Building Excellence

#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...

#67: Sean Kouplen is currently the chairman and CEO of Regent Bank. Not only has he exceeded the billion dollar mark in his business, but most recently he served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce, hosts his own podcast the Kingdom Driven CEO, has authored multiple books, leads the Ascend Executive Leadership Institute, and most importantly is a great husband and father. Those are just a few of...

#66: Clay Wilson is currently on the mens basketball coaching staff at the University of North Texas. Before North Texas he was an assistant coach at Cornell University.  Clay grew up with a dream to coach and from a young age he started pursing that dream as a player. He was extremely dedicated to reaching his potential as a player and starting early on during his playing career he consistently g...

#65: Tyler Thorne is the Sales Manager for Vivint Smart Home. He has managed over 18 million in direct sales, trained over 100’s of sales employees, and has a tremendous business mind for growing and scaling. He also hosts a podcast called The Money Game, which is all about normalizing personal finance talk and breaking the taboo barriers around money to rebuild your relationship with money. We co...

#64: Luke Pent is the Co-Founder of Jetstream Oil & Gas, as well as Jetstream Capital, based in Fort Worth, Texas. In 2004 Luke formed Pent Energy. Since then he has been active in Texas and Oklahoma on both operating and service sectors of the oil and gas industry.  On the show we dive into Luke's story of entrepreneurship and starting companies. He talks in depth about taking calculated...

#63: Jimmy Dykes is a college basketball analyst for ESPN. He became an on air personality for ESPN's coverage of mens college basketball in 1995, serving as both a game and studio analyst.  Dykes was a three year letterman in basketball at the University of Arkansas. He then transitioned into college coaching, spending time as an assistant men's coach at the University of Kentucky, Okla...

#62: Jan Thetford is a National Sales Director for Mary Kay. Jan grew up in Lubbock, Texas and eventually chose to go to college at Texas Tech University. After a career change she ended up working at Mary Kay. From there she has gone on to have a tremendous career.  On the show she dives into her story, sales, leadership, mindset, integrity, building a culture, purpose, faith & family. She ha...

#61: Today we have Damon West on the show. Damon is a best selling author, keynote speaker, and college professor. He travels all over speaking to teams, many of which you’ve heard of, such as Alabama & Clemson football, the Dallas Cowboys, businesses, schools, and many other organizations all over the country. But what is really amazing is his story before he started doing all of this. Damon...

Today we have Will Karstetter on the show. Will is the Co-Founder of Spark Equity Group. Over the last few years Will has quickly scaled his company and well on his way to surpassing over 100 million in real estate holdings. And Will is still only in his 20’s. What I am really excited about on this show is his story of focus, discipline, and action. Everything Will does filters through those princ...

#59: Nik Rule is the athletic director at William Penn University. Under his leadership William Penn has become one of the top programs in the country. In this episode you will see why.  Nik has a great story and the principles he talks about will definitely shape and improve your own life, leadership, and legacy.  He talks about growing up in Idaho, leaving to go play college athletics at William...

#58: Today we have Matt Reynolds. Matt is currently a major league baseball player with the Cincinnati Reds. Matt grew up in Tulsa, OK. He excelled at baseball, basketball, and football. After a great high school career he attended the University of Arkansas on a baseball scholarship. He then was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2012 MLB draft by the New York Mets. He has been playing professionall...

#57: Jared is the cofounder of Sixthday Properties, a extremely successful home building and developing firm based out of Tulsa, OK.  Jared grew up with an entrepreneurial spirit mowing lawns and helping remodel houses. He eventually turned his love for real estate into a full time job when he and his partner Dave started Sixth-day.  I love Jared’s perspective on life, work, and living by principl...

#56: Today we have David Nurse. David is a top 50 world wide keynote speaker, best selling author of his books Pivot & Go & Breakthrough , host of The Art of podcast, and NBA life optimization coach. He has helped over 150 plus NBA players with their personal and professional development. David dives into his own story growing up in Pella Iowa, his journey to becoming a professional basket...

#55: Kevin Landreville is the Founder of Kevin Landreville Collaborative Coaching. Kevin has been a coach for 20 years and worked alongside some of the best coaches in the NHL, NCAA, NBA, and more. He has been a Physical & Health Education educator for 14 years and Department Head of Physical & Health Education in St. John’s-Ravenscourt School. Leadership, character development, team devel...

#54: Sarah Young is the Director of college women's golf ministry with Global Golf.  Sarah grew up in New Zealand and moved to Stillwater, OK on a college golf scholarship at Oklahoma State University. She was a standout student athlete and excelled in her freshman year earning all Big 12 freshman team honors. One day before she was supposed to return back to Stillwater she and her father wer...

#53: Howard Behar is the former Presidents of Starbucks Coffee. During his time at Starbucks he helped the company grow from 28 stores to over 15,000 stores all over the world. Not only does he share some great stories and principles from his time at Starbucks, but also from his early years growing up around the retail business. Howard currently travels around the world speaking to leaders, corpor...

#52: Dave Kraft is a best selling author, speaker, life & leadership coach. He has coached hundreds of leaders from business to faith all over the world. Dave also travels each year conducting seminars on two of his books, Leaders Who Last, and Mistakes Leaders Make, which can all be purchased on amazon.  He is one of the most passionate, upbeat, and enthusiastic leaders you will ever meet. He...

#51: 7x MLB All-Star & hosts of the Table 40 podcast, Matt & Leslee Holliday share their journey, as well as lessons in faith, marriage, leadership, and being present.  Matt & Leslee met while Leslee was in college and Matt had just started his professional baseball career. They share their experiences and what it was like to have a great marriage, live out their faith, and still raise...

#50: Horst Schulze is the Co-Founder of the Ritz Carlton & Founder of the Capella Hotel Group. He is also author of the book "Excellence Wins",  a no nonsense guide to becoming the best in a world of compromise.  He is a legend and leader in the hotel world and his teachings and vision have reshaped the concepts of service and hospitality across industries. During his tenure at The R...