Blaine Scully is a recently retired professional and international rugby player. His comprehensive leadership experience includes being captain of the United States Rugby team from 2016-2019, co-founding the US Rugby Players Association, working as a broadcast analyst with NBC Sports, and advising a number of sport technology companies.

Ronnie Vinklarek is a football coach that has coached at every level of football: NFL, college, and high school. He now works as a speaker and coach, teaching audiences his success principles through the story of his own coaching journey.

Jonathan Van Horn is a National Soccer Director for Athletes in Action, where he currently works with college and professional teams on character and team development, and also hosts the SHIFT Podcast, which focuses on assisting athletes through successful transitions in sport and in life.

Jamey Rootes served as President of the NFL's Houston Texans for 20 seasons, where he was responsible for the business operations of the team. Before joining the Texans, he was president and general manager of the Columbus Crew in the MLS, and and recently published his book, "The Winning Game Plan: A Proven Leadership Playbook for Continuous Business Success".

On this episode of The Highest Level Podcast, Evan Burk talks to LA Rams’ Director of Equipment Brendan Burger about leaving college early for his 1st NFL opportunity, developing relationships with Hall of Fame players and great coaches, and the equipment staff being the heartbeat of the team.

On this episode of The Highest Level Podcast, Evan Burk talks to former professional rugby player Marc Stcherbina about the great teams he played for during his career, the importance of fair and honest communication from leaders, and how he uses the principles learned from his playing career in his work as a consultant and coach today.

On this episode of The Highest Level Podcast, Evan Burk talks to Chris Canetti about going from clubhouse manager to the GM role of a minor league baseball team in only 3 years, Learning to be a team executive at an uncommonly young age, and how he influenced team culture from the role of team president.

On this episode of The Highest Level Podcast, Evan Burk talks with Ben Rosenberg and Bret Levine from Head Games Podcast on the differences of situational and internal motivation, the methods to measure and increase team cohesion, and the importance of accepting roles in creating great team chemistry.

On this episode of The Highest Level Podcast, Evan Burk talks with Robert Yip on his transition from traditional sports to working with professional esports organizations, the consistency in players that drives team success in all sports, and how stability in people is needed for team to build a winning culture.

On this episode of The Highest Level Podcast, Evan Burk speaks with Victor on gaining insight into how baseball players were off the field, the lessons he learned on building relationships during Boston's 1st championship run in 2004, and how ambition is the force that drives all great players.

On this episode of The Highest Level Podcast, Evan Burk speaks with Paul Svagdis on how he uses his football mentality in his approach to coaching baseball, finding leadership potential in the recruiting process, and how having a player that sets the standard is a crucial element on all his great teams.

On this episode of The Highest Level Podcast, Evan Burk speaks with Clif Carroll on Bobby Knight's 3x5 index card influencing his coaching, his recruiting philosophy changing after having kids, and the Texas BBQ lessons he uses to lead his team.

On this episode of The Highest Level Podcast, Evan Burk speaks with Dr. Alex Auerbach about building trust with players, how leaders can maximize their leadership potential, and the value of honest and transparent work environments.