Basketball didn’t cut it for him. Neither did baseball. In fact, none of these “traditional” sports seemed to fit for Preston Anderson. It wasn’t until his mother took him to sailing camp that Preston found his niche. He knew that...
Growing up a Chicago Bears fan, she’d see the likes of Walter Payton, Mike Singletary, and William Perry working their way up and down the field on her TV screen. She always admired the team’s ability to overcome a deficit. No matter the...
“When I say I didn’t have the money, I didn’t have the money. But I did have the confidence to find partners who would see it my way.” A true, natural competitor, Wyc Grousbeck – majority owner and governor...
Andy Gresh – a New England radio icon – joins me this week on the show this week. In the episode, Andy and I discuss how the son of a coal miner who grew up in a small, rural Pennsylvania town ended up a prolific voice...
An unlikely rower from Mount Holyoke became an Olympic athlete. That athlete completed law school and launched a successful legal career. Then she laid it all aside to become a filmmaker. Her latest documentary tells the story of...
A liar never tells you he’s lying. That’s why you fall for it. And that’s the way all you’ve worked so crazy-hard to build starts to unravel. What began as an amazing entrepreneurial adventure in youth...
In youth sports, we talk a lot about changing the world. But once kids leave the field, how are they changed? Are they any different on the ride home in the minivan than they were when they arrived? Keith Osik, former player for the...
How do you thrive in adverse situations? By practicing creative leadership in challenging environments. Like being a woman in athletics, for instance. It’s tempting to behave sedately, the way women are often socialized to do. But...
“If everyone played baseball like Cumberland Americans, this would be the greatest game.” With those words and the rest of his five-minute speech after losing at the Little League World Series, Dave Belisle entered the hearts...
Liam is 10 years old. He has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. It’s like ALS but affects young boys instead of grown ups. He’s also part of the baseball team at Northeastern University. Liam is just one of the seriously or chronically ill...