PLAY PODCASTS
Lead the Team (Top 2% of Podcasts)

Lead the Team (Top 2% of Podcasts)

Real CEOs. Real Stories. 2025 Gold Stevie Award winner Ben Fanning reveals tools from 600+ interviews with leaders at Honeywell, HP, IBM, Dunkin’ & L’Oréal—playbooks for thriving through growth, high-stakes calls, and make-or-break moments.

Ben Fanning

474 episodesEN

Show overview

Lead the Team (Top 2% of Podcasts) has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 474 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 310 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 34 min and 45 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 51 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2022, with 98 episodes published. Published by Ben Fanning.

Episodes
474
Running
2020–2026 · 6y
Median length
39 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

Real CEOs. Real Stories. Hosted by Ben Fanning—2025 Gold Stevie Award winner for Best Business Podcast and ranked in the Top 2% globally—Lead the Team draws on over 600 CEO interviews to take you inside the minds of leaders from brands like Honeywell, HP, IBM, Dunkin’, and L’Oréal. In each episode, you’ll hear raw, unfiltered stories of leading through rapid growth, high-stakes decisions, and make-or-break moments—plus the CEO-tested tools and strategies they use to build high-performing teams. From turning around billion-dollar brands to sparking innovation at scale, these leaders share lessons you can put into action right now to lead your own team better. Subscribe now. ------------- https://www.benfanning.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/benfanning/

Latest Episodes

View all 474 episodes

The Leadership Rule That Changed Tony Ball's Career | CEO of Entrust

Aug 25, 202637 min

The Multi-Million Dollar Failure That Started a Billion-Dollar Company | Anthony Woods, Co-Founder of Grafana Labs

Aug 23, 202642 min

The Customer Conversation That Changed a Company | CEO Motus, Phong Nguyen

Aug 18, 202629 min

The Quarter From Hell That Created a $500M AI Company | Gong's Amit Bendov

Aug 15, 202637 min

The AI Security Threat Leaders Aren't Ready For | Dennis Kozak, CEO of Ivanti

Aug 11, 202639 min

One Cell Tower Survived | Chris Hillabrant, CEO of Crown Castle

Aug 9, 202629 min

The Impossible Decision That Shaped This CEO | Doug Braun

Aug 4, 202633 min

How to Beat a Monopoly and Outsmart AI | CEO, Thryv Joe Walsh

Aug 2, 202643 min

How an Underdog Beat the Market Leader | Alessio Artuffo, CEO of Docebo

Jul 27, 202635 min

Advance Auto Parts CEO is Rebuilding from the Front Line | Shane O'Kelly

Jul 22, 202643 min

Why Change Initiatives Fail | MSX Deputy CEO, Andrea Sorrenti

Jul 7, 202631 min

Box COO: If Nothing Feels Broken, You're Moving Too Slowly | Olivia Nottebohm

Jul 5, 202643 min

How Great Leaders Eliminate Team Silos | TeamViewer CRO, Mark Banfield

Jun 28, 202640 min

How Resource-Starved Teams Use AI to Beat Massive Budgets (CEO Bonterra, Scott Brighton)

Jun 24, 202641 min

BNI COO: The Networking Mistake Costing Leaders Millions (Dave Collins)

Jun 22, 202650 min

Why Energy Became a CEO Problem | SmartestEnergy US, CEO Andy Cormie

Jun 16, 202637 min

Why Great Leaders Don't Trust Polished Reports | John Case, CEO of Acumatica

Jun 14, 202635 min

The AI Mistake Costing Companies Millions (iMerit CEO Radha Basu)

Jun 10, 202637 min

How to Build an AI-Native Company (KK, CEO of Ascendion)

May 27, 202613 min

Why Safe Leaders Stall (CEO Greene Tweed, Magen Buterbaugh)

May 26, 202645 min
Copyright 2026 Ben Fanning