# Choosing Leadership with Sumit Gupta

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Official site: https://www.deployyourself.com/podcast
Author: Sumit Gupta
Episodes: 325

## Resource

As a leader, you are always making choices. Even when you think you have no choice. And if you are unable to make a decision, you are choosing to stay in a state of indecision. The only question is - are your choices taking you where you want to go? I am Sumit Gupta, and this is "Choosing Leadership" - a podcast for high performers with big dreams - who know deep inside that there is more. This is a podcast for people who know they are more powerful than the level they are currently playing. I have spent a long time feeling powerless, and that is why I see where you are powerful even when you cannot. I dare to say what most people would not. I dare to speak to the "tremendous power" which you already have rather than what you believe are your strengths and limitations. This podcast is called "choosing leadership" - because that is what leadership is - a choice. The choice to step into the unknown. The choice to see fear as a friend. The choice to take courageous action rather than waiting for readiness. Join Sumit in exploring this question when it comes to your leadership. In each moment of life, are you Deploying Yourself or not? In each moment of life, are you Choosing Leadersh…

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## Episodes
- [Leadership Journeys [286] - Roisin Wood - "When you know what exclusion feels like, you spend your life building belonging."](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-286-roisin-wood-when-you-know-what-exclusion-feels-like-you-spend-your-life-building-belonging) — 2026-06-02T08:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [285] - Lokendra Tomar - "Real freedom is living beyond other people’s definitions of success."](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-285-lokendra-tomar-real-freedom-is-living-beyond-other-people-s-definitions-of-success) — 2026-05-26T08:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [284] - Mark Coscarello - "Fulfillment comes from who you build with, not where you work"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-284-mark-coscarello-fulfillment-comes-from-who-you-build-with-not-where-you-work) — 2026-05-18T08:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [283] - Katie Tamblin - " Very big egos often hide very fragile people"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-283-katie-tamblin-very-big-egos-often-hide-very-fragile-people) — 2026-05-11T08:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [282] - Bob van Luijt - "Starting early compounds everything."](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-282-bob-van-luijt-starting-early-compounds-everything) — 2026-04-28T08:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [281] - Kishan Ananthram - “Give more than you take and never forget where you came from.”](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-281-kishan-ananthram-give-more-than-you-take-and-never-forget-where-you-came-from) — 2026-04-20T08:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [280] - Kunal Thakker - “Entrepreneurship gives you freedom but it quietly takes your presence.”](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-280-kunal-thakker-entrepreneurship-gives-you-freedom-but-it-quietly-takes-your-presence) — 2026-04-14T08:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [279] - Ron Rubin - “There’s gold in your backyard - if you’re willing to dig deep enough.”](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-279-ron-rubin-there-s-gold-in-your-backyard-if-you-re-willing-to-dig-deep-enough) — 2026-04-06T08:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [278] - Lindsay Nahmiache - "Growth feels like discomfort. Comfort feels like stagnation."](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-278-lindsay-nahmiache-growth-feels-like-discomfort-comfort-feels-like-stagnation) — 2026-03-24T09:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [277] - Joe Seddon - "Be delusional about the mission. Be ruthless about the execution."](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-277-joe-seddon-be-delusional-about-the-mission-be-ruthless-about-the-execution) — 2026-03-17T09:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [276] - Kaihan Krippendorff - "Most companies lack the space to talk about impossible ideas"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-276-kaihan-krippendorff-most-companies-lack-the-space-to-talk-about-impossible-ideas) — 2026-03-09T09:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [275] - Janardan Dalmia - "Success has many fathers and failure is an orphan"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-275-janardan-dalmia-success-has-many-fathers-and-failure-is-an-orphan) — 2026-03-03T09:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [274] - Christopher Graham - “Transformation starts when the founder steps back and the team steps up.”](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-274-christopher-graham-transformation-starts-when-the-founder-steps-back-and-the-team-steps-up) — 2026-02-23T09:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [273] - Liza Roeser - “Panic means I’ve lost the bigger picture. Faith brings it back.”](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-273-liza-roeser-panic-means-i-ve-lost-the-bigger-picture-faith-brings-it-back) — 2026-02-16T09:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [272] - Jason Stone - “My faith and family come first”](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-272-jason-stone-my-faith-and-family-come-first) — 2026-02-10T09:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [271] - Fredrik Meurling - “Great leaders know when to turn it on and when to let go.”](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-271-fredrik-meurling-great-leaders-know-when-to-turn-it-on-and-when-to-let-go) — 2026-02-02T09:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [270] - Prashant Issar - “Integrity is simple: if I give my word, I keep it - especially when it’s hardest.”](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-270-prashant-issar-integrity-is-simple-if-i-give-my-word-i-keep-it-especially-when-it-s-hardest) — 2026-01-26T09:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [269] - Mark Rampolla - "Your calendar tells the truth your mind refuses to admit."](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-269-mark-rampolla-your-calendar-tells-the-truth-your-mind-refuses-to-admit) — 2026-01-22T09:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [268] - Hanim Dogan Jain - "Self-confidence comes from outside but self-worth is from the inside"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-268-hanim-dogan-jain-self-confidence-comes-from-outside-but-self-worth-is-from-the-inside) — 2026-01-19T09:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [267] - Tom Alexander - "Today’s employees want more than a job -they want to make the world better."](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-267-tom-alexander-today-s-employees-want-more-than-a-job-they-want-to-make-the-world-better) — 2026-01-15T09:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [266] - Dr. Julian Nesbitt - "Money doesn't make you happy, but helping someone else does."](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-266-dr-julian-nesbitt-money-doesn-t-make-you-happy-but-helping-someone-else-does) — 2026-01-12T09:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [265] - Mallika Kapur - "Leadership can be lonely—but effectiveness matters more than approval."](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-265-mallika-kapur-leadership-can-be-lonely-but-effectiveness-matters-more-than-approval) — 2026-01-08T09:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [264] - Hussein Hallak - "I just follow what I love—coincidences and courage did the rest."](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-264-hussein-hallak-i-just-follow-what-i-love-coincidences-and-courage-did-the-rest) — 2026-01-05T09:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [263] - Sam Sykes - "Do work you’re proud of—the money will follow, but pride is the real legacy."](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-263-sam-sykes-do-work-you-re-proud-of-the-money-will-follow-but-pride-is-the-real-legacy) — 2025-12-29T09:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [262] - David Lapin - "Boundaries don’t divide us—they give us the space to define who we are."](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-262-david-lapin-boundaries-don-t-divide-us-they-give-us-the-space-to-define-who-we-are) — 2025-12-22T09:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [261] - Jeff Perkins - "Family and fitness keep me grounded - without them, leadership gets heavy fast."](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-261-jeff-perkins-family-and-fitness-keep-me-grounded-without-them-leadership-gets-heavy-fast) — 2025-12-18T09:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [260] - Suchit Bachalli - "Trust is the ultimate currency—and a true leader spends it in service of their team."](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-260-suchit-bachalli-trust-is-the-ultimate-currency-and-a-true-leader-spends-it-in-service-of-their-team) — 2025-12-15T09:00:00+00:00
- [Leadership Journeys [259] - Ashwin Didwania - "Success takes capital, patience, and the mindset to take the big leap."](https://stenobird.com/podcast/choosing-leadership-with-sumit-gupta-4623737/leadership-journeys-259-ashwin-didwania-success-takes-capital-patience-and-the-mindset-to-take-the-big-leap) — 2025-12-11T09:00:00+00:00

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