Leadership, Loyalty, and Staying the Course with Coach Tanya Warren
What does it take to lead with integrity when the entire culture around you is shifting?
Leadership, Faith, and Staying the Course | A Conversation with Coach Tanya Warren
In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, Amy sits down with Coach Tanya Warren — the winningest coach in UNI women’s basketball history — to talk about what really builds lasting success.
Not just on the court.
But in life.
They discuss:
What it’s like to carry a dream through tragedy.
How to lead with high standards in a pay-to-play culture.
Why loyalty still matters — even when it costs you.
How faith anchors you when doubt creeps in.
What it means to transform lives instead of transact with them.
How leaders survive seasons of self-doubt.
And why “God did not bring me this far to leave me” became Coach Warren’s anthem.
This episode goes far beyond basketball.
It’s about leadership under pressure.
It’s about staying principled in a world that rewards shortcuts.
It’s about loving people while holding them accountable.
It’s about faith when culture pushes back.
Coach Warren opens up about:
Almost quitting in her early years
Being written up for hosting Bible study
Losing her father
Standing firm in her standards
Navigating NIL and player transfers
And what keeps her showing up every single day
If you are a leader…
If you feel weary…
If culture feels louder than your conviction…
If you are trying to stay true in a shifting world…
This episode is for you.
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Episode Minute By Minute:
0:00 – Meet Coach Tanya Warren
2:00 – The tragedy that changed everything at age 14
4:30 – Playing for her brother’s legacy
6:00 – Building loyalty in a culture that lacks it
8:15 – Accountability is the highest form of love
10:00 – When leaders question themselves
13:00 – Navigating division and culture shifts
16:00 – Faith as a non-negotiable
19:00 – Leading with standards in a pay-to-play world
22:00 – “God did not bring me this far to leave me”
27:00 – COVID adversity and building unity through isolation
32:00 – Fear of man vs fear of God
38:00 – The danger of people-pleasing in leadership
41:00 – Growth only comes through difficulty
44:30 – The dark season that almost broke her
48:00 – Step by step leadership
50:00 – Stay the course