L3 Leadership Podcast

In this episode, you'll hear Doug share lessons that he has learned in 10 years of working at Light of Life Rescue Mission, a non-profit that serves homeless men, women, and children in Pittsburgh, PA. The topics you'll hear covered are: FundraisingWhy you should care about those in need. How to get promoted Leadership Learning how to have hard conversations How to build a culture of community Go here for our shownotes: http://www.l3leadership.org/274 

In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith interviews Jesse Cole, Founder of Fans First Entertainment and Owner of the Savannah Bananas. You are in for a treat with this power-packed episode. Enjoy!About Jesse ColeJesse Cole is the founder of Fans First Entertainment and owner of the Savannah Bananas.His teams have welcomed more than one million fans to their ballparks and have been featured on MSNBC, CNN, ESPN and in Entrepreneur Magazine.The Bananas have been awarded Organization of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Business of the Year and won the CPL Championship in their first year. Fans First Entertainment has been featured on the INC 5000 lists as one of the fastest growing companies in America.The Savannah Bananas currently have sold out every game since their first season and have a waiting list in the thousands for tickets.Jesse released his first book “Find Your Yellow Tux – How to Be Successful by Standing Out” in January of 2018 with a World Book Tour…at Epcot.Cole has been featur

In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith continues to share his top lessons learned in 2020. In part 2, you'll hear Doug share what he’s learned about family, personal branding, self-awareness, and more.Key Take-AwaysManaging/Firing - It’s the most painful part of leadership. Leaders are willing to do what others are not. The moment you feel like you have to manage someone, you’ve made a hiring mistake. -Jim Collins Lessons from letting people go:Self-Awareness: Get clear on who you are and who you want to be.What Roles do you want to fulfill?Personal Branding is overrated! If God wants to make you a name, let Him do that. “Being #1 has never been on my bucket list. Focusing on being the best that I can be has always been on my bucket list.” -John Maxwell Racial Reconciliation + Diversity & Inclusion: Leaders we need to listen like we’ve never listened before. Resources: The Third Option by Miles Mcpherson, Oneness Embraced by Tony Evans, and Be the Bridge by Latasha Morrison As a Nat

In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith interview Denny Pattyn, Founder and President of Silver Ring Thing. Denny has been fighting an incurable cancer diagnosis for the last 5 years. Sixteen operations later, and a loss of 90 pounds, Denny is still continuing to lead strong. In this moving and incredibly inspiring episode, Denny shares what will truly matter at the end of your leadership journey.6 Key Takeaways1. Talks about how his time with the Lord is richer knowing that he’s going to be meeting the Lord in a matter of months, or possibly even weeks. 2. Denny talks about the new vision that God gave him for The Family Wins. The family is the number one group of people who evangelizes. Parently are the world’s largest evangelists. “The way a family wins is when the mother and father spend personal time with the Lord every day”... Because God’s word does not return void.  3. Denny Talks about how to discern God-given vision from what might be your own vision.I’m always very very careful to

In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, as part of a two-part teaching, Doug Smith shares his top lessons in learned in 2020.Key Take-Aways From Episode 270.1. Life is Hard, Don’t Quit Doug shares 5 Truths: You are going to die, Life is hard, You are not that important, You are not in control, Your life is not about you -  You must experience your own powerlessness before a true spiritual journey can begin. 2. Learn to Rest and Recover...or you’ll be forced to. "Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life." -Dallas Willard "If you don’t have plenty of time to do what I called you to do, you’re wasting time." -Keith Moore "The world aches for the generosity of a well-rested people." -Wayne Muller "Rest is an act of faith." -Dallas Willard 3. Doug shares what God taught him most in 2020. “Doug, what if you’d knew it’d all happen. You know it will. Think back to all the stress you put on yourself trying to make it happen. You can’t make anything happen. Let me surprise

In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith interviews Wayne Cordeiro, Founding Pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship in Honolulu, Hawaii with over 11,500 in weekend attendance. In the episode, Doug and Wayne discuss leading on empty and the effects of burnout.Wayne has led New Hope Christian Fellowship in Honolulu, Hawaii for 36 years and has planted 162 churches. His passion is raising up emerging leaders.Key TakeawaysWayne and Doug discuss the importance of focusing on discipleship in ministry leadership. Church planting and success in the ministry is a result of proper discipleship. Character-development is crucial. Wayne talks about burnout and the telltale signs of depression in leadership. It’s not something that you can plan for. Burnout is restored by healing, adjustment, and rescheduling.There’s a difference between tiredness and burnout. Tiredness is resolved by better sleeping habits, burnout is not.Wayne discusses solitude’s importance to our mental and spiritual health. Solitude i

Episode SummaryIn this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith interviews Nona Jones, Head of Faith-Based Partnerships for Facebook. In the episode, Nona Jones shares her incredible story and how to build community using social media.About Nona JonesNona Jones is considered a global thought-leader at the intersection of faith and technology and has also served as a voice of hope and healing to victims of trauma due to her own history as a survivor of physical and sexual abuse. Her highly anticipated books are equipping church leaders and individuals to harness their potential toward realizing their purpose.Shownotes available at L3Leadership.org/Episode268Links MentionedFrom Social Media to Social Ministry by Nona Jones Success from the Inside Out by Nona Joneshttps://www.nonajones.com/Facebook For Faith

In episode 267 of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith shares how to deal with stress, burnout, and anxiety in leadership.10 KEY TAKE-AWAYS FROM EPISODE 267:Doug shares about his personal journey through burnout, stress, and anxiety, and what proved to be the most difficult season of his life.Doug shares wisdom and insight in the areas of burnout, unprocessed grief, and spiritual battles.My Spiritual health and walk with God is my #1 Priority.Continuing to Get Help!Go to TherapyTrauma Assessment Journal, Journal, Journal Seek Gratitude Evaluating and Assessing Beliefs Have a safety planInvesting in Deep Friendships Resting GrievingPruningLearning and Knowing I’m EnoughTaking MedicationThings I’m implementing:Daily unpluggingExercise daily Get a hobby Eat Healty - Look into this Go to therapyTalk with a friend weekly Overcoming the Fear of DeathLINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE 267:Leading on Empty by Wayne CordeiroThe Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer Take a Day off by Robert Morris Change Your B

In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith interviews Jeremy Pryor, Founder of Family Teams and several other businesses and non-profit organizations. Jeremy shares timely insight on how to lead your family team effectively. 7 Key Take-Aways from Episode 2661. Family Teams is an organization that seeks to restore the Biblical blue print of family. Culture redefined family and the church went along. Now the family unit is suffering. Family Teams wants to change that and restore the Biblical model of family. 2. Jeremy shares their sabbath. The family meal (Shabbat) is a kick-off to our sabbath. Jeremy shares, in-depth, their sabbath meal, and how it’s created a lasting and impactful family tradition. 3. What does Sabbath look like for you? “The goal is to find your off button” - Jeremy PryorIt’s not easy to rest. It takes work and intentionality to take a full day off and not do things that feel like work. The important thing is to know that it takes time to find your “off-button”.4. Jeremy talks

In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Sam Collier shares his remarkable story of finding his biological family on the Steve Harvey Show and teaching us how we can live a greater story. Sam Collier is a pastor, author, speaker, and host of A Greater Story Podcast.Key Take-Aways from Episode 265:Sam shares his remarkable story of being reunited with his biological mother on the Steve Harvey Show.The Greater story that God has for us doesn’t just happen… We have a part to play in it. We are the sum total of our influences. The reality that we experience today is more a product of those who influenced us than we think.On the topic of stewarding influence, Sam quotes Andy Stanley: “Influence is hard to gain and easy to lose."Influence puts limitations on you. Whenever you become an influencer, you’ll be limited by your influence. Sam discusses racial reconciliation. “The only way forward is conversation.” -Sam Collier“The goal of a protest is to attract attention for conversation & dialog.” -Sam C

In This episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith shares how to overcome anxiety in leadership. In this vulnerable and faith-filled episode, Doug shares from his personal experience in battling and overcoming anxiety.Episode Summary:Anxiety and Panic: What does it feel like? What does it look like?Felt like I was going to die Could not sleepExhaustedFelt like I was going crazyCould not be present where I was  12 Keys to Overcoming Anxiety:Know that You are NOT AloneBecome Spiritually CuriousGet HelpGodTherapistShare with Family and Community - Mastermind Group Recognize that God wants you to Fight on Your OwnResource:When God Becomes Real by Brian Johnson, Bethel Music https://www.amazon.com/When-Becomes-Real-Brian-Johnson/dp/1947165577JournalIdentify and Deal with Root IssuesBreatheResource:Breathing to Heal by Max Storm | Ted Talkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lb5L-VEm34Get Your Thought Life Under Control Resource:Dr. Caroline Leaf APPhttps://drleaf.com/products/switch-app-pre-orderSpend time with

In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, you'll hear Dave Buehring, Founder & President of Lionshare, share how to make disciples of Jesus in every vocation. Key Takeaways:Jesus can impact every sphere of your life. He came to change the world, not just the church. We often limit disciple-making to the church or something only the church does.Disciple-Making vs. Mentoring: Disciple-Making always tethers things to Jesus. How to live and work practically for Jesus. Since most of us were not intentionally discipled, we don’t know how to disciple others. How do we make disciples? We look for people who are F.A.S.T.FaithfulAvailableServent-HeartedTeachableThe first question I ask in looking for someone to disciple: In whose ears will my words be big? Those are the people that we have favor with. They listen to what we have to say, do it, and come back for more. Dave discusses his one-year disciple-making curriculum and why it works. The whole mission of the early church would’ve been to do what Jesus

In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, you’ll hear Gordon MacDonald, pastor and best-selling author, share leadership advice for every decade of your life, the importance of rest, and more!About GordonGordon MacDonald has been a pastor and author for over forty years. For many years he pastored Grace Chapel in Lexington, Massachusetts, and continues to serve as Pastor Emeritus. He has also provided leadership to influential ministries such as Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, which he served as President for three years, and World Relief, which he currently serves as Chairman. Gordon’s best-selling books include Ordering Your Private World, Mid-Course Correction, and, most recently, A Resilient Life. He also writes and serves as Editor-at-Large for Christianity Today’s Leadership Journal. When not writing, leading, or speaking at conferences, Gordon and his wife Gail can be found hiking the trails of New England.Episode Summary:Gordon’s in his 80's, so we asked him to give advice to leaders in ea

In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, you’ll hear Doug Smith interview Clint Hurdle, Former Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates on the topic of transitioning well in leadership. About Clint Hurdle:Clint Hurdle is the former manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, a position he held for nine seasons, earning him the title of NL Manager of the Year in 2013. Before working with the Pirates, Clint managed the Colorado Rockies and helped them achieve the 2007 National League pennant. Clint formerly played baseball for the Kansas City Royals along with the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York Mets and was featured in Sports Illustrated in 1978.Key Take Aways from the Interview:Clint talks about the importance of modeling positivity, faith, and character off of the ballfield and in life. What did you intentionally do to make an impact? I was intentional about listening to people and see people. I never wanted to make someone feel like they were less than I was, or that I was greater than they were. I

In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, you’ll hear Joel Manby talk about how to integrate love into your leadership. 4 Key Leadership Insights:1. What did I do to “get out of the pile” or get noticed as a younger leader? Certainly, the following characteristics helped: skillset, intuition, the anticipation of the next steps, but more than anything… work ethic. “I may have not been the smartest, I was the most hard-working”. “I did the very best job that I could in everything that I did.”2. What does loving people in an organization look like?There has to be processes and systems put in place to hold up your organizational values. These are systems that reward and correct according to your values and desired culture. Leading with love is not a soft thing or just a “Christian” thing. Leading with tough love is often the case. Leading with tough love means holding people accountable and having difficult conversations in order to uphold your company’s vision and values. 3. A rule of loving leadership: Prai

In this episode, you'll hear Josh Gagnon, Founder and Lead Pastor of Next Level Church in New Hampshire, share about his latest book, "It's Not Over", and why your best days are ahead of you.About Josh GagnonJoshua Gagnon is the founding and lead pastor of Next Level Church, regularly recognized as one of the fastest-growing churches in America. He is known for his uniquely authentic communication style that makes the hope found in Jesus relevant to people of every background. He and his wife, Jennifer, raise their two sons in New Hampshire.In It’s Not Over, Pastor Joshua Gagnon's recently released book, he reminds us that we were born to dream—and to dream big. In fact, our dreams have the power to shape our lives. Join Joshua in discovering the answers to these questions and many more…How does dreaming help you discover your purpose?How do you identify if a dream is even worth chasing?How do you overcome resistance, criticism and doubt?How do you pray bold prayers when you don’t fee

In this episode, you'll hear John Ortberg, Senior Pastor of Menlo Church, share why soul keeping is essential for leaders. Episode Summary: Hurry is different than business. Busyness is an outward condition of the body, having many things to do. Hurry is a condition of the soul, when we are so preoccupied with ourselves and our tasks that we are unable to truly be present.What does it look like to ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life?Bring people around you to hold you accountableBe intentional with your calendarSo much of eliminating our rushing and hurry comes as a result of mastering our need to be liked, loved, and accomplished.To take care of your soul, you have to know the different parts of it and how those parts should function. Our temptations are always close to our goals and aspirations. Be willing to live with, and simply be content with, the outcomes. We certainly learn from outcomes, but we don't have to let it affect our confidence.The main thing that matters to God is the person

In this episode, you'll hear Dan Reiland, Executive Pastor of 12Stone Church, share how to lead through crisis and how to be a confident leader. Episode Summary: Dan shares how in crisis, all the people who follow you want is a little direction. As leaders, it's crucial that give direction in times of crisis.In Crisis, leaders have to listen better than they've ever listened before.There are two parts to being a confident leader:Knowing that God is with you.Developing your personal character, skills, and traits."The formula for disaster is when you don't do anything with what you find out needs to grow and change.""Self leadership is the essence of character development."Sometimes we overcomplicate coaching. It's simply listening well and knowing what words to give.To be a #2 in an organization, you have to have the ability to navigate all authority and no authority at the same time. That you have the strength to lead, but don't have to lead.My first advice to

In this episode, you'll hear Doug Smith share the Vision and Values of L3 Leadership. Episode Summary: Our Vision at L3 Leadership: We Gather, Connect, and Develop Leaders - We are obsessed with helping leaders develop to their maximum potential and to maximize the impact of their leadership.It’s how we believe we’ll make our dent in the universe. 1,000 Leader Mandate - We have the vision to reach 1,000 leaders. If we’ll do this and teach them values, we could change our world. 1,000 members!Our DNA/Core ValuesLeadershipCommunityCharacterGrowthIntentionalityWhat does a leader look like after being a part of L3 Leadership?Fully known, fully loved, fully challenged.Transformed - They can tell a storyLiving IntentionallyThe 5 things we do:L3 Leadership PodcastMembershipMastermind GroupsELP/LP Leadership CollaborativesL3 One DayJoin our Community by Becoming a Member - The first month is $1. After that, it’s just $25/month.

In this episode, you'll hear John Nuzzo, Senior Pastor of Victory Family Church, interview Doug Smith, Founder and CEO of L3 Leadership. They discuss Doug's leadership journey and passion for leadership development.Episode Summary: Doug shares his story from drug dealer to passionate leader. John talks about the importance of making sure your passion doesn't get tainted by ego. Doug shares the purpose of L3 Leadership. Doug wants to do for others, what was done for him.Masterminds are small groups of leaders who could each other accountable. We want every L3 Member to be in a Mastermind Group where they can be fully known, fully loved, and fully challenged. We can't have people living life alone. Leaders need to be in a community. Your humility will become a magnet to more mature, more esteemed leaders.