Welcome to the first podcast episode in our new series, Inspiring Leadership Lessons of Top athletes.

Our first guest in the series shares with us from the perspective of an athlete, she’s a 2-time Olympian, and as a coach, she is a National Basketball Coach of the Year.

Sherry Winn shares athlete mindsets and practices that can be translated to inspiring leadership the workplace.

About the Guest:

Sherry Winn is a Two-Time Olympian, National Basketball Coach of The Year, and Amazon Three-Time Best Selling Author. She is an in-demand internationally renowned speaker who frequently speaks for up to 14,000 people at a time including at companies such as StubHub, AnyTime Fitness, New York Life, Edward Jones, and Technicolor.

Sherry is known as a leader of leaders and a visionary of visionaries who has written five books including her newest book titled, Winning Leadership: Seven Secrets for Employee Champions and Sales Superstars.

About the Host:

Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte and Barclays.

As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams and achieve extraordinary results. 

Amy’s most popular keynote speeches are:

The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership Legacy

The Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System Collaboration

The Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and Community

The Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid Team

Her new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results.

www.courageofaleader.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyshoopriley/

Link mentioned in the podcast

Life Is in the Transitions, Mastering Change at Any Age by Brian Feiler: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/life-is-in-the-transitions-bruce-feiler/1136403097

Winning Leadership, 7 Secrets to Being a Truly Powerful Leader by Sherry Winn:

https://www.amazon.com/Winning-Leadership-Powerful-Building-Champions/dp/1506911064/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=90730ac7-80a0-4597-b0b2-d9ec12d2a80c

The Inspire Your Team assessment (the courage assessment): https://courageofaleader.com/inspireyourteam/

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