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Corporate Competitor Podcast

What do most Fortune 500 executives have in common? They learned important lessons on the fields and courts of their high school and collegiate sports teams. This is true for both men and women. Ernst & Young found that a whopping 94% of women holding a C-suite position, played sports. Join 13-time New York Times Best-Selling Author Don Yaeger on his journey to sit with some of the brightest executives in the world as we discuss how sports shaped their professional trajectory in life.

TD SYNNEX's John O'Shea asks: Would everyone on the team know the goal if asked individually?

36 mins; September 01, 2021

Three-time Olympic Medalist Elana Meyers Taylor Says You Can't Spend Life in Your Gold Medal Moment

43 mins; August 25, 2021

Longtime Waffle House President & COO Bert Thornton teaches how to engage your team in conversation

32 mins; August 18, 2021

Healthcare Executive Quint Studer teaches how to multiply your team's creativity

40 mins; August 11, 2021

Urban Meyer, Jacksonville Jaguars' Head Coach, Loves a Deep Bench

26 mins; August 04, 2021

Four-Time Olympian Angela Ruggiero says: Everyone is terrified, be confident in your preparation

39 mins; July 28, 2021

RE/MAX CEO Adam Contos Recommends the Pain of Discipline over the Pain of Regret

28 mins; July 21, 2021

EY's Kristy Ingram asks: How would you react if you lost your professional identity?

42 mins; July 14, 2021

Former NBA Player Charles Smith asks: Is versatility your blessing or your curse?

38 mins; July 07, 2021

Keller Williams' KWx CEO Carl Liebert shares two things that must happen before you can lead

44 mins; June 30, 2021

Longtime Sony Pictures TV Chairman Steve Mosko asks: How do you show composure when the world around you is crumbling?

46 mins; June 21, 2021

Two-time Masters Champion Bubba Watson asks: Can you talk about your failures?

54 mins; June 16, 2021

CEO of Torchy's Tacos GJ Hart offers his 6 strategies for effective leadership

38 mins; June 09, 2021

Kraft Analytics Group CEO Jessica Gelman asks: What do you do to create your own luck?

42 mins; June 02, 2021

Chick-Fil-A Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility Rodney Bullard shares a leader's need for grace and forgiveness

37 mins; May 26, 2021

Owner of PJ's Coffee of New Orleans Steven Ballard gives tools to inspire confidence in your team

37 mins; May 19, 2021

Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II discuss what it means to have the Best Seat in the House

39 mins; May 12, 2021

Alliance Vice President Stephen Jermyn asks: Are you louder with your compliments or your complaints?

38 mins; May 05, 2021

Google Marketing Executive Kate Johnson asks: Have you predicted your future in big bold letters?

41 mins; April 28, 2021

Disney CEO Bob Chapek says: Develop the greatest strength in the world — willpower

42 mins; April 21, 2021

CEO of Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux Brandon Landry asks: What is your underdog story?

39 mins; April 14, 2021

CEO of LegalShield Jeff Bell reveals the key to scaling your business

42 mins; April 07, 2021

Warrick Dunn, Atlanta Falcons Part Owner and Former NFL Running Back, asks: Will you choose to be bitter or better?

40 mins; March 31, 2021

Home Depot Board Director Greg Brenneman reveals the three most underused words in the English language

38 mins; March 24, 2021

Olympic gold medalist Kikkan Randall asks: Do you let internal competition destroy your team dynamic?

40 mins; March 17, 2021

Simon Sinek, Team Building Expert, asks: How do we win a game that has no end?

42 mins; March 10, 2021

Arrow Electronics CEO Sean Kerins says: The further you go, the less you know

45 mins; March 03, 2021

Keith Hoskins, U.S. Navy Blue Angel Pilot, asks: Can you remain calm when your senses hit overload?

36 mins; February 24, 2021

Medal of Honor Recipient Kyle Carpenter says: You Are Worth It

40 mins; February 17, 2021

Gen. Maryanne Miller, United States Air Force, asks: If duty calls, will you be ready?

42 mins; February 10, 2021

U.S. Army BG Bernard Banks asks: Fortune favors the prepared, do you deserve fortune?

37 mins; February 03, 2021

Beth Brooke, longtime EY Global Vice Chair - Public Policy, asks: Are you protecting part of your day?

47 mins; January 27, 2021

NASCAR Hall of Famer Rick Hendrick asks: Are you valuing your people over profits?

41 mins; January 20, 2021

Dana Barnes, Palo Alto Networks, asks: Do you value your rival?

41 mins; January 13, 2021

Scott Mordell, YPO's longest-serving CEO, asks: Do you have a commitment to the cause?

45 mins; January 06, 2021

Behind the Scenes with host Don Yaeger and producer Savannah Gallagher

28 mins; December 30, 2020

John Wooden's UCLA player, Swen Nater, shares Coach's lessons and legacy

42 mins; December 22, 2020

Bank of America CEO, Brian Moynihan, asks: Do you have a curious mind?

36 mins; December 15, 2020

Pepsi NA CEO and NFL Chief Marketing Officer Dawn Hudson asks: Do you look at your company from the outside?

47 mins; December 09, 2020

Fred Perpall, CEO of The Beck Group, asks: Do you have a deep understanding of your teammates?

44 mins; December 02, 2020

FranklinCovey Education President Sean Covey asks: Do you listen with the intent to understand or respond?

40 mins; November 24, 2020

Mayo Clinic Florida CEO Dr. Kent Thielen asks: Are you willing to go off-script when the situation calls for it?

34 mins; November 17, 2020

Laura Gentile, ESPN Senior Vice President of Marketing and founder of espnW, asks: Are you a leader with good followers?

36 mins; November 10, 2020

Synnex Sales Leader Matt Karst asks: Are You Building a Powerful Network the Right Way?

35 mins; November 03, 2020

Longtime Tech Data President of the Americas, Joe Quaglia, asks: What attitude do you bring to the merger or acquisition?

35 mins; October 27, 2020

Two-Time World Series Champion David Ross on How to Be a Great Teammate

26 mins; October 23, 2020

CDW's Senior Vice President of Corporate Sales Jill Billhorn asks: In a world where distraction is at an all-time high, can you keep someone engaged?

38 mins; October 20, 2020

ViON President Jeff Henry asks: Do you practice harder than your competition?

31 mins; October 13, 2020

ViON EVP of Operations Rob Davies asks: Can you remain calm and disciplined in stressful times?

53 mins; October 06, 2020

Amazon VP of Consumables Carla Vernon asks: Athletes have a warm-up routine, does your corporate team?

64 hours 38 mins; September 29, 2020

CEO of American Virtual Cloud Technologies Xavier Williams asks: Does the content you read expand your thinking?

41 mins; September 22, 2020

Leadership Expert John C. Maxwell asks: Do you know the top time-waster in leaders' lives?

42 mins; September 15, 2020

Special Edition: How One Game Changed the South

32 mins; September 11, 2020

Carl Eschenbach, Sequoia Capital Partner, asks: Do you love to win or hate to lose?

47 mins; September 08, 2020

Microsoft's Global Cloud Scale Service Manager Oguo Atuanya asks: Do you believe in your own abilities?

37 mins; September 01, 2020

Longtime Medtronic CEO Bill George asks: Are you finishing strong?

40 mins; August 25, 2020

Highest Ranking Woman in Drilling Industry Kim McHugh asks: Are you fully engaged on the sideline?

41 mins; August 18, 2020

Black Entertainment Television Media President Louis Carr asks: Can You Overcome Two Pandemics?

46 mins; August 11, 2020

Linblad Expeditions CEO Dolf Berle asks: Do you practice courage?

31 mins; August 04, 2020

Corporate Competitor Podcast Trailer

6 mins; July 10, 2020

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