Danita Johnson (President of Business Operations - D.C. United) on Creating A Culture of Success, Finding A Sense of Purpose, A System of Process

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) & Matt Rogers (Partner, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our thirty fourth guest, Danita Johnson (President of Business Operations of D.C. United) on to discuss: Intro (:02) How deep sports love runs with her family & Being part of a military family (:51) Why she chose a career in sports & Starting with a Minor League team (4:19) Walking into her first MLS job & Creating a culture of success (11:39)Leaving a system of process & Advice for managing up for ownership groups (18:58) Finding a sense of purpose & The importance of knowing the type of person you’re hiring (23:28) The process of hiring people for specific roles & Advice for those stepping into leadership roles (30:45) The importance of taking risks & Why people should be D.C. United supporters (38:55) The explosive growth of D.C. United & Biggest learnings from leading at Los Angeles Sparks (45:25) The leaders who helped shape her career & Teaching confidence (51:14)7 Question Blitz (59:29) Subscribe To Full Episodes & Clips on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ExcellentLeadershipPodcast Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/excellent-leadership-podcast/id1756992305 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4KU2g2Baee7a5d04fQfSzs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices