Everybody Pulls The Tarp

Over the past year, Andrew has talked to many of the world's most successful people—including 10 Olympians who have won a combined 16 gold medals. To celebrate the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Andrew looks back on a few of his past conversations with Olympic athletes. He shares some of his favorite highlights from conversations with Olympians Monica Aksamit, Amanda Kessel, Michelle Carter, and Tessa Virtue.  In just 15 minutes, you'll hear powerful lessons on leadership, teamwork, and how to use adversity as a building block on the road to success. 

Season 4 of Everybody Pulls The Tarp launches on August 12th! Be sure to subscribe & leave a review for the show in your favorite podcast app.

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Over three years, bestselling author & Bloomberg journalist Brad Stone traversed the globe talking to hundreds of people—his mission: uncover the story of how Amazon became one of the world's most powerful companies and to explore its iconic founder Jeff Bezos.  Just as Bezos ends his tenure as Amazon CEO and prepares for a history-making space flight, Andrew has a timely conversation with the journalist who has reported on Amazon and Bezos more than anyone else.  There are lessons for everyone in Brad's tireless research, attention to detail, and willingness to go wherever necessary to find the facts. 

A few show highlights:
1:15 - Why Jeff Bezos is one of the most controversial leaders in history
2:19 - Brad's writing process  and identifying his creative lane
5:03 - How to piece together disparate stories and overcome research challenges
6:21 - Building a network of relationships
9:58 - Acknowledging ambiguity in research
15:43 - Finding Alexa
17:13 - The science of Jeff Bezos
18:28 - Role of failure in the success of Amazon and Jeff Bezos
20:32 - Leadership qualities of Jeff Bezos
25:56 - Jeff Bezos to Andy Jassy transition and the future of Amazon

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After 20 years as a minor league baseball executive Jason Dambach knows all about pulling the tarp—literally. He started his career as a broadcaster for the Altoona Curve—but it was his work outside the broadcast booth that ultimately propelled him to President & General Manager of two minor league baseball franchises. Jason climbed the corporate ladder by showing up early, staying late, and pitching in wherever he could help.  In this conversation, Andrew and Jason uncover lessons that will help anyone maximize their success. 

A few show highlights:
1:45 - Learning to adapt
2:32 - Expectations at first job and how to make an impact
4:46 - Finding small moments to show your boss and other employees you care
6:05 - Balancing many responsibilities
7:21 - Being a well-rounded employee
9:54 - Trying new things and taking risks to grow your career
11:42 - Don't be fixated on one career path
13:15 - Role of sales and marketing in any career path
15:20 - "We're in the memory-making business"
22:15 - Launching a new minor league franchise (State College Spikes)
24:45 - Building a new brand in the community
26:58 - Splitting time between 2 organizations (State College Spikes and Frisco RoughRiders)
29:01 - Drawing on past experiences, change management, etc.

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Flawless Real Talk is a hip-hop star, entrepreneur, and the runner up of Netflix’s Rhythm & Flow series. With his “underdog mentality” and tireless work ethic, Flawless has become an international hip-hop phenomenon as an independent recording artist. Andrew talks with Flawless about the power of staying true to who you are and what we all can learn from the story of a rapper from the smallest state in the US pulling the tarp to become a global hip-hop sensation. 

A few show highlights:
1:08 - Writing songs to express emotions
1:41 - Maintaining authenticity through creative process
3:47 - Runner up on Netflix’s hip-hop competition show Rhythm & Flow
5:08 - Using past experience to overcome adversity and times of pressure
6:44 - Moving from Providence to Atlanta
8:22 - Persevering for the big break and being willing to try everything
9:21 - Building an authentic connection with fan base
14:01 - Challenges being an independent recording artist
16:19 - Performing for more than 1 million fans on LIVIT livestream during Covid-19
17:20 - Adjusting your plan, how to adapt and be flexible
20:02 - Doing the “unglamorous” things necessary to be successful
21:54 - Why being an independent recording artist is like running a business
24:11 - Work ethic, productivity, and underdog mentality
24:43 - Roots in Providence, Rhode Island and impact on career

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When Tajh Boyd was the star quarterback at Clemson University he started a new tradition—cleaning movie theaters. Each week following the team's movie night, Tajh led the team in cleaning the entire theater rather than leaving a mess for the theater staff. Tajh saw it as a way to lead by example and build a winning culture around a simple philosophy—how you do one thing is how you do everything. In this conversation, Andrew talks with Tajh about leadership, how to create a winning culture, and uncovers lessons we can all apply to achieve big results by doing the little things the right way.

A few show highlights:
1:14 - Leading by example, movie theater cleaning tradition
4:01 - Leaders are always leading
7:01 - Choice to go to Clemson, Dabo Swinney, and creating a winning culture
10:52 - Importance of hearing the truth
16:30 - Committing to something
21:01 - Sustaining success over a long period of time
22:01 - "The people I respected most are the walk-ons"
22:48 - What motivates people to work hard
29:09 - Power of being vulnerable as a leader
31:30 - Communication, learning the New York Jets playbook
34:41 - Succeeding by doing the little things right

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It's never too late to chase a dream and nobody knows that better than Jim Morris. At age 35, Jim went from high school science teacher to pitching in the Major Leagues for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Nearly 20 years after Disney etched Jim's story into movie history in The Rookie starring Dennis Quaid, Andrew sits down with Jim for a candid conversation about chasing dreams, keeping promises, and the power of believing in yourself. 

A few show highlights:
0:49 - Jim's story
3:15 - Don't let anybody dictate what you are going to do or accomplish
5:24 - Leading by example
5:52 - Teacher, coach, and bus driver
6:14 - Servant leadership
7:21 - Jim's MLB tryout
9:30 - Navigating the minor leagues and overcoming doubt
11:59 - Reflecting on simpler times to overcome adversity
13:24 - MLB debut with Tampa Bay Devil Rays
13:41 - Support from Wade Boggs, Fred McGriff, Robert Hernandez, and Jose Canseco
16:20 - Keeping promises
17:24 - Impact of teaching and coaching on Jim's career
19:29 - Avoiding negativity
20:52 - Power of complementary teammates
24:58 - The Rookie movie, Michael Eisner, Disney, and Dennis Quaid
26:41 - Leaving a legacy and believing in yourself
28:01 - Identifying your strengths and weaknesses
30:19 - Parkinson's disease diagnosis

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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have all been pulling the tarp in new ways at work, home, and in our communities. In this episode, Andrew sits down with leading business psychologist Dr. Camille Preston for a timely conversation about ways to maximize your resilience, achieve peak productivity, and better use technology to serve us instead of drive us. 

A few show highlights:
1:56 - Camille's childhood and inspiration to focus on becoming her "best self"
4:52 - Importance of self-sufficiency and being the best at what you do
5:52 - How to control the things you can control
6:56 - Role of technology in our lives
10:06 - Using technology to serve you, not drive you
12:18 - Establishing personal and professional boundaries
14:18 - Achieving a maximum "flow" state to increase productivity and creativity
16:12 - Stages of "flow"
17:32 - Overcoming creative struggle and achieving creative breakthroughs
22:35 - Wellbeing at work
26:36 - Tips for resiliency
28:35 - Power of failure and being vulnerable

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Additional resources from Dr. Camille Preston

Rewired Frame: https://aimleadership.com/resources/aim-rewired-redux/

Five Stages of Flow: https://aimleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CMF_5-stages.pdf

Resilience:
https://aimleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/AIM-Resilience-4.pdf

This week Andrew talks with Emmy-Award winning TV host and journalist Samantha Harris. With a positive attitude and determination, Samantha went from working multiple jobs to make ends meet to being watched by millions as the co-host of Dancing with the Stars and Entertainment Tonight. In this conversation, you'll hear how Samantha's humble spirit, team-first mindset, and "cog in the wheel" mentality powered her success as the host of some of TV's most iconic shows.  After a shocking breast cancer diagnosis at age forty and recovery from a double mastectomy, the journalist in Samantha set out on a mission to uncover ways to improve her overall health. Pulling the tarp, with everybody's health in mind, Samantha shared her findings with the world in her bestselling book Your Healthiest Healthy.  Today, Samantha runs a vibrant online community to help others achieve their best health and overall well-being.   

A few show highlights:
1:07 - Working multiple jobs as Samantha launches her career in LA
5:00 - Experience at E! News and daily grind as a young reporter and fill-in anchor
9:45 - Behind the scenes look at a typical day on set at Dancing with the Stars
11:48 - Samantha's breast cancer diagnosis and how to stay positive through adversity
14:43 - Samantha's online "Your Healthiest Healthy: Community" (link below)
16:55 - How to motivate kids to eat healthy and improve their total well-being
17:55 - Meal prep tips and how to create good habits

For more info on Samantha's online community visit - Your Healthiest Healthy: Community

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Andrew gets a behind the scenes look at Eric Jorgenson's journey writing an Amazon #1 bestselling book. Inspired by the timeless wisdom of entrepreneur and investor Naval Ravikant, Eric Jorgenson threaded together a collection of Naval's best lessons on wealth, judgement, happiness, and more in The Almanack of Naval Ravikant.  In this conversation, Andrew and Eric explore the creative process and why patience and persistence are often the keys to success. 

A few show highlights:
3:51 - Why Eric makes his book available for free online
6:05 - Initial idea for the book on Naval Ravikant and "accidental product validation"
7:48 - Process of getting started writing the book
10:58 - Writing is a "process of patience"
19:07 - The power of longevity and why success compounds
22:05 - 100% of the result comes from 1% of the effort
23:43 - Success is rarely a single payout
25:26 - Giving more than you receive
28:07 - Tips to increase happiness

For more info on Eric's book: The Almanack of Naval Ravikant 

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Manny Dosanjh used to spend his off days driving 4-hours each way across the Canada-US border to watch the Michigan State Men's Basketball team practice. For a young, aspiring coach like Manny it was the ultimate opportunity to observe one of the sport's most elite programs, take notes, and hone his own craft as a coach. Today, Manny is part of the same program he used to watch from the stands now working as a Graduate Assistant under the legendary Tom Izzo. In this conversation, you'll hear Manny and Andrew discuss timeless skills like networking, relationship-building, and why there's no substitute for putting in the work. 

A few show highlights:
1:29 - Manny's 8-hour roundtrip drives to watch Michigan State practice
5:10 - Lessons from Coach Tom Izzo
8:03 - Networking and relationships
12:04 - Impact of Penn State network on Andrew's career
18:04 - Earning respect through hard work
22:14 - Manny's detailed preparation and film review
24:17 - "Dominate what you can control"
27:52 - Andrew recaps 3 "tarp pulls"

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