Breakfast Leadership Show

Barry Rosen has spent decades at Interaction Associates, a firm he joined in 1984 after being drawn to their focus on making meetings more effective. He began his career training teams at Ford, Dow, and DuPont during the early era of quality initiatives, teaching engineers and project managers how to facilitate meetings and navigate interpersonal dynamics. He went o...

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In this episode of the Breakfast Leadership Show, host Michael D. Levitt sits down with Brent Stewart, owner of Stewart Law Offices, a personal injury firm serving North and South Carolina that has been in practice for thirty one years. Brent shares what drew him to personal injury law, how his firm handles tractor trailer and trucking accident cases, and why the emotional weight of closing a case can rival the weig...

Steve McKinney spent the first thirteen years of his career in the athletic footwear industry, where he oversaw a five thousand person Reebok factory producing 1.2 million pairs of shoes a month and later led global product development for Adidas. In 2001 he founded McKinney Consulting in Seoul, South Korea, an executive search and leadership consulting firm. Steve ...

In this episode, Michael D. Levitt speaks with Melissa Robinson-Winemiller about the role of empathy in modern leadership and why it is no longer optional.

Drawing from Melissa’s research and Michael’s real-world leadership experience, this conversation reframes empathy from a soft skill into a measurable leadership strategy that directly impacts retention, performance, and organizational outcomes.

The "Deep Dive" into global expansion and AI adoption, featuring insights from Dr. Shan Nair on the Breakfast Leadership Show, centers on the idea that operational infrastructure, rather than strategy, is the true bedrock of successful scaling,,.

The primary risk for modern organizations is not the failure to adopt technology, but the decision to automate broken processes,. Dr. Nair, a f...

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In this episode, Michael D. Levitt speaks with Antoniette Roze, speaker agent, podcast host, and voice strategist, about what separates average speakers from those who actually create transformation.

This is not about stage presence. It is about using your voice as a leadership system to drive action, clarity, and change.

The Core Problem: Most Speakers Deliv...

In this episode of the Breakfast Leadership Show, Michael D. Levitt speaks with Shan Nair about the realities of international business expansion, global compliance, AI adoption, and operational infrastructure.

Dr. Nair shares his remarkable journey from nuclear physicist to international accounting and compliance expert, helping technology companies expand into global markets while staying legally compl...

In this episode of the Breakfast Leadership Show, Michael D. Levitt sits down with Chris Miller to discuss how entrepreneurs and business owners can use legal tax strategies to preserve wealth and strengthen long-term financial stability.

Chris shares insights from decades of experience helping clients navigate tax mitigation, financial planning, and wealth protection during uncertain economic conditions...

In this episode of the Breakfast Leadership Show, I sit down with Tom Vorselen, founder of The Study Coach, to tackle a topic that impacts every leader, professional, and lifelong learner: why we were never actually taught how to learn. We unpack the hidden flaws in traditional education, why so many high-achievers struggle with certifications and new skills, and what science really says about improving memory and ret...

Breakfast Leadership Network is proud to introduce the Breakfast Leadership AI Advisory Service, a new offering built to help executives and organizations translate artificial intelligence from a buzzword into a working advantage.

The service pairs proven leadership frameworks with practical AI implementation guidance, helping leaders identify where automation and intelligent tools can strengthen decision making, reduce operational...

The operating model implication is clear:

AI deployment is now fundamentally an organizational redesign challenge, not a software procurement exercise. Companies winning with AI are restructuring workflows, flattening management, embedding engineering into operations, and accelerating decision cycles.

The largest leadership execution risk is cognitive overload at the executive layer. Teams are shrinking while ambiguity, pace, and ...

In this episode of the Breakfast Leadership Show, Michael D. Levitt speaks with Jace Graham about mental toughness, discipline, leadership, and the habits required to sustain high performance without burning out.

Jace shares lessons from his personal and professional journey, discussing how resilience, consistency, and self-awareness shape both leadership effectiveness and long-term success. The conversa...

In this episode, Michael sits down with Shamir Duversau to unpack what most organizations are getting wrong about AI adoption and digital transformation.

Shamir brings over 16 years of experience leading a technical marketing agency and shares insights from her career journey through major brands like Southwest Airlines, The Walt Disney Company, and Marriott International.

The conversation cuts through the hype around AI and focuse...

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In this episode, Michael D. Levitt sits down with Bobby Mascia, wealth advisor, author of Unchained, and founder of the Exit Ready Institute. The conversation explores what most business owners avoid: planning for the end of their business journey.

This is not about selling your company. It is about building a business that is transferable, scalable, and not dependent on yo...

Episode Overview In this episode, we explore the alarming surge in cardiac care demand and its direct link to systemic leadership stress. Featuring insights from Michael D. Levitt, Founder and Chief Burnout Officer of Breakfast Leadership, we move beyond the idea of "bad luck" to examine how broken organizational systems are literally breaking the hearts of executives.

• The Cardiac Surge: Demand...

In this episode of the Breakfast Leadership Show, I sit down with Tony Falco to explore the real story behind AI adoption in organizations—and it’s probably not what you think. We dig into how companies are rushing into AI without fully understanding their own workflows, and why that approach can create more problems than it solves. Tony brings decades of experience in internet technology to the conversa...

Today's Deep Dive is from the Breakfast Leadership Newsbrief from June 2026 that highlights a critical execution gap currently paralyzing corporate leadership. Data suggests a massive decline in CEO confidence, as many organizations find themselves fundamentally unable to fulfill their own digital transformation agendas. While artificial intelligence adoption has become nearly universal, a significant lack ...

Vadim Voss, founder of Next Level DeFi, joins the Breakfast Leadership Show to share how everyday people can put their money to work through decentralized finance without trading, without chart-watching, and without being a tech expert. His mission is to help one million people break free from a banking system that was never built to serve them.

What You Will Learn

• Why a savings account earning 2 to 3 percent is quietly losin...