Second Life Leader

<p>Enterprise systems leader Kevin Patrick joins me to unpack a problem most companies underestimate—and pay for heavily: employee disengagement.</p><p>We started with a stat that should stop any executive cold. Roughly...

<p>Entrepreneur and marketing strategist Kalen Cotto joins me to unpack what really happens when life, business, and identity all start collapsing at once—and how you actually rebuild from there.</p><p>Most...

<p>Founders, operators, and executives talk endlessly about strategy, data, and execution—but avoid the deeper forces shaping every decision they make.</p><p>In this episode of Second Life Leader, Doug Utberg sits down...

<p>Founder and creative professional Preston Zeller joins me to unpack a conversation most workplaces avoid—but everyone eventually faces: grief, and how it reshapes the way we work, lead, and live.</p><p>This episode...

<p>Commercial cleaning and AI don’t naturally belong in the same sentence. At least, not at first glance.</p><p>But that’s exactly why this conversation matters.</p><p>In this episode of Second Life Leader, Doug Utberg...

<p>Founder and PR strategist Bryce North joins me to break down a counterintuitive truth: the more you try to look like the smartest person in the room, the less people trust you—and the less business you...

<p>Entrepreneur and author Tero Moliis joins me to explore a deceptively simple idea: if nothing lasts, what actually matters?</p><p>This conversation starts with Tero’s philosophy from his book Life Is a Sandcastle—the...

<p>Capital gains taxes don’t usually sound like the beginning of a collapse story—but in this episode, they are.</p><p>Brett Swarts, founder of Capital Gains Tax Solutions, joins me to break down a hidden risk many...

<p>Entrepreneur and speaker Stephen Linton joins me to unpack what it really takes to climb out of the bottom—and why most people misunderstand what drives success in the first place.</p><p>It’s easy to look at...

<p>Entrepreneur and leadership pioneer Robert White joins me to unpack what happens when success doesn’t just slow down—it collapses all at once.</p><p>Most business conversations celebrate scale, status, and wins.This...

<p>Call center entrepreneur Richard Blank joins Doug Utberg to unpack what it really takes to build—and survive—25 years in one of the most volatile industries in business.</p><p>This isn’t a clean success story. It’s a...

<p>Storytelling strategist and pitch expert Donna Griffith joins me to unpack how leaders, founders, and professionals can take control of their narrative during moments of chaos—and why the ability to rewrite your...

<p>Psychologist and relationship specialist Dr. Sage Breslin joins me to unpack a question many successful people quietly ask themselves: Why do I keep attracting the same destructive personalities?</p><p>Most...

<p>Marine veteran and recruiting entrepreneur Bob Howard joins me to unpack a simple but brutal metaphor: “If you get dead, walk it off.”</p><p>It’s a line Marines joke about with each other — part dark humor, part...

<p>Healthcare executive and leadership author Jim Carlo joins me to unpack a deceptively simple idea: leadership isn’t granted by a title — it’s earned through trust.</p><p>In many organizations, the path to management...