In this episode, host Jason Balara chats with a successful consultant who discovered a natural gift for executive coaching. What started as a career in consulting evolved into a passion for inspiring courage and equipping lea...
"๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ฌ๐: ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ & ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐" ๐๏ธ What keeps so many leaders stuck in mediocrity? Itโs not a lack of passion or careโitโs the distractions, the noise, and the missing disciplines that turn good intentions into real action. In Episode 182, host John Gallagher shares his personal journey from engineering to leadership coaching and the lessons learned along the way. He unpacks why multitasking is the enemy of clarity, how intentionality drives impactโฆ
๐ฌ โCoaching isnโt about telling people what to do. Itโs about helping them discover who they are.โ I joined Chris Welton on his One Hand at a Time podcast to share my journey, my philosophy, and the lessons that shaped me. ๐ก Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvs845WfMwA&list=PLSZaf6sCskkYPNTSxWxLMot7IkXiSyNCp&index=5 โ Want the full story? Watch now and start building the mindset of an Uncommon Leader. ๐ Chris Welton: https://chriswelton.live/ ๐ John Galโฆ
What happens when a group of friends decides to turn a simple weekend get-together into a full-blown quest for a Spartan Race trifecta? You get stories of grit, growth, and leadership you wonโt want to miss! In Episode 180, h...
๐ฅ Leaders & CEOs โ are you unknowingly stuck in the Comfort Trap? Itโs the silent killer of influence, innovation, and impact โ and most high-achievers donโt even see it coming. In this episode of ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ, I sit down with former U.S. Marine Corps officer, leadership coach, and author ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ง to reveal how to break free from the habits holding you back and build the bravery muscle every leader needs. ๐ก Inside, youโll discover: https://youtu.be/m5uvbQ4ksVs โ Hโฆ
What if one small change could transform your entire organization? In this episode of ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ, I sits down with one of his earliest mentors, ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐จ, to unpack the overlooked power of employee development as the foundation for sustainable leadership, operational excellence, and business growth. John shares a pivotal story about how moving a machine just six inches sparked a multi-million dollar transformationโand how listening to the people on the floor, not just the Cโฆ
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฒ๐? This week on ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ, I sit down with ๐๐ข๐๐ค ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซโformer pro athlete, entrepreneur, and host of ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญโwho shares the life-changing moment at age 35 that forced him to take full ownership of his future. The result? Uncommon growth in business, leadership, faith, and legacy. ๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ฒโ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโฆ
๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ โ ๐ญ๐ก๐ "๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ"? Many driven professionals, especially men 25-45, feel the weight of unfulfilled potential and a lack of clear purpose. This Tuesday on ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ, I challenge this head-on with an extraordinary guest, ๐๐ข๐๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ซ, author of "๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ." He reveals a powerful, counter-intuitive truth: Sometimes, finding your greatest purpose isn't about chasing what yโฆ
Why do even the most successful leaders feel stuck? ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฌโ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ? In this powerful new episode of ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ, I...
As leaders, we plan everythingโour business strategy, our goals, our growth. ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐? ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ. In this episode of ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ, Iโm joined by ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ง, a chemical engineer turned relationship coach and author of ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐. Sheโs taken the same mindset that drives success in business and applied it to relationshipsโ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ, ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จโฆ
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 ...
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 ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ to unpack whatโs really holding high performers backโฆ and how YOU can flip the script starting today. ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ: โ The โInvisible 4โ opponents every leader must face โ W...
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...
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 โฆ
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 Christia...
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 ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฅ...
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 o...
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, leaders...
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 careeโฆ
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 achieve...
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 w...
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 tensi...
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, an...
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 l...