Building Excellence

#169: Howard Behar is the former President of Starbucks Coffee Company. During his time at Starbucks he helped the company grow from 28 stores to over 15,000 stores all over the world. Not only does …

#168: 7x MLB All-Star & hosts of the Table 40 podcast, Matt & Leslee Holliday share their journey, as well as lessons in faith, marriage, leadership, and being present. 

Matt & Leslee met while Leslee…

#113: Steve Robinson is the former Executive Vice President & Chief marketing officer of Chick-Fil-A from 1981-2015. He currently serves as a consultant, speaker, and author on organizational culture…

#166: Chad Hennings is a 3 time Super Bowl Champion with the Dallas Cowboys, A10 fighter pilot, real estate businessmen, author, speaker, and ministry founder.

In order to achieve a legacy of excelle…

#165: Horst Schulze is the Co-Founder of the Ritz Carlton & Founder of the Capella Hotel Group. He is also author of the book "Excellence Wins",  a no nonsense guide to becoming the best in a world o…

Jim Harrick is a national championship coach with the UCLA men’s basketball program. In 1995, he led the bruins to the NCAA championship and gained pac-10 and national coach of the year honors.

Coach…

Pete Chambers is an entrepreneur and businessman at heart. He has been married to his wife Raney for 30 years, and is the proud father of three daughters. He is a graduate of Texas Christian Universi…

Jerry Colangelo is the founder and former owner of the Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks, as well as Managing Director of USA Basketball.

He is a 4x NBA Executive of the Year, former NBA GM & Hea…

#161: Brandon Lohse is the CFO of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp.

Prior to joining Arkansas Electric he worked more than 26 years in the energy and financial services sectors. Most recently Brando…

#160: Clint Hurdle is a former Major League Baseball player and manager.

He spent 9 seasons as the Manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Over his tenure in Pittsburgh he led the Pirates to multiple pla…

#159: Scott Nield is the CEO of Montereau, which is Oklahoma’s premier retirement community.

Scott is a deeply passionate senior living and hospitality executive who looks for innovative platforms an…

#158: Joe Moglia is the former CEO and Chairman of TD Ameritrade, former Head Football Coach and current Executive Advisor to the President and Chair of Athletics at Coastal Carolina.

In 1984 Joe ente…

#157: Will Reece is a sports agent, entrepreneur, and former basketball coach. In 2007, he set out to create his dream job, one that tied together his passion for sports, his knack for networking, an…

#156: Steve Largent is a NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver who spent 14 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. When he retired he held all of the major NFL receiving records.

Steve played at the University o…

#155: Nicholaus Rohleder is the Co-Founder of Climate Commodities and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. 

At CC, he sits on the steering committees of CC’s operating businesses in physical trading, mineral…

#154: Joanne P. McCallie is the former Duke University head women’s basketball coach.

She is an author and elite-level NCAA basketball coach with nearly 700 career wins. She received a BA from Northwe…

#153: Jerry Stritzke is the former President & CEO of REI, which is one of the premier American retail and outdoor recreation corporations with over 24 million people.

Before Jerry stepped into his ro…

#152: Jeremiah Dickey is the Boise State University Athletic Director. Under Dickey’s leadership Boise State has experienced tremendous success on and off the field and court. The Business Developmen…

#151: Bruce Heppler is the Georgia Tech head men’s golf coach. 

As the 10th-longest tenured head coach in Division I at 29 years, he has guided the Yellow Jackets to an NCAA regional every year since …