How to Create a Life Plan that Drives Your Growth In this episode, Doug Smith joins Nick Poole on the Calvary Leadership Podcast to share his journey from being unaware…
Doug SmithJune 10, 2025
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Breaking the Cycle: Larry Hagner on Healing Father Wounds and Building an Epic Family Legacy In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith interviews Larry Hagner, founder of…
Doug SmithMay 20, 2025
Running for Office While Raising a Family: Lessons from Team Mercuri In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith sits down with Rob and Kelsey Mercuri to discuss…
Doug SmithMay 6, 2025
From Drug Dealer to Nonprofit Leader: Doug Smith's Remarkable Journey of Transformation In this episode, Doug Smith, host of the L3 Leadership Podcast, joins the Lunch Break series of the…
Doug SmithApril 22, 2025
The Critical Impact of Fathers: Dr. Meg Meeker on Why Dads Matter More Than They Know In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith interviews Dr. Meg Meeker,…
Doug SmithApril 8, 2025
Family Team Meetings: The Weekly System That's Transforming Marriages In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, host Doug Smith is interviewed by Dave D'Angelo on Northway Christian Community's Project…
Doug SmithMarch 25, 2025
From Part-Time to C-Suite: Christiana Smith Shi's Blueprint for Women's Career Advancement In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, host Doug Smith interviews Christiana Smith Shi, discussing her new…
Doug SmithMarch 11, 2025
More Deaths Than All American Wars: Dr. Marbut Reveals the Fentanyl & Homelessness Crisis In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, host Doug Smith interviews Dr. Robert Marbut, a…
Doug SmithMarch 7, 2025
Hurdle-isms: Clint Hurdle on Wit and Wisdom From a Lifetime in Baseball In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, host Doug Smith welcomes back Clint Hurdle for his third…
Doug SmithFebruary 18, 2025
Why You Need Friends that will Literally Slap You in the Face In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, host Doug Smith interviews Greg Furer, President and CEO of…
Doug SmithFebruary 4, 2025
Doug Smith on How to Conduct a Year-End Review In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, host Doug Smith shares his year-end review process, which has been a cornerstone…
Doug SmithJanuary 17, 2025
Why You Need Friends that will Literally Slap You in the Face In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, you'll hear Doug Smith being interviewed by Tom O'Boyle and…
Doug SmithJanuary 17, 2025
417: Jeremy Pryor on Multi-Generational Family Leadership and the Greatest Business Book of All Time
Jeremy Pryor on Multi-Generational Family Leadership and the Greatest Business Book of All Time In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Jeremy Pryor shares why he believes every family…
Doug SmithJanuary 7, 2025
Dr. Josh Axe on Overcoming the Limiting Beliefs that are Holding You Back In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Dr. Josh Axe shares how to overcome the limiting…
Doug SmithDecember 10, 2024
Leon Ford on Brutality, Forgiveness, and Building a Better Future for His Son In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Leon Ford shares his profound journey from the brink…
Doug SmithMarch 19, 2024
Anne Beiler, Founder of Auntie Anne's Pretzels, on Overcoming Trauma and Finding Purpose in the Pain In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Anne Beiler joins Doug to discuss…
sarahwestbyMarch 12, 2024
Doug Smith on Overcoming Mental Health Issues, Parenting, and How to be Good with People In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug is interviewed by his friend Zack…
sarahwestbyMarch 5, 2024
Mark Miller on Uncommon Greatness: 5 Fundamentals to Transform Your Leadership In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Mark Miller, the former VP of High-Performance Leadership at Chick-fil-A, joins…
sarahwestbyFebruary 27, 2024
William Vanderbloemen on Finding Unicorns, The Importance of Responding Quickly, and How to be as Likeable as Bill Clinton In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast,William Vanderbloeman joins Doug…
sarahwestbyFebruary 20, 2024
Jade Warshaw on Getting out of $460,000 in Debt, Lessons Learned from Dave Ramsey, and How You Can Get Free Financially In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Jade…
sarahwestbyFebruary 13, 2024
Doug Smith on My Father-in-Law Pranking Me + Overcoming My Mental Health Battle In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast,Doug is interviewed by his long-time friend, Dan Herod for…
sarahwestbyFebruary 6, 2024
Jordan Raynor on The Sacredness of Secular Work: 4 Ways Your Job Matters for Eternity In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, bestselling author Jordan Raynor discusses his new…
sarahwestbyJanuary 30, 2024
Maggie Berghoff on Functional Medicine, Optimizing Your Health, and Raising Healthy Kids In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Maggie Berghoff joins us to share her wealth of knowledge…
sarahwestbyJanuary 23, 2024
George Kamel on How to Break Free From Broke In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, we are joined by George Kamel, Ramsey personality and author, as he recounts…
Doug SmithJanuary 16, 2024
Esther Fedorkevich on What it Takes to Write a Book, Get it Published, and Get it out to the World In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Esther Fedorkevich…
sarahwestbyJanuary 9, 2024
Rob Luna on Closing Your Wealth Gap In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Rob Luna, a seasoned expert in wealth management joins us. Our chat traces Rob's path…
Doug SmithJanuary 2, 2024
Encore Episode: Jamie Winship on Living Fearless In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Jamie Winship shares a wild story of how he solved a crime, why living out…
sarahwestbyDecember 26, 2023
Doug Smith on How to Conduct a Year-End Review In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug talks about how he does a year-end review, why he believes every leader…
Doug SmithDecember 19, 2023
Dr. John Delony on Building a Non-Anxious Life & Raising Non-Anxious Kids In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, we’re joined by bestselling author and renowned mental health expert,…
Doug SmithDecember 12, 2023
Tim Tannert on Implementing EOS in Your Organization In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, discover the magic of EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) as we sit down with Tim…
sarahwestbyDecember 5, 2023
Doug Smith on Playing the Long Game, The Growth that Comes from Suffering, and How to Connect with Mentors In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug is interviewed…
Doug SmithNovember 28, 2023
Reid Carpenter on Making it to Your Finish Line, Making an Impact, and Making Cities Famous for God In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, we talk with Reid…
Doug SmithNovember 21, 2023
Dr. Asa Lee on Building Lego Sets, Being a Neighbor, and Building Communities and Cultures In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Dr. Asa Lee, President of the Pittsburgh…
Doug SmithNovember 14, 2023
4x Super Bowl Champion, Jon Kolb on Almost Killing Terry Bradshaw, Lessons He Learned from Chuck Noll, and How to Make a Difference In this episode of the L3 Leadership…
Doug SmithNovember 7, 2023
Anson Dorrance, 22x National Champion Coach of UNC's Women's Soccer Team on Leadership, Accountability, Parenting, and the Competitive-Cauldron In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Anson Dorrance takes us…
sarahwestbyOctober 31, 2023
Tony Horton On Why You Should Never Give Up On Your Dreams In this encore episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, you’ll hear Doug interview Tony Horton, Founder of P90X.…
sarahwestbyOctober 24, 2023
3 Reasons You and Your Team Need to Attend our L3 One Day Leadership Conference in 2024! In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug shares information about the…
sarahwestbyOctober 17, 2023
How to Develop the Courage and Tenacity Needed to Pursue Your Dreams In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug gets candid in this personal lesson about the power…
Doug SmithOctober 10, 2023
Rob Dube on EOS and the 10 Disciplines to maximize your energy and your life In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, We're joined by the multi-talented Rob Dube,…
sarahwestbySeptember 26, 2023
Joe Mull on Employalty: How to Ignite Commitment and Keep Top Talent in the New Age of Work In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Joe Mull, a seasoned…
sarahwestbySeptember 19, 2023
Jeff McManus on Transforming Weeders into Leaders: Landscaping, Leadership, and Impact at the University of Mississippi In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Jeff McManus, the pioneer behind the…
sarahwestbySeptember 12, 2023
Dan Miller on Finding Your Passion and Building a Legacy In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Dan Miller joins Doug to discuss Dan's 48 Days program, his journey…
sarahwestbySeptember 5, 2023
L3 One Day - Saleem Ghubril: Leader, Are You For Real? In this encore episdoe of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Saleem shares the lessons he has learned about leadership from…
sarahwestbyAugust 29, 2023
The Ruthless Elimination Of Hurry With John Mark Comer In this encore episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith interviews John Mark Comer, Author of The Ruthless Elimination of…
Doug SmithAugust 22, 2023
How We Are Leading Our Family Team In this encore episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug shares some of his favorite tips for those who are raising a family…
Doug SmithAugust 15, 2023
Sam Chand on Leadership Pain In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, we revisit one of our most downloaded podcast episodes, Doug’s interview with Sam Chand. "Idealism gets you…
Doug SmithAugust 8, 2023
Doug Smith on How to Get a Meeting with Anyone In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug shares how to score meetings with anyone, including those at the…
Doug SmithAugust 1, 2023
Ted Winsley on Purpose, Identity, and Leadership: Lessons from the Philadelphia Eagles and His Journey in Ministry In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Ted talks about what he’s…
Doug SmithJuly 25, 2023
Andrew Reichert on Living with Intentionality: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Core Values In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug’s longtime friend Andrew Reichert talks about real estate investing, successful…
Doug SmithJuly 18, 2023
Jeanne Mayo on Redefining Leadership: Insights on Mentorship, Resilience, and the Keys to Success In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug’s long-time mentor, Jeanne Mayo goes over through…
Doug SmithJuly 11, 2023
Zack Blair on The Father Code: Codes of a Connected Father In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Zack Blair joins Doug to discuss the vast terrains of fatherhood,…
Doug SmithJuly 4, 2023
Trudy Cathy White on Building a Lasting Legacy, Faith, and the Chick-fil-A Family Values In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, discover how to build a lasting legacy with…
Doug SmithJune 27, 2023
Pittsburgh Steelers Coach, Mike Tomlin, on Adversity and What Separates Great Athletes From Everybody Else In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Mike Tomlin shares what he’s learned about…
Doug SmithJune 20, 2023
Jamie Winship on Living Fearless In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Jamie Winship shares a wild story of how he solved a crime, why living out of our…
Doug SmithJune 13, 2023
Derwin Gray on Turning from Political Idolatry to Kingdom Politics and How to Heal our Racial Divide In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Derwin Gray joins the podcast…
Doug SmithJune 6, 2023
Marc Serrao on Lessons Learned from Building America's Best Bakery! In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Marc Serrao shares the lessons he’s learned along the journey of creating…
Doug SmithMay 30, 2023
371: Mark Miller on Culture Rules: The Leader’s Guide to Creating the Ultimate Competitive Advantage
Mark Miller on Culture Rules: The Leader's Guide to Creating the Ultimate Competitive Advantage In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Mark Miller returns to the show to discuss…
Doug SmithMay 23, 2023
Molly Fletcher, the Female Jerry McGuire, on What it Takes to be a Peak Performer In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Molly Fletcher shares some of the lessons…
Doug SmithMay 16, 2023
John Stahl-Wert on the Role of Pain in a Leader's Life In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, John Stahl-Wert returns to the podcast to talk about the role…
Doug SmithMay 9, 2023
Don Yaeger on Leadership Lessons Learned from John Wooden and Coach K and the Habits that Set Apart the Greats In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Don Yeager…
Doug SmithMay 2, 2023
Chad Willardson on Stress Free Money, Entrepreneurship, and the Four Freedoms You Should Pursue in Life In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Chad Willardson returns to the podcast…
Doug SmithApril 25, 2023
Taurea Avant, the Queen of Book Profiting, on How to Write, Publish, and Profit from Your Book In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Taurea Avant talks about lessons…
Doug SmithApril 18, 2023
Matt Keller on Donkey Missions, Having the Humility to Die to Our Selfish Ambition, and Getting Through Dark Seasons In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Matt Keller returns…
Doug SmithApril 11, 2023
Megan Hyatt Miller on Mindset, Winning at Work, and Succeeding in Life In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Megan Hyatt Miller talks about the lessons she’s learned from…
Doug SmithApril 4, 2023
Trust: Knowing When to Give It, When to Withhold It, How to Earn It, and How to Fix It When It Gets Broken In this episode of the L3 Leadership…
Doug SmithMarch 28, 2023
How to Define and Measure Success in Your Life In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug shares what he’s learned about success and how we should define and…
Doug SmithMarch 21, 2023
Lisa Bevere on Raising Kids, Calling, Leadership, and Women In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Lisa Bevere and Doug talk about her ministry, raising kids, leadership, and her…
Doug SmithMarch 14, 2023
Al Lopus on Assessing, Measuring, and Improving Your Organization's Culture, Health, and Engagement In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Al Lopus, cofounder, and CEO of Best Christian Workplaces…
Doug SmithMarch 7, 2023
Heather Zempel on Discerning God's Will for Your Life, Ministering in Washington DC, and Politics in the Church In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Heather talks about how…
Doug SmithFebruary 28, 2023
358: Why Every Leader Needs to be in Awe of God throughout their Leadership Journey with John Bevere
Why Every Leader Needs to be in Awe of God throughout their Leadership Journey with John Bevere In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you’ll hear John Bevere share…
Doug SmithFebruary 21, 2023
The Top Lessons That I Learned in 2022 (Part 1) In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you’ll hear part 2 of the lessons Doug learned in 2022 which…
Doug SmithFebruary 14, 2023
From Driving a Sausage Delivery Truck and Living in a Trailer to Signing a Record Deal In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Micah Tyler talks about his journey…
Doug SmithFebruary 7, 2023
The Top Lessons That I Learned in 2022 (Part 1) In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you’ll hear Doug talk about what he’s gained in the last year…
Doug SmithJanuary 31, 2023
Raising $8 Million Dollars in 45 Days, The Future of Fundraising, and All Things Generosity In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug and Vance discuss Vance’s company Overflow,…
Doug SmithJanuary 24, 2023
The Habits, Systems, and Routines that will Help You Live Your Best Year Ever In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug shares some of his favorite tips to…
Doug SmithJanuary 17, 2023
Joshua Broome on What the Porn Industry is Really Like, Overcoming a Porn Addiction, and How it's Never too Late to Change Your Life In this episode of the L3…
Doug SmithJanuary 10, 2023
Jordan Raynor on Redeeming Your Time and Leadership Lessons Learned from Taylor Swift and Working at the White House In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Jordan Raynor and Doug…
Doug SmithJanuary 3, 2023
Gordon MacDonald on Leadership Advice For Every Decade of Your Life In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, you’ll hear Gordon MacDonald, pastor and best-selling author, share leadership advice…
Doug SmithDecember 27, 2022
Wayne Cordeiro on Leading on Empty In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug Smith interviews Wayne Cordeiro, Founding Pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship in Honolulu, Hawaii with…
Doug SmithDecember 20, 2022
Doug Smith on How to do a Year-End Review In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug talks about how he does a year-end review, why he believes every leader…
Doug SmithDecember 13, 2022
David Salyers on Leadership Lessons from over 37 Years at Chick-fil-A In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, David talks about the leadership lessons he learned at Chick-Fil-A, what…
Doug SmithDecember 6, 2022
Kadi Cole on Developing Female Leaders and Finding Your Leadership Voice in 90 Days In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Kadi discusses how she helps female individuals and…
Doug SmithNovember 29, 2022
How to be Grateful and Encourage Others Every Day In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug shares some practical tips involving gratitude and encouragement. “My life has been…
Doug SmithNovember 22, 2022
Lee Kricher on Seamless Leadership Successions In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Lee talks about all things leadership succession and how to address the topic at any stage…
Doug SmithNovember 15, 2022
Horst Schulze on Excellence, Building a Great Organization, and Giving up the Right to Make Excuses In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug talks to Ritz-Carlton founder Horst Schulze…
Doug SmithNovember 8, 2022
Rory Vaden on Helping Mission-Driven Messengers Build & Monetize Their Personal Brands In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug and Rory talk about setting the foundation for your brand,…
Doug SmithNovember 1, 2022
Chad Willardson on How to Raise Your Children to be Smart and Not Spoiled In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Chad talks about how he got his start…
Doug SmithOctober 25, 2022
Pittsburgh Penguins Coach Mike Sullivan on the Leadership Required to Win Back-to-Back Stanley Cups In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, you’ll hear our interview with Mike Sullivan, Coach…
Doug SmithOctober 18, 2022
Bucket Lists: Why You Should Have One and How to Start Crossing Off Items Every Year In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug discusses why you need a…
Doug SmithOctober 11, 2022
Anton Gunn on Lessons Learned from working for President Obama, Playing Football in the SEC, and How a Hip Hop Album Changed His Life In this episode of the L3…
Doug SmithOctober 4, 2022
Erin Hatzikostas on Using Authenticity as Your #1 Strategy to Win in Life and Business In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Erin and Doug talk about how authenticity…
Doug SmithSeptember 27, 2022
My Favorite Tools, Resources, and Services to Help You go Further, Faster In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug shares all of his favorite tools, services, and resources…
Doug SmithSeptember 20, 2022
Alex Pursglove on Lessons Learned from Investing $100,000 in a Coach to Building a Multi-Six Figure Coaching Business In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug talks with his…
Doug SmithSeptember 13, 2022
Ginger Hardage on Creating Unstoppable Cultures In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Ginger discusses her career journey at Southwest, what she learned while working there, and shares her…
Doug SmithSeptember 6, 2022
Savannah Bananas Owner Jesse Cole on Putting Fans First and Creating Unforgettable Experiences In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug has a conversation with Jesse Cole, the founder…
Doug SmithAugust 30, 2022
Dr. Henry Cloud on Leadership, Writing, And The Importance Of Coaching In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug interviews Dr. Henry Cloud. In the interview, they walk through…
Doug SmithAugust 23, 2022
Doug Smith on How To Handle Transitions In Our Lives In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith shares lessons he’s learned about seasons of transitions in our…
Doug SmithAugust 16, 2022
Jeff Henderson on How to Become Raving Fans of Your Customers In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug and Jeff discuss Jeff’s new book, “Know What You’re FOR:…
Doug SmithAugust 9, 2022
Doug Smith on How to Have Hard Conversations In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, you'll hear L3 Leadership Founder, Doug Smith, share on the subject, "How to Have…
Doug SmithAugust 2, 2022
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