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Building Excellence

Bailey Mileswww.baileymiles.com

Welcome to the Building Excellence Podcast with Bailey Miles. The mission of this show is all about sharing inspiring stories from some successful athletes, coaches, business minds, and thought leaders to help you build excellence in your life, leadership, and legacy. 

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John Fields - University Of Texas Head Men's Golf Coach On Championship Culture, Leading By Example, & Doing What You Say You'll Do

#143: John Fields is the Head Men’s Golf Coach at the University of Texas. He is currently in his 27th season at Head Coach of the Longhorns. Coach Fields became the Longhorns’ head coach in August 1997 and has guided Texas to 21 NCAA Championship appearances in his 25 opportunities. Under Fields’ leadership, UT has posted 10 top-five finishes at the NCAA Championship, including NCAA team titles in 2012 and 2022 and runner-up showings in 2016 and 2019. The Longhorns have reached the NCAA quarter...

Jan 08, 202451 minEp. 143

Dr. John Delony - Mental Health & Wellness Expert On Building A Non-Anxious Life

#142: Dr. John Delony is a bestselling author, mental health and wellness expert, and host of The Dr. John Delony Show . John holds two PhDs — one in counselor education and supervision and another in higher education administration. He is the author of the bestselling books Own Your Past, Change Your Future and Redefining Anxiety . His newest book, Building a Non-Anxious Life , released this past fall. John has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business and Today and has been featured in the Real Simpl...

Jan 01, 202456 minEp. 142

Bryce Kenny - Professional Monster Jam Driver On Geared For Life, Overcoming Setbacks, & Making The Shift Into Your Full Potential

#141: Bryce Kenny is a professional Monster Jam driver as the Great Clips Mohawk Warrior. Since his 2016 debut, Bryce has earned multiple awards including the 2021 Outreach Award for his work helping those in need and making positive contributions to the community. He travels the country speaking to audiences of all ages about finding the courage to chase your dreams and overcome fear. In 2021, Bryce set the Guinness World Record for the fastest speed recorded in a monster truck. He also partici...

Dec 18, 20231 hr 1 minEp. 141

Don Wenner - Founder & CEO Of DLP Capital On Building A Elite Organization, Career, & Growth Mindset

#140: Don Wenner is the Founder and CEO of DLP Capital, a private real estate investment and financial services firm focused on making an impact on American communities by acquiring, developing, and building relationships, housing, leaders, and organizations. Wenner founded DLP Capital in 2006 and has since spearheaded its meteoric growth, with the firm ranking on the Inc. 5000 list of “Fastest Growing Private Companies in America” for 10 consecutive years—among the few companies on the list to ...

Dec 11, 20231 hr 2 minEp. 140

Mitch Canham - Oregon State Head Baseball Coach On The Art Of Teaching, Accountability, & Pouring Into Others

#139: Mitch Canham is the Head Baseball Coach at Oregon State University. Coach Canham played at Oregon State where he was a 2007 All-American and guided the Beavers to three trips to Omaha, culminating in National Championships in 2006 and 2007. Following his stellar career at Oregon State, he was selected in the first round, 57th overall, by the San Diego Padres in the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft. He was the sixth first-round selection in Oregon State history. He spent four seasons with t...

Dec 04, 20231 hr 2 minEp. 139

Oliver Winterbone - Vice President Of Coaches & Executives At Wasserman On The Power Of Relationships, Decision Making, & Lessons From Elite Organizations

#138: Oliver Winterbone is the Vice President & Director of Coaches & Executives at Wasserman. Wasserman proudly represents elite athletes, broadcasters, coaches, sport executives and influencers. As an agent some his clients are coaches such as Billy Donovan of the Chicago Bulls & Mark Daigneault of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Prior to Wasserman he spent 18 years on the sidelines and front offices of places like the OKC Thunder, University of Florida, University of Virginia, & Ru...

Nov 27, 202357 minEp. 138

Andrew Abernathey - Chairman & CEO Of Abernathey Holdings On Scaling A Quarter Billion Dollar Self Storage Business & Pursuing Your Entrepreneurial Passion

#137: Andrew Abernathey is the founder and CEO of Abernathey Holdings, a leading real estate holding company driven by a passion for business and inspired by the value investing approach of Warren Buffett and the simplicity approach of Gary Tharaldson. Andrew’s investing journey began at the age of 13, exploring a diverse range of public securities. By the age of 18 he was already a millionaire. Established in August 2012, Abernathey Holdings initially pursued a diverse investment strategy. Howe...

Nov 20, 202353 minEp. 137

Thomas Williams - Author, Speaker, & Former NFL Player On Identity, Running Towards The Roar, & DIG

#136: Thomas R. Williams is a professional speaker and the author of “Permission to DREAM,” “The Relentless Pursuit of Greatness” and “DIG”. As a professional speaker he is a member of The Jon Gordon Speaking team and communicates with great passion and purpose on “The Energy Bus” and “The Power of Positive Leadership” He impacts his audiences by helping them create a successful vision that leads them to greatness. When Thomas isn’t speaking with corporations and organizations, he works closely ...

Nov 13, 202353 minEp. 136

Aaron Ackerman - Partner at Hogan Taylor On The Importance Of Relationships, Prioritizing, & The Power Of Consistency

#135: Aaron Ackerman is Partner at HoganTaylor and leads the firm's Financial Management Services practice which includes fractional CFO services, Transaction Advisory Services, and Client Accounting Services. He is a CPA with more than 20 years of experience and leadership in both public accounting and private business. Over the course of his career, Aaron has served clients in a wide variety of entities including nonprofit, manufacturing, construction, and self-insurance funds. After transitio...

Nov 06, 20231 hr 1 minEp. 135

John Ramstead - CEO Beyond Influence & F-14 Fighter Pilot On Leadership Lessons, Overcoming A Near Death Horseback Riding Experience, & On Purpose With Purpose

#134: John Ramstead is the CEO of Beyond Influence and former Navy F-14 tomcat fighter jet pilot. He is also the president of Alpha Principle and host of the Eternal Leadership Podcast. John began his career as an active-duty Navy F-14 combat pilot, serving in Operation Desert Storm during the first Gulf War. He was invited to join the acclaimed Top Gun school in 1994, then served in the Navy reserves for 8 years, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander. After the Navy John became an entrepre...

Oct 30, 202356 minEp. 134

Jacie Hoyt - Oklahoma State University Women's Basketball Head Coach On Alignment, Never Settling, & Choosing Your Hard

#133: Jacie Hoyt is the Oklahoma State University Women’s Basketball Head Coach. In her first season as head coach at Oklahoma State she lead the Cowgirls to 21 wins, matching the program's best tally ever under a first-year head coach. OSU’s total marked a 12-win improvement from the previous season and resulted in one of the 10 largest turnarounds in the nation, as well as making it to the NCAA Tournament. Before coming to Oklahoma State, she was the youngest head coach in the country at UMKC ...

Oct 23, 202353 minEp. 133

Lloyd Reeb - Co-Founder Of The Halftime Institute On Choosing Freedom, Family Intentionality, & Going From Success To Significance

#132: Lloyd Reeb is a successful real estate developer, owner of retirement housing, Co-Founder of both the Halftime Institute & Ardent Mentoring. He made a mid-life transition, looking for greater meaning, joy and impact in his second half. To his surprise he discovered that he was not alone in this journey and that many talented leaders are longing for midlife renewal. Lloyd has had the privilege of investing 25 plus years helping leaders plan their second half. He, along with his mentor B...

Oct 16, 202352 minEp. 132

Bob Richey - Furman University Men's Basketball Head Coach On Choosing Hard, Deep Care, & Having A Severe Standard Of Excellence

#131: Bob Richey is the head men’s basketball coach at Furman University. Coach Richey has helped propel the Paladins to national prominence leading Furman to the 2023 Southern Conference regular season title, the program’s first SoCon Tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth since 1980, and its first tournament victory since 1974 against the University of Virginia this past season. In his six seasons as head coach he has guided the Paladins to a 139-54 overall record and 78-27 mark in Souther...

Oct 09, 202349 minEp. 131

Anne Beiler - Founder Of Auntie Anne's Pretzels On Finding Hope & Perseverance To Overcome & Lead

#130: Anne Beiler is the founder of Auntie Anne’s Pretzels. Many of you already know of Auntie Anne’s from walking through malls, airports, and stores all over the world where you can smell the amazing scent of their pretzels from a mile away. Auntie Anne’s has over 2,000 locations in 26 different countries. Anne began twisting pretzels in 1987 to support her husbands vision of offering free counseling services in their community. What started as a single farmers market stand grew into Auntie An...

Oct 02, 202350 minEp. 130

Steve Irby - Founder & CEO Of KICKER On The 3P's, The Adventure Of Faith, & Never Quitting

#129: Steve Irby is the founder and CEO of KICKER/Stillwater Designs. In 1973, KICKER's Livin' Loud legacy began as a two-man operation, hand-building professional-speaker systems in a narrow one-car garage. With very few resources and an intense love for music Steve invented the mobile-stereo enclosure market from his Stillwater, Oklahoma community, when he developed the Original KICKER. It was the first full frequency-range speaker box designed specifically for cars and trucks. From that histo...

Sep 25, 20231 hr 19 minEp. 129

Michelle "MACE" Curran - Former USAF Thunderbird Lead Solo Pilot On Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, Stepping Into Discomfort, & Upside Down Dreams

#128: Michelle “MACE” Curran led an impressive career as a Fighter Pilot during her 13 years in the United States Air Force. From 2019-2021, she flew as the only female pilot for the Air Force Thunderbirds and performed for millions across the country and internationally. Upon joining this high performing team, she rapidly discovered the best part was not the flying, but the opportunity to inspire others. Michelle was only the 2nd woman to fly as the Lead Solo in the Thunderbird demonstration si...

Sep 18, 20231 hr 1 minEp. 128

Phillip Fulmer - Former Tennessee Football Coach & Athletic Director On The Power Of Belief, Leadership, & Faith

#127: Phillip Fulmer is the College Football Hall of Fame former Head Coach & Athletic Director at the University of Tennessee. Coach Fulmer lead Tennessee to a National Championship Title in 1998, 2 SEC Championships, 152 wins, Coach of the Year, & many other accolades. He has coached players from Peyton Manning, Eric Berry, Jason Whitten, & many other great players. However, aside from all of the accolades and great teams he coached the intentionality to impact his players off the ...

Sep 11, 202330 minEp. 127

Bob Beaudine - CEO Of Eastman & Beaudine, Author, & Speaker On The Power of Who, 2 Chairs, & Bringing The Energy

#126: Bob Beaudine is the President and CEO of Eastman & Beaudine. He is one of the nation's most respected search executives having conducted 100's of searches for Fortune 500 companies, entertainment entities, professional sports organizations, non-profits, olympic bodies, and universities, among many others. Bob placed people like Deion Sanders at Colorado, Bud Selig as the commissioner of Major League Baseball, Scott Drew as the Baylor men’s basketball head coach, and many more. Eastman ...

Sep 04, 20231 hrEp. 126

Niko Medved - Colorado State University Men's Basketball Head Coach On Building Vision, Passion, & Creating Simplicity In A Complex World

#125: Niko Medved is the head coach of the Colorado State University Men’s Basketball program. Recently, he guided Colorado State to their highest ever seeding in the NCAA tournament. Coach Medved has helped build and establish successful programs every place he has been. As head coach of Furman University he turned the program from one of the worst programs in the country to one of the best. He also spent a season as the head coach of Drake University before moving to CSU. On the show Coach Med...

Aug 28, 20231 hrEp. 125

Mike Linch - Senior Pastor of Northstar Church & Host Of Linch With A Leader On Spiritual Leadership, Finding Your Calling, & Compounding Consistency In The Things That Matter

#124: Mike Linch is the Senior Pastor of Northstar Church in Kennesaw, Georgia. He is also the host of the Linch with a Leader Podcast. Mike grew up in Georgia and played baseball at Liberty University under legendary New York Yankee great Bobby Richardson. After college he felt called to step into full time vocational ministry. However that didn’t stop his love for athletics. He serves as the pitching coach for the Allatoona High School Baseball Program, as well as a Chaplin for the Bucs footba...

Aug 21, 202348 minEp. 124

Anson Dorrance - UNC Women's Soccer Head Coach On Being A Loving Critic, Standards, & The Competitive-Cauldron

#123: Anson Dorrance is a 21x National Champion Coach for the University of North Carolina’s Women's Soccer Program & led the United States Women’s National Team to their first World Cup title in 1991, where he served as the head coach from 1986-1994. In 2008 he was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. He has one of the most successful records in all of sports with 1,093 games won at Carolina. The list of accomplished athletes that he has coached is endless. He has coached 19 diff...

Aug 14, 202358 minEp. 123

Dr. David Burkus - Top Business & Leadership Expert On Best Team Ever - The Surprising Science Of High Performing Teams

#122: Dr. David Burkus’ is one of the world’s leading business thinkers. His forward-thinking ideas and bestselling books are helping leaders build their best team ever. He is the bestselling author of five books about business and leadership. His books have won multiple awards and have been translated into dozens of languages. Since 2017, David has been ranked multiple times as one of the world’s top business thought leaders. His insights on leadership and teamwork have been featured in the Wal...

Aug 07, 202354 minEp. 122

Pat Williams - Orlando Magic Co-Founder & NBA GM On Building Excellence, Lessons In Leadership, & Starting An MLB Franchise

#121: Pat Williams is the co-founder of the Orlando Magic and a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. He has also been the former GM of the Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic, and the Philadelphia 76ers, where he helped lead to the NBA title in1983. He has drafted players like Shaquille O’Neil, Charles Barkley, & Penny Hardaway and built rosters with players like Julis Erving, Maurice cheeks, and many many others. Pat is also a top inspirational speakers and is a best selling autho...

Jul 31, 202332 minEp. 121

Omar Ahmadieh - Entrepreneur, Partner, & Financial Advisor On Winning The Day, Beating Cancer, & Following The Promptings Of God

#120: Omar Ahmadieh is a partner & financial advisor with JM Brown Financial Partners, as well as an entrepreneur with multiple businesses across different sectors. Omar grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but his story is anything but normal. An entrepreneur at heart, he was always findings ways to sell things and start little ventures when he was in elementary school. Unfortunately, while in early high school, he lost a close friend and had to work through the grief of losing someone at a young ag...

Jul 24, 20231 hr 5 minEp. 120

Swen Nater - 2x UCLA National Champion & NBA Player On Forgiveness, Repetition Through Testing, & Lessons Learned From Coach Wooden

#119: Swen Nater is a former NBA & ABA player. He is a two time NCAA national champion and played under legendary Coach John Wooden at UCLA. As a man of many talents he has been a championship player and coach, author, speaker, poet, and businessman. Swen was born in the Netherlands and immigrated to the US after living in an orphanage for 5 years. Through a series of events he was reunited with his family through on a nationally televised show. Swen went to junior college where he eventuall...

Jul 17, 20231 hr 7 minEp. 119

Steve Whitaker - CEO & Senior Pastor Of John 3:16 Mission On Being A Person Of Proximity, Discipline, & Service

#118: Steve Whitaker is CEO & Senior Pastor of John 3:16 Mission. He has served and led at the mission since 1989 and is a 10th generation minister. Since 1952 John 3:16 Mission has been focused on reclaiming lives and restoring hope serving Tulsa’s homeless and at risk men, women, and children as it ministers to their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs. Just in the last month alone they have served over 14,245 meals, 5,162 people received shelter, 279 food baskets were given o...

Jul 10, 20231 hr 6 minEp. 118

Matt Doherty - Former UNC Head Coach, Player, & National Champion On Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, & Rebounding From Pain To Passion

#117: Matt Doherty is the former University of North Carolina head men’s basketball coach, player, and national champion. He was also head coach at Notre Dame, SMU, & Florida Atlantic. Matt grew up in New York with a close family and parents who led by example. His hard work and discipline enabled him to earn a scholarship to play at UNC. Matt was a starter on the 1982 UNC National Championship team coached by Hall of Famer Dean Smith. At Carolina Matt played alongside Michael Jordan, James ...

Jul 03, 202356 minEp. 117

Joshua Medcalf - Author, Speaker, & Founder Of Train To Be Clutch On Chop Wood Carry Water, Training, & Surrendering The Outcome

#116: Joshua Medcalf is a bestselling author of books like Chop Wood Carry Water, Pound the Stone, and many others, as well as a keynote speaker and founder of Train 2 Be Clutch. He works with some of the top high performing teams, brands, and organizations. Joshua played soccer at Vanderbilt and then Duke University. While at Duke he learned about the mental aspect of training and performance. From there he decided not to pursue law school and choose to move across the country to California to ...

Jun 26, 202356 minEp. 116

Charles O'Bannon Sr - Former Pro Basketball Player On Building The Discipline Of A Championship Work Ethic, Mindset, & Culture

#115: Charles O’Bannon is a former professional basketball player. He was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1997 NBA Draft. Chuck grew up in Compton, California and went to school at the basketball powerhouse Artesia. While at Artesia he was a 3x state champion and All American. He then went to UCLA where he was able to play with his brother and win the 1995 NCAA National Championship. After getting drafted and spending a few seasons in the NBA with the Pistons, Chuck then went on to play pr...

Jun 19, 202359 minEp. 115
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