

Breakfast Leadership Show
Michael D. Levitt
The Breakfast Leadership Show, hosted by leadership consultant and burnout expert Michael D. Levitt, is a globally ranked leadership podcast exploring how executives build stronger organizations, better leadership systems, and healthier workplace cultures.
Each episode features conversations with founders, executives, and industry experts on topics such as leadership operating systems, leadership decision making, executive leadership consulting, organizational leadership systems, and leadership burnout prevention.
Listeners gain practical insight into how leadership teams improve performance, reduce burnout, and design the structures that drive sustainable growth. The show covers leadership strategy, workplace culture, decision clarity for leadership teams, leadership infrastructure, and the systems that help organizations operate at a higher level.
With actionable lessons drawn from real executive experience, the Breakfast Leadership Show helps leaders move beyond management tactics and focus on building high-performance leadership systems that scale.
Interested in being a guest on the show?
Visit: https://BreakfastLeadership.com/Podcast
Note: Some episodes may include sponsored guest appearances. In those cases, guests may have provided financial compensation to participate in the podcast.
Each episode features conversations with founders, executives, and industry experts on topics such as leadership operating systems, leadership decision making, executive leadership consulting, organizational leadership systems, and leadership burnout prevention.
Listeners gain practical insight into how leadership teams improve performance, reduce burnout, and design the structures that drive sustainable growth. The show covers leadership strategy, workplace culture, decision clarity for leadership teams, leadership infrastructure, and the systems that help organizations operate at a higher level.
With actionable lessons drawn from real executive experience, the Breakfast Leadership Show helps leaders move beyond management tactics and focus on building high-performance leadership systems that scale.
Interested in being a guest on the show?
Visit: https://BreakfastLeadership.com/Podcast
Note: Some episodes may include sponsored guest appearances. In those cases, guests may have provided financial compensation to participate in the podcast.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Mar 29, 2021 • 28min
Interview with Mike Casey
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Mike is founder of Tigercomm, where for the past 30-years he has worked with thousands of cleantech executives, investors and philanthropists on strategies for meeting their business objectives. He is considered one of the top U.S. innovator and strategist on cleantech marketing and communications. He writes frequently at National Geographic, Great Energy Challenge, Greentech Media, Renewable Energy World, and Scaling Green about removing the barriers to clean energy adoption. Before founding Tigercomm, Mike served on two presidential campaigns, and as a spokesman for both a U.S. Senator and a U.S. Congressman.
https://www.tigercomm.us/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/108631

Mar 22, 2021 • 23min
Interview with Steve Legler
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Burnout proof your life with the new book Burnout Proof: How To Establish Boundaries To Avoid The Negativity Of Stress https://amzn.to/2JkbKxQ
Buy Michael's life-altering book: 369 Days: How To Survive A Year of Worst-Case Scenario: https://www.amazon.com/369-Days-Survive-Worst-Case-Scenarios-ebook/dp/B074CCLKZP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502047423&sr=8-1&keywords=369+days
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Steve Legler is a Family Legacy Advisor based in Montreal, Canada. He grew up in a business family, destined to take over the company his father had founded before he was born. After an unexpected liquidity event that occurred while he was still in his 20’s, he ended up managing their family office instead. He also married into a business family, where he has witnessed a number of other complex issues.
In 2013 he stumbled upon the Family Enterprise Advisor (FEA) program in Canada, which turned in to career-changing calling for him. Since then, he has been working with other business families as they face the challenges surrounding their intergenerational transitions.
He works with family clients as a facilitator, and sometimes as a mediator. He also does individual coaching with family members. He recognizes how complex the world of family wealth transitions can be, and prides himself on knowing how to be a great resource for his clients.
He is the author of SHIFT your Family Business (2014) and Interdependent Wealth: How Family Systems Theory Illuminates Successful Intergenerational Wealth Transitions (2019)
He is active in many associations for professionals who work with families; a member of the FEA Council of the Family Enterprise eXchange (FEX); a member of the Wisdom Expedition of the Purposeful Planning Institute (PPI); and a member of the faculty of the Family Firm Institute (FFI) global education network (GEN) program.
https://shiftyourfamilybusiness.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-legler-259065a/
@FamilyLegacyAdv

Mar 15, 2021 • 38min
Interview with Kiné Corder
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Hire Michael to speak at your event: https://BreakfastLeadership.com/speaking
Burnout proof your life with the new book Burnout Proof: How To Establish Boundaries To Avoid The Negativity Of Stress https://amzn.to/2JkbKxQ
Buy Michael's life-altering book: 369 Days: How To Survive A Year of Worst-Case Scenario: https://www.amazon.com/369-Days-Survive-Worst-Case-Scenarios-ebook/dp/B074CCLKZP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502047423&sr=8-1&keywords=369+days
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Like, Rate and Review the Breakfast Leadership Show on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/breakfast-leadership/id1207338410
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Kiné is a best selling author and a psychotherapist specializing in financial therapy, stress management, and midlife crisis. She has been featured on Oprah, Good Morning America, E! Channel, Entertainment Tonight and in various print media entities including Elle, Marie Claire, TV Guide, and People Magazine.
Kiné spent over 15 years in financial services before making the shift to therapy, and since money is still the number one reason couples get divorced, Kiné has really dedicated her life to helping people redefine their idea of wealth and find more meaning in their lives, which she could focus to talk about on the podcast.
https://www.presidentiallifestyle.com/

Mar 8, 2021 • 26min
Interview with Bryan Adams, CEO of PH.Creative
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Hire Michael to speak at your event: https://BreakfastLeadership.com/speaking
Buy Michael's life altering book: 369 Days: How To Survive A Year of Worst-Case Scenario: https://www.amazon.com/369-Days-Survive-Worst-Case-Scenarios-ebook/dp/B074CCLKZP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502047423&sr=8-1&keywords=369+days
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Bryan is the CEO and founder of wildly popular Ph.Creative, which is a global employer brand & recruitment marketing agency specializing in talent acquisition and candidate experience.
The company’s clients include Apple, American Airlines, Cisco, Microsoft, Virgin media and many others.
Bryan is considered a prominent employer brand thought leader and his creative, unconventional and even controversial methodologies. Bryan is a two-times best-selling author, and his talking style is presentation style is energetic, passionate and thought-provoking.

Mar 5, 2021 • 12min
Importance of Leisure
Henry Ford realized that his employees needed leisure in their lives, so he reduced the work day at his auto assembly plants from 6 days to 5 days. Fast forward to today, where so many of us are working 7 days a week. With smartphones, laptops, and micromanaging bosses, our work is never done. It's great that technology allows us to work anywhere at any time. It's also bad for us that we can work anywhere, anytime. Boundaries around how we spend our time are as critical as ever. Watch my bucket list video to remind you to experience life outside of work.
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IQdDub6neE&feature=youtu.be
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Support the Breakfast Leadership Network! Burnout Proof Your Life Online Course. Enter the code NINETY at checkout, to save 90% off the course: https://breakfastleadership.teachable.com/p/burnout-proof-your-life Hire Michael to speak at your event: https://BreakfastLeadership.com/speaking
Burnout proof your life with the new book Burnout Proof: How To Establish Boundaries To Avoid The Negativity Of Stress https://amzn.to/2JkbKxQ Buy Michael's life-altering book: 369 Days: How To Survive A Year of Worst-Case Scenario: https://www.amazon.com/369-Days-Survive-Worst-Case-Scenarios-ebook/dp/B074CCLKZP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502047423&sr=8-1&keywords=369+days Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bfastleadership Or PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/bfastleadership Breakfast Leadership Network Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/breakfast-leadership-network Like, Rate and Review the Breakfast Leadership Show on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/breakfast-leadership/id1207338410 ------

Mar 5, 2021 • 24min
Interview with Matthew Pierce
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Hire Michael to speak at your event: https://BreakfastLeadership.com/speaking
Burnout proof your life with the new book Burnout Proof: How To Establish Boundaries To Avoid The Negativity Of Stress https://amzn.to/2JkbKxQ
Buy Michael's life-altering book: 369 Days: How To Survive A Year of Worst-Case Scenario: https://www.amazon.com/369-Days-Survive-Worst-Case-Scenarios-ebook/dp/B074CCLKZP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502047423&sr=8-1&keywords=369+days
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I am a storyteller, video creator and for the past decade, I have been the Learning and Video Ambassador for TechSmith, a company with over 65 million users worldwide. I am one of the go-to keynote speakers for video and content marketing conferences. I am passionate about helping companies and organizations of all sizes use video content more effectively.
https://academy.techsmith.com – TechSmith Academy – a free online learning platform to learn about video and image creation
https://www.techsmith.com – Learn more about Camtasia, Snagit, and other TechSmith products
Social links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewrpierce
https://www.twitter.com/piercemr
https://www.twitter.com/techsmith
Promo Code:
10% off Camtasia and Snagit with Maintenance Use
Use the Code: Breakfast10

Mar 1, 2021 • 27min
Interview with Steven Lefkoff
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Hire Michael to speak at your event: https://BreakfastLeadership.com/speaking
Buy Michael's life altering book: 369 Days: How To Survive A Year of Worst-Case Scenario: https://www.amazon.com/369-Days-Survive-Worst-Case-Scenarios-ebook/dp/B074CCLKZP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502047423&sr=8-1&keywords=369+days
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Discovering a problem through life/work experience and solving that problem through multiple iterations. I started my "lawyering" in small claims cases and immediately noticed a problem - people and businesses representing themselves were losing cases they should win, mostly because they didn't know what they were doing. So I started coaching and teaching clients the rules, procedures, tips, and tricks in Small Claims Court. But it was difficult to schedule the meetings, keep them concise, and charge a reasonable fee that made sense for the case. I've iterated the program now to a first-of-its-kind online small claims coaching program called Gavel.
I am the founder of Small Claims Academy, a company that provides people and businesses tools to help them succeed in small claims cases. The Company's first product, Gavel, was released in early August to litigants in Georgia. It is an online coaching course with over 70 lessons to coach people and businesses through the small claims court process.
Small Claims Academy: www.smallclaimsacademy.com
Gavel: www.gavel.legal
What are your Social Media links, so we can tag you when your interview goes live?:
Twitter: @slefkoff, @gavelsca
Instagram: @slefkoff, @gavelsca
FB: https://www.facebook.com/gavelsca/

Feb 26, 2021 • 41min
Featured Interview with Steve Anthony
Steve Anthony
Since 1979, the name Steve Anthony has been recognized in media-markets around the world for his accomplishments and high standards. In Canada, Steve Anthony is an award-winning radio and television broadcaster and host was a founding VJ’s of MuchMusic, which, along with MTV, pioneered music-video television worldwide. During his 9-and-a-half year tenure at MuchMusic, Anthony did double duty, first as Morning Show host at CFNY (Toronto), and then, as co-host, launched CITYTV’s “Breakfast Television”, now one of the most popular TV brands in Canada. He also took over the morning slot at 97.7 CHOM, Montreal when the decision was made to replace Howard Stern’s syndicated show.
As host of “CP24 Breakfast”, owned by Bell Media, one of Canada’s largest broadcasters, Steve and the “Breakfast” team were able to launch the show against the decades-long dominance of CITYTV’s Breakfast Television, and, by audience numbers, take it to the #1 Morning TV show in Canada.
Having conquered many challenges in broadcasting, Steve has recently taken a hiatus to devote himself to other business ventures. His knowledge of the International Pop Culture landscape and his ability to be a national influencer brought him to Direct Coops to help smack business and TrellisCanna, at the forefront of the medical and burgeoning “legal recreational” Global Cannabis Industry.
Invest in TrellisCanna: https://www.trelliscanna.com/
https://twitter.com/SteveAnthony
https://www.instagram.com/steveanthonyonline
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-anthony-42844111/
https://www.facebook.com/steveanthonyonline

Feb 24, 2021 • 26min
Interview with Matt Rosenthal
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Burnout Proof Your Life Online Course. Enter the code NINETY at checkout, to save 90% off the course:
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Hire Michael to speak at your event: https://BreakfastLeadership.com/speaking
Burnout proof your life with the new book Burnout Proof: How To Establish Boundaries To Avoid The Negativity Of Stress https://amzn.to/2JkbKxQ
Buy Michael's life-altering book: 369 Days: How To Survive A Year of Worst-Case Scenario: https://www.amazon.com/369-Days-Survive-Worst-Case-Scenarios-ebook/dp/B074CCLKZP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502047423&sr=8-1&keywords=369+days
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I am the President and CEO of Mindcore Technologies. In this position, I provide my clients with creative and transformative technology solutions that have a meaningful impact on their business's success. I also pride myself on being a trusted advisor to my clients to help their business succeed across all avenues. My satisfaction as a business owner and advisor lies in my ability to help and serve those in need, which results in a variety of positive outcomes for the businesses I work with. Topics I Like To Speak About: -IT advice and technology trends -Owning your life and career -Business mastery -Personal development What I Do: -Use technology and processes to solve business problems. -Provide businesses with recommendations that will provide a strong ROI and long-term solutions. Who I Work With: -Business owners and management to fix business processes and technology problems. -CEOs, CFOs, and line execs to improve strategic alignment and execution.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-rosenthal-538a3333/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattrosenthal_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq_Kne1AcU4WokBmv9ZNRtw

Feb 22, 2021 • 28min
Interview with Josh Rossi
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Hire Michael to speak at your event: https://BreakfastLeadership.com/speaking
Buy Michael's life altering book: 369 Days: How To Survive A Year of Worst-Case Scenario: https://www.amazon.com/369-Days-Survive-Worst-Case-Scenarios-ebook/dp/B074CCLKZP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502047423&sr=8-1&keywords=369+days
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When I was a young boy I was obsessed with art. I was born in Florence,Italy where I lived for 7 years.When I hit high school I saw no need to pursue art and so I dropped it and got into other things. After high school I got an internship with a film production company and started getting more into film. When I was 22 I realized that I wasn’t satisfied with what I was doing so I needed a change. I decided that advertising was a lot more exciting and chose to go to Miami Ad School and that’s where my passion for photography came in. At school I had to rely on my own skills to produce print ads and online media. I had to convey a message and I didn’t want to just snap one shot and be done. I wanted to include a lot of different elements that told a story. That’s when I started getting into compositing.
I realized that I could actually create the images that were inside my head. I never thought that was possible before. I became literally obsessed with ad photography. I would stay up every night until 2 or 3 studying my favorite photographers. I would study every single detail and try to recreate what I saw. It took me a year and a half before I decided to put my style out there to the public. Once I put my work out there for people to see I got a surprising response. People loved it! I dropped my 9 to 5 job and have been working full time doing what I love ever since. Whenever I create an image I try to think of a story behind it. I want my viewer to get into the picture and imagine a whole scenario. What brings me joy is when I can inspire others to do bigger and greater things. I am based out of Los Angeles and Puerto Rico where I specialize in Commercial and Advertising photography.
My work can be seen on…
Forbes, Good Morning America, People Magazine, Billboard, Teen Vogue, The Wall Street Journal,
The Huffington Post, Inside Edition, The Weather Channel, USA Today, Business Insider, Luerzer’s Archive 200 Best Digital Artists Worldwide 2014-2015, Buzzfeed, Gizmodo, Times Square, Ad Week, MSN NOW, Yahoo and Mashable.
Client List…
Adobe, Acura, LG, Nickelodeon, D.C. Comics, Champion USA, Xerox, Wacom, Mt Dew, Laura Pausini, Daymond John,
Glenn Beck, Ray Fisher, Lindsey Stirling, SurfAir Airlines, Advanced Photoshop Magazine, Twinlab, The Color Run and Make A Wish Foundation
https://Instagram.com/joshrossophoto


