Lead the Team (Top 2% of Podcasts‪)‬ Ben Fanning

The Ironman of Strategy
Joe King, CMO at WinWire, shares the incredible leadership lesson from completing more than 30 marathons, 3 Ironman races, and hundreds of half marathons and 70.3 Ironman races.
He distills the endurance, perseverance, and strategic thinking from his extensive athletic endeavors into actionable leadership principles.
Get ready for truly unique perspective on leading, winning, and teamwork that you won't hear anywhere else!
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephmking68/
Company Link: https://www.winwire.com/
WinWire “Unleashes the Power of Azure and OpenAI” to enable enterprises across Healthcare, Software and Digital Platforms (ISVs), Retail, Hi-Tech, and Manufacturing to navigate their digital transformation journey. WinWire helps its customers drive business growth and gain competitive advantage through innovative software solutions.
You'll also discover...
What He's Learned Traveling to India more than 50 times.
The Servant Leader Strategy that's Helped his Team.
What a Well-Known CEO Mentor Taught Him that Accelerated his Career.
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For the Demoralized:
Evan Carlson, COO at EasyVista, shares his incredible story of a challenge that tested his entire organization and what they learned that ultimately inspired their success.
Change can reveal weakness and even destroy…
…it can also represent OPPORTUNITY for growth, innovation, and unity.
There is ALWAYS more change coming. 
Have you acknowledged it?
Have you communicated it?
Are you preparing for it?
Evan gets that leaders win when they proactive in anticipating the change vs reacting and being caught on their heals.
His message helped me look at leading teams through change in a MUCH different way!
It likely will for you too.
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EasyVista provide IT Service Management and IT Operations Management solutions that are innovative and sustainable. 
He was the first employee over 14 years ago in the US for the Europe headquartered company, joining at a time of significant transformation in the IT Service Management market. 
His professional career has been in technology where change is a constant and something that he embraces and thrives on.
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/evancarlson/
Company Link: https://www.easyvista.com/it/
What You’ll Discover in this Episode
The Leadership Secret He Learned “Dialing for Dollars”
An Unexpected Twist that Led to His Success.
The Rock Band That Motivates Him.
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The President's 1.8 Million Swim Lessons.
Ashley Gundlach, President of British Swim School, shares the powerful strategy that's propelled her school to deliver an astonishing 1.8 million swim lessons annually.
It's made her team and entire organization an unstoppable positive force.
Swim lessons, of course, aren't just numbers, but life-saving opportunities, and you'll hear the poignant story that epitomizes the profound motivation that drives Ashley and her team to safeguard thousands of lives through their work.
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The British Swim School is the premier survival and stroke development swim lesson provider, utilizing highly-trained swim instructors to teach lessons that focus on safety, fun and skill development to infants (as young as 3 months), toddlers, children, teens and adults, across all ability levels - including children and adults with special abilities. 
With the core mission of “Survival of the Littlest” they utilize water survival programs that enable children to survive a water accident, countering the troubling statistic that drowning is the #1 cause of accidental death for children under 5 years old.
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleybgundlach/
Company Link: https://britishswimschool.com/
What You’ll Discover in this Episode:
The Advice from Her Greatest Mentor.
How to Make Positive Business Relationships Last Forever.
What Adult Swim Lessons Can Teach You About Confidence.
Her Family Blueprint that Organizes Her Family of 5.
The Most Important Swim Lesson of All.
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Corporate Juggernaut...
Janet Traphagen, President of Creative Group, Inc. is a trailblazing force of corporate events.
She shares three strategies for leading and creating unforgettable moments for your team and customers.
With over three decades of honing her craft alongside global corporate powerhouses, Janet's expertise is unparalleled in the industry.
She also shares the blueprint for event excellence and what sets remarkable events apart from the rest.
Before your next corporate gathering, this is mandatory listen.
It's a true masterclass!
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Creative Group has been “motivating people since 1970. As a performance improvement company”, they specialize in engagement, incentive and recognition solutions, and end-to-end meetings and event management. 
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LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/janettraphagen/
Company Link: https://www.creativegroupinc.com/
You'll also discover...
Why “You don’t have to get ready if you stay ready.”
Her Most Memorable Corporate Event.
CEO Tips for Creating Your Most Engaging Event.
What Leaders Should Hire For.
Harnessing the Power of Masculine and Feminine Leadership Energy.
How to Use AI to Improve Your Meeting.
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NHL CEO Led His Team from Last Place to the Stanley Cup
Sean Henry is the CEO, “PREDsident” and Alternate Governor of the National Hockey League’s Nashville Predators and Bridgestone Arena.
Under his leadership the Predators qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in eight of the last nine seasons, a run headlined by a trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 2017, winning the Presidents’ Trophy in 2017-18 and earning a second consecutive Central Division title in 2018-19.
He also elevated Bridgestone Arena from the 50th to 1st in terms of number of events in a year.
Previously, Sean also served as Executive Vice President and COO of the Tampa Bay Lightning (the Lightning won their 1st Stanley Cup in 2004 while Sean was an executive) and also in senior leadership roles at Unity Motion and Volume Services Inc., where he worked with the Detroit Pistons, St. Louis Rams and the Washington Redskins. 
He serves on the boards of the Nashville Predators Foundation, YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, Nashville Downtown Partnership, Nashville Sports Council, Nashville Chamber of Commerce, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, and The Sports Fund. He has been married to his wife for 31 years and they have 4 children.
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-henry-297129b/
Company Link: https://www.nhl.com/predators/
What You’ll Discover in this Episode:
Sean’s Source of Inspiration.
His First Mentor.
The Powerful Work Mantra He Lives By.
The Insight He Working for Pistons During the “Bad Boy” Years.
A Failure that Led his Success.
What He Learned Leading a Company Through Bankruptcy.
The Biggest Turnaround of His Career.
Why Fun is a Top Priority for Team Culture.
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The President’s Hidden Potential
Conor Bagnell, President of MHK, shares the moment that unleashed the performance and true capacity of his team. 
This strategy is 100% good news for every leader because it engages your team, ignites their creativity, and boosts their productivity.
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MHK simplifies healthcare for health insurance companies through technology. 
They manage tens of millions of lives through some of the most prominent players in healthcare, including 4 of the top 5 and 7 of the top 10 health plans in the US.
Conor started his career as an Electrical Engineer and over the last 20 years has evolved his career with a deep focus on innovation in healthcare.
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/conor-bagnell-4175992/
Company Link: http://www.mhk.com/
You’ll Discover in this Episode
The Ideal Music Beats Per Minute (BPM) to Elevate Your Mood.
Why He Keeps a Rock Album Cover his Office Wall.
How Executives Execute the 5 Whys.
A Memorable Example of When to Go “Low Tech”.
What Ireland Can Teach the World about Leadership.
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