Excellent Leadership Podcast

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are at the finale for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) & Mark Mayleben (Partner, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our thirty sixth guest, Shelly Cayette (President of Business Operations, Charlotte Hornets) on to discuss:

Intro (:02)

Being a student athlete at Tulane University & Working in the Casino Industry (1:30)

Working in Marketing for The New Orleans Hornets & Going From Marketing To Sales (7:00)

Working a Community role in New Orleans & Working for The Cleveland Cavaliers during COVID (11:53)

Balancing work with Motherhood & Advice to her younger self (17:31)

The pitch to join The Cleveland Cavaliers & Key pillars that lead to her successes (27:55)

Working with strong executive business leaders & Perfecting an interview process (33:43)

Staying sharp & 7 Question Blitz (43:50)

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This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) & Kari Goodwin (Partner, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our thirty fifth guest, Clark Lea (Head Coach of Vanderbilt University Football) on to discuss:

Intro (:02)

Favorite Half Time Speeches & Setting the rules for a college football team (:56)

Playing Football at Vanderbilt University & Aligning the full program with their ultimate vision (4:41)

What excites him most about coaching college football at Vanderbilt & Instilling consistent behaviors (9:21)

The week leading up to beating #1 University of Alabama & Instilling character in players (19:01)

Assessing talent in a recruit & The importance of making adjustments as a new coach (30:00)
Communication through the media & Prioritizing when hiring for the coaching staff (38:28)

7 Question Blitz (47:35)

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This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) & Matt Rogers (Partner, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our thirty fourth guest, Danita Johnson (President of Business Operations of D.C. United) on to discuss:

Intro (:02)

How deep sports love runs with her family & Being part of a military family (:51)

Why she chose a career in sports & Starting with a Minor League team (4:19)

Walking into her first MLS job & Creating a culture of success (11:39)Leaving a system of process & Advice for managing up for ownership groups (18:58)

Finding a sense of purpose & The importance of knowing the type of person you’re hiring (23:28)
The process of hiring people for specific roles & Advice for those stepping into leadership roles (30:45)

The importance of taking risks & Why people should be D.C. United supporters (38:55)

The explosive growth of D.C. United & Biggest learnings from leading at Los Angeles Sparks (45:25)

The leaders who helped shape her career & Teaching confidence (51:14)7 Question Blitz (59:29)

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This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) & Kari Goodwin (Partner, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our thirty third guest, JJ Gottsch (CEO of Austin Gamblers) on to discuss:

Intro (:02)

Being raised in problem solving environments & Foundational memories that prepared him to be a leader (1:03)

The realization that his parents were entrepreneurs & Bowling in his life (6:47)

What excited him about joining PBR & The best way to resign (11:26)The intricacy of PBR & The future of PBR (16:55)

Valuations of PBR Teams & Those who are Western curious (24:45)
The risk of injury to athletes in PBR & How PBR riders get started in training (30:05)Why a rider chooses a particular bull & How riders warm up (35:33)

Prioritizing in hiring & Day in the life of the Austin Gamblers CEO (40:40)Biggest surprises that come from his job & The turning point in his career (47:01)Professional habits in his work/live balance & 7 Question Blitz (51:24)
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This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) & Mark Mayleben (Partner, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our thirty third guest, Dewayne Hankins (President of Business Operations, Portland TrailBlazers) on to discuss:

Intro (:02)

How he starts every day with a workout & Habits to keeping his mind sharp (:45)

Getting into the seat that he has today & Working in Digital Marketing for Professional Los Angeles Teams (5:32)

Finding the right people to run social media for teams & Moving into digital sponsorship sales (8:20)Moving from CMO to President & Bringing Basketball and Business together (14:22)

The goal of culture & The big projects he’s been involved with in Portland (20:09)
Those who have helped him become the leader he is today & Becoming a Community Leader in Portland (26:24)Building a culture of leadership & What he’s most obsessed about (32:47)

Convincing people and sponsors to sign on for a season & Working with a team owner (37:14)

Putting together the strongest leadership team & Filling senior leadership roles (41:59)

Hiring for potential vs. Hiring for experience & 7 Question Blitz (46:59)

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