Welcome to A Tribe Called Yes™ with Daron K. Roberts. This podcast brings you closer to the world's most notorious risk-takers, trailblazers and enemies of the status quo.This podcast is for entrepreneurs looking for fuel to continue down the long road to success.This podcast is for disgruntled employees looking for insights on switching careers.This podcast is for students who want to jump off the conveyor belt of their major.This podcast is for people who want to make the jump, but need a ...
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Ep. 111 - Life 101: Brandon Copeland
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NY Jets linebacker, Brandon Copeland is in a class of his own, and I mean that, he's literally in a class of his own. In the offseason, Copeland teaches "Life 101" at the University of Pennsylvania. The class explores life lessons and financial management strategies. In this episode, the Maryland native shares his toolkit for pushing through advers…
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Ep. 110 - The Dealmaker: Roger Montgomery
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Roger Montgomery has spent nearly 20 years as a sports agent. One story encapsulates his approach to life and his business. Among many others, Montgomery represented NBA All-Star, Jeremy Lin. He tells the story of Lin expressing his fear of the unknown. Facing a crucial game in which he needed to prove himself in order to stay on with the Knicks, L…
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Ep. 109 - The Co-Founders: Ali and Lauren Borowick
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Sisters Ali and Lauren Borowick grew up enjoying delicious chocolate-covered pretzels made by their mom. When they got older, they turned that weekend treat into a thriving business, dubbed Fatty Sundays. On today’s episode, the duo talks about entrepreneurship, working with family, and the work-life balance myth. Support the show…
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As far back as he can remember, Eric Dungy dreamed of playing in the NFL. The son of legendary coach Tony Dungy, Eric grew up around the game of football and played collegiately at Oregon and USF. But when his NFL plans didn’t work out, Dungy pivoted, finding a career in real estate, and he’s committed himself to helping other athletes manage life’…
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Jake Zweig is the director of player development with the University of Illinois football program, but his resume is long and varied. This former Navy SEAL is an entrepreneur, a business school graduate, a three-time Washington State science fair winner, and a reality TV star, and this episode is packed with motivational moments. Support the show…
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Sports executive Pat Williams, co-founder of the Orlando Magic and the former general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, has written more than 100 books, and today he writes and speaks about leadership, success, and teamwork, among other topics. Tune in to hear Williams’ words of wisdom on careers, finding a mentor, and becoming a great leader. Sup…
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Mike McCloud is the godfather of food sport. A journalist by education who then became an entrepreneur and launched his own ad agency, McCloud was working on a campaign for Kansas City Barbecue Society when he saw an opportunity in food competitions. That moment of inspiration morphed into the World Food Championships, which today is in its eighth …
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Ep. 104 - The Mobility Master: Francheska Martinez
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Francheska Martinez says mobility is her mission. This fitness guru has turned her passion for movement and mobility into a thriving business, helping her clients move their way out of pain. In today’s episode, she’ll also share tips on eating to feel good and sleeping for optimal performance. Support the show…
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For the rest of the month of July, A Tribe Called Yes is going on vacation. Enjoy your summer, stay in the deep end, and tune back in for the next brand-new episode on August 6. Support the showPor Daron K. Roberts, Author & Former NFL Coach
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Stephen Mackey is the founder and CEO of 2Words Character Development, a video-based leadership curriculum for high school athletes, coaches, and parents. Mackey got his start in this industry by working as a volunteer player development coach for a small high school football team in Blanco, Texas, but by putting full-time effort into his side hust…
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Ep. 102 - The Shape-Shifter: Donna Collins
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Every decade of her life, Donna Collins has done something completely different. From art teacher, to art consultant to the Saudi Arabian royal family, to feng shui instructor, to entrepreneur, Donna has followed her passions and interests wherever they take her. Tune in to this conversation with the CEO and founder of Jelly Queens as we talk about…
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Ep. 101 - The Recruiter: Bryan Carrington
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Bryan Carrington always looked at sports at a deeper level. As a kid, he’d snatch the sports section of the Houston Chronicle and read it on his way to school, devouring stats on his favorite players and athletes. Today, that passion for sports and stats still burns inside Bryan, and he’s putting it to work as the director of recruiting for the Uni…
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For the 100th episode of A Tribe Called Yes we brought in an extra special guest. Ryan Holiday is the New York Times bestselling author of five books and an accomplished marketer and entrepreneur. I've admired Ryan for a long time. Ego is the Enemy and Growth Hacker Marketing are guides for my personal and business lives. In this episode, Ryan will…
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Chris Ogbonnaya never expected to be drafted in the NFL. The first African-American Academic All-American in the history of the University of Texas football program had always prioritized academics, but he took full advantage of his time in the league. After six seasons, Ogbonnaya retired and has dedicated himself to helping other athletes navigate…
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Ep. 098 - The Undeterred: Taylor Strickland
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From an early age, Taylor Strickland adopted a very mature and calculated way of dealing with failure. Depending on the scale of the disappointment, she gave herself three, six, or nine hours to wallow in it. Then, it was time to move on. Surviving, and even enjoying, failure has helped Taylor accomplish a lot, and she recently achieved a long-time…
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Ep. 097 - The Inspiration: Lani Silversides
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Lani Silversides always knew she wanted to be a math teacher and a basketball coach, and today, she’s both of those things at the prestigious Phillips Academy Andover boarding school. But she’s also a Certified Sport Psychology Coach, an author, and the founder of Mindful Performance, a company that creates resources and programming to empower and …
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What do the most successful people in all professions have in common? A maniacal work ethic. ATCY host Daron K. Roberts has interviewed a lot of successful people in three years of this podcast, and today’s episode brings you some insight on how you can apply their practices to your life. Support the show…
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Ep. 095 - The Transformer: Marc Trestman
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Marc Trestman’s coaching resume is too lengthy and decorated to cover in its entirety, but highlights include stints at the Chicago Bears and the Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes of the CFL. The recently named head coach of the Tampa Bay XFL team set to debut in 2020 joined ATCY host Daron K. Roberts to share his inspirational philosophies …
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Ep. 094 - Call An Audible Audiobook Excerpt
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The audiobook of ACTY host Daron K. Roberts' Amazon bestselling book "Call an Audible" is now available, and in this episode, Daron brings you the first chapter, which begins to tell the story of his pivot from Harvard Law to the NFL. Tune in and head to Audible to listen to the entire book. Support the show…
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Ep. 093 - The Intrepid Reporter: Jori Epstein
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Jori Epstein came to her career in sports reporting in a very nontraditional way. As a freshman at the University of Texas, she joined the school newspaper, but didn’t want to miss her regular classes in order to report breaking news. Instead, she specialized in sports, which occurred on a predictable schedule. Today, she’s an NFL reporter for USA …
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Ashreen Mridha has been instrumental in creating a women’s national basketball team in her native country of Bangladesh. She’s a charter member of the team, which was founded in 2009, and continues to train and compete for her country even while juggling a full-time job as a brand manager at Unilever. But her larger dream is to bring the joys of ba…
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Jake Thompson thought he wanted to be Jerry Maguire, but the sports agent life just didn’t jive with him. So he pivoted and started his own business selling motivational t-shirts outside a CrossFit gym. Today, that business, Compete Every Day, not only still sells t-shirts (and sweatpants and coffee mugs and hats and posters), but Jake also hosts a…
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Drew Ferris was not heavily recruited in high school, but he joined the University of Florida football team as a walk-on long snapper and eventually earned a scholarship and left Gainesville with two degrees. Inspired by an influential mentor, he then pursued a career in the NFL, spending time with the Seattle Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.…
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Looking at his resume, you’d expect to see Kevin Shen in the C-suite of some high-powered firm in New York City. Bachelors in computer systems engineering and masters in sociology, both from Stanford. MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. And for a few years after graduating, Shen traveled that career path, but a well-timed…
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In high school, instead of waiting to be recruited, Jarrod Barnes emailed every single Division I football program to introduce himself. After landing a spot on the University of Louisville team, Jarrod graduated with his bachelors in three years and transferred to Ohio State where he earned a masters of sport management in just one year and then e…
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Ep. 087- The Creative: Alexandra Franzen
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Alexandra Franzen is a creative force of nature. The author of numerous books, Alexandra’s writing has also appeared in Time, Forbes, The Huffington Post, Newsweek, and Lifehacker. With her focus on creativity, productivity, goal-setting, and entrepreneurship, Alexandra is the perfect ATCY guest. She’ll help you learn when and how to say no and how…
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Ep. 086 - The Renaissance Woman: Stephanie Gaither
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When the Obama administration ended, Stephanie Gaither, then a Special Assistant to the Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, faced a tough transition. She wanted to make her way into the private sector, and after facing a healthy number of rejections, she did exactly that, landing a new gig at Airbnb. As a woman who had eight int…
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Ep. 085 - The Undaunted: Bernardo De Alba
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Bernardo De Alba doesn’t believe in doing anything half-heartedly. Case in point, when he decided to try out road racing, the first thing he signed up for was a marathon. After that first race, he was immediately hooked and eventually ended up leaving a lucrative job in business development to pursue competitive triathlons full-time. Support the sh…
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Much to the horror of his parents, Rob Schad chose not to go to college upon graduating from high school. Instead, Rob became a digital nomad, traveling the world while making a living selling products on Amazon and meeting up with other digital nomads along the way. Rob is a self-educated success story and he’s got all kinds of tips and tricks abo…
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Ep. 083 - The Politician: Jolene Loetscher
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Jolene Loetscher grew up in a small town in Nebraska, went to Northwestern as a Coca-Cola Scholar, and is now an entrepreneur, an advocate and a mother. Jolene recently ran for mayor of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and her story of faith, perseverance and grit is about to knock your socks off. Support the show…
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Ep. 082 - The Marketer: Whitney Holtzman
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For Whitney Holtzman, it all started with a love of football. A Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan practically from birth, Holtzman has worked for many of the top companies in the sports world, including ESPN, Turner Sports, the Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, VaynerMedia, and the Ross Initiative for Sports and Equality. Her hard work and that ever-bu…
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Matt Nordgren came to the University of Texas as a highly recruited quarterback, but once he got to campus, he found himself playing backup to Vince Young. Through his experience as a second-string quarterback, Norgren learned what it meant to be a leader without being the star of the team. He’s turned that into a fulfilling life, where connection …
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Ryan Davis only ever wanted to be happy. Yet, despite lacking a clear vision of her future and a deliberate path to follow to get there, Davis has found plenty of professional success in her adult life, including serving as senior director of development for the Miami Dolphins Foundation and as of October of 2018 taking on the title of chief develo…
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Ep. 079 - The Super Agent: Jimmy Sexton
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As Jimmy Sexton tells it, he got lucky on his way to becoming one of the most powerful agents in football: his college roommate just happened to be one of the best defensive lineman of all time. But more likely the secret to his success can be found in his ability to form genuine and meaningful relationships with everyone he interacts with on a pro…
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ATCY is back! It's the new year and we're kicking off a brand-new season, chock full of inspiring interviews and tangible takeaways to help you hit your goals this year. Before we welcome our first guest of 2019, your host Daron K. Roberts has a few tips of his own to share. Support the showPor Daron K. Roberts, Author & Former NFL Coach
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Ep. 077 - The Programmer: Kevin Turner
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Kevin Turner had only one semester of college under his belt when he landed an internship at Apple. Initially hesitant to accept the position because it required that he take a semester off of school, some wise mentors, including ATCY host Daron K. Roberts convinced Turner to take the leap. In this episode, Turner shares his thoughts on risk-taking…
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Jodi Mixon is a champion problem solver and the queen of career pivots. After starting out as a teacher, Mixon leveraged her knowledge in the field of education to enter the tech world, introducing technology into toys and helping to create the Sleep Sheep, Ozobot, and more. Today, Mixon is the cofounder and VP of marketing for CryptoFury. Learn fr…
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Ep. 075 - The Sports Writer: Adesina Koiki
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Adesina Koiki got his start in sports journalism at the Syracuse college radio station and went on to work for ESPN The Magazine, but the reason we've brought him on the Tribe is because he left that cushy, secure ESPN gig to blaze his own trail. Koiki founded his own sports website A Lot of Sports Talk in 2012 and has since posted thousands of wit…
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When Mason Ward sets his mind to something, nothing will stop him from achieving his goals. Thanks to a seemingly unlimited supply of grit, Ward found a way to go to college, secure his assignment of choice in the Navy, and then start 6Fathoms Consulting, which delivers critical leadership training to executives around the world. This episode bring…
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Ep. 073 - The Life Changer: Henry Keculah
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Henry Keculah's guidance counselor in high school told him he would never get into the colleges he applied to. Against all odds, he did, and instead of just getting by, he excelled, and he went on to do Teach for America and find his calling in the world of education. Today, Keculah is the founder of 4.0GPA, an education consultant firm that aims t…
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Monica Kang wanted to be a diplomat. So she earned a master’s degree in strategic studies and international economics from Johns Hopkins and worked as a nuclear non-proliferation policy expert in Washington.But she wasn’t happy. She realized creativity was the missing piece. After figuring out how to bring creatively into all aspects of her life, s…
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Ep. 071 - The Negotiator: Mori Taheripour
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Mori Taheripour is a professor in the Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. An expert in negotiation and dispute revolution, Taheripour has built a diverse resume, working with companies from the Red Cross to the Goldman Sachs Foundation to the NFL. Taheripour's first major negotiation…
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Ep. 070 - The Advocate: Chris Singleton
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A day after his mother was killed in the Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting in 2015, Chris Singleton spoke to the press and memorably said, “Love is always stronger than hate.” In the three years since, Singleton has been busy, taking that message of love, empathy, and forgiveness on the road, not to mention playing professional baseball for the Ch…
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Ep. 069 - The Entrepreneurs: Amin Bahari and Tim Cole
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Our first two-guest episode features Amin Bahari and Tim Cole, founders of Austin’s own Elite Sweets. This duo, along with co-founders Caleb Bluiett and Amir Bahari, created a gluten-free, low-sugar protein donut, and their story says a lot about what it takes to launch a successful business. Find out what lessons they learned along the way in this…
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Isaiah Lynn is a junior at Harvard College who took an unlikely path to Cambridge. After gaining admittance to Harvard as a transfer student, he needed to raise cash quickly in order to make his dream of going from the UK to Harvard a reality, so, he crowdfunded over $90,000 in four weeks! That's a prime example of commitment, ingenuity and perseve…
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This week's episode features Moses West, a man who saved hundreds of lives in Puerto Rico. Using water-producing technology, the Army veteran founded the Water Rescue Foundation and brought safe drinking water to people in need following the hurricane. Listen to this amazing episode and tune in next week for more! Support the show…
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This week's episode features Charlie Engle, an American ultramarathon runner from North Carolina. Charlie has raced in terrains from scorching deserts to wild jungles, including the Badwater Ultramarathon through Death Valley. His races usually last for over a 100 miles. His accomplishments were featured in the documentary Running the Sahara, a fil…
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Ep. 065 - Heroes Wanted: Rodney Bullard
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This week's episode features the Rodney Bullard, Vice President of Community Affairs for Chick-fil-A and Executive Director of the Chick-fil-A Foundation. Rodney is the author of, "Heroes Wanted", a book that vividly illustrates how all of us can be heroes in our communities. Listen to this amazing episode and tune in next week for more! Support th…
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Ep. 064 - The Producer: Courtland Bragg
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This week's episode features Courtland Bragg, an award-winning production assistant for NFL Films. In his career, Courtland has been nominated twice for an Emmy for his work on the football series Hard Knocks, winning for his work on the season featuring the Houston Texans. His love for football goes back to his days as a student-athlete playing fo…
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This week's episode features William McNulty, co-founder and CEO of Team Rubicon, an international disaster relief organization. A former Marine, William was shocked by the devastation of the Haitian earthquake of 2010 but was inspired by military efforts to aid in relief. He, along with fellow Marine Jacob Wood, decided to start Team Rubicon to no…
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