Here is an episode of the "Coach Forward" Podcast that Jamy Bechler appeared on recently. Host Jason Mejeur and Jamy cover a lot of ground and provide many insights on how to better inspire people and maximize your potential as a leader. They talk a lot about developing leaders, building a program, and why every kid matters. The show notes from the "Coach Foward" Podcast are below. - - - - The Success is a Choice podcast network is made possible, in part, by TheLeadershipPlaybook.com . Great tea...
Nov 12, 2021•49 min
Today's guests on "The Coachable Coach" series are Randy Norton (Head Coach) and Taren Martin (Associate HC) from UAB women's basketball. "The Coachable Coach" series on the Success is a Choice Podcast Network goes beyond the X's and O's as Jamy Bechler talks with some of the best sports coaches. Jamy talks with coaches who value growth, improvement, and leadership – not just with their athletes but for themselves, as well. They believe that a strong culture doesn’t just happen by accident. Good...
Nov 03, 2021•34 min
Jamy provides us with an exciting announcement about the release of his new book "The Captain". "The Captain" is about a star quarterback turned hotshot fighter pilot. Even though he has always held a position of leadership, it is not until he crashes his jet that he starts to understand what real leadership is. Visit TheCaptainBook.com to save money on autographed paperback preorders, join the book launch team, get an advanced reader copy, or get team discounts. - - - - - The Success is a Choic...
Oct 08, 2021•3 min
Today's guest on "The Coachable Coach" series is Jared Ronai, head men's basketball coach at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. "The Coachable Coach" series on the Success is a Choice Podcast Network goes beyond the X's and O's as Jamy Bechler talks with some of the best sports coaches. Jamy talks with coaches who value growth, improvement, and leadership – not just with their athletes but for themselves, as well. They believe that a strong culture doesn’t just happen by accident. Good coaches ma...
Oct 05, 2021•23 min
Lauren Johnson is an athlete-turned-mental conditioning coach, who is highly motivating, and relatable with a passion for developing the minds of the elite. Lauren trains professional athletes, military personnel and business professionals through national speaking engagements, educational training workshops and consulting. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Lauren served as the Mental Conditioning Coordinator for the New York Yankees, where she was responsible for aiding in the development of a...
Sep 14, 2021•32 min•Ep. 176
This is an episode from the summer when Jamy Bechler appeared for a second time on the basketball podcast "Championship Vision" hosted by Kevin Furtado. They cover a lot of ground and Jamy provides a lot of good insights for leaders, coaches, educators, and administrators. He also talks about how and why he got into the leadership consulting space. Jamy will be speaking at Coach Furtado's "Legends at the Grove" coaching clinic on September 12 in Georgia. The clinic lineup includes many Hall of F...
Sep 10, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Today's guest on the "Leaders Developing Leaders" series is Don Baker, Cobb County School (GA) District Director of Athletics. During the "Leaders Growing Leaders" series on the Success is a Choice Podcast Network, Jamy Bechler talks with leaders on how they are growing and developing other leaders. The series tries to examine how various leaders are making the people around them better and building a stronger, healthier culture. - - - - Don Baker is the co-host of the "Hangin' with the AD" podc...
Sep 01, 2021•24 min
Today's guest on "The Coachable Coach" series is Megan Duffy, head women's basketball coach at Marquette University. "The Coachable Coach" series on the Success is a Choice Podcast Network goes beyond the X's and O's as Jamy Bechler talks with some of the best sports coaches. Jamy talks with coaches who value growth, improvement, and leadership – not just with their athletes but for themselves, as well. They believe that a strong culture doesn’t just happen by accident. Good coaches may know the...
Aug 12, 2021•23 min
Denny Lennon is the host of Sports Stories with Denny Lennon, a video and audio podcast that focuses on uplifting stories told through long-form interviews with a wide range of sports figures. He was born and raised in Venice, California as part of a family known for music but also highly passionate about sports. His true love for sports started in his own backyard. It was games in that yard that led to 40 years of jobs in coaching, announcing, promoting, and administrating sports at different l...
Aug 11, 2021•36 min•Ep. 175
Jamy Bechler appeared on the "EveryDay Leaders" show hosted by Melahni Ake in the Spring of 2021. This was a live show and is one of Jamy's favorites that he has appeared on. Melahni and Jamy covered a wide array of topics. As a side note, within 15 minutes of the live show ending, Jamy was contacted by a teacher from a public school in South Central L.A. asking him to speak with her students. He had mentioned that he sometimes speaks to groups for free if there is a bigger mission and they don'...
Aug 06, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Today's guest on "The Coachable Coach" series is Jackie Carson, head women's basketball coach at Furman University. "The Coachable Coach" series on the Success is a Choice Podcast Network goes beyond the X's and O's as Jamy Bechler talks with some of the best sports coaches. Jamy talks with coaches who value growth, improvement, and leadership – not just with their athletes but for themselves, as well. They believe that a strong culture doesn’t just happen by accident. Good coaches may know the ...
Aug 04, 2021•29 min
Jeff Hoffman is an award-winning global entrepreneur, proven CEO, worldwide motivational speaker, bestselling author, Hollywood film producer, a producer of a Grammy Award winning jazz album, and executive producer of an Emmy Award winning television show. Jeff has been part of a number of well-known successful startups, including Priceline.com, Booking.com, uBid.com and more. Jeff is the CEO of Driving Force Enterprises, a strategic consulting firm that teaches exponential growth to business ow...
Aug 02, 2021•33 min•Ep. 174
Today's guest on the "Leaders Developing Leaders" series is Kelly Wells, the Director of Athletics at the University of Pikeville. During the "Leaders Growing Leaders" series on the Success is a Choice Podcast Network, Jamy Bechler talks with leaders on how they are growing and developing other leaders. The series tries to examine how various leaders are making the people around them better and building a stronger, healthier culture. - - - - Kelly Wells won more than 70% of his games in his 15 s...
Jul 21, 2021•20 min
Michael Brooks is the Executive Director of the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE). NACE is a nonprofit membership association organized by and on behalf of member institutions and the largest varsity organization in North America. NACE’s members are developing the structure and tools needed to advance collegiate esports in the varsity space. Areas of collaboration include: Eligibility, Path to Graduation, Competition & Scholarships, IP Rights, and Program Implementation. NACE...
Jul 19, 2021•36 min•Ep. 173
In today's LEADERSHIP NOW episode, Jamy Bechler praises U.S. hammer thrower DeAnna Price and her accomplishment of setting an American record and winning the U.S. Olympic Trials. The LEADERSHIP NOW episodes examine a current topic in the world of sports and leadership in less than five minutes. - - - - The Success is a Choice podcast network is made possible, in part, by TheLeadershipPlaybook.com . Great teams have great teammates and everyone can be a person of influence. Build a stronger cultu...
Jul 15, 2021•5 min
Today's guest on "The Coachable Coach" series is Dr. Barry Davis, head baseball coach at Rider University, the 2021 MAAC Champions and NCAA Tournament team. "The Coachable Coach" series on the Success is a Choice Podcast Network goes beyond the X's and O's as Jamy Bechler talks with some of the best sports coaches. Jamy talks with coaches who value growth, improvement, and leadership – not just with their athletes but for themselves, as well. They believe that a strong culture doesn’t just happe...
Jul 14, 2021•27 min
Thank you for listening to the Success is a Choice podcast network. This week is the Open Championship at Royal St. George’s Golf Club in England. It is the last major of the PGA season. It also marks the 18th anniversary of Ben Curtis winning the Open Championship at this same course. The open championship rotates courses each year and Royal St. George’s has only hosted the Open Championship one time since that Curtis win back in 2003. When Ben Curtis hoisted the claret jug, it was the first ti...
Jul 12, 2021•44 min
In today's LEADERSHIP NOW episode, Jamy Bechler shares his two takeaways on the U.S. 100m dash champion (Sha'Carri Richardson) getting disqualified and banned from the upcoming Olympics for using marijuana. The LEADERSHIP NOW episodes examine a current topic in the world of sports and leadership in less than five minutes. - - - - The Success is a Choice podcast network is made possible, in part, by TheLeadershipPlaybook.com . Great teams have great teammates and everyone can be a person of influ...
Jul 08, 2021•4 min
Today's guest on "The Coachable Coach" series is Missy Bilderback, the highly successful women's basketball coach at Jones College in Mississippi. "The Coachable Coach" series on the Success is a Choice Podcast Network goes beyond the X's and O's as Jamy Bechler talks with some of the best sports coaches. Jamy talks with coaches who value growth, improvement, and leadership – not just with their athletes but for themselves, as well. They believe that a strong culture doesn’t just happen by accid...
Jul 07, 2021•20 min
Jim Knight is a keynote speaker, author, podcaster, and entrepreneur, Jim Knight teaches organizations of all sizes how to attain their own "rock star" status. Although his illustrious career started at Gatorland Zoo (he has the scars to prove it), Jim cut his teeth in the hospitality industry and eventually led Global Training for Hard Rock International for two decades. His customized programs show how to amp up organizational culture, deliver world-class differentiated service, and build rock...
Jul 05, 2021•39 min•Ep. 172
The PGA Tour's "On the Mark" podcast is one of Jamy Bechler's favorites to listen to and so he was excited to appear as a guest and talk with host Mark Immelman. EPISODE DESCRIPTION Jamy Bechler is a former College Basketball Coach and Professor turned Professional Speaker, Leadership Trainer and Executive Business Coach. He is "John Maxwell Team" certified and travels the USA to motivate and coach people and organizations on how to build a championship culture. Jamy joins the show to discuss hi...
Jul 01, 2021•45 min
Richard A. Johnson, Ed.D., is the director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Booker T. Washington Initiative which examines the effects of public policy on African-American communities. Click here to read Dr. Johnson's complete bio. In today’s episode, we discuss: Educating today's youth The importance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Thoughts on race Beating Hall of Famer David Robinson in a basketball game ... and much more!!! Resources, Books, and Links Website: TexasPolicy.com Twitter: @TPPF...
Jun 29, 2021•49 min•Ep. 171
On this week's episode of The Leadership Playbook Live Show, John Brubaker (a high-level business coach and the author of "Stadium Status") fills in for Tristen Foote as Jamy Bechler's co-host. Coach Bru and Jamy discuss ... How we can be successful during rough times (like a pandemic) Getting fired on his birthday Writing a book with no words The meaning of "Stadium Status" and why we should be striving to be stadium status in our lives Mental health and why he started the company Chin Up Chest...
Jun 25, 2021•34 min
The Leadership Playbook is a live weekly show in which co-hosts Jamy Bechler and Tristen Foote provide insights on leadership, life, teamwork, culture, and success. They also interview a guest each week and Jamy answers mailbag questions. You can also watch this episode on Facebook , YouTube , or Linkedin . 1:45 - Jamy and Tristen start off the show talking the new "2-Minute Drill" segments that Jamy is releasing weekly on the Success is a Choice Podcast Network. Last week's episode was about le...
Jun 18, 2021•40 min
Jake Kelfer is the 2x bestselling author of Elevate Beyond and Elevate Your Network , as well as a motivational speaker and the founder of Professional Basketball Combine . His first book Elevate Beyond, released in 2016, originally began as a series of blog posts for his friends and is a real-world guide to standing out in the job market and discovering your passion. Elevate Your Network, his follow-up book which was released in 2018, is all about how to build extraordinary relationships in lif...
Jun 15, 2021•37 min•Ep. 170
The Leadership Playbook is a live weekly show in which co-hosts Jamy Bechler and Tristen Foote provide insights on leadership, life, teamwork, culture, and success. They also interview a guest each week and Jamy answers mailbag questions. You can also watch this episode on Facebook , YouTube , or Linkedin . 1:45 - Jamy and Tristen start off the show talking about a recent speech Jamy gave to some graduating senior scholarship winners and that spun off into a discussion about perspective and how ...
Jun 11, 2021•52 min
Laura DiBenedetto is a TEDx Speaker, #1 best-selling author of The Six Habits: Practical Tools for Bringing Your Dreams to Life , and a life mastery coach. Laura teaches others how to create the life of our dreams without sacrificing what we love. As founder and CEO of Vision Advertising, a company that she built aged 19, she has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs build and grow profitable enterprises entirely on their terms. Click here to read more about Laura DiBenedetto. In today’s episode, we ...
Jun 08, 2021•37 min•Ep. 169
Thanks for joining us today on the Success is a Choice podcast network. When my most recent book “The Bus Trip” came out, I was asked by Mike Klinzing , the host of the Hoop Heads podcast to come on his show. Mike Klinzing is a former Kent State basketball player who played there a few years before I arrived as a Graduate Assistant back in the 1990s. If you are a basketball coach, this is a great podcast to subscribe to if you aren’t already subscribed to it. They have big-time guests. I was hon...
Jun 03, 2021•43 min
Dan Hughes retired yesterday from the Seattle Storm. He has had a great career coaching and is now going to focus on the USA Women's Basketball Team. This was one of my favorite episodes when it first aired and so I wanted to release it again with the news of his retirement. Click here for the ESPN article about his retirement. ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES: Dan Hughes is the head coach of the WNBA’s Seattle Storm. In just his first year with the Storm, he helped lead them to the 2018 WNBA Championship. N...
May 31, 2021•31 min
The Leadership Playbook is a weekly show in which co-hosts Jamy Bechler and Tristen Foote provide insights on leadership, life, teamwork, culture, and success. They also interview a guest each week and Jamy answers mailbag questions. You can also watch this episode on Facebook , YouTube , or Linkedin . 1:10 - Jamy and Tristen start off the show chatting about Tim Tebow’s return to the NFL and whether that is a good thing. Jamy then shares his thoughts on being a verbal leader and the 3 ways EVER...
May 28, 2021•39 min
