He is a coach; he is a CEO; he's got his master's from Concordia University Irvine; he is Dusty Buell.
Show Highlights
- How having a servant’s heart has guided him through his 15-year career to support children
- His company, Sunlight Children’s Services, provides a safe and supportive environment for abused or neglected children during the investigation and until their next placement
- What influenced him to pursue the two roads of public relations and soccer coach
- He worked in public relations for foster care, was a lobbyist for child safety and foster care, joined the executive leadership team at an international non-profit organization focused on children with severe autism and developmental disabilities, started coaching the soccer team at Augusta Senior high School, and became the CEO of Sunlight Children’s Services
- Why the COVID-19 pandemic condition of isolation was the exact ingredient abusers want and how it resulted in much more severe cases of child abuse or neglect
- What he brought to the soccer program, established in 1994, at his alma mater, Augusta Senior High School, in 2015
- How trust and love form the foundation of his leadership style
- What influenced his decision to go back to Concordia in 2016 and pursue his Master’s in Coaching and Athletic Administration
- How lessons from the MCAA program transformed his soccer program
- What he did to help his team adjust to and embrace the changes in his coaching philosophy after the MCAA program
- How Augusta Senior High School’s values of leadership, excellence, possibility, celebration, and transformation are at the forefront of everything that the program does
- How the soccer program dealt with COVID-19’s impact on their seasons by recognizing that they were dealing with the pandemic hurdles together
- His soccer team won the regional championship in 2019 and made it to state in 2020
- Why anyone who is looking to become a better leader should join the Master’s in Coaching and Athletic Administration, from coaches to managers to CEOs
Tags: Masters in Coaching, Coaching, MCAA Podcast, Alumni, Soccer