Brian Roberts Podcast

Brian Roberts Podcast

Mike Matheny, four-time Gold Glove winner and former St. Louis Cardinals manager, joins The Brian Roberts Podcast for a conversation about leadership, mentorship, Christian faith, and surviving a life-threatening brain hemorrhage in 2024. After 13 seasons in Major League Baseball and leading the Cardinals to the 2013 World Series, Matheny understands the responsibility of leadership. In this interview, he explains how a personal board of nine trusted advisors helps him navigate decisions, receive honest feedback, and grow as a husband, father, and leader. He also shares how those relationships...

Brian Roberts Podcast

Sal Frisella joins the Brian Roberts Podcast at 1st Phorm headquarters in St. Louis for a conversation about leadership, company culture, family, discipline and building a meaningful legacy. Sal explains why he wants to be remembered not merely as a successful businessman, but as a great man, husband, father, friend and leader. Timestamps:  - Leadership only works by example - Changing yourself before changing the world - What championship cultures have in common - Why work-life balance is not 50/50 - Sal’s daily routine as a businessman, father and husband - Working with Andy...

Brian Roberts Podcast

Brian marks the two-year anniversary of the passing of his close friend, John Ruhlin. They dive deep into the philosophy of "Giftology", the art of using strategic, thoughtful gifting to build powerful, long-term business and personal relationships. John shares his story from baling hay on a farmhouse in Ohio to becoming the number-one sales representative in Cutco history.   Timestamps: 2:30 – From Ohio Farm to Cutco: John’s blue-collar roots and learning grit. 3:16 – The Lightning Bulb Moment: Pitching his girlfriend's father and uncovering the secret to referrals. 6:55 – ROI...

Brian Roberts Podcast

In this episode, we sit down with Craig Berube, the Stanley Cup-winning head coach of the St. Louis Blues, to discuss the evolution of leadership in the NHL and the "ordinary people doing extraordinary things" mindset that fueled the 2019 championship run. Timestamps: 1:05 – How NHL Leadership Has Changed 03:47 – Building Trust 06:56 – Transitioning from Player to Coach 08:58 – Winning the Stanley Cup 10:50 – The Binnington Effect 12:38 – Learning to Win in Boston 13:26 – Why "Team First" Culture Starts at the Top 14:49 – Two Things You Can Control 16:05 – Practice Fights and...

Brian Roberts Podcast

In this inspiring episode of the Brian Roberts Podcast, we sit down with Austin Hatch, a young man who miraculously survived two horrific plane crashes. Austin opens up about the incomprehensible loss of his family members in crashes that occurred when he was just eight and sixteen years old. He details his grueling recovery from a level seven traumatic brain injury (TBI) and how he emerged from a two-month coma with a "go big or go home" mindset instilled by his late father. Timestamps: 2:58 - The unimaginable first plane crash 4:55 - The tragic second crash 6:41 - How Austin's dad taught him...

Brian Roberts Podcast

Brian Roberts sits down with Eli Drinkwitz, head coach of the Missouri Tigers. Coach Drinkwitz shares his candid thoughts on the impact of NIL and the transfer portal on college football, how the role of a head coach has evolved from focusing on X's and O's to becoming a CEO and a connector for the team, and the pressure-cooker environment of the SEC.   Timestamps:  1:01 - Thoughts on NIL & the Transfer Portal 4:34 - The Changing Role of a Head Coach 6:02 - Mizzou's Approach to Player Development 10:15 - Leadership, Truth, & Holding Players Accountable 12:14 - Competing in...

Brian Roberts Podcast

In this episode of the Brian Roberts Podcast, host Brian Roberts sits down with best-selling author and world-class inspirational speaker John O'Leary. John shares the harrowing and miraculous story of his childhood, where a gasoline explosion left him with severe burns over 100% of his body and a grim 109% mortality rate.   Timestamps: 2:09 - John's first motivational speech 4:18 - The devastating childhood gasoline explosion 5:16 - Understanding the impossible odds 6:39 - The lonely ambulance ride 12:48 - Jack Buck 18:33 - Playing piano with no fingers

Brian Roberts Podcast

Brian sits down with Dennis Gates, the head basketball coach for the University of Missouri. Coach Gates opens up about the rapidly changing landscape of college sports, shares his unique relationship-driven approach to recruiting, and imparts invaluable leadership advice on maintaining grace, having patience, and embracing the process. 1:46 - The NIL Era and Monetizing College Sports 05:20 - Financial Literacy for Student-Athletes 09:21 - Dennis Gates' Core Values and Recruiting 13:00 - Handling Pressure and Critics 16:16 - Why Coach Gates Chose Mizzou 20:20 - The Ultimate Goal 33:04 - Final...

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Demetrius Doss graduated from THE Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia where he played wide receiver and tight end with two Heisman quarterback finalists. He began embarking on a passionate calling in the financial services industry in 2011, after a close friend lost his father who passed away with no will and no financial security for his family. He chose to help other families avoid the nightmare his close friend went through. On July 18th, 2020, Demetrius's life was changed forever. While participating in a church bible class, an armed man entered. Demetrius knew he had to do...

Brian Roberts Podcast

Damon West grew up in a caring, well-connected family with traditional values. In college, he was the starting quarterback for University of North Texas with big dreams. But after a career-ending injury prevented him from playing football, he fell into a depression and began to spiral down a path of destruction and hard core drugs. This path would continue post-graduation where he was introduced to methamphetamines by another coworker while training to be a stockbroker with United Bank of Switzerland. He was instantly hooked. The severity of his addiction led him to becoming the mastermind of...