The L3 Leadership Podcast with Doug Smith
Doug Smith
The L3 Leadership Podcast is focused on leadership development and personal growth. We are obsessed with helping you grow to your maximum potential and maximizing the impact of your leadership. We release a new episode every week to help you grow and develop as a leader. You will hear a mix of personal lessons from our Founder, Doug Smith, and conversations Doug has with world-class leaders from around the world. Doug interviews leaders like Pittsburgh Steelers Coach, Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Penguins Coach, Mike Sullivan, Tony Horton, Liz Wiseman, Brian Tome, John Mark Comer, Mark Batterson, Ryan Hawk, Nona Jones, Claude Silver, Ken Coleman, Christy Wright, Rachel Cruze, Mark Cole, and many more. Our hope is that you will not only learn great leadership lessons but that you will catch great leadership from the lives of the leaders that we expose you to.
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Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Leon Ford shares his profound journey from the brink of death due to police brutality to becoming a symbol of forgiveness and activism.
About Leon Ford: Leon Ford is a celebrated author, social entrepreneur, impact investor, international speaker, and changemaker dedicated to driving positive change in his community and beyond.
As a respected activist and mental health ambassador, Ford passionately addresses disparities by focusing on holistic wellness. His inspiring approach emphasizes the importance of resilience, transforming personal challenges into purpose, and creating a lasting societal impact.
Ford's accomplishments include executive producing the Cannes Film Festival award-winning documentary Leon (2019) and Breaking Bread: A Conversation on Race in America (2021), which won a Shorty Award. President Obama's Volunteer Service Award (2017), The Root 100 (2018), Pittsburgh's 40 Under 40 (2019), Forbes 30 Under 30 (2023), and National Urban League Community Service Award (2023).
Key Takeaways:
1. Leon shares how personal growth thrives through challenging conversations and supportive mentorship.
2. Leadership emerges from therapy, community support, and embracing both love and critique. 3. The Here Foundation is born from facing fears and fostering unexpected alliances.
4. Forgiveness is a continuous journey, leading to prevention and healing through understanding and purpose-driven action.
Quotes From the Episode:
“I believe that it’s more curiosity than courage because I’m genuinely curious to understand what someone elses’ lived experiences may have been to let them see the world the way they see the world.”
“Forgiveness is a choice, but it’s also not a threshold that you cross, it’s not a finish line.”
Resources Mentioned:
An Unspeakable Hope by Leon Ford
The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo
The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav
The HEAR Foundation
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714 - Leon Ford on Brutality, Forgiveness, and Building a Better Future for His Son Tue, 19 Mar 2024
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713 - Anne Bieler, Founder of Auntie Anne's Pretzels, on Overcoming Trauma and Finding Purpose in the Pain Tue, 12 Mar 2024
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712 - Doug Smith on Overcoming Mental Health Issues, Parenting, and How to be Good with People Tue, 05 Mar 2024
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711 - Mark Miller on Uncommon Greatness: 5 Fundamentals to Transform Your Leadership Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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710 - William Vanderbloemen on Finding Unicorns, The Importance of Responding Quickly, and How to be as Likeable as Bill Clinton Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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709 - Jade Warshaw on Getting out of $460,000 in Debt, Lessons Learned from Dave Ramsey, and How You Can Get Free Financially Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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708 - Doug Smith on My Father-in-Law Pranking Me + Overcoming My Mental Health Battle Tue, 06 Feb 2024
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707 - Jordan Raynor on The Sacredness of Secular Work: 4 Ways Your Job Matters for Eternity Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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706 - Maggie Berghoff on Functional Medicine, Optimizing Your Health, and Raising Healthy Kids Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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705 - George Kamel on on How to Break Free from Broke Tue, 16 Jan 2024
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704 - Esther Fedorkevich: What it Takes to Write a Book, Get it Published, and Get it out to the World Tue, 09 Jan 2024
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703 - Rob Luna: Closing Your Wealth Gap Tue, 02 Jan 2024
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702 - Our Most Played Episode of 2023: Jamie Winship on Living Fearless Tue, 26 Dec 2023
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701 - Doug Smith: How to Conduct a Year-End Review Tue, 19 Dec 2023
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700 - Dr. John Delony: Building a Non-Anxious Life & Raising Non-Anxious Kids Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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699 - Tim Tannert on Implementing EOS in Your Organization Tue, 05 Dec 2023
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698 - Doug Smith on Playing the Long Game, The Growth that Comes from Suffering, and How to Connect with Mentors Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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697 - Reid Carpenter on Making it to Your Finish Line, Making an Impact, and Making Cities Famous for God Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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696 - Dr. Asa Lee on Building Lego Sets, Being a Neighbor, and Building Communities and Cultures Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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695 - 4x Super Bowl Champion, Jon Kolb on Almost Killing Terry Bradshaw, Lessons He Learned from Chuck Noll, and How to Make a Difference Tue, 07 Nov 2023
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694 - Anson Dorrance, 22x National Champion Coach of UNC's Women's Soccer Team on Leadership, Accountability, Parenting, and the Competitive-Cauldron Tue, 31 Oct 2023
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693 - Embracing Fitness, Overcoming Challenges, and Building a Legacy with Tony Horton, Creator of P90X Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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692 - 3 Reasons You and Your Team Need to Attend our L3 One Day Leadership Conference in 2024! Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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691 - How to Develop the Courage and Tenacity Needed to Pursue Your Dreams Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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690 - Lessons that I Learned from Writing my First Book with Doug Smith Tue, 03 Oct 2023
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689 - Rob Dube on EOS and The 10 Disciplines to Maximize Your Energy and Your Life Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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688 - Joe Mull on Employalty: How to Ignite Commitment and Keep Top Talent in the New Age of Work Tue, 19 Sep 2023
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687 - Jeff McManus on Transforming Weeders into Leaders: Landscaping, Leadership, and Impact at the University of Mississippi Tue, 12 Sep 2023
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686 - Transforming Your Life and Career in 48 Days with Dan Miller Tue, 05 Sep 2023
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685 - Encore Episode: L3 One Day - Saleem Ghubril: Leader, Are You For Real? Tue, 29 Aug 2023
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684 - Encore Episode: The Ruthless Elimination Of Hurry With John Mark Comer Tue, 22 Aug 2023
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683 - Encore Episode: How We Are Leading Our Family Team Tue, 15 Aug 2023
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682 - Sam Chand on Leadership Pain (Encore Episode) Tue, 08 Aug 2023
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681 - Doug Smith on How to get a Meeting with Anyone (Encore) Tue, 01 Aug 2023
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680 - Ted Winsley on Purpose, Identity, and Leadership: Lessons from the Philadelphia Eagles and His Journey in Ministry Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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679 - Andrew Reichert on Living with Intentionality: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Core Values Tue, 18 Jul 2023
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678 - Jeanne Mayo on Redefining Leadership: Insights on Mentorship, Resilience, and the Keys to Success Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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677 - Zack Blair on The Father Code: Codes of a Connected Father Tue, 04 Jul 2023
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676 - Trudy Cathy White on Building a Lasting Legacy, Faith, and the Chick-fil-A Family Values Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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675 - Pittsburgh Steelers Coach, Mike Tomlin, on Adversity and What Separates Great Athletes From Everybody Else Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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674 - Jamie Winship on Living Fearless, Discovering our True Identity, and Living with a Connected Worldview Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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673 - Derwin Gray on Turning from Political Idolatry to Kingdom Politics and How to Heal our Racial Divide Tue, 06 Jun 2023
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672 - Marc Serrao, Owner of the Oakmont Bakery, on Lessons Learned from Building America's Best Bakery! Tue, 30 May 2023
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671 - Mark Miller, VP of High-Performance Leadership at Chik-fil-A, on How to Create a World Class Culture Tue, 23 May 2023
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670 - Molly Fletcher, The Female Jerry Mcguire, On What It Takes To Be A Peak Performer Tue, 16 May 2023
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669 - John Stahl-Wert on the Role of Pain in a Leader's Life Tue, 09 May 2023
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668 - Don Yaeger on Leadership Lessons Learned from John Wooden and Coach K and the Habits that Set Apart the Greats Tue, 02 May 2023
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667 - Chad Willardson on Stress-Free Money, Entrepreneurship, and the Four Freedoms You Should Pursue in Life Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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666 - Taurea Avant, the Queen of Book Profiting, on How to Write, Publish, and Profit from Your Book Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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665 - Matt Keller on Donkey Missions, Having the Humility to Die to our Selfish Ambition, and Getting Through Dark Seasons Tue, 11 Apr 2023