The Matt Phillips Podcast for Sales Leaders

Change is hard. Especially when you’re making a big life change — be it leaving your job, starting a new company, moving on from a relationship or any other difficult decision. But change can be even harder when the change you’re in pursuit of is the intensely challenging process of becoming an expertly trained and highly specialized member of the Navy’s Sea, Air and Land Forces — commonly known a...

It’s time for another episode of The Mental Toughness Podcast, and I’ve got a good one for you today!     Meet Jenna Powers! Jenna is a 51-time marathoner and ultra-marathoner since 2014 and has completed races of up to 206.5 miles.    She believes strongly in the intersection between an endurance sport and career success and works passionately to help others seeking...

I was stoked recently to sit down with Jason Khalipa, 2008 CrossFit Games champion, founder of NCFIT, and author of The AMRAP Mentality and a new book, As Many Reps As Possible. Throughout his 8-year CrossFit Games career, Jason has only placed outside the Top 10 once, has won every regional competition he has participated in, and won the Spirit of the Games award in 2009.   Now obviously Jas...

We’ve all faced experiences where who we thought we were — or wanted to be — doesn’t work out for whatever reason. And this is, oftentimes, when most people have nervous breakdowns or spiral out of control. Whether it’s losing your physicality after an injury, being diagnosed with a disease or losing a job you have had for 10-plus years, pushing through that unexpected loss of identity can be chal...

We’ve all reached low points in our lives, but how many of us had someone shooting at us, trying to kill us in those moments? For Charlie Engle, ultramarathon runner and author of “Running Man,” that is precisely the precarious scenario he found himself in before beginning his journey to overcome addiction. Charlie recently sat down with Matt to discuss the transformational power that running has...

Now here is an interview that is guaranteed to change your mindset! Let me introduce you to the one and only, Mark Allen! For those of you who don’t know Mark, here’s a snapshot of his resume: ● 6x Ironman Triathlon World Champion ● Olympic Distance World Champion ● Longest Winning Streak In The History Of Triathlon - 21 Straight Races ● ESPN's Greatest Endurance Athlete Of All Time ● Greatest Ame...

  I recently had the chance to chat with Joe De Sena, the Founder & CEO of Spartan Race . He’s a New York Times bestselling author several times over, and an astounding 1 million people annually around the world in 15 countries participate in a Spartan Race. I wanted to pick Joe’s brain to find out the most important lessons he’s learned while building his Spartan Race empire.

I had the opportunity to speak at a big-time commercial real estate firm, CRESA about two months ago, and absolutely loved my time there. The people in the room, who happened to be some of their top producers, fired me up as I was firing them up. What I found was that CRESA is building an amazing culture! One of the best parts of this speech was being introduced by Jim Underhill, CEO of CRESA, bec...

It’s not often that we get a glimpse into the mind of a Super Bowl Champion, but today is the day! Let me introduce you to Ryan Harris. Ryan is a 10-year veteran of the NFL and Super Bowl 50 Champion with the Denver Broncos.  He protected the blind side of Peyton Manning during their Super Bowl run, so he has also worked alongside the best of the best. He is now a speaker, author, radio show...

We all want to drop a f-bomb at some point in our day...but what if we instead decided to drop a Molly McCoy F-Bomb...a Flower Bomb??   What if we shared a bouquet of flowers with those we love? I am so fired up to introduce you to Molly McCoy. She is the Founder and Chief Flower Bomber of Flower Bombers, a Denver based start-up that is off to DISRUPT the online flower delivery industry. She...

Have you ever heard about someone and just knew you had to meet them? This was one of those times. A friend of mine was bragging about his boss one day, telling me how amazing he was and how he was one of the greatest leaders he’d ever worked with. Can’t say I hear a lot of people bragging about their bosses, so I had to learn more. That’s when my I had to meet my friend’s boss...and my friend was...

I am so fired up to introduce you to my next podcast guest, Tricia Downing !  You are going to be blown away by her story!   On September 17, 2000, in one instant, Tricia went from being a competitive cyclist to a paraplegic requiring a wheelchair for mobility. Can you imagine having that occur?  It is hard for me to picture. But, I will you, she did not let that stop her!  Her...

Alright…I have had a ton of discussions lately about sleep, so figured it was time to re-send an interview I did that will help get your recovery and rest in order! Back in June last year, I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Michael Breus, who is known as the Sleep Doctor and also is Dr. Oz's personal sleep coach. How cool is that! As you know, a big component of building your mental toughness...

So fired up to get send you this interview! The coolest thing about this interview for me is that I grew up right across the street from Dr. Indira Lanig! I knew she was good at what she did, but interviewing her gave me insight into her life I had never heard before. She is truly one in a million and has impacted lives in HUGE ways in her life and career. Let me tell you a bit about the good doct...

Welcome to this week’s podcast!!     Today, we get to journey into the mind of a Major League Pitcher! We get to explore how a top-level athlete thinks and acts. I am proud to introduce you to Daniel Winkler, a right-handed pitcher from the Atlanta Braves!   Daniel and I cover a lot of ground in this podcast interview.  We talk about his pre-game routine, his self-talk on the m...

I am so excited for you to listen to the interview I just completed with Bianca Veloso, Relationship Strategist & Coach and Founder of BraveHearts Coaching! As a husband, father of three, and entrepreneur with a growing team, this interview was high on my list.  I know how important it is to grow and foster relationships in every area of my life. I want to have a solid relationship with m...

I am so fired up to introduce you to a true entrepreneur!  Please meet Bryan Renaud, Founder and CEO of Podify ( www.podify.com ).  Bryan has an incredible background, having played professional tennis, starting a successful personal training and tennis coaching business back in 1999, and four years ago, launching Podify!  He has an intense focus on developing himself holistically,...

As my next guest likes to say, “EMBRACE THE UGLY!”  It’s the ugliest part of your lives and journey that are the best...and we must learn to leverage, appreciate, and be proud of those moments.  That’s where we grow, thrive, and create a culture of greatness! Let me introduce you to Peter Lynch, keynote speaker, author of the soon-to-be-released “The UGLY Advantage”, and founder of Hitch...

Leadership and mental toughness, all wrapped into one!  I am so excited to introduce you to Mark Sanborn, one of the world’s leaders in leadership development!   Mark is an international bestselling author and noted expert on leadership, team building, customer service and change. He has written multiple books, including Fred Factor , Fred 2.0 , and most recently, The Potential Principle...

If you want to be the best, learn from the best!   Ruben Gonzalez is a 4-time Olympian in the sport of luge...and at the age of 55, is now training for his 5th Olympics!  Wow! When, not if, he makes it, he will be the oldest Winter Olympian of all time, and will have competed in 5 different Olympics in 5 different decades.  Wow again! This podcast is packed with golden nuggets that...

High performance is all about getting out of our comfort zones and pushing the limits of possibility!  My guest for today, Ben Greenfield, is one of those individuals leading the charge in this area! Ben is a world-renowned self-experimenter and biohacker, New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and CEO of Kion.  Every day, he pushes the limits of human performance to find out what i...

Matt Phillips is a speaker, author, high performance coach, and former professional baseball player. This podcast is all about mental toughness development which consists of 4 elements; confidence, focus, control, and energy. Confidence - be proud of that person staring back at you in the mirror. Focus - what value are you getting and providing in your day? Control - achieve emotional control and...