It's Not The Duck

Coach David Lee has coached football for 46 years, 31 of those years mentoring college players and 15 years in the NFL. Scotti’s “Old Ball Coach” talks about what it takes to be a great leader and a great person; how to departmentalize and separate your business and your personal life. He discusses how he overcame “a ton of adversity football wise” in college eventually becoming an All-SEC quarterback. Coach Lee was soon relying on great faith and principle to equip him with the skills that has made him the “go-to” guy when a young NFL quarterback is struggling. Coach inspired Tony Romo, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tyrod Taylor, and Chad Pennington. His brilliant offensive mind has championed him as the “NFL Innovator of the Year” and Coach Lee also created the “wild hog” offense in college, the play every football team runs when the running back receives a direct snap from the center. Hosted by Scotti Madison. 

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Steve Steinhauer was the face of Aflac at NASCAR for the first five years when the “duck” first entered stock car auto racing. He was known on the track by every driver as “Stevie Bobby”. Steve was accomplished in sales for forty years after leaving his first job as a welder. We worked together for twenty-five years as commissioned salesmen for Aflac, thicker than thieves and have more hard lessons and funny stories than a person should be allowed. Steve’s father, always positive, a great influence in our lives, had polio at an early age and became personal friends with Teddy Roosevelt in Warm Springs, Georgia. Fun followed us, and we learned “don’t take yourself so seriously and make everyone a friend. If it isn’t fun, find another job.” Hosted by Scotti Madison. 

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What’s it like when Lee Barfield faces Johnny Cochran in a jury trial? Born in Macon, Georgia, along with home grown Otis Redding, James Brown and the Allman Brothers, Lee soon selected Vanderbilt and became a prominent Lawyer for Bass Berry and Sims in Nashville. He discusses his five pillars of life ... the keys to successful life (faith, family, vocation, relationships with everyone, health). Lee, a self-described “go to court attorney” loved the challenges of trying to tell a story to convince a jury of twelve that he was right. He discusses a case where he faced off with Johnny Cochran, of OJ Simpson fame, in a $75,000,000 case against Vanderbilt. He also discusses the notorious James “Jimmy” Hoffa trial that involved the famous attorney and Watergate prosecutor, James Neal. Lee ends to episode talking about his first love, improving the educational level of underserved children in Tennessee and across the country through School Vouchers. Hosted by Scotti Madison. 

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An experienced salesmen for thirty-five years, Ray Melvin began with Aflac and later was selling Healthcare Data Analytics with Benefits Science Technologies out of MIT. Ray states, “Selling is not your life, it’s only how you make a living”. The former fireman grew up in rural Indiana on a family farm; the son of an Army officer, credits his disciplined work ethic to hard lessons growing up. His key question in sales is, “Are you trying to do something in their best interest or your best interest?” “It is critical to discern what is the most productive thing possible you can be doing to close a sale at each moment in time”. Ray also shares his story of what he considers to be an unexpected gift of generosity bestowed upon his family that changed his family’s life. Hosted by Scotti Madison. 

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There may not be a finer person than Buck Showalter who is an accomplished Major League Baseball manager winning the distinguished award of MLB Manager of the Year four times with four different teams; New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, and the New York Mets. Buck talks about his early years; growing up in small town Century, Florida; the impact his father had on him building life relationship skills, “the guts he had to be a father”; the hope and new beginnings that Spring Training brings; some of his philosophy on life, “treating people with that golden rule”. It’s easy to see why Buck is so likeable, a “player’s manager” earning the respect of all his players and every one that crosses his path. Hosted by Scotti Madison

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Maria Ortiz is one of the more exceptional businesswomen in America. Maria’s incredible work skills and dedication to excellence in the world of insurance are directly attributed to life lessons learned from her hard-working mother, Maria’s Cuban heritage and their winning attributes. Her inspiring word for 2023 is “intentional” which means be intentionally present when you’re with your kids or likewise at work. She shares the inspiring “movie worthy” story of her mom as a “little girl” forced to leave Cuba for America on a plane prior to the revolution under the CIA’s Peter Pan program. Her Mom’s inspiring words, “Someone will always be smarter than you, prettier than you, richer than you, but no one better out work you” gave Maria all the motivation she needed to dream big. She is always “feeding her mind” with positive thoughts and learned that before you take a job, take the time to ride around with the person who has the job you want. Build a team with a servant attitude so they can empower their colleagues. Maria follows mentors like Orlando Bravo and Sara Blakely, the founder of Spanx. Learn to pay it forward and learn from those who are disruptor’s and then you can have an impact where ever you are in life. Hosted by Scotti Madison. 

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Only Ken Abraham, a New York Times best seller 18 times, can live six months to a year with highly accomplished and famous people like George Foremen, Joe Gibbs, Buzz Aldrin, Chuck Norris, Joel Osteen, Paul Azinger, Gary Carter, Pat Robertson, Jim Baker, Dave Ramsey and a host of others, then writes their unique life story with them about their personal struggles to reach great heights of success and faith. When you launch a podcast, you want to go “BIG” and there may not be a bigger personality and accomplished author other than Ken Abraham, an exceptional talent for 40 years writing a variety of works from NY Times # 1’s to Study Bibles and kids works. Ken begins with his “faith journey” and finishes by discussing his many books and personal friendships with famous and accomplished people. Ken also shares his personal story growing up in West Virginia with a Saintly and praying Mom and a “great” Dad who owned the only bar in a mining town where Ken worked as a boy and cut his teeth as a writer. His love for playing music as a “loud playing” drummer was a close third to his passion to write and his relationship with God. Then how about hearing some tips from Ken on how he writes a best seller, his thought process. He is an incredible man with the most interesting of life experiences and friendships who has always wanted to tell someone else’s story. Hosted by Scotti Madison. 

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