Lead With Heart (Aired 01-21-26) Faith, Vulnerability & Transformative Leadership with Dr. Yasser Sandal

What does it truly mean to lead with heart? In this powerful episode of Lead With Heart, host Dr. Jesse Hanson sits down with Dr. Yasser Sandal, interventional cardiologist and healer, for an honest and deeply human conversation about leadership, faith, surrender, and resilience. Dr. Sandal shares his journey through medical training, burnout, personal loss, and spiritual reconnection—revealing how vulnerability, prayer, and humility became the foundation of his leadership style. From the pressures of residency to moments of rock bottom, this episode explores how mind, body, and spirit must align for sustainable leadership and meaningful impact. Together, they unpack themes of control versus surrender, the power of faith during adversity, and how personal healing transforms professional excellence. This episode is essential viewing for leaders, physicians, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking purpose-driven leadership rooted in compassion, presence, and authenticity. Chapters (00:00:00) - Lead with Heart(00:01:16) - A Heart with a Purpose(00:02:10) - Becoming a doctor: How did you know you wanted to be(00:04:27) - The Path Was Set Before Me(00:09:03) - Post-medical residency: Challenges(00:13:10) - Lead with Heart(00:14:30) - Lead With Heart(00:15:05) - Lead with Heart(00:21:39) - Dr. Yasser On His Personal(00:26:10) - Lead with Heart(00:27:30) - The Power of the Lotus(00:28:17) - One physician's battle with alcohol addiction(00:33:13) - How Prayer Helped Me Get Through My(00:38:23) - Power of Resonation & The Power of Surrender(00:39:53) - Lead with Heart(00:41:15) - Lead With Heart(00:41:57) - Control and Surrender(00:43:46) - What Do You Prove by Going Through Pain?(00:47:42) - Heart of Love: Surrender to Your Love(00:50:52) - Leading With Heart(00:52:27) - Lead with Heart