Building Excellence

#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 and programming to delight his residents. Scott is a servant leader. He believes in living a life of service and purpose. Service has to benefit another. He feels his purpose in life is to ensure people (especially seniors) know they are loved, valued and that they are hugely important. Ultimately, great leadership is great fellowship. He sees senior living as a wonderful platform to fulfill this mission.

Scott’s experiences both in the senior living and development sector have shaped his leadership, but also stem from his time leading some of the most elite PGA country clubs. During his time in professional golf he was able to learn from Craig Harmon and many other golf greats.

Before Scott stepped into progressional golf he moved to the United States during college to play soccer and golf at New Mexico State University from Scotland.

On the show Scott shares his story of growing up in Scotland, playing sports in college, getting into golf, stepping into senior living, RDD leadership, power of listening, mentors, finding a calling, failing forward, and much more.

For more info on Scott check out www.montereau.net, as well as their charity golf tournament at Southern Hill Country Club that he mentions toward the end at https://www.montereau.net/golf

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#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 entered the MBA Training Program at Merrill Lynch, there were 25 MBA's and 1 football coach. By 1988, that football coach was the Number One Producer in the World. He became a member of both the Institutional and Private Client Executive Committees, and his final responsibilities were all Investment Products, the Insurance Company, the 401(k) Business and the Middle Markets. Prior to that, he was the head of Global Fixed Income Institutional Sales and ran the firm’s Municipal division.

In the business world, he was at Merrill Lynch for 17 years before becoming the CEO at TD Ameritrade in 2001. When Joe stepped down in 2008, shareholders had enjoyed a 500% return. In 2009 he became Chairman of the Board and stepped down in 2020 when TD Ameritrade was acquired by Schwab. At close, the combined company was worth $100 BILLION with client assets of $7 TRILLION. When Joe arrived, these numbers were $700 million and $24 Billion. Quite a big difference.

Joe has also been a Football Coach for 25 years, but it’s not a traditional 25 years. He began his career coaching for 16 years, moved to the business world for 24, and returned to football in 2009.

In 2012, Joe became the Head Coach at Coastal Carolina and in his first five seasons went to the National Playoffs all 5 years and was Conference Champion 4 times. His overall record is 56‐22 and in his last 11 years of college coaching, he was a part of 8 championship teams. He has also received multiple Coach of the Year honors, including the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year, was the recipient of the Vince Lombardi Award and was inducted into the Lombardi Hall of Fame. He was also selected to the Big South All Decade Team, and based on the success at the FCS, CCU was invited to the Conference.

Joe has been induced into 10 Halls of Fame, received numerous leadership awards and is only the fourth alumnus in the history of Fordham University to receive three of the University’s highest awards: the Fordham Founders Award, induction into the Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame, and induction into Fordham’s Hall of Honor.

His autobiography, “4th and Goal” by Monte Burke is in development for a film with Strong Studios. He is the only author who has written books published on both investing and football. His investing book is called, “Coach Yourself to Success” winning the investment game.

You can find out more about Joe at moglia.com as well as all social media platforms. 

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#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, and his desire to help others succeed. The result was NextLevel Sports Marketing and Representation.

Now with over a decade of experience in the industry, he was recently featured in a CBSsports.com article identifying him as one of the top agents representing college basketball coaches. NextLevel currently represents 25+ Division 1 Head Basketball Coaches and several high potential assistant coaches. Some of the coaches they represent are guys like Jerome Tang with Kansas State, Grant McCasland with Texas Tech, Dennis Gates with Missouri, Mike Rohodes with Penn State, Josh Pastner, Jerod Hasse, and many others. Additionally, NextLevel has become a leader in creating professional development and networking opportunities for leaders in college athletics.

In 2011, Reece founded the Collegiate Athletics Leadership Symposium (CALS). CALS is a by invitation professional development and networking event for intercollegiate athletics administrators. It has become one of the top professional development conferences in the field. CALS has hosted over 1,000 athletic administrators and industry experts over the past 13 years. 

Prior to founding NextLevel, Reece was a highly successful high school and college basketball coach for 14 years.

On the show Will shares his story, his journey to walk again after a tragic accident, coaching basketball, starting NextLevel, life as an agent, the importance of family, faith, and much more. 

This interview couldn’t have happened at a busier time for Will, so you really get to hear first hand what it is like with March madness and the madness of the coaching carousel.

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#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 of Tulsa where he was an All American. He was drafted in the 4th round of the 1976 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers. After the preseason with the Oilers Steve was cut, but signed with Seattle and the rest is history. During his time in Seattle he was a 7x Pro Bowl selection, 2x NFL Receiving Yards leader, the NFL Man of the Year Award Recipient, just to name a few of his accolades. His number 80 has been retired by the Seahawks and number 83 has been retired by the University of Tulsa. In 1995 he was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. 

However, before all of his football success Steve overcame a lot of adversity from his upbringing with an absent father and alcoholic stepfather, which he shares. 

After his time in the NFL he served as a member of the US House of Representatives from 1994 to 2002 and ran for Governor in the state of Oklahoma. He also served as the CEO of CTIA - The Wireless Association for 10 years.

On the show he shares his story, playing in the NFL, forgiveness, overcoming challenges, the importance of relationships, principles to 50 year marriage, being a great dad, pursing excellence, the power of focus, leadership, and his faith and how it changed his life. 

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#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 processing & refining, transportation & logistics, renewable power & alternative fuels, and reinsurance.

Outside of his professional commitments, Nicholas serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches the course Climate Technology: Finance & Policy focused on the following areas of the climate economy: solar & wind, batteries – grid & vehicle applications, hydrogen, carbon capture, and circularity, critical minerals, and climate-focused insurance solutions. He currently serves as an Alumni Mentor at Columbia University’s Climate School, as a Contributing Writer focused on climate, insurance, & geopolitics at Climate & Capital Media, and as a Mentor for the Rice University Clean Energy Accelerator. As a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, he currently serves as a member of the global Forbes 30 Under 30 board as a representative for Texas.

Nicholas received a Master of Science in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Environmental Engineering and Technology from the UPenn, where his research was focused on clean energy technology materials science alterations and substitutions in various clean energy transition scenarios, and a Master of Science in Sustainability Management with a concentration in Environmental Finance from Columbia University where his research was focused on the economics of waste to value conversion technologies in homogeneous and heterogeneous waste input scenarios.

On the show he shares his story, the influence of his grandpa, things learned from sports, time at Columbia, Penn, and Oxford, experiences working for a hedge fund, starting his own business, critical minerals, determination, building a culture, and much more.

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#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 Northwestern University and an MBA from Auburn University, and has coached at Maine, Michigan State, and Duke, making National Coach of the Year in 2005, and winning numerous championships at all three schools. She is the only coach in history to win Coach of the Year in four different conferences.

An advocate for mental health and melanoma, she is also a wife, and mom of two, Maddie and Jack. She has extensive media experience on radio shows and podcasts, and has provided color commentary for four years in the WNBA. She previously published Secret Warrior: A Coach & Fighter On and Off the Court and Choice Not Chance: Rules for Building a Fierce Competitor.

On the show she shares her story, growing up, playing sports, excelling at basketball, getting into coaching, dealing with bipolar disorder, melanoma, mental health, leadership, and much more.

For more on Coach P her books, and foundation check out coachp4life.org as well as all social media platforms. 

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#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 role at REI he served on the board of Lulu Lemon as well as President & COO of Coach, COO of Victoria’s Secret, and CEO of Mast Industries.

Jerry grew up on a farm we he learned the value of hard work, but his college experiences and decisions lifted his sights on new horizons and eventually landed him an opportunity in law school where he paid his way through. Upon graduation he quickly excelled in the law profession, but found himself at a crossroads when he was offered a position with a consulting firm. His decision to step into the new venture changed the course of his trajectory. 

On the show he shares his story, the importance of standing up and making you own decisions, taking a growth mindset, always learning from others, adding value, great leadership and culture, and the importance of knowing who you are becoming. 

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#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 Development and Revenue Innovation unit, Broncos United, and the Athletics Master Village are just a few of the many initiatives he has launched during his tenure in Boise. He is a great example of casting vision, working hard, building relationships, and getting things done. 

Prior to his time at Boise State he served as Associate Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics at Baylor University, as well as stops at the University of Houston, University of Akron, and the University of Texas El Paso. Dickey earned a bachelor’s degree in sport management from the University of Texas and a master’s of sport science and coaching from Akron.

On the show he shares his story, getting into athletics, the importance of relationships, working hard, casting vision, plan the work and work the plan, leadership, making tough decisions, and much more.

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#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 1998 (no NCAA championships were held in spring of 2020), while 19 of those teams advanced to the NCAA Finals. Twelve of those teams have finished in the top eight, with five of those teams reaching match play since that format was introduced in 2009. In 2023, the Yellow Jackets reached the finals of match play at the NCAA Championship for the first time, where they finished as national runner up.

During his tenure, Tech has won or shared 14 Atlantic Coast Conference titles. Only two ACC coaches have led their teams to more ACC titles than has Heppler. With victories in the last four years by Andy Ogletree (2019) and Tyler Strafaci (2020), as well as Matt Kuchar in 1997, three of his players have won the coveted United States Amateur Championship, which is tied for the most by any college coach.

He has been named ACC Coach of the Year 10 times, which is more than any ACC coach in conference history. He also is a member of the Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame and was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in October of 2022.

Even more impressive is that his players have been just as successful in the classroom. Tech’s golf program has been recognized with a perfect Academic Progress Report score of 1000 for 19 straight years, and every senior has graduated.

On the show you will hear Coach Heppler’s story from playing at Dixie Junior College, becoming a CPA, to getting into college athletics at Amherst that ultimate led him into coaching collegiate golf at UNLV and Oklahoma State, and the principles that have helped him build and sustain excellence at Georgia Tech.

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#150: James D. ‘Murph’ Murphy is the Founder & Chairman of Afterburner, Inc., a former Air Force F-15 fighter pilot, and owner of multiple businesses and the private equity firm Afterburner Capital.He has a unique and powerful mix of leadership skills in both the military and business worlds.

Murph joined the U.S. Air Force where he learned to fly the F-15. He logged over 1,200 hours as an instructor pilot in the F-15 and accumulated over 3,200 hours of flight time in other high-performance aircraft. As the 116th Fighter Wing's Chief of Training for the Georgia Air National Guard, Murph's job was to keep 42 combat-trained fighter pilots ready to deploy worldwide within 72 hours. As a flight leader, he flew missions to Central America, Asia, Central Europe and the Middle East.

Prior to his service in the U.S. Air Force, Murph had a successful career in imaging equipment sales, where he helped increase his company's sales by 500%. Years later, he became Director of Sales for a small paint company. The concepts he developed and utilized in business and the U.S. Air Force would become known as Flawless Execution®. Applying Flawless Execution’s continuous cycle of planning, briefing, executing, and debriefing, he increased his new employer’s sales from $5 million to $52 million per year. Realizing that all companies and organizations could benefit from these same concepts, Murph started Afterburner Incorporated in early 1996.

Through his leadership, Afterburner landed on Inc. Magazine's "Inc. 500 List" 5x. Murph has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Inc. Magazine, Newsweek, Meetings & Conventions Magazine and has appeared on CNN, Fox News, and Bloomberg News. He was also named as one of Atlanta's top 50 entrepreneurs by Catalyst Magazine. To date, the Afterburner team of elite military professionals has led over 2 million executives, sales professionals, and business people from every industry through Afterburner's Flawless Execution Model℠, and its unique, high-energy programs.

Murph and Afterburner have shared the podium with notable speakers like Bill Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, Marcus Buckingham, Colin Powell, J.W. Marriott Sr. and Terry Bradshaw. Murph serves as a panel member of the League of Extraordinary Minds with business and self-improvement gurus such as Tony Robbins and Stephen Covey. He is the author of the groundbreaking books Business Is Combat and Flawless Execution through Harper Collins publishing and has spoken at many of the world's most notable business schools to include Harvard, Wharton, Cornell, Emory, Duke and Fudan University in Shanghai, China.

To find out more on Murph, his books, and Afterburner check out jamesdmurphy.com and afterburner.com 

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