Greater Gold Leadership Podcast

Greater Gold Leadership Podcast Episode #7 - How to be a Positive Force During Negative Times

In this Episode, Brandon and Chad address the recent challenges facing the United States, from the Covid-19 quarantine to rising racial tensions in response to the death of George Floyd. While acknowledging the difficulty in addressing these issues, Brandon and Chad propose a three step approach to engage with others and be a positive force during negative times: (1) Awareness of the problem and empathy for the experiences of others; (2) Relationship - building genuine, long-term relationshi...

Greater Gold Leadership Podcast Episode #6 - The Great Reversal: Paradoxical Truth in a Time of Uncertainty

The worldwide spread of the Covid-19 virus has disrupted everything from the global economy to the basic freedoms we take for granted in the United States. In this episode, Brandon and Chad discuss the concept of "paradoxical truth," or as the great pastor and author Eugene Peterson put it, the "great reversal."  Chad and Brandon draw on several truths that run counter to what the world tells us to pursue (for example, when we are weak then we are strong). By tying these truths to real worl...

Greater Gold Leadership Podcast Episode #5 - Retired Chief Petty Officer, Navy SEAL Dan Luna

In this episode, Chad and Brandon are honored to sit with a highly decorated retired Navy SEAL, Dan Luna, who is the founder of Team 3LX, a leadership coaching and consulting firm based in Annapolis, Maryland. We explore Dan's upbringing as an only child in Los Angeles, California and his decision to join the Navy and pursue one of the most challenging paths in the United State Military - the Navy SEALs.   Dan shares a number of leadership lessons he learned during his more than 15 years of...

Greater Gold Leadership Podcast Episode #4 - The "Struggle Bus": Embracing and Growing from Challenges in Life

In this episode of the Greater Gold Leadership Podcast, Brandon and Chad discuss the concept of the "Struggle Bus," or the periods in life (and there are many, for everyone) when we must persevere and overcome challenges in our life. Brandon and Chad discuss the many different types of challenges in life: personal, financial, business, health, relationships and athletic.  

Greater Gold Leadership Podcast - Values

Greater Gold Leadership Podcast Episode #3 - The Importance of Core Values

In this Episode, Brandon Slay and Chad Williams discuss the importance of individuals, and particularly leaders, to develop a clearly articulated set of values through which they lead their lives as well as their families, teams, companies or other organizations. While there are dozens of positive values that a leader might live by, Chad and Brandon discuss five specific values: (1) Character First, (2) Aiming Big, (3) Humility, (4) Enjoyment, and (5) Community Matters.  Brandon and Chad d...

Kyle Snyder

Greater Gold Leadership Podcast Episode #2 - Olympic Gold Medalist Wrestler Kyle Snyder

In this episode, we sit down with Kyle Snyder, a 23 year old from Maryland who is considered by many to be one of the best wrestlers (if not the best) in the world.  Kyle is a World Champion, a three time NCAA Champion and an Olympic Gold Medalist, and is the youngest person to win the "Wrestling Triple Crown" (a World, NCAA and Olympic championship in the same year). Brandon and Chad delve into everything from Kyle's background, his training, and most importantly, as a Christian, his faith ...

Greater Gold Leadership Podcast Episode #1 - Introducing the Greater Gold Leadership Podcast

In the very first episode of the Greater Gold Leadership Podcast, co-hosts Brandon Slay, an Olympic Gold Medalist wrestler and currently the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Regional Training Center where he is leading the next generation of Olympic wrestlers, and Chad Williams, an entrepreneur, recovering lawyer and author of the book Escape the Law, discuss the origin and mission of the Greater Gold Podcast.  Throughout this episode, Brandon and Chad discuss the concepts of leadersh...

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