Tom Garfinkel (Vice Chairman & CEO Miami Dolphins & Managing Partner of The F1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix) on Bringing F1 To Miami, Hard Rock Stadium

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) with Mark Mayleben (Partner, Excel Search & Advisory) are here with our twenty second guest, Tom Garfinkel (Vice Chairman & CEO Miami Dolphins & Managing Partner of The F1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix) on to discuss: Intro (:02) How he got to where he is today & Starting out working in a bar (1:30) His first full time role in sports & A MLB legends story from working at San Diego Padres (8:20) Key learnings from being The President of The San Diego Padres & How always learning plays out in life (12:08) Applying to business school & Keeping creative energy sharp by reading (18:03) Using right brain vs. left brain & Hiring for strengths vs. weaknesses (24:03) Trusting your convictions & The Process of Getting F1 Miami approved (28:43) Instilling a culture that constantly gets better & Hard things being fun (32:47) Hiring habits from outside of the industry & Hosting The Orange Bowl (38:42) Pitching to get The Miami Open & NFL pushing into International Markets (43:17) Management of direct reports & 5 Different Types of Team Presidents (47:25) Taking advantage of high level relationships & Writing a book on parenting (55:20) The moment that changed his business trajectory & Renovating Hard Rock Stadium (1:04:04) 7 Question Blitz (1:08:07) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices