Tyler Pazik- Part 1 -Mental Performance Coach- Pazik Performance Group
Tyler Pazik of Pazik Performance Group joins us this week. Tyler is a mental performance coach. Enjoy Part 1 of my conversation with Tyler!
Feb 02, 2022•29 min•Ep. 150
Coaching DNA Podcast
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.
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Jay Johnson Pt.2, Head Baseball Coach LSU
During part 2 of our conversation, we talk about his hiring process, design vs. default, creating and keeping alignment, the importance of being engaged, and much more. Jay is an absolute stud. You will learn a ton from him during this episode!
Jan 20, 2022•34 min•Ep. 149
Jay Johnson, Head Baseball Coach LSU
Jay is the head baseball coach at LSU. Jay has been ultra successful every place he has coached...from Point Loma, to being an assistant at San Diego, to Nevada and Arizona. As you will hear, Jay has unbelievable clarity and ability to articulate things in such a clear way. Jay and I talk about his mentors and what he learned from them, why he got into coaching and what his draw to football is, what it takes to be elite, what his strengths are, and much much more! It becomes really obvious liste...
Jan 13, 2022•36 min•Ep. 148
Jo Evans Pt.2, Head Softball Coach Texas A&M
Jo Evans is the head softball coach at Texas A&M University. During part 2 of our conversation, we talk about the importance of addressing mental health, her hiring practices, making sure there is an alignment in a staff, leadership in the A&M program and much more. Jo was great, super easy to talk to, and authentic. You will love my conversation with Jo!
Jan 06, 2022•38 min•Ep. 147
Jo Evans Pt.1, Head Softball Coach Texas A&M
Jo Evans is the head softball coach at Texas A&M University. She is entering her 26th year as head coach at A&M. Jo and I talk about her transition from University of Utah to Texas A&M, why she got into coaching, handling conflict in a healthy way, her growth in patience over the course of her 26 years at A&M and much more. It is really obvious that Jo deeply cares about her athletes. She has had unbelievable success and consistency in her career. Jo and I had a great conversatio...
Dec 30, 2021•27 min•Ep. 146
Derek Matlock Pt.2, Head Coach U of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Derek is the head baseball coach at University of Texas Rio Grand Valley. During our conversation Derek and I talk about evaluating character and fit during the recruiting process, different things they do to build culture, the importance of teaching competitiveness, and much more. Derek has done a great job of elevating the UTRG baseball program.
Dec 23, 2021•42 min•Ep. 145
Derek Matlock Pt.1, Head Coach U of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Derek is the head baseball coach at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Derek and I talk about why he got into coaching, insight into some of his mentors like Jim Schlossnagle and Randy Mazey, how being a head high school coach prepared him for being a college head coach, and much much more. Derek is a stud. He is really competitive, tough and very direct...and has done a great job at UTRG.
Dec 16, 2021•37 min•Ep. 144
Kevin Bille, Good Stuff Podcast
Kevin Bille is my guest this week. Kevin has a podcast called Good Stuff. He has had some phenomenal guests on his podcast. Kevin also does leadership development, primarily in the corporate space. During this dual podcast episode, Kevin and I break down leadership from several different perspectives!
Dec 09, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 143
Butch Thompson Pt.2, Head Baseball Coach Auburn U
This is part two of my conversation with Butch Thompson. Butch is an elite leader, humble, and comfortable in his own skin. During part two of my conversation we talk about building culture, staff development in management, and much much more.
Dec 02, 2021•52 min•Ep. 142
Butch Thompson Pt.1, Head Baseball Coach Auburn U
Butch is the head baseball coach at Auburn U. Butch is entering his 7th year at Auburn. He led Auburn to the college world series in 2019...which was the first time Auburn had been to the series in 22 years. Butch is a stud. He is a man of character, builder of authentic relationships, and is, as one of his peers said "fiercely competitive". Butch and I talk about his journey from small town Mississippi to Auburn U, we talk about his mentors, how being creative helped grow him, his strengths, an...
Nov 25, 2021•47 min•Ep. 141
David Grace Pt.2, D1 Basketball Coach
David Grace is a long time college basketball coach. During Part Two of my conversation with David, we talk the recruitment of Lonzo Ball, what great leaders do when building an elite environment, the importance of relationships, and much much more! David is a stud! High character, great work ethic evaluator.
Nov 18, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 140
David Grace, Part 1, D1 Basketball Coach
David Grace is a college basketball coach who has made numerous stops at the Div 1 level including coaching at Oregon State, UCLA, and Vanderbilt. During this conversation we talk about his background and how he went from the Air Force to coaching at the power five level, what he looks for in recruits, and much more. David is principled, disciplined, a tenacious recruiter, and a great person.
Nov 11, 2021•30 min•Ep. 139
Kenny Gajewski Pt.2, Head Coach Oklahoma State Softball
Kenny Gajewski is the head softball coach at OSU. During Part Two, Kenny and I talk culture and how he builds his at OSU, we talk about leadership development and how he organically develops leaders, and we talk about what it looks like to empower everyone in the program. Kenny is a stud...he is humble yet confident and knows who he is and who he isn't.
Nov 05, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 138
Kenny Gajewski Pt.1, Head Coach Oklahoma State Softball
Kenny Gajewski is the head softball coach at OSU. I had a blast talking with Kenny. During Part 1 we discussed several of the coaches he played for or coached with and what makes them so good, we talked about his strengths, and he shared his winding journey from a redshirt college baseball player to the coach of OSU softball. He has helped turn OSU into one of the premier softball programs in all of America. As you will hear, Kenny has great energy and is really authentic.
Oct 28, 2021•39 min•Ep. 137
Lane Burroughs Pt.2, Head Baseball Coach Louisiana Tech University
Lane Burroughs is the head baseball coach at Louisiana Tech University. During part 2 of my conversation with Lane we talk about the culture in his program, leadership development, staff development, and much more.
Oct 21, 2021•33 min•Ep. 136
Lane Burroughs Pt.1, Head Baseball Coach Louisiana Tech University
Lane Burroughs is the head baseball coach at Louisiana Tech University. During part 1 of my conversation with Lane we talk about his mentors, his strengths, what drew him coaching, and much more. Lane is a great coach and person!
Oct 14, 2021•34 min•Ep. 135
Jon Shehan Pt.2, Head Baseball Coach Millersville University
Jon is the head baseball coach at Millersville University. During part 2 of our conversation, Jon and I talk about creating accountability in his program, the importance of vulnerability, and how he manages his staff. Jon is a stud!
Oct 07, 2021•32 min•Ep. 134
Jon Shehan Pt.1, Head Baseball Coach Millersville University
My guest this week is Jon Shehan. Jon is the head baseball coach at Millersville University. During part 1 of my conversation with Jon we talk about the culture at Millersville and how a poor 2012 season was a catalyst for their culture, we talk about creating a player led environment, what he learned from the Atlanta Braves and much more.
Sep 30, 2021•34 min•Ep. 133
Christine Porath, Georgetown Business Professor
My guest this week is Christine Porath. Christine is an author, speaker and tenured professor at Georgetown's McDonough School of Business. She has written two books MASTERING CIVILITY A MANIFESTO FOR THE WORKPLACE and THE COST OF BAD BEHAVIOR - HOW INCIVILITY IS DAMAGING YOUR BUSINESS AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT ITChristine writes primarily about workplace culture, specifically Civility in the work place. You will love this conversation. We talk about lacking self-awareness, ways to deal with a boss w...
Sep 16, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 132
Justin Haire, Head Baseball Coach Campbell University
My guest this week is Justin Haire, head baseball coach at Campbell University. During our conversation, Justin and I talk about how he turned Campbell around after his third year, the three levels of leadership he uses to develop leaders in his program, and how tries to 'break' things for improvement.
Sep 09, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 131
Dan Fisher, Head Volleyball Coach, U of Pittsburgh
My guest this week is Dan Fisher, head volleyball coach at U of Pittsburgh. Dan and I talk about coaching the different genders, helping his leaders grow in self-awareness, his strengths, and much more! Dan is super smart, engaging, and has a wealth of experience.
Sep 02, 2021•57 min•Ep. 130
Ryan McGuyre, Head Volleyball Coach at Baylor
My guest this week is Ryan McGuyre. Ryan is the head volleyball coach at Baylor. Ryan and I talk about dealing with conflict in your program, the key to turning around Baylor volleyball, the standards in his program, and much much more. Ryan has built Baylor into one of the best programs. Get ready to learn as Ryan drops wisdom throughout this episode!
Aug 26, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 129
Kelly Inouye-Perez, Head Softball coach at UCLA
My guest this week is Kelly Inouye-Perez, head softball coach at UCLA. Kelly is regarded as one of the best coaches in the country and I can see why. Kelly and I talk about her transition to head coach, her after-action review, developing leaders in her program, and much more. Kelly is engaging, has a great perspective, exudes wisdom. You will learn a lot from this episode!
Aug 19, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 128
Lucas Jadin, Mental skills coach, partner at Train 2B Clutch
My guest is Lucas Jadin. Lucas is a mental skills coach, partner at Train 2B Clutch, and author. His most recent book is Twin Thieves. Lucas and I talk about a framework for building trust in your program, the twin thieves, and the importance of writing an obituary. Lucas is a stud!
Aug 12, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 127
Patrick Murphy, Softball Coach, University of Alabama Part 2
My guest again this week is Pat Murphy. Pat is the head softball coach at the Univeristy of Alabama. This is part two of my conversation with Pat. Pat is one of the best coaches in all of college softball and one of the best leaders I have been around. Pat is a voracious learner. This episode will help you become a better coach and leader!
Jul 19, 2021•38 min•Ep. 126
Patrick Murphy, Softball Coach, University of Alabama Part 1
Patrick Murphy, Head Softball Coach at the University of Alabama, joins us this week. We talk about the impact Pat's mentors have had on his life and career. Pat also dives into the importance of connecting with his athletes as opposed to controlling his athletes. Pat is one of the top culture-builders I have ever been around.
Jul 12, 2021•30 min•Ep. 125
Cam Newbauer (Pt 2), University of Florida Basketball Coach
During part two of my conversation with Florida women's basketball coach Cam Newbauer, we talk about the difference between a power five job and other jobs, the areas he has grown in over the years, the importance of aligning motives, and much much more.
Jul 05, 2021•26 min•Ep. 124
Cam Newbauer, Women's Basketball Coach, U of Florida
Cam Newbauer, women's basketball coach at the University of Florida joins us this week. Cam and I discuss his mentors and the profound effect that had on him, his strengths, staff management, and much more. Cam is a stud...super engaging authentic and comfortable in his own skin. We had a really easy and fun conversation.
Jun 28, 2021•32 min•Ep. 123
Joan Ryan (Pt 2), Author of Intangibles: Unlocking the Science and Soul of Team Chemistry
Welcome to Part 2 with Joan Ryan, author of Intangibles: Unlocking the Science and Soul of Team Chemistry. During this episode we talk about the different types of team chemistry, how a trusting culture transforms a program, and we talk about the 1996 Olympic women’s basketball team and much more. If you are leading a team, Intangibles is a must read!
Jun 21, 2021•45 min•Ep. 122
Joan Ryan, Author of Intangibles: Unlocking the Science and Soul of Team Chemistry
Joan Ryan author of Intangibles: Unlocking the Science and Soul of Team Chemistry joins us on this week's podcast. If you are a leader of a team, regardless of your industry, this is a book for you. Joan and I talk about trust and why it is so critical, accepting players for who they are, the problem with analytics, the equation of trust, bond commit…and much more.
Jun 14, 2021•39 min•Ep. 121
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