he helps train executives to become better leaders, increase performance and improve profitability through a science-based approach to Executive Coaching & Leadership Development. I met Steve a little over a decade ago when he was an Executive Coach for Building Champions, an organization that I was coached by for about 10 years. Steve is a self...
Jan 31, 2023•32 min•Ep. 50
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back! Is there a change you have been wanting to make this year as a part of your goals? Are you feeling stuck? Well, my guest today shares his story to help you out. BJ Thompson is a speaker, author, and executive director for the relationship nonprofit Build a Better Us. Over the past twenty years, he has helped tens of thousands of people all over the world experience growth and in his newly release book, Awaken a Better You , he shows us how it is possible to un...
Jan 24, 2023•30 min•Ep. 49
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back! Life is all about relationships – I believe that and today’s guest takes that to another level. On episode 48 of the Uncommon Leader Podcast, I interview author Jesse Eubanks. He has a new book coming out soon titled “How We Relate – Understanding God, Yourself, and Others through the Enneagram”. As leaders, many of us have completed personality profiles before like the DiSC or MBTI or some other assessment. You may have also discovered more about yourself and...
Jan 17, 2023•28 min•Ep. 48
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back to the Uncommon Leader Podcast ! On today’s episode, I interview Bob Wheatley. Bob is an author, podcaster , and a former professional baseball player in the St Louis Cardinals and Toronto Blue Jays minor league systems. Bob’s work has been featured on nationally syndicated radio. As an author and content creator, Bob has a passion for helping young Christians grow closer to God and experience the love and connection they are missing. In this episode Bob and I ...
Jan 10, 2023•31 min•Ep. 47
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back!. This is the Uncommon Leader Podcast On Episode 46, I have a great guest lined up for you. Doctor Alice Penn is an expert international coach and speaker that has journeyed from Medical Doctor to Finance executive to business owner. In this episode, Alice details how she overcame personal battles with mental & physical illness as well divorce, and how she picked the pieces up and started again, because as she says “You’re never too old and it’s never too l...
Jan 03, 2023•31 min•Ep. 46
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back! What an inspirational and encouraging guest for today's episode! Chris Welton is a Certified Mortgage Planner in Lake Mary, FL, but he is SO much more that. Chris is a leader who has learned to run toward and overcome adversity… overcome a tough childhood, overcome a limb difference, overcome loss of family, including a newborn son. Chris has learned that the challenge doesn’t define WHO you are and that he has gained strength from the adversities he faced. Be...
Dec 13, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back!. This is the Uncommon Leader Podcast and I am your host, John Gallagher – I have got a special, special guest for you to hear from today. Gianna Rahmani is an author, entrepreneur, speaker, business leader and devoted wife and mom. In today’s episode Gianna discusses, amongst other things, her recently released book, Dayhustle. Listen in as she defines a couple new terms I hadn’t hear before… including 1) Dayhustle and 2) Angel Employment, and why it means so ...
Nov 29, 2022•27 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back!. This is the Uncommon Leader Podcast and I am your host, John Gallagher. In this client spotlight episode, I talk with Maria Francesconi, who is the Chief of Nursing and Director of Health Promotion and Education at Harvard University Health Services in Cambridge, MA. Maria and I have worked together for the past several years on her leadership development journey. Her story of personal transformation is inspiring and encouraging and one is sure to have an imp...
Nov 15, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back! I have a special, special guest for you today. Jeff Henderson is an entrepreneur, speaker, pastor, business leader and author. His bestselling book Know What you’re FOR , launched a movement in nonprofits around the world and Jeff was recently named by Forbes Magazine as one of twenty speakers you shouldn’t miss and you definitely should NOT miss this conversation I had with him!! The main topic of our conversation is Jeff’s most recent book he released titled...
Nov 01, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back! Today my guest for season 2 Episode 18 is Lien Randle. Lien is the Senior Director, Continuous Improvement, for Mitsubishi Electric, US and she is headquartered in Cypress, CA. Lien’s story is inspiring. Listen in and you will get to hear how she grew up the daughter of a Korean War US Air Force Pilot and a Vietnamese mother who both taught here that there wasn’t anything she couldn’t do. Lien’s career has been full of challenging opportunities in operations a...
Oct 18, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back!. This is the Uncommon Leader Podcast and I am your host, John Gallagher. I am currently growing this podcast and building a community of people who are interested in making intentional moves toward positive work and life change in the areas of Faith, Family, Fitness, Friends, Fun, Finances, Doing this podcast has opened doors to connect people I otherwise wouldn’t have been able to, and they are voices I believe will be helpful and inspiring for so many people...
Oct 04, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Welcome back Uncommon Leader Podcast nation! I have got another fantastic guest for you this week. His name is Ken Nienke, former Lead Pastor at Fellowship Community Church in Salem, VA. The theme of this podcast is organization and personal growth. While Ken’s experience was in ministry, growing Fellowship from a small church that started in a basement with 69 people to a thriving three-campus church with over 1500 regular attendees is a leadership story that transcends industries. What I see a...
Sep 20, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back!. For this episode, I have flipped the script completely. I have asked one of my fantastic friends and my coach, Raymond Gleason, to GUEST HOST the show and interview ME so that the listeners of the Uncommon Leader Podcast get to know a little more about me and the journey that led me to starting Growing Champions. As you might guess, Raymond knows me pretty well, so not only am I fielding some questions that only he knows to ask as a great coach, I also share ...
Sep 06, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back!. So, I have had lots of great guests and some of the ones I have had the most fun with are with my family members. This one is no different as I interview my oldest son, Brendan Gallagher Brendan is a 2020 graduate of Liberty University He was part of Liberty’s Division 1 Competition and Sideline Cheer team from 2017-2019. Liberty Cheer placed 7th Nationally and top 10 for the first time in school history at the 2019 UCA championships at Disneyworld. Brendan w...
Aug 23, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back!. This week I place a coaching client directly in the interview spotlight and you are going to love this story! My guest is Kellianne Thayer, the Director of Primary Care Access Operations at Atrius Health in Boston, MA. I so appreciate chatting with Kellianne about her Uncommon leadership journey from being a young child and “afraid to share her thoughts” to leading a team of over 200 at one of the largest Physician practices in the Northeast. Kellianne articu...
Aug 09, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back!. I am very excited and humbled to be bringing you the guest you are about to hear from on today’s podcast. I have got Jeremy Scott of Jeremy Scott Fitness in Scottsdale, AZ. His ‘bio’ speaks for itself as he is a successful entrepreneur that has turned his passion for helping people learn to be fit into an extremely successful fitness community online and at his facility in Scottsdale, AZ. Jeremy has worked with a bunch of brands like Vitamin Shoppe, Muscle &a...
Jul 26, 2022•24 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back! I have a very, very special and lovely guest to introduce to you today. I have known her for 30+ years and she has had a VERY positive influence on my life. Today, I interview my wife, Chris Gallagher! While there are many topics we could discuss, on this episode we chat about a book we both recently read, The Coffee Bean – A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change, written by Damon West and Jon Gordon. I came across this book after listening to a recent inter...
Jul 12, 2022•24 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Hey Uncommon leaders, welcome back! On today’s podcast, I interview Darrin Dick, the campus pastor for Newspring church in Myrtle Beach, SC. I brought Darrin on to discuss a book that he suggested to me recently titled the Ruthless Elimination of Hurry. Darrin and I discuss how he learned about the book, the people who shared and poured into his life and some of the habits he is working to implement to eliminate hurry in his, his family's and his team’s life! · One of the quotes that made me smi...
Jun 28, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Welcome back to the Uncommon Leader podcast. I've got another great conversation to share with you from a leader I've worked with before. And I believe you're going to appreciate this leader's journey. Scottie Pennington is the vice president of operations at metal source in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Scottie's a leader that, like many of us, has seen his share of ups and downs in his career, both professionally and personally. I truly appreciate how Scottie shares openly about his battles with pride,...
Jun 14, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Hey listeners, Welcome back to the Uncommon Leader Podcast. Recently, I got the chance to interview the former Director of Football Operations for Clemson University, Andy Johnston. Andy oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Clemson football program from 1997 through 2015 under famous coaches, Tommy West, Tommy Bowden, and Dabo Swinney. Prior to his football operations career, Andy was the women’s tennis coach for 15 years at Clemson and guided his squads to five consecutive ACC titles, 12 To...
May 31, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Hey fellow leaders, Welcome back to the Uncommon Leader Podcast. I am excited to share with you a recent conversation that I recorded with Dr. Les Schwab. Les is a Primary Care Physician with more than 35 years experience in medical practice and healthcare organization leadership. He now operations a coaching and consulting practice focused on performance improvement and leadership development. He is a Harnisch Scholar at the Institute of Coaching in Boston. I am lucky to have worked with Les fo...
May 17, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 7
