Thirty Minute Mentors

Lieutenant General Bill Bender was the Chief Information Officer of the United States Air Force, where he oversaw a $17 billion information technology portfolio and a 54,000-person workforce. Lieutenant General Bender joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Lieutenant General Bender and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, how to overcome institutional hurdles and drive transformational change, adaptability and perseverance as drivers of career success, how to build trust, and more.

A coaching legend and a member of the NFL Hall of Fame, Dick Vermeil spent more than four decades coaching and broadcasting football, leading the Rams to a historic Super Bowl championship along the way. Dick joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Dick and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, coaching, winning, motivation, culture, relationship building, performing under pressure, and much more.

Henry Schuck is the co-founder and CEO of ZoomInfo, a data intelligence company that generated $1.2 billion in revenue last year. Henry joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Henry and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: entrepreneurship, leadership, innovation, competition, growth and scale, career success, managing through highs and lows, and much more.

A serial entrepreneur and a New York Times bestselling author, Alli Webb is the co-founder of DryBar, which transformed the way millions of women style their hair, and is the founder and co-CEO of Messy By Alli Webb. Alli joins Adam to share her journey and her best lessons and advice. Alli and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: entrepreneurship, leadership, teambuilding, career success, brand differentiation, growth and scale, customer centricity, working with family, and more.

Donna Shalala was the longest-serving Secretary of Health and Human Services in American history. Secretary Shalala has also served as the President of the University of Miami, the Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, the President of Hunter College, and a member of Congress. Secretary Shalala joins Adam to share her journey and her best lessons and advice on leading people and organizations and building successful relationships, networks, and careers.

An NBA legend and a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Sidney Moncrief was a five-time NBA All-Star, five-time member of the All-NBA team, and two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Sidney joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Sidney and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, teamwork, the keys to individual and collective greatness, adaptability, resilience, lessons from competing against Michael Jordan and the NBA's best, and much more.

A retired four-star admiral and the former Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Bill Lescher was the second-highest-ranking commissioned officer in the United States Navy. Admiral Lescher joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Admiral Lescher and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: core leadership principles universal to success, the keys to enterprise-wide leadership, barrier removal in leadership, building a learning culture, motivation, performing under pressure, and more.

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is the CEO of Xero, one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the world, with 4.4 million customers and a market cap of roughly $20 billion. Sukhinder was previously the President of StubHub, an executive at Google and Amazon, and an entrepreneur who founded a public company. Sukhinder joins Adam to share her journey and her best lessons and advice. Sukhinder and Adam discuss leadership, career success, building winning organizations and cultures, and much more.

John Hewko is the CEO of Rotary International, one of the largest service organizations in the world, with more than 1.2 million members across 46,000 Rotary Clubs. John joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. John and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: adaptive leadership, consensus building, communication, mentorship, leading and working internationally, leading a service organization, and much more.

Clifford Hudson was the CEO of Sonic, the largest drive-in fast-food chain in America. Under Cliff's leadership, Sonic grew from $800 million to $4.5 billion in annual revenue and to more than 3,600 locations. Cliff joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Cliff and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, career success, communication, sales, growth and scale, driving technological change and innovation, and much more.