Corporate Competitor Podcast

Ep. 168: CU Boulder Track and Cross Country shaped this CEO who runs a coaching and peer advisory organization for small and midsize businesses. Today, more than 45,000 members in 35 countries rely on Vistage to help make better decisions for their companies, families, and communities.

Learn how to set personal goals around the “Six F’s” of family, finances, function (your job), fitness, faith, and future.

Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource.

Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time, Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team towards personal and professional greatness.

Special thanks to Meredith Grimm and Vincent Jones for making this episode possible.

Ep. 182: As a four-sport athlete, sports was one area that provided a level-playing field for Brian who grew up in Queens raised by his mom and grandparents. Coaching high school football helped pay his way through UCLA and now the chair and CEO of one of America’s most iconic companies, nearly 2,000-store Target, just shakes his head in wonder as he thinks about just how much he learned from watching UCLA’s John Wooden.

Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes Don’s favorite quotes from today’s episode and a reflection question so you can apply Brian’s insights.

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Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team towards personal and professional greatness.

Special thanks to Libby Klemeyer and Daniel Kehn for making this episode possible.

Ep. 184: Ashland University basketball shaped this HR exec who learned a lesson in preparation while racking up double digit steals game after game. “I would study film of the point guard as she was running down looking over to the coach and calling the play, so I knew exactly where they were going to pass it,” she shared.

Now she’s studying what happens at LKQ, where she never misses an earnings calI and the chance to meet with investors or to walk the floors of departments outside of HR to better understand the business and how she can help it move forward.

Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes Don’s favorite quotes from today’s episode and a reflection question so you can apply Gen’s insights.

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Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team towards personal and professional greatness.

Special thanks to Ethan Salzberg and Francisco Nunez for making this episode possible.

Ep. 39: LSU basketball-shaped this founder and CEO. Walk-On’s was named the “#1 Sports Bar in America.” Then, New Orleans Saints legend Drew Brees expressed an interest in the business and ultimately joined the Walk-On’s team as a co-owner. Today, with more than 100 locations in the works across 15 states, Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux operates with a mission of delivering a memorable game day experience with a taste of Louisiana.

In recounting his journey, CEO Brandon Landry offers sharp lessons for business leaders eager for insights on aligning staff, scaling company culture, raising the bar on expectations, and knowing when — and how — to change course when things are not going to plan...including holding a funeral when moving past failure!

Visit https://donyaeger.com/corporate-competitor-podcast/episode-39/ for a free gift and today’s show notes!

Ep. 172: Football and baseball shaped Bob whose 33 years working for P&G culminated in his role as Chairman, President, and CEO. Under his leadership, P&G added nearly one billion people to its global customer base, and its stock price increased by 60 percent in his four years as CEO.

Following his career at P&G, Bob was selected by President Obama to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. While at the helm of the VA, Bob was able to help transform the agency into one that truly delivered better care for our Military veterans.

Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Lessons include:

• The small but impactful ways to be intentional about setting high standards of behavior from the top of the organization.
• How to choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong.
• Deploying what McDonald calls ‘The 5 E’s” to optimize your organizational capability.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Elizabeth Dole Foundation
• Every Cure
• West Point Association of Graduates

Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team toward personal and professional greatness.

Special thanks to T.J. Percell and Brian Schnorr for making this episode possible.