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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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About Our Guest:

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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True Healthcare is Self-Care: Building Your 2023 Mindset with Amen Iseghohi (Ep.36)

True Healthcare is Self-Care: Building Your 2023 Mindset with Amen Iseghohi (Ep.36)

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After two years of lockdowns and an even longer period of uncertainty, 2023 is a time to build up the right mindset for your health. 

In this episode, Brent Mekosh is joined by Amen Iseghohi, entrepreneur, public speaker, life coach, and published author. Together, they dive into the impact of the pandemic on children’s mental and physical well-being. Amen unpacks the techniques youth and adults need to know to have the correct mindset to re-engage with life and their goals.

Amen discusses:

  • How he entered the self-care and life coaching industry
  • His approach to working with children to improve their mental and physical health
  • The importance of a social media audit and how to leverage its feeds for personal and mental wellness
  • Strategies to set up the right mindset through past lessons
  • And more!

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Amen Iseghohi is a revolutionary entrepreneur and influencer. His unique story is an inspiration to business people, educators, health enthusiasts, athletes, and philanthropists. He embodies a powerful reminder that highlights the importance of facing your fears and embracing your strengths. Amen serves clients across Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, and Globally.

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The Mindset Behind Successful Selling with Ian Mills (Ep. 34)

The Mindset Behind Successful Selling with Ian Mills (Ep. 34)

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At some point, we are all salespeople constantly looking to prove our ability to reinvent our wheel, depending on our industry. 

So, how to change our mindset to celebrate every win? 

In this episode, Brent Mekosh speaks with Ian Mills, the CEO and Founding Director of Transform Performance International. Ian unveils the psychology behind a successful salesperson, what you should know about influencing versus selling, and strategies to develop a successful mindset. 

Ian discusses:

  • The belief system that separates top performers from the rest
  • Why your starting point doesn’t matter in your development toward success
  • How introspection can increase self-esteem and increase the possibility of success
  • How to build a repertoire of coping mechanisms and techniques to overcome obstacles
  • And more!

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Ian Mills is the CEO and Founding Director of Transform Performance International, a global advisory firm offering solutions to our client’s business performance challenges. This means helping them achieve more, more quickly, and with more certainty. His clients have included world-renowned brands such as Virgin Media, HP, and American Express. 

Ian has also co-authored three books. ‘100 Big Ideas to Help You Succeed’ is designed to prompt readers to consider what to say, how to act, and challenge what they believe. ‘The Salesperson’s Secret Code’ has analyzed over 1,000 of the world’s top-performing salespeople to identify five core components that combine to form a belief system that distinguishes winners in sales and business. The most recent book is ‘The Leader’s Secret Code’ – based on global research, the findings share the belief systems that set top-performing leaders apart.

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