Unruly: The Podcast

Lauren Wittenberg Weiner
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Following the rules doesn’t mean you have to follow everyone else.  Find your own space—your own path—through the rules with host Lauren Wittenberg Weiner, a barrier-breaking entrepreneur whose firm won one of the largest awards ever to a small business in US Special Operations Command HQ history, supporting the training and exercise program for special operators like Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets.  Join Lauren and her inspirational guests to get Unruly!!

  1. 10/16/2025

    The Unruly Season 1 Wrap-Up

    Lauren reflects on the first 15 interviews of Unruly: the Podcast and looks ahead to season 2.

    14 min

  2. 10/02/2025

    Any Dumb-Ass Can Do It

    Former WD-40 CEO Garry Ridge believes leadership isn’t about brilliance or ego — it’s about humility, simplicity, and heart. In this episode, we talk about how “any dumb-ass can do it” if they’re willing to listen, learn, and lead with authenticity. From creating cultures of safety and “learning moments” to balancing backbone with kindness, Garry shows us that leadership really is simple… but hard.

    34 min
  3. Finding Your Own Voice

    09/18/2025

    Finding Your Own Voice

    For 22 years, Kerry Kriseman walked the tightrope of public life as a political spouse — visible, but expected to stay silent. In her memoir Accidental First Lady, she reclaims her voice and shares what it really takes to stand beside power without losing yourself in its shadow. We talk about navigating unwritten rules, resilience, and how to step out from behind someone else’s story to write your own.

    33 min
  4. Just Open the Jar

    09/04/2025

    Just Open the Jar

    From high school dropout to Forbes-dubbed “Queen of Paint,” Paula Blankenship built a multimillion-dollar company one small step at a time. Her new book Just Open the Jar is a blueprint for transformation that doesn’t require perfect timing or a total life overhaul — just the courage to start. In this episode, Paula shares how creativity, grit, and trusting your instincts can spark lasting change.

    34 min
  5. Redefining Qualified

    08/14/2025

    Redefining Qualified

    Actress, producer, and military spouse Miranda Roldan joins me to talk about embracing the full spectrum of who we are—creative, professional, and unconventional. We dig into her short film Unqualified, redefining what it means to be “qualified,” and why authenticity is the most Unruly move of all.

    34 min
  6. Power of the Pivot

    07/31/2025

    Power of the Pivot

    A retired military leader, Jeremiah Monk, chose well at transition—but kept options open. When a layoff hit, he was ready. We dive into how to build smart optionality, keep lines in the water, and stay ready for what’s next—without burning out or losing your way.

    30 min
  7. Breaking the Mold

    07/17/2025

    Breaking the Mold

    Mike Grochol certainly upended expectations and the way things traditionally get done in government contracting.  The traditional GovCon path is to start small and work up, but Mike went big from the outset… and in so doing, he beat all of the big-named firms to win a $500m innovation contract for US Special Operations Command.  Mike and Lauren talk about how Mike’s naturally Unruly nature led to his outsized success and eventual sale to one of those big firms, GDIT, only a few years after his founding.

    35 min
  8. Governing Over Grandstanding

    07/03/2025

    Governing Over Grandstanding

    Representative Driskell is the minority leader of the Florida State House. As a true policy wonk, she focuses on good policy over political grandstanding. Join Lauren and Rep. Driskell for a conversation about how we can repair the political climate to work better for everyone across the aisle.

    30 min
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Following the rules doesn’t mean you have to follow everyone else.  Find your own space—your own path—through the rules with host Lauren Wittenberg Weiner, a barrier-breaking entrepreneur whose firm won one of the largest awards ever to a small business in US Special Operations Command HQ history, supporting the training and exercise program for special operators like Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets.  Join Lauren and her inspirational guests to get Unruly!!

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  • Creator
    Lauren Wittenberg Weiner
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
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