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42. Just Let Them Play, Coaching Elite Teams, and Defining Expectations with Jay Hammond

by Silicon Alley PodcastAugust 28, 2020September 2, 2020Episodes

Just Let Them Play

42. Jay Hammond – Just Let Them Play, Coaching Elite Teams, and Defining Expectations, host William Glass sits down with Jay Hammond a championship-winning soccer coach. We zoom in to the similarities between sports and business. You’ll hear Jay discuss how he approaches building championship-winning teams from utilizing personal goal setting with his players to his approach to understanding his team’s strengths and weaknesses. Jay has a humble leadership approach that every leader can learn from.

Jay and William have known each other since they were 3 years old both going to school and playing sports together. William has always admired Jay for his mental toughness, insightfulness, and his incredible attitude. You’ll hear Jay open up about some of the early physical challenges he faced as a kid.

Note this episode uses some terms that are specific to youth soccer in the United States such as ODP which stands for Olympic Development Program and a few references unique to Birmingham, Alabama.

About Jay Hammond

Jay Hammond is a director of coaching at Birmingham United Soccer Association. Jay played both college football and soccer. He graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a degree in Business Administration. Jay coaches a number of competitive boys and girls soccer teams ranging from under 11 up to under 19s. As a state championship-winning coach, Jay focuses on coaching his players to be the best versions of themselves both on and off the field.

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#39 Why Is My Brain Thinking This Way with Randall Ledet Jr.

by Silicon Alley PodcastAugust 7, 2020August 7, 2020Episodes

Why Is My Brain Thinking Like This

#39 Why Is My Brain Thinking This Way, host William Glass sits down with Randall Ledet Jr., a technology sales executive at Gartner. Following the death of George Floyd and truly seeing the reality of Black Americans in our society, host William Glass posted on Social Media that he would use this platform to be an advocate for People of Color. Randall and Will coordinated this episode to tell his story as a Black man building a successful career in corporate America.

Randall’s Bio

Randall Ledet Jr. is a sales executive for Gartner where he works with leading technology providers grow and scale their businesses. Randall has achieved winner’s circle, Gartner’s top sales award every year since joining the company at the start of 2017.

Before Gartner, Randall spent time in the supply chain organizations of UPS & DHL. Randall boasts a bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain & Logistics from the University of Houston. Now living Atlanta Randall’s focus is on continuing to build success in his career, relationships, and life.

We discuss his experience, what drives him, and how Randall has overcome depressive episodes. I remember when Randall first joined Gartner and am happy to be able to share his insights and what has helped him be successful in his sales career.