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Hosted by Philip Darke & Paul Jobson · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 207 episodes
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Hosts Paul Jobson and Phil Darke have decades of experience as leaders, husbands, fathers, soccer coaches, players, and referees. In this podcast, Paul and Phil will have conversations with guests from the worlds of leadership and soccer about how we can flourish by examining life and leadership through the lens of the "beautiful game."
Philip Darke & Paul Jobson hosts How Soccer Explains Leadership Podcast, a sports show with 207 episodes published.
In Episode 204, Phil and Paul continue Season 14's dive into The People Advantage with Episode 9 of the series—and this one tackles the gap between knowing something and actually living it out. Insight doesn't change peo
In Episode 203, Phil and Paul continue Season 14's dive into The People Advantage with Episode 8 of the series—and this one gets at something every leader thinks they're already doing well: creating clarity. Talent, char
In Episode 202, Phil and Paul continue Season 14's dive into The People Advantage by tackling one of the toughest calls every coach, business leader, parent, and organization eventually has to make: How do you protect yo
In Episode 201, Phil and Paul continue Season 14's focus on The People Advantage by exploring one of the most important ingredients in every healthy team, organization, family, and relationship: Trust. Most leaders recog
In Episode 200, Phil and Paul continue Season 14's focus on The People Advantage by exploring a reality every leader, coach, parent, and teammate needs to understand: Every strength has a shadow side. The very traits tha
In Episode 199, the fourth installment of our series, Phil and Paul continue Season 14's focus on The People Advantage by tackling one of the most overlooked realities of leadership and communication: Communication is no
In Episode 198, Phil and Paul continue Season 14's focus on The People Advantage by exploring one of the biggest mistakes leaders unintentionally make: leading everyone the same way. Building on the DISC foundation from
In Episode 197, Phil and Paul continue the Season 14 theme—The People Advantage—by diving into a foundational truth: you lead how you're wired, and you play how you lead. Building on Episode 1, they introduce a high-leve
In Episode 196, Phil and Paul kick off a new format for Season 14—short, high-impact leadership episodes centered around one core theme: The People Advantage. Over the next 10 episodes, they will unpack a foundational tr
In Episode 195, we are re-casting our episode with Paul Caligiuri, OCFC Manager, US Nat'l Soccer Hall of Famer, Former USMNT defender/midfielder and pro player in US and Germany, one of the first Americans to play profes
In Episode 194 , we're recasting Offseason Talk, Volume 2 , where host Phil Darke breaks down why understanding and implementing the DISC Model of Human Behavior can be one of the most practical and powerful steps you ta
In Episode 193, we are recasting our incredible interview with Cori Close, Head Coach of UCLA Women's Basketball, who talked with Phil about lessons she learned from her mentor, John Wooden, her personal "Why," what a br
In Episode 192, Phil and Paul recap their highlights from the great interviews we've had in Season 13 and discuss the "Nor-Way. We discuss what it is, why it is relevant to this podcast, and whether we should implement a
In Episode 191, Phil and Paul sat down with Jim Spence, founder of Sports Quest, to explore a 30-year journey of soccer ministry, leadership development, and faithful obedience. Jim shares how a young Englishman with dre
In Episode 190, Phil and Paul dive into the importance of individual and team development in every level of soccer. They discuss the role of effective communication between coaches and players, emphasizing the significan
In Episode 189, Phil and Paul had a great conversation with Thuy Williams, an incredible athlete and coach of the US Amputee Soccer National Team using her skills and talents in the world of all-abilities and sports mini
In Episode 188, we are re-casting our conversation with Wells Thompson, Former MLS midfielder and 1 st Round Draft Pick, Co-Founder of Soccer Resilience, husband, and father. This was our most downloaded episode of 2025
In Episode 187, Phil and Paul reflect on their top HSEL episodes and their personal highlights of 2025. They discuss lessons learned from various guests, personal highs and lows, including transitions in their careers an
In Episode 186, Carl Dambman, Athletes in Action Missionary, Olympic Wrestler, Author of In God's Grip , husband, and father, talks with Phil and Paul about his unique journey with wrestling and pioneering sports ministr
In Episode 185, Warren Mainard, Executive Director of Impact Players, husband, and father, talks with Phil and Paul about how his tennis career shaped his approach to life and leadership. The conversation covers the impo
Peter Greer
Author, “Lead With Prayer” · HOPE International
1 appearance on this show
Sean Miller
secondary school leader and educator · Brentford Football Club
1 appearance on this show
Don Williams
entrepreneur, nine-time author, and consultant · Don Williams Global
1 appearance on this show
Eric Pfeiffer
Founder and Senior Consultant · Hoosier Ag Today
2 appearances on this show
Dan Williams
Managing Director of the building services division, SRW · Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau
1 appearance on this show
Dan Abrahams
sport psychology expert
1 appearance on this show
Jay DeMerit
1 appearance on this show
Phil Smith
Organisational Development Consultant · PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay
1 appearance on this show
Jesse Bradley
former pro soccer player, pastor, chaplain to the Seattle Sounders · Seattle Grace Community Church
1 appearance on this show
Max Rooke
peak performance coach, author, speaker, Associate Head Coach at Pepperdine University Women’s Soccer · Pepperdine University
1 appearance on this show
Thuy Williams
US Amputee Soccer National Team
1 appearance on this show
Warren Mainard
Impact Players
1 appearance on this show
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How Soccer Explains Leadership Podcast is hosted by Philip Darke & Paul Jobson. The show is categorised under sports (soccer) and has published 207 episodes.
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