Live Like a Leader with John Bates

What You’ll Learn:

• How adversity can become your most powerful teacher
• The surprise that “everything’s still in color” after a bankruptcy
• Why “Don’t be nervous, be at their service” is more than just a sticker—it’s a leadership principle
• How metacognition gives you the power to shift from victim to agent
• What the “Influence Quadrant” is—and how it can transform your communication and leadership

Links & Resources:

• 🎧 Dr. Paul...

💡 “What if Hell Week was a Celebration?”

Diego failed SEAL training the first time—broken bones, broken dreams, and broken expectations. But it wasn’t the end. He came back ten years later, fully transformed, and turned the infamous Hell Week into moment after moment of gratitude.

Lesson: When you reframe suffering as growth, everything changes. “I wasn’t being punished—I was being tested, transformed, and tempered.”

🧩 The Secret t...

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• How Steve Waddell transitioned from shipbuilding to entrepreneurship.
• The inspiration behind Valuepreneurs and why it challenges conventional startup wisdom.
• The key lesson from Steve’s TEDx Talk: Start with Who, Not Why.
• The challenges of launching a product, from patents to tariffs and the impact of COVID-19.
• Why networking, strategic grants, and understanding your customers are the keys to start...

David Cunningham has spent over 35 years as a transformational leader, coach, and educator, working with hundreds of thousands of individuals worldwide. He draws from his personal experiences and lifelong commitment to love and consciousness to inspire others to live with purpose, grace, and love. His teachings have helped countless people awaken to their highest selves and realize the power of love in everyday life.

Key Takeaways:...

Key Takeaways:

• Proximity Bias: Why your story might feel “boring” to you but is magical to others hearing it for the first time.
• From Shame to Service: How sharing your story transforms not just others but also yourself.
• Emotional Credibility: Establish trust and connection with audiences by sharing your authentic origin story.
• Strategic Storytelling: Your story is about you, but it’s for your audience—tailor it with intention to r...

Key Takeaways:

• The Authenticity Equation: Mike’s formula for creating genuine connections through honesty, humility, and vulnerability.
• Why vulnerability matters: Discover how emotional exposure fosters trust and empathy, even in high-stakes leadership.
• Sweaty palm conversations: How leaning into difficult discussions can unlock stronger relationships and higher performance.
• The power of listening: Learn why a “safe space” starts w...

Dan Sherrard-Smith is the founder & CEO of MotherTree. MotherTree works with values-led businesses to reduce CO2 emissions, increase client satisfaction, and unlock savings. Launched by the founding team behind Look After My Bills: Best ever deal on Dragons' Den, saved the British public £127m in 3 years.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Following the Money for Impact: Discover why your bank and pension investments have a bigge...

Baz Porter isn’t just an executive consultant; he’s the catalyst that top-tier CEOs, entrepreneurs, and business leaders rely on to unlock their next level. He is also the best-selling author of 'Cracking the Rich Code,' endorsed by Tony Robbins and featuring a foreword by Brian Tracy. With over 15 years in the trenches, Baz has mastered the art of high-performance coaching, using his trademark R.A.M.S. framework (Results, Attitude...

Mark Albert is the founder and CEO of Media Advisory Experts, a Washington, DC-based consultancy providing media training, crisis communications, earned media, storytelling and video production services to clients in the U.S. and around the globe. He and his team guide leaders on their path to amplify their stories in the media, coaching top executives from C-suite to founders.

Mark is also a Peabody and EMMY award-winning master st...

In this episode of Live Like a Leader, I’m joined by Minal Mehta, a leadership coach with deep experience in the tech world. Minal has worked at top companies like Google, LinkedIn, and Amazon, and now helps ambitious leaders align their careers with their true selves while bringing joy and ease into their lives.

We dive into her journey from high-powered tech exec to leadership coach and how she balances drive with mindfulness. Min...

Robert Scoble is the Founder of Unaligned.io and has written seven books on tech worldwide. He worked as a strategist at Microsoft, got the first ride in a Tesla from Elon Musk, was the first to ride in an autonomous Mercedes, was the 79th user of Instagram, and launched Siri in his house. He's been a first mover and early adopter for a very long time. 

He also runs Scobleizer https://scobleizer.blog/, which he started as a blog abo...

As an emerging global voice, Melissa advocates for a new generation of millennial leaders in the workplace and the community. This especially includes work to bridge the generational communication and leadership gaps in corporate spaces and civic leadership. She is a multi-hyphenate leader who specializes in inclusion, leadership, program development, and cultivating corporate and community relationships to create change.

Watch her ...

Jim Britt is the author of 15 best-selling books and nine #1 International Best sellers and multiple online programs. Some of his many titles include Rings of Truth, Do This. Get Rich-For Entrepreneurs, Do This. Get Rich! for Network Marketers, Unleashing Your Authentic Power, The Power of Letting Go, and Cracking the Rich Code. He is an internationally recognized business leader who is highly sought after as a keynote speaker for ...

Eric Collett is the Principal and CEO of A Mind For All Seasons, LLC, an innovative company specializing in helping clients of all ages optimize their cognitive functioning and improve symptoms of post-concussive disorders, dementia, brain fog, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and other brain-related conditions. Eric is a licensed residential care administrator who has been working with seniors living with dementia and their families sin...

Sarah has spent the last 15 years coaching global executives in over 50 industries and is the founder and owner of Green Room Speakers. Whether preparing for a keynote address, briefing senior officials or pitching a product, Sarah helps leaders find their core message – and make that message stick. Sarah works with executives in Fortune 50 companies, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations.

Sarah is a Professor of Communic...

Liam McCarty is the founder and CEO of Verified Inc., a digital identity company that helps companies onboard people faster, offer one-click signup for their services, and helps people verify who's sending them messages—is it a real person or a bot?

You'll enjoy Liam's take on leadership and personal growth, too! 

Find Liam at https://www.linkedin.com/in/liamhalemccarty and https://www.verified.inc/

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Shama Hyder is a well-respected and early pioneer in the world of social media. She brings a rare “from the trenches” perspective. She’s the Founder and CEO of Zen Media, one of today’s leading B2B marketing and PR companies in the country. Shama is also an active Henry Crown Fellow within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute.

Shama is the bestselling author of The Zen of Social Media Marketing, now in its 4th ...

In 2017, Shelley survived an avalanche while on a heliboarding trip in Colorado’s backcountry. This little wake-up call reminded her to not put off pursuing the things you are passionate about and to appreciate the ones you love most of all. Shelley loves the craft of voice acting as much as Shelley loves gliding down trails and slopes. So, Shelley began an intensive study of voice acting, in addition to the VO that Shelley was alr...

Gerardo Segat is an international leadership coach and host of the live show "Out As Humans." His purpose and legacy is to humanize leadership. Following a wealth of experiences as an entrepreneur, chairman, and CEO, Gerardo has used his leadership background to create Preludes: a coaching program created to humanize leaders, organizations, and their stakeholders through creative and powerful original experiences (such as decision-...