We believe in a radically simple idea, that leadership is no accident. These stories take you inside how people lead in our increasingly fast paced and complex world to achieve outcomes others didn't believe were possible.
Amobi Okugo - Professional Soccer Player and Entrepreneur
Amobi Okugo is a professional soccer player, who currently plays for Austin Bold FC in the USL Championship. Amobi’s passion and soccer talent led him to a scholarship to play collegiate soccer for UCLA. Since then, Amobi has paved out an impressive playing career, having played for several leading Major League Soccer clubs, such as the Philadelphia Union, Orlando City, Sporting Kansas City, and the Portland Timbers. Off the field, Amobi's entrepreneurial spirit drove him into creating an athlete-based financial-literacy company, known as, A Frugal Athlete, which specializes in educating and helping athletes maximize and manage their financial assets to create long-term economic success and stability.
In this episode, Amobi shares how he was able to pursue his dream of being a professional athlete, detailing his journey into Major League Soccer. He provides a first-hand perspective regarding leadership in sports, outlining the different coaching styles he has experienced during his playing career. Amobi also describes his entrepreneurial journey as the founder of a financial literacy business, A Frugal Athlete.
Leslie Braverman is the co-founder of Pacific Northwest Pilates, a Portland-based, highly recognized Pilates studio, celebrating 20 years of business this year. Leslie is a former professional ballet dancer, who performed with the Oregon Ballet Theatre. She discovered her passion for Pilates during her rehabilitation from a serious dance injury. Leslie found Pilates to be both a newfound passion and solace, leading her into a new career path as both a Pilates instructor and entrepreneur.
In this episode, Leslie discusses how she became the co-founder of Pacific Northwest Pilates, translating her passion for dance and ballet into a new passion using Pilates to help others improve their health and mobility. Leslie shares the challenges she has faced in growing a business, discussing how the company used challenges, such as the pandemic, as an opportunity for innovation and creativity, by adapting to virtual teaching, creating a breakthrough virtual platform for Pilates instruction and classes.
28 Sept 2021
Sarah Bradham - Acting Executive Director, Mazamas
Sarah Bradham is the Acting Executive Director at Mazamas, a 127 year old mountaineering organization formed on the summit of Mount Hood in 1894. Sarah’s strong passion for the outdoors combined with her strategic leadership has provided her with the opportunity to help the Mazamas continue to evolve, tackling new challenges and changes, while maintaining the soul and history of the organization.
In this episode, Sarah Bradham talks about her role as Acting Executive Director at Mazamas. Sarah mentions the challenges the organization has been facing and how the pandemic has forced Mazamas to adapt their in-person mountaineering classes towards a more virtual oriented platform. Sarah also shares how Mazamas are politically active in protecting the outdoors, whilst restoring a sense of community amongst a socially-distanced society.
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