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Welcome to the second episode of Future Driven! Our guest is Sam Windsor from the Houston SaberCats, a professional rugby team. Sam talks all about his rugby career, from playing to coaching to future plans, and the lessons he’s learned along the way. His conversation offers exciting insights into the growing world of American professional rugby.
The Future Driven podcast is brought to you by Adam Kopp, host of Future Driven and CEO of Madak, a strategic marketing agency. Each week, he talks to entrepreneurs and industry professionals about the challenges and wins in their business and what drives their vision for the future.
0:32: Adam introduces Sam, whom he met four years ago while launching the Houston SaberCats and the Strikers.
2:22: Sam gives a quick rundown of his professional rugby career, growing up playing in Australia and then going professional in a few European teams before coming to Texas.
6:27: What are the next couple of years for Major League Rugby?
7:05: Sam discusses what drew him to US rugby and where he sees the sport going.
8:19: The struggles the SaberCats have faced as a team, especially introducing Houston to rugby.
9:02: Adam brings up what the SaberCats have done well in the face of their challenges.
11:30: How are you as a leader, and how does that affect your professional business life?
12:15: Sam on the errors he made on first coming to the US, how being too competitive affected him as a leader, and how his style has changed.
15:18: Sam: “If you don’t understand it, ask questions. If you don’t know why you’re doing it, ask why.”
19:06: Adam asks Sam about the future of his career as a player.
19:25: Sam talks about his dream goal of playing for the USA rugby team.
21:26: Sam’s possible post-rugby career: does he see himself as a broadcaster?
22:00: Sam on why his vision changed from being a coach to taking a more administrative position.
23:32: Sam’s ultimate dream: returning to Australia to run a coffee shop (and surf!) in a nice coastal town.
24:00: Adam and Sam discuss their collaboration on branding and putting out marketing that’s genuine.
This week, Australian-born professional rugby player Sam Windsor took us through his career and shared some of the lessons he’s learned – how his leadership, teamwork, and communication skills have benefited from the wide range of positions he’s held, and how his visions for his career shifted and changed because of his experience.
Welcome to the second episode of Future Driven! Our guest is Sam Windsor from the Houston SaberCats, a professional rugby team. Sam talks all about his rugby career, from playing to coaching to future plans, and the lessons he’s learned along the way. His conversation offers exciting insights into the growing world of American professional rugby.
The Future Driven podcast is brought to you by Adam Kopp, host of Future Driven and CEO of Madak, a strategic marketing agency. Each week, he talks to entrepreneurs and industry professionals about the challenges and wins in their business and what drives their vision for the future.
0:32: Adam introduces Sam, whom he met four years ago while launching the Houston SaberCats and the Strikers.
2:22: Sam gives a quick rundown of his professional rugby career, growing up playing in Australia and then going professional in a few European teams before coming to Texas.
6:27: What are the next couple of years for Major League Rugby?
7:05: Sam discusses what drew him to US rugby and where he sees the sport going.
8:19: The struggles the SaberCats have faced as a team, especially introducing Houston to rugby.
9:02: Adam brings up what the SaberCats have done well in the face of their challenges.
11:30: How are you as a leader, and how does that affect your professional business life?
12:15: Sam on the errors he made on first coming to the US, how being too competitive affected him as a leader, and how his style has changed.
15:18: Sam: “If you don’t understand it, ask questions. If you don’t know why you’re doing it, ask why.”
19:06: Adam asks Sam about the future of his career as a player.
19:25: Sam talks about his dream goal of playing for the USA rugby team.
21:26: Sam’s possible post-rugby career: does he see himself as a broadcaster?
22:00: Sam on why his vision changed from being a coach to taking a more administrative position.
23:32: Sam’s ultimate dream: returning to Australia to run a coffee shop (and surf!) in a nice coastal town.
24:00: Adam and Sam discuss their collaboration on branding and putting out marketing that’s genuine.
This week, Australian-born professional rugby player Sam Windsor took us through his career and shared some of the lessons he’s learned – how his leadership, teamwork, and communication skills have benefited from the wide range of positions he’s held, and how his visions for his career shifted and changed because of his experience.
