Clyde Lear's guest appearances

Clyde Lear

The Risk Big Podcast - Stories of starts with entrepreneurs & leaders

Small Business Answer Man

Bob Burg

Grant Baldwin

Steve Powell

Billy Hurley

Beth Snyder

Shawn Burcham

Steve Grubbs

Helen Ciesielski

Johnny Eaker

Gabriel Hulsey

Jason Jett

David McKinzie

OwlTail

Out of all the conversations I've had thus far, this one means as much as any of them to me personally. Meet Clyde Lear, the founder of Learfield Communications which is now one of the largest college sports media companies in America after merging with IMG recently. Clyde sold the company a few years back and is retired now. But, his story of the start in 1972, how he got seed funding from some mentors, and the story behind his confidence in selling is gold. If you're struggling with the idea that you can't start something let Clyde inspire you with some of the below insights into his story:  Why he started a media company and how it pivoted to add a sports element even though he's a self proclaimed nerd. How he started and how hard that was. How he got Chrysler to agree to trade with him dozens of cars for ad space on his network they never used. How he created a culture to grow his company and have fun. A story about how a lost opportunity early in his career became a blessing in disguise.  Clyde is a mentor of mine. My friends and I have a terrific and deep relationship with Clyde as he's invested in our lives. He's become a dear friend. This is one of the interviews in my podcast series that I'd highly recommend you listen to when it's released in January.

Out of all the conversations I've had thus far, this one means as much as any of them to me personally. Meet Clyde Lear, the founder of Learfield Communications which is now one of the largest college sports media companies in America after merging with IMG recently. Clyde sold the company a few years back and is retired now. But, his story of the start in 1972, how he got seed funding from some mentors, and the story behind his confidence in selling is gold. If you're struggling with the idea that you can't start something let Clyde inspire you with some of the below insights into his story: <ol> <li>Why he started a media company and how it pivoted to add a sports element even though he's a self proclaimed nerd.</li> <li>How he started and how hard that was.</li> <li>How he got Chrysler to agree to trade with him dozens of cars for ad space on his network they never used.</li> <li>How he created a culture to grow his company and have fun.</li> <li>A story about how a lost opportunity early in his career became a blessing in disguise.</li> </ol> Clyde is a mentor of mine. My friends and I have a terrific and deep relationship with Clyde as he's invested in our lives. He's become a dear friend. This is one of the interviews in my podcast series that I'd highly recommend you listen to when it's released in January.

How Clyde Lear started a billion dollar sports media company