Apex Performance Podcast with Dr. Anthony Simmons explores how authentic relationships drive leadership, team performance, and organizational success. A retired U.S. Navy Captain and strategic leadership expert, Dr. Simmons shares practical insights on leadership development, team building, change management, and talent growth. Each episode delivers actionable strategies to help executives, entrepreneurs, and leaders build high-performing teams and achieve lasting professional success.
What does it take to achieve lasting success through life's toughest challenges? In this episode of Apex Performance, host Dr. Anthony Simmons explores the power of humility, resilience, and leadership through his B.L.A.S.T. framework: Believe, Learn, Achieve through Strength and Toughness. Drawing from his military leadership experience, Dr. Simmons shares how embracing challenges, maintaining a growth mindset, and making strategic course corrections can help you overcome adversity and achie...
8 Oct 2026
Growth Mindset: Walking with the Mind
What separates leaders who continue to grow from those who get stuck in their ways? The willingness to keep learning. In this episode of Apex Performance, Dr. Anthony Simmons explores the power of a growth mindset and why intellectual curiosity, continuous learning, and the ability to rethink what we believe are essential to effective leadership. Drawing from his 28-year Navy career, educational experiences, and personal leadership journey, Dr. Simmons shares how embracing challenges, learnin...
24 Sept 2026
Being Intentional: Deliberate Human Reasoning
Are you leading intentionally, or simply reacting to the next problem that lands in front of you? In this episode of Apex Performance, Dr. Anthony Simmons explores intentional leadership, the discipline of getting “to the left of the problem” before challenges become crises. He explains why proactive leadership requires deliberate thinking, clear communication, disciplined planning, and empowering people to act rather than waiting for problems to appear. Drawing from his 28-year Navy ca...
11 Sept 2026
Career Championing: Preparation & Opportunity
Is working hard and performing well enough to move your career forward? In this episode of Apex Performance, Dr. Anthony Simmons challenges the idea that talent and hard work alone determine career success. Instead, he explores the powerful intersection between preparation and opportunity, and why both are necessary for lasting professional growth. Drawing from more than three decades of leadership experience, including his career as a Naval officer, Dr. Simmons explains how individuals can i...
1 Sept 2026
Human Excellence - D-Evolution to Enduring Success
Why do some people achieve success only to lose momentum, while others continue growing, adapting, and excelling? In this episode of Apex Performance, Dr. Anthony Simmons introduces his Five Dimensions of Enduring Success: Desire, Determination, Dedication, Discipline, and Discovery. Together, these five dimensions provide a pathway to turn a vision into action and transform individual achievement into lasting excellence. Dr. Simmons explains an important distinction between achieving s...
12 Aug 2026
Coaching Across Cultures: Global Relationships
In this episode of Apex Performance Podcast, Dr. Anthony Simmons explores what it takes to successfully coach, lead, and build relationships across cultures. Drawing from more than three decades of global leadership and Navy experience, Dr. Simmons explains why cultural intelligence requires more than knowledge. It requires empathy, curiosity, communication, and real world experience. From Japan and South Korea to West Africa, China, and South America, he shares lessons learned working direct...
4 Aug 2026
Organizational Culture: Purposeful Excellence
Why do some organizations consistently outperform others, even when they have access to the same talent, technology, and resources? The answer isn't strategy alone. It's culture. In this episode of APEX Performance Podcast, executive leader, scholar-practitioner, and retired U.S. Navy Captain Dr. Anthony Simmons explores why organizational culture is the true engine behind sustainable excellence. Drawing on decades of military leadership, executive experience, and organizational research, D...
23 Jul 2026
Communication Yields Trust: Let’s Talk!
Trust doesn't happen by chance—it begins with communication. In this episode of the Apex Performance Podcast, Dr. Anthony Simmons explores why effective communication is one of the most essential leadership skills for building trust, strengthening workplace relationships, and creating high-performing organizations. Drawing from decades of leadership experience, academic research, and military service, Dr. Simmons explains how leaders can move beyond one-way communication and embrace meaningf...
What separates organizations that consistently grow from those that struggle with turnover, burnout, and disengaged teams? In this episode of the APEX Performance Podcast, Dr. Anthony Simmons explains why leadership coaching is no longer optional. It's the defining characteristic of organizations that develop future leaders, build trust, and create cultures where people perform at their highest level. Drawing on more than three decades of leadership experience as a U.S. Navy commanding offi...
7 Jul 2026
Leading in Pressurized Environments: On-scene Leader
What separates leaders who thrive under pressure from those who crumble when everything is on the line? In this powerful episode of the APEX Performance Podcast, Dr. Anthony Simmons explores what it truly means to lead in high-pressure environments where uncertainty, complexity, and rapid decision-making are part of everyday life. Drawing from decades of leadership experience as a U.S. Navy commander, Dr. Simmons shares why exceptional leaders don't wait for perfect information. They prepare ...
27 Jun 2026
Self-Transcendent Leadership: SERVANT-Ship
What if the highest form of leadership isn't about leading at all, but about serving? In this powerful episode of the Apex Performance Podcast, Dr. Anthony Simmons introduces his groundbreaking concept of Servantship. This leadership philosophy moves beyond traditional servant leadership into what he calls self-transcendent leadership. Drawing on decades of military leadership, coaching, and organizational research, Dr. Simmons explains why the greatest leaders don't seek recognition. They de...
19 Jun 2026
Upside-down Leadership
What happens when people occupy leadership positions but lack the mindset, emotional intelligence, and self-awareness required to truly lead? In this thought-provoking episode of Apex Performance Podcast, Dr. Anthony Simmons introduces the concept of Upside-Down Leadership, a leadership model where individuals use their position to elevate themselves rather than develop the people they serve. Drawing from decades of leadership experience, doctoral research, and command at sea, Dr. Simmons exp...
10 Jun 2026
The Leadership DNA Nobody Talks About
Are great leaders born, or are they developed over time? In this thought-provoking episode of APEX Performance Podcast, Dr. Anthony Simmons explores one of the most debated questions in leadership: the difference between leaders and managers. Drawing from decades of military leadership, executive experience, coaching, and organizational development, Dr. Simmons explains why leadership is ultimately about inspiring people, building trust, developing future leaders, and creating environments wh...
2 Jun 2026
Change Management is about Trust through Communication
In this episode of Apex Performance, Dr. Anthony Simmons explores one of the greatest challenges facing leaders today: navigating change while maintaining trust, alignment, and organizational performance. Drawing from his experience as a Navy leader, executive coach, and scholar practitioner, Dr. Simmons shares practical strategies for managing both planned organizational change and unexpected adversity. The conversation dives into change management, leadership communication, organizational c...
19 May 2026
Confluence of Human Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence
In this episode of APEX Performance Podcast, Dr. Anthony Simmons explores the critical intersection between artificial intelligence and human intelligence, revealing why emotional intelligence, trust, communication, and authentic relationships remain essential in an increasingly AI-driven world. Drawing from decades of leadership experience in the Navy, high-tech warfare systems, organizational strategy, and human performance, Dr. Simmons breaks down how organizations can leverage AI as a too...
5 May 2026
The Truth About Team Building: Why Most Teams Fail (And How to Fix It)
What if the reason your team isn’t performing… has nothing to do with talent? In this episode, Dr. Anthony Simmons breaks down the real formula behind high-performing teams and why most leaders get it wrong. It’s not about throwing people together and hoping it works. It’s about building individuals, creating trust, and developing relationships before expecting results. You’ll learn the three critical stages of development, integration, and evolution and how mastering them can transf...
7 Apr 2026
Coaching Love - Connecting Through Authentic Relationships!
What if the real key to leadership, performance, and lasting success isn’t strategy, but connection? In this episode, Dr. Anthony Simmons breaks down the powerful concept of “coaching love” and how authentic relationships built on trust, communication, and appreciation can transform teams, organizations, and lives. Drawing from decades of leadership experience, he reveals why most leaders struggle to connect, how poor relationships drive turnover, and what it truly takes to lead with em...
31 Mar 2026
Command at Sea
What does it truly mean to lead when the pressure is real, the stakes are high, and people are counting on you? In this powerful episode of the APEX Performance Podcast, Dr. Anthony Simmons shares hard-earned leadership lessons from commanding at sea—where trust, discipline, and human connection determine success or failure. You’ll discover why leadership isn’t about power, but responsibility, how to build unshakable trust in your team, and what it takes to lead with confidence in uncer...
23 Mar 2026
Apex Performance Starts with Relationships
In the inaugural episode of the Apex Performance Podcast, Dr. Anthony Simmons shares a powerful leadership insight: lasting success begins with authentic relationships. Drawing from 28 years as a U.S. Navy Captain, global leadership experience across 60+ countries, and doctoral research in strategic leadership, Dr. Simmons reveals why connection—not just competence—is the foundation of high-performing teams. In this episode, you’ll learn why over 80% of employees are disengaged, how great lea...
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