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Excellent Leadership Podcast

Excellent Leadership Podcast

Written by: Excel Search & Advisory x DBPodcasts
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The Excellent Leadership Podcast interviews sports and entertainment CEOs, Presidents, General Managers, Athletics Directors, Head Coaches, Elite Athletes and Performers. We explore their career journeys, experiences, and advice as leaders in the world's most exciting and competitive industry. You will gain key insights on high performance, championship cultures, team management, leadership, and transformation. The podcast is hosted by Chad Biagini, President of Excel Search & Advisory at Excel Sports Management. New Episodes release every Tuesday.© 2024 Nolan Partners Economics Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Steve Koonin (President & CEO @ATLHawks) on Running a Sports Team Like a Media Company & more

    Steve Koonin (President & CEO @ATLHawks) on Running a Sports Team Like a Media Company & more
    Oct 13 2026
    This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) and Mark Mayleben are here with Steve Koonin (President & CEO @atlhawks & State Farm Arena) to discuss: Excel Search & Advisory Intro (0:00) Steve Koonin Intro (0:22) The Hawks' in-house podcast studio & How the CEO role reinvents itself over time (1:31) Stepping into an ownership controversy five weeks into the job & Building Atlanta's version of LA Live (5:34) What turned the community around & Building trust and alignment with owner Tony Ressler (11:16) "Oysters make pearls": Fighting complacency & Magic City Night's 11.7 billion impressions (16:21) Creating a culture where people take big risks & Why outsiders succeed as sports CEOs (22:30) Building the executive team & Running end-of-season "autopsies" instead of reviews (29:28) The global future of the NBA & Why he reads 4–5 hours a day (35:38) 7 Question Blitz (44:13) This episode is brought to you by Teamworks. See what Teamworks can do for your organization at Teamworks.com. Subscribe To Full Episodes & Clips on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ExcellentLeadershipPodcast Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/excellent-leadership-podcast/id1756992305 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4KU2g2Baee7a5d04fQfSzs Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b52f086a-0266-4345-be4d-bb8a7cde89fd/EXCELLENT-LEADERSHIP-PODCAST?ref=dm_sh_iGzHwozj5FaE9BcH829Nv8GBz Follow Us: @excellentleadershippodcast on Instagram, YouTube, Spotify & LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • Erick Harper (Athletic Director @UNLV⁩) on Financial Literacy For Athletes in the NIL Era & more

    Erick Harper (Athletic Director @UNLV⁩) on Financial Literacy For Athletes in the NIL Era & more
    Sep 29 2026
    This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) & Chris Hoppe (Partner, Excel Search & Advisory) are here with Erick Harper (Director of Athletics @unlv) to discuss: Intro (:02) Erick Harper Intro (:24) A memory that sticks out at UNLV & What he saw in taking this role (1:45) Advice to a rising leader & The importance of communication with higher ups (6:26) The importance of of mentoring student athletes & Walk Around Time (11:20) Building the culture of UNLV vs. Empathy within the organization (15:23) Tying in the city of Las Vegas & Leaning to the difference of the product (22:11) Behind the scenes of a head coaching search & Hiring Dan Mullen (27:56) Never compromising your values & Financial literacy for athletes in the NIL era (32:04) Adapting to address the transfer portal & Not being a micromanager (37:44) Where UNLV is going to be in 5 years & 7 Question Blitz (40:30) 7 Question Blitz (57:40) Subscribe To Full Episodes & Clips on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ExcellentLeadershipPodcast Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/excellent-leadership-podcast/id1756992305 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4KU2g2Baee7a5d04fQfSzs Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b52f086a-0266-4345-be4d-bb8a7cde89fd/EXCELLENT-LEADERSHIP-PODCAST?ref=dm_sh_iGzHwozj5FaE9BcH829Nv8GBz Follow Us: @excellentleadershippodcast on Instagram, YouTube, Spotify & LinkedIn CEO Conversations #CEO #SportsExecutives #DreamJob Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 mins
  • Greg Beadles (President & CEO @atlantafalcons) on The Global Business Growth of Football & more

    Greg Beadles (President & CEO @atlantafalcons) on The Global Business Growth of Football & more
    Sep 15 2026
    This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with Greg Beadles (President & CEO @atlantafalcons) to discuss: Excel Seach & Advisory Intro (:02) Greg Beadles Intro (:25) What the role of CEO in the NFL really is & Where he spends most of his time in business (1:44) Hiring for a coach or GM & The role that Matt Ryan is filling for the team now (4:54) Hiring for core values & Starting out as an intern, becoming CFO to President/CEO of The Falcons (8:31) The First 30-60 Days of becoming President/CEO & Going through reorginization on the business side (17:45) Planning with Owner Arthur Blank & What he has learned from him in business (25:21) The business growth in the NFL & Playing in International games every season (33:04) The growth of flag football & The business of Mercedes-Benz Stadium (37:56) Co-Founding a school & Staying sharp and grounded (44:27) 7 Question Blitz (49:58) Subscribe To Full Episodes & Clips on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ExcellentLeadershipPodcast Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/excellent-leadership-podcast/id1756992305 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4KU2g2Baee7a5d04fQfSzs Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b52f086a-0266-4345-be4d-bb8a7cde89fd/EXCELLENT-LEADERSHIP-PODCAST?ref=dm_sh_iGzHwozj5FaE9BcH829Nv8GBz Follow Us: @excellentleadershippodcast on Instagram, YouTube, Spotify & LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 mins
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