Leadership Lounge with Jack Tester
Nexstar President and CEO Jack Tester discusses various topics relating to business management and how to become a better leader in your business.
Episodes
94 episodes since 2017
Leadership Lounge: The Final Episode with Jack Tester & Julian Scadden
Jack answers Julian's questions on leadership lessons he's learned over the years during his tenure as President and CEO of Nexstar Network.
December 14, 2020
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1:13:06
Leadershift Your Leadership Style with Returning guest John Maxwell
Jack Tester sits down with NYT-bestselling author and motivational speaker John Maxwell at Nexstar’s Super Meeting 2020 in Phoenix. They discuss John’s concept of “Leadershift”- the idea that leaders need to make decisions and pivot quickly whe...
October 19, 2020
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17:32
Leadership Lounge Backstage Edition with guest Jocko Willink
Jocko Willink discusses his concept of Extreme Ownership, and speaks to how extreme ownership goes both up and down the chain of command. He goes on to explain how, in his time as a Navy SEAL, he learned that "you have to train and be prepared ...
September 30, 2020
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17:33
A Leader's Motivation with guest Patrick Lencioni
Meet Pat Lencioni! Get a sneak peek of some of the topics Pat will be presenting at Super Meeting. In this quick podcast, find out how he feels about a leader’s motives, the need for communication, and meetings.
September 24, 2020
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24:04
A Successful Succession
Jack sits down with Julian Scadden and shares a big announcement - Julian Scadden's succession to the role of President & CEO of Nexstar! They discuss the transition and Julian's story.
September 07, 2020
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43:06
The Process is the Answer, With Adrian Stephenson
Adrian Stephenson, owner of Comfort Services in the Raleigh, NC area, speaks with Jack about his story, discussing how Nexstar trainings have stabilized and improved his business. He shares a story about teaching himself to close leads us...
August 10, 2020
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36:16
Building and Growing the Culture, With Chad Peterman
Jack talks with Chad Peterman, who explains how he and his managers go about getting the right people, building the culture, and then growing people within the culture. Peterman explains is organization’s employee focus, saying that the speed a...
February 10, 2020
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34:14
A Father's Tough Love, With Wyatt Tucker
Jack’s guest is Wyatt Tucker, the first male of his family to graduate from college. The two talk about how Wyatt, fresh out of school, jumped in to help his father run the business. The process included being fired from the company before he u...
January 27, 2020
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35:52
Celebrating The Wins, With Chris DiCampli
Jack talks with Chris DiCampli, who — together with his brother- and father-in-law — purchased a company and grew it from $300,000 to $10 million in five years. DiCampli attributes their success to a focus on the growth-oriented processes prese...
January 13, 2020
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31:37
"How Can I Add Value?" With John Gennaro
John Gennaro started his business in 2003 with just himself and a truck. His wife did the books at night while she worked a full-time job. Today, Gennaro has around 70 trucks in the field and more than 100 employees. He talks about how growing ...
December 30, 2019
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38:23
When There's No Plan B, With Aaron Gaynor
Aaron Gaynor tells Jack about his journey from plumber’s apprentice to owner – with a bankruptcy in between. Aaron talks about how being good enough to work in a business doesn’t mean you’ll be good at running a ...
December 16, 2019
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53:54
Walking Away from Winning, With David Hammond
David Hammond, the owner of Hammond Services, talks to Jack about the tough lessons he learned when he walked away from a winning business formula.
December 02, 2019
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40:55
Keeping Your Head In the Game, With Ted Fox
Jack talks to Canadian Nexstar member Ted Fox, who joined Nexstar in December of 2016, just before a series of missteps crippled his business. He tells Jack how Nexstar’s approach of getting everyone at all levels of the company to return to fu...
November 18, 2019
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48:32