Stay ConnectedWhat do most Fortune 500 executives have in common? They learned important lessons on the fields and courts of their high school and collegiate sports teams. This is true for both men and women. Ernst & Young found that a whopping 94% of women holding a C-suite position, played sports.
Join 13-time New York Times Best-Selling Author Don Yaeger on his journey to sit with some of the brightest executives in the world as we discuss how sports shaped their professional trajectory in life.
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Ep. 76: In the spirit of year-end reflection, Don Yaeger uses the last episode of 2021 as a chance to invite podcast producer Savannah Gallagher on the show for a fun behind-the-scenes look recording the first 75 episodes of Corporate Competitor Podcast.
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Their energetic conversation includes:
Ep. 75: John Maxwell Company's Executive Vice President offers her success secrets for executives looking for ways to unleash their team's motivations and make the best use of their time. "People don't lack a hope and a dream, they lack a leader and a plan."
You will learn:
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Ep. 74: Texas High School Football shaped Steve Dulin. In his 20 years running Milestone Construction, the company never missed a deadline and never came in over budget… for 20 years. Learn how in this episode!
You will learn:
(6:30) Why every company needs to find "down-field" blockers.
(9:15) How to remain calm under pressure.
(13:00) How to lose graciously.
(22:00) The importance of "calling" in choosing a line of work.
(28:00) The three basic traits of well-run teams.
(29:30) The definition of company culture.
(30:30) The importance of great processes.
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Ep. 73: Basketball with Kevin Garnett shaped this marketing maven. As a boy growing up tall in South Carolina, Ryan Alford developed plenty of drive going toe-to-toe with another intense basketball player, young Kevin Garnett, and even played briefly on the same AAU team as the now NBA Hall of Famer. After graduating from Eastside High School, Ryan went to college at Clemson, not to pursue basketball but rather business. From there, he worked as a "Mad Man" in New York before returning to South Carolina to join Erwin Penland, a South Carolina ad agency. Before he was through there, Ryan would be part of a team that built a $50 million advertising account with Verizon Wireless, including the launch of the iPhone, beating out several big Manhattan agencies in the process.
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Ep. 72: Former hockey coach John Bacon offers lessons he learned turning the nation's worst high school hockey team into one of its most celebrated. Subscribe here https://donyaeger.com/corporate-competitor-podcast/episode-72/ for a free gift and today's show notes! You will learn:
Special thanks to Florida State's Brian Schnorr for making this episode possible.
Ep. 71: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers shaped Casey Crawford. Movement Mortgage's growing team of 4,000 have serviced about one out of every 45 home purchases in the U.S. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Casey used profits from its banking business to fund the opening of two tuition-free Title 1 schools serving the underserved and marginalized communities in which Movement operates.
You will learn:
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Ep. 70: Hockey shaped this Toronto-raised CEO! Mark's career has taken him from Cisco Systems to Palo Alto Networks and numerous other places before he took the reins at Alteryx, where he has come to view his leadership as something like a curator in chief, one who is responsible for the development journey of each member of his team.
This journey begins with understanding their goals, which in turn reflect their ideas of "what success looks like." Mark appreciates ambition and hunger in others and seeks to provide pathways for their success. He used to invite his old bosses - including Cisco's legendary leader John Chambers - along on sales calls so he could learn from them and sound them out on his future career plans.
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Ep. 69: John Crowley's life story was made into a major motion picture called Extraordinary Measures, starring Brandon Fraser and Harrison Ford. This podcast offers its own life and business lessons straight from John himself, including the business he created to save his own children's lives that grew into a global biomedical giant.
You will learn:
(19:00) How to recruit "passionate entrepreneurs."
(20:00) How to lead empathetically.
(43:00) Three steps you need to take to turn big dreams into reality.
(44:00) Why spreadsheets should be set aside on day one of corporate retreats.
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Ep. 68: Minnesota Vikings football shaped this business icon. Fran Tarkenton played professional football for 18 years! He reinvented the position of quarterback by honing the craft of scrambling with the ball rather than allowing himself to be sacked by opposing defenders. Today, the 81-year-old CEO, who has founded more than 20 businesses, hasn't slowed down one bit. You will learn:
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Ep. 67: Oklahoma basketball shaped this leader. Renzi is the Founder and CEO of Saxum and is nationally recognized for his political intelligence and public relations insight. He serves as a member of the governing board of the University of Oklahoma and on the global board of directors for YPO.
In this conversation you will learn:
[9:30] What leadership is NOT.
[16:30] How to train yourself to overcome adversity.
[28:00] How to create value for your team.
[32:30] How to balance support and challenge.
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