Episode 059: Darrin Gray - All Pro Dad Director of Partnerships, President of Lions Lead, Co-Author of "The Jersey Effect"

Darrin Gray serves as President and CEO of The Lions Lead.  Darrin has more than 25 years of executive leadership experience in communications, media, branding, sports philanthropy and non-profit sectors and has managed annual budgets as large as $40,000,000. Based upon his work with All Pro Dad, the national non-profit founded by Tony Dungy, Darrin is recognized as a thought leader and speaker on the topics of family, fatherhood, mentoring and leadership.  Darrin co-authored The Jersey Effect, Beyond the World Championship, and supports his community by serving on non-profit boards and as the President of the Center for Serving Leadership at the Sagamore Institute, an action-oriented think tank. Darrin has a unique window into the National Football League by virtue of his day-to-day involvement with All Pro Dad, Family First's national fatherhood program cofounded by Tony Dungy and Clyde Christensen. Darrin interacts with NFL athletes, coaches, and alumni that serve as spokesmen for All Pro Dad, and he has conducted programming with over half of the NFL franchises. He develops innovative partnership strategies to reach families via special events, broadcast, and new media with the assistance of media partners and corporate sponsors. He conceptualized The Jersey Effect years ago when he wondered what motivated some athletes like Tony Dungy to use their professional platform in sports, their jersey, to make a positive impact both on and off the field. A few years later he invited NFL punter Hunter Smith, while he was still playing in the NFL, to coauthor the book and to help him explore the many ways that sports shape culture, with the help of his world champion teammates and coaches.    In today's episode, we discuss: Working with NFL Hall of Fame Coach Tony Dungy His involvement with All Pro Dad Taking a group of NFL players to Israel   Twitter: @AllProDadLeader Instagram: @AllProDadLeader Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/darrin-gray-4995027 Website: http://home.thelionslead.com Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/allprodadleader All Pro Dad: www.allprodad.com The Jersey Effect: www.JerseyEffect.org Promise Keepers: www.PromiseKeepers.org Darrin enjoys listening to the following podcasts ... Stuff You Should Know Hidden Brain Ted Radio Hour Books to check out ... The Jersey Effect: Beyond the World Championship by Hunter Smith and Darrin Gray All Pro Dad: Seven Essentials to be a Hero to your Kids by Mark Merrill Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life by Tony Dungy Uncommon: Finding Your Path to Significance by Tony Dungy The Mentor Leader: Secrets to Building People and Teams That Win Consistently by Tony Dungy Darrin would have a hard time working effectively without the One Note Productivity App and Zoom video conferencing and conference calls "Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful." (John Wooden)   Today's podcast is brought to you by audible - get a FREE audiobook download and 30-day free trial (new subscribers only) at www.audibletrial.com/SuccessIsAChoice. Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.  Download a free audio book from Tony Dungy from our friends at Audible.