Mission, Momentum, And Mamba Mentality With Clint McKinney

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“In my view, passion trumps experience and skill every single day. It’s much easier to teach people skills than it is to instill passion in them. If you have passion for the business, if you wake up hungry to go win, then you’re going to be successful.”

— Clint McKinney, Vice President of Retail Execution at BODYARMOR Sports Nutrition

In this week's episode of The Chad Carden Podcast, I sat down with Clint McKinney, a leader whose journey spans Coca-Cola, BODYARMOR, and some of the most competitive environments you can imagine. What stood out the most was his hunger for success.

We talked about:

• Why passion consistently beats experience and skill.
• How comfort becomes a trap in careers and leadership.
• What it really means to build a hungry, competitive culture.
• Why ownership changes everything.
• And how the Mamba Mentality still shows up inside BODYARMOR today.

If you’re a leader, building culture, or feeling stuck in your career and trying to figure out your next move, this conversation will challenge how you think about growth, competition, and what actually drives performance.

As always, my hope is that you take one or two ideas from this conversation and move them from idea to I-did.

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