Building Excellence

#149: Gary Gilmore is the head baseball coach at Coastal Carolina University. In 2016 he led CCU to a National Championship winning the College World Series and was named the National Coach of the Year. 

A two-time ABCA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (2005 and 2016) and a 10-time conference Coach of the Year, Gilmore ranks among the NCAA’s all-time top 25 in wins with 1,293 and is also ranked fourth overall in wins among all active NCAA Division I head coaches. 

Under his guidance, Coastal won the 2016 NCAA College World Series, has made 18 NCAA berths, advanced to a Super Regional three times, and he has earned the Big South Coach of the Year 9 times. In addition to team success, the program has featured numerous draft picks - including 26 players drafted within the top 10 rounds over the last 15 years and built perhaps the best overall practice and playing facilities in the nation.

Gilmore was be one of seven individuals inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame as part of the 2022 Class in January 2023.

On the show he shares his story of growing up, getting into coaching, building the program at Coastal, winning a championship, building men, faith, family, his cancer battle, and much more. 

It was an honor having him on the show and I hope you enjoy it! 

#148: Patric Young is a former professional and University of Florida basketball player. He is currently an ESPN basketball analyst.

As a McDonald’s All American Patric was touted as one of the top high school recruits in the country. This landed him a scholarship at the University of Florida with then Head Coach Billy Donovan.

In his four year career with the Gators Patric and his teammates achieved tremendous success going to 3 Elite 8’s and 1 Final Four. Individually he amassed numerous accolades from SEC Defensive Player of the Year to 3 time SEC scholar-athlete to many others. Even more impressive is that he never missed a game during his career at Florida.

After playing professionally in the NBA and overseas he transitioned into broadcasting as a college basketball analyst for the SEC Network.

In the summer of 2022 Patric was involved in a tragic car accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. His new book Sit to Rise: Turning Your Darkest Pain into Your Brightest Victory, shares his story and perspective not only from that experience, but also from his whole life.

Patric’s story is truly an inspiration and encouragement, but even as he has already overcome so much he still in the middle of battling to walk again one day, which I believe makes his words even stronger and even more of a reason to listen. On the show you will get to hear his perspective and the principles he uses as he works each day to live in the present in the midst of his own challenges.

If you want to finds out more about Patric, his book, or having him come speak to your organization check out patricyoung.com and www.py4foundation.org

This conversation with Patric really inspired me and I know it will to you as well. I hope you enjoy the show and be encouraged! 

Book:

https://www.amazon.com/Sit-Rise-Turning-Darkest-Brightest/dp/B0CN1SXL42 

#147: Brad Formsma is the Founder & President of I Like Giving, which is an organization that has inspired more than 125 million people all over the world to live generously through its Generous Business, Generous Family, and Generous Classroom and student initiatives.

Brad has been featured on Today, Fox News, National Geographic, and Forbes. He speaks on leadership and organizational health for sales teams and businesses including Trek Bicycle, Southeastern Freight Lines, Merrill Lynch and Johns Hopkins. He also guides families through custom gatherings to help them discuss generosity together with every generation, so that their values and story live on.

Brad is also the author of the best-selling book "I Like Giving: The Transforming Power of a Generous Life" and “Everyday Generosity: Becoming a Generous Family in a Selfie World.”

He hosts the leading podcast: The WOW Factor “Words of Wisdom” from extraordinary leaders to help people grow in business and beyond. 

On the show you will get to hear his story and the 7 types of generosity. 

Enjoy the show!

#146: Lonni Alameda is the Florida State University Softball Head Coach. In 2018 She led the Seminoles to a National Championship. 

She is entering her 16th season as the head coach of the Florida State softball program. Coach Alameda has guided the Seminoles into one of the nation’s best teams. After seven Women’s College World Series appearances from 1987-2004, the Seminoles have returned to the final site of women’s collegiate softball five times in the last eight complete seasons (2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, and 2023), including winning the program’s first NCAA National Championship in 2018 and two WCWS Finals appearances in 2021 & 2023.

She has been selected 6x ACC Coach of the Year and during her tenure at FSU they are 7x ACC regular season champs, as well as 9x ACC Tournament champs. 

FSU has played in the NCAA postseason every year under Alameda and is one of only nine schools to participate in the NCAA Tournament in every season since 2000.

On the show she shares her story, growing up, playing softball, getting into coaching, building programs, building trust, having standards, being vulnerable, core values, common language, and much more. 

Enjoy the show! 

#145: Tim Johnson is the Athletic Director at Oral Roberts University. In his time at ORU, the Golden Eagle Club has increased its membership by 215 percent, achieved its highest fundraising totals, and premium seating sales. He has guided campaigns to build a state of the art basketball training facility, renovate the baseball stadium, men’s and women’s soccer locker rooms, volleyball locker room, install infield baseball turf and construct ORU’s first track and tennis complex on campus. On top of all of this many of the athletic programs have achieved unprecedented success under his leadership.

Prior to ORU he spent five years at Clemson University as both an Assistant A.D. and Development Officer. He was responsible for development/stewardship, annual giving, letterwinner interaction, as well as development and fundraising. He helped develop the Clemson Athletics strategic plan and served on Athletic Director Terry Don Phillips’ senior staff and acted as a sport supervisor – where he was heavily involved in building Clemson Football under Coach Dabo Swinney. The Clemson Football program won its first ACC Title in 20 years in 2011 and went on to win a National Championship in 2017.

Prior to Clemson, Johnson graduated from the University of Arkansas with both a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (2005) and a Juris Doctor (2008) and practiced law in Fayetteville. During his time at Arkansas, Johnson worked on Coach Houston Nutt’s football staff from 2002 to 2007.  He received his MBA from Clemson University in 2014.

On the show he shares his story, getting into athletic leadership, culture, process, being willing to ask, hiring and finding the right fit, being All In, and much more. 

Enjoy the show! 

#144: David Weekley is the Founder & Chairman at David Weekley Homes, which is one of the largest national homebuilders. He is also one of the most well respected homebuilders in the nation.

Throughout more than 45 years of home building excellence, David Weekley Homes has earned hundreds of awards for design, quality and Customer Satisfaction, and have established a solid reputation for delivering on their Brand Promise to provide the best in Design, Choice and Service for more than 115,000 Homebuyers. And over the course of his company’s history, David's formula for providing exceptional Customer Satisfaction has remained the same: hire your industry's best and keep them happy, so they’ll in turn go the extra mile and delight our Customers. This rewarding workplace culture has even been recognized 17 times by Fortune magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For.

At 23, David teamed up with his older brother, Dick, to establish David Weekley Homes in Houston, Texas, in 1976. David worked as a Salesperson, Purchasing Manager and Builder. To differentiate his homes from competing national companies, he paid close attention to home design. The company was selling close to 600 homes a year in Houston alone, leading David to grow his Team of talented people and earning us recognition as one of the fastest-growing companies in the nation by Inc. magazine.

Even though much has changed since 1976, their Purpose of Building Dreams, Enhancing Lives has never wavered.

On the show David shares his story, the impact of family, gives a masterclass on growing and operating a company, choosing to give away half his time and resources, creating a great culture, taking action, choosing where and how to spend your time giving back, focusing less on you and more on others and much more!

Be sure to check out davidweekleyhomes.com for more info on his company, as well as his foundation the Dove Tail Impact Foundation at dovetailimpact.org 

I would also highly encourage you to read his two books The Gift & The Giver & The Board & The CEO, which you can find in the show note links and wherever books are sold. 

Be sure to get a pen and paper and take a lot of notes. Enjoy the show!

Books Links:

Gift and Giver

https://www.amazon.com/Giver-Gift-Principles-Kingdom-Fundraising/dp/0764217747 

The Board and the CEO

https://www.amazon.com/Board-CEO-practices-organizations-relationship/dp/1547270160/ref=asc_df_1547270160/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=266094129756&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1128576369343960034&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1024323&hvtargid=pla-569924923811&psc=1&mcid=1cacdc10f6033231aae31dfa5201a4a4&gclid=CjwKCAiAqY6tBhAtEiwAHeRopezrpbl739Ji2QUs5fM28bwKGlbkNqe8f1PDt_J4IEGA9IpjyY4n-hoCnHMQAvD_BwE 

#143: John Fields is the Head Men’s Golf Coach at the University of Texas. He is currently in his 27th season at Head Coach of the Longhorns. Coach Fields became the Longhorns’ head coach in August 1997 and has guided Texas to 21 NCAA Championship appearances in his 25 opportunities.

Under Fields’ leadership, UT has posted 10 top-five finishes at the NCAA Championship, including NCAA team titles in 2012 and 2022 and runner-up showings in 2016 and 2019. The Longhorns have reached the NCAA quarterfinals (the ‘Match Play’ portion of the national championship) a national-best seven times in their last 11 opportunities. UT owns the nation’s-longest current streak of consecutive Division I Men’s Golf NCAA Championship appearances at 16, dating back to the 2007 season.

Fields was selected as Golfweek’s Men’s National Coach of the Year in 2022. He earned the prestigious accolade for the third time during his tenure at Texas, as he previously received the honor in 2012 and 2016. Fields has been voted the Big 12 Coach of the Year a total of nine times in his time in Austin (2002, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2022).

Texas has claimed a total of eight Big 12 Conference team championships under Fields.

Fields has produced 27 All-Americans at Texas: with well known players such as, Jordan Spieth, Matt Bortis, Dylan Frittelli, Doug Ghim, Cody Gribble, Cole Hammer, Charlie Holland, Beau Hossler, Julio Vegas, Brandon Stone, Scottie Scheffler, and many many more.

But more than all of the accolades and titles Coach Fields is about excellence in all he does. Leadership, Class, Integrity, Player development., Championship culture are all words that define John Fields. On the show you will see why he has had so much success on and off the course.

For more on Coach Fields and UT golf check out texassports.com or social at Texas Men’s Golf. 

Enjoy the show! 

#142: Dr. John Delony is a bestselling author, mental health and wellness expert, and host of The Dr. John Delony Show.

John holds two PhDs — one in counselor education and supervision and another in higher education administration.

He is the author of the bestselling books Own Your Past, Change Your Future and Redefining Anxiety. His newest book, Building a Non-Anxious Life, released this past fall. John has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business and Today and has been featured in the Real Simple and Fast Company magazines as well as HuffPost. He has also been a guest on shows such as, The Minimalist Podcast, The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast and the Mind Pump Podcast. 

While speaking he shares stages with people like Dave Ramsey, Malcolm Gladwell, Nick Saban, and Jocko Willink, Jaimie Kern Lima, Jordan Peterson, and more. 

Before joining Ramsey Solutions, John spent two decades working as a senior leader, researcher, and professor at multiple universities. He also spent years working in crisis and emergency response. 

John’s goal is to help people navigate tough decisions, improve their relationships, and believe they’re worth being well. By doing so he teaches people how to reclaim their lives from the madness of the modern world. 

Follow John on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter.

This is a great show so be sure and takes notes. 

Amazon Book Link:
https://www.amazon.com/Building-Non-Anxious-Life-John-Delony/dp/B0C27Q9GQL/ref=asc_df_B0C27Q9GQL/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=652398953211&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15310727651871392435&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1024323&hvtargid=pla-2189495460191&psc=1&mcid=536612f239f03333876f85739167e491 

Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! 

#141: Bryce Kenny is a professional Monster Jam driver as the Great Clips Mohawk Warrior. Since his 2016 debut, Bryce has earned multiple awards including the 2021 Outreach Award for his work helping those in need and making positive contributions to the community. He travels the country speaking to audiences of all ages about finding the courage to chase your dreams and overcome fear.

In 2021, Bryce set the Guinness World Record for the fastest speed recorded in a monster truck. He also participates in national conferences and corporate events through his sponsorship with the international hair salon chain, Great Clips. In March 2022, Bryce launched his non-profit Live Like Warriors in order to help people who are struggling. Whether it's medical bills or tipping a food service worker, his mission is simple: identify needs and fill them.

Bryce’s new book Geared for Life, is all about helping you make the shift into your full potential.

On the show Bryce shares his story growing up, the impact of his grandpa, starting in drag racing with , overcoming roadblocks, working in corporate America for an executive search firm, his journey into Monster Jam, daily routine, mental and physical demands of driving, decision making, leadership, family, faith, and much more.

Bryce lives in Kernersville, NC, with his wife and their kids.

You can find out more on Bryce at brycekenny.com and his book is available on Amazon and wherever books are sold. 

https://www.amazon.com/Geared-Life-Making-Shift-Potential/dp/1947297783