# Lead the Team (Top 2% of Podcasts)

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Author: Ben Fanning
Episodes: 465

## Resource

Real CEOs. Real Stories. Hosted by Ben Fanning—2025 Gold Stevie Award winner for Best Business Podcast and ranked in the Top 2% globally—Lead the Team draws on over 600 CEO interviews to take you inside the minds of leaders from brands like Honeywell, HP, IBM, Dunkin’, and L’Oréal. In each episode, you’ll hear raw, unfiltered stories of leading through rapid growth, high-stakes decisions, and make-or-break moments—plus the CEO-tested tools and strategies they use to build high-performing teams. From turning around billion-dollar brands to sparking innovation at scale, these leaders share lessons you can put into action right now to lead your own team better. Subscribe now. ------------- https://www.benfanning.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/benfanning/

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## Episodes
- [Advanced Auto Parts CEO is Rebuilding from the Front Line | Shane O'Kelly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/advanced-auto-parts-ceo-is-rebuilding-from-the-front-line-shane-o-kelly) — 2026-07-22T14:00:00+00:00
- [Why Change Initiatives Fail | MSX Deputy CEO, Andrea Sorrenti](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/why-change-initiatives-fail-msx-deputy-ceo-andrea-sorrenti) — 2026-07-07T18:00:00+00:00
- [Box COO: If Nothing Feels Broken, You're Moving Too Slowly | Olivia Nottebohm](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/box-coo-if-nothing-feels-broken-you-re-moving-too-slowly-olivia-nottebohm) — 2026-07-05T10:30:00+00:00
- [How Great Leaders Eliminate Team Silos | TeamViewer CRO, Mark Banfield](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/how-great-leaders-eliminate-team-silos-teamviewer-cro-mark-banfield) — 2026-06-28T11:00:00+00:00
- [How Resource-Starved Teams Use AI to Beat Massive Budgets | CEO Bonterra, Scott Brighton](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/how-resource-starved-teams-use-ai-to-beat-massive-budgets-ceo-bonterra-scott-brighton) — 2026-06-24T15:00:00+00:00
- [BNI COO: The Networking Mistake Costing Leaders Millions (Dave Collins)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/bni-coo-the-networking-mistake-costing-leaders-millions-dave-collins) — 2026-06-22T19:00:00+00:00
- [Why Energy Became a CEO Problem | SmartestEnergy US, CEO Andy Cormie](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/why-energy-became-a-ceo-problem-smartestenergy-us-ceo-andy-cormie) — 2026-06-16T13:00:00+00:00
- [Why Great Leaders Don't Trust Polished Reports | John Case, CEO of Acumatica](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/why-great-leaders-don-t-trust-polished-reports-john-case-ceo-of-acumatica) — 2026-06-14T16:00:00+00:00
- [The AI Mistake Costing Companies Millions (iMerit CEO Radha Basu)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/the-ai-mistake-costing-companies-millions-imerit-ceo-radha-basu) — 2026-06-10T18:00:00+00:00
- [How to Build an AI-Native Company (KK, CEO of Ascendion)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/how-to-build-an-ai-native-company-kk-ceo-of-ascendion) — 2026-05-27T18:00:00+00:00
- [Why Safe Leaders Stall (CEO Greene Tweed, Magen Buterbaugh)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/why-safe-leaders-stall-ceo-greene-tweed-magen-buterbaugh) — 2026-05-26T17:00:00+00:00
- [I Fight AI Fraud with Military Tactics (Socure President, Matt Thompson)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/i-fight-ai-fraud-with-military-tactics-socure-president-matt-thompson) — 2026-05-20T09:00:00+00:00
- [The Biggest Mistake Leaders Make in a Crisis (CEO of Cygnet, Keval Hutheesing)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/the-biggest-mistake-leaders-make-in-a-crisis-ceo-of-cygnet-keval-hutheesing) — 2026-05-16T11:30:00+00:00
- [Why Most AI Initiatives Are Failing Before They Start  (Ascendion CCO, Arun Varadarajan)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/why-most-ai-initiatives-are-failing-before-they-start-ascendion-cco-arun-varadarajan) — 2026-05-13T08:00:00+00:00
- [The Best-Scaling Teams Share One Leadership Lesson (Josh Kanagy, Hightouch CRO)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/the-best-scaling-teams-share-one-leadership-lesson-josh-kanagy-hightouch-cro) — 2026-05-10T11:00:00+00:00
- [Bruce Springsteen Revolutionized My Company (Chairman at Virtual, Andy Freed)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/bruce-springsteen-revolutionized-my-company-chairman-at-virtual-andy-freed) — 2026-05-05T18:00:00+00:00
- [monday.com CRO - Why Great Mentors Push You to Leave, Case George](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/monday-com-cro-why-great-mentors-push-you-to-leave-case-george) — 2026-05-03T11:30:00+00:00
- [From NYSE to DailyPay: The Risk That Reshaped a COO’s Career (Andrew Brandman)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/from-nyse-to-dailypay-the-risk-that-reshaped-a-coo-s-career-andrew-brandman) — 2026-04-30T13:00:00+00:00
- [ZOOM COO Admits Fastest Tech Adoption in History (Leadership Talk with Aparna Bawa)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/zoom-coo-admits-fastest-tech-adoption-in-history-leadership-talk-with-aparna-bawa) — 2026-04-28T19:00:00+00:00
- [Microsoft CEO Changed How I Lead My Company (Hayden Stafford Seismic CRO)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/microsoft-ceo-changed-how-i-lead-my-company-hayden-stafford-seismic-cro) — 2026-04-26T15:30:00+00:00
- [You Still Own It: The Leadership Skill You Can’t Delegate to AI (with PROS CRO Eileen Sweeney)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/you-still-own-it-the-leadership-skill-you-can-t-delegate-to-ai-with-pros-cro-eileen-sweeney) — 2026-04-21T14:00:00+00:00
- [The Automation Mistake That Costs Millions (CEO Americas HAI Robotics, ex-Target, GXO, Adrian Stoch))](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/the-automation-mistake-that-costs-millions-ceo-americas-hai-robotics-ex-target-gxo-adrian-stoch) — 2026-04-19T13:00:00+00:00
- [Why Charisma Fails Leaders (After 10,000 Interviews) CEO Rod McDermott, McDermott + Bull; Activate 180](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/why-charisma-fails-leaders-after-10-000-interviews-ceo-rod-mcdermott-mcdermott-bull-activate-180) — 2026-04-13T13:00:00+00:00
- [Why Great Leaders Ignore Noise and Direct Attention (Clear Channel Outdoor CRO Bob McCuin)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/why-great-leaders-ignore-noise-and-direct-attention-clear-channel-outdoor-cro-bob-mccuin) — 2026-03-31T16:00:00+00:00
- [Why Leaders are Losing Their Best People (Adam Block CRO, Motive)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/why-leaders-are-losing-their-best-people-adam-block-cro-motive) — 2026-03-29T11:15:00+00:00
- [The AI Leadership Choice Every Leader Must Make (CEO Abhijit Mitra, Outreach)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/the-ai-leadership-choice-every-leader-must-make-ceo-abhijit-mitra-outreach) — 2026-03-22T11:00:00+00:00
- [When Mistakes Cost Lives, How to Lead (Fluke CEO, Parker Burke)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/when-mistakes-cost-lives-how-to-lead-fluke-ceo-parker-burke) — 2026-03-17T17:00:00+00:00
- [Nuclear Submarines and a $22B Merger Shaped a CEO  (Deltek's, Bob Hughes)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/nuclear-submarines-and-a-22b-merger-shaped-a-ceo-deltek-s-bob-hughes) — 2026-03-15T17:00:00+00:00
- [From Team USA to CEO (Bluebeam CEO Usman Shuja)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/from-team-usa-to-ceo-bluebeam-ceo-usman-shuja) — 2026-03-10T15:30:00+00:00
- [Google's "Wolverine" to CEO (PandaDoc's CEO Keith Rabkin)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/google-s-wolverine-to-ceo-pandadoc-s-ceo-keith-rabkin) — 2026-03-08T10:45:00+00:00
- [The $1.1B Transformation Most Leaders Fail (Winpak's Chief Operational Excellence Officer, Randall Troutman)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/the-1-1b-transformation-most-leaders-fail-winpak-s-chief-operational-excellence-officer-randall-troutman) — 2026-03-03T19:00:00+00:00
- [How Great Leaders Navigate Uncertainty (CEO Jed Ayres, ControlUp)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/how-great-leaders-navigate-uncertainty-ceo-jed-ayres-controlup) — 2026-03-01T17:30:00+00:00
- [The Question That Reset Avaya (CEO Patrick Dennis)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/the-question-that-reset-avaya-ceo-patrick-dennis) — 2026-02-22T16:00:00+00:00
- [What Only Hard Seasons Teach (CEO Planview's Matt Zilli)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/what-only-hard-seasons-teach-ceo-planview-s-matt-zilli) — 2026-02-18T17:00:00+00:00
- [Repeat Elite Performance (The Change that Matters)- CEO John Leach of FLS Transportation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/repeat-elite-performance-the-change-that-matters-ceo-john-leach-of-fls-transportation) — 2026-02-16T17:00:00+00:00
- [Monetize Your Leadership (Thinkific CEO & Founder Greg Smith)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/monetize-your-leadership-thinkific-ceo-founder-greg-smith) — 2026-02-08T16:00:00+00:00
- [The RISK of Your Top Performers (CEO Americas at Nortal, Alain Dias)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/the-risk-of-your-top-performers-ceo-americas-at-nortal-alain-dias) — 2026-02-01T18:00:00+00:00

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