Dallin Cooper is an author and a keynote speaker who founded Atmosphere Marketing LLC and Ugly Chews. His new book, “Get on the Bull: Developing Attitudes and Behaviors for Successful Leadership” is about ethically progressing into a leadership roles.

In this episode, Dallin shares his life from being a shepherd in Wyoming, getting his degree in college, becoming an entrepreneur, and lastly, the process of becoming an author and a keynote speaker. He explains the purpose of his book and how he used his father's bull-riding experience to draw a connection between a leader's attitude and that of a bull rider. Dallin discusses his passion for ethicical leadership and the importance of balancing priorities to avoid burnout.

Key Takeaways

The things that make you a good person also make you a good leader.
Your attitude and behavior determine your leadership success.
Grit is important but leaders must be mindful of burnout.

Quotes:

“Good leadership is secretly just ethics.”
“Don't run yourself ragged. It's not worth it.”

Book Mentioned in The Episode

Get on the Bull: Developing Attitudes and Behaviors for Successful Leadership
https://www.amazon.com/Get-Bull-Developing-Successful-Leadership/dp/108804218X
https://www.waucomabookstore.com/book/9781088042113

Broken to Better: 13 Ways Not to Fail at Life and Leadership
GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61251512-broken-to-better

Featured in this Episode

Dallin Cooper
Speaker & Consultant, Ethics and Leadership
Founder, Atmosphere Marketing LLC
Founder, Ugly Chews
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dallincooper
Website: https://dallincooper.com

Michael Kurland
CEO and Founder of Branded Group, Inc.
Host of "Be Better with Michael Kurland" podcast
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikekurland
Website: www.branded-group.com

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Chapters

00:00 Book promotion
01:27 Episode Introduction
02:17 Dallin's background
03:18 More about his book
04:42 More about Dallin’s journey
10:45 Dallin on bull riding
13:38 Getting into a leadership role
17:28 lessons he wished he knew before
23:36 Dallin’s favorite part of his book
30:31 How to connect with Dallin and get a copy of his book
31:36 Conclusion