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The Coach Bru Podcast

The Coach Bru Podcast

Hosted by John Brubaker

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Episodes

257

Latest episode

Jun 2026

Language

EN

About the show

A leadership performance podcast specifically for entrepreneurs and executives. Because none of us are one dimensional, Coach Bru explores many topics to help expand your results. Occasionally features candid conversations with Stadium Status performers to help you take your business to the BIG TIME.

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June 13, 202618 min

Why Purchasing isn’t enough

Whether they realize it or not, there’s a battle going on everywhere between purchasing and consuming. There’s a huge difference between those two things today we unpack why am I writing and all my content style has changed to focus on consumption beyond purchase and why yours should too.

May 4, 202612 min

Letting the competition live rent free inside your head?

Why comparison is a results killer, how not to give your competition free advertising & what you should do instead.

April 24, 20269 min

Reinventing Death

A cautionary tale and a great example of why you must evolve or perish in your business.

April 15, 202613 min

If you ain’t first, you’re last

The massive hidden value of this one life hack will save you years if not months of wasted time.

April 15, 202613 min

Crude Wisdom and the life of a Gen Xer

A preview episode into why you ought to order my new book & watch the show Landman. You have 2 order options: Signed copies: https://www.coachbru.com/shop/p/crude-wisdomVia Amazon: https://amzn.to/4tF4RaXBook Description: Crude Wisdom is a fast-paced, humorous, and practical leadership guide that turns high-stakes drama into real-world decision-making tools.Using on-screen case studies from the hit Paramount+ series Landman as “film room” breakdowns, this book translates chaos into coaching — showing leaders how to stay steady, act decisively, and keep teams together when everything is on fire (sometimes literally).Written in the sharp, conversational style John Brubaker has become famous for, this book blends storytelling, leadership insight, and team culture clarity. Each chapter walks through a real crisis moment from the show, breaks down what worked and what didn’t, and connects it to proven principles from business, sports, military leadership, and history. The result is a field manual for anyone who leads under pressure — without reading like a boring textbook or powerpoint deck.You’ll learn how to:​Make better decisions when the clock is against you​Communicate clearly when stakes are high​Build teams that hold under pressure​Create cultures that tell the truth early​Turn setbacks into strategic advantages​Lead with calm instead of noise​Use humor and perspective to keep people moving​Install crisis habits before crisis hitsWhether you lead a company, a team, a classroom, or a crew, this book delivers practical crisis leadership lessons with grit, wit, and straight talk.Because plans fail. Pressure arrives. And leaders are revealed — not when things go right, but when they go wrong.

April 10, 202616 min

Stepping over $100 bills to pick up nickels

The dangers of not thinking strategically and making knee-jerk reactions in your business

March 29, 202615 min

Smile and say cheese

Cautionary tale and a little bit of inspiration for you and your business

March 28, 202619 min

Efficient versus effective

What are you automating or simplifying to a detriment to your business and your life?

March 25, 202620 min

A Yeti Sized Business Lesson

Why showing beats telling every time.

March 25, 20267 min

Do You Have “Uptown Problems” Too?

Reframing and solving problems. And more important what is a REAL problem?

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