Lessons on Failing Forward w/ Matt Lashoff

About this episode

Matt Lashoff shares insights on navigating career transitions and the importance of resilience and authenticity in leadership.

Matt Lashoff, a former NHL defenseman and current Strategic Leader with Oak View Group and Founder of Vesta Legacy Group, shares how the grueling discipline of professional hockey prepared him for the complexities of global sports business and entrepreneurship. He discusses his unconventional path of balancing a career in the rink with his passion as a recording artist, highlighting how the vulnerability of songwriting taught him to lead with authenticity. This episode provides a roadmap for navigating high-stakes career transitions by focusing on the power of "failing forward" and maintaining the resilience to execute even when things are at their most inconvenient. Guest Links: Matt’s LinkedIn Matt Lashoff Music Oak View Group Credits:  Host: Lisa Nichols, Executive Producer: Jenny Heal, Marketing Support: Landon Burke and Joe Szynkowski, Podcast Engineer: Portside Media Something Extra with Lisa Nichols

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Nichols

Guest: Matt Lashoff

Topics covered

• career transitions
• resilience
• authentic leadership
• failing forward
• sports business
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• Matt Lashoff
• failing forward
• resilience
• sports business
• entrepreneurship
• authenticity
• career transitions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oak View Group, Vesta Legacy Group, Portside Media

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