- 1 hour 26 minutesA Great Idea Isn’t Enough—Build the Coalition to Make It Real: with Jason Wild & Linda Hill
Your best ideas won’t go anywhere if you don’t know how to build the influence to make them happen.
In this episode of Big Swings Only, Harvard Business School professor Linda Hill and innovation leader Jason Wild, co-authors of Genius at Scale, reveal what it really takes to turn ambitious ideas into meaningful change. Their research shows that breakthrough innovation isn’t just about having the right idea—it’s about building the relationships, trust, and coalitions needed to carry that idea across the finish line.
Linda and Jason break down how to lead and influence without formal authority, navigate organizational politics without simply “playing politics,” and recognize the sources of power you may already have. They explore why self-awareness is an underrated leadership skill, how to become a “bridger” who works effectively across boundaries, and why the strongest leaders know when to give away credit to build commitment and trust.
You’ll also learn how great leaders build coalitions that transform individual efforts into movements—and how people with little authority, budget, or status can still create change at extraordinary scale. From navigating AI-driven uncertainty to leading former peers and having difficult conversations with transparency, this episode offers a practical look at the human side of leadership and innovation.
If you have a big idea you want to bring to life, stop waiting for authority to make it happen. Build your influence, find your coalition, and take the swing.
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Website: https://geniusatscale.com/
Book: Genius at Scale: How Great Leaders Drive Innovation (multiple languages)
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Click here to buy your copy of Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life!17 August 2026, 9:00 am - 55 minutes 42 secondsThe Four Personalities That Turn Every Conversation Into a Fight - With Bill Eddy
Why do some people seem addicted to conflict — and what can we actually do about it?
In this powerful episode, conflict resolution expert Bill Eddy breaks down the four key traits of high-conflict personalities and teaches us how to deal with them — without losing our minds.
-Learn Bill Eddy’s “BIFF” Response Formula-Discover the 4 types of high-conflict people-Understand why society is becoming more divided — and what to do about it
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13 August 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 25 minutesHow to Turn Criticism Into Opportunity (Without Losing Your Authenticity)
Travel doesn’t just show you the world — it shows you yourself. And sometimes, what you discover is not what you expected.
In this powerful conversation, journalist and travel creator Nicole Phillip joins Kwame to explore the intersection of identity, race, storytelling, and courage. She opens up about her life-changing study abroad experience in Italy — the joy she imagined, the racism she didn’t expect, and the moment she realized she wasn’t alone when hundreds of thousands of people reached out to say, “This happened to me too.”
Nicole also shares the bold leap from ABC News and The New York Times to becoming a full-time travel creator — walking away from corporate America, trusting her voice, and building a platform rooted in truth, research, and authenticity.
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10 August 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 8 minutesLisa Bilyeu: How to Silence Your Inner Critic
Lisa Bilyeu shares the raw truth behind her journey — from shipping protein bars out of her living room to leading one of the most influential wellness brands in the world. Together with Kwame Christian, she unpacks what it really means to face failure, reprogram your inner critic, and choose your mission over your ego.
If you’ve ever struggled with fear, insecurity, or the pressure to be perfect, this episode will remind you that confidence isn’t something you’re born with — it’s something you build, one uncomfortable step at a time.
🔹 In this episode:
How to manage the negative voice in your head
Why emotions are powerful—but shouldn’t control you
The truth about resilience and bouncing back from failure
How to use discomfort as a tool for growth
The secret behind building radical confidence
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6 August 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 3 minutesYour Brain Is Lying to You. Here's How to Catch It. - Owen Fitzpatrick
Your brain runs a persuasion campaign on you every single day — manufacturing certainty, defending beliefs that stopped being true years ago, and keeping you loyal to a version of yourself you never actually chose.
Owen Fitzpatrick has spent 25+ years studying how minds get changed — as a filmmaker, an NLP co-author with Dr. Richard Bandler, a persuasion consultant for companies like Google and Coca-Cola, and a researcher who has traveled to North Korea, Iran, and Afghanistan to study propaganda at its most extreme. But after all that, he says the most powerful propaganda machine he's ever encountered wasn't out there — it was inside his own head. He calls it "inner propaganda," and in this episode, he shows you how to catch it running in yours.
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3 August 2026, 9:00 pm - 1 hour 1 minuteHow to Grow as a Leader: 44 Years at Chick-fil-A - Mark Miller
He couldn't keep a job at Chick-fil-A. Then the founder personally hired him — and 44 years later, he retired as one of the company's top executives.
Mark Miller started as a teenager who kept getting laid off, until a strange twist of fate put him face-to-face with Truett Cathy, the founder of Chick-fil-A, for a job interview in the company's warehouse. In this episode, Mark shares how that unlikely beginning turned into a 44-year career, the mindset shift that changed everything — "your capacity to grow determines your capacity to lead" — and why he believes lifelong learning isn't just an activity, it's an identity you choose to become.
If you've ever felt like you're starting from the bottom with no clear path up, this conversation will change how you think about growth, leadership, and what it really takes to build a career that lasts decades.
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30 July 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 27 minutesShe Was an Ivy League Lawyer — Until She Became a Felon: Rashmi Airan
She was an Ivy League lawyer with the perfect résumé. Then she became a convicted felon — and says losing her freedom is what finally set her free.
Rashmi Airan built a career as an attorney, entrepreneur, and Wall Street banker — until one bad decision, made under pressure to succeed, led to an FBI investigation and a year in federal prison. In this episode, she opens up about the moment everything fell apart, what she calls the "invisible prisons" we build for ourselves long before any real consequence hits, and how owning her worst mistake completely became the foundation for real transformation.
If you've ever felt like your biggest failure defines you, this conversation will change how you see it.
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27 July 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 10 minutesHow to Build a Personal Brand Without Quitting Your Day Job - Ryan Dunlap & Njsane Courtney
How do you build a personal brand without quitting your day job? In this episode, former SWAT hostage negotiator Ryan Dunlap and sitting HR Vice President Njsane Courtney reveal how they each built massive, trusted personal brands while holding full-time careers.
Ryan shares the real story behind his viral balloon video — a TikTok post with zero followers that hit 100,000+ views overnight — and the personal branding strategy he used to scale it into a following of nearly a million, without chasing trends or dancing videos. Njsane opens up about building "My Friend in HR" into a top industry podcast while still climbing the corporate ladder, proving you don't have to choose between a stable career and a public personal brand.
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23 July 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 21 minutesThe Mind Viruses That Are Making You Poor (Without Knowing It) - with Randy Gage
In this episode, you'll learn why "one quadrant success" — chasing money while your health, relationships, and inner life fall apart — is the biggest lie in the self-development world, and what the four quadrants of true prosperity actually look like. You'll learn how to identify the beliefs you inherited about money, work, and worth, and how to "blow up" that programming and replace it with something that actually serves you. You'll learn Randy Gage's concept of the sovereign operator — the mindset that makes you unable to be guilted, manipulated, or controlled by other people, institutions, or fear. And you'll learn why creating a "vacuum" — letting go of what's not working — is often the prerequisite for the next level of growth, in business and in life.
Randy Gage is the author of 16 books, including his new release Wealth Without Apology, and has built a coaching business that's generated tens of billions in revenue for himself and his clients. But before any of that, he was a 15-year-old sitting in a jail cell on an armed robbery charge. Kwame Christian sits down with him to trace that entire arc — and to pull out the exact frameworks you can use to stop feeling guilty about wanting more, and start building a prosperous life on your own terms.
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Randy's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@randygage
Randy's video called: Why I’d Burn an MBA Before I’d Frame One
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20 July 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 11 minutesThe Courage Framework: Competence, Confidence, Commitment, with Kevin Basik
Dr. Kevin Basik — 24-year Air Force behavioral scientist, PhD in Organizational Behavior, and co-founder of the National Medal of Honor Leadership Institute — had a 3am panic attack while building a leadership program with a Navy SEAL-turned-astronaut. This episode breaks down his courage framework, validated by actual Medal of Honor recipients, for beating imposter syndrome, building behavioral integrity, and leading with values-driven leadership under pressure.
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16 July 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 15 minutesHow to Stop Self-Sabotaging and Take Your Big Swing
Most people don't fail because they lack talent. They fail because they disqualify themselves before anyone else gets the chance.
Patty Azzarello became HP's youngest-ever General Manager at 33, ran a billion-dollar business at 35, and reached Silicon Valley CEO by 38 — all while feeling like she didn't belong in the room. In her new book Why Is She Still Here?, she shares the real, unfiltered story of what it actually took to get there.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- Why you should never disqualify yourself — Patty almost didn't apply for a billion-dollar GM role because she decided she wasn't ready. The men competing for the same job had less experience. She applied anyway. She got it.
- The "Little Patty" method for doing scary things — After 7 years of brutal childhood bullying, Patty built a powerful mental framework: if that little girl could walk back into school every day, you can do the scary adult thing. You owe it to her to swing.
- Why being a "business robot" stalls your career — Her boss told her she was too serious. Her mom cracked the code: your achievements get you in the door, but people have to want you in the room.
- How to turn your most embarrassing failure into your fastest learning — Patty once stood in front of a room full of engineers with zero knowledge of the product they were asking about. Two weeks later she was the most sought-after person to demo that exact product.
- The networking hack that works for introverts — Asking for help isn't weakness. It's how Patty — a self-described socially awkward introvert — built the support network that carried her career.
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