54: Leadership Advice from Winston Churchill with Randy Otto

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, we have the honor of speaking to Sir Winston Churchill, the former British Prime Minister, as impersonated by Randy Otto. Randy has been playing Winston Churchill for the last forty-seven years, and he is phenomenal!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, you will learn about history. You will hear the great quotes of Sir Winston Churchill, and you will also get some great leadership advice. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We know you are going to love this show!</span></p> <p><strong>Randy Otto’s background</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Randy Otto’s British history professor did a spot-on impression of Winston Churchill, and Randy thought he could impersonate him impersonating Winston Churchill. The professor walked up behind him and surprised him by telling him that he might have something, and Randy’s life changed instantly! That professor became a great mentor in his life, and Randy gave him credit every day for allowing him to see the world through the prism of Winston Churchill. </span></p> <p><strong>You don’t know as much as you think </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Randy urges you, as business people, to always remember that you don’t know as much as you think you do. Go and find the people in your life who know more than you do, or who can complement your knowledge, and ask as many questions as you can. </span></p> <p><strong>Mentors</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Throughout his life, Randy has had several great mentors. One of them was the great actor Hal Holbrook, who impersonated Mark Twain on stage for 64 years and died recently at the age of 94. </span></p> <p><strong>The best advice</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hal Holbrook gave Randy the best advice he has ever had, which was that he did not need a script. He told Randy that he knew enough about Winston Churchill to become Winston Churchill at any time he wanted to do so. All he had to do was to t