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ASK FOR AN ANSWER is more than a podcast—it’s a practice space for real leadership. Hosted by Jim Fielding, each episode features an honest, unscripted conversation with a leader facing a real challenge: a hard transition, a high-stakes decision, or a moment when the answers aren’t clear. Together, they work through it in real time with clarity, candor, and a growth mindset. This isn’t abstract theory or polished performance. It’s leadership as it actually happens: live, thoughtful, and grounded in shared insight. More than anything, ASK FOR AN ANSWER captures what it sounds like when leaders stop performing and start thinking—when they lower the armor, ask for help, and trust the process. If you believe leadership is a practice, not a pose, this podcast is for you.
Unknown Host hosts Ask For An Answer, a business show with 42 episodes published.
When every other brand raised prices and chased scale, Ingrid Nilsen and Erica Anderson did the opposite. They listened to their community and lowered theirs. That's not a marketing strategy. That's a values decision, an
What if the future of leadership is being built by people courageous enough to be fully themselves? In this Pride Month conversation, Jim Fielding sits down with educator, scholar, and queer leadership pioneer John Weins
What does it take to build a global live entertainment company from scratch at age 21, with no investors, no loans and two roommates answering your phones for $3 off the utility bill? In this episode, Jim Fielding sits d
What does it take to build a $100 million beauty brand from a single bar of goat milk soap on a farm in upstate New York? In this special Pride Month episode, Jim Fielding sits down with both halves of the duo behind Bee
Only 4% of LGBT people live in the United States. So what is happening to the other 96%? In this special Pride Month episode, Jim Fielding sits down with Fabrice Houdart , former World Bank and United Nations human right
What if the key to success at work and in life has nothing to do with how smart you are? In this episode, Jim Fielding sits down with Harvey Deutschendorf , emotional intelligence expert, speaker, and author of Emotional
What does it actually take to pursue excellence without burning out? In this episode, Jim Fielding sits down with Brad Stulberg, 3x bestselling author and performance coach, to unpack the ideas behind his most successful
What if the life you built to survive is no longer the life you want to live? In this episode of Ask For An Answer , Jim Fielding sits down with leadership coach, speaker, and author Erin Coupe for a deeply honest conver
Three years after All Pride, No Ego first hit shelves, Jim Fielding sits down alone behind the microphone to reflect on everything that happened next and none of it went the way he expected. In this deeply personal solo
What does it actually take to build a lasting career in retail and leadership? In this episode of Ask For An Answer, Jim Fielding sits down with longtime retail executive Ken Pilot for a candid conversation about the r
At what point do you stop pushing through and start listening to yourself? In this episode of Ask For An Answer, Jim Fielding sits down with Kristen Shelt for a grounded and deeply personal conversation about burnout, id
What happens when service is taken from you and you choose to serve anyway? In this episode of Ask For An Answer , Jim Fielding sits down with Bree Fram , former U.S. Space Force Colonel turned congressional candidate, t
In this episode of Ask For An Answer , host Jim Fielding sits down with 20-year unscripted television veteran and creative entrepreneur Liza Keckler . Liza has navigated the complex world of alternative TV, from producin
What does it take to keep chasing your dream — even after setbacks, reinvention, and unexpected career turns? In this episode of Ask For An Answer , Jim Fielding sits down with Eva Steortz , executive coach, author of Fr
What does it take to build a global entertainment brand from scratch and sustain it for over three decades? In this episode of Ask For An Answer , host Jim Fielding sits down with legendary entertainment executive Luis B
What happens when storytelling moves beyond the stage and becomes a fully immersive experience? In this episode of Ask For An Answer , Jim Fielding sits down with Vance Garrett , one of the creative minds behind groundbr
What happens when the spotlight fades and the crown comes off? In this episode of ASK FOR AN ANSWER, host Jim Fielding sits down with former Miss USA Olivia Jordan to discuss the raw reality of life after the title. Know
What if a school bus could change lives? On this episode of ASK FOR AN ANSWER , Jim Fielding sits down with Adam Powell, co-founder of the LGBTQ+ book platform Our Story (formerly Shop Queer), to talk about turning a 10-
What happens when an untold American legacy becomes a modern business movement and a masterclass in leadership, culture, and brand truth? In this episode of Ask for an Answer , Jim Fielding sits down with Katharine “Kate
What if success doesn’t arrive all at once, but shows up quietly when you finally stop running from who you are? Actor Gerardo Celasco opens up about growing up between cultures, being “othered” in El Salvador, chasing a
Brad Stulberg
The "Way of Excellence" — Why Joy, Not Suffering, Is the Secret to High Performance
1 appearance on this show
Erin Coupe
leadership transformation expert · Authentically EC
1 appearance on this show
Jim Fielding
former President of Disney Stores Worldwide
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Brent Ridge
co-founder · Beekman 1802
1 appearance on this show
Brian Tran
Catholic Brian
1 appearance on this show
Paul Caine
President of TKO's On Location business · TKO Group Holdings
1 appearance on this show
Ron Thurston
best-selling author of Retail Pride and Human Pride, former senior retail executive, podcast host · Retail Pride
1 appearance on this show
Erica Anderson
1 appearance on this show
Brian Sims
orthopedic surgeon · Agenda PAC
1 appearance on this show
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