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The Tyler Dickerhoof Show

The Tyler Dickerhoof Show is a podcast for leaders who want to make an impact without losing themselves in the process. Hosted by leadership coach and author Tyler Dickerhoof, the show explores the real forces shaping how we lead—mindset, insecurity, ownership, relationships, faith, and vision—often more than strategy ever will. Through personal stories, practical frameworks, and conversations with leaders, thinkers, and high performers, Tyler challenges listeners to do the inner work that leads to healthier leadership and lasting impact. In Tyler’s book, The Things We Hide, he shares his personal journey and the lessons learned from confronting insecurity, identity, and responsibility. This podcast expands on those themes—but goes far beyond them—bringing real-time conversations, fresh insights, and honest dialogue to the challenges leaders face today.

Latest Episodes:

Ep 265 Maybe It's Me: The Hidden Cost of High Performance with Erika Alessandrini Aug 02, 2026

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Host Tyler Dickerhoof sits down with Erika Alessandrini — executive coach, facilitator, and author of Maybe It's Me — for a raw, honest conversation about what it really costs to be a high performer.

Erika spent over two decades in corporate leadership before a brutally honest 360 review cracked open something she couldn't ignore: the results were real, but so was the damage.

This conversation takes you down the childhood wounds that drive adult overachievement, the difference between controlling and leading, and why the people who need this work most are often the last ones to see it.

Key Talking Points:

Why high performers stay stuck: the beliefs that fuel chronic overcommitment and under-satisfaction
Erika's 360 feedback wake-up call, and why she still didn't believe it at first
Growing up with an alcoholic father and learning that performance = protection
The difference between control and shared power. Why one destroys relationships
How fear disguises itself as responsibility and caring
The "justification + postponement" pattern that keeps high performers stuck for years
Erika's nonprofit work at Aileron and her new program, Becoming a Leader at Peace
Connect with Erika on LinkedIn
Learn more about Erika: Website
Get a copy of Erika's Book: Maybe It's Me
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Ep 264 Redefining Leadership with Championship Basketball Coach Hunter Price Jul 26, 2026

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Ten seconds left. Down by one. His teammate is one point away from a milestone most players never reach. He has the shot. He doesn't take it. That single decision is the philosophy behind this episode.

Record-setting former Wisconsin high school basketball coach and author Hunter Price joins host, Tyler Dickerhoof, to expose the lie almost every team believes: that everyone in the room "cares." They don't. Not really. And until you can tell the difference, you're coaching, managing, or leading blind.

Hunter introduces his framework of four team archetypes: the Sloth (selfless but doesn't work hard), the Vortex (works hard but selfish), the Ally, and the Heartbeat — the rare person whose work ethic and selflessness pull the whole team forward.

Tyler and Hunter dig into real world leadership examples including:

Why comparison was the biggest mindset shift Hunter had to make to grow as a leader
The generational shift from "what" to "how" to "why," and why today's teams need to trust you before they'll follow you
Calling people "up" instead of calling them "out"
Why hiring an assistant is really a test of pride and humility
An unfiltered MJ vs. LeBron debate that turns into a lesson on leadership identity

Whether you're coaching a team, running a company, or leading a family, this conversation will change how you think about what it means to care.

Connect with Hunter: v3content.org

Ep 263 The 6 Saboteurs Killing Your Leadership Impact w/ Laurie Maddalena Jul 19, 2026

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Ever walked out of a meeting agreeing with everything, then immediately started venting about it in the hallway? That's called back-channeling and it's a silent culture killer.

On this episode of the Tyler Dickherhoof show, Tyler sits down with Laurie Maddalena, certified speaking professional and author of The Elevated Leader, to unpack the six leadership saboteurs quietly wrecking teams everywhere.

Lack of self-awareness
Lack of focus
Lack of delegation
Lack of team engagement
Conflict avoidance
And passive leadership

Laurie shares a raw story from her own career — watching a brilliant CEO give his team the silent treatment for three days after a disagreement — and what it taught her about psychological safety, insecurity, and why "toxic boss management" shouldn't be an employee's job.

In this episode you'll learn:

Why the shift from traditional to facilitative leadership demands a completely different skill set
The parallel between today's AI overload and the email/cell phone disruption of 2006
Why delegation is really a driving lesson: bumps, scrapes, and all
The "80% rule" that frees up your time and grows your team

Connect with Laurie: lauriemaddalena.com

On LinkedIn: @lauriemaddalena

Ep 262 Generals Don't Dig Foxholes: The Shift That Took One Company from $5M to $18M w/Tom Kubiniec Jul 12, 2026

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What does a heavy metal guitarist turned military weapons storage CEO know about leadership? A lot more than you'd expect.

Tom Kubiniec built Secure It Gun Storage into the global leader in military armory design — supplying the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, and law enforcement agencies worldwide. But for years, he kept hitting the same ceiling: $5 million in sales, three different companies, same problem every time.

The culprit? He was managing when he should have been leading.

In this episode, Tom shares the mindset shift that took his company from $5M to $18M in four years, and why the hardest part had nothing to do with strategy.

You'll hear:

Why delegating felt like becoming irrelevant (and why he did it anyway)
The "generals don't dig foxholes" principle that changed everything
How near-bankruptcy forced him into an $800M market he never saw coming
Why telling people what to do — instead of how — unlocks performance you didn't know your team had
The fail-fast framework he uses to course correct without losing momentum

Connect with Tom on LinkedIn

Or visit his website at: SecureItTactical

YouTube: @SecureItLegacy

Ep 261 The Leadership Iceberg — What 90% of Managers Never See w/ Mark Miller, Former Chick-fil-A VP Jul 05, 2026

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What if everything you've been told about leadership only covers 10% of the picture?

Mark Miller, co-author of the international bestseller The Secret, former VP at Chick-fil-A, and co-founder of Lead Every Day, joins show host Tyler Dickerhoof to expose why 82% of managers still can't lead effectively, and why most leadership training is destined to fail before it starts.

In this episode, Tyler and Mark dig into:

The iceberg model of leadership and why most organizations are only developing the visible tip
Why promoting your best doers into leadership roles is quietly destroying your team
The difference between delegating and developing, and the fear that keeps leaders stuck
The 5 fundamentals every leader must master (and the one that matters most)
Why busyness is the real leadership crisis — and how to escape the quicksand before it buries you

Connect with Mark Miller:
📱 678-612-8441
🌐 leadeveryday.com

The Secret, 4th Edition is available now.

Ep 260 A 20-Foot Fall That Revealed 3 Ego Patterns Sabotaging Leaders Jun 28, 2026

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She had the apartment, the travel, the income, the friends — everything that should've meant she'd "made it." Then she fell 20 feet and everything stopped.

Christie Garcia is a leadership coach, Forbes Coaches Council contributor, founder of the Mindful Choice Leadership Academy, and author of Your Ego Is Showing.

In this episode, she and host Tyler Dickerhoof, unpack the three ego types — the Complier, the Protector, and the Controller — and why every single one of them is just insecurity wearing a costume.

They get into why "self-awareness" isn't the same as ownership, why high achievers are often the most insecure people in the room, and why your ego thrives in the climb but sabotages you the moment you become a leader, a parent, or a partner.

Christie also shares the framework she now uses to help executives — and her own kids — recognize when their ego is driving instead of them.

If you've ever wondered why success didn't fix the thing you thought it would, this conversation will hit close to home.

Connect with Christie at: mindfulchoiceacademy.com

On LinkedIn: @ChristieGarcia

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Ep 259 The Life Everyone Envies vs. The Life You Actually Want w/Christina Lecuyer Jun 21, 2026

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What if the life that looks perfect from the outside is the one making you miserable on the inside? Christina Lecuyer spent over a decade playing golf with CEOs and executives — and discovered that the people who'd "made it" were often the least happy people she knew.

Now a consultant and host of Decide, It's Your Turn, Christina works with wildly successful people who have the house, the money, the title... and still feel empty.

In this episode, host Tyler Dickerhoof and Christina dig into why people are so afraid of gratitude, why the "secret" to success is really just doing small, boring things over and over again, and why indecision is itself a decision (one that quietly costs you the most).

Christina also opens up about turning down a $2 million contract because she was crystal clear on what actually mattered to her and why most people never get that clear.

If you've ever wondered why having everything doesn't feel like enough, this conversation is for you.

Connect with Christina Lecuyer

Instagram @BeChristina

LinkedIn Christina Lecuyer

Website : ChristinaLecuyer.com

Ep 258 Am I Enough? Self-Sabotage, Affairs & Blowing Up Your Life w/Jeremy Foster Jun 14, 2026

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What do you do when you can't bring yourself to confess, so you pray that God will expose you instead?

Jeremy Foster built a church from zero to 14,000 people across five campuses in five years. By every external measure, he was winning. Then came an affair, a year of lying about it, and a prayer he'd never said out loud before: if I can't confess this, expose it.

God did.

In this conversation, Jeremy and show host Tyler Dickerhoof get into the limiting belief underneath the hiding ("I'm not good enough"), the phone call from John Maxwell that changed everything, and why pride often sounds like "I've got it, don't worry about me."

They talk about what it actually costs to let someone help you when you can't help yourself and why success without significance is just an empty win.

If you're carrying something, hiding something, or pretending you're fine when you're not, this one's for you.

You can connect with Jeremy Foster on:

Instagram & Facebook @JeremyFoster

LinkedIn @CoachJeremyFoster

And please don't forget to rate and review the show, it helps more people find conversations like this one.

Ep 256 How To Build Unbreakable Teams For World-Class Culture w/Chris Hallberg May 31, 2026

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Chris Hallberg — Military veteran, EOS implementer, and the Business Sergeant — has built a reputation for walking into broken companies and transforming their cultures. But behind the tough exterior was decades of unhealed trauma that quietly shaped everything. In this episode, Chris and host Tyler Dickerhoof go deep on what it really means to lead authentically — from the structure of military service that channeled Chris's ADHD energy, to the week in Costa Rica that cracked open 40 years of pain and changed the way he leads, coaches, and lives. Together, they explore why the toughest leaders are often the most wounded, what it looks like to build a culture that protects great people by excluding the wrong ones, and why authenticity — not intensity — is the real driver of lasting change. Learn more about Chris at: GoExpand.com Chris Hallberg EOS LinkedIn: ⁠Chris Hallberg ⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 255 Breaking Limiting Beliefs and Leading with Authenticity May 25, 2026

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In this episode, Tyler sits down with Dr. Sheila Gujrathi, entrepreneur, physician, board director, co-founder of the Biotech CEO Sisterhood, and author of The Mirror Effect.Sheila has built an extraordinary career across medicine, biotech, executive leadership, and board service. But even with the accomplishments, credentials, and success, she realized there were deeper patterns shaping how she showed up.This conversation explores fear, insecurity, doubt, shame, belonging, self-compassion, leadership, and the internal glass ceilings that high performers often carry without realizing it.In this episode, you’ll learn: Why success does not always make people feel like they belong How limiting beliefs show up in leadership. Why fear can quietly drive high achievement What the “inner glass ceiling” is How self-compassion helps leaders break old patterns Why community and psychological safety matter How to build a personal board of directors Why leaders need to understand both their inner and outer environment How to stop internalizing toxic work experiences What authentic leadership looks like in high-stakes rooms Tyler and Sheila also discuss loneliness in leadership, the pressure to prove yourself, the role of supportive networks, and why doing inner work helps people lead with greater clarity, confidence, and impact.If you are a leader, executive, entrepreneur, or high performer who has ever felt successful on the outside but uncertain on the inside, this episode will speak directly to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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