Nancy Duarte on How Great Leaders Communicate, Tell Stories & Move People
What separates a good communicator from one who can actually move people to action? Mike Linch sits down with bestselling author, communication expert, and Duarte, Inc. CEO Nancy Duarte to explore how the world’s most effective leaders communicate with clarity, empathy, conviction, and story. Nancy shares what she’s learned studying communicators like Steve Jobs, Martin […]
Identity in Christ, Biblical Success and Waiting on God with Charlie Watkins
Charlie Watkins has led companies, survived cancer and open-heart surgery, experienced business successes and failures, and spent decades mentoring Christian men and leaders. But his definition of success is not built around a position, income, accomplishment, or title. In this conversation, Charlie joins Mike Linch to explain why a leader’s title is temporary, how to […]
David Pollack on Adversity, Your Identity, and Making Everyday Count
What happens when the dream you’ve built your life around suddenly disappears? How do you find your identity when success, career, or the thing you’ve always known is taken away? And what does it really look like to follow Jesus through adversity instead of simply talking about faith when life is easy? In this episode […]
The Difference Between a Career and a Calling with Billy Horton
Billy Horton has spent decades chasing excellence in baseball. He’s been cut as a freshman, gone undrafted, slept on dugouts while chasing his dream, coached in the San Francisco Giants organization, won multiple Manager of the Year awards, and helped develop players at every level of the game. But if you ask Billy what defines […]
Dr. Richard Blackaby on Experiencing God & Spiritual Maturity
What if spiritual maturity is not measured by how long you’ve been in church, how often you attend, or how much you know, but by whether you are becoming more like Jesus? In this episode of Linch with a Leader, Mike Linch sits down with Dr. Richard Blackaby, president of Blackaby Ministries International and co-author […]
David Horsager on Trust, Character, and Finding Your Leadership Edge
What makes people follow a leader? According to bestselling author and trust expert David Horsager, the answer is simple: trust. In this episode of Linch with a Leader, Mike Linch sits down with David Horsager, author of The Trust Edge, to talk about why trust is the foundation of leadership, sales, culture, family, and influence. […]
Major General Jack Briggs on High-Stakes Leadership and Crisis Decisions
What do you do when everyone is looking to you, the stakes are high, and there are no easy answers? In this powerful episode of Linch with a Leader, Mike Linch sits down with Major General Jack Briggs, a retired U.S. Air Force Major General, combat fighter pilot, former Director of Operations for NORAD, and […]
Dr. Sam Chand on How To Lead Tension Instead Of Running From It
Dr. Sam Chand has spent four decades coaching some of the largest church pastors and ministry leaders in the country. In this conversation with Mike Linch, the 73-year-old Leadership Architect explains why most leaders get tension wrong, and what to do instead. Drawing from his book “Harnessing the Power of Tensions,” Dr. Chand unpacks why […]
Healing the Anxiety You Inherited with Dr. Nicole Thaxton
What if the anxiety you carry… didn’t actually start with you? In this powerful conversation from Linch with a Leader, Mike Linch sits down with Dr. Nicole Thaxton to unpack one of the most overlooked truths in leadership and life today: anxiety is not just something we experience… it’s something we often inherit. Many leaders […]
Why Great Leaders Put People Before Power with Dr. Matt Paden
What if the way you’ve been leading… isn’t actually serving the people you’ve been called to lead? In this powerful conversation from Linch with a Leader, Mike Linch sits down with Dr. Matt Paden to unpack one of the most overlooked truths in leadership today: great leadership is not about power, position, or control… it’s […]
