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@1QLeadership Question: Where do you find stability in an industry where instability is rampant?

Deneé Barracato, Deputy AD for Operations and Capital Projects at Northwestern, stopped by 1Q to talk about her role, her career, what keeps her centered, and being a mother working in sports. As a leader in the college athletics industry, Barracato emphasizes the importance of focusing on the experiences of student-athletes.

• building a temporary football stadium
• transitioning from playing basketball to working in sports
• remaining stable amongst instability
• dealing with mom guilt

Barracato believes the legacy she is building is rooted in creating an environment where the people she works with can thrive and find success. - One Question Leadership Podcast - Tai M. Brown

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@1QLeadership Question: Can you blend your personality into the responsibilities of your job?

Kyle Adams, Deputy Athletics Director at Delaware State, discusses his role in supporting others in the department in addition to focusing on student-athletes. His background as a basketball coach, involvement in the community, and focus on leadership blend together as he executes his daily responsibilities.

• Considers himself the Chief Energy Officer
• Providing great experiences to student-athletes
• Working on a doctorate to have a bigger impact on those around him

While coaching coaches, supporting administrators, and developing student-athletes, Kyle Adams believes that constant improvement is a necessity for those who operate in a leadership role. - One Question Leadership Podcast - Tai M. Brown

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The Business of Creativity Podcast highlights creativity in business leadership, management, and entrepreneurship. For this episode of 1Q, we will listen to a recent episode of The Business of Creativity Podcast.

Matt Roberts created a newsletter that almost every NCAA Division I Director of Athletics reads everyday. The D1.ticker is one of the primary sources of information covering key business developments throughout the college athletics industry. His business, Drive & Company, exists to make the lives of decision makers in college athletics easier.

• Build trust through consistency
• Act on ideas that add value to customers
• Be realistic about who you are and what you are good at

In this episode, Roberts covers the thought process behind creating the business and how he views value creation around his company's purpose. - The Business of Creativity Podcast - Tai M. Brown

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@1QLeadership Question: How do schools provide fans and donors transportation to bowl games, NCAA tournaments, and other events?

Kyle McDonald, President of Sports & Entertainment Travel, LLC (SET), talks about providing experiences around athletic related events. While schools transport teams, coaches, and other related staff, many departments outsource the logistics and experiences of the outside constituency.

• Provide options for travel, lodging, entertainment, etc.
• Facilitate donor experiences related to giving societies
• Assist athletics department in identifying quality experiences

McDonald and his business partners started the company in 2014 after identifying a need in the college athletics industry. - One Question Leadership Podcast - Tai M. Brown

@1QLeadership Question: What are the elements of an effective student-athlete mental health program?

Dr. Stephany Coakley, Sr. Associate Athletics Director for Mental Health at Temple University, discusses the functions and processes in place that make up the TUWell program. She covers aspects of creating and maintaining an environment for student-athletes to feel comfortable using the services provided.

• Assess student-athletes every year of their career
• Educate coaches and administrators on how to identify possible crisis symptoms
• Manage the Student-Athlete transition process
  
  

Dr. Coakley created and implemented the program for Temple Athletics. For more information on her process see her article, If You Build It, They Will Come: Establishing a Student-Athlete Mental Health Program, on AthleticDirectorU.com. - One Question Leadership Podcast - Tai M. Brown

@1QLeadership Question: How does a coach know when to remove someone from the team?

Leanne Ulmer, Head Volleyball Coach at Carthage College, talks about her experiences leading the team for almost 25 years. She discusses working through athletics director changes, leading the team without a full-time assistant coach, deciding when to remove someone from the team, and celebrating other sports on campus while mentoring young coaches throughout the department.

• "If you don't wither and die, you'll learn from the experience."
• Anticipating which student-athletes will be leaders
• Being enrollment driven is a lot to manage with a small staff
• Being intentional with developing relationships with other coaches in the department

Coach Ulmer also talks a lot about her son, University of Oregon Volleyball Coach Matt Ulmer, and the personal and professional relationship they have as volleyball coaches. - One Question Leadership Podcast - Tai M. Brown

@1QLeadership Question: How do leadership development, personnel changes, and organizational behavior intersect?

Angie Torain, Director of Athletics & Recreation at University of Chicago, discusses her development as an executive, developing the leaders on her staff, and enhancing the organizational priorities within the department.

• Evaluate the environment, then ask for what you need
• Allow staff to make decisions
• Figure out how you can enhance the existing culture

Torain also covers aspects of fundraising, expanding facilities, and expanding her staff to provide better experiences for student-athletes. - One Question Leadership Podcast - Tai M. Brown

@1QLeadership Question: Are mental health services provided to an institution's athletic alumni?

Ashton Henderson, Deputy Athletics Director at Michigan State, and Renaldo Hill, NFL/College football coach, discuss the transition away from playing sports as a competitor and the impact it can have on former athletes. Henderson describes a new resource at Michigan State for former student-athletes called Alumni STATE of Mind.

• Available to anyone who was a student-athlete at Michigan State
• 24-hour dedicated crisis lifeline available for MSU athletic alumni managed by The Hope Desk
• Discounted services provided anywhere in the country managed by Skywood Recovery
• For those without insurance, Fund Recovery will work with former student-athletes to ensure quality care despite any financial challenges

Both Henderson and Hill describe their respective transitions to their current professions. Hill talks about mentoring NFL and college football players and helping them focus on life away from Football, while Henderson covers providing services to current student-athletes and ensuring care is accessible after they finish playing. - One Question Leadership Podcast - Tai M. Brown