Mid-Level Exceptional: Recent Episodes
Joe
Had a chance to talk with Havah Smith - Director of Learning & Development with the Portland Trail Blazers - about her unusual path into sports and what her true super power really is!
Awesome conversation with German Montero of the Denver Broncos. We talked about how he's adapted in his career and how he empowers his team as he's leading.
Awesome conversation with Matt Wolff of Ticket Time Machine! We talked about his approach to starting his own company, the challenges of entrepreneurship in this industry, and his podcast The Wolff Den among other topics!
I've known AJ since he was a college student, and it was great to talk with him about the approach he took as a student and how he's continued to be proactive in driving his career and his approach with the people he leads.
Great conversation with Lane Wakefield of Baylor University's S3 program about the process their students go through and the importance of mental health in our industry.
I had the opportunity to talk with Jared about his somewhat unique path in the sport industry, the most important things to learn early in your career, and how he tries to prepare himself for his next opportunity while doing the best he can in his current role.
Listen to Coach Mike talk about the impact sports and entertainment can have in the non-profit world and in the lives of people who have been underrecruited and underinvested, how to identify those populations, and how sports can be leveraged to drive and lift learning in so many different areas.
I had a great conversation with Justin Phillips of the Portland Sea Dogs and the host of the Sports Sales & Coffee podcast.
Take a listen to this episode with Justin and then take some time to bookmark his podcast as well! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sports-sales-coffee/id1370306207
Philicia is one of the sharpest and most willing to share people I've had the chance to meet in our industry. In this episode, she shares the value of failure, driving growth and change, and what she's looked for as she's started her sales team in Birmingham.
This episode was recorded before Tom's recent promotion to Sr. Manager of Premium Service. Listen as we talk about the value of building a personal brand throughout your career, setting expectations as a leader, and intentionality. Perhaps most importantly, we talk about the Bucks DEI initiatives internally and externally with a focus on the aftermath of the Jacob Blake shooting.
TRIGGER WARNING for this episode - a white man and a white passing Arab man discussing police violence and Black Lives Matter. This runs from 26:25 - 37:30.