Episode 101: Jay Baer – Why You Should Hug Your Haters I am a huge Jay Baer fan… Having the opportunity to speak with him for this episode was a huge thrill for me.   He has an energy and excitement in his voice that moves people.  He’s also willing to be vulnerable and share details about really tough moments in his life.  You’ll hear it throughout this episode.  I loved having Jay on the show. Jay Baer is The world’s most inspirational marketing and customer service keynote speaker. He helps businesspeople fundamentally rethink their approach to marketing and customer service, helping them gain more customers and keep those they’ve already earned.  He’s An experienced pro, having given hundreds of insightful, humorous presentations world-wide to audiences as large as 10,000.  He’s also a New York Times best-selling author of five books and an advisor to more than 700 companies since 1994, including Caterpillar, Nike, The United Nations and 32 of the FORTUNE 500. Episode 101: Jay Baer – Why You Should Hug Your Haters Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “There Is No Such Thing As A Customer Who Is Over-Informed” In This Episode, You Will Learn: Boiling down your skill set, understanding what you’re great at and auditing those behaviors leads to sustained excellence The influence of Jim Collins and “Good To Great” on Jay The reason for dramatically quitting his job and going at it on his own (heart-breaking story) After quitting his job, he called 300 people he knew to prospect for his new business Building virtual teams successfully… How it’s done Mastering a new skill Why you should answer every customer complaint Why you shouldn’t set goals The importance of coaching… Even if you’re already world class at it Why speeches should be tweetable How to measure effort Being a learning leader means you make it mandatory that the culture is full of continuous improvement  “The Most Over-Rated Thing In The World Is Praise” Continue Learning: Go To: JayBaer.com See why over 193,000 people follow Jay on Twitter: @jaybaer Read: Hug Your Haters To Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12 You may also like these episodes: Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector W/ Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks Episode 078: Kat Cole – From Hooters Waitress To President of Cinnabon Episode 082: Dan Pink – The Science of Motivation, Legendary Writer & Ted Talk Episode 086: Seth Godin – How To Become Indispensable & Build Your Tribe Did you enjoy the podcast? If you enjoyed hearing Jay Baer on the show, please don’t hesitate to send me a note on Twitter or email me. Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell   Bio From JayBaer.com   An experienced pro, having given hundreds of insightful, humorous presentations world-wide to audiences as large as 10,000 A renowned business strategist A popular emcee and event host A New York Times best-selling author of five books An advisor to more than 700 companies since 1994, including Caterpillar, Nike, The United Nations and 32 of the FORTUNE 500 An entrepreneurial success story, having started five multi-million dollar businesses from scratch Founder of Convince & Convert, a strategy consulting firm that helps prominent companies gain and keep more customers through the smart intersection of technology, social media, and customer service A media brand. Jay’s Convince & Convert Media division runs the world’s #1 content marketing blog, multiple podcasts, and many other education resources for business owners and executives An active venture capitalist and technology advisor, as well as an avid tequila collector The world’s most retweeted person by digital marketers The world’s #2 most retweeted person by B2B marketers A go-to source for the press including NPR, USA Today,Time, Real Simple, CBC Host of the popular Social Pros podcast, named the best marketing podcast in the 2015 Content Marketing Awards

Episode 100: What I’ve Learned Through 100 Episodes Of The Learning Leader Show First and foremost… Thank YOU.  Thank you to the loyal listeners and supporters of The Learning Leader Show.  The feedback I receive from you inspires me to continue seeking out world class guests and preparing so hard for each and every episode.  To honor this incredibly special episode…#100…we are shaking things up a bit!  Today I will answer questions posed to me from YOU, the fans of the show.  Do you have questions for me?  To ask, simply subscribe to my newsletter on www.LearningLeader.com  and send me a note.  In the future, I plan to incorporate more of your questions into my show, so please subscribe and share your questions. It’s an honor to have my good friend and mentor Greg Meredith  join me for this episode as a facilitator.  He focuses on the questions that have been posed to me, along with questions he has come up with while being a loyal fan of the show. Want more episodes like this? Send me a note, I love hearing feedback from you.  Episode 100: What I’ve Learned Through 100 Episodes Of The Learning Leader Show Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “I Would Urge You To Cause A Ruckus.  We Need More People Like That…” In This Episode, You Will Learn: Fearing mediocrity… Being intrinsically motivated to be great How to understand and focus on you “important but not urgent” time What separates great leaders from good leader… Kat Cole’s words… “Courage and Confidence mixed with Humility and Curiosity Opening up as the host of the show – Being more vulnerable, sharing my voice in a bigger way Mastering a new skill Making Money From The Show – My views The Best Team Win I’ve Ever Experienced The most talented teammate I’ve ever played with… My dream family vacation How to be a value-adder/giver when you don’t have much to offer? What can you do to add value when you do not have a lot of experience, few resources, and an under-developed network? The small difference between making it in the NFL and coming up just short In one sentence, why do I do this?  “I Believe Everyone Can Be A Leader And I Show Them How.” Continue Learning: Go To: LearningLeader.com Go To: RyanHawk.net Follow Greg Meredith on Twitter: @dgmeredith Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12 You may also like these episodes: Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector W/ Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks Episode 078: Kat Cole – From Hooters Waitress To President of Cinnabon Episode 082: Dan Pink – The Science of Motivation, Legendary Writer & Ted Talk Episode 086: Seth Godin – How To Become Indispensable & Build Your Tribe Did you enjoy the podcast? If you enjoyed this style of answering questions from fans/listeners of the show, please don’t hesitate to send me a note on Twitter or email me. Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell The Learning Leader Show Life rewards those who take action—and I take bold action with The Learning Leader Show to ensure we have world class guests from which to learn. That occasionally means picking up the phone to call a stranger or sending a cold email to anyone on the planet. I want to hear from YOU. If you know of an inspiring leader that should come on the show, email me or hit me up on Twitter where I’m @RyanHawk12 The great John Wooden said, “Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future.” Thanks for choosing to be a friend of The Learning Leader Show. This show is about giving us all the opportunity to surround ourselves with great friends that can help us grow, improve and build our brightest future. I hope you get as much out of this show as I do. Here’s to Leading!

Episode 099: Clay Hebert - How You Should Always Introduce Yourself Clay Hebert is a giving leader who has experienced immense success in multiple life categories.   He has personally helped me in many ways along this podcasting journey.  I particularly enjoyed the part of our conversation where we riffed on his famous “6 Word Introduction.”  I put Clay on the spot to help me answer the question (that we all get daily), “What do you do?”  I think you’ll find a lot of use about of this live one on one workshop style conversation and it certainly is applicable to your life. Clay Hebert is a marketing strategist and the founder of Crowdfunding Hacks, where he helps entrepreneurs and creatives fund their dreams. As one of the world’s leading crowdfunding experts, Clay has helped over 150 entrepreneurs raise over $50 million on popular crowdfunding platforms Kickstarter and Indiegogo. A frequent keynote speaker, Clay engages audiences around the globe on innovation, creativity, crowdfunding, marketing, entrepreneurship and the future of work. Clay has trained senior leaders at Fortune 500 organizations and his corporate speaking clients have included Accenture, Pfizer, Zappos and some of the top universities and nonprofits in the world and he advises corporations, executives and startups on strategy, marketing, innovation and culture independently and through Clarity.fm, Exobase and the First Growth Venture Network. Clay has written for The Washington Post, Forbes and The Next Web and his work has been featured in The New York Times, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Lifehacker and The Financial Post. He is a regular guest on FOX Business. Episode 099: Clay Hebert - How You Should Always Introduce Yourself Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “What’s Important But Not Urgent?  Let’s Design Your Perfect Day.” In This Episode, You Will Learn: Self-awareness (Being Honest about what they don’t know), curiosity, and saying “I don’t know” are the qualities of people who have achieved high levels of success How to understand and focus on you “important but not urgent” time Design your perfect day… Really take time to think about it The power of “Purple Cow” and Seth Godin Breaking PowerPoint rules – Get rid of all the words! It should be a visual presentation Answering the question, “What do you do?” Clay’s 6 word response… Read Greg McKeown’s book: Essentialism- The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less Living with Jason Zook in Southern California and the positive effect it can have living with creative people Surrounding yourself with people a level up from you – Accelerating your ideas Seth Godin’s Alt MBA and the power of it The power of waking up every day with a child’s mind  “I believe everyone can be a leader and I show them how.” Continue Learning: Go To Clay website: ClayHebert.com Go To: HowToIntro.com Follow Clay on Twitter: @clayhebert You may also like these episodes: Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks Episode 085: Jessica Lahey – Why Your Parenting Style Is Wrong Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts Did you enjoy the podcast? This was a jam packed episode full of great content.  Clay Hebert is leader who is constantly learning in order to help us all live a better life. Who do you know that needs to hear this?  Send them to The Learning Leader Show! Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell   Bio From Clay Hebert  Clay Hebert is a marketing strategist and the founder of Crowdfunding Hacks, where he helps entrepreneurs and creatives fund their dreams. As one of the world’s leading crowdfunding experts, Clay has helped over 150 entrepreneurs raise over $50 million on popular crowdfunding platforms Kickstarter and Indiegogo. A frequent keynote speaker, Clay engages audiences around the globe on innovation, creativity, crowdfunding, marketing, entrepreneurship and the future of work. Clay has trained senior leaders at Fortune 500 organizations and his corporate speaking clients have included Accenture, Pfizer, Zappos and some of the top universities and nonprofits in the world and he advises corporations, executives and startups on strategy, marketing, innovation and culture independently and through Clarity.fm, Exobase and the First Growth Venture Network. Clay has written for The Washington Post, Forbes and The Next Web and his work has been featured in The New York Times, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Lifehacker and The Financial Post. He is a regular guest on FOX Business. After a decade solving complex problems for global clients at Accenture, the world’s largest consulting firm, Clay left corporate America and attended the most selective and unique MBA program in the country, a six month journey working with Seth Godin and eight other amazing people. Clay is active on Twitter at @clayhebert. He teaches crowdfunding at CrowdfundingHacks.com and writes about marketing, innovation and the future of work on his own blog at ClayHebert.com.

Episode 098: Alison Levine – Climbing Everest & Impressing Arnold Schwarzenegger This episode is brought to you by Mizzen+Main.  My newest favorite shirts are Mizzen+Main. I work out every day and I enjoy the feel of my workout clothes. These shirts feel exactly like my workout gear does. The 4 way stretch fabric is like no other dress shirt I’ve ever felt before. Originally I purchased one shirt to try them out. When someone told me they would feel like my workout clothes, I didn’t believe them. Then I ordered one… After feeling the shirt and wearing it, I immediately purchased 6 more button down dress shirts and two Henley’s. They are my best looking, best fitting, and certainly the best feeling shirts I’ve ever worn. I promise you will agree after trying one on.  A few Mizzen+Main shirts would make for a great gift for anyone who wears button down shirts.  After you try 1 or 3 out, send me a tweet @RyanHawk12 to let me know your thoughts!  When you go to check out, use the code “ryanhawk” for free overnight shipping or if you want to buy 3 shirts (which is what I do), use the code “ryanhawk3” and you will receive $50 off! I am a massive Alison Levine fan… Having the opportunity to speak with her for this episode was a huge thrill for me.   She has immense energy and passion in her voice.  You’ll hear it throughout this episode.  I loved having her on the show. Alison Levine is an adventurer, explorer, and mountaineer.  In addition to that, she is a best-selling author and one of the most sought after speakers in the world.  She has climbed the highest peak on every continent, served as the team captain of the first American Women’s Everest Expedition, and skied across the Arctic Circle.  In May 2010 she completed the Adventure Grand Slam – climbing the 7 Summits (highest peak on each continent) and skiing to both Poles, and accomplishment fewer than 30 people in the world can claim.  Earlier in her career she worked on Wall Street and eventually left to serve as deputy finance director for Arnold Schwarzenegger in his successful bit to become Governor of California. Episode 098: Alison Levine – Climbing Everest & Impressing Arnold Schwarzenegger Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “I think failure builds creativity. You learn so much when you do something you’re not good at.” In This Episode, You Will Learn: Understanding true resiliency and how that is the #1 quality of people who have achieved high levels of success The importance of doing things you’re not good at.  How that creates growth Incredible story on how Alison impressed Arnold Schwarzenegger Her focus on making sure she makes each moment memorable for someone else Reflecting on what has went wrong and why… Building creativity from it Why she helped dig all of the snow shelters – Contribute what you can Learning that liabilities can become strengths if you view them with the right attitude Lynn Swann telling her why she should be a professional speaker More great stories on initially being turned down by all speaker bureaus Staying up all night preparing for her first keynote – why she did it Focusing on the audience – It’s all about them  “Just take one more step… One more… One more… One more…” Continue Learning: Go To Alison’s website: AlisonLevine.com   Read: One The Edge: Leadership Lessons From Mount Everest and Other Extreme Envrionments Follow Alison on Twitter: @Levine_Alison You may also like these episodes: Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks Episode 085: Jessica Lahey – Why Your Parenting Style Is Wrong Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts Did you enjoy the podcast? This was a jam packed episode full of great content.  Alison Levine is leader who is constantly learning in order to help us all live a better life. Who do you know that needs to hear this?  Send them to The Learning Leader Show! Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell Bio From AlisonLevine.com    Alison Levine is an adventurer, explorer, and mountaineer.  In addition to that, she is a best-selling author and one of the most sought after speakers in the world.  She has climbed the highest peak on every continent, served as the team captain of the first American Women’s Everest Expedition, and skied across the Arctic Circle.  In May 2010 she completed the Adventure Grand Slam – climbing the 7 Summits (highest peak on each continent) and skiing to both Poles, and accomplishment fewer than 30 people in the world can claim.  Earlier in her career she worked on Wall Street and eventually left to serve as deputy finance director for Arnold Schwarzenegger in his successful bit to become Governor of California.

Episode 097: Alejandro Chahin – How To Launch (And Sell) A Premium Product This episode is brought to you by Mizzen+Main.  My newest favorite shirts are Mizzen+Main. I work out every day and I enjoy the feel of my workout clothes. These shirts feel exactly like my workout gear does. The 4 way stretch fabric is like no other dress shirt I’ve ever felt before. Originally I purchased one shirt to try them out. When someone told me they would feel like my workout clothes, I didn’t believe them. Then I ordered one… After feeling the shirt and wearing it, I immediately purchased 6 more button down dress shirts and two Henley’s. They are my best looking, best fitting, and certainly the best feeling shirts I’ve ever worn. I promise you will agree after trying one on.  A few Mizzen+Main shirts would make for a great gift for anyone who wears button down shirts.  After you try 1 or 3 out, send me a tweet @RyanHawk12 to let me know your thoughts!  When you go to check out, use the code “ryanhawk” for free overnight shipping or if you want to buy 3 shirts (which is what I do), use the code “ryanhawk3” and you will receive $50 off! Alejandro Chahin is a very interesting and inspiring leader.  He is deeply interested entrepreneurship and serving his customers. I loved getting the opportunity to speak with him while his company is still young and on the verge of exploding.  We are extremely fortunate to have Julie share her knowledge with us, the loyal listeners of The Learning Leader Show.  At age 25, Alejandro Chahin left Honduras to pursue his master’s in business administration at New York University. After graduating, Alejandro wanted to start his own business and founded Mott & Bow Jeans, named after two streets in New York’s West Village, where Chahin lives. Mott & Bow launched in February (2014) with two employees and a $300,000 investment from Intermoda. Episode 097: Alejandro Chahin – How To Launch (And Sell) A Premium Product Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “Be Courageously Simple.” In This Episode, You Will Learn: The characteristics in a premium jean are: Denim Fabric (his is from Turkey), Sewing (His family has been doing it since the 80’s), and the Fit The process of starting… Mistakes made Funding through Kickstarter – How it got funded?  What he could have done better… Earning additional investment ($300K) to cover expenses PR Strategies needed to get the word out The day to day activities of the CEO/Entrepreneur Keys to month over month growth Shark Tank Appearance? The reason the jeans are for men only Mentors – Who? Why? What they provide… Use the code “Learning Leader” and receive 20% off at www.mottandbow.com “Use The Code “Learning Leader” And Receive 20% off” Continue Learning: Go To Alejandro’s website: mottandbow.com Read: "Guys Are Going Crazy For Handmade Jeans" Follow Alejandro on Twitter: @MottandBow You may also like these episodes: Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks Episode 085: Jessica Lahey – Why Your Parenting Style Is Wrong Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts Did you enjoy the podcast? This was a jam packed episode full of great content.  Alejandro Chahin is a leader who is constantly learning in order to help us all live a better life. Who do you know that needs to hear this?  Send them to The Learning Leader Show! Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell Bio At age 25, Alejandro Chahin left Honduras to pursue his master’s in business administration at New York University. After graduating, Alejandro wanted to start his own business and founded Mott & Bow Jeans, named after two streets in New York’s West Village, where Chahin lives. Mott & Bow launched in February (2014) with two employees and a $300,000 investment from Intermoda.

Episode 096: Maria Konnikova – Con Artists: Why We Fall For It Every Time This episode is brought to you by Mizzen+Main.  My newest favorite shirts are Mizzen+Main. I work out every day and I enjoy the feel of my workout clothes. These shirts feel exactly like my workout gear does. The 4 way stretch fabric is like no other dress shirt I’ve ever felt before. Originally I purchased one shirt to try them out. When someone told me they would feel like my workout clothes, I didn’t believe them. Then I ordered one… After feeling the shirt and wearing it, I immediately purchased 6 more button down dress shirts and two Henley’s. They are my best looking, best fitting, and certainly the best feeling shirts I’ve ever worn. I promise you will agree after trying one on.  A few Mizzen+Main shirts would make for a great gift for anyone who wears button down shirts.  After you try 1 or 3 out, send me a tweet @RyanHawk12 to let me know your thoughts!  When you go to check out, use the code “ryanhawk” for free overnight shipping or if you want to buy 3 shirts (which is what I do), use the code “ryanhawk3” and you will receive $50 off! Maria Konnikova is one of the most intelligent people I’ve spoken to on The Learning Leader Show… In addition to that, she expresses her thoughts in both an entertaining and educational way.  If time would have permitted, I would have spoken to Maria for hours.  The topic of “con-men” is something Maria has studied for years.  Her newest book, “The Confidence Game” is a fascinating look into the lives of people who con others for a living.  Maria interviewed many of them first hand.  We discussed this in detail on this episode. This fascinates me.  I loved learning more about this from Maria. Maria Konnikova is a contributing writer for The New Yorker, where she writes a regular column with a focus on psychology and culture, and is currently working on an assortment of non-fiction and fiction projects. Her first book, Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes was a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into eighteen languages. It was nominated for the Agatha Award and the Anthony Award for Best Non-fiction and was a Goodreads People’s Choice Semifinalist for 2013. Her second book, The Confidence Game was released January 12, 2016. Her writing has appeared online and in print in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, Slate, California Sunday, Pacific Standard, The New Republic, The Paris Review, The Wall Street Journal, Salon, The Boston Globe, among numerous other publications. Maria is a recipient of the 2015 Harvard Medical School Media Fellowship, and is a Schachter Writing Fellow at Columbia University’s Motivation Science Center.  She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, where she studied psychology, creative writing, and government, and received her Ph.D. in Psychology from Columbia University. She previously worked as a producer for the Charlie Rose show on PBS. Episode 096: Maria Konnikova – Con Artists: Why We Fall For It Every Time Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “Men on first dates are beautiful targets for con-artists.” In This Episode, You Will Learn: All con artists are Narcissistic, Entitled, and Machiavellian Victims of con artists are not what you think The process for studying and writing a phenomenal book about this topic Why and How Lance Armstrong is still conning us The red flags to look out for Why guys on first dates are beautiful targets for con artists Her firsthand experience with a con artist while on a date The Grandparent scam and how to prepare for it What could we use for good from this knowledge? Persuasion, building emotional rapport, being a great listener – Cons are great at this The “Foot In The Door” Technique and why it works Has Maria ever been conned? Her answer is interesting and will make you think about yourself and if you’ve been conned (You probably have)  “If it seems too good to be true, it is.” Continue Learning: Go To Maria’s website: MariaKonnikova.com   Read: The Confidence Game Read: Mastermind - How To Think Like Sherlock Holmes Follow Maria on Twitter: @mkonnikova You may also like these episodes: Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks Episode 085: Jessica Lahey – Why Your Parenting Style Is Wrong Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts Did you enjoy the podcast? This was a jam packed episode full of great content.  Clayton Morris is leader who is constantly learning in order to help us all live a better life. Who do you know that needs to hear this?  Send them to The Learning Leader Show! Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell Bio From MariaKonnikova.com   Maria is a contributing writer for The New Yorker, where she writes a regular column with a focus on psychology and culture, and is currently working on an assortment of non-fiction and fiction projects. Her first book, Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes (Viking/Penguin, 2013), was a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into eighteen languages. It was nominated for the Agatha Award and the Anthony Award for Best Non-fiction and was a Goodreads People’s Choice Semifinalist for 2013. Her second book, The Confidence Game, is scheduled for publication by Viking/Penguin on January 12, 2016. Her writing has appeared online and in print in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, Slate, California Sunday, Pacific Standard, The New Republic, The Paris Review, The Wall Street Journal, Salon, The Boston Globe, The Observer, Scientific American MIND, WIRED, and Scientific American, among numerous other publications. Maria is a recipient of the 2015 Harvard Medical School Media Fellowship, and is a Schachter Writing Fellow at Columbia University’s Motivation Science Center.  She formerly wrote the “Literally Psyched” column for Scientific American and the popular psychology blog “Artful Choice” for Big Think. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, where she studied psychology, creative writing, and government, and received her Ph.D. in Psychology from Columbia University. She previously worked as a producer for the Charlie Rose show on PBS. She still, on occasion, writes in Russian.

Episode 095: Sal Vulcano – Creating A Hit TV Show: Impractical Jokers Sal Vulcano is an extremely intelligent and funny learning leader. I absolutely loved having him on the show.  For all of the fame and notoriety Sal has gained from his hit TV show and his worldwide comedy tour, he is one of the most down-to-earth people I’ve ever met.  In addition to being a fun fan of Sal’s work, I had the good fortune of meeting him at a charity golf event a year ago and I’ve really enjoyed keeping in touch with him ever since.  Sal Vulcano: The Tenderloins, a New York-based comedy troupe, whose four members – Joe Gatto, James Murray, Brian Quinn and Sal Vulcano – are the creators, executive producers, and stars of truTV’s hit series, Impractical Jokers. Currently in its 4th season, Impractical Jokers follows the guys as they coerce one another into doing public pranks while being filmed by hidden cameras. The 4th season premiere drew more than two million viewers and the program consistently earns Top Five rankings in its timeslot for key demos. This season continues to take dares to outrageous levels with a whole new arsenal of over-the-top hijinks, bringing the show and the guys to new locations and setting each other up for some of the most uncomfortable antics yet.  Their highly successful tour, “The truTV Impractical Jokers ‘Where’s Larry?’ Tour Starring The Tenderloins,” is a mix of stand-up, never-before-seen hidden camera videos, stories and insight. The tour has crisscrossed the country playing to 2000-8000 people per market.   This episode is brought to you by Mizzen+Main.  My newest favorite shirts are Mizzen+Main. I work out every day and I enjoy the feel of my workout clothes. These shirts feel exactly like my workout gear does. The 4 way stretch fabric is like no other dress shirt I’ve ever felt before. Originally I purchased one shirt to try them out. When someone told me they would feel like my workout clothes, I didn’t believe them. Then I ordered one… After feeling the shirt and wearing it, I immediately purchased 6 more button down dress shirts and two Henley’s. They are my best looking, best fitting, and certainly the best feeling shirts I’ve ever worn. I promise you will agree after trying one on.  A few Mizzen+Main shirts would make for a great gift for anyone who wears button down shirts.  After you try 1 or 3 out, send me a tweet @RyanHawk12 to let me know your thoughts!  When you go to check out, use the code “ryanhawk” for free overnight shipping or if you want to buy 3 shirts (which is what I do), use the code “ryanhawk3” and you will receive $50 off! Episode 095: Sal Vulcano – Creating A Hit TV Show: Impractical Jokers Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “Our secret sauce is our friendship.” In This Episode, You Will Learn: Passion for your craft  & immersing yourself in it are the qualities of people who have achieved high levels of success The discipline it takes to be great Defining Impractical Jokers and how it became a smash hit Discussing why Sal got a tattoo of Jaden Smith’s face on his leg and what was Jaden’s reaction when Sal showed it to him! The difference between being on stage and TV Starting Lean at the beginning and how the show has grown How they put together an episode – Everything that goes into it Idea generation – Who? How? Why? Where? Being prepared for inspiration to strike at any moment Writing anywhere and everywhere at all times What happens when those on film won’t agree to let it air? How it affects the group Comedians that have influenced Sal (I was amazed and really enjoyed hearing Sal’s knowledge of the history of comedy)  “We sacrifice for the show.” – Sal discussing why he got a tattoo of Jaden Smith’s face on his leg Continue Learning: See Impractical Jokers on TruTV: Impractical Jokers To see tour dates go to: com See why over 540,000 people follow Sal on Twitter: @SalVulcano You may also like these episodes: Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks Episode 085: Jessica Lahey – Why Your Parenting Style Is Wrong Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts Did you enjoy the podcast? This was a jam packed episode full of great content.  Sal Vulcano is leader who is constantly learning in order to help us all live a better life. Who do you know that needs to hear this?  Send them to The Learning Leader Show! Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell Bio From thetenderloins.com Sal Vulcano: The Tenderloins, a New York-based comedy troupe, whose four members – Joe Gatto, James Murray, Brian Quinn and Sal Vulcano – are the creators, executive producers, and stars of truTV’s hit series, Impractical Jokers. Currently in its 4th season, Impractical Jokers follows the guys as they coerce one another into doing public pranks while being filmed by hidden cameras. The 4th season premiere drew more than two million viewers and the program consistently earns Top Five rankings in its timeslot for key demos. This season continues to take dares to outrageous levels with a whole new arsenal of over-the-top hijinks, bringing the show and the guys to new locations and setting each other up for some of the most uncomfortable antics yet.  Their highly successful tour, “The truTV Impractical Jokers ‘Where’s Larry?’ Tour Starring The Tenderloins,” is a mix of stand-up, never-before-seen hidden camera videos, stories and insight. The tour has crisscrossed the country playing to 2000-8000 people per market.  

Episode 094: Clayton Morris – What Is Your Freedom Number? A Crash Course In Real Estate Investing This episode is brought to you by Mizzen+Main.  My newest favorite shirts are Mizzen+Main. I work out every day and I enjoy the feel of my workout clothes. These shirts feel exactly like my workout gear does. The 4 way stretch fabric is like no other dress shirt I’ve ever felt before. Originally I purchased one shirt to try them out. When someone told me they would feel like my workout clothes, I didn’t believe them. Then I ordered one… After feeling the shirt and wearing it, I immediately purchased 6 more button down dress shirts and two Henley’s. They are my best looking, best fitting, and certainly the best feeling shirts I’ve ever worn. I promise you will agree after trying one on.  A few Mizzen+Main shirts would make for a great gift for anyone who wears button down shirts.  After you try 1 or 3 out, send me a tweet @RyanHawk12 to let me know your thoughts!  When you go to check out, use the code “ryanhawk” for free overnight shipping or if you want to buy 3 shirts (which is what I do), use the code “ryanhawk3” and you will receive $50 off! Clayton Morris is a dynamic leader who has experienced immense success in multiple life categories.   He is an extremely well prepared and polished TV host on Fox News and he has a very successful real estate investing business. I loved having him on the show.  In fact, I expected to spend the majority of our time speaking about the TV business and his rapid ascent in it.  However, this one took a hard turn towards learning about real estate investing.  It fascinates me.  I loved learning more about this from Clayton. Clayton Morris joined FOX News Channel (FNC) in 2008 and is the co-host of FOX & Friends Weekend. He also serves as a co-host for "FOX & Friends First." Presented weekdays at 5 AM/ET, the program is an hour-long expansion of "FOX & Friends" and is anchored by a pair of rotating hosts.  He’s also spends a great deal of time helping others learn more about investing in real estate.  He blogs about real estate investing tips at ClaytonMorris.com Episode 094: Clayton Morris – What Is Your Freedom Number? A Crash Course In Real Estate Investing Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “Focus on one thing.  Know when Your power hour is.  What time of the day do you perform your best? Do your most important work at that time.” In This Episode, You Will Learn: Understanding failure and how to bounce back are the qualities of people who have achieved high levels of success The persistence of Bill O’Reilly and why he continues to be #1 Focusing on one thing and doing that great Steve Jobs and Elon Musk – Is that the model for success? Knowing your “pour hour” – When are you at your best? Having a vision and the power of that vision to drive you GTD – Getting Things Done Charles Duhigg’s The Power Of Habit Turn Key Real Estate Investing How Stand Up Comedy can help all of us Go to www.ClaytonMorris.com/Freedom What is your freedom number?  How to identify it Doing the opposite of what Dave Ramsey recommends and why it works What do you do when your real estate investment goes bad? Read: The Millionaire Real Estate Investor “Buy a million, own a million, cash-flow a million.” Continue Learning: Go To Clayton’s website: ClaytonMorris.com Read: Getting Things Done by David Allen See why over 90,000 people follow Clayton on Twitter: @ClaytonMorris You may also like these episodes: Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks Episode 085: Jessica Lahey – Why Your Parenting Style Is Wrong Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts Did you enjoy the podcast? This was a jam packed episode full of great content.  Clayton Morris is leader who is constantly learning in order to help us all live a better life. Who do you know that needs to hear this?  Send them to The Learning Leader Show! Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell Bio From FoxNews.com and ClaytonMorris.com   Clayton Morris joined FOX News Channel (FNC) in 2008 and is the co-host of FOX & Friends Weekend. He also serves as a co-host for "FOX & Friends First." Presented weekdays at 5 AM/ET, the program is an hour-long expansion of "FOX & Friends" and is anchored by a pair of rotating hosts.  He’s also spends a great deal of time helping others learn more about investing in real estate.  He blogs about real estate investing tips at ClaytonMorris.com  

Episode 093: Jon Acuff – Your Career Savings Account | Do Over This episode is brought to you by Mizzen+Main.  My newest favorite shirts are Mizzen+Main. I work out every day and I enjoy the feel of my workout clothes. These shirts feel exactly like my workout gear does. The 4 way stretch fabric is like no other dress shirt I’ve ever felt before. Originally I purchased one shirt to try them out. When someone told me they would feel like my workout clothes, I didn’t believe them. Then I ordered one… After feeling the shirt and wearing it, I immediately purchased 6 more button down dress shirts and two Henley’s. They are my best looking, best fitting, and certainly the best feeling shirts I’ve ever worn. I promise you will agree after trying one on.  A few Mizzen+Main shirts would make for a great gift for anyone who wears button down shirts.  After you try 1 or 3 out, send me a tweet @RyanHawk12 to let me know your thoughts!  When you go to check out, use the code “ryanhawk” for free overnight shipping or if you want to buy 3 shirts (which is what I do), use the code “ryanhawk3” and you will receive $50 off! Jon Acuff is a fantastic leader to follow for a number of reasons.  A few of them are:  His honesty – Jon will show you the great and the not so great parts about being an entrepreneur (author, speaker, etc…).  He’s honest to a fault and it’s very interesting.  He’s also very smart… When you listen to this episode, you’ll hear how Jon is a dynamic thinker.  He’s analyzed many different angles to problems and solutions.  His intelligence and brain power is evident.  And finally, he’s very generous.  Like most of the greatest leaders, he is a giver, both with his time and his advice.  I’m very appreciative for all that Jon has done for me and so many others.  Jon Acuff is the New York Times Bestselling author of five books including his most recent, Do Over: Rescue Monday, Reinvent Your Work and Never Get Stuck. For 18 years he’s helped some of the biggest brands in the world tell their story, including The Home Depot, Bose, Staples, and the Dave Ramsey Team. Most recently he’s spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at conferences, colleges, companies and churches. Featured regularly on national media, Jon has been seen on CNN, Fox News, Good Day LA and several other key outlets.  In addition, Jon is also a big proponent of social media with blogs that have been read by 4 million people and more than 250,000 twitter followers. In 2010 he used his influence with his tribe to build two kindergartens in Vietnam. Episode 093: Jon Acuff – Your Career Savings Account | Do Over Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “Leaders who can’t be questioned will inevitably fail.” In This Episode, You Will Learn: Humility and curiosity are the qualities of people who have achieved high levels of success A great example of Dan Cathy (CEO of Chic Fil A) emptying out the trash and why he does it The components to your career savings account Relationships Skills Character Hustle How Jon teaches his daughters to be entrepreneurs Starting a blog in 2001… The origin story Why he left Dave Ramsey and his company How Seth Godin’s endorsement for his book came about and the effect it had on his life Notecards – Why you should use them “Skills grow sharp slowly and dull quickly” Hustle – Focused… Not frenzied Write this down: What have people paid me to do?  What comes naturally to me? A Learning Leader is active… In motion.  You’re note done. “You’re Capable Of More Than You Think But It Takes A Lot Of Work” Continue Learning: Go To Jon’s website: me Read: Do Over- Rescue-Monday-Reinvent Your Work, and Never Get Stuck See why over 270,000 people follow Jon on Twitter: @JonAcuff You may also like these episodes: Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks Episode 085: Jessica Lahey – Why Your Parenting Style Is Wrong Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts Did you enjoy the podcast? This was a jam packed episode full of great content.  Honoree Corder is leader who is constantly learning in order to help us all live a better life. Who do you know that needs to hear this?  Send them to The Learning Leader Show! Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell Bio From Acuff.me Jon Acuff is the New York Times Bestselling author of five books including his most recent, Do Over: Rescue Monday, Reinvent Your Work and Never Get Stuck. For 18 years he’s helped some of the biggest brands in the world tell their story, including The Home Depot, Bose, Staples, and the Dave Ramsey Team. Most recently he’s spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at conferences, colleges, companies and churches. Featured regularly on national media, Jon has been seen on CNN, Fox News, Good Day LA and several other key outlets. In addition, Jon is also a big proponent of social media with blogs that have been read by 4 million people and more than 250,000 twitter followers. In 2010 he used his influence with his tribe to build two kindergartens in Vietnam. Jon lives with his wife Jenny and two daughters in Franklin, TN.

Episode 092: Honoree Corder – Why Trading Time For Money Is Not The Answer Honoree Corder leads a very interesting life. I absolutely loved having her on the show.  Honoree is deeply interested in helping others live lives of meaning and purpose.  She brings enthusiasm and intellect on how we can improve ourselves as leaders.  We are extremely fortunate to have Honoree share her knowledge with us, the loyal listeners of The Learning Leader Show.  Honorée is the best-selling author of more than a dozen books, including her latest, Vision to Reality: How Short Term Massive Action Equals Long Term Maximum Results.  Her mission is to inspire and motivate people to turn their vision and dreams into their real-life reality, sharing a leading-edge process she created for her executive coaching clients. Her results-oriented philosophy and ground-breaking 30-Day Jump Start and STMA 100-day Coaching Programs have been embraced by people in a wide variety of industries and businesses, to rave reviews and exceptional results. Episode 092: Honoree Corder – Why Trading Time For Money Is Not The Answer   Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “I like to know amazing people.  I collect amazing people.” In This Episode, You Will Learn: An unwavering positive attitude and an intolerance for negativity are the qualities of people who have achieved high levels of success What it takes to write more than 15 books A great morning routine Why trading time for money is not the answer Having a vision and the power of that vision to drive you Not living by the clock Understanding Simon Sinek’s “Start With Why” Living on a bus!  How will that work? What places will be visited living on a bus? Being intentional when seeking out mentors.  How to add value to them Knowing amazing people… How to reach out to and connect with more of them The power of high level Mastermind groups The story of “crickets to success” “Your feet need to match your mouth” “My vision was to not know what day it is.” Continue Learning: Go To Honoree/s website: HonoreeCorder.com Read: Vision To Reality Follow Honoree on Twitter: @Honoree You may also like these episodes: Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks Episode 085: Jessica Lahey – Why Your Parenting Style Is Wrong Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts Did you enjoy the podcast? This was a jam packed episode full of great content.  Honoree Corder is leader who is constantly learning in order to help us all live a better life. Who do you know that needs to hear this?  Send them to The Learning Leader Show! Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell Bio From HonoreeCorder.com   Honorée Corder is the best-selling author of more than a dozen books, including her latest, Vision to Reality: How Short Term Massive Action Equals Long Term Maximum Results.  Her mission is to inspire and motivate people to turn their vision and dreams into their real-life reality, sharing a leading-edge process she created for her executive coaching clients. Her results-oriented philosophy and ground-breaking 30-Day Jump Start and STMA 100-day Coaching Programs have been embraced by people in a wide variety of industries and businesses, to rave reviews and exceptional results.