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Leadership Lessons with Coach Matthew Mitchell (Ep. 89)

Leadership Lessons with Coach Matthew Mitchell (Ep. 89)

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Leadership isn’t just about giving orders. It’s about inspiring, guiding, and sometimes, learning from everyone around you. 

Are you ready to elevate your leadership game and drive your team to new heights? 

This week on Smart. Money. Simplified, Brent Mekosh welcomes Matthew Mitchell, the winningest coach in the history of the University of Kentucky Women’s Basketball Program. Matthew shares his incredible journey from high school coaching to becoming a top college coach, his principles of leadership, and how he applies these lessons to the corporate world today. 

Episode talking points include: 

  • His transition from high school to college coaching
  • What role did the ‘winning tools’ – honesty, hard work, and discipline – play in the team’s development and success
  • How was a bottom-ranked team transformed into champions through process-driven leadership
  • What challenges arose when transitioning from sports coaching to corporate leadership consulting
  • And more!

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Matthew Mitchell is a Wall Street Journal best-selling author, speaker, three-time SEC Coach of the Year, and the winningest head coach in the history of the University of Kentucky women’s basketball program. The foundation for his teams’ achievements is the Winning Tools principles – honesty, hard work, and discipline. Through Mitchell’s focus on the fundamentals, he led the program to new heights―seven 25-plus winning seasons and the UK’s first SEC Championship in 30 years. Mitchell now leads the Winning Tools leadership platform, sharing the proven value of these principles with executive teams across the country.

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Are You Up for The Challenge? with John Burton (Ep. 37)

Are You Up for The Challenge? with John Burton (Ep. 37)

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Whether it’s achieving new goals or pushing ourselves to the next level, John Burton believes that nothing comes easy and that it’s all about putting in the work and making a conscious effort every. single. day.

In this episode, Brent Mekosh talks to John Burton, a software project manager by day and an avid ultra runner by mid-afternoon whom he met during a 50-mile race in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Since then, John has run over 200-mile races and obtained several racing medals with persistence and love for the sport. 

Listen in as John navigates his experience as an ultra runner while highlighting how he has been able to push himself every time he signs up for a race. 

John discusses:

  • The aftermath of when he pushed himself to the extreme and how he managed to recover 
  • The mindset that is needed when running any race over the length of a marathon
  • An anecdote of how he met his now wife through their combined love for running
  • Troubleshooting and problem-solving: Some of the skills running has taught him
  • And more!

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About Our Guest:

John Burton is a software product manager by morning and an ultra runner by mid-afternoon.

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