Corporate Competitor Podcasts

The Standard President and CEO Dan McMillan on how to turn disappointment into development

Don Yaeger August 19, 2026 No Comments

He was a freshman basketball player at Linfield University, a small forward with big dreams — until a new coach arrived who didn’t see the same potential in him that…

Penske President Bud Denker on How He Turned a Dinner Table Idea Into a Presidential Executive Order

Don Yaeger August 5, 2026 No Comments

.0233 seconds separated first place from second in the tightest finish in the Indy 500’s 115-year history — and Team Penske was on the wrong side of it. For most…

Stonepeak Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder Mike Dorrell says: You’ve won the meeting when the other person talks more than you.

Don Yaeger July 22, 2026 No Comments

Mike Dorrell grew up in Griffith, Australia — a farming town in New South Wales where kids played rugby league in the winter and cricket in the summer, and where…

Axon President Josh Isner on What His Mentor Bill Belichick Told Him That Still Runs His $45 Billion Company

Don Yaeger July 8, 2026 No Comments

He’s never blown a whistle in practice or made a substitution on the field, but Josh Isner, President of the public safety company Axon, is part of Bill Belichick’s coaching…

Deloitte US CEO Jason Girzadas on The Feedback Formula: 3 Things Every Leader Must Consider

Don Yaeger June 24, 2026 No Comments

Long before he was the CEO of Deloitte US, Jason Girzadas was on the pitcher’s mound at his high school baseball game in Chicago. His team was up by one…

Guardian Life Executive Mike Perry teaches how to respond to a crisis without reacting to it

Don Yaeger June 10, 2026 No Comments

At mile 120 of a grueling 207-mile single-day bicycle ride, Mike Perry was sick, exhausted, and had 80 miles left to go. He had two choices: quit or find a…

Papa John’s CEO Todd Penegor on what the restaurant floor teaches that offices never will

Don Yaeger May 27, 2026 No Comments

One stroke. That’s the margin by which Todd Penegor’s high school golf team lost the Upper Peninsula State Championship. On the final hole, the last player on the scorecard hit…

Xero CEO Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Says: When FOMO > Fear of Failure, You Move

Don Yaeger May 13, 2026 No Comments

When Sukhinder Singh Cassidy hiked a section of the Great Wall of China while nearly six months pregnant, she didn’t think twice about it. She just kept climbing. She wasn’t…

Emmy-winning Food Network Star Giada De Laurentiis Says: Know What You Need and Make It Non-Negotiable

Don Yaeger May 6, 2026 No Comments

Even before she was an 11-Time bestselling author, television personality, and chef-leader in the kitchen, Giada De Laurentiis knew what she needed to thrive. And she was willing to fight…

No Finish Line: How IndyCar Legend Sam Schmidt Turned Paralysis Into Purpose

Don Yaeger April 29, 2026 No Comments

Sam Schmidt stood in Victory Lane in Las Vegas, having just captured his first IndyCar win. His wife was there, holding their newborn son, their two-year-old daughter by her side.…

Archives: Corporate Competitor Podcasts

The Standard President and CEO Dan McMillan on how to turn disappointment into development

Penske President Bud Denker on How He Turned a Dinner Table Idea Into a Presidential Executive Order

Stonepeak Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder Mike Dorrell says: You’ve won the meeting when the other person talks more than you.

Axon President Josh Isner on What His Mentor Bill Belichick Told Him That Still Runs His $45 Billion Company

Deloitte US CEO Jason Girzadas on The Feedback Formula: 3 Things Every Leader Must Consider

Guardian Life Executive Mike Perry teaches how to respond to a crisis without reacting to it

Papa John’s CEO Todd Penegor on what the restaurant floor teaches that offices never will

Xero CEO Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Says: When FOMO > Fear of Failure, You Move

Emmy-winning Food Network Star Giada De Laurentiis Says: Know What You Need and Make It Non-Negotiable

No Finish Line: How IndyCar Legend Sam Schmidt Turned Paralysis Into Purpose

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