Rise and Lead

On this episode Benjamin sits down for a powerful and inspiring conversation with Chad Lambie. Chad Lambie is the only person ever diagnosed with Cleido-cranial Dysplasia/Diso-stosis (CCD) to tryout and graduate from a Navy Special Warfare Selection Program. He spent six years in the Naval Special Warfare Community as a Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewmen (SWCC). He lives by the motto of “no excuses”, and he has truly accomplished things in his life that everyone thought were impossible. If you are up against a huge challenge in your life this episode is for you. Chad's story of grit, resilience, and determination will inspire you to fight through adversity to reach your fullest potential  and ultimately impact more people. Don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month.  When you share about the podcast, make sure and tag @benjaminlundquist, and he'll always try and give you a re-post. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now! Click Here for Chad’s Book

In this episode Benjamin sits down for a powerful conversation with Kevin Wilson. Kevin is passionate about helping people think meaningfully about lives so that they can live their lives meaningfully.  He describes himself as a “third-culture-kid” who grew up in Sri Lanka, Oman, and the United States. When he’s not ministering to his congregation as a pastor, he spends time nurturing and growing his tribe of 200K+ Chai-loving friends across TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter, by using Chai Tea as a medium for storytelling.  You have a story that needs to be shared and this episode will help you understand how to effectively craft stories, embrace your story and give you the confidence to share your story with the world. This is a value-packed episode! Don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month.  When you share about the podcast, make sure and tag @benjaminlundquist, and he'll always try and give you a re-post. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now! 

In this episode Benjamin speaks into the heart of leaders about forgiveness.  So many leaders are trying to make their impact on world while carrying around the heavy weight of pain, regret, and shame connected to things they have done or things that have been done to them.  Forgiveness is a gift that releases everyone to be who they have been created and called to be. He shares a three- step approach to forgiveness, healing, and greater impact that has worked for him and it will work for you.  If you are struggling with forgiveness and finally what to turn a page in your story then this episode is for you.  Don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month.  When you share about the podcast, make sure and tag @benjaminlundquist, and he'll always try and give you a re-post. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now! 

In this episode Benjamin sits down for a power-packed conversation with Dr. Jeff Davies. Jeff is a director of emergency services at St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo, CA and St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard, CA  as well as practicing emergency medicine full time. As past president of the Ventura County Medical Association, Dr. Davies was named St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital's Physician of the Year for 2013 and is a two-time winner of Emergency Physician of the Year.  The life and leadership lessons shared in this episode are high-value and will help any leader expand his or her effectiveness and impact. This episode is deep dive into the rewards and struggles of emergency medicine. If you want to know what it's like to lead an emergency department during a pandemic, this conversation is for you.  Don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month.  When you share about the podcast, make sure and tag @benjaminlundquist, and he'll always try and give you a re-post. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now! 

In this episode Benjamin sits down for a powerful conversation with Vimbo Zvandasara-Zhou, a teacher and principal who takes you into her world of education and administration during the last year. Together they talk about the overwhelming challenge of being an educator during a pandemic, what it looks like to lead effectively in a classroom, school, and community in a world that seems to be changing by the hour, and the episode ends with some much needed encouragement and empowerment for educators who are thinking about giving up. Benjamin has a  heart for educators and the impact they are making on the next generation, and this episode is for them.  Benjamin hopes this conversation will give teachers and school administrators some tools and encouragement to hang in there, not give up, and grow to their next level. Vimbo is also the founder of TineVimbo. This non-profit organization focuses on assisting schools in her home country of Zimbabwe. This is done through supplying elementary and high-school students with borehole wells for clean running water,  much needed books, school supplies, and sanitary items. Make sure to share this conversation with your network,  and don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now!

In this episode Benjamin teaches you how to build a winning culture. Great leaders are obsessed with building healthy culture because they know culture affects everything. He dives into what culture is, what healthy team culture looks like, and  how you can build healthy culture though an approach that works.  This episode is guaranteed to save you time and help you move your mission forward. Remember, you don't morph to the culture in the room, you build the culture in the room. Don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month.  When you share about the podcast, make sure and tag @benjaminlundquist, and he'll always try and give you a re-post. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now! 

In this episode, Benjamin sits down for a powerful conversation with Tyler Reagin. Tyler is the founder and CEO of The Life Giving Company (lifegiving.co), and is the author of The Life-Giving Leader (Oct 2018) and Leading Things You Didn’t Start (Releases on March 2, 2021). He is also the former President of Catalyst, a national movement of events and resourcing which connects with over 100,000 leaders each year, and currently serves as a leadership coach for teams and organizations. He is a leader of leaders. Benjamin and Tyler talk about leading your family well, navigating leadership and life transitions, becoming a more life-giving leader, how to know if you are coming to the end of your current leadership assignment, and how to lead things you didn't start. This episode is packed with value. Make sure to share this conversation with your network,  and don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now!Contact Tyler ReaginBook: Life Give Leader Book Book: Leading Things You Didn't Start

In this episode, Benjamin talks about making “pivots”, intentional changes in direction, to keep your life and leadership moving forward and producing the results you want for yourself, your team, and your organization.  The content is motivational, and provides you with a step-by-step process to make personal pivots and pivots with team. There are times when you know something needs to change, and this episode will give you the confidence to make those changes. Don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month. When you share about the podcast, make sure and tag @benjaminlundquist, and he'll always try and give you a re-post. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now! 

On this episode Benjamin sits down with his dad, Keith Lundquist, as they talk about growing your faith in God and belief in yourself when you have been fired from your job, experienced a job loss, or are in between jobs, how to deal with the emotional weight of being jobless, what to do as a leader when you no longer have a team to lead, what to do in between jobs with your daily schedule and routine, how to go about landing your next job, and how being in-between jobs is actually a huge opportunity. Keith has spent most of his 45 year career as a healthcare executive, he has his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and has found himself in-between jobs 5 different times, what he shares is from first-hand experience.  This conversation is honest, inspiring, and highly practical. Don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now!

In this episode, Benjamin sits down for a powerful conversation with Tami Erwin. Tami Erwin is executive vice president and Group CEO of Verizon Business, she is widely recognized for her strategic impact, marketing and operations focus, technical savvy, and passion for people. She was also featured on the 2020 Fortune list of Most Powerful Women in Business. As CEO of Verizon Business, a $30B company, with over 26,000 employees, Tami and her teams deliver mission critical solutions to businesses worldwide. Helping  businesses, government, and communities connect to the global economy and prepare for digital transformation, innovation, and accelerated growth in the era of 5G. Together, they talk about the huge challenges and opportunities that came with 2020, and what will look like to lead effectively in 2021 and beyond. Buckle in, this episode is packed with value, and you'll need to listen a second time. Don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now!