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The Leadership Podcast

by Jan Rutherford and Jim Vaselopulos, experts on leadership development

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  • Sheer Will: The Unlikely Path from Cuba to the Cabinet

    October 7, 2026 · 34 min

    Carlos Gutierrez, the 35th U.S. Secretary of Commerce and former chairman and CEO of Kellogg, discusses his career spanning global business, public policy, international trade, and leadership in both the private and public sectors. In his…

  • Tribalism, Belonging, and the Leader's Role

    September 30, 2026 · 32 min

    Humans have always formed tribes. At work, those tribes emerge around far more than shared goals. They form around who we trust, where we feel we belong, what we believe, and what we stand to gain or lose. Those workplace tribes can…

  • Leadership Lessons from Building the Apple Store with Ron Johnson

    September 23, 2026 · 44 min

    Ron Johnson is the creator of the Apple Store, a sought-after speaker, board member, and the author of Shop Different: How Retail Revealed Apple's Genius. He spent much of his career in retail, including leadership roles at Target, Apple…

  • How Steve Jobs Learned to Lead with Geoffrey Cain

    September 16, 2026 · 38 min

    Geoffrey Cain is an award-winning investigative journalist and bestselling author. A former correspondent for The Economist and TIME, he has spent more than 15 years covering technology, geopolitics, and global business. His latest book is…

  • The Beliefs That Shape Success with Shawn Achor

    September 9, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    Shawn Achor is one of the world's leading experts on the connection between happiness and success. His research on mindset has appeared in Harvard Business Review, his TED Talk has been viewed more than 25 million times, and he is the New…

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  • The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart Leaders Make Bad Decisions

    September 2, 2026 · 44 min

    David Robson is an award-winning science writer and author of The Intelligence Trap, The Expectation Effect, and The Laws of Connection. His work has appeared in the BBC, New Scientist, and The Guardian, and has been translated into more…

  • The Surprising Link Between Great Parents and Great Leaders

    August 26, 2026 · 44 min

    Lee Benson, CEO of Execute to Win and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of "Your Most Important Number," and "Value Creation Family," believes families and organizations have something in common: they're perfectly designed to produce…

  • When Complexity Becomes the Biggest Obstacle

    August 19, 2026 · 34 min

    David Craig is the author of the Bluebook: How Bold Leadership Unlocked a $27 Billion Success Story, and the former CEO of Refinitiv. David believes organizations rarely fail because of strategy or market conditions. They fail when…

  • The Best Leaders Build More Leaders

    August 12, 2026 · 37 min

    Patrick Emmons is the founder of DragonSpears and president of Improving Chicago. For more than two decades, he has built, scaled, and sold technology companies while helping organizations develop stronger leaders and healthier teams…

  • Tom Rath: The Daily Question That Changes How You Lead

    August 5, 2026 · 41 min

    Purpose isn't something you find once and follow forever. It's something you practice every day. Tom Rath is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of StrengthsFinder 2.0, How Full Is Your Bucket?, Eat Move Sleep, and his latest book…

  • Stop Building a Life That Looks Good but Feels Wrong

    July 29, 2026 · 41 min

    Kim Svoboda is the founder of Aspiration Catalyst and author of BOLD Leadership: The Adventure of Building Excuse-Proof, Goal-Crushing Teams. Kim argues that leadership isn't about position, power, or title. It's about creating a vision…

  • Why Traditional Networking Is Broken

    July 22, 2026 · 40 min

    Donnie Boivin is the CEO and founder of Success Champion Networking, five-time bestselling author, and founder of the Badass Business Summit. Donnie argues that traditional networking fails anyone selling high-value services. Too many…

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We interview great leaders, review the books they read, and speak with highly influential authors who study them.