Kevin Wulff: Owner of Mitchell & Ness | #ThePlaybook 144

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2019

⏱️ 19 minutes

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On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Kevin Wulff, Owner and Coach of Mitchell & Ness, provides insights on: [2:05] How Phil Knight created such a strong culture at Nike by borrowing the company’s core values from a competitor [7:51] Why managing with courage is essential for the leaders of any business [9:21] How he took Asics to “the next level” as the first non-Japanese CEO [15:15] The true definition of a competitor in business and why Kevin wants one more run at greatness Kevin Wulff, Owner and Coach of Mitchell & Ness, discusses why it is important to be an entrepreneur in a corporate environment and what he learned holding executive positions at companies like Nike and Miller Brewing Company. Wulff provides insights on what “toughness” and “courage” really mean for leaders in business, as well as being a competitor. Kevin and host of #ThePlaybook, David Meltzer, go over a variety of topics such as the strength of company culture at places like Nike and Mitchell & Ness, the benefits of working for well-known brands, and why there are advantages to “sticking to your knitting”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	On this episode of the Playbook I have Kevin Wolf CEO of Mitchell and Ness and we are going to learn why winners win.
0:07.0	This guy has worked for A6, Nike. He even gave the MVP award for Miller Brewing Company to Michael Jordan. Let's figure out how the This is Entrepreneurs the Playbook, where each week I bring you some of the greatest athletes, celebrities,
0:26.2	and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional Playbook to success
0:31.4	and what made them champions on the field and in the board
0:35.3	room. I'm your host and CEO of Sports One Marketing, David Melzer.
0:40.2	This Dave Melzer with Entrepreneurs The Playbook and I have Kevin Wolf, the owner and coach of Mitchell
0:45.8	Ness, which I have to tell you I have so many people that come on the playbook and that may now be my favorite title.
0:52.2	I'm not sure Warren Moon will let me say
0:54.3	owner and coach but I know I could be co-owner and coach. It's more
0:58.4	conglomerate days now but I guess as a co-owner, you're an owner.
1:03.2	A lot of people that are entrepreneurs
1:05.9	don't understand that, number one,
1:07.8	you have to be an entrepreneurial in order
1:09.6	to make your way up to be an executive of a company.
1:12.6	And we start with an attitude that starts really,
1:16.3	sometimes before even college.
1:17.8	I was wondering if your entrepreneurial journey
1:20.6	started before, during or after college?
1:24.0	It's a great question because it's kind of who I am,
1:29.0	but when you look at my career,
1:31.0	I primarily work for corporations.
1:34.1	So being an entrepreneur within a corporation
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