Holding the Ladder in Sport and Leadership
Sep 28, 2026 · 1 hr 28 min · 12 segments
Our guest for this episode is Dr. Barry Davis. Davis is a nationally recognized coach, leadership expert, and executive coach with more than 30 years of experience in collegiate athletics. A five-time…
Barry DavisGuest
Tim RiceHost
coming on this podcast of course do you do you keep do you ever have it in the very front of your mind to think about those people that you basically those giants that you stood on their shoulders of have you ever ever think about that often
yes i do because i think about well i think i've gotten really good at the reflection yeah you know day to day like okay you know, how to get here.
You know, when you get a little older, you know, you're not going to be here forever.
And I always think if I have to give a talk on something and one of the topics is mentors, leaders, I have a lot of people to choose from.
I, I, and I've told it a couple of times to people I'm speaking in Michigan and he's speaking at the same clinic.
I think, okay, when he gets done, he's gonna walk off the stage, out the door, and everybody's gonna walk out following him and asking him questions.
Well, he gives a speech, the place goes nuts, right? He leaves, nobody leaves, I'm next.
About halfway through, it's about a 45-minute talk, halfway through, Skip Burtman walks in, sits down right in front of me, about two or three rows behind.
coming on this podcast of course do you do you keep do you ever have it in the very front of your mind to think about those people that you basically those giants that you stood on their shoulders of have you ever ever think about that often
yes i do because i think about well i think i've gotten really good at the reflection yeah you know day to day like okay you know, how to get here.
You know, when you get a little older, you know, you're not going to be here forever.
And I always think if I have to give a talk on something and one of the topics is mentors, leaders, I have a lot of people to choose from.
I, I, and I've told it a couple of times to people I'm speaking in Michigan and he's speaking at the same clinic.
I think, okay, when he gets done, he's gonna walk off the stage, out the door, and everybody's gonna walk out following him and asking him questions.
Well, he gives a speech, the place goes nuts, right? He leaves, nobody leaves, I'm next.
About halfway through, it's about a 45-minute talk, halfway through, Skip Burtman walks in, sits down right in front of me, about two or three rows behind.
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