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Uncommon Impact
Uncommon Impact is a leadership podcast hosted by Nathan Whitaker—speaker, author, and Super Bowl–winning former NFL executive.
The show features thoughtful conversations with leaders from sports, education, business, and media, exploring how teams are built, how values are tested, and how leaders create lasting impact.
Each episode focuses on leadership, culture, decision-making under pressure, and living with purpose.
Episodes
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Nathan Whitaker: Experiment Before You Accelerate
What if the first goal of a new initiative isn't growth, but learning? In this Season 1 finale of Uncommon Impact, Nathan Whitaker reflects on an important…
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Ben Metzger: Growth, Humility, and the Courage to Start Over
After ten years at Canvas Credit Union, Ben Metzger made a deliberate choice to leave a place where he was comfortable and successful and begin again at Wings…
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Tim Sinclair: Voice of the Bulls & Bears on Passion, Priorities & Choosing Your Own Path
Tim Sinclair is the public address voice of the Chicago Bulls, Chicago Bears, Chicago Fire, and University of Illinois athletics—but none of that was part of…
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What Secure Leaders Do Differently: Tony Dungy, Brendan Suhr & Catriona Moran
What do secure leaders do differently? In this special episode of Uncommon Impact, Nathan Whitaker revisits three conversations from his earlier "The Art of…
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Nathan Whitaker: 5 Things Good Leaders Stop Doing
Good leadership isn’t only about what we learn to do. Sometimes it’s about what we learn to stop doing. In this solo episode, Nathan shares five habits good…
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Kris Carter: From Harvard Law to Africa
Kris Carter’s career has rarely followed a straight line. Since graduating from Harvard Law School, he has worked in law, technology, music, microfinance…
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Jim McKenzie: Leading Change, Casting Vision & Inspiring Hope
How do you lead people through change without losing them along the way? Jim McKenzie spent 24 years in education, including more than two decades in…
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Nathan Whitaker: Own Your Role
What’s the difference between accepting your role and owning it? Nathan shares the unusual story behind The Soul of a Team—a book that began with a rejected…
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Andy Janning: Great Stories Aren't Safe
What makes a story worth telling — and a life worth living? Andy Janning has spent decades helping organizations and leaders tell better stories. But his own…
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Chris Archer: More Than the Player
Former MLB All-Star Chris Archer spent 17 years in professional baseball, including 10 seasons in the major leagues. Today, as a Special Assistant with the Los…
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Nathan Whitaker: Success vs. Significance: What Are We Really Chasing?
What does it really mean to make an uncommon impact? Years ago, Tony Dungy’s college football coach Cal Stoll told him, “Success is uncommon.” That idea…
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Larry Shyatt: Why Great Followers Matter
What makes a great follower? And why might developing great followers matter just as much as developing great leaders? Larry Shyatt has spent more than four…
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Tansley Stearns: Purpose, Courage, and the Story Behind Choose the Bear
Tansley Stearns, president and CEO of orsa credit union, joins Nathan Whitaker for a conversation about purpose, courage, financial agency, and the…
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Nathan Whitaker: What Uncommon Leadership Looks Like
What does culture actually look like in the everyday life of an organization? In this solo episode of Uncommon Impact, Nathan Whitaker reflects on lessons from…
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Samir Suleiman: Tough, Fair, and Built to Last
What does strong leadership look like when the pressure is high, the personalities are difficult, and every decision affects the entire organization? Samir…
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Matt Rom: Leadership That Lasts - Authenticity, Purpose, and People
What does it mean to build something that lasts beyond your career? In this episode of Uncommon Impact, University of Oklahoma Associate Vice President Matt…
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Kent Maxson: Leadership, Culture, and Education-Based Athletics
What is the real purpose of sports? In this episode of Uncommon Impact, Nathan Whitaker sits down with Kent Maxson, Athletics Coordinator at the American…
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Donnie Jones: Leadership, Relationships, and Winning Teams
What makes a leader worth following? In this episode of Uncommon Impact, Nathan Whitaker sits down with longtime friend Donnie Jones, head basketball coach at…
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Why Uncommon Impact?
Why Uncommon Impact? Why do some people leave those around them better than they found them? Welcome to Uncommon Impact. In this introductory episode, Nathan…