When I created the Strategic Minds podcast several years ago, the goal was to do a deep dive into the minds of extraordinary leaders and world-class experts to discover how they think and share those insights with you.
I’m truly grateful to the following guests that appeared this past year and delivered a wonderful array of concepts, tools, and techniques to help us learn new ways to think, plan, and act strategically to maximize our performance (listed in order of appearance):
- Alan Trefler: Business Checkmate: Techniques from a Chess Master CEO
- Darren Elias: “All In” on Strategy: Insights from a World Poker Champion
- Robert Brown Brooks: Battle-Tested Strategy: Lessons from a 4-Star General
- Angie Hicks: Playing the Long Game: Growing A Startup into a Household Name
- Dr. Frederik G. Pferdt: Cultivating a Future Ready Mindset
- Nate Zinsser: Creating a Confident Mind for Elite Performance
- Lawrence Freedman: The Origin Story of Strategy
- Martin Reeves: Strategy: The Art of Problem Solving with Imagination
- Mo Edjlali: Mindfulness: Setting the Stage to Think
- Dr Max Mckeown: Shaping the Future with Strategic Thinking
- Stephen Wunker: The Octopus Approach to AI
- Rita McGrath: Discovering Insights at the Edges
- Mark Guadagnoli: Win or Learn: Finding Your Optimal Challenge Point
- Geoffrey Moore: The Power of Frameworks as Disruptive Catalysts
- Derin McMains, CMPC: Managing the Mental Game
- Ines Garcia: Using Nature to Nurture Innovation
In case you missed any of the episodes, you can listen to, watch and subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVxeWRH_EXoSxLM3AI-6OQ6LzPqZfW9hN
More elite thinkers are scheduled for this year so let’s get ready to have a Strategic ‘26!