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Corporate Competitor Podcast

Don Yaeger

Booking Overview

Interview show focused on how competitive sports shape executive leadership, featuring external conversations with CEOs and senior leaders of major companies. Agencies can credibly pitch public-company executives, entrepreneurs, and senior operators with notable athletic backgrounds and compelling leadership lessons, but booking is very difficult because recent guests hold prominent C-suite roles.

Metrics

Episodes: 275

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 5.7k subscribers

Instagram: 8.5k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

donw@donyaeger.com

savannah@greatnessinc.com

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Host

Don Yaeger - 13-time New York Times bestselling author, publisher at Forbes Books, and interviewer who has spent more than 30 years studying and speaking with high achievers about personal and professional grea...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
CEOs, presidents, and other senior executives of major companies, particularly leaders with a notable background in competitive sports and a clear leadership story.
Required Achievements:  
Leading a major corporation or prominent business unit, Building or scaling a high-profile company, Developing recognized leadership or management practices, Achieving distinction in competitive athletics

Recent Guest Discussions

Mike Dorrell - How Rugby League, Cricket, And A Working-class Upbringing Shaped His Leadership; Candor, Communication, And Active Listening In Business

Josh Isner - How Harvard Golf, Mentorship, And Elite Competition Shaped His Leadership, Communication, And Approach To Winning

Jason Girzadas - How Baseball Shaped His Approach To Feedback, Accountability, Self-awareness, And Sustaining Performance In A Successful Organization

Recent Topics

Executive Leadership, Sports, Business, Mentorship, Career Development

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Corporate Competitor Podcast
:

How to Make Storytelling Your Secret Weapon with Simon Sinek

September 16, 2026

Ep. 272: The Business of Storytelling hit shelves this week and Simon Sinek is here to celebrate! Join us for this special edition episode to learn: Why you should treat every story like a jigsaw puzzle Why AI can write a great story, but can't make you a better storyteller The Disneyland detail that reveals the real power of a company's origin story Why "I've heard this story..." might be the most underrated four words in storytelling Do you want to write a book? In my new role as ...

Victory Cruise Lines CEO John Waggoner on Why Leaders Should Still Wash the Windows

September 02, 2026

Ep. 271: The captain was given a choice: grab a rag to help the team wash the windows or hand over the boat. He tapped his epaulettes signaling his rank, "I'm the captain." John fired him. Why? Because the problem was never the windows. It was the belief that his title made certain jobs beneath him. Today, John Waggoner, Founder and Chairman of Victory Cruise Lines, still tells that story during employee orientation. His message is simple: if the owner will sweep the dock, carry the trash, or...

The Standard President and CEO Dan McMillan on how to turn disappointment into development

August 19, 2026

Ep. 270: Linfield basketball alum Dan McMillan shares how empowering your team to GIVE can create a ripple effect. A grieving customer once received a box of gourmet pears from his insurance company because a claims employee sensed he needed something extra. It turned out pears were his late wife's favorite fruit. Dan, now President and CEO of The Standard, shared the story with his executive team — and today, it's included in strategic materials shared with 30,000 salespeople around the worl...

Publicly listed emails

donw@donyaeger.com

savannah@greatnessinc.com

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