Building Excellence

#179: Admiral Mike Manazir is a retired US Navy Admiral who is a Top Gun fighter pilot and instructor who commanded the aircraft carrier the USS Nimitz, an F-14 squadron, and a Carrier Strike Group.

He completed 15 overseas deployments, qualified in the F-14 and the F/A-18 and has flown 3,750 fighter hours with 1,240 arrested landings on multiple aircraft carriers. He also completed five tours in the Pentagon culminating in his role as the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Warfighting and he is now an executive with a Fortune 100 aerospace and defense company.

On the show Admiral Manazir shares his story from attending the US Naval Academy, to the split second decision of having to eject out of a jet, to commanding an aircraft carrier in a typhoon, and much more.

For more on his bestselling books, newsletter, and much more check out mikemanazir.com amazon, and all social platforms. 

Currently he has a Lead From the Heart Series book promotion going on that is posted in the link below. 

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Lead From The Heart Promo:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6P57VHL?binding=paperback&qid=1724005240&sr=8-2&ref=dbs_dp_awt_sb_pc_tpbk 

John Rossman is the author of four books on leadership and business innovation including the best seller The Amazon Way and Big Bet Leadership. He is an early Amazon executive who played a key role in launching the Amazon marketplace business in 2002. Today he is a leading keynote speaker on leadership for innovation and transformation. John is an operator and builder whose love is diving into business problems and customer needs, designing innovative solutions and business models, and creating durable enterprise value. He has served as the senior technology advisor at the Gates Foundation and senior innovation advisor at T-Mobile.

 His new book, Big Bet Leadership: Your Transformation Playbook for Winning in the Hyper-Digital Era, is an actionable playbook for senior leaders to succeed at complex transformations.

 John is the founder of Rossman Partners, a strategy & leadership solutions firm.

#177: Mike Morrell is the UNC Asheville men’s basketball head coach. In 2023 he was selected as the Big South Coach of the Year and led UNCA to a Big South Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. 

In the last two years the Bulldogs are one of the winningest programs in college basketball. In 2023 he guided UNCA to a school record 27 wins. 

Before moving to Asheville Coach Morrell coached alongside Shaka Smart at the University of Texas and VCU. 

Prior to that he coached at Charleston Southern, Clemson, and King College. 

On the show Coach Morrell shares his story of growing up, playing college basketball and golf, getting into coaching, doing your job, incremental growth, relationship excellence, the skill of following directions, confidence, building an environment, and much more. 

For more on Coach Morrell and UNCA check out uncabulldogs.com

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Ken Coleman is the three-time bestselling author of Find the Work You're Wired to Do, From Paycheck to Purpose, The Proximity Principle, and host of The Ken Coleman Show. As America’s Work Expert, he helps people discover what they do best so they can do work they love and produce the results that matter most to them. Whether they’re looking for a complete career change or they’re just unsure about what step to take next, Ken will help them get unstuck and get on the path to meaningful work. Follow Ken on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and X. And check him out as well at KenColeman.com and RamseySolutions.com 

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#175: Alan bowman is the staring quarterback at Oklahoma State University. With currently less than two weeks before the start of the 2024 season, Alan has been selected on the Manning Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, and Wuerffel Trophy watchlists. The AP Top 25 rankings has the Cowboys at 17 as they look to build upon last year’s great season. Last season Alan helped lead OSU to a Big 12 Championship appearance and Texas Bowl win over Texas A&M. 

Alan grow up in Grapevine, Texas and from a young age knew he loved football and wanted to play at the highest levels. He chose to start off his career at Texas Tech and as a true freshman started 7 games before an injury sidelined him for the season. He holds a Big 12 freshman single game record of 605 passing yards in one game, breaking the mark set by Patrick Mahomes and was a Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year Honorable Mention. 

Alan has overcome adversity throughout his career starting with injuries, coaching changes, school changes, COVID-19, and not starting, to coming back and leading OSU to a great 2023 season, which he elaborates in detail. He also shared some of the lessons he has learned from coaches and the different cultures he has been around during his time at Texas Tech, Michigan, and Oklahoma State. More importantly he share about the positive influence of his parents and sisters and how having a great support system is crucial to your success on and off the field. 

On the show he shares all these things and much more. Be sure to check him out on all social media platforms and watch him lead the Cowboys as they start their season against South Dakota State on August 31st. 

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Tony Monetti is a former B2 Stealth Bomber Pilot and currently leads Stealth Advantage Consulting as CEO.

Tony is a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate, and holds two Masters Degrees. During his exemplary Air Force career, he led the 13th Bomb Squadron’s as Director of Operations, one of two operational B-2 Stealth squadrons. He has flown multiple planes including the B2 Stealth, B1, B52, and many others.

He served as Chairman of the NATO Time Sensitive Targeting Committee. Since leaving the military, Tony served as the University of Central Missouri’s Assistant Dean of Aviation. Tony’s versatile leadership style and strong management skills demonstrates effective team building and corporate goal success. He was the US Senate candidate in 2018 for Missouri and came in 2nd out of 11 candidates.

His strategic thinking challenges the status-quo with the ability to exceed organizational vision and team goals. Tony is a three time-published author and his motivational workshops and seminars have impacted and inspired individuals and organizations globally.

He currently serves as CEO of Stealth Advantage Consulting. For more information on his latest book, THE STEALTH WAY, check out the link below, as well as tonymonetti.com for more info on speaking and consulting services.

Now learn from one of America's first B-2 Stealth Pilots on how to win life's battles to achieve a life worth living. Enjoy the show!

Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Stealth-Way-Live-Life-Fully/dp/B0CLHQQN4Y 

#173: Lorenzo Romar is one of college basketball’s all time winningest and most accomplished coaches. More importantly he is one of the most respected coaches. He has served as the head coach at the University of Washington, Pepperdine, and Saint Louis. He is currently an assistant coach a Loyola Marymount University. 

As a head coach, he's had 18 players taken in the NBA Draft. As either a head coach or an assistant, he's worked with 27 future NBA Draft picks. During his time in Washington alone he coached several future NBA players including Brandon Roy, Nate Robinson, Isaiah Thomas, Quincy Pondexter, Spencer Hawes, and top-overall pick Markelle Fultz.

As the Head Coach of Washington, the Huskies played in six NCAA Tournaments, three NITs and one CBI, and won 298 games. Additional accolades in Romar's decorated career include winning the Pac-10/Pac-12 regular season twice (2009, 2012), winning the Pac-10/Pac-12 Tournament three times (2005, 2010, 2011), being named Pac-10/Pac-12 Coach of the Year three times (2005, 2009, 2012), and winning the Conference USA Tournament (2000).

Coach Romar was drafted in the 1980 NBA Draft and played 5 seasons in the NBA with the Warriors, Bucks, and Pistons.

He started at Cerritos Community College and then went on to play at Washington, where he was a two-year starter at point guard and was the team captain as a senior.

On the show Coach Romar shares his story of growing up in Compton, influence of his parents, his love for basketball, resilience, playing in the NBA, Athletes in Action, getting into coaching, faith, family, values, and much more.

As I was getting into coaching Coach Romar was one of the main coaches I wanted to learn from and I spent a tremendous amount of time just to have the opportunity to be around him and his program. He gave me some of the best advice during my coaching journey. One of the men I respect the most not only for the success that he has had, but the type of person that he is. I’m excited to share his story with you all. 

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#172: Scott Mabrey is Chief Executive Officer of Mabrey Bank. Mabrey Bank is a $1.7 billion community bank with 15 locations throughout Oklahoma. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Mabrey Bank and Mabrey Bancorporation. Scott first joined the bank in 2001 after working 3.5 years at Bank of Oklahoma in Corporate Lending.

An active civic member, Scott has served on the boards or volunteered for a variety of organizations including the American Red Cross, Friends of the Fairgrounds Foundation, Oral Roberts University Athletics Council, Holland Hall Independent School, Bixby Chamber of Commerce, Bixby Optimist Club, and the University of Oklahoma Medical Center. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Tulsa Regional Chamber, Committee of One Hundred, the Board of Governors for Southern Hills Country Club and also volunteers on various committees at Southern Hills.

On the show Scott shares his story of growing up,  influence of his parents, playing college golf, the importance of law school, perspective after serious car incidents, getting into banking, authenticity, building culture, being prepared, confidence, making decisions, and much more.

For more info on Scott and Mary Bank check out mabreybank.com 

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#171: Jeremy Foley is the University of Florida Athletic Director Emeritus and served as the Athletic Director from 1992-2016. 

During his tenure leading the University of Florida, the Gators accumulated 27 National Titles, made numerous athletic facility improvements, he handled virtually every aspect of the $119.3 million athletic program during his athletic administrative career, and he won multiple athletic directory of the year awards.

Florida was equally successful on the field of play and in the classroom during Foley’s administrative tenure. The Florida athletic program ranked among the nation’s top 10 for 33-straight years and among the top five for 18 of the last 25 years, according to national all-sport rankings.

He hired coaches like Billy Donovan, Urban Meyer, Rhonda Fane, Kevin O’Sullivan Tim Walton, and Becky Burleigh to name a few. 

Jeremy started at the University of Florida in 1977 as an intern in the ticket office. From there he quickly excelled and worked his way up the leadership ladder in the athletic department. 

On the show Jeremy shares his story of growing up, playing at Hobart, persistence, getting to Florida, encounter with a booster changing his leadership style, becoming the Florida AD, culture, leadership, hiring people, making tough decisions, building a team, and much more. 

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#170: Wayne Simien is a former NBA world champion with the Miami Heat, Kansas basketball player, and current KU athletics associate AD.

Growing up Wayne had two very important role models being his parents. He quickly excelled at basketball and was a part of a 6A State Championship team and became a McDonald's High School All-American.

As a player at the University of Kansas he was coached by Hall of Fame coaches Roy Williams and Bill Self, played in two Final Fours, won three Big 12 Championships and was named Big 12 Player of the Year as well as First Team Consensus All-American.  However, the most transformative part of his college experience was becoming a Christian in 2003.

He was drafted in the first round of the NBA draft by the Miami Heat. While on the Heat he won a NBA Championship under another Hall of Fame coach, Pat Riley and then eventually ended his professional basketball career playing in Spain.

For 13 years Wayne served as a Christian campus minister at the University of Kansas and campuses across the Midwest. He is currently an Associate Athletic Director at the KU where is jersey is retired in the rafters of Allen Fieldhouse.

On the show he shares his story, impact of his parents, the relevance and life lessons from fishing, playing at KU and beyond, leadership, never quoting, the importance of his faith, family, marriage, and much more.

For more on Wayne checkout waynesimien.com 

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