This episode features a thought-provoking discussion with Darrell Evans, an accomplished marketing professional, entrepreneur, and executive coach who shares his expertise and real-world experiences.

From having fun at work to staying focused on what matters in the digital age, this episode covers a wide range of mind shifts relevant to emerging and established leaders.

Discover the secrets to:

• turning an ocean liner into a kayak
• learn from past mistakes
• take your leadership skills to the next level

Join us as we delve into the mindset of successful leaders and explore the strategies that can help you become an effective and inspiring leader in your own right.

Show Outline

• 1:39 – Who’s counting on you? What should be making headlines?
• 7:26 – What sparked Darrell’s entrepreneurial drive?
• 12:04 – How do you step into situations and help guide people to organize their chaos?
• 18:18 – Coaching as a profession.
• 23:07 – The importance of having fun in the workplace.
• 25:09 – Are we buying into data outside our control? Are we taking our eyes off what we control?
• 29:04 – Leadership is like turning an ocean liner into a kayak
• 33:33 – What do you know now as a leader that you wish you had known earlier in your career?
• 38:33 – One of our best team members in the 12 years we’ve been together sent me a note saying she would have never got this opportunity

Notes from the Show

InsideOut Initiative – a national movement to empower and equip school communities to implement purpose-based athletics by connecting student-athletes to transformational coaches in a culture of belonging for their social-emotional character development