Today we sit down with Lamarr Glenn of South Paulding High School in Douglasville, GA. Mr. Glenn was a four-year letterman of the Florida State University Football team from 1994-1998 where he was named Offensive Team Captain in 1998 while also being drafted in the sixth (6th) round of 1999 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Bucs. We discuss the impact that Coach Bobby Bowden had on him and how it has shaped who he is as an athletic leader and how he leads his coaches and athletes today. Let’s settle in...
Feb 03, 2022•32 min•Season 3Ep. 51
Today we celebrate firsts on the podcast as we sit down with our first guest from the great state of Indiana as well as our first Collegiate President in Dr. Michael Lindsay of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. Dr. Lindsay has won multiple awards both for his teaching and academic research and is the author of two dozen scholarly publications and numerous books, including, Faith in the Halls of Power , which was nominated for the nonfiction Pulitzer Prize in 2007, and his award-winning View ...
Jan 20, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 50
Welcome to Season 3 of the Hangin’ with the AD Podcast. We kick things off at the top with a conversation with newly appointed NIAAA President Mike McGurk of Lee’s Summit high School in Missouri. Mike has served in a variety of leadership roles that have each helped to shape him as a leader not just at the local level but on the state and now national stage as well. Josh and I enjoyed sitting down and covering some basic fundamentals of leading in high school athletics and I know that you will b...
Jan 06, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Ladies and Gentlemen, today we close out season two on an incredibly high note as we sit down with Mr. Randy Gravitt, the CEO and Co-Founder of InteGreat Leadership. Randy has taught life and leadership skills to hundreds of audiences in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America, presenting and consulting to organizations such as Chick-fil-A, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Kroger Pharmacy, the Winshape Foundation and Major League Baseball. Long story short…he’s the real deal and this ...
Dec 23, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Back in March of 2021 Josh and I had the pleasure of sitting down with Josh Brooks, the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics at the University of Georgia. Josh is a leader who understands the comfort in being uncomfortable and the benefits that such experiences can provide a leader as they grow, and you’ll hear that in our conversation today. Josh has a levelheaded collaborative style about him and it will not take long for you to understand that there is something special about him and what he ...
Dec 09, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Today we sit down, once again, with author, podcast host and leadership expert Mr. Brian Dodd. Brian serves as the Director of New Ministry Relationships for Injoy Stewardship Solutions where he helps churches fully-fund their mission and vision. Brian’s objective is to add value to leaders and provide perspective, encouragement, and solutions to the issues they face daily and one way he does that is through his blog Brian Dodd on Leadership. Make it a must have for your regular leadership resou...
Nov 25, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Brian Dodd joins us again to review another great list of leadership books for you to pick up this holiday season as you prepare to take your leadership skills to another level in 2022. Leadership As An Identity by Crawford Loritts (character) The Barcelona Complex by Simon Kuper (soccer) Believe Us by Melissa Reddy (soccer) Chumps to Champs by Bill Pennington (baseball) A Season In The Sun by Lars Anderson (football) BE 2.0 by Jim Collins (business/organizational) The Leader’s Greatest Return b...
Nov 24, 2021•51 min
If you have listened to the podcast of our guest today and noticed some similarities to ours that is not a mistake. Pastor Mike Linch and his podcast Linch with a Leader has served as a template for what Josh and I have wanted to build with our show. Mike leaves every room better than he found it and helps others close their own capability gap and reach their true full potential whether it be at the office or at home. Today we get the great pleasure of sitting down with Mike for a fun and powerf...
Nov 11, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Episode # 44…Jamy Bechlar, Author/Speaker/Former Coach Today’s guest sees his second time on the podcast as we once again hang out with Jamy Bechler. Jamy is a professional speaker, leadership trainer and executive business coach who works with teams ranging from major corporations to the NBA. Before going into full-time leadership work, Jamy served for 20 years as a college basketball coach, professor, and administrator. When he hung up the whistle, he didn’t stop coaching. Jamy just moved from...
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Today’s guests serve as the Executive Director and the Associate Executive Director of the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association or NIAAA, Dr. Mike Blackburn and Mr. Phil Rison. These two leaders took some time out of their busy schedules and planning for the NIAAA Conference in Denver, Co this December to talk shop and leadership with Josh and I and you will not be disappointed as we learn from these two leaders in the industry. Let’s settle in and get to know Dr. Mike Bl...
Oct 14, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 43
We had the pleasure to sit down with current NIAAA President Dr. Lisa Langston, CMAA from Forth Worth, TX on two different occasions and have combined both visits into this episode. A lifelong lover of athletics and the benefits that can be gained through both competition and being apart of a team, Dr. Langston is a leader who looks to bring out the best in those she works and interacts with and is always “in process” herself. Dr. Langston sees it as her purpose to make a difference in other peo...
Sep 30, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Episode # 40…Allen Greene, Director of Athletics, Auburn University Several months ago, we had the opportunity to hang out with an original outlaw….well not really but our guest today shares a name with one. Johnny Ringo of Highland Park High School in Dallas, TX. Coach Ringo has built a culture based on a foundation of principles that focuses on not just mental and physical toughness but a commitment to respect all whom his students and coaches meet. A true believer in self-assessment and the b...
Sep 16, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Today’s guest is Allen Greene, Director of Athletics at Auburn University. Allen is a humble, authentic, dynamic, and energetic collaborative leader, who is in his third year at Auburn after being named the program’s 15th director of athletics on Jan. 18, 2018. Allen served in the same capacity at the University at Buffalo prior to his arrival at Auburn. One of the youngest athletics directors in the NCAA Power Five ranks, at 43, Allen is highly regarded by his peers and it will not take you lon...
Sep 02, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 40
In today's Special Edition we sit down with Dr. Curt Miller. Curt serves as the Athletic Director at Oconee County High School in Watkinsville, GA and is the Vice President of the Georgia High School Association’s Board of Trustees. Curt also serves as the committee chairman for the GHSA Reclassification Committee and he wraps up the first meeting of the reclassification process held on Monday, August 23rd at the GHSA offices in Thomaston, GA.
Aug 24, 2021•8 min
Today we wrap up our coach’s series with a conversation with one of the most successful high school baseball coaches not only in the state of Georgia but in the nation. Coach Micky McMurtry, retired head baseball coach of Lassiter High School in Marietta, GA. Coach McMurtry helped establish Lassiter as a state power during his tenure and retired after the 2009 season with a total of 445 wins over 17 total seasons. He was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2008 and led the scho...
Aug 19, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 39
The NIAAA has taken on TUNNEL TO TOWERS as their initiative this year. I would like for each school to raise $100.00 for this needed charity. This September 11 will be the 20 anniversary of 9-11. Having some type of program at school during the anniversary might be a good time to get donations. Getting our athletes involved makes this a learning opportunity as our athletes were not born 20 years ago. The deadline is October 15. For more info on TUNNEL TO TOWERS go to, t2t.org ....
Aug 12, 2021•6 min
353-63-5, 18 region championships, 10 state championships and 4 national championships…if I told you that would be your career record, I think most of us would take it. In today’s episode we have the pleasure of going down memory lane as we learn from the greatest motivator of people I have ever known. My father, Coach Jerry Don Baker of Valdosta High School in Valdosta, Ga. Moving from Texas as a small child he created a life in Valdosta where he still lives today surrounded by those he has inf...
Aug 05, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Today guest will educate, motivate, and inspire you to be a better leader. Maurice Freeman of Brooks County High School in South Georgia has worn both hats as the athletic director and head football coach for the Trojans and has found great success in both roles. Coach Freeman is a multi-generational leader in a small town that knows the definition of servant leadership and has leaned on his ability to serve and connect with others in both good and bad times as we will discuss today. His philoso...
Jul 22, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 37
In this Special Edition we sit down with some great athletic leaders from the state of Georgia. These athletic directors were named "Athletic Director of the Year" in their respective classifications and they left us with so much great knowledge and will leave no doubt as to why they received this recognition. · Class A (Private): Mike Emery – The Paideia School · Class A (Public): Jason Lanham – Trion · Class 2A: Kevin Grooms – Northeast Macon · Class 4A: Henrietta George – Druid Hills · Class ...
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Today’s guest is Rennie Curran. Rennie is a former high school, collegiate, and professional football star who has used his collective life experiences to become a keynote speaker, author, and the CEO of Game Changer Coaching. He delivers powerful keynote presentations, workshops, and one on one coaching on topics such as leadership, teamwork, overcoming adversity, and performance. His clients include Chick-Fil-A, Coca-Cola, SunTrust, University of Georgia, Associations, Sports Teams, Non-profit...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 36
In this Special Edition, we speak with Ira Childress, Athletic Director at Gulliver Prep in Miami, FL on the potential impact of the NCAA's decision to allow collegiate student-athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness. Ira has a history with the NCAA serving as the Assistant Director of Leadership Development from 2008-2011.
Jul 03, 2021•18 min
Today we sit down with Tommy Marshall of the Marist School in Georgia as he wraps up a wonderful and impactful career as a teacher, coach, and athletic director. It's always a pleasure to sit down with Tommy and today is no exception.
Jun 30, 2021•19 min
Ladies and gentlemen, you are truly in for a treat today as we sit down with our guest Dexter Wood. As a football coach, Dexter won 3 state championships at Buford High School in Georgia and set the state of Georgia consecutive win streak record at 47 games in 2004. Coach Wood retired from coaching in 2005 with a career record of 257 wins 92 losses and 3 ties. In 1988, Dexter was a charter member of the Georgia Athletic Director’s Association and served as a member of the Executive Board of Dire...
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Today’s guest is Vaughn Williams. Vaughn serves as the Director of Athletics at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. A multi-dimensional leader, who has harnessed the power of connection, I believe everyone is better after they are around him and we are very fortunate to have you experience this today. Vaughn is a relationship builder who is not afraid of challenges and embraces being a life-long learner. He lives by the motto of “Just serve, show up, do your job and help others do thei...
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Episode # 33 … Lesley Broadwell, Cambridge High School (Milton, GA) Today’s guest is Lesley Broadwell. Lesley serves as the Athletic Director at Cambridge High School in Milton, GA. A Georgia native Lesley has worked her way up the ladder by being a believer in surrounding yourself with good people and then getting out of the way while they work to reach the collective goals established by all parties involved. A leader through both the good times and the bad as she will discuss today, Lesley ha...
May 27, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 33
SharpEdge Ventures is a sports entertainment consultancy that guides brand success through a variety of media, live events and corporate partnerships. SEV's primary client is the Georgia High School Association (GHSA), a voluntary, non-profit organization composed of 450+ public and private high schools that supervise regulations for region and state competition in 18 sports and two activities. SEV marketing services include: brand building, sponsorship sales, activation of corporate partnership...
May 20, 2021•18 min
Episode # 32 … Jake von Scherrer, Maclay School Today’s guest is Jake von Scherrer. Jake serves as the Director of Athletic Enrichment at The Maclay School in Tallahassee, FL. A career Educator and a Certified Master Athletic Administrator with over 35 years of success as a teacher, Head Coach, and an AD Jake left us with some great insight and ideas that I know you will want to implement into your programs as soon as possible. Let jump in and get to know Mr. Jake von Scherrer. 0:52- Introductio...
May 13, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Kate is the author of Confessions of an Imperfect Coach, the transformation story surrounding her perfect season experiment. She is the coauthor of Stick Together with Bestselling author and speaker Jon Gordon. She has also written the Coaches Emergency Practice Guide for youth lacrosse and Team 8. She is sought after for her knowledge in both building and repair of team/business/organizational cultures. Her background in athletics is paired with her successful career in corporate sales, retail ...
May 11, 2021•28 min
Episode # 31 … Jared Benko, 1st Year at Ga Southern Today’s guest is Jared Benko. Jared is the Director of Athletics at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro; GA and we are so excited to have him sit down with us again. Jared joined us almost one year ago for episode 5 as he was literally on the road from his previous position as Deputy Director of Athletics/Chief Financial Officer for nearly four years at Mississippi State University. A common sense and down to earth leader, I challenge you...
Apr 29, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Episode # 30 … Dr. Kaleb Stoppel, Olathe East HS (Olathe, KS) Today’s guest is Dr. Kaleb Stoppel. Kaleb serves as an assistant principal and athletic director at Olathe East High School in Olathe Kansas. An innovative leader who loves to inspire others to be the best versions of themselves and is a champion for both athletics and the arts, Dr. Stoppel has harnessed the power of positive leadership and always sees the glass half-full as he leads his coaches, student-athletes, and the next generat...
Apr 15, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 30
