# Mike Lindstrom

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Are You Risking Everything by Risking Nothing? | Jodi Low

Jodi Low went from sole parent of two young kids, half a business debt, and no financial support after divorce to building U and Improved — an 18-year leadership training company focused on heart-based leadership. In this conversation she shares how she turned rock bottom into purpose, why most cor…

D1 Athlete Gets Brutally Honest About Life After Sports | McKenna Doe

Former D1 college soccer player McKenna Doe joins hosts Mike Lindstrom and Scott Leese for a raw and inspiring conversation. McKenna shares her journey from Huntington Beach to the University of San Diego, where she played alongside her identical twin sister Mikayla. She opens up about training wit…

How I Beat Sheriff Joe Arpaio After Losing Once | Paul Penzone

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone lost once to Sheriff Joe Arpaio after getting outspent 13 to 1. His wife heard him complaining at the TV, took his man card, and told him to step up again. He did. Then he won by 13 points. Paul tells Mike Lindstrom and Scott Leese the part most people ne…

Season V Experience #118 Never Stop Learning with Mike Lindstrom

In this episode of the FATHERS of the FUTURE Podcast, Luke Kayyem sits down with Mike Lindstrom—author, executive coach, speaker, and podcast host. You don't get to choose the story you started with, but you do get to decide what story your children inherit from you. KEYS to VICTORY inside this epi…

AI's Not Replacing You. But Someone Who Knows How to Use It Will | Gabe Cooper

Gabe Cooper told his own son not to take a software developer job. Then he made 180 people at Virtuous build AI agents from scratch so they would not get replaced by somebody who already knows AI. He told Mike Lindstrom and Scott Leese the line his team did not want to hear. You are not going to ge…

I'll Die Behind the Mic. There's No Plan B | Rich Berra

Rich Berra says he will probably die behind the microphone. After 25 years of JohnJay and Rich, he knows he was born for it. There is still no Plan B. He told Mike Lindstrom & Scott Leese the whole climb. A five-year-old in a leaky 76 Pinto hears Foreigner's "Hot Blooded" and Don McLean's "American…

We Started This Podcast on the Side of the Road | Season 1 Finale

Mike Lindstrom and Scott Leese started What's Your Story on the side of the road after a blown tire. 51 episodes later they unpack the podcast mistakes that almost killed Year One. No guest. No script. Just the two of them on the couch talking about a lunch with Dan Lier, a dead spare, and the mome…

How to Actually Surrender (And Why It's Not Giving Up) | Ian Lopatin

Ian Lopatin did not post anything for 53 years. He built Spiritual Gangster, sold a yoga studio chain to Lifetime Fitness, and stayed behind the brand. He is back on What's Your Story with Mike Lindstrom and Scott Leese, almost a year to the day after episode 5. Two years sober next week. His book,…

Their Son Wants to Be the Greatest Ever. Are They Pushing Too Hard? | Rylee & Dallas Baldri

Dallas and Rylee Baldri said yes when famed reality TV producer ITV called about a Paramount+ baseball reality show backed by Kim Kardashian. Family called them, disgusted. The internet judged them. Rylee is a 150%er. They do not quit. They already went this far. The Baldris are the HD Family. High…

Whisked Away at 18, She Didn't Know She Was a Supermodel | Kim Alexis

Kim Alexis replaced Lauren Hutton at Revlon, then walked away from modeling at 27. She told Mike Lindstrom and Scott Leese how a Lockport tomboy who wanted to be a pharmacist ended up on magazine covers within months of turning 18. She still shows up. She still pulls stories out of people. She stil…