Live Lead Last Podcast
Live Lead Last is a weekly podcast hosted by leadership coach, nonprofit director, and entrepreneur James Duvall. Designed for growth-minded leaders, this show helps you live by design, lead with purpose, and leave a legacy that lasts. Through honest conversations, practical tools, and real-life stories, James equips leaders to develop strong roots, sustainable influence, and lasting impact — both personally and professionally. Whether you're leading a team, a business, a ministry, or a family, this podcast will help you become the kind of leader others want to follow.
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In this episode of the Live Lead Last podcast, James welcomes longtime friend and leadership coach Dave Kush, founder of Framework Planning. Dave’s journey from Fortune 500 success to ministry leadership—and now to equipping leaders through coaching and team development—offers a clear reminder: effectiveness without health is a recipe for failure.
Together, James and Dave explore the power of relational intelligence, th...
What if your greatest leadership limitation isn’t mindset—it’s your metabolism?
In this episode, James sits down with Dr. Paul Kolodzik, a dual board-certified emergency and preventive medicine physician, to explore why metabolic health is the often-overlooked foundation of sustainable leadership. With over 30% of Americans now pre-diabetic, this is more than a personal health crisis—it’s a leadership one.
Dr. Paul shares ho...
What if leader performance, focus, and resilience could be trained—physiologically? In this episode, aerospace engineer–turned–inventor Mark Fox (former Space Shuttle chief engineer) unpacks the science and application of PEMF therapy and vagus nerve stimulation—including real-world outcomes on anxiety, PTSD, sleep, HRV, and focus for both people and pets. We explore why heart rate variability (HRV) is a key resilience met...
Whether you're leading a team through a tense meeting or walking into the office on a quiet Monday, you're always showing up as a leader. In this episode, James Duvall explores how your presence—especially when no one’s applauding—teaches people what kind of leader you are. He unpacks the patterns that shape your leadership reality, shares a framework to break out of default mode, and challenges you to lead with greater in...
In this mind-expanding conversation, I’m joined by Phillip Jackson—entrepreneur, futurist, and co-founder of Future Commerce—for a deep dive into how culture and commerce are colliding in ways that redefine leadership.
We talk about everything from AI-driven consumer habits to the new psychology of identity-based shopping, and what it means for you as a leader in business, ministry, or the nonprofit world. Phillip also ...
When life brings you to a full stop, it can also be the moment that launches your most meaningful work. In this episode, James Duvall sits down with tech entrepreneur, music innovator, and family man Robert Wells to unpack a journey woven with resilience, creativity, and faith.
From a rare illness at 16 that led him to music, to coding through the dot-com boom, to launching the music business OS ARELIA, Rob shares how align...
In this episode of Live Lead Last, James sits down with neuroscience coach and former entrepreneur George Haymaker II to unpack the deep connection between the brain, identity, and lasting personal transformation. George shares his powerful journey from decades of addiction to a life of purpose, and how the science of neuroplasticity can help anyone—leader or not—rewire destructive patterns, overcome limitations, and build...
What if the biggest ceiling on your life isn’t your circumstances—but your story?
In this episode, James Duvall breaks down why the beliefs we carry—many we never consciously chose—determine how we live, lead, and show up every day. You’ll learn how to spot the false narratives that hold you back and replace them with powerful, truth-rooted declarations that reshape your future from the inside out.
This isn’t self-he...
Leadership today is loud, fast, and often soul-draining. But what if your greatest impact doesn’t come from doing more—but from living more rooted?
In this episode, James Duvall sits down with author, coach, and Replenish founder Lance Witt for a conversation every leader needs. With over four decades of experience in ministry and leadership development, Lance shares why health isn’t a side topic—it’s the foundation. Togeth...
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In this episode of Live Lead Last, James sits down with coach and culture-builder Masi Willis to unpack what it means to truly transform as a leader. From her nonlinear career journey—spanning ministry, movie production, and major live events—to launching The Mason Effect, Masi shares how knowing yourself deeply is the foundation for building thriving cultures at work and beyond.
They ...
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In this raw and redemptive episode, Chandler Rogers, Co-Founder and CEO of Relay, opens up about the hidden battles many leaders face—particularly around pornography and compulsive sexual behavior. Drawing from his own journey of recovery and the thousands he’s helped through his app Relay, Chandler challenges the stigma and offers a path to healing. This conversation is a lifeline for le...
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In this powerful episode of Live Lead Last, James sits down with leadership consultant, author, and longtime friend Kadi Cole to explore what it means to lead through seasons of pain, change, and unexpected turns. From personal loss to professional breakthroughs, Kadi unpacks the tension between calling and challenge—and why our deepest impact often comes on the other side of surr...
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In this solo episode, James unpacks one of the toughest realities of leadership—navigating change. Drawing from personal stories, historical examples, and proven leadership tools, he explains why resistance to change is often more internal than external. You'll learn how to spot the signs that change is needed, what’s really behind resistance (in yourself and others), and how to lead with...
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In this episode of the Live Lead Last podcast, James sits down with Dr. Jessica Rimmer—CEO of Solomon Strategic Advisors, GIANT Partner, and author of The Purpose Formula: Learn to Be Fully Alive. Together, they unpack what it really means to live and lead with purpose. Jessica shares a powerful framework—Desires, Design, and Disappointments—that helps leaders uncover their unique calling...
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What if burnout wasn’t inevitable—and flourishing was possible, even in high-pressure leadership? In this powerful conversation, James Duvall welcomes back mental performance coach and author Justin Brown to unpack the mindsets, practices, and inner work that help leaders thrive. From the five modes of leadership to the neuroscience behind stress and recovery, Justin brings practical, res...
What would you think about if you knew your time was almost up?
In this powerful conversation, I connect with global leadership expert and GiANT co-founder Jeremie Kubicek to talk about legacy, parenting, the Five Voices framework, and the near-death experience that radically redefined his leadership journey.
Jeremie shares practical tools and deeply personal insights—from building Six Summers with his son to shaping leaders...
What happens when a leader looks successful on the outside but feels like they’re unraveling on the inside? In this opening episode of the Live Lead Last podcast, James Duvall shares his personal journey through burnout, transformation, and the wake-up call that led to the creation of this podcast and its powerful framework: Live. Lead. Last.
You’ll learn why leadership must start beneath the surface, how to recognize t...
Important update from James and Lisa about the Live Lead Last Podcast and their new project, Art of Spousing
This week James talks with Justin Brown the founder of Stay The Course Leadership. Before starting Stay the Course Leadership, Justin had spent the last eight years coaching at multiple levels in the baseball industry. At the age of 26 he became one of the youngest head coaches in the NCAA. Alongside his coaching duties he served as a college athletic administrator as well as an adjunct professor in strategic leadership i...
James talks with Tyler Reagin, the founder and CEO of Life Giving Company and the author of
The Life Giving Leader and his latest book; Leading Things You Didn’t Start: Winning Big When You Inherit People,
Places and Possibilities Tyler is also the co-founder of 10TEN Project, a non-profit ministry dedicated to serving pastors, and is the
former president of Catalyst, a leadership development organization.
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