The L3 Leadership Podcast with Doug Smith

Send us a textIn this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug Smith shares the 7 benefits of being a young leader. You can get the show notes and learn how to connect with L3 here: L3Leadership.org/episode113.Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes How You Can Help this Podcast: To listen to past interviews, go to my podcast page. Subscribe to this podcast Rate and leave a review of the podcast Share the content on Social Media Sign-up for my L3 Leadership Newsletter If you have an idea for a future podcast you would like to hear or a leader you would like me to interview, e-mail me at dougsmith@l3leadership.org. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write a review. podcast, doug smith, leadership, entrepreneurship, l3 leadership, pittsburgh, business, personal growth, grow

Send us a textIn this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you will hear our question and answer session with Kimberly Gonxhe, Director of the Metro-Urban Institute. For ways to connect with Kimberly, her bio, and other content, visit the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode112.Kimberly's Bio:Kimberly Gonxhe serves as director of the Metro-Urban Institute at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Kimberly earned a bachelor's from Ohio University and a master of divinity from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, where she was the Valentour World Travel Scholar focusing on women’s issues in a global context. She also serves as the founder and executive director of the Live Foundation, a global gender justice organization uplifting communities through systematic transformation. She answered the current call on her life after a thriving 10-year engineering career with a Fortune 100 Company. Kimberly has advocated for the marginalized in more than 32 countries, spanning five continents, touching the lives of thousands. Her work has positively affected war-torn displaced people in Uganda, reformed sex workers in Indonesia, as well as married, mutilated, and uneducated young girls in Kenya. Kimberly enjoys traveling, painting, hiking, and international cuisine. She is the mother of two: Jaden Alexander and Zion Gabrielle.Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes How You Can Help this Podcast: To listen to past interviews, go to my podcast page. Subscribe to this podcast Rate and leave a review of the podcast Share the content on Social Media Sign-up for my L3 Leadership Newsletter If you have an idea for a future podcast you would like to hear or a leader you would like me to interview, e-mail me at dougsmith@l3leadership.org. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write a review.

Send us a textIn this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Kimberly Gonxhe, Director of the Metro-Urban Institute, challenges us to examine our privileges and use them to make the world a better place. For ways to connect with Kimberly, her bio, and other content, visit the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode111.Kimberly's Bio:Kimberly Gonxhe serves as director of the Metro-Urban Institute at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Kimberly earned a bachelor's from Ohio University and a master of divinity from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, where she was the Valentour World Travel Scholar focusing on women’s issues in a global context. She also serves as the founder and executive director of the Live Foundation, a global gender justice organization uplifting communities through systematic transformation. She answered the current call on her life after a thriving 10-year engineering career with a Fortune 100 Company. Kimberly has advocated for the marginalized in more than 32 countries, spanning five continents, touching the lives of thousands. Her work has positively affected war-torn displaced people in Uganda, reformed sex workers in Indonesia, as well as married, mutilated, and uneducated young girls in Kenya. Kimberly enjoys traveling, painting, hiking, and international cuisine. She is the mother of two: Jaden Alexander and Zion Gabrielle.Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes How You Can Help this Podcast: To listen to past interviews, go to my podcast page. Subscribe to this podcast Rate and leave a review of the podcast Share the content on Social Media Sign-up for my L3 Leadership Newsletter If you have an idea for a future podcast you would like to hear or a leader you would like me to interview, e-mail me at dougsmith@l3leadership.org. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write a review.podcast, doug smith, leadership, entrepreneurship, l3 leadership, pittsburgh, business, personal growth, grow, sales, sandler, john rosso, peak performance

Send us a textIn this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug Smith interviews John Rosso, CEO of Sandler Training by Peak Performance. They talk leadership, entrepreneurship, sales, and more! For ways to connect with John, his bio, to watch this interview, his book, and other content, visit the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode110.John's bio:John Rosso is recognized nationally as a business-development expert, specializing in executive-sales consulting and sales-productivity training as well as the best-selling author of Prospect- The Sandler Way. John is a dynamic, enthusiastic speaker who informs, entertains, and motivates presidents, CEO's, other senior managers and sales professionals. More than 50,000 sales professionals have listened to John speak, and more than 95 percent rate his content and presentation of sought-after selling solutions the best they've ever heard. His authentic, real-world approach to the sales process speaks to visionary business leaders who want the freedom success brings. By focusing on buyers’ and sellers’ attitudes and behaviors, not just techniques, John's clients can achieve superior selling results.In 1994, John founded Peak Performance Management, Inc. an authorized Sandler Training Center. His track record speaks for itself, as he has helped thousands of executives, managers, and sales professionals triumph over the challenges that inhibit their success and take their sales to the next level. With 250 offices worldwide, Sandler is the global leader in sales and sales management training.In July 2016, John and Peak Performance Management received the Summit Award from Sandler Training, recognizing the company as the Number 1 Sandler Training facility out of 250 Sandler training centers worldwide.John serves on the board of directors for the Coalition for Christian Outreach Campus Ministry, and is active in the United Way’s Alexis de Toqueville Society. John has published hundreds of articles, and hosts “Sales Meeting Minute”, a regional radio-syndicated feature.Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes How You Can Help this Podcast: To listen to past interviews, go to my podcast page. Subscribe to this podcast Rate and leave a review of the podcast Share the content on Social Media Sign-up for my L3 Leadership Newsletter If you have an idea for a future podcast you would like to hear or a leader you would like me to interview, e-mail me at dougsmith@l3leadership.org. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write a review.podcast, doug smith, leadership, entrepreneurship, l3 leadership, pittsburgh, business, personal growth, grow, sales, sandler, john rosso, peak performance

Send us a textIn this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, our founder, Doug Smith, shares the lessons he's learned from recording over 100 episodes over the L3 Leadership Podcast. You can get the show notes and learn how to connect with L3 here: L3Leadership.org/episode109Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes How You Can Help this Podcast: To listen to past interviews, go to my podcast page. Subscribe to this podcast Rate and leave a review of the podcast Share the content on Social Media Sign-up for my L3 Leadership Newsletter If you have an idea for a future podcast you would like to hear or a leader you would like me to interview, e-mail me at dougsmith@l3leadership.org. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write a review.podcast, doug smith, leadership, entrepreneurship, l3 leadership, pittsburgh, business, personal growth, grow

Send us a textThis L3 Leadership episode comes to you from our breakfast series. We had Lee Kricher and Jason Howard, Pastors of Amplify Church, speak on Living out Leadership Transitions. This talk is full of rich content. Lee is in the process of handing off the church to Jason. They talk about what their relationship looks like, mentoring, how they are processing the transition, and practical tips for anyone looking to pass the baton to the next generation.In this episode, you'll hear their Q&A session from the breakfast. In episode #107, you can listen to their talk on Living out Leadership Transitions.Questions Asked: 1.) How do you work through generational differences? 2.) Jason, what gave you the courage to tell Lee you wanted to plant a church? Lee, what enabled you to allow him to do it?3.) How do you deal with fear and inadequacy?4.) When did you know Jason would be your successor? How did you know?5.) What will your relationship look like after the transition?6.) How do you find spiritual mentors?7.) How do you know whether or not to continue to be faithful and loyal to a leader or organization vs. going out and starting your own?8.) How did you turn your church around? You can find how to connect with Lee and Jason, and more at L3Leadership.org/episode108Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes How You Can Help this Podcast: To listen to past interviews, go to my podcast page. Subscribe to this podcast Rate and leave a review of the podcast Share the content on Social Media Sign-up for my L3 Leadership Newsletter If you have an idea for a future podcast you would like to hear or a leader you would like me to interview, e-mail me at dougsmith@l3leadership.org. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write a review.

Send us a textThis L3 Leadership episode comes to you from our breakfast series. We had Lee Kricher and Jason Howard, Pastors of Amplify Church, speak on Living out Leadership Transitions. This talk is full of rich content. Lee is in the process of handing off the church to Jason. They talk about what their relationship looks like, mentoring, how they are processing the transition, and practical tips for anyone looking to pass the baton to the next generation.In this episode, you'll hear their talk from the breakfast. In episode #108, you'll get to hear the question and answer session with Lee and Jason, which was just as good as their talk.You can find how to connect with Lee and Jason, and more at L3Leadership.org/episode107Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast t in iTunes How You Can Help this Podcast: To listen to past interviews, go to my podcast page. Subscribe to this podcast Rate and leave a review of the podcast Share the content on Social Media Sign-up for my L3 Leadership Newsletter If you have an idea for a future podcast you would like to hear or a leader you would like me to interview, e-mail me at dougsmith@l3leadership.org. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write a review.

Send us a textThis episode comes to you from our interview series, in which I interview great leaders and try to extract their best leadership practices. In this episode, I had the privilege of interviewing Greg Weimer, Partner at Confluence Financial Partners. In the interview, Greg shares his best leadership content. I know this episode will add a ton of value to you! Enjoy!Greg's Bio:In a profession that reveres experience, Greg has been guiding his clients in the management of their wealth since 1986. It was then that he joined Butcher & Singer as a Financial Advisor. He later moved to CNL Securities Corporation in 1989 and then to American Funds in 1993, where he was a Senior Vice President. He has also served on the board of directors for American Funds.Greg attended the University of Pittsburgh where he graduated with a degree in business. His time of study included a concentration in computer science and math. Professionally, he holds Series 24, 26, 7, 63 and 65 licenses.Greg lives in Pittsburgh’s South Hills, with his wife, Lori, and their four children. Greg and his family are active members of St. Louise de Marillac Church.Greg has a heart for helping others and serves as Vice Chairman of the Washington City Mission. He is a two-time recipient of the Graham Holloway award and a recipient of the Daniel C. Brown award.Connect with L3 Leadership:Website: L3Leadership.orgLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadershipFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3LeaderTwitter: @L3leaderInstagram: @l3leadershipPodcast: The Learning to Lead Podcast in iTunesHow You Can Help this Podcast:To listen to past interviews, go to my podcast page.Subscribe to this podcastRate and leave a review of the podcastShare the content on Social MediaSign-up for my Learning to Lead Newsletter If you have an idea for a future podcast you would like to hear or a leader you would like me to interview, e-mail me at dougsmith@l3leadership.org.If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write a review.

Send us a textThis episode comes to you from our special event series. We had the privilege of hosting a special event with Sean Ammirati. Sean is an Entrepreneur turned Venture Capitalist and Professor. He's built and sold his own businesses and now he spends his time helping others grow theirs. One of his companies was acquired by LinkedIn. He's also a professor of Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon. I've also interviewed Sean for the Podcast before in episode #96 & #97. I'll include a link to that in the show notes. We broke Sean's talk into two parts, in this, you'll hear our question and answer session with Sean. In episode #104, you can listen to Sean's talk on his book, The Science of Growth.If you would like to purchase a copy of Sean's book, I've included links in the show notes. For ways to connect with Sean and what he's doing, go to the show notes at l3leadership.org/episode105.

Send us a textThis episode comes to you from our special event series. We had the privilege of hosting a special event with Sean Ammirati. Sean is an Entrepreneur turned Venture Capitalist and Professor. He's built and sold his own businesses and now he spends his time helping others grow theirs. One of his companies was acquired by LinkedIn. He's also a professor of Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon. I've interviewed Sean for the Podcast before in episode #96 & #97. I'll include a link to that in the show notes. We broke Sean's talk into two parts, in this, you'll hear his talk from his new book: The Science of Growth: How Facebook Beat Friendster and Nine Other Star-ups left the rest in the dust! In episode #105, we'll put up our Question and Answer Session with Sean! If you would like to purchase a copy of Sean's book, I've included links in the show notes. For ways to connect with Sean and what he's doing, go to the show notes at l3leadership.org/episode104.