Podcast
The Leadership Exchange, hosted by TAB President and CEO Jason Zickerman, features practical insights and honest dialogue with experienced business leaders on strategy, leadership, and building resilient companies. Curated for Austin owners by The Alternative Board of Austin.
August 2026 · with Michael Fletcher
Serial entrepreneur and Pivot Oasis co-founder Michael Fletcher on five decades of founding, buying, building, and selling companies, two major exits, and the hard lessons in between.
July 2026 · with Nir Eyal
Bestselling author Nir Eyal on the invisible beliefs that shape how owners lead, and how behavioral science, drawn from his book Beyond Belief, can unlock better decisions.
June 2026 · with Payal Beri
Organizational psychologist Dr. Payal Beri, founder of RK Empathy, on the relationship economy and why human connection becomes more valuable as technology grows more capable.
October 2025 · with Andy Bounds
Communication expert Andy Bounds joins Jason Zickerman to unpack how leaders can sell, pitch, and lead by focusing on the outcomes their audience actually cares about.
September 2025 · with John Warrillow
Author of Built to Sell, John Warrillow, on how owners can engineer enterprise value and what the wave of Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) buyers means for exit planning.
August 2025 · with John Dini
Exit-planning veteran John Dini on the operating disciplines that turn a founder-dependent company into one that runs, scales, and sells without you.
July 2025 · with Matt Montellione
Matt Montellione joins the show to talk governance, transparency, and how blockchain-era thinking is reshaping how modern boards operate.
June 2025 · with Leanne Monaghan
Leanne Monaghan shares how she scaled Staying Alive Fitness, the leadership lessons of building a category-defining brand, and her playbook for resilient growth.
May 2025 · with Jim Liptrot
Jim Liptrot on rethinking the talent stack, surfacing the invisible workforce, and what owners get wrong about people leverage.
April 2025 · with Roey Diefendorf
The pilot episode. Roey Diefendorf joins Jason Zickerman to talk legacy, the four quadrants of true wealth, and what it means to lead with purpose.
