#189: Roland Thornqvist is the University of Florida Women’s Tennis former head coach and 4X National Champion. Thornqvist owns a remarkable 582-157 head coaching record in 28 years, including a 507-107 mark at Florida. In 20+ years with Thornqvist on the sidelines, some of Florida’s more significant highlights include four NCAA Team National Champ…

#188: Matt Pinnell is the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma. Pinnell is President of the Oklahoma State Senate and serves on multiple constitutional boards and commissions, including serving as Chairman of the Oklahoma Tourism Commission and Route 66 Centennial Commission. He has set his Lt. Governor agenda focused on workforce and economic developme…

Chris Acker is the Long Beach State University Men’s Basketball Head Coach. Acker has spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach at San Diego State, playing a crucial role in the team’s recent success. The Aztecs have reached the NCAA tournament in each of the last four seasons and were 30-2 in 2019-20 prior to the COVID shutdown. In 2022-23…

#186: Robin Siegfried is the former Co-Owner & CEO of NORDAM, which stands for Northeastern Oklahoma Research, Development, & Manufacturing. Chances are if you have ever flown on a plane you have interacted with many of NORDAM’s products even if you weren’t aware of it. NORDAM is a top choice for engineering, manufacturing, maintaining, and repairi…

#185: Bubba Cunningham is the University of North Carolina Director of Athletics. Under his leadership, the athletic department has accomplished numerous academic and athletic achievements. The Tar Heels have won 22 national titles and made an additional 14 runner-up finishes. More than 3,500 student-athletes have made the ACC Academic Honor Roll -…

#184: Kevin Deshazo is the Co-Founder of BETTER and a partner at global leadership development firm GiANT. He works with some of the best leaders, teams, and organizations in the industry of sports on mindset, leadership, and performance. A sought after speaker and consultant, he has presented on more than 400 college campuses, dozens of fortune 10…

#183: Pat Chambers is the Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball head coach. He is the former head coach at Penn State and Boston University, as well as the associate head coach at Villanova. Pat did not know he wanted to be a college basketball coach. For the first 8 years out of college he started in business and was quickly very successf…

#182: Daniel Lamarre is Vice Chairman and former CEO of Cirque Du Soleil. As CEO he guided the organization through a period of astounding growth and then brought it back to life during the massive upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic. When Daniel joined in 2001 as president of new ventures, Cirque Du Soleil had two thousand employees and seven shows …

#181: Chris Haack is the University of Georgia Head Men’s Golf Coach. Haack has coached the Bulldogs to two national championships (the only two in school history), eight SEC titles, 67 team tournament titles, and virtually every squad and individual records. Under his tutelage, 27 Bulldogs have accumulated 63 medalist titles. Thirty-one of his pla…

#180: Taylor Edge is the Founder and CEO of Season Builder. The Season Builder Foundation's mission is to help students and young adults define direction and equip them to pursue it with purpose. Taylor is the creator of the Season Builder framework as well as former college athlete, successful entrepreneur, corporate employee, UAH Men’s and Women’…

#179: Admiral Mike Manazir is a retired US Navy Admiral who is a Top Gun fighter pilot and instructor who commanded the aircraft carrier the USS Nimitz, an F-14 squadron, and a Carrier Strike Group. He completed 15 overseas deployments, qualified in the F-14 and the F/A-18 and has flown 3,750 fighter hours with 1,240 arrested landings on multiple a…

John Rossman is the author of four books on leadership and business innovation including the best seller The Amazon Way and Big Bet Leadership. He is an early Amazon executive who played a key role in launching the Amazon marketplace business in 2002. Today he is a leading keynote speaker on leadership for innovation and transformation. John is an …

#177: Mike Morrell is the UNC Asheville men’s basketball head coach. In 2023 he was selected as the Big South Coach of the Year and led UNCA to a Big South Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. In the last two years the Bulldogs are one of the winningest programs in college basketball. In 2023 he guided UNCA to a school record 27 wins. Befor…

Ken Coleman is the three-time bestselling author of Find the Work You're Wired to Do, From Paycheck to Purpose, The Proximity Principle, and host of The Ken Coleman Show. As America’s Work Expert, he helps people discover what they do best so they can do work they love and produce the results that matter most to them. Whether they’re looking for a …

#175: Alan bowman is the staring quarterback at Oklahoma State University. With currently less than two weeks before the start of the 2024 season, Alan has been selected on the Manning Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, and Wuerffel Trophy watchlists. The AP Top 25 rankings has the Cowboys at 17 as they look to build upon last year’s great seas…

Tony Monetti is a former B2 Stealth Bomber Pilot and currently leads Stealth Advantage Consulting as CEO. Tony is a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate, and holds two Masters Degrees. During his exemplary Air Force career, he led the 13th Bomb Squadron’s as Director of Operations, one of two operational B-2 Stealth squadrons. He has flown multiple plan…

#173: Lorenzo Romar is one of college basketball’s all time winningest and most accomplished coaches. More importantly he is one of the most respected coaches. He has served as the head coach at the University of Washington, Pepperdine, and Saint Louis. He is currently an assistant coach a Loyola Marymount University. As a head coach, he's had 18 p…

#172: Scott Mabrey is Chief Executive Officer of Mabrey Bank. Mabrey Bank is a $1.7 billion community bank with 15 locations throughout Oklahoma. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Mabrey Bank and Mabrey Bancorporation. Scott first joined the bank in 2001 after working 3.5 years at Bank of Oklahoma in Corporate Lending. An active civic me…

#171: Jeremy Foley is the University of Florida Athletic Director Emeritus and served as the Athletic Director from 1992-2016. During his tenure leading the University of Florida, the Gators accumulated 27 National Titles, made numerous athletic facility improvements, he handled virtually every aspect of the $119.3 million athletic program during h…

#170: Wayne Simien is a former NBA world champion with the Miami Heat, Kansas basketball player, and current KU athletics associate AD. Growing up Wayne had two very important role models being his parents. He quickly excelled at basketball and was a part of a 6A State Championship team and became a McDonald's High School All-American. As a player …

#169: Howard Behar is the former President of Starbucks Coffee Company. During his time at Starbucks he helped the company grow from 28 stores to over 15,000 stores all over the world. Not only does he share some great stories and principles from his time at Starbucks, but also from his early years growing up around the retail business. Howard curr…

#168: 7x MLB All-Star & hosts of the Table 40 podcast, Matt & Leslee Holliday share their journey, as well as lessons in faith, marriage, leadership, and being present. Matt & Leslee met while Leslee was in college and Matt had just started his professional baseball career. They share their experiences and what it was like to have a great marriage,…

#113: Steve Robinson is the former Executive Vice President & Chief marketing officer of Chick-Fil-A from 1981-2015. He currently serves as a consultant, speaker, and author on organizational culture, brand strategy, marketing and advertising, as well as leadership development. Steve went to Faulkner State where he played baseball and then finished…

#166: Chad Hennings is a 3 time Super Bowl Champion with the Dallas Cowboys, A10 fighter pilot, real estate businessmen, author, speaker, and ministry founder. In order to achieve a legacy of excellence, one must live a life of integrity and purpose. Excellence isn’t a destination; it’s an identity. Chad Hennings has lived this message through a ni…

#165: Horst Schulze is the Co-Founder of the Ritz Carlton & Founder of the Capella Hotel Group. He is also author of the book "Excellence Wins", a no nonsense guide to becoming the best in a world of compromise. He is a legend and leader in the hotel world and his teachings and vision have reshaped the concepts of service and hospitality across ind…

Jim Harrick is a national championship coach with the UCLA men’s basketball program. In 1995, he led the bruins to the NCAA championship and gained pac-10 and national coach of the year honors. Coach Harrick grew up in West Virginia and after playing college basketball, he and his wife ventured to California where he became a teacher and coach at m…

Pete Chambers is an entrepreneur and businessman at heart. He has been married to his wife Raney for 30 years, and is the proud father of three daughters. He is a graduate of Texas Christian University, is also proud to have attended the University of Texas MBA program. He began his career with the Chemical Lime Company, now a Lhoist Group Company,…

Jerry Colangelo is the founder and former owner of the Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks, as well as Managing Director of USA Basketball. He is a 4x NBA Executive of the Year, former NBA GM & Head Coach, Chairman of the Basketball Hall of Fame, founder of multiple sports franchises, and also started with Dick Klein to found the Chicago Bulls. T…

#161: Brandon Lohse is the CFO of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. Prior to joining Arkansas Electric he worked more than 26 years in the energy and financial services sectors. Most recently Brandon served as the Director of Investor Relations at One Gas in Tulsa, OK. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration with honors from Se…

#160: Clint Hurdle is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. He spent 9 seasons as the Manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Over his tenure in Pittsburgh he led the Pirates to multiple playoff appearances. In 2013, only his third season as manager, he led the Pirates to their first winning season and playoff appearance since 1992. He als…

#159: Scott Nield is the CEO of Montereau, which is Oklahoma’s premier retirement community. Scott is a deeply passionate senior living and hospitality executive who looks for innovative platforms and programming to delight his residents. Scott is a servant leader. He believes in living a life of service and purpose. Service has to benefit another.…

#158: Joe Moglia is the former CEO and Chairman of TD Ameritrade, former Head Football Coach and current Executive Advisor to the President and Chair of Athletics at Coastal Carolina. In 1984 Joe entered the MBA Training Program at Merrill Lynch, there were 25 MBA's and 1 football coach. By 1988, that football coach was the Number One Producer in t…

#157: Will Reece is a sports agent, entrepreneur, and former basketball coach. In 2007, he set out to create his dream job, one that tied together his passion for sports, his knack for networking, and his desire to help others succeed. The result was NextLevel Sports Marketing and Representation. Now with over a decade of experience in the industry…

#156: Steve Largent is a NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver who spent 14 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. When he retired he held all of the major NFL receiving records. Steve played at the University of Tulsa where he was an All American. He was drafted in the 4th round of the 1976 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers. After the preseason with the Oilers…

#155: Nicholaus Rohleder is the Co-Founder of Climate Commodities and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. At CC, he sits on the steering committees of CC’s operating businesses in physical trading, mineral processing & refining, transportation & logistics, renewable power & alternative fuels, and reinsurance. Outside of his professional commitments, Nich…

#154: Joanne P. McCallie is the former Duke University head women’s basketball coach. She is an author and elite-level NCAA basketball coach with nearly 700 career wins. She received a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA from Auburn University, and has coached at Maine, Michigan State, and Duke, making National Coach of the Year in 2005, and…

#153: Jerry Stritzke is the former President & CEO of REI, which is one of the premier American retail and outdoor recreation corporations with over 24 million people. Before Jerry stepped into his role at REI he served on the board of Lulu Lemon as well as President & COO of Coach, COO of Victoria’s Secret, and CEO of Mast Industries. Jerry grew u…

#152: Jeremiah Dickey is the Boise State University Athletic Director. Under Dickey’s leadership Boise State has experienced tremendous success on and off the field and court. The Business Development and Revenue Innovation unit, Broncos United, and the Athletics Master Village are just a few of the many initiatives he has launched during his tenur…

#151: Bruce Heppler is the Georgia Tech head men’s golf coach. As the 10th-longest tenured head coach in Division I at 29 years, he has guided the Yellow Jackets to an NCAA regional every year since 1998 (no NCAA championships were held in spring of 2020), while 19 of those teams advanced to the NCAA Finals. Twelve of those teams have finished in t…

#150: James D. ‘Murph’ Murphy is the Founder & Chairman of Afterburner, Inc., a former Air Force F-15 fighter pilot, and owner of multiple businesses and the private equity firm Afterburner Capital.He has a unique and powerful mix of leadership skills in both the military and business worlds. Murph joined the U.S. Air Force where he learned to fly …

#149: Gary Gilmore is the head baseball coach at Coastal Carolina University. In 2016 he led CCU to a National Championship winning the College World Series and was named the National Coach of the Year. A two-time ABCA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (2005 and 2016) and a 10-time conference Coach of the Year, Gilmore ranks among the NCAA’s all-ti…

#148: Patric Young is a former professional and University of Florida basketball player. He is currently an ESPN basketball analyst. As a McDonald’s All American Patric was touted as one of the top high school recruits in the country. This landed him a scholarship at the University of Florida with then Head Coach Billy Donovan. In his four year car…

#147: Brad Formsma is the Founder & President of I Like Giving, which is an organization that has inspired more than 125 million people all over the world to live generously through its Generous Business, Generous Family, and Generous Classroom and student initiatives. Brad has been featured on Today, Fox News, National Geographic, and Forbes. He s…

#146: Lonni Alameda is the Florida State University Softball Head Coach. In 2018 She led the Seminoles to a National Championship. She is entering her 16th season as the head coach of the Florida State softball program. Coach Alameda has guided the Seminoles into one of the nation’s best teams. After seven Women’s College World Series appearances f…

#145: Tim Johnson is the Athletic Director at Oral Roberts University. In his time at ORU, the Golden Eagle Club has increased its membership by 215 percent, achieved its highest fundraising totals, and premium seating sales. He has guided campaigns to build a state of the art basketball training facility, renovate the baseball stadium, men’s and w…

#144: David Weekley is the Founder & Chairman at David Weekley Homes, which is one of the largest national homebuilders. He is also one of the most well respected homebuilders in the nation. Throughout more than 45 years of home building excellence, David Weekley Homes has earned hundreds of awards for design, quality and Customer Satisfaction, and…

#143: John Fields is the Head Men’s Golf Coach at the University of Texas. He is currently in his 27th season at Head Coach of the Longhorns. Coach Fields became the Longhorns’ head coach in August 1997 and has guided Texas to 21 NCAA Championship appearances in his 25 opportunities. Under Fields’ leadership, UT has posted 10 top-five finishes at t…

#142: Dr. John Delony is a bestselling author, mental health and wellness expert, and host of The Dr. John Delony Show. John holds two PhDs — one in counselor education and supervision and another in higher education administration. He is the author of the bestselling books Own Your Past, Change Your Future and Redefining Anxiety. His newest book, …

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#141: Bryce Kenny is a professional Monster Jam driver as the Great Clips Mohawk Warrior. Since his 2016 debut, Bryce has earned multiple awards including the 2021 Outreach Award for his work helping those in need and making positive contributions to the community. He travels the country speaking to audiences of all ages about finding the courage t…