I Have Some Questions...
What if leadership wasn’t about having the answers—but about asking better questions?
On "I Have Some Questions…", Erik Berglund – a founder, coach, and Speechcraft evangelist – dives into the conversations that high performers aren’t having enough. This isn’t your typical leadership podcast. It’s a tactical deep-dive into the soft skills that actually drive results: the hard-to-nail moments of accountability, the awkward feedback loops, and the language that turns good leaders into great ones.
Each week, Erik explores a question that has shaped his own journey. Expect raw, unpolished curiosity. Expect conversations with bold thinkers, rising leaders, and practitioners who are tired of recycled advice and ready to talk about what really works. Expect episodes that get under the hood of how real change happens: through what we say, how we say it, and how often we practice it.
This show is for driven managers, emerging execs, and anyone who knows that real growth comes from curiosity rather than charisma.
Subscribe if you’re ready to stop winging it and start leading with intention.
Episodes
52 episodes
054: "The Power of Saying 'I’m Happy Today'" (lessons from Andrew Anderson)
🧠 Erik’s TakeAfter sitting with Andrew Anderson’s powerful story and coaching wisdom, Erik reflects on the themes that stood out most: authentic communication, radical clarity, and the role of faith as a foundation. This episode d...
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053: "Why Does Vulnerability Build More Trust Than Success?" ft. Andrew Anderson
Erik sits down with Andrew L. Anderson, coach, author, and master communicator, to unpack what it means to live with conviction, interrupt the scripts we’re stuck in, and lead with both vulnerability and strength. From red shoes to real sufferi...
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052: What Should You Be Saying 'No' To?
In this solo episode, Erik goes deep on one of the most deceptively difficult questions in leadership and life: What should you be saying no to? Drawing from his own calendar, coaching practice, and real-time decision-making, he lays out four c...
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051: "Authenticity as a System of Living—Not Just a Buzzword" (lessons from Rose Archer)
Fresh off his conversation with Rose Archer, Erik is lit up—not just by what Rose is building, but by how she’s building it. In this reflection, Erik dives into the raw threads of authenticity, opportunity, and human connectio...
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050: "Authenticity Scales When It's Felt" ft. Rose Archer
Erik sits down with Rose Archer, founder of the Luscious Supper Club—a sold-out monthly dining experience that’s as much about human connection as it is about exquisite food. What started as a side hustle from her Northeast Bend home has become...
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049: What If Every Excuse You’ve Ever Heard Was Just One of Four?
You’ve heard a thousand excuses—but what if there were really only four? In this sharp, tactical solo episode, Erik unpacks the universal patterns behind excuses and gives leaders a practical four-step play to move from frustration to ...
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048: "Seeing Gen Z as Problem Solvers, Not Problems" (lessons from Logyn Coats)
🧠 Erik’s TakeAfter sitting down with Logyn Coats, Erik reflects on what it really means to understand—and lead—across generations. At just 16, Logyn offered perspective far beyond her years, surfacing insights that resonate...
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047: "Can Gen Z’s Drive Reframe the Way We Lead Today?" ft. Logyn Coats
What happens when you stop waiting for life to happen and start building it with intentionality? In this episode, Erik sits down with Logyn Coats, a driven student-athlete with an unconventional story of accelerated learning, discipline,...
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046: Stop Hiding Behind The 'I Lead By Example' Phrase
This episode is meant to challenge you. Erik takes on the lazy, surface-level claim of “I lead by example” and unpacks why it’s an insufficient leadership philosophy. He shares his own hard-learned lessons, what went wrong when he tried to evol...
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045: "Why Asking for Help Builds More Trust Than Giving Answers" (lessons from Jake Stahl)
After sitting down with Jake Stahl, Erik reflects on the biggest insights from their conversation about neuro-strategy, influence, and the subtle ways leaders can shape trust. He pulls forward Jake’s key practices and maps them onto his own cur...
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044: "My Only Competitor Is Me From Yesterday" ft. Jake Stahl
In this conversation, Erik sits down with Jake Stahl, CEO of Orchestraight, to dig into the nuances of adaptability, trust, and leading with presence. From reframing how we think about time to building spaces where people feel seen, Jake offers...
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043: How to Give Feedback People Actually Hear (And Act On)
Erik unpacks the art and science of giving feedback that doesn’t just land—but transforms. Drawing from leadership trenches, he challenges the old “feedback sandwich” cliché and lays out a sharper, more human way to communicate with clarity, ca...
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042: “Can You Build Systems for Emotional Resilience?” (lessons from Troy Karnes)
Coming off an intense, vulnerable conversation with Troy Karnes, Erik reflects on what it means to be trained to be human — and how most of us simply haven’t been. This episode is less a summary and more a reckoning: with parent...
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041: “How Do You Lead When You’re Still Healing?” ft. Troy Karnes
In this raw and revealing conversation, Erik sits down with entrepreneur and systems thinker Troy Karnes to explore what happens when your ambition starts to burn you out — and how to rebuild from the inside out. They dig into the identi...
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040: What Do You Do When Your Team Thinks You Don’t Deserve the Job?
In this episode, Erik breaks down how to earn trust, build consensus, and handle the uncomfortable conversations that come with stepping into leadership when the room isn’t exactly rooting for you.❓ The Big QuestionHow do y...
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039: Why Your A-Players Leave (And How to Prevent It)
Losing a top performer is brutal—and often preventable. In this episode, Erik goes beyond the cliché of “people don’t leave companies, they leave managers” to unpack the real reasons your best people walk out the door. He reveals three leadersh...
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038: The Leadership Hack That Eliminates 80% of Check-Ins
Check-ins are killing your calendar. In this episode, Erik breaks down why endless reminders are actually a symptom of low confidence and poor expectation-setting—and he teaches a simple leadership “play” that flips the script. Instead of you c...
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037: How to Make More Time by Choosing What Not to Do
In this solo episode, Erik tackles one of the most common—and most misunderstood—questions leaders and high-achievers ask: How do I make more time? Instead of chasing productivity hacks, he offers two practical tools to get clear on wh...
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036: "Are You Creating Space for Others to Shine?" (lessons from Sam Bennet)
This reaction episode offers a reflective deep dive into the most resonant themes from Erik’s conversation with Sam Bennett—improviser, coach, and author of Start Right Where You Are. Erik explores the real-world value of improv traini...
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035: "What If You Led Like You Liked People?" ft. Sam Bennet
In this deeply human, laugh-out-loud insightful conversation, Erik sits down with the brilliant and hilarious Sam Bennett—actress, writer, leadership coach, and improv-trained creativity wizard. They explore the subtle power of curiosity...
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034: Does Asking The Right Question Beat Giving The Right Answer?
This episode is a bold challenge to the myth that leaders need to have all the answers. Erik breaks down the real reason many leaders avoid tough conversations—and how a single mindset shift can radically reduce stress, spark better performance...
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033: "Are You Chasing Success Without Knowing Why?" (lessons from Peter Awad)
🧠 Erik’s TakeIn this reflection, Erik unpacks his recent interview with Peter Awad—a powerful, purpose-driven conversation that left him wanting more time. The episode explored how discovering your “why” is far less about lightbul...
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032: "Why Do We Coast Into a Life We Don’t Even Want?" (Ft. Peter Awad)
In this powerful conversation with coach and entrepreneur Peter Awad, Erik digs into what happens when high-achieving people drift through life without a clear why. Together, they explore the subtle decay that comes from comfort, the c...
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031: The Secret to Make Hard Conversations EASY
In this solo episode of I Have Some Questions..., Erik goes straight into the heart of what most leaders avoid: hard conversations. If you've ever dreaded giving feedback, delayed the tough talk, or spiraled into overthinking how it'll...
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030: “What’s Worth Being Relentless About?” (lessons from Chris Jones)
After an energizing and raw conversation with Chris Jones, Erik reflects on what it actually means to be relentless—and why so few of us live that way. In this solo reflection, Erik opens up about his own honest recognition that he’s <...
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