Thirty Minute Mentors

Clint Hurdle has spent nearly 50 years in professional baseball, including 10 as a player and 17 as a manager in the majors. While leading the Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates, Clint developed a reputation as one of the best managers in baseball and was named NL Manager of the Year. Clint joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Clint and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership; trust; coaching and managing people and teams; building winning cultures; and much more.

Steve Hasker is the CEO of Thomson Reuters, a conglomerate that generated more than $7 billion in revenue last year and consists of 26,000 people across more than 75 countries. Steve joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Steve and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, career success, productivity, balance, leading through change and transformation, leading data-driven businesses, AI, customer centricity, and more.

Jessie Diggins is the most decorated cross-country skier in American history. Jessie has won two World Cup overall titles, six World Championship medals, and three Olympic medals, including an Olympic gold medal. Jessie joins Adam to share her journey and her best lessons and advice. Jessie and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: attaining greatness, motivation, vulnerability, leadership, mental health, and much more.

Abhijit Dubey is the CEO of NTT Data, Inc., a $30 billion business and one of the largest IT services providers in the world. Abhijit joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Abhijit and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, personal and professional development and success, communication, hiring, ethics, trust, innovation, and much more.

A pioneer in the world of venture capital and a legend in the investment community, Alan Patricof is the co-founder of Apax Partners - one of the largest and most successful private equity firms in the world - and the venture capital firms Greycroft and Primetime Partners. Alan joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Alan and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, entrepreneurship, longevity, investing, venture capital, private equity, failure, success, and more.

Kevin Hochman is the CEO of Brinker International, the parent company of Chili's and Maggiano's. Kevin led Chili's turnaround and leads a business on pace to generate more than $5 billion this year. Kevin joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Kevin and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: the keys to successful leadership and to developing as a leader, the keys to career success, servant leadership, how to cultivate an employee-centric culture, and much more.

Christine Todd Whitman is the only woman to ever serve as governor of New Jersey and is a former Cabinet member, having served as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Governor Whitman joins Adam to share her journey and her best lessons learned along the way. Governor Whitman and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, influence, decision-making, pushing your comfort zone, building consensus, and much more.

The first Black swimmer to set a world record, Cullen Jones is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, winning gold medals in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympic games. Cullen joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Cullen and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: reaching peak performance and attaining greatness; motivation; goal setting; mental wellness; managing and performing under pressure; developing comfort in your own skin; and much more.

Brooks Tingle is the CEO of John Hancock, one of America's largest insurance companies. Brooks joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Brooks and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, career development, communication, influence, hiring, culture, customer centricity, and much more.

A nine-time Emmy Award winner, David Collins is the creator and Executive Producer of Queer Eye, one the most successful reality television shows of all time. David joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. David and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, personal and professional success and transformation, authenticity, creativity, reinvention, and much more.