Unlocked with Skot Waldron
by Skot Waldron
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Unlocking What 40 Years In Silicon Valley Taught Her About Real…
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About this podcast
What if there was one place to gain short, powerful insights from leaders and influencers worldwide? Join communication strategist Skot Waldron as he interviews people like John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneurs on Fire, Ann Hiatt, who worked directly with Jeff Bezos, Marissa Mayer, and Eric Schmidt, former CIA agent Marc Polymeropoulos, and Matt Doherty, Michael Jordan's former coach, and mines the gold inside each of their heads. Unlock the potential of you and the people you do life with by listening to every episode!
Episodes
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- Unlocking What 40 Years In Silicon Valley Taught Her About Real Success With Kamini Ramani · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 190In this episode of Unlocked, Skot Waldron talks with Kamini Ramani. She spent 40 years in Silicon Valley, advised Steve Jobs, and served as chief marketing officer of Mayfield…
- Thoughts Unlocked - The Invisible Trophy of Productivity · 14 min · Season 3 Episode 189What if some of the pressure you feel to "be productive" has less to do with getting good work done, and more to do with making sure people can see you doing it? In this episode…
- Unlocking Micromanagement With Colin Fisher · 58 min · Season 3 Episode 188In this episode of Unlocked, Skot Waldron talks with Colin Fisher, author of The Collective Edge, about improvisation, leadership, creative work, and why teams often struggle…
- Thoughts Unlocked - I Wish I Could Be More Like Them · 20 min · Season 3 Episode 187A deep dive into the misdiagnosis of work behaviors and the value of different thinkers. During coaching sessions, I've heard a lot of different emotions from clients…
- Unlocking Why Smart People Still Make Bad Decisions With Dr. Ricardo Valerdi · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 186In this episode of Unlocked, Skot sits down with Dr. Ricardo Valerdi, engineer, sports scientist, University of Arizona professor, and author of *The Five Tool Team*, to unpack…
- Unlocking Why Smart Leaders Weaponize Resilience With Nikki Langman · 48 min · Season 3 Episode 185In this episode of Unlocked, Skot sits down with international speaker and emotional intelligence expert Nikki Langman to unpack what psychological safety really means (and what…
- Unlocking Why Leadership Is Lonelier For Women With Lindsay Pinchuk · 46 min · Season 3 Episode 184Why does leadership feel lonelier for women and what does community actually fix? In this episode of Unlocked, host Skot Waldron sits down with award-winning entrepreneur and…
- Thoughts Unlocked - How Stress Breaks Trust · 15 min · Season 3 Episode 183Stress doesn't create cracks in your culture. It reveals them. When teams are under pressure, trust can quickly turn into blame, assumptions, longer email threads, and people…
- Unlocking The Secret Behind The Apple Store With Ron Johnson · 1 h 1 min · Season 3 Episode 182Most people think the Apple Store succeeded because of great design. Ron Johnson says that's only half the story. The real secret was something much more personal. In this…
- Thoughts Unlocked - You Have Enough Time · 19 min · Season 3 Episode 181"I don't have time." We say it all the time. But what if time isn't actually the problem? In this episode of Thoughts Unlocked, I'm challenging the idea that we don't have enough…
- Unlocking Why Work-Life Balance Might Be The Wrong Goal With John Azar · 44 min · Season 3 Episode 180Building a business, coaching practice, or consulting career can feel like a constant tug-of-war between ambition and balance. You want to grow, serve clients, make the thing…
- Unlocking The Bias Every Leader Has (And How To Fix It) With Mark Miller · 53 min · Season 3 Episode 179Mark Miller spent almost 45 years at Chick-fil-A, rising to VP of High Performance Leadership, and along the way he accidentally co-wrote a book with Ken Blanchard that's now in…
- Unlocking Why Change Management Keeps Failing With Dr. Rosie Ward · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 178Why do smart, capable people resist change even when it is good for them? In this episode of Unlocked, Dr. Rosie Ward, CEO of Salveo Partners and bestselling author of…
- Unlocking Why Nobody Trusts Leadership Anymore With Keith Wyche · 43 min · Season 3 Episode 177Most leaders think results are the whole job. Keith Wyche spent 30 years learning why that belief quietly destroys teams, trust, and sometimes your own family. In this episode of…
- Thoughts Unlocked - Managing Uncertainty · 14 min · Season 3 Episode 176Uncertainty grows when attention leaves the present and lives entirely in the future. Whether in business or in life, uncertainty is something we all face. The problem is, when…
- Unlocking Why Smart Leaders Feel Stuck With Ryan Watts · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 175Most leaders think they need another skill, another framework, or maybe one more leadership book stacked on the nightstand for "future growth." Ryan Watts thinks the real issue…
- Thoughts Unlocked - Productivity Shaming · 15 min · Season 3 Episode 174In today's fast-paced work environments, we often find ourselves frustrated by the differing work styles and paces of our colleagues. Have you ever left a meeting feeling…
- Thoughts Unlocked - Rethinking Procrastination · 14 min · Season 3 Episode 173Procrastination is often labeled as a personal flaw, but what if it's not that simple? It's essential to ask deeper questions. Why is this person not moving forward? What are the…
- Thoughts Unlocked - Communication Code · 14 min · Season 3 Episode 172Effective communication is often touted as a cornerstone of successful teams, yet many struggle with it. Why is that? In this episode of Thoughts Unlocked, I'll explore the true…
- Unlocking The ESPN Empire With Mike Soltys And Garrett Sutton · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 171In this episode of Unlocked, Skot sits down with Mike Soltys ESPN's official historian and a 45-year veteran of the company and Garrett Sutton, attorney, bestselling author, and…
