50 Cups of Coffee with Bobby Audley

50 Cups of Coffee with Bobby Audley

Hosted by professional speaker, trainer and teambuilding coach, 50 Cups of Coffee is podcast about the power of connection. The inspiration for the show came from Bobby Audley's 2016 TEDx talk called the 50 Cups of Coffee Challenge. In the talk Bobby challenges you to sit down for a conversation with 50 people in a year. That number might sound big until you fully appreciate, this is not all about networking. It is about simply connecting with people. As a speaker, trainer and coach Bobby has connected and worked with some of the best teams in the world. In this podcast Bobby sits down with leaders in the world of sports and business to talk team culture, leadership and the power of connection. Guests include Super Bowl champions, coaches from the NFL, NBA and MLB, top NCAA college coaches, entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 executives and more. While sharing a cup of coffee and conversation, Bobby unpacks how world-class leaders and coaches create and maintain positive, powerful and peak performance team cultures focused on connection.

Episodes

38. Katherine Reynolds Lewis: Youth Development Author & Journalist featured in The Atlantic & NPR

June 7, 2024 • 57 mins
Katherine Reynolds Lewis' work has appeared in The Atlantic, Bloomberg Businessweek, Experience Life, Fortune, Medium, The New York Times, Parents, Slate, USA Today, The Washington Post and Working Mother. Katherine has appeared on CNN, NPR, Bloomberg television and radio, and HuffPost Live, as well as many TV and radio programs nationally and internationally. As a journalist Katherine’s topics most relevant to this conversation in...
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37. Jay Jacobs: Founder & CEO of the TLC Family of Camps and Chair of the NYS Democratic Committee

May 18, 2023 • 64 mins
As the founder and CEO of the TLC Family of Camps and Inns, Jay Jacobs is the majority owner of 3 sleep-away camps, 3 day camps, a preschool and two country inns, one in the Catskill Mts and one in the Poconos. Jay's camps are some of the premier camps in the country. In 1991 Jay co-founded the non-profit SCOPE (Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education). SCOPE funds camp scholarships (camperships) to send kids to camp. From the ...
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36. Dave Brown & John Hamilton: Summer Camp Mental Emotional Social Health (MESH) Professionals

May 11, 2023 • 87 mins
It has been some time since we have recorded a new episode! The reason being is Bobby has experienced a major shift in his work and today's episode is a reflection of that. In October of last year Bobby joined the TLC Family of Camps as a co-Director at Timber Lake West Camp in the Catskill Mountains of NY. On the next episode we will share more information about this new role and more about what Timber Lake West is all about. If y...
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35. Josh Merkel: DIII Men's Basketball Coach of the Year, 5x Conf. Coach of the Year & 2021 #1 Team

April 13, 2021 • 93 mins
Bobby and Josh have been friends for a decade, Josh is a fellow Salisbury Sea Gull, a mentor to Bobby and a wonderful colleague in the business of sports. Josh Merkel is the Head Coach for the Randolph-Macon College Yellowjackets Men's Basketball team, who is currently the reigning #1 team in DIII basketball. They did not have a DIII NCAA tournament this year due to COVID and RMC ended the season ranked #1! In his 6th season at the...
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34. Lainie Hodges: NFL Player Engagement, Human Development Specialist with Seahawks & Ravens

March 29, 2021 • 83 mins
After working with the Seattle Seahawks, the Director of Player Engagement for the Seahawks had this to say about Lainie Hodges and Improv Alchemy, "Imrpov Alchemy rapidly removes the walls that may exist between players, allowing the group to make connections and build relationships more quickly." This perfectly represents why Bobby wanted to grab a cup of coffee with Lainie. Lainie Hodges is the founder of Improv Alchemy and the...
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33. G Guerrieri: Texas A&M Soccer Coach, 9x Coach of the Year & one of soccer's winningest coaches

March 14, 2021 • 93 mins
Entering his 28th season as the only coach in Aggie Soccer history, G Guerrieri has built the Texas A&M program from scratch into one of the elite teams in the nation. G is one of the winningest coaches in the history of NCAA Division I soccer. Under his tutelage, Texas A&M is one of only four teams to play in every NCAA Tournament in the last 25 seasons. G has led his teams to 15 Sweet Sixteens, six Elite Eights and the 2014 NCAA ...
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32. Anson Dorrance: UNC Women's Soccer Coach, 22x National Champion & 1991 USWNT World Cup Champion

February 28, 2021 • 70 mins
Anson Dorrance has served as the Head Women's Soccer Coach at the University of North Carolina for the past 40+ years. In his tenure Anson has won a staggering 22 Division I National Championships and is the only coach in NCAA history to win 20 championships in a single sport. When ESPN announced its list of the Best Coaches of the Past Quarter Century, Anson was one of only two coaches to make the list from a non-revenue collegiat...
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31. Wyatt Unger: Award Winning Actor in Birdman and 100+ other films

December 17, 2020 • 94 mins
On today's episode Bobby sits down with award winning actor, director, writer, producer, acting coach and improv comedian Wyatt Unger. Wyatt has acted professionally in tv, film and on stage for a decade. Most notably in the Academy Award Winning film for Best Picture Birdman. Most recently, Wyatt was nominated for Best Acting for his work in The Remnant. Bobby knows Wyatt for his amazing and hilarious imrpov comedy work. If you ...
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30. Kirill Vaks: Founder of Training Aspects LLC & Official Sports Performance Trainer of Miss NJ

November 29, 2020 • 61 mins
On today's episode Bobby sits down with his good friend Kirill Vaks. Last week we dropped his episode with Coach Rob Taylor and this is a great compliment to that. Similar to Coach Taylor, Kirill is the founder of Training Aspects. Bobby met Kirill at a friend's 4th of July party several years back. What struck Bobby about Kirill is his WHY. Why he does the work he does as a trainer. He puts it this way on his website, "When I ente...
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29. Rob Taylor: Coach to Olympians & World Champions and Founder of SMARTER Team Training

November 22, 2020 • 40 mins
Rob Taylor is the founder and owner of SMARTER Team Training. Before starting STT, Rob served as a strength and condition coach for several prominent NCAA Division I college programs, he was the head strength coach for Team Australia’s 2009 women's lacrosse World Cup team, he worked with professional organizations such as the Anaheim Angels and Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the list goes on. Rob has personally trained athletes who have ...
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28. Dave Skolnik: Chief Operating Officer of TLC Family of Camps & Founder of FAST

November 15, 2020 • 86 mins
Dave Skolnik has been a part of the TLC Family of Camps for close to 30 years, starting as a camper at Timber Lake.  Today Dave is a Director at Hampton Country Day Camp in East Hampton NY, which is where Bobby met Dave. First as a counselor and then as the Sports and Spirit Day coordinator. In addition to his duties at HCDC, Dave is the Chief Operating Officer of the TLC Family of Camps. The TLC Family of Camps features three of t...
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27. Oballa Oballa: Ethiopian Refugee, President of LeadMN & City Council of Austin, MN

November 8, 2020 • 53 mins
This episode is truly one of a kind as Bobby sits down with Oballa Oballa. If you do not live in Austin, MN you have most likely never heard of Oballa before but he is a rising star! Oballa is a refugee from Ethiopia, where he witnessed mass killings that took the life of his uncle and hundreds of others. He survived a two-week walk across treacherous terrain to reach a refugee camp in Kenya. After essentially growing up in a refug...
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26. Mike Lee: NBA Performance Coach, Author & Speaker

November 1, 2020 • 75 mins
Mike Lee has trained some of basketball’s 1% including 3X NBA Champion and 2X MVP Steph Curry, 3X NBA All-Star Joel Embid and Rookie of the Year Malcolm Brogdon. Today Mike helps high-performing leaders in business master the psychology needed to lead and perform in a 2020 world. Mike Lee is the author of UN/TRAIN and you can find his work at MindShiftLabs.com. For now, enjoy Bobby's cup of coffee with Mike Lee.
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25. MaryBeth Hyland: Founder of SparkVision, Forbes & WSJ Contributor

October 19, 2020 • 80 mins
MaryBeth Hyland is an Online Workshop & Retreat Facilitator, a Culture Consultant, a Values and Mindfulness Expert, Alignment Coach, Speaker and founder of SparkVision. MaryBeth helps organizations identify the gap between their current and ideal culture. MaryBeth has been featured in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. Her company has served the cultures of major organizations such as UPS, Weight Watchers, L...
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24. John Christensen: Filmmaker & Author of the bestselling book FISH!

October 4, 2020 • 84 mins
John Christensen has spent the last 20 years improving the cultures of organizations such as Apple & Microsoft, BMW, EBAY, AT&T, Zappos and Southwest. These organizations that have made a name for themselves because of their cultures, seek the advice of John's company Charthouse Learning for their cultures. 80% of Fortune 500 companies have used his FISH! philosophies and practices to improve their company culture, his organization...
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23. Shawn Tucker: One of the youngest NCAA Athletic Directors in the country

September 20, 2020 • 82 mins
Before we introduce today's guest we have something very important! We are challenging the 50 Cups of Coffee Community to raise $1057 by September 24th for Brigance Brigade. We are half way there! As of this recording we have raised $505. We average about 100 listeners in the first week of an episode dropping. If each person who listens to this episode donates just $5 we will CRUSH this goal! To donate on behalf of The 50 Cups of...
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22. John O'Sullivan: #1 Best Selling Author & Founder of Changing the Game Project

September 13, 2020 • 104 mins
John O'Sullivan is the Founder and CEO of Changing the Game Project. From their website, "The mission of the Changing the Game Project is to ensure that we return youth sports to our children, and put the ‘play’ back in ‘play ball.’ We want to provide the most influential adults in our children’s lives – their parents and coaches – with the information and resources they need to make sports a healthy, positive, and rewarding exper...
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The Story of O.J. Brigance: Super Bowl Champion battling ALS

September 11, 2020 • 17 mins
On Episode 1 of this podcast Harry Swayne shared with us the inspiring story of O.J. Brigance. Now the Brigance Brigade needs our help! I am challenging the 50 Cups of Coffee Community to raise $1057 by September 24th. If each person who listens to this episode donates just $5 we will CRUSH this goal! Additionally, this short episode shares the incredible and inspirational story of O.J. Brigance. He is a true positive leader and ...
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21. Charlotte Healy: Manchester United WSL Academy Manager & U21 Head Coach

September 6, 2020 • 66 mins
Charlotte Healy is the WSL Academy Manager & U21 Head Coach at Manchester United where her task upon being hired was to create the best talent development program in the UK. Coach Healy played professionally for Long Eaton United and has coached for several clubs including Chesterfield FC, Manchester FA, Manchester City, Liverpool FC and of course now Manchester United. In this strange limbo of sports, talent development never st...
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20. Jullien Gordon: aka Mr. Multifamily whose vision is a world where everyone has a team

July 6, 2020 • 56 mins
Jullien Gordon was Bobby’s first business coach and is a mentor and friend to him to this day. Professionally Jullien teaches folks how to finance, find and finalize multifamily real estate. Hence, Mr. Multifamily. In this interview Bobby and Jullien do not talk about business. They talk about life. Jullien is thoughtful, deep, candid with his opinions and speaks from his experiences. After the murder of George Floyd, Jullien was o...
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