The Take Home Podcast

This fall I'm releasing bonus episodes of The Take Home. No new lectures on leadership, instead I'm sharing the amazing podcasts created by the students in my Leadership for Sport Professionals class.

Today's bonus episode features "Tingletonian's Take on Sport Leadership" produced and created by Jacob Stubbs and Kelly Simmons. In the podcast, they interview a star-studded group of amazing leaders including:

• Troy Calhoun, head football coach at the United States Air Force Academy;
• Terris Tiller, Manager, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee;
• Gretchen Sheirr, President Business Operations at the Houston Rockets; and
• Clay Allen, General Counsel at the Houston Rockets.

Terris and Clay are Trinity alumni, and Gretchen's brother is a Trinity grad too! The conversation with such high-profile leaders is phenomenal and there's so much to learn -- make sure you have a pen and paper handy!

I would be grateful if you'd let me know what you think at @TingleJK.

Credits:

• Music used in Tingletonian's Take on Sport Leadership: Title:
• The podcast cover photo is of a Dale Grimshaw mural and was taken by Jacob near the Tybalds Estate in WC1, London, England.
• The intro music is "Be My Guest" by Crowander. "My underground" by Distemper is the closing credits music.

This fall I'm releasing bonus episodes of The Take Home. No new lectures on leadership, instead I'm sharing the amazing podcasts created by the students in my Leadership for Sport Professionals class.

Today's bonus episode features "Two Leads" produced and created by Wilson Hamilton and Delaney Dougherty. In the podcast, Wilson interviews Chase Bartlett, a former college tennis coach and the founder of Bridgible Tennis (https://www.bridgible.com/).

Chase emphasizes that empathy and creating a welcoming and inclusive environment are vital. He also highlights why great leaders develop relationships (connections) before they jump into a task and discusses the difficulty of being on a successful college team that was informed it lost funding mid-way through the season. Lastly, his philosophy, "There's a difference between the easy way and the RIGHT way" is such a great mantra for leaders of all ages!

I would be grateful if you'd let me know what you think at @TingleJK.

Credits:

• Music used in The Two Leads: Title: "Order" by ComaStudio.
• The podcast cover photo is of a Dale Grimshaw mural and was taken by Jacob near the Tybalds Estate in WC1, London, England.
• The intro music is "Be My Guest" by Crowander. "My underground" by Distemper is the closing credits music.

This fall I'm releasing bonus episodes of The Take Home. No new lectures on leadership, instead I'm sharing the amazing podcasts created by the students in my Leadership for Sport Professionals class. Today's bonus episode features "Leadership with ME" produced and created by MJ Metz and Erin Farrow. In the podcast, MJ interviews Matt Malott, a Player Development Coach in the Detroit Tigers organization. His work with the young players at the Single A Lakeland Flying Tigers has provided him a unique perspective and has forced him to evolve his leadership philosophy. During the interview Matt describes his servant leadership philosophy and why good leaders should recognize that different situations call for different styles or approaches.

I would be grateful if you'd let me know what you think at @TingleJK.

Credits:

• Music used in Leadership with ME: Title: "Epic trailer background music for videos" by Lesfm and "Epic Drama trailer" by Magnetic.
• The podcast cover photo is of a Dale Grimshaw mural and was taken by Jacob near the Tybalds Estate in WC1, London, England.
• The intro music is "Be My Guest" by Crowander. "My underground" by Distemper is the closing credits music.

This fall I'm releasing bonus episodes of The Take Home. No new lectures on leadership, instead I'm sharing the amazing podcasts created by the students in my Leadership for Sport Professionals class. 

Today's bonus episode features "Meaningful Conversations" produced and created by Sean Scott and Christina Avila. In the podcast, Christina interviews Meagan Julian (@meganbjulian), a @Trinity_U sport management alumna and the Head of Social Media at the Los Angeles @chargers.

During the interview Megan discuss the importance of working at her college newspaper (the @Trinitonian), why experiential learning classes matter, the value of open and honest communication, and the power in developing a strong team to fulfill the broader organizational goals. And I love here advice about being different and looking for ways to stand out! 

I would be grateful if you'd let me know what you think at @TingleJK.

Credits:

• Music used in Meaningful Conversations: Ben Sound's "Little Idea."
• The podcast cover photo is of a Dale Grimshaw mural and was taken by Jacob near the Tybalds Estate in WC1, London, England.
• The intro music is "Be My Guest" by Crowander. "My underground" by Distemper is the closing credits music. 

This fall I'm releasing bonus episodes of The Take Home. No new lectures on leadership, instead I'm sharing the amazing podcasts created by the students in my Leadership for Sport Professionals class.

Today's bonus episode features "Leading Together" produced and created by Mariel Clark, Matthew Jacobe, and Austin Sanders. In a creative podcast format, Mariel, Matthew, and Austin reflect on how what they learned in class is highlighted during their interview with Valerie Alexander, the CEO at Speak Happiness https://www.speakhappiness.com.

During the interview they discuss the importance of a liberal arts education, gendered-leadership expectations, unconscious bias, and the importance of feeling fulfilled in the workplace. And I think you'll love the penguin analogy, the metaphor for swimming with the current, and the Jackie Robinson standard. Valerie is a phenomenal guest and I hope you enjoy the episode!

I would be grateful if you'd let me know what you think at @TingleJK.

Credits:

• Music used in Leading Together: "Creative Minds" by BenSound.
• The podcast cover photo is of a Dale Grimshaw mural and was taken by Jacob near the Tybalds Estate in WC1, London, England.
• The intro music is "Be My Guest" by Crowander. "My underground" by Distemper is the closing credits music.

This fall I'm releasing bonus episodes of The Take Home. No new lectures on leadership, instead I'm sharing the amazing podcasts created by the students in my Leadership for Sport Professionals class.

Today's bonus episode features "Inspire Her" produced and created by Britney Goodwin and Ben Hanley. Britney interviews Coach Cheryl Fillmore, the first female Athletic Director (AD) at West Oso Independent School District and one of 30 current female AD's at the high school level in Texas. During the interview they discuss path-goal leadership, coaching philosophy, her efforts to lead each individual according to their strengths, rather than to fit her personality, and the trials and tribulations of being a female athletic director.

I hope you enjoy and would be grateful if you'd let me know what you think at @TingleJK.

Credits:

• Music used in Inspire Her: "Static" by Willy tz
• The podcast cover photo is of a Dale Grimshaw mural and was taken by Jacob near the Tybalds Estate in WC1, London, England.
• The intro music is "Be My Guest" by Crowander. "My underground" by Distemper is the closing credits music.

This fall I'm releasing bonus episodes of The Take Home. No new lectures on leadership, instead I'm sharing the amazing podcasts created by the students in my Leadership for Sport Professionals class.

Today's bonus episode features "Through the Hills" produced and created by Nathan Braulick, Armaan Islam, and Julia Ackerman. In the show they discuss servant leadership, coaching basketball, and life with Cameron Hill, Trinity University's women's basketball coach, and his father, Bob Hill, a retired NBA coach. It's an amazing conversation with two exceptional leaders -- and the father, son dynamic adds an extra layer.

I hope you enjoy and would be grateful if you'd let me know what you think at @TingleJK.

Credits:

• Music used in Through the Hills: " Happy Rock" by Bensound
• The podcast cover photo is of a Dale Grimshaw mural and was taken by Jacob near the Tybalds Estate in WC1, London, England.
• The intro music is "Be My Guest" by Crowander. "My underground" by Distemper is the closing credits music.

This fall I'm releasing bonus episodes of The Take Home. No new lectures on leadership, instead I'm sharing the amazing podcasts created by the students in my Leadership for Sport Professionals class.

Today's bonus episode features The Leadership Cookbook produced and created by Jack Garrett and Brette Thornton. In the show Jack chats about sports, life, and learns the leadership recipes from Chris Stone (Community Lead at SportsPro Media and the American Football Head Coach at Queen Mary University of London) and Kevin Washington (Director of Player Development at Texas Football).

Chris (@SportsProChris1)and Kevin's (@KevWash630) life and leadership journeys are interesting and the two guests clearly enjoyed chatting to and learning from each other.

I hope you enjoy and would be grateful if you'd let me know what you think at @TingleJK.

Credits:

• Music used in The Leadership Cookbook: Feeling Fine by Ketsa.
• The podcast cover photo is of a Dale Grimshaw mural and was taken by Jacob near the Tybalds Estate in WC1, London, England.
• The intro music is "Be My Guest" by Crowander. "My underground" by Distemper is the closing credits music.

This fall I'm releasing bonus episodes of The Take Home. No new lectures on leadership, instead I'm sharing the amazing podcasts created by the students in my Leadership for Sport Professionals class.

Today's bonus episode features "The Backboard" produced and created by Brian Yancelson, Blair Ashcraft, and Thurman Hogan III. In the show Thurman discusses sport leadership philosophy with Jenny Carnes, the Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer at San Antonio Sports. It's and upbeat fun conversation and Jenny drops some outstanding leadership wisdom.

I hope you enjoy and would be grateful if you'd let me know what you think at @TingleJK.

Credits:

• Music used in The Backboard: "Mushrooms" by HolzinaCC0
• The podcast cover photo is of a Dale Grimshaw mural and was taken by Jacob near the Tybalds Estate in WC1, London, England.
• The intro music is "Be My Guest" by Crowander. "My underground" by Distemper is the closing credits music.

In the final episode of season 2, I explore Hill's approach to Team Leadership as detailed in chapter 16 from the 9th edition of Peter G. Northouse's "Leadership: Theory and Practice." During the segment, I highlight connections to our class' definition of leadership, discuss the importance of a strong culture, provide an overview of the model, and conclude with strengths and criticisms of the model.

In the Rapid Fire Interview segment, I am fortunate to be joined by Chris Ramsey MBE, the Technical Director for Queens Park Rangers Football Club (@QPR). Chris has a career in professional football that spans nearly 45 years and was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2019. His commitment to diversity and inclusion is astounding and his lifelong quest to become better at his craft was born out of a genuine curiosity and thirst for knowledge.

We discuss his leadership philosophy, which includes a strength-based approach, intentional role-modeling, behavioral consistency, and why empathy is important. He highlights how personality shapes our reactions to situations, why it's important to use your privileges to advocate for change, and that sport won't become more inclusive until a time when the decision-makers have an open mind.

Send me your thoughts and let's keep the conversation going on Twitter (@TingleJK) or on LinkedIn.

The first segment of each episode is geared specifically for his students and features a brief lecture on course readings, much of which is from the 9th edition of "Leadership: Theory and Practice" by Peter G. Northouse.

The second segment is great for students and anyone else interested in the relationship between sports and leadership. The Rapid Fire Interview segment which features a conversation between Jacob and brings the leadership theories to life and aims to give listeners a peek behind the curtain of being a leader in the dynamic sports biz.

The intro music is "Be My Guest" by Crowander. "My underground" by Distemper is the closing credits music. The music during the Rapid Fire segment is "Epic Cinematic" by Scott Holmes Music.

The podcast cover photo is of a Dale Grimshaw mural and was taken by Jacob near the Tybalds Estate in WC1, London, England.