Thirty Minute Mentors

Episode 319: Hall of Fame Basketball Coach Muffet McGraw

One of the greatest coaches in the history of women's basketball and a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Muffet McGraw spent four decades coaching college basketball, including 33 years as the head coach at Notre Dame, winning two national championships and three consensus National Coach of the Year honors. Muffet joins Adam to share her journey and her best lessons and advice. Muffet and Adam discuss leadership, coaching, building winning teams and cultures, building confidence, handling losing, and much more.

Episode 318: Jiffy Lube Co-Founder Stephen Spinelli

Stephen Spinelli is the co-founder of Jiffy Lube International and the President of Babson College. Stephen joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Stephen and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: entrepreneurship, leadership, mentorship, personal and professional growth, goal setting, value creation, customer centricity, communication, conflict, and much more.

Episode 317: Former Cisco CEO John Chambers

John Chambers is the former CEO of Cisco and the founder and CEO of the venture capital firm JC2 Ventures. One of the most successful leaders in Silicon Valley history and a former Fortune 100 CEO, John transformed Cisco from a $2 billion business to a nearly $50 billion enterprise. John joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. John and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, career success, motivation, trust, resilience, innovation, AI, flexibility, and much more.

Episode 316: Peloton Co-Founder John Foley

John Foley is the co-founder and former CEO of Peloton - where he built and led a company that changed the way millions of people exercise - and is the co-founder and CEO of the interior design startup Ernesta. John joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. John and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, entrepreneurship, career success, risk-taking, growth and scale, leveraging AI, and much more.

Episode 315: Award Winning Actress Nikki Reed

Nikki Reed is an award-winning actress turned entrepreneur. Nikki starred in The Twilight Saga and in Thirtreen before co-founding multiple businesses, including the supplement company The Absorption Company. Nikki joins Adam to share her journey and her best lessons and advice. Nikki and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: defining and attaining personal and professional success, reinvention, leadership, mentorship, confidence, authenticity, and much more.