Genuine Authenticity & Competitive Kindness; Guest - Dr. Chuck Welch AASCU President & CEO

Excellence with Compassion; Guest - Andy Fee, Athletic Director UC San Diego

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2554540/fan_mail/new] 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. The movement continues…

Genuine Authenticity & Competitive Kindness; Guest - Dr. Chuck Welch AASCU President & CEO

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2554540/fan_mail/new] 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. The movement continues… Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2554540/support]

Empowering Individual Worth & Competitive Kindness; Guest - Jamie Boggs, VP Athletics GCU

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2554540/fan_mail/new] 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. The movement continues…

Unshakable Integrity & Competitive Kindness; Guest - Jeramiah Dickey, AD Boise State

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2554540/fan_mail/new] 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. The movement continues… Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2554540/support]

The Humble Champion; Guest - Jeremy Foley, Florida AD Emeritus

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2554540/fan_mail/new] 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.  The movement continues…