Building Excellence
Welcome to the Building Excellence Podcast with Bailey Miles. The mission of this show is all about sharing inspiring stories from some successful athletes, coaches, business minds, and thought leaders to help you build excellence in your life, leadership, and legacy.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 231
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Anne Beiler - Founder Of Auntie Anne's Pretzels On Finding Hope & Perseverance To Overcome & Lead
#130: Anne Beiler is the founder of Auntie Anne’s Pretzels. Many of you already know of Auntie Anne’s from walking through malls, airports, and stores all over the world where you can smell the amazi…
Steve Irby - Founder & CEO Of KICKER On The 3P's, The Adventure Of Faith, & Never Quitting
#129: Steve Irby is the founder and CEO of KICKER/Stillwater Designs.
In 1973, KICKER's Livin' Loud legacy began as a two-man operation, hand-building professional-speaker systems in a narrow one-car…
Michelle "MACE" Curran - Former USAF Thunderbird Lead Solo Pilot On Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, Stepping Into Discomfort, & Upside Down Dreams
#128: Michelle “MACE” Curran led an impressive career as a Fighter Pilot during her 13 years in the United States Air Force. From 2019-2021, she flew as the only female pilot for the Air Force Thunde…
Phillip Fulmer - Former Tennessee Football Coach & Athletic Director On The Power Of Belief, Leadership, & Faith
#127: Phillip Fulmer is the College Football Hall of Fame former Head Coach & Athletic Director at the University of Tennessee.
Coach Fulmer lead Tennessee to a National Championship Title in 1998, 2…
Bob Beaudine - CEO Of Eastman & Beaudine, Author, & Speaker On The Power of Who, 2 Chairs, & Bringing The Energy
#126: Bob Beaudine is the President and CEO of Eastman & Beaudine. He is one of the nation's most respected search executives having conducted 100's of searches for Fortune 500 companies, entertainme…
Niko Medved - Colorado State University Men's Basketball Head Coach On Building Vision, Passion, & Creating Simplicity In A Complex World
#125: Niko Medved is the head coach of the Colorado State University Men’s Basketball program. Recently, he guided Colorado State to their highest ever seeding in the NCAA tournament.
Coach Medved ha…
Mike Linch - Senior Pastor of Northstar Church & Host Of Linch With A Leader On Spiritual Leadership, Finding Your Calling, & Compounding Consistency In The Things That Matter
#124: Mike Linch is the Senior Pastor of Northstar Church in Kennesaw, Georgia. He is also the host of the Linch with a Leader Podcast.
Mike grew up in Georgia and played baseball at Liberty Universi…
Anson Dorrance - UNC Women's Soccer Head Coach On Being A Loving Critic, Standards, & The Competitive-Cauldron
#123: Anson Dorrance is a 21x National Champion Coach for the University of North Carolina’s Women's Soccer Program & led the United States Women’s National Team to their first World Cup title in 199…
Dr. David Burkus - Top Business & Leadership Expert On Best Team Ever - The Surprising Science Of High Performing Teams
#122: Dr. David Burkus’ is one of the world’s leading business thinkers. His forward-thinking ideas and bestselling books are helping leaders build their best team ever.
He is the bestselling author o…
Pat Williams - Orlando Magic Co-Founder & NBA GM On Building Excellence, Lessons In Leadership, & Starting An MLB Franchise
#121: Pat Williams is the co-founder of the Orlando Magic and a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. He has also been the former GM of the Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic, and the Phila…
Omar Ahmadieh - Entrepreneur, Partner, & Financial Advisor On Winning The Day, Beating Cancer, & Following The Promptings Of God
#120: Omar Ahmadieh is a partner & financial advisor with JM Brown Financial Partners, as well as an entrepreneur with multiple businesses across different sectors.
Omar grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, bu…
Swen Nater - 2x UCLA National Champion & NBA Player On Forgiveness, Repetition Through Testing, & Lessons Learned From Coach Wooden
#119: Swen Nater is a former NBA & ABA player. He is a two time NCAA national champion and played under legendary Coach John Wooden at UCLA. As a man of many talents he has been a championship player…
Steve Whitaker - CEO & Senior Pastor Of John 3:16 Mission On Being A Person Of Proximity, Discipline, & Service
#118: Steve Whitaker is CEO & Senior Pastor of John 3:16 Mission. He has served and led at the mission since 1989 and is a 10th generation minister.
Since 1952 John 3:16 Mission has been focused on …
Matt Doherty - Former UNC Head Coach, Player, & National Champion On Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, & Rebounding From Pain To Passion
#117: Matt Doherty is the former University of North Carolina head men’s basketball coach, player, and national champion. He was also head coach at Notre Dame, SMU, & Florida Atlantic.
Matt grew up i…
Joshua Medcalf - Author, Speaker, & Founder Of Train To Be Clutch On Chop Wood Carry Water, Training, & Surrendering The Outcome
#116: Joshua Medcalf is a bestselling author of books like Chop Wood Carry Water, Pound the Stone, and many others, as well as a keynote speaker and founder of Train 2 Be Clutch. He works with some o…
Charles O'Bannon Sr - Former Pro Basketball Player On Building The Discipline Of A Championship Work Ethic, Mindset, & Culture
#115: Charles O’Bannon is a former professional basketball player. He was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1997 NBA Draft.
Chuck grew up in Compton, California and went to school at the basketbal…
Daniel Grothe - Author & Pastor Of New Life Church On Holy Presumption, Using What Is In Your Hands, & Chasing Wisdom
#114: Daniel Grothe is the associate senior pastor at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, CO. He is also the author of Chasing Wisdom & The Power of Place.
Daniel grew up in Tulsa, OK and attended OR…
Steve Robinson - Former CMO Of Chick-Fil-A On Stewardship, Alignment To The Mission, & Lessons Building A Multi-Billion Dollar Brand
#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…
Matt Wells - OU Football Coach & Former Texas Tech & Utah State Head Coach On Building Culture, Developing Toughness, & Best As The Standard
#112: Matt Wells is currently a football coach at the University of Oklahoma. He was formerly the head football coach at Texas Tech & Utah State.
Coach Wells spent 3 years at Texas Tech and 6 years a…
Suzy Sevier & Michael Barnhart Founders Of Adventurous Real Estate Investors On Taking Calculated Risk, Adventure, & Building Impact Through Real Estate
#111: Suzy Sevier and Michael Barnhart are the Founders of Adventurous Real Estate Investors. They specialize in Return on Impact. Through real estate investing they create immeasurable impacts; in t…