072: Survive The Night: Recapping BPN’s 50 Mile Overnight Ultra
Jun 24, 2024
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Join Nick, Hope, and Tony as they recount the thrilling challenges of organizing a 50-mile overnight ultra race, dealing with loose bulls, rugged terrain, and last-minute course changes. Hear about the intense planning, marking the course, and creating a brand through unique events. Discover the personal growth, leadership lessons, and team confidence gained from this memorable milestone event.
Adaptability in handling unexpected challenges like loose bulls and course adjustments was crucial for the success of the event.
Ensuring participant safety by preparing for heat, wildlife threats, and strategically placing reflectors showcased a strong commitment to race quality.
Collaboration, adaptability, and effective teamwork were essential for overcoming obstacles and executing a successful, memorable event.
Deep dives
Dealing with Unexpected Events
Handling the unexpected like a loose bull before the race, reflectors issue, and course length adjustments required quick thinking and adaptability.
Dedication to Safety and Runner Experience
Prioritizing participant safety with preparations for heat and wildlife threats. Reflector placement for course navigation and completion showed a strong commitment to ensuring a successful race.
Teamwork and Adaptability
Team collaboration and adaptability were key for the success of the event. Everyone's involvement in logistics, marking the course, and execution highlights the effectiveness of a cohesive team.
Achieving Success Amidst Challenges
Overcoming obstacles like reflector shortages, collapsible markers, and last-minute course adjustments demonstrated resilience and determination to deliver a successful, memorable event.
Building a Brand: The Power of Consistent Effort and Intentionality
Consistency and intentionality are highlighted as crucial components for building a successful brand. The podcast discusses how significant events and initiatives, such as the speed project film premiere, the overnight ultra, and sponsorship activations like a downtown billboard ad and being a nutrition sponsor for the Austin marathon, gradually contribute to brand growth. It emphasizes that small drops of effort and strategic decisions build over time, while one wrong move can lead to substantial setbacks. The speakers underline the importance of hard work, intentionality, community focus, and delayed gratification in long-term brand development.
Personal Growth and Overcoming Self-Limiting Beliefs in the Workplace
The podcast delves into personal and professional growth experiences of team members at BPN, highlighting the evolution of roles, mindset shifts, and newfound self-belief. The conversation reveals personal challenges, such as lack of confidence, fear of failure, and imposter syndrome, that were surmounted through supportive leadership and a culture of learning and resilience. Team members share stories of overcoming setbacks, embracing new challenges, and redefining success beyond traditional job titles, focusing on passion, impact, and continuous self-improvement. The discussion emphasizes the value of fostering self-confidence, embracing failures as learning opportunities, and creating a collaborative environment that nurtures individual growth and collective success within the organization.
Today, Hope and Tony are joining me to relive the adventure of BPN's 50-mile overnight ultra. This race truly embodied who we are as a brand—a gritty race where runners are challenged to hold the standard. Not only were the runners unaware of the course or location until the day of, but we also had to contend with loose bulls, rugged terrain, and a significant course change just an hour before the race started. This race was another milestone in shaping the BPN brand that I and the BPN community will never forget.
