Thirty Minute Mentors

Heidi Heitkamp is the first woman to be elected to the United States Senate from North Dakota and a Democrat who was elected in a deeply Republican state. Senator Heitkamp joins Adam to share her journey and her best lessons learned along the way. Senator Heitkamp and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership; risk-taking; re-examining failure; decision-making; building relationships and consensus; the power of fun; dealing with difficult people; and much more.

John Colgrove, co-founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Pure Storage, shares his journey in revolutionizing data storage. He dives into his early passion for computer science and vital career habits like debugging and continuous learning. John emphasizes the importance of fostering teamwork through effective leadership and building a strong company culture based on values like persistence and creativity. He also discusses the innovative shift from disk to flash storage, highlighting how collaboration and curiosity drive success in entrepreneurship.

The leader of one of America's largest and leading financial services firms, John Schlifske is the CEO of Northwestern Mutual, which generated nearly $35 billion in revenue last year and has more than $550 billion in assets under management. John joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. John and Adam discuss leadership, career development, building winning teams and cultures, risk management, sales, and much more.

The most recognized male figure skating star in the world, Scott Hamilton is an Olympic gold medalist and a member of the United States Olympic Hall of Fame and the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. Scott joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons learned along the way. Scott and Adam discuss a wide range of topics, including reaching peak performance and attaining greatness, overcoming setbacks and failures, excelling in multiple careers, winning over your audience, and much more.

Charles Conn was the founding CEO of Ticketmaster-Citysearch, a pioneering internet company whose portfolio included Match.com and Evite and is known today as Ticketmaster. Charles joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Charles and Adam discuss a wide range of topics, including personal and professional development, leadership, managing in times of uncertainty, building winning teams and cultures, managing failure, and much more.

A retired four-star general, General Frank McKenzie was the commander of the United States Central Command, where he oversaw the raid that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the then-leader of ISIS, and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. General McKenzie joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. General McKenzie and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, personal and professional development, building winning teams and cultures, crisis management, and much more.

Wes Schroll is the founder and CEO of Fetch, America's leading consumer rewards app, with more than 17 million users and a valuation above $2.5 billion. Wes joins Adam to share his journey and best lessons and advice. Wes and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: entrepreneurship, ideation, growth and scale, developing key relationships, fundraising, leadership, mentorship, and more.

Ja Rule is one of the most successful rappers of all time. Ja joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons learned along the way. Ja and Adam discuss a wide range of topics, including navigating life's ups and downs, leadership, entrepreneurship, mentorship, creativity, failure, developing confidence, and much more.

Steve Bandrowczak is the CEO of Xerox, one of America's oldest and most iconic companies. Steve joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Steve and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, personal and professional development, innovation and reinvention, building winning teams and winning cultures, learning from failure, and much more.

An Olympic Gold medalist, Lauryn Williams is the first American woman to win Olympic medals in the Summer and Winter Olympic games. Lauryn joins Adam to share her journey and her best lessons and advice. Lauryn and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: reaching peak performance, understanding and attaining success, motivation, pressure, managing failure, developing a winning mindset, teamwork, leadership, and more.