Disrupt Yourself Podcast with Whitney Johnson

#196: Disrupt Yourself Today

29 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Before you can be an agent of disruption, you first become its subject by disrupting yourself. Keeping this in mind, today's podcast is a bit differen...

#195: Edward Brodkin and Ashley Pallathra – Missing Each Other

22 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we discussing the new book called Missing Each Other: How to Cultivate Meaningful Connections, with its co-authors Edward "Ted" Brodkin and Ashe...

194: Roger Martin – When More is Not Better

15 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we talk with Roger L. Martin, Professor Emeritus of Strategic Management, and former Dean at the University of Toronto's Rotman School...

#193: Sandy Stelling – The Language of Growth

08 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week, Sandy Stelling, is fluent in the language of growth. She started her career with Boeing, fresh out of college. After nearly eight...

#192: Ryan Westwood -The Power of Partnering

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is Ryan Westwood, the CEO and founder of Simplus. Ryan, a serial entrepreneur and disruptor, began creating a bit younger than mos...

#191: Bettina Hein & Andreas Goeldi – Dynamic Duo

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our guests this episode are Bettina Hein and Andreas Goeldi, a husband and wife duo. Bettina is the founder and CEO of juli Health, a company that he...

#190: James Clear – Atomic Habits

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"Disruption," as a word, has always had an explosive sound to me. Disruption causes your world to shift and change—an earthquake in the making. Howe...

#189: Brené Brown – Called to Courage

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Few things are as terrifying as vulnerability. Yet, when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable, we allow ourselves to be free. Free from shame, free fro...

#188: Marcus Whitney – Create and Orchestrate

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

At just 20 years old, Marcus Whitney was a young father with another child on the way. He had dropped out of college, was working as a waiter and livi...

#187: Syd and Shea McGee – Make Life Beautiful

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, our guests are Syd and Shea McGee of Studio McGee. This power couple run and are the sole owners, no outside capital, of one of the most su...

#186: Kara Goldin – Undaunted

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this episode Kara Goldin, is the CEO and founder of Hint, Inc., a healthy lifestyle brand based in the United States, in San Francisco, Calif...

#185: Ben Shewry – Feeding Disruption

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The ability to pivot well during a time of crisis is crucial. When the pandemic hit last spring spurring a global crisis, chef, entrepreneur and phila...

#184: Shellye Archambeau – Unapologetically Ambitious

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Some people wait for life to happen and then there are those who make it happen. Our guest this episode, Shelly Archambeau, is definitely the latter. ...

#183: Zaza Pachulia – The Game of Disruption

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Disruption helps us grow, stretching and developing us in ways that comfort cannot. Our guest this episode, Zaza Pachulia, is a great example of this ...

#182: Mikaila Ulmer – Bee Fearless

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Experiencing pain and fear can shape us in good, and bad ways. We can recoil, avoiding that which inflicted the pain, or we can let it drive us to pos...

#181: Pim de Morree – Corporate Rebels

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In business, we often talk about the value of learning from our own and other organization's mistakes, but what about learning from what is going well...

#180: Step Back to Grow

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 80 of our podcast, we started a series, on our seven-point framework of personal disruption. In Episode 100, we took a deep dive into accel...

#179: Robert Glazer – Friday Forward

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Most of us desire to be more intentional in our personal and professional lives. We want to steer life rather than have it steer us – but where do w...

#178: Mark Metry – Screw Being Shy

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week Mark Metry, is as he puts it, a 22-year-old trying to do his best during his limited time on planet earth. Mark is a genuine and d...

#176: Darrell Rigby – The Agile Life

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest today Darrell Rigby, is an expert in the philosophy called Agile. According to Darrell, "Agile always begins thinking from the customer back...

#175: Mary L. Gray - Ghost Work

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Open google, type a word or a phrase, any phrase... red car, modern couch, dog, and a slew of results will populate your browser window. Who is respon...

#174: Buster Benson – Why Are We Yelling

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Conflict is becoming an ever more present reality in our lives, yet most of us try desperately to avoid it. The widening gap between the world in whic...

#173: Ozan Varol - Think Like a Rocket Scientist

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Leaping to a new S-Curve of learning can be an overwhelming experience. As we transition from being at the top of our field into a new and less experi...

#172: Michelle McKenna - Change Agents

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Organizational change can be a disorienting experience. We all have bristled against it at one time or another, unnerved by the unknown. However, lean...

#171: Ryan Gottfredson - Unlocking Success Mindsets

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mindsets are foundational to everything we do. Improving our mindsets can improve our success across life, work, and leadership. Our guest today Ryan ...

#170: Molly Beck – Creating in Spite of Constraints

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One in three Americans listen to at least one podcast per month. This is an astounding number given podcasting was a relatively unknown medium as rece...

#169: Dr. Benjamin Hardy - Personality Isn't Permanent

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our inner desire to label ourselves into personality categorizations is strong. In the quest to understand one's self, we find solace in labels and fi...

#168: Liz O'Donnell - Stepping Back and Showing Up

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the Disrupt Yourself Podcast, our guest is Liz O'Donnell, a marketing executive who is an expert on taking a step back to slingshot forward a...

#167: Gregory Haile - Closing the Education Gap

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the Disrupt Yourself Podcast, our guest is Gregory Haile, President of Broward College in Florida. On this episode, Greg takes us through his...

#166: Luvvie Ajayi Jones - Privilege Means You Have a Start

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is a rebroadcast of an episode we aired back in 2017 with speaker and New York Times bestselling author Luvvie Ajayi Jones. Pamay Bas...

#165: Hubert Joly - Focus on Purpose

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today, on the Disrupt Yourself Podcast, our guest is Hubert Joly, former CEO of Carlson, member of the board of directors of Ralph Lauren and Johnson ...

#164: David Peterson - Reflect and Learn

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the Disrupt Yourself Podcast, our guest is Dr. David Peterson. David has been the Director of Leadership and Coaching at Google since 2011, C...

#163: Jennifer Petriglieri - Thriving in Relationships and Career

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today our guest is Jennifer Petriglieri, associate professor of organizational behavior at INSEAD. She's been shortlisted for the Thinkers50 New Think...

#162: Kelly Goldsmith - The Paradox of Uncertainty

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today our guest is Kelly Goldsmith. Kelly received her PhD from Yale, is now a professor at Vanderbilt, where she's received numerous teaching awards ...

#161: Alex Osterwalder - The Invincible Company

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today, on the Disrupt Yourself Podcast, we welcome innovation expert and one of the top-ranked thinkers in the world, Alex Osterwalder. You will hear ...

#160: Battle Entitlement

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 80 of our podcast, we started a series, on our seven-point framework of personal disruption. In Episode 100, we did a deep dive accelerant ...

#159: Mark W. Johnson - Lead From the Future

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest today is Mark W. Johnson, the co-founder and senior partner of Innosight, a strategy and innovation consulting firm he co-founded with Clayt...

#158: Jen Goldman-Wetzler - Optimal Outcomes

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Conflict is everywhere. Even in "normal" times, it's all around us. And it is inherent in the process of climbing an S-curve of learning. There will b...

#157: Susan David - Emotional Agility

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You may decide that you are going to change jobs, move to another country to physically disrupt yourself, hoping to improve your lot. But based on Sus...

#156: Dr. Tara Swart - Unlock Your Mind & Reach Your Potential

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our brains control almost all of our thoughts, emotions, actions and reactions. For instance, the thought of wanting to get ahead in one's career orig...

#155: Cali Yost - Reimagining Where and How We Work

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As we find ourselves in the midst of a great experiment around how and where work is done, I wanted to talk to someone who has been thinking about and...

#154: Scott Miller - Becoming the Leader People Want to Follow

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest today is Scott Miller.  Scott is the Executive Vice President of the Thought Leadership practice at FranklinCovey. Scott is a twenty-three ...

#153: Calm in Times of Chaos - Keep Planting Cherry Trees

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Right now, we find ourselves in uncharted waters. A pandemic, political wrangling, a volatile stock market. Most of it we've experienced before. But i...

#152: Stew Friedman - Parents Who Lead at Work and Home

10 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today our guest is Stew Friedman, an organizational psychologist at Wharton. He's one of the most influential management thinkers in the world, as nam...

#151: Michael Bungay Stanier - Taming the Advice Monster

03 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest today is Michael Bungay Stanier, and if that name sounds familiar, you may remember him from our previous conversation on the podcast in ear...

#150: Marco Trecroce - Take Time to Plan

25 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

My guest on the podcast today is Marco Trecroce, Senior Vice President and the first ever Chief Information Officer of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts...

#149: Gabrielle Blair - Driven by Discovery and Design

18 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is Gabrielle Blair, a woman whose life has been full of disruption, of playing where no one else is playing and discovery driven learnin...

#148: Jeremy Andrus - Building Something of Value

11 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

My guest on the podcast today is Jeremy Andrus, the CEO of Traeger Grills and the former CEO of Skullcandy. During his tenure, Skullcandy grew from $1...

#147: Tom Rath - Discover Your Contribution

04 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest today is Tom Rath, the New York times bestselling author of How Full is Your Bucket and Amazon's top selling non-fiction book of all time St...

#146: Angela Blanchard - The Measure of a Great City

28 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest today is Angela Blanchard, a globally recognized expert practitioner in community development, disaster recovery, and effective long-term in...

#145: BJ Fogg - Creating Tiny Habits

21 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest on the podcast today is BJ Fogg, world-renowned behavioral scientist and the founder of Stanford's behavior design lab. BJ's new book, Tiny ...

#144: Claire Diaz-Ortiz - Finding Social Media Success

14 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Claire Diaz-Ortiz, digital strategist and author of the new book Social Media Success for Every Brand. Claire's journey in social me...

#143: Simon Sinek - There is No Finish Line

07 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

To kick off 2020 I am talking to Simon Sinek, who is best known for popularizing the concept of "why" in his 2009 TED talk. To date, it is the third m...

#142: A Look Back at 2019

31 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The end of the year is a time for reflection and looking back at the progress made. We love taking a look at where we are as a team in our S-Curve of ...

#141: Jim Ferrell - Leadership and Self-Deception

17 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the Disrupt Yourself podcast, we're talking with Jim Ferrell. Jim is a bestselling author, sought-after speaker, and renowned th...

#140: Embrace Constraints

10 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Constraints. For most of us, just hearing this word evokes a negative response. Limitations. Restrictions. A cage that prevents us from spreading our ...

#139: Heather Hawkins - Radical Authenticity

03 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When a photo of a new "boy band" crossed PR Agent Heather Hawkins' desk in 2001, she was surprised at how glamorously they were presented. The era of ...

#138: Dave Ulrich - Reinventing the Organization

26 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Disruption can be a powerful personal tool, but as we discussed during the re-launch of Disrupt Yourself earlier in the month, disruption is not limit...

#138: Dave Ulrich - Reinventing the Organization

26 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Disruption can be a powerful personal tool, but as we discussed during the re-launch of Disrupt Yourself earlier in the month, disruption is not limit...

#137: Allison Holzer - The Spark of Inspiration

19 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As a child, Allison Holzer was fascinated with the invisible. When asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, she would enthusiastically tell the l...

#136: Disrupt Yourself: Master Relentless Change and Speed Up Your Learning Curve

12 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today is the day! Disrupt Yourself: Master Relentless Change and Speed Up Your Learning Curve has officially been re-launched into the world. As with...

#135: Eric Schurenberg - Be Discovery Driven

05 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's okay to end up in a place you didn't expect. Just ask Eric Schurenberg. As with most of our guests, Eric's path was not a linear one. His post-co...

#134: Kaihan Krippendorff - Give Failure Its Due

29 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When picturing disruptive innovators, many people picture the lone genius entrepreneur: Steve Jobs or Bill Gates in a garage, working outside of The S...

#133: Tiffany Shlain - Step Back to Grow

22 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For the past few weeks, we have been taking a deeper dive into the seven-point framework of personal disruption in anticipation of my book Disrupt You...

#132: Buster Scher - Battle Entitlement

15 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In anticipation of the re-release of my book, Disrupt Yourself with Harvard Business Press - available for pre-order now - we are continuing our look ...

#131: Jonathan Mendonsa - Embrace Constraints

08 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In anticipation of the re-release of my book, Disrupt Yourself with Harvard Business Press on November 12, 2019, we are continuing our look at the sev...

#130: CV Harquail - Play to Your Distinctive Strengths

01 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Playing to your distinctive strengths is vital to personal disruption. We covered this accelerant in episode 120, and I hope you've taken the time to ...

#129: Adela Mizrachi - Take the Right Kinds of Risks

24 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With today's episode, we're starting something new. On November 12, 2019, Harvard Business Press will be releasing a new version of my book Disrupt Yo...

#128: Nancy Duarte - Inspire Through Data and Story

17 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Nancy Duarte is a communication and persuasion expert whose firm, Duarte, Inc., is behind some of the most influential visual messages in business and...

#127 - Dr. David Bray: Ushering in the Future

10 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is David Bray, and hearing his life story is like hearing the movie "War Games" brought to life. At the age of 15 he began working on co...

#126: Rita McGrath - Inflection Points

03 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Rita McGrath, and she literally wrote the book on inflection points for businesses. These moments when the assumptions about your bu...

#125: Ali Brown - Good at Something

27 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When we talk about disrupting yourself, I typically advise that you look before you leap. Make a planned exit, cushion the landing, prepare for the ch...

#124: Hal Gregersen - Choose Your Questions Well

20 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Hal Gregersen, the executive director of the MIT Leadership Center and a senior lecturer in leadership and innovation at MIT Sloan S...

#123: Karen Beattie - Comfortable With Change

13 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

To say that Karen Beattie is comfortable with change is a bit of an understatement. Her childhood was nomadic, with her father's job taking her family...

#122: Stephen Nelson - The Art of Collaboration

06 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Nelson speaks the language of music. A primarily self-taught pianist, he has an amazing talent for composition, oftentimes performing on-the-s...

#121: Julie Berry - What You're Meant to Do

30 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As the mother of two young children, all of Julie Berry's focus was on keeping them safe, happy, and healthy, but despite loving them fiercely, Julie ...

#120: Play to Your Distinctive Strengths

23 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for something a little different.  Instead of interviewing a guest today, I'm going to do a dive deep into one of the accelerants outlined ...

#119: Adam Grant - Give and Take

16 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When Adam Grant joined his high school diving team, his coach told him he had good news and bad news: Adam lack flexibility and grace, two of the thre...

#118: Carol Kauffman - Don't Hold Back

09 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Don't hold back. That is my biggest take-away from our guest today, Carol Kauffman, the founder and Executive Director of the Institute of Coaching at...

#117: Sarah Green Carmichael - Taking the Risk

02 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I always love speaking with individuals at the low end of the learning curve. So many emotions are on the surface, but by the time someone hits the sw...

#116: Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez - The Project Revolution

25 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

My guest on the podcast today is Antonio Neto-Rodriguez, a passionate expert on project management and the author of The Project Revolution: How to Su...

#115: Amy Edmondson - Psychological Safety

18 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, where she studies the dynamics of organizations a...

#114: Martin & Kym Frey - Life is a Daring Adventure

11 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We've had two married couples on the podcast so far, and today I'm excited to introduce a third - Martin and Kym Frey.  On April 17, 2016, Martin Fre...

#113: Priya Parker - Purpose is Your Bouncer

04 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Priya Parker, the founder of Thrive Labs and a strategic advisor who helps leaders and teams create transformative gatherings. She i...

#112: Marcus Buckingham - Work Happens Through Teams

28 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Marcus Buckingham, Best-selling author and the Head of ADP Research, People + Performance. Marcus spent almost twenty years at Gallu...

#111: Brené Brown - Called to Courage

21 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I love Brené Brown's story. A "late bloomer," Brené graduated from her undergrad when she was 29 years old, then proceeded straight into her master'...

#110: Safi Bahcall - Nurturing Crazy Ideas

14 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

My guest on the podcast today is Safi Bahcall - physicist, biotech CEO, entrepreneur, tennis aficionado, and author of the outstanding book, Loonshots...

#109: Tamika Catchings - Path For Success

07 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When Tamika Catchings was a freshman at the University of Tennessee, her coach, Pat Summit, told her that someday her story would "impact thousands, m...

#108: Jason Jedlinski - Setting Up Others for Success

30 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Jason Jedlinski, a digital product executive, innovator and brand builder currently serving as the Senior Vice President of Product ...

#107: Ty Shay - Make Yourself Obsolete

23 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

My guest on the podcast today is Ty Shay, the Global Chief Marketing Officer of Norton/LifeLock. Well regarded for his expertise, marketing is not the...

#106: Maren Kate Donovan - Embracing Failure

16 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

My guest on the podcast today is Maren Kate Donovan, the founder and former CEO of Zirtual, a company that went from rapid growth and success to shutt...

#105: Paul Hill - Mission Control Management

09 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Management isn't rocket science. It's harder than rocket science. At least, that's what Paul Hill, former director of mission operations at NASA, beli...

#104: Gina Bianchini - A Part of Something Bigger

02 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

My guest on the podcast is Gina Bianchini, founder and CEO of Mighty Networks. Gina created Mighty Networks to be a social platform that goes beyond t...

#103: Tasha Eurich - The Transition from "Why" to "What"

26 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

About six years ago, Tasha Eurich was in a work lull. Her coaching clients were on vacation for the winter holidays, and feeling the bug to accomplish...

#102: Liz Wiseman - Accidental Diminishers - When the Good Guys are the Bad Guys

19 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Liz Wiseman knows a thing or two about bosses. She is the author of the best-selling book Multipliers, which explores the impact that leaders have on ...

#101: Erik & Emily Orton - Failing Forward, Failing Better

12 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When Erik and Emily Orton sailed their boat up the Hudson River, there was no one to greet them. It was late, and no fanfare or celebration disturbed ...

#100: Take the Right Kinds of Risks

05 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate the 100th episode of the Disrupt Yourself Podcast, we're disrupting our format a bit. In Episode 80 we gave you a preview of an online co...

#99: Ilana Golan - Leveling the Playing Field

26 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ilana Golan is someone who goes first.  She was the first female commander in the Israeli Air Force, and that experience set her up for a career fill...

#98: Melissa Smith - Modeling What Matters

19 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

While growing up in a small farm town in Maine, Melissa Smith had the opportunity to try lots of different things. She drove the flatbed to collect ha...

#97: Dan Shapero - Stepping Back to Grow

12 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Shapero's team was a rocket ship. When he stepped in as leader of LinkedIn's recruiting business, annual revenue was around $40 million. By 2014, ...