Learn-It-All™ Podcast -
Leadership Lessons to Help You Learn Faster and Lead Better

Leaders who stop learning become the ceiling. Get hard-earned lessons from executives, founders, bestselling authors, and elite athletes on what they've learned and unlearned, and what sets the best apart.

MEET YOUR HOST

A 30-year CEO and 3x bestselling author who never stopped being a student.

Damon Lembi doesn't ask guests how they won. He asks what it cost them.

From college baseball to the boardroom, he's helped upskill 2 million+ people and seen why some leaders keep growing while others stall.

A PODCAST FOR:

Executives and senior leaders

Founders ready to scale

Leaders navigating AI

First-time leaders

Notable Guests. From Boardrooms to the Cockpit.

Jon Gordon

Author of 19 bestsellers, including The Energy Bus

Ray Lane

Former President and COO of Oracle

Jim Murphy

New York Times bestselling author of Inner Excellence

Jim Keyes

Former CEO of 7-Eleven and Blockbuster

Michelle “MACE” Curran

Former U.S. Air Force Thunderbird Lead Solo

Keith Ferrazzi

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Never Eat Alone

Andy Lopez

Two-time NCAA championship winning baseball coach

Dr. Jessica Kriegel

Workplace culture expert and bestselling author

Doug Conant

Former CEO of Campbell Soup Company

Stephen M.R. Covey

New York Times bestselling author of The Speed of Trust

Ethan Evans

Former Amazon VP who helped build Prime Video

Steven Pressfield

Author of The War of Art and The Legend of Bagger Vance

Recent Episodes

The questions leaders are wrestling with right now, answered by the people who've lived them.

332: Jon Gordon: Leadership Habits That Build Trust With Teams | 19x Bestselling Author

331: The Amazing Race’s Joanna Lohman: Why Role Players Win Championships

330: Why Your Decision Making Under Pressure Fails | Michelle "MACE" Curran

329: Why Your Team Can't Focus | Shawn Vanderhoven, PAUSE Author, Partner at Liz Wiseman's Firm

328: Why Generalists Are Getting Replaced First in the AI Era | Matthew Whyatt

327: Fortune 500 Executive Coach: Why You're Winning at Work But Losing at Home | James "J.R." Reid

326: Why High Earners Feel More Stuck Than Ever (The Success Trap) | Alexa DePaolo

325: Harvard Business Review Writer: The Goal You Just Set Only Has a 34% Chance of Success | Kyle Austin Young

324: The BIG Leadership Mistake That's Quietly Destroying Your Team | Joe Machicote

323: He Advises Fortune 1000 Companies: Why Your AI Rollout Isn't Producing Results | Dr. Soren Kaplan

322: By Age 12, 75% of Your Time With Your Kids Is Already Gone | Jeff Wickersham

321: He Studied 1000s of Teams — You're Losing 29 Hours a Week and Don't Know It | Ron Friedman, Ph.D.

320: The Mindset Shift High Achievers Need Before Burnout Forces It | Mairin Moore Cane

319: His Apps Reached 100 Million Users: Here's Why Your Customers Don't Stay | Colin Hodge

318: Here’s Why Your Team Isn’t Using AI Correctly

317: Why Great Salespeople Struggle When Promoted Into Leadership | Lynn Hidy

316: You're Probably in the Wrong Career — Here's How to Find Your "Thing" | Tom Rath

315: Meet the Teacher Behind 2M+ Students on Udemy | Kyle Pew

314: The #1 Reason Your AI Investment Isn't Paying Off | Julie Stone

313: What Elite Sports Teach You That Business School Never Will | Andreea Dragoi

312: $10M Founder: Stop Blaming The Market If Your Business Isn't Growing | Bryan Clayton

311: How to Lead People Who Know More Than You | Jon Rennie

310: 6 Questions About AI Every Leader Needs To Debate

309: AI Is Forcing a Leadership Reset. Are You Prepared? | Sue Bethanis

308: The Neuroscience of High Performance: 3 Steps for Clarity & Confidence | Angus Nelson

307: The Hidden Cost of Being Great at Your Job | Billy Keels

306: He Studied Baseball For 30 Years. Here's What It Taught Him About Leadership | Ken Davidoff

305: "I Didn't Think I Was a Leader" — Then He Captained the All Blacks 52 Times | Kieran Read

304: Why Your Skills Aren't Enough to Get What You Want | Quinn Harwood

303: The #1 Reason Companies Fail (& How To Fix It) | Jamie Shaver

302: The Dream Manager: The Question Most Leaders Never Ask | Kate Volman

301: High Performance Expert: Don't Let Fear Motivate You, Do This Instead | Josh Perry

300: The Winning Mindset of a 2x National Championship Baseball Coach | Andy Lopez

299: How to Find the Next Big Opportunity Before Everyone Else Does | Garrett Larsson

298: Former Tesla Executive: Why Speed Is the Only Business Strategy That Actually Works | Jay Abbasi

297: Most Companies Are Using AI Wrong And It's Costing Them | Christa Hill

296: The Real Workforce Crisis Isn’t AI — It’s Human Disconnection | Colleen Stanley

295: If AI Has All The Answers, What Do You Compete On? | Andrea Iorio

294: NBA's Top Psychologist Reveals How to Thrive Under Pressure | Wayne Chappelle

293: The Leadership Skill Nobody Teaches (But Every Top Performer Has) | Damon Lembi

292: The Ancient Leadership Principle That The Top 1% Leaders Know | DJ Vanas

291: The One Rule That Separates Great Leaders From Average Managers | Tyler Dickerhoof

290: You're Not Behind (Yet): How Leaders Need To Adapt With AI | Danielle Clark

289: The Reason You Still Feel Empty After Getting Everything You Wanted | Jim Murphy

288: How to Get the Most Out of Your Financial Advisor (Most People Don’t) | CJ Davidson

287: Leadership Expert: “Before You Accept A Promotion, Ask Yourself This…” | Vincent Wanga

286: Why Most Founders Aren’t Ready to Scale | Ray Lane

285: Little League Baseball Teaches Kids to Fail — Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing | Damon Lembi

284: Former Blockbuster & 7-Eleven's CEO Reveals What It Takes To Build a Business | Jim Keyes

283: Why Your Brain Shuts Down Under Pressure | Rob Kalwarowsky

282: Hustle Won’t Make You High-Performing—Habits Will | James Laughlin

281: Bold AI Predictions for Work by 2027 | Damon Lembi

280: Breaking Free from Perfectionism | Todd Patkin

279: How to Stop Getting Ghosted After the First Sales Meeting | Lee Salz

278: Why CEOs Must Train Like Athletes | Pearce Cucchissi

277: Your Leadership Operating System Needs an Update | Townsend Wardlaw

276: The Psychological Safety Test Leaders Never Try | Aoife O’Brien

275: He Took Over From a Legend After 45 Years—Here’s What Worked | David Brint

274: The 6 Levels of Control That Signal Team Failure | Kevin Black

273: Stop Hiring for Experience: The 3 Traits That Predict Top Performers | Ursula Mentjes

272: The 5 Cs That Make People Trust You | Damon Lembi

271: The $10B Portfolio Standard They Refuse to Compromise | Mark Gleiberman

270: Why Letting Go of the Outcome Changes Everything | Jim Harshaw Jr.

269: Remote Work Didn’t Kill Productivity — It Killed Connection | Dan Ariely

268: Four-Time Olympian Ruben Gonzalez on the Two Types of Courage That Change Everything | Ruben Gonzalez

267: NFL Quarterback Jake Plummer on the Comeback Mindset That Refuses to Lose | Jake Plummer

266: Three-Time Gold Medalist on Why Action Beats Anxiety Every Time | Leah Amico

265: NCAA National Champion on the “F-Switch” That Unlocks Your Potential | Seth Pepper

264: Two-Time World Champion on the Difference Between Gold Medalists and Everyone Else | Arjun Dhingra

263: The Data Says America’s Best Days Are Ahead (Even If the News Doesn’t) | Larry Aldrich

262: Hard Work Doesn’t Get You Promoted—This Does | Nadine Niba

261: 99% of Hiring Managers Miss This One Critical Interview Step | Scott Arias

260: The One Signal That Separates Those Who Succeed from Those Who Quit | Jerrid Sebesta

259: The Hidden Framework Behind Every High-Growth Partnership | Phil Hayes-St.Clair

258: The Basketball Miracle No One Saw Coming | Coach Jim Johnson

257: Why Punishing Mistakes Quietly Kills Workplace Innovation | Mark Graban

256: Why Waiting to Feel “Ready” Is Killing Your Potential | Valerie Bowden

255: How Great Leaders Grow People Faster — The 2025 Leadership Playbook | Cameron Herold

254: Early Warning Signs of Employee Burnout Managers Should Act On Now | Joyce Marter

253: What Great Leaders Unlearn That Average Managers Still Believe | Josh Nanavaty

252: What Leaders Don’t Know About Tribal Psychology | Tim Ash

251: How Great Leaders Face Fear Head-On: 3 Steps to Build Courage Through Effort | Quinn Magnuson

250: Steven Pressfield | Amateurs vs Pros: The One Thing That Separates Them

249: What Elite Sports Teams Know About Building Culture That You Don’t | Ken Crenshaw

248: The HR Skills That Separate Strategic Leaders From the Rest | Nahed Khairallah

247: 22 Championships in a Row | The Character Over Talent Formula ft. Rusty Komori

246: What Elite Sales Reps Do That AI Can Never Replace | John Barrows

245: The Workplace Gratitude Practice Most Leaders Are Missing | Joel Zuckerman

244: The Mindset Shift That Turned One Man's Accident Into a Gift | Matt Drinkhahn

243: Can Small Brave Moves Really Change Your Life? | Nicole Bianchi

242: Mastering The Business of Storytelling: Make Your Message Stick | Eva Daniel

241: Mastering The Business of Storytelling: Connect, Don’t Convince | J.J. Peterson

240: The 3-Word Framework That Makes Every Story Work | Park Howell

239: Mastering The Business of Storytelling: Stop Being Boring. Start Being Remembered. | Matthew Dicks

238: The Hidden Cost of Leading Without Laughter | Greg Kettner

237: The Green Beret Who Learned to Lead with Empathy | Clarence Dingman

236: The Ask Approach: How to Lead with Curiosity (Not Control) | Jeff Wetzler

235: What Founders Learn When They Never Work for Anyone Else | Juliana Sommer

234: The Hidden Role of Great Leaders | Tim Lupinacci

233: This CEO Is Fighting Blindness and Redefining Leadership | Jason Menzo

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