One Question Leadership Podcast

@1QLeadership Question: Is life different when working at an off-campus job after a career working on campus in college athletics? Brittney Whiteside , VP of ASP College at Altius Sports Partners, shares her insight on her role at a college athletics adjacent organization and how life has changed without on-campus pressures. Serving on the Board of Trustees at her alma mater, Whiteside also talks...

The Business of Creativity Podcast highlights creativity in business leadership, management, and entrepreneurship. For this episode of 1Q, we will listen to a recent episode of The Business of Creativity Podcast. Urina Harrell started her company, Vox Pop Branding , while she was a student-athlete at Duke. At the time, college athletes couldn't make any extra income as it was before the Name-Image...

Get the #GirlDad in your life a perfect gift for Father's Day. Tye The Dreamer is a story about a daddy's girl who has a big heart and bigger dreams. Written by Dr. Stephany Coakley. Purchase your copy  here. ( https://spadesmg.com/tyeDr ) --- @1QLeadership Question: Where do you find stability in an industry where instability is rampant? Deneé Barracato , Deputy AD for Operations and Capital Proj...

Get the #GirlDad in your life a perfect gift for Father's Day. Tye The Dreamer is a story about a daddy's girl who has a big heart and bigger dreams. Written by Dr. Stephany Coakley. Purchase your copy  here. --- @1QLeadership Question: Can you blend your personality into the responsibilities of your job? Kyle Adams , Deputy Athletics Director at Delaware State, discusses his role in supporting ot...

Get the #GirlDad in your life a perfect gift for Father's Day. Tye The Dreamer is a story about a daddy's girl who has a big heart and bigger dreams. Written by Dr. Stephany Coakley. Purchase your copy  here. The Business of Creativity Podcast highlights creativity in business leadership, management, and entrepreneurship. For this episode of 1Q, we will listen to a recent episode of The Business o...

Get the #GirlDad in your life a perfect gift for Father's Day. Tye The Dreamer is a story about a daddy's girl who has a big heart and bigger dreams. She loves her cat, her friends, and her community. Tye lives with her father who loves and supports her dreams unconditionally. One day he gives her a gift, and they couldn't predict how the gift would influence her ambition. She learns that knowing...

@1QLeadership Question: What are the elements of an effective student-athlete mental health program? Dr. Stephany Coakley , Sr. Associate Athletics Director for Mental Health at Temple University, discusses the functions and processes in place that make up the TUWell program. She covers aspects of creating and maintaining an environment for student-athletes to feel comfortable using the services p...

@1QLeadership Question: How does a coach know when to remove someone from the team? Leanne Ulmer , Head Volleyball Coach at Carthage College, talks about her experiences leading the team for almost 25 years. She discusses working through athletics director changes, leading the team without a full-time assistant coach, deciding when to remove someone from the team, and celebrating other sports on c...

@1QLeadership Question: How do leadership development, personnel changes, and organizational behavior intersect? Angie Torain , Director of Athletics & Recreation at University of Chicago, discusses her development as an executive, developing the leaders on her staff, and enhancing the organizational priorities within the department.  Evaluate the environment, then ask for what you need Allow staf...

@1QLeadership Question: Are mental health services provided to an institution's athletic alumni? Ashton Henderson , Deputy Athletics Director at Michigan State, and Renaldo Hill , NFL/College football coach, discuss the transition away from playing sports as a competitor and the impact it can have on former athletes. Henderson describes a new resource at Michigan State for former student-athletes...

@1QLeadership Question: What is the role of an Athletic Certification Officer? Carol Bonner , Associate Registrar for Athletic Certification and Eligibility at Texas Tech, explains her role on campus and how it supports the athletics by being housed outside of the department.  Manage the process of determining eligibility for student-athletes The role is different on every college campus Decisions...

@1QLeadership Question : Can one brand or symbol represent all of campus, including athletics? Jason Cook , VP for Marketing and Communications at Baylor University, shares insights on communicating with a specific objective. He also gives us a deep dive into his One Brand Approach to marketing for an institution of higher education. 'Communicating with a specific objective' is an overarching desc...

@1QLeadership Question: Can the Faculty Athletics Representative's (FAR) role overlap with their research and professorial responsibilities? As a Faculty Athletics Representative at Texas Tech, Professor Brian Shannon is responsible for advocating for student-athlete welfare. While his primary teaching responsibility is contract law, he focuses his policy and research work on mental health law, an...

@1QLeadership Question: Is the path to the athletics director chair always the same? Sharief Hashim , Director of Athletics at Susquehanna University stopped by 1Q to talk about his journey from recreation director to college athletics director. From assistant basketball coach to interim athletics director, Hashim has navigated his career through passion and purpose. working with people leading ad...

@1QLeadership Question: What can college athletics teach us about retention rates? We asked the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Chancellor, Dr. Jim Schmidt , about the importance of athletics on a college campus. He gave us insight from research done at UW-Eau Claire which says there are key components that exists in college sports that can translate to higher retention if applied to campus i...

@1QLeadership Question: How does donor feedback and creativity fit in fundraising? We asked Alvin Hines II , Sr. Associate Athletics Director at FAU, about athletics fundraising. The key topics covered were how his personality fits within the specific niche of athletic development, what is the process of fundraising in an athletics department, and how much input do donors (and potential donors) ha...

1QLeadership Question: When should a coach or administrator hire an agent? Garry Rosenfield , Coaches Agent for Coaches Inc., stops by 1Q to discuss his process for valuing coaches contracts and why he believes agents are an asset in terms of representation. Football sets the standard for contracts across sports Women's Volleyball has the biggest potential Process for valuation varies across schoo...

@1QLeadership Question: Would an 'NIT type' event make sense considering the new College Football Playoff structure? Sean Frazier , VP & Director of Athletics at NIU, stops by 1Q to discuss a few items on his mind as college athletics continues to evolve.  Clandestine Transfer Portal activities Value of bowl games 'NIT type' event tied to the College Football Playoff Antitrust thoughts Positive ou...

@1QLeadership Question: Is a Division I athletics director job always the goal? 1Q guest host Dr. Monique Carroll of Chicago State asks Point University VP of Intercollegiate Athletics, Jaunelle White , about leading the athletics department at an NAIA institution after a career of working in NCAA D1.  If an opportunity aligns, explore it Trust your intuition Continue to add to your toolbox Have a...

@1QLeadership Question: Should interns specialize in one area or learn as much as they can about everything? NCAA Post Graduate Intern (and 1Q guest host) Kendee Hilliard asked Rose-Hulman Athletics Director Ayanna Tweedy about the choice between specialization or getting broad experience during the early developmental years in one's career. Be multifaceted Say yes to everything Learn as much as p...

1QLeadership Question: How does being a woman in football operations intersect with the servant leader mindset? 1Q guest host Mattie White asked Jashell Mitchell , Chief of Staff for Football Operations at Jackson State, about her roles in football and her progression as a leader in college athletics. With extensive experience in operations and a sharp focus on people and details, Mitchell has bee...

1QLeadership Question: What does it take to be a university's first Director of Athletics? We asked Darnell Smith , Director of Athletics at Texas A&M-San Antonio, about the process of starting an athletics department. The school did not have varsity sports prior to Smith's arrival.  Create a vision Hire coaches and staff Establish a way to fund the department Join a governing body Ensure complian...

@1QLeadership Question: Can personal and professional purpose intersect? We asked Misty Brown , Assistant Commissioner at the Southeastern Conference (SEC) if her purpose as a professional intersects with her purpose as an individual. She pointed out that the things she loves to do at work coincide with what she loves to do at home: • Develop relationships that go beyond the transactional nature o...

@1QLeadership Question: What are the steps needed to create a major giving society for a college athletics department? Colton Primm , Senior Associate Athletics Director at Louisiana Tech, answered this question based on his experience setting up the Aillet Society on campus: Establish the purpose of the organization Delineate the giving amounts and respective benefits Identify and inform potentia...

@1QLeadership Question: What elements are necessary for success in a college athletics department? During a visit with Tulane University's Deputy Athletics Director, Kortne Gosha , we asked what it takes to build a successful athletics program. Collaboration within the department Relationships with campus administration and external stakeholders Valuing the academic environment Understanding the i...