Building Excellence

#11: Current Holland Hall head men's basketball coach Teddy Owens. Over the last few years, he has built his team into one of the best high school basketball programs in the state of Oklahoma. Coming off back to back to back state tournament appearances, he shares some of the principles and lessons that he has learned throughout his coaching experiences. 

Coach Owens has had a chance to learn under some of the best coaches in college basketball, which goes back to his time at Oklahoma State with Eddie Sutton, OU with Lon Kruger, Nebraska with Tim Miles, and even his own father Ted Owens. In this show he talks about being great where you are, honesty, consistency, understanding your players, buy-in, and building a culture through relationships. He talks about how faith has played a key role in his life and what truly matters. 

There is a reason why Coach Owens has not only done so well, but has also been able to sustain it. Enjoy the show and you will learn why!

#10: Founder of Your One Degree, Dave Jewitt, sits down and shares how you can live a life of joy, freedom, impact, and purpose.

Dave Jewitt has an extensive background in business, leadership, and personal development, and helping people grow in their faith. Both inside and outside the workplace, Dave Jewitt has consistently functioned as a mentor and guide for thousands of individuals over the past 30 years all over the world. 

Of the 360 degrees in life you can go, Your One Degree is unique to you. It has to do with direction and focus. It is your unique Particular Purpose and why God created you and what He has been preparing you for your entire life. Your One Degree is a personalized, coach-driven program helping you discover and implement your unique God-given Design. It is a deeply spiritual process of facing down one’s fears, dealing with one’s motives, growing in God’s ways, and trusting Him more in order to live a life filled with significance, purpose, and joy.

For more info on YOD and Dave check out:
www.youronedegree.com

#9: What hasn't Caleb Lade done? TCU football, Ironman, biking across America, Doctor, Businessman, Father, and Husband... He does it all!

In this show we get to hear about how Caleb's experienced shaped him and the way he thinks about each day. He discusses how focusing on health and keeping yourself healthy will enable many areas of your life to be better because of it, as well as gaining confidence from it. 

Caleb is the epitome of pushing yourself past the limits of what you think you can do. In college Caleb was on the TCU football team, all while he participated in a fraternity and studied pre-med/business. In the summer going into his senior year of college he biked across the United States to raise support for charity. During med school he chose to do an Ironman without ever hardly running or swimming the distances even close to what is necessary to finish. 

From his own experience he shares how sometimes it is important to be hard on yourself in order to pull yourself out of a rut.  Caleb also talks about how it is up to you to seize the opportunity that is in front of you. No excuses no regrets. Enjoy and implement the lessons he shares!

#8: Current Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Coach Barry Hinson shares stories from growing up, coaching, leadership, loving what you do, and changing lives. 

Entering college anticipating a career in politics, Coach Hinson's trajectory changed when he got involved in athletics at Oklahoma State University. From that moment he got the bug to coach. In this show, he shares his journey from coaching junior high all the way to his long tenure as an NCAA division one head coach at Missouri State and Southern Illinois. 

Coach Hinson poses some great questions to ask yourself such as: what is the best thing that you do? Do you have a personal mission statement? What do you want to do?  Be the best you can and have fun doing it. Whenever you face adversity, buck up and bow your neck, which is some wisdom he gained from his father growing up.

Throughout this episode, you will see why Coach Hinson has made a positive impact wherever he has been, as his focus is always to change lives. 

#7: Former Tulsa Mayor Bill LaFortune describes the lessons he has learned as Mayor, DA, and Judge.  Under Bill's tenure as mayor Tulsa passed Vision 2025, which brought the BOK center to downtown Tulsa and helped catapult the growth now seen in downtown Tulsa and beyond. As we all know, unfortunately, politics is very polarizing and we get to talk about being in the spotlight, dealing with criticism, and understanding how it is a part of what you sign up for in politics. 

In this show, Bill touches on his decision to run for Mayor, Vision 2025, leadership, service, dealing with criticism, the highs and lows, disappointments, successes, and overall reflection. There are a lot of great lessons and insights that you will be able to take away. More importantly, he talks about family, being a good husband, and father. So grab a pen or notes on your phone and enjoy hearing part 2 with Bill. 

(This is Part 2 of a 2 Part Series with Bill LaFortune)

#6: Former Tulsa Mayor Bill LaFortune talks about his early years, lessons, and persistence, among many others. Bill walks through growing up and touches on the influences of his grandfather and parents. Throughout the show, you will see that he is a constant learner and is always growing.

In this show, you will see the importance of relationships, always treating people the right way, how to always look and create opportunities, stay focused and determined towards a goal, be positive, and how it is ok not to always know what you want, but when you find it go all in. He also touches on leading as having a vision, a purpose, and a plan, a swell as being a problem solver.

(This is Part 1 of a 2 Part Series with Bill LaFortune)

#5: Former NBA draft pick Rashad Wright shares his story from growing up with a dream in Statesboro, GA to achieving that dream and having a successful career of over a decade in professional basketball. 

Rashad shares the lessons he has learned from watching others and learning from them. Having a goal and staying on the right path.  Pushing through any doubt and sticking with something all the way through. Having friends that lift you up and help keep you focused on your goals. He shares how his goal has always been constant growth and becoming better each day.  Success is not success if it is not shared with the ones you love and that have helped you get there. 

Stick with it, build on it, and keep going. Rashad is a great example of hard work, determination, consistency, focus, growth, service, and excellence. Once you listen in, you will see why and learn invaluable ways to implement those same qualities into your own life! 

# 4: Tyler Zander lost his leg in a grain auger accident at 17 years old. A coworker was pulled into a grain auger and instinctively Tyler rushed to help get him out. The next thing he knew he was also being pulled into the auger. He was life-flighted from the scene and had a very slim chance of survival. In those few moments, his life was forever changed from how he knew it. 

Many surgeries later, Tyler made it out of the hospital. It wasn't an easy transition or recovery, but he chose to make the most of it. Since then Tyler received his Bachelor's Degree from Oklahoma State University and attended OU Med School to become a doctor. During his white coat ceremony, the same doctor who worked tirelessly to save his life presented Tyler with his white coat. 

If you need to know how to overcome real setbacks, want to be more consistent, and want to reach your goals, then this show is for you!

#3: Former NASA Chief of Staff Gabe Sherman talks about his story from selling sandwiches to working as Chief Staff at NASA. Gabe is someone who has left a positive mark wherever he has been planted. In this episode, you will get a chance to learn leadership and growth lessons from Gabe's life and time at NASA.  

If you have questions on wanting to develop discipline, setting goals, overcoming fear with faith, being a better husband and father, learning to trust God, or uncertain about what it is you are supposed to be doing? Then this show with Gabe Sherman is for you!

#2: Current State Senator and Former Tulsa Head Football Coach Dave Rader shares his lessons in leadership, as well as believing in yourself and doing the work. Dave was drafted in the NFL and turned to coach afterward. Through his coaching experience, he got to learn from the coaching lineages of Bear Bryant, Don Shula, Bobby Bowden, Joe Gibbs, Don Coryell, and Ray Perkins. At the time of his first head coaching job, he was the youngest NCAA Division 1 football coach at 31 years old. 

In this show, you will see how a small moment and a key word of encouragement catapulted Dave to dreaming big and accomplishing the goals he set out before himself. If you want to be a better leader, need to develop self-confidence, want to learn how to deal with failure better, or achieve your dreams then this show is for you!