Excellent Leadership Podcast

Robert Vilahamn (Head Coach of Tottenham Hotspur Women) on What Energizes Him About Being A Coach, Where Women’s Game Will Be In 5 Years This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our twenty sixth guest, Robert Vilahamn (Head Coach of Tottenham Hotspur Women) on to discuss: Intro (:02) How he became a coach & P...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) with Mark Mayleben (Executive, Excel Search & Advisory) are here with our twenty fifth guest, Olivier Létang (President of LOSC) on to discuss:Intro (:02) Strangest part of a player negotiation & The start of his professional caeer (1:03) Growing up being passionate for learning &...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2 and with our First Live Episode! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our twenty third & twenty fourth guests, Andy Loughnane (President & CEO Austin FC) & Brad Alberts (President & CEO Dallas Stars) LIVE From SXSW Sportico House on to discuss:Intro (:02) A moment in their careers that prepared them for to...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) with Mark Mayleben (Partner, Excel Search & Advisory) are here with our twenty second guest, Tom Garfinkel (Vice Chairman & CEO Miami Dolphins & Managing Partner of The F1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix) on to discuss: Intro (:02) How he got to where he is today & Starting out working...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) with Co-Host Matthew Rogers (Executive, Excel Search & Advisory) are here with our twentieth guest, Peter Hirschmann (Chairman & Co-Founder LOVB) to discuss: Intro (:02) The moment where the dream of LOVB started to develop & how the idea came to full boil with 100 conversations (1...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our twenty second guest, Juan Delgado (CEO of FootballCo) to discuss: Intro (:02) The business smashing since The World Cup & Studying civil engineering (1:07) Curiosity for the digital sports space outside of graduate school & Working on soccer marketing in America (6...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our twenty first guest, Paul Barber (CEO & Vice Chairman of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.) to discuss: Intro (:02) The weirdest thing a coach or player asked for in a negotiation & The most ridiculous transfer rumor for one of their players (1:17) Starting his career in...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) with Co-Host Eymeric Moura (Partner, Excel Search & Advisory) are here with our seventeenth guest, Georgio Chiellini (Juventus & Italian Football Legend) to discuss: Intro (:02) Who he would want to tackle again & Trash Talk on the Field (1:16) If he were to speak to Italy before t...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) with Co-Host Mark Mayleben (Partner, Excel Search & Advisory) are here with our nineteenth guest, Jeff Schwartz (Founder/President of Excel Sports Management) to discuss: Intro (:02) Single sport athlete youth & Having Self Awareness (1:23) Blind Spots & Building from a small compa...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) with Co-Host Mark Mayleben (Partner, Excel Search & Advisory) are here with our sixteenth guest, Mel Raines (CEO Pacers Sports & Entertainment) to discuss: Intro (0:00) Her start in politics & political journey before sports (1:00) Working on 6 political conventions & the expertise...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) with Co-Host Mark Mayleben (Partner, Excel Search & Advisory) are here with our seventeenth guest, Peter Feign (President of Milwuakee Bucks & Fiserv Forum) to discuss: Intro (:02) Working with Arthur Ashe at 23 & starting his career at Six Flags (1:05) Leveraging a partnership wit...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) with Co-Host Mark Mayleben (Partner, Excel Search & Advisory) are here with our seventeenth guest, Melanie Harris (Detroit Pistons President of Business Operations) to discuss: Intro (:02) Being a record holder at Yale & Being an athlete growing up (1:10) Competition of going to a...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) with Co-Host Mark Mayleben (Partner, Excel Search & Advisory) are here with our fifteenth guest, Steve Phelps (President of NASCAR) to discuss: Intro How to become a professional driver & the expense to make it happen Young talent & iRacing Embracing innovation & next gen cars The...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! Our Host Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our fourteenth guest, Jim Frevola (President of Business Operations, A.F.C. Bournemouth) to discuss:  (0:00) - Intro Package  (1:04) - How An American Executive Makes It To The Premier League & Moving To London (10:19) - Getting The Life Changing Call & Being Offered The Job (15:01) -...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! Our Host Chat Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our thirteenth guest, Damien Comolli (President, Toulouse FC) to discuss:  (0:00) - Intro Package  (1:35) - How His Passion For Football Began at A Young Age & Playing In Academy (3:31) - How A Scout Spends A Day & Priorities In Scouting Youth Players (7:35) - Coaching In Japan & Train...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! Our Host Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our twelfth guest, Pablo Longoria (President, Olympique de Marseille) to discuss:  (0:00) - Intro Package  (1:35) - Becoming CEO at 35 & Getting His First Job (4:02) - Balance of Finding Talent in Soccer & Working with Newcastle As A Scout (7:35) - How A Scout Spends A Day In His Life...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! Our Host Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our tenth guest, Greg Grissom (President of Houston Texans) to discuss:  (0:00) - Intro Package  (1:55) - Where Greg Spends His Time & Focusing On The Business Side of Football  (3:33) - The Most Motivating Days At Work & Allowing For Your Teammates To Become Successful  (6:44) - Getti...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! Our Host Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our tenth guest, Ryan Poles (General Manager of Chicago Bears) to discuss:  (0:00) - Intro Package  (1:10) - Deciding To Play Football & Becoming A College Football Player (4:31) - Life After Football & Working At Boston College (7:33) - Interviewing For NFL Positions & Getting A Job w...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! Our Host Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our ninth guest, Will Kuntz (General Manager of Los Angeles Galaxy) to discuss:  (0:00) - Intro Package  (1:10) - Being A College Basketball Champion Player at Williams College & Working For The Yankees For A Decade (2:59) - Writing A Letter To George Steinbrenner & Interning Under Bri...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! Our Host Chad Biagini (President,Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our eighth guest, Belinda Moore (Chief Executive Officer, Premiership Women’s Rugby) to discuss:  (0:00) - Intro Package  (1:22) - Being Rubbish at Sports & Her First Job In Sports  (4:07) - Biggest Learnings From Working In Television & The Olympic Games in Great Britain (11:10) - Work...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! Our Host Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our seventh guest, Larry Freedman (Co-President of Los Angeles Football Club) to discuss:  (0:00) - Intro Package  (1:01) - How Larry Got To Where He Is Today & Deciding To Become a Lawyer at Age 8 (5:25) - Working in The Technology Space & Starting An Incubator in 1999 (9:44) - Moving...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! Our Host Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our sixth guest, Jack Buckner (CEO, UK Athletics) to discuss:  (0:00) - Intro Package  (1:14) - Jack’s Journey As An Athlete & Becoming The 2nd Best at 5000m In The World  (2:20) - Transitioning From Athlete To Business World & The Importance of Running (7:15) - Leadership Coaching App...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! A brand new podcast where we interview CEOs, General Managers, Head Coaches, Elite Athletes, Athletic Directors & Presidents of Premier Sports & Entertainment Organizations globally. Our Host Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our fifth guest, Martin Jarmond  (Athletic Director - University of California, Los Angeles) to discuss...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! Our Host Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) & Co-Host Darius Walker (Partner, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our fourth guest, Max Siegel (CEO USA Track & Field) to discuss:  (0:00) - Intro Package  (1:30) - Growing up in a Music Industry Family & How He Got To Where He Is Today (3:23) Notre Dame Law School & Building A Practice (5:20...

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! A brand new podcast where we interview CEOs, General Managers, Head Coaches, Elite Athletes, Athletic Directors & Presidents of Premier Sports & Entertainment Organizations globally. Our Host Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our third guest, Ivan Gazidis (Former CEO of AC Milan and Arsenal FC) to discuss:  (0:00) - Intro Packa...