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Hosted by Josh Swing, The Secret Sauce Podcast features easy-to-apply leadership principles from the most dynamic leaders in the world. You’ll learn effective ways to grow as a leader, develop your team, and make an impact.
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Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
This is a bonus episode from a conversation I had on my good friend Hampton Dortch's podcast - Wake Up and Lead.
If you're a driven young leader and aren't already go follow that podcast.
It'll be the best thing you do all day!
Stay Saucy!
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
“All the good things we want in life are a byproduct of creating value for other people.” - Dr. Randy Ross
Do you create more value than you extract?
As a…
Friend
Spouse
Brother
Parent
Coworker
Sister
Coach
Neighbor
Teammate
Dr. Randy Ross is an author, speaker, consultant, and culture influencer.
In this episode, he explains how we create relationally rich cultures by being value creators for others.
Listen as he unpacks the key maxims and questions to evaluate the value we are adding to the people in our lives.
Make sure you pre-order your copy of the 3rd edition of Remarkable! available April 1st.
You can also connect with Randy by visiting his website.
Connect with your host - Josh Swing
Stay saucy!
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Mark Miller has spent decades driving a high-performance leadership culture for Chick-fil-A.
Listen as Mark unpacks the true purpose of leadership and what makes teams great.
Check out Mark's most recent book: Culture Rules
Pre-order Mark's upcoming book: Uncommon Greatness
Utilize the free leadership assessments at Lead Every Day
Call/text Mark on his cell: 678-612-8441
Email Mark: mark@leadeveryday.com
Connect with your host Josh Swing
Stay saucy!
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
This is a recap from my previous episode with Amanda Finnigan.
Listen for a refresher of the 3 biggest takeaways I walked away from our conversation with.
Connect with your host - Josh Swing.
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Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
If you're a leader who could benefit from taking more action in your life (that'd be all of us) this episode is a must listen.
My guest Amanda Finnigan is a Chick-fil-A leader in the Houston, TX market and she is one of the most intentional, growth-minded leaders I've met.
Listen as Amanda shares about...
-Her perspective on showing grace and kindness to others
-Embracing empathy and humility
-Having a bias towards action
If you'd like to connect with Amanda you can simply give her a call/text at 832-472-7582 and reach out to her on LinkedIn.
If you'd like to learn more about Wildsparq or connect with the host click here.
Stay Saucy!
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Leadership Consultancy's Jodie Hylkema joins me to discuss what it looks like to lead from both/and.
Life is full of extremes and while social media and politics would like us to live in those extremes Jodie challenges us to live differently.
She makes a strong case for why we should all be leading from the messy middle of...
Grace and Truth
Now and Not Yet
Steady and Ambitious
Results and Relationships
Hope you are ready to get out of your comfort zone with this one!
Reach out to Jodie Hylkema about leadership coaching: jodie.hylkema@leadership-consultancy.com
Reach out to Josh Swing about Wildsparq:
josh.swing@wildsparq.com
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Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
This episode hits a little closer to home for me as I welcome my brother Jordan Swing to the podcast.
Jordan would describe his love for Chick-fil-A as an obsession. He's going to share some of the highly applicable lessons he's learned from over a decade of professional basketball and how it could apply to any leader in any environment.
If you want to connect with Jordan you can do so through Instagram and LinkedIn.
Connect with your host - Josh Swing
Stay saucy!
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Erin Franklin is the Owner/Operator at Chick-fil-A Ford City in the Chicago market and she's never listened to a podcast before!
That's all about to change now that she's a member of The Secret Sauce Family. Listen as she shares about leading out of your authentic self, the importance of community, and choosing to do hard things.
Send me an email if you'd like to connect - josh.swing@wildsparq.com
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Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
This is the podcast version of my keynote from the CFA Indy Operator Retreat.
If you'd like to discuss opportunities to speak at your next retreat or leadership conference please connect with me here or send me an email:
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Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
This is a recap episode discussing my biggest takeaways from the conversation with Daniel Andrews - Owner/Operator Chick-fil-A S. Colorado & Yale + Chick-fil-A Broadway and Dartmouth.
Stay Saucy!