Explore The Space

"Being courageous is taking that step confidently without any guarantee of a result" Valorie Kondos-Field is one of the greatest coaches in history at any level, ever. She won 7 NCAA championships, 15, PAC-12 championships & coached hundreds of extraordinary athletes over nearly 3 decades as Head Coach of the UCLA Women's Gymnastics team.  She joins us & shares incredible wisdom around creating a high performing team, taking teammates to another level of performance, and sharing her breast cancer diagnosis as well as the best questions to ask children as they enter competitive sports. Key Learnings 1. When Mark first interviewed Coach Val 22 years ago 2. Building in a dynamic wherein new teammates can buy in quickly, find their voice, and take ownership 3. How to encourage a Growth Mindset as a leader without it sounding like a platitude. 4. Coach Val's approach to remediation and the single most important step to changing behavior 5. Taking extraordinarily talented people to a higher level than they t