Thirty Minute Mentors

Over the course of a fifteen-year career, Shawn Green was one of the best players in baseball. Shawn is also the co-founder of Greenfly, a leader in digital media monetization. Shawn joins Adam to share his journey on and off the field and his best lessons learned along the way. Shawn and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: failure and success, leadership, teamwork, entrepreneurship, decision-making, identity, and much more.

The co-founder of SoulCycle, Julie Rice built a company that reshaped the world of fitness. Julie joins Adam to share her journey and best lessons learned along the way. Julie and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: the value of a non-traditional background; how and when to pivot; the keys to creating and building a highly successful business; how to approach hiring and relationship building; and much more.

An NFL Hall of Famer, Jason Taylor was one of the best defensive players in football in his day. A 6-time Pro Bowler, 3-time First-team All-Pro, former NFL Defensive Player of the Year and former Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, Jason was a team leader through times good and bad. Jason joins Adam to share his journey and best lessons learned along the way. Jason and Adam discuss teamwork, leadership, mentorship, organizational culture, overcoming obstacles, success, and much more.

Marshall Goldsmith is a #1 New York Times bestselling author regularly named as the world's #1 executive coach. Marshall has worked with more than 200 major CEOs and has written or edited 43 books. Marshall joins Adam to share his journey and best lessons learned along the way. Marshall and Adam discuss personal and professional development, leadership, mentorship, relationship building, feedback, transformation, learning from mistakes, happiness and fulfillment, and much more.

Susan D. Page served as the first U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan. Honored by the State Department for her leadership in crisis, Ambassador Page spent close to thirty years in the foreign service serving in leadership roles around the world. Ambassador Page joins Adam to share her journey and best lessons learned on a wide range of topics, including personal and professional development, negotiations and deal-making, and leading in high-stakes situations.

A Fortune 500 CEO and a former Fortune 500 CEO, Ravi Saligram is the CEO of Newell Brands, the parent company of some of America's best-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, and Crockpot. Ravi was previously the CEO of OfficeMax. Ravi joins Adam to share his journey and best advice on a wide range of topics. Adam and Ravi discuss career development, leadership, branding, personal branding, turnarounds, trust, diversity and inclusion, hiring, and much more.

Janet Foutty was the first female CEO of Deloitte Consulting, where she led a $10 billion business. Now the Executive Chair of Deloitte US, the largest professional services company in America, Janet joins Adam to share her journey and best lessons learned along the way. Janet and Adam discuss a wide of topics, including personal and professional discovery and development; leadership, communications, and organizational culture; diversity and inclusion; work-life balance; and much more.

Evan Goldberg is the founder of NetSuite, which was acquired by Oracle for $9.3 billion. The first cloud computing company, Oracle NetSuite currently serves more than 28,000 customers across 215 countries and territories. Evan joins Adam to share his journey and best lessons learned along the way. Evan and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership, mentorship, failure, growth, hiring, culture, and more.