Unleashing Leadership: Unlocking Greatness and Embracing Change

By Travis Maus

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Join Travis Maus, seasoned entrepreneur and business leader, on a transformative journey of leadership exploration. In this thought-provoking podcast, Travis shares his invaluable insights and experiences gained from two decades of managing diverse businesses, including small family enterprises, Fortune 500 companies, and his own successful startups. Drawing inspiration from the wisdom of renowned leadership expert John Maxwell, Travis emphasizes the pivotal role of personal growth and embracing change to achieve greatness. Through candid storytelling and real-life examples, he unveils the profound truth that success or failure ultimately rests upon a leader's ability to recognize and unleash the potential in others. With each episode, Travis invites listeners to challenge the status quo and think differently, just as he did when overcoming his own entrepreneurial hurdles. He reflects on the power of books and shares the book report tradition he instills in his team, revealing the extraordinary ideas and perspectives that emerge from it. Expect to be inspired as he delves into practical applications of these insights and explores their impact on clients, employees, and overall business growth. "Unleashing Leadership" is a podcast that goes beyond conventional leadership narratives. It is a window into Travis Maus's life, work, and unwavering commitment to doing more for his team than he asks of them. Whether you're a current or aspiring leader, or simply curious about understanding the mindset of those in leadership positions, this podcast is your guide to embracing the brutal yet rewarding journey of leadership. Prepare to challenge your beliefs, unlock your potential, and forge a path toward extraordinary leadership. Unleashing Leadership is produced by NQR Media. 

Episode Date
The Peril of Ignoring Value, Price, or People
Jan 22, 2025
The Importance of Good Locker Room Guys
Jan 21, 2025
Why People Don't Use Their Gym Memberships
Jan 20, 2025
High Impacts That Cost Low Resources
Jan 17, 2025
How to Create Value Innovation
Jan 16, 2025
Overcoming Limited Resources
Jan 15, 2025
The Importance of Getting the Price Right
Jan 14, 2025
Improving Project Communication
Jan 13, 2025
The Multiplier Effect
Jan 10, 2025
Fake Leadership
Jan 09, 2025
Get Change by Beating Company Politics
Jan 08, 2025
The Truth About Creativity
Jan 07, 2025
Motivation to Bust Through the Status Quo
Jan 06, 2025
You Can Change The Story
Jan 03, 2025
Staying Ahead of Free-Riders
Jan 02, 2025
Dealing With Employee Preferences
Jan 01, 2025
Why You Have to Take Risk to Mitigate Risk
Dec 31, 2024
Brain Food - A Blue Ocean Example
Dec 30, 2024
How to Stop Limiting Growth
Dec 27, 2024
Become a Blue Oceans Rainmaker
Dec 26, 2024
Having a Hunger for War
Dec 25, 2024
How Big is Your Moat?
Dec 24, 2024
Recruiting in Red and Blue Oceans
Dec 23, 2024
Busting Through Boundaries
Dec 20, 2024
Why Some Find Comfort In The Red Ocean's Certain Death
Dec 19, 2024
Comfort is Your Enemy
Dec 18, 2024
Putting that THANG On Em!
Dec 17, 2024
How To Build A Team of Great Contributors
Dec 16, 2024
How We Reset Culture
Dec 13, 2024
The Steve Jobs Rule
Dec 12, 2024
Why The Blue Ocean Is Not For Everyone
Dec 11, 2024
Finding Your Fit
Dec 10, 2024
No Mercy Rule
Dec 09, 2024
Why You Probably Won't Blue Ocean
Dec 06, 2024
Knocking Down False Boundaries
Dec 05, 2024
There Is No Such Thing As Competition
Dec 04, 2024
The Secret Is Mindset
Dec 03, 2024
Are You Chum? All About Red Oceans.
Dec 02, 2024
Do We Have A Blue Ocean?
Nov 29, 2024
Blue Ocean Strategy
Nov 28, 2024
Closing Remarks On Build - by Tony Fadel
Nov 27, 2024
Don't Sellout For Money
Nov 26, 2024
How Rejection Can Change The World
Nov 25, 2024
An Honest Discussion About Mentors
Nov 22, 2024
How SEED Crystals Create Gravity
Nov 21, 2024
Monkeys and Cheating Time
Nov 20, 2024
Make-Fix-Build. Every time.
Nov 19, 2024
Employees and Customers Want Value
Nov 18, 2024
The Long Road to Success
Nov 14, 2024
Market Fit Creates Profit
Nov 13, 2024
Product Development and Outsourcing
Nov 12, 2024
How to Amplify Your Company's Effectiveness
Nov 11, 2024
The Heartbeat of a Team
Nov 08, 2024
The Blowback Caused by Success
Nov 07, 2024
Becoming a Fiber of Society
Nov 06, 2024
How To Make The Complicated Simple
Nov 05, 2024
Debating Pain Killers and Vitamins
Nov 04, 2024
Help People Become Part of The Story
Nov 01, 2024
Kill Doubt Before Doubt Kills
Oct 31, 2024
You Fail When You Miss The Why
Oct 30, 2024
Staying True to The Why
Oct 29, 2024
Why The Client Experience Matters
Oct 28, 2024
The Importance of The Client Journey
Oct 25, 2024
The Power of Focusing on Intangibles
Oct 24, 2024
The Build Bible on How To Do Something Real
Oct 23, 2024
Grab a Hold of Real Opportunities
Oct 22, 2024
Personal Brand: What Defines You
Oct 21, 2024
Choosing Between Your Job and Happiness
Oct 18, 2024
Customer, Product, Team Before the Leader
Oct 17, 2024
How To Face a Hurricane
Oct 16, 2024
The Push For Greatness
Oct 15, 2024
Understand Mission Driven A$$holes
Oct 14, 2024
ALL about A-HOLES in the Workplace
Oct 11, 2024
12% Of Corporate Leaders Are Psychopaths
Oct 10, 2024
Avoid Responsibility by Driving Off A Cliff
Oct 09, 2024
Business Leadership - Dictator or Democracy?
Oct 08, 2024
Taking The Leap and Owning Your Failures
Oct 07, 2024
A Better Way To Solve Problems
Oct 04, 2024
The First Throat To Choke is Your Own
Oct 03, 2024
Misunderstanding: The Cause of Most Business Failures
Oct 02, 2024
Balancing Data and Opinions
Oct 01, 2024
Stop Fighting Who You Are
Sep 30, 2024
Agendas and More Effective Meetings
Sep 27, 2024
The Correlation Between Growth and High Quality Management
Sep 26, 2024
Why You Need To Help Others Outshine You
Sep 25, 2024
Being A Sledgehammer
Sep 24, 2024
The Reality of Being a Manager
Sep 23, 2024
Get In the Pit With Your People
Sep 20, 2024
Lemons Are For Lemonade
Sep 19, 2024
The Importance of Situational Awareness
Sep 18, 2024
You Will Regret Taking a Management Job
Sep 17, 2024
Earn Your Hero's Respect
Sep 16, 2024
Working With Rock Stars
Sep 16, 2024
Understanding Management Consultants
Sep 12, 2024
Why You Should Not Fake Intent
Sep 11, 2024
It Always Comes Back To The People
Sep 10, 2024
Making A (BIG) Dent In This World
Sep 10, 2024
You Can't Learn to Win From Losers
Sep 09, 2024
Great Ideas and Bad Timing
Sep 05, 2024
3-Dimensional Problem Solving
Sep 04, 2024
High Payoffs Working for Growing Companies
Sep 03, 2024
Making The Revolution Worth It
Sep 02, 2024
Finding Success in Solving Real Problems
Aug 30, 2024
Dogmatic Losers
Aug 29, 2024
The Power of Joining a Revolution
Aug 28, 2024
Why It Is Your Job To Look Around
Aug 27, 2024
The Power Is Within You
Aug 26, 2024
How to Get a Step Ahead
Aug 23, 2024
Taking Ownership of Your Dreams
Aug 22, 2024
Don't Be Afraid To Do It Your Own Way
Aug 21, 2024
Embracing Your Failures
Aug 20, 2024
Why You Need A Refresh Cycle For Everything
Aug 19, 2024
Move + Create = Winning At Life
Aug 16, 2024
Embracing Crisis as Part of The Journey
Aug 15, 2024
Good is Good Enough, Until It Isn't
Aug 14, 2024
Who The Real Experts Are
Aug 13, 2024
Season 6 | Build - By Tony Fadell
Aug 12, 2024
Final Thoughts on Doing the Hard Things
Aug 09, 2024
When Customers Don't Want Your S#!T
Aug 08, 2024
Why Swearing Should Be Allowed
Aug 07, 2024
Avoiding the Positivity Delusion
Aug 06, 2024
Why There Needs To Be Only 1 Boss
Aug 05, 2024
What To Do When It's Over
Jul 30, 2024
Learn From Wartime CEOs
Jul 29, 2024
Halfway Between Optimist and Pessimist
Jul 26, 2024
Importance of Breaking Down Big Projects
Jul 25, 2024
Using Equity as an Incentive
Jul 24, 2024
Titles are Not Entitlements
Jul 23, 2024
Send Your Employee to the Pound
Jul 22, 2024
Demanding Humbleness
Jul 19, 2024
Tips When Hiring Senior Employees
Jul 18, 2024
How Company Success Leads to Career Success
Jul 17, 2024
Warriors in the Workplace
Jul 16, 2024
Why You Have to Become Irreplaceable
Jul 15, 2024
What It Takes to Scale a Business
Jul 12, 2024
Building Something Out of Nothing
Jul 11, 2024
Separating Facts from Perception
Jul 10, 2024
When Strategy Turns to Chaos
Jul 09, 2024
Will You Buy What I'm Selling
Jul 08, 2024
Investing in Courage and Determination
Jul 05, 2024
Surviving When Things Go Wrong
Jul 04, 2024
What Defines A Leader
Jul 03, 2024
Win By Owning Every Problem
Jul 02, 2024
Hard Lesson On Leadership
Jul 01, 2024
Be Confident Even When You Don't Know
Jun 28, 2024
Chop Off Your Arm, Or Die
Jun 27, 2024
Things Go Wrong, Who Cares
Jun 26, 2024
Why Leadership Is So Hard
Jun 25, 2024
You Can't Satisfy The Mob
Jun 24, 2024
The Importance Of Investing In The Future
Jun 21, 2024
Are You A Manager Or A Pretender
Jun 20, 2024
Hit Your Numbers And Still Fail
Jun 19, 2024
Get Lasting High Performance
Jun 18, 2024
A Job Is Not A Guarantee
Jun 17, 2024
Your Next World Class New Hire
Jun 14, 2024
What To Do With Incapable People
Jun 13, 2024
Hallmarks of Bad Management
Jun 12, 2024
You Are What You Do
Jun 11, 2024
Empty Promises and Bad Managers
Jun 10, 2024
Teaching People to Adapt
Jun 07, 2024
Avoid Failing New Employees
Jun 06, 2024
How To Train Effectively
Jun 05, 2024
The CEO's Job Is Training
Jun 04, 2024
Becoming a Valuable Employee
Jun 03, 2024
Help As Many People As You Can
May 31, 2024
Leaders Assemble and Steward Teams
May 30, 2024
Always Have a Deadline
May 29, 2024
60 Days Left - Stop Crying
May 28, 2024
Avoid Being A Loser
May 27, 2024
The (Wrong) Importance Of A Big Number
May 24, 2024
How To Get 1+1 To Equal 3
May 23, 2024
Ambition And Politics At Work
May 22, 2024
Avoiding Misinformation
May 21, 2024
Bad Decisions, A-Holes and Emotions
May 20, 2024
The No Turd Rule
May 17, 2024
Healthy Feedback Loops and Frank Conversations
May 16, 2024
Ridiculous $10 Penalty For Being Late
May 15, 2024
Do Titles Matter
May 14, 2024
World Class Or Bust
May 13, 2024
Sacrificing Your Future For Today
May 10, 2024
Are You Running A Business Or A Daycare
May 09, 2024
Teaching Should Be An Honor
May 08, 2024
Don't Fool Yourself About Company Culture
May 07, 2024
What Kind of Animal Are You
May 06, 2024
This Game Only Ends When You Quit
May 03, 2024
Leaders Learn By Doing
May 02, 2024
Controlling A Monster
May 01, 2024
The Importance of Saying What Needs to Be Said
Apr 30, 2024
Why You Need To Go All In
Apr 29, 2024
If It Ain't Broke, Smash It
Apr 26, 2024
Business Buster, Flexing Without Infrastructure
Apr 25, 2024
Build a Culture That Solves Problems
Apr 24, 2024
Mistakes Are Part of the Job
Apr 23, 2024
Kill or Be Killed, Stop Being Afraid
Apr 22, 2024
No Shortcuts, Take Your Lumps
Apr 19, 2024
The Importance of World Class
Apr 18, 2024
Stop Hiring For Tomorrow
Apr 17, 2024
Choose Your Hill to Die On
Apr 16, 2024
Don't Hire Mediocre People
Apr 15, 2024
Stop Hiring Perfect People
Apr 12, 2024
Why You Need to Embrace the Change
Apr 11, 2024
Burn The Ships Mentality
Apr 10, 2024
Why You Have to Be Good All The Time
Apr 09, 2024
Why It's Essential to Let Others Help
Apr 08, 2024
Communication Creates Trust
Apr 05, 2024
The Walls Have Ears
Apr 04, 2024
The Beautiful Moment When Hope Comes True
Apr 03, 2024
Flying High to Crash and Burn
Apr 02, 2024
Only Psychopaths Have No Fear
Apr 01, 2024
The Class Syllabus on F-ing Up
Mar 29, 2024
Replay on Being Aware
Mar 28, 2024
Replay on Personal Choice
Mar 27, 2024
Replay on Turnover
Mar 26, 2024
Replay on Fear
Mar 25, 2024
Replay on Incentives
Mar 22, 2024
Team Interview - Work Life Balance & Closing Thoughts From Kayla & Kerstin
Mar 21, 2024
Courageous Diamonds & Intelligent Rocks
Mar 20, 2024
Team Interview - It Takes a Village To Raise a Child
Mar 19, 2024
Team Interview - Why We Changed Fear To Challenges
Mar 18, 2024
Team Interview - Money Ball
Mar 15, 2024
Team Interview - Before You Start
Mar 14, 2024
Stop Judging Your Enemies
Mar 13, 2024
Team Interview - Ethical Fading and Incentives
Mar 12, 2024
Why 2% Succeed, and the Rest Fail
Mar 11, 2024
Team Interview - Avoiding Default Perspectives
Mar 08, 2024
Team Interview - How To Flex
Mar 07, 2024
Why You Need To Fail To Win
Mar 06, 2024
Team Interview - A Sudden Change In Direction
Mar 05, 2024
Team Interview - Where We Thought We Were Going
Mar 04, 2024
Team Interview - Most Interesting Thing to Kayla And Kerstin
Mar 01, 2024
Team Interview - Why We Need To Be Brave
Feb 29, 2024
Successful College Dropouts
Feb 28, 2024
Team Interview - The Importance of Having a Growth Mindset
Feb 27, 2024
Team Interview - Infinite Game Team Interview
Feb 26, 2024
The Unleashing Leadership RECAP of the Infinite Game by Simon Sinek
Feb 23, 2024
The Stairs Are Faster Than The Elevator
Feb 22, 2024
If You Won't Flex, You Can't Win
Feb 21, 2024
Are You Investing or Gambling
Feb 20, 2024
A Conversation With Fear
Feb 19, 2024
You Need a Worthy Adversary
Feb 16, 2024
You Won't Find Fulfillment Without a Purpose
Feb 15, 2024
Does Keeping Score Matter
Feb 14, 2024
Pick Trust or High Performance
Feb 13, 2024
Corrupted by Ethical Fading
Feb 12, 2024
Greed, Incompetence, and Lazy Leadership
Feb 09, 2024
Dealing with Personal Pity Parties
Feb 08, 2024
The Importance of Leadership
Feb 07, 2024
The Blame Speech
Feb 06, 2024
Failing the Red Box Test
Feb 05, 2024
How to Establish a Just Cause
Feb 02, 2024
Ayn Rand and Judgement Day
Feb 01, 2024
Simon Sinek Meets David Goggins
Jan 31, 2024
How to Incentivize Inspiration
Jan 30, 2024
Have Courage, Stop Punishing Yourself
Jan 26, 2024
Hyper-Counterfeit world of social media, 24-hour news, & politics
Jan 25, 2024
How To Be A Visionary
Jan 24, 2024
The Family Tree of Arrogance and Founder's Syndrome
Jan 23, 2024
Creep - Inspired by David Goggins
Jan 22, 2024
Are You A Control Addict
Jan 19, 2024
Eat Your Way To Success
Jan 18, 2024
Founder's Syndrome & The Secret To Good Parenting
Jan 17, 2024
How Do You Fuel Your Drive For Success
Jan 16, 2024
Why Businesses Fail
Jan 15, 2024
Money Cancer
Jan 12, 2024
Thank You Maya
Jan 11, 2024
Infinite Thinking
Jan 10, 2024
Finite Thinking
Jan 09, 2024
Simon Is Full Of Hot Air
Jan 08, 2024
Crash and Burn Simon
Jan 05, 2024
Stupid Person
Jan 04, 2024
STFU Simon
Jan 03, 2024
The Infinite Game
Jan 02, 2024
Intent
Jan 01, 2024
Team Interview - Thank You For Your YES
Dec 29, 2023
Team Interview - Mae's Lesson
Dec 28, 2023
Team Interview - Emmy's Lesson
Dec 27, 2023
Team Interview - A Room Full Of Idiots
Dec 26, 2023
Preserverance
Dec 25, 2023
Team Interview - Filling Each Others Cup
Dec 22, 2023
Team Interview - Hiring Monsters
Dec 21, 2023
Team Interview - Hard Conversations
Dec 20, 2023
Team Interview - Look In The Mirror
Dec 19, 2023
Move The Goal Posts
Dec 18, 2023
Team Interview - Awareness
Dec 15, 2023
Team Interview - Preparation & Intent
Dec 14, 2023
Team Interview - Crucial Conversations
Dec 13, 2023
Team Interview - Pause Moments
Dec 12, 2023
Wake Up Call
Dec 11, 2023
Team Interview - Who's Running This Place
Dec 08, 2023
The Gauntlet
Dec 07, 2023
Surrounded By Idiots Recap
Dec 06, 2023
Room Full Of Reds
Dec 05, 2023
Lead By Example
Dec 04, 2023
Team Building
Dec 01, 2023
Delegation
Nov 30, 2023
Owning It
Nov 29, 2023
Being Aware
Nov 28, 2023
Building Trust
Nov 27, 2023
The Chef
Nov 24, 2023
Fighting Monsters
Nov 23, 2023
I Make It Happen
Nov 22, 2023
Red Monster
Nov 21, 2023
Personal Choice
Nov 20, 2023
Blue Monster
Nov 17, 2023
Green Monster
Nov 16, 2023
Yellow Monster
Nov 15, 2023
Strengths & Weaknesses
Nov 14, 2023
Communication
Nov 13, 2023
Surrounded By Idiots
Nov 10, 2023
That's How Winning Is Done
Nov 09, 2023
Team Interview - Our Best Advice
Nov 08, 2023
Team Interview - Where It Starts
Nov 07, 2023
Team Interview - The Importance of Leadership
Nov 06, 2023
Team Interview - Living It
Nov 03, 2023
Team Interview - Learning "Smart"
Nov 02, 2023
Time
Nov 01, 2023
Team Interview - The Accountable
Oct 31, 2023
Team Interview - A Throat to Choke
Oct 30, 2023
Ideal Team Player Recap
Oct 26, 2023
Team Interview - Poking My Brain
Oct 26, 2023
Successful Fear
Oct 25, 2023
The Enemy of Good
Oct 24, 2023
The Notebook
Oct 23, 2023
Management Teams
Oct 20, 2023
Teams
Oct 19, 2023
The Hurricane
Oct 18, 2023
Sincerity
Oct 17, 2023
Don't Be Bob
Oct 16, 2023
Desperation
Oct 13, 2023
Fast Changes
Oct 12, 2023
Build the Boat
Oct 11, 2023
Turnover
Oct 10, 2023
No Jackasses
Oct 09, 2023
The Savage, Stoic, and Steward
Oct 06, 2023
Smart
Oct 05, 2023
Humility
Oct 04, 2023
Hungry
Oct 03, 2023
Stand Upright
Oct 02, 2023
Intentional Culture
Sep 29, 2023
Ideal Team Player
Sep 28, 2023
Be Authentic
Sep 27, 2023
Team Of Teams Recap
Sep 26, 2023
Final Takeaways
Sep 25, 2023
Empowerment
Sep 22, 2023
Fear
Sep 21, 2023
Don't Nibble
Sep 20, 2023
Corner Office
Sep 19, 2023
Nervous System
Sep 18, 2023
Leverage
Sep 15, 2023
Superpower
Sep 14, 2023
Habits
Sep 13, 2023
Incentives
Sep 12, 2023
Team Purpose
Sep 11, 2023
Level Up
Sep 08, 2023
F-ing Silos
Sep 07, 2023
Team Identity
Sep 06, 2023
The Team
Sep 05, 2023
Put That Model Down
Sep 04, 2023
Failure
Sep 01, 2023
Hard Decisions
Aug 31, 2023
Break Rules
Aug 30, 2023
Complicated or Complex
Aug 29, 2023
Being Humble
Aug 28, 2023
What If
Aug 24, 2023
Competition
Aug 24, 2023
Waste
Aug 24, 2023
Be Something Special
Aug 24, 2023
Bad Management
Aug 24, 2023
Unleashing Leadership Trailer
Jul 20, 2023