Leadership Knocks
🎙️ Welcome to Leadership Knocks — where grit meets growth, and real leadership gets built from the ground up.
This is the official home of the Hard Knock University Podcast, Obviously Wrong w/ Mark Caples, and other exclusive content from the Leadership Knocks platform. Whether you’re leading teams, launching projects, surviving chaos, or chasing creativity — you’re in the right place.
🎙️ Welcome to Leadership Knocks — the home of the Hard Knock University Podcast, Obviously Wrong w/ Mark Caples, and real talk on leadership, business, and creativity.
We dive into project management, small business, side hustles, economic resilience, and the behind-the-scenes realities of the music industry. If you’ve ever led a team, built something from scratch, or survived chaos with a sense of humor — you belong here.
Expect gritty insights, leadership strategy, industry breakdowns, and #HardKnockLessons
🛠️ Tools, truths, and a few jokes HR wouldn’t approve.
Hard Knocks. Big Laughs. Epic Wins.
Not Like Us (AI Honky Tonk Cover)
Wood (AI Folk Music Cover)
Rich Men North of Richmond (AI Pop Cover)
“The Life of a Showgirl”🎤 Two Texas Dads React to Taylor Swift - Chaos Ensues🔥 With Acoustic Covers
FRANKENSTEIN (1910) | Silent Horror That Sparked a Legend
From Zero to 1,000 Subscribers: The Cringe-Filled Start of Our Podcast
The Birth of Horror: NOSFERATU (1922) in Full Restored Glory
🎥 Bela Lugosi 1932 Intimate Interview | Rare Vintage Hollywood Footage
🎙️ Bonus Episode: Shelley Duvall's Estate Sale | Free Book Giveaway | My Audiobook Journey
The Allegiance Paradox | Prelude & Introduction | Audiobook Sample
🎙️ Elvis, Exploited: How the Colonel Turned Loyalty Into a Life Sentence | #hardknocklessons
Toxic Bosses, Scope Creep & Burnout: Prada as a Project Management Case Study
Perpetual Drought Punctuated by Periodic Flooding | The July 4th Texas Flood Disaster
The Devil's Advocate (1997): Leadership Lessons from Satan's Master Plan | Hard Knock University
Voldemort Inc. | A Case Study in Ruthless Leadership Gone Wrong
Too Much Power In One Hand | Obviously Wrong w/ Mark Caples ep4 | Independence Day Special
Independence Day Movie Deep Dive | Hard Knock University Podcast 4th of July Day Special
We Rebuilt a Counterfeit Fender Strat—and It Actually Rips
Fatherhood, Leadership & Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Hard Knock University Father's Day Special
You Might Also Enjoy: The Fatherhood Exclusive
The Real Story Behind Canyon Lake's Water Crisis | Drought, Data & Drama:
Perfectly Balanced Projects (As All Things Should Be) | Breaking Down Thanos' Leadership Style
Chaos as a Business Model | Decoding The Joker’s Plan in The Dark Knight
Maleficent vs. King Stefan | Leadership Lessons from a Cursed Project | HKU Knockback Bonus
Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu | Leadership, Marriage & the Power of Letting Go | Book of the Week
Maleficent: The Misunderstood Project Manager | Hard Knock University Podcast (Mother’s Day Special)
Work-Life Balance Is a Lie: And the Economy Just Proved It | Obviously Wrong w/ Mark Caples
5 Brutal Leadership Lessons from Dr. Evil | Hard Knock University Knockback S2E1
Sacred Springs & Vanishing Wells: The Central Texas Water Crisis