In this episode, I jump (back) into the world of small college athletics - Where I spent almost 30 years of my working career.  Robert Segave - Director of Athletics @ Roberts Wesleyan College www.roberts.edu joins me to discuss how his athletic department and other small college athletic departments are dealing with COVID19.  We will also talk about the plans being made for the Fall 2020 sports seasons and also find out how the Redhawk coaches and administrative staff are supporting their student-athletes during this pandemic.

Roberts Wesleyan is a NCAA DII college located in Rochester, NY.  Bob Segave has served RWC as the AD for the past years.  Previously he was the WBB coach from 2007-2015.  Segave led the Redhawks to over 100 wins during his tenure as head coach also earning Coach of the Year 6 times in 8 years.

Host Chris Williams is an alum of Roberts Wesleyan receiving both his undergraduate degree and graduate degree in 92 and 2000.  Williams was inducted into the athletic hall of fame as both player and a coach in 2019.

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Vertical View host Chris Williams interviews - VP of Innovation and Ventures for the American Leprosy Mission - Darren Schuapp. 

Chris and Darren discuss leadership - who do you look to for inspiration and mentor-ship, what are attributes of a successful leader and how do you continue to grow and develop as a leader yourself?

As you know from the last episode - I currently serve as the Executive Director for Vertical Engineering - In this episode we will learn about Vertical Engineering the company, introduce the owners of VE in a segment called 5 bullet points or less and finally we will talk directly to the Vertical Engineering guys themselves! 

Vertical View:

A strategic consultancy and think tank - inspiring and motivating leaders, teams and corporations.  Hosted by Chris Williams an entrepreneur with nearly 30 years of leadership, coaching and business management experience.

Ep. 1.0 is an introduction to Vertical View answering the following questions:

How I got here? 

Why a podcast?

Who am I?

and what to expect from the podcast?

#let'sgetvertical