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I never thought I was a system-guy. I thought a system had to be precise, something you follow exactly, and I go by feel most of the time. I’m flexible.…
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A Dell Curry Basketball Camp Giving Story
A post not about giving, but a post about those that give, every day. And highlighting them. A few years ago, my son attended the Mugsy Bogues Basketball Camp. He…
Be Like LeBron James: Responding to the Getty Fire
(“Be Like Lebron James: Responding to the Getty Fire is a guest post from one of our editors, Caroline Ailanthus) The Monday before Halloween, strong winds broke a branch off…
Why Sports and Business Content?
Why do I run a content platform about sports and business? I could talk about how SportsEpreneur fits in with the rest of my business plan, or I could talk about…
Do You Control the Pace?
We all think of speed around the track as the main aspect of NASCAR, but before we get to witness the speed, we see a pace car controlling the speed.…
Edge Branding Is Where It’s at | Oregon Ducks and Boise State Broncos Prove It Works
Edge Branding… We’ve seen it with the Oregon Ducks—exotic and diverse uniforms, and a faster pace of play. We’ve seen it with the Boise State Broncos—a blue field. The “it” is a different…
Finite Games Provide Lessons to the Infinite
What can finite games like sports teach us about business? A game (say a football game) has a winner and a loser. It’s finite. Meaning “having bounds or limits” as…
A Polarizing Baker Mayfield and the Sports Media | SportsEpreneur Take
At SportsEpreneur, we like to pay attention to the sports media. For example: The disingenuous behavior of the mainstream media: here’s an article and podcast on the topic. The good we can find in…
Kindness Always Wins | The Virginia Tech Hokies Way of Doing Things
My experiences with the Virginia Tech Hokies Sometimes the world seems like a pretty negative place, but there’s a lot of good too. I could give many examples, but for…
Enjoy Your Surroundings, It Matters | Coors Field
Coors Field is a stadium that allows one to appreciate their surroundings. It sparks creativity, it sparks that desire to keep showing up, it sparks an emotion. And with positive…
Idea Execution Is Everything | as Shown by Leicester City FC
Big Thanks to @dannyygreenwood for being a SportsEpreneur contributor with this idea execution video from the Leicester City vs Huddersfield Town. Execution of an idea is everything. An idea becomes a…
FC Cincinnati | Create Something for Those That May Care
FC Cincinnati of the MLS showcases how you can build & create something for those that care. An article about an image on Instagram from a SportsEpreneur contributor.
Insurance Playbook for Success
The New England Patriots Model | by Mitch Long As a lifelong Pittsburgh Steelers fan, it is hard for me to say nice things about the New England Patriots–but I…
Young Players Are…Young
Ben Simmons and Young Business Professionals I hear negative comments about young players in all sports, but most recently in basketball. People go at these players as if these kids…
Sports Stories: Recognizing the Right Things in Sports
At SportsEpreneur, we think it is important to highlight the sports stories of those doing the right things in the sports world. There is so much negativity in the news…
Think Big Picture
How the NBA Season and Your Business is All About the Big Picture Every NBA team’s season is full of wins and losses and strategic decisions, but that win or…
Podcast Review: Sports Marketing Huddle, Rob Cressy
There are podcasts you just like. And then there are those podcasts that pull you in like a great Netflix show. Binge time! It doesn’t have to be a mainstream…
Living in the Past: The Los Angeles Lakers Way
The Los Angeles Lakers have been living in the past. And what a past it was! Wilt Chamberlin, Showtyme, Kobe, and Shaq? It makes sense that the team and their…
I Have To Admit—There’s A Lot of Self-Talk in SportsEpreneur Articles
As I was reading the book, “Can’t Hurt Me”, by David Goggins, I heard him call out people who talk a big game, but haven’t lived the talk. I agreed,…
You Can’t Make ‘Em All
A business lesson learned from the NC State vs. Clemson basketball game–you can’t make ’em all. My friend and I went out to lunch the other day, where we sat…
Squeaky Wheel Needs Some Grease!
How it might have been different if that New Orleans Saints wide receiver had been the squeaky wheel. It’s been a while since the no-call that sent the Los Angeles…
Join the 2019 SportsEpreneur March Madness Bracket Challenge!
*Updated* March Madness is here! Compete in the 2019 SportsEpreneur March Madness Bracket Challenge to test your bracket skills against the SportsEpreneur employees and for a chance to win valuable…
Klay Thompson’s Ridiculous Blame Game
I’m not here to call into question the basketball skills of Klay Thompson. He is a phenomenal player and is having a heck of a career—but he just voiced one…
David De Gea and the Easy Saves
A David De Gea and business leader story about the Manchester United Goalkeeper, not getting credit, and making it look easy. Perhaps you’ve heard of him. He is one of…
More Than a Game
How college football programs like Ohio State draw attention for other endeavors. The football game is the entertainment, the game is the draw. But if you think a sports program (say, the…
Why I’m a Fan: John Priore on the Mets and Jets
Growing up in New York, you typically choose a pair of teams; The Jets and the Mets or the Giants and the Yankees. On one side, you have proven success,…
Always Looking to Improve: SportsEpreneur’s New Look
We are happy to annouce SportsEpreneur’s new look. We hope you all enjoy! It’s been three years since SportsEpreneur launched its first blog post. I remember our excitement then, what…
What’s Your Super Bowl?
Super Bowl Sunday. Biggest sporting event of the year. But if your team isn’t playing in the game this year, don’t assume you don’t get a Super Bowl. Now, I…
Sports Media Wants Your Clicks—Especially YOU, Buckeye Fans
Pick a polarizing team in the world of sports. Follow the commentary on that team on social media long enough, and you’ll start to see a pattern, a pattern of…
What I Learned From Frank Reich
Many of the people I like the best, the people I find most impressive, don’t take themselves very seriously. It’s not that they don’t care about their work, it’s that…
Sometimes One Goal is All it Takes
Soccer isn’t as popular in the United States as it is overseas. There are a lot of reasons—most of us didn’t grow up with the sport, we don’t have an…
Hurdles in Life and Business
I played a lot of sports growing up. I just loved the thrill of competition and the mental and physical challenges. Out of all the sports I played, soccer was…
Curated Feel-Good Sports Stories | Steph Curry, Robert Foster, Donovan Mitchell
Despite the negative news you constantly see, there are many positive stories happening in the sports world. Still feeling depressed by the news? Sounds like it’s time for another installment…
Applying the Kick Return Game to Business
Where you start matters because starting ahead gives you better odds for success. Football is not an exact science, but I’ve heard both players and coaches say that there’s a…
Curated Feel-Good Stories From the Charlotte Sports World
Charlotte has got a lot–of good. Watching the news can be so depressing. It’s important to stay informed. If you don’t know what’s going on out there, how can you…
The Denzel Ward Draft Pick Proves You Should Ignore Outside Noise
This article is sponsored by Erie and Anchor. Erie and Anchor is an apparel brand for those who love, live, and play on Lake Erie. This article is not about…
The Word of the Day Is “Balance”
Balance is defined by Webster as “an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.” It follows that without balance, things fall down or don’t…
Making a Positive Impact: A Columbus Crew Story
Passionate and positive fans can make a difference. The Columbus Crew staying home proves that. Soccer is not a major professional sport in the United States, though it’s enormous internationally, but…
Curated Feel Good Tweets from the World of Sports
Hop on Twitter at any moment and you are bound to find a lot happening. Twitter can be a great place. For many, Twitter has a toxic feel. There’s hate,…
The Success of Jared Goff
Every year, the question is always which quarterback will be drafted first? In 2016, it turned out to be Jared Goff, by the Los Angeles Rams. Being drafted number one…
Jacob deGrom for Cy Young
If you have followed the New York Mets this season, you have my condolences. After the exciting 11-1 start, the Mets completely fell off the map. Realistically, fans had only…
Dabo Did the Right Thing
Dabo Swinney, Head Coach of the Clemson Tigers Made a Major Decision that Shook College Football Update: January 8, 2019 With the Clemson Tigers winning the College Football National Championship,…
I’m Doing It
A Bike Riding Story About What We Can Learn From Watching Kids Ever watch a kid do something new? Watching my kids learn is one of my favorite things about…
Young Professionals: Sam Darnold
If you know me, you know two things: one, I am a rookie in the business world; and two, I am a die-hard New York Jets fan. If you…
The Game of Interviewing
Interviewing and the game of football have many parallels. A guest post from Gino Trapani, an executive search and recruiting professional. This is my favorite time of year. The weather’s…
Pretend It’s The Championship
As my daughter, Chloe, gets ready for basketball camp, she looks at me and says, “Daddy, you know how I get myself to play hard? I pretend it’s the championship.”…
Sometimes It Just Takes Two
Duos work because sometimes, it just takes two Simon needed Garfunkle. Jerry needed George. Jack needed Jill. And to finish on a sports duo, Shaq needed Kobe (and vice versa).…
What Coaching Little League Baseball Taught Me About Leadership
This article about coaching little league baseball is a guest post by Gino Trapani. Gino was recently a guest on our Entrepreneur Perspectives Podcast. You can find that episode here.…
Don’t Apologize to the Audience
“Don’t apologize to the audience” is a guest post from our editor, Caroline. Normally, we use sports to talk about business around here. Only problem is, I don’t play sports,…
Entrepreneurs, Protect Your Downside
It’s not about living in fear. It’s about minimizing risk. Protect your downside. We love helping entrepreneurs build stuff. But we hate watching something someone has built fall down. And…
World Cup Lesson #3: Bad Start
Colombia vs Japan, and it’s the first World Cup match for both teams. The long wait is over. The practice, the strategy, the buildup…it’s all in the past now. Now…
World Cup Lesson #2: Think
The mental side of the World Cup is a big deal. Sure, skill plays a major role in the success of a team, but if players do not think properly…
World Cup Lesson #1: Patience
I watch as many World Cup Soccer games I can, and the one thing that stands out more than anything else is patience. Sure, at the end of the game, urgency…
Instagram | Sports and Entrepreneur Content
Entrepreneur content can be found in many places these days. In an email, in a book, on Facebook, in a Snapchat story, in your LinkedIn newsfeed and of course in…
Remember When Things Were Going Great?
Ah, the good old days! The Buffalo Bills in the 90’s, the Chicago Bulls in the 90’s, the New York Islanders of the 80’s…. None of those organizations are particularly…
Sustained Success is Best
A quick look back at the 2018 College Basketball National Champions, Villanova Wildcats – and their sustained success Back in 1985, the Villanova Wildcats won a championship in an upset over Georgetown. It was…
Stop Assuming!
As Cy Wakeman says in her book, “No Ego“, “Stop believing everything you think.“ There we were on a business call and one of our associates was acting like the…
The Washington Capitals Recurring Obstacle
Learning about overcoming obstacles from watching the Washington Capitals There it is again. You’ve come so far, but then there’s that familiar old obstacle in your way and the success…
Keep Showing Up, Like Chloe
My youngest child just got her first hit of the softball season. Now, I’m not saying she’s about to join the Woman’s Softball Olympic team. In fact, she might not…
Which Way is First Base
I love Little League baseball. You watch these five- and six-year-olds just enjoying the game as if for the first time—oh, wait, it is their first time! But we also get to watch kids picking their noses, wiggling…
Balancing Motivation with Satisfaction
This audio video is from our recent “Entrepreneur Perspectives” Podcast, Episode 33: Perspectives of a Sports Counselor (LCPC) with Derek Bylsma. This clip features our guest, Derek Bylsma of Millennium Hope…
Pro Hockey Has Lessons for Entrepreneurs
Hockey Lessons for Entrepreneurs Because We Love Hockey and We Love Business Speed. Aggression. Knowing when to take a risk. Knowing how to keep your cool. Knowing when to drop…
The NFL Draft and Finding People to Fit Into Your Corporate Culture
Businesses, like an NFL team, have their ways to find individuals to fit their corporate culture The NFL Draft has become quite the spectacle. The hype, the rumors, the talent,…
Keeping My Mind Right As a 13 Year Old Soccer Goalie
When playing a sport, you are going to have bad days, especially if you play soccer goalie like me. I am Mason Kasimov, Eric’s son. I am a soccer goalie…
Why I Wear Sneakers to Work
I wear sneakers to work — not always, there are days when I wear a suit and shoes, but many days, I rock Nike’s. Why? There are many reasons. I…
4 Elite Qualities of Final 4 Teams that Relate to a Championship Business Culture
Creating a Championship Business Culture You Can Use For Your Business | A Guest Post by Coach Alan Major As I write this article and reflect on the end of…
Drive Results for Others—The Magic Johnson Way
The best passers in NBA history have had a knack for driving results for others. Magic Johnson, one of the game’s best ever, could pass like no other. He did…
Charlotte Business Opportunities Are Everywhere
Charlotte Business Opportunities Keep The Queen City Going I live in Charlotte, NC, and I can literally see the growth of my city every time I look out my office window—there…
Entrepreneur Perspectives Podcast Clip: Serve Others
Serve Others to Serve Yourself by Steve McGuiggan, Owner of The Minnesota Mash Business owner and former baseball player, Steve McGuiggan was on our KazSource podcast, Entrepreneur Perspectives. Steve has a…
NCAA Tournament Selection Show: Stealing Time
Stealing time from your customer is a quick way to lose trust The NCAA Basketball Tournament is underway! That’s great! It’s exciting! But you know what’s not great or exciting?…
Stay Productive: How to Beat That 2 O’Clock Feeling
If you stay productive you will be productive, but how? You show up to work in the morning, refreshed from a good nights sleep and ready to work. During the first few hours at…
Skip the Elevator, Take the Stairs
Take the Stairs is a fitness in the workplace post from John Priore | KazFit You walk into the office in the morning, your legs still not completely awake after…
Boston Celtics: Overcoming the Doubt
One major setback is not going to ruin the Boston Celtics — and you shouldn’t let setbacks shake your confidence, either! Opening night of anything is always exciting. The NBA…
Cyber Attacks Are No Joke: Are You Prepared?
A true story, guest post on cyber attacks by Harold Howell, Owner of Risk Solutions, Inc. If you are a business owner who thinks cyber attacks aren’t a serious threat,…
Role Players Still Count
Michael Jordan, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, was known for his heroics in clutch moments. But how good would Jordan have been if he hadn’t had guys like Dennis…
Super Bowl Party Etiquette at Work
A post from our editor who recently went to a Super Bowl Party Another Super Bowl has been and gone. Philadelphia is cleaning up from its celebratory chaos (fly, Eagles, fly!), chatter about…
This Charlotte Business Owner Focuses On One Case at a Time
And it works! For this Charlotte Business Owner at least. We all want to get as much done as possible. It would seem that the more things we do at once, the better our chance of…
Why Stop When You’re Winning?
Why would you let the fear of losing something you don’t even have yet drive your decision process. It’s not a winning strategy. Fear is a self-fulfilling prophecy. The fear of losing becomes…
Soccer, Coffee, and Social Media
A story about soccer, coffee and social media It’s a cold, rainy Sunday morning. Turf fields make playing soccer possible on days like today. We’re ready. I mean, my son is ready,…
Basketball and Its Beautiful Mysteries
A Guest Post by Basketball Coach, Alan Major, formerly of the Xavier Musketeers, Ohio State Buckeyes, and Charlotte 49ers It’s always amazing how the shot after the “one more” drive…
In Sales, It is All About Activity
Sales activity should be a focus for anyone in sales. In sales, it’s all about sales activity. And many lines of work are all about sales. Even if you are not…
Play the Entire Game
How many times have you watched a game (any game, any sport) where a team gets behind early, struggles, and then makes a play later in the game to get back in…
Valuable Lessons I Learned From Playing Baseball
Playing baseball has opened the opportunity to help others At twelve years old I walked onto a baseball field. I stayed until I was twenty-six. I had always wanted to…
The Wonder of Sports and Entrepreneurialism
When you wake up in the morning, do you know what is going to happen? I don’t mean do you have a schedule or a plan, I mean do you…
Doing Business the Right Way: University of Central Florida
We can learn a lot by what the University of Central Florida did with their winning coaches Shout-out to the University of Central Florida (UCF) and all the businesses out…
Stealing Second Base Is Worth the Risk, Sometimes
An analogy between stealing second base and insurance underwriting In baseball, a sport I have both played and coached, getting a runner from first to second is critical. Once they get to second, their…
Give the Inexperienced Ones a Chance
I’m no Alabama fan, but what Nick Saban did in the National Championship was gutsy—and right. His starting quarterback, Jalen Hurts, who has won all but two of his games…
Could Humility Be the Answer
The way I see it, pressure in life can be a problem. We are all under so much pressure to perform, to be perfect—or at least to pretend we are.…
Focus on the Game
Why? Because–The Game Matters. Each game played is independent of anything that happens before or after. Two teams square off, the winner wins, the loser loses, it’s that simple. Are there implications? Are…
3 Keys to Building Brand The Right Way
Building Brand always starts with good ethics College basketball coaching legend, Rick Pitino’s Hall of Fame legacy has once again been sullied by the latest allegations of graft. He stands accused…
Sometimes You Have to Hand the Ball to Your Running Back
You are rolling at the quarterback position today, 25-30 with 358 yards and three touchdowns. Nothing can slow you down. The passing game is flourishing, and the last thing you…
The Stanley Cup Deserves Insurance Too
A story about one of the most storied trophies in professional sports. The Stanley Cup. The NHL Playoffs concluded in the spring of 2017 with the Pittsburgh Penguins winning it…
The Economics of Sports in Cleveland
A look into how the economics of sports in Cleveland impact and create business Normally, we think of sports as an opportunity for working people to step away from…
Ohio State Pro Day First Timer
How the Ohio State Pro Day showcases talented players and how I handled it. All university students have the opportunity to attend one or more job fairs. College athletes are…
I Couldn’t Disagree More with Buffalo Bills Coach, Sean McDermott
My response to Coach Sean McDermott’s statement of “we don’t lose, we learn.” Actually, when you lose, you really do lose Losing stinks, but it’s worse when you refuse to admit defeat. This past…
High School Football: An Ohio Way of Life
The state of Ohio lives for High School Football. This passion is something we can all learn from. Ohio loves its football. Of course, football is the national pastime,…
The 3 Feelings in Sports and Entrepreneurship
A story about playing in the game of sports and entrepreneurship. I sat in the gym on a Saturday morning listening to the Yes I Can coaches in Charlotte,…
Relationships and the Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills provide a great example of how relationships can work in your business. 2017 was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Buffalo Bills, but they’ve…
Hit the Putt: Making the Sale
Putting in Golf and Making the Sale in Business Are Closely Related It’s a beautiful day on the golf course. The sun is out, the grass is cut, and…
You’ve Got This
A Story About Finding Confidence During Tough Times As the NFL season rolls on, I watch kickers miss kicks they should be able to make with their eyes closed. They proceed…
The Key to Great Content is Emotion as Proven by Gus Johnson
Often times, the key to great content is emotion. But you can’t just make someone cry without setting the story up. You can’t make someone laugh without laying the groundwork for…
Instagram is a Must for Your Business
Instagram is the One Social Network Every Entrepreneur Should Use Instagram is the number one way today we engage with our audience for SportsEpreneur. It consists of distribution of…
McGregor vs Mayweather and the Story of Your Business
A look back to the McGregor vs Mayweather fight and the story around it. The 41-year-old undefeated champion goes up against the egotistical high-energy, fearless UFC fighter and defeats…
UCLA’s Early Season Comeback Still Teaches An Incredible Lesson
A look back to an incredible game and teaching moment in college football If you’re a college football fan, you probably watched the game between UCLA and Texas A&M right up through…
Dealing with the Silence of College GameDay
by Shane Snively The year Dad died, one of the hardest things to handle was college gameday. Go Bucks!! No texts …. no phone calls …. no laughing about the five-second delay he had…
John Wooden on the Assist
“In basketball one of the…acts that I valued most was the assist—helping a team member to score. The assist in basketball epitomizes Cooperation. The assist is valuable in all organizations,…
The Cleveland Cavaliers Can Teach Us All About Obstacles
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been quite successful over the last few years. They have reached three straight NBA Finals, all against the Golden State Warriors. Though it may sound like…
Sports and Business Analogy Content For You the Entrepreneur
From Seth Godin, Gary Vaynerchuk, Urban Meyer, and More At SportsEpreneur, we find ideas, thoughts, and motivation in sports that we then use to write about business. It could…
Patience Learned at a Girls Volleyball Practice in Charlotte
Volleyballs are bouncing everywhere. Girls are laughing. And here I am thinking to myself, through all the chaos of volleyballs and loud noises, about fun and patience. I preach both…
When You Have a Chance to Learn, Take It: Lonzo Ball
As many of you know, Lonzo Ball went second overall to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Draft. There is no other team he and his outspoken dad, Lavar,…
Lessons Learned From the NFL Season So Far
Week Four of the NFL is in the books—wow, that happened fast! We were planning on doing one post per week about what’s going on in College Football and the…
The Story About My Summer Internship
This is my story of the summer internship with KazSource, Inc. The company that owns this content platform, SportsEpreneur. -by John Priore Flash back to the morning of May 8th. My…
Will You Play Great Even When You Are Losing?
This article was co-written with Spencer Smith of Triple H Tackling Academy. You look up at the scoreboard and it reads 42-7. You are down by 35 points going into…
Regaining Momentum: The Carolina Panthers
After their Super Bowl appearance, most people expected the Carolina Panthers to come out strong last year and make another historic run for the Lombardi Trophy. However, that is far from what happened. The team ended up…
Best Self Development Book I’ve Read
Recently I was honored to be featured among a group of “influencers” and was asked “What is the best self development book you’ve ever read and why is it different from…
Planning Ahead for the NFL Game of the Week
Week 2 of the NFL Season is here! Let’s start planning ahead on our NFL education for the week. As you know, we are all about finding stories in sports…
What Did We Learn From Week 1 of the NFL Season?
Week 1 of the NFL Season is in the books! What did we learn? Who disappointed us? And who stood out to us? Best Game: Broncos 24, Chargers 21 /…
The Cleveland Indians: How to Take Advantage of a Winning Streak
The Cleveland Indians have just won 22 games in a row. That is not normal. The last time we saw something like this it was the year 2002, when the…
This Is Your Business: Offering Help in the Wake of Disaster
(this is a guest post from one of our editors, Caroline Ailanthus) These days, it seems like every week brings a new disaster—or maybe two. Of course, you wish you…
Find Your Spiderman
As my six-year-old readied herself for bed, she asked if I could stay with her. Bedtime can be a scary time for young children, so usually we lie together for a while.…
A Week One NFC East Battle and the Jets at Bills
The NFL season is finally upon us! Time for the best of the best to step onto the field and showcase their talent. The NFL season brings plenty of opportunity…
Young Employees (Players) May Perform Well in the Moment
In sports, you hear contradictory things about rookies (young employees) all the time. That they’re great players because they put it all out there—they don’t know enough yet to feel…
College Football Week One Preview and Review
College Football is here!! We love many sports, but there’s something about College Football that just gets us excited — the passion of the game, the uncertainty of the outcomes,…
Why Great Company Culture Always Wins
As a leader in your business, you are probably thinking about company culture often. I know I do. In my role as founder and CEO of KazSource, culture is the…
Don’t Let Fear Get in the Way of Your Job
Your heart is racing, your palms are sweaty, and you’re struggling to breathe—you are experiencing fear. We have all been there. It’s ok, even healthy, to be afraid sometimes. The important thing is to not…
Minor League, Major Impact: Charlotte Knights
The Charlotte Knights are not a major-league team. They lack the deep resources, the top-notch roster, and the national media coverage of, say, the Chicago White Sox (the major-league team…
The Popularity of Productivity Simply Means Time is More Valuable Than Ever
The past five years has seen a staggering number of articles, vlogs, podcasts, books and stories published related to productivity. Searches on Google, within Facebook, or on any other social media platform will return seemingly endless results.…
Sometimes You Just Need to Change It Up: Dwight Howard and the Charlotte Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets of the NBA have been stuck in mediocre purgatory for the last few years. They have been on the brink of the playoffs, but never quite over the edge. The team is not…
Focus on Your Game
This Is the Golf Way. Focus. You and three of your friends tee off on the first hole. It’s a beautiful Sunday morning. You don’t get to play with these guys often, but…
Think Strategically About Your Employees: The Example of Odell Beckham Jr.
The New York Giants are going to have to think carefully about Odell Beckham Jr. On the one hand, based on the quality of his performance, Beckham is one of the most…
Who Is Your Under the Radar All-Star in Your Business?
As the MLB All Star Game came and went, fans were busy choosing players to appear in the game. Being named an all- star is a great honor, of course, and there are…
Building Your Brand: The Chicago Cubs
In today’s world, everybody wants everything now–fast food, fast money, and fast accomplishment. However, that’s not always the way it works. The Chicago Cubs, for example, are best known for going 108 years without a championship. And then they finally…
How Do You Acquire Talent For Your Business?
Last year, we explored the idea that talent for your business matters, that while raw talent alone is not enough to ensure victory, it’s hard to get very far without it. The Cleveland…
Building a Business is the Fun Part and Kevin Durant Missed It
By no means is my business a finished product. Like most other companies, mine is a work in progress and probably always will be. And every day I wake up excited to…
Take Control of Your Email Inbox by Unsubscribing
I follow a lot of incredible thought leaders, from Seth Godin to Gary Vaynerchuk to Lewis Howes (and the list goes on from there). I keep tabs on a lot of interesting companies in fields from marketing…
3 Reasons Why Getting Laid Off Is Not the End of the World
So, you’ve just been laid off. You’re probably an emotional wreck, thinking about not having an income and not knowing what to do with yourself all day. That’s understandable, but…
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Mindset
When the Cleveland Cavaliers were crowned 2016 NBA Champions, we wrote an article called, “5 Ways Mindset Helped the Cavaliers Win the NBA Championship.” The 2017 season also went great…
Kevin Durant’s Decision: A Year Later
Kevin Durant was under major scrutiny last summer for his decision to join the Golden State Warriors. The unexpected move shook up the NBA, made us uneasy, and gave fans…
Why an Entrepreneur Needs to Delegate to a Project Manager
As an entrepreneur, you are already very busy. Your day-to-day tasks may include software issues, programming, setting priories, and taking care of budgeting concerns. You are most likely faced with…
The Bandwagon Effect and How You Can Use It in Your Business
Next time you are walking around town, take a look at the shirts and hats people are wearing. You’ll probably see a lot of Chicago Cubs, Golden State Warriors, and…
The Los Angeles Clippers: Why You Need to Adapt to the Business World
The NBA offseason is here and this is a great time to analyze the direction for many NBA teams and of course tie it into helping your business. Let’s begin with…
It’s Not Who Invents It, It’s Who Perfects It: Using Small Ball in the NBA as an Example
NBA basketball was a very different game a generation ago. It used to be, you would see these big lineups, with a center being in control of the ball, and…
Leadership Thought: How Can the New York Mets Turn Their Season Around?
And How You Can Apply it to Your Business The New York Mets have not been World Series Champions since 1986. So far, this year doesn’t look good either, though…
If ESPN Can Fail, So Can Any Business
As many of you know, ESPN has been in the news recently for laying off around 100 people, including big names, like Ed Werner, Jayson Stark, Marc Stein, and Trent…
Don’t Manufacture Off-Days: A Cleveland Cavaliers Story
I believe that leading by example is a great form of leadership, in business or otherwise. When the leaders give it their all, it’s inspiring. When they don’t, it has…
Excitement Drives Success
Getting Pumped Up for a Big Game Enter any locker room just before game time and you will find players getting themselves ready—from pre-game music, to jumping up and down…
Why the Carolina Panthers Need a Succession Plan
Wes Connor Insurance is a leading Property and Casualty Agency in Charlotte, NC. Thanks to their love of sports, entrepreneurialism and insurance, they have sponsored this article. You can find the…
Paying Attention to Process, But Not Context: The Cleveland Cavaliers
The other week, we posted an article about how the Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t respecting the process of the regular season of the NBA. That’s one way to look at it.…
How Business is Like a Major League Baseball Season
It’s opening day in baseball. The grass is freshly cut, the smell of hot dogs is in the air, and everyone in the stands is excited about their team’s chances…
The Importance of Rookies in Business: Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott
Everybody gets to be a rookie at some point. Maybe you’re just out of college. Maybe you’re switching careers from management to sales, or starting your own company. Beginning something…
Create a Blog that Ties Into Your Business
Insider: It’s Why Sportsepreneur.com exists Have you ever thought about creating a blog based around your passion and then tying it into your business. For example, within KazSource we…
Thought Leader: Are You Willing to Pick Up the Ball?
This running back is one of your team’s most talented players. The problem is he makes mistakes more than he should. He is young and inexperienced. While he is getting…
Are You the Business Leader?
Your young and talented player is in a funk. He can’t seem to find the back of the net. In college, he led his team in goals scored, but as…
Thought Leader: Too Much Dribbling
The point guard dribbles up the court, looking to start the offense. The goal is to score a basket. Teammates run to their positions. Everything is set. The point guard…
Why It Would Be Terrible for the NBA If the Cleveland Cavaliers Won the 2017 NBA Championship
The Cleveland Cavaliers have accomplished quite a bit recently—most importantly, they won the 2016 NBA Championship a year after they lost it. It was an amazing feat. Then the 2016-2017…
3 Requirements for Making Adjustments in Your Business
The NBA Playoffs Prove Adjustments Are Critical for Success In Gary Vaynerchuk’s book, “#AskGaryVee“, he uses a sports metaphor about how important it is to be a good halftime…
How to Use Facebook Ads to Promote Your Content
Creating content, unique content is the most critical part of building your brand and your message. You see this in sports—the team and the players are the content, but to…
Owning a Mistake May Lead to Success
As Proven by Francisco Lindor of the Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Indians came back to beat the Texas Rangers thanks to a Grand Slam by Francisco Lindor in the…
The North Carolina Tar Heels Show Us How to Come Back From A Tough Loss
Congratulations to the 2017 College Basketball National Champions, the North Carolina Tar Heels! Just last year, the North Carolina Tar Heels came within moments of winning the NCAA Tournament, but…
Perspective Can Take You a Long Way
Just Ask the Michigan Wolverines Basketball Team As an Ohio State Buckeyes fan, nothing in sports nauseates me more than having to say something good about Michigan. Usually, of…
3 Ways to Avoid Becoming a Commodity
It’s easy to become a commodity—where everyone looks to beat you up on price or spread. But if you follow these 3 ways, you will not be a commodity anymore.…
Before You Become An Entrepreneur, Read This
Last year I attended an entrepreneurial conference in Charleston, SC (great conference by the way, check it out here). During the event, I had a chance to interact with entrepreneurs,…
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How a Key Employee Can Have Major Impact
An Ohio State Key Employee Shows Us How Recently, friends have been asking me if I’d seen this ESPN article about a graphic artist who works for Ohio State. I…
The Magic Johnson Plan: Let People Do Their Jobs
And Why You Should Too Magic Johnson was recently hired to be the next President of Basketball Operations of the Los Angeles Lakers. Now, anytime we get to hear…
4 Ways to Prepare Yourself for an Uncertain Future in Business
And Learning from NASCAR’s Recent Decline in Business NASCAR is one of the most popular sports in the country. They often pull in over 100,000 fans to a single…
3 Ways to Deal With a Setback
The text said, “call me”. Instantly, I knew something wasn’t right. I figured it wasn’t anything tragic, but bad news nonetheless. I called my wife, who told me she was…
Social Media Branding Works, Just Ask Coach John Calipari
When I talk with business owners, I hear the same complaint over and over; they can’t find young talent. And when they do find somebody promising to interview, it seems…
Kevin Durant’s Injury is Proof that You Just Never Know
Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors were just cruising along through the season. They had the best record, the most all-stars, and the highest hope for a championship of…
Play the Ball Where It Lies, in Golf and in Business
You hit what feels like your best drive of the year down the par five 8th fairway that bends to the right. The ball takes that perfect bounce, setting you…
Where Do I Even Start With Social Media?
Social Media can be fun. It can also be time consuming, confusing and downright frustrating. And with the addition of more social media platforms everyday it has become overwhelming. Not…
Charlotte Technology Company Proves Little Things Matter
There I was, enjoying my Sunday morning coffee on the couch in my Charlotte, NC home. This doesn’t happen often. With 3 kids, there is usually much to do. But…
How Entrepreneurship is Changing
A hundred years ago, starting a business was a lot less complicated. There was no need for an EIN and there was no need to understand countless regulations relevant to…
Video: The Strip Sack That Started the New England Patriots Comeback
Super Bowl 51 Super Bowl 51 was an instant classic. What seemed like a blowout for sure, turned into a most unlikely ending. We feel awful for the…
3 Uses for Patience in Golf and Business
I remember one summer evening in Charlotte, looking toward the 2nd hole with my then five-year-old daughter, waiting to take a shot at the green. There is a three-some in…
A Message to Atlanta Falcons Fans
Dear Atlanta Falcons Fans, What an incredible season you just had. One of the best offenses the NFL has ever had, an MVP quarterback, a division crown, two playoff games…
Video: Villanova Buzzer-Beater
At work, in the office and in business we like to talk about sports, especially the recent and upcoming games. So let’s do that at SportsEpreneur.com. This idea of…
The Cleveland Indians Show Us It’s Time to Get Back to Work
So, your team lost. Time to wallow in your sorrows, feel sorry for yourself, for the fans, for the team. Then what? What do you do after you take the…
Listening Skills: Do You Hear Jimi Hendrix?
White Men Can’t Jump was an iconic 90’s movie about street basketball. For this post, we are going to pull out and really look at this one line we’ve paraphrased…
Be that Champion for Your Family by Protecting Their Future
In sports, we crown champions when they win their league. Most recently, the Clemson Tigers won the championship in college football. In the real world, there are many ways to…
Why You Should Keep Shooting When It Comes to Sales
In basketball, a valuable player who is missing a lot of shots is often told to keep shooting. Because eventually, the rough patch will end. Last March, before March Madness…
Get Back to the Heart of Your Business
There I was, twelve-year-old, gangly me on February 24, 1976, in my Ft. Bragg house, sitting at my kitchen table finishing up my math homework—when my father, a military man,…
Motivate Your Team: Lose on Purpose
as proven by the Coach of the 1992 Dream Team Lose on purpose? Have I completely lost it? Some might say I have, but stay with me here. I’m talking…
The Clemson Tigers Show Us How to Respond | AGAIN!
Congratulations to the 2016 & 2018 College Football Champion, Clemson Tigers. Update: January 8, 2019 The Clemson Tigers have yet again shown us how to respond. In 2017, they lost…
5 Reasons Why a Big Loss May Be a Big Win
As Seen Through a Big Loss by the Ohio State Buckeyes It happens—a bad day at the office, a bad meeting, a lost case. In football, you might lose…
Why Taking Advantage of Luck Matters Most
in sports and in business We are at a point in the football season where people like to say this or that team got lucky—that So-and-So wouldn’t have won…
Enjoy the Journey
As sports fans, we start every season with a minimal-at-best chance of watching our beloved teams win their respective championships. Take the Buffalo Bills, for example—they’ve never won the Super…
Is Success Earned?
The Committee for the College Football Playoff announced the four teams that will participate in this years’ playoff. You can bet that certain people—the players, fans, athletic directors, and coaches…
5 Reasons Home Field Matters in Sports and In Business
In sports, we often talk about home field advantage. Of course, players prefer to sleep in their own beds and to play in front of their own fans. And playing…
What You Can Learn from Young Ezekiel Elliott Playing Special Teams
For Your Business In both college football and the NFL, young players often start out on special teams before going on to positions like running back, wide receiver, or safety.…
Stop Showing Up Your Teammates
Watch a football game closely. When a team scores a long touchdown, watch the secondary’s reaction. If you watch closely enough, sometimes you will see him point fingers immediately or…
5 Tips to Succeed in Starting Your New Year’s Resolutions Now
We all have them—New Year’s resolutions. We tell ourselves we’ll go to the gym, wake up early, eat better, or whatever else. It’s not a bad thing. In fact, it’s…
Cal Ripken, Jr Used What Got Him to the Big Leagues
And you should too Cal Ripken, Jr., the Hall of Fame Third Baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, is known for his hitting, fielding, and his nickname, Iron Man (due…
Until Summer
You win some and you lose some, we all know that. But sometimes a loss feels different. Worse. While watching an Ohio State Buckeyes game in 2016, the announcer talked…
It’s Time to Back Up that Talk
Nobody likes a big talker in basketball. Maybe they actually live their talk and play well—maybe they’re just big words. But either way, the bragging and self-praise grate on people’s…
3 Reasons Why a Bad Teammate Hurts Your Game
and how it impacts your business Watch an NFL game. You won’t see a collection of individual players each hoping to score a touchdown—instead, each teammate has his own role.…
As Gary Vaynerchuk Said, Be a Good Halftime Coach
You can imagine my excitement when the entrepreneur, Gary Vaynerchuk used a sports metaphor in his book, “#AskGaryVee.” It’s on page 7. He said be a good halftime coach: make adjustments.…
The Dallas Cowboys Blocked Out the Noise to Achieve Success
And what you can learn about blocking out the noise for your business As I was working out one morning, I caught a segment of Good Morning Football. In this…
LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail – A Must Have
Here is another in our series on tools you can use to improve your efficiency at work. So far, we’ve covered Feedly and Scannable. This tool lets you smoothly connect your…
What Tim Duncan Can Teach You About Consideration for Others
At the end of the 2016 NBA Regular Season, I was driving to an appointment while listening to NBA Radio on SiriusXM. Expecting to hear a conversation about the upcoming…
Sports Bring People Together
On this site, we use sports to create metaphors for business. Maybe that sounds a little strange since the two don’t normally go together. If you’re not a sports fan…
Hustle for That Ball Loose on the Court
It was 2004. I was the new guy at my company, trying to build up my reputation. I had to spend most of my time getting out and just meeting…
3 Ways to Brand Your Business: Houston Takeover
Have you watched the Houston Cougars college football team this season? Earlier in the year, going up against the 3rd-ranked Oklahoma Sooners, Houston wasn’t expected to win. They beat expectations…
The Number One Reason Why You Need Anchor Clients
My father-in-law, Arthur Judelsohn, was an incredibly passionate and purposeful commercial real estate agent. He was a business owner. And he was a hustler in the sense that he worked…
Patience: Let the Play Develop
In football, they often remind the quarterback to “let the play develop,” meaning to have patience, to not try to force things prematurely. Consider this example: You’re the quarterback. The…
Top 10 Hacks to Genuinely Increase Your Twitter Following
inside scoop: I use all of these Twitter following hacks myself There are many ways to fluff your Twitter following. Just like there are many ways to cheat in golf.…
5 Reasons Why Coordinators in Football and Business are so Important
And How Can You Apply it to Your Business When football coaches get the offer for a head-coaching job at the college or NFL level, usually the first thing…
4 Things the Hot Corner Can Teach You in Business
Third Base is called the Hot Corner for a reason—and not everyone can take the heat. You feel alone, the balls come at you fast and furious, and you can’t…
Cam Newton Gives Dentists a Content Gift That We Can All Learn From
Online presence is key in marketing, but it’s not enough to just have a couple of social media accounts and a website—you actually have to use these platforms to say…
1st and Goal at the One Yard Line
It seems so easy. The ball is at the one yard line, so the defense is basically standing in the end zone. All you have to do is snap the…
Learn from a Buffalo Bills Fan: Blind Faith is Bad for Business
Being a Buffalo Bills fan, I’ve had blind faith for years. So what that they haven’t made the playoffs since the 1999 season (that’s when THIS happened); this is the year…
3 Reasons Why You Should Get Back to Basics
Training Camp is the time when football players refocus on the basics. It’s not glamorous or exciting, and it’s easy to fall into thinking you’re beyond the basics of blocking…
The Side Hustle Is Real and You Can Do It Too
Are you in a job you don’t love? Do you think you were destined for more? Do you complain about your job, but lack the financial resources to quit? Turns…
Unlock Your Greatness: Be a Sissy
Some of the greatest basketball players of all time could have been even greater if they hadn’t been so afraid of looking like a “sissy.” Are you making the same…
4 Reasons Why Twitter Is Relevant
Twitter has become like that running back everyone is tired of. He has been on the team a while and hasn’t really improved. Meanwhile, there is all this exciting new…
What Can the “Bad Boys” Teach You About Creating a Brand Identity?
The Detroit Pistons of the 1980’s and 1990’s were known as the “Bad Boys.” That brand identity led to back-to-back NBA Championships and many successful seasons during a time when the NBA…
How the Oregon Ducks Up-Tempo Offense Can Be Applied to Your Business
Imagine going after some great business opportunities. You know they won’t all close, but some of them will. The more opportunities you create for yourself, the better your chance of…
Recovering From a Season of Complacency
Let’s be honest; complacency can sneak up on the best of us. In an earlier post, we discussed what complacency is and how it can sabotage your career if it…
5 Ways Mindset Helped the Cleveland Cavaliers Win the NBA Championship
Up 3-1 in the NBA Finals, it seemed like just a matter of time until the Golden State Warriors were crowned back-to-back NBA Champions. Little did they know, the Cleveland…
Don’t Let Complacency End Your Game
Complacency–it’s a habit, a frame of mind, a way we set ourselves up for loss without even realizing it. Remember the 2004 USA Olympic men’s basketball team? It was a…
3 Ways to Simplify Your Evernote Experience
Evernote is simply one of the best tools you can access Evernote—one of the most useful personal organization tools I have ever seen–can become a messy closet real quick if…
3 Ways Real Estate Agents Can Differentiate Themselves
Readers have been asking our perspective on specific niche businesses. We continue this series (we looked at restaurants in vacation destinations in the 1st article) with the business of residential…
4 Things You Can Learn from Kevin Durant’s Career Move
In a decision that rocked the NBA, Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder to join the Golden State Warriors. I am not here to debate whether this was a good…
Banned From Rio: What Can You Learn from the Russian Track and Field Team?
The Russian track and field team is officially out of the Rio Olympics after getting caught doping. For more details, check out this article in the New York Times. Usually,…
Talent Does Matter, Just Ask the Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Championship, in part, because they were lucky enough to have some great players. Maybe that sounds like a put-down, like they didn’t work for…
What’s the Difference Between Par and Bogey in Golf? Everything!
So, you’re playing golf. Par for the first hole is 4. It’s 375 yards. You hit a 245 yard drive, –a 130 yard wedge into the green, –a 20 foot…
Buy Time and Sell Time
Professional athletes lead busy lives. How do they fit things like cooking and cleaning into a day already filled up with practice, working out, and studying? Most of them don’t—they…
3 Reasons Why Competitors Ohio State & Rutgers Became Allies
and how you can apply it to your business Crush your competition. We hear that all the time. But what if there’s another, better, way? Ohio State and Rutgers…
3 Ways Having a Short-Term Memory Can Help Your Business
How often have you heard that cornerbacks in football need to have a short-term memory? Well guess what? In sales, you need a short-term memory too. When cornerbacks mess up,…
Why Did You Open a Restaurant in a Carolina Vacation Destination?
As we receive feedback from our audience, we are asked about how we would go about doing certain activities in specific niche businesses. So we will take these questions and…
3 Ways to Improve You and Your Business in the Offseason
It’s the offseason now in many sports. In others, the offseason approaches. Off the field, a lot of us share the sense that the summer should be downtime. I was…
How Prioritizing Short-Term Gain Crushed Baylor Football
In the fall of 2015, we wrote about the Baylor football program and how they were not managing their negative publicity. The problem was that a student had transferred into…
3 People Impacted by Your Information Fire Hose
It’s late spring. NFL Teams have made their draft picks and are now in the early stages of mini-camps. Soon enough, training camp will be here. Information is flowing at…
5 Ways to Hire Character in Your Business
Every year it happens—talented players fall in the NFL Draft because of character concerns. In the 2016 NFL Draft, one player’s stock dropped moments before the draft due to newly…
What Can U6 Girls Softball Teach Us in Business
My five-year-old daughter has thoroughly enjoyed her first softball season. She likes every aspect of it, including the anticipation of the snack after the game. That is BIG motivation for…
The 4 Ways Marcus Mariota will have a Successful NFL Career
Marcus Mariota built an impressive career in college football, winning the Heisman Trophy, among other honors. In 2015, he was the second overall draft pick, right behind Jameis Winston. With…
Counted Out? Not So Fast: 3 Reasons OKC Won Game 2
Game One of the Western Conference Playoffs between the Oklahoma City Thunder (OKC) and San Antonio Spurs ended quickly. The Spurs won–by a lot. The buzz from the sports talk…
3 Reasons Why the St. Louis Blues Won Game 7
and How You Can Apply it to Your Business For three years now, the St. Louis Blues have lost in the first round of the playoffs. History seemed about…
Foul Trouble Means Opportunity
Basketball is one sport where if you commit too many fouls, you can’t play anymore. Often times, the coach needs to sit a player to keep them eligible to play…
The Sky Hook: Making the Most of Change
Unexpected change can hurt your game, or it can be a tremendous opportunity, depending on how you respond to it. That is one of the messages in John Wooden’s brilliant…
3 Reasons Execution Wins as Proven by the Villanova Wildcats
The Villanova Wildcats just won the National Championship on a buzzer beater. If you haven’t seen the play yet, here it is. How did they do it? Execution. Execution means…
Who Wants the Ball
The Final Four, the NBA Playoffs—a time when everything will come down to who wants the ball. Coaches will be looking for their go-to players, because that’s who will have…
Keep Your Composure
Basketball is a game of runs–and business can be to. Knowing this is critical. Why? Because not all runs are of good luck. There are days when just everything goes…
March Madness: Time Management is a 3-Step Ladder
Who can forget that moment when Michigan tried to call a time out that they didn’t have? It was one of the stand-out time management blunders in the history of sports.…
March Madness: 6 Ways to Get on a Hot Streak
March Madness is here, the grueling six-game playoffs of college basketball. Many factors lead to success, including talent, matchups, and hard work, but in the end, the team that gets…
Summary of Fellow Entrepreneur Post: Prepare for Challenges
I have a colleague, Tom Hamilton, an entrepreneur who maintains a blog for his company, Hamilton Edwards, and recently posted something that made me think about Sportsepreneur. I thought it would…
Stop Jumping Offsides!
You’ve seen it before. It’s third and two. If the defense stops them, the momentum will turn. The quarterback calls out his cadence–the stadium thunders–this is it! Except… The defense…
College Recruiters Tell a Story: You Should Too
Picture yourself as a high school student who is exceptionally good at football. In walks a college football coach. He is going to try to convince you to join his…
4 Lessons I Learned from Coaching Youth Basketball
The 5th grade boys basketball team that I coach finished its season recently. We won one game! More importantly, memories were made and lessons were learned—lessons that reach far beyond…
Systems: 5 ways to Use the Feedly RSS Reader
During a recent drive I caught some of Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s show on SiriusXM. While I’d heard the show before, this time I was really struck by how well informed…
5 Lessons from NASCAR
I am not a die-hard NASCAR fan, but it has always amazed me how closely the people involved with racing work together. Watch the pit crews, for example; every movement…
5 Ways to have Fun as Proven by the Carolina Panthers
Professional sports is often all business. While there are moments of happiness, too many people forget to have fun and enjoy the journey. And then along comes the Carolina Panthers.…
4 Factors for Success in Clutch Moments
Playoff football! The drama, the passion, the excitement… It’s 4th & One. You have to gain the yard to stay in the game. You simply have no choice. As you watch…
5 Ways Young Players can put in the Work
How often do you hear stories about young players in sports frustrated by how little they get to play? When high school players move up to college, or college players…
Going to the Movies for Motivation: Miracle
Miracle Speech – You Were Born For This: In 1980, the US Olympic Hockey Team won an upset victory over the Soviets and then went on to win gold. The…
Going to the Movies for Motivation: Friday Night Lights
This is the second of a series of posts each discussing a different iconic scene in a popular sports movie. We all know these scenes, but you might be surprised…
Going to the Movies for Motivation: Any Given Sunday
This is the first of a series of posts each discussing a different iconic scene in a popular sports movie. We all know these scenes, but you might be surprised…
“We are Talking About Practice. Not a Game”: 6 Ways You Can Practice in Business
We’ve all seen Allen Iverson’s practice rant, but actually we should talk about practice. Practice is important precisely because it’s not a game. Practice is how new players come up to…
Self-Awareness Leads to Success as Proven by the Princeton Offense
Remember that great upset in the 1996 NCAA Basketball Tournament? The one where the defending champion, the talent-laden UCLA Bruins, lost in a thrilling last-minute game to Princeton? Watch it…
You Make Your Own Luck
It seems like every time you achieve some kind of victory there’s someone who stands up to say “you just got lucky.” What do you do? Get discouraged? That’s a…
The Punt is the Most Important Play
The Punt. It’s perhaps the most boring play in football. A guy takes a snap and kicks a football high into the air. Usually another player catches it, it’s a…
3 Reasons Talking to Your Team Is Critical to Your Success
If you watch any sporting event, live or on television, you will see the team members talking with each other. Not all of that talk is helpful (yelling and complaining…
It’s How You Respond that Counts as Shown by the Kansas City Royals
Congratulations to the 2015 World Series Champions, the Kansas City Royals. Last year, the Royals came within just two runs of winning the World Series, but lost in Game 7…
The #1 Reason Why Lebron James Lost the 2015 NBA Finals–and It’s Not What You Think
Forget the injuries. The Cleveland Caveliers lost the 2015 NBA Finals for one reason; LeBron James did not listen to his coach. It’s that simple. Cleveland was up 2-1 in…
Systems: 1 Way to Mimic the NFL Using Evernote Scannable
Evernote Scannable – A tool I couldn’t do without When you’re watching an NFL game, ever notice the quarterback and offensive coordinator on the sidelines talking…and they’re both looking at…
Building Your Brand #4: How Look and Style Contribute to Long Term Success
We’ve been talking about brand recognition, why it’s important, and what happens when negative press threatens your reputation. But how do you build your brand to begin with? Of course,…
Building Your Brand #3: How to Manage Negative Publicity
So, you’ve taken a risk, tried a few new things (that worked) and now the public is watching. That’s the good news—brand recognition is a big part of business success.…
Building Your Brand #2: How to Score Big with Innovation
This is the second in a four-part series on branding. I’ve already talked in the introduction about how an unrecognized team can succeed, but to keep that success coming you’ve…
Building Your Brand: A 4-part Series / College Football Shows Us How
It seems like every year we see a blue chip program, a college football team everyone expects to win, beaten by a relative unknown. How is this possible? The public…
Game Plan – Or Lose!
In the previous post we talked about Knowing the Playbook. Now is the time to prepare for the big game. You show up to the meeting with your perfect potential…
Know the Playbook – or Else!
NFL and College Football seasons are underway. That means players across the country have been studying their playbooks. Some are more complicated than others, but all are essential—they explain not just…
3 Step Process to Changing Perception – as Demonstrated by The Ohio State Buckeyes
3 Step Process to Changing Perception As a life long fan of Ohio State, Saturdays in the fall mean football to me. And while football is just a game for…