The podcast that investigates what makes coaches and leaders great! Travis takes a deep dive into the specifics of how elite leaders lead their programs or department. Our host is Travis Wyckoff. Travis coached college baseball for 11 years and currently runs Kingdom Coaching, where he partners with leaders to help them discover the strengths that propel them, the constraints that trip them up, and their unique style and voice.
Kirsten Bernthal Booth the Head Volleyball Coach at Creighton University joins us on this week's podcast. She shares the story of how she got the job at Creighton, her strengths and areas of constraints, and she shares the story about a rough season in 2011 that was a catalyst for change. She is unbelievably self-aware and humble and shares so many nuggets of wisdom during this podcast.
Jeff Walz, Head Women's Basketball Coach at the University of Louisville join us on this week's podcast. Jeff and I talk about his strengths and weaknesses, some hurdles he has had to overcome, and the key to building culture at Louisville.
Brian O'Connor, Head Baseball Coach at the University of Virginia joins us on this week's podcast. Brian shares the story that propelled the 2015 team to the national championship, attributes of good leaders, his strengths, and much more.
I pause from my normal guest to share four things. I spend a couple of minutes sharing a story of how one coach knows who he is, is comfortable in his own skin and how that plays out in his coaching style. I remind the importance of telling stories, and one way to get alignment in your program.
Kyle Peterson, College Baseball Analyst at ESPN joins us for part two of a two-part interview. Kyle and I talk assistant coaches, Driveline and its impact on college baseball, and how coaches have had to change in how they coach athletes.
Kyle Peterson, College Baseball Analyst at ESPN, joins us on this week's podcast. Kyle shares how he landed a job doing play by play right after retiring from professional baseball, the strengths of today's top coaches, and how he has improved doing play by play.
Michael Hartman, Director of coaching analytics/player development for the Cleveland Cavaliers, joins us on this week's podcast. Michael walks us through his fascinating journey to the NBA, incorporating analytics and player development, plus much more.
Craig Pintens, Athletic Director at Loyola Marymount University joins us on this week's podcast. Craig share insights into his process for coaching searches and appropriate steps for coaches to take when pursuing another job. We also get into the difference between being the an assistant AD and being the AD.
Brent Dearmon, the offensive coordinator at the University of Kansas, joins us on this week's podcast. We talk about how he implements his RPO offense step by step, each one building on the last. We also talk about his strengths that come from his background of being a math teacher and much more.
Travis Hudson, Head Volleyball Coach at Western Kentucky University, joins us on this week's podcast. Travis shares his unusual journey on becoming the volleyball coach at WKU at age 24. We talk about authenticity, communication and its importance, and much more.
Kelsey Fenix, Head Soccer Coach at Trevecca Nazarene joins us on this week's podcast. Kelsey and I discuss a 'both and culture', the two different types of programs she was apart of, and her key cultural values, plus much more.
Kendall Rogers, College Baseball Writer for D1Baseball.com joins us on this week's podcast. Kendall shares his story of falling in love with college baseball as a 10-year-old and his journey of covering the sport through college and now with D1 Baseball.com. We get into who are the top coaches in the game right now and which are primed to bust out in big ways soon.
Kevin Hambly, Head Volleyball Coach at Stanford University joins us on this week's podcast. Kevin shares his mindset about growth and development, what it looks like when he coaches in a healthy state and what it looks like in an unhealthy state, and much much more! Stanford volleyball has won back to back national championships under Kevin's leadership and I think you'll see why in this interview.
Josh Eargle, Assistant Football Coach at the University of Kansas, joins us on this week's podcast. Josh shares his perspective and keys to rebuilding a program, the journey he and his family have been on with his daughter's health issues, what makes Les Miles a great recruiter, and much more.
This week I pause to do a Leadership Moment. I talk about three topics that have been covered in my last 10 podcasts. I talk about to appoint captains or not, being comfortable in your own skin, and intentionality in building culture.
Mike Kazlausky, Head Baseball Coach at the United States Air Force Academy, joins us on this week's podcast. He shares insight into what they do to develop leaders at the academy, how his role differs from other college baseball coaches, and what his ultimate goal is.
Ryan Souders, Head Men's Soccer Coach at Calvin College joins us on this week's podcast. We talk culture vs strategy, his strengths & weaknesses, and leadership development in his soccer program, plus much more!
Monte Lee, Head Baseball Coach at Clemson University joins us on this week's podcast. We discuss his mindset in taking over for legendary coach Jack Leggett, keys to building culture, and ways that he handles the stress of the season.
Spencer Allen, Head Baseball Coach, Northwestern University, joins us on this week's podcast. Spencer talks about what he knows now that he wished he knew when he first became a head coach. We also talk about what he has to do to coach in a healthy state.
Rusty Rainbolt, Head Basketball Coach at East Texas Baptist University joins us on this week's podcast. Rusty shares great insight on how he builds culture at ETBU, how they develop leaders, and how he has learned to coach in a much healthier state.
Amber Warners, Head Volleyball Coach at Clavin College joins us on this weeks podcast. She shares about her wirings and giftings, the culture in the volleyball program and how she goes about building and sustaining that culture, and how a heartbreaking loss in the national championship opened doors to share her faith.
Dan Heefner, Head Baseball Coach, Dallas Baptist University joins us this week for part 2. In this episode we talk about staff culture, deep work, and having a growth mind-set.
Joe Parker, Athletic Director at Colorado State University joins us on this week’s podcast. Joe shares lessons learned from Joe Castiglione, DeLoss Dodd, Kirby Hocutt and more.
Ryan Hawk, Keynote Speaker, Author, Host of Learning Leader Show podcast & Former Quarterback at Ohio University, joins us on this weeks podcast. Ryan shares leadership insight such as what are the commonalities in leaders who sustain excellence and frameworks he has set up in his life to help him grow.
This week on the podcast I pause and spend some time talking about team & culture building and leadership development and how to do it. We look at how the military does it and why it is so important for coaches to understand some key principles to building a team and developing leaders in your program.
Mike Lord, Former College Baseball Coach and Scout with the Boston Red Sox, joins us on this week's podcast. Mike shares his journey from a 22 year old coach and athletic director to coaching at multiple colleges and scouting with the Red Sox. He shares with us things that he learned and advice to those currently in coaching.
George Wares, Head Softball Coach at Central College, joins us on this week's podcast. George is the all time winningest softball coach in NCAA DIII history. He has led his team to 6 national finals and won 4 National Championships. He shares a wealth of knowledge from his 35+ years of coaching! We talk about how to build culture, some sport psychology practices he uses and many other topics!
Terry Pettit, former volleyball coach at the University of Nebraska, joins us on this week's podcast. Terry is a legend in volleyball circles who put Nebraska volleyball on the map in the late 70's, 80's and 90's. He won a national championship in 1995. He also led the program to two runner-up finishes as well as 21 Big 8/Big 12 championships in 23 years.
Brent Jones, Athletic Director at Troy University joins us on this week's podcast. Brent shares insight on the strengths of several coaches... coaches like Mike Bianco of Ole Miss baseball and Todd Monken offensive coordinator with the Cleveland Browns.
Mike Babcock, Head Football Coach at McKendree University, join us on this week's podcast. Mike talks about the strengths of coaches such as Karl Dorrell, Bob Toledo, and Gary Barnett.
