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First Generation Business Owners

You Either Make Dust, or Eat Dust (with David Q. Sargent)

How can you be successful in today’s world without a formal college education? And how can the power of helping your employees flourish help the tide lift all boats for the success of the company and the community?

Building the Backbone of America (with Clay Trantham)

How do you go from having negative net worth to being a top industrialist? What does it take to be at the forefront of "Building America" while constantly innovating to keep your companies competitive? And how do you do it all while dealing with family illness and other challenges along the way?

Getting the Organization You Want (with Rand Stagen)

What does it mean to engage in ‘conscious leadership’? How can decompartmentalizing your life make you a more effective leader? And why should you be grateful for the people in your life who affect your emotions negatively?

Determination and Conquering Others’ Preconceptions (with Elyse Dickerson)

How do you conquer a learning disability to attain and exceed your ambitious goals? How do you persist on achieving when others are convinced you will fail?

Overcoming Adversity (with Bill Mahomes)

What kind of mindset and attitude does it take to prevail over racial strife and a stuttering disorder to become a respected attorney who serves on many prestigious boards and committees? How can the lessons of one man’s past apply to today’s tense climate?

From Living Lean to Joyful Success: How Passion and Attitude lead to Fulfillment (with Larry North)

How do you go from living on 10¢ hot dogs to becoming a global fitness icon? What does it take to rise above a troubled childhood to build an empire that has helped millions around the world?

Boosting Immunity Through a Pandemic, and How to Avoid Self-Sabotage (with Larry North)

How do you improve your immune system to increase your chances of surviving a pandemic? How can this become a life-long habit and what can you do to avoid setting yourself up for failure? What is just as important as nutrition and exercise to make it all work?

A Life of Purpose, Passions, and Helping People (with Alan Petsche)

How do you pursue your passions through business ventures and turn them into a way to help your community? And why does recognizing skill and talent in others leads to happiness and success?

The Greatest Motivation: David Green's purpose-driven life extends beyond retail success.

What does it take to grow a $600 start-up into a multi-billion-dollar household name? What influences a family to give away the company they painstakingly built? What sees you through the hardest tests in life to help you sleep better at night?

Guiding Leadership Principles for Times of Great Uncertainty (with Sunny Vanderbeck)

What are some of the most important guiding principles business leaders need to help their company not only survive a crisis like the current COVID-19 pandemic, but to thrive and build a better business than existed before? How can you and your team make up for social distancing with emotional closeness? What do good leaders do to maintain the clarity of mind necessary to make good decisions?