Leadership On Purpose

By Blake Bozarth

Business

What's Leadership On Purpose about?

Welcome to Leadership On Purpose, a podcast designed to help you grow your influence and lead with confidence and humility. We’re a community of leaders building leaders, and each episode gives you practical insights for leading yourself and your team.

Join host Blake Bozarth, Founder & CEO of CoThryve, and keep leading on purpose.

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The Myth of The Self-Made L...

05.14.2022

When was the last time your team offered to take a 70% pay cut? In this episode, Issa Baluch shares an incredible personal story about how he and his company overcame crisis by making personal sacrifice and embracing what it ...

Leadership On Purpose episodes:

05.14.2022 The Myth of The Self-Made Leader with Issa Baluch, Founder of Swift Freight International When was the last time your team offered to take a 70% pay cut? In this episode, Issa Baluch shares an incredible personal story about how he and his company overcame crisis by making personal sacrifice and embracing what it ...
05.09.2022 Crafting Culture & Building Unity with Aaron Burke, Founding Pastor of Radiant Church "Culture is not what you do. It's who you are." Our guest is Aaron Burke, businessman turned ministry leader and Founding Pastor of Radiant Church, one of the fastest growing churches in the US. In this episode, you'll learn how ...
05.02.2022 Developing a Growth Mindset + increasing EQ with Debbie Plager How do you help someone increase their Emotional Intelligence and develop more of a Growth Mindset? Our guest is Debbie Plager, Chief Talent Officer at HUB International. As a self-described "Recovering Fixed-Mindsetter," Debbie is the quintessential coach for developing a ...
03.10.2022 The Go-Giver Leader with Bob Burg Sitting down with the legend of Bob Burg, author of The Go-Giver, a book that's reached millions of people. "Leading with value" is a term that gets thrown around a lot these days, but what does it really mean and ...
01.03.2022 Crazy Story at Chipotle – Grace Wins Atypical episode. Blake shares a pretty cool and crazy personal story that happened to him last week at Chipotle of all places. As we enter 2022, how can we react with more grace, compassion, and generosity to those around us, ...
12.28.2021 Relentlessly Intentional with Christopher Lind What's it mean to be relentlessly intentional? ... especially when it comes to your leadership and developing people? Christopher Lind, Chief Learning Officer and Founder of Learning Sharks talks about how to avoid the one-size-fits-all approach to development that so ...
12.16.2021 I Want To Be a Leader When I Grow Up – kids book release! What if there was a book to inspire your kid's inner leader? Lexi turns the table on Blake and interviews him about his recently released kids book about leadership. Visit cothryve.co/kidsbook for free coloring pages and to pick up a ...
11.17.2021 Why Leadership Is a Contact Sport with Gina Creek, AdventHealth Exec Director of Leadership Institute People don't become leaders without doing leadership. Gina Creek is Executive Director of the Leadership Institute at Advent Health. She explains how leadership gets romanticized and how to help others step UP and step IN to what leadership is really ...
11.01.2021 Leading in a World of Artificial Intelligence with Alex Collmer, CEO of VidMob "Everyone assumes Artificial Intelligence will take your job. That's wrong .. but someone who uses AI better than you, will take your job." Our guest is Alex Collmer, Founder & CEO of VidMob, a fast-growing company recently valued at nearly ...
10.08.2021 Leading a Non-Profit with Brian Mosley, President of RightNow Media What does it look like to innovate inside a non-profit? How would a non-profit shift from fundraising to running as a fully self-sustaining operation? Brian Mosley, President of RightNow Media brings the wisdom in this episode. RightNow Media has nearly ...
10.02.2021 Redeeming Your Time with Jordan Raynor As leaders, we care about maximizing our time for the greatest impact. Jordan Raynor is a serial entrepreneur, best selling-author, and his work has been read and consumed by millions of people. Jordan's earned his "real-world PhD" in Time Management, ...
09.22.2021 "Being Real" as a Leader with Casey Graham, CEO of Gravy We all know we're supposed to be real and vulnerable as a leader, but what's that really supposed to look like? Casey Graham is a successful entrepreneur, and his latest company is Gravy – a fast-growing payment recovery company that's ...
08.29.2021 Taking Tough Stands with David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH), Basecamp We have another legend of an entrepreneur on the show today in David Heinemeier Hansson, otherwise known as DHH. Our theme is leading with conviction and taking tough stands. DHH is an incredibly successful tech entrepreneur (creator of Ruby On ...
07.14.2021 Permission To Make Mistakes with Garry Ridge, CEO WD-40 In this episode, you're going to hear from a legend – Garry Ridge is the renown Chairman and CEO of WD-40. His accent is Australian, his wit is sharp, and his wisdom is plentiful. Garry has led the way fostering ...
06.30.2021 5 Steps to Win The Morning with Glenn Lundy Win the morning, win the day. Our guest in Glenn Lundy – he's one of the more inspiring voices you'll come across these days, and he's bringing a few tangible steps to succeed in your morning routine. In this episode, ...
06.19.2021 Developing Strategic Perspective with Cissy Williams, CCO at Protective Life Can strategic perspective be developed and how do you go about doing it? Our guest is Cissy Williams, Chief Customer Officer at Protective Life, a multi-billion dollar insurance company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. Cissy has an inspiring career story and ...
06.08.2021 Future of Work with Lisa McGill What's the future of work look like what are the implications for leaders? Our guest is Lisa McGill, CHRO at Silver Peak and the perfect person to share insights on how to lead in a distributed / hybrid workplace. In ...
05.24.2021 Humility at Work with Ken McElrath, Founder of Skuid What does it look like to make humility a core value in your organization? How do you hire for humility and cultivate it in your culture? Our guest is Ken McElrath, Founder of Skuid. Ken's scaled a successful company with ...
05.15.2021 Winning the Talent Battle with Charlie Bailes, Exec at ABC Fine Wine & Spirits How do you win the talent battle in a tight labor market? Charlie Bailes talks about how to avoid "warm body syndrome" and attract the right talent to your organization. Charlie is VP of HR & Logistics at ABC Fine ...
05.06.2021 Can You Have It All? with Suneera Madhani, CEO of Stax by Fattmerchant Can you have it all – family, community, and work? Our guest is Suneera Madhani, Founder & CEO of Stax by Fattmerchant. Her answer to this question is an unapologetic YES. Suneera shares her powerful personal story as well as ...
05.03.2021 Building Connection on a Global Team with Hubert Palan, CEO of Productboard How do you build connection and foster relationships in a distributed team environment? Our guest is Hubert Palan, CEO of Productboard, and he shares how to overcome some of the unique challenges of a virtual reality. Trust and connection require ...
04.25.2021 Scaling Autonomy with David Cancel, CEO at Drift How do you foster a culture where autonomy scales? Our guest is David Cancel, CEO at Drift and Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Business School. He is the embodiment of the American success story, and you'll catch a bit of ...
04.19.2021 Building Culture From the Ground Up with Don Thoma, CEO at Aireon How do you build culture from scratch? Our guest is Don Thoma, CEO at Aireon, and the quintessential intrapreneur turned entrepreneur. Don shares how important the hiring process is for screening people that will enhance your company's culture and for ...
04.13.2021 Leading People Early in Your Career with Marc Diouane, Chief Business Officer at Checkr Have you ever led a team where you had less experience than most of the team? It's not an easy scenario, but it's one that many emerging leaders find themselves in. Our guest is Marc Diouane, Chief Business Officer at ...
04.08.2021 Focus On The Winners with Erik Huberman, CEO of Hawke Media Want a sure-fire way to enhance your organization's culture? Focus on the positive. As leaders, it's natural to want to please everyone. We should welcome and listen to feedback, but when we cater to the complainers whose problem isn't really ...
04.02.2021 Attracting Top Talent & "Collaborative Competition" with James Cutrer, MongoDB How do you attract top talent into your organization? What’s your pitch? Our guest is James Cutrer, a top sales executive at MongoDB, and he shares the 5-point pitch he uses to win top talent. We also talk specifically about ...
03.23.2021 Scaling Your Voice with Greg Segall CEO at Alyce The more senior you grow as a leader and the more your organization grows, the less your voice is heard and the more weight it carries. The implications of this are significant, and Greg Segall, CEO at Alyce, breaks down ...
03.15.2021 Staying Lean with Drew Cook CFO at Pact Why is it important to stay lean as your company / organization grows? It's not just about the budget savings. Drew Cook, CFO at Pact, shares how staying lean enables better decision making and better business outcomes. Get practical nuggets ...
03.10.2021 How Leaders INVEST MICRO with Rocky DeStefano Do you choose what you want most over what you want right now? This is part 2 of Think Macro Invest Micro – a deep dive with Rocky DeStefano on how the best leaders invest micro to achieve macro impact. ...
03.05.2021 Think Macro Invest Micro INTRO with Rocky DeStefano This episode tees up a two-part collaboration with Rocky DeStefano, Chic-fil-a owner and host of A Server's Journey. It's a fun jam session that feels much more "talk radio" than a typical LOP episode. Enjoy! Leadership On Purpose is hosted ...
03.03.2021 Leading Gen Z Employees with Jessica Stollings-Holder Generational differences can either cause tension in an organization OR with an intentional approach, yield better business outcomes. Gen Z is officially in the workforce, and our guest, Jessica Stollings-Holder shares insights for understanding this generation and some great tips ...
02.25.2021 Leading Transformation with Erich Sternberg, EVP at Kemper How do you successfully lead transformation and shift an organization into growth mode? Erich Sternberg is an Executive Vice President at Kemper, a publicly traded insurance company headquartered in Chicago. Erich shares practical insights for building a culture that encourages ...
02.12.2021 Scaling a Team with Dan Frohnen of Sendoso What's it take to scale a team? Dan Frohnen, CMO at Sendoso, shares practical insights for scaling a team in a growing company. Learn how he built trust coming into a new organization, how he involves his team in the ...
02.01.2021 Own Your Career + Help Your People Do The Same with Andy Storch This episode is perfect for two types of people: people who want to take ownership for their career and leaders who want to help their people take ownership for their career. Andy Storch is our guest – a thought leader ...
01.18.2021 Creating a Mission-Driven Culture with Shari Costantini, CEO at Avant Healthcare Professionals It sometimes feels like the soft stuff, but there is real ROI on mission-driven culture. Shari Costantini is the Founder & CEO of Avant Healthcare Professionals. Her story is incredible, and the growth Avant has experienced, going from $25M to ...
12.30.2020 Use This System To Achieve Your Most Important Goals – 4x4 System Only 8% of people achieve their New Year's resolutions ... we are all about setting big goals. But a goal without a plan is just a dream. And a plan without action is just a waste of time. Discover the ...
12.14.2020 Building a Super Team with Eric Fuller, CEO of US Xpress The more senior you become in your organization, the more the quality of your leadership team determines your success. Eric Fuller is the CEO of US Xpress, an innovative logistics and trucking company with nearly $2 Billion in annual revenue. ...
11.30.2020 Where Servant Leadership Goes WRONG + Becoming a Liberating Leader with Jeremie Kubicek We're all about servant leadership, but it can go wrong. This episode is absolutely packed with wisdom and practical steps you can take to better elevate others. Jeremie Kubicek is the Executive Chairman of GiANT Worldwide. He's started 24 different ...
11.18.2020 3 Steps to Cultivating an Ownership Mentality In Your Team with Maya Grossman We've all heard that thinking like an owner is key to success ... but how do you develop and grow an ownership mentality? And how can we help our people cultivate an ownership mindset? Maya Grossman, author of Invaluable: 10 ...
11.09.2020 The "L" Word with Joel Manby, Former CEO of SeaWorld, Herschend, & Saab Most companies don't use the "L" word. Joel Manby thinks they're doing it wrong. Joel is the author of Love Works and served as CEO of major companies including SeaWorld, Herschend Family Entertainment, and Saab. Joel breaks down what it ...
10.26.2020 Greatness Is Boring So Keep Chopping Wood with Kevin DeShazo We live in a shortcut culture ... but true greatness is boring. In this episode, Kevin DeShazo, Founder of Fieldhouse Media and author of Keep Chopping Wood, breaks down a simple construct that helps you achieve your vision. You can't ...
10.15.2020 Staying Above The Line With Mike Simonds, COO Unum Group Remember how it felt in the beginning of the pandemic with the whole world crashing down? Mike Simonds, COO of Unum Group (Fortune 250 employee benefits company), shares incredibly powerful firsthand crisis experience helping lead an 11,000 person company, and ...
10.05.2020 Re-Humanize Your Leadership with Ethan Beute How much do you love getting a video from a friend on your birthday? There's something very powerful about personal video. It humanizes communication again, and we need this more than ever in our increasingly remote working world. More people ...
09.18.2020 3 Keys To Build Trust as a Servant Leader in a Virtual World with Omar L. Harris This episode is packed with practical tips for showing up as a servant leader, especially in a virtual workspace. Omar L. Harris is author of the Servant Leader’s Manifesto and was an executive in the pharmaceutical industry for over 20 ...
09.10.2020 Think Macro, Invest Micro: How To Change The World Discover a framework for approaching the world that applies to all facets of life and leadership. Do you have big goals to change the world? Big goals for the impact you want have on the world? Or, do you see ...
08.27.2020 Choosing Leadership & Breathing Life Into Others with John Eades Here's the reality: anyone can choose to step up as a leader, and our world needs more people choosing leadership. Our guest John Eades, CEO of LearnLoft and author of Building The Best, breaks down what it looks like to ...
08.08.2020 5 Ways To Champion Others and Grow Your Leadership Impact Great leaders are great champions. They seek out people, recognize their gifts and goals, and invest in them in a way that elevates them. This is a Jam Session with one of the best champions I know, Lexi Bozarth. We ...
08.02.2020 Transformational Leadership: Pursuing Your Future Self with Dr. Ben Hardy Do you love the Enneagram and other personality tests? BRACE YOURSELF. Learn Dr. Ben Hardy's beef with personality tests and what we should be doing instead. Get ready to transform your leadership with purpose and goals that shape who you ...
08.02.2020 Developing Distinct Points of View to Accelerate Your Influence with James Carbary In this episode, we talk about how anyone can grow their influence by intentionally developing unique points of view that distinguish you from the field and add value to the people around you. ALSO, learn an incredibly effective strategy for ...
07.24.2020 The Most Important Question Most Leaders Fail to Ask If you’re not asking yourself this question, and if you’re not asking your people this question, you’re missing out on transformational growth and development. Leadership On Purpose is hosted by Blake Bozarth, Founder & CEO of CoThryve