From The Chair with Mike Hamilton

The Varsity Podcast Network

Mike Hamilton, former D1 athletic director and LEARFIELD executive vice president, sits down with athletic directors from across the industry to examine the current landscape of college athletics, and provide insight into the experiences, proficiencies and perspective on life From the Chair.

  1. 11/01/2023

    South Dakota State's Justin Sell - Director of Athletics

    From The Chair with Mike Hamilton

    33 min

  2. 10/18/2023

    Big Sky Commissioner Tom Wistrcill

    Today’s “From the Chair” features Big Sky Commissioner, Tom Wistrcill. Tom and I talk about the tenure of ADs today, how time on campus guides his decisions as a Commissioner, the increased value of FCS Football, and the state of college Athletics. All that and much more. Listen in to this week’s episode of FTC!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    29 min

  3. 10/04/2023

    Georgia Tech's J Batt - Director of Athletics

    Joining this week's "From the Chair" is with Georgia Tech AD J Batt. J and I discuss his leadership transition, two key hires in his early tenure, a landmark naming rights deal, mentors both in college athletics and industry leaders among other topics. J provides some really good feedback on the importance of watching coaches "coach" as monumental in a search. Listen in... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    37 min

  4. 09/20/2023

    Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez

    Today’s “From the Chair” features Mountain West Commissioner, Gloria Nevarez. Gloria talks about the evolution of the responsibility of the Conference offices, her work around the Russell Rule, Conference Realignment, and the student-athlete experience today. All that and much, much more. Listen in to this week’s episode of FTC!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    29 min

  5. 09/06/2023

    North Carolina's Bubba Cunningham - Director of Athletics

    Today’s “From the Chair” features UNC Director of Athletics Bubba Cunningham. Bubba talks about “fit” as it relates to administrators, coaches, student athletes and how to integrate and balance that with their strategic objectives. We also discuss traditions, younger staff turnover in the industry, great coaches, consistent championship performance and resource allocation. All that and much, much more. Listen in as we kick off Season 3 of FTC!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    29 min

  6. 04/19/2023

    Kentucky's Mitch Barnhart - Athletics Director

    This week's "From the Chair" guest is Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart. Mitch and I unpack the Wildcats' Five Guiding Principles, their genesis and how they inform culture and drive decisions in Lexington. We talk about UK success in the LEARFIELD Directors Cup, an intentional focus on student athletes, key staff who have gone on to lead other athletic departments around the country, reflections on 25+ years in the chair and much more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    33 min

  7. 04/12/2023

    Colorado's Rick George - Athletic Director

    Today's "From the Chair" guest is University of Colorado AD Rick George. Rick discusses his very interesting and diverse career and common leadership themes learned across college athletics, the PGA Tour and MLB. We also look at tenets of success seen in his work colleagues Coach Bill McCartney and Nolan Ryan. As expected, we dive into the process of hiring Coach Prime and all that has meant to the Colorado Football program in terms of expectations, change, focus and energy. We close with an update on major facility changes coming in Boulder and Rick's thoughts on serving on the CFP Committee  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    29 min

  8. 04/05/2023

    Wyoming's Tom Burman - Director of Athletics

    Today's featured guest on "From the Chair" is Wyoming Director of Athletics Tom Burman. We talk about Tom's 22-year history at the University, sixteen as AD. We get the story behind Wyoming's unique logo that is also the state's logo and how the campus navigates that dynamic. We discuss fundraising and the current campaign to add over $140M in new facilities, the power of teaching and mentorship, mental health and well-being of student athletes, the recruiting distinctive at Wyoming, thoughts on CFP expansion and more..... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    35 min
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About

Mike Hamilton, former D1 athletic director and LEARFIELD executive vice president, sits down with athletic directors from across the industry to examine the current landscape of college athletics, and provide insight into the experiences, proficiencies and perspective on life From the Chair.

Information

  • Creator
    The Varsity Podcast Network
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2023
  • Episodes
    80
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2022 Learfield Communications. All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    From The Chair with Mike Hamilton