The Warrior Poet
**Get yourself unstuck and be a leader.** Andrew "Sri" Sridhar is a former Navy SEAL, Harvard MBA, Wall Street escapee, and technologist. He interviews top military leaders, academic thinkers, and business phenoms to up your game. The Warrior Poet is a tightly woven tapestry of leadership expertise, philosophical inquiry, and pop culture. It's a portmanteau of Brainpickings, Wait But Why, and (Sri only wishes) Seinfeld. Yes, Sri sometimes writes haikus.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 96
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
#95: Level Up Your Culture w Rachel Wilson Rugelsjøen
Sri takes the show to Oslo, Norway 🇳🇴, where he and Rachel Wilson Rugelsjøen talk all things culture and leadership through the lens of Human Resources.
🙉 They have the realest debate on psychologica…
#94: Lead to Succeed w/ Jill Avey
"Your work does not have a voice. You have to share what you're doing." —Jill Avey
Get the results you deserve — not the ones you hope for. Sri and Jill Avey discuss how to lead in complex corporate e…
#93: How to Be a Quality Leader
Sri and Brandon Jenkins do a Round 2. This time they discuss the role of a leader when it comes to delivering quality.
And Sri has a household mishap.
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#92: The Golden Path Fallacy w/ Brandon Jenkins
Sri and Brandon Jenkins talk about optimizing your mind as a leader -- as well as finding systems that work for you (not the other way around).
Brandon "Jenks" Jenkins is a former Navy helicopter pil…
#91: Poking LinkedIn w/ Michael Kainatsky
Michael Kainatsky shares how to build REAL relationships and recognition in a crowded world full of useless content. Sri and Michael's discussion includes:
- Challenging the conventional approach to s…
#88: 5 Disciplines of Leadership w/ Chris Rogers
Sri talks with career U.S. Army officer Chris Rogers about his 5 Disciplines of Leadership. Think of Chris as the James Clear of leadership.
Chris is an instructor for Simon Sinek Inc. and also runs…
#87: Live Your Best Life w/ Jordan Paris
Sri talks with Jordan Paris, real estate entrepreneur, CEO of Zeus, and host of The Jordan Paris Show.
They talk about how to get real with yourself in order to get unstuck and live your best life.
P…
#86: Mindful Leadership w/ Jon Macaskill
"Meditation saved my life."
--Jon Macaskill
Sri talks with former Navy SEAL commander and leadership speaker Jon Macaskill. Jon is also host of the podcast Men Talking Mindfulness.
They discuss:
- Ho…
#85: Your Next Level w/ Matt Wilson
Matt Wilson is as insightful and energetic as they get. With incredible candor about his own mistakes and personal life, Matt talks with Sri about what it takes to get to the next level in marriage, …
#84: Seasons Greetings -- for Life (4MUW)
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#83: Founder's Mindset w/ Adam Mutschler
Sri talks with founder and coach Adam Mutschler about how to master the 'inner game' when it comes to startups (and life).
They also manage to talk about cricket protein and ridding Midwest streams o…
#82: Elite Mental Performance w/ Evan Marks
Sri and Evan Marks discuss how elite performers achieve their success. Spoiler: Mental performance.
Evan is a veteran trader of Wall Street turned mental performance coach. He is the founder of M1 Pe…
#81: Lifting the Veil w/ Pat Dossett
Sri talks with Pat Dossett about how to forge your best life path.
We discuss:
- High performers run on self-hate -- and how to run on compassion instead
- Pat's trip to Mexico to experience plant medicin…
#80: Xena's 5 R's of Leadership (Suzanne Lesko)
Suzanne Lesko (callsign: Xena) walks us through her framework for leadership, starting with resilience.
We also talk about:
- Toxic leaders
- Female empowerment in male-dominated domains
- Networking
- Powerful…
#79: FORGET THE SMILES (4MUW)
It really sucks when you smile at someone and they pretend like you're not even there.
Sri shares thoughts on being a leader on and off the field of play by bringing the magic to those around us.
#78: Joe Musselman on Teams, Leadership, & Culture
Joe Musselman founded the Honor Foundation, which has assisted countless Navy SEALs apply their high-impact skillsets to the private sector. He also cofounded the VC firm Broom Ventures and founded B…
#77: Crafting Your Purpose (with John Coleman)
John Coleman tells us what we should be reading. And more importantly, he helps us craft our life's purpose.
John is managing partner at Sovereign Capital, an alum of Invesco, and author of the Harva…
#76: Better Decent Than Lucky (with Nick Soman)
EXPLICIT EPISODE: If you have kids in the car, we hope you’ll choose another.
Nick Soman is the founder and CEO of Decent, which aims to provide affordable health insurance to all. He and Sri have fun…