Morgen Jarus is the founder at Lead Anyway, an online consultancy service that helps business leaders clarify their direction and strengthen team performance.

Along the way we discuss­—Productive Conflict (2:30), Performance Counselling (8:00), Follow Up (12:45), The Aha Moment (18:30), Hire on Attitude (20:45), Views of Leadership (24:00), Leadership Studies (26:30), Daily Rhythm (32:00), Client Obsession (32:45), Temper Your Reactions (34:00), Connect Your Work to Purpose (36:45), Morgen's Memo (39:00) and 1st Corinthians 12:4-7.

Access Morgen's talents @ LeadAnyway

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Tara Shuler is a sales trainer, motivational speaker and author who offers that everything is sales and the person who controls the conversation controls the outcome.

Along the way we discuss­— Ordering Chinese (3:15), Just One More Questions (14:00), Engage the Silence (16:45), Why Does this Matter to You? (17:45), Negotiations with the Boss (21:15), Doors A, B, C, & D (23:45), Perfect Practice (24:45), Parenting a Parent (29:00), What Question Should Managers Stop Asking? (33:30), and Tara's Memo (35:45).

Looking to Control the Conversation? Reach out to Tara @ ConvoControl.

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This podcast is teamed with LukeLeaders1248, a nonprofit that provides scholarships for the children of military veterans. Help us sponsor 5 scholarships for 2027. Send a donation, large or small, through our website @ www.lukeleaders1248.com, PayPal, or Venmo @LukeLeaders1248.

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Joseph Kershenbaum is a lawyer, management consultant, author and Fractional CEO/COO of Strong Road LLC. Joseph helps startups, scale-ups and established companies execute, scale and get investor-ready. He helps drive growth and increase enterprise value.

Along the way we discuss­—the Journey (1:30), What founders need to Unlearn (5:00), Investor Ready Capital Pitch Deck (8:00), Variables of Nonperformance (14:45), AI Misunderstandings (18:30), AI Companions (23:00), The 3 Questions of AI (24:45), AI Influencers (29:00), and Joseph's Memo (36:00).

Reach out to Joseph @ Strong Road LLC

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Derek Crager is an engineer, former Program Manager at Amazon, a visionary AI Solutions Architect, and the founder of Practical AI, a service that helps businesses embrace simple, ethical, and profitable uses of artificial intelligence. Most recently, Derek has created Pocket Mentor & Pocket SME, the world's first voice-accessible AI customer support system.

Along the way we discuss­—Amazon Employee Training (2:15), 70/20/10 Learning Model (7:30), The Forgetting Curve (11:00), Downtime as a Knowledge Gap (14:00), Pocket Mentor (18:30), AI Amplification (25:14), Neurodivergence (26:45), and Derek's Memo (36:30).

Grab a copy of Derek's book @ Human First AI: Save Your Business, Save Your Job

This podcast is teamed with LukeLeaders1248, a nonprofit that provides scholarships for the children of military veterans. Help us sponsor 5 scholarships for 2027. Send a donation, large or small, through our website @ www.lukeleaders1248.com, PayPal, or Venmo @LukeLeaders1248.

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Vincent Van den Broeck is the founder of Until It's Done (UID), a brand movement to help people and companies make the impossible achievable through the alignment of five pillars: Mindset, Health, Lifestyle, Action, and Structure. In this podcast, Vincent shares his journey from a catastrophic accident, that left him near death, to a life of renewed meaning and purpose.

Along the way we discuss­—In Brussels, Before the Accident (2:30), Recovery (7:15), The Muscle Called Resilience (11:30), Why Not Me? (15:30), What Strong Means (22:00), A Reminder (26:30), Who's Setting the Rules? (28:00), and Vincent's Memo (32:00).

Grab a copy of Vincent's book @ Everything Feels Impossible Until It's Done: How the life you build becomes the life that saves you

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Ben G. Kaiser is a content strategist and founder of Kaiser Media Group, a company that helps businesses build credibility, strengthen customer relationships, and generate opportunities through authentic video storytelling. Ben helps turn an audience's attention into profitable business engagement.

Along the way we discuss­—The Journey (1:30), Provide the Answer (7:30), Metrics Can Be Dangerous (8:30), Vanity Content (10:45), Fountain Pens (12:30), The Authority Gap (15:00), Core 40 (16:30), Beware of Experts (20:30), Your Skill Stack (22:00), Pillar Content Flywheel (23:45), Random Act of Content (25:30), Developing your Product Story (26:45), What does AI Think? (29:00), and Ben's Memo (37:00).

Looking to strengthen your digital presence? Connect with Ben Kaiser @ Kaiser Media

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Checkout Ben's favorite YouTube channel @ Barry's Economics – "Creators don't realise what is happening to them."

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Steve Harmon is a successful business leader with a core focus on supply chain management and real estate development. As the 2nd Generation President of NAI Harmon Group of Toledo, Ohio he remains engaged with all aspects of the family businesses: Spartan Logistics, Logan Creek Construction, Harmony Family Development, and the Benchmark Restaurant Group. The Harmon holdings employ over 400 people and control more than six million square space of industrial space.

Along the way we discuss – Old School (3:00), Core Values (11:00), the Importance of Logistics (13:00), KPI and Numbers (18:15), Delegation and Succession (20:45), AI and Logistics (25:00), the Future of Spartan Logistics (30:00) and Steve's Memo (35:00).

Looking for opportunities in Commercial Real Estate? Reach out to Steve Harmon @ NAI Harmon Group - Commercial Real Estate

Need help moving or storing your logistics? Reach out to @ Spartan Logistics

This podcast is teamed with LukeLeaders1248, a nonprofit that provides scholarships for the children of military veterans. Help us sponsor 5 scholarships for 2026. Send a donation, large or small, through our website @ www.lukeleaders1248.com, PayPal, or Venmo @LukeLeaders1248.

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