Chance Leonard - Transferring Lessons Learned From Wrestling To The Business World. (#4)

I learned so much in this interview with Chance Leonard. It takes a certain mentality and a lot of hard work to be successful. I know you will enjoy this podcast. Here is a bio for Chance.

Chance Leonard is an Executive Leader and Entrepreneur who has spent his entire 25-year professional career in his chosen field of medical devices. He is an influential, determined and passionate leader and has a long list of major accomplishments with Fortune 500 companies in which he has worked.

Chance currently serves as Senior Vice President at Skeletal Dynamics, an innovative orthopedic design and manufacturing company based in Miami, FL. The company is focused on creating revolutionary products that address upper extremity indications and surgeon education programs.

Prior to joining Skeletal Dynamics, Chance served as Vice President at London, UK based Stanmore Implants, where he commercialized the United States platform in the highly competitive oncology and limb preservation market. As the senior-most executive in the U.S., he was responsible for all commercial operations, including sales,
marketing, accounting, and logistics. He developed the market entry strategy, recruited and developed the entire U.S. team and guided the organization to compete and win against the market-leading companies of Stryker, Biomet and Zimmer. Due to the successful commercial development of this small niche line, Stanmore Implants was acquired by Stryker in April 2016.

Prior to Stanmore Implants, Chance has a long history of leadership experience and creating organizational and commercial success at highly successful companies such as Synthes and Zimmer.

Chance received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK. He was a Big 8 placer and NCAA qualifier for the Sooner Wrestling team and a two-year letterman. From Perry, OK, he was two-time State Champion and All-State selection in 1987.

In October 2017, Chance received the Medal of Courage award and was inducted into the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.