Leadership Is No Accident

2:30 - The dream of becoming a professional athlete5:30 - Leadership and leaders in soccer 9:00 - Leadership from a team perspective 11:00 - Understanding responsibility, accountability, and the meaning of resiliency13:45 - What distinguishes great coaches from average coaches 16:00 - Different kinds of leaders and coaching styles 20:00 - Maintaining and understanding accountability from a coaching perspective, and how it translates into sports and business 25:00- Being a player under contract and what it entails 29:00- A Frugal Athlete - a financial-literacy company30:15 - Explaining what the Frugal Athlete provides 33:30 - Inspiration and purpose to create A Frugal Athlete 37:30 - Advice on how to become a professional athleteLINKSAmobi Okugo on LinkedInAmobi's Wikipedia pageLearn more about A Frugal AthleteCREDITSProduced by Emma HolmstromMusic by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’

3:00 – The benefit of being naive and taking it slow7:00 - Being a professional ballet dancer and connecting with Pilates11:45 - From Pilates instructor to entrepreneur14:00 - Starting the business 17:45 - Teaching a contemporary style of Pilates 20:30 - Standing out in the market by providing clear information, excellent education, and authentic teaching 25:00 - Having a clear purpose and vision 28:30 - Experiences and challenges in a growing business 31:30 - Learning how to prioritize, focus, gain self-awareness and listen to each other 34:45 - Adapting and thriving during the Covid-19 pandemic 38:00 - Rising to the occasion39:45 - Reaching a wider audience and expanding the virtual platform LINKSLeslie Braverman on LinkedInLearn more about Pacific Northwest PilatesCREDITSProduced by Emma HolmstromMusic by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’ 

2:30 - The history of Mazamas 5:30 - How to lead through change while maintaining the soul of the organization8:45 - The role as Acting Executive Director 11:15 - How to adapt and create new opportunities in the light of Covid-1917:30 - Increasing diversity in the outdoors 21:30 - The complexity of permits and being actively engaged in the topic 25:00 - Being a member of Outdoor Alliance and having a voice in legislation matters related to the outdoors 28:00 - Being a female leader in a male-dominated space 31:30 - Feeling pride in the purpose of the organization 33:30 - An organization that also provides a community 37:00 - Advice on how to lead a volunteer organization LINKSSarah Bradham on LinkedInLearn more about the MazamasCREDITSProduced by Emma HolmstromMusic by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’

2:00     How Dave's career led him into coaching.6:30     Changing the culture from playing football to cricket, a recipe for large scale organizational change.8:00     The most common issue Dave sees in teams within the construction industry and how he addresses it.10:00    How Dave coaches the team to create an environment of success, where people do their best work.14:30    Great teams don't happen by luck18:30    There are no high performance teams in the business world.21:20   The 72% effectiveness gap.23:00    The definition of a great team25:30    Why leaders struggle with delegation30:00    The five keys of deep and deliberate delegation36:00    Dave's new book, 'Coach for Results'37:00    How Dave finds the time to be top triathlete as well as a top coachLINKSDave Stitt on LinkedInWork with Dave Books:Coach for ResultsDeep and Deliberate Delegation21st Century People LeadershipCREDITSProduced by Emma HolmstromMusic by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’

2:00 - Entering the athletic industry5:00 - A strong passion for sports, fitness, health, and wellness6:30 - Change within the athletic industry and breaking glass ceilings9:30 - Being authentic11:30 - A female leader and mother in a male-dominated industry17:30 - The importance of deep active listening22:15 - Understanding critical feedback, self-reflection, and self-awareness27:30 - Learning from the consumer30:30 - Creating strategic directions and strategic visions in leadership35:00 - From the athletic industry to venture capital lead companies38:15 - Strategic planning in private equity39:00 - Leaving the venture capital world and starting a new chapterLINKSCatherine Beldotti Donlan on LinkedInCREDITSProduced by Emma HolmstromMusic by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’

3:00 – Leadership as dispositional learning4:00 – Introducing Minecraft6:30 – Explaining the use of disposition8:00 – Using Minecraft as a simulation13:30 – Learning from Minecraft  18:30 – Thoughts on working from home in the world of Covid22:00 – Working from home, trouble-free or a struggle?23:30 – Learning practice and performance27:00 – What leaders learn from the program30:00 – Learning by doing, building confidence33:30 – Philip’s passion for sharing, connecting and understanding the human being40:00 – Closing advice on how to lead and utilize vertical development LINKSPhillip Crockford on LinkedInWorking with v-Teamwork CREDITSProduced by Kai Hellberg & Emma HolmstromMusic by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’ 

2:40 -  Taking a year off at Nike 8:00 - Keeping Swift alive at the height of a recession12:00 - Embracing uncertainty 17:00 - Allowing employees to be multi-dimensional 21:00 - Having employees truly live by a company’s values24:00 - Valentine’s non-negotiables30:00 - The transition to Wunderman Thompson 36:00 - The importance of embracing your life outside of work 39:00 - Leadership lessons from becoming CEO LINKSLiz Valentine on LinkedInSwift Agency CREDITSProduced by Kai HellbergMusic by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’

3:00 – “Not sure if he has a bright future as a student, but the way he writes is unbelievable”7:30 – Zavaro’s focus on storytelling10:30 – Zavaro’s definition of leadership13:20 – “If I could put it on my website, I’d write ‘We Sell Sh*t’”18:00 – The difficult nature of letting employees go  20:30 – Shifting from a mentality of abundance to a mentality of scarcity  25:30 – Running a bar, writing a book28:00 – Fixing restaurants  30:00 – Commentating everything from Formula 1 to Bobsleigh34:00 – Maximizing something as simple as white paper and black ink38:00 – Zavaro’s title as “Chief of Happiness”   LINKSNir Zavaro on LinkedInHow to work with Nir as your personal storytelling and marketing coachConnecting with Streetwise in Tel Aviv (in Hebrew)Streetwise on LinkedInCREDITSProduced by Kai HellbergMusic by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’

2:00 - Growing up in communist-led Bulgaria4:00 - Getting beer for construction workers (at age 6)6:00 - Bulgaria’s communal feel8:00 - “For me, Volleyball represented hope” 11:00 - “I would rather take humiliation than give up on my dream” 14:30 - Switching from Indoor to Beach Volleyball 18:00 - Learning to not focus on what you don’t have 21:00 - Going to the Olympics in disbelief 24:00 - Maintaining her motivation28:00 - Transitioning to a corporate environment from a sports environment 31:00 - The idea of a “corporate athlete” 35:00 - Coaches who help you see your blind spots  LINKSLina Taylor on LinkedInLina's website'Go for Gold' Olympic Experience CREDITSProduced by Kai HellbergMusic by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’

1:30 - About Himalaya Rao and Black Founders Matter4:00 - Working for 7 different funds in just a few years9:30 - Growing up being told “Don’t fail” 12:00 - Finding the tenets of entrepreneurship in the South Bronx15:00 - Why “change,” rather than “systemic change,” isn’t enough20:30 - “No systemic problem has one answer” 23:00 - “If any founder should be allowed access to funding, why not a BIPOC founder?”30:00 - Not guiding greatness, but facilitating it 33:30 - “Don’t wait on your idea” 39:30 - Rao’s closing pieces of advice LINKSHimalaya Rao on LinkedInBlack Founders Matter Investment FundContact Himalaya @ [email protected] CREDITSProduced by Kai HellbergMusic by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’