One Slice at a Time: What Pizza Can Teach Us About Leadership and Life | Jeff Christian

The Thought Atlas Podcast · Aug 30, 2026 · 22m

What can making pizza teach us about leadership, community, and living a meaningful life?

Today’s guest is Jeff Christian, founder of C4 Leaders, a registered nurse, leadership coach, former basketball player and coach, and host of the Life’s Essential Ingredients podcast.

Jeff spent 33 years in nursing, including time working in a Level 1 trauma center and later in nursing education. His experiences in healthcare and decades around basketball taught him about the fragility of life, teamwork, service, and the importance of being part of something bigger than yourself.

In 2019, Jeff took an…