Sep 2, 2026
Ep. 271: The captain was given a choice: grab a rag to help the team wash the windows or hand over the boat.
He tapped his epaulettes signaling his rank, “I’m the captain.”
John fired him.
Why? Because the problem was never the windows. It was the belief that his title made certain jobs beneath him.
Today, John...
Aug 19, 2026
Ep. 270: Linfield basketball alum Dan McMillan shares how empowering your team to GIVE can create a ripple effect. A grieving customer once received a box of gourmet pears from his insurance company because a claims employee sensed he needed something extra. It turned out pears were his late wife’s favorite fruit....
Penske President Bud Denker on How He Turned a Dinner Table Idea Into a Presidential Executive Order
Aug 5, 2026
Ep. 269: Team Penske has raced in more than 6,600 races and won 10% of them — and they're the winningest team in IndyCar history.
This summer, Bud is leading the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, the first-ever IndyCar race in the nation's capital, down Pennsylvania Avenue August 22–23.
In this episode, you will learn how a...
Jul 22, 2026
Ep. 268: Stonepeak CEO was shaped by rugby league, cricket, and growing up in a working-class farming town in Australia. Today he's built a career on Wall Street, but the personality that took him there was forged on fields where teammates and opponents alike gave each other unfiltered honesty — and expected the same...
Jul 8, 2026
Ep. 267: Harvard Golf and playing at Whisper Rock alongside Jon Rahm, Wyndham Clark, and Max Homa shaped Josh Isner's understanding of what winning really requires — and it shows in how he leads one of the most competitive companies in America.
Axon is the $45 billion public safety company behind body cameras and...