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Purpose & Principles Podcast

by S. Max Brown

Welcome to the Purpose and Principles podcast! These conversations are all about excellence in leadership, business and life.As we get to know and understand the Purpose & Principles that guide our lives, we can make better decisions that enable us to achieve better outcomes.

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Episodes

  1. Purpose & Principles I S2 E48: Dr Matt Pollard & Scott Saxton -- Continuous Improvement in Patient Care

    Listen in with Dr. Matt Pollard and Scott Saxton, two of the leaders of continuous improvement at Intermountain Healthcare. This journey has brought incredible and meaningful results along the way. Hear the stories and be inspired! Dr. Pollard is the Vice President of Continuous Improvement at...

  2. Purpose & Principles I S2 E47: Katie Anderson -- Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn

    Katie Anderson is an internationally recognized leadership and learning coach, consultant, and professional speaker, best known for inspiring individuals and organizations to lead with intention and increase their personal and professional impact. Katie is passionate about helping people around…

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  3. Purpose & Principles I S2 E46: Scott Miller -- Master Mentors

    Scott Miller serves as a consultant and advisor after spending twenty-four years with FranklinCovey Co., as the Executive Vice President of Thought Leadership. Here, we talk about his new book: "Master Mentors," and what he learned from so many great people along the way. He is the host of the...

  4. Purpose & Principles I S2 E45: Bryan Crowell -- Own the Gap & a Leader‘s CI Journey

    Bryan Crowell is the COO at Peterson, Inc. Previously, he was a senior leader of the continuous improvement work at Intermountain Healthcare, the VP of Operations for ATK Armament Systems Group, headquartered in Clearfield Utah, and a former plant manager at Autoliv Airbag Module Plant in Ogden...

  5. Purpose & Principles I S2 E44: Stephen MR Covey -- High Trust in a Low Trust World.

    Stephen M. R. Covey is a New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The SPEED of Trust—The One Thing That Changes Everything. He is the former CEO of Covey Leadership Center, which, under his stewardship, became the largest leadership development company in the world. Stephen...

  6. Purpose & Principles I S2 43: Kris Cox - Stop Decorating the Fish

    Kristen Cox is the world's leading authority on how to apply the Theory of Constraints to governments and non profits. She is perhaps best known for her work as the former Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget (GOMB) for the State of Utah where she orchestrated a 35...

  7. Purpose & Principles | S2 Episode 42: Roger Martin -- When More Is Not Better

    Roger L. Martin is Professor Emeritus at the Rotman School of Management at University of Toronto, where he served as Dean from 1998 to 2013, and as Institute Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute from 2013 to 2019. In 2013, he was named Global Dean of the Year and in 2017, he was named the...

  8. Purpose & Principles | S2 Episode #41: Mike & Katie Stallard

    Michael and Katie Stallard are partners of E Pluribus Partners and the Connection Culture Group, leadership training and consulting firms based in Greenwich, Connecticut. Their clients have included Costco, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NASA Johnson Space Center, Qualcomm, U.S. Air…

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  9. Purpose & Principles | S2 Episode 40 - Jared Spataro, VP Microsoft on Humanizing the Workplace

    Jared Spataro is a Corporate Vice President at Microsoft. This conversation starts fast and is packed full of insights and research that Microsoft is reviewing as they design for the future. Here, we specifically look at how we humanize the workplace of the future. In his current role, Jared is...

  10. Purpose & Principles | Episode 38 - David Taylor-Klaus: Mindset Mondays

    Listen in as serial entrepreneur, David Taylor-Klaus and I talk about coaching and mindsets. David brings decades of experience to his current professional playground at DTK Coaching, where he’s spent a dozen years coaching successful entrepreneurs and senior executives. Through coaching, David’s...

  11. Purpose & Principles | Episode 37 - Dana Rizer: What are you hungry for?

    Dana Rizer is a lifelong food enthusiast, wellness leader, and educator. Join us hear as we talk about the four forms of hunger and how malnourishment is more than food. As a part of the founding team at FEAST—a non-profit dedicated to promoting wellness and enriching lives through the power of...

  12. Purpose & Principles | Episode 36 - Jeff DeGraff

    This is a great conversation with innovator, Jeff DeGraff. Want to think about things differently? Listen in as we discuss disruption, opportunity, creativity and Jeff's new book "The Creative Mindset." Jeff DeGraff is both an advisor to Fortune 500 companies and a professor at the Ross School of...

  13. Purpose & Principles | Episode 35 - Becky Robinson, CEO Weaving Influence

    Becky Robinson is the founder and CEO of Weaving Influence, an online influence building company. She works with authors and thought leaders to help them show up online in the same powerful and compelling ways they show up in real life. On a personal note, Becky is a wonderful friend and just an...

  14. Purpose & Principles | Episode 34 - Eileen McDargh - Burnout to Breakthrough

    Eileen McDargh has been called a hope merchant although she says she has been put on earth for comic relief. She’s an internationally recognized keynote speaker, master facilitator, and award-winning author with expertise in resiliency and leadership. Her articles have appeared in countless...

  15. Purpose & Principles | Episode 33 - Lisa Fain: Mentoring Excellence

    Lisa Fain is the CEO of the Center for Mentoring Excellence and a global speaker on the intersection of mentoring and inclusion. Lisa is also an executive coach and a former management-side employment attorney. Her passion for diversity and inclusion work fuels her strong conviction that…

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  16. Purpose & Principles | Episode 32 - Nate Regier -- Compassion in the Workplace

    I really enjoyed this conversation on compassion in the workplace with Nate! Nate Regier, Ph.D., is the CEO and founding owner of Next Element Consulting, a global leadership firm dedicated to bringing compassion into the workplace. Dr. Regier is a former practicing psychologist and expert in...

  17. Purpose & Principles | Episode 31 - Wes Herman -- CEO, Woods Coffee Guest Experience

    Wes Herman, CEO of Woods Coffee, began his entrepreneurial journey at the ripe age of 21. After strategically developing his first business venture to become a multi-million dollar enterprise he lost everything after contracting a life-threatening illness. He and his wife, Diane relocated to the...

  18. Purpose & Principles | Episode 30 - Joey Price -- CEO, Jumpstart: HR

    I'm excited to introduce Joey Price to the Purpose & Principles community. Joey is an award-winning human resources executive, business coach, thought leader, and professor. He is the founder of Jumpstart:HR, LLC, an HR consulting practice specifically for small businesses and startups, and host…

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  19. Purpose & Principles | Episode 29 - Rick Wang -- Leadership & Business in China

    Rick Wang is a marketer, entrepreneur, consultant, successful business owner. Rick and I met in 1998, when we were both building retail businesses in China. He is a good friend and a very open and honest leader as you will hear in this conversation. In addition to his business ventures, he is the...

  20. Purpose & Principles | Episode 28 - Jim Kouzes -- The Leadership Challenge

    Millions of people already know his name and have studied his books in college! I'm delighted to have my friend, Jim Kouzes, on the Purpose & Principles podcast. Listen to his latest insights and how decades of research reinforce what we've known for a long time now: great leadership fosters a...

  21. Purpose & Principles | Episode 27 - Levi Lindsay -- Co-Founder VidArmy

    In this episode, I chat with another young entrepreneur, Levi Lindsay -- Co-Founder of VidArmy. Levi has learned a lot about leadership and business in a few short years. He found good mentors and people who were willing to share and help along the way as well. The business is growing and the…

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  22. Purpose & Principles | Episode 26 - McKenzie Bauer -- Co-founder & CMO Thread Wallets

    McKenzie Bauer is the co-founder and CMO of the successful start-up called Thread Wallets. This conversation is all full of insights about the startup and leadership journey. Listen in! McKenzie describes her journey this way, "In 2015 my husband, Colby, and I founded Thread Wallets. Through our...

  23. Purpose & Principles | Episode 25 - Steve Gutzler -- Lead with No Fear

    Steve Gutzler is the founder and president of Leadership Quest, a Seattle based leadership development company, dedicated to growing leaders at every level of the organization. Join us here as we talk about his new book, "Lead with No Fear." He is an executive coach with over 25 leadership…

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  24. Purpose & Principles | Episode 24 - Alessandro Di Fiore - Freelancing, Remote Workers & Culture

    Today, I'm talking with Alessandro about the increase in freelancing, remote workers and culture! Alessandro Di Fiore is the Founder and CEO at ECSI (European Centre for Strategic Innovation) and ECSI Consulting. He is also the Chairman of the Board at Harvard Business Review Italia and member of...

  25. Purpose & Principles | Episode 23 - Hitendra Wadhwa - Columbia Business School

    I'm grateful to introduce Hitendra Wadhwa to the Purpose & Principles community. His writing and ideas are thought provoking and needed in the world today. Indeed, his essay on "How Would Lincoln Guide Our Nation Today?" really caught my attention and the conversation took off from there. Take a...

  26. Purpose & Principles | Special Episode - Kenny Sacht -- WipeEveryTear.org

    As I've shared for over a decade now: the way we treat each other matters. I'm grateful to share the story of Kenny Sacht and his family's work to change the world -- one person at a time. Human trafficking is nearly impossible to comprehend, but it is pervasive and global. While it is hard to...

  27. Purpose & Principles | Episode 22 - Dr. Tojo Thatchenkery -- Appreciative Intelligence

    Reconnecting with a my former graduate school professor and friend, Dr. Tojo Thatchenkerry, to discuss Appreciative Intelligence was fantastic! To find out that some of the work a few of us did 15 years ago has become a foundation for training firemen and front line responders around the greater...

  28. Purpose & Principles | Episode 21 - Mike Myatt -- Coaching at the Top

    Mike Myatt is a leadership advisor to Fortune 500 CEOs and their Boards of Directors. Widely regarded as America’s Top CEO Coach, he is recognized by Thinkers50 as a global authority on leadership. He is the bestselling author of Hacking Leadership (Wiley) and Leadership Matters… (OP), a Forbes...

  29. Purpose & Principles | Episode 20 - Dr. Hal Gregersen -- Questions Are the Answer

    While his biography is included here, let me just say how much I enjoyed getting to know the man behind this conversation! Hal Gregersen, I'm so grateful we're connected. Hal Gregersen, PhD, is a senior lecturer in leadership and innovation at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, former executive...

  30. Purpose & Principles | Episode 19 - Dave Balter -- The Humility Imperative

    Dave Balter's new book, "The Humility Imperative," was a great read for me for many reasons. First, Dave is a successful leader who has started and exited several business start-ups. Second, I first met him during one of his previous acquisitions and found him to be entirely grounded and fun to…

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  31. Purpose & Principles | Special Episode Part 2 - Blair & Tommy Lee -- Race, Racism & Perspectives

    My friends, due to high demand, we decided to have another conversation. Please join Blair Dickens, Tommy Lee Hayes-Brown and myself here to talk about race, racism, life experiences and perspectives. We definitely have different life experiences -- and we all firmly believe that we are better...

  32. Purpose & Principles | Episode 18 - Joel Peterson -- Chairman JetBlue Airways

    Joel Peterson is the 12-year Chairman of JetBlue Airways, former Chairman of The Hoover Institution, and the Founding Partner of Peterson Partners, a Salt Lake City-based investment management firm with $1B under management. Since 1992, Peterson has been on the faculty at the Graduate School of...

  33. Purpose & Principles | Episode 17 - Scott Miller -- EVP FranklinCovey

    Scott Miller, EVP at FranklinCovey, joins me this week to discuss his new book: "Management Mess to Leadership Success: 30 Challenges to Become the Leader You Would Follow." Listen in as we discuss the issues and talk about leadership challenges that every leader will face likely multiple times...

  34. Purpose & Principles | Special Episode - Blair & Tommy Lee: Race & Our Experience

    Friends, it is easier to say nothing then to be criticized, but we decided that being quiet isn't the right thing to do. Blair Dickens, Tommy Lee Hayes-Brown and myself, jumped on a zoom meeting to record a conversation about race, racism and our own experiences. To be clear, we have different...

  35. Purpose & Principles | Episode 16 - Cheryl Hughey -- Southwest Airlines & LUV Culture

    For FOUR decades, Cheryl Hughey has been a part of one of the most profitable airlines in the industry -- Southwest Airlines. As many in industry circles and global business management programs already know, the culture at Southwest is one of the keys to their success. Cheryl is one of the...

  36. Purpose & Principles | Episode 15 - Rob Morris -- President at Love146.org

    When I speak with purpose driven leaders, I can feel it. Please listen in as Rob Morris, president and co-founder of Love146, talks about what it is like to serve the kids who are victims of slave trade. This is a hard topic for many who don't want to accept that there could be such horrific...

  37. Purpose & Principles | Special Edition Episode - Tim Pehrson -- CEO INTEGRIS Health

    Tim Pehrson is the President and CEO at INTEGRIS Health, the largest hospital system in Oklahoma. Previously, he spent nearly two decades as an administrator and leader of continuous improvement at Intermountain Healthcare. This conversation is about how we create sustainable results. The…

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  38. Purpose & Principles | Episode 14 - Steve Keating -- @LeadToday

    Steven Keating (aka @LeadToday on Twitter) has over 1 million followers and subscribers to his blog and social media platforms. With over 30 years of sales and sales management experience, Steve is recognized as a thought leader and authority on leadership, he is a highly acclaimed and in demand...

  39. Purpose & Principles | Episode 13 - Bob Burg - The Go-Giver

    Bob Burg is the author of a number of books on sales, marketing and influence, with total book sales of well over a million copies. His book, The Go-Giver, coauthored with John David Mann, itself has sold over 925,000 copies and it has been translated into 28 languages. His and John’s newest...

  40. Purpose & Principles | Episode 12 - Elisa Garn - HR at the Table

    Elisa Garn is currently the Executive Brand Strategist for GBS Benefits, a full service broker based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Elisa's experience includes more than 15 years in HR, recruiting and employer brand strategy primarily with small to mid-sized businesses. Her passion for the HR…

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  41. Purpose & Principles | Episode 11 - Fatima Doman -- Authentic Resilience

    Authentic Resilience: Bringing Your Strengths to Life. In this conversation, we talk about Fatima Doman's new book and her work in the field of resilience, character, strengths and how people can respond during stressful times. Fatima is a speaker, successful business owner, leadership coach and...

  42. Purpose & Principles | Episode 10 - Jeff Henderson - Know What You're FOR

    As soon as I read his book Know What You're FOR: A Growth Strategy for Work, An Even Better Strategy for Life., I knew I wanted to get Jeff Henderson on the show. Jeff is an entrepreneur, speaker, pastor and business leader. He was also recently named by Forbes Magazine as one of twenty speakers...

  43. Purpose & Principles | Episode 9 - Gary Peterson - Coaching & Leadership

    Gary Peterson is the EVP of Manufacturing at OC Tanner company. He is also a Shingo Examiner and board member at the Shingo Institute. Over the years, I've interviewed Gary several different times for instructional videos, culture conversations and points on manufacturing excellence and…

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  44. Purpose & Principles | Episode 8 - Murshidad Said -- Love & Respect

    I'm delighted to introduce you to Murshidad Said today! Murshidad is an international speaker and adviser on personal and corporate transformation. A graduate of the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Sociology in 1993, Murshidah runs successful...

  45. Purpose & Principles | Episode 7 - Billy Taylor - Where the Rubber Hits the Road

    Billy Taylor is an entrepreneur and executive who recently left his work at Goodyear Tire to branch out and help others discover their path to sustainable results. His leadership inspired thousands of employees to achieve better outcomes. He leads through the complexity of operations,...

  46. Purpose & Principles | Episode No. 6 - Whitney Johnson -- Disruption

    Listen in to this conversation with my friend, Whitney Johnson. Whitney is a sought after executive coach, writer, author, speaker and thought leader. She has nearly TWO MILLION followers on LinkedIn and here is why: she delivers. Here, we talk about leadership, purpose and personal lessons…

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  47. Purpose & Principles | Episode 4 - Dr. Robert Emmons -- Gratitude

    Dr. Robert Emmons is an authority on gratitude. While he didn't initially consider the study of gratitude as his career path, this topic has become near and dear to his life purpose. I've been a fan of his work for years, and his books are full of wisdom -- as our his thoughts in this discussion....

  48. Purpose & Principles | Episode 5 - Kristen Cox -- Managing in Uncertain Times

    This is a special episode to address the concerns and fears we're facing this week. My guest today is Kristen Cox, the executive director of the Utah Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB). Appointed to the position by Governor Herbert in 2012, she has worked diligently to integrate...

  49. Purpose & Principles | Episode 3 - Doug Conant - The Blueprint

    Listen in with my friend Doug Conant as he shares his experiences as a Fortune 500 CEO and executive coach and facilitator for customized leadership retreats. In this episode, Doug introduces his new book, "The Blue Print," and how each leader can create a better path as they discover their…

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  50. Purpose & Principles | Episode 2 - Chad Hymas - Living Life

    Chad Hymas is a great friend and international speaker! The Wall Street Journal calls him one of the most inspirational speakers today -- and I agree. In this episode, Chad and I talk about how he leads despite incredible challenges. He talks about the accident that put him in a wheelchair, but...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to the Purpose and Principles podcast! These conversations are all about excellence in leadership, business and life.As we get to know and understand the Purpose & Principles that guide our lives, we can make better decisions that enable us to achieve better outcomes.

HOSTED BY

S. Max Brown

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