Lead with Bubba Scott
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Podcast Overview
<p><b><i>Lead with Bubba Scott</i></b><i> </i>is a leadership podcast exploring what it really means to lead in high-performance, high-pressure environments.</p><p></p><p>Hosted by Bubba Scott—U.S. Marine Corps veteran, former V-22 Osprey pilot, and a first-year Wharton MBA student—the show features thoughtful, nonpartisan conversations with leaders across disciplines, including the military, medicine, public service, business, sports, and the creative arts.</p><p></p><p>Drawing on lessons learned through experience, each episode examines how leaders earn trust, make decisions under uncertainty, hold standards, and take responsibility when the stakes are real.</p><p></p><p>This podcast is for emerging leaders who care less about titles and more about character, accountability, and performance. </p><p></p><p><b><i>Lead with Bubba Scott</i> </b>focuses on leadership as it’s lived: imperfect, demanding, and deeply human.</p>
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August 3, 2026
Moving Forward Without Moving On: Amber Sax on Grief, Empathy, and Honoring Those We’ve Lost
<p><b>Content note:</b> The conversation deals directly with death, military aviation loss, grief, and the long process of healing that follows. It is a heavy discussion, but it is also one about love, resilience, empathy, service, advocacy, and learning how to move forward while continuing to honor those we have lost.<br /></p><p>On June 8, 2022, Swift 1-1, an MV-22B Osprey, crashed in eastern California following a mechanical failure, taking the lives of five United States Marines. In this episode, Bubba sits down with Amber Sax, Gold Star widow of Captain John Sax and founder of the Capt Sax Foundation, to remember John as a husband, father, Marine, and lifelong aviator.<br /></p><p>Amber shares the ripple effects of a military aviation mishap, including the impact on surviving families, squadron members, first responders, and the aviators who must continue flying. She also reflects on the importance of giving people permission to grieve, releasing guilt without releasing love, and understanding that moving forward does not mean forgetting.<br /></p><p>The conversation concludes with Amber’s work through the Capt Sax Foundation, which provides scholarships to aspiring pilots, maintainers, engineers, air traffic controllers, transitioning service members, and others pursuing careers in aviation. The foundation has awarded more than $80,000 in scholarships and hopes to surpass $100,000 this year. Amber personally covers its operating expenses so that every donated dollar can go directly to scholarship recipients.<br /></p><p><b>Learn more about the Capt Sax Foundation or make a donation:</b><br /><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://CaptSaxFoundation.org" target="_blank">CaptSaxFoundation.org</a></p><p><br /><b>Key takeaway:</b> One of the most meaningful ways we can honor those we have lost is by living fully, serving others, and carrying their legacy forward.<br /></p><p><b>Chapters</b></p><p><b>00:00 — A Different Kind of Conversation</b><br />A content note on military loss, grief, aviation mishaps, and healing.</p><p><b>02:40 — Meet Amber Sax</b></p><p><b>03:10 — How Amber and John Met</b></p><p><b>04:59 — John’s Lifelong Dream of Flying</b></p><p><b>09:35 — The Husband, Father, and Marine Behind the Pilot</b></p><p><b>12:28 — Life Before and After Swift 1-1</b></p><p><b>16:56 — Remembering More Than the Final Moment</b></p><p><b>22:13 — The Ripple Effects of an Aviation Mishap</b></p><p><b>31:56 — Moving Forward Without Moving On</b></p><p><b>35:46 — Finding Support in the Gold Star Community</b></p><p><b>40:13 — Resilience, Empathy, and Permission to Heal</b></p><p><b>44:22 — Building the Capt Sax Foundation</b></p><p><b>51:41 — Advocacy and Learning to Use Your Voice</b></p><p><b>1:00:21 — Leading with Empathy</b></p><p><b>1:01:43 — How to Support the Capt Sax Foundation</b></p>
July 20, 2026
Bring Who You Are to the Table: Service, Transition, and Purpose with Isaac Seals
<p>In this episode of <i>Lead with Bubba Scott</i>, I sit down with my good friend and Naval Academy classmate Isaac Seals, a former Marine officer whose career took him from leading Assault Amphibian Marines, to the Silent Drill Platoon, to serving as a White House Social Aide.<br /></p><p>We talk about Isaac’s upbringing in Decatur, Georgia, his path to the Naval Academy, walking onto the Division I track team, and the legendary videos he made with classmates that became part of Academy lore. Isaac also shares his unique path to becoming a Marine officer, lessons from leading Marines, stories from 8th & I and the White House, and what it has meant to build a meaningful life after service.<br /></p><p>This is a fun, honest, and insightful conversation about identity, transition, purpose, service, teamwork, and why leaders should never forget to bring who they are to the table.</p><h2>Chapters</h2><p>00:00 Introduction<br />01:03 Welcome to Isaac Seals<br />01:35 Growing Up in Decatur, Georgia<br />03:17 African Wild Dogs and Lessons in Teamwork<br />04:05 Family, Expectations, and Getting to College<br />06:39 Naval Academy, NAPS, and Division I Athletics<br />08:06 Getting Cut from Lacrosse and Walking Onto Track<br />11:33 How the Track Team Changed His Life<br />14:28 Going from “The Guy” to Finding a New Role<br />17:40 Viral Academy Videos and Creative Outlets<br />21:06 Why Isaac Chose the Marine Corps<br />22:58 His Grandfather’s Final Wish and a Complicated Decision<br />24:48 The Challenge to Earn Marine Corps<br />28:11 The Marine Corps Board<br />29:50 Service Selection and Becoming a Marine<br />32:01 Assault Amphibian Officer and Leading AAV Marines<br />35:59 A Hard Leadership Lesson as a Young Officer<br />42:31 Silent Drill Platoon and “Remember What You Represent”<br />44:50 White House Social Aide<br />46:18 Stories from the White House<br />48:44 Transitioning Out of the Marine Corps<br />52:23 Finding Purpose After Service<br />57:34 Advice for Navigating Transition<br />01:00:10 Bring Who You Are to the Table<br />01:01:12 Closing Reflections<br />01:01:38 Outro</p>
July 6, 2026
011 - Leading in Law with Colonel Kyle Phillips, USMC
<p>In this episode of <i>Lead with Bubba Scott</i>, I sit down with Colonel Kyle Phillips, an active duty Marine officer whose career has spanned the infantry, law, command, teaching, national security work, and military justice.<br /></p><p>We talk about his early lessons in leadership, his transition from infantry officer to Marine lawyer, advising commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan, working national security cases at the Department of Justice, and leading Marines and civilians in command.<br /></p><p>Kyle also shares lessons from endurance sports, command philosophy, accountability, and why leadership by example is necessary, but not sufficient.<br /></p><p>This is a great conversation about judgment, service, responsibility, standards, and leading in law.</p><h2>Chapters</h2><p>00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer<br />01:09 Welcome to Colonel Kyle Phillips<br />01:48 Growing Up on the Jersey Shore<br />05:28 Villanova, NROTC, and the Path to the Marine Corps<br />08:17 Becoming an Infantry Officer<br />09:46 Leadership by Example Is Necessary, but Not Sufficient<br />12:26 Transitioning from Infantry to Law<br />16:04 Deploying as a Marine Lawyer<br />19:34 Advising Commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan<br />23:00 Rules of Engagement and Preparing Marines to Make Decisions<br />26:48 Department of Justice and National Security Law<br />30:05 Confidence, Competence, and Self-Study<br />32:40 Teaching Leadership at the Naval Academy<br />37:55 Command Philosophy: Proud Professionals, Mission Focused, Inspire Others<br />43:38 Second Command Philosophy: Support Each Other, Support Warfighting, Support the Mission<br />47:38 Endurance Sports, Discipline, and the Group Effect<br />53:49 Last Man Standing and the Power of a Support Team<br />55:29 Accountability and Advice to His Younger Self<br />58:36 Personal Accountability in Adventure Racing<br />01:01:27 The Marine Corps Leadership Traits<br />01:03:22 Closing Reflections<br />01:04:18 Outro</p>
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- What is Lead with Bubba Scott?
<p><b><i>Lead with Bubba Scott</i></b><i> </i>is a leadership podcast exploring what it really means to lead in high-performance, high-pressure environments.</p><p></p><p>Hosted by Bubba Scott—U.S. Marine Corps veteran, former V-22 Osprey pilot, and a first-year Wharton MBA student—the show features thoughtful, nonpartisan conversations with leaders across disciplines, including the military, medicine, public service, business, sports, and the creative arts.</p><p></p><p>Drawing on lessons learned through experience, each episode examines how leaders earn trust, make decisions under uncertainty, hold standards, and take responsibility when the stakes are real.</p><p></p><p>This podcast is for emerging leaders who care less about titles and more about character, accountability, and performance. </p><p></p><p><b><i>Lead with Bubba Scott</i> </b>focuses on leadership as it’s lived: imperfect, demanding, and deeply human.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
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