L3 Leadership Podcast

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

In this episode, Doug interviews Carey Nieuwhof, Founder of Connexus Church and Host of the Carey Nieuwhof Leadership podcast. They talk about leadership, character development, podcasting, interviewing, and more. About Carey Nieuwhof:- He is the Founding Pastor of Connexus Church in Canada- He is the host of one of the top Christian Leadership Podcasts in the world, The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast- He has an incredible blog for leaders- He's written 3 books- He has a course he recently started for leaders called the High Impact Leader Course- He speaks all over the worldTo see the notes and ways to connect with Carey Nieuwhof go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode134.Connect 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

In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Laura Smith, shared the top lessons she learned in 2016. To see the notes and ways to connect with Laura, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode133. Connect 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 a talk from one of our L3 Leadership Breakfasts by Ed Grefenstette, CEO and CIO of The Dietrich Foundation. His talk was entitled, Big and Small Leadership.Ed’s Bio:Mr. Grefenstette serves as a Trustee of The Dietrich Foundation, as well as its President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer. Prior to joining the Dietrich Charitable Trusts in April 2010 (now The Dietrich Foundation), he served as Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He previously co-founded Commonwealth Capital Group, L.P., a small-cap private equity fund, following seven years in investment banking and law. He earned his AB in Economics with honors from Georgetown University, a JD with honors from Georgetown University Law Center, and an MBA in Finance and Strategy with honors from Carnegie Mellon University. In addition to serving as a trustee or director of Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, The Hillman Company and the H

In this episode, you'll hear our question and answer session with Ed Grefenstette, CEO & CIO of The Dietrich Foundation. Ed’s Bio:Mr. Grefenstette serves as a Trustee of The Dietrich Foundation, as well as its President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer. Prior to joining the Dietrich Charitable Trusts in April 2010 (now The Dietrich Foundation), he served as Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He previously co-founded Commonwealth Capital Group, L.P., a small-cap private equity fund, following seven years in investment banking and law. He earned his AB in Economics with honors from Georgetown University, a JD with honors from Georgetown University Law Center, and an MBA in Finance and Strategy with honors from Carnegie Mellon University. In addition to serving as a trustee or director of Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, The Hillman Company and the Hillman Family Foundations, he is also a member of the invest

In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug Smith shares the most significant lessons he learned in 2016. The categories of lessons he's learned are:FamilyConfidenceCalling/DreamBusinessLeadershipDealing wth PeopleMoneyEnjoying LifeTo see the notes and ways to connect with Doug, go to the show notes at L3Leadership.org/episode130. Connect 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