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Real CEOs. Real Stories.Hosted by Ben Fanning—2025 Gold Stevie Award winner for Best Business Podcast and ranked in the Top 2% globally—Lead the Team draws on over 600 CEO interviews to take you inside the minds of leaders from brands like Honeywell, HP, IBM, Dunkin’, and L’Oréal.In each episode, you’ll hear raw, unfiltered stories of leading through rapid growth, high-stakes decisions, and make-or-break moments—plus the CEO-tested tools and strategies they use to build high-performing teams.Fro...
Episodes (476)
HP Solutions President Manoj Leelanivas - How to Lead Through Uncertainty
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SAP's Mark Niemiec - The Decision That Cost the Quarter, but Saved the Business
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The Leadership Rule That Changed Tony Ball's Career | CEO of Entrust
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The Multi-Million Dollar Failure That Started a Billion-Dollar Company | Anthony...
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The Customer Conversation That Changed a Company | CEO Motus, Phong Nguyen
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The Quarter From Hell That Created a $500M AI Company | Gong's Amit Bendov
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The AI Security Threat Leaders Aren't Ready For | Dennis Kozak, CEO of Ivanti
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One Cell Tower Survived | Chris Hillabrant, CEO of Crown Castle
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The Impossible Decision That Shaped This CEO | Doug Braun
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How to Beat a Monopoly and Outsmart AI | CEO, Thryv Joe Walsh
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How an Underdog Beat the Market Leader | Alessio Artuffo, CEO of Docebo
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Advance Auto Parts CEO is Rebuilding from the Front Line | Shane O'Kelly
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Why Change Initiatives Fail | MSX Deputy CEO, Andrea Sorrenti
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Box COO: If Nothing Feels Broken, You're Moving Too Slowly | Olivia Nottebohm
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How Great Leaders Eliminate Team Silos | TeamViewer CRO, Mark Banfield
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How Resource-Starved Teams Use AI to Beat Massive Budgets | CEO Bonterra, Scott...
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BNI COO: The Networking Mistake Costing Leaders Millions (Dave Collins)
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Why Energy Became a CEO Problem | SmartestEnergy US, CEO Andy Cormie
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Why Great Leaders Don't Trust Polished Reports | John Case, CEO of Acumatica
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The AI Mistake Costing Companies Millions (iMerit CEO Radha Basu)
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How to Build an AI-Native Company (KK, CEO of Ascendion)
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Why Safe Leaders Stall (CEO Greene Tweed, Magen Buterbaugh)
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I Fight AI Fraud with Military Tactics (Socure President, Matt Thompson)
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The Biggest Mistake Leaders Make in a Crisis (CEO of Cygnet, Keval Hutheesing)
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Why Most AI Initiatives Are Failing Before They Start (Ascendion CCO, Arun Vara...
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The Best-Scaling Teams Share One Leadership Lesson (Josh Kanagy, Hightouch CRO)
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Bruce Springsteen Revolutionized My Company (Chairman at Virtual, Andy Freed)
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monday.com CRO - Why Great Mentors Push You to Leave, Case George
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From NYSE to DailyPay: The Risk That Reshaped a COO’s Career (Andrew Brandman)
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ZOOM COO Admits Fastest Tech Adoption in History (Leadership Talk with Aparna Ba...
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Microsoft CEO Changed How I Lead My Company (Hayden Stafford Seismic CRO)
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You Still Own It: The Leadership Skill You Can’t Delegate to AI (with PROS CRO E...
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The Automation Mistake That Costs Millions (CEO Americas HAI Robotics, ex-Target...
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Why Charisma Fails Leaders (After 10,000 Interviews) CEO Rod McDermott, McDermot...
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Why Great Leaders Ignore Noise and Direct Attention (Clear Channel Outdoor CRO B...
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Why Leaders are Losing Their Best People (Adam Block CRO, Motive)
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The AI Leadership Choice Every Leader Must Make (CEO Abhijit Mitra, Outreach)
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When Mistakes Cost Lives, How to Lead (Fluke CEO, Parker Burke)
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Nuclear Submarines and a $22B Merger Shaped a CEO (Deltek's, Bob Hughes)
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From Team USA to CEO (Bluebeam CEO Usman Shuja)
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Google's "Wolverine" to CEO (PandaDoc's CEO Keith Rabkin)
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The $1.1B Transformation Most Leaders Fail (Winpak's Chief Operational Excellenc...
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How Great Leaders Navigate Uncertainty (CEO Jed Ayres, ControlUp)
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The Question That Reset Avaya (CEO Patrick Dennis)
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What Only Hard Seasons Teach (CEO Planview's Matt Zilli)
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Repeat Elite Performance (The Change that Matters)- CEO John Leach of FLS Transp...
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Monetize Your Leadership (Thinkific CEO & Founder Greg Smith)
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The RISK of Your Top Performers (CEO Americas at Nortal, Alain Dias)
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Scaling Deceives (Here's Why) - CEO of Forescout, Barry Mainz
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This RESET Made Him a Better CEO (VitalEdge's Vikram Savkar)
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