Season 1

Episode 45: Discover how billionaire industrialist Charles Koch built one of America’s largest private companies while developing a revolutionary leadership philosophy that challenges conventional corporate wisdom.  Join us as Charles Koch...

Episode 44: Bernard Arnault, founder, chairman and CEO of LVMH . Bernard turned a $15m investment in a bankrupt French textile company into the world’s largest individual fortune. Learn more about his hands on leadership style, lessons from his business...

Episode 43: Harvey Firestone, founder and former CEO of Firestone Tire & Rubber Company. Harvey built one of the first global makers of automobile tires. Learn more about the values driven leadership style, how a focus on people led to decades long success and his friendship with Henry Ford.

Episode 42: Les Schwab, founder and former CEO of Les Schwab Tire Centers. Les built one of the most respected and largest independent tire chain businesses in the US. Learn more about the customer-service first leadership style, what other defining characteristics made him...

Episode 41: Max De Pree, former chief executive officer of Herman Miller. Max led Herman Miller to become one the most successful office furniture companies in the world. Learn more about the his servant leadership style, how leadership is an art and the influential...

Episode 40: Dara Khosrowshahi, current chief executive officer of Uber. Dara has led Uber to become the largest ridsharing company worldwide.Learn more about the his calm & diplomatic leadership style, how he has led Uber's turnaround and the influential mentors in...

Episode 39: Sakichi Toyoda, king of Japanese inventors and founder of Toyota. Sakichi & his son helped to create the largest automobile manufacturer in the world.Learn more about the Toyota Way of Leadership, the influence of lean & other Japanese principles...

Episode 38: Tony Hsieh, former CEO of Zappos . Hsieh led Zappos to a $1.2b acquisition by Amazon. Learn more about Zappos' 10 core values, his unique self management leadership style and his deep focus on customers and culture.  Follow Leaders:  ...

Episode 37: Yvon Chouinard , founder and former CEO of Patagonia . Chouinard is a climber turned businessman who has built Patagonia into one of the most successful outdoor companies ever. Learn more about his management by absence (MBA) approach, product driven...

Episode 36: Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company. Iger has led Disney for much of this century, building the media empire through acquisition, strategy, and a bold vision. Learn more about his ten keys to leadership, some of the major events that shaped them, and what...

Episode 35: Estee Lauder , co-founder and leader of The Estee Lauder Companies. Lauder built a global beauty empire, leaving a lasting legacy today as the company is the 2nd largest cosmetics company in the world.  Learn more about her innovative marketing approaches, how she...

Episode 34: Andrew Carnegie, industrialist, philanthropist, and creator of Carnegie Steel Company . Carnegie led the expansion of the steel industry as one of America's first modern titans and rose toe become one of the richest men in the world upon retirement.  Learn more about...

Episode 33: Alfred Sloan, longtime president, chairman, and CEO of General Motors. Sloan helped GM grow into one of the largest automakers in the world.  Learn more about his leadership style, his pioneering management practices, and his philanthropic legacy. Follow...

Episode 32: Cornelius Vanderbilt, American business pioneer in the shipping and railroad industries. Vanderbilt was one of the weathliest Americans of all time and transformed the geography of the United States.  Learn more about his leadership style, how he...

Episode 31: John D. Rockefeller, former founder and leader of Standard Oil. Rockefeller was one of the wealthiest Americans of all time and one of the richest people in modern history.  Learn more about his leadership style, how he used his skills & experiences...

Episode 30: Katharine Graham , former leader of The Washington Post. Katharine was the first female CEO in the Fortune 500, leading the Post to becoming one of the most successful newspaper publishers of its time.  Learn more about her values based leadership style, how she...

Episode 29: Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Meta Platforms. Mark has grown Meta (Facebook) into one of the largest tech companies on the planet, connecting people around the globe.  Learn more about how his product led leadership style, the Hacker Way, and his hands...

Episode 28: Henry Singleton, co-founder and former CEO of Teledyne. Warren Buffett has described him as the performing the best operating and capital deployment ever. Singleton built Teledyne into a multi-billion dollar conglomerate, leading over 130 acquisitions over...

Episode 27: Thomas Watson, former Chairman and CEO of IBM. Deemed as the "world's greatest salesman", Watson led IBM as President for 42 years, building it into an international computing enterprise.  Learn more about how his people first leadership style,...

Episode 26: Lisa Su , current CEO of AMD . Lisa has led AMD to an impressive decade long turnaround, becoming a leader in the semiconductor market today.  Learn more about how her technical acumen helps her succeed, her core leadership principles, and...

Episode 25: Herb Kelleher, co-founder and former CEO of Southwest Airlines . Herb led Southwest to 47 straight years of profit, becoming one of the best airlines nationally.  Learn more about his servant leadership style, how he built a person first culture, and other...

Episode 24: Melanie Perkins , co-founder and CEO of Canva. Melanie has become one of the youngest female CEOs of a tech start-up valued > $1B & becoming a necessary design tool for millions worldwide.  Learn more about her transformational and...

Episode 23: Howard Schultz , former CEO of Starbucks. Schultz led Starbucks from humble beginnings of 11 stores into today where it has 35,711 stores worldwide & becoming the world's largest coffeehouse chain.  Learn more about his visionary leadership style,...

Episode 22: Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, founder and CEO of SpaceX, and CTO of X along with a co-founder of many other ventures such as OpenAI & Neuralink. Elon has become the wealthiest person in the world while leading multiple companies to commercial...