Latest Leaderdevelopment Podcast Episodes

Useful Things I Learned in the Marines

Echo 7 Leadership Podcast - July 02, 2019 12:53 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Guests John Schroder and Mark McGrath join our podcast and explain how their formative years in the Marine Corps prepared them for business, decision-making, and even fatherhood. We discuss their toughest leadership challenges in uniform and once they got out. Our wide ranging talk with them cov...

Lessons from a Brewer

Echo 7 Leadership Podcast - May 21, 2019 14:19 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Hans Prahl, Owner of the Florence Brewing Company, joins us to share leadership lessons from his 21 years as a Marine and soldier, from becoming a successful entrepreneur, and from the art of brewing. Find out how Hans chose Florence, Colorado, as the location for his brewery -- equally importan...

Echo 2/4 Rifle Platoon Commanders

Echo 7 Leadership Podcast - April 23, 2019 13:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Our guests served in 2d Battalion, 4th Marines, with Bill between 2010-2012, including their deployment to Afghanistan's Helmand Province. We discuss what it's like for a brand new 2ndLt to take command of a platoon of combat veteran Marines, fighting against the Taliban in the Triangle of Guilt...

Coffee and Semper Fi

Echo 7 Leadership Podcast - March 26, 2019 12:15 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Matt Phillips, Founder & CEO of the Military Java Group, joins Bart and Bill to talk about building his new company that donates 50% of its profits to the Semper Fi Fund. Along the way, Matt entertains while explaining his family legacy, how he originally entered the coffee industry, the leaders...

More Experience & Wisdom: Dave Vivian, Part 2

Echo 7 Leadership Podcast - March 05, 2019 15:53 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
This episode concludes our talk with our dad, Dave Vivian, as he finishes explaining his experiential journey learning leadership. Join us as he talks about challenges he faced and how he solved them, including one of the toughest challenges: leading people through change.

Experience & Wisdom: Dave Vivian, Part 1

Echo 7 Leadership Podcast - February 26, 2019 01:09 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Our dad, Dave Vivian, joins us to explain his experiential journey learning leadership. From little league baseball to college football on a scholarship, and from his first job after graduation with JC Penney to owning his own mid-sized chemical manufacturing business, Dad shares what he learned...

Beers, Bros, & Leadership with guest Jason Akemann

Echo 7 Leadership Podcast - January 27, 2019 19:34 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Jason Akemann, co-founder of Bottleneck Management and Chicago area entrepreneur, is this episode's guest. Bart and Bill ask Jason how he got started in the industry and how his leadership style evolved as he went from a bartender to the co-owner of an $80 million enterprise.

Legacy Transfer

Echo 7 Leadership Podcast - January 27, 2019 19:29 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In this episode, Bill and Bart talk through Legacy transfer - what it is, how they do it, and why it is important. They do this by immersing a family in a meaningful shared experience that includes outdoor activities and volunteer events. The shared experience also confirms alignment of shared v...

Origins: Why Legacy & Leadership

Echo 7 Leadership Podcast - January 27, 2019 18:37 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Bill and Bart talk about how it all began - why they are so interested in leadership, why they continue to research & practice it, and the influences that guided them along the way.