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.

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!

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/

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

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.

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.

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.

In this episode of The Last 10%, host Dallas Burnett interviews Tom Freiling, chairman and CEO of the Fryling Agency, a three-time founder and longtime publishing entrepreneur whose company published Burnett’s book Lift. Freiling shares how he launched his first company around 1999–2000 after spotting the opportunity in print-on-demand technology, then built and later sold it to a public company while staying on to run it. Drawing on decades of collaborating with high-profile clients (including NBA players, U.S. Senators, and Grammy-winning artists), he explains common storytelling mistakes in writing and communication. Freiling argues that books remain the strongest tool for credibility, influence, longevity, and legacy, and Burnett shares examples of his own book’s ripple effects. If you are looking for some great advice from a seasoned entrepreneur, you don't want to miss this episode!

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