No Show Dogs: Powered by ReliaQuest

Derin McMains
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It's not about looking good, it's about being good. It's not what you say, it's what you do that matters most. It's about having the courage to step into your arena and do the work.   ReliaQuest is a global leader in cybersecurity. Their focus on world-class performance continues to give them the edge to make security possible for some of the largest enterprises in the world.    Recognized by Inc. Magazine as a Top 5 Podcast for Leadership and Wellness, No Show Dogs ReliaQuest Mental Performance Coach Derin McMains brings you conversations with world-class performers from some of the most visible arenas across sports and enterprises. Each episode uncovers the thoughts, habits, and strategies that fuel success—principles you can apply to leadership and business.   Drawing on over 25 years of experience in professional sports as a professional athlete, baseball manager, and now mental performance coach, McMains shares practical tools and insights to help you think better to perform better in any professional or personal pursuit.   No Show Dogs is powered by ReliaQuest. ReliaQuest makes security possible for some of the largest enterprises in the world, detecting and containing threats within minutes—anytime, anywhere—with its Agentic AI security operations platform, GreyMatter. 

  1. 3d ago

    Lift Big, Throw Gas, Hit Tanks: The Mindset That Built Baseball's Loudest Voice on YouTube - Eric Sim, "King of JUCO" Content Creator

    Eric Sim, better known as the "King of JUCO", is one of the biggest baseball influencers on the planet, with 3.45 million subscribers and close to 600 million views across his platforms. But before the brand, he was a San Francisco Giants farmhand who got released in 2015, spent two years bartending to pay the bills, and genuinely hated the game. This episode isn't really about content. It's about obsession. The kind you only find when the goal is yours, the clock is yours, and nobody is coming to save you if you quit. In this conversation with ReliaQuest Director of Performance Derin McMains, you'll also hear Eric discuss:  The deepest rewards come from mountains nobody asked you to climbPlateaus are where character gets built, not where it quitsAuthenticity isn't a strategy, it's the whole productReliaQuest exists to Make Security Possible, allowing security teams to detect and contain threats within minutes — anytime, anywhere. Our AI powered GreyMatter technology connects with customers’ existing tools and infrastructure to drive greater visibility and automation without the need to centralize data or standardize technology. Built on over a decade of experience, ReliaQuest is the only cybersecurity technology company at scale, at the enterprise, that makes the customer the platform. With over 1,000 customers worldwide and 1,200 teammates across six global operating centers, ReliaQuest delivers security outcomes for the most trusted enterprise brands in the world. Learn more at: https://www.reliaquest.com Follow "No Show Dogs": Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noshowdogs LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/no-show-dogs/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoShowDogs

    Lift Big, Throw Gas, Hit Tanks: The Mindset That Built Baseball's Loudest Voice on YouTube - Eric Sim, "King of JUCO" Content Creator

  2. Oct 7

    Closing the Gap Between Potential and Performance - Aaron Walsh, Performance Coach and Author

    Have you ever looked at a talented team and wondered, “Why aren’t we getting better results?” In this conversation, Aaron Walsh breaks down why underperformance is rarely just a talent issue; the bigger problem is often the part leaders underinvest in: culture, communication, clarity, and the everyday behaviors that either enable or sabotage execution. It’s a sharp reminder that strategy only works when the environment supports it, when leaders are intentional about development, and when people know exactly what matters most. In this conversation with ReliaQuest Director of Performance Derin McMains, you'll also hear Aaron discuss: Tools don't replace foundations — "you can't out-meditate a lack of skill"Leadership's highest quality is readabilityPride outlasts outcomes as a driver of sustainable performanceReliaQuest exists to Make Security Possible, allowing security teams to detect and contain threats within minutes — anytime, anywhere. Our AI powered GreyMatter technology connects with customers’ existing tools and infrastructure to drive greater visibility and automation without the need to centralize data or standardize technology. Built on over a decade of experience, ReliaQuest is the only cybersecurity technology company at scale, at the enterprise, that makes the customer the platform. With over 1,000 customers worldwide and 1,200 teammates across six global operating centers, ReliaQuest delivers security outcomes for the most trusted enterprise brands in the world. Learn more at: https://www.reliaquest.com Follow "No Show Dogs":  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noshowdogs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoShowDogs LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/no-show-dogs/

    Closing the Gap Between Potential and Performance - Aaron Walsh, Performance Coach and Author

  3. Sep 30

    Battlefields and Ballfields: Adaptability, Risk, and Tone

    Leadership maturity comes down to three decisions: knowing when to push, knowing when to trust, and knowing how to regulate. In this episode, Derin McMains and former Navy SEAL Josh Cox unpack all three — pulling lessons from recent guests Steve Gilbert, Bruce Arians, and NBA Coach of the Year Joe Mazzulla, and translating them from ballfields and battlefields straight into your boardroom. ReliaQuest exists to Make Security Possible, allowing security teams to detect and contain threats within minutes — anytime, anywhere. Our AI powered GreyMatter technology connects with customers’ existing tools and infrastructure to drive greater visibility and automation without the need to centralize data or standardize technology. Built on over a decade of experience, ReliaQuest is the only cybersecurity technology company at scale, at the enterprise, that makes the customer the platform. With over 1,000 customers worldwide and 1,200 teammates across six global operating centers, ReliaQuest delivers security outcomes for the most trusted enterprise brands in the world.  Learn more at: https://www.reliaquest.com Follow "No Show Dogs": Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noshowdogs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoShowDogs LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/no-show-dogs/

    Battlefields and Ballfields: Adaptability, Risk, and Tone

  4. Sep 23

    56 Years, One Rule: Adapt or Die - Lin Dunn, Women's Hall of Fame Basketball Coach

    Fifty-six years in one profession will teach you two things: how to win and how to adapt. Lin Dunn has done both. And she'll tell you the second one is what makes the first one possible. Dunn founded women's athletics at Austin Peay in 1970, led Purdue to a Final Four, became the first head coach and general manager of the WNBA's Seattle Storm, won a championship as head coach of the Indiana Fever in 2012, and was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014. But this conversation isn't really about basketball, it's really about the discipline of never being done learning, and what happens to leaders who mistake experience for expertise. In this conversation with ReliaQuest Director of Performance Derin McMains, you'll also hear Lin discuss: Delegate the paperwork. Prioritize the people work.Every leader needs a board of truth-tellers.Culture fit outlasts raw talent.ReliaQuest exists to Make Security Possible, allowing security teams to detect and contain threats within minutes — anytime, anywhere. Our AI powered GreyMatter technology connects with customers’ existing tools and infrastructure to drive greater visibility and automation without the need to centralize data or standardize technology. Built on over a decade of experience, ReliaQuest is the only cybersecurity technology company at scale, at the enterprise, that makes the customer the platform. With over 1,000 customers worldwide and 1,200 teammates across six global operating centers, ReliaQuest delivers security outcomes for the most trusted enterprise brands in the world. Learn more at: https://www.reliaquest.com Follow No Show Dogs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noshowdogs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoShowDogs Lin talked about "The Daily Coach" - you can check it out here: https://www.thedaily.coach/

    56 Years, One Rule: Adapt or Die - Lin Dunn, Women's Hall of Fame Basketball Coach

  5. Sep 9

    Inside the Tampa Bay Buccaneers National Coaching Academy: Lessons from Rising Star Taj Darby - Austin College Football Coach and National Coaching Academy Finalist

    The Tampa Bay Buccaneers National Coaching Academy was established to create new pathways for coaches trying to break into the NFL. Austin College football coach Taj Darby was 1 of 25 to earn a coveted spot in this year's class at the Academy, and then selected as 1 of 5 to return for NFL Training Camp. In this conversation, Taj unpacks the philosophy that got him here: patience, delayed gratification, and belief - built through years of coaching underdogs and turning down Division I opportunities to raise three kids as a single father.  The pivot point is a quiet moment from his first week at camp: he lost his voice, and read it as a sign that at the highest level, before you contribute anything, you have to shut up and listen. A masterclass for any leader stepping into a room bigger than the one they came from. ReliaQuest exists to Make Security Possible, allowing security teams to detect and contain threats within minutes — anytime, anywhere. Our AI powered GreyMatter technology connects with customers’ existing tools and infrastructure to drive greater visibility and automation without the need to centralize data or standardize technology. Built on over a decade of experience, ReliaQuest is the only cybersecurity technology company at scale, at the enterprise, that makes the customer the platform. With over 1,000 customers worldwide and 1,200 teammates across six global operating centers, ReliaQuest delivers security outcomes for the most trusted enterprise brands in the world. Learn more at: https://www.reliaquest.com Follow No Show Dogs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noshowdogs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoShowDogs

    Inside the Tampa Bay Buccaneers National Coaching Academy: Lessons from Rising Star Taj Darby - Austin College Football Coach and National Coaching Academy Finalist

  6. Aug 26

    The Climb from NCAA Champion to Top 50 in the World - Ethan Quinn, American Professional Tennis Player

    At 19, Ethan Quinn won an NCAA tennis championship and turned pro, and then lost 12 matches in a row. In this episode, the youngest guest ever on No Show Dogs, unpacks what it actually takes to survive the jump from "top of your world" to starting over at the bottom. Leaders will hear how Ethan handled self-inflicted pressure, the four-part mental reset he uses after every point, why his coaches gave him permission to quit — and why that's exactly when he chose discomfort instead. He talks about resisting tough love, learning to run toward hard feedback, and the discipline of "squeezing everything" out of his career while his peers are still coasting. If you've ever been promoted into a room where no one's cheering for you anymore, this one's for you. ReliaQuest exists to Make Security Possible, allowing security teams to detect and contain threats within minutes — anytime, anywhere. Our AI powered GreyMatter technology connects with customers’ existing tools and infrastructure to drive greater visibility and automation without the need to centralize data or standardize technology. Built on over a decade of experience, ReliaQuest is the only cybersecurity technology company at scale, at the enterprise, that makes the customer the platform. With over 1,000 customers worldwide and 1,200 teammates across six global operating centers, ReliaQuest delivers security outcomes for the most trusted enterprise brands in the world. Learn more at: https://www.reliaquest.com Follow No Show Dogs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noshowdogs LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/no-show-dogs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoShowDogs Follow Ethan Quinn on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethanqu1nn

    The Climb from NCAA Champion to Top 50 in the World - Ethan Quinn, American Professional Tennis Player

  7. Aug 12

    Leadership Starts With Your Example - Mike Norvell, Florida State University Football, Head Coach

    You can say all the right words. But if you won't put the action in front of them, nobody's going to listen. That's the standard Florida State head football coach Mike Norvell holds himself to and it started long before he was the youngest FBS head coach in the country at 34. From graduate assistant at the University of Central Arkansas to head coach of the Seminoles, Norvell built his career on a single conviction: never hold a title too big for a task that's necessary. This conversation isn't really about football culture, it's about the daily choice every leader makes to model the standard before demanding it. ReliaQuest Director of Mental Performance Derin McMains is also joined by former US Navy SEAL and current ReliaQuest mental performance coach Josh Cox. He spent 27 years as a SEAL.  In this conversation with both McMains and Cox, you'll also hear Coach Norvell discuss: 'Good morning' is a choice you make every dayDelegation isn't leadership - Development isFear regret more than you fear failureReliaQuest exists to Make Security Possible, allowing security teams to detect and contain threats within minutes — anytime, anywhere. Our AI powered GreyMatter technology connects with customers’ existing tools and infrastructure to drive greater visibility and automation without the need to centralize data or standardize technology. Built on over a decade of experience, ReliaQuest is the only cybersecurity technology company at scale, at the enterprise, that makes the customer the platform. With over 1,000 customers worldwide and 1,200 teammates across six global operating centers, ReliaQuest delivers security outcomes for the most trusted enterprise brands in the world. Learn more at: https://www.reliaquest.com Follow "No Show Dogs": Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noshowdogs LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/no-show-dogs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoShowDogs

    Leadership Starts With Your Example - Mike Norvell, Florida State University Football, Head Coach

  8. Aug 5

    Battlefields and Ballfields: Leadership Lessons on Environment, Connection, and Identity

    ReliaQuest performance coaches Josh Cox and Derin McMains reflect on past "No Show Dogs" episodes, and discuss how those leadership lessons have shown up on battlefields and ballfields. Cox is a retired US Navy SEAL and McMains is a former professional baseball player and coach. In this episode, you'll hear them discuss: How the environment impacts mindsetWhere real connection happensIdentity is central to performanceReliaQuest exists to Make Security Possible, allowing security teams to detect and contain threats within minutes — anytime, anywhere. Our AI powered GreyMatter technology connects with customers’ existing tools and infrastructure to drive greater visibility and automation without the need to centralize data or standardize technology. Built on over a decade of experience, ReliaQuest is the only cybersecurity technology company at scale, at the enterprise, that makes the customer the platform. With over 1,000 customers worldwide and 1,200 teammates across six global operating centers, ReliaQuest delivers security outcomes for the most trusted enterprise brands in the world.  Learn more at: https://www.reliaquest.com Follow "No Show Dogs": Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noshowdogs LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/no-show-dogs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoShowDogs

    Battlefields and Ballfields: Leadership Lessons on Environment, Connection, and Identity
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It's not about looking good, it's about being good. It's not what you say, it's what you do that matters most. It's about having the courage to step into your arena and do the work.   ReliaQuest is a global leader in cybersecurity. Their focus on world-class performance continues to give them the edge to make security possible for some of the largest enterprises in the world.    Recognized by Inc. Magazine as a Top 5 Podcast for Leadership and Wellness, No Show Dogs ReliaQuest Mental Performance Coach Derin McMains brings you conversations with world-class performers from some of the most visible arenas across sports and enterprises. Each episode uncovers the thoughts, habits, and strategies that fuel success—principles you can apply to leadership and business.   Drawing on over 25 years of experience in professional sports as a professional athlete, baseball manager, and now mental performance coach, McMains shares practical tools and insights to help you think better to perform better in any professional or personal pursuit.   No Show Dogs is powered by ReliaQuest. ReliaQuest makes security possible for some of the largest enterprises in the world, detecting and containing threats within minutes—anytime, anywhere—with its Agentic AI security operations platform, GreyMatter. 

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