Leaders

Episode 27: Thomas J Watson Sr., former Chairman and CEO of International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation. Deemed as the "world's greatest salesman", Watson led IBM as President for 42 years, building it into an international computing enterprise.  Learn more about how his people first leadership style, how he formed their corporate culture, and ways he left a legacy within IBM. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 26: Lisa Su, current CEO of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Lisa has led AMD to an impressive decade long turnaround, becoming a leader in the semiconductor market today.  Learn more about how her technical acumen helps her succeed, her core leadership principles, and what she has learned from challenges and mistakes in her career. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 25: Herb Kelleher, co-founder and former CEO of Southwest Airlines. Herb led Southwest to 47 straight years of profit, becoming one of the best airlines nationally.  Learn more about his servant leadership style, how he built a person first culture, and other key leadership lessons. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 24: Melanie Perkins, co-founder and CEO of Canva. Melanie has become one of the youngest female CEOs of a tech start-up valued > $1B & becoming a necessary design tool for millions worldwide.  Learn more about her transformational and visionary leadership styles, how she overcame 100+ funding rejections, and other key reflections on the business in her 10 year journey.  Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 23: Howard Schultz, former CEO of Starbucks. Schultz led Starbucks from humble beginnings of 11 stores into today where it has 35,711 stores worldwide & becoming the world's largest coffeehouse chain.  Learn more about his visionary leadership style, how he overcame several challenges, and the great mentors & heroes he has had in his career.   Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 22: Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, founder and CEO of SpaceX, and CTO of X along with a co-founder of many other ventures such as OpenAI & Neuralink. Elon has become the wealthiest person in the world while leading multiple companies to commercial success.  Learn more about his transformational leadership style, his first principles led thinking, and many other unique leadership qualities. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 21: Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors. Mary has had a 40 year career at GM and became the first women CEO in the global automaker industry.  Learn more about her transformational leadership style, how she has battled through several challenges, and what vision she has for the future. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 20: Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia. Jensen has led Nvidia to new heights, becoming the 6th most valuable company in the world at $1.1 trillion.  Learn more about his unconventional management practices, the visionary style in action, and how he been a pioneer into the AI boom. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 19: Sam Walton, founder and former CEO of Walmart. Sam's leadership helped grow Walmart into the world's largest corporation by revenue.  Learn more about his ten rules for running a business, the servant leadership style that fueled it, and how he helped inspire the next generation of the retail industry. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 18: Frank Slootman, CEO of Snowflake. Frank has successfully led three different tech companies as CEO (Data Domain, ServiceNow, Snowflake).  Learn more about "amping it up", narrowing the focus and increasing the quality, and other key leadership principles he has mastered. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 17: Reed Hastings, co-founder and former CEO of Netflix. Reed transformed the media business forever with his streaming service.  Learn more about his famed culture deck framework of freedom and responsiblity , his focus on high talent density and radical candor, and other unconventional aspects that have made Netflix successful. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 16: Sara Blakely, founder and former CEO of Spanx. Sara was featured on the Forbes magazine cover in 2012 after becoming the youngest self-made female billionaire in the world.  Learn more about her unconventional rise to fame , her feminine leadership style, and how she helped shape the clothing industry's future. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 15: Lou Gerstner, former CEO of IBM. Lou is largely credited with leading the great turnaround of IBM in the 90s, helping the company go from $29B market cap to $168B.  Learn more about the key decisions he made along the way, his transformative leadership style, and what was his lasting legacy was. Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 14: Walt Disney, founder and former President of Walt Disney Company. Walt was a true pioneer of the animation industry, creating an ever lasting legacy with his films and amusement parks. Learn more about his world class visionary leadership style, the setbacks and failures that were also part of his career path, and how he became the world's best storyteller.  Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com

Episode 13: Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb. Brian has led Airbnb out of crisis and challenge during his career, including going from losing 80% of his revenue in 2020 to today generating $4B of free cash flow. Learn more about his design-led leadership style, his thoughts on mentorship & heroes, and what else helps him lead one of the top companies in the world.  Follow Leaders:  Podcast YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Email us: theleaderspod@gmail.com