People @joinleland Married @sarahkbrough. Arizona raised, UT is home now.
Saratoga Springs, UT
Joined April 2014
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Dalton Brough retweeted
“Growing up, it was always God, family, and baseball. There were a lot of late nights practicing, a lot of traveling, and sometimes it was hard to get to church. But my parents helped me build a foundation on a testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
“I always had a testimony, but I hadn’t read the Book of Mormon all the way through. I believed what my parents told me. They’re really smart, and their testimonies are strong. Then I got drafted, and I thought, ‘All right, I probably need to read this for myself.’
“One of the guys I was drafted with shared my faith. We became roommates and studied the scriptures together. As I read, I received personal revelation. That’s when my testimony really became stronger. I could see Heavenly Father’s hand in putting someone like that in my life.
“Reading helped me strengthen my testimony, and living what I believed gave me more opportunities to recognize His hand.
“My mom had talked to me about tithing before I even had a job. She told me about the blessings she’d seen and encouraged me to pay it. So I did. As I’ve kept that commitment, I’ve learned that the blessings can be physical, too. For me, being able to play baseball at my best is a blessing I connect directly to paying my tithing.
“Playing at an elite level still has its ups and downs. After a good year, I had a rough year. Sometimes you’re asking Heavenly Father, ‘Please help me,’ and you forget how much He’s already helped. Looking back helped me recognize the opportunities and blessings He had already given me.
“That same commitment to living my faith carries into how I take care of myself. Living the Word of Wisdom is a choice I made early. I’ve never wanted to drink or smoke. In high school, I watched people try vaping, get addicted, and struggle to stop. I didn’t want to find myself in that situation, and I’m grateful I made that decision before I ever started playing professionally.
“So when we were celebrating with the team and there wasn’t any sparkling cider, I opened the fridge, saw some Fanta in glass bottles, and grabbed a couple. I didn’t even want to hold alcohol because I didn’t want to give the impression I was drinking it. Then everybody started sending me pictures of their Fanta.
“Reading the Book of Mormon, paying my tithing, and living the Word of Wisdom are commitments I carry with me. As I’ve lived them, the foundation my parents helped me build in the gospel of Jesus Christ has become stronger through my own experiences.
“Heavenly Father has really shown His hand in my life.”
—Cooper
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New World Series champion Cooper Pratt:
“I owe it all to my Heavenly Father”
Incredible postgame interview here.
Dalton Brough retweeted
Excited to welcome Aaron Skonnard (@skonnard) to @joinLeland's Board of Directors!
As many of you know, Aaron was the Co-Founder and CEO of @pluralsight, a technology workforce development company he built from zero to hundreds of millions in revenue and took public.
Aaron and I first met because he and his family were customers of Leland while his daughter was applying to college. I’ll never forget my first conversation with Aaron because everything just clicked. He had been operating for decades in and around this world, and when I told him about our vision, he could see it immediately.
Since that day, I’ve spent a lot of time with Aaron. Here’s what I feel every time:
1. His depth of experience in our space and in scaling a business is endlessly helpful
2. His humility given that experience is so refreshing
3. His drive to win AND be a great dad, friend, and all around person is exactly the example I want in my life
I couldn't think of anyone better to help us shape the next chapter of the business.
Thank you, Aaron. Excited to build the future with you.
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Great stuff from SVP and Stanford Steve on the venue and the game. Lots of love for Provo and the Cougs. Worth the listen. youtu.be/4ZZ9AwjZAbo?si=eqTr…
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Steve Young was 100% perfect in the day with the most upsets of top 8 teams in college football history.
This man knows football.
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Thanks to @CollegeGameDay, my daily scripture study is taken care of. ✅
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You think startups are about a great idea
But in the end they are about being great at recruiting
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You set a rule. Someone gives you a good reason to make an exception. Someone else thinks you’re playing favorites.
So maybe no exceptions. But now you risk losing your best employee over something you could have worked around.
You want to be fair. People have different lives, different needs, and different ideas of what fair means.
Sometimes you can’t explain a decision because the circumstances are private. Sometimes an exception creates more work for somebody else.
You still have a company to run. Sometimes you have to say no when you wish you could say yes.
It’s a delicate balance. There’s art to it. No equation. No perfect approach. The care has to be real.
I think this is part of why there are so many bad managers. This stuff is hard. It gets harder at scale.
The company needs to succeed. So do the humans building it. You don’t get to ignore either one.
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I'm hiring on our marketing team at @joinLeland! Three people I am looking for, Utah based:
✍️ Content & Creative Lead: Turn a goldmine of expert content into a brand that shows up in every feed, on every stage and in every room that matters.
📱Social Media Manager, AI & Automation: Pair great taste with a system that turns hours of expert content into posts that stop the scroll every day
📊 Performance Marketing Manager: Scale paid for a consumer business that already works while building B2B paid from the ground up.
Reach out if we should chat 🤝
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Anthropic: We are going to kill you
OpenAI: We are going to kill you first
Apple: You can take even better pictures now :)
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Today is my dad's 57th birthday and the 8th one we've celebrated without him around.
Coincidentally, there's also an article making the rounds this week called "Being ambitious and being a dad" by Nicholas Charriere, a YC founder with two kids. I loved it.
I've shared on here many times the idea of "doing both" -- being a world-class dad and building an incredible career.
The sad reality Nicholas points out is that most great founders are horrible parents. They either outsource it (best case) or simply abandon it altogether. Too many of the greats have done this. Perhaps most famously being Steve Jobs.
In Paul Graham's "Having Kids" essay he talks about having kids sometimes making you less ambitious. Nicholas said something I resonate with deeply: "I am not less ambitious. But I am also ambitious about being a great dad."
The fire of ambition in me has never burned stronger. It just burns in multiple directions.
I believe that's okay. The great quest of my life will be learning how to pursue greatness in multiple areas. My dad figured it out and all of the people I want to be like figured it out as well. They weren't perfect, but they course corrected when they needed to and kept the fires burning stronger every year.
"Be ambitious enough to be an ambitious dad."
Dalton Brough retweeted
The Cancer Episode
> My diagnosis and prognosis
> What this means for How to Take Over the World
> A few thoughts on death
> See below for links to GoFundMe, etc.
Dalton Brough retweeted
Today we aren’t Kentucky and Louisville fans, Duke and Carolina, Michigan and Ohio State, or even Red Sox and Yankees…
We are all locked in at 8 p.m. on USA Soccer 🇺🇸
Dalton Brough retweeted
Koa Peat’s full-circle moment:
🔸 Born in Gilbert, Arizona
🔸 Attended Perry High School
🔸 Played at the University of Arizona
🔸 Drafted by the Phoenix Suns
It was meant to be.
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Our philosophy is simple:
Instead of just learning about AI, people need to start building.
We created a 5 level program, covering beginner to advanced AI architect skills.
Live sessions, TAs and Office hours, a community of learners.
It took off.
leland.ai/program?utm_source…
Dalton Brough retweeted
AI is ripping apart traditional career paths.
Everyone will need to adapt. We’re here to help.
Today we are reintroducing Leland to the world.
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My boss's boss is like 42, never married, no kids. Earns $275-300K per year. Goes on a minimum of two international vacations a year w/ his girlfriend. 10+ days, all out.
Eats the best food, stays in top notch accomodations. Excursions, tours, nicest beaches, etc.
Great guy, I'm happy for him.
But what I've realized is that without kids, you end up chasing a lifestyle that has to continually be topped in order for you to be satisfied and find happiness.
What he and others like him don't understand is that when you have children, seeing THEM experience life's most basic things and watching their eyes light up at all the "firsts", brings greater pleasure and joy than any vacation or travel experience ever could.
Seeing THEM try blueberries for the first time is greater than dining at the best 5 star restaurant in Europe.
Seeing THEM learn how to walk is greater than walking the Great Wall of China or strolling along the most picturesque beach.
Watching THEM giggle uncontrollably at "peek-a-boo" tops any A-list comedian act.
Seeing THEIR excitement when building a fort out of cardboard boxes and making a door big enough for daddy is superior to staying at 5-star resorts.
Flying kites with THEM far outweighs excursions like parasailing or helicopter rides.
Seeing THEM perform a recital on stage for the first time is more rewarding than watching a Broadway show or top notch symphony orchestra.
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When you have children, all of a sudden you realize that life's greatest joys are not in the pursuit of things or pleasure or travel, but rather in the LOVE and bond you share with your very own image bearers.
Seeing the beauty and magnificence and wonder of life all over again for the first time through THEIR eyes and expressions gives you something the world simply cannot offer, nor even come close.
