Love and Leadership

About Love and Leadership

The Love and Leadership podcast is hosted by Kristen Brun Sharkey and Mike Sharkey - a couple of leadership nerds who also happen to be a couple. Kristen is a leadership coach and facilitator and Mike is a senior living and hospitality executive. This podcast weaves together the hosts' past and present experiences, analysis of leadership books, and thought-provoking guest interviews with inspiring leaders and experts. Whether you’re a seasoned executive or an emerging leader, Love and Leadership will help you lead with both your head and your heart - plus a bit of humor.

Publisher

Kristen Brun Sharkey and Mike Sharkey

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Jul 2024

Latest episode

6 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

14 of 50 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Can AI Replace Leadership?

   Host Kristen and guest Mike explore how AI enhances, but cannot replace, essential human leadership qualities for a sharper, more efficient future.

2. 

   19 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Leadership Book Club: The Gap and the Gain by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy

   Why do some incredibly successful people feel like failures? In this episode, Kristen and Mike break down The Gap and the Gain by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy - a book Mike has read five times because it fundamentally changed how he measures success. They explore why so many high achievers are miserable despite their accomplishments, and introduce a simple mental shift that can transform how you experience progress in both your career and life. Through personal stories about new parent...

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   29 Dec 2025

   ENCORE: Design Your Best 2026 With a Personal Annual Review

   Kristen and Mike are re-airing one of their favorite episodes just in time for the new year. The week between Christmas and New Year's offers something rare: permission to slow down and reflect. In this special episode, Kristen and Mike share their personal annual review process—a ritual Kristen has practiced for years to close out one year and set intentions for the next. This isn't your typical goal-setting exercise. Instead of diving straight into what you want to accomplish, they walk thr...

Inside a recent episode

Can AI Replace Leadership?

Published 6 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So if your differentiator is a leader, is information based, I think that is a concern because AI is extremely good at information, right? But when it comes down to deciding what matters, making meaning, being present and like taking accountability in situations where there's not a perfect answer, I do not see AI being able to take that role over at least as of now. So going more into this, I think things that like leadership roles that AI can automate or replace or at least do much of the work of, I think it's most useful, you call it like an executive assistant. I think given as like an always on thought partner, and it can generally like replace or automate functions that are information heavy, pattern based, structured, repeatable, draftable, like these are areas. […]

Who has been a guest on Love and Leadership

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Kristen Hadeed
• Mike Michalowicz
• Megan Romano
• Andrea Fleischfresser
• Simon Sinek

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

4,976

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100

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Quality

84

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

51

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