Why Lead?
"Everything rises and falls on leadership," - John Maxwell
My name is Ben Owden and I have weekly conversations with leaders. I hope that these conversations will help you find the clarity and conviction to lead a more meaningful and impactful life. I’ve curated some of the best thinker practitioners from all over the world to help you get to your leadership nirvana.
Podcasting since 2020 • 86 episodes
Why Lead?
Latest Episodes
0085 - Sleep Your Way to Better Decisions, How Rest is Becoming the New Hustle ft Sara Mednick
In this conversation, Dr. Sara Mednick, world-renowned scientist, author of the influential book Take a Nap, Change Your Life, and professor directing the Sleep and Cognition Lab at UC Irvine, shares eye-opening insights about t...
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Season 3
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Episode 85
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1:20:16
0084 - Unleash Your Brain’s Four Superpowers, & Become the CEO of Your Mind ft Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
Imagine discovering four distinct “personalities” inside your brain—each with its own way of thinking, feeling, and experiencing the world. That’s exactly what Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, a Harvard-trained neuroanatomist, revealed after survi...
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Season 3
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Episode 84
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1:15:10
0083 - The AI Playbook: How to Win with Machine Learning ft Eric Siegel
What if you could predict who will buy, who will click—or even who might lie or die? In this episode, Ben Owden sits down with Dr. Eric Siegel founder of Machine Learning Week, a globally recognized expert on demysti...
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Season 3
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Episode 83
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1:05:54
0082 - Why Most Strategy Fails—And How to Fix It ft Dr. Felix Oberholzer-Gee
What if everything you thought you knew about strategy was wrong—or at least incomplete? In this eye-opening episode, Ben Owden sits down with Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Harvard Business School’s Andreas Andersen Professor of Business ...
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Season 3
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Episode 82
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1:13:16
0081 - Stop Fixing—Start Transforming: How to Spark Real Change ft Dr. Monica Sharma
How do we create a world where our children—and all of us—can truly thrive? In this episode, Ben Owden sits down with Dr. Monica Sharma, a physician, epidemiologist, and former senior leader at the United Nations, whose groundbrea...
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Season 3
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Episode 81
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