Corporate Competitor Podcast

Ep. 167: Giants Wide Receiver David Tyree’s “helmet catch” immediately went down as one of the iconic moments in Super Bowl lore, but did you know it likely wouldn’t have happened had Eli Manning and Tyree not “connected” earlier as colleagues and teammates?  Incredible athletic feats such as this are what Super Bowls are made of; but behind such feats are unseen examples of leadership that create the conditions for them to happen. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource. Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time, Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team toward personal and professional greatness. Special thanks to Francisco Nunez and Samantha Clark for making this episode possible.

Ep. 166: Basketball shaped the CEO at the helm of the global leader in real-time continuous glucose monitoring for people with diabetes. Kevin’s days coaching have taught him the value of teamwork– lessons he applies to his 8,300 Dexcom employees that go to work to accomplish the mission of empowering people to take control of their health. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource. Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time. Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team towards personal and professional greatness. Special thanks to Tommaso Martone and Samantha Clark for making this episode possible.

Peter Platzer, Spire Global CEO, shares his journey of leaving Wall Street to pursue a career in space. He discusses the importance of embracing change and following one's passion. They explore the connection between change and growth, emphasizing the need for gradual changes. The podcast also discusses building a strong team and highlights three key takeaways including embracing change and growth, aligning candidate values with company values, and engaging in a different and difficult activity to clear the mind.

Ep. 164: Georgetown Volleyball shaped this leader’s career, which includes 20 years at The Coca-Cola Company, where she led Worldwide Agency Operations across 200 countries and was recognized as one of Advertising Age’s “Women to Watch.”   In order to create a positive work-life balance, she learned how to set boundaries — but with one proviso. “Boundaries aren’t of any value if you don’t share them,” she noted. “People can’t honor boundaries they don’t know about.”   Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource.   Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team towards personal and professional greatness.    Special thanks to Tommaso Martone and Ryan Tevlin for making this episode possible.

Ep. 163: College basketball shaped this leader who was an executive at United Way Suncoast and enjoyed a lucrative career as a banking executive at Wells Fargo and BB&T before landing at Tampa Bay Partnership.  “True competitors aren’t actually trying to beat someone else,” she shared. “They are trying to be the best that they can be, and the byproduct is that they beat other people because they're assessing themselves against where they want to be.” Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource. Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team towards personal and professional greatness.  Special thanks to Daniel Kehn and Samantha Clark for making this episode possible.

Ep. 162: Hal was told he would never walk again, and ten years later he ran an Ultra Marathon. The new “Updated & Expanded Edition” of his book The Miracle Morning outlines his six-step morning ritual.    Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource.   +Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team towards personal and professional greatness.    Special thanks to Tommaso Martone and Ryan Tevlin for making this episode possible.

Ep. 161: 44 Farms CEO Bob McClaren spent a decade as the president of business operations for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball before taking over his family’s cattle ranch.    Today he keeps the art of ranching alive with his partnership with Walmart, serving the highest quality beef to his customers for more than five generations as one of the largest Angus breeders in the United States.   Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource.   Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team towards personal and professional greatness.    Special thanks to Lauren Stecker and Samantha Clark for making this episode possible.

Ep. 160: In his 42 seasons at Duke, Coach Mike Krzyzewski built a dynasty that few programs in the history of the game can match. He is the winningest, five-time national champion and NCAA record 13-time Final Four participant. As the head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Basketball Team, he brought home six gold medals. So you might say that Coach K knows a little something about getting “buy-in” from his team. “You have to put yourself in a position to have conversations and build relationships with people,” he shared in this episode. “I spent more time near the locker room complex than in my sixth-floor office because I knew that would lead to impromptu discussions.” Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource. + Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time, Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team toward personal and professional greatness. ++ Special thanks to Lauren Stecker and Samantha Clark for making this episode possible.

Ep.159: “Being a professional is doing what you love to do even on days you don’t love doing it,” Daniel shared. This motto has netted him seven New York Times bestsellers, including his latest, The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward. His books have been translated into more than 40 languages, and have sold millions of copies around the world.  Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource. Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time? Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team towards personal and professional greatness. Special thanks to David Beira and Lauren Stecker for making this episode possible.

Ep. 158: The leader who manages Erin Andrews, Deion Sanders, Michael Strahan, and Tony Gonzalez, joins the show to discuss how confidence and gratitude can co-exist to make you a better leader.  Constance shared that several important early lessons in leadership were learned through her own sporting experiences. A 95-pound softball player in high school who didn’t see a lot of at bats, she says she was proud to be a backup and “bench cheerleader.”  “It doesn't matter how great I play my position if the team loses,” she said. “And that's what we instill in our team.” Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource. Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team towards personal and professional greatness.  Special thanks to Meredith Grimm and Lauren Stecker for making this episode possible.