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This episode focuses on pursuing excellence with compassion, a pillar of Competitive Kindness. Rob Clark hosts guest Andy Fee (Director of Athletics at UC San Diego).

Andy shares his insights on treating the people you lead as the main thing, not as merely instruments in a game. By leading with compassion, Andy offers advice on how people will buy into vision as trust is genuinely built. He also offers perspective on how intercollegiate athletics has outpaced its infrastructure and how this impacts where the future is going for college sports. And even throws in a Eminem reference.

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This episode focuses one of the three foundations of Competitive Kindness, Genuine Authenticity. Dr. Clark hosts guest Dr. Chuck Welch, President and CEO of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Dr. Welch is a national voice for university presidents and working with over 500 colleges and universities regarding higher education policy in the United States.

Dr. Welch offers incredible insights on the perspective of university presidents, how to be a genuinely authentic leader when the pressure is high, the importance of family and how to lead the right way. He even has a brief shout out to Bruno Mars. The inspiring thoughts he shares are timeless and demonstrate why he is so highly revered as a national leader in higher education.

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This episode focuses on empowering individual worth of our teammates, a pillar of Competitive Kindness. Rob Clark hosts guest Jamie Boggs (VP for Athletics at Grand Canyon University) who was recently named 2025-26 NACDA Athletic Director of the Year and secured membership for GCU in the Mountain West Conference.

Jamie shares her insights on building an effective team, the people she surrounds herself with to be an effective leader, driving individual growth while thriving as a team and how to lead the right way. She also offers perspective on how intercollegiate athletics can be more effective storytellers. And even throws in a Mary J. Blige reference.

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This episode focuses one of the three foundations of Competitive Kindness, the Unshakable Integrity. Dr. Clark hosts guest Jeramiah Dickey (Athletic Director at Boise State University) who is a national voice on the future of college athletics and has led an incredible run for Bronco Athletics.

Jeramiah offers his perspective on integrity, being able to change, how to lift others, and how to lead the right way. The championship insights he shares are timeless and demonstrate why he is so highly revered as a leader in the industry.

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This episode focuses one of the three foundations of Competitive Kindness, the Humble Champion. Dr. Clark hosts guest Jeremy Foley (Athletic Director Emeritus, University of Florida) who is considered one of the most successful athletic directors in modern college athletics history.

Jeremy offers insights into culture, ego, combating complacency, and leading with heart. His championship insights show why his teams thrived under his leadership while showing ways that he has grown throughout his leadership journey.

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This episode focuses on a key characteristic of Competitive Kindness, the vision-driven encourager that actually drives results. Dr. Clark hosts guest Tom Wistrcill, who serves as the Commissioner of the Big Sky Conference and also on the NCAA Men's Basketball Committee (March Madness).

Tom shares the how to lead with vision and drive leaders to work together to accomplish greatness. He further shares the impact of attitude, effort, and offers the best leadership advice that he has received. He even throws in a strong Van Halen shoutout.

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This episode of the Competitive Kindness podcast shares how to lead with Competitive Kindness, even when circumstances are difficult. Dr. Clark hosts guest Brian Kight, renowned leadership expert and founder of DIGNVS, who has worked with championship teams (like Ohio State Football and the Seattle Mariners).

BK shares the powerful championship mindset approach of Event + Response = Outcome. He further shares the impact of reputation, how to effectively "control the controllables" and powerful leadership advice from his father Tim Kight as well as other championship coaches.

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This episode of the Competitive Kindness Podcast focuses upon what kindness is and how it’s different from being nice. Dr. Clark hosts guest Eric Kapitulik, CEO of The Program and who served in the US Marine Corps Special Operations.

Kapitulik shares his perspective on why kindness can be a matter of life or death for your team, the importance of leading the right way, and powerful leadership advice from some top military leaders he encountered.

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