The Athletics of Business

Sam Mallikarjunan is Head of Marketing at BirdEye.com, a SaaS startup enabling small businesses to win at online marketing by leverage their most powerful content of all -- their happy customers. Sam is the former Head of Growth at HubSpot Labs and has taught Advanced Digital Marketing at Harvard University as well as Innovation Management and Marketing Analytics right here at the University of So...

In the last 26 years, Ed has developed his leadership skills in both athletics and business. From working as a NCAA Basketball coach at Texas A&M to becoming the Vice President of a national recruiting firm, Ed has taught countless athletes, coaches, and business leaders how to THINK, ACT, and EXECUTE at an elite level. Ed has a unique set of skills to deliver leaders across the country a purposef...

During his tenure, Ron Alvesteffer has helped Service Express define its market and create a unique performance-driven culture for employees. Service Express's Core Value "to work with our employees to help them achieve their personal, professional and financial goals" creates opportunities for employee achievement and has led to outstanding individual and team performances resulting in individual...

J.J. Konstant was a 2003 graduate of St. Ambrose University, where he was an all-academic conference basketball player and member of the Dean's List. He attended Marine Corps Officer Candidate School in October of 2003. After being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on December 12, 2003, he spent the next 8 months in Quantico, Virginia training to be an Infantry Officer. In September of 2004, he was...

Former NFL Player now Climbing the Seven Summits. Will become the first player to do so.  Vinson Massif this January, Everest March 2020. What you'll learn about in this episode: How Mark transitioned from his 5-year career in the NFL, and what he did after he retired from football How an entrepreneurial spirit pushed Mark to start multiple successful businesses Why Mark decided to tackle the Seve...

In the last 26 years, Ed Molitor has developed his leadership skills in both athletics and business. From working as a NCAA Basketball coach at Texas A&M to becoming the Vice President of a national recruiting firm, Ed has taught countless athletes, coaches, and business leaders how to THINK, ACT, and EXECUTE at an elite level. Ed has a unique set of skills to deliver leaders across the country a...

Brett Gilliland is founder and CEO of Elite Entrepreneurs, which specializes in helping business owners who are running 7-figure businesses by giving them the knowledge, tools, and processes they need grow and scale to $10 million and beyond. He's an expert in organization development, leadership, and strategy and spent 10 years helping Infusionsoft grow from $7 million in annual revenue to over $...

David Osborn is a self-made multi-millionaire, serial entrepreneur, and author of New York Times bestseller Wealth Can't Wait and Miracle Morning Millionaires. He has become a passionate educator, sharing with candor his journey to financial freedom and the well-cultivated methodologies that helped him get there. Shortly after entering Corporate America, David quit his job and sold all his belongi...

What you'll learn about in this episode: How Rich entered the software industry in high school by creating an award-winning computer game for his friends to enjoy How a difficult period in his career almost led Rich to leave the industry, and why he chose to persevere through the challenges How the spark of an idea early in Rich's career became the joyful culture of Menlo Innovations almost 30 yea...

What you'll learn about in this episode: Don's career journey from college graduate to Sports Illustrated writer, to celebrated speaker and best-selling author What traits set the best athletes apart from their competitors, and how that knowledge affected Don and his own habits How the time Don spent interviewing UCLA legend Coach John Wooden profoundly changed Don's perspective and outlook Don's...

Here are some of the takeaways from this week's episode: How a "career killer" injury changed the course of Katy Lee's athletic journey and her life How the Texas A&M coaching staff and their confidence in Katy helped shape her own leadership style How Katy made the physical and mental transition from being a high-school athlete to a college athlete How relationships Katy Lee formed at Texas A&M d...

Jason Boeker summarizes his life in a simple but impactful way "I have been provided opportunities through others taking chances on me. I wouldn't say I have always earned or deserved these opportunities, but I was taught to never waste them, earned or not." Jason is President at Benchmark Houston Builders where he began working in 2012 as Senior Project Manager. In 2013 he was quickly promoted to...

Brandi Plunkett is the Executive Director of the Center for Executive Development in Mays Business School at Texas A&M University where she is responsible for the overall financial performance and operations of the center as well as the strategic growth and quality of the Global Programs within the center. Throughout her 28-year career in the education and training field, Dr. Plunkett has develope...

Chris Smith, founder of Athlete Network, started Athlete Network with the belief, "Once an athlete, always an athlete." The challenge some athletes face is the realization that they may not always be on a team or involved with a competitive athletic pursuit, However, their athlete mindset never shuts off. Athlete Network's goal is to help their members understand and leverage their athlete mindset...

Maureen Monte is an author and team consultant who has been building winning teams for over a dozen years using her Destination Unstoppable® program. She has worked with 25 sports teams resulting in 12 regional champions, 8 state finalists, and 4 state champions. Maureen accelerates team success by reducing the roadblocks to achieving goals and objectives, both in the formal system (what you do) a...

Larry Broughton is an award-winning entrepreneur and CEO, bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and former Special Forces Operator. As a former US Army Staff Sergeant, serving 8 years on Special Forces A-Teams (commonly known as the Green Berets), Larry has parlayed the lessons learned from his time in service to his country and applied them to the business arena attaining extr...

David Covey is the third son of Stephen R. Covey, author of the groundbreaking book, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." David was the chief operating officer of FranklinCovey. He then left FranklinCovey to start his own company, now called SMCOV. SMCOV works with the best intellectual property content experts on the planet and helps distributes their content globally through licensees. Dav...

In the last 26 years, Ed Molitor has developed his leadership skills in both athletics and business. From working as a NCAA Basketball coach at Texas A&M to becoming the Vice President of a national recruiting firm, Ed has taught countless athletes, coaches, and business leaders how to THINK, ACT, and EXECUTE at an elite level. Ed has a unique set of skills to deliver leaders across the country a...

Hunter Goodwin is an owner of Oldham Goodwin Group, LLC and currently serves as President and Chief Operating Officer. Hunter also serves in the capacity of Director of Hospitality. Hunter is responsible for implementing the company's business strategies, launching new ventures and initiatives, overseeing ongoing company operations, and developing synergistic business relationships. Hunter special...

Cody Foster is one of the Founders of Advisors Excel. In 2004, after leaving a corporate job to partner with David Callanan to be independent financial advisors, they realized the support system for independent advisors was dramatically insufficient. So, in 2005, along with Derek Thompson, they formed Advisors Excel with a goal of building a world class support structure for independent financial...

Dina Dwyer-Owens is the brand ambassador (Head Cheerleader) of the Dwyer Group. America also knows her for participating in CBS's Emmy-winning hit reality show "Undercover Boss" and the first-ever special episode "Undercover Boss: Epic Bosses." Dina is a certified franchise executive with more than 35 years of industry experience, 15 years as CEO of Dwyer Group. That business, headquartered in Wac...

Stephen Woessner is the Founder and CEO of Predictive ROI and the host of the Onward Nation podcast, a top-rated podcast for learning how business owners think, act, and achieve success. Onward Nation is listened to in more than 120 countries around the world. He is the author of three bestselling books including the Amazon #1 Bestseller  Profitable Podcasting . He is also a speaker, trainer, and...

Chicago area native Porter Moser has been at the helm for the most significant moments in Loyola University Chicago men's basketball history in the last 55 years. During his first seven seasons in Rogers Park, the Naperville, Ill. product has changed the program's culture and reestablished recruiting in the Chicago area, all while also successfully navigating the transition to the Missouri Valley...

Welcome to The Athletics of Business, a podcast about how the traits and behaviors of elite athletes and remarkable business leaders frequently intersect. In this podcast, you'll learn about the real stories and hard lessons to help you level up your leadership and performance. A great athlete like Seth Curry didn't get where he is without resilience, positivity, and a competitive mindset. And gue...