Hosted by Mike Maddock & John Tobin · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 24 episodes
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Join hosts Mike Maddock and John Tobin as they delve into authentic stories of leadership, decision-making under pressure, and the invaluable lessons learned along the way. Each episode offers candid conversations with seasoned leaders, exploring the challenges faced, the triumphs celebrated, and the insights gained from real-world experiences. Whether you’re an aspiring leader or a seasoned executive, pull up a chair and find your seat at the table.
Mike Maddock & John Tobin hosts Your Seat at the Table - Real Conversations on Leadership and Growth, a business show with 24 episodes published.
Nobody can predict the next wave that rewrites business, but we can get better at spotting signals, choosing partners, and selling something people truly want. We sit down with Alan, a lifelong entrepreneur and investor
Change is speeding up, and the leaders who thrive aren’t the ones pretending to be certain—they’re the ones staying curious, staying human, and staying grounded in what they value when the plan breaks. For decision-maker
A butterfly struggles in its cocoon, and a coach resists the urge to cut it open. That image becomes our compass in The Twin Thieves of Leadership as Coach Steve Jones—record-setting high school football coach, educator,
What if the fastest path to scaling your company isn’t a new strategy—but a new you? In Lessons You Can Only Learn the Hard Way, we sit down with Rand Stagen—entrepreneur, educator, and founder of the Stegen Leadership A
What actually makes a company keep climbing when so many stall on a tidy plateau? We sat down with Kevin Lawrence—CEO coach, Scaling Up contributor, and author of The Four Forces of Growth—to unpack why well-run organiza
A desperate prayer under a desk. A supplier call about a giant dorm whiteboard. A flash of insight that the margins lived in the ad space, not the plastic. That’s the unlikely pivot that took Kayvon from a failing dot-co
What happens when an engineer-turned-marketer takes the wheel of a consumer brand inside a 175-year-old, family-owned enterprise—and decides focus is the strategy? Tim joins us to share how a “fewer, bigger, longer” phil
Ever notice how money advice often tells you to wait—save more, take more risk, and hope it all works out decades from now? We flip that script. With Garrett Gunderson, we explore how to break scarcity thinking, redefine
You know that tense moment when everyone swears they’re aligned—and then the work tells a different story? We sit down with Brent Tadsen, former GE master black belt and combat engineer, to unpack why teams miss the mark
Stop treating conferences like lectures and start treating them like catalysts. We sit down with Carol, a Detroit-based entrepreneur who left a secure GM career to build a national event agency that designs gatherings pe
What if your product lives in a world people need but don’t want? That single question reframes how we think about life insurance, sales, and innovation. With Maria Ferrante Sheppis, we unpack the hard truth: protection
What turns a promising team into a durable company? John Connors—former Microsoft controller, CIO, CFO, and long-time VC—joins us to dive into the mechanics that actually move the needle: recruiting exceptional people, m
What if the most valuable seconds of your life aren’t the longest ones—but the ones that ripple the farthest? In this episode, we sit down with Olympian and design thinking expert John Coyle to rethink how performance, m
Martha McSally's life story reads like an action-packed novel—from losing her father at 12 to becoming America's first female fighter pilot in combat to serving as a U.S. Senator. But beneath these remarkable achievement
There's nothing quite like a family recipe passed down through generations. When that recipe becomes the foundation of a thriving business that spans restaurants and nationwide retail distribution, the story gets even mo
Financial leadership isn't just about managing numbers—it's about navigating uncertainty and building resilience. In this candid conversation, Tom Casey draws from his remarkable journey as CFO at institutions including
Terry Hill shares her journey from HR professional to C-suite executive, revealing how she learned the "fine art of approximation" after watching male colleagues confidently present rough estimates while she felt compell
Troy Johnson, co-founder of Slalom Consulting, shares the power of gratitude and how simple moments of appreciation can transform our outlook in both work and life. From his beginnings in Iowa to building a global consul
What happens when a natural-born entrepreneur with a "Pied Piper" gift for leading others transitions into corporate America? In this episode of Your Seat at the Table , hosts Mike Maddock and John Tobin talk with serial
In this episode of Your Seat at the Table , hosts Mike Maddock and John Tobin sit down with entrepreneur, culture expert, and author Darius Mirshahzadeh to explore a deep leadership question: how do you stay ambitious an
Dr Steve Jones
record-setting high school football coach, educator, and executive coach · Cornerstone Counseling Center
1 appearance on this show
Kevin Lawrence
CEO coach, Scaling Up contributor, author
1 appearance on this show
Kevon Saber
partner and transition architect · Legacy Outcomes
1 appearance on this show
Garrett Gunderson
author and entrepreneur finance expert
1 appearance on this show
John Connors
1 appearance on this show
John Coyle
leadership expert, design thinking practitioner, Olympic silver medalist · Outspoken
1 appearance on this show
Troy Johnson
Food Network star, writer, host of Crave, Guy’s Grocery Games judge, co-host of Campus Eats · African American Literature Book Club
1 appearance on this show
Darius Mirshahzadeh
1 appearance on this show
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