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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?

Innovating to Thrive, and Giving Back (with Larry J. Rybka)

How do you continually innovate to keep your company relevant and thriving? How do you assemble a team capable of taking what you’ve built into the future? How can the Golden Rule shape your business and affect change throughout the world?

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?

Succeeding at Business and His Passion to Transform His Home County from Its Impoverished Roots (with Mike Hernandez)

How do you rise above being raised in the poorest county in the United States, Cameron County, Texas, to becoming the owner of the largest, most highly-rated auto leasing company in the US with over $1 Billion in leases under management?

Rebooting a Failed Venture to Achieve Incredible Success (with Rusty Shaw)

How do you go from driving fuel trucks to building a very successful convenience store chain and real estate development and management company, and how do you use your “dash” to succeed?