Apr 17, 2026

@1QLeadership Question: Is compliance leadership superpower in college athletics?

This episode of the One Question Leadership Podcast follows Erin Adkins’ journey from law school to becoming Executive Senior Associate AD for NIL Strategy and Initiatives at UCLA. It explores how compliance, instinct, and...

Apr 7, 2026

@1QLeadership Question: How does an alumnus-turned-athletic-director leverage personal history, modern college athletics trends, and deep relationships to transform a tradition-rich military institute without losing what makes it unique?

• Jamaal Walton, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at VMI, talks with...

Feb 19, 2026

@1QLeadership Question: How can an athletics director build and sustain a championship‑level athletic department in the Great Plains?

Montana State Director of Athletics, Leon Costello, discusses presidential leadership transitions on campus, the strategic growth of the athletic department, and how aligned support for...

Feb 5, 2026

@1QLeadership Question: What matters most in how we develop student-athletes?

College football analyst Yogi Roth challenges administrators to see athletes not as transactions or brands, but as **human** stories whose mental skills and identity must be developed as intentionally as their physical talent. He argues that...

Jan 27, 2026

@1QLeadership Question: How are athletic departments incorporating pro sports operating principles while protecting their school’s institutional mission?

Ed Kull, VP & Director of Athletics at Saint John’s University, discusses how the athletics department is adapting to a rapidly changing, more professionalized...