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Where Remarkable CEOs Challenge Your Thinking about Life and Work
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Where Remarkable CEOs Challenge Your Thinking about Life and Work
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English
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Episodes
443. Learn from a Master of Crisis Leadership, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen (Ret.)
9/19/2025
In this episode of The Mentors Radio, Host Dan Hesse talks with former U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen about leadership during a crisis. Whether it’s a business crisis, family crisis, natural disaster, supply chain nightmare, government-mandated pandemic shutdown … Continue reading →
Duration:00:42:38
442. The Real Secret Sauce of Leadership: Authenticity Over Appearance, with Guest Randy Hain and Host Tom Loarie
9/13/2025
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Randy Hain, founder of Serviam Partners, a nationally respected executive coach, and the author of 16 books—including Essential Wisdom, Becoming a More Thoughtful Leader, and most recently, Practical … Continue reading →
Duration:00:42:16
441. Lt. General Robert L. Caslen (Ret.) and Michael D. Matthews, Ph.D., give proof that Character, Caring and Trust are Foundations of Effective Leadership
9/5/2025
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Dan Hesse is joined by Lt. General Robert Caslen Jr. (Ret.) and Michael Matthews, Ph.D. to discuss The Character Edge: Leading and Winning with Integrity, a unique book in the way it combines lessons … Continue reading →
Duration:00:42:19
440. Forbes publisher Rich Karlgaard on “Late Bloomers” with Host Tom Loarie
8/29/2025
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Forbes Magazine publisher and author Rich Karlgaard on the power of “late bloomers.” We live in a world obsessed with early achievement, but you may be surprised and … Continue reading →
Duration:00:43:41
438. Is the way we’re thinking holding us back? Dr. Gerald Nosich mentors us in the power of true critical thinking and in what holds us back
8/15/2025
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Gerald Nosich, PhD, who is among the most distinguished experts in critical thinking alive today. He authored such foundational works as Reasons and Arguments (Wadsworth, 1982) and Learning … Continue reading →
Duration:00:43:06
437. Ursula Burns on Blazing a Trail to the Top of Xerox, with Host Dan Hesse
8/9/2025
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Dan Hesse talks with Ursula Burns, Chairwoman of Teneo and founding partner of private equity company Integrum Holdings. But Ursula is best known for serving as Chairwoman and CEO of Xerox during … Continue reading →
Duration:00:43:27
436. Meet Mai Nguyen, the unlikely CEO now on a path to change the lives of millions with memory disorders: A Real-world journey in Courage, Heart and Grit
8/2/2025
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Mai Nguyen, PhD, the remarkable 36-year-old neuroscientist who is the co-founder and CEO of OptoCeutics and the inventor of EVY LIGHT®, a breakthrough light-based therapy aimed at slowing … Continue reading →
Duration:00:42:12
434. Influence, Listening and the Power of Presence with Guest Norman Hall, the last of the Fuller Brush salesmen
7/19/2025
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Norman Hall, an actor and the last of the Fuller Brush salesmen in America. If you’re under 50, you might not know just how iconic the Fuller Brush … Continue reading →
Duration:00:41:45
431. How to Build Success to Last, with Guest Mark C. Thompson and Host Tom Loarie
6/28/2025
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Mark C. Thompson, the Founding CEO and Chairman of The Executive Alliance. For more than 30 years, Mark has been scaling companies and coaching CEOs and entrepreneurs. He … Continue reading →
Duration:00:42:26
430. Award-winning physician Dr. Paul Christo Reveals Innovative Therapies that Conquer Chronic Pain, with Host Dan Hesse
6/21/2025
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Dan Hesse talks with Dr. Paul Christo, author and award-winning physician renown for his cutting-edge work as a pain specialist. Pain, if left untreated, can impact our performance and productivity, and even … Continue reading →
Duration:00:40:53
427. Ashley Goodall on Why You’re Struggling – and Why it is Not Your Fault, with Host Tom Loarie
5/31/2025
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Ashley Goodall, outstanding leadership expert, former Fortune 50 executive, former Senior VP at Cisco, former senior executive at Deloitte and author of The Problem with Change, one of … Continue reading →
Duration:00:42:28
426. General Stanley McChrystal explains why WHO we become means more than WHAT we become, with Host Dan Hesse
5/24/2025
In this episode of The Mentors Radio, host Dan Hesse talks with General Stanley McChrystal, U.S. Army General (Ret.), Commander of U.S. and International Forces in Afghanistan, Leader of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), co-founder and CEO of McChrystal … Continue reading →
Duration:00:43:00
425. Ram Charan on How to Lead in Chaos, Think Critically, and Outsmart China’s Economic War, with Host Tom Loarie
5/17/2025
In this compelling episode of The Mentors Radio, Host Tom Loarie talks with global strategist Ram Charan who returns with a powerful message for leaders at every level. From AI integration to talent shortages, from critical thinking to cash flow, … Continue reading →
Duration:00:42:26
424. From Lawyer to Internationally Acclaimed Wine Critic, Robert Parker talks about changing careers to pursue his passion
5/10/2025
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Dan Hesse talks with Robert Parker, a man widely considered the most powerful critic of any genre in history, about changing careers to pursue a passion. Pulitzer-prize winning media critic David Shaw, … Continue reading →
Duration:00:44:55
423. London-based Justin Stebbing, M.D. and his Journey of Discovery Finding Improved Therapies for Cancer
5/2/2025
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, host Tom Loarie talks with Justin Stebbing, M.D., a London-based, world-renown scientist, cancer researcher, medical journal editor and author. Dr. Stebbing talks about the excitement and rewards of a STEM career, the life … Continue reading →
Duration:00:42:26
422. From Pregnant Runaway at 14 to D.C. Police Chief at 39, Cathy Lanier’s Remarkable Story of Resilience
4/26/2025
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Dan Hesse talks with Cathy Lanier, whose amazing story continues to inspire. At age 14, Lanier got pregnant, ran away from home, dropped out of high school. But by age 39, this … Continue reading →
Duration:00:40:33
421. Keep Holding On: Host Tom Loarie talks with American Electric Blues Saxophonist Terry Hanck
4/19/2025
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Terry Hanck, a multi-award-winning blues and soul saxophonist, singer and songwriter whose journey is as raw and real as the music he plays. Terry didn’t follow a straight … Continue reading →
Duration:00:42:33
418. From Rural Ireland to Founding a University—Guest Dr. Derry Connolly’s inspiring Journey of Vision, Faith and Grit
3/29/2025
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Dr. Derry Connolly, a visionary entrepreneur, engineer, educator, and the founding president of John Paul the Great Catholic University—a unique university that merges faith, entrepreneurship and creativity. Derry … Continue reading →
Duration:00:43:01
417. A Sharecropper’s Grandson’s Journey to Become America’s Youngest College President
3/22/2025
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Dan Hesse talks with Dr. Chris Howard, Chief Operating Officer at Arizona State University and former President of Robert Morris University and Hampden-Sydney College, to discuss his diverse career path on the way to … Continue reading →
Duration:00:41:46
416. David P. Wallace on How to Sell Yourself, Sell Your Ideas, Sell Anything—Secrets from the Pros, with Host Tom Loarie
3/15/2025
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with David P. Wallace, sales expert and author, to uncover what the best sales professionals know—and how you can apply those same principles to your own life, no matter … Continue reading →
Duration:00:42:50