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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

#314: Kyle Leahy, Chief Commercial Officer, WHOOP – Outhire yourself
Oct 2026
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#313: Joe Preston, President & CEO, New Balance – Focus on what you can control
Oct 2026 · 1 book
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Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
Larry Bossidy
larry bossey uh the late larry boss he wrote a book on on execution and and he he talked about that in in his book ▶ tap to play from here
#312: Ben Cowan-Dewar, Cofounder & CEO, Cabot – Be an idea collector
Oct 2026 · 1 book
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World Atlas of Golf
Pat Ward-Thomas
in the same way the world atlas of golf you know gave me this book of great golf courses around the world which i still you know i still flip through now and again ▶ tap to play from here
#311: Mark Pincus, Founder & Former CEO, Zynga – Trust your instincts, but vet your ideas
Oct 2026 · 1 book
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Life at the Speed of Play
Mark Pincus
called life at the speed of play ▶ tap to play from here
#310: Demond Martin, Cofounder and CEO, WellWithAll – Recognize how others shape you
Sep 2026 · 1 book
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Friends of the Good
Damond Martin
demont also has a new book out called friends of the good which is all about building lasting relationships that go beyond convenience and show up in both joy and in hardship ▶ tap to play from here
#309: Ben Zobrist, 2x World Series Champion – Prepare for pressure
Sep 2026 · 3 books
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Prepare for the Pressure
Ben Zobrist
in fact in your book which is prepare for the pressure you you you said you need to recognize breaks before you you break down ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Be Here Now
Be Here Now
Ram Dass
you know those are almost like you know everybody's reading you know be here now eckert tolle stuff ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of 10 to 25
10 to 25
David Yeager
a great book for any of those um coaches parents that find themselves doing that is uh the book called 10 to 25 ▶ tap to play from here
#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
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#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
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#297: Dave Ritterbush, CEO, Califia Farms – Build for what’s next
Jun 2026
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#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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Cover of The Courage to Commit
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
Cover of Who Not How
Who Not How
Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy
one of the andrew sarah books is who not how ▶ tap to play from here
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