Paradigm Playbook
Welcome to Paradigm Playbook—the one company dedicated to teaching you the practices and habits of successful sports businesses. We aim to help motivated entrepreneurs merge their passion for sports with the mission of optimizing their business.
Podcasting since 2022 • 124 episodes
Paradigm Playbook
Latest Episodes
Ep 120: Business Ideas That Seemed Smart (Until They Weren’t) with Christie Copeland
Steve Cook and Christie Copeland unpack the business decisions that felt like great ideas at the time—but came with hard lessons. Christie shares her experience opening a second gymnastics facility, while Steve reflects on building an ...
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Ep 119: Coaching, Trauma & Performance: Rewiring the Nervous System with Mandy Morris
Disclaimer: This episode includes discussions of emotional abuse, trauma, and mental health. Listener discretion is advised, as some topics may be sensitive or triggering for certain audiences.Steve Cook sits down with executive p...
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Episode 118: The Straight Line Standard with Coach Tim Neiman
In Episode 118 of Paradigm Playbook, Steve Cook sits down with Coach Tim Neiman—former collegiate baseball coach, leadership speaker, and host of the Straight Lines podcast—to break down how lessons from the game translate dir...
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Episode 117: Building a Ninja Program & Launching Ninja Connect with Reece O’Hara
In this episode of Paradigm Playbook, Steve Cook sits down with Reece O’Hara, Ninja department leader at Kids First, to break down what it takes to build and scale a successful ninja program.Reese shares how Kids First developed a 10,00...
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Episode 116: 8 Drivers of Business Value — Building an Exit Ready Plan
In this solo episode of the Paradigm Playbook Podcast, host Steve Cook explores what makes a child activity center truly valuable—especially for owners thinking about selling or scaling their business in the future.Drawing inspi...
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