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Best Ever Podcast

Scott Eblin

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Frequency: 1 episode/18d. Total Eps: 17

The Best Ever Podcast with Scott Eblin is your insider’s guide to what it takes to lead at the highest level at work, at home, and in your community. Each week, Scott sits down with remarkable leaders for real, revealing conversations about the mindset shifts, self-management habits, and everyday routines that fuel extraordinary leadership impact. Drawing on his 25 years of experience as a top executive coach, Scott brings a coach’s lens to every episode to help you bridge the gap between intention and action.

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The Spiritual Dimension of Your Life GPS®: Staying Grounded When Life Gets Loud

Episode 17

Thursday, April 2, 2026 • Duration 17:23

What keeps you grounded when everything around you feels chaotic? For many leaders, the answer isn't another productivity hack or time-management tool, it's a spiritual routine that keeps them connected to purpose and perspective.

In this special Best of Best Ever episode, Scott Eblin shares practical insights from five season one guests on the spiritual routines that help them stay centered and aligned with what matters most - even in the middle of demanding, unpredictable days.

You'll hear how leaders use intention, reflection, faith, breathing, and meditation to reset, zoom out, and reconnect with their deeper "why." These routines look different for everyone, but they all serve the same purpose: helping you live better and lead better.

Learn more about The Life GPS™: https://courses.eblingroup.com/p/best-life-ever-course

Hear more from each guest in their full episodes:

Lara Lee, Open Heart, Strong Core: Lara Lee’s Mantra for Purposeful Leadership
Maggie Kane, Creating Space for Everyone: How Maggie Kane Leads with Purpose and Passion
Harry Kraemer, The Self-Reflective Leader: Harry Kraemer on Legacy, Humility, and Leading with Purpose
Richard Culatta, Leading with Curiosity and Humanity in the Age of AI
Muriel Wilkins, “I Know I’m Right” and Other Hidden Blockers, with Muriel Wilkins

Ready to have the Best Life Ever? Start here: www.courses.eblingroup.com/p/best-life-ever-course

👉 Connect with Scott Eblin
Website: www.eblingroup.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/scotteblin

✉️ Inquiries
For anything podcast-related: hello@besteverpodcast.com
For business or speaking inquiries: contact@eblingroup.com

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The Relational Domain of Your Life GPS®: Why Listening Is a Life and Leadership Advantage

Episode 16

Thursday, February 12, 2026 • Duration 26:24

If there’s one relational routine that underpins every positive leadership outcome, it’s listening.

In this Best of Best Ever, Scott brings together some of the most powerful lessons from Season One to explore how intentional listening builds trust, strengthens relationships, and improves results—at work, at home, and in the communities we care about.

Across conversations with CEOs, physicians, nonprofit founders, and elite athletes, a consistent pattern emerged: leaders who listen well create the conditions for connection, collaboration, and sustainable performance.

Learn more about The Life GPS™: https://courses.eblingroup.com/p/best-life-ever-course

Hear more from each guest in their full episodes:

Harry Kraemer, The Self-Reflective Leader: Harry Kraemer on Legacy, Humility, and Leading with Purpose
Cynthia Horner, Medicine, Mission, and the Art of Listening, with Dr. Cynthia Horner
Maggie Kane, Creating Space for Everyone: How Maggie Kane Leads with Purpose and Passion
Vivek Shah, Turning Rejection into a Billion-Dollar Strategy
Dain Blanton, What Champions Do Differently

The Mental Dimension of Your Life GPS®: Think Clearer, Lead Better

Episode 15

Thursday, December 4, 2025 • Duration 17:08

Your mind is your most important leadership tool. But in a world of nonstop inputs, it’s also the one that gets overwhelmed the fastest. In this episode of Best Ever, Scott Eblin brings together Olympic champions, CEOs, and innovators to unpack the mental routines that keep them grounded, clear, and intentional.

From activating your parasympathetic “braking system” with three focused breaths, to five-minute visualization resets, to lunchtime movement breaks, nightly curiosity rituals, and annual reflection retreats—these leaders show how small, consistent practices create outsized impact.

Learn more about The Life GPS™: https://courses.eblingroup.com/p/best-life-ever-course

Hear more from each guest in their full episodes:

Dain Blanton, What Champions Do Differently
Vivek Shah, Turning Rejection into a Billion-Dollar Strategy
Donagh Herlihy, Gratitude as a Leadership Superpower
Richard Culatta, Leading with Curiosity and Humanity in the Age of AI
Scot Wingo, Building Startups, Scaling Yourself

Ready to have the Best Life Ever? Start here: www.courses.eblingroup.com/p/best-life-ever-course

The Physical Dimension of Your Life GPS®: Essential Building Blocks for Living and Leading at Your Best

Episode 14

Thursday, October 30, 2025 • Duration 08:28

Physical routines fuel everything—your energy, your focus, and your ability to lead and live well. In this Best of Best Ever episode, Scott Eblin brings together standout moments from season one guests who share how they’ve built simple, sustainable physical routines to support their performance and presence.

From morning movement to mindful rest and daily fuel, these conversations reveal how small, consistent choices create the foundation for long-term success, on and off the job.

Learn more about The Life GPS™: https://courses.eblingroup.com/p/best-life-ever-course

Hear more from each guest in their full episodes:

Maggie Kane, Creating Space for Everyone: How Maggie Kane Leads with Purpose and Passion
Dain Blanton, What Champions Do Differently, with Dain Blanton
Craig Mullaney, Lessons in Leadership from the Battlefield to the Boardroom, with Craig Mullane
Dr. Rick Bedlack – Hope as Medicine: Dr. Richard Bedlack on Science, Fashion, and Living with Joy

Ready to have the Best Life Ever? Start here: www.courses.eblingroup.com/p/best-life-ever-course

👉 Connect with Scott Eblin
Website: www.eblingroup.comLinkedIn:

Hope as Medicine: Dr. Richard Bedlack on Science, Fashion, and Living with Joy

Episode 13

Thursday, September 25, 2025 • Duration 57:04

What if hope itself is one of the most powerful treatments we have? In this conversation, Scott sits down with Dr. Richard Bedlack: renowned neurologist, Duke ALS Clinic founder, and star of the new documentary Stitching Strength. Known for his bold blazers, rock-and-roll spirit, and groundbreaking research, Dr. Bedlack shares how fashion, curiosity, and an unwavering commitment to hope have transformed his work and his life. From his pioneering ALS Untangled and ALS Reversals programs to deeply personal lessons on joy, resilience, and gratitude, Dr. Bedlack shows us how leading with authenticity and optimism can change outcomes, both inside the clinic and far beyond.

(02:53) How fashion became Dr. Bedlack’s “suit of armor”

(07:05) Early encounters with ALS and the importance of hope

(12:38) Hope as a leadership principle

(17:38) Nutrition, rest, and routines for peak performance

(22:10) ALS Untangled: Crowdsourcing alternative treatments

(27:50) ALS Reversals: What we can learn from patients who recover

(30:58) Is hope a treatment? Exploring the biology of optimism

(37:26) Reframing setbacks into lessons

(39:43) Stitching Strength: Adaptive fashion and spiritual resilience

(44:55) What ALS has taught Dr. Bedlack about what really matters

Follow Dr. Bedlack: https://www.instagram.com/stitchingstrength/?hl=en

Check out the documentary, Stitching Strength: https://www.stitchingstrength.com/

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“I Know I’m Right” and Other Hidden Blockers, with Muriel Wilkins

Episode 12

Thursday, September 18, 2025 • Duration 01:07:06

What unseen patterns can erode a leader’s clarity, confidence, and impact? Often, it’s not external obstacles but the hidden beliefs we carry. In this episode, Scott talks with executive coach, author, and Coaching Real Leaders podcast host Muriel Wilkins about the inner game of leadership.

Muriel shares her journey from fast-rising executive to sought-after coach, why she wrote her new book Leadership Unblocked, and the seven “hidden blockers” that quietly hold leaders back, including the trap of always needing to be right. Together, she and Scott explore how to shift from single-loop to double-loop learning, why curiosity is the posture that unlocks clarity, and the small but powerful routines that help leaders see themselves—and their systems—more clearly.

(05:14) What it means for leaders to be “blocked”

(09:40) Hidden blockers and the trap of “I Know I’m Right”

(14:13) Single-loop vs. double-loop learning

(17:03) The surprising blocker: “If I can do it, so can you”

(20:44) One small step to start getting unblocked

(22:00) Universal self-management challenges across sectors

(26:42) The power of curiosity: asking “what else?”

(35:33) Behind the mic: creating Coaching Real Leaders

(42:11) Revisiting Own the Room and how her view of leadership presence has evolved

(51:51) Muriel’s grounding routines: workouts, yoga, and meditation

(57:56) Looking ahead: becoming her own source of laughter

Explore Muriel’s work: murielwilkins.com

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Leading with Curiosity and Humanity in the Age of AI, with Richard Culatta

Episode 11

Thursday, September 11, 2025 • Duration 01:04:23

How do we thrive as humans in a world shaped by constant technological change? In this episode, Scott talks with Richard Culatta, CEO of ISTE and ASCD, former Director of the U.S. Office of Educational Technology, and author of Digital for Good: Raising Kids to Thrive in an Online World. Richard shares how he’s navigated a career spanning classrooms, government, design thinking, and global education leadership, always with one mission: to make learning more human and more meaningful.

From practical ways to use AI as a baseline for self-management, to the nightly “rabbit hole” learning ritual he shares with his son, Richard models curiosity, empathy, and humor. This conversation explores what it means to create healthy digital cultures, the mindset shifts we need to thrive in a transformational age, and why the best leaders don’t pretend to have all the answers: they create the conditions for exploration.

(02:14) Why ISTE and ASCD merged: tools + problems finally aligned

(07:47) From Spanish teacher to education policy and IDEO design thinking

(13:54) How tech and teaching converged early in Richard’s career

(15:25) The dump truck and the sports car: Richard’s favorite analogy for AI

(23:41) Using AI for feedback, board prep, and better communication

(28:32) Are we cheating with AI or just evolving like calculators?

(34:18) Freeing time for deeper thinking and higher-order skills

(38:35) What it means to be a “better human” in digital spaces

(43:53) How to create welcoming culture online and off

(46:27) Richard’s personal routines: faith, curiosity, and rabbit-holing

(49:45) Why “screen value” matters more than “screen time”

Open Heart, Strong Core: Lara Lee’s Mantra for Purposeful Leadership

Episode 10

Thursday, September 4, 2025 • Duration 01:05:21

What if leading through uncertainty starts not with control, but with connection? In this episode of Best Ever, Scott sits down with Lara Lee—Fortune 50 executive, former Harley-Davidson and Lowe’s leader, and now an award-winning board director—to explore how culture, strategy, and execution come together to drive transformation. From revitalizing Orchard Supply Hardware to helping shape Harley-Davidson’s legendary customer community, Lara shares how focusing on people and purpose creates lasting results. She also unpacks the personal mantra that guides her leadership and how it can serve as a framework for any leader navigating today’s brittle, anxious, and nonlinear world.

(02:14) Early sparks: Growing up a “citizen of the world”

(07:11) What inner work really means for leaders

(09:20) Cultivating equanimity and “imperturbability”

(12:46) Journaling, reflection, and learning patterns over time

(20:39) Why she studied Chinese before it was “cool”

(22:40) Lessons from Harley-Davidson’s customer culture

(29:16) Designing growth with psychology and purpose in mind

(36:08) Walking into a turnaround at Orchard Supply Hardware

(41:31) Why culture was the lever that moved everything

(46:57) Moving from execution to creating conditions as a board leader

(47:47) The Blue Angels lesson: Why boards should “fly loose”

(52:17) Advice for navigating your own next big career transition

(54:16) Lara’s personal mantra for leadership and life

(58:42) What Lara’s reading: governance, history, and big ideas

Explore Lara’s consulting work:

Gratitude as a Leadership Superpower, with Donagh Herlihy

Episode 9

Thursday, August 28, 2025 • Duration 01:00:57

What if the fastest way to transform a team wasn’t about processes or technology, but about creating safety, trust, and genuine connection? In this episode, Scott talks with global digital innovator Donagh Herlihy, whose career has spanned leadership roles at Wrigley, Avon, Bloomin’ Brands, and Subway, and now as an advisor to AI startup Incept. Donagh shares why he starts every morning with gratitude, how “safe to try” experiments fueled billion-dollar innovations, and the leadership shift that comes from treating the executive team as your first team. From the sandwich line to the C-suite, Donagh’s stories reveal how culture change starts with intent—and how to make it stick.

(02:04) From Dublin shipyards to the U.S. tech scene
(04:56) Taking a career step back to get ahead
(09:40) Starting at Subway behind the counter
(13:10) Why fun is a core leadership value
(16:39) Agility as a mindset, not a process
(19:31) Leading a culture transformation at Subway
(23:18) Making gratitude a daily leadership habit
(31:26) “Safe to try”: Experimenting for faster decisions
(36:46) The “first team” mindset for executive leaders
(39:23) Bringing AI to the restaurant industry with Incept
(42:23) How AI changes leadership and self-management
(47:41) Why transformation must start with the CEO
(50:25) Life after the C-suite: Relationships, travel, and community
(52:16) What Donagh’s listening to: NVIDIA, Bill Gates, and big vision

Explore Incept: incept.ai

Connect with Donagh on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/donaghherlihy/

Ready to have the Best Life Ever? Start here: www.courses.eblingroup.com/p/best-life-ever-course

👉 Connect with Scott EblinWebsite: LinkedIn:

Building Startups, Scaling Yourself, with Scot Wingo

Episode 8

Thursday, August 21, 2025 • Duration 01:02:11

What if success in business didn’t require burning out, but instead came from building intentionally, listening deeply, and surrounding yourself with people who make you better? In this episode, Scott talks with serial entrepreneur and investor Scot Wingo: founder of five companies, three-time successful exit, and driving force behind the Triangle Tweener Fund. From growing up with a mainframe computer in his living room to leading coast-to-coast operations, Scot shares how curiosity, grit, and systems thinking have shaped his journey. He opens up about scaling from startup to $80M+, building teams of “go-to” people, and creating a personal operating rhythm that keeps life at home and work in harmony.

(01:52) Growing up with a mainframe in the living room

(04:15) Founding five companies and three successful exits

(06:38) The Triangle Tweener Fund: Investing in homegrown talent

(10:22) Scaling from startup to $80M+ without burning out

(14:07) Building a team of “go-to” people

(19:34) Personal operating rhythms that keep life in balance

(25:10) Lessons from leading coast-to-coast operations

(31:46) Why listening is the ultimate leadership skill

(36:58) Balancing founder ambition with intentional growth

(43:25) What Scot’s listening to: music, podcasts, and more

Check out the Triangle Tweener Fund: tweenerfund.com

Explore Get Spiffy: getspiffy.com

Connect with Scot on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thescotwingo/

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