LEADERSHIP | What is Your Influence?

In this episode, Dave Tussing welcomes leadership coach, author, and former NFL player Alex Molden into a conversation about self-knowledge, real success, and faith. Through the narrative of his life, Molden shares the principles he's learned along the way that guide the way he leads himself and others.Alex Molden was drafted in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1996 NFL draft. He played 8 years (Saints, Chargers & Lions) battling some of the best athletes on earth. Because of injuries, he was forced to retire from the game he loved in 2005. Alex is now an author, podcast host of The Shark Effect, personal development/leadership speaker, and coach. His main focus is to strengthen individuals' understanding of themselves using his leadership blueprint. His blueprint has given many people, organizations, and executives proven solutions to help them understand that their words, responses, and actions are needed for long-term success.Learn more about Alex on his website, and check out his book, The Ultimate Playbook for High Achievement.Dave Tussing is a leader that cares about the whole person, and inspiring others to live into their full potential and calling. He strives to infuse ethics and values into business and to lead teams to improve the world as they grow their business. Dave has led teams across technology, healthcare and sports / retail industries at companies ranging in size from small pacific northwest based companies to some of the largest companies in the world. He holds a BA in Accounting and BS in Computer & Information Science from George Fox University and obtained his MBA from Portland State University. As a lifetime learner he also obtained an executive certificate in Strategy & Innovation from MIT and has completed courses in data science and AI/ML from Udacity. With learning, there is no finish line.Dave can be reached on LinkedIn.Views and opinions expressed in this podcast do not represent views of the companies for which David or guests are employed.These podcasts are also all video recorded and on our YouTube channel! You can also visit our website at https://georgefox.edu/talks for more content like this.