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This episode focuses upon the power of real connection and Competitive Kindness. Dr. Rob Clark hosts guest Dr. Nate Meikle (Assistant Professor of Management at University of Kansas) who has interviewed hundreds of top leaders in education, corporations, NCAA and NFL leaders, and others in the Meikles and Dimes Podcast.

Nate offers the keys to effective communication, conflict negotiation, and insights on how to overcome false social perception on kindness. His perspective from academic research and from real-life interviews with top leaders provides incredibly rich information sure to be of help to you.

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This episode focuses upon the championship blueprint and Competitive Kindness. Rob Clark hosts guest Leon Costello (Director of Athletics at Montana State) who has had one of the most successful decade runs in college athletics.

Leon offers insights into culture, hiring for fit, building teams, insights on innovation in NIL/Revenue Share, and building relationships. His championship insights show why his teams have thrived under his leadership while showing ways that he has grown throughout his leadership journey.

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Here is the kickoff for Season 2 of the Competitive Kindness Podcast! This episode focuses on having the courage to care, which is critical to Competitive Kindness. Rob Clark hosts guest Bryan Blair, the Director of Athletics at Syracuse University.

Bryan is a highly respected athletics administrator that has led successful teams and champions at Toledo prior to becoming the AD at Syracuse. He offers incredible insights on the perspective on how to build vision and belief while helping others have the courage to care and being supported by effective leadership. He shares the importance of family and his inspiring insights demonstrate why he is so highly revered as a national leader in college sports.

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The Season 1 Finale episode focuses on the 5 key leadership principles of Competitive Kindness that emerged from the 10 guests of Season 1. The insights of compassion, integrity, humility, genuine authenticity, and vision-driven encouragement are designed to help you become the best version of yourself.

Each of the 5 principles are briefly discussed and segments from all of the interviews from season 1 are utilized throughout the episode. A special Fast and Friendly Five section of the guests will make you laugh and leave you inspired by the incredible advice.

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This episode focuses one of the pillars of Competitive Kindness, vision that builds belief. Dr. Clark hosts guest Dr. Kelly Damphousse, President of Texas State University. Dr. Damphousse is a highly respected President that has led to the move to Research 1 status and PAC-12 Conference membership at Texas State.

Kelly offers incredible insights on the perspective of university presidents, how vision builds belief, how to build buy-in, why adding Gymnastics was so impactful, and how to lead the right way. He even has a brief shout out to Michael Scott from The Office. The inspiring thoughts he shares demonstrate why he is so highly revered as a national leader in higher education.

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This episode focuses on pursuing excellence with compassion, a pillar of Competitive Kindness. Rob Clark hosts guest Andy Fee (Director of Athletics at UC San Diego).

Andy shares his insights on treating the people you lead as the main thing, not as merely instruments in a game. By leading with compassion, Andy offers advice on how people will buy into vision as trust is genuinely built. He also offers perspective on how intercollegiate athletics has outpaced its infrastructure and how this impacts where the future is going for college sports. And even throws in a Eminem reference.

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This episode focuses one of the three foundations of Competitive Kindness, Genuine Authenticity. Dr. Clark hosts guest Dr. Chuck Welch, President and CEO of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Dr. Welch is a national voice for university presidents and working with over 500 colleges and universities regarding higher education policy in the United States.

Dr. Welch offers incredible insights on the perspective of university presidents, how to be a genuinely authentic leader when the pressure is high, the importance of family and how to lead the right way. He even has a brief shout out to Bruno Mars. The inspiring thoughts he shares are timeless and demonstrate why he is so highly revered as a national leader in higher education.

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This episode focuses on empowering individual worth of our teammates, a pillar of Competitive Kindness. Rob Clark hosts guest Jamie Boggs (VP for Athletics at Grand Canyon University) who was recently named 2025-26 NACDA Athletic Director of the Year and secured membership for GCU in the Mountain West Conference.

Jamie shares her insights on building an effective team, the people she surrounds herself with to be an effective leader, driving individual growth while thriving as a team and how to lead the right way. She also offers perspective on how intercollegiate athletics can be more effective storytellers. And even throws in a Mary J. Blige reference.

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