{"id":2165,"date":"2020-04-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\/podcast-at-home-with-leaders-mark-shapiro\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:16:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:16:40","slug":"podcast-at-home-with-leaders-mark-shapiro","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\/podcast-at-home-with-leaders-mark-shapiro\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaders Performance Podcast: At Home With Leaders &#8211; Mark Shapiro"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-495383234.jpg);\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__overlay grad-overlay content-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <p class=\"es-label es-label--md\">\n                                Apr 15, 2020                            <\/p>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\" class=\"theme-dark hero__back-link back-link es-label es-label--sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--md icon--arrow-left\"><\/span>Podcasts<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__title\">Leaders Performance Podcast: At Home With Leaders &#8211; Mark Shapiro<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n        \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <section class=\"es-section theme-light hero__sidebar-wrapper container\">\n        <div class=\"hero__sidebar\">\n                            <div class=\"category-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Category<\/div>\n                  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            \n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"es-section__text content-area\">\n                                    <p><h4>Major League Baseball remains shutdown but Mark Shapiro spies opportunities for growth and self-improvement right across the Toronto Blue Jays.<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to have to increase our level of open-mindedness and the way we connect with fans,\u201d says the Blue Jays\u2019 President and CEO. \u201cThe way we think about our game and the way we actually play and produce our game &#8211; the path back is likely to be a long one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro is the first guest on a new miniseries of podcasts brought to you by our co-hosts Matthew Stone, Leaders\u2019 Senior Product Manager, and Steve Gera, the CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gainsgroup.com\/\"><u>Gains Group<\/u><\/a>, which helps some of sport\u2019s greatest teams and athletes maximise the value of their data and technology.<\/p>\n<p>The duo will bring you a slate of guests drawn from across sports performance to discuss how they are adapting to the new normal, attempting to thrive and contribute to the eventual reboot of the sports performance landscape.<\/p>\n<p>From the comfort of his home office and standing desk, Shapiro talks about:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ongoing scenario-planning at the Blue Jays [5:00];<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The unintended consequences of the MLB shutdown [9:00];<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Why the Blue Jays are prioritising mental health and wellbeing for all athletes and staff [15:40];<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Knowing how to check the organisation\u2019s cultural health [22:00];<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Why the potential of the team\u2019s new practice facility still remains unknown [25:20].<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/id\/58813685\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"138px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Steve Gera: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sfgera\"><u>Twitter<\/u><\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stevegera\/\"><u>LinkedIn<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Matthew Stone: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stone_Sport\"><u>Twitter<\/u><\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/matthewstone22\/\"><u>LinkedIn<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><b>Further listening:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance\/coaching-and-development\/leaders-performance-podcast-jess-thirlby\/\"><u>Jess Thirlby, Head Coach, England Netball<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Listen above and subscribe today on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/leaders-performance-podcast\/id1124488318?mt=2\"><u>iTunes<\/u><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4EKIUuWYk5SWWqRWRQfw3z?si=epSPBhLdREOwtHiGYJnvEg\"><u>Spotify<\/u><\/a>, <a 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