Mano Watsa is the President and Owner of PGC Basketball, the largest educational basketball camp in the world. PGC Basketball has taught over 125,000 players and coaches how to be leaders on and off the court. Mano brings his sports and business experiences to the podcast with stories and advice on thinking like a coach,…
TLP334: The Mirror Of Motivation
Dre Baldwin is the Founder and CEO of Work on Your Game, Inc. After a nine-year professional basketball career, Dre has delivered four TEDx talks and authored 33 books. Hear Dre discuss beating all odds, and landing a pro basketball contract, and what he learned about taking on gigantic goals, building a side hustle, and…
TLP299: A Loss Is Not A Failure Unless You Make It An Excuse
Don Yaeger is an award-winning Keynote Speaker, Business Leadership Coach, eleven-time New York Times best-selling author, and longtime Associate Editor for Sports Illustrated. He is one of America’s most provocative thought leaders. From first-hand experiences, Don shares lessons on achieving greatness based on working with some of the greatest sports legends in the world. Listen…
TLP251: Small Ball, Big Results
Joel Goldberg has worked as part of the Royals’ broadcast team for FOX Sports Kansas City since 2008, and serves as the television play-by-play voice for the ECHL Kansas City Mavericks. Joel has spent nearly 25 years in television, developing and maintaining relationships with professional athletes, coaches, and team management. He has become a powerful…
TLP215: Losses and Setbacks as Turning Points
As a sports psychologist, Dr. Jerry Lynch works with world-renowned coaches and athletes. He’s incorporated the teachings of a wide variety of different philosophies – from Eastern thought to Christian mysticism. Jerry shares stories of how to reframe your narrative, and use meditation to achieve both high performance and a relaxed state. Key Takeaways [7:50]…
TLP180: The Captain Class – A Bold New Theory of Leadership
Sam Walker is The Wall Street Journal’s deputy editor for enterprise, the unit that directs the paper’s in-depth page-one features and investigative reporting projects. A former reporter, sports columnist, and sports editor, Walker founded the Journal’s prizewinning daily sports coverage in 2009. For this episode, he dives into his book, The Captain Class – a…
TLP172: You Can’t Fake A Marathon
Barry Siff, CEO at USA Team Handball and former President of UA Triathlon, has much to share about leadership from the world of sport, business, and nonprofits. Barry talks about how he became a VP at 25, retired at the age of 42, and received both a BS and Masters without graduating high school. He…
TLP117: NFL Lessons – Get Your Mind Where Your Feet Are
After a ten-year career in the NFL playing for the Kansas City Chiefs, Jon McGraw realized he had become so achievement-oriented that it kept him from being truly present. This led to his study of mindfulness. Today, his core mission is to help others take back control of their life experience and relieve suffering. He…
TLP097: Lead With Standards – Not Rules
Joe Amplo, head coach of Marquette University’s Men’s Lacrosse, is a leader who believes in embracing vulnerability, inclusiveness and challenges. He shares with Jim and Jan how he made the leap from assistant coach to first head men’s lacrosse coach at Marquette, and overcame the fears of not knowing how his own personal leadership would…
TLP093: Why Grit Matters
Alicia Gonzalez, Chicago Run Founding Executive Director, understands the importance of working with community and a team to accomplish a vision. Alicia speaks with Jim and Jan about her commitment to providing access to health and fitness for communities of all economic status. She also discusses how she utilizes running as an outlet for trauma,…
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