The Last 10%

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Join The Last 10% for incredible conversations that help uncover the secrets of what it takes to finish well and finish strong. Our guests share their journeys, hardships, and valuable advice. We release new episodes every other Tuesday. If you are a leader, a coach, a business owner, or someone looking to level up, you are in the right place! You can give 90% effort and make it a long way. But it’s the finding out how to unlock the last 10% that makes all the difference in your life, your relationships, and your work.

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August 25, 20261 hr 13 min

Tony Lucca | Embracing Change and Taking Risks: A Journey Through Music, Mentorship, and Life

In this episode of The Last 10%, host Dallas Burnett interviews Nashville-based singer-songwriter, mentor, and keynote performer Tony Lucca, whose career began on The Mickey Mouse Club alongside Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera. Tony shares how early family support and behind-the-scenes mentorship shaped his work ethic, and recounts pivotal moments in Los Angeles that pushed him from acting into music, including writing his enduring song “It’s You” and investing his TV earnings into his first album. He details his Season 2 run on The Voice with coach Adam Levine, including lessons about staying grateful, taking calculated risks, and embracing discomfort, highlighted by performing a Britney Spears song. Tony also discusses joining Brett Young’s band for stability and work-life balance, launching his Be What You Do YouTube mentorship content tied to the Always In The Club Foundation’s youth arts mission, and the importance of community for independent artists. Connect with Tony: www.tonylucca.com Need a mentor? Reach out to Tony by emailng: mentorship@tonyluca.com

August 11, 20261 hr 10 min

Christopher Beth | Tackling the Global Water Crisis (Eps 66) - Inspiring Stories of Faith and Innovation

In this episode of The Last 10%, host Dallas Burnett interviews Christopher Beth, founder and director of The Bucket Ministry. The global organization has provided clean water and hope to over a million people through innovative solutions like the bucket filter system. Christopher shares his riveting journey from being a business consultant to answering a higher calling, leading humanitarian efforts in places like the Kibera slums in Kenya. They discuss transformative experiences, challenges faced in implementing clean water solutions, and the incredible impact of faith and unity. Christopher also delves into future projects, including a new initiative serving 152,000 homes in another Nairobi slum. Tune in to hear inspiring stories, valuable leadership lessons, and the transformative power of simple yet effective solutions. Learn more about The Bucket Ministry here: https://thebucketministry.org/

July 21, 202645 min

Chip White | From Strength to Strength (Eps 35 Repost) - Chip White Shares His Strategies for Developing Leaders

In this episode of "The Last 10%", host Dallas Burnett welcomes special guest Chip White, an HR development partner at Michelin and a leadership coach. Chip shares his incredible experience in developing leaders within organizations, having worked with a staggering 1800 leaders at Michelin in his previous role. He also shares his incredible journey that led him into the field of coaching and development. He now leads over 350 team members in HR at Michelin every day. Get ready for an engaging conversation filled with insights on team and organizational development. Don't miss out on this exciting episode! For more information: Human Investment Solutions Connect with Chip on LinkedIn

July 4, 202648 min

Ken Allard | Navigating Life's Battles: Lessons from a Retired Colonel

In this episode of The Last 10%, host Dallas Burnett interviews retired Army Colonel Ken Allard, who rose from draftee to dean of the National War College and later became a TV military analyst and author. Allard reflects on celebrating America’s 250th anniversary and shares pivotal moments shaping his life, including being moved by the Declaration of Independence while studying in Edinburgh during the Vietnam era, his induction into the Army, his OCS experience, and a childhood health crisis amid a polio epidemic that he believes ended through answered prayer. He discusses leadership lessons—clarifying the mission and building trust by learning from the lowest levels of an organization—and describes advising senior leaders during major events like the Gulf War. Allard also speaks candidly about fame, divorce, returning to faith, and his upcoming book, God Kept His Promises, which is centered on his wife, Betsy, ahead of its August release.

June 16, 202652 min

Dallas Burnett | Leadership and Change: Reviving a Failing Company with Vision and Innovation

Host Dallas Burnett thanks listeners as The Last 10% nears 100 episodes and then announces major behind-the-scenes projects. He shares the rollout of Perforam and plans to combine it with the 1on1's Coaching System into a performance management suite focused on team growth. Dallas also reveals that his team acquired a failing publishing company on July 1, 2025, and has spent 11.5 months rebuilding it, tackling antiquated systems, excessive costs, fragmented accounting, overstaffing, poor collections (including $6.4M in bad debt), and a defeated remote culture. He introduces authorservices.com as the new home for revamped imprints, outlines a story shift toward quality, ethical AI use, and stronger marketing, and describes building a custom ERP, new products, a hybrid publishing partnership launching in the fall, and upcoming tools, including an author publishing app, event app, and marketing education for authors. If you have been interested in publishing a book or marketing a book you've published, check out www.AuthorServices.com !

June 2, 202655 min

Brian Fielkow | Safety and Profit: Business Success Through Value Alignment

Host Dallas Burnett interviews Brian Fielkow, a business leader, author, and safety culture expert, about his path from learning retail and marketing in his family’s Wisconsin stores to corporate law, operations leadership in recycling, and ultimately buying and growing a trucking and logistics company by de-commoditizing through people, equipment, and technology. Fielkow shares lessons on managing risk, building culture through values plus systems and process, and making safety a core value that drives operational excellence, profitability, retention, and customer loyalty, including a pivotal driver committee that gave frontline employees real voice. He outlines his upcoming book, Making Safety Happen, covering mindset shifts beyond compliance, leadership’s role, employee engagement, actionable process, shared accountability, and organizational resilience by learning from near misses and “predictable surprises.” Connect with Brian = https://brianfielkow.com/

May 19, 202649 min

Jeff "Bones" Bonner | Mastering the Skies: Transforming Military Strategy into Business Success

In this episode of The Last 10%, Dallas Burnett interviews Jeff “Bones” Bonner, a former Marine Corps combat fighter pilot and squadron commander, current airline captain, Harvard-trained performance strategist, and creator of the Debrief Advantage system. Bonner shares how childhood inspiration and a non-linear path led him to aviation, combat missions after 9/11 in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the mindset shift sparked by the question, “What if I’m not good enough?” He explains how fighter aviation’s structured debrief culture focuses on “be better tomorrow,” emphasizing that perspective precedes performance and improvement follows adjustment. Bonner outlines his five-step GREAT debrief model and stresses keeping debriefs simple, timely, and repeatable to build habits and drive 1% daily gains. Learn more at www.debriefadvantage.com/start

May 5, 20261 hr 16 min

Caz McCaslin | From Local Beginnings to Global Outreach: A Journey of Purposeful Leadership

In this episode of The Last 10%, host Dallas Burnett announces that the show’s listenership has doubled and now reaches nearly 80 countries, then interviews Caz McCaslin, founder of Upward Sports and EVP of Facilities at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Caz shares how a high school injury and an FCA testimony shifted his dream from pro sports to serving through sports ministry, including leaving a promising Home Depot career for a low-paid church internship and eventually launching youth basketball leagues that rapidly grew. He explains Upward’s scaling through a “gradually and then suddenly” 10-year model, hiring for weaknesses, staying ahead of operational waves, and making volunteers the heroes. Caz also discusses a near-death medical crisis, the pain of leaving Upward “without my permission,” and lessons on consequences vs. circumstances and choosing forgiveness, then recommends leadership consultant Bob Beal as a future guest.

April 21, 202646 min

Tracy Gapin | Embracing Change: A Surgeon’s Path to Precision Performance Medicine

In this episode of The Last 10%, host Dallas Burnett interviews Tracy Gapin, a former urologic surgeon who left a 25-year career to found Peak Launch and focus on precision performance medicine for high performers. Tracy shares how burnout and a disappointing first physical at age 40 led him to study epigenetics, functional medicine, hormones, peptides, and longevity, and why he believes insurance-driven, volume-based healthcare encourages quick prescriptions over lifestyle change. They discuss common mistakes leaders make—chasing biohacks before fundamentals, missing “signal vs. noise,” and failing to balance stress with recovery—highlighting sleep as a key recovery tool with practical sleep-hygiene tips and tracking metrics like HRV. Tracy also addresses declining male fertility and testosterone, advocates checking free testosterone, and recommends boundaries like focus/buffer/free days to prevent burnout. Free High Performance Health Handbook at www.peaklaunch.com/guide .

April 7, 202653 min

JB Glossinger | Finding Balance: Effective Leadership and Personal Development Strategies

In this episode of The Last 10%, host Dallas Burnett interviews JB Glossinger, founder of Morning Coach and creator of the Get It Done Now Method, who built a 21-year daily coaching platform with over 50 million downloads after a corporate aerospace career that left him unfulfilled. Glossinger shares how early attempts at speaking and book publishing failed, how Morning Coach began as a free conference-call “morning thing,” and how an iTunes feature drove massive growth before he moved behind a paywall for stability. They discuss modern leadership challenges like scope creep, burnout, decision fatigue, and the importance of systems, clear expectations, delegation, trusted advisors, and consistent cadence. Glossinger explains his mission-vision-values approach, the Get It Done Now cycle of failure, and introduces his new book and tools, including Remarkable planners and AI-enabled software. Learn more and download for free at www.morningcoach.com/10 .