Intentional Performers

Oct 23 2024 396 ep. 74 mins 572

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Strong Skills founder Brian Levenson created this podcast after years of professional coaching taught him an important lesson he wanted to share with the world: intentionality is absolutely imperative to success. Over the past 6 years, Brian has interviewed hundreds of the country’s most successful business leaders, elite athletes and professional sports coaches. In each conversation, he digs deep, inquiring not just about recent successes but the long game that led to them. With past guests like NYT bestselling author Dan Pink, WNBA’s star athlete Candace Parker, and Top Chef’s Spike Mendelson, Intentional Performers investigates the tools, techniques, and rituals that power some of the very best at their craft.

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