“Interview with Wendy Kopp”

Wendy Kopp proposed the creation of Teach For America in her undergraduate senior thesis in 1989 and has spent the last 20 years working to sustain and grow the organization. In the 2009-2010 school year, some 7,300 corps members will teach in our country's neediest communities, reaching more than 450,000 students. They join nearly 17,000 Teach For America alumni who-still in their 20s and 30s-are already assuming significant leadership roles in education and social reform. Under Kopp's leadership, Teach For America is in the midst of an effort to grow to scale while maximizing the impact of corps members and alumni as a force for short- and long-term change. Kopp also serves as the chief executive of Teach For All, which is supporting the development of Teach For America's model in other countries. She is the author of One Day, All Children: The Unlikely Triumph of Teach For America and What I Learned Along the Way, and holds a bachelor's degree from Princeton University, where she participated in the undergraduate program of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

In this interview, we talked to Wendy about leadership, vision, and Teach for America!

“Interview with Craig Groeschel”

Craig Groeschel is the founding and senior pastor of LifeChurch.tv. Craig, his wife, Amy, and their six children live in the Edmond, Oklahoma, area where LifeChurch.tv began in 1996.

Craig's creative leadership skills are changing the way church is done worldwide. Under his leadership, LifeChurch.tv has become one of the country's first multi-campus churches, with over fifty weekend worship experiences at thirteen different locations throughout the United States.

In this interview, we talked to Craig about relationships, work/life balance, and accountability!

“The Best Advice I Ever Got”

We can all look back on our lives and pull from memory good advice we've received and how it changed the way we approach life. In this month's lesson, you'll get to hear John talk about what he found when he sat down and thought through all he'd learned over the years..

“Interview with Patrick Lencioni”

GiANT Impact CEO, Jeremie Kubicek chats with Patrick Lencioni on teamwork!

“Interview with Donald T. Phillips”

Best-selling author of major works of nonfiction, Don Phillips is known for his ability to tell stories and bring history alive with crisp compelling prose. His trilogy on American leadership (The Founding Fathers On Leadership, Lincoln On Leadership, Martin Luther King, Jr. On Leadership) has won worldwide acclaim. His first book, Lincoln On Leadership, helped pave the way toward the creation of an entire new genre of books on historical leadership. Mr. Phillips has also collaborated on books with Norman Brinker, Mike Kryzyewski, Phil Mickelson, Greg Norman, Cal Ripken, Jr., and Lieutenant General Ricardo S. Sanchez. He is an accomplished professional speechwriter having worked extensively with both corporate and private clients. Phillips also has extensive media experience; he has made appearances on ABC, CNBC, Fox, NPR and C-Span. In this interview, we talk to Don about Lincoln on Leadership.