META PERFORMANCE SHOW | College football coach legend and TV analyst Mark Richt, a two-time SEC Coach of the Year at the University of Georgia and 2017 ACC Coach of the Year at the University of Miami, shares insights from his 35 years thriving at the helm. Co-interviewed by Jason Jaggard and Novus Global Head of Sport Dan Leffelaar, Mark gives us his take on leadership; balancing long hours with family time; managing health, stress and fatigue; and using character as a guidepost for hiring and recruiting. Mark talks about his Parkinson's diagnosis and his perspective on death, God, and making the most of life.REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE:• "Make the Right Call: Game Day Wisdom for Life's Defining Moments" by Mark RichtNovus Global is a tribe of elite executive coaches who work with Fortune 500 Companies, Professional Athletes, World Renowned Artists and Business Leaders to create lives, teams and companies that go beyond high-performance.Book a free consultation with a Novus Global coach here: http://novus.global/now/ This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Jeremy Davidson as Editor and Audio engineer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

YOUR FINEST HOUR | Hear the origin story of how entrepreneur Esther Mun started a creative studio, found an unlikely business partner, and took a leap of faith in getting an executive coach to help take her professional achievements further. Esther's coach, Chris North, discusses how her openness and willingness to commit to full participation made her an ideal client to take on. Esther explains that she decided to hire Chris based on intuition and friendship chemistry and dives into the reasons why it's been such an effective pairing. Every coach-client dynamic is different, but the winning formula for this one is that it's a friendship combined with tangible results. Esther says, since working with Chris, her "walls have become bridges and doors" and she tells us the process and discoveries that catalyzed this shift.Connect with Esther: Little Fury Designs www.littlefury.com | esther@littlefury.comNovus Global is a tribe of elite executive coaches who work with Fortune 500 Companies, Professional Athletes, World Renowned Artists and Business Leaders to create lives, teams and companies that go beyond high-performance.Book a free consultation with a Novus Global coach here: http://novus.global/now/ This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Jeremy Davidson as Editor and Audio engineer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

ON COACHING | Have you made commitments to yourself, people you care about, or your business partners/employees and then not followed through? This episode invites everyone to really reach--to set ambitious commitments and to embrace failure, if necessary, as a means to growth. Integrity is at the heart of commitment and we explore what that really means with Johan Martinez-Khalilian, Chris North, Laura Leffelaar, and Emily Dickinson as they discuss making bold commitments and taking the uncomfortable step into accountability. They share powerful stories they have experienced with their clients and the incredible gains they have made as a result of increasing their integrity around commitments. The group also discusses how to re-think shame, how 100% commitment might be a red flag and the extraordinary value that broken commitments can have.Novus Global is a tribe of elite executive coaches who work with Fortune 500 Companies, Professional Athletes, World Renowned Artists and Business Leaders to create lives, teams and companies that go beyond high-performance.Book a free consultation with a Novus Global coach here: http://novus.global/now/ This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Jeremy Davidson as Editor and Audio engineer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

What forces are you wrestling inside your mind in this season of your life? Ego, anxiety, self-criticism, imposter syndrome, fear of failure? In this 2021 TedX talk, Novus Global coach David Gerber shares how he learned to relate to his "dragons" within. He shares how he spent energy battling his ego for years--like a boxing opponent--until he learned to reinterpret it, instead, as a sparring partner. David asks the audience to reflect on their own inner dragon and see that it is not your enemy, but rather an ally there to train you, help you grow, make you stronger. "What if the point of life is not to slay your dragons, but to dance with them?" --Philosopher Joseph CampbellREFERENCED IN THIS EPISODETen Percent Happier by Dan HarrisNovus Global is a tribe of elite executive coaches who work with Fortune 500 Companies, Professional Athletes, World Renowned Artists and Business Leaders to create lives, teams and companies that go beyond high-performance.Book a free consultation with a Novus Global coach here: http://novus.global/now/ This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Jeremy Davidson as Editor and Audio engineer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

META PERFORMANCE SHOW | Disney/Pixar power couple Floyd Norman (animator) and Adrienne Brown-Norman (illustrator) speak on their crafts and working on iconic animated films, including Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians, Mary Poppins, Toy Story, and Monster's Inc. The first African American artist at Disney, Floyd worked with legends Walt Disney, Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, and Steve Jobs (at Pixar) and shares about getting "chewed out" when he didn't meet the extremely demanding performance standards. The pair also talk about the importance of commitment when you want to excel in a competitive industry and the magic that is Disney cartoons.RESOURCESNorman’s life story is told in greater detail in the award-winning feature documentary “Floyd Norman:  An Animated Life” available on Bluray with bonus features at FloydNormanMovie.comNovus Global is a tribe of elite executive coaches who work with Fortune 500 Companies, Professional Athletes, World Renowned Artists and Business Leaders to create lives, teams and companies that go beyond high-performance.Book a free consultation with a Novus Global coach here: http://novus.global/now/ This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Jeremy Davidson as Editor and Audio engineer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

YOUR FINEST HOUR | For those questioning the value of coaching or how it’s different from therapy, listen to guest Payandeh Ekrami’s story of her initial doubts about getting a coach and the results that changed her mind, including significant returns that helped her purchase a home in San Francisco. She discusses expressing emotion in the workplace, particularly as a female leader in a male-dominated industry; how she finds coaching and therapy to be complementary; and the importance of being aligned in approach with your coach. Interviewed by Novus Global coach Amanda Jaggard, Payandeh and her coach David Gerber engage in a fun and illuminating conversation about dreaming the impossible, an unexpected outcome of feedback, and the distinction between soul-line coaching and goal-line coaching. Payandeh and David recount a strong point of resistance they experienced in coaching (which they still don’t agree upon) and Payandeh emphasizes the importance of showing up to sessions with an open heart, even if you feel too overwhelmed to have an open mind.Novus Global is a tribe of elite executive coaches who work with Fortune 500 Companies, Professional Athletes, World Renowned Artists and Business Leaders to create lives, teams and companies that go beyond high-performance.Book a free consultation with a Novus Global coach here: http://novus.global/now/ This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Jeremy Davidson as Editor and Audio engineer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

ON COACHING | The 5i Motivation Assessment was designed to help individuals discover their most salient source of motivation: Income, Impact, Integrity, Intimacy, Independence. Novus Global coaches Jason Jaggard, Janet Breitenbach, Dan Leffelaar, and Rosanna Tomiuk discuss how the assessment was created, how to apply its results to your life, and the ways the five key motivators interact with each other. The coaches share advice for people who don’t quite know what they’re motivated by and discuss how to create synergy among as many motivators as possible to create optimal fulfillment in life.REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE--Take the 5i Motivation Assessment | http://novus.global/assessment/ --5i Assessment White Paper: What Motivates People--The War of Art and Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit by Steven PressfieldNovus Global is a tribe of elite executive coaches who work with Fortune 500 Companies, Professional Athletes, World Renowned Artists and Business Leaders to create lives, teams and companies that go beyond high-performance.Book a free consultation with a Novus Global coach here: http://novus.global/now/ This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Jeremy Davidson as Editor and Audio engineer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

Bonus Episode: Specific signs of burnout, therapy, the importance of rest in leadership, unconscious competence, and invincibility vs. imposter syndrome are all explored in this compelling, wellness-and-leadership-focused conversation between entrepreneur, author, and leadership coach Jo Saxton and Novus Global's Jason Jaggard. "When we rest we are better thinkers, better creatives, better leaders, and our relationships are certainly healthier," says Jo. "Rest is our starting point and it's completely counterintuitive in the western world." This Bonus Episode comes from The Global Leadership Podcast.REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODEThe Secret Thoughts of Successful Women by Valerie Youngwww.josaxton.comNovus Global is a tribe of elite executive coaches who work with Fortune 500 Companies, Professional Athletes, World Renowned Artists and Business Leaders to create lives, teams and companies that go beyond high-performance.Book a free consultation with a Novus Global coach here: http://novus.global/now/ This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Jeremy Davidson as Editor and Audio engineer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

META PERFORMANCE SHOW | From Navy SEAL/Special Warfare Officer, Secretary of Defense policymaker, and purpose-driven tech entrepreneur, Brian Ferguson, comes a robust episode on the art of public speaking, complexity theory, why the pursuit of mastery for achievement alone can feel empty, and the significance of being “in the arena.” A favorite saying of guest Brian’s (a metaphor for the importance of hard work and versatility, but quite literal in his case): “Be able to deadlift in the gym at 6 A.M. and brief the president at 6 P.M.” Brian speaks candidly with host Jason Jaggard about his modest beginnings and lack of “pedigree” compared to his counterparts, how he’s handled past failures, and his #1 characteristic that he believes, above all else, was paramount to his success. Brian’s pioneering healthcare company, Arena Labs (www.arenalabs.global), explores the intersection of technology and high performance.REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODECitizenship in a Republic (The Man in the Arena) - Theodore Roosevelt’s speech at Sorbonne University, Paris, 1910How I Built This - NPR podcast (specifically this episode with Spanx Founder Sara Blakely)Daring Greatly by Brene BrownNatural-Born Cyborgs: Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence by Andy ClarkComplexity Theory and Moore’s LawNovus Global is a tribe of elite executive coaches who work with Fortune 500 Companies, Professional Athletes, World Renowned Artists and Business Leaders to create lives, teams and companies that go beyond high-performance.Book a free consultation with a Novus Global coach here: http://novus.global/now/ This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Jeremy Davidson as Editor and Audio engineer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

YOUR FINEST HOUR | Tiller Digital Founder and CEO, Chantelle Little, shares the salient impact being coached had on both her and her company, not the least of which was doubling her company’s size in one year. Dan Leffelaar interviews Chantelle and her coach, Janet Breitenbach, and discuss the power that writing out her limiting beliefs, focusing on company culture, and testing specifically for growth and ownership in the hiring process had on Chantelle’s business. Chantelle shares the one question that Janet asked her often that had the greatest impact on her growth.Novus Global is a tribe of elite executive coaches who work with Fortune 500 Companies, Professional Athletes, World Renowned Artists and Business Leaders to create lives, teams and companies that go beyond high-performance.Book a free consultation with a Novus Global coach here: http://novus.global/now/ This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Jeremy Davidson as Editor and Audio engineer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co