#277: Jimmy Roberts, Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, NBC & Golf Channel – Curiosity builds connection

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of How Leaders Lead with David Novak. The 2026 Winter Olympics kickoff tomorrow, and there is no better guest to get you in the spirit than the guy who has brought Olympic stories to life for more than four decades. Today we've got Jimmy Roberts on the podcast. He's a 13-time Emmy Award-winning broadcaster for NBC on the golf channel. In this episode, you'll not only hear incredible stories from the Olympics over the years, but you'll also hear how Jimmy's curiosity fuels his connection.

It'll help you listen more deeply and connect more authentically with the people that you lead. So whether you're leading a team, trying to build stronger relationships, or just looking for a fresh way to see the world around you, you are going to love this conversation with Jimmy Roberts. Enjoy. That's unheard of. Nobody'd ever done it before.

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