The Uncommon Leader Podcast

What happens when a group of friends decides to turn a simple weekend get-together into a full-blown quest for a Spartan Race trifecta? You get stories of grit, growth, and leadership you won’t want to miss!

In Episode 180, host John Gallagher sits down with his brothers in faith and accountability group members—𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫—as they share what it REALLY t...

🔥 Leaders & CEOs — are you unknowingly stuck in the Comfort Trap?

It’s the silent killer of influence, innovation, and impact — and most high-achievers don’t even see it coming.

In this episode of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭, I sit down with former U.S. Marine Corps officer, leadership coach, and author 𝐉𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐧 to reveal how to break free from the habits holding you back and bu...

What if one small change could transform your entire organization?

In this episode of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭, I sits down with one of his earliest mentors, 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐨, to unpack the overlooked power of employee development as the foundation for sustainable leadership, operational excellence, and business growth.

John shares a pivotal story about how moving a machine just six inches sparked a mult...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀?

This week on 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭, I sit down with 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐇𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫—former pro athlete, entrepreneur, and host of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭—who shares the life-changing moment at age 35 that forced him to take full ownership of his fu...

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞 – 𝐭𝐡𝐞 "𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬"? Many driven professionals, especially men 25-45, feel the weight of unfulfilled potential and a lack of clear purpose.

This Tuesday on 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭, I challenge this head-on with an extraordinary guest, 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫, author of "𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭�...

Why do even the most successful leaders feel stuck? 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬—𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫?

In this powerful new episode of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭, I sit down with returning guest 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐚, a former NASA rocket scientist turned ...

As leaders, we plan everything—our business strategy, our goals, our growth.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞? 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭.

In this episode of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭, I’m joined by 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐧, a chemical engineer turned relationship coach and author of 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞.

She’s taken the same mindset t...

🎙️ 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝟏𝟕𝟑: From Marine sniper to FBI agent… from pastor to executive coach… 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐧 has worn a lot of titles. But what he built along the way is far more powerful—what he calls Inner Armor.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞-𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭...

🚀𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 — 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤?

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬?

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞—𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤?

In this powerful episode of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚...

🎙️ Episode 171 — 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐔𝐬:  Leading, Parenting, and Leaving a Legacy Through Storytelling 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐧

Hey Uncommon Leaders,
 
This week, I had the privilege of sitting down with someone whose perspective on leadership and legacy truly moved me — 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐧. He’s a global entrepreneur, mentor, and the author of the powerful 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞...

What does it really mean to leave a legacy? And how can leaders prepare for what comes after success?

In this episode, I sit down with Jim Erben, President of Erben Associates, to talk about legacy, succession, and why the most successful leaders plan their exit long before they need to.

Jim shares hard-earned lessons on:

✅ Why legacy isn’t about wealth—it’s about values

✅ The emotional toll of stepping away from your business

✅ Common ...

 🔥 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆?
 
 From a tough conversation with his hockey coach to a pro athlete’s mindset—and now, the founder of a global Christian marketing agency—𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 shares the unfiltered story behind his rise.
 
 In Episode 169...

🎯𝐇𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 $𝟏𝟎𝟎: Barry Sutlive’s Blueprint for Purpose-Driven Leadership
 
Can you build a multimillion-dollar company with just $100, no ladder, and unwavering faith?
 
𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝—and he’s here to share how.
 
On this powerful episode of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚�...

🎙 Ep. 167 — From Benchwarmer to Ironman: How Shawn Hoyt Leads with Discipline, Grit, and Growth
 
What does it take to completely reinvent yourself—physically, mentally, and professionally—in your 40s and 50s?

In this episode of The Uncommon Leader Podcast, host John Gallagher sits down with Shawn Hoyt, an everyday athlete and driven professional who went from average beginnings to completing marathons, Spartan R...

What’s the secret to building a breakthrough leadership team? 

Mike Goldman says it starts with growth, fulfillment, and impact.

In this episode of The Uncommon Leader Podcast, I sit down with Mike—bestselling author, leadership team expert, and host of The Better Leadership Team Show—for a powerful conversation on what it takes to lead well as your company scales.

Mike shares a personal story about his grandfather that changed his vi...

What happens when you achieve everything society calls "success" but still feel empty inside? Dr. Sharon Spano walks us through this profound paradox that affects countless high-achieving leaders.

Drawing from her extensive experience as a consultant with a PhD in human organizational systems, Dr. Spano reveals the hidden patterns that create what she calls "the emptiness of success." We explore how acc...

What's the single most powerful force behind sustainable transformation in leadership and life? According to leadership expert Dave Campbell, it's consistency. 

In this deeply personal conversation, Dave reveals how he achieved the best physical shape of his life at age 55 through unwavering daily disciplines that transformed not just his body, but his leadership impact. His journey illuminates the critical conne...

Christian business leaders need to measure beyond traditional key performance indicators by adopting Kingdom Performance Indicators (KPIs) that track eternal impact. These new metrics reveal why we're doing business and who we're truly impacting beyond immediate stakeholders.

• Traditional KPIs measure financial and operational performance but fall short of measuring kingdom impact
• The shopping cart story i...

Rich Sanders brings a remarkably unique perspective to the Uncommon Leader Podcast as both a pastor and successful entrepreneur. With his powerful motto—"The more we make, the more we give"—Sanders tackles the perceived tension between Christian values and business success, offering a refreshing framework that celebrates both hard work and generous giving as expressions of faith.

Throughout our conversation, Sand...