December 08, 2025

Jerry Colangelo - Founder & Former Owner Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks, & Managing Director Of USA Basketball On Confident Humility & Building Relationships

1 hour

#240: Jerry Colangelo is the founder and former owner of the Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks, as well as Managing Director of USA Basketball.

He is a 4x NBA Executive of the Year, former NBA GM & Head Coach, Chairman of the Basketball Hall of Fame, founder of multiple sports franchises, and also started with Dick Klein to found the Chicago Bulls.

The accolades are endless, but he additionally won a world championship with the Diamondbacks and returned the once-tarnished U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team to glory. As Chairman of USA Basketball, Colangelo created a team that brought home the Gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, another in the 2012 London Olympics, again in the 2016 Olympic games in Rio, and most recently in 2021 in Tokyo.

Having served as Chairman and CEO, general manager, and head coach of the Phoenix Suns, Colangelo boasts the second longest tenure with one franchise in the NBA.

On the show he shares his story of growing up, starting the Bulls, moving to Phoenix to start the Suns, winning a world series with the Diamondbacks, confidence, the power of relationships, preparation, failure, listening, excellence, his faith, and much more.

Currently, he continues his business in real estate as a principle in JDM Partners, LLC. He is also the special assistant to the president of Grand Canyon University.

For more on Jerry check out www.jcolangelo.com as well as his book How You Play The Game which is one of my favorites all time.

Enjoy the show!

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