Episode 19
"I Hate Losing More Than Anything" - US SailGP Team Principal, Mike Buckley
Business of Speed Podcast · Business of Speed
February 22, 202645m 30s
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Show Notes
Mike Buckley is the newly appointed Team Principal of the US SailGP team—and a former world champion sailor. In this episode, he breaks down what separates winners from everyone else, why preparation beats talent, and how he's building the US SailGP team into the world's next iconic sports brand.
We dig into:
- Growing up with a single mom on Cape Cod and finding salvation in sailing at Tabor Academy
- The anatomy of a winning mindset (and why Tom Brady's pregame routine matters)
- Why "winning off the water" doesn't mean losing focus on winning on the water
- How the US SailGP team is becoming the Dallas Cowboys of sailing
- The star-studded ownership group (including a certain tech/business icon)
- Why Auckland sailing fans might teach the world what SailGP can be