{"podcast":{"title":"Lead the Team (Top 2% of Podcasts)","slug":"lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768","podcast_index_feed_id":1064768,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/leadtheteam/","website_url":"HTTPS://benfanning.com/blog","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/10af0b95-04e6-42cc-b03d-73690ea3bb8a/QKJ4Hxs4kaKpd554m1ArvK6B.jpg","author":"Ben Fanning","episode_count":465,"summary":"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/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T04:21:29.253817+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768"},"episode":{"title":"From NYSE to DailyPay: The Risk That Reshaped a COO’s Career (Andrew Brandman)","slug":"from-nyse-to-dailypay-the-risk-that-reshaped-a-coo-s-career-andrew-brandman","published_at":"2026-04-30T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768","url":"http://www.benfanning.com/theceosessions/andrew-brandman","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/81d90ad4-5f32-409a-b5c8-bb8a96a27d29.mp3","summary":"They Said Don’t. Andrew Brandman, COO of DailyPay and a former leader at the New York Stock Exchange, knows risk taking When he decided to join the NYSE back in the day, everyone told him he was making a mistake. “Everyone was saying to me, don’t do it!.” He did it anyway. That decision didn’t just work out — it actually put him at the center of transforming a 200+ year old institution and reshaped the trajectory of his entire career. But it wasn’t just the risk. It was why he took it. He saw a mission big enough to matter. A chance to impact not just a company… but the people behind it — the ones whose lives are affected by every decision. It's a call to action for leaders at every level... - How often are we evaluating opportunities based on comfort… instead of impact? - What if the best career decisions don’t feel safe at all? - What if consensus is actually a warning sign? And how do you know when to ignore smart people… and trust your instincts anyway? ----- Connect with the Host, #1 bestselling author Ben Fanning Speaking and Training inquires Subscribe to my Youtube channel LinkedIn Instagram Twitter","meta_description":"They Said Don’t. Andrew Brandman, COO of DailyPay and a former leader at the New York Stock Exchange, knows risk taking When he decided to join the NYSE b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2609,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/episodes/from-nyse-to-dailypay-the-risk-that-reshaped-a-coo-s-career-andrew-brandman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"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.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}