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Ryan Lavarnway had a fascinating baseball career. He led the country in hitting as a sophomore at Yale, was a premier power prospect in the minor leagues, won a World Series ring and played in the Olympics. He was also called up to the Majors and sent down to the minors 26 times over a 15-year career.
Listen to Ryan’s story and you will not only gain insights into the gritty reality of being a career grinder, you will also appreciate how he used this experience to improve his own mental framing as a player.
Further, you will learn how he now uses that experience to teach leadership and the peak performance mindset in corporate settings and through his podcast, Finding the Way.
You can learn more at RyanLavarnway.com

John Stuper went from having no college offers in high school, to pitching a complete game in the World Series as a rookie, to coaching the Yale baseball team for 30 years, retiring as the winningest coach in program history.
Hear how John took the lessons he learned as a player and turned them into the foundation for a program that turned out leaders in baseball and all walks of life.
Join host Jon Brolin as he speaks with John about his path to the majors, his magical World Series game, his preparation for his post-playing career and his 30 years at Yale.

Warren Morris went from being a walk-on player to hitting a walk-off home run that won the College World Series for LSU in 1996.
Hear how Warren overcame adversity to deliver the biggest hit in college baseball history.
Join host Jon Brolin as he speaks with Warren about his path to LSU, his defining home run, his time in the Majors, his reliance on faith and his life’s path since the walk-off.

 
Kenan Kamwana Holley has directed numerous powerful documentaries at the intersection of sports and humanity.
Hear how Kenan’s early sports experience as a role player framed his world view and how his family background shaped his perspective on race relations, a topic covered in many of his films.
Join host Jon Brolin as he speaks with Kenan about how he broke into the industry, the Amazon series he’s working on now on the history of the American Basketball Association and where Kenan hopes to go next with his career.
 

Eric Holtz overcame incredible odds to lead Israel to its first ever Olympic Baseball appearance at the recent Tokyo Games.  
 
Hear this inspirational and funny story of the intersection of one man’s love of baseball, a multigenerational family journey, a nation’s emergence onto the world stage and triumph in the shadow of the horrors of the Holocaust and Munich.  
 
Join host Jon Brolin as he speaks with Eric about his early days in baseball, chasing the Olympic dream and the power of focusing on what one can control.
 
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Todd Lieberman is a Hollywood producer at the top of his game, and he’s built a career that has included blockbusters and critical darlings.  His first love, however, was baseball cards, and as his film career took off, he’s been able to take his collecting to the next level as well.
Join host Jon Brolin as he speaks with Todd about his early days of card collecting, how his collecting evolved as his day job took off and how he continues to play his cards rights.
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