The Chaudron Effect

Writing about leadership, responsibility, and the decisions you carry home. Host of The Chaudron Effect Podcast. One conversation at a time.

[The Chaudron Effect @ChaudronEffect]

There are seasons in leadership.

And there are seasons in life.

This morning I released the Season 1 finale of The Chaudron Effect.

One of the lessons experience teaches us is that not every season requires the same pace.

Sometimes leadership means pushing.
Sometimes it means building.
And sometimes it means recognizing what matters most in the season you’re in.

Season 2 returns late summer / early fall.

Thank you for being part of the conversation.

The Chaudron Effect.
Experience.
Perspective.
Leadership.

#thechaudroneffect

Link below👇

[FauxJimmySexton (Parody Account) | Mike Chaudron @fauxjimmysexton]

New Agent Confidential episode:
Who is really shaping the future of college sports?

The June 3 hearing wasn't just about what Nick Saban, Ted Cruz, Gordon Gee, or the Notre Dame AD said.

It revealed a much bigger story:
Congress, conferences, university presidents, athletic directors, coaches, and media stakeholders are now all trying to shape the same governance framework.

Twelve months ago these conversations were happening in separate rooms.

Today they're happening in the same conversation.
🎥👇

[FauxJimmySexton (Parody Account) | Mike Chaudron @fauxjimmysexton]

For years, the biggest forces in college athletics were discussed separately.

NIL.
Conference realignment.
Media rights.
Coaching salaries.
Transfer portal chaos.
Private equity.
Federal legislation.
Governance failures.

Now they’re all colliding at the same time.

Thread. 🧵

1/10

[FauxJimmySexton (Parody Account) | Mike Chaudron @fauxjimmysexton]

@RossDellenger @YahooSports Cecile, tell Sabes that #AirSexton is booked solid and Throttle is somewhere in the Keys sipping boat drinks.

He’ll have to call Byrne (notice) and get N1A to run him up to DC.

[FauxJimmySexton (Parody Account) | Mike Chaudron @fauxjimmysexton]

The public SEC Meetings in Destin have wrapped up for the day.

Now the real meetings begin at Jim-meh’s place on 30A.

Fresh Bon Secour oysters from @BonSecourOyster
Pappy behind the bar.
A few billion dollars of media rights discussion.

No minutes will be released.

[FauxJimmySexton (Parody Account) | Mike Chaudron @fauxjimmysexton]

Looking for a different Father’s Day gift for the college football fan in your life?

For the next couple of weeks, I’m offering personalized and autographed copies of Agent Confidential.

Happy to personalize them for dads, sons, coaches, boosters, friends, or anyone who loves the business and inside story behind modern college football.

DM me for details.
Paperback, Kindle, Audible, and Apple Books audiobook versions are also available here:

https://t.co/TwNIGSlbvd

https://t.co/BdrIaDcqcr

[FauxJimmySexton (Parody Account) | Mike Chaudron @fauxjimmysexton]

@RustyMansell_ Class of 1980. Foley (Alabama) High School.

[FauxJimmySexton (Parody Account) | Mike Chaudron @fauxjimmysexton]

@ChaudronEffect That’s a tough one because they’re all terrific. But let’s just say that Coach O joining Kiffin was a pretty big downer at the Tiki Bar. YawYawYaw.

[The Chaudron Effect @ChaudronEffect]

@fauxjimmysexton Who’s your favorite guest on Buyout Island?

[FauxJimmySexton (Parody Account) | Mike Chaudron @fauxjimmysexton]

Coach O translated : ‘I’m glad to be back, where’s the Red Bull?!’

https://t.co/f8wg4PnbQK

[The Chaudron Effect @ChaudronEffect]

Really excited to see this is out!

[FauxJimmySexton (Parody Account) | Mike Chaudron @fauxjimmysexton]

It’s official!

The Audible version of #AgentConfidential is now live, and I had the chance to narrate it myself.

Hearing your own words come back through headphones is a strange feeling. Equal parts exciting, humbling, and surreal.

This book was never about hot takes. It was about incentives, economics, leadership, power, and the business behind modern college football.

And now it has a voice.

https://t.co/TmpNWxJmHI

[The Chaudron Effect @ChaudronEffect]

One of the things I’ve learned over the years is that every industry has two versions:

The public version.
And the version insiders quietly understand.

College football is no different.

Today, the Audible version of #AgentConfidential officially went live, and I had the opportunity to narrate it myself.

Appreciate everyone who has supported the project along the way.

Agent Confidential: An Insider’s Guide to the Business of College Football https://t.co/nzvAkPlHPG

[The Chaudron Effect @ChaudronEffect]

Apple: https://t.co/8REpSbxg8C

Spotify: https://t.co/ukk5O2pGU3

[The Chaudron Effect @ChaudronEffect]

There are seasons in leadership.

And there are seasons in life.

This morning I released the Season 1 finale of The Chaudron Effect.

One of the lessons experience teaches us is that not every season requires the same pace.

Sometimes leadership means pushing.
Sometimes it means building.
And sometimes it means recognizing what matters most in the season you’re in.

Season 2 returns late summer / early fall.

Thank you for being part of the conversation.

The Chaudron Effect.
Experience.
Perspective.
Leadership.

#thechaudroneffect

Link below👇

[The Chaudron Effect @ChaudronEffect]

https://t.co/i5cppSgRhc

[The Chaudron Effect @ChaudronEffect]

Joe was always the coolest guy in the room. Love this story.

[FauxJimmySexton (Parody Account) | Mike Chaudron @fauxjimmysexton]

@Brett_McMurphy @MattHayesCFB Reporter once asked Joe Namath before the Orange Bowl if he majored in basket weaving at Alabama.

Joe supposedly said:
‘No sir. Sports journalism. It was easier.’

College football has been wrestling with this tension for a very long time.

[BamaGoose256, Jr. @KeepDerekDooley]

@BamaGoose256 This book is 🔥

Love the 1 liners & behind the scene stories.

[The Chaudron Effect @ChaudronEffect]

This is where it is all going, from JetGate, the Jimbo Caper, the Kiffin Headfake, the Saban Rehab Center, all leads to Chapter 24, “Follow the Money”. #AgentConfidential

[FauxJimmySexton (Parody Account) | Mike Chaudron @fauxjimmysexton]

While the lawyers at ACX are "reviewing" the full files for the audiobook, I decided to leak a little of the evidence myself.

This is a snippet from Chapter 24: “Follow the Money”

If you want to know why 11 Big 12 schools just turned down a $30M "lifeline" from RedBird Capital, you need to understand the hidden costs of outside capital.

In the agent world, we don't call it a loan, we call it an anchor. 💼⚓️

Full eBook/Paperback available now on Amazon while we wait for the suits to clear the audio. 🥃🎙️

#AgentConfidential #NIL #Big12 #FollowTheMoney

[The Chaudron Effect @ChaudronEffect]

Dang, I hope my second book “In The Arena, Mike’s Rules for Business and Life” does’t hit this level of scrutiny!

It’ll be out in the fall! #TheChaudronEffect

[FauxJimmySexton (Parody Account) | Mike Chaudron @fauxjimmysexton]

ACX/Audible says it’s in “Quality Assurance”. I call it ‘Legal Review’.

Apparently, explaining the dark arts of Coaching Contracts and Buyouts and NIL is a bit too much for their standard filters.

The Agent Confidential audio book is coming….the lawyers are just making sure I didn’t leave the ‘how-to’ guide too wide open.

#AgentConfidential #CFB #NIL

[The Chaudron Effect @ChaudronEffect]

Great conversation with both @WJHL11 and @big12studios !

[FauxJimmySexton (Parody Account) | Mike Chaudron @fauxjimmysexton]

The Big 12 guys get it.

Great morning on @Big12Conference @big12studios with @arisports & @jameswestling & @TaimonT717

We had a great conversation about the business side of the game.

Grateful for the platform and looking forward to joining them again.

Your move, SEC, the "unfiltered" truth is out there. 🏈🤫

#AgentConfidential #SEC #Big12 #NIL

[The Chaudron Effect @ChaudronEffect]

This should be great!

[FauxJimmySexton (Parody Account) | Mike Chaudron @fauxjimmysexton]

Catch me on a mid-week media blitz this Wednesday!

📺 9:00 AM: Joining @DaytimeTri on @WJHL11 with to talk shop with @AmyLynnWJHL and Chris.
📻 10:20 AM: Breaking down the business of the Big 12 on @Big12Radio with @AriTemkin & @jameswestling on SiriusXM and @tunein

Grab the #1 New Release Agent Confidential now on Amazon & soon on Audible!

#AgentConfidential