Thirty Minute Mentors

One of the top bipartisan dealmakers during his time in the United States Senate, Senator John Breaux represented Louisiana in Congress for more than three decades, including three terms in the Senate. Senator Breaux joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Senator Breaux and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, career success, relationship-building, dealmaking, decision-making, and much more.

A Fortune 500 CEO, Andrew McMahon is the CEO of Guardian Life, one of the largest insurance companies in America. Andrew joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Andrew and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, career success, managing risks and navigating uncertainty, decision-making, impact, pressure, change, and more.

Carly Pearce is a Grammy Award-winning country music star who has won both CMA Female Vocalist of the Year and ACM Female Artist of the Year. Carly joins Adam to share her journey and her best lessons and advice. Carly and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: high performance, leadership, self-awareness, coachability, authenticity, creativity, resilience, balance, and more.

A former Fortune 100 CEO, Terry Lundgren was the CEO of Macy's Inc., the parent company of Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and Bluemercury, and was the CEO of Neiman Marcus. Terry joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Terry and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, career success, team building, communication, how to turn skeptics into supporters, how to manage change and transformation, and much more.

General CQ Brown, Jr. is a retired four-star general who served as the 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest-ranking officer in the United States military. General Brown previously served as Chief of Staff of the Air Force, becoming the first African American to lead a branch of the United States Armed Forces. General Brown joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. General Brown and Adam discuss leadership, career success, approachability and relatability, crisis management, innovation, trust, and much more.