Anton Gunn on Lessons Learned from working for President Obama, Playing Football in the SEC, and How a Hip Hop Album Changed His Life

Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, Anton Gunn talks with Doug about his leadership journey that turned into his career, his experience playing football in college, and important lessons he’s learned in life. 

About Anton: Anton Gunn is a former senior advisor to President Barack Obama and the world’s leading expert on Socially Conscious Leadership.
He has a Masters's Degree in Social Work from USC and was a Resident Fellow at Harvard. He is the bestselling author of The Presidential Principles and has been featured in TIME magazine, the Wall Street Journal, BBC, NPR, and on Good Morning America.
As an International speaker and consultant, he has worked with organizations like T-Mobile, Sodexo, KPMG, Emory Healthcare, Bernard Health, Blue Shield of California, Mercedes-Benz Vans, and Boeing.
From playing SEC football and being the first African American in history elected to the SC legislature from his district early in his career to now serving as the CEO of 937 Strategy Group and serving on multiple boards, he has spent his life helping people build diverse high performing teams and world-class leadership culture.

4 Key Takeaways:
1. Anton talks about the album that changed the trajectory of his life.
2. He recounts his experience playing football at the University of South Carolina.
3. He talks about his journey working in politics starting at a local level working in healthcare to becoming a Senior Advisor to President Obama.
4. Anton talks about his new book, Just Lead.

Quotes From the Episode:
“Your mindset matters more than your skillset.”
“As a leader, you should always keep your promises.”
“There’s never a wrong time to do the right thing.”
“When you’re passionate about something, do something about it.”

Resources Mentioned:
Pulp Fiction
Just Lead by Anton Gunn
The Audacity of Leadership by Anton Gunn
More Books by Anton
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Episode Webpage: https://l3leadership.org/338