Leadership Lab with Dr. Patrick Leddin

Monique Nelson is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UniWorld Group, Inc. (UWG) UWG is the “longest standing full-service multicultural marketing and advertising agency in the United States.” Patrick and Monique explore what Monique has learned over the course of her career about being fearless and trusting your gut. Learn more about UWG at https://uwginc.com

Dr. Michael Burcham joins Patrick this week to answer some critical leadership questions like: Why you should ‘shut up’ and listen? How do you really solve problems? What does it really mean to be transparent? Should you stop trying to control everything? Michael is an executive coach, entrepreneur, investor, and strategist. Over the past 30 years he has successfully scaled and exited 3 private equity backed businesses of his own. His business expertise in leading investor backed, high growth organizations has helped over 100 other firms successfully scale and realize their full value. A professor in Vanderbilt University’s MBA program, Michael brings his knowledge and wisdom into the classroom to help future business leaders on their journey.

Colin Bryar, an Amazon veteran and author of "Working Backwards," shares riveting insights from his 12 years at Amazon. He delves into the company's core principle of customer obsession, illustrating how it propelled rapid growth and innovation. Bryar recounts a proactive customer service strategy that built trust and loyalty. He also emphasizes Amazon's leadership principles, including strong judgment and backbone, revealing how these tenets shape the company's culture and decision-making processes.

Anne Chow is the CEO of AT&T Business. She’s named as one of the most influential business leaders in the world, a Juilliard-trained pianist, and a bestselling author. She joins Patrick in the Leadership Lab to discuss how technology is driving engagement, the need to consistently communicate with your people, and the importance of trust.

Julie Rosenberg, MD joins Patrick to talk about her books, Be True: A Personal Guide to Becoming Your Most Authentic Self and Beyond the Mat: Achieve Focus, Presence, and Enlightened Leadership. The conversation focuses on how leaders can be in the present and take care of themselves and others. Learn more at http://www.DrJulieRosenberg.com

A recruiter turned Career Coach and Talent Development Consultant, Latesha Byrd helps clients navigate the workplace, and companies build safe spaces where inclusivity & equity thrive. Latesha joins Patrick to talk about personal branding and rebranding, mentorship, and authentic allyship in the workplace. Learn more about Latesha and her work at http://LateshaByrd.com

Julian Guthrie loves a great underdog story. She wrote about underdogs in her 20+ year journalism career and continues to do so as she cranks out one NYT’s bestseller after another. Her bestselling books include Alpha Girls, Good Blood, How to Build a Spaceship, and The Billionaire and the Mechanic. She and Patrick discuss leadership lessons that she’s learned from a career of writing about and interviewing some of the most well known leaders in the world.

Last March, when COVID-19 was pushing the limits of the healthcare community, Ben Schecter was inspired by their sacrifice and created Feed the Front Line. A recent college graduate working at Bain & Company, he quit his high-paying job and co-founded a non-profit that buys meals from local restaurants struggling to cope with COVID-19 restrictions and delivers them to front line healthcare workers. He joins Patrick in the Leadership Lab to discuss how looking beyond yourself can cause you to see the needs of those around you, challenge you to take action, and allow you to find true meaning.

Dr. Allison Schrager is an economist, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, contributing editor at City Journal, and co-founder of Life Cycle Finance Partners. She joins Patrick in the Leadership Lab to talk about risk, studying negotiation in a brothel, and watching the COVID-19 pandemic unfold. Learn more about Allison at www.allisonschrager.com.

Dr. Paul Corona is a clinical professor of leadership in the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where his teaching and coaching ratings average 96/100, and is also the founder of the award-winning Lee’s 3 Habits system, which helps motivated professionals and organizations build stronger relationships and achieve greater happiness. He’s the author of The Wisdom of Walk-Ons: 7 Winning Strategies for College, Business and Life. He joins Patrick in the Leadership Lab to share the importance of being pragmatic in difficult times, taking care of your whole self, and finding ways to help others.