{"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. In 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. Whether you're leading an organization, growing your career, or looking to inspire others, this episode is full of insights you can immediately apply. Topics CoveredJennifer's journey into the sports industryBuilding innovative business ventures with the Dallas CowboysLessons learned from creating the National Medal of Honor MuseumWhy purpose becomes more important than titlesThe power of mentorship and paying it forwardLeadership lessons from managing people, not just projectsHow great organizations balance tradition with innovationWhy nonprofits must become better storytellersBuilding resilient brands that stand the test of timeEmbracing calculated risk and career opportunitiesDefining success through service and lasting impactJennifer's thoughts on leadership, legacy, and developing future leadersTimestamps & Highlights00:00 – Meet Jennifer Surgalski and her unique leadership journey03:40 – From internships to the NFL: finding a career in sports05:03 – Balancing billion-dollar business ventures with meaningful nonprofit work08:25 – How Jennifer's definition of success has evolved10:27 – Stories of courage from Medal of Honor recipients that changed her perspective13:13 – The mentors who shaped Jennifer's life and why paying it forward matters16:30...","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}