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Episode 184: Leadership Mistakes: Learn from My Past Failures

My Favorite Mistake #152: John Gallagher on Leadership Mistakes, Business Growth & Lessons Learned from Failure Episode Guest: John Gallagher, Executive Coach, Mentor, Consultant, Founder & CEO of Growing Champions, LLC, and ...

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Sept. 16, 2025

Episode 184: Leadership Mistakes: Learn from My Past Failures

My Favorite Mistake #152: John Gallagher on Leadership Mistakes, Business Growth & Lessons Learned from Failure Episode Guest: John Gallagher, Executive Coach, Mentor, Consultant, Founder & CEO of Growing Champions, LLC, and ...

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Sept. 9, 2025

Episode 183: From Consultant to Coach: Leadership Lessons they DON'T …

In this episode, host Jason Balara chats with a successful consultant who discovered a natural gift for executive coaching. What started as a career in consulting evolved into a passion for inspiring courage and equipping lea...

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Sept. 2, 2025

Overcoming Distractions and Building Strong Relationships as an Uncom…

"𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞: 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞" 🎙️ What keeps so many leaders stuck in mediocrity? It’s not a lack of passion or care—it’s the distractions, the noise, and the missing disciplines that turn good intentions into real action. In Episode 182, host John Gallagher shares hi…

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Aug. 26, 2025

What it really takes to be a COACH: The unseen lessons from John Gall…

💬 “Coaching isn’t about telling people what to do. It’s about helping them discover who they are.” I joined Chris Welton on his One Hand at a Time podcast to share my journey, my philosophy, and the lessons that shaped me. 💡 Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvs845WfMwA&li…

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Aug. 19, 2025

𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧: 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲🏅

What happens when a group of friends decides to turn a simple weekend get-together into a full-blown quest for a Spartan Race trifecta? You get stories of grit, growth, and leadership you won’t want to miss! In Episode 180, h...

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Aug. 11, 2025

🎯𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐩 & 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭…

🔥 Leaders & CEOs — are you unknowingly stuck in the Comfort Trap? It’s the silent killer of influence, innovation, and impact — and most high-achievers don’t even see it coming. In this episode of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭, I sit down with former U.S. Marine Corps officer, leadership coach, a…

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