E190 - #190 | From Marine to Cisco Director to Executive Coach: Leadership, AI & Purpose | David Richards

What does it take to completely reinvent yourself—not once, but three times? In this episode of Talks with Gallagher, host John Gallagher sits down with David Richards—Marine Corps veteran, former Cisco Systems director, Spartan Ultra athlete, executive coach, and author—for a powerful conversation on leadership, artificial intelligence, discipline, and discovering your true purpose. David didn't plan any of this. He wanted to be a writer. Instead, life handed him a 15-year military career, a 17-year run at Cisco Systems, rock bottom in 2020, and a complete reinvention at 50. What he found on the other side is something every leader...