Best Rick Larkin Podcasts (2025)

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Rick Culleton - Leadership in Serial Entrepreneurship 47:29

1d ago47:29

47:29

Rick Culleton is a serial entrepreneur who built multiple businesses across industries, from electronics to hospitality, and is currently splitting time between Austin and Costa Rica. Rick shared how growing up watching his father transform from a struggling employee to a happy entrepreneur shaped his own journey. He talked about building businesse…

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Richard Marx 51:03

5d ago51:03

51:03

For a period of time in the late '80s and early '90s, Richard Marx was everywhere. The hitmaker achieved a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Hold Onto the Nights." “Endless Summer Nights” went to No. 2 while both “Don’t Mean Nothing” and “Should’ve Known Better” went to No. 3. His album Repeat Offender went to No. 1 in 1989. Richard ha…

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Jolynn Ledgerwood - Leadership In Learning and Training 37:20

8d ago37:20

37:20

Jolynn Ledgerwood is the founder of Elevate Your Talent and host of the Play for Performance podcast. When she was diagnosed with a learning disability in nursing school, she made a courageous pivot to build a thriving career in corporate learning and development, moving from hospitality to cybersecurity and eventually launching her own business. I…

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Delaney William - Building a Job Stacking Business 50:16

15d ago50:16

50:16

Today's guest is is Delaney William, the founder of Elevated Tech, a company that helps people grow their remote income through job search automation and career strategy within the framework of the controversial but increasingly relevant concept of job stacking. In our conversation, we talked about what it means to build a career — and now a compan…

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Larkin Poe 42:33

19d ago42:33

42:33

In this episode we talk to Larkin Poe, a duo of sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell. Fifteen years into their careers as Larkin Poe, Rebecca and Megan have built a catalog of blues and Southern rock-influenced music and a dedicated following. The duo’s 2022 album, Blood Harmony, won a 2024 Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Their latest album, …

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Paige Lopez - Leadership In Nutrition Science and Weight Loss 44:05

22d ago44:05

44:05

Paige Lopez, is CEO and founder of Awaken 180, a weight loss company. In our conversation, Paige shared her journey from aspiring neurosurgeon to entrepreneur, the emotional challenges of pivoting from a traditional career path, and how she built a business with intentionality and deep connection to her mission. We also explored her transition from…

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Jennifer Langton - Leading Player Safety in The NFL 55:29

29d ago55:29

55:29

Jennifer Langton is the former Senior Vice President of Health and Innovation at the NFL, where she led all initiatives to improve player safety. Her work has played a major role in reducing concussions and transforming how the NFL approaches health, safety, and performance. But Jennifer’s story starts long before. As a star lacross athlete at the …

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Thurston Moore 52:57

1M ago52:57

52:57

Billboard's Behind the Setlist talks to Thurston Moore, co-founder of Sonic Youth, about his body of work as a solo artist and collaborator; his latest album, Flow Critical Lucidity; the likelihood of a Sonic Youth reunion; his musical education witnessing New York’s vibrant music scene in the late ‘70s; and his memoir, Sonic Life, that was release…

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Eliztur Bar-Asher Siegal - Leadership in Universities, Middle East Dialogue 47:48

1M ago47:48

47:48

Elitzur Bar-Asher Siegal is a professor, linguist, and leader based in Israel. In our conversation, we explored two extraordinary initiatives he is leading in response to the ongoing crisis in Israel and Gaza. The first is Humanitas, a coalition of all the humanities deans in Israel working together to reimagine the role of universities and the hum…

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Greg Larkin - Leadership In A Curated Community For Non Conventional Executives 51:39

1M ago51:39

51:39

Greg Larkin is am entrepreneur, author, and founder of the executive community Punks & Pinstripes, a curated executive community that gathers people who, as he says, are trying to climb their second mountain. Greg’s view of what defines success is a little different. And it is heavily shaped by his personal history. He found success very quickly, b…

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Howard Jones 42:15

2M ago42:15

42:15

Behind the Setlist chats with synth-pop pioneer Howard Jones, best known for his hits in the ‘80s such as “Things Can Only Get Better,” “Life in One Day” and “What Is Love?” His 1985 album Dream Into Action reached No. 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and hit No. 2 on the U.K. album chart. Howard has remained incredibly busy over his career, re…

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Ron Browning - Leading A Performance Marketing Agency 40:49

2M ago40:49

40:49

Today's guest is Ron Browning, the CEO of IntelliBright, a performance-based digital marketing agency. Ron’s career is characterized by entrepreneurship, digital innovation, and a fierce commitment to accountability. We talked about his unique journey—starting with his first business while still in grad school, diving into the early days of the dot…

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Posdnuos (of De La Soul) 40:37

2M ago40:37

40:37

In this episode we talk to Kevin Mercer, otherwise known as Posdnuos, or Pos, from the hip hop group De La Soul. The group continues touring and making music after more than three decades, and they have continued after the death of David Jolicoeur, known as Trugoy the Dove, in 2023. De La Soul’s 1989 debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising, was a break…

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Natasha Braginsky Mounier - Leadership In Investment Management 57:10

2M ago57:10

57:10

Natasha Braginsky Mounier is currently the co-chair of Girls Are Investors, a UK charity, and is a member of several boards. Prior to that, she had a remarkable career in investment management, covering Russia and emerging markets at Capital Group, where she retired from as a partner. We talked about her unique journey. She emigrated to the US from…

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David Gray 54:00

2M ago54:00

54:00

British singer-songwriter David Gray joins Billboard's Behind the Setlist podcast for a song-by-song walk-through of his February 14, 2025 set at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. The 23-song set featured a number of songs from his latest album, Dear Life, and went all the way back to his 1993 debut album, A Century Ends. Gray talks about how a c…

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Rishad Tobaccowala - Rethinking Work 53:39

2M ago53:39

53:39

Rishad Tobaccowala is one to the visionaries in the world of marketing and advertising – he founded some of the early digital marketing agencies and has covered several C-level roles for Publicis. Today, he comes back to discuss his latest book, Rethinking Work. In our conversation, we dive into the five seismic shifts reshaping the workplace, how …

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Jasen Rauch (of Breaking Benjamin) 37:37

2M ago37:37

37:37

Jasen Rauch of Breaking Benjamin joined Billboard's Behind the Setlist podcast for a wide-ranging interview about the band's touring life, its loyal fan base, picking songs for Breaking Benjamin concerts, the challenge of developing new rock acts in 2025, and the band's transition away from Hollywood Records. The group's latest song, "Awake," was l…

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Joseph Rainone - Leadership in a Private Equity Owned Company 55:16

2M ago55:16

55:16

Joseph Rainone is the CEO of Ubique Group, a private equity owned furniture company. Joseph has spent over 30 years working in consumer product companies, making his way from a analyst to manager all the way to CEO. In our conversation, Joseph shares invaluable insights on leadership, including his “Three H’s of Leadership” framework—Humble, Hungry…

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Tarriona "Tank" Ball (of Tank and the Bangas) 26:56

3M ago26:56

26:56

Fresh off a Grammy win for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album for The Heart, The Mind, The Soul, Tarriona "Tank" Ball of the New Orleans group Tank and the Bangas joined Billboard's Behind the Setlist to talk about that Grammy win, the stories behind some of the album's songs, her excitement for performing at the upcoming New Orleans Jazz Festival and h…

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Dina Denham Smith - Leadership In An Emotional World 44:01

3M ago44:01

44:01

Dina Denham Smith, is an exectuive coach with an extensive background in leadership, spanning private equity, consulting, and high-growth startups, and she has a deep passion for the intersection of business and psychology. In our conversation, she shares her journey from management consulting to private equity and eventually to coaching. We also d…

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Nick Wheeler (of The All-American Rejects) 45:10

3M ago45:10

45:10

Nick Wheeler of The All-American Rejects talks to Behind the Setlist about hitting it big in the '00s, the slowdown in the '10s and the band's return to meaningful touring in the '20s (and their performance at the 2022 When We Were Young festival that got the ball rolling). The band recently released a cover of the 1997 Harvey Danger song "Flagpole…

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Haley Forest - Leadership, Creativity and Neuroscience 49:38

3M ago49:38

49:38

Haley Forest is a renaissance woman at the intersection of leadership, creativity, and neuroscience. Haley’s career path is anything but traditional—she spent two decades in hospitality, where she developed a deep understanding of human behavior, before transitioning into the world of innovation and business strategy. Now, as she completes her doct…

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Rishad Tobaccowala - Human Leadership 40:33

3M ago40:33

40:33

This episode is a selection from the original 2020 interview with Rishad Tobaccowala. Rishad Tobaccowala, is an author, speaker and known as a visionary in the advertising industry. He was the founder of two of the early interactive digital agencies in the early '90, and covered several leadership positions at the Publicis Group, including Chief St…

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Rick Springfield 35:55

3M ago35:55

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Rick Springfield joins Behind the Setlist to talk about his new greatest hits album out February 14, Big Hits: Rick Springfield’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2, which features the new track "Lose Myself" and an assortment of songs ranging from his 1999 album Karma to 2023's Automatic. The deluxe box set version of the album comes with a hardcover coffee ta…

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Robyn Bolton - Unlocking Innovation 37:50

3M ago37:50

37:50

A couple of weeks ago, our guest was Robyn Bolton, founder of Mile Zero, an innovation consulting firm. In that episode, we focused primarily on Robyn’s career journey. Since she is publishing a book on innovation, I asked her to come back for a second episode to cover that topic, and she said yes. The book is called Unlocking Innovation, so as you…

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Suzanne Dean - Music and Wildlife Conservation 41:55

4M ago41:55

41:55

Suzanne Dean had a long career first as a musician and composer, then as a music educator, and finally as the founder of a grassroots non profit. In our conversation, we focused on the first and the last part of her career. We started with her experience as a musician and the journey to figure out exactly in which part of the industry Suzanne wante…

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Phantogram 37:42

4M ago37:42

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In this episode we talk with Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter, otherwise known as Phantogram. Phantogram released its 5th studio album, the fantastic Memory of a Day, in October 2024 and recently wrapped up a tour as the opener for Kings of Leon. Memory of a Day is a kaleidoscope of sounds, textures and moods, all rooted in excellent songwriting and S…

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Robyn Bolton - Authentic Leadership In Innovation 37:52

4M ago37:52

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Robyn Bolton is the founder and Chief Navigator of Mile Zero, an innovation consulting firm. Robyn’s story is a perfect illustration of the core belief that is at the core of this podcast: if you go through the process of intentionally defining your true values and make decisions accordingly, you will not only be happier but find the right professi…

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Authentic Leadership And Branding - Dino with Jim Schleckser 39:48

4M ago39:48

39:48

Today we feature my appearance on The CEO Project Podcast, where I discussed the topics of Authentic Leadership and Branding. The host, Jim Schleckser, had been my guest on the podcast a few weeks before this session, so this conversation started from there. We talked about how I work with leaders to help them be more authentic. Specifically, we di…

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John Cooper (of Skillet) 44:36

4M ago44:36

44:36

John Cooper, frontman for the rock band Skillet, joins Behind the Setlist for a wide-ranging talk about the band's latest album, Revolution, performing in countries many Western bands don't visit, the power of music to connect to other people, and music business lessons he has learned over the decades. Revolution is Skillet's 12th studio album and …

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Seeking Validation 1:18:45

4M ago1:18:45

1:18:45

Tom Phillips is a town planner and an art history buff. We sat down to discuss his somewhat unusual road to becoming a town planner, why so many planning applications get invalidated, what all the acronyms mean, why Children can lobby local councils, podiatry (yes, really!) and why Ireland had, until recently, more than 80 separate planning authori…

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Ricardo Regalado - Leadership and Building Companies With Family 51:32

4M ago51:32

51:32

Today's guest is Ricardo Regalado, a serial builder and entrepreneur. Ricardo launched 5 companies and is a partner in a 6th. His ventures are in different industries, but his main two companies are all grounded in his deep expertise in the commercial cleaning industry. Rozalado Services, the first business he launched – a cleaning services company…

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Justin Buonomo - Leading In Personal Finance Education 43:49

4M ago43:49

43:49

Today's guest is Justin Buonomo, founder of Journey to Financial Freedom, a company specialized in personal financial education. During our conversation Justin had a very honest discussion on the trauma that he went through in his youth and then talked about some of the key experiences that shape his mindset from being a Division One college athlet…

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Year End NFL Special Anthology 31:21

5M ago31:21

31:21

We celebrate the end of the year by sharing some of the NFL conversations we had in the 2024 season. First, my analysis of the leadership lessons from the fall of Bill Belichick. Then my conversation with Greg Bedard, founder of the online sport magazine Boston Sports Journal, where I asked him a few hypothetical questions. And finally, from my rec…

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Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith (of Tears for Fears) 31:13

5M ago31:13

31:13

Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith of Tears for Fears join Behind the Setlist to talk about their new live album, Songs For A Nervous Planet; concert film, Tears for Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film); and how they continue to strive to write and record great music (such as the four new tracks on the live album). Links: Tears for Fears home page Tears fo…

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Leadership In Equity and Inclusion 32:24

5M ago32:24

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In this episode Dino Cattaneo presents a selection from his previous interviews with Lily Zheng and Claudia Scott on the topic of Equity and Inclusion. Today's guest is Contact Dino at: [email protected] Websites: al4ep.com Additional Guest Links: Contact at: LinkedIn: Instagram: Twitter: Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo Dino o…

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Marques Ogden - Leadership Lessons From the NFL 48:00

5M ago48:00

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Today's guest is Marques Ogden, host of the Get Authentic With Marques podcast and inspirational keynote speaker, coach and consultant. In our conversation he shared the leadership lessons he got from a life in football: Marques played Division I football at Howard University, and was then drafted in the NFL where he played as an offensive lineman …

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Gene Simmons 50:24

5M ago50:24

50:24

Gene Simmons is no longer the fire-breathing, platform shoes-wearing bass player for KISS. After the band's final performance in December 2023, Gene has been leading the Gene Simmons band through European festivals and American theaters and venues far smaller than a typical KISS venue. Still, as Gene explained, touring with a four-piece band and a …

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Kathryn Valentine - Leading Women To Better Negotiations 50:20

5M ago50:20

50:20

Kathryn Valentine is the Founder of Worthmore Strategies, a research based firm aimed at advancing women in the workplace by partnering with companies to deliver negotiation training to women. Kathryn developed her approach to leadership in the years she spent at McKinsey and at a couple of apparel companies. In this conversation we discuss her jou…

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Cirque du Planning Act 1:21:02

6M ago1:21:02

1:21:02

We speak to Brendan Slattery of McCann FitzGerald LLP about the new Planning & Development Act. Brendan is a partner at McCann in the Environmental and Planning law division. He does an incredible job of breaking down the new law and what its likely effects are. There are a lot of surprises, and not the good kind. I throughly enjoyed the chat with …

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Christian Muntean - Leading Through Conflict 47:07

6M ago47:07

47:07

Christian Muntean is a strategic coach and consultant based in Anchorage, Alaska, who specializes in leadership transitions and business exits. Christian came into this work from a very nontraditional path. He started his career in the NGO world and specifically doing work supporting medical efforts in Africa and Kosovo. Through this work he became…

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Lake Street Dive 37:44

6M ago37:44

37:44

Behind the Setlist was thrilled to talk to Rachael Price and Mike Calabrese from Lake Street Dive. In November, the Brooklyn-based band received a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal album for their 8th studio album, Good Together. Rachel and Mike talked about their surprise Grammy nod, the origin of the album's title track, what it’s …

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Lily Zheng - Data and Results Driven Leadership in DEI 57:39

6M ago57:39

57:39

Lily ZHeng is a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategist, Author and Practitioner. They take a very practical approach, deeply grounded in data and in creating long-term measurable results for the companies they partner with. In this conversation, Lily explains what it means to take a data driven approach to DEI. They share their focus on fosteri…

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Gin Blossoms 38:01

6M ago38:01

38:01

Gin Blossoms have been going for nearly four decades and continue to bring their '90s hits "Hey Jealousy" and "Til I Hear It From You" to venues around the U.S. What's the secret? Everybody gets an equal vote. Patience is key. Sacrifice is necessary. Punctuality is important, too, says singer Robin Wilson. "You don't make your bandmates wait for yo…

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Jim Schleckser - Mastering Leadership in the CEO Role 52:44

6M ago52:44

52:44

Jim Schleckser is founder & CEO of The CEO Project, a company that serves CEOs and high-revenue entrepreneurs. Their offering combines peer group meetings and discussions with personalized one-on-one coaching sessions led by former CEOs. We start with Jim's path to his first CEO role, and how coming up from the sales side shaped his approach. And i…

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Neta Weiner - Bridging Cultural Divides Through Art and Education 40:36

7M ago40:36

40:36

Neta Weiner is an artist and social activist based in Jaffa. He is the founder and lead singer of the Jewish-Arab hip-hop band System Ali and the artistic director of the Beit System Ali social educational movement. And right now, he is also teaching a Tufts University. System Ali is musical collective of artists of many nationalities and ethniciti…

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Sixpence None the Richer 37:50

7M ago37:50

37:50

The original Sixpence None the Richer lineup came together for the first time in over two decades to release a new EP, Rosemary Hill, and put on the band's first tour in over ten years. Leigh Nash and Matt Slocum joined Billboard's Behind the Setlist to talk about getting the band back together, recording Rosemary Hill, the ending popularity of the…

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Patrick Heron - Leadership in Life Sciences VC 49:31

7M ago49:31

49:31

Today's guest is Patrick Heron - Managing Partner of Frazier Life Sciences, a healthcare investment firm focusing on companies developing novel therapeutics. In our conversation we covered his career, but then we dove into the hard questions: how do you build a successful partnership with a founder? As a VC, how do you balance protecting the intere…

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Family (Business) Matters 50:33

7M ago50:33

50:33

Kate Rhatigan, with her brother and sister, runs Winterbrook, a home builder based in Dublin. In our chat, Kate describes the contribution small builders like Winterbrook make to the supply of housing, describes what it is like working in a male dominated industry and tells a quite incredible story about why her face was on posters around south Dub…

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Maggie Olson - Leading from The Chief of Staff Spot 52:36

7M ago52:36

52:36

Maggie Olson is the Founder of Nova Chief of Staff, the first-of-its-kind destination for Chief of Staff education, certification, and development. In our conversation, we discussed her career and then dug deep into what it means to lead from the Chief of Staff spot. What are the key steps to take when you start in the role, what are the success fa…

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