Seth Anderson: Beyond the Rink | From Hockey to Corporate

Do you ever wonder just how much control a leader has in the success of his or her team? Better yet, do you think a leader has the ability to turn around a mediocre team into a world-class, elite, high-performing team?

We hear stories about the impact a single leader, GM, coach, or CEO had on turning around an organization – how do they do it? And what specific strategies and secrets do they attribute to these types of successes?

If you’re looking to learn about how to build and lead a team to a championship, and how you can make an impact on the journey, then this episode is for you.

Seth Anderson


“As a leader, create the space to be open, honest and transparent.” – Seth Anderson

Seth Anderson is a Director at Telus and a former GM of Junior B team Wainwright Bisons. Currently, he is passionately driving a digital transformation program, actively supporting his team on mental health and wellness and mentoring other leaders on how to achieve their career goals.

He has also gone on a personal journey over the past two years where he has taken his personal health more seriously and taken steps to build new habits. In that process, he has lost +80 pounds, become a much more present father and husband, and found new inspiration to become a better leader for the teams he supports at work.

You can read Seth’s story and learn more about his podcast here

Some of the things we discuss in this episode:

  • Seth’s early life and love of sports
  • Creating spaces where people can be open and honest
  • Seth’s story on rising through the ranks in a corporate environment
  • Inspirational story about his time with the Wainwright Bisons as GM
  • How sports have had a positive impact from all aspects

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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.