{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Eyespiring","title":"Building a Career with Purpose: Leadership, Legacy & Taking Bold Risks with Jennifer Surgalski ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2833,"description":"Success isn't always about following a perfectly planned path. Sometimes it's about embracing unexpected opportunities, taking calculated risks, and using your talents to make a lasting impact.\n \nIn this episode of Eyespiring, Heather Patrick welcomes Jennifer Surgalski, Senior Director of Strategic Project Development for the Dallas Cowboys, Chief of Strategy for the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation, and Trustee of the Delta Gamma Foundation. Jennifer shares lessons from more than two decades in sports, leadership, philanthropy, and strategic innovation while offering practical advice on mentoring others, building strong brands, leading through uncertainty, and defining success by the impact we leave behind.\n \nWhether you're leading an organization, growing your career, or looking to inspire others, this episode is full of insights you can immediately apply.\n \nTopics Covered\nJennifer's journey into the sports industry\nBuilding innovative business ventures with the Dallas Cowboys\nLessons learned from creating the National Medal of Honor Museum\nWhy purpose becomes more important than titles\nThe power of mentorship and paying it forward\nLeadership lessons from managing people, not just projects\nHow great organizations balance tradition with innovation\nWhy nonprofits must become better storytellers\nBuilding resilient brands that stand the test of time\nEmbracing calculated risk and career opportunities\nDefining success through service and lasting impact\nJennifer's thoughts on leadership, legacy, and developing future leaders\nTimestamps & Highlights\n00:00 – Meet Jennifer Surgalski and her unique leadership journey\n03:40 – From internships to the NFL: finding a career in sports\n05:03 – Balancing billion-dollar business ventures with meaningful nonprofit work\n08:25 – How Jennifer's definition of success has evolved\n10:27 – Stories of courage from Medal of Honor recipients that changed her perspective\n13:13 – The mentors who shaped Jennifer's life and why paying...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/RB2kVCWtropYx6BN7_PgAJ1GrP0EeWZ1DE7a-hxRJy4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iYzU3/OWM5YzBhYjU1ZjZm/ODhkOWRhZmJkYWY5/OWVlMy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}