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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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 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…
Todd Henry on Going Full Time with Your Side Hustle, Leading Creatives, and Writing Books In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Todd talks to Doug about his transition…
Doug Smith on Lessons I'm Learning at 37 Years Old In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug takes some time to reflect on where he is in his…
AJ Vaden on Building and Monetizing Your Personal Brand In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, AJ talks about how she helps people find their own personal brand and…
Ed Glover on Why Leaders Need to do Something about the Fatherlessness Issue in our World In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Ed Glover shares the vision of…
Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin on the Power of Being a Listening Leader In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin discusses ManUp, an annual…
From Being Burned Alive to Inspiring the World with John O'Leary In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, John O’Leary shares his story, some of the lessons he’s learned…
Ken Coleman on Going From Paycheck to Purpose In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Ken Coleman talks about topics such as The Great Resignation, promotions, and his new…
Grant Baldwin on How to Get Booked and Paid to Speak In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Grant Baldwin shares his journey in which he went from being…
Dr. John Delony on Owning Your Past and Changing Your Future In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, John Delony discusses his new book, Own Your Past, Change Your…
Tricia Sciortino on Maximizing Virtual Assistants and Always Being Ready for the Next Thing In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Tricia Sciortino talks about Belay, a virtual assistant…
Ryan Hawk on The Pursuit of Excellence In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Ryan Hawk talks about his new book, The Pursuit of Excellence. He discusses why he…
Stay in the Arena | Laura Smith at the L3 One Day Leadership Conference In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Laura Smith talks about how she believes that…
Stop Leading On Empty | Doug Smith at the L3 One Day Leadership Conference In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug gives a talk at the L3 One…
Scott Harrison, Founder of Charity: Water on Leadership, Vision Casting, and Fundraising In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Scott Harrison discusses how he went from a nightclub promoter…
Phil Cooke on Leading Creatives and Maximizing Your Organization’s Influence Through Media In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Phil Cooke talks about his background in film, writing books,…
Mark Miller on Leadership Lessons from over 40 Years at Chick-Fil-A In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Mark discusses his journey at Chick-Fil-A, his book and general knowledge…
Paul Martinelli on Investing in Yourself, Never Agreeing with Your Limitations, and Pricing Your Services In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Tim Dumas talks about how coaching has…
Tim Dumas on The Impact Hiring a Coach Can Make On Your Life In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Tim Dumas talks about how coaching has impacted his…
Aaron Walker on Why You Need to be in a Mastermind Group In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug talks to Aaron about why he believes that aspiring…
Podcasting: Lessons Learned from Producing 300+ Episodes In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug talks about how he got started podcasting, what he believes is important for longevity,…
Jessica Jackley on Not Waiting for Permission to Change the World In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Jessica shares how she found that the entrepreneur's path was one…
Aradhna Oliphant on Being Present, Work Life Balance, and Impacting Your Community Aradhna Oliphant is the President and CEO of Leadership Pittsburgh. During its 30-year history, leadership Pittsburgh has produced…
Jon Gordon on How to Become a Professional Author and Speaker Jon Gordon's best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put…
The L3 Leadership podcast has been around for 304 episodes now, and it’s only one of the ways that L3 Leadership pursues its mission, vision, and values. Today, I talk…
Summary of Episode: Mark Schultz is a Christian artist who has sold over 1 million records. He has been nominated for numerous Dove Awards, winning his first at the 2006…
How to do a Year-End Review with Doug Smith A year-end review is a process where you spend a few days going through your journals, calendars, photos, and more from…
Brett Hagler on Ending Homelessness and Scaling Your Non-Profit Organization Brett Hagler is the CEO and Co-Founder of New Story, an innovative nonprofit founded in 2015 to pioneer solutions to…
Lisa Scales on Leadership Lessons from Over 25 Years at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank Lisa Scales has been President and CEO of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank…
Brian Tome on Failure, Leadership, and Focusing on Your Unique Calling Brian Tome is the founding and senior pastor of Crossroads Church, 2017’s fastest-growing church in America. He has…
It's Thanksgiving week, and a lot of people are spending time thinking about what they're grateful for. As I reflect on my life, I'm overwhelmed with gratitude for the people…
Lessons Learned from Starting and Scaling 412 Food Rescue with Leah Lizarondo Leah Lizarondo is the co-founder and CEO of 412 Food Rescue and the CEO of Food Rescue Hero,…
How to Become an Emotionally Healthy Leader with Pete Scazzero After leading New Life Fellowship Church for 26 years, Pete Scazzero co-founded Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, a groundbreaking ministry that moves…
Transforming Neighborhoods, Racial Conciliation, and Diversity and Inclusion with Dr. John Wallace Dr. John Wallace is a kid from Homewood, the pastor at Bible Center Church, a professor and provost…
Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most with Greg McKeown Greg McKeown is the host of the What’s Essential podcast and author of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of…
A Leader's Legacy: What do you want to be remembered for today? If you've listened to the past two episodes, you've heard my republished conversations with two great leaders who…
A Life Lived Well: Jay Passavant on Life and Leadership Jay Passavant was the founder of North Way Christian Community in Pittsburgh. The impact of his obedience to God’s call…
A Life Lived Well: Tunch Ilkin's Story Tunch Ilkin played football for the Pittsburgh Steelers for many seasons before becoming a broadcaster for the team for the rest of his…
What Your Life Could Look Like After Joining A Mastermind Group Like many leaders, you may think that you can get along fine without being part of a mastermind group.…
Raising Passionate Jesus Followers with Phil & Diane Comer Phil and Diane Comer are the parents of John Mark Comer, author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry. Together, they wrote…
How to Create a Just Workplace with Kim Scott Kim Scott is the author of several books including Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity and Just…
Why Health and Fitness Need to Matter to You in Your Leadership Journey We live in a culture where people spend their health trying to make money, and then they…
In this week's episode of the podcast, you'll hear my conversation with Benjamin Hardy. Benjamin co-authored one of the best leadership books I've read in the last year called, "Who not How".…
How to Overcome the Wounds in our Leadership Journey Have you ever been wounded in your leadership journey? Did it hold you back from what you should have been going…
In the latest episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Doug Smith speaks with Ryan Hawk about his advice in the corporate world, experience in football, his recent book, Welcome To…