
Do Something Different: A Leadership Podcast
Do Something Different is a podcast for high-achievers who want to grow their impact. Each week, former Apple executive Rusty Gaillard helps you build the skillset and mindset to break free from the conventional corporate leadership model and create meaningful, lasting impact for your company, your team, and your career. Come away empowered and inspired to put these simple, practical leadership tools to use: share your honest opinion, give candid feedback, delegate effectively while maintaining high standards, and take back control of your schedule.
Episodes
39 episodes
Career Success Secrets You Wish You Knew Sooner
Most professionals are never taught how to choose a career that leads to lasting professional growth and meaningful personal development. This episode reveals powerful insights from career coaching that will help you rethink everything you’ve b...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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25:31

When Grit Backfires: The Hidden Obstacle to Career Growth
Grit may get you started in your career, but it’s not what gets you promoted. In this conversation on leadership, personal development, and professional development, Guy Yalif—Chief Evangelist a...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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23:50

What Successful Leaders Get WRONG About Career Growth
Success in your career doesn't just come from mastering skills—it comes from mastering your mindset. In this powerful conversation with Krishnan Venkata, Chief Client Officer at LatentV...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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23:03

The Hidden Leadership Mistake Costing You Promotions (And How to Fix It)
Many high performers unknowingly sabotage their chances at promotion by making a single critical mistake. Discover the hidden obstacle that holds back smart, capable leaders—and learn the three essential steps to break through it. W...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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14:42

Speak Like a Leader: 10 Communication Shifts for Executive Presence
If you've ever wondered how to speak like a leader at work, this episode delivers the answer—through practical, tactical language shifts that instantly elevate your presence. Whether you're leading a team, presenting to executives, or looking t...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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15:14

The Game-Changing Leadership Skill for Unstoppable Career Growth
What if the fastest way to advance your career isn’t about working harder, but thinking differently? In this episode, discover the mindset shift that elevates your leadership skills, strengthens your executive presence, and accelerates your inc...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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20:54

The Critical Leadership Question You Never Think to Ask
There’s one deceptively simple question that most people never stop to ask, but it holds the key to clarity, confidence, and success. Whether you're facing a career crossroads, navigating workplace conflict, or stepping into a new opportunity, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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14:44

Sounding Smart Isn’t Enough: How to Speak with Authority
Executive presence is stubbornly difficult to define. This episode breaks down the critical connection between communication style and executive presence, and challenges the common belief that being smart is enough to lead effectively.Wh...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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17:57

Building a High-Trust, High-Performance Team with Eric Bensley
When leaders build teams they can trust, they unlock not only organizational impact—but personal freedom. In this powerful episode, Eric Bensley, Head of Global Product Marketing at Asana, breaks down what it truly takes to lead a high-performi...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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24:14

The Hidden Career Killer for High Performers
High performers often double down on results—but that mindset alone ultimately leads to failure. Sustainable leadership requires more than performance. In this episode, discover why prioritizing personal and professional growt...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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14:20

Small Shifts for Big Leadership Growth
Smart, successful professionals often assume that career growth is about learning new skills. But the real unlock isn’t about your skillset—it’s about your mindset. In this episode, discover why redefining how you see yourself can be the most p...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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15:23

The Success Trifecta: How to Win More, Work Less, and Love It All
Your quality of life as a leader is directly tied to how well you leverage your team. Two real client stories illustrate this concept, one of which demonstrates the Success Trifecta—being more successful at work, wor...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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20:03

Leadership for Nice Guys. Or Don't Be Like Justin Baldoni.
Is it possible to be too nice as a leader? We examine this question using the tension between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively as a real-world lens into leadership challenges. Explore how excessive niceness can become a barrier to...
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Episode 26
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15:48

Gen X Grit Meets Gen Z Curiosity: Leading Across Generations
In this episode of Do Something Different, Rusty Gaillard sits down with Erin Mantz, VP of Marketing at Zeno Group and founder of Gen X Girls Grow Up. They dive into the importance of your first boss, how generational traits s...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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22:34

SEVERANCE Teaches You Leadership Lessons?
Ever feel like your corporate experience is just a little too similar to dystopian fiction?From emotional avoidance to culture as control, Severance hits uncomfortably close to the reality of corporate life—and offers a blueprin...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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14:33

3 Ways to Make Better Decisions
Leaders often find themselves with competing decision-making frameworks: impact vs. optics, managing risk vs. capturing potential, what you want vs. what you should do. This is a recipe for bad decisions.There's also a fundamental proble...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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15:10

Manage Your Team like a CEO
There's a big gap between how most managers lead their teams and how the best CEOs drive organizational success. A good CEO builds a team that makes strategic decisions, executes independently, and continuously improves. Many mid-level leaders ...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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19:47

How to Win Every Interview... And More Job Search Tips with Andy Mowat
At a senior level, jobs aren't posted... they're whispered. Join CEO of Whispered Andy Mowat for this conversation on how to run a successful job search. You'll learn:Why clarity and specificity are critical to an effect...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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17:27

5 Steps to Earn More Respect as a Leader
Most professionals claim they want to be respected as leaders, but they act like they want to be liked. This disconnect prevents many talented individuals from achieving their full leadership potential and earning the respect they desire. Disco...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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10:56

More Strategic Decisions in 3 Steps
Despite best intentions, many high achievers make suboptimal decisions in the workplace. The combination of stress, information overload, social pressure, and authority figures creates an environment where even the smartest professionals fall i...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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15:35

3 Steps to Mastering Influence
Influence is about changing how others think and act, not simply directing them what to do. Discover why transformational influence—the kind that creates lasting change and builds strong relationships—requires a completely different approach th...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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23:21

How to appear more confident
Many accomplished professionals hit a ceiling not because they lack skills, but because they overuse "pleaser" behaviors that undermine their executive presence. This episode exposes how an over-reliance on being likeable and gettin...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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16:14

Mastering Executive Presence with Cindy Skalicky
What is executive presence, and why do so many talented leaders struggle to develop it? That is the theme of this conversation with Cindy Skalicky.Through practical examples and proven frameworks, this episode reveals why focusing solely...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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27:34

Less is More: 4 Steps to Productivity
This episode tackles the counterintuitive truth about high achievement: doing more isn't always the path to greater success. Learn why many successful professionals get trapped in patterns of overwork and discover the CALM framework for breakin...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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15:42

Learn to Speak for Yourself, Because Your Work Doesn't
The ingrained belief that "my work speaks for itself" - while admirable - is not true. It may be a major factor keeping you from reaching your full potential and gaining the recognition your contributions deserve. Learn why "the work speaks for...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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24:00
