Oct 3 – Matthew Mitchell, Winning Tools: 3 Leadership Principals that Build Purpose, Respect, and Success

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington will hold its weekly meeting on Thursday, October 3, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The guest speaker is  Matthew Mitchell, Winning Tools: 3 Leadership Principals that Build Purpose, Respect, and Success.

This meeting will also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, [email protected].

If you would like to have lunch, please contact [email protected] to reserve your meal.

If passion and personality were all it took to make it big, you’d have it made. Don’t let procrastination, lack of focus, and uncertainty derail your dreams of living like a champion.

In clear, straightforward style, Matthew Mitchell has written a leadership book that reveals the tools that made him and his teams successful: honesty, hard work, and discipline. He details how leaders who make decisions based on the Winning Tools enjoy added benefits. Personal satisfaction, professional success, and financial rewards naturally follow.

Winning Tools is a playbook that helps readers discover the power of character-based leadership, how to form solid foundations for progress and prosperity, regardless of the industry or your role in it.

Matthew is well-known to Lexington Rotarians, having presented to us annually for many years in his capacity as head coach of UK women’s basketball from 2007 to 2020, succeeding former UK coach Mickie DeMoss.  Prior to becoming the coach at Kentucky, Mitchell spent two years as the head coach at Morehead State.  Mitchell started his coaching career as graduate assistant under Pat Summitt at Tennessee, and he also spent time as an assistant coach at Florida and Kentucky before becoming a head coach.

As UK’s all-time winningest coach, Matthew Mitchell led the women’s basketball program through many of the great moments in the history of Kentucky basketball, with more than 300 wins, an SEC championship and numerous NCAA tournament appearances.  At his retirement, Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart said, “He has been a great ambassador for the University of Kentucky, on and off the court, bringing an energy and style of play that made it fun for players and fans alike.”

Matthew and his wife Jenna are very active in community service. In June 2014, Matthew and Jenna pledged $1 million over the next ten years to the University of Kentucky Athletics Department. Just a few months later, they launched The Mitchell Family Foundation, a non-profit organization set to benefit charities in the Lexington community.  As Matthew and Jenn eloquently note on the Foundation’s webpage, “We believe in strength of character.  We believe when our citizens intentionally invest is strengthening their character, self-belief, and leadership skills, our entire community will benefit.  With the funds we raise, we will support local non-profits that work hard to lift people out of tough situations.”

In 2016, Matthew and Jenna were presented the Community Service Award by the National Urban League of Lexington.