Navigating Life's Crises & Prioritizing What Matters | Ed Young and John Olinger

In this episode of the C3 Leadership Podcast, Pastor Ed Young sits down with former Nike executive, author, and speaker John Olinger for an inspiring conversation about leadership, faith, and finding purpose in the middle of life’s valleys.

John shares powerful lessons from his decade at Nike—working with global icons like Kobe Bryant and the Jordan Brand—and how those experiences shaped his understanding of success, leadership, and legacy. Together, Ed and John explore what it means to pursue “worthy wins,” the kind of victories that matter most at the end of our lives.

They talk about ambition, calling, grief, and God’s ability to work in the valleys more than on the mountaintops. From the boardrooms of Nike to the pages of John’s new book, Worthy Wins, this conversation will challenge every leader to pause, clarify what truly matters, and spend their T.E.A.— time, energy, and attention — on what lasts forever.