Antonio Diaz

Despite my skepticism at someone who declares themselves “leader of the pack” – especially given the fact that the word pack is actually utterly inaccurate in describing a group of dogs (more on that another time), when I was pointed to the Instagram feed for Antonio Diaz, I found myself pleased. Here is someone who pulls no punches, tells it like it is, and most of all focuses on helping people be better humans to their dogs. In other words, he’s my people. When we finally met in person after months of online chatting it was like meeting an old friend. Our coffee chat was so great, I invited him to join me for this episode of Talk Unleashed because it was a conversation worth having again, and worth your getting to hear it. One of my dog training mentors always told me to beware of dog trainers who post heavily on social media. One reason is that really good dog training makes for really crappy video – because the process of getting from point A to point B is like watching paint dry. Most trainers who show things online make it look like magic, resulting in lots of folks trying things they shouldn’t. So finding someone like Antonio (like me) avoids that error by focused on the why underneath the magic. Do his videos show almost miraculous behavior of dogs? Yes, but that’s just the stuff to catch your attention. What really matters is the solid foundation underneath it. What does leadership actually mean in today’s world? Good questions, right? That’s what Cathy Brooks, thought. And it’s why she created Talk, Unleashed – a new podcast of entirely candid conversations with fascinating people doing remarkable things. This weekly podcast will feature guests from arts and entertainment to business to technology to food to activism to politics (well, we’ll see on that last one). Talk Unleashed invites these influencers to consider the things that have led to them to where they are, the lessons they’ve learned and how all those things can come together to create a better world. #leadership #TalkUnleashed #UnleashedConversation #UnleashedLeadership #FixYourEndofTheLeash