13 | Ronnie Vinklarek on The Chain of Success

Written By Evan Burk
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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.

In this conversation, Evan Burk talks with Ronnie on his unique family circumstance that influenced his decision to become a coach, what he learned from working with great coaches in his career, and the traits needed to be a successful leader and a winning team.

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Tune into this episode to hear:

  • 2:00 | Unique family circumstances influencing his decision to pursue coaching

  • 5:00 | Learning to coach by watching others

  • 7:15 | "A great leader adheres to the people around them"

  • 11:00 | Taking genuine care and interest in the people you lead

  • 15:45 | What stood out about the great coaches Ronnie worked with

  • 18:30 | Consistency is better than greatness

  • 20:45 | Leading with an Attitude of Gratitude

  • 22:30 | What makes a great offensive linemen?

  • 25:15 | Team chemistry separates the really great teams

  • 28:30 | "The Chain of Success"

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Evan Burk

Evan Burk is a speaker, former NFL coach, and podcast host who uses the sports world as his backdrop to engage audiences with thought-provoking lessons of leadership, team-building, and creating championship cultures.

Evan Burk is not your typical football coach. Despite not playing football beyond high school and no network in the coaching profession, Evan's unlikely football journey began as a 4th grade coach, where he quickly worked his way to the NFL in just 6 years, and included coaching for teams such as the Miami Dolphins, UCLA, and SMU.

After spending fifteen-plus years working with the highest-performing athletes, coaches, and teams on the planet, Coach Burk uses his unique football coaching background to teach people how to utilize the same strategies in business and life that elite players and teams use to perform at a world-class level.

Evan received his B.S. in business management from the University of Colorado, and his Master of Liberal Studies degree from Southern Methodist University. He also hosts his own weekly sports leadership podcast, The Highest Level, where he reveals how championship team cultures are built and the keys to leadership excellence at the highest level.

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