Quinton Porter: Control What You Can – Your Work Ethic

If you have access to the same tools, strategies, techniques, knowledge, resources as your competitors, what can set you apart?

In today’s business world, it’s easy to uncover what makes a certain company successful. It’s cheap to buy and implement the latest technologies and systems. As individuals, we can learn and apply the latest knowledge to any given problem within a matter of minutes.

What sets certain companies and individuals apart from others is actually one of the most basic concepts in human performance. It comes down to your work ethic.

If you’re wondering how you can leverage the same work ethic to elevate your performance that allowed Quinton Porter to become an NFL quarterback and then a business executive within the tech space, then this episode is for you.

Quinton Porter


“If it doesn’t happen, tomorrow is another day.” – Quinton Porter

Quinton Porter, Vice President of North America for Pico – Get Personal, has been scaling startup tech companies and sales teams for 10 years since retiring from football. He played quarterback at Boston College where he completed his MBA, played 2 years in the NFL with the Houston Texans and Carolina Panthers, and 5 years in the CFL with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. As a native of Portland, Maine, he has created a community initiative that maximizes the benefits of athletic training and wellness through a state-of-the-art indoor sports complex and programming in partnerships with the local university.

Pico – Get Personal: Pico’s SaaS technology turns brands and sports teams from data renters intro data owners by identifying anonymous Digital audience members, progressively gathering actionable data, and leveraging it to efficiently drive their business objectives.

Some of the things we discuss in this episode:

  • His transition from football to executive within the tech space
  • Why during the toughest moments -it’s only up to us to make it happen
  • How Quinton’s morning practices made him a better business leader
  • Why the “keep going and pushing” mentality will win over talent alone
  • How Quinton, during moments of pressure and failure was able to remove himself from the results
  • All that there is, is right now – how to live
  • Why Quinton hires in pairs!

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To receive more insight on how you can use sports principles in business check out more blogs here.

Also, watch his Sports to Business podcast series to understand how you can apply sports principles to business. In this series, Tanvir sits down with former athletes from CFL/NFL football players to Olympians, and share their business transformation stories with you.