{"podcast":{"title":"Corporate Competitor Podcast","slug":"corporate-competitor-podcast-636647","podcast_index_feed_id":636647,"rss_url":"https://donyaeger.libsyn.com/corporatecompetitorpodcast","website_url":"http://donyaeger.libsyn.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/1/d/6/d1d62eebb88d218316c3140a3186d450/new_album_cover-SQUARE-20260317-zowq8xh1ru.jpg","author":"Don Yaeger","episode_count":267,"summary":"What do most Fortune 500 executives have in common? They learned important lessons on the fields and courts of their high school and collegiate sports teams. This is true for both men and women. Ernst & Young found that a whopping 94% of women holding a C-suite position, played sports. Join 13-time New York Times Best-Selling Author Don Yaeger on his journey to sit with some of the brightest executives in the world as we discuss how sports shaped their professional trajectory in life.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/corporate-competitor-podcast-636647"},"episode":{"title":"Calero President & CRO Eric Martorano says: Data tells you what's happening, stories tell you why it matters.","slug":"calero-president-cro-eric-martorano-says-data-tells-you-what-s-happening-stories-tell-you-why-it-matters","published_at":"2026-04-15T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/corporate-competitor-podcast-636647/calero-president-cro-eric-martorano-says-data-tells-you-what-s-happening-stories-tell-you-why-it-matters","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/corporate-competitor-podcast-636647","url":"https://donyaeger.com/corporate-competitor-podcast/episode-259/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/donyaeger/259_EricMartorano_Audio1.mp3?dest-id=2161784","summary":"Ep. 259: After a decade at Microsoft where he was responsible for more than $17 billion in revenue, Eric used lessons from the baseball field—failure, resilience, and belief—to build award-winning cultures at Nextiva, Accordo, and Calero. You will learn: • Why people commit to stories—not spreadsheets • How to build belief in your team after failure • Why clarity—not control—is the foundation of great leadership Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes Don's favorite quotes from today's episode and a reflection question so you can apply today's insights. Do you want to write a book? In my new role as Publisher at Forbes Books and with the incredible resources and expertise of their team, we're making it easier than ever to help YOU to tell your story. Send us a message here to get started: https://books.forbes.com/don/ Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team towards personal and professional greatness.","meta_description":"Ep. 259: After a decade at Microsoft where he was responsible for more than $17 billion in revenue, Eric used lessons from the baseball field—failure, res…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2604,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/corporate-competitor-podcast-636647/episodes/calero-president-cro-eric-martorano-says-data-tells-you-what-s-happening-stories-tell-you-why-it-matters/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/corporate-competitor-podcast-636647/calero-president-cro-eric-martorano-says-data-tells-you-what-s-happening-stories-tell-you-why-it-matters.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}