Winners Find a Way

Winners Find a Way

Trent Clark is a serial entrepreneur and three-time Major League Baseball World Series Coach who brings his business and sports insights to interview leaders of business and sport. His guests bring their stories of overcoming adversity, sacrificing for the greater good, and finding a Way to Win.

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June 26, 2026 53 mins

What happens when everything you were told to do stops working — and you have to figure it out at 23?

In this episode of Winners Find A Way, Coach Trent M. Clark sits down with Tony Wilkins, Northwestern and University of Chicago Booth graduate, longtime angel investor, executive coach, cancer survivor, and author of The Art of Angel Investing.

Tony grew up as the oldest of six boys, built his career as an electrical engineer...

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Are you building a champion — or just chasing a trophy?

In this episode of Winners Find A Way, Coach Trent M. Clark sits down with John O'Sullivan, author, speaker, and founder of Changing the Game Project — one of the most influential voices in youth sports development today.

John is a former Division I soccer player at Fordham University, a master's-level researcher, and the author of five books on youth sports, coach...

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What if the disruption you have been trying to avoid is actually the thing that could transform your life?

In this episode of Winners Find A Way, Coach Trent M. Clark sits down with Suzie Hall, global entrepreneur, award-winning interior designer, Founder and CEO of The Cornerstone Collective, speaker, and author of Blessed Disruption: Transforming Trauma Into Triumph.

Suzie grew up surrounded by elite athletics as the daughter of ...

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In this episode of Winners Find A Way, Trent Clark sits down with former combat fighter pilot, airline captain, keynote speaker, and author Jeff "Bones" Bonner to unpack one of the most powerful habits behind elite performance — the art of the debrief.

Drawing from years in Marine Corps fighter aviation, combat missions, leadership training, and high-performance team culture, Jeff shares how structured reflection helps indivi...

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In this episode of Winners Find A Way, Trent Clark sits down with Mickie Kennedy, founder and president of eReleases, to break down why 97% of press releases fail — and what successful businesses do differently.

Mickie shares how storytelling, earned media, and strategic PR can help small and mid-sized businesses stand out in today's noisy digital world. From building compelling headlines to using AI the right way, this conve...

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In this episode of Winners Find A Way, Trent sits down with entrepreneur Andres Lagsdin, founder of Baking Steel, to break down what it really takes to build something meaningful.

This isn't just about pizza.

It's about:

  • Walking away from comfort
  • Listening to what's not working
  • And having the patience to build something that does


About the Guest

Andres Lagsten

Founder of Baking Steel

  • Built a multi...
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Coach Trent shares what it really takes to win—through discipline, daily choices, and mental toughness.


Key Takeaways

  • You choose daily: discipline or regret
  • Discipline is short-term. Regret lasts longer
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Most people wait to feel ready.

Winners dive in—even if it's a belly flop.


In this episode, I sit down with Deborah Gardner, a competitive performance expert who doesn't just teach winning—she's lived it at the highest level.

At 66 years old, Deborah became the oldest woman to swim the 21-mile Catalina Channel, earning a Guinness World Record and proving something most people miss:

👉 Mindset beats circumstanc...

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Winners don't guess their way to success—they execute with intention.

In Part 2 of Winning Ways: How to Win, Coach Trent brings it back to fundamentals:

  • Win the day
  • Stack the days into weeks
  • Stack the weeks into months
  • And build a life—and business—that wins consistently

Execution isn't occasional. It's daily.


🧠 The Daily Discipline That Separates Winners

Most people stay busy. Winners st...

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March 13, 2026 24 mins

The difference between people who talk about winning… and people who actually win.

In this Winning Ways solo episode, host Trent M. Clark breaks down the habits, mindset, and daily disciplines that separate high performers from everyone else.

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The Brands That Win Care More.

In baseball, you can feel when a team cares.

You walk into the clubhouse…
You watch how players treat the equipment manager…
You see the energy in batting practice.

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Baseball is generational.

I grew up listening to Tigers games on the radio. The game meant something. It still does.

So when the Hall of Fame misses on greatness — it matters.

In this episode, I sit down with baseball historian and author David W. Gue to challenge the current voting system and ask a bold question:

Are we honoring excellence… or protecting narratives?


🧠 What We Cover

The Voting Proble...

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We've built elite athletes.

But are we building strong humans?

In this episode of WINNERS FIND A WAY, I sit down with Gary Thrapp — youth sports advocate, author, and owner of Beyond The Baseline — to talk about where youth sports is headed&...

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Most companies don't have a marketing problem —

they have a response problem.

In this episode of WINNERS FIND A WAY, Trent Clark sits down with direct-response master John Dwyer to unpack why incentives, personalization, and execution still outperform brand-only marketing — and how even small businesses can scale fast without massive budgets.


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John Dwyer is a world-renowned direct-response m...

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Trust is the real currency of leadership—and most leaders are bankrupt.

About the Guest

Gal Borenstein is the Founder of the Borenstein Group and a globally respected voice in branding, digital strategy, and trust-based leadership. A former military journalist, immigrant entrepreneur, and author of multiple books—including Don't Believe the Hype and Beating Goliath with AI—Gal brings uncommon clarity to w...

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January 19, 2026 57 mins

You don't rise to your potential—you recover to it. Sleep isn't a luxury. It's a skill.

On this episode of WINNERS FIND A WAY, Trent M. Clark sits down with Mollie Eastman, founder of Sleep Is a Skill and host of one of the top sleep podcasts in the world, to tackle one of the most overlooked performance levers in leadership, entrepreneurship, and elite athletics: sleep and recovery.

From HRV and wearables to circadian rhythm...

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Success doesn't come from flashy moments. It comes from showing up—every day—long after most people quit.

In this episode, Trent sits down with Tyler Morris—entrepreneur, investor, and what Trent calls a professional grinder.

Tyler didn't come from privilege or shortcuts. He grew up in a small town, learned early how to work without recognition, and built his career by outworking, outlasting, and out-learning the ...

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Most people quit at the first punch. Shane Barker got hit with a $60M lawsuit — and still found a way to win.

In this episode of Winners Find A Way, we break down Shane's journey through entrepreneurship, influencer marketing, Amazon warfare, personal branding, and the gritty truth of building something valuable when no one believes in you.

Shane Barker is the CEO and Founder of TraceFuse, the first Amazon-compliant negative ...

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What if the very thing you thought was your weakness… was actually your greatest weapon?

In this powerful conversation, Trent sits down with Matthew Cox — entrepreneur, healthcare leader, author of The Courage to Learn Differently, and one of the sharpest minds in comp...

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Trevor G. Blake is living proof that you don't need hustle, chaos, or a massive team to build extraordinary success. Growing up in a tough Liverpool neighborhood, Trevor refused to accept the limits around him. He joined the Royal Navy, came to the U.S., and went on to build seven companies—exiting for over $400 million, all without a single employee.

In this episode, Trent and Trevor dig into the mindset, clarity, and intent...

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