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How Leaders Lead with David Novak

How Leaders Lead gives you a front-row seat to exclusive conversations with the world’s most iconic leaders across business, sports, and entertainment. Hosted by David Novak, Co-founder and former CEO of Yum! Brands, this podcast pulls back the curtain on how top CEOs, founders, and game-changers make things happen. When you tune in, you’ll learn from legends like Tom Brady, Condoleezza Rice, Jamie Dimon, Coach Prime

#308: Zac Taylor, Head Coach, Cincinnati Bengals – Consistency creates results
Sep 2026
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#307: Clark Lea, Head Football Coach, Vanderbilt – Belief is a practice
Sep 2026
0:00 / 75:02
#306: Tony Spring, Chairman & CEO, Macy’s, Inc. – Hit the ground listening
Aug 2026
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#305: Harry Arnett, Cofounder & CEO, MUNICIPAL – Bet on yourself
Aug 2026 · 1 book
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The Accidental CEO
David Novak
the title of of your book accidental ceo i i still file a formal protest about that ▶ tap to play from here
#304: Ron Johnson, Creator of the Apple Store – A great customer experience is an act of love
Aug 2026 · 3 books
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Shop Different
Ron Johnson
ron's out with a new book called shop different and in this episode you're gonna learn all about ron's story ▶ tap to play from here
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Principle-Centered Leadership
Stephen R. Covey
in search of excellent principle center leadership by stephen covey ▶ tap to play from here
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A Return to Love
Marianne Williamson
marion williamson's book and i get an idea one idea and they changed how i led ▶ tap to play from here
#303: Ben Goodwin, Cofounder, CEO & Formulator, OLIPOP – The power of emotional intelligence
Aug 2026
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#302: Varun Krishna, CEO, Rocket Companies – Culture is rooted in behavior, not words
Jul 2026 · 1 book
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Cover of Fall in Love with the Problem, Not Your Solution
Fall in Love with the Problem, Not Your Solution
Uri Levine
david it reminds me of your conversation with uri levine who founded ways he even wrote a book called fall in love i think it's called fall in love with the problem ▶ tap to play from here
#301: Julie Bornstein – Founder & CEO, Daydream – People skills matter most
Jul 2026
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#300: Marty Smith, Reporter, ESPN – Deep listening builds deep trust
Jul 2026 · 1 book
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Sideline CEO
Marty Smith
when i wrote sideline ceo that was one of the pillars of the book and i asked every single one of the twenty championship coaches i interviewed for that book ▶ tap to play from here
#299: David Dorman, Former CEO, AT&T – See around corners
Jul 2026
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#298: Joe Manchin, Former Governor and Senator, West Virginia – How to find common ground
Jul 2026
0:00 / 74:51
#297: Dave Ritterbush, CEO, Califia Farms – Build for what’s next
Jun 2026
0:00 / 57:01
#296: Landon Donovan, US Soccer Legend – Separate who you are from what you do
Jun 2026 · 1 book
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The Secret Society of Success
Tim Schur
my good friend tim schur who leads this podcast for us you know he wrote a book called the secret society success ▶ tap to play from here
#295: Shawn Johnson & Andrew East, Olympic Gold Medalist, Former NFL Pro – Experiment and learn by doing
Jun 2026 · 2 books
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The Courage to Commit
Shawn Johnson East and Andrew East
and they're the authors of a brand new book called the courage to commit ▶ tap to play from here
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Who Not How
Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy
one of the andrew sarah books is who not how ▶ tap to play from here
#294: Bobby Long, Partner and Co-Founder, Piedmont Capital Partners – See the best in people
Jun 2026
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#293: David Lafitte – CEO, Tecovas – Serve others with radical hospitality
May 2026
0:00 / 69:11
#292: Kecia Steelman, CEO, Ulta Beauty – Progress over perfection
May 2026
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#291: Mark Smucker, Chair and CEO, The J.M. Smucker Company – Understand the soul of your brand
May 2026
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#290: Mariam Naficy, Founder and Chairman, Minted – See the possibilities in people
May 2026
0:00 / 57:40
#289: Kurt Kane, CEO, TruGreen – Fall in love with customer retention
Apr 2026
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