New Podcast Talks to Disrupters and Innovative Leaders Across a Range of Industries For Career and Leadership Insights
What do the career paths of a punk rock singer, a Princeton basketball coach and a former White House Chief of Staff have in common? The Army of Gamechangers podcast seeks to answer that question through a series of short interviews with innovative leaders, artists and entrepreneurs — from former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to Pennywise front-man Jim Lindberg.
CEO and Philanthropist Vipe Desai launched Army of Gamechangers to highlight career and leadership advice from some of the most interesting people he knows. “After more than 30 years of working with startups and non-profits, I’ve been fortunate enough to connect with some amazing people” says Desai. “Each week, I sit down with one of them to talk about what they’re working on now and learn about their best career and leadership advice.”
Guests range from well-known leaders such as Erik Logan, President of the Oprah Winfrey Network, to lesser-known but highly influential entrepreneurs, such Izzy Tihanyi, whose all-women’s surf school broke down barriers for women in action sports. A recent episode featured Princeton women’s basketball coach Courtney Banghart, who was named by Fortune Magazine as one of the world’s “50 Greatest Leaders” after she took a lackluster team on to win five separate Ivy League championships. Fortune notes that Banghart accomplished these wins while holding the players to Princeton’s high academic standards.
“My goal is to build an army of game changers — people who will make their communities a better place because of the work they do and the brands they’re going to build,” says Desai. “I’ve been humbled by some of the phenomenal people I’ve met, and this podcast is a way to offer future leaders the information I wish I had when I started out.”
Army of Gamechangers is available for free in the Business sections of iTunes and on SoundCloud.
Episode List:
Ep 01 — Erik Logan, President of Oprah Winfrey Network
Ep 02 — Izzy Tihanyi, Co-Founder of Surf Diva Surf School
Ep 03 — Scott Van Vliet, GM, Skype & Teams Cloud at Microsoft
Ep 04 — Nick Sargent, President of Snowsports Industries America
Ep 05 — Tracy Cioffi, Chief Marketing Officer at Mod Pizza
Ep 06 — Jim Lindberg, Vocalist, Pennywise
Ep 07 — Rodney Bullard, VP of Community Affairs at Chick-fil-A
Ep 08 — Kevin Carroll, Author, Speaker and Agent for Social Change
Ep 09 — Bob McKnight, Co-Founder of Quiksilver
Ep 10 — Jose Mangin, Entrepreneur and Host of Octane Channel on Sirius XM Satelite Radio
Ep 11 — The Honorable Leon Panetta, Former Secretary of Defense and Director of the CIA
Ep 12 — Rob Wilson, Executive Chef for Fisher & Paykel
Ep 13 — Courtney Banghart, Head Coach for Princeton Tigers
Ep 14 — Adrian Grenier, Actor, Environmentalist, and Entrepreneur
Ep 15 — John Tempesta, Drummer for The Cult
Ep 16 — Wing Lam, Co-founder of Wahoo’s Fish Taco
About Vipe Desai
Vipe Desai is an entrepreneur and philanthropist with more than 30 years of experience working with startups, non-profits and serving on corporate boards. The Army of Gamechangers podcast is a collection of conversations focused on pulling the best career and leadership advice from Vipe’s vast network of contacts to help you on your personal, professional and leadership journey.
