#36: Donna Barton Brothers, NBC Sports Reporter, Former Jockey & Starlight Racing COO—What Motivates Each Team Member

How Leaders Lead with David Novak

David Novak Leadership

Entrepreneurship, Business, Management

4.8 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Today’s guest is Donna Barton Brothers, the COO of Starlight Racing. She also just happens to be one of the most decorated female jockeys in the horse industry and the leading on-track television broadcaster for NBC. If you watch the Kentucky Derby, she’s the reporter at the winner’s circle, riding her horse backward as she talks to the winning jockey in the moments after the race. Now that takes some talent! But that’s not the only thing that makes Donna remarkable. She is full of insight into what it takes to win. And as you’ll hear in this conversation, there are so many parallels between how jockeys get the most out of their horses and how we as leaders can get the most out of our teams. You’ll also learn: The importance of understanding your own unique gifts and niche skills Why you can be an influential leader even if you don’t have a large team What elite race horses can teach us about leading teams to victory An indispensable piece of advice for anyone who speaks to the media Take your learning further. Get proven leadership advice from these (free!) resources: The How Leaders Lead App: A vast library of 90-second leadership lessons to stay sharp on the go Daily Insight Emails: One small (but powerful!) leadership principle to focus on each day Whichever you choose, you can be sure you’ll get the trusted leadership advice you need to advance your career, develop your team, and grow your business.

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0:00.0	Welcome to How Leaders Lead, where every week you get to listen in while I interview some of the very best leaders in the world.
0:10.5	I break down the key learning so by the end of the episode, you'll have something simple that you can apply as you develop into a better leader.
0:17.8	That's what this podcast is all about. The first Saturday of May is coming up,
0:23.7	and it's time for the most exciting two minutes in sports, the Kentucky Derby. That means I get to
0:30.0	share this timeless conversation I had with Donna Barton Brothers, the chief operating officer of
0:35.8	Starlight Racing. She also just happens to be one of the most
0:39.6	decorated female jockeys in the horse industry and the leading on-track television broadcaster
0:45.5	for NBC. Now, when you watch the Kentucky Derby right after the race, she'll be the one out there on the track,
0:53.8	riding her horse backwards as she talks be the one out there on the track riding her horse backwards
0:55.5	as she talks to the winning jockey in the moments after the race.
0:59.8	Now that takes some talent.
1:02.1	But you know, that's not the only thing that makes Donna remarkable.
1:05.6	She has so much great insight about what it takes to win.
1:09.1	And as you'll hear today, there's a ton of parallels between
1:12.0	how jockeys get the most out of their horses and how we as leaders can get the most out of our
1:17.3	teams. So here's my conversation with my good friend and soon to be yours, Donna Barton Brothers.
1:30.0	Donna, I want to thank you so much for being on the show.
1:33.6	Well, I have to admit, not only is it my pleasure, I'm really honored because I've listened
1:37.1	to a lot of your podcast and you have a pretty heady group that I've listened to already.
1:41.0	So I'm not really sure why I'm here, but I'm honored to be here.
1:44.0	You're now the chief operating officer of Starlight Racing. Now, what's have listened to already. So I'm not really sure why I'm here, but I'm honored to be here.
1:49.0	You're now the chief operating officer of Starlight Racing. Now, what's the biggest leadership challenge you have for your business at Starlight Racing? I will say the biggest
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