Thirty Minute Mentors

One of the greatest swimmers of all time, Ryan Lochte is a 6-time Olympic gold medalist. Ryan’s 12 Olympic medals rank second among American men across all sports. Ryan is also known for his role at the center of a major international controversy during the 2016 Rio Olympics. Ryan joins Adam to share his journey and best lessons learned along the way. Ryan and Adam cover a wide range of topics, from how to reach peak performance to how to navigate and bounce back from the most challenging experiences.

The leader of one of the largest companies in the world for a decade, Paul Polman was the CEO of the global conglomerate Unilever. Paul joins Adam to share his unique journey - an accidental business career that culminated in leading a company valued at more than $175 billion - and best lessons learned along the way. Paul and Adam discuss career development; leadership; why businesses should lead on social issues; how to build a winning culture; marketing and branding; international business; and much more.

A retired four star general and former Director of the CIA, General David Petraeus oversaw all coalition forces in Iraq and led the surge in Iraq and in Afghanistan. General Petraeus joins Adam to share his journey and best lessons learned along the way. General Petraeus and Adam discuss leadership, motivation, strategy, competition, overcoming obstacles, navigating failure, and much more.

A Heisman Trophy winner and NFL All-Pro, Ricky Williams was one of the greatest players in the history of college football and a star in the NFL. Ricky joins Adam to share his best lessons from his unique journey on and off the field. Ricky and Adam discuss navigating high and lows; how to develop a healthy and winning mindset; leadership; motivation; organizational culture; and much more.

Television host and fitness entrepreneur Brooke Burke spent eight seasons as co-host of the hit TV show Dancing with the Stars and is the founder and CEO of Brooke Burke Body. Brooke joins Adam to share her journey, best lessons learned, and advice across a wide range of topics. Brooke and Adam discuss communications, pushing your comfort zone, navigating failure, leadership, entrepreneurship, health, fitness, balance, and more.

A legend in the world of retail, Mickey Drexler is a former Fortune 500 CEO who led and founded several of America’s best-known clothing companies. Mickey was the CEO of Gap and J. Crew and is the founder of Old Navy and Madewell. Now the CEO of Alex Mill, Mickey joins Adam to share his journey and best lessons learned along the way. Mickey and Adam cover a wide range of topics: personal and professional development; mentorship; leadership; intrapreneurship; branding; retailing; and much more.

Mike Mussallem has spent more than two decades as CEO of Edwards Lifesciences, leading the company since its inception to its current market cap in excess of $70 billion. Mike joins Adam to share his journey and best lessons learned along the way. Mike and Adam cover a wide range of topics: career development, innovation, culture, hiring, leadership, success, and more.

General Robert Neller is a retired four-star general and was the highest-ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps. As Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Neller oversaw a $43 billion global enterprise and 225,000 employees around the world. General Neller joins Adam to share his journey and best lessons learned along the way. General Neller and Adam discuss leadership, culture, success, change management, decision making, performing under pressure, motivation, and more.

Art Bilger is the co-founder of Apollo, one of the leading private equity firms in the world, with close to $90 billion under management. Art is also a renowned VC and is the founder and CEO of WorkingNation, where he is focused on mitigating the growing employability gap in America. Art joins Adam to share his journey - from working with Michael Milken at Drexel Burnham to building Apollo to investing in unicorn Akamai Technologies - and his best lessons learned along the way.

Ilene Gordon was the 21st woman to ever serve as the CEO of a Fortune 500 company and was named by Fortune as one of the most powerful women in business for five consecutive years. As CEO of Ingredion, Ilene led the company from $2 billion to $10 billion in market cap during her tenure. Ilene joins Adam to share her barrier-breaking journey and best lessons learned along the way. Ilene and Adam discuss overcoming obstacles, leadership, management, time-management, hiring, work-life balance, and much more.