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Episode 18: Frank Slootman, CEO of @SnowflakeInc. Frank has successfully led three different tech companies as CEO (Data Domain, ServiceNow, Snowflake). Learn more about "amping it up", narrowing the focus and increasing the quality, and other key leadership principles he has mastered. Follow Leaders: Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us:…

Episode 17: Reed Hastings, co-founder and former CEO of Netflix. Reed transformed the media business forever with his streaming service. Learn more about his famed culture deck framework of freedom and responsiblity , his focus on high talent density and radical candor, and other unconventional aspects that have made Netflix…

Episode 16: Sara Blakely, founder and former CEO of Spanx. Sara was featured on the Forbes magazine cover in 2012 after becoming the youngest self-made female billionaire in the world. Learn more about her unconventional rise to fame , her feminine leadership style, and how she helped shape the clothing…

Episode 15: Lou Gerstner, former CEO of @IBM Lou is largely credited with leading the great turnaround of IBM in the 90s, helping the company go from $29B market cap to $168B. Learn more about the key decisions he made along the way, his transformative leadership style, and what was…

Episode 14: Walt Disney, founder and former President of @disneyanimation. Walt was a true pioneer of the animation industry, creating an ever lasting legacy with his films and amusement parks. Learn more about his world class visionary leadership style, the setbacks and failures that were also part of his career…

Episode 12: Indra Nooyi, former CEO of @Pepsi. Indra led a strategic redirection of Pepsi's strategy, helping the company surpass $100b in revenue. Learn more about her visionary leadership style, her lasting programs and products, and how she became one of the most successful female business executives of this era.…

Episode 11: Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Facebook(@meta ). Sheryl was instrumental in making two of the largest companies in the world profitable by leading the ads businesses for both. Learn more about her transformational leadership style, her lasting legacy through Lean In, and how she became one of the…

Episode 10: Andy Grove, former co-founder and CEO of Intel. Andy transformed the company into the world's largest semiconductor company. Learn more about his many thoughts on management, operational excellence, and why he is considered to be one of the best business leaders of the 20th century. Follow Leaders: Podcast…

Episode 9: Ray Kroc, former CEO of @McDonalds . Ray took the McDonald brothers business and built it into the largest fast food empire in the world. Learn more about what his autocratic leadership style, other leadership lessons we can learn from him, and his key business principles. Follow Leaders:…

Episode 8: Satya Nadella, current CEO of @Microsoft Since taking the helm in 2014, Nadella has masterfully pivoted the company into the cloud and AI businesses. Learn more about what role his personal life & background has played, his mentors & heroes, and the empathetic & innovative leadership style he…

Episode 7: Jeff Bezos, founder and former CEO of @amazon . Jeff built the dominant company of this era, scaling Amazon to become the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing enterprise. Learn more about Amazon's fourteen leadership principles, the core ideas that Amazon relentlessly executed, and his relentless leadership style.…

Episode 6: Henry Ford, founder of @ford Motor Company Henry was a leader in the automobile industry, helping to develop revolutionary business practices like the assembly line. Learn more about his unique demanding yet empathetic leadership style, how he developed control, and how he turned a singular vision into a…

Episode 5: John Chambers, former Executive Chairman and CEO of @CiscoSystems . John served as CEO for 20 years, leading Cisco to a market cap exceeding half a trillion dollars. Learn more about transformative leadership style, business playbooks he ran, and how acquisitions fueled growth. Follow Leaders: Podcast-https://pod.link/1679867798/episode/51729cd12c67fb31eeff9d218d6f4ae0 YouTube LinkedIn…

Episode 4: Lee Iacocca, former CEO of @Chrysler . Iacocca led Chrysler in one of the best business turnarounds in history, helping to create the Ford Mustang and minivan. Learn more about his business strategies, the 9 C's of Leadership, and what else made him a transformational leader. Follow Leaders…

Episode 3: Jack Welch, CEO of @generalelectric8128. Jack Welch led GE to become the most valuable enterprise on Earth. Learn more about his business strategies, foundational leadership qualities, and key programs he created at GE. Follow Leaders Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 2: Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of @Apple Steve Jobs is arguably the greatest business executive of this generation. Learn more about what made him a great, unique leader and who he thought of as his mentors & heroes.

Episode 1: Jim Sinegal, co-founder and former CEO of Costco. Hear about Jim's rise to Costco CEO, his key leadership styles & philosophies, failures, and some of his key mentors & heroes.

Welcome to Leaders, a podcast dedicated to exploring the best leaders this world has ever seen. In this podcast I am on a mission to examine deeply the past & present leadership styles of the world's greatest CEOs, delving into how they rose to the top, defining decisions of their…