Thirty Minute Mentors Adam Mendler

The leader of one of the largest medical technology companies in the world, Kevin Sayer is the CEO of Dexcom, a business with a market cap of $47 billion. Kevin joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Kevin and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, mentorship, building winning teams and cultures, innovation, and much more.

The leader of one of the most influential internet companies of all time, Steve Case was the co-founder and CEO of AOL and is the Chairman and CEO of the venture capital firm Revolution. Steve joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Steve and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: entrepreneurship, leadership, investing, building winning teams and winning relationships, negotiations, and much more.

A Fortune 250 CEO and one of America’s leading women in technology, Kate Johnson is the CEO of Lumen Technologies, where she leads nearly 30,000 employees and a company that generated nearly $20 billion last year. Kate joins Adam to share her journey and best lessons and advice. Kate and Adam discuss leadership, transformation, building winning teams and cultures, personal and professional development, diversity and inclusion, and more.

A retired four-star general who spent more than 40 years serving in the Army, General Gus Perna was the COO of Operation Warp Speed, where he oversaw the logistics of the government's effort to help develop, manufacture, and distribute covid vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics. General Perna joins Adam to share his journey and best lessons learned along the way. General Perna and Adam discuss leadership, crisis management, personal and professional development, mentorship, and much more.

Tom Perez was the Secretary of Labor and the Chair of the Democratic National Committee. Secretary Perez joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons learned along the way. Tom and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leading people, organizations, and your own life; building winning relationships; taking risk and managing failure; and much more.

Jeff Raider co-founded multiple multi-billion dollar businesses. Jeff is the co-founder and co-CEO of Harry’s, one of the leading men’s shaving brands, and is a co-founder of Warby Parker, a leader in eyewear. Jeff joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Jeff and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: personal and professional discovery and development, leadership, entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, customer-centricity, differentiation, and more.