Building Excellence

#92: Lee Sherman is the former owner of Hahn Appliance and a tremendous entrepreneur. In 2017 Hahn was the 34th largest appliance company in the United States in Oklahoma with 3 stores. He bought Hahn in 1983 with just 6 employees and $600,000 in sales. When he retired and sold in 2017 Hahn had grow to 252 employees with over $67 million in sales. Lee grew up in Oklahoma and Kansas and eventually...

#91: Brian Thornton is the Commissioner of the Western Athletic Conference, also known as the WAC. Brian joined the WAC following one year as associate commissioner for basketball at the American Athletic Conference. He joined the American after two year as assistant director for basketball development at the NCAA National Office.  Before working at the NCAA he was an assistant basketball coach at...

#90: "You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems." - James Clear I hope everyone had Merry Christmas & has Happy New Years. In this episode we talk about beginning with the end in mind and creating systems that enable you to achieve your goals. 

#89: For 25 years Sherri Coale served as the head women’s basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma where she is the winningest coach in OU history. She lead her program to three Final Fours, won six Big12 Regular season Championships, and four Big12 Tournament Championships, had nineteen straight NCAA Tournament appearances, and made nine Sweet 16 appearances. She also served as a coach for...

#88: Nick Graham is the founder of Nick Graham Player Development. He is regarded as one of the top player development specialists in the country working with thousands of players, many of whom have gone on to play at the college and professional levels. Nick has worked with NBA stars Chauncey Billups, Trae Young, Jimmer Fredette, and many others. Through a partnership with Spalding, the official...

#87: Sam Littlefield is President & CEO at Littlefield Agency. They specialize in digital marketing for B2B companies—reimagining all things marketing and working with companies like Southwest Airlines, Loves, Rib Crib, BOK, Ditch Witch, & more. After completing his undergraduate degree from the University of San Diego, Sam was hired as an Account Manager at one of the world’s largest digi...

#86: David Mason is the Founder of Elev8Hoops. He has helped train NBA players like Joel Embiid, Jason Tatum, Tyler Herro, & many others. David started his basketball career at Jenks Public Schools. In his senior year, he assisted his 6A nationally ranked (#1 in the State) team to a 27-1 record and finished as a state runner-up. He then went on to play college basketball at Oral Roberts Univer...

#85: Brad Lomenick is a leadership consultant, speaker, and the founder of BLINC Consulting. He is also the author of The Catalyst Leader: Eight Essentials for Becoming a Change Maker, as well as his most recent leadership book, H3 Leadership: Be Humble, Stay Hungry, Always Hustle. He writes about leadership, the next generation, creativity, innovation, social media, teamwork, and personal growth....

#84: Eric Maddox is a public speaker, author, and former special operations soldier. He was member of a Delta Force Special Operations team that was part of the Joint Special Operations Command responsible for tracking down the most wanted men in Iraq. During his six month tour with this Delta Force team, Eric conducted over 300 interrogations and collected intelligence which directly led to the c...

#83: Chris Hart is the Founder of the Brave Group Coaching. He works with business executives, athletes, coaches, teams, and organizations with the focus of helping them move forward both personally and professionally.  Chris is an entrepreneur and was on staff at Guts Church for 15 years. He is the Chaplin for the Oral Roberts University Athletic Department and also worked with World Compassion b...

#82: Todd Gongwer is an author, speaker, entrepreneur and former 3 time national champion college basketball coach. He is the author of the best-selling book, “Lead … for God’s Sake!” His expertise in the area of leadership and team dynamics comes from more than 25 years of a wide range of experiences spanning the world of business and athletics. He’s held senior positions in companies ranging fro...

#81: Lars Gwartney is a Financial Advisor with Northwestern Mutual.  Through his work at Northwestern Mutual he helps his clients improve their quality of life and relationships by helping them articulate what their goals and dreams are and then helping to develop a plan to protect and achieve them. As you will see in his story, it is one of persistence, belief, and clarity. All three of those qua...

#80: Coach Rick Byrd is the former Belmont University men’s basketball head coach. During his time coaching he won over 805 games as a head coach, which ranks 12th all time in NCAA Division 1 basketball.  In 2021 he was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame and has been the recipient of the prestigious John R Wooden Legends of Coaching Award, as well as many other highly re...

#79: Jeremie Kubicek is a powerful communicator, serial entrepreneur and content builder. He creates content used by some of the largest companies around the globe found in the books he has authored: The 100X Leader, 5 Voices, 5 Gears and the National Bestseller, Making Your Leadership Come Alive. His new book, The Peace Index , just released. Jeremie is the Co-Founder of GiANT, a company that cer...

#78: Brian Wagers is a partner with Elevate Commercial Investment Group. Elevate has acquired over 6,000 units and has over $400,000,000 in assets under management.  Before Elevate Brain started Wagers Capital. He grew his portfolio to 500 units before moving on to syndication where has now been involved in over $150,000,000 worth of apartment transactions & over 2,000 units through his experi...

#77: Alan Stein, Jr. is a keynote speaker, author, and coach. He teaches proven strategies to improve organizational performance in sports and business. Alan’s programs empower effective leadership, increase team cohesion, and develop winning mindsets and habits. As an internationally renowned basketball performance coach, he spent 15+ years working with the highest-performing players on the plane...

#76: Alex Demczak is a top keynote speaker and bestselling author. He frequently delivers keynotes and conducts training programs based on The Power of Positive Leadership and The Power of a Positive Team with the goal of helping leaders transform their teams and change the world. Alex is the author, along with Jon Gordon, of his newest bestselling book “The Sale”, which is the number one strategy...

#75: Jill Donovan is the founder of Rustic Cuff. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland; was raised in Pensacola, Florida; and graduated from Oral Roberts University, in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she met her husband, Terry.  She went on to get her law degree from the University of Tulsa and was a practicing attorney and adjunct law professor at TU law school when Rustic Cuff was born. She taught herself...

#74: Jordan Montgomery is the owner of Montgomery Companies. He is a highly regarded performance coach and keynote speaker whose clients include business executives, sales organizations, entrepreneurs, and teams. From small town Iowa, to a dominant force in the performance coaching industry, Jordan travels the country speaking and coaching executives at Fortune 500 companies, professional athletes...

#73: Ryan Hawk is the host of The Learning Leader Show. He has recorded more than 475 episodes over the past 7 years. Forbes called The Learning Leader Show , “the most dynamic leadership podcast around.” Inc Magazine said, “it’s one of the 5 podcasts to make you a smarter leader.” Apple named it an “all-time best seller” in 2020 and 2021. As you listen to the show you will see why.  Ryan is the a...

#72: Kirby Andersen is a Coach & Facilitator with Intentional Churches.  With over 40 years in leadership Kirby loves to encourage leaders and equip them with tools and sustainable habits for personal growth. He’s passionate about building strong families and churches. He has conducted numerous time management and financial stewardship seminars and has coordinated national leadership conferenc...

#71: Clay Martin is currently an NFL referee.  Growing up in Tulsa, OK Clay was a great athlete at Nathan Hale High School. After high school, Clay had the opportunity to play basketball and football at the University of Tulsa and then basketball at OBU. During his time at OBU he helped his team reach the NAIA national championship and was able to play under legendary coach Bob Hoffman.  After gra...

#70: Jeremy Hudson is the CEO & partner at Specialized Real Estate Group. He leads the company, playing a key role in design and development of new projects and leading the property management division.  Since 2002, he has been involved in all facets of real estate in Northwest Arkansas including brokerage, design, development, and construction. He speaks nationally about the importance of bui...

#69: Chad Busick is an author, speaker, & host of the Championship Mindset podcast. He is a former collegiate soccer player and graduated with a degree in Psychology. Today he works with sports, business, and education teams, providing leadership, team, and culture, development. Chad brings a unique combination of experience and education which includes 20+ years in corporate sales, 15 years c...

#68: Connor Baxter is the lead pastor of Onward Community Church in Frisco, Texas. On the show Connor dives into his own story of growing up. Connor was a great athlete and ultimately had an opportunity to wrestle at Oklahoma State, but in high school he found himself in trouble often. His life began to change when he encountered and started building a relationship with Christ. He also talks about...