On this episode of The Daily Edge, Marc Nudelberg sits down with Geoff Collins, former NCAA Division I head coach and longtime college football leader whose career has taken him through programs including Florida, Temple and Georgia Tech.Geoff has spent more than three decades inside college football, but this conversation is less about schemes or job titles and more about the principles that have carried him through every stage of his career: relationships, energy, resilience and clarity of purpose.Early in his career, Geoff mapped out three major goals. He wanted to become one of the top defensive coordinators in college football, become a Division I head coach, and by 55 have enough perspective and freedom to decide what he wanted the rest of his life to look like.Now, at 55, that third goal has become the most important one.The conversation also explores how much college football has changed around him. Staffs that once operated with 14 or 15 people can now have 60 or 70, creating more resources and specialization but making true mentorship and alignment harder to preserve.Geoff also reflects on the adversity he faced at Georgia Tech, what he could have done differently and why people remember who you are when things get hard.Through all of it, relationships remain the constant. Geoff believes young people still need mentors who care about them, believe in them and earn their trust, no matter how transactional the sport becomes.At the center of Geoff’s edge is a simple question:What do you want?For him, clarity of purpose means knowing your direction, understanding your why and making intentional decisions instead of simply moving through life on autopilot.IN THIS EPISODE:- How relationships and mentorship shaped Geoff’s career- What happens to culture and alignment as organizations grow- The lessons Geoff took from adversity at Georgia Tech- Why energy has always been part of his competitive edge- The three goals he set for himself early in his career- Why clarity of purpose matters when deciding what comes nextTHE EDGE:Know what you want.Clarity creates direction. When you understand what matters to you, you can make better decisions, stay aligned when circumstances change and avoid spending your life chasing a path you never consciously chose.New episodes of The Daily Edge drop every week, featuring candid conversations with entrepreneurs, executives, athletes and business leaders about the experiences, decisions and relationships that shaped the way they operate.WATCH & FOLLOW THE DAILY EDGEYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@thedailyedgepodSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/30CuYNmGxbwjv6o694qlHLApple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-edge/id1799962626Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thedailyedgepodLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/thedailyedgepodcast/The Daily Edge is powered by On the Ball.Explore sales training, leadership development, coaching and organizational solutions at:https://ontheball.co#TheDailyEdge #GeoffCollins #Leadership #CollegeFootball #ClarityOfPurpose #Relationships #Resilience #OnTheBall

On this episode of The Daily Edge, Marc Nudelberg sits down with Shawn Wooden, former Notre Dame captain, nine-year NFL veteran and longtime Miami Dolphin who is now CEO & Partner at Associated Financial & Investor Services.Shawn’s career has taken him from Philadelphia to Notre Dame, the NFL and eventually into financial services, but the principles underneath each chapter have stayed remarkably consistent: preparation, accountability, trust and a willingness to keep learning.During his playing career, Shawn says he was taken advantage of by a financial advisor who was churning his account while Shawn was focused on football. That experience pushed him to understand finance for himself and ultimately helped shape the career he built after retiring from the NFL.Today, Shawn leads with a philosophy built around giving people ownership, expecting them to bring solutions and supporting them when every decision does not go perfectly. He also explains why he views his employees as his first clients and how that mindset ultimately shapes the experience they create for everyone else.The conversation returns repeatedly to the people who influenced Shawn along the way, particularly Lou Holtz and Jimmy Johnson, and to the importance of trust, love, commitment and preparation.At the center of Shawn’s own edge is a simple idea:“Enough is not enough.”For Shawn, the ability to perform in the moment comes from the work done before it. Whether it is football, leadership or business, preparation gives you the ability to adjust when circumstances change.IN THIS EPISODE:-Why preparation is the real competitive advantage-What Lou Holtz and Jimmy Johnson taught Shawn about leadership-How being taken advantage of financially changed the direction of his career-Why leaders have to empower people to make real decisions-Why Shawn considers his employees his number-one clients-The role trust, love and commitment still play in the way he leads-Why enough is never enoughTHE EDGE:Preparation creates options.The ability to adjust in the moment usually comes from doing enough work beforehand to understand the situation, recognize what has changed and know what adjustment to make.New episodes of The Daily Edge drop every week, featuring candid conversations with entrepreneurs, executives, athletes and business leaders about the experiences, decisions and relationships that shaped the way they operate.WATCH & FOLLOW THE DAILY EDGEYouTube:https://youtu.be/ypotXrdZGssSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/30CuYNmGxbwjv6o694qlHLApple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-edge/id1799962626Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thedailyedgepodLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/thedailyedgepodcast/The Daily Edge is powered by On the Ball.Explore sales training, leadership development, coaching and organizational solutions at:https://ontheball.co#TheDailyEdge #ShawnWooden #Leadership #Preparation #MiamiDolphins #OnTheBall

On this episode of The Daily Edge, Marc Nudelberg sits down with Tim Petrillo, CEO & Founder of The Restaurant People, for a conversation about building businesses that can evolve without losing the discipline that made them successful in the first place.

Tim has spent decades in hospitality, helping build The Restaurant People into one of South Florida’s most recognizable restaurant groups while also expanding into real estate development and playing an active role in the growth of Fort Lauderdale.

But this conversation is less about restaurants than it is about what it takes to keep building when the market, the customer and the environment around you refuse to stand still.

Tim explains why one of the most dangerous things a business can do is believe it is bigger than the trend. He shares how listening to younger consumers has shaped major decisions, why he has learned to become comfortable changing course and what happened when that mindset led him to completely rethink YOLO before construction even began.

The decision nearly doubled the investment.

Then the restaurant opened the same day Lehman Brothers collapsed.

What looked like terrible timing became an unexpected advantage, and the story captures a theme that runs throughout Tim’s career: pay attention to what the market is telling you, make the decision you believe in and be willing to live with the consequences.

Tim also breaks down the operating discipline behind the businesses he has built. His early experience at Houston’s taught him the value of consistency and execution, principles he still applies decades later.

As Tim puts it:

“If you don’t have guardrails, you’re going to grow with chaos, and chaos will ultimately cripple you.”

The conversation also explores the relationships behind his career, from meeting longtime business partners in unexpected places to opportunities created simply by showing up, volunteering and getting involved in the community.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• Why businesses have to evolve with changing customers and trends
• How Tim uses younger voices and focus groups to challenge his own assumptions
• The decision to completely redesign YOLO before opening
• What opening during the 2008 financial crisis taught him about timing and opportunity
• Why restaurants and real estate development work hand in hand
• How food and beverage can change the trajectory of a neighborhood
• The operating principles Tim learned from Houston’s
• Why consistency and discipline matter more as a company grows
• How Tim structures his days so he doesn’t negotiate with himself
• Why the right guardrails prevent growth from turning into chaos
• The partnerships and relationships that helped shape his career
• Why getting involved in your community can create opportunities you never planned for

THE EDGE:
Stay open enough to change, disciplined enough to execute and close enough to the market to recognize when yesterday’s playbook no longer works.

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Bill Feinberg has spent more than four decades building a business around a simple belief: your reputation is everything.

On this episode of The Daily Edge, Marc sits down with Bill Feinberg, Founder of Allied Kitchen & Bath, inside a kitchen Bill and his team designed and built for Marc’s family.

Bill shares how he and his three brothers went from knocking on doors as salespeople to launching Allied in 1984 and growing it into a 65-person company that has become part of the fabric of the South Florida community.

But the path was far from easy.

Bill talks about building a true family business alongside his brothers and parents, why he once had to fire his own mother, surviving recessions and hurricanes, and the period when he genuinely believed Allied might go out of business.

He also shares one of the biggest lessons the company learned after the pandemic: more revenue does not always mean better business. Allied was taking on massive projects, moving faster than ever and still losing money. The experience forced Bill and his team to slow down, improve communication and build stronger processes around the work.

They also discuss:

✓ Why Allied moved away from subcontractors and built an in-house team
✓ What 42 years in business taught Bill about hiring and culture
✓ Why he will spend more to protect a customer relationship than he may ever make from it
✓ How community involvement became one of Allied’s greatest growth engines
✓ The role philanthropy has played in Bill’s life and company
✓ Why relationships have driven decades of referrals and opportunity
✓ Building a company with family without allowing the business to destroy the family
✓ Why Bill still has the same energy for the work more than four decades later
✓ What succession could eventually look like for Allied

THE EDGE: Longevity is rarely built through one breakthrough moment. Bill’s story is about earning trust repeatedly, taking care of people when it costs you something, staying close to your community and continuing to improve the business long after you have already become successful.

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On this episode of The Daily Edge, Marc Nudelberg sits down with Joey Janssen, a seasoned entrepreneur and business development leader who spent more than 18 years in the insurance industry, built and sold his own agency, and is now beginning a new chapter as Chief Growth Officer & Partner at On the Ball.Joey’s career has included more than one restart. He built a book of business from scratch, left and had to rebuild in a new environment, returned and built again, helped acquire and eventually sell an agency, and then found himself facing another decision about what he wanted the next chapter of his career to look like.This time, he chose to leave insurance completely.What makes Joey’s story interesting is that none of those restarts were really a return to zero. Every new chapter carried forward the relationships, experience, discipline and confidence he had built before it.Joey explains why that confidence comes from evidence. Once you have proven to yourself that you can build something, adapt when circumstances change and create opportunity again, starting over begins to look less like a risk and more like another opportunity to apply what you have learned.He and Marc also spend a lot of time on relationships and why Joey believes the best salespeople are genuinely curious about people. Not curious because they are searching for an opening to sell, but because they actually want to understand who someone is, what matters to them and where they may be able to help.That philosophy has shaped the way Joey has approached business development throughout his career.Sometimes the person in front of you has a need today. Sometimes they do not. Sometimes they become a client years later. Sometimes they introduce you to somebody else entirely.The relationship still matters.Joey and Marc also unpack consistency, repeatable behaviors and why sales performance is often less complicated than people make it. Talent matters, but talent without consistency is difficult to rely on. The people who continue doing the right things over time tend to create opportunities, even when every individual effort does not produce an immediate result.The conversation also gets into how selling has changed.Joey built part of his early career through cold calling and became comfortable hearing no, but if he were building a modern sales strategy today, he would start with LinkedIn and social selling. The tools have evolved, but the fundamentals have not.You still need to find people, start conversations, build trust, follow up and stay engaged.They also discuss:✔️ Why starting over is different from starting from zero✔️ How Joey built and rebuilt a book of business multiple times✔️ Why confidence is stronger when it is backed by evidence✔️ What it really means to bet on yourself✔️ Why genuine curiosity is one of the most valuable traits in sales✔️ How strong relationships create opportunities long before a transaction✔️ Why consistency can matter more than natural sales talent✔️ How cold calling helped Joey build grit early in his career✔️ Why LinkedIn and social selling should play a larger role in modern business development✔️ Why “always be closing” is the wrong mindset✔️ What Joey means by “always be on”✔️ How communication and trust affect business partnerships✔️ Why growth eventually creates operational pressure inside a company✔️ What Joey has learned about choosing the right people to build with✔️ Why he was willing to leave an industry he knew after more than 18 yearsTHE EDGE:Starting over does not mean starting from zero. The relationships, judgment, discipline and experience you have built come with you. The challenge is having enough confidence to use them somewhere new, while remaining curious enough to keep learning.

On this episode of The Daily Edge, Marc Nudelberg sits down with Karla Nelson-Thatcher, Chief Communications Officer at Hotwire Communications, for a conversation about what it actually takes to build a career, earn trust, and create influence inside a large organization.Karla’s career has taken her through television, programming, entrepreneurship, Comcast and now the executive leadership team at Hotwire, but the common thread throughout all of it has been people.Growing up as the youngest of eight siblings taught her early how to navigate different personalities, build relationships, argue well, and make sure her voice could be heard in a loud room. Those lessons eventually became the foundation of how she thinks about communication and leadership today.Karla explains why communication is not simply about the words you say. The real question is whether the message was actually received and whether enough trust exists for communication to become a dialogue instead of a monologue.She and Marc also get into what it takes to navigate the corporate world without falling into a victim mindset. Companies reorganize. Leadership changes. Priorities move. Decisions will be made that you cannot control. Karla’s perspective is simple: not everything is happening to you, and the most valuable thing you can control is how you respond.They also unpack self-advocacy, recognition, and what Karla calls the “unsung hero” mentality. Her advice is not to constantly look for applause, but to understand the difference between doing the job you were hired to do and actually going beyond it.As she puts it:“I don’t applaud the fish for swimming.”Do the work. Be fully present. If you see a ball on the floor and someone could trip over it, pick it up. Create feedback loops. Advocate for your work when appropriate. Over time, people notice.They also discuss:✔️ Why great communication starts with trust✔️ How to know whether your message actually landed✔️ Why you do not need to communicate on every available channel✔️ How to navigate change inside a large organization✔️ Why corporate decisions are not always personal✔️ How to advocate for yourself without constantly seeking recognition✔️ Why strong leaders should praise loudly✔️ The difference between doing your job and going above and beyond✔️ How growing up with seven siblings shaped Karla’s leadership style✔️ Why Karla stopped constantly pushing herself and started looking for what pulls her forwardAt the end of the conversation, Karla gives Marc one of his favorite answers yet to the question, “How do you find your edge?”She no longer believes every day needs to be about pushing harder. Instead, she looks at the day ahead and finds something she is genuinely excited about, something that pulls her toward it, and lets that create momentum for everything else.THE EDGE:You cannot control every decision an organization makes, but you can control how you communicate, how you contribute, how you respond, and whether you become the kind of person people want in the room.WATCH EPISODE 79 WITH KARLA NELSON-THATCHER:[https://youtu.be/0gvsKsfw8Lc](https://youtu.be/0gvsKsfw8Lc)Visit ontheball.co to learn more about how On The Ball helps companies drive more sales, develop better leaders, and elevate performance.New episodes drop every week — powered by On The Ball.FOLLOW THE DAILY EDGEInstagram: @thedailyedgepodLinkedIn: The Daily Edge PodcastWebsite: ontheball.coLISTEN ON AUDIOSpotify: [https://open.spotify.com/show/30CuYNmGxbwjv6o694qlHL](https://open.spotify.com/show/30CuYNmGxbwjv6o694qlHL)Apple Podcasts: [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-edge/id1799962626](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-edge/id1799962626)#TheDailyEdge #Leadership #Communication #ExecutiveLeadership #CareerGrowth #CorporateLeadership #SelfAdvocacy #Trust #ProfessionalDevelopment #OnTheBall

Howard Levine has spent his career succeeding in an industry that is not exactly known for its sales culture.

Now, he is building a bank from the ground up.

fuIn this episode of The Daily Edge, Marc Nudelberg sits down with Howard, founder of Glades Bank & Trust, for a candid conversation about entrepreneurship, relationship banking, sales leadership and what it takes to build an organization for business owners who do not fit neatly inside the traditional box.

Howard explains how his entrepreneurial background, including opening seven restaurants, shaped the energy and urgency he later brought into banking. He shares how he turned transactional mortgage relationships into a successful private banking business by combining two things most organizations already have but rarely use effectively: data and trust.

The conversation also explores why the best salespeople are grinders, why transparency creates stronger client relationships, and why a fast no can sometimes be almost as valuable as a yes.

In this episode:

• What it actually takes to start a new bank
• Why Howard calls himself an entrepreneur stuck in banking
• How to turn transactional business into lasting relationships
• Why data and trust are such a powerful sales combination
• What Howard looks for when building a sales team
• Why candor can be a competitive advantage
• How Glades Bank & Trust plans to serve founders and business owners differently
• Why most entrepreneurs do not fit inside the traditional banking box
• The fire, urgency and drive behind Howard’s daily edge

Howard’s philosophy is refreshingly direct. People do not need more vague promises, unnecessary complexity or bankers who disappear when something goes wrong. They need honest answers, responsive partners and people who understand the speed and realities of building a business.

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On this episode of The Daily Edge, Marc Nudelberg sits down with Scott Northcutt, career HR executive, culture architect, and SVP of Family Development Programs at Bacardi.

He grew up in a working family in Kentucky, started working at 14, hid in stockrooms to avoid the Department of Labor for working over 40 hours a week as a teenager, and got handed a book at 16 that changed everything. Nobody handed him the career. He just never accepted a ceiling.

Over the next four decades, he built one of the most decorated HR careers in the world, rising through Dollar General, Walmart, and ultimately Bacardi, where he spent 18 years reshaping the culture, talent, and leadership development of one of the most iconic family-owned companies on the planet. Now through his role in Bacardi's Family Development Programs and his own Third Quarter framework, Scott is helping leaders and family members become true stewards of something bigger than themselves.

In this episode, we cover:
→ Growing up in a working-class family in Kentucky and what that taught him about drive
→ The book Barbara Gerald handed him at 16 that rewired how he sees the world
→ How Bacardi co-created a culture built on Fearless, Founders, and Family
→ Why the "why" gives people the courage to do the "what"
→ Losing $20M in a bankruptcy and why he's actually grateful it happened
→ How eliminating performance reviews and flipping incentive structures changed everything
→ What it really takes to build stewards of a company, not just employees
→ The Third Quarter: why the best years aren't behind you, they're ahead

The Edge of the Episode:
Scott's message is grounded and earned over 40 years. The universe gives you what you put into it. While others were waiting for the right moment, Scott was moving, through bankruptcy, through culture transformations at global scale, and through a career defined by developing people better than himself. That willingness to focus on the why, live intentionally, and build for the next generation is still the edge.

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On this episode of The Daily Edge, Marc Nudelberg sits down with Julia Aquino — serial entrepreneur, 30-year operations and finance executive, and founder of Julia Incorporated.She grew up poor in Hialeah, was the first in her family to go to college, lost her mom mid-journey, worked full time, bartended three nights a week, and graduated FAU with a BS in Finance and an MBA in Accounting. Nobody helped her get there — she just refused to accept any other outcome.Over the next three decades, she built a career spanning the airline industry, banking, fintech, and her own consulting firm, working with over 75 companies from $3M startups to $50M growth-stage businesses. Now through Julia Incorporated, she's doing fractional CFO and COO work with founders who are scaling fast and need someone in the room who can see what the numbers are actually telling them — and who isn't afraid to have the hard conversations.In this episode, we cover:→ Growing up poor in Hialeah and what it actually taught her about drive→ Why being crystal clear on your "why" makes the hardest things feel manageable→ How losing her mom mid-journey pushed her forward instead of breaking her→ The moment she walked away from corporate because "they were stealing her soul"→ What fractional CFO and COO work actually looks like inside a growing company→ Why revenue going up doesn't mean your business is healthy→ The three things every leader must master: accountability, knowing your numbers, and how you show up→ Managing behaviors instead of people — and why that changes everything→ Why you can't hold someone accountable until they've agreed to it first→ How doing the personal work made her a better leader for everyone around herThe Edge of the Episode:Julia's message is direct and has been proven over 30 years: any result you've ever had came because you were willing to do what others weren't. In a world full of people waiting for the right moment or the right conditions, Julia has always just moved. That willingness — to do the hard thing, have the hard conversation, and face the hard truth in the numbers — is still the edge.📖 Learn more about Julia and her work at https://www.juliaincorporated.com📧 Reach her directly at [email protected] On The Ball at https://www.ontheball.co to learn more about how we help organizations drive more sales, develop stronger leaders, and elevate performance.🎙 New episodes drop every Monday, powered by On The Ball.FOLLOW US:Instagram:   / thedailyedgepod  Instagram:   / ontheball.co  LinkedIn (The Daily Edge):   / thedailyedgepodcast  LinkedIn (On The Ball):   / on-the-ball-co  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/30CuYNm...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Website: https://www.ontheball.co#TheDailyEdge

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On this episode of The Daily Edge, Marc Nudelberg sits down with Eddy Arriola — serial entrepreneur, founder and former CEO of Apollo Bank, and author of It's All About Relationships: Mastering the Art of Relational Leadership.Built from the ground up during the 2008 financial crisis with zero prior banking experience, Apollo Bank grew into one of Florida's most respected financial institutions before its successful sale in October 2022. Eddy didn't build it with a pitch deck — he built it with people. The relationships he had invested in five and ten years before the bank ever opened its doors were the same ones that made it all possible.Now, as a board member, CEO coach, and advisor to companies across industries, Eddy has distilled decades of experience into a clear truth: every breakthrough in business starts with a breakthrough in relationships.The conversation gets into why so many leaders fixate on strategy and finance while neglecting the one thing that determines whether any of it actually works — people. Eddy shares the CARPAY framework from his book (Connect, Align, Respond, Prioritize, Evaluate), why "taking a beat" before reacting is one of the most powerful tools a leader can have, and why the best leaders are the ones willing to have the hard conversations, not avoid them.He also gets personal about the relationships that shaped him most — including his wife, his family, and why the most important relationship of all is the one you have with yourself.This is an episode about trust, intentionality, and what it actually looks like to lead a life — and a business — built on real relationships.In this episode, we cover:→ How Eddy built Apollo Bank from zero banking experience to a major Florida institution→ Why every breakthrough in business starts with a breakthrough in relationships→ The six relationship arenas every CEO must master: bosses, team, collaborators, customers, community, and yourself→ The CARPAY framework: how to connect, align, respond, prioritize, and evaluate→ Why "taking a beat" is the most underrated leadership skill→ How to hold close friends accountable without destroying the relationship→ Why your relationship with yourself is the foundation of everything else→ What the AI and remote work era gets wrong about success→ Why today is your best friend — and what that mindset changes→ The real reason titles don't make leaders — trust doesThe Edge of the Episode:Eddy's message is blunt and non-negotiable: any result you've ever had in life came because of a relationship — and any time you fell short, it's because the right relationship wasn't there. In a world increasingly driven by algorithms and automation, the edge still belongs to the person who invests in people deliberately, consistently, and authentically.📖 Grab It's All About Relationships on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Its-All-About-Relationships-Relational/dp/1544551924Visit On The Ball at ontheball.co to learn more about how we help organizations drive more sales, develop stronger leaders, and elevate performance.🎙 New episodes drop every Monday, powered by On The Ball.FOLLOW US:Instagram: @thedailyedgepodLinkedIn: @ontheballWebsite: ontheball.co#TheDailyEdge #EddyArriola #ItsAllAboutRelationships #Leadership #Relationships #Business #Entrepreneurship #Banking #ApolloBank #Sales #PersonalDevelopment #Performance #Edge #Trust #CEO