L3 Leadership Podcast

In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you'll hear Darrin Grove, Founder and CEO of Truefit, share his entrepreneurial journey and the lesson's he's learned along the way. To see the notes and ways to connect with Darrin Grove and Truefit, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode154. Darrin Grove's Bio: Darrin Grove, Truefit’s Founder and CEO, is a native Pittsburgher with a passion for innovation, technology, and values-based leadership. Leveraging leadership and technology experience honed as the former head of IT for a recognized leader in manufacturing technologies, and recognizing the legacy of innovation in the Pittsburgh region, Darrin and his team made a commitment to establish and maintain headquarters in the region, even as Truefit added clients nationally, and internationally. Darrin founded Truefit on the core values of being principled, collaborative, empowering, and serving the common good. In his capacity as CEO, Darrin champions these core values and applies

In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you'll hear a talk given by Dr. Jim Withers, Founder of Operation Safety Net, otherwise known as the homeless doctor. To see the notes and ways to connect with Dr. Withers and Operation Safety Net, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode152Dr. Jim’s Bio:In 1992, Dr. Jim Withers set out single-handedly to deliver care to street people in Pittsburgh. He started by doing his homework – clocking hours in the library, reading how to best gain entry to the world of the homeless – before suiting up one night in tattered clothes. “I was rubbing dirt in my hair,” he says. “My kids thought I was crazy.”But street folks embraced him, Withers says, and he them. “I found great professors of medicine – and life – in alleyways and abandoned buildings, on riverbanks and under bridges.”His initial project gained patients, volunteer clinicians and students to the extent that, in 1993, Withers officially launched Operation Safety Net under the auspices of not-for-profi

In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you'll hear our Q&A with Dr. Jim Withers, Founder of Operation Safety Net, otherwise known as the homeless doctor.To see the notes and ways to connect with Dr. Withers and Operation Safety Net, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode153Dr. Jim’s Bio:In 1992, Dr. Jim Withers set out single-handedly to deliver care to street people in Pittsburgh. He started by doing his homework – clocking hours in the library, reading how to best gain entry to the world of the homeless – before suiting up one night in tattered clothes. “I was rubbing dirt in my hair,” he says. “My kids thought I was crazy.”But street folks embraced him, Withers says, and he them. “I found great professors of medicine – and life – in alleyways and abandoned buildings, on riverbanks and under bridges.”His initial project gained patients, volunteer clinicians and students to the extent that, in 1993, Withers officially launched Operation Safety Net under the auspices of not-for-profi

In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug Smith got to interview Pittsburgh Steelers Coach, Mike Tomlin at Urban Impact's annual Manup Pittsburgh event. In the interview you'll hear Doug ask Mike:If you could have coffee with your 15-20 year old self or a group of kids that we’re encouraging people to invest in, what would you tell them?What do you wish people knew about your journey what it took to get to where you’re at?What are some principles/character traits that you try to form in the young men who come under your influence as a head coach? How do you help them become men?One of your key principles that you teach is “The Standard is the Standard”. What is the origin of that statement? When you learned that and how do you apply it in your own life?What did you think you knew as a player about leadership and coaching that wasn’t actually true when you stepped into coaching?How do you handle criticism and praise? What can we do to serve you and partner with what you're doing?Enjoy t

In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you'll hear Doug Smith interview with Bill Strickland, Founder of the Bidwell Training Center.To see the notes and ways to connect with Bill, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode150Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes How You Can Help this Podcast: To listen to past interviews, go to my podcast page. Subscribe to this podcast Rate and leave a review of the podcast Share the content on Social Media Sign-up for my L3 Leadership Newsletter If you have an idea for a future podcast you would like to hear or a leader you would like me to interview, e-mail me at dougsmith@l3leadership.org. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write a review.

In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you will hear a question and answer session with Pastor Matt Keller, Pastor of Next Level Church in Ft. Myers, FL, from our recent L3 Leadership evening events. Here are some of the questions you'll hear Matt answer: - Do today, what saves time tomorrow, can you talk more about productivity?- What's your most memorable failure that you've learned from?- When you're trying to get honest feedback, how do you get people to be honest with you?- How do you give honest feedback?- When you get conflicting feedback, how do you decide which feedback to take?- How do you start giving back when you're young?To see the notes and ways to connect with Matt, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode149Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes How Yo

In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug Smith shares some of the prices he believes leaders need to pay in order to reach their maximum potential. The question is, will you pay the price? To see the notes and ways to connect with Doug, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode148Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes How You Can Help this Podcast: To listen to past interviews, go to my podcast page. Subscribe to this podcast Rate and leave a review of the podcast Share the content on Social Media Sign-up for my L3 Leadership Newsletter If you have an idea for a future podcast you would like to hear or a leader you would like me to interview, e-mail me at dougsmith@l3leadership.org. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write a review.

In this episode, you'll hear Doug Smith interview Mark Cole, The CEO of the John Maxwell Company! Mark has been with John Maxwell for 18 years. He is currently the CEO of all six of John's companies. What's amazing is he started for John in their call center making calls to help get butts in seats for John's events.In this interview, Mark talks about his leadership journey and how he went from making calls to to becoming the CEO. He also talks a lot about what it takes to be a great #2. To see the notes and ways to connect with Mark Cole, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode147Mark's Bio: Mark Cole serves as the CEO of all John Maxwell Companies and has more than 25 years of leadership and team development experience, which uniquely qualifies him to have an integral role and be the champion of the John C. Maxwell brand. He is committed to adding value to individual leaders and leadership teams. Mark has experience in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors, and he has

In this episode, you’ll hear a talk by Laura Ellsworth, Jones Day’s first Partner-in-Charge of Global Community Service Initiatives, on leadership through service. If I had to sum up who Laura Ellsworth is, I would say that she is the definition of a world changer. Before Laura spoke at our breakfast, I sent her a list of leadership challenges that I’ve collected from the leaders in our L3 community. She looked them over and said that she would cover every single one of the challenges in her 30 minute talk. She did! In her talk, you’ll hear Laura share 5 stories that changed her life and could have a huge impact on yours. Enjoy!To see the notes and ways to connect with Laura Ellsworth, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode145.Laura Ellsworth’s Bio:Laura Ellsworth is Jones Day’s first Partner-in-Charge of Global Community Service Initiatives, spearheading the Firm’s rule of law initiatives around the world. In her litigation practice, she has handled landmark public nuisance cases, multijurisdiction

In this episode, you'll hear our Q&A Session with Laura Ellsworth, Jones Day’s first Partner-in-Charge of Global Community Service Initiatives. Our community asked Laura the following questions:How do you narrow down your causes that your passionate about to know what to focus on?You've carved your own path, how did you do that and not live in the shadow of your dad's success?What advice do you have for women who are in the workplace and raising a family?Who are you a Doctor Bob for? How do you try to be a Doctor Bob to them?What causes are you passionate about and how we can get behind them?As a leader with your influence, why do you take what may seem like small opportunities like this to speak at events like this? This was one of the best talks you've ever given!How can we pray for you?You'll love this! If you haven't listened to Laura's talk, it is a must-listen to episode! You can listen at http://www.l3leadership.org/episode145To see the notes and ways to connect w

In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug interviews Rick Sapio, CEO of Mutual Capital Alliance, Inc. They talk about how Rick overcame the loss of his father at such a young age and went on to create over 20 companies. They talk entrepreneurship, productivity, family, spending time with billionaires, and more. Enjoy! To see the notes and ways to connect with Rick Sapio, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode144Rick's Bio: Rick is a lifelong entrepreneur who started his first business, a bicycle repair shop, after the death of his father, when he was just 13 years old. Since then he has founded more than 20 companies. Rick is the seventh of nine children raised by a mother with serious, life-long depression issues. He learned early that it's best to think positively about the cards one's been dealt in life, no matter how difficult those cards seem.His life's purpose, which is to inspire entrepreneurship, led Rick to start A Billion Entrepreneurs ("ABE"). ABE is

In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug Smith shares some of the prices he believes leaders need to pay in order to reach their maximum potential. The question is, will you pay the price? To see the notes and ways to connect with Doug, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode143Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes How You Can Help this Podcast: To listen to past interviews, go to my podcast page. Subscribe to this podcast Rate and leave a review of the podcast Share the content on Social Media Sign-up for my L3 Leadership Newsletter If you have an idea for a future podcast you would like to hear or a leader you would like me to interview, e-mail me at dougsmith@l3leadership.org. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write a review.

In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you'll hear Doug Smith interview Sarah Keller, Executive Director of Next Level Church in Ft. Myers, FL. You'll hear Sarah talk about her leadership journey, how they develop a culture of care and candor at Next Level Church, Sarah's advice to women in leadership, overcoming insecurty, and so much more!To see the notes and ways to connect with Sarah Keller, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode142Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes How You Can Help this Podcast: To listen to past interviews, go to my podcast page. Subscribe to this podcast Rate and leave a review of the podcast Share the content on Social Media Sign-up for my L3 Leadership Newsletter If you have an idea for a future podcast you would like to hear or a leader you would

In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you'll get to hear a talk that Coach Andy Toole, Head Coach of Robert Morris University's Men's Basketball Team, gave at one of our breakfast events. To see the notes and ways to connect with Coach Andy Toole, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode140Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes How You Can Help this Podcast: To listen to past interviews, go to my podcast page. Subscribe to this podcast Rate and leave a review of the podcast Share the content on Social Media Sign-up for my L3 Leadership Newsletter If you have an idea for a future podcast you would like to hear or a leader you would like me to interview, e-mail me at dougsmith@l3leadership.org. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write a review.

In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you'll get to hear our Q&A session with Coach Andy Toole, Head Coach of Robert Morris University Men's Basketball Team.To see the notes and ways to connect with Coach Andy Toole, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode141Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes How You Can Help this Podcast: To listen to past interviews, go to my podcast page. Subscribe to this podcast Rate and leave a review of the podcast Share the content on Social Media Sign-up for my L3 Leadership Newsletter If you have an idea for a future podcast you would like to hear or a leader you would like me to interview, e-mail me at dougsmith@l3leadership.org. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write a review.

In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Gash Abebe shares his story of being born in Ethiopia, moving to America when he was young, and making the most of the opportunity America provided him. Gash Abebe grew up in Ethiopia, moved to America when he was young, and took the opportunity America provided him and ended up being #4 at Wesco, a $7 Billion Leading Electical Disribution and Service company, leading their Global Business Development.To see the notes and ways to connect with Gash, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode139Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes How You Can Help this Podcast: To listen to past interviews, go to my podcast page. Subscribe to this podcast Rate and leave a review of the podcast Share the content on Social Media Sign-up for my L3 Leadership Newsletter If you

In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug interviews Gash Abebe, Former Vice President of Global Business Development at Wesco. Gash Abebe grew up in Ethiopia, moved to America when he was young, and took the opportunity America provided him and ended up being #4 at Wesco, a $7 Billion Leading Electical Disribution and Service company, leading their Global Business Development.To see the notes and ways to connect with Gash, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode138Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes How You Can Help this Podcast: To listen to past interviews, go to my podcast page. Subscribe to this podcast Rate and leave a review of the podcast

In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you'll hear a talk our Founder, Doug Smith, gave at the Next Level Leadership Academy, entitled, Becoming the Leader You were Created to Be.To see the notes and ways to connect with Doug, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode136Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes How You Can Help this Podcast: To listen to past interviews, go to my podcast page. Subscribe to this podcast Rate and leave a review of the podcast Share the content on Social Media Sign-up for my L3 Leadership Newsletter If you have an idea for a future podcast you would like to hear or a leader you would like me to interview, e-mail me at dougsmith@l3leadership.org. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write a review.

In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you'll hear a question and answer session from the Next Level Leadership Academy students with our founder, Doug Smith.To see the notes and ways to connect with Doug, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode137Connect with L3 Leadership: Website: L3Leadership.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l3-leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L3Leader Twitter: @L3leader Instagram: @l3leadership Podcast: The L3 Leadership Podcast in iTunes How You Can Help this Podcast: To listen to past interviews, go to my podcast page. Subscribe to this podcast Rate and leave a review of the podcast Share the content on Social Media Sign-up for my L3 Leadership Newsletter If you have an idea for a future podcast you would like to hear or a leader you would like me to interview, e-mail me at dougsmith@l3leadership.org. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write a review.

In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Bill Evanson, SVP & Senior Corporate Director at Pocket Nurse, shares what it takes to be an effective leader. His argument is that too often we only focus on the attributes of a leader instead of focusing on the actions of great leaders. Enjoy listening to Bill unpack what it takes to be an effective leader. To see the notes and ways to connect with Bill Evanson go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode135.Bill's Bio: Bill Evanson is senior vice president and corporate director of Pocket Nurse® Enterprises, Inc. He is a seasoned business professional with more than 35 years of experience in Supply Chain Operations Management, Strategic Business Development, Manufacturing and Quality Management. His experience comes from a lengthy and successful career with the Eastman Kodak Company, its subsidiaries and a third party logistics new business startup. Having held a variety of management positions focused on supply chain management, information system