Episode 85: Be Extraordinary - Make Them Believe, with Scott Davenport

07/01/20 • 62 min

Coach Scott Davenport began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach under Denny Crum at Louisville in 1984. He then moved on to VCU for one season as an assistant to Mike Pollio. He returned to the Louisville area as a high school head coach at Ballard High School where he'd stay for 10 seasons from 1986–1996. Davenport won a 1988 state championship team and later coached future NBA players DeJuan Wheat and Allan Houston. Davenport returned to the Cardinals under Crum in 1996, and would stay on as an assistant coach for Rick Pitino until 2005, when he accepted the head coaching job at Bellarmine.

Since joining the Knights, Davenport has become the all-time wins leader at the school, and has led the team to six Great Lakes Valley Conference regular season titles and five conference tournament titles, along with 12 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament which includes four Final Four appearances (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017), and the 2011 national title.

What you’ll learn about in this episode:

What the difference is between a vocation and an advocation
Why it is so important for your players to be your best recruiters
How it was coaches who shaped his life after he lost his father as a Nine-year-old.
What was it about him that convinced Rick Pitino to keep him as an assistant after Denny Crum retired
Why he believes it is so important to treat your people first-class
Why it is so important to pay attention to detail as a leader and what the impact will be on your people
Why, in his first team meeting after taking over at Bellarmine, he excused the four seniors and how that helped build the powerful culture which has helped them sustain an elite level of success
What it takes to create a culture where your people think “this is where I want to be.”
What the one thing is that extraordinary teams do

Additional resources:

Twitter: @Bellarminehoops
Website: https://athletics.bellarmine.edu/sports/mens-basketball

What you’ll learn about in this episode:

What the difference is between a vocation and an advocation
Why it is so important for your players to be your best recruiters
How it was coaches who shaped his life after he lost his father as a Nine-year-old.
What was it about him that convinced Rick Pitino to keep him as an assistant after Denny Crum retired
Why he believes it is so important to treat your people first-class
Why it is so important to pay attention to detail as a leader and what the impact will be on your people
Why, in his first team meeting after taking over at Bellarmine, he excused the four seniors and how that helped build the powerful culture which has helped them sustain an elite level of success
What it takes to create a culture where your people think “this is where I want to be.”
What the one thing is that extraordinary teams do

Additional resources:

Twitter: @Bellarminehoops
Website: https://athletics.bellarmine.edu/sports/mens-basketball

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Episode 84: Dominate the Goal in Front of You, with Mat Ishbia

Mat Ishbia is the President and CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the #1 wholesale mortgage lender in the nation. Focused solely on growing the wholesale channel, Ishbia has taken UWM from a two-man broker shop to a 5,800+ person mortgage powerhouse. Prior to joining UWM, he played for and coached with Tom Izzo on Michigan State’s men’s basketball team and received a 2000 National Championship ring. His college basketball background, leadership style, and dedication to a team-focused business approach have enabled him to gain record-breaking wholesale market share and rapidly grow UWM into a leading lending operation.

What you’ll learn about in this episode:

What were the keys to Mat’s success as a walk-on for Tom Izzo and how have they contributed to his massive success in the business world
What is the one thing you can do that will improve your organization right now
Why it’s so important to think big and at the same time dominate the goal that is in front of you
What it means to have an incremental vision
How Mat helps his leadership team raise their level of self-awareness through self-evaluation
How never relaxing after success has led to exponential growth
What it means to be truly accessible and why it is so important
What is “Your Time” and why is it such a key factor in driving the amazing culture at United Wholesale Mortgage

Additional resources:

Website: https://www.uwm.com/
Twitter: @Mishbia15
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matishbia/

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Episode 86: Embracing the Opportunity to Make a Positive Impact, with Jon Denny

Jon Denny has been a NATIONAL Executive Sales & Marketing Recruiter for over 21+ years in the MEDICAL, DIAGNOSTIC, PHARMACEUTICAL & BIOTECH Industries with a leading National Recruitment firm Buckman Enochs Coss & Associates established in 1979. Specialize in Medical Device, Medical Diagnostics, Pharmaceutical and Biotech Sales & Marketing Executive Search. BEC partners in finding talent for leading Healthcare Companies such as: ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Allergan/Abbvie, Ambry Genetics, Amgen, Boston Scientific, Cardinal Health, Dompe, Genentech, and many others. Prior to joining BEC Jon spent over 2 years in Accounting and Finance Recruitment for a leading staffing firm and 4 years in College/University Recruitment. In the last Two Decades, Jon has helped countless individuals in healthcare sales, marketing, and clinical roles find employment opportunities that have been life-changing and he has several current clients he helped early on in their careers. He attributes his Business Acumen, Strong Work Ethic, Empathy and Connecting with Individuals from his competitive collegiate athletic background playing 4 Years of Football at his alma mater, Ohio Northern University.

What you’ll learn about in this episode:

How a dinner conversation at a client’s awards event helped him understand the enormous impact he could have on the lives of the people he placed.
Why humility is such a critical skill and the different coaches an experiences that taught him that lesson.
What really motivates people when they are evaluating new career opportunities.
How past performance is a measure of future success.
What positives opportunities have showed up in his life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What are the characteristics that top companies in the Medical, Diagnostic, Pharmaceutical, and Biotech industries are looking for when they are hiring front-line leaders.
Why mental toughness is so critical in growing through adversity and how those lessons help you persevere.

Additional resources:

Company Website: www.becsearch.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondennybec/

Company Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/becsearch/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becsearch

Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buckman-enochs-coss-&-associates/

Your Twitter Name: Personal: @denny_jon

Company Twitter Name: @becsearch Your LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondennybec/

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