Lessons from Leaders with Brian Beckcom

About Lessons from Leaders with Brian Beckcom

𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 is a podcast and media platform created by 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗰𝗼𝗺, one of America's top trial lawyers and co-founder of 𝗩𝗕 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆𝘀. The show features candid conversations with world-class leaders, innovators, and changemakers from business, sports, military, technology, and the legal world. Each episode explores the real stories behind extraordinary success — the habits, failures, and philosophies that shape high-performance leadership. Through authentic dialogue and actionable insights, 𝘓𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 helps audiences build resilience, lead with integrity, and make a lasting impact in their own organizations and lives. Whether you're an entrepreneur, professional, or lifelong learner, 𝘓𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 offers the inspiration and practical wisdom you need to become the best version of yourself. 🎧 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻: BrianBeckcom.com | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube

Publisher

Brian Beckcom

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 May 2020

Latest episode

21 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

10 of 69 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   21 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Laughter and Leadership: A Conversation with Adam Christing

   I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Adam Christing, a humorist, keynote speaker, and author, to talk about the power of laughter, connection, and storytelling. Adam has spent four decades performing more than 4,000 humor presentations for CEOs, Fortune 500 companies, major nonprofits, and high-stakes audiences around the world. He is a member of Hollywood's iconic Magic Castle, has worked with David Copperfield, authored The Laugh Factor: The 5 Humor Tactics to Link, Lift, and Lead, and is the CEO of Clean Comedians®, a business that uses humor to bring people together rather than driving them apart. Adam is more than just a gifted public speaker and performer. He is a student of human nature. In our conversation, he explains how comedy works psychologically, why humor diffuses conflict, how it disarms resistance, and how it allows leaders to deliver truth without putting people on the defensive. Adam also offers a brilliant blueprint for anyone who speaks publicly. Executives, trial lawyers, entrepreneurs, military leaders, and educators, can all benefit from Adam's crash course in how to grab an audience's attention and keep it. We break down how great presenters prepare, how to deal with nerves, why silence is so powerful, how to tailor your message to the room, and how storytelling can transform information into impact. Along the way, Adam tells stories about joining the Magic Castle as a teenager, bombing on stage, learning from masters like Johnny Carson and Winston Churchill, and discovering that audiences do not want perfection - they want presence. He also explains why the boundaries of "clean comedy" actually make comedy more creative, why leaders should practice humor like a skill, and why audiences always root for the person at the microphone. This episode is about leadership, persuasion, communication, and how to connect through humour. It is also full of laughs. I invite you to listen to the full conversation and learn how humor can help you become a better leader, speaker, and storyteller. And now I give you, Adam Christing.

2. 

   22 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Psychedelics and Spirituality - A Conversation with Rev. Hunt Priest

   I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Rev. Hunt Priest, an Episcopal priest who openly shares how psilocybin (magic mushrooms) transformed his faith and ministry. Hunt took part in a groundbreaking Johns Hopkins/NYU study where clergy explored psychedelics, and the experience reshaped and reinvigorated his spiritual life. In our conversation, Hunt shares how partaking in the study expanded his understanding of Christianity, deepened his relationship with God, and challenged him to rethink how the church approaches healing. For Hunt, psychedelics became not just an altered state of consciousness, but a doorway into mystical experience, emotional wholeness, and spiritual renewal. Out of that calling, he founded Ligare - a Christian Psychedelic Society. Through education, retreats, and spiritual direction, Hunt and his team are creating supportive communities for Christians to wrestle with big questions: How can psychedelics help us heal? What role do they play in faith today? And what does it mean for the church to reclaim its historic role in health and wholeness? I invite you to listen to this fascinating conversation, where we explore theological history, modern science, and the intersections of mental health, psychedelics and spirituality. And now I give you, Hunt Priest. Connect with Brian: YouTube: @BrianBeckcomPodcast Instagram: @lessonsfromleaderswithbb Facebook: @LessonsWithBB X: @BrianBeckcom TikTok: @BrianBeckcomLawyer

3. 

   29 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Salad Dressing and Second Chances: A Conversation with Gregory Vetter

   Brian Beckcom interviews entrepreneur Gregory Vetter about building and rebuilding businesses, sharing lessons on trusting instincts and navigating entrepreneurial challenges.

Inside a recent episode

Laughter and Leadership: A Conversation with Adam Christing

Published 21 Jan 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So once you find your style for making people laugh and smile, get into it. Practice it. Try it. It's almost like, maybe you're good playing the guitar, but you're going to get better if you keep playing the same song and learning it and trying it out. And the big mistake I see people make, Brian, is they try a joke and they go, oh, that bombed, I'm never doing that again. But if they had taken that same joke and done it for families, their family and Thanksgiving or somebody's birthday party, they tried it out at their rotary club. And then when the chips are down, they tried it at that important sales meeting, let's say, they might have crushed with that same thing because they felt more relaxed. […]

Who has been a guest on Lessons from Leaders with Brian Beckcom

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• Gregory Vetter
• Pankaj Singh
• Rob Roy
• Steve Cadigan
• Anders Indset

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

96,210

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

43 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100

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Quality

86

Social presence

0

YouTube

85

Engagement

77

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