Sustainable Leadership and Disruptive Growth

Just in time for football season, David welcomes an extraordinary self-made leader that has served as both a college football head coach and major blue chip financial industry executive. Joe Moglia is the former Chairman & CEO of TD Ameritrade and the former Head Football Coach at Coastal Carolina. He is currently Coastal Carolina’s chair of athletics and executive director for football. In part one, Joe shares his journey from the gridiron to Wall Street and back and how to deliver a great value proposition in sports and business.

In the conclusion of David's conversation with Jeff Boutelle, the CEO of Pharmavite, Jeff talks about the future of Nature Made and shares his thoughts on why being a people-focused leader is the hallmark of great leadership.

David welcomes Jeff Boutelle to the podcast. Jeff is the CEO of Nature Made's Parent company Pharmavite, a Subsidiary of Otsuka Pharmaceuticals. He's previously served as CEO of Beech-Nut Nutrition and worked for major brands like Abbott, Nestle, and Procter & Gamble. In part one, Jeff shares Nature Made's biggest driver of growth and the effect the pandemic has had on their brands.

In the conclusion of David's conversation with global philanthropist, Steve Killelea, Steve talks about his own legacy and why military missions can be a positive force in waging peace in the modern era.

David welcomes Steve Killelea to the podcast. Over the last two decades, Steve has applied his business skills to his many global philanthropic activities, including an internationally renowned global think tank and a private family charity. He’s also the author of Peace in the Age of Chaos: The Best Solution for a Sustainable Future. In part one, Steve shares how an Australian IT entrepreneur become a global philanthropist and why he was inspired to build one of the largest private overseas aid organizations in the world.

In the conclusion of David's conversation with William Fay, the former President of Production of Legendary Pictures  & current CEO at Steric Systems, Bill shares advice on finding the right partner and how his current venture is going to disrupt the spirits industry.

David welcomes William Fay to the podcast. Bill is the former President of Production of Legendary Pictures and current CEO of Steric Systems. During his illustrious film career, he's been involved in the making of blockbuster movies like Independence Day, 300, and The Hangover series. Now he’s on a mission to disrupt the spirits' industry with PureSmooth a patent-pending electronic filtration-type process for making spirits smoother and more flavorful. In part one, Bill talks about how he transformed his early struggles in Hollywood into a 'Legendary' career and the importance of leveraging data and analytics in show business.

In the conclusion of David's discussion with Lisa Gable, the author of Turnaround: How to Change Course When Things Are Going South, Lisa shares her secret sauce for raising money and her recommendations for anyone going through large-scale corporate re-organizations.

David welcomes Lisa Gable to the podcast. Lisa is a best-selling author, a former CEO and a U.S. Ambassador, a Presidential, Secretarial, and Gubernatorial Advisor. She's an advisor to Fortune 500 companies and has orchestrated the successful turnarounds of private and public organizations in all industries. In part one, Lisa shares what she learned from working with four U.S. presidents and two governors, what's fueled Intel's dominance and longevity and the importance of visualizing the future.

In the conclusion of David's talk with Paul Shapiro, the CEO of The Better Meat Co.,  Paul discusses the mission of his company, how taxes would benefit the alternative protein space, and the importance of partnerships with Hormel and Purdue.