David is filled with such wisdom and insight that he freely shares with the world and is one of the most successful people on the planet. He formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire and co-founded Sports 1 Marketing with HOF Warren Moon.

He is a 3-time international best-selling author of Game-Time Decision Making; Connected to Goodness; and Compassionate Capitalism. He's the Host of his own top entrepreneur podcast, The Playbook. He has been recognized by Variety Magazine as their Sports Humanitarian of the Year, awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2014, and Forbes named him a Forbes top 10 keynote speaker.

This episode is filled with practical tips to help leaders and their teams succeed amidst any failure no matter how big or small. My guest today is the current Athletic Director of The King’s Academy located in beautiful West Palm Beach, FL. In 2018, he was awarded the Coach & AD Magazine Top 40 under 40 designation for his leadership in the sports industry. Then in 2019, he not only finished his doctorate in Educational Leadership but he was also awarded the Varsity Brands National Athletic Director of the Year.

He is a former standout basketball player at Clarks Summit University in PA. He’s a die-hard Eagles fan but more importantly, he is a husband and dad to 3 kids who is deeply passionate about his faith, leadership, and impacting young men & women.

In part two, Hernando and I dive into how interpreting specific challenges will be how you will take on life. We also talk more deeply about Being Contagious, and no it doesn't have anything to do with being sick. We cover so much ground in this episode.

Hernando is one of the most vulnerable, energetic, passionate people I’ve had the pleasure to connect with. He is the current Head Basketball Coach for the New Zealand Women’s 17U National Team and former Associate Head Coach at Duke University. He’s also coached in the G-League, Japan, and was a head coach for the Slam Ball Bouncers in 2002 and 2003.

He is a keynote speaker focusing on topics such as leadership, connection, and communication helping organizations connect, lead, and grow with their heart, soul, and mind. He’s the founder of Be Contagious, LLC, which focuses on spreading love, happiness, and joy.

On top of all those accomplishments, he is a Sports Choreographer for movies such as Coach Carter, Semi-Pro, and The Longest Yard just to name a few. But what tops all of those things, and you can sense it from him, is that he loves his two kids to the fullest!

In part one, Hernando opens up and gets vulnerable about his struggles early on in his career, his divorce after being married for 13 years, and really dives into his mentality as a dad after the divorce.

Hernando is one of the most vulnerable, energetic, passionate people I’ve had the pleasure to connect with. He is the current Head Basketball Coach for the New Zealand Women’s 17U National Team and former Associate Head Coach at Duke University. He’s also coached in the G-League, Japan, and was a head coach for the Slam Ball Bouncers in 2002 and 2003.

He is a keynote speaker focusing on topics such as leadership, connection, and communication helping organizations connect, lead, and grow with their heart, soul, and mind. He’s the founder of Be Contagious, LLC, which focuses on spreading love, happiness, and joy.

On top of all those accomplishments, he is a Sports Choreographer for movies such as Coach Carter, Semi-Pro, and The Longest Yard just to name a few. But what tops all of those things, and you can sense it from him, is that he loves his two kids to the fullest!

Justin's enthusiasm is through the roof and you can sense that he has this earnest desire to help people improve their mental state. This episode is jam-packed with practical tips that you can apply to your life TODAY!

If you don't know who Justin is, he is the Mental Performance & Leadership Coach for the Tampa Bay Rays. He formerly served in the same role with the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Browns. He’s the host of his own podcast, Increase Your Impact, which has little nuggets every day specifically geared towards leaders.

He’s the author of two books, Parents Pep Talks, and Mentally Tough Teens. He’s one of the top follows on Instagram and Twitter as daily he is dishing out absolute GOLD! But by far the coolest thing about him is that he served as a Full-Time Missionary in Nicaragua for two years; he is married to his best friend for almost 20 years, and a dad to 3 kids.

Mike is deeply passionate about building people, teaching people how to be present, and the power of meditation. He has great empathy and understands fully how powerful surrender, self-forgiveness, and self-compassion are.

Mike is the CEO/Founder of Thrive3 Basketball training company where he’s had the opportunity to work with the likes of Steph Curry, Malcolm Brogden, NBA Assistant Coach, Dee Brown, and many many more.

Most recently though, he transitioned to being a Peak Performance Expert who bridges his background in basketball leadership and performance with mindfulness and emotional intelligence, by helping high-performing leaders master the psychology needed to lead and perform. Companies such as Morgan Stanley, Lululemon, and WeWork have trusted him to come in and speak to their leaders.

Through his own experience of building an international basketball brand from his college apartment, while at the same time beating the heroin-like withdrawal symptoms of pharmaceutical medication, he understands what leaders face.

But what I love most about him is that he really hones in and focuses on the mindset and breathwork strategies needed so that you can stay present to ultimately deliver the best version of yourself.

#MaximizeFailure is what Morgan is all about. She is passionate about building relationships, using softball as a tool to prepare young athletes for life, and helping people understand the difference between mental health and mental toughness.

Morgan is a 2014 University of Washington Hall of Fame inductee. She is an entrepreneur & co-founder of the #1 Softball Clinic in the world – The Packaged Deal. She helped lead the 2009 Washington Husky softball team to their first National Championship in school history. She played professionally in Switzerland and was part of the 2015 and 2019 Filipino National Softball Team.

She’s the Owner and Coach of Morgan Stuart Defense Lessons. She is also a Team Easton ambassador, which if you know anything about baseball or softball that is a pretty big deal. But what intrigues me most is that she started a project called Defense Club which is all about maximizing failure.

Some of the things we talk about in this episode are: the importance of falling in love with the process; why education is so important, so that even when your outside self/situations aren't changing, your mind is; how the fear of judgment & acceptance keeps us from success; the 4 A's to help you grow and develop through ANY situation; why Cody doesn' think he would be where he is now without FAILING because as he says, "Failure is a prerequisite to success." All of this and so much more. Grab your pen and paper and get ready!

In this episode, we talk with Ken about how to overcome your fear of failure; The importance of remembering these 4 words: Your Time Will Come; Why being a good person can make you a bad parent; What being a parent has taught Ken about failure and success; What he did when he came to a crossroad in his personal journey at the age of 30... All this and so much more so make sure you grab your pen and some paper because you will need it.

In this episode, we talk about parenting kids through failure, the importance of depersonalizing your failures, and how he believes he would have even a higher level of success and happiness now had he done ____________.