On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders Podcast, Colin is joined by his wife, Christine, for the latest episode of Behind The C's! Christine chats about her growth as a leader and manager, and shares insight into what she's learned from past roles and how that has helped her in her current one.

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On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders Podcast, Colin is joined by Caroline Stanley Means. Caroline played college soccer at USC and with the Team USA before venturing onto a professional career with Sky Blue FC, Seattle Reign FC, and the Orlando Pride. Caroline is married to her husband John Means, who in 2019 became an All-Star Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles.

Topics include: Why it's better to lead from within than from just the top, how to truly "lean-in" to your leadership qualities, and how to build endurance and learn from difficult situations.

Get in touch with Caroline:

• Instagram: @caro.means
• Twitter: @CarolineStan

Heard on the pod:

• Teammate by David Ross: https://www.amazon.com/Teammate-Journey-Baseball-World-Ages/dp/031655944X

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• talent409.com
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• Dynamic Leaders Facebook Group

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On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders Podcast, Colin is joined by Pat Wiese. Pat is a teacher at Christian Brother's Academy in Syracuse, NY. He played outfield for the Le Moyne College baseball team and was also a team captain.

Topics include:  why he considers himself "addicted to change", how he overcame cancer while still in college, and what a career in teaching has taught him about other people.

Get in touch with Pat:

http://patrickwiesefoundation.org/

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On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders podcast, Colin sits down to introduce us to the concept of virtual mentorship and explains how this approach can help you discover your talent altitude!

Heard on the pod:

• Welcome to Management by Ryan Hawk
• Earn the Right to Win by Tom Coughlin
• The Captain Class by Sam Walker
• You Win in the Locker Room First by Jon Gordon
• Work Rules by Laszlo Bock
• Legacy by James Kerr
• Above The Line by Urban Meyer
• My Fight Your Fight by Ronda Rousey
• Give & Take by Adam Grant
• Getting to Us by Seth Davis
• Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
• Coach Wooden & Me by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• The Learning Leader Show with Ryan Hawk
• Game Changers with Molly Fletcher
• The Bill Simmons Podcast
• Bill Burr's Monday Morning Podcast
• Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

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• talent409.com
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• Twitter: DynamicLeadPod
• Instagram: dynamicleaders_409
• Dynamic Leaders Facebook Group

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On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders podcast, Colin is joined by his wife, Christine, for the latest episode of Behind The C's! We chat about our exciting news involving Baby Cerniglia, who is due in July of this year. We also talk about our other goals and aspirations for the upcoming year.

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On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders podcast, Colin is joined by Katie Williams. Katie is the Co-Founder of TEAM Lacrosse Academy and an Assistant Coach for the Montclair State University Women's Lacrosse team. Katie played Division-1 lacrosse at Long Island University before finishing her collegiate career at the University of Mary Washington.

Topics include: the importance of being a well-rounded individual in sports and in life, how to better follow through on your commitments, what it was like playing for two prestigious women's lacrosse programs in college, as well as a detailed walkthrough of the joys and responsibilities of the coaching world.

Get in touch with Katie:

https://teamlaxacademy.leagueapps.com/

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• talent409.com
• Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn: @talent409
• Twitter: DynamicLeadPod
• Instagram: dynamicleaders_409
• Dynamic Leaders Facebook Group

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On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders podcast, Colin is joined by Joi Walker. Joi is a former D-1 college basketball player at South Carolina State University. She is currently the Owner of Sets For Life, a company that helps student-athletes with their development and assists them with finding their passion outside of sports. She is the host of the Sets For Life Podcast and the author of The Sweet Spot: Finding Purpose In Life After Sports. 

Topics include: Overcoming the odds of her upbringing and getting an opportunity to play Division 1 basketball, how adversity can be a great teacher and motivator in life, realizing that we all have "more than one gift" in life, and all the details about the work she does in student-athlete development.

Get in touch with Joi:

• https://www.joiwalker.com/
• The Sweet Spot: Finding Purpose In Life After Sports
• Sets For Life Podcast
• Email: [email protected]
• Twitter: @SetsForLife314
• Instagram: @setsforlife314

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• talent409.com
• Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn: @talent409
• Twitter: DynamicLeadPod
• Instagram: dynamicleaders_409
• Dynamic Leaders Facebook Group

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On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders podcast, Colin is joined by Will Baggett. Will works for the College Football Playoff and is the co-author of The Blueprint for a Successful Career.

Topics include: Will's Who Are You segments (1:46), how he got his start working in sports (4:48), what types of jobs there are in sports outside of being an ESPN anchor (10:15), ways to create "thumb-stopping" marketing content even if you don't have a degree in the field (14:26), social media platform building: why he chose Twitter and how to grow engagement (19:38), the book writing process when working with a co-author (27:30), how he's been able to get 67 5-star reviews for his book an Amazon (38:51), how he jumped from 2 speaking engagements in one year to 35 the next and what the Executive Image workshop is all about (46:03), and who a Dynamic Leader is in their life (54:52).

Get in touch with Will:

• Instagram and twitter: @w_baggs
• [email protected]
• http://execimage.org/
• The Blueprint for a Successful Career

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• talent409.com
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• Dynamic Leaders Facebook Group

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On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders podcast, Colin is joined by Chris Gaube. Chris is currently the Director of Integrated Retail Marketing at Nike and is a former D-1 athlete at Binghamton University competing in Cross Country and Track & Field.

Topics include: Chris' Who Are You segment, how he balanced academics and athletics while in college, his thoughts on playing multiple sports and specializing as athletes, the lessons you can learn by playing multiple sports, and how it helped him in life after sports, insight into how a winning culture was created at Binghamton University, what type of unique perspective he got from his dad because of him having played professionally in the Yankees organization during the 1970s, his marathon running experiences, what his transition period after college and into the business world was like, his advice to people that are struggling to find their place in life, when he began to envision himself as a leader, why his mom is such a huge influencer in his life, how to get people to buy into wanting to be leaders no matter what the situation, his three guiding principles for people to find success, who a Dynamic Leader is in his own life, and finally, a little insider look into the world of Nike and EKIN. 

Learn more about Nike and EKIN:

nike.com

nike.com/nyc

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• talent409.com
• Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn: @talent409
• Twitter: DynamicLeadPod
• Instagram: dynamicleaders_409
• Dynamic Leaders Facebook Group

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On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders podcast, Colin is joined by Amanda Hughes. Amanda is a former lacrosse player at Duke University where her team reached four straight NCAA Tournaments and had three Elite Eight appearances. She is now the owner of The Ice Cream Stand in Syracuse, NY and also leads Project November.

Topics include: Amanda's Who Are You segment, why she considers herself a "work in progress" and what that phrase specifically means to her, more on her athletic career through her time at Duke, how she earned the "Workhouse" award on her lacrosse team, how she dealt with the finality of the sport, her approach to life after sports and graduating from college, advice for incoming student-athlete graduates to ease their transition period to the business world, what type of work she did in preparation for becoming an entrepreneur, some of the challenges she's faced and what new things she's learned since becoming a business owner, she shares her thoughts on Dynamic Leadership pillars: courage and emotional intelligence, what she has gotten out of her experience working with a business coach, where she gets her learning content from, and who a Dynamic Leader is in her life.

Learn More About The Ice Cream Stand:

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram

November Project Syracuse:

Meets on Wednesday's at 6:15 am at the water tower at Thornden Park

Get in Touch with Amanda:

[email protected]

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