A GETTING BETTER EVERYDAY PODCAST
The 2% Engine Podcast
Character, Habits, and Real Influence
Real stories. Real stakes. One 2% move.
Every week, Chibundu Nnake sits down with a leader sharing how they were forged. The pivotal moments, hard decisions, and daily reps behind who they became, and leaves you with one 2% move you can run in the next 24 hours.
Leadership is not a title you inherit. It is a practice, built by reps.
Most people were never taught how to lead. They were promoted into it, thrown into it, told to figure it out. If we can train strength and speed and skill, we can train character, habits and influence.
That is what a 2% move is. One specific action, small enough to run inside a day you already have, repeated until it holds under pressure. Not one percent, because leadership moves inward and outward at once, so every move has to make you better and make the room better.
Every episode of this show ends on one. That is the whole format. The interview traces how a leader was built, and the last thing you hear is something you can run tomorrow.
Season One. Loading.
Season One is in production now. We are recording a founding slate of leaders whose stories built them, in business, sport, government and culture. Founding guests are the show’s first record, and there is only one first season.
No date, because the season starts when the recordings are done rather than when a calendar says so.
What Season One covers
The miss that made the leader.
Deciding without enough information.
Building a room people do not leave.
Show Formats
The weekly flagship conversation, anchored by the Core 4.
The Install
A focused solo episode studying one rep the listener can run this week.
Game Film: History
A solo narrative breakdown of a real leadership moment, studied like film.
The Next Arena
Deferred to 2027.
The Core 4
Every episode is built on the same four questions, so every guest knows the shape of the conversation before they arrive, and every listener knows what they are going to get.
When did you realize you were a leader? What made you realize it?
When has leading cost you something? Tell me about the decision that tested who you are.
What do you do on an ordinary Tuesday? The boring, repeatable thing most people skip.
What is your 2% move for building a room people do not want to leave?
Chibundu Nnake
Chibundu Nnake is the Chief Leadership Officer of Getting Better Everyday and host of The 2% Engine.
He was a classroom teacher and a football coach before he was anything else. That is why he believes what he believes: leadership is not a gene. It is trained, the same way strength is.
He walked on as a linebacker at Ohio State, where nobody cared how confident he felt. They cared what the film showed.
He has spent his career in rooms where the pressure was real: Congress, national campaigns, and presidential advance. He built the government relations function at NetApp and led US privacy campaigns at Google. Today he is Senior Director of Government Relations for Privacy, AI, and Technology at the College Board.
JD/MBA. Three kids.
One leadership rep. Every week.
The Practice is the free weekly email from Getting Better Everyday. The week’s best material plus one rep worth running. No hype, no filler.
We are here for your story.
How you became the leader you are, in the honest depth most interviews skip. Here is what you can expect when you join Chibundu on-mic.
Deep Preparation
We research your career and pivotal moments before you arrive. No generic bio recitations or wasted minutes.
Safe for Real Candor
Studio-grade remote setup. Clear boundaries, no gotchas, and a post-recording cut request, before we edit, so you speak freely.
Studio-Cut Assets
You leave with polished audio, video, clips cut for LinkedIn, Instagram and TikTok, quote cards, and suggested copy to use however you like.
Real Distribution
Every episode goes out across the Getting Better Everyday network to aspiring and rising leaders who learn from people who have actually done it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about the upcoming season, release schedule, and how to get involved.
Where can I listen to The 2% Engine?
When Season One launches, the podcast will be available on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. You will also be able to listen directly on this website with embedded audio players and full timestamped transcripts.
How often are new episodes released?
Once Season One begins, episodes will release weekly on Tuesdays across our core show formats: the weekly flagship conversation anchored by the Core 4, The Install, and Game Film: History.
Are full transcripts available for each episode?
Yes. Once episodes begin publishing, every episode page will include a complete, speaker-labeled, timestamped transcript available to read directly on the page or download for personal study and team discussion.
How can I suggest a guest or leadership topic?
You can submit a guest recommendation or propose a leadership topic directly through our Suggest a Guest page. Every submission is read and reviewed by our team.