{"podcast":{"title":"Built Not Born","slug":"built-not-born-2943029","podcast_index_feed_id":2943029,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/builtnotborn/","website_url":"https://builtnotbornpodcast.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e7dd0530-f983-4f24-b191-a76beebded08/Oerv3rlILBLVxyiK2exPK9Ds.png","author":"Joe Ciccarone","episode_count":194,"summary":"Welcome to Built Not Born! The story of EVERYDAY PEOPLE creating REMARKABLE LIVES. Each week we bring a REMARKABLE story of an ordinary person that overcame the odds, fought through adversity and impacted the lives of countless people in their community. Subscribe and see why life is BUILT NOT BORN.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T12:18:53.350552+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/built-not-born-2943029"},"episode":{"title":"#177 - Dave Berke: \"The Need to Lead\" - Former Top Gun Instructor & F-35 Commander on Why Every Problem is a Leadership Problem ✈️","slug":"177-dave-berke-the-need-to-lead-former-top-gun-instructor-f-35-commander-on-why-every-problem-is-a-leadership-problem","published_at":"2025-10-17T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/built-not-born-2943029/177-dave-berke-the-need-to-lead-former-top-gun-instructor-f-35-commander-on-why-every-problem-is-a-leadership-problem","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/built-not-born-2943029","url":"https://builtnotbornpodcast.com/episode/built-not-born-podcast-dave-berke-the-need-to-lead-former-top-gun-instructor-f-35-commander-on-why-every-problem-is-a-leadership-problem-","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/9648bf8c-a95d-4400-a457-df0e16e7dce3.mp3","summary":"Dave Berke: \"The Need to Lead\" - Former Top Gun Instructor & F-35 Commander on Why Every Problem is a Leadership Problem ✈️ Former Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Dave Berke shares his journey from Top Gun instructor to F-35 squadron commander to combat veteran fighting alongside Navy SEALs in Ramadi. Now a leadership instructor at Echelon Front with Jocko Willink and Leif Babin , Dave reveals lessons from his new book \"The Need to Lead\" - the third in the Extreme Ownership series. What You'll Learn: • Why every problem is a leadership problem (and how that empowers you to solve it) • The difference between extreme ownership and preemptive ownership • Why \"someone's gonna do it, it might as well be you\" changes everything • How to lead when you're leading your equals and peers • Why good leadership must outlast the leader • The power of being a leader who listens first Key Quote: \"Someone's going to do it, it might as well be you. Every person needs to lead in order to succeed, no matter the environment.\" - Dave Berke Timestamps: 🛩️ 00:00 - The Star Wars moment that sparked a fighter pilot dream 🛩️ 08:15 - Mom's powerful advice: \"Someone's gonna do it, might as well be you\" 🛩️ 15:30 - Growing up in Marine Corps town: El Toro flight path childhood 🛩️ 22:45 - First time behind the controls and the road to Top Gun 🛩️ 28:20 - Only Marine to fly both F-22 Raptor and F-35B Lightning 🛩️ 35:40 - Mom watching his first F-35B vertical landing - full circle moment 🛩️ 42:15 - Becoming a Top Gun instructor: Leading your peers 🛩️ 48:30 - Humble, credible, approachable: The ultimate teaching framework 🛩️ 55:20 - Leaving the cockpit for combat on the ground in Ramadi 🛩️ 62:45 - Fighting alongside Jocko and Leif's SEAL Team in 2006 🛩️ 68:30 - The dichotomy: Coming home to San Diego…","meta_description":"Dave Berke: \"The Need to Lead\" - Former Top Gun Instructor & F-35 Commander on Why Every Problem is a Leadership Problem ✈️ Former Marine Corps Lieute…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3833,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/built-not-born-2943029/episodes/177-dave-berke-the-need-to-lead-former-top-gun-instructor-f-35-commander-on-why-every-problem-is-a-leadership-problem/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/built-not-born-2943029/177-dave-berke-the-need-to-lead-former-top-gun-instructor-f-35-commander-on-why-every-problem-is-a-leadership-problem.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}