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This week’s guest is Luke Mandola, Jr. Luke is the Senior Vice President of Fuddruckers, home of The World’s Greatest Hamburgers. In this podcast, Luke talks about the Fuddruckers 8-step process known as The Stairway to Burger Heaven, and about leadership and their championship culture of FCCPPST. A former baseball standout for the Tulane Green Wave, Mandola is one of the most sought-after leaders in the restaurant industry.

This week’s guest is international best-selling author Jon Gordon. His books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous coaches and teams in the NFL, NBA and MLB and by Fortune 500 companies, school districts, hospitals and non-profits.

He is the author of numerous books including The Wall Street Journal bestseller The Energy Bus, Soup, The No Complaining Rule, Training Camp, and The Carpenter. Jon and his tips have been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Fox and Friends, and in numerous magazines and newspapers.

His clients include The Atlanta Falcons, LA Clippers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Campbell Soup, Wells Fargo, Northwestern Mutual, Publix, Southwest Airlines, Bayer, West Point Academy and more.

Jon is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a Masters in Teaching from Emory University. He and his training/consulting company are passionate about developing positive leaders, organizations and teams.

When he's not running through airports or speaking, you can find him playing tennis or lacrosse with his wife and two teenage children.

Connect with Jon on Twitter @JonGordon11, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.

Dr. Steve Taubman’s early years were plagued by crippling anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Despite graduating as valedictorian from one of the nation’s top chiropractic colleges and running a thriving practice, Dr. Steve found that his outer success did little to calm his inner turmoil.

Thus began a thirty-year journey to understand the root of his suffering. His exploration of Western psychotherapy, Eastern teachings of mindfulness, hypnosis, and the science of neurology provided profound insight into the universal nature and cause of suffering: the subconscious mind… which ultimately led to the creation of his successful UnHypnosis system and best-selling book.

Blending his teachings with a longtime passion for comedy and magic, Dr. Steve developed a series of insightful, fun presentations about mastering the subconscious mind. These were quickly embraced by organizations for their ability to get people into action.

Since then, Dr. Steve’s excitement, motivation and enthusiasm have earned him fans from every profession as he continues to enthrall audiences worldwide, helping them remove mental barriers to achieving their dreams. Dr. Steve’s presentations are world-class entertainment and world-class education. His ability to blend entertainment and education is what separates him from anyone else in the field.

You can connect with Dr. Steve at www.stevetaubman.com.

Former TCU Baseball assistant coach Heath Autrey is the head coach of the Dallas Banditos #1 Ranked 13U baseball team and is also the head baseball coach at Corsicana High School in Corsicana, TX. Autrey is an Inner Circle member and has coached numerous Major League players including Clayton Kershaw and Chris Davis, among other MLB All-Stars. Autrey has also served as the head baseball coach in the Lancaster Independent School District and as an associate scout for the New York Yankees. In addition, he has been an assistant baseball coach at Navarro College and coordinated baseball camps at The University of Texas under the direction of Augie Garrido, the NCAA’s all-time leader in wins as a coach.

This BONUS Podcast Episode features a preview of the Elite Mindset audiobook…

Mark Doran is known internationally as a premier batting instructor. He played baseball and football at the University of Wisconsin, where he earned the All-American award in baseball. Out of college, Mark was drafted in the first round by the California Angels in 1983, 23rd overall, where he excelled at every level in the minor leagues. He was on the major league roster for both the California Angels and Chicago White Sox.

After learning hitting from Hall of Fame baseball player Rod Carew, Mark began teaching the proper techniques of hitting and fielding to young athletes. Through training premier baseball athletes, Mark began meeting with top collegiate coaches in softball to learn the game of fastpitch. As one of the only coaches nationally to train both Major League Baseball players and Olympic softball athletes, Mark has been known as one of the best hitting instructors in the nation.

He has trained several USA Olympic softball players, Greek Olympic softball players, Canadian Olympic players, Major League baseball players, and NCAA baseball and softball athletes. Mark currently mentors coaches from national powers Washington, Florida State, Arizona State and others.

You can connect with Mark “Dorny” Doran via e-mail, [email protected].

Shelby Pendley was drafted 2nd overall out of The University of Oklahoma in the 2015 NPF College Draft by the USSSA Pride. She was a 2x Big 12 Player of the Year, a 3x NCAA All-American and was the 2015 NPF Rookie of the Year. Pendley is 6th all-time in NCAA Softball career home runs. She is one of the best hitters in NCAA history and is currently an assistant softball coach at The University of New Mexico.

You can follow Shelby on Twitter @PendleyShelby

Ryan Harrison is a certified Sports Performance Vision Trainer with SlowTheGameDown. He has a degree in Exercise Physiology from University of California at Davis, where he was a kicker for the football team. Since 1998 Ryan has been working with international softball, collegiate and amateur softball teams. Ryan also has been a key consultant to numerous international, professional and collegiate football, baseball & softball teams including USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand women’s national softball teams. He has also worked with various MLB teams including, but not limited to, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Washington Nationals.

He has personally trained over 100 Major League roster players on the visual side of the game. Among the Major League players he has trained are Carlos Delgado, Carlos Beltran, Mike Sweeney, Jayson Werth, Delmon Young, Laynce Nix, John Baker, Jerry Hairston, Jr., Chris Dickerson, Josh Willingham and Jonny Gomes.

Following his work with top professional and amateur athletes, he conceived the idea of training necessary performance skills with digital technology. The SportsEyesite™ Software is a result of his goal to develop training products so that everyone could benefit from this training at a fraction of the cost without the need to go to a specialty clinic.

You can connect with Ryan on Twitter @SlowTheGameDown or by e-mail [email protected].

Lacey Waldrop was the 2014 NCAA Softball National Player of the Year.  She was a 3x All-American Pitcher and 2x ACC Pitcher of the Year for the Florida State Seminoles.  In 2015 she was drafted third overall by the Chicago Bandits in the 2015 NPF Draft.  Waldrop discusses the mental game of softball and how ... Read More

Maddie O’Brien was a 4-year All-ACC Softball player at Florida State University and is currently playing for the Pennsylvania Rebellion of the National Pro Fastpitch.  In this podcast she talks about her mindset for success, competing one pitch at a time and what she does for mental training.  She was a finalist for College Softball ... Read More