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Ole Miss named Mike Bianco head coach of the Rebel baseball program on June 7, 2000. Since then, Bianco has become the winningest coach in program history and one of the top coaches in Southeastern Conference history while establishing Ole Miss as one of the premier programs in college baseball. In today’s age of short coaching tenures, Bianco is the longest-tenured coach in the SEC across all sports. In this episode of the Secrets to Winning, I sat down with a coach that had a tremendous impact on my career as a player and on my life. We talk about taking a program that was at the bottom of the SEC and turning it into a perennial power.

Ready or not, the emerging generations of Gen Y and Gen Z are entering the age of adulthood. Unless we make some adjustments in the way we interact with and lead them, our organizations could suffer. Throughout this podcast, I want to help you better understand generational differences and who exactly you are dealing with, provide tools to help you connect with and equip the emerging generation, and establish standards of high demand, high feedback with team members

This week, we take a dive into a new field of performance. Still training for performance improvement and to be elite, playing in front of fans, dealing with the same high intensity and pressure, and demonstrating a commitment to discipline, excellence, and accountability. This is a deep dive into the world of music.  Our guest on this week's episode of The Secrets to Winning is world-renowned international musician Skip Snead. Skip is known as one of the best horn players alive, performing for audiences all over the world including in Egypt, Romania, United Kingdom, Cuba, and more as a member of the TransAtlantic Horn Quartet. His accolades as a player are no joke, but he is also an accomplished instructor, as well, serving as the School of Music Director at The University of Alabama. 

The Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held this weekend, August 3rd, in Canton, Ohio. Among those enshrinees of the Class of 2019 is our guest this week on The Secrets to Winning, former 16-year veteran offensive lineman Kevin Mawae. In his career, Mawae was named to eight Pro Bowls, six of which came after the age of 30, and he was a first-team All-Pro six times. He was a member of the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, and also the NFL Players Association president from 2008-12. He played his final NFL game at the Pro Bowl in February 2010. On this episode of the podcast, Kevin dives into the attributes and the intangibles he possessed that created a Hall of Fame career.

There is no telling when and where you might see Laura Rutledge on television across ESPN's family of networks. From college football, basketball, and baseball to women's softball and gymnastics, she covers a multitude of sports as both a sideline reporter and host.  In 2014, she joined the Southeastern Conference as a sideline reporter for SEC Network and is also the host of SEC Nation. More recently, she added co-host of the ESPN morning show "Get Up!" to her resume. You can even find her, on occasion, to host ESPN’s flagship program SportsCenter.

Cam Doody is Co-founder and President of BellHops, the largest and fastest-growing tech-enabled platform in the moving and delivery space. Bellhops grew from an idea to help college students move onto campus.  Bellhops began in 2011 as a dorm-moving service in a small college town. They are now a moving company based in Chattanooga that is operating in 85 cities in 39 states across the U.S.  Cam is responsible for raising more than $21 million in venture capital from some of the most prestigious investors in the world.

I recently came across a blog post written by professional golfer Andrew Johnston. More commonly referred to as "Beef", Johnston wrote about his past mental health struggles over the weekend, and I decided to dedicate this week's episode to discussing mental health and how to overcome those struggles. We live in a very stressful environment. It's ok to have fears, pains, and doubts. It's ok to be honest about feeling that pain. Mental health struggles can and do affect everyone, from the player playing to the coach coaching to the parent watching.

This week's guest on the Secrets to Winning is the College Director of the American Baseball Coaches Association, Jeremy Sheetinger. "Sheets", as he is more commonly referred to in coaching circles, is a leader in coaching development in the game of baseball, especially at the collegiate level. A former collegiate coach in the SEC and other Division I schools, Sheets has created a model in which all sports can utilize to grow their games through education, engagement, and the sharing of ideas and systems. This is tremendous information for coaches of all ages, as well as those who are in the coaching development field, to grow their process, continue to enhance player development, and so much more!

  Our guest this week on The Secrets to Winning is former White House Director of Message Strategy and New York Times Best Selling Author Cliff Sims. I recently sat down with Cliff to get a first-hand account of what really happened during his 500 days in the Trump White House. Soon after standing at Donald Trump’s side on Election Night, Sims soon joined him in the West Wing. He quickly found himself pulled into the President’s inner circle as a confidante, an errand boy, an advisor, a punching bag, and a friend. Sometimes all in the same conversation. As a result, Sims gained unprecedented access to the President, sitting in on private meetings with key Congressional officials, world leaders, and top White House advisors. He saw how Trump handled the challenges of the office, and he learned how to view the world from the President's perspective which allowed him to better understand the methods behind such a polarizing figure. Throughout this conversation, we peel back the curtain on what makes the most pow

How does a former collegiate golfer turned award-winning radio personality compare the two ventures. How are they different? What components are similar? Our guest this week on The Secrets to Winning is nationally-renowned sports radio host Ryan Brown. You can hear Ryan every weekday morning on WJOX 94.5 in Birmingham, AL or throughout the Southeast on several FM and XM stations. He is also a former collegiate golfer at Jacksonville State University. Ryan has an amazing perspective on human performance, both as a collegiate athlete and now as someone who now interacts with high-profile coaches, athletes, and celebrities on his radio show. How he is able to relate the factors of his golf playing experiences to those of entertaining the rabid college football fans of the Southeast region is truly fascinating, and I think you will get a ton out of this conversation!

This week's guest on The Secrets to Winning is Greg Byrne, the Director of Athletics at The University of Alabama. Throughout his career, Byrne has been consistently more impactful and successful with each step up the administrative ladder. As a fundraiser, he has been directly involved in raising more than $200 million in gifts during his career. As a leader of competitive athletics programs, he has fostered major improvements across the spectrum of sports at both programs he has led prior to being at Alabama (Mississippi State University and University of Arizona). A proponent of developing student-athletes into productive people after college, Byrne has led programs that have attained academic success at levels not reached prior to his tenure. Throughout our conversation, you will hear Greg speak about serving others as this is what it takes to effectively lead at the highest level. There are all sorts of valuable leadership content including: Communicating your message and expectations very clearly Devel

This week’s guest on The Secrets to Winning is Scott Fawcett. His golf course-management system DECADE has been sweeping through the competitive golf world over the last few years. Scott is also very active on social media, specifically on Twitter, and can be a controversial figure in the golf community. He challenges the “status quo” and utilizes statistics to back a lot of his arguments. The facts are the facts. I have even referred to him as a “disruptor”. Scott and I used this podcast to touch base about the value and the importance of having conversations about mental health issues. Each of our own individual struggles within the mental health realm have helped guide who we are today and the areas in our lives that are stressors.

This week's guest on The Secrets to Winning is Cullen Talley, Founder and CEO of Exit Momentum. It is a very interesting title, so why Exit Momentum. Well, it is a process for building momentum to exit where you are, to get where you want to go, at the speed you are committed to. Throughout this podcast, you gain insight from Cullen on his business strategies and how to "Exit Winning" - meaning, how are you going to keep winning AFTER the first time. And the second time. And the third time. How you can you continue to sustain your winning process?  

This week’s guest on The Secrets to Winning is Kevin DeShazo. Kevin is the best-selling author of Leadership Interrupted: daily inspiration to become the leader you were meant to be, and iAthlete: Impacting Student-Athletes of a Digital Generation, and founder of Fieldhouse Media. He is a sought-after speaker, having presented on over 80 college campuses as well as a regular presenter at conferences and conventions, including NACDA, CoSIDA, the NCAA Convention and the Collegiate Athletics Leadership Symposium. He has also been quoted on ESPN.com, The New York Times, USA Today, Forbes, Bleacher Report, Sports Business Journal, and a variety of other national and local media outlets. Kevin is also the founder of Culture Wins Championships, helping leaders in the sports industry build a championship culture with their team.

Our guest this week is PGA Tour Coach and Instructor, Mark Blackburn, who has a refreshing take on the way he coaches his players. His philosophy is centered around developing the person first, before you ever develop the player. He believes that, no matter the sport, coaches create a culture that nurtures and develops their athletes.  Mark was the Alabama NW Florida Section PGA Teacher of The Year in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2015, a finalist for The PGA National Teacher of The Year 2010-2014, 2016, a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teachers and one of Golf Digest 50 Best Teachers in America. On the PGA Tour clients who have utilized Mark’s coaching include; Kevin Chappell, Chez Reavie, Harris English John Peterson, and more.

This week's episode of The Secrets to Winning peels back the curtain on college football's premier program to talk to it's unsung hero. That person is Jeff Allen, Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine and Head Athletic Trainer at The University of Alabama. Known as one of the most respected athletic trainers in the entire country, Allen was honored with the 2018 Division I Head Athletic Trainer of the Year Award for his work during the 2018 season that saw several players return to the field from serious injuries in time for the playoff and national championship game. During this episode, Jeff discusses his journey, the role of an athletic trainer in an athlete's life, how to be most effective in dealing with coaches, and communication within an organization. 

This week’s guest on The Secrets to Winning is former Alabama Offensive Lineman and current NFL Draft Prospect, Ross Pierschbacher. Ross was a four-year starter for the Crimson Tide across three different positions and has also been lauded as “one of the most consistent and technically-sound lineman to ever play at The University of Alabama.” As a four-year starter, 2-time All American, and the first player in college football history to play in four straight national championship games, Pierschbacher has modeled a level of consistency experienced by very few. So, how did he do it? What was it like playing for Nick Saban as an offensive lineman? What mindset do you need to play for a coach as demanding as Saban? What are the secrets to Alabama’s football success over the last decade?

Our guest this week on The Secrets to winning is Amanda Scarborough, one of ESPN's Lead Softball Analysts and a former All-American Pitcher at Texas A & M. If you turn on ESPN and there is a college softball game taking place, there is a very good chance you are listening to Amanda. Amanda provides tremendous insight from both a player's perspective and from the analyst's booth on the competitive mindset of today's collegiate athletes, overcoming challenges you are faced with, and how to succeed no matter the circumstances. 

Our guest this week on The Secrets to Winning is Kevin Wilson, one of the most accomplished and respected hitting coaches in all of baseball. Over the last 15 years, Kevin has coached and mentored a plethora of Major League Baseball players across 22 of the 30 MLB organizations. He is also the author of the #1 best-selling book, Finding Clarity: A Mindful Look Into the Art of Hitting. So, what separates a Major League hitter from the rest of the crop? They can cut through the mental clutter and figure out WHY they are successful. It’s not all about launch angle, exit velocity, and other confusing language. While those things are great and play a small part, you can’t take them with you while you are in the box in the bottom of the 9th with the game on the line. That is why your competitive mindset, figuring out who you are, and how you respond under pressure is so important in training.

  Every organization, team, and athlete that has reached the pinnacle of success has a system in place to be their formula for success. They do not take workouts off, blow off meetings, or mail it in.  Those that are truly great are excellent in every aspect of what they do, whether a coach sees it, a customer sees it, or a manager sees it. Their excellence is their culture, and they know that if they invest in their excellence, it is reflected in their brand. In fact, excellence becomes their brand.