Build with Clay Podcast

Build with Clay Podcast

by Clay Davis

Self-Improvement

#15 [PART 2] Build with Madeline Derby - 5 Steps to Returning from Injury, Raising Your Self Awareness, Dealing with Fear

**This is Part 2 - go to episode #14 for Part 1!** Madeline 'Mads' Derby is the Head Mental Performance Consultant (MPC) at Inside Rival. Mads holds numerous credentials including Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Seton Hall University, Masters of Science in Exercise and Sports Science with a concentration in Sport Psychology from Ithaca College. She is a member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, has her Psychological First Aid from Johns Hopkins and has earned her Mountaineering Leadership and Guide Training from the International Wilderness Leadership School. Her mission is to coach athletes and high performers through mental skills training to improve their performance and reach their goals. Through strategic and evidence-based programming, Mads helps athletes: Create their edge Learn how to respond instead of react Get out of their heads so they can play confidently Focus when it matters the most.  On this episode Mads defines resiliency, she provides actionable steps on how to return from injury, how to raise your self awareness and much more!  This episode is broken into 2 parts. Here we go with part 1. Enjoy! Show Notes: Book recommendations: Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari), Pureland (Zarrar Said), Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer) Find Mads at www.insiderival.com info@insiderival.com https://www.instagram.com/insiderival/ Sound from Zapsplat.com

#14 [PART 1] Build with Madeline Derby - 5 Steps to Returning from Injury, Raising Your Self Awareness, Dealing with Fear

Madeline 'Mads' Derby is the Head Mental Performance Consultant (MPC) at Inside Rival. Mads holds numerous credentials including Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Seton Hall University, Masters of Science in Exercise and Sports Science with a concentration in Sport Psychology from Ithaca College. She is a member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, has her Psychological First Aid from Johns Hopkins and has earned her Mountaineering Leadership and Guide Training from the International Wilderness Leadership School. Her mission is to coach athletes and high performers through mental skills training to improve their performance and reach their goals. Through strategic and evidence-based programming, Mads helps athletes: Create their edge Learn how to respond instead of react Get out of their heads so they can play confidently Focus when it matters the most.  On this episode Mads defines resiliency, she provides actionable steps on how to return from injury, how to raise your self awareness and much more!  This episode is broken into 2 parts. Here we go with part 1. Enjoy! Show Notes: Book recommendations: Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari), Pureland (Zarrar Said), Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer) Find Mads at www.insiderival.com info@insiderival.com https://www.instagram.com/insiderival/

#13 Build with Whitney Davis - Parenting Struggles, The Power of Independence, Instilling a Growth Mindset in Kids

In this episode, I chat with Whitney Davis - my wife of almost 9 years. Whitney and I met at UNC. After graduating with honors, Whitney decided the corporate world wasn’t for her and went back to school to get her teaching license. She spent a few years teaching elementary age students and currently stays home with our kids. I’m a bit bias, but I think she’s a heck of a mom to our kids and she’s also been on her own growth mindset journey as a person and a parent - which I think listeners will find interesting. In this episode, Whitney highlights her struggles as a mom, shares advice she found the most helpful and how we try and instill a growth mindset in our kids. We both admit that we are far from perfect parents and we certainly are not experts. It’s our hope you can find some joy and inspiration from the conversation. And if you pick up some advice along the way that seems useful - all the better. Sound from Zapsplat.com

#12 Build with David Knoeckel - What High School is Like Today, The Importance of Pressure, Why Getting an "F" is OK and Appreciating the Romans

On this episode, I chat with David Knoeckel - a close friend I’ve known since college. David graduated with his masters in teaching from UNC Chapel Hill and is now a history and economics teacher at a high school in Colorado. His passion for Roman History and the other subjects he teachers paired with his unique teaching style earn him being constantly touted as one of the best teachers in the state.  I don’t know about you, but it’s been a long time since I was in high school, so on this episode we chat about what high school is like today, the importance of pressure and what Zac Efron and the Ancient Romans have in common. Enjoy!

#11 Build with Jack Byrd - Developing Skills for Life, The Impact of Diverse Teams and a Story About Love Apples

Jack Byrd is an Emeritus Professor of Industrial Engineering at West Virginia University (WVU). He has been on the engineering faculty at WVU since 1968 and has taught more students at the university than any other professor. Jack also serves as the President of the Interactivity Foundation - which aims to strengthen our democracy through the use of a small-group discussion process to explore diverse perspectives and generate an expanding set of divergent possibilities. Jack cares deeply about the mentorship of current and former students, which certainly comes through in this conversation. The impact he has made on former students is incalculable.  He has dedicated the last few years sharing his stories and thoughts around the growth of others - which is where he and I first crossed paths as one of my mentors, Mark Bidgood, was sharing Jack’s newsletters and musings with me. After reading a few - I knew he would be a great guest. Lucky for me and the listeners, he graciously accepted my offer to be on the podcast. Enjoy! Show Notes Book Recommendation: Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success by Adam Grant Book Recommendation: The Americans (3 part series) by Daniel Boorstin Learn more about the Interactivity Foundation Find Jack on LinkedIn

#10 Build with Benita Denney - Pandemic Stories from the Intensive Care Unit, Conversations about Death, Finding Happiness Amongst it All

In this episode, I chat with Benita Denney. Benita is an avid rock climber and is a close friend who is gracious enough to share her experiences as a nurse practitioner in the Intensive Care Unit during the pandemic. She shares emotional stories from the front-lines, mistakes she learned from and how she and her colleagues have found happiness during a difficult chapter of life. Show Notes: Benita mentions numerous books and assets listed below Mindset - Dr. Carol Dweck The Gifts of Imperfection - Brene Brown Stumbling on Happiness - Daniel Gilbert Enneagram Personality Test Writing Gratitude Journals Each Day

#9 Build with Rafael Amorim - Breaking World Records, Death Bed at Age 29 and the Dangers of Making Assumptions

Rafael Amorim is from Brazil and has lived in 5 countries throughout his life. Rafa is an Entrepreneur, Tech Executive, 12x winner of the Brazil National Championships in Canoe Racing, a World Record holder and lover of anything on or around the water.  In this episode, Rafa shares his emotional journey of going from having a stroke at the age of 29 to breaking world records on the water. We talk about the dangers of making assumptions and how he views life after being on his death bed. Enjoy!

#8 Build with Laura Purtell - Working at ESPN, The Power of "I Don't Know", Balancing Your Career as a New Parent

Laura Purtell is a senior editor in ESPN's investigative unit. Before joining the investigative team in 2019, she was a senior editor for espnW, responsible for feature storytelling around women's sports. She joined ESPN in 2015 from Bloomberg News, where she was most recently the team leader for -- and helped create -- the group covering and tracking executive compensation. Previously, she covered Wall Street and banking as a reporter on Bloomberg's finance team. In this episode, we chat about what it's like to work at ESPN, how to manage imposter syndrome and how to balance motherhood with her career. Enjoy!

#7 Build with Chad Olds - Finding Mentorship, Developing a Career Board of Directors, Working for a Start-up vs Big Company

Chad Old is currently the VP of Sales at Anchore (Tech start-up). Chad began his career at Red Hat and then rose through the ranks holding leadership positions at IBM, SoftwareAG, Zaloni and now Anchore. Chad has a passion for building high performing sales organizations, mentoring others and has a proven track record in each of his executive positions. In this episode, we discuss mentorship (how to find a mentor, how to be a good mentee) and how to develop your career board of directors. Towards the end of the conversation, Chad shares his experiences when evaluating joining a large company vs a start up.

#6 Build with Rick Lombardi - Leading From Your Core, Unconscious Bias, Servant Leadership

Rick Lombardi is a former executive at The Dow Chemical Company. Rick led 1000's of employees through leadership training over his 36 year career. On this episode, Rick shares some of the key concepts of how to develop your leadership skills inside and outside of your career. Rick shares when he unearthed his unconscious biases and how we can be more aware of these biases to lead a more productive and fulfilled life.

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