#231: Jeremie Kubicek is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, speaker, and entrepreneur who has spent his career helping leaders expand their influence and multiply their impact. As the co-founder and CEO of GiANT, he has built a global leadership development company that equips individuals and organizations with practical tools for growth, communication, and relational intelligence. Jeremie has started or led more than 20 companies around the world, including ventures in Moscow, London, At...
Sep 29, 2025•45 min•Ep. 231
#230: Adam Donyes is the founder and President of Link Year, an organization designed to equip young adults with the tools they need for personal and professional success. Through mentorship, leadership development, and life skills training, Link Year bridges the gap between high school and adulthood, empowering individuals to discover their purpose and build resilience. Adam’s vision has helped create a transformative experience that fosters growth, confidence, and social responsibility. Before...
Sep 22, 2025•54 min•Ep. 230
#229: John Olinger's journey from Nike marketing executive to purpose-driven leader began with a single question: What will matter most when I get to the end of my life? After spending a decade creating breakthrough campaigns for Nike and Jordan Brand—including three years leading Global Marketing for Kobe Bryant—an unexpected loss changed everything. Today, John combines his strategic marketing expertise with hard-won wisdom to help others win where it matters most. John-olinger.com...
Sep 15, 2025•46 min•Ep. 229
#228: Bill Curry is a former NFL & Pro Bowl player, 2x Super Bowl champion, and celebrated college football coach whose life in the game has spanned more than 50 years. A Georgia native, he starred at center for Georgia Tech before playing ten seasons in the NFL, where he snapped the ball to legends like Bart Starr and Johnny Unitas. Curry won a championship with Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl I and later captained the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III and V, earning respec...
Sep 08, 2025•56 min•Ep. 228
#227: Steve Lutz is the head coach of the Oklahoma State men’s basketball program. A San Antonio native, he made stops as an assistant coach at Incarnate Word, Garden City CC, Stephen F. Austin, SMU, Creighton, and Purdue. During his career, Lutz has worked under some of the most respected names in college basketball, gaining invaluable experience along the way. He spent seven seasons at Creighton under Greg McDermott, helping the Bluejays to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances, and later serve...
Sep 01, 2025•33 min•Ep. 227
#226: General Stanley McChrystal, a retired four-star general, is best known for his leadership as commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan and as head of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), where he reshaped counterterrorism efforts and interagency collaboration. Over his decorated military career, he commanded elite units such as the 75th Ranger Regiment and spent more than six years deployed to combat following 9/11. In 2009, he was appointed Commander of U.S. Forces Afghanis...
Aug 25, 2025•56 min•Ep. 226
#225: Larry Kindbom is the former Wash U head football coach. His a highly respected figure in collegiate athletics, recognized for his remarkable career as a football coach and mentor spanning more than four decades. A former standout defensive back and baseball player at Kalamazoo College, Kindbom began his coaching career at Ohio State with Woody Hayes before serving as an assistant at the University of Akron. He earned his first head coaching opportunity at Kenyon College in 1983, where he l...
Aug 18, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 225
#224: As an award-winning keynote speaker, eleven-time New York Times bestselling author, host of the top-rated Corporate Competitor Podcast , executive leadership coach, and longtime Associate Editor for Sports Illustrated , Don Yaeger has built a career as one of America’s most compelling and influential thought leaders. Widely sought-after for his powerful insights on achieving greatness, Don draws from first-hand experiences working alongside some of the most legendary figures in sports and ...
Aug 11, 2025•54 min•Ep. 224
#223: Brian Smith has served as Missouri’s head wrestling coach leading the Tigers for over 27 years. Under his leadership, Mizzou’s program has transformed into a national powerhouse through the establishment of the “Tiger Style” culture. During his tenure, he has guided the team to 23 winning seasons, including three undefeated dual campaigns, coached over 192 NCAA qualifiers and nearly 70 All-Americans, and mentored six individual national champions who collectively won ten NCAA titles Smith ...
Aug 04, 2025•52 min•Ep. 223
#222: Mark Batterson serves as the Lead Pastor of National Community Church (NCC) in Washington, DC. NCC also owns and operates Ebenezers Coffeehouse , The Miracle Theatre , the DC Dream Center , the Capital Turnaround , and Culture House as gathering places for the community and funding for Kingdom causes. Mark also serves as Lead Visionary for The Dream Collective , which equips and supports dreamers who long for revival in the church, reformation in the kingdom, and renaissance in culture. Ma...
Jul 28, 2025•49 min•Ep. 222
#221: Josh Pastner is the current head coach of the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels men’s basketball program, bringing with him over two decades of collegiate coaching experience and a reputation for program-building and player development. A member of the 1997 NCAA National Championship team at the University of Arizona, Pastner began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under Hall of Famer Lute Olson. He later served as an assistant at Memphis under John CaliPERRY before being promoted to head coac...
Jul 21, 2025•52 min•Ep. 221
#220: Mike Beckham is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Simple Modern , a global producer of premium drinkware and lifestyle products. Founded in 2015 and based in Oklahoma, Simple Modern currently generates a nine-figure annual revenue and is committed to generosity, donating at least 10% of annual profits to nonprofit organizations. Under Mike’s leadership, the company has grown into a category leader for Amazon, Target, Walmart, and Sam’s Club, serving more than 20 million customers w...
Jul 14, 2025•55 min•Ep. 220
#219: Dwight Perry is the head coach of the Wofford Terriers men’s basketball program. A walk-on at the University of Kentucky from 2006 to 2009, Perry played in 19 games and earned SEC Academic Honor Roll distinction. He began his coaching career interning at the Stanford’s men’s basketball program for 2 years and soon moved to VCU as a graduate assistant and video coordinator from 2011 to 2014, during which the Rams posted an impressive 82–26 record and made three NCAA Tournament appearances. ...
Jul 07, 2025•53 min•Ep. 219
#218: Randy Alcorn is the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries (EPM), a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching biblical truth and drawing attention to the needy and how to help them. EPM exists to meet the needs of the unreached, unfed, unborn, uneducated, unreconciled and unsupported people around the world. A New York Times bestselling author, Randy has written over sixty books , including Courageous, Heaven, The Treasure Principle, and the Gold Medallion winner Safely ...
Jun 30, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 218
#217: Ken Anderson is one of the most accomplished quarterbacks in NFL history and a cornerstone of the Cincinnati Bengals franchise. Over 16 seasons with the Bengals (1971–1986), Anderson was a four-time Pro Bowler, a three-time NFL passing champion, NFL Man of the Year award winner and the league’s Most Valuable Player and Comeback Player of the Year in 1981. That same season, he led Cincinnati to its first Super Bowl appearance (Super Bowl XVI), setting playoff records and solidifying his sta...
Jun 23, 2025•48 min•Ep. 217
#216: Micah Lacher is the President and Founder of Anchor Investments, a Nashville-based real estate investment firm with a mission to become the most generous real estate company in America. Anchor specializes in the acquisition, development, and management of commercial properties across the Southeast and Midwest. In addition to his real estate ventures, he leads Mission Hotels, a unique hospitality initiative that repurposes historic church buildings into boutique hotels. These hotels operate...
Jun 16, 2025•57 min•Ep. 216
#215: Paul Mills is the head men's basketball coach at Wichita State University. Prior to his tenure at Wichita State, Mills served as the head coach at Oral Roberts University from 2017 to 2023. Under his leadership, the Golden Eagles achieved significant success, including a historic Sweet 16 appearance in the 2021 NCAA Tournament as a 15-seed, making them just the second team in history to reach that stage from such a low seed. In the 2022–23 season, Mills guided ORU to a 30–5 record, an unde...
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 215
#214: Doug McNamee serves as the President of Field & Stream, where he is leading the revitalization of the iconic outdoor brand. Since assuming the role he has overseen the return of Field & Stream’s print magazine, the launch of the 1871 Club membership program, and the development of strategic partnerships with cultural figures such as Eric Church and Morgan Wallen. Under his leadership, Field & Stream is being positioned as a modern platform that merges storytelling, commerce, an...
Jun 02, 2025•53 min•Ep. 214
#213: Casey Woods is the Offensive Coordinator for SMU Football. He just recently helped lead SMU to the College Football Playoff. A veteran coach with a strong pedigree in both player development and strategic play-calling, Woods has played a pivotal role in shaping some of the most explosive offenses in college football. Prior to joining SMU, Woods coached at powerhouse programs including Auburn winning a national championship, Missouri, UAB, Arkansas State, and Tennessee where he worked along...
May 26, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 213
#212: Mike O’Connell serves as the associate lead pastor at Love Church in Omaha, Nebraska. He is also an entrepreneur, speaker and leadership coach. Mike’s story has been marked by overcoming obstacles. After a near fatal football injury in 2004, he turned down multiple football scholarship offers to walk on at Iowa. One week after the decision he was denied admission because he wasn’t in the top 50% of his graduating class, even with a 3.3 GPA. While meeting with the provost regarding the situ...
May 19, 2025•49 min•Ep. 212
#211: Eric Musselman is the head coach of the University of Southern California (USC) men's basketball team, having taken the helm in April 2024. Prior to joining USC, he spent five seasons at the University of Arkansas, compiling a 111–59 record and leading the Razorbacks to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including two Elite Eight runs. Musselman also served as head coach at Nevada from 2016 to 2019, where he guided the Wolf Pack to three Mountain West Conference titles and three NCAA Tourn...
May 12, 2025•49 min•Ep. 211
#210: Hortense le Gentil is a world-renowned executive leadership coach, speaker, and author. She guides CEOs and senior executives on their journey from hero leaders to human leaders. Guided by 30 years in business, working across industries—including media consulting and advertising—and as an entrepreneur. Hortense was recognized on the inaugural Coaches50 list in 2024 and was a 2023 and 2021 nominee for the Thinkers 50 Coaching and Mentoring Awards. She is a certified Marshall Goldsmith Stake...
May 06, 2025•50 min•Ep. 210
#209# Ted Rath is the New Orleans Saints director of sports performance. Rath comes to New Orleans after four seasons directing the strength and conditioning efforts of the Philadelphia Eagles. He originally joined the team as the director of sports performance in 2020 and was promoted to vice president of player performance in 2021. During his four full seasons in Philadelphia, the Eagles reached the playoffs three times with Rath overseeing the team's strength and conditioning program. In 2022...
Apr 28, 2025•50 min•Ep. 209
Andy Chrisman has been in the Christian music industry for over 25 years, both as a solo artist and as part of the Dove Award-winning group, 4Him. He has sold more than 5 million records, garnered twenty-five #1 singles, and was awarded numerous Grammy Award™ and Dove Award™ nominations and wins. In 2004, Andy began leading thousands of people in worship every week at Church On The Move in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and served a strategic role in helping the organization become one of the most influential...
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 208
#207: Ross Bjork is the Ohio State University Director of Athletics. In his first year as AD, the Buckeyes football team won the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship. Additionally, he began a one-year term as president of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) in June 2024. Before arriving in Columbus he served as the athletic director at Texas A&M, where he oversaw record-setting fundraising efforts, major facility upgrades, and pivotal hires th...
Apr 14, 2025•50 min•Ep. 207
#206: Lieutenant Colonel Todd Beer was the Air Force One pilot for both the President Bill Clinton & President George W Bush administrations, as well as the 9/11 terrorists attacks and many other influential historical moments. Todd grew up in Indiana and his basketball success earned him an opportunity to play college basketball at the highly coveted United State Air Force Academy. After surviving a plane crash while he was in high school he never had a desire to fly. During his time at the...
Apr 07, 2025•57 min•Ep. 206
#205: Anne Walker is the Stanford University Women’s Golf Head Coach. She has established herself as one of the premier college coaches in the country. In addition to leading the Cardinal to its first three NCAA titles in school history (2015, 2022, 2024), Walker has mentored some of the most recognizable names in the sport. Stanford has enjoyed unprecedented team and individual success under Walker. The Cardinal has qualified for NCAA Championships in all 11 possible seasons during Walker’s ten...
Mar 31, 2025•55 min•Ep. 205
#204: Ricky Dickson is the former CEO and President of Blue Bell Creameries, as well as an accomplished speaker and author with his newest book One Scoop at a Time . Ricky graduated from Baylor University with a BBA in marketing and journalism. He began his career with Blue Bell in 1981 as a territory manager in Dallas. He transferred to the Fort Worth branch in 1982 and became sales manager. In 1984, he was promoted to San Antonio branch manager. He transferred to Oklahoma City and then to Tuls...
Mar 24, 2025•56 min•Ep. 204
Matthew Mitchell is the winningest head coach in the history of the University of Kentucky women's basketball program, a three-time SEC Coach of the Year, and a two-time best-selling author and speaker. The foundation for his teams’ achievements is the Winning Tools principles - honesty, hard work, and discipline. Through Mitchell's focus on the fundamentals, he led the program to new heights―seven 25-plus winning seasons, 3 Elite Eights, multiple sweet sixteens, and UK’s first SEC Championship ...
Mar 17, 2025•53 min•Ep. 203
#202: Jack Herschend has served as Chairman, President and CEO of Herschend Family Entertainment and its portfolio of theme park, resorts, and aquariums. Today, Herschend Family Entertainment and its parent company Herschend Enterprises are considered the nation’s largest family-owned themed attractions corporation in the US. Their team of more than 11,000 employees creates, develops, and operates entertainment, tourism, and hospitality properties that currently span 26 locations across the US a...
Mar 10, 2025•54 min•Ep. 202
