Jeff Mitchell has served as Deputy Director of Athletics at Southern Miss since August of 2018. Mitchell oversees the day-to-day operations of the Athletic Department and provides leadership for special projects, including strategic planning. Mitchell is the primary liaison to the University's Office of the General Counsel and manages the department's legal affairs. 

Mitchell has helped facilitate the planning and development of $15 million in new facilities at Southern Miss and has negotiated game contracts and multi-media rights agreements that will generate over $25 million dollars for the department. Prior to Southern Miss, Mitchell served as Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Operations, Chief Financial Officer, and oversaw compliance, student services, and legal affairs at Santa Clara University over a 12-year period. He is nationally recognized as a co-author of a textbook entitled Sport, Ethics and Leadership and is an adjunct professor for the Southern Miss School of Business and Economic Development, teaching classes on leadership, governance, and policy in sport.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Finding a passion for sports and pursuing it through a law career.
• Translating skills learned on the baseball field to the office.
• Thinking about the quality of your life actively while working a demanding career.
• The mindset of being in a career that gives instead of takes. 

Please let me know your thoughts! 

Connect with Jeff Mitchell:

Bio link: https://southernmiss.com/staff-directory/jeff-mitchell/438 

LinkdIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-r-mitchell/  

Twitter: @JeffMitchellUSM

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