with Mike Veeck

ABOUT THE EPISODE

It’s time to grab your coffee and join my friend and mentor, Mike Veeck and I for a very special and long overdue Coffee with Bill conversation. Mike Veeck watched a stadium promotion spiral into a riot that made national news, and turned that chaos into the first brick of a baseball empire.

Mike Veeck is the owner behind the Saint Paul Saints, the Charleston RiverDogs, the exploding scoreboard, a barber chair bolted into the stands, and now the subject of a Netflix documentary.

We reconnected after three decades to talk about what actually separates a hustler from a fraud, why being underfunded can force better ideas, and the partnership that held him together when everything else didn’t.

Mike Veeck’s name shows up in conversations that have nothing to do with baseball: leadership, culture, resilience, and what it takes to build something people actually want to be part of. This one covers the parts the documentary skipped. So enjoy sipping your coffee while you hear about his father’s influence, the role his wife played in telling him the truth, and a management philosophy built on shoestring budgets and borrowed time.

About Our Guest:
Mike Veeck is a nationally renowned speaker, entrepreneur, minor league baseball club owner, and college professor whose “Fun Is Good” philosophy has been featured on 60 Minutes, NBC Nightly News, and The Late Show with David Letterman.

As owner of teams including the Saint Paul Saints and Charleston RiverDogs, and founder of Fun Is Good, an employee engagement consulting firm, he’s built a career proving that fun, passionate people and organizations are healthier, more productive, and more profitable. His story, chronicled in the Netflix documentary The Saint of Second Chances, traces a colorful baseball dynasty built on wild promotions that changed the game.

Today, he brings that same energy to audiences nationwide through keynotes, workshops, and his ongoing work teaching, writing, and championing a culture of fun wherever he goes. Connect further with Mike on LinkedIn.

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