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Rory Vaden and David Salyers Podcast Interviews + Fall Conferences List

Check out the most recent episodes of the H3 Leadership Podcast, featuring interviews with former Chick-fil-A marketing executive David Salyers, and productivity guru, TED Talk Sensation, and best-selling author Rory Vaden. Plus, 6 Fall Conferences to check out below. .

David Salyers is a former Chick-fil-A marketing executive, co-founder of ROAM, co-author of Remarkable, and a strategic advisor and speaker.

Rory Vaden is the co-founder of Brand Builders Group, along with the author of Procrastinate on Purpose, and a productivity and time management guru.

Make sure to access the Show Notes at the H3 Leadership website.

Special thanks to Remodel Health, Chemistry Staffing, and World Vision for being our trusted partners to help bring you these great interviews and episodes.

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Fall Leadership Conferences to Check out

Thrive Online Conference – FREE – October 4-7

ARC Conference – Charleston, SC – October 19-21

Gateway Conference – Dallas – September 26-28

Amplify Outreach – Chicago – October 19-20

RightNow Conference – Dallas – November 3-5

First Impressions Online Conference – FREE – November 14-15

You can also find additional interviews with Patrick Lencioni, Bob Goff, Coach PJ Fleck, Louie Giglio, Christine Caine, Kevin Kelly, NT Wright, Rick Warren, Michael Jr and many more.

3 New Podcast Interviews + 8 New Podcasts to Know

Check out the most recent episodes of the H3 Leadership Podcast, featuring interviews with author, pastor and spoken word artist Hosanna Wong, former NFL player and now speaker and NFL player ambassador Thomas R Williams, and YouTube manager, hip hop artist and producer Ace Patterson. Plus, 8 New Podcasts to Check Out included below.

Hosanna Wong is a San Diego-based author, spoken word artist, teacher, pastor and die hard Golden State Warriors basketball fan. She is the author of How (Not) to Save the World.

Thomas R Williams is a former NFL player and now speaker, author, NFL Player Engagement Ambassador and adjunct professor at USC.

Ace Patterson is the global music partnerships manager at YouTube along with hip hop artist, speaker, actor and producer.

Make sure to access the Show Notes at the H3 Leadership website.

Special thanks to Ministry Grid and World Vision for being our trusted partners to help bring you these great interviews and episodes.

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World Vision
Partnering with the Church to help pastors and church leaders stay healthy. Sign up for the FREE Soul CARE series, featuring a new segment called Right Side Up, in which Danielle Strickland and global leaders share how they have learned to practice their faith and feed their soul through difficult circumstances. Sign up today.

8 New Podcasts to Check Out

Passion + Purpose Podcast with Louie Giglio

GrowLeader Podcast with Chris Hodges

The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill – from Christianity Today

Human Hope with Carlos Whittaker

A Godzillion and One – from Greg Holder

Hey It’s the Luskos – from Levi and Jennie Lusko

The MeatEater Podcast – with Steven Rinella

The Village Church Sermons Podcast – specifically the Revelation series from this past spring


You can also find additional interviews with Coach PJ Fleck, Louie Giglio, Christine Caine, Kevin Kelly, NT Wright, Rick Warren, Michael Jr and many more.

New Podcast Episode with Award Winning Comedian Michael Jr + 10 Social Innovators to Know

Check out the most recent episode of the H3 Leadership Podcast, featuring interviews with comedian and actor Michael Jr, along with Chris Marlow, founder and CEO of Help One Now. Plus, 10 Social Innovators You Show Know, and my latest recommendations included below.

Michael Jr is an award-winning comedian, bestselling author of the new book, Funny How Life Works, and actor, producer and host of the Funny How Life Works Podcast. We discuss being homeless, the power of perseverance, meeting Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno and more.

Chris Marlow is the founder and CEO of Help One Now and the author of Doing Good is Simple. You can get a free copy of the book by visiting here.

Make sure to access the Show Notes at the H3 Leadership website.

Special thanks to Help One Now and VIVE Media for being our trusted partners to help bring you these great interviews and episodes.

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Links, Resources and Recommendations

9 Lines That Will Get People to Commit - article on Medium

A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload – new book from Cal Newport

Into the Mystery – new music album from NEEDTOBREATHE

Speak to the Mountains – new music album from Chris McClarney

Out Here On A Friday Where It Began – new music album from Hillsong Young & Free

A Minute to Think: Reclaim Creativity, Conquer Busyness, and Do Your Best Work – new book from Juliet Funt

Shauna Niequist – upcoming interview with Oprah on August 20

10 Social Innovators You Need to Know

Scott Harrison – charity:water

Blake Mycoskie – TOMS

Caitlin Crosby – The Giving Keys

Jessica Jackley – Kiva and Alltruists

Jeff Shinabarger – Plywood People and Plywood Presents

Jesse Sullivan – Alter

Ryan Devlin – This Saves Lives

Jess Eckstrom – Headbands of Hope

Kohl Crecelius – Krochet Kids and Known Supply

Brett Hagler – New Story Charity

New Interviews with Google Exec and Pastor of Alabama's largest Church

Check out the most recent episodes of the H3 Leadership Podcast, featuring interviews with Chris Hodges, senior pastor of Church of the Highlands, and Kirk Perry, former president of Brand Solutions at Google. Plus, my latest recommendations on new books, articles, podcasts and more included below.

Chris Hodges is the founding and senior pastor of Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, with campuses throughout the state of Alabama and one of the largest churches in the US. .He's also the founder and chancellor of Highlands College, founder of Grow Leader Conference, co-founder of ARC, and author of the new book, Out of the Cave. We discuss depression, anxiety, his friendship with John Maxwell, keys for leading today and more.

Kirk Perry is a corporate veteran, spending several years at Google as the President of Brand Solutions and previously as a Senior VP at Proctor & Gamble, and most recently the President and CEO of IRI. We discuss teamwork, leadership, how he connects with his team, how to be salt and light in the workplace and much more.

Make sure to access the Show Notes at the H3 Leadership website.

You can also find additional interviews with Coach PJ Fleck, Louie Giglio, Christine Caine, Kevin Kelly, NT Wright, Rick Warren and many more.

Special thanks to Ministry Grid, VIVE Media, World Vision and Brushfire for being our trusted partners to help bring you these great interviews and episodes.

Ministry Grid
The online tool to develop and disciple your church. Ministry Grid is offering our podcast listeners $200 off the regular Ministry Grid price. For just $399 a year, you can get unlimited access for your church. Get this special offer.

Vive Media
Your outsourced creative director all in one. Need help with graphic and website design, video editing or social media strategies? Then partner with Vive Media. Save $100 off your first month by using the code H3LEADER.

World Vision
Partnering with the Church to help pastors and church leaders stay healthy. Sign up for the FREE Soul CARE series, featuring a new segment called Right Side Up, in which Danielle Strickland and global leaders share how they have learned to practice their faith and feed their soul through difficult circumstances. Sign up today.

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Links, Resources and Recommendations

Carlos Whittaker and Tonee the piano guy in the Atlanta airport and his podcast episode about it

40 One-Sentence Email Tips – from Josh Spector

Psalms, Hymns, And Spiritual Songs, Vol. 1 – new album from Shane & Shane

Phenomena – new song from Hillsong Young & Free

122 Things Everyone Should Know About Investing and the Economy – from the Motley Fool

40 Life Lessons from 40 Years – from Josh Fields Millburn

Breakaway – new 30 for 30 documentary on ESPN, featuring Maya Moore and also directed by Rudy Valdez

What Amazing Bosses Do Differently – Harvard Business Review article

9 out of 10 Workers are Currently Looking to Change Jobs – new article from Inc.

Parable Church: How the Teachings of Jesus Shape the Culture of our Faith – new book from Mike Burnette

How Do You Ask Great Questions? – article from Tyler Cowen

New Interview with former Governor of Tennessee Bill Haslam + the July Top Ten List

Check out the most recent episode of the H3 Leadership Podcast, featuring an interview with 2 term Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam.

We discuss his new book Faithful Presence: The Promise and the Peril of Faith in the Public Square, plus talk leadership, his advice to young leaders, how to lead through change, and much more. Make sure to access the Show Notes at the H3 Leadership website.

You can also find additional interviews with Coach PJ Fleck, Louie Giglio, Christine Caine, Kevin Kelly, NT Wright, Rick Warren and many more.

Special thanks to World Vision and Brushfire for being our trusted partners to help bring you this great interview and episode.

World Vision
Partnering with the Church to help pastors and church leaders stay healthy. Sign up for the FREE Soul CARE series, featuring a new segment called Right Side Up, in which Danielle Strickland and global leaders share how they have learned to practice their faith and feed their soul through difficult circumstances. Sign up today.

Brushfire
Doing an event soon? Brushfire is your all-in-one event solution that provides seamless ticketing and registration plus custom event pages and so much more. Over 30,000 events use Brushfire each year. You can, too. Plus, get 2 months FREE when you sign up for an entire year. Get your exclusive offer today!

July Top 10 List

Books

Out of the Cave: Stepping into the Light when Depression Darkens What You See – Chris Hodges

Row the Boat – PJ Fleck and Jon Gordon

H3 Leadership: Be Humble. Stay Hungry. Always Hustle. – Brad Lomenick

Podcasts

The Lazy Genius Podcast – Kendra Adachi

Craft & Character – Steve Carter

Newsletters

Marketing Brew – daily newsletter from the same group that does Morning Brew

Austin Kleon – weekly newsletter, author of Steal Like An Artist

Voices

Aarti Sequeira - Food Network host, cookbook author, and winner of the 6th season of The Next Food Network Star

Brianne Kimmel - founder of worklife, an early stage venture firm in Silicon Valley

Articles

34 Mistakes on the Way to 34 Years Old – Ryan Holiday

Why Jerry Seinfeld Succeeds – from INC (consistency breeds success)