#46: Lonnie Ali, Muhammad Ali Center Director & Vice Chair—Give Without Expecting Something in Return
How Leaders Lead with David Novak
David Novak Leadership
4.8 • 596 Ratings
🗓️ 23 July 2021
⏱️ 52 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to How Leaders Lead, where every week you get to listen in while I interview some of the very best leaders in the world. |
| 0:10.5 | I break down the key learning so that by the end of the episode, you'll have something simple that you can apply as you develop into a better leader. |
| 0:18.1 | That's what this podcast is all about. |
| 0:20.7 | Well, get ready for an inspiring |
| 0:22.7 | conversation with my guest today, Lonnie Ali. She's the wife of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali |
| 0:29.2 | and a powerful leader in her own right. She incorporated, built, and sold, greatest of all time, |
| 0:36.1 | Inc. and also founded the Muhammad Ali Center, which is a nonprofit museum and cultural center |
| 0:42.6 | right here in my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. |
| 0:46.1 | And it's devoted to inspiring the world through Muhammad Ali's legacy. |
| 0:50.9 | Now, Lonnie is an extraordinary leader with a big heart and a clear moral compass, and it's |
| 0:56.4 | easy to see why she and the goat had such a great partnership. |
| 1:00.8 | And boy, if you need a jolt of inspiration in your life, this is a conversation for you. |
| 1:06.4 | It's going to remind you that the best things in life and business often happen when we give |
| 1:11.2 | without expecting anything in return. |
| 1:14.2 | Plus, Lonnie shares some beautiful stories of Muhammad Ali, including the backstory of when |
| 1:20.5 | he lit the Olympic torch at the 1996 games in Atlanta, which my wife, Wendy, and I had |
| 1:26.9 | the opportunity and honor of seeing. |
| 1:29.6 | So here's my conversation with my good friend and soon to be yours, Lonnie Ali. |
| 1:40.7 | Lonnie, thanks so much for having this conversation with me today. |
| 1:44.4 | Well, thank you, David. |
| 1:45.6 | It's a joy to see you. |
| 1:47.6 | You know, Lonnie, I always like to start out at the beginning. |
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