Lead with a Story Podcast

Lead with a Story Podcast


Latest Episodes

9 Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Future
February 05, 2020

Confession: I was a little disappointed when I started reading this book and realized it was fiction. I thought I was reading a serious, non-fiction business book. But then I couldn’t put it down. And by the time I was done,

9 Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Future
February 05, 2020

Confession: I was a little disappointed when I started reading this book and realized it was fiction. I thought I was reading a serious, non-fiction business book. But then I couldnt put it down. And

A Leader’s Greatest Gift: Struggle
December 11, 2019

It wasn't until Bobby Herrera was eighteen, in the Army and three weeks into boot camp, polishing his boots by flashlight at 11:30 p.m., that he began to re-evaluate the value of struggle in making him the leader he is today as the CEO of the Populus G...

What I Learned From Being Steve Jobs’ Executive Coach
October 30, 2019

John Mattone is one of the world’s top executive coaches, along side other legendary names like Tony Robbins, or Marshall Goldsmith, or John Maxwell. He's coached some of the most admired CEOs in the world including Steve Jobs and former Pepsi CEO Roge...

Humor at Work: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What Will Get You Fired
October 03, 2019

"People get more done when they enjoy their work. So, humor in the workplace isn't about making work funny, or being the funniest person in the office. It's about making work fun, and getting better results." 

How NOT to Tell Your Company’s Founding Story
September 09, 2019

Most company founding stories are boring. - And that’s a shame. Because nobody ever quit their job and risked everything to start a new business for a boring reason. But if you read the company website

Behind the Pages of The 10 Stories Great Leaders Tell
August 15, 2019

I got a surprising email in April of last year. It was from a woman named Meg Gibbons at a publishing company called Sourcebooks.

Lessons from Getting Locked Out of Your Own Company
August 09, 2019

Joshua Spodek has five Ivy League degrees, including a Ph.D. in physics and an MBA from Columbia, is a bestselling author, and a professor at NYU.

4 Ways to Work Remotely Without Working from Home
July 08, 2019

When you're trying to help your employees be more innovative, getting them to leave their office and do their work somewhere else might not be the first idea that comes to mind.

Lessons from Losing a $2.25 Billion Company
May 24, 2019

I’ve interviewed a number of people who’ve run multi-billion dollar companies. But this might be the first time I’ve interviewed someone who’s LOST a multi-billion dollar business. At the age of 26, and fresh out of Harvard Business School,