What a Former D1 Athlete Turned TEDx Speaker Can Teach Us About Self-Care and Presenting - 050

Self-care for leaders, presentation skills, and executive communication: what can a former D1 football player turned TEDx speaking coach teach entrepreneurs, sales professionals, and business owners about leading and presenting at a higher level? On this episode of the Elite Business Connector Podcast, host Bryan Buckley, business networking expert, keynote speaker, and business strategist, sits down with keynote speaker and communication coach Darryll Stinson. Darryll went from a full-ride Division 1 football scholarship at Central Michigan University and NFL dreams to a career-ending injury, a painful season of depression, and a complete rebuild of his identity. Today he coaches executives and TEDx speakers on conscious executive communication. Together, Bryan and Darryll unpack leadership mental health, burnout prevention, stress management, public speaking tips, business storytelling, and how to read the room in any meeting, sales presentation, or keynote. You will walk away with Darryll's CARE self-care framework, a simple daily habit for building self-awareness, and practical tools to present with confidence and build trust in the 1st 5 Minutes of any business conversation. If you are an entrepreneur, leader, or sales professional who wants to manage stress, communicate with impact, and build stronger professional relationships, this conversation is for you. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ✅ The CARE self-care framework: Conscious Awareness, Activities, Relationships, Expression ✅ Why self-care is a productivity tool, not a distraction, for high performers ✅ The 15-minute executive check-in (and the 3-day challenge) to uncover your subconscious patterns ✅ Why energy management beats time management (plus the two-minute dance party) ✅ How to steward the relationships that have the most access to you ✅ When "wearing the mask" at work is adapting vs. manipulating ✅ Conscious executive communication: how to stay with yourself while you present ✅ How to tell personal stories that bring a room to life ✅ How to read the room and recover a presentation that is losing people ✅ How to know you are genuinely connecting in the 1st 5 Minutes CONNECT WITH DARRYLL STINSON ✅ Website: DarryllStinson.com ✅ Company: Seeding Greatness ✅ Social: @StinsonSpeaks on all platforms ✅ LinkedIn: Darryll Stinson ✅ Book: WORK WITH BRYAN BUCKLEY Want to help your team build trust, connect faster, and win more business? Bring Bryan in for your next keynote, workshop, or sales training. Learn more about the 1st 5 Minutes™ framework and Trust Before Transaction™ at BryanBuckleySpeaks.com ✅ Website: BryanBuckleySpeaks.com ✅ YouTube and Instagram: BryanBuckleySpeaks JOIN THE CONVERSATION 👍 Like this episode if it gave you a new way to think about self-care, leadership, or presenting. 💬 Comment below: Which letter of CARE do you neglect most as a leader: Conscious Awareness, Activities, Relationships, or Expression? 🔔 Subscribe to the Elite Business Connector Podcast and turn on notifications so you never miss a conversation on networking, leadership, and business growth. 🔁 Share this episode with a leader, salesperson, or presenter who needs to hear it. Timestamps 00:00 – Welcome and Guest Setup 04:26 – Belonging and Losing Yourself 08:14 – When Masking Helps and Hurts 11:09 – Football, Identity, Injury, and Collapse 15:18 – Psychiatric Unit, Faith, and Self-Care 17:07 – The CARE Self-Care Framework 22:20 – Activities, Relationships, and Expression 30:30 – Presenting With Presence and Structure 35:25 – Choosing Stories and Setting Boundaries 39:32 – Reading the Room in Real Time 46:30 – Lightning Round and Final Takeaways 51:13 – Resources, Cheat Sheet, and Closing #EliteBusinessConnector #BryanBuckley #DarryllStinson #Leadership #ExecutiveCommunication #MentalHealthAtWork #BusinessPodcast #Entrepreneurship #storytellinghub #SalesTips #Networking #1st5Minutes | self-care for leaders, leadership self-care, executive self-care routine, self-care framework, self-care as a productivity tool, mental health for entrepreneurs, leadership mental health, burnout prevention for leaders, stress management for executives,Darryll Stinson interview