#117. Alex Sarrett - Bellarmine College Prep Head Coach Alex Sarrett is a highly accomplished individual serving as the head boys basketball coach at Bellarmine College Prep. With a passion for the sport and a dedication to excellence, Sarrett has made a significant impact on the team and the basketball community as a whole. Known for his strategic approach and strong leadership skills, he has guided the Bellarmine basketball program to remarkable success in just his first year as the head coach...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 117
#116. Miami Heat Culture: Why are they successful? The Miami Heat Culture refers to the unique set of values, principles, and work ethic that has been established by the Miami Heat basketball team. It is widely recognized as one of the most successful and respected organizational cultures in the NBA. The Miami Heat Culture is built on several key pillars: 1. Hard Work and Discipline: The Heat organization emphasizes a strong work ethic and demands discipline from players, coaches, and staff. The...
Jun 05, 2023•16 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Hard Work & Winning Preparation doesn’t guarantee a result, it guarantees growth- Kara Lawson You can prepare all you want but it does not mean you will win All teams prepare Sometimes talent outweighs your preparation The only time Success comes before Work, is in the dictionary You can only do so much on your own Top NCAA Coaches Win% Mark Few - 689 wins at Gonzaga 83% win % in 24 years zero championships but did with his conference 22 times Jerry Tarkanian - 761 wins in 30 years 79% win %...
May 29, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Coach Sam Piraro has over 800 wins as a Division 1 Baseball Coach over a 25 year span. Coach Piraro has developed a mindset to attack every day with enthusiasm, passion & grace. These are also values he used in his coaching profession. Coach Piraro is a master at developing culture, finding a way to win no matter the circumstances and cultivating a winner's mindset during tough times. His theories were put to the ultimate test when he was diagnosed with a rare cancer in 2002, Multiple Myelom...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 114
Dr. Goldman currently serves multiple professional teams as their Director of Performance Psychology. He delivers collaborative and strategic resources that are proactive across all aspects of the organization and contributes to the entire organization’s performance on and off the field. He provides psychological and human system expertise to the Head Coach, General Manager, and Vice President as well as their staff within a variety of responsibilities including talent acquisition, talent manage...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Celebrity cosmetic dentist Dr. Bill Dorfman has been practicing for over 30 years in the Beverly Hills area and has had a career unparalleled to any other dentist in history! He has transformed the smiles of celebrities such as Katy Perry, Usher, Anthony Hopkins, Fergi, Hugh Jackman, Michael Strahan, Jessica Simpson, Mark Wahlberg and Eva Longoria, among many others. Dr. Bill was the only dentist featured on ABC’s hit show Extreme Makeover, and is currently a recurring guest co-host on the CBS E...
Apr 04, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Jonathan Reitz is the CEO of Fluxify and also serves as an executive coach that works with leaders who want to coach their people to their maximum potential. Reitz has been coaching since 1997, when coaching found him. He is the author of "Coaching Hacks: Simple Strategies to Make Every Conversation More Effective". Jonathan Reitz has coached or trained leaders in organizations such as Nike, Pinterest, University Hospitals, Edward Jones, Thrivent Financial, UPS, the State of Minnesota and with c...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Mike "C-Roc" Ciorrocco is the Co-Founder of the innovative tech platform blooprinted, the powerhouse behind the "What Are You Made Of?" podcast, and the best-selling author of ROCKET FUEL Convert Setbacks. Become Unstoppable. He is a performance coach, author, dynamic public speaker, tech visionary and thought leader. He has been featured by Yahoo! Finance as one of the Top Business Leaders to Follow in 2020 and is on a mission to build unstoppable people. He is consumed with the passion to help...
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Katie Barnett is a business woman and proud mother of three. She got her BS in Health Science, secondary teaching credential to teach a number of subjects at the high school level, then a Masters in Education. In 2014 she created Chico Chalk & Calligraphy, a local art business creating personalized signs for weddings, showers, businesses and homes. She later jumped into her first network marketing gig a few years later. Kaite grew a large team and rose to senior leadership in record timing f...
Dec 06, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 109
Doc Scheppler is the legendary girls basketball coach at Pinewood High School in Los Altos, CA. He has won 674 games (girls wins only) as of November 2021. During his tenure at Pinewood, he has won six CIF State Championships. Scheppler possesses an uncanny ability to make the game fun and create an incredible atmosphere of togetherness. He has over 40 years of coaching experience and started coaching boys at Burlingame High School & Capuchino High School in the late 70’s. Outside of his coa...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Deven’s background is impressive. In addition to earning a bachelor’s from Harvard (where he’s now in law school), he’s had stints at Google, Microsoft, the NBA, and Nike. Prediction Strike was born from his passion for sports and aims to serve every type of sports fan. Deven saw a golden opportunity at the intersection of personal finance and fantasy sports, one that has been magnified by the recent trend of stock market gamification. With Prediction Strike, users can buy and sell shares of the...
Nov 22, 2021•56 min
Sara Quilici Giles is entering her fourth year as the Girls’ Varsity Basketball Coach at Los Gatos High School. She has over 10 years of coaching experience and is passionate about working with youth and especially young women. Sara has a 7 month old daughter and is working to balance family life with being a basketball coach! She comes from a family heavily involved in the Bay Area basketball world and believes hard work and a positive attitude are vital for success in sports and in life. Follo...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Coach Will Watkins is the Girls' Varsity Basketball coach at his alma mater, Archbishop Riordan HS, & is entering his 24th year as a coach at the youth/high school level. Coach Will has built the Bay City girls program into one of the strongest in the Bay Area. Will has great passion for the individual skill details of basketball that help turn good players into great players. Will has been coaching with Bay City since 2011, and has served as the Girls' program director since 2013. The progr...
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Desmond Dunham (a.k.a. Coach Dez) is a youth sports expert with over two decades of coaching and teaching experience. He has successfully coached youth athlete teams in cross-country, track & field, basketball, soccer, baseball, and flag football. Most notably, Coach Dez has had one of the most prolific coaching careers in high school cross-country and track & field. He is one of the most decorated high school coaches in the country and boasts national All-Americans, national champions, ...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 104
As the Founder of The Meta Project, Olly Wood is known for his ability to see the big picture. Rather than simply encouraging high-performers to do more and work harder, Olly has worked with world leading experts in exercise, nutrition, biochemistry, and coaching, such as Brian Walsh, The Poliquin Group, Kassem Hanson, Ben Pukulski, Linh Trinh, and Cliff Harvey, among others, to develop a more holistic, scientific, and sustainable approach to health and performance. Olly came from a small town i...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 103
Oct 18, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Bryn is a Peak Performance Coach, helping elite athletes on managing the mental and physical demands of their sport through mastery of their mental skills so they can scale to the highest levels of their sport even if they aren't the most talented, highly recruited or well known. As a former Division 1 track athlete at Michigan State University, Bryn brings great energy and enthusiasm to everything she does with and for her clients. Follow Bryn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryndresch...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Matthew Raidbard is currently the Senior Associate Athletics Director/Compliance, Academics & Student-Athlete Welfare Services at the University of Hartford. After obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree (2006) in history and classical studies from Indiana University, Matthew decided to pursue my dream of being a college basketball coach. His first college basketball coaching job was at Western New Mexico University where in addition to gaining experience as a college basketball coach, he comp...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Jared Hummel is an experienced business leader with a history of building start-up organizations into streamlined, revenue-generating companies. As the President of Parqa, he leads with a strong financial background and is motivated by enhancing growth and finding solutions to complex operating and execution-based challenges. He enjoys working with company leaders to integrate digital strategies into overall business decisions – with an emphasis on nurturing clients and candidates through automa...
Sep 20, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Mitch Ford, Coach, Learner, & Communicator. When there is a chance to share knowledge and give insight, you’ll truly see Mitch in his element. Whether it is a podcast, speech, or motivational video, Mitch is always trying to grow his skills and learn from others. His favorite show is Shark Tank… It makes sense being a marketing and entrepreneurship nerd. He is a lifelong NBA fan and has held jobs with the Charlotte Hornets and Dallas Mavericks. A four-year starter for Nazareth College from 2...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Sir Cadian bio Sir Cadian is a direct to consumer men’s premium sleepwear brand looking to bring style and comfort back to bed. We make modern, tailored silhouettes that can work as sleepwear, loungewear, and daywear alike. From ultra-breathable and super soft-plant-based fabrics to flatlock stitching in sensitive areas, all elements that place design, comfort and sustainability as its core pillars. To learn more, please follow @sircadianco on Instagram or visit sircadian.co . We would like to o...
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Tacie is a mom, a digital leader, a strategist, and much more! She is an expert in digital business transformation - a holistic approach to changing the way a person or organization thinks, operates, and behaves. Customer behaviors, technological change, operational models, and societal change are all forcing companies to rethink how their business operates. Intrigued by human behavior and our unique desires for connection, Tacie seeks to understand the drive behind what makes people engage, why...
Aug 23, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Desiree Lotz has been helping people with their health for more than 40 years. Her basic philosophy is that all symptoms people experience is an indication that they have deficiencies or excesses in their diet. Desiree loves what she does. She is from South Africa and now resides in the USA. She has helped people deal with their stress and improve health conditions even see early signs of possible sickness. She also helps people to overcome addiction too. For her, helping people is the most impo...
Aug 16, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Adam Hepker has spent three seasons as the lead assistant coach for the OUAZ men's basketball program after taking the position to help build the program before the start of the 2017-18 season. Hepker is no stranger to the NAIA having spent 14 seasons as a coach or a player within the national organization. During that time, Hepker teams have reached the NAIA National Championship eight times. As a player, Hepker was a four-year starter at MNU from 2004-2008. During those four years, MNU won 115...
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Gav Gillibrand is a fitness & nutrition expert who specialises in helping busy men & women lose 20lbs or more in 12 weeks or less without cutting out carbs and other fun stuff from their lives. From a TV appearance on “Blind Date” in 1993 to a distinguished career as a male revue artist AKA a male stripper, travelling all over the UK & Europe, Gav went on to become one of the UK’s most successful online health & fitness coaches having helped 100’s of clients in the last 15 years ...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 92
JACQUELYN H. BERRY, PhD, is a writer, cognitive scientist, and tech entrepreneur devoted to the study and practice of expertise. An advocate for augmented learning and a founding member of Artificial Intelligence for Africa, she has spoken before the United Nations. She recently traveled to Egypt as a Fulbright Scholar where, in addition to her research on human-computer interaction among Arabic-English bilinguals, she taught a class about achieving outstanding goals, which led her to write FIND...
Jul 26, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 91
#90. Jim Huber - Coach | Business Owner | Podcast Host Coach Jim Huber has over 25 years of coaching experience at the youth, high school and college levels. He has developed and coached some of the best players in the world. Some of my former elite student-athletes are now playing for the NBA while others have gone on to play at some of the best college programs in the nation such as Michigan State, Duke and Kentucky. Coach Huber has devoted a large portion of his professional career towards ...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Chris Hull is the founder and Chief Product Officer of Otus, a Chicago-based Edtech company that centralizes work for educators, students and their families, eliminating the chaos of multiple systems. Chris grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and attended New Trier High School, where he poured most of his energy into playing basketball and other sports. He attended Denison University, where Chris continued to play basketball and became inspired by his professors to pursue teaching. In 2010, he co-...
Jul 12, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Scott is a proven connector who has spent the last 6 years in the sports technology space. He was a former D1 athlete at the University of South Alabama where he had the opportunity to start their football program in 2009. Scott started out as an Account Executive in a couple different verticals before taking a dive into building a start-up. Scott is now overseeing business development at Chek while also hosting a podcast ChekPoint which is telling the stories of influential leaders in and aroun...
Jun 28, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 88