A Podcast About Leading with Head and Heart
Welcome to Direct Application, the official podcast and leadership vlog by Matt Harrington—founder of Harrington Brands, national speaker, Certified Association Executive, and trusted advisor to organizations navigating change, community, and growth.
🔍 What Is Direct Application?
Direct Application explores real-world leadership through candid conversations, short-form insights, and immediately usable strategies. It’s leadership that works—not just in theory, but in boardrooms, breakrooms, classrooms, and communities.
Whether you're leading a company, managing a team, or simply working to become a more intentional and resilient leader, this podcast helps you connect the dots between purpose and practice—between vision and execution.
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[Spotify] | [Apple Podcasts] | [YouTube]
🎙️ Podcast Formats
Leadership Interviews (Monthly)
Featuring authors, consultants, HR pros, and executives discussing what leadership looks like in the trenches.Solo BlogCasts (Weekly)
Short 2–5 minute episodes where Matt reads and expands on his weekly leadership blog posts—focused on trust, change, team-building, and decision-making.
🧠 Topics We Cover
Building high-performing teams
Leading through change and uncertainty
Emotional intelligence in leadership
Creating vision and buy-in
Conflict resolution and trust-building
Practical leadership frameworks like the One Page Strategy, Situational Leadership, and the Change Formula
👤 About the Host
Matt Harrington is a seasoned leadership facilitator, keynote speaker, and Certified Association Executive (CAE). He works with businesses, nonprofits, government agencies, and teams to strengthen leadership, build community, and create lasting impact. Matt brings over 15 years of experience in leadership development, organizational strategy, and executive coaching—with a style that blends storytelling, humor, and deep insight.
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📩 Contact us at: matt@harringtonbrands.com
In this interview episode of Direct Application we talk to Bennett Maxwell — entrepreneur, founder of Dirty Dough, now with Craveworthy Brands! Bennett’s journey is one of grit, reinvention, and radical transparency. He grew up knocking doors in Utah, dropped out of a pre-med track to chase communication and sales, built and sold companies in multiple industries, scaled Dirty Dough to more than 450 franchises sold, helped ignite a national “cookie war,” and then completely rebuilt his physical and mental health — losing 120+ pounds along the way.