Servant Leadership Podcast

Project World Impact

The Servant Leadership Podcast brings you empowering insights from successful guest leaders around the world in about 30-60 minutes. Each episode gives you easy-to-understand takeaways you can use to lead yourself and lead your team.

  1. 2d ago

    Finding Your Perfect Place with Bill Lesner

    Today on the Servant Leadership Podcast for our 100th episode, we welcome my dad, Bill Lesner. Bill is a retired General Motors executive and longtime corporate board director. Over a 37-year career at General Motors spanning the United States, Japan, Australia, and Germany, Bill helped lead the team that won Cadillac the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award — the country's highest quality honor, presented by President George H.W. Bush. Since retiring, he's served on multiple corporate boards, mentored more than a thousand students, and spent the last decade helping build PWI behind the scenes. Join us for this special 100th episode where Bill talks about the calling that took our family to Japan, the three questions he uses to help people find what he calls their perfect place, and the lessons his own father taught him about putting faith, family, and friends first. Timestamps: 00:00 Opening 00:39 Bill Lesner Intro 01:45 Welcome Bill Lesner 02:21 Bill's Journey - Early Years In Table Tennis 03:46 Beginnings At General Motors 06:37 Table Tennis At The Highest Level 09:50 The Great Comeback And The Waxed Floor 12:18 27-Year-Old Thrown Into Leadership 15:24 Being In Over Your Head 17:29 The Baldrige National Quality Award 21:02 Servant Leadership - Going Against The Grain 22:59 Expert On All Things Quality 26:14 The Japan Position 32:50 A Nightmarish Accident And Doubts 37:48 Servant Leadership - Being Called To Something 41:24 A Note To Change A Life 45:33 Leadership Abroad 48:33 Moving To Australia 56:28 Being Pushed To Move To Germany 1:02:02 Early Retirement And "What's Next" 1:07:53 Evolution Of Servant Leadership Over The Decades 1:09:48 The Birth Of PWI 1:17:08 Finding Your Perfect Place 1:21:57 The 3 Questions To Find Your Perfect Place 1:29:31 Father-Son Relationships 1:34:42 Focusing On The Whole Rather Than The Holes 1:38:50 Leadership Lessons For The Next Generations 1:44:42 Ten Rapid-Fire Questions 1:54:09 Importance Of A Servant Leadership Podcast 1:56:27 Closing Learn more about PWI: https://pwibrands.com/about-us/ Servant Leadership: URL: https://servantleadershippodcast.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ServantLeadershipPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantleadershippodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/servant-leadership-podcast/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/servant_podcast Guest Intro Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/stan-town/clear-skies-ahead License code: MKES0FK29GN7WOXH

    Finding Your Perfect Place with Bill Lesner

  2. Aug 4

    How Movies Are Shaping Culture with Robby Baehr

    Today on the Servant Leadership Podcast we welcome Robby Baehr, the CEO of Movieguide. Movieguide serves more than eighty million families by helping them decide what to watch based on their reviews. Robby's family has been in Hollywood for a century, and after a career in investment banking in London, he felt called back to help lead Movieguide into the future. Join us as Robby shares the leadership lessons he's learned from Hollywood's most influential executives and talks through the challenges of raising kids well in a media-saturated world. Timestamps: 00:00 Opening 00:31 Robby Baehr Intro 01:00 Welcome Robby Baehr 01:07 Robby's Journey - Hollywood Family For 100 Years 03:09 What is Movieguide 04:41 The Start Of Movieguide 06:07 What Does Movieguide Do? 07:56 Confusing Underlying Messages 10:00 Getting Past Misunderstandings 12:33 Servant Leadership In Hollywood 14:08 Lessons From A Warner Brothers Leader 15:56 Pray For Wisdom 18:16 Why Hollywood Makes A Movie 20:42 How The Numbers Add Up In Hollywood 21:54 The Cyclical Nature Of Movies 24:30 The Faith Audience's Broader Tastes 26:15 Hyper-Focusing To Target Specific Audiences 28:20 The State Of Movies Today 29:11 How To Walk In A Media Saturated World 32:05 Guiding Your Family Through Media 35:00 Why A Book About Media? 36:15 Modeling Media Use For Your Family 38:15 People Matter More 41:30 The Future Of Movieguide 44:10 The Secret Language Of Family Business 46:26 Leadership In Family Business 49:07 Movieguide As A Ministry 50:25 Ten Rapid-Fire Questions 52:11 Importance Of A Servant Leadership Podcast 53:25 Closing Learn more about Robby and Movieguide here:
https://www.movieguide.org/ https://www.movieguide.org/apps Servant Leadership:URL: https://servantleadershippodcast.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ServantLeadershipPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantleadershippodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/servant-leadership-podcast/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/servant_podcast Guest Intro Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/stan-town/clear-skies-ahead License code: MKES0FK29GN7WOXH

    How Movies Are Shaping Culture with Robby Baehr

  3. Jul 28

    Choose To Win with Tom Ziglar

    Today on the Servant Leadership Podcast we welcome Tom Ziglar, the son of Zig Ziglar and CEO of Ziglar Inc. Zig's work reached an estimated 250 million people worldwide over his four-decade career — not by pitching success, but by teaching the timeless truths he'd learned about character, faith, and servant leadership. While co-authoring Born to Win alongside his father, then writing Choose to Win, Tom carries that message forward, still inspiring millions today. Join us as Tom shares the timeless truths his father taught, including the story behind Zig's famous saying that you can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want. Timestamps: 00:00 Opening 00:37 Tom Ziglar Intro 01:18 Welcome Tom Ziglar 00:17 Tom’s Journey - Son Of Zig 02:44 Who Was Zig? 04:37 How To Get Away With Sharing Faith 06:30 Help Others To Help Yourself 08:22 Biscuits Fleas & Pump Handles 10:30 Bringing Zig’s Legacy Into The Future 12:56 Equipping Others 13:56 Contributions To Born To Win 15:46 The Sequel: Choose To Win 17:51 The Truth Will Set You Free 18:39 Celebration Of A Century Of Light 21:04 Servant Leadership - Relevance Today 23:06 Conviction And Belief As A Form Of Change  25:03 The Truth Compass 27:05 Arguing To Discover Truth 28:14 How Self-Doubt Keeps You Down 30:14 Servant Leaders vs Self-Centered Leaders 31:35 Never Judge A Speech By The Applause 34:05 Ten Rapid-Fire Questions 37:37 Importance Of A Servant Leadership Podcast 40:05 Closing Learn more about Tom and Ziglar Inc. here: https://www.ziglar.com/ https://www.watchziglar.com/bethelight Servant Leadership: URL: https://servantleadershippodcast.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ServantLeadershipPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantleadershippodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/servant-leadership-podcast/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/servant_podcast Guest Intro Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/stan-town/clear-skies-ahead License code: MKES0FK29GN7WOXH

    Choose To Win with Tom Ziglar

  4. Jul 22

    What 30 Years in Banking Teaches About Money with Kent Lugrand

    Today on the Servant Leadership Podcast we welcome Kent Lugrand, the CEO of InTouch Credit Union. For more than three decades, Kent has led InTouch Credit Union, a member-owned financial cooperative serving members in all fifty states and more than twenty countries. Under Kent's leadership, InTouch has built a national reputation for community-focused banking and has championed the fight against food insecurity by tying a portion of every loan payment and every debit card swipe to feeding families in the communities they serve. Kent leads from a posture of stewardship and humility — taking the blame when things go wrong, giving away the credit when things go right, and consistently putting the interests of the credit union members and his team ahead of his own. In this conversation, Kent and I talk about how to think about money and better understand how servant leaders should think about their finances. Timestamps: 00:00 Opening 00:42 Kent Lugrand Intro 01:31 Welcome Kent Lugrand  01:40 What Makes InTouch Credit Union Different  03:10 Why Bank With A Credit Union  04:15 Is The Movement Growing?  04:49 Kent's Journey - The Path To Credit Unions  07:00 Falling In Love With The Credit Union  07:50 The Fight Against Food Insecurity  09:24 Getting Members Involved  10:17 The InTouch Community  12:36 Investing In Your People  13:13 How InTouch Thinks About Tech  14:59 A History Of Innovation  16:42 Being A Steward Of Money  18:42 Giving God What He Is Owed  21:03 Servant Leadership - Willingness To Support The Team  23:29 Servant Leadership - Give As Much As Possible  24:40 Choosing Your Fellow Leaders  27:00 Praise In Public, Be Critical In Private  29:32 The Folly Of Expecting Perfection From Humans  30:05 There Is Always Room For Growth  31:59 You Are Still A Work In Progress  33:30 Choosing Family Over PHD  36:21 How A Credit Union Works  39:25 A Nonprofit Collective  40:25 Credit Unions vs. Publicly Traded Banks  42:49 Emotionally Driven Financial Decisions  44:15 The Lottery - A Bad Investment  45:14 Sharing Financial Wisdom  47:02 Retirement Money Comes From Savings, Not Investment  47:34 The New Generation's Differing Views On Money  48:50 People Don't Plan To Fail, They Fail To Plan  51:23 Ten Rapid-Fire Questions  54:22 Importance Of A Servant Leadership Podcast 57:17 Closing Learn more about InTouch Credit Union: https://www.itcu.org/ Servant Leadership: URL: https://servantleadershippodcast.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ServantLeadershipPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantleadershippodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/servant-leadership-podcast/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/servant_podcast Guest Intro Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/stan-town/clear-skies-ahead License code: MKES0FK29GN7WOXH

    What 30 Years in Banking Teaches About Money with Kent Lugrand

  5. Jul 21

    Dealing with Failure and Asking Better Questions with J.R. Briggs

    Today on the Servant Leadership Podcast we welcome J.R. Briggs, the founder of Kairos Partnerships. J.R. has devoted his work to serving leaders through writing, coaching, and speaking. He's the author of several books, including "Fail" and "The Art of Asking Better Questions". J.R.'s mission in life is to grow fruit on other people's trees and to keep his focus pointed out toward the people he serves. In this conversation, J.R. shares how the way we define failure and success ends up defining us. Join us as we better understand how the quality of your life rises and falls on the quality of your questions, and what it really means to be a servant who leads rather than a leader who serves. Timestamps: 00:00 Opening 00:37 J.R. Briggs Intro 01:18 Welcome J.R. Briggs 01:25 J.R.'s Journey - The Failure "Expert" 04:08 The Definition Of Failure 05:33 What People Remember About You 07:23 Balancing Worldly And Spiritual Success 09:56 Praying For Obscurity 11:08 Growing Fruit On Other People's Trees 13:17 Plant Saplings 15:04 Asking A Lot Of Questions 17:08 Questions And Leadership 18:15 What Makes A Good Question? 20:25 Asking Different Kinds Of Questions 23:07 Servant Leadership - Questions Leaders Should Ask 24:19 A Servant Who Leads vs. A Leader Who Serves 26:31 Transforming From Being A Leader To A Servant 28:27 Mind The Gap 30:51 A Common Thread 32:08 Hungry Dogs Run Faster 35:14 Crossing The Motivation And Accomplishment Gap 37:08 Community And Good Habits 39:12 V.I.M. 40:17 The Power Of Community 41:54 Ten Rapid-Fire Questions 44:08 Importance Of A Servant Leadership Podcast 44:58 Who Should Read The Questions Book? 45:57 Closing Learn more about J.R. here: https://www.jrbriggs.com/ Servant Leadership: URL: https://servantleadershippodcast.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ServantLeadershipPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantleadershippodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/servant-leadership-podcast/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/servant_podcast Guest Intro Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/stan-town/clear-skies-ahead License code: MKES0FK29GN7WOXH

    Dealing with Failure and Asking Better Questions with J.R. Briggs

  6. Jul 14

    Science Proves the Bible with Randy Guliuzza

    Today on the Servant Leadership Podcast we welcome Randy Guliuzza, the President of the Institute for Creation Research. Randy leads ICR — one of the world's most influential organizations dedicated to biblical creation science. For more than fifty years, ICR has produced original research, scientific publications, and educational resources that have reached millions of people, including through the Discovery Center in Dallas. Randy brings a rare set of credentials to the work — being both a medical doctor and a professional engineer. He earned a Master of Public Health at Harvard, served as a U.S. Air Force flight surgeon, and is the architect of the Continuous Environmental Tracking model, a framework reshaping how Christians think about adaptation and design in biology. Randy leads from a posture of conviction and stewardship — faithful to the truth he has been called to defend, and committed to the legacy and mission ICR was founded on. Join us as Randy talks about the case for biblical creation, how Christian leaders should think about the intersection of faith and science, and what it's like to lead one of the country's most prominent creation-science organizations. Timestamps: 00:00 Opening 00:23 Randy Guliuzza Intro 01:21 Welcome Randy Guliuzza 01:42 What Is ICR? 03:59 More Than A Museum 05:05 Randy’s Journey - A Non-Creationist Background 06:27 The Date That Changed It All 08:40 Learning The Truth Of The Gospel 09:30 From Evolutionary To Creationist 11:41 A Long Path Of Education 13:19 Pursuit Of A Doctorate 15:36 Leading The ICR Dichotomy Well 17:39 Herding The Team In A Positive Way 20:21 Science That Pushes People Over The Line 23:07 Evidence To A World Wide Flood 25:41 Creation In Seven Days 27:13 Spoken, Immediate, Direct, Complete 29:43 Explaining Space And The Stars 30:48 Space As A Fabric Stretched By God 31:36 Looking To The Future 33:42 A Biology That Can Be Engineered 35:10 ICR’s Research Programs 38:19 How Do Such Different Conclusions Exist 40:53 A Different Framework 41:34 Understanding Jesus Through Creation 43:34 Creation As A Revelation 46:23 Ten Rapid-Fire Questions 49:01 Importance Of A Servant Leadership Podcast 51:12 Closing Learn more about ICR here: icr.org www.youtube.com/@icrscience Servant Leadership: URL: https://servantleadershippodcast.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ServantLeadershipPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantleadershippodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/servant-leadership-podcast/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/servant_podcast Guest Intro Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/stan-town/clear-skies-ahead License code: MKES0FK29GN7WOXH

    Science Proves the Bible with Randy Guliuzza

  7. Jul 7

    What Most Christians Get Wrong About Giving with Rick Dunham

    Today on the Servant Leadership Podcast we welcome Rick Dunham, the founder of Dunham and Company. For more than twenty years, Rick has led Dunham and Company, one of the most respected fundraising and strategic consulting firms in the world. The work Rick and his team have done has helped ministries impact hundreds of millions of people globally. Rick is the author of If God Will Provide, Why Do We Have to Ask for Money?, and is widely recognized as a leading voice on biblical generosity, data-driven fundraising, and long-term ministry growth. Join us as Rick shares the heart behind biblical generosity, the changing landscape of nonprofit giving, leading and releasing through seasons, and Rick's uniquely biblical perspective on what it actually means to be a servant leader. Timestamps: 00:00 Opening 00:25 Rick Dunham Intro 01:10 Welcome Rick Dunham 01:24 Rick’s Journey - Dunham & Company Origins 02:29 Shifting Focus Towards Ministry 02:52 Changing Understanding Of Generosity 04:29 God Doesn’t Want A Tip, He Wants Our All 05:19 Aligning Our Hearts With God’s Purposes 06:16 The “Everything Is God’s” Perspective 06:59 A Data-Driven Focus 08:31 Servant Leadership - Humility And Self-Awareness 10:12 Building Trust With Clients 12:09 When Things Go Awry 13:22 Focusing On Those You Serve 14:06 Australia Expansion 14:54 Complexities Of An Overseas Office 15:23 An Earned Succession 17:15 Trent’s Grand Vision 19:24 Helping Other Leaders Grow 20:54 Having The Hard Conversations 22:47 No One-Stop Solutions 24:32 Counterintuitive Marketing Truths 26:30 Full Inboxes vs Empty Mailboxes 27:26 The Power Of Text Marketing 28:02 Cross-Network Attribution 28:27 Increased Giving Despite Decreasing Givers 30:26 New Deductions For Donors 31:51 Getting The Message Out 32:29 Trends In The Nonprofit World 33:58 Creating Impact 35:40 Dunham + Co’s Next Ten Years 36:49 Mentoring The Team And Clients 37:30 Ten Rapid-Fire Questions 40:24 Importance Of A Servant Leadership Podcast 43:10 Closing Learn more about Rick here: https://www.dunhamandcompany.com/ Servant Leadership: URL: https://servantleadershippodcast.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ServantLeadershipPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantleadershippodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/servant-leadership-podcast/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/servant_podcast Guest Intro Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/stan-town/clear-skies-ahead License code: MKES0FK29GN7WOXH

    What Most Christians Get Wrong About Giving with Rick Dunham

  8. Jun 30

    Dallas Mavericks, Texas Rangers, and Servant Leadership with Scott Sonju

    Today on the Servant Leadership Podcast we welcome Scott Sonju, longtime sports executive, leadership coach, and senior advisor. Scott grew up in the sports world — his father was the founding president and general manager of the Dallas Mavericks — and he has built his own remarkable career across professional baseball, rugby, and international sports. Scott led the Frisco RoughRiders for thirteen years, where more than one hundred and twenty-five players developed before going on to play for the Texas Rangers. He helped train the Chinese national baseball team, launched the Dallas Jackals in Major League Rugby, and today teaches sports sponsorship at SMU while coaching CEOs and executives across the country. In this conversation, Scott and I talk about how blind spots show up at the highest levels of organizations and what servant leadership really looks like when you have to make the hard call. Timestamps: 00:00 Opening 00:12 Scott Sonju Intro 01:03 Welcome Scott Sonju  01:24 Scott's Journey - Growing Up In A Sports Family  02:51 Leaving Sports To Work At A Christian Camp  03:53 Early Lessons In Servant Leadership  06:19 Rest And Restoration  07:50 Jumping Back Into Sports  09:28 Creating An Amazing Fan Experience  11:12 Early Pitfalls  12:39 The Rangers' Business Model  14:15 Players Getting Called Up To The Majors  14:53 Servant Leadership - Leading Many Different Groups  17:48 Instilling Great Leadership Skills  19:39 Helping People Thrive Professionally And Personally  20:42 After The Minor Leagues  22:43 The First Chinese National Baseball Team  23:29 Launch Of The Dallas Jackals  24:36 Experience Leading In A Different Culture  27:24 Why The Shift To Rugby?  29:10 Influencers And Sports  31:01 Changing Times For College Athletes  33:29 Opportunities And Investments In College Sports  34:39 Back Into Consulting  37:02 Leadership Blindspots  39:05 Weaknesses vs. Blind Spots  41:54 360 Stakeholder Analysis  43:15 How Aware Are Leaders Today?  44:54 Overestimating Your Communication Skills  47:19 How Great Leaders Communicate Well  50:01 Lessons From Norm Sonju  51:45 As Tender As Possible, But As Firm As Necessary  53:33 Servant Leadership - Working Behind The Scenes  55:07 Servant Leadership - Being A Strong Leader  58:01 Ten Rapid-Fire Questions  1:01:50 Importance Of A Servant Leadership Podcast  1:02:45 Closing Learn more about Scott and SNS Advisory: https://www.snsadvisory.net/ Servant Leadership: URL: https://servantleadershippodcast.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ServantLeadershipPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantleadershippodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/servant-leadership-podcast/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/servant_podcast Guest Intro Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/stan-town/clear-skies-ahead License code: MKES0FK29GN7WOXH

    Dallas Mavericks, Texas Rangers, and Servant Leadership with Scott Sonju
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The Servant Leadership Podcast brings you empowering insights from successful guest leaders around the world in about 30-60 minutes. Each episode gives you easy-to-understand takeaways you can use to lead yourself and lead your team.

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  • Creator
    Project World Impact
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Project World Impact
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    Servant Leadership Podcast

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