One Question Leadership Podcast

Feb 01 2025 783 ep. 13 mins 3
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The One Question Leadership Podcast is designed to highlight executive and organizational leadership with a heavy emphasis on college athletics. 1Q is primarily hosted by @TaiMBrown, but features occasional guest hosts. Subscribe here: 1quest.co/itun

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Sarah Comstock | VP of Student Affairs - Dean of Students | University of Puget Sound - One Question Leadership Podcast

Feb 01 2025 23 mins  
@1QLeadership Question: How does a Vice President of Student Affairs develop a philosophy on college athletics? Sarah Comstock, VP for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at University of Puget Sound, discusses how she developed her philosophy on athletics after the department was recently reassigned to report to her. She talks about her input in creating a profile for hiring a ne

Alex Ricker-Gilbert | Sr. Vice President-Athletics Director | Jacksonville University - One Question Leadership Podcast

Jan 25 2025 23 mins  
@1QLeadership Question: How much does an athletics director think about succession planning? Alex Ricker-Gilbert, Senior Vice President and Athletics Director at Jacksonville University, discusses hiring coaches and succession planning with Lamarr Pottinger, Director of Leadership Development with NCAA. Ricker-Gilbert has a process of identifying assistant coaches that could potent

Kevin Barefoot | Sr. Vice President of Business Development | Teamworks - One Question Leadership Podcast

Jan 11 2025 35 mins  
@1QLeadership Question: Where does passion fit in sales and business development? Kevin Barefoot, Sr. VP of Business Development for Teamworks, discusses his experiences working in sales for startups. He talks about the culture at Teamworks and the company's growth. After spending a decade with WinAD, a tech startup operating in college athletics, Barefoot now finds himself in a ro

Amber McCray | Volleyball Coach & Sports Administrator - One Question Leadership Podcast

Dec 20 2024 41 mins  
@1QLeadership Question: Is there a grieving period after losing your job? Amber McCray, volleyball coach and sports administrator, shares her introspection after being dismissed from the head coaching position at Louisiana Tech. Contemplating on what she valued from the experience, what she could have done differently, and where she goes from this point, McCray gives us an inside

Kortne Gosha | Sr. Associate Athletics Director - Capital Planning | Nebraska - One Question Leadership Podcast

Dec 14 2024 25 mins  
@1QLeadership Question: What does it take to find success in every role? Kortne Gosha, Sr. Associate AD for Capital Planning at Nebraska, visits with Wesley Abercrombie of Peak Sports to discuss leadership and finding career success. Gosha started his career as a football equipment manager. Since then, he has led an athletics department, hired coaches, raised money, and done a numb

Joseph Walters | Deputy Athletics Director - External Affairs | Hampton University - One Question Leadership Podcast

Nov 30 2024 17 mins  
@1QLeadership Question: Can working in video production lead to a career in fundraising? Joseph Walters, Deputy Athletics Director for External Affairs and Chief Revenue Officer at Hampton University describes how his family-owned video production business has helped him to the role he currently holds in fundraising in college athletics. uses journalism background to tell the st

Troy Austin | Deputy Athletics Director | Duke University - One Question Leadership Podcast

Nov 15 2024 20 mins  
@1QLeadership Question: What are some of the best ways to communicate change from the leadership and management perspective? Troy Austin, Deputy Athletics Director for Development at Duke University, discusses his role helping the athletics director manage change. Interviewed by People and Culture Professional Lamarr Pottinger, Austin gives his definition of culture as "how the sta

Kim Record | Sr. Associate Commissioner - Chief of Staff | Atlantic 10 Conference - One Question Leadership Podcast

Nov 02 2024 20 mins  
@1QLeadership Question: Does the adjustment from making decisions to giving suggestions have to be difficult? Kim Record, Sr. Associate Commissioner & Chief of Staff at the Atlantic 10 (A10) Conference, talks about her adjustment to working with longtime A10 Commissioner, Bernadette McGlade. Record talks about times when challenging conversations are necessary for the team to be ef

Matt Buttermore | Head Volleyball Coach | Omaha - One Question Leadership Podcast

Oct 19 2024 17 mins  
@1QLeadership Question: Can a team show consistent growth if most of the players come from the transfer portal? From the 2023 AVCA Convention, Matt Buttermore, Head Volleyball Coach at Omaha, talks about what he valued about the volleyball day matchup, which pitted Omaha against Nebraska and saw record attendance and viewership. He also gives his thoughts on transfers and NIL. you

Tangela Cheatham | Deputy Athletic Director | Central Michigan University - One Question Leadership Podcast

Oct 12 2024 23 mins  
@1QLeadership Question: Does age matter if someone has the capacity to do the job? Tangela Cheatham, Deputy Athletic Director for Sport Administration and Senior Woman Administrator at Central Michigan, talks about being trusted with an executive level position at an early age. The woman who hired her, CMU Director of Athletics Amy Folan, was also trusted early in her career. cre