Adam Mendler
- Entrepreneur
- Thought Leader
- Keynote Speaker
- Creator and Host of Thirty Minute Mentors
Travels From
California
Adam Mendler Speaker Biography
Adam Mendler is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, writer, educator, and nationally recognized authority on leadership.
Adam is the creator and host of the top-rated business and leadership podcast Thirty Minute Mentors, where he regularly elicits insights from America's top CEOs, founders, athletes, celebrities, and political and military leaders. He has interviewed more than 500 of America’s most successful leaders and has written extensively on business and leadership, having authored more than 70 articles published in major media outlets including Forbes, Inc., and HuffPost. Adam has founded and co-founded numerous businesses across a variety of industries and has extensive experience leading people and teams in business and outside of the workplace.
Adam draws upon his unique personal and professional experience, including his time spent interviewing hundreds of America's top leaders, to deliver perspective-shifting insights as a keynote speaker to businesses, universities, and non-profit organizations. Adam also teaches graduate-level courses on leadership at UCLA, serves on the board of UCLA’s Master of Applied Statistics & Data Science program, is an emeritus member of USC’s Board of Governors, and is an advisor to numerous companies and leaders.
Adam previously worked for D.E. Shaw & Co., then the largest hedge fund in the world; for Credit Suisse, then a Fortune Global 150 company; for the strategic planning groups at William Morris Endeavor and Universal Pictures; at TWC Sports Management, a leading sports agency; and on a successful presidential primary campaign.
Adam graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Southern California, earning a B.S. in Business Administration and a B.A. in Political Science, and earned an M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, where he received the UCLA Anderson Fellowship Award.
A Los Angeles native, Adam is a lifelong Angels fan and an avid backgammon player.
Superpower to Success: Leading People, Teams, and Yourself in Today’s Landscape
Every leader aspires to reach their potential in order to be as effective as possible in the workplace; to live a happy, successful, and fulfilled life; and to make a positive impact on others. But how can you best lead and motivate others without understanding the strategies employed by the most successful leaders? After interviewing more than 500 of America’s top leaders - from Fortune 500 CEOs to founders of household name companies to four-star generals and admirals - what was once only understood by a few has now been codified. The solution lies not in focusing on your skills, but in harnessing your superpower. But what is a leadership superpower? And how do you discover and activate it?
In this perspective-shifting presentation, attendees will learn:
-A three-step process to understand and unlock their leadership superpower
-The most misunderstood but integral principles essential to leading in today’s landscape
-The secret to recruiting, managing, motivating, and keeping the people you need in historically challenging and uncertain market conditions
After this presentation, attendees will be better equipped to lead others - and themselves - to new levels of greatness.
Superpower to Success: How to Unlock Your Leadership Potential
Every leader and emerging leader aspires to reach their potential in order to live a happy, successful, and fulfilled life and to make a positive impact on the lives of others. But how can you become your best self without understanding the process of how to become your best self? And how can you best lead and motivate others without understanding the strategies employed by the most successful leaders? After interviewing more than 500 of America’s top leaders - from Fortune 500 CEOs to founders of household name companies to four-star generals and admirals - what was once only understood by a few has now been codified. The solution lies not in focusing on your skills, but in harnessing your superpower. But what is a leadership superpower? And how do you discover and activate it?
In this perspective-shifting presentation, attendees will learn:
-A three-step process to understand and unlock their leadership superpower
-The most misunderstood but integral principles essential to effective leadership
-The secret to excelling in not only one vocation, but in multiple roles, jobs, and careers
After this presentation, attendees will have a better understanding of what makes them unique and how they can apply their distinguishing leadership superpower in leading their own lives and in leading others.
