Business MVP
Hosted by Sammy Peterson
About this Show
The best business leaders aren't just talented — they're trained. And for some of them, that training started long before they ever stepped into a boardroom.
Business MVP takes you inside the real stories of elite athletes, coaches, and sports entrepreneurs who've translated what they learned on the field into extraordinary success in business. Through candid conversations, we break down the habits, mindset, and leadership principles that drive performance under pressure — and explore how these leaders are building businesses, leading teams, and using their platforms to create meaningful impact through philanthropy and community work.
We go beyond the highlight reel. This is about the discipline, the setbacks, the pivots, and the championship mindset that turns competitors into business leaders.
Hosted by Sammy Peterson — legal strategist, executive leader, and mom of three competitive athletes — this show sits at the intersection of sports, business, and leadership. Sammy brings both strategic insight and real-world perspective to every conversation.
If you want to think sharper, lead better, and compete at an MVP level — in business and in life — this is the playbook.
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Latest Episodes
Ed Lubowicki: Why the Best Business Lessons Come From Feeling Lost, Burnt Out, and Stuck in Your Career | E17
As entrepreneurs and business leaders, we often feel like we must have all the answers and keep making progress at all costs. Today’s guest insists that the best lessons are learned in periods of confusion, misdirection, and feeling stuck. In this episode, athletic retirement coach Ed Lu...
John Damon: Commit to Your Vision for Your Business on Every Level | E16
Why did the owner of The Cave insist on buying a $40,000 fridge for his gym? Easy—he believes that your business will fall to the lowest standard you allow. If you constantly set a high standard for your business, from the quality of your sales pitch to the quality of the water in your fridg...
Anthony Trucks: The Playbook for Turning Your Expertise Into a Profitable Speaking Career | E15
The issue for most small business owners is not a lack of expertise—it’s getting that expertise to the right audience. Today’s guest has built a seven-figure business around his personal brand and now helps business owners establish themselves as thought leaders through profitable speaking career...
Mike Hollis: The Case Against Long-Term Goals, Frequent Pivots, and Being a Yes-Man | E14
Most business coaches preach that entrepreneurs should constantly evaluate their strategy and frequently change direction as a result. Today’s guest challenges that philosophy. In this episode, entrepreneur and retired NFL kicker Mike Hollis joins Sammy to discuss how he became one of th...
Design Thinking: How to Build, Scale, and Upgrade Your Life Like a Product | Steve Davis Jr. | E13
Why do so many entrepreneurs build and scale successful businesses, but still feel unfulfilled, lost, and misaligned? Today’s episode reveals how building your life and personal values with the same focus, strategy, and intention as building a business will reveal your true mission. In this ep...
Abbie Fish: Your Guide to Building Coaching Businesses Online in Any Industry | E12
While most coaching businesses have jumped into the deep end of social media, digital marketing, and online courses, some industries are still hesitant to take the leap. Today’s episode will show you that building an online coaching business can be highly profitable, regardless of your industry.&...
Jedidiah Collins: Triple Your Chances of Scaling to Nine Figures With This One Mindset Shift | E11
Why do you keep hitting roadblocks in your personal, financial, and business growth when you have the skills and paycheck you theoretically need to succeed? In this episode, NFL veteran and financial educator Jedidiah Collins joins Sammy to discuss why so many professional athletes go br...
The Team-Building Philosophy That Scales Companies | Eric Ravotti | E10
Eric Ravotti has spent his entire career solving the same problem in different arenas: how do you help a team perform at its highest level? First as a Penn State linebacker and Pittsburgh Steelers draft pick, then as an entrepreneur, and now as an executive helping scale companies across the coun...
Ryan Schachtner: The Framework for Winning After Your First Career Ends | E9
What happens when your five-year plan, ten-year plan, or entire career falls apart unexpectedly? How do you leverage that setback to forge a new path for success? When a career-ending shoulder injury detonated Ryan Schachtner's dream of playing professional baseball, he had to rethink ev...
Ephraim Salaam: The Discipline That Turns Underdogs Into Industry Leaders | E8
Peak performance experts agree that a determined mindset is the key to success. But what are actionable steps we can take to develop unshakable resilience that will make success inevitable? At 14, when Ephraim Salaam told his guidance counselor he wanted to play in the NFL, she told him to pic...
The Ownership Strategy Behind Lasting Success | Nik Lewis | E7
After going undrafted and missing out on the NFL, Nik Lewis was ready to walk away from football altogether. Attending one last tryout launched a 14-year CFL career, two Grey Cup championships, and a Hall of Fame legacy that included becoming the league's all-time receptions leader. But Nik's big...
From College QB to Software CEO: Hewitt Tomlin’s Bootstrapped Start-Up Framework | E6
Hewitt Tomlin saw a problem nobody was solving. As a college quarterback, he watched athletes train from paper packets while smartphones were changing everything else. So he built a software platform to bring strength and conditioning into the digital age. After years of rejected pitches, failed ...
How Jack Oujo Built an $800M Business by Planning for Failure | E5
One call ended Jack Oujo's dream of reaching the major leagues. After spending eight years as a professional baseball umpire, he was released just short of the top level. Instead of letting rejection define him, he used it as fuel to reinvent himself, eventually building one of the nation's leadi...
The High Performer’s Guide to Ego, Failure, and Reinvention | Marques Ogden | E4
Marques Ogden’s life after the NFL looked like a textbook success story. He built an eight-figure business that earned him industry-wide recognition. Then, one award, a growing ego, and a series of poor decisions brought everything crashing down. Within 90 days, the business was gone, and Marques...
Angela Ruggiero: The Leadership Mindset Behind Olympic Gold and Business Growth | E3
Angela Ruggiero achieved what most athletes spend a lifetime chasing before she turned 20. As the youngest player on the first-ever U.S. women's Olympic hockey team, she won Olympic gold and went on to build one of the most decorated careers in women's hockey history. In her second act, after ear...