The questions hosts ask me are the same ones CEOs wrestle with privately: how do you lead when you cannot show doubt, why is a room of peers worth more than any single advisor, and what actually changes a founder from an operator into a leader.
Over the years I have sat down with podcast hosts to work through those questions in the open. If you want a sense of how I think, how I coach, and what 17 years of leading CEO peer groups has taught me, these conversations are the closest thing to sitting across the table. They range from my own story, including the business that failed and the micromanaging years that nearly broke me, to the mechanics of what makes a peer advisory group actually work.
Below are appearances worth a listen.
Confessions of a Vistage Chair, with Ryan Hogan
In this hour-long conversation on the Talent Harbor podcast, host Ryan Hogan walks through my full arc, from a first business that went bankrupt in six months to becoming a Master Vistage Chair. We get into the failures most coaches do not talk about and what they taught me about leading other CEOs. [LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBbdVYnPCMk]
Chairwaves, Episode 50, with Erik Wolf
I was honored to be the 50th-episode guest on Erik Wolf’s Chairwaves. We tackle one of the toughest challenges a CEO faces and dig into what really happens inside a high-functioning peer group. [LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxJn0tYPgQs]
The Inside BS Show, with Dave Lorenzo
Host Dave Lorenzo grills me on how I became a trusted advisor to CEOs, my path from participant to facilitator, why a peer group beats one-on-one coaching, and how I keep a room of strong personalities on track. One of my most-watched conversations. [LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FozjM42PiRU]
Why Your Best Employees Leave, on Great Talent Great Business, with Rob Levin
Host Rob Levin and I get into why leadership development gets overlooked, why a CEO peer group surfaces the blind spots a founder cannot see alone, and how Positive Intelligence helps a leader manage stress, build resilience, and stop self-sabotage. A practical conversation for any owner trying to keep their best people. [LINK: https://www.thenewtalentplaybookpodcast.com/why-your-best-employees-leave-and-what-to-do-about-it/]
Leading with a Noble Cause, on Enabling B2B Buying, with Charles Bernard
Host Charles Bernard and I talk about why a noble cause moves a team further than quotas and pressure ever will, how Positive Intelligence helps people quiet their inner critic, why engaged middle managers are the hinge of leadership at scale, and how I scaled my own company by building an executive team after joining Vistage. [LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqniRwyc2dU]
Wolf’s Edge Integrators
In this interview, I share what members of my Vistage CEO groups actually did to avoid the deadly mistakes that sank other companies coming out of lockdown, a real look at how peer counsel changes decisions under pressure. [LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnZRa6i9_ts]
Self-Discovery and Leadership Growth, on Signature Leadership, with Jamie Mason Cohen
A conversation with Jamie Mason Cohen on self-discovery and what it actually takes to grow as a leader, looking inward before looking outward. Jamie is a TEDx speaker on leadership whose Vistage New York workshop earned the highest session rating I had seen in 14 years, so this was a chance to turn the tables and learn from him. [LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGNG6zsBeOU]
Working Genius, on Stepping Into Your Leadership, with Christine Courtney
Host Christine Courtney and I dig into Patrick Lencioni’s Six Types of Working Genius and how understanding them brings more joy, less friction, and better teamwork to a leadership team. I share examples from coaching CEOs on how knowing your genius, and your team’s, changes how you delegate and lead. [LINK: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unveiling-the-power-of-working-genius-with/id1697197328?i=1000643032705]
The CEO Coaching Dream Team, with Jeff Oak
Two NYC Vistage Chairs, Jeff Oak and me, sit down for a candid conversation about what CEOs at every stage actually need from coaching, and where most leaders get stuck. [LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7_m7axGh7c]
Want to go deeper?
These conversations are a window into how I work. The real thing happens in the room, every month, with a dozen other CEOs who have earned the right to tell you the truth. If that is what you are looking for, learn about my CEO peer groups or read more about my background.
