Desireé Reed-Francois (Director of Athletics @ArizonaWildcats) on Caring For Student Athletes & more

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This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) & Chris Hoppe (Partner, Excel Search & Advisory) are here with Desireé Reed-Francois (Director of Athletics @ArizonaWildcats) to discuss: Intro (:02) Her first job & Being present (1:15) Deciding to become an Athletic Director because of her brother & How Chad got into Executive Search (6:17) Running Athletics for a school that she went to & Comparing notes with a Fortune 500 CEO (13:23) The differences in being an Athletic Director now vs. when she started & Creating a sense of belonging (18:10) High low high in an interview process & The importance of caring about your student athletes (22:43) How YPO changed her life & Investing in the people around you (29:44) Knowing when to dive deep & Evolving as a leader (35:44) The weight of your words & Being prepared to step into an executive role as the next generation (43:30) Learning from your peers & Studying to become better (52:10) 7 Question Blitz (57:40) 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 Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b52f086a-0266-4345-be4d-bb8a7cde89fd/EXCELLENT-LEADERSHIP-PODCAST?ref=dm_sh_iGzHwozj5FaE9BcH829Nv8GBz Follow Us: @excellentleadershippodcast on Instagram, YouTube, Spotify & LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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