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The Fastest Way to Destroy a Business You Just Bought
Ben Mimmack runs Sulis Capital, an independent sponsor focused on the lower middle market. He buys businesses where the founder retains a meaningful minority stake and...
Going First: How to Lead Your Team Through the AI Shift | Brian Anderson
Brian Anderson joined me on the show, and we explored what it takes to lead an organization through a shift as big as AI, and why that kind of leadership has to start...
How to Suck Less as a Manager, with Ben Arendt
"The fact that you're even willing to doubt yourself means you're self-aware enough that if you didn't feel like you were doing a great job, you would go and try to im...
"Ask, Don't Tell": Leadership That Builds Ownership | Tracey Grove
Tracey Grove says the best leaders ask before they tell. In this episode she explains why and how question-led leadership builds ownership in a team while answer-led l...
The Micro Move That Transforms a Whole Culture | Aurora Dawn Benton
Dr. Aurora Dawn Benton joined me on the show, and we explored how leaders underestimate the power of change management at the microlevel and often mistake human probl...
Ship at 70%. What Perfectionism Is Really Hiding
Perfectionism can get mistakenly glorified as a commitment to quality. Todd Greider has spent years coaching leaders through the fear response that sits underneath it....
Learning to Lead: Why Doing More Is Holding You Back | Katie Anderson
The instinct to step in, solve the problem, and move the team forward is exactly what made you a great individual contributor. It's also what keeps many leaders stuck....
Why Authority Doesn’t Make You a Leader
Most leaders think their title gives them influence. It doesn’t. In this episode of Lead Smarter, leadership consultant Wesley Dove shares the lessons he learned earl...
Why Expectations Fail (And What Leaders Should Do Instead) with Andrew Wittman
Expectations sound reasonable. But they create an imbalance. In this episode, Andrew D. Wittman breaks down why expectations often fail teams and how agreements transf...
Your Leadership Is Slipping — And Multitasking Is Why
Most leaders believe multitasking makes them more productive. Research suggests the opposite. In this episode of Lead Smarter, David Kent speaks with leadership stra...
Remote Leadership, Delegation & The Power of Vulnerability with Corinna Hagen
How do you lead a team you can’t see? In this episode of Lead Smarter, David Kent sits down with best-selling author and executive coach Corinna Hagen to debunk the my...
The Leadership Void No One Is Talking About (with Kate Anderson Foley)
Leadership gaps don’t usually appear overnight. They form slowly, through burnout, early exits, and systems that promote people faster than they’re prepared to lead. I...
Startup to Scale-Up: How Founders Must Evolve | Matt Racz
Scaling a business isn’t just about better systems, more capital, or faster growth. At a certain point, it requires the founder to evolve. In this episode of The Lead ...
Why the Path to Leadership Is Broken
Most people don’t become leaders because they were trained to lead — they become leaders because they were good at the job. And as Kelly Hirn explains, that’s exactly...
The Hidden Leadership Challenges Inside Law Firms
How do you scale a law firm in an industry built on risk-avoidance? In this episode, David Kent sits down with Margaret, award-winning consultant and strategic advisor...
How Confident Leaders Think, Backed by Brain Science.
Confidence isn’t a trait, it’s a choice. David Kent and Alyssa Dver, CEO of the American Confidence Institute, unpack the neuroscience of confidence, the fears that sa...
Stop Being a Jekyll & Hyde Leader
Leadership isn’t hard because you lack strategy; it’s hard because you’re managing people, expectations, and your own self-doubt. In this episode of Lead Smarter, host...
The Leadership Lie: Why Managing People Doesn’t Work
Leadership and management are not the same, and according to Chuck Blakeman, they don’t even belong in the same room. In this episode of Lead Smarter, host David Kent ...
The Truth About Managing Remote Teams in 2025
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The Power of Storytelling in Branding Ft Nik Greenblatt
See if we can help you: https://leadershiplens.club/podcast Summary Nik Greenblatt shares his leadership journey and experiences in building his own business, from bei...
