I’m excited to have Dave Checketts with us as I have been following him now for quite some time. He’s a husband, father of 6, a Christian and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, he recently returned from a mission for the church where he served as the President of the England, London Mission for 3 years. He started his professional career pretty young doing really big things and at 28, he was the President and GM of the Jazz, which was the youngest chief executive in NBA history. He then went on to be the president of the New York Knicks, and then the presidency of Madison Square Garden, and then went on to found SBCGlobal, a consulting and investment services firm for sports teams, and then he has also served as CEO of Legends Hospitality Management and on a number of boards.

The Mormon Way of Doing Business 2:35
How he was able to balance family, faith, and career 11:18
Spending time with family instead of the team 19:00
His crazy schedule 20:50
Don’t commute 30:34
Advice for someone with family and a busy career 35:10
When his dog died and he had to choose between family and his job 39:37
Being competitive 49:36
Balancing his competitive nature with Christianity 58:17
Expect a miracle 66:05
Distinguishing your ego from God 74:40

“I just said, ‘I’m happy to do this. This will be a challenge because the company’s a $4 billion entertainment company. I will do it, but I only have one request,’ and then after we settled on all the other terms of the contract, I said ‘I’m not gonna be here on Sunday. I’m just not gonna be here. It’s a family day, it’s really important for me, it’s a day to demonstrate my faith. I’m not gonna be here, and even if the Knicks are in game 7 of the world championship, the chances are I probably will not come.’” 9:46