#001 - Jim Crowell OPEX CEO
BIO
Jim Crowell loves doing two things over all else….Building businesses and mentoring coaches and business owners to enjoy inspiring, fulfilling, and successful careers. He attended Penn State University where he double majored in Finance and Economics. After graduation, Jim moved into the fast paced environment of a commodities trading hedge fund first in Columbus, OH and then in Austin, TX. After five years in the financial arena, Jim couldn’t ignore his heart anymore; he left finance in pursuit of fitness.
For the next four years he founded and successfully scaled multiple fitness facilities in Pittsburgh. He built his reputation around three main principles: hard work, progress, and fulfillment. Those ideas lead him to earn a Business Designation with honors from The Harvard Business School, as well as his MBA through the Kenan-Flagler Business School at The University of North Carolina (UNC) while concurrently working full time.
After his tenure in Pittsburgh, Jim was honored to join OPEX in sunny Scottsdale, AZ. His unique background helps him understand that every coach and business situation is different and needs to be treated with mindful strategy and relentless execution.
 
Books mentioned:
 
Jim’s Book Recommendations
 
The Fish who ate the Whale
 
The Lean Start Up
 
Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator
 
Books Mentioned by Robbie
 
The Obstacle is the Way: The Ancient Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage
 
Ego Is the Enemy
 
Skill Acquisition in Sport: Research, Theory and Practice
 
Nonlinear Pedagogy in Skill Acquisition: An Introduction

Movies mentioned:
 
The Last Samurai
 
Time-Line:
0:00 – 1:07 – Robbie Intro1:08 – 7:26 – Jim’s Background7:27 – 8:28 - Jim’s Favourite place that his has lived8:29 – 13:01 - We discuss life balance, fulfilment, and focus13:02 – 15:42 - We discuss creativity and mastery15:43 – 16:58 - Jim speaks about attaining fulfilment for the small things in life16:59 – 18:46 - We discuss how having a passion for your vocation can create an infectious energyfor people to want to be around18:47 – 20:19 – We discuss the need for coaches to have a balance between an intellectual andbeing engaging to optimally serve their clients and athletes20:20 – 22:26 - We talk about how reframing can be so powerful in helping to deconstruct self-limiting beliefs22:27 – 24:10 - We talk about how environmental exposures and current life experience are hugefactors in constructing our belief processes and how we hope to use the podcast a vehicle that mayhelp the viewers/listeners be exposed to information that could potentially enhance their lives24:11 – 26:04 - What book(s) is Jim reading right now and what book would he give away as apresent26:05 – 29:29 - If Jim could invite 5 people to dinner, dead or alive, who would he invite and why?29:30 – 30:44 - Wrap Up!30:45 – END!