Best Austin Ayers Podcasts (2024)

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593: Kim "Killer Chick" Campbell - Contingency Planning, Responding to Adversity, Earning Trust & Respect, Flying in the Face of Fear, and How To Run a Debrief 1:04:05

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Read our book, The Score That Matters https://amzn.to/3XxHi7p Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com This episode is supported by Insight Global. Insight Global is a staffing company dedicated to empowering people. Please CLICK HERE for premier staffing and talent. Episode #593: Kim Campbell - Contingency Planning, Responding to Adversity, Earni…

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Ep.53 - Natural Truths 55:41

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Welcome back to the Up a Creek with 2 Paddles podcast! This week, Austin and Blake are still in the creek. They talk about a little bit of everything and finish with a very thought-provoking debate about "universal truth" and the concept of good and evil. As always we hope you enjoy the episode! Write in to the show: upacreek@thepaddlepod.com New e…

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592: Ed Batista - How To Give Useful Feedback, What Great Leaders Do, and Why We All Need An Executive Coach 1:12:14

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Read our book, The Score That Matters https://amzn.to/3XxHi7p Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com This episode is supported by Insight Global. Insight Global is a staffing company dedicated to empowering people. Please CLICK HERE for premier staffing and talent. Notes: Commonalities of excellent coaches: Not defensive Respond well to feedback…

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Ep.52 - Wet and Proud 1:00:29

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Welcome to the UACW2P podcast! This week we are truly up a creek as Blake and Austin met in the forrest to record an episode while actually in a creek. We began by talking about the Trump shooting, and quickly moved on to Blake's experience watching the Copa America soccer match in Charlotte. After that the conversation just flowed to a few differe…

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591: Ryan Holiday (LIVE! In Austin) - Good Values, Good Character, Good Deeds (Right Thing, Right Now) 1:10:45

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Read our book, The Score That Matters https://amzn.to/3XxHi7p Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com This episode is supported by Insight Global. Insight Global is a staffing company dedicated to empowering people. Please CLICK HERE for premier staffing and talent. Ryan Holiday is one of the world's bestselling living philosophers. His books lik…

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Ep.51 - Beyond Schvitzing 1:22:47

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Welcome to the Up a Creek with 2 Paddles podcast! We apologize for missing last week, Blake was on vacation for the 4th of July. This week we have a super lighthearted episode as we began by talking about Independence Day and fireworks, divorce and death. We then talk about vacation and the Copa America. We finish out the episode by talking about w…

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590: Nat Eliason - Winning & Losing Millions, Moonwalking with Einstein, Creating Memory Dividends, Making Our Days More Memorable, and Writing Captivating Stories (Crypto Confidential) 59:18

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Read our book, The Score That Matters https://amzn.to/3XxHi7p Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com This episode is supported by Insight Global. Insight Global is a staffing company dedicated to empowering people. Please CLICK HERE for premier staffing and talent. Notes: Nat Eliason studied philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University. Since he sta…

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589: Sam Reese - Leadership Coaching, Setting Big Goals, Setting The Tone at the Top, and Why We Should All Be Part of a Mastermind Group 57:28

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Read The Score That Matters https://amzn.to/3zbDGhi Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com Notes: How to create a learning organization - Set the tone at the top. The senior leader needs to model this behavior. Create peer groups at your place of work. Team learning is important. Give people the responsibility to lead training sessions. Support …

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Ep.50 - Happy Anniversary! 1:20:18

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Today the UACW2P celebrates its first birthday! We've been going for a full year! Thanks to all the listeners over the last year and thanks for the support. During this episode, as always, we talk about a wide range of topics from tornadoes to the American Revolution. We hope you enjoy! upacreek@thepaddlepod.com New episodes every Thursday! Thanks …

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Success Through Dedication: The Helix Sports Journey 46:22

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Dr. Jimmy Rowland and Dr. Jordan Tittle, co-owners of Helix Physical Therapy and Chiropractic, share their journey of starting their own business in Austin, Texas. They met while working at a training facility and realized the need for an interdisciplinary approach to sports medicine. They decided to open their own practice in the West Austin area,…

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588: Tara Viswanathan (CEO Of Rupa) - Handling Rejection, Creating Magical Moments, Leadership Hiring 'Must-Haves,' Learnings From Lululemon, and Keys To a Great Off-Site Retreat 1:03:19

20d ago1:03:19

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Order our new book, The Score That Matters https://amzn.to/3VJoYFZ Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com This episode is supported by Insight Global. Insight Global is a staffing company dedicated to empowering people. Please CLICK HERE for premier staffing and talent. Rejection is a learned skill. Tara has gone through rejection therapy. Go ou…

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Ep.49 - How's the Lather? 50:32

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Welcome back to the UACW2P podcast! Today we are celebrating Father's Day. We started the episode with a quick discussion about the average age to have kids, and then we get into a conversation about the cloud and cloud services and subscription services. We then talk about dishwashers and dish detergent, a riveting discussion. That evolved into a …

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587: Daniel Negreanu - Responding To Failure, Risking It All, Getting Rich, Embracing Criticism, Taking Ownership of Your Life, & How To Read People 1:03:49

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Read our new book, The Score That Matters https://amzn.to/3VlZHCA Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com This episode is supported by Insight Global. Insight Global is a staffing company dedicated to empowering people. Please CLICK HERE for premier staffing and talent. Notes: Daniel Negreanu has earned over 52 million dollars at the poker table,…

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Ep.48 - Bum Stories 1:21:27

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Welcome to Up A Creek With 2 Paddles! Thank you for tuning into this episode. This week Austin and Blake met back at lake Monticello on a beautiful June day and had a nice long chat. We kicked the episode off with a few stories about interactions we've had with homeless people and our opinions on the matter. We moved on to some quick talk about our…

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586: Erika Ayers Badan (Former Barstool Sports CEO) - Deserving Great Mentors, Learning From Failure, Building Your Career, Earning Your Dream Job, & Other Hard Truths About Life As A CEO 59:06

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Read our book, The Score That Matters https://amzn.to/3VrogOC Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com This episode is supported by Insight Global. Insight Global is a staffing company dedicated to empowering people. Please CLICK HERE for premier staffing and talent. Notes: What Erika learned from her dad: “He loved his work and was so full from i…

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Ep.47 - Very Birdy 1:02:09

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Welcome to the Up a Creek with 2 Paddles podcast! Today we have a fun discussion in Blake's back yard. We talk a lot about the fights, as well as other sports. Austin shares another tale about an animal at his house, and we end the conversation with a short discussion about landscaping; riveting content. As always, thanks for tuning in to the show,…

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585: AJ Jacobs - Creating a Flexible Mind Mind, The Value of Slow-Thinking, Embracing Virtue, Showing Gratitude, and The Year of Living Constitutionally 56:44

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Read our USA TODAY Best-Selling Book, The Score That Matters https://amzn.to/4bNbVcO Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com Notes: John Quincy Adams once said, “Gratitude… when it takes possession of the bosom, fills the soul to overflowing and scarce leaves room for any other sentiment or thought.” Ask yourself the question, “What good shall I …

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Ep.46 - Beef, Cheese and Bacon 1:23:26

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Welcome back to the Up A Creek podcast! As always, thank you for tuning in. Today we have a treat of an episode. We talk a little about Terrance Howard and his appearance on Joe Rogan, and Austin gets a little flustered. We move on to talking about health and blood pressure and we end the episode with some lighthearted talk about SpongeBob after ta…

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The Building Blocks of Wisdom with Michael Krajicek 34:14

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Michael Krajicek, founder and CEO of Atreyu Running Company, shares his insights on achieving extraordinary results in business and life. He discusses the values of curiosity, simplicity, and hard work that shape his approach to business. Michael also talks about the inception of Atreyu and the importance of community engagement in the Austin runni…

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584: Craig Robinson - The "Must-Have" Qualities For Coaching Excellence, Becoming a Better Listener, Learning From a Legend, and Thanksgiving Dinner With a Young Barack Obama 1:05:03

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Our new book, The Score That Matters, is a USA Today Best-Seller! Buy it here: https://amzn.to/44HucGf Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com Craig Robinson is the host of Ways to Win. He’s the executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). From 2017-2020, he served as the VP of Player Development for the New York K…

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Ep.45 - Sonny the Mascot 59:32

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Thanks for tuning in to the UACW2P podcast! Today we met up at Blake's house and chatted about a littlest of everything. A lot of talk about plants and food and a ton rambling in between. As always, we hope you enjoy. New episodes every Thursday! upacreek@thepaddlepod.com Thanks for listening! Support the Show.…

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583: Jason Fried - Growing Without Goals, Earning An Investment From Jeff Bezos, Making Tough Decisions, Keys To A Great Partnership, Hosting Leadership Retreats, and Creating A Writing Practice 1:12:54

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Our new book, The Score That Matters, is a USA Today National Best-Seller. Buy it here: https://amzn.to/3Qw9Mu0 Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com Making decisions – Decisions aren't hard — it's the moments after that are. Whenever I make decisions, I don't think about now, I think about eventually. How will this feel then, maybe a year from…

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Ep.44 - A Sacrificial Bite 57:13

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Welcome back to the Up A Creek With 2 Paddles podcast! Thanks for listening! This week we met at lake Monticello to record on the day after Mother's Day. It was a fun episode, we talked about our Mother's Day adventures, we talk about appreciation, we talk about nature and life, and we finish it off with a silly email from Quinn. We hope you enjoy …

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582: Cal Newport - Obsess Over Quality, Create Time Freedom (like Benjamin Franklin), Limit Daily Goals, Work At a Natural Pace, & How To Be So Good They Can't Ignore You 57:09

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Read our book, The Score That Matters https://amzn.to/44qxsph The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com Notes on this conversation with Cal Newport (Obsess over quality). Jewel obsessed over the quality of her work so much that she turned down a 1m dollar offer (even while living out of her car) because she n…

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Ep.43 - The Mouse Tale 1:09:16

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Welcome back to the Up A Creek podcast! This week we've got a fun and silly episode full of laughs. We quickly talk about Cinco de Mayo, we were getting eaten by mosquitoes, Austin tells a story about catching a mouse, and much more. Thanks for tuning in, and as always, we hope you enjoy the episode! New episodes every Thursday! upacreek@thepaddlep…

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581: Paul Rabil (The LeBron James of Lacrosse) - Never Missing a Day, Goal Setting, The Voice No One Hears, and The Difference Between Self-Promotion & Passion (The Way of The Champion) 55:06

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Buy our new book, The Score That Matters https://amzn.to/44kKLHK Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com Never Miss a Day – In the summer, going into Paul's freshman year of high school, he was at a lacrosse camp at Loyola University… At the end of the morning session, an all-time coaching legend, Tony Seaman spoke to the group. He told them he c…

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Ep.42 - Set the Scene 1:09:59

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Welcome to the UACW2P podcast! Today we keep it silly with some food talk, a random debate sparkerd by quinn, and some SpongeBob talk, and more. Thank you guys for listening. upacreek@thepaddlepod.com New episodes every Thursday! Thanks! Support the Show.By Blake Berry & Austin Ayers

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580: Robin Sharma - The 5 Journal Prompts, 8 Hidden Habits, Meeting People In Person, Working Out Everyday, Becoming The Architect of Your Future, Building a Rich Life 51:27

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Read our new book, The Score That Matters - https://amzn.to/3w5K0FW Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com The 5 Journal Prompts - What am I grateful for? Where am I winning? What will I let go of today? What does my ideal day look like? What needs to be said at the end? Avoid the old person flaw – Sometimes you meet an old person and they spend…

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Ep.41 - Economic Opportunity 1:17:56

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Welcome to another episode, and happy 4/20! This episode is almost entirely Austin ranting about legalization while Blake calmly makes counter arguments. This was a really fun episode and something we are both passionate about. It's about freedom! Anyway, thanks for listening! New episodes every Thursday. Thanks for listening. upacreek@thepaddlepod…

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Changing the Narrative Around Hospice Care for Children with Melissa Keller 29:09

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Melissa Keller is the founder of the Abigail E. Keller Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports terminally ill or medically complex children and their families. The foundation's mission is to change the narrative around hospice care for children and help families cherish their time with their loved ones. Melissa shares her personal journ…

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579: David Perell - Setting The Standard, Cultivating Your Taste, Pursuing Excellence, Becoming a Sloganeer, Always Working/Never Working, & Lessons From a Mysterious Billionaire 1:04:06

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Read our new book, The Score That Matters https://amzn.to/3VFVYAm Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk Episode #579: David Perell - Setting The Standard, Cultivating Your Taste, Pursuing Excellence, Becoming a Sloganeer, Always Working/Never Working, & Lessons From a Mysterious Billionaire Notes: Set the…

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Ep.40 - Cats from a Distance 50:07

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Welcome back to the UACW2P podcast! This was a fun episode recorded right before UFC300 and we talk a little about everything. Austin gives some updates on his houseplants and garden, neighborly disputes, propagation, food, and even more. This was quite a fun episode to record and as always, we hope you enjoy the episode! Thanks for listening! New …

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578: Scott Galloway - Adding Surplus Value, Asking For What You Want, Ketamine Therapy, Crude Humor, Being Moved To Tears, & The Algebra of Wealth 1:05:06

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Order our book, The Score That Matters https://amzn.to/3xbhAdD Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk Create surplus value - What can we do to give more than we take? "The key is to figure out what you can do that others can’t or are unwilling to do. Hard work is a talent. Curiosity is a talent. Patience a…

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Ep.39 - Fresh Beef 1:09:27

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Welcome back to the Up A Creek With 2 Paddles podcast! Today we discuss new music, rap beef, springtime, gardening, essential crops to grow as a southerner, and more. This was just a loose episode full of rambling conversations. As always, we hope you enjoy the episode! Thanks for listening! New episodes every Thursday! upacreek@thepaddlepod.com Su…

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