The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk · 2026-09-27 · 54 min · 9,858 words

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Applications are now open for our next Learning Leader Circle. You can go to Learning LeadersCircle.com to apply. I thought it would be helpful for you to hear from some current members of my Learning Leader Circle. Here they are. I chose Learning Leader Circle because I wanted to be around really winning professionals.

Professionals, people killing at work, but even better people. Ryan does such an amazing job of vetting the group. It's all a players. It is all amazing rock star people who want everybody to become their best and just add value to the group. We have people with agriculture backgrounds.

We have people with white-collar backgrounds, blue-collar backgrounds, people in education. The totality of the room is very impressive with the amount of knowledge we have to be gained, but when you sit down and you break out with five, six, seven people, you can have that intimate, that in-depth conversation that allows you to go a little bit deeper. We got additional coaches this year. They live their lives according to what they teach. guys will all jump in and get you back on course.

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