All Episodes

499. Ron Friedman Exposes What the Top 8% of Elite Teams Do that Others Don’t—from ER rooms, to NFL teams to Wall Street firms!

498. Why Good Character Matters Most, with CEO Stanley McChrystal, General Ret., U.S. Army

497. Noted Executive Psychologist Dr. Rick Eigenbrod on The Paradox of Success: You Achieved Your Biggest Goal, So Why Didn’t “Happily Ever After” Show-Up?

496. From NBA Hall of Famer to U.S. Senator to Presidential Candidate, Bill Bradley shares powerful life learnings from his unconventional journey

495. Legendary High School Coach Craig Bergman on What Amazing Things Happen When a High School Bans Smart Phones

494. CEO Peter Banko Explains Why Firing the Right People in the Right Way is the Essence of Ethical Leadership

493. In Light of the $17 Billion Settlement, Cecilia Kang Describes “An Ugly Truth” about Meta

492. Renown Leader in Organizational Health, Pat Lencioni, talks about the Six Types of Genius that Power Successful Organizations

491. Colonel Justin “Astro” Elliott talks with Dan Hesse about the Uniting Force of Human Achievement in the Name of Selfless Service

490. How to find Profound Happiness, with Dr. James Hollis and Host Tom Loarie

489. Nobel Laureate Bengt Holmström Shares How His AI “Colleague” Charlie Improves Scholarship and Life

488. Major Sports Broadcaster Matt Morrison talks about What Happens When Your Public Life Collides Head-on with Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare

487. Dan Hesse talks with Jim Tracy on Founding a Company to Make an Industry Safer

485. What Soccer Teaches Us About Business, with former All-American Soccer Player Ed Hawkins

484. Why do 80% of Tech Startups Fail? It is Not because the Technology Doesn’t Work! Global Tech Marketing Leader Lifang He shares insider branding realities

483. Four-Star General (Ret.) Stanley McChrystal Shares Insights on Risk Response, Building Teams and Leadership, whether on the Field or in the Office

482. How Roger Goodell Expanded the NFL’s Presence in American Life from Fall Sundays to Every Day

481. Heart Attacks Peak on Monday Mornings: Is your job quietly killing you?—with Guest Mentor Raj Sisodia

480. Greg LeMond, three-time Tour de France champion, on mental transformation, standing up for ethical principles, fierce competition and self-leadership

479. From F-16s and F-35s to AI at the Pentagon: Charting the Flight Path for Tomorrow’s Leaders with Major General David Smith USAF

478. Ambassador Randy Tobias Discusses Leaving the Private Sector to Help Save 20 Million Lives

477. Horst Schultz, Founder of the Ritz-Carlton, talks about his journey and the Culture of Excellence, with Host Tom Loarie

476. Navigating the Stages of Life with NBA Hall of Famer, Senator, US Presidential Candidate and Renaissance Man Bill Bradley

475. Guest Mentor Vienna Pharaon shares how to break destructive cycles that hold us back, in business and in life

474. The Rising Role of Geopolitical Risk in Business Strategy, with Guest Bruce Mehlman

473. World-Renown Neurosurgeon Dr. Robert F. Spetzler Exemplifies the Power of Focus, Teamwork and Treating others with Dignity, to Achieve Breakthrough Results in Brain Surgery and Life

472. What Sports Reveals about Presidents and Leaders, with Guest Mentor Chris Cillizza

471. Is your career and lifestyle at risk from China’s ‘90% strategy’? Find out with Guest Mentor Ram Charan

469. Good Leaders Get Their Hands Dirty, with Guest Mentors Nelson Repenning and Don Keiffer

468. Guest Mentor Shirin Behzadi – From Bulletproof Glass to a Billion-Dollar Exit: The Architecture of an Unexpected CEO

467. Why JFK’s Bay of Pigs Mistakes May Have Saved the World, with Dr. Kaushik Basu and Host Dan Hesse

466. Jim Loehr on “Sapiens Reinvented” and The Essence of a Meaningful Life, with Host Tom Loarie

465. How Mentors helped Ginni Rometty become Fortune’s “#1 Most Powerful Woman”, with Host Dan Hesse

463. Learn to Live Your Values and Say No, with Dr. Sunita Sah and Host Dan Hesse

462. Performance Reviews are a Lie; Find out why with Guest Ashley Goodall and Host Tom Loarie

461. Turning an Industry’s Business Model Upside Down with Andy Beckstoffer

460. Guest Dr. Natali Edmonds on Becoming an Accidental Entrepreneur and Providing Genuine Answers and Support for Dementia Caregivers

459. Former Senator Jack Danforth Explains How Religious Congregations Can Heal America’s Political Divide

458. How to Lead with Character, with World-renown human performance psychologist Jim Loehr on The Mentors Radio

457. How to stay Anchored in Clear Thinking and Common Sense when everyone around you seems crazy with Professor J. Budziszewski

456. Eswar Prasad Explains the Crypto Phenomenon and Why Cash May Disappear, with Host Dan Hesse

455. Behind the Lens: Renown Portrait Photographer Michael Collopy shares what distinguishes the truly great from the merely famous

454. Host Dan Hesse talks with Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis about Mentoring and more

453. Breaking the Code to Enjoying Life, with former Apple Executive Rusty Gaillard and Host Tom Loarie

452. Sahil Bloom on Why Four Kinds of Wealth Rank Ahead of Financial Wealth in Designing a Dream Life, with Host Dan Hesse

451. Financier and Sports Leader Thom Weisel talks about What It Means To Build Things that Last, with Host Tom Loarie

450. AI guru Nick Thompson recommends the right AI model for you, on The Mentors Radio

449. Music as Medicine – with Neuroscientist, Musician and Author Daniel Levitin and Host Tom Loarie

448. The Dean of PR Executives—Robert L. Dilenschneider—Explains the Importance of Respect

447. From Pregnant Runaway at 14 to Washington D.C.’s Police Chief at 39—A Remarkable Story of Resilience

446. Five-Time Super Bowl Champion CEO Carmen Policy describes Winning with Class, with Host Dan Hesse

445. Former Stanford Health CIO Ed Kopetsky mentors families impacted by drug addiction— His “why” inspires

444. How NOT to Get a Job: Dana Gower on Avoiding Time-Wasting Traps and Using AI to Land Your Next Role

443. Learn from a Master of Crisis Leadership, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen (Ret.)

442. The Real Secret Sauce of Leadership: Authenticity Over Appearance, with Guest Randy Hain and Host Tom Loarie

441. Lt. General Robert L. Caslen (Ret.) and Michael D. Matthews, Ph.D., give proof that Character, Caring and Trust are Foundations of Effective Leadership

440. Forbes publisher Rich Karlgaard on “Late Bloomers” with Host Tom Loarie

439. The Lamar Hunt Story – Character in Action, with Award-winning Journalist and Author Michael MacCambridge

438. Is the way we’re thinking holding us back? Dr. Gerald Nosich mentors us in the power of true critical thinking and in what holds us back

437. Ursula Burns on Blazing a Trail to the Top of Xerox, with Host Dan Hesse

436. Meet Mai Nguyen, the unlikely CEO now on a path to change the lives of millions with memory disorders: A Real-world journey in Courage, Heart and Grit

435. How AI-Powered Robots will Change Work and Play with Guest Kate Darling and Host Dan Hesse on The Mentors Radio

434. Influence, Listening and the Power of Presence with Guest Norman Hall, the last of the Fuller Brush salesmen

433. How China Captured Apple, with Patrick McGee and Host Dan Hesse

432. Legendary singer-songwriter Neil Young talks “feeling” music and his love for cars, guitars and dogs, with Host Dan Hesse

431. How to Build Success to Last, with Guest Mark C. Thompson and Host Tom Loarie

430. Award-winning physician Dr. Paul Christo Reveals Innovative Therapies that Conquer Chronic Pain, with Host Dan Hesse

429. How to Become the Manager you Want to be – and that Others Need, with Guest Sabina Nawaz and Host Tom Loarie

428. Award-winning Journalist Cecilia Kang talks with Host Dan Hesse about enormous implications of Meta antitrust trial for the Tech industry and more

427. Ashley Goodall on Why You’re Struggling – and Why it is Not Your Fault, with Host Tom Loarie

426. General Stanley McChrystal explains why WHO we become means more than WHAT we become, with Host Dan Hesse

425. Ram Charan on How to Lead in Chaos, Think Critically, and Outsmart China’s Economic War, with Host Tom Loarie

424. From Lawyer to Internationally Acclaimed Wine Critic, Robert Parker talks about changing careers to pursue his passion

423. London-based Justin Stebbing, M.D., and his Journey of Discovery Finding Improved Therapies for Cancer

422. From Pregnant Runaway at 14 to D.C. Police Chief at 39, Cathy Lanier’s Remarkable Story of Resilience

421. Keep Holding On: Host Tom Loarie talks with American Electric Blues Saxophonist Terry Hanck

418. From Rural Ireland to Founding a University—Guest Dr. Derry Connolly’s inspiring Journey of Vision, Faith and Grit

417. A Sharecropper’s Grandson’s Journey to  Become America’s Youngest College President

416. David P. Wallace on How to Sell Yourself, Sell Your Ideas, Sell Anything—Secrets from the Pros, with Host Tom Loarie

415. Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis talks Mentoring, Giving a “Hand Up” and Fulfilling a Promise to Mom

414. The Insidious Trap of Self-Deception and How to Break Free, with Guest Mitch Warner

413. Vice President Dan Quayle, Chairman of Cerberus Global Investments, on the Impact of Global Conflicts on American Daily Life, with Host Dan Hesse

412. Gallup’s Chief Scientist James Asplund Reveals How 35 Million People Unlocked the Critical Talents They Did Not Know They Had, with Host Tom Loarie

411. Cyclist Greg LeMond shares how hard work transformed his psyche from despair to joy

410. Neil Hoyne, Google’s Chief Measurement Strategist, talks with Host Tom Loarie about how AI’s revolutionary impact in how we work and connect, the most valuable tools in the AI space, and what’s next

409. Rudy Ruettiger joins Dan Hesse to discuss Combining Perseverance with Patience

408. Hans-Werner Kaas of The Bower Forum Shares How to Turn Leadership Struggles into Transformative Success

407. Former Purdue President Mitch Daniels joins Dan Hesse to Discuss Teaching Responsibility and Remaining in Touch with Those Less Fortunate

406. A Life Transformed: Recovering from alcoholism, the reality of A.A. and finding real happiness!

405. Doug and Chase Averill share Cowboy Wisdom on Business, Family and Life from Montana’s Iconic Flathead Lake Lodge

404. Neil Young joins Dan Hesse to discuss “feeling” music and his love for cars, guitars and dogs

402. Tech Pioneer Mark Andreessen talks with Host Dan Hesse about AI and what it means for your business

401. Hollywood movie star Delores Hart on Her Journey of Joy, Becoming a Contemplative Nun

400. Dr. Michael Orkin joins Dan Hesse to explain how Luck and Chance impact our daily lives

398. Turnaround Expert Hubert Joly joins Dan Hesse to discuss the importance of purpose to achieving business success

397. From ADHD to Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Harvard: How Jeff Karp, PhD, Developed LIT Tools to Transform His Life and Medicine

396. Mark O. Hubbard joins Dan Hesse to discuss the impact Coach Ara Parseghian had on those around him

394. Tim Grunhard joins Dan Hesse to discuss how mentorship from teammates and coaches changed his life

392. From Jesuit Seminarian to Chair of a Healthcare Giant—A Journey of Purpose and Impact, with Chris Lowney and Host Tom Loarie

391. Host Dan Hesse and award-winning writer Jon Gertner discuss the most innovative institution in history, Bell Labs