The 4D Athletes Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The 4D Athletes podcast brings the best minds together to discuss powerful ideas in sports for mental wellness, physical fitness, spiritual intelligence, and emotional mastery.
Join 4D Athletes CO-Founders Jason Holzer and Jim Huber every week as their guests teach transformational ideas and insights that help individuals win in the game of life.
Welcome to an unforgettable episode of Tuesdays with Trevor! Recorded live from St. Louis, diving deep into how sports can transform lives and drive positive change. Today, Trevor and Jason are joined by special guest Matt Carpenter, a 12-year MLB veteran, 3-time All-Star, and 2013 Silver Slugger Award winner, who shares his incredible journey from the backyard to the big leagues.
In This Episode:
- Matt Carpenter reflects on his journey as an athlete, from his early days playing as a kid to his professional career. He discusses the pivotal moments that challenged his authenticity and shares how he navigated these challenges while staying true to himself.
- Parental Wisdom: Matt shares the invaluable lessons his parents taught him about authenticity and how parents and coaches can encourage this in young athletes.
- Practical Advice: Trevor asks Matt how, in a world often obsessed with outcomes, he cultivates a mindset of intentional growth and learning, both on and off the field. Matt shares strategies he's used with his own kids and offers advice for parents and coaches striving to instill this mindset in youth athletes.
- Coaching Insights: Matt talks about what it was like having a coach for a dad and some of the best strategies he learned, which parents can use when coaching their kids in sports.
- Being Coachable: Trevor, Jason and Matt discuss the importance of being coachable. Matt shares how he processes feedback from coaches, including personal stories, and offers tips for parents and coaches to help young athletes improve by taking advice and making changes without feeling discouraged.
Special Shoutout: Don’t miss out on the new Rawlings Experience in St. Louis! It’s a baseball enthusiast’s dream with everything from top-notch apparel to custom gloves.
Father's Day Gift Idea: Searching for the perfect Father’s Day gift? Check out Matt’s dad’s book, "From the Backyard to the Big Leagues," a heartfelt guide on building stronger relationships with your kids through sports.
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Join Trevor Rosenthal and Jason Holzer in this engaging episode of Tuesdays with Trevor as they sit down with Karen Phelps Moyer, a dedicated mom of eight and the founder of Golden Minds. Together, they explore the most effective ways to support children in sports, fostering a positive home environment, and nurturing confidence and resilience. Karen shares her insights on the importance of being a good listener, providing emotional support, and teaching kids the values of teamwork and sportsmanship. She also discusses the crucial role coaches play in creating a supportive atmosphere and the significance of mental health resources for young athletes. This episode offers valuable advice for parents, coaches, and anyone involved in youth sports.
Keywords:
youth sports, support, positive environment, confidence, resilience, mental health, mental fitness
Titles:
- Addressing Mental Health in Youth Sports
- Supporting Children in Sports: Tips for Parents
Sound Bites:
- "Teach your kids winning isn't everything. Teach your kids to be good losers, actually. And most of all, teach them to have fun."
- "Never assume anything about a situation. Always follow up and always have a backup."
- "Trying to avoid adversity is not a good idea. You have to face it and deal with it. Parents, you need to be good role models."
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
04:36 Supporting Children in Sports
09:29 Creating a Positive Home Environment
14:23 Building Confidence and Resilience
22:50 Addressing Mental Health
26:18 Conclusion and Call to Action
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In this episode of "Tuesdays with Trevor," host Trevor Rosenthal and co-host Jason Holzer explore the crucial role of team chemistry and positive mental health practices in youth sports. They are joined by Dr. Alex Auerbach, a licensed counseling and sports psychologist, who shares practical tips for coaches and parents to foster team chemistry and resilience among young athletes. The discussion underscores the importance of clear communication, shared values, and creating a supportive team environment. Dr. Auerbach also highlights how language and mindset influence the mental health of young athletes.
Key Takeaways:
- Fostering Team Chemistry: Build task cohesion (understanding roles and responsibilities) and social cohesion (teammates liking and respecting each other).
- Parental Influence: Parents can enhance their child's sports experience by supporting the coach, using positive language, and encouraging a love for the game.
- Coaching Strategies: Coaches can promote positive mental health by being mindful of their language, teaching mental skills like goal-setting and self-talk, and fostering a supportive team environment.
- Healthy Team Culture: Create a healthy team culture through clear communication, aligned values, and consistent reinforcement of positive behaviors.
- Balanced Approach: Balancing mental health and performance in youth sports is achievable with intentional coaching and support.
Sound Bites:
- "Creating a sense of connection and belonging within the team."
- "Parents, let the coach do the coaching and support from the sidelines."
- "Mindset and language are key to developing resilient young athletes."
Chapters:
- 00:00 Building Team Chemistry
- 10:27 Promoting Positive Mental Health
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Welcome to another enriching episode of Tuesdays with Trevor! 🌟 Join hosts Trevor Rosenthal and Jason Holzer as they dive into an uplifting discussion with Shayamal Vallabhjee, a revered sports performance scientist, coach and author, on the transformative power of mental development in athletes.
Coaches and parents will discover the secrets to unlocking your players' full potential as Shayamal sheds light on the incredible benefits of stress management through breath work and mindfulness techniques. 🧘♂️ Immerse yourself in a world where physical and mental strength intersect to create champions!
Here's why you should tune into this episode:
🔥 Learn about the holistic approach to athlete development, covering physical, mental, technical, and strategic aspects.
🚀 Uncover how mindfulness practices and focused breathing can supercharge your performance by alleviating stress.
💪 Explore the personalized pregame rituals that can elevate your mental game and set you up for success.
🌬️ Discover simple yet powerful breath counting exercises to sharpen your focus and build mental resilience.
🏆 Find out how to harness mindfulness techniques during competition to unlock peak performance.
😌 Relax and rejuvenate with post-competition wind-down rituals, preparing yourself for the challenges ahead.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
02:14 The Four Components of Athlete Development
06:34 The Relationship Between Physical and Mental Strength
08:30 Creating a Pregame Routine
12:37 Implementing Breath Work for Mental Preparation
24:27 Using Breath Work During Competition
27:04 Wind Down Techniques and Setting Up for the Next Day
30:20 Closing Remarks and Where to Find More Information
Check out this empowering conversation that's sure to inspire and elevate your athlete’s game! Tune in now and embark on a journey toward excellence with Tuesdays with Trevor. 🎧✨ #Inspiration #AthleticExcellence #MindBodyConnection
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🌟 Unveiling the Heart of Youth Sports: A Deep Exploration of Servant Leadership 🌟
Calling all coaches and parents dedicated to nurturing the next generation of athletes! Tune in to "Tuesdays with Trevor" as Trevor Rosenthal and Jason Holzer lead an enlightening discussion featuring none other than Mike Matheny, a revered figure in MLB history and coaching circles. Together, they embark on a profound journey into the transformative essence of servant leadership and its profound impact on the landscape of youth sports.
🏆 #EmpoweringLeadership: Discover the enduring philosophy of servant leadership—a paradigm that transcends authority, focusing on selflessly serving others and prioritizing their needs above all else.
🌱 #FosteringCharacter, Beyond Trophies: Explore the deeper meaning of success in youth sports, emphasizing character development and the ability to positively influence others both within and beyond the game.
🤝 #PartnersInEmpowerment: Coaches and Parents Unite: Dive into the indispensable roles of coaches and parents in shaping the youth sports arena, from setting exemplary standards to nurturing essential character traits in young athletes.
⚖️ #AchievingBalance: Victory with Integrity: Understand the delicate balance between winning and character development, fostering an environment where personal growth and team success intertwine harmoniously.
👨👩👦👦 #ParentingAthletesWithHeart: Gain invaluable insights into nurturing young athletes from a parental perspective, from cultivating their passion for the game to maintaining a supportive relationship amid the pressures of competition.
🌟 #LeadByExample: The Cornerstone of Coaching: Recognize the pivotal role of consistency and leading by example in instilling enduring values and character traits in the hearts of young athletes.
📚 #WisdomFromExperience: Explore Mike Matheny's wealth of knowledge and acclaimed works like the "Matheny Manifesto," offering actionable guidance for coaches and parents navigating the dynamic world of youth sports.
This captivating conversation is divided into insightful chapters:
- 00:00 Empowering Leadership and Serving Others
- 05:28 Defining Success Beyond Trophies
- 06:56 The Crucial Roles of Coaches and Parents
- 10:06 Achieving Balance: Victory and Integrity
- 12:23 Parenting Athletes with Heart
- 15:17 Leading by Example: The Coach's Cornerstone
- 20:23 Insights from Mike Matheny's Experience
- 23:33 The Impact of Servant Leadership on Youth Sports
- 25:46 Takeaways and Actionable Guidance
- 32:00 Closing Remarks and Call to Action
Join us on this illuminating journey toward a brighter future for our young champions!
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🔥 Get ready for an inspiring episode of Tuesdays with Trevor! Join Trevor Rosenthal and Jason Holzer as they are joined by the incredible Clint Hurdle, former MLB player and manager, to explore invaluable leadership principles for youth sports and crafting a positive team culture.
🏆 Uncover the secrets behind effective communication in leadership roles and the importance of staying updated with the latest techniques and technology in sports.
🤝 Learn how to strike the perfect balance between competition and joy, while also gaining expert advice for parents and coaches on nurturing resilience in young athletes.
🎬 Tune in for engaging discussions, helpful tips, and uplifting encouragement to continue evolving in the world of sports!
Chapters:
- Introduction and Setting the Tone (00:00)
- Meet Clint Hurdle (03:10)
- Leading the Way in Youth Sports (05:20)
- Building a Positive Team Culture (07:59)
- The Power of Communication (10:08)
- Finding Balance: Competition vs. Joy (15:20)
- Fostering Competitive Spirit and Joy (26:29)
- Final Thoughts and Farewell (31:35)
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Join Jason and Trevor in this engaging episode as they delve into the profound impact of sports on personal development and character building. They explore how the essence of winning lies not solely in achieving victories, but in the journey of self-discovery and growth. Through insightful anecdotes and reflections, they underline the pivotal role sports play in nurturing exceptional leadership qualities that transcend the boundaries of the game.
Throughout the conversation, Jason and Trevor emphasize the importance of belief, confidence, and integrity, both on the field and in life. They advocate for instilling core values and staying anchored to them as fundamental pillars for sustained success and personal excellence.
Tune in to gain valuable insights and practical wisdom on leveraging sports as a tool for honing leadership skills, fostering resilience, and embracing the roller coaster of life with grace and determination.
Key Takeaways:
- Discover the true essence of winning: personal growth and character development.
- Uncover how sports can mold exceptional leaders capable of navigating life's challenges.
- Learn the indispensable role of belief, confidence, and integrity in sports and beyond.
- Gain strategies for instilling core values and fostering a culture of support and encouragement.
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction and Purpose of the Show
02:27 - Using Sports to Develop Exceptional Leaders
06:07 - The Impact of Sports Beyond the Game
08:16 - Belief and Confidence: Cornerstones of Success
10:16 - Building a Foundation: Core Values for Life
12:32 - Supporting and Encouraging Others: The Power of Community
15:44 - The Importance of Role Models and Character Building
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Welcome to another exhilarating episode of Tuesdays with Trevor! MLB All-Star Trevor Rosenthal and 4D Athletes Co-Founder Jason Holzer are back, and this time they're joined by a special guest, Joel Goldberg, Royals TV Broadcaster and author of the book Small Ball, Big Results. Get ready for a powerhouse conversation that explores the profound application of small ball in baseball to life itself.
Key Takeaways:
- Embrace different roles, do the little things right, and watch the impact unfold in both sports and life.
- Trust is paramount in coaching, especially when building relationships with parents. Communication and understanding play key roles.
- Embrace the journey, step outside your comfort zone, and try new things for valuable life lessons.
- Effort and energy are game-changers in sports, influencing outcomes and leaving a lasting impact.
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction and Background:
Join Trevor Rosenthal and Jason Holzer as they introduce this week's special guest, Joel Goldberg, delving into his background as a Royals TV Broadcaster and author.
02:01 - Inspiration for Writing the Book:
Joel Goldberg shares insights into the inspiration behind his book, Small Ball, Big Results, and how the concept of small ball extends beyond the baseball field.
04:13 - The Concept of Small Ball:
The trio explores the fundamental concept of small ball in baseball and discusses its broader applications in various aspects of life.
07:19 - Embracing Different Roles in Sports:
Trevor, Jason, and Joel emphasize the importance of embracing different roles, doing the little things right, and the impact it can have both in sports and life.
10:18 - Building Trust with Parents as Coaches:
Dive into the significance of trust in coaching and building relationships with parents, as the guests share their experiences and insights.
15:18 - Embracing the Journey and Trying New Things:
The conversation takes a turn towards embracing the journey, trying new things, and the valuable life lessons that come from stepping outside one's comfort zone.
24:51 - The Impact of Effort and Energy in Sports:
The trio discusses the undeniable impact of effort and energy in sports, drawing parallels to their personal experiences and the lessons learned.
27:00 - Upcoming Guests and Conclusion:
Get a sneak peek of upcoming guests on Tuesdays with Trevor, and the hosts wrap up the episode with a reminder to follow them on social media for the latest updates.
Buckle up for an episode filled with insights, inspiration, and a whole lot of small ball wisdom. Don't miss out on the action, and stay tuned for more engaging conversations with Trevor, Jason, and their incredible guests!
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Step up to the plate and bring the heat on another exciting episode of Tuesdays with Trevor! In this encouraging discussion, MLB All-Star Trevor Rosenthal and Co-Founder of 4D Athletes, Jason Holzer, team up with Coach Ballgame to explore the critical importance of cultivating a positive culture in youth sports. The trio delves into the repercussions of the win-at-all-costs mentality, emphasizing the need to prioritize character development and fun over mere victory.
Coach Ballgame shares a wealth of experiences and insights, unveiling strategies to motivate and engage young athletes effectively. The episode sheds light on the evolving landscape of youth sports, highlighting the pivotal role of Major League Baseball in shaping its trajectory.
Key Takeaways:
- Prioritize character development and fun over winning in youth sports.
- Motivate and engage young athletes by creating a positive and supportive culture.
- Listen to and communicate with young athletes to understand their needs and preferences.
- Parents play a crucial role in supporting their children's sports journey and should prioritize their child's enjoyment and growth.
Chapters:
- 00:00 Introduction to Tuesdays with Trevor
- 02:24 Guest Introduction: Coach Ballgame
- 04:31 The Importance of Winning in Youth Sports
- 08:24 The Evolution of Youth Sports and the Role of MLB
- 13:05 Creating a Positive Culture in Youth Sports
- 17:35 Motivating and Engaging Young Athletes
- 24:59 Advice for Parents in Youth Sports
- 27:31 Conclusion and Where to Find Coach Ballgame
Before wrapping up, gain valuable advice for parents and coaches to reinforce the importance of character development in youth sports. And stay tuned until the end to catch the #1 tip for parents with kids in sports. Connect and learn more at 4Dathletes.com and learn more about Coach Ballgame at coachballgame.com.
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Welcome to the 4D Athletes podcast, where we explore the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of high-performance sports. Today, we have the pleasure of speaking with Adam Short, a basketball coach who has dedicated his career to helping young athletes achieve their full potential.
Adam has an impressive resume, with experience coaching at the collegiate level. Currently, he is the Head Director of Player Development Coach at the University of Texas Austin, where he works on the defensive side of the ball, leads practice plans, creates scouting reports, and makes in-game coaching adjustments. He also coaches on the court during practices and workouts, and uses Synergy and Sportscode to make player edits.
In addition to his coaching duties, Adam serves as the Head Academic Coordinator for Men's Basketball at Texas, ensuring that his players are succeeding both on and off the court. He is also responsible for recruiting junior college and prep school players from the Midwest to join the team.
Prior to his current role, Adam was the Director of Basketball Operations at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where he oversaw team travel, meals, and budget for the 2021-2022 season. He organized the weekly team schedule and used Sports Code to break down practice and game film. He also played a key role in recruiting potential student athletes, including high school players, JUCO, prep school, and transfers.
Throughout his career, Adam has demonstrated a deep passion for the game of basketball and a commitment to helping young athletes reach their full potential. We hope you enjoy this inspiring conversation with one of the most dedicated coaches in the sport. To learn more about Adam and his work, follow him on Twitter at@APShort143210
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Welcome to the 4D Athletes podcast, where we explore the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of high-performance sports. In this episode, we have the honor of hosting China McCarney, a former collegiate and professional athlete who is now the CEO of the AAAD Foundation, a nonprofit organization that empowers young athletes to reach their full potential both on and off the field.
Originally from Southern California, China was the ultimate five-tool baseball player in high school and was named CIF Player of the Year in 2005 at Vasquez High School. He played collegiately at College of the Canyons and Cal State Northridge. He was drafted in 2008 by Cleveland and in 2009 by Tampa. He has a bachelor’s of science in psychology with an emphasis in kinesiology and is certified in Sport and Fitness psychology.
As the CEO of the AAAD Foundation, China is dedicated to creating opportunities for young athletes to succeed, regardless of their background or circumstances. Through mentorship, education, and community outreach, the AAAD Foundation is making a positive impact on the lives of thousands of young people across the country.
In this episode, China shares his insights on the importance of mental and emotional preparation in sports, the power of positive thinking, and the role of spirituality in athletic performance. He also talks about his own experiences as a player and a leader, and how they shaped his vision for the AAAD Foundation.
To learn more about China McCarney and the AAAD Foundation, visit aaadfoundation.org, and follow China on Instagram at chinamccarney. We hope you enjoy this inspiring conversation with one of the most visionary leaders in the world of sports.
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In this episode of the Most Valuable Parenting Podcast presented by 4D Athletes and Build Great Minds, we dive into how parents can help children develop a growth mindset.
- Why kids feeling perfect will hold them back and what parents can do
- What does it mean to have a fixed mindset and how to reverse it
- Things parents do that could cause children to have a fixed mindset
- Why focusing on winning will also hold your kids back
- Why parents should never compare their kids to others
- Strategies to help parents foster a growth mindset in their home
- How to turn mistakes into Learning Opportunities and love the process more than the results
- Create a feedback culture in your home and embrace challenges
- The power of not yet
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Welcome to the 4D Athletes podcast! Our guest this week is Austin Byler, a former professional athlete with a passion for leadership and personal development. Austin is the founder of Major League University, a website dedicated to helping people find their purpose in life.
Throughout the podcast, Austin shares his insights on the power of the mind and how it can help athletes reach their full potential. He discusses the importance of mental skills training and motivation in achieving success both on and off the field.
As a peak performance coach, Austin conducts workshops for teams and corporations to build a strong foundation for success. He shares his experiences working with athletes and the strategies he uses to help them overcome mental obstacles and perform at their best.
To learn more about Austin and his work, you can visit his website at majorleagueuniversity.com or follow him on Instagram @austinbyler. Thank you for tuning in to the 4D Athletes podcast!
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In this episode of the Most Valuable Parenting Podcast presented by 4D Athletes and Build Great Minds, we discuss how to help kids overcome anxious and depressing thoughts.
- Reasons why kids are so anxious and nervous
- What is happening when kids and teens are feeling anxious
- The power of a parents presence to that can help unburden a kids anxiousness
- What parents can do to relieve unnecessary pressure they can put on their kids
- Why emotion will always overtake logic
- Why the breath is so powerful in calming anxiousness
- A trick that a parent can use to help their child player at a higher level
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In this episode of the Most Valuable Parenting Podcast presented by 4D Athletes and Build Great Minds, we dive into why kids are quitting sports at an alarming rate.
- Rhea shares a key component on reasons why kids stop playing
- Conversations parents can have with kids to help them with things that happen in sports
- How parents can use their imagination to help better understand what is going on with their child
- How to create a safe space to help your child open up
- The power of timing and teachable moments
- Tackling the pressure of burn out and playing year around and what to do about it
- A counterintuitive approach to deeply connect with your child
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Welcome to the "I Am A Champion" show. A podcast dedicated to sharing what it means to be a champion in all areas of life. In this episode, we explore the intersection of sports and social-emotional learning (SEL). Today's episode is all about why SEL matters, both in and out of sports.
Our guests on the show are Sonny Thadani and Scott Farber, two inspiring individuals who are making a real difference in the world of education and mental health.
Sonny Thadani is a dedicated dad of three, but he's also a passionate advocate for mental health and education. His work with Sandy Hook Promise has given him a unique perspective on the importance of SEL, and he's here to share his insights with us today.
Scott Farber is the co-founder of A-List Education, a company that's on a mission to level the playing field for all students. With over 80,000 students served across the US and around the world, Scott knows a thing or two about the power of education.
Together, Sonny and Scott will be discussing why SEL is so crucial in sports and in life. They'll be sharing their personal stories, as well as some of the latest research on the topic.
So if you're ready to learn how SEL can help you become a champion in all areas of your life, then you won't want to miss this episode of "I Am A Champion". Tune in now to hear from two incredible guests who are making a real difference in the world.
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Welcome to the 4D Athletes podcast featuring Leah Amico, a three-time Olympic gold medalist with USA Softball, a two-time World Champion, and a National Softball Hall of Fame inductee. Leah's impressive athletic career started in college, where she was a three-time First Team All-American and a three-time First Team Academic All-American at The University of Arizona. She still holds the record for the highest batting average in the Women’s College World Series.
But Leah's success on the field was not without its challenges. Through triumphs and trials, she learned how to perform under pressure and climb to new heights of success. Now, as a professional and inspirational speaker with over 20 years of national speaking engagements, Leah shares the tools and principles she used to achieve success in any career field.
In this episode, Leah shares her experiences and lessons learned from her collegiate and Olympic journeys, including how to have a strong mindset and apply daily discipline to be successful. She empowers listeners with engaging and inspiring stories and shares keys to unlocking their potential. Leah's core principles will leave you believing that you can conquer your personal and career goals.
Leah is also passionate about helping people achieve a healthy balance between work and personal life. She encourages listeners to determine their own views of success and set goals to rise to the top of their expectations.
Whether you're an athlete or not, this episode is for anyone who wants to learn from an elite-level performer and apply those principles to their own life. Tune in to the 4D Athletes podcast featuring Leah Amico for an inspiring and educational conversation.
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Welcome to the 4D Athletes podcast, where we explore the journeys of inspiring athletes who have excelled in sports and life. Our guest for today's episode is Italo Araujo, a former college basketball player turned coach and now a full-time referee for the NBA G League.
Italo was born and raised in Sao Luis, Maranhao, Brazil, where he developed his passion for basketball. At the age of 20, he came to America to play college basketball, attending Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming, Western Wyoming CC in Rock Springs, Wyoming, and MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas.
After finishing his playing career, Italo decided to pursue coaching and spent two years coaching high school basketball before moving on to coach at the college level for three years. In 2020, Italo decided to shift gears and become a full-time referee, a move that has paid off as he was hired by the NBA G League in 2022 and just completed his first season.
Italo's journey is a testament to the power of hard work, dedication, and a willingness to take risks. His transition from player to coach to referee is a unique one and offers valuable insights for athletes looking to make a similar pivot in their careers.
If you want to learn more about Italo and his journey, check out our website at 4dathletes.com for more information and resources. Thanks for listening to the 4D Athletes podcast, where we celebrate the stories of athletes who have achieved success both in and out of sports.
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Welcome to the 4D Athletes podcast, where we explore the journeys and mindsets of individuals who are pushing the boundaries of what's possible. Today, we have a very special guest, Gemma Herbertson, who is the founder and luminary of Neuro Frontiers, a company that brings the science of neuroplasticity to education, healthcare, and self-improvement.
Gemma is an expert in the field of neuroscience, with a passion for helping individuals improve their brain health and function. She has worked with children with special needs, adults with neurological issues, and anyone who wants to optimize their cognitive abilities.
During this episode, Gemma shares her personal journey and how she became interested in the field of neuroscience. She also delves into the topic of neuroplasticity and how it can be harnessed to promote brain health and function.
Gemma provides insightful tips on how athletes can improve their mental game through simple techniques that promote neuroplasticity. She also discusses the importance of a growth mindset and how it can help individuals overcome obstacles and reach their full potential.
Listeners will gain a deeper understanding of the brain and how it can be trained to improve performance, both in sports and in life. Gemma's passion for the field of neuroscience is contagious and her insights are sure to inspire and motivate anyone looking to optimize their cognitive abilities.
So sit back, relax, and join us for this enlightening conversation with Gemma Herbertson on the 4D Athletes podcast.
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https://www.neurofrontiers.org/
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Welcome to the 4D Athletes podcast! In this episode, our guest is Louis Rollins, the Founder of Chase Your Greatness. Louis Rollins, faith driven, professional track and field athlete and Founder of Chase Your Greatness. Louis was one of the premier hurdler/jumpers in NCAA Division II, a two-time NCAA Division II All-America in the long jump, and two-time All-America in the hurdles, 2022 National Champion in the 110 Hurdles and a 7-time MIAA champion.
Background:
Louis Rollins was born on September 30, 1996, and attended Shawnee Mission West High School, where he was a standout prep basketball and track & field athlete. He went on to attend Pittsburg State University (PSU) and graduated with a bachelor's degree in construction management. He currently has a 3.00 GPA and is pursuing a master's degree in technology.
Athletic Accomplishments:
During his time at PSU, Louis was a six-time All-MIAA performer and a co-record holder in the long jump, with a personal best of 25-8. He also holds the fourth fastest time in school history in the 60m hurdles, with a time of 7.88. He was a two-time NCAA Division II All-American in the long jump, placing third indoors as a freshman in 2016 and fourth indoors in 2017. He also captured MIAA crowns in the long jump indoors in 2016-17 and the 60m hurdles in 2019-20.
Chase Your Greatness:
Aside from his athletic career, Louis is also the founder of Chase Your Greatness, a motivational platform that aims to inspire and empower people to pursue their dreams and reach their full potential. Through this platform, Louis shares his personal experiences and lessons learned from his athletic journey, as well as interviews with other athletes and motivational speakers.
Conclusion:
Thank you for tuning in to this episode of the 4D Athletes podcast with Louis Rollins, Founder of Chase Your Greatness. We hope you enjoyed learning about his athletic accomplishments and his mission to inspire and empower others. Don't forget to check out his website and follow him on social media for more motivational content.
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In this episode of 4D Athletes, we have the pleasure of chatting with the amazing Chris Rubio, who shares his inspiring journey from humble beginnings to becoming one of the most renowned Long Snapping coaches in the United States.
Raised by a single mother 20 miles east of Los Angeles, Rubio faced many setbacks in his journey to success. From being too large to play football to not knowing what he was doing when he was finally allowed to play, Rubio's perseverance and determination helped him find his position and earn a full scholarship to UCLA.
However, a back injury during his time at UCLA ended his NFL dreams and led him to become a teacher. But, his love for Long Snapping never left him, and he eventually started a niche business that has helped thousands of athletes earn millions of dollars in scholarships to colleges across the country.
Despite his success, Rubio remains humble and authentic, qualities that have earned him features in top publications like The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and The Wall Street Journal. He has even had a movie made about his life!
Throughout the episode, Rubio shares valuable insights on the importance of hard work, perseverance, and believing in oneself, no matter what life throws your way. Tune in to this inspiring episode to learn more about Rubio's incredible journey and how he continues to impact the world of Long Snapping and beyond.
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https://therubiomethod.com/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/thechrisrubio/
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Welcome to the 4D Athletes podcast, where we dive deep into the lives and careers of exceptional athletes, coaches, and leaders. In today's episode, we are thrilled to have Dr. Brittney Ezell join us, a former Division I women's basketball coach with over two decades of leadership experience.
Brittney has recently transitioned to Elite Entertainment Experiences (E3) and Keller Williams Sports + Entertainment, where she is working to build out operations and infrastructure for this early-stage startup. We will learn more about her career in athletics, her current role at E3 and Keller Williams, and how her experiences have shaped her leadership style.
Brittney has an impressive track record as a coach, having turned around the basketball program at East Tennessee State University, guiding the team to play in two conference championships and achieving record-level season attendance. She also rebuilt the team culture, assembled a standout staff, and led the team to their first post-season tournament in eight years as head coach for Belmont University. Additionally, Brittney had the opportunity to coach professional athletes competing in the Caribbean Games tournament as an assistant coach for the National Team of the Bahamas.
Aside from her hands-on work, Brittney holds a doctorate degree in global sport leadership from East Tennessee State University and earned her bachelor's in business administration from the University of Alabama, where she was also a two-sport collegiate athlete and began her coaching career.
Brittney's current roles are equally impressive. She recently joined Elite Entertainment Experiences (E3), an early-stage startup that provides highly exclusive entertainment experiences and hospitality services for the elite consumer. She is working with the founder and long-time friend, Dr. Corey Gibbs, to build out the operations and infrastructure for this exciting new venture.
Brittney has also joined Keller Williams and Keller Williams Sports + Entertainment as CEO & Team Leader at Keller Williams - Johnson City. She brings a mindset of winning, commitment, collaboration, and connection to her position as she seeks to help her agents and their clients find win-win scenarios in every encounter, aligning with the Keller Williams' belief system.
It's been a pleasure to hear from Dr. Brittney Ezell about her impressive career in athletics and her current roles at E3 and Keller Williams. Her experiences as a coach have clearly shaped her leadership style, and we are excited to see what she will accomplish in her new endeavors. Thank you for tuning in to the 4D Athletes podcast, where we bring you inspiring stories from the world of sports and leadership.
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Welcome to Episode 4D Athletes, where we highlight inspiring individuals who are making a difference in the world through their athletic pursuits, business ventures, and community efforts.
This week, we have the honor of speaking with Ian Hill, a man who is recognized for being a catalyst for positive change throughout the world.
Ian's Professional Background:
Ian is CEO of the National Grassroots Media Corporation and its family of networks. These Digital TV and Radio networks reach 185 million households across the US and 3.1 billion mobile devices around the world.
Ian is also a professional development expert who launched one of the most innovative professional and personal development models ever created.
Whole cities and major corporations have participated in his programs and benefited from demonstrated, quantifiable, and lasting change.
Ian's Athletic Pursuits:
Ian is currently attempting to set another world record by becoming the oldest man to play college football.
The effort is to save lives by de-stigmatizing mental health for men, as middle-aged men are 70% more likely to commit suicide than any other segment of the population.
Ian has partnered with the #1 long-snapping coach in the nation to achieve the record and already has interest from several top colleges.
Ian's Humanitarian Efforts:
Ian is the founder and volunteer CEO of the humanitarian effort, “Let Them Be Kids”.
This initiative builds playgrounds in areas of extreme need and has impacted over 170 communities across North America and as far away as Africa.
The World Leisure Congress named the Let Them Be Kids program one of the foremost innovative social leisure programs in the world.
The National Council for Community and Justice and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, recognized Ian for his commitment to positive change, by naming Ian Humanitarian of the Year. The Stand for Children Organization named Ian its Child Advocate of the Year.
Conclusion:
Ian Hill is a true inspiration and a testament to the impact one person can make when they use their talents and resources for good.
Join us next time for another episode of 4D Athletes, where we showcase the amazing achievements and contributions of people who are making a difference in the world.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/thechangingpoint/
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https://seasontosavealife.org/
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In episode 99 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Dr. Jen Fraser to discuss what happens to the brain during bullying and what are the best evidence based practices to help heal a brain that has been bullied
Jennifer Fraser is an award-winning educator of 20 years. Her fourth book The Bullied Brain: Heal Your Scars and Restore Your Health hit the shelves and airwaves in April 2022. With a PhD in Comparative Literature, Jennifer's academic training is to take different discourses out of their silos, put them into an arena together to see if it changes our understanding. For The Bullied Brain, she put bullying and abuse into the arena with medical and brain-science research and found it revolutionizes our understanding. Teachers, parents, coaches and youth find her "page-turner on neuroscience" empowering and inspiring.
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https://www.bulliedbrain.com/
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In episode 98 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Karen Phelps Moyer as they discuss how we can provide the mental health resources athletes need to thrive in sports and more importantly in life.
Karen Phelps Moyer, mom of 8, devoted to making it a better world. Sports has been her entire life as a child, adult and mother. Philanthropist for decades. Founder Eluna Network, formerly The Moyer Foundation, and national Camp Erin and Camp Mariposa for kids.
Entrepreneur who hopes her latest project Golden Touch NIL/Golden Minds is a movement in mental health that effectively supports student athletes.
“We need to do more, and now-and we can,” says the tireless advocate for grief, addiction, suicide prevention and mental health.
Check out Golden Minds website here
https://goldenminds.world/
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In episode 97 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Trevor Rosenthal to dive into how sports can help you become the best version of yourself.
Trevor is a MLB veteran pitcher and a notable leader in his community. Trevor serves on the board of MLB’s non profit B.A.T (Baseball Assistance Team), as well as supporting many other local and international non profit organizations. Trevor has been recognized for both his outstanding achievement on the baseball field and in his community. After being Drafted at 19 years old, Trevor has over 12 years of experience in Professional Baseball. This has afforded him opportunities to compete on the biggest stage, alongside the worlds best performers.
Through his successful professional career Trevor has developed an acumen of discipline and leadership. Along with raising his family, Trevor hopes to share these lessons of grit, self confidence and endurance with future generations of amateurs and professionals.
Twitter: @trevrosenthal Instagram: @thetrevorrosenthal
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In this episode of the I Am A Champion Show, the guys are joined by Chris Polaszek and Chris Hetherington to talk about what the secret sauce of success looks like in order to become a champion in sports and life.
Chris Polaszek serves as Chief Legal Officer, Board Member, strategist, advisor, operator, teammate, and many times brawler for cannabis and wellness companies, entrepreneurs, startups, and professional and Olympic athletes. I also litigate and mediate impossible cases and above all else, relentlessly pursue justice.
He has worked on Wall Street and Capitol Hill, taken a cannabis company public (and then orchestrated the legal components of its sale for more than $213m), led the acquisition of the assets a vertically-integrated cannabis company in Florida for $63m, and have successfully litigated, arbitrated, and mediated class actions and complex commercial disputes throughout the US.
He also serves as a Cannabis Mergers and Acquisitions Director, Corporate Strategist, Speaker, Motivator, Negotiation Instructor, and Litigation and Business Consultant.
He does everything with relentless purpose, passion, and discipline.
Chris Hetherington’s diverse background includes earning a B.S. in Psychology from Yale University, playing in the National Football League for 11 years, attending the Business Management and Entrepreneurship Programs at Harvard Business School & Wharton School of Business, and achieving success as an experienced executive, board member, entrepreneur, consultant, and investor.
Mr. Hetherington is an inspirational leader who is motivated by internal standards of excellence to overachieve expectations and exceed all set goals, stemming from his experience as a professional athlete.
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In episode 96 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Donna and Turner Ward to discuss how you keep hope alive even in our toughest, darkest, and most challenging moments in life and sports.
Donna Ward is the mother of three and wife of former major leaguer and St. Louis Cardinals hitting coach Turner Ward. They have been married for 33 years. She is a breast cancer survivor and author of Unexpected Hope, A journey of cancer and faith. She is the founder of hope 4110, a non-profit that helps women facing breast cancer and breast reconstruction. Learn more at hope4110.com.
Turner Ward is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder who is the hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for six teams, over 12 seasons. He previously served as a coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Cincinnati Reds.
Ward was inducted into the Mobile Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.
Turner is married to his High School Sweetheart Donna of 33 years and they have 3 children and 1 grandchild
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https://donnamarieward.com/
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In episode 95 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Colton Bryant to discuss why building a great culture leads to success and how much of a role culture plays in sports and in life.
Colton Bryant enters his first season as assistant coach to Lamar University's women's soccer team. Previously, Bryant has spent stops at Jackson State, Columbia State Community College, Tennessee Southern, and Xavier.
Bryant joins LU after a stint as Assistant Coach to Jackson State's women's soccer program in 2021. He was previously the head coach of the first ever women's soccer team at Columbia State Community College in 2018. In the three seasons in Columbia, Tenn., the Chargers won back-to-back conference championships in 2019 and 2020 and achieve a national ranking of 14th in the latter season.
In 2018, Bryant was an assistant coach for the Nashville Rhythm of the Women's Premier Soccer League. Prior to that, he was a youth development specialist for the Massive Soccer Academy down in South Florida.
From 2012-2016, Bryant was a student assistant for the men's soccer team at University of Tennessee Southern of the NAIA. 2013 saw great success for the Firehawks as they went on a magical run to claim their first ever national championship as a program.
Bryant has also spent time abroad in Argentina earning a UCEL Certificate of Excellence. In addition, he was a coaching intern for the Newell's Old Boys, an Argentine program based out of Rosario, Santa Fe.
Bryant has a BA in Human Performance and Physical Education at UT Southern and a M.ED in Coaching Education and Athlete Development at Xavier University.
Bryant is a native of Norman, Oklahoma.
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In episode 94 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Skye Eddy to discuss what can be done to empower parents in a way that inspires their children who are playing sports.
Skye is the founder of the Soccer Parenting Association (SoccerParenting.com), with a
mission of inspiring players by empowering parents. Skye is a sought after speaker for
parents, coaches, clubs and players. A former professional player, Skye was a
collegiate and youth All-American goalkeeper, Defensive MVP of the Final Four (1993)
and State Champion track athlete. Skye has coached extensively at the grassroots,
youth, and collegiate levels. A MBA graduate of the University of Richmond, Skye has
earned her USSF “B” License, the National Goalkeeper License and is a Coach
Educator for U.S. Soccer and United Soccer Coaches.
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The HY-VEE HOOPS
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SHOWDOWN SILENT AUCTION: (Link available on the 810whb website)What's the big idea?Tigers vs. Jayhawks in a Battle for Charitable Bragging Rights.ShareWaves – Powered by Sports Radio 810WHB is teaming up with Learfield Sports to share The Hy-Vee Hoops Border Showdown Fundraiser supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters-Kansas City.
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In episode 92 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Cory Cmap to talk about the importance of understanding who we really are and connecting with our true identity
Cory Camp uncovered his passion for making a difference in other people’s lives as a swim coach, emphasizing growth over perfection with those he coached. Now, Cory is the Founder of Forever Athlete, LLC.
A writer, speaker, podcast host, and coach; he is known for facilitating flow for his clients by peeling away limiting beliefs and tapping into their inner higher self. Cory’s positive; in the trenches with you style propels those he works with to achieve their flow in everyday life.
Cory is a Forever Athlete, Certified Mental Performance Coach, and Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach. He is a former national level swimmer at the University of Delaware, where he holds six school records. Cory also hosts The Athletic Mindset Podcast and founded Forever Athlete, a company focused on conscious connection of athletes through flow state and community.
You can reach out to Cory and find resources for his book at www.foreverathletela.com or emailing cory@foreverathletela.com.
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Instagram: @corycamp
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In episode 91 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Dr. Brian Davidson to talk about how character optimizes leadership and performance. We are also going to dive into how we can use technology to measure character as well.
Dr. Brian Davidson is the founder and president of MindVue. As chief architect of the MindVue Profile assessment and MindVue Learning Experience, Brian applies his work in measuring and developing mindsets to support educational institutions, healthcare organizations, sports teams, businesses, and the military in maximizing human performance. Driven to build hope, grit, and resilience across the globe, he has had the privilege to work with leading organizations such as Johnson & Johnson, the San Antonio Spurs, Workday, and the United States Military Academy (West Point). As a passionate educator, he has helped teach people the importance of mindset skills and has guest lectured at educational institutions throughout the world such as the University of Pennsylvania, University of Florida, University of Kansas, in addition to helping tens of thousands of students across India.
Brian is a frequent writer on the topics of mindsets, mental wellness, and performance optimization and is a contributing author for Routledge's forthcoming Multidisciplinary Handbook of Character Development. Brian graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Iowa with High Distinction and Honors, earning a degree in psychology and a teaching endorsement in secondary education. He holds a master's degree in counseling psychology and a doctorate (with Honors) in educational leadership and policy studies, both from the University of Kansas, where he has also served as a senior research consultant and adjunct professor.
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In episode 90 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Rob Pallante to talk about how parents can use sports to help their child increase their confidence in life
Rob Pallante grew up in Mississauga Ontario, a suburb west of Toronto. He enjoyed many sports but like most Canadian kids he gravitated towards hockey. He excelled at the sport and played at the highest competitive level in the city.
He was drafted 52nd overall in the OHL draft in 1986 by the Sudbury Wolves but instead chose to pursue a scholarship. He had multiple offers but chose to go to Michigan Tech to be a Huskie in the fall of 1987.
After missing his draft year due to injury, he left school in 1991 and was invited to attend the Minnesota North Stars training camp in 1992. He spent the next few years in the minor leagues never quitting to find his stride.
After leaving the game in 1996 he turned his attention to the business world and spent the next 23 years building a resume of success in sales, business development and corporate leadership.
Today Rob has been given a second chance at life after a near death motorcycle accident in 2015. His new mission is to help young athletes develop an invincible mindset and help them build a foundation of core values and character that will propel them in their sport and life after
sports.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/rpallante/?originalSubdomain=ca
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https://www.mindsetbodybank.com/
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In this episode, Jason and Jim are joined by Travis Thomas to dive into how we can become leaders others want to follow.
Travis Thomas is the Founder of Live,Yes And (www.liveyesand.com), sharing his interactive and inspiring message of purpose, authenticity, and collaboration to audiences and companies across the US. For the past 3 years he has been the Leadership and Team Dynamics Coach for the USA Men’s National Soccer Team.
For over 20 years, Travis has performed as an improvisational comedian, performance coach, and corporate training specialist. His coaching practice combines the principles of improvisation and personal performance to help individuals and organizations with mindset, culture, and collaboration. He has worked with companies including JP Morgan Chase, CitiGroup, Jansen Pharmaceuticals, PepsiCo, Under Armor, Gatorade and Cintas.
Travis served as a Leadership Specialist at IMG Academy in Florida working with elite athletes from around the world. And for the last 4 years he has been a professor at Lynn University for socially-conscious entrepreneurs.
For the past 8 years Travis has worked solo under his company Live Yes, And and works regularly with Georgia football, the Chicago Cubs, Miami Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Yankees. He is the host and creator of The Weekly Yes, And Podcast, and the author of his book, “3 Words for Getting Unstuck: Live Yes, And!”
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/travisthomas30daysofyes/
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In episode 88 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jason and Jim are joined by Brandon Puffer to discuss how we use faith and sports to develop confident, humble and respectful youth in our community.
Brandon Puffer is an American former professional baseball player. A relief pitcher, Puffer played in Major League Baseball with the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants. Puffer was promoted to Boston Red Sox in 2004 when they won the World Series, and received the world series ring that would later be featured on an episode of Pawn Stars.
In 2007, Brandon signed with the Texas Rangers, playing for their Double A affiliate, the Frisco RoughRiders. After a playoff game, Brandon joined his teammates for a celebratory night out which led to a night of drinking and poor choices. As a result, he was arrested for the intent of a crime and sentenced to 5 years in prison.
After three and a half years, he was eligible for parole and was free to start his new life.
Today, Brandon Puffer is the co-founder of GPS Legends where he serves as a coach and mentor to 17-year-old players. GPS Legends began around 2018 and is driven with the mission to create a competitive baseball environment by instilling character, developing leaders and building confidence one player at a time.
Through the sport of baseball, GPS Legends seeks to build self-confidence, self-esteem, humility and respect for the community through the foundation of faith.
Brandon Puffer has lived a life of fame, adventure, pursuit, passion, faith, humility,
perseverance and redemption. It’s his story of redemption that he shares with the hope of helping others navigate through the challenges of life and how to fill that “God - shaped hole”that has us seeking true fulfillment and satisfaction.
Brandon is the author of the book, From the Bullpen to the State Pen, which was just released in October. You can find Brandon at www.BrandonPuffer.com and on Twitter at @coachpuffpositv where he shares encouraging quotes and messages.
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In episode 87 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jason and Jim are joined by Brendan Suhr to discuss how we can develop effective leaders both in and out of sports.
Coach Brendan Suhr is viewed as one of the most respected figures in basketball with nearly 30 years as a coach and executive in the NBA and 13 seasons as a coach at the collegiate level. He has been a part of some of the most historical basketball teams of all time while winning back-to-back NBA Championships with the Detroit Pistons “Bad Boys”, as well as the 1992 “Dream Team” who won the Gold Medal for the United States at the Barcelona Olympic Games. He developed his “Servant Leadership” mentality while working as an Assistant Coach under Hall of Fame coaches Chuck Daly, Hubie Brown and Lenny Wilkins.
During his coaching career he has coached some of the world’s best players such as Hall of Famers Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, David Robinson, Karl Malone, Dennis Rodman and most recently the #1 Selection in the 2016 NBA Draft, Ben Simmons.
Coach Brendan Suhr has a passion for developing effective leaders. His extensive background in the corporate world spans over 30 years as a leadership consultant who specializes in coaching, leadership, team building and culture. His expertise in the corporate world is his ability to teach those in leadership/management positions to coach and develop the people they lead, this includes an extensive background with one of the most challenging parts of our workforce today: Millennials. His often used term “I don’t coach players, I coach people” is a testament to his authenticity and personable approach in teaching and leadership. His unique ability to relate and reach people of different age groups, backgrounds, ethnicities and beliefs truly separate him from the competition.
Coach Suhr customizes each presentation based on each organization’s unique needs and desired outcomes. His ability to clearly communicate business solutions to his audience while incorporating humor and insight is why he is one of the most sought after speakers to corporations, associations or groups around the world.
Check out Coach Suhr’s website here
https://www.coachingulive.com/
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86 Jon Gordon: Why is positive leadership so powerful?
In episode 86 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jim and Johnathan are joined by Jon Gordon to do a deep dive on why positive leadership is so powerful!
Jon Gordon's best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous Fortune 500 companies, professional and college sports teams, school districts, hospitals, and non-profits. He is the author of 25 books including 13 best sellers and 5 children’s books. His books include the timeless classic The Energy Bus which has sold over 2 million copies, The Carpenter which was a top 5 business book of the year, Training Camp, The Power of Positive Leadership, The Power of a Positive Team, The Coffee Bean, Stay Positive, The Garden, Relationship Grit and The Sale. Jon and his tips have been featured on The Today Show, CNN, CNBC, The Golf Channel, Fox and Friends and in numerous magazines and newspapers. His clients include The Los Angeles Dodgers, The Atlanta Falcons, Campbell Soup, Dell, Publix, Southwest Airlines, LA Clippers, Miami Heat, Pittsburgh Pirates, Truist Bank, Clemson Football, Northwestern Mutual, Bayer, West Point Academy and more.
Jon is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a Masters in Teaching from Emory University. He and his training/consulting company are passionate about developing positive leaders, organizations and teams.
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In episode 33 of the I Am A Champion Show, the guys are joined by Anthony Trucks to dive into how to shift your identity to help to become the best version of yourself.
Anthony Trucks is a former NFL Athlete, American Ninja Warrior on NBC, international speaker, host of the Aww Shift podcast, and the founder of Identity Shift coaching. He uses cutting edge science and psychology to upgrade how you operate so you can elevate your life and business to reach your full potential. After being given away into foster care at 3 years old, being adopted into an all white family at 14, losing his NFL career to injury and more he learned how to shift at a very young age, and now his life mission is teaching others how to Make Shift Happen in their lives.
On the football field, Anthony Trucks was a force to be reckoned with on both offense and defense. In his senior year, the speedy and powerful Trucks earned 1st team All-BVAL and All-East Bay honors at Wide Receiver. A gifted athlete, Anthony also participated in Track for 3 years where he excelled in the Long Jump and Triple Jump. In 2002, he was ranked #10 in the CC Times “Cream of the Crop” and was the only Antioch High School athlete to be listed as one of the Top 100 athletes by the Times in their annual ranking in 2002. After high school, Trucks attended the University of Oregon on a scholarship where he excelled and led the Ducks defense his junior year in tackles with 55 and QB sacks with 6.5 sacks. During his senior year, he led the PAC-10 in tackles for loss (15.5 for 78 yds) and QB sacks (11) where he was ranked 8th nationally resulting in Trucks earning 2nd Team All-Pac 10 honors. Anthony’s performance has been also recognized in the Oregon record books where he is listed as 7th for QB sacks in a season and is tied with 49er first round draft pick DeForest Buckner for 10th in career sacks. After College, Trucks attended the NFL combine and spent time with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers where he played in one pre-season game prior to sustaining a career ending injury. More recently he participated in the American Ninja Warrior competition in Los Angeles where he advanced to the city finals in 2017, 2018 & 2019.
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Nick Buonocore is the founder of the Reformed sports project.
Nick Buonocore started The Reformed Sports Project to provide a platform for coaches and athletes from the highest levels to share their perspective and experiences with parents and kids. What started as a few interviews and some social media posts with quotes from these athletes and parents has turned into a movement, a podcast, and a social media giant. Nick uses his experiences as a former NCAA National Champion baseball player, his adventures coaching and parenting his own children, and his connections in the sports world to bring wisdom from the highest levels of sport down to your local town league
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In this episode of the I Am A Champion Show, the guys are joined by Mark Koesterer to talk about why 12 year old's are winning for all the wrong reasons and diving into how to navigating the NIL landscape as well
Mark is an intuitive business leader with ability to identify and professionally develop team members to maximize performance potential. He is currently building The Players NIL into the premiere education platform for Name Image and Likeness education. Maximizing their personal brand through foundational educational components.
Most recently enjoyed 14 years as President and CEO of Sports Studio. His specialty is bridging the gap between sports and entertainment. Ensuring authentic sports content was our mission. Sports Studio is an officially licensed apparel supplier of the NFL, MLB, NBA, USSF, and MLS for entertainment projects.
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In this episode of the I Am A Champion Show, the guys are joined by Bianca Grace who will share with us how we win the war of emotions within.
More than being a therapist, she is a curious and compassionate person who utilizes both deep listening and interpretive skills to help individuals, adolescents, families and couples heal psychologically, emotionally and even physically. Her clinical and theoretical training is heavily influenced by psychoanalysis and other interpersonal models of therapy. Additionally, she brings ten years of experience teaching yoga and meditation into my work, and helps clients who are interested bring mindfulness practices into their daily lives.
She primarily works with individuals, couples and families seeking assistance through different phases of life transition, and the emotional complexities that lie therein. She is currently licensed by the State of Massachusetts as an LMHC. She holds an MA in Mental Health Counseling from Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis, and earned a BA in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Her post graduate academic work includes a two year Fellowship Program at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, as well as ongoing coursework at the Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy, and other various schools that provide continuing education.
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In this episode of the I Am A Champion Show, the guys are joined by Sheri Engstrom to discuss how you create a lifestyle that is strong, empowering, and fit!
Sheri began her fitness journey right after high school. She became a personal trainer and group instructor and quickly began competing in fitness competitions. She took some time off from her professional career to raise her kids. During that time took home the title of Mrs. Colorado 2004. Then in 2012 she began her professional career as a holistic health coach, certified trainer and nutrition coach. A huge heart health scare in 2014 left her with two cardiac stents and a fresh outlook on life to embrace all this life has to offer while we are here to enjoy it. Her passion is serving people and creating opportunities for them to discover how they can create a life that is balanced in body, mind and soul. She works with her clients to not only create their personalized meal and fitness plans but to help guide them towards living a life they love where they feel strong, empowered and fit.
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In this episode of the I Am A Champion Show, the guys are joined by Bill Dean and Morgan Koth to discuss how we develop holistic wellness with athletes
Morgan Koth is the Founder of Accentus Health and the STAR mental health support mobile app and organizational platform. The STAR platform uses data and research to improve people's mental well-being and support within Organizations, Athletic Departments, Students, and Student-Athletes. Fields of focus include leadership, work-life balance, team-life balance, building resilience, and mental health. Previously C.E.O. of Advanced Industrial Machining, a specialty service company within the building industry for 13+ years. As C.E.O. at A.I.M., we increased revenue by 650% in less than seven years through organizational development. Morgan has also brought two health and fitness apps to market - the S.T.A.R. Mental Health Support app along with the Optimum U Health & Wellness coaching app. He believes in the strength of soft skills in leadership, such as courage, integrity, communication, and empathy.
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Bill Dean has enjoyed 24 years of success in the Behavioral/Mental Health and Coaching professions. At Can't Out Scheme Mental Health we partner with Parents of Student Athletes to provide support, tools and coaching directly to families in creating a Mental Health Safe Environment and developing Forever Maintenance plans. As a result, dreams, goals and outcomes are achieved by our Student Athletes & their Families as they learn to manage and apply their playbooks in Social, Academic and Athletic settings!!!! #KeepPracticing #MentalHealth #COSMH
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With the pressure to win at all costs, many parents feel frustrated, confused and overwhelmed by youth sports. It can be a challenge trying to figure out what’s not best for your child but also your family when it comes to sports. We at 4D Athletes have created a course for parents to help them navigate youth sports in order for both their child and them to have a great experience.
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Larissa Mills is the founder of The Mental Game Academy.
Larissa has studied Sociology, Psychology and has a Masters of Science of Education that focuses on how our brain learns. She has been in Education for 20 years and is the Founder of Iparentgen.com a service that helps schools balance phones and families. Healthy Phone Habits, learn Social Media Mitigation and teach them how to use their Emotional Intelligence to flourish at work and in life. Her passion focuses on elite athletes in a company called, "The Mental Game Academy" where athletes from Olympians, Professionals and Amateurs learn their mental game and empower them to be confident leaders who reach optimal performance. Athletes need help finding Healthy Phone Habits, learning Social Media Mitigation and finding their Emotional Intelligence to flourish in school, in life and sports.
Her experience arises from education, behavioral education and sports.
Her research on cell phones and addiction revealed to her there were behavioral changes happening in sports, education and to employees. Her vision immediately changed, she felt we must decrease technology and increase socialization.
Larissa Mills is committed to an International effort that includes preventing mental health and phone addiction globally so all kids can stay in sports.
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In this episode of the I Am A Champion Show, the guys are joined by Keyen Lage to discuss how developing your emotional intelligence is essential to our success
Keyen is a former NFL Athlete turned Success Coach for Established Female Entrepreneurs & Business Owners. After almost becoming paralyzed during a football injury in the National Football League, Keyen was able to start his new journey by looking at life from a completely new perspective. He decided to dive headfirst into mastering the relationship he has with his feminine side— a side that uses "ease" and "flow" to attract what he wants, instead of "forcing" and "making things happen".
Since making that decision to mend that relationship with his feminine side, he's built an incredibly successful coaching business showing others how to do the same. Having worked with Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, professional athletes, and world-class fitness models, Keyen's work in helping top performers find fulfillment in their lives through getting in touch with their feminine is impressive, considering it all started with a football injury.
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In this episode of the I Am A Champion Show, the guys are joined by Jason Wilson to talk about spirituality, living on purpose, and how sports can help guide us in those areas!
Jason Wilson is an entrepreneur, podcaster and a Spiritual Life Coach. Originally from Atlanta, GA, he now resides in Bogota, Colombia. He is fluent in both English and Spanish.
Being a Spiritual Life Coach since 2019, he helps entrepreneurs, athletes, trainers, coaches, recruiters, agents, fashion designers, actors, models, singers and musicians get the victory over spiritual problems related to: fear, anger, jealousy, depression, anxiety, being overweight, financial ruin, etc.
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In this episode of the I Am A Champion show, the guys are joined by Coaches Steven McRoberts, and Taj Dashaun to discuss how we can thrive through transitions in both life and sports.
In 25 years as a collegiate head coach, including 17 at the Division I level, Steven McRoberts owns a 619-265 (.700) overall record with 23 winning seasons and 19 years with 20 or more victories. He ended the 2021 season ranked 19th among active Division I coaches in total victories and 26th in winning percentage.
A 10-time conference coach of the year, McRoberts’ teams have won a combined 13 conference regular season, tournament, and national postseason tournament titles. He has mentored a total of 20 All-Americans, 70 all-conference players, 11 conference players of the year, 12 Academic All-Americans, and 29 total specialty award winners at the conference level.
McRoberts came to Missouri State after a six-year tenure at Ole Miss, where he posted a 111-82 record and guided the Rebels to the 2017 National Invitational Volleyball Championship title, the first postseason national championship for any program in the school’s history.
He has also coached at the University of Tulsa, University of Central Arkansas, and Lubbock Christian University.
He has been married for 18 years to his lovely bride, Stacy, and they have three kids: Jackson (17), Mollie (14), and Nate (9)
Taj Dashaun is an Author, Speaker, and Athlete Transition Coach. When his football career ended, Taj struggled heavily with depression. Because he was so focused on the game, he never fully developed a clear vision for his life. After several years of stumbling around in the emotional darkness of uncertainty, Taj began to take his eyes off of himself and focus on serving others.
He now runs holistic programs for retired athletes who, like he once was, are struggling to adapt to life after the game. Not only does Taj help former players land jobs and start businesses, he helps them find fulfillment in every area of their lives. It's become his personal mission and passion to reach out and help others overcome the fear, frustration and uncertainty associated with life post-athletics. Taj is also the host of the Thrive After Sports podcast, which is available on all podcast platforms.
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In this episode the guys are joined by Erika Fay to talk about how we can empower athletes to become champions of their own life.
Erika Fay, Founder of Maximum Achievement Coaching, is passionate about helping athletes create their ideal results on and off the field for even more freedom, fulfillment, and prosperity. Erika is a Certified Life Mastery Consultant, Licensed Psychotherapist and Success Coach, bringing over 20 years of experience working with professional & amateur athletes, entrepreneurs & business professionals all around the world. As a sought after coach and international speaker, Erika specializes in delivering inspiring workshops, as well as transformational in-depth coaching programs with a dynamic approach that turns ideas into life-changing action, to help clients achieve new heights of success.
Erika has appeared on Good Day Chicago, The Brian, Ali & Justin morning radio show & has been featured in The Best Coaches Series on Best You TV. Erika lives in Chicago with her partner and 2 year old son. As a former High School Swimmer and Water Polo player at Purdue University, she has continued her own athletic pursuits as an endurance athlete. To date, she has completed 2 full Ironman distance triathlons, 36 marathons (and counting!) and continues to compete in multiple marathons and triathlons per year.
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In Episode 24 of the “I Am A Champion Show”, the guys are joined by James Lowe also known as “Coach Ball Game” to discuss how we can bring back the sandlot to make baseball more fun and teach our youth how to be champions in life.
James “Coach Ballgame” Lowe was a 4 year starter at Brown University, where he was a captain and All Ivy League Outfielder. He’s spent the last 20 years coaching youth baseball all over the country. He has partnered with MLB and PLAY BALL to coach camps and grow the game of baseball. He has also partnered with the Chicago Cubs and FOX SPORTS as an ambassador.
His mission is simple. Get kids to fall in love with baseball, while also building their character. He has a unique ability to engage kids of all ages through the use of music, poetry, and enthusiasm.
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https://open.spotify.com/show/5YYIEDYzqNMHzbAVXNxFxz
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In Episode 23 of the “I Am A Champion” Show, the guys are joined by Scott Goldman to talk about how we can measure and develop Athletic Intelligence
Dr. Goldman is the Consulting Performance Psychology Consultant for the Golden State Warriors. He delivers collaborative & strategic resources that is 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 staffs within a variety of responsibilities including talent acquisition, talent management, and education, as well as provide insights so they can process and generate solutions when managing talent and organizational demands. He provides clinical and performance psychology to the athletes. He fulfilled similar duties for multiple professional teams including the Miami Dolphins, the Detroit Lions, and the Washington Wizards.
Dr. Goldman is the creator of the Athletic Intelligence Quotient (AIQ), an intelligence test that assesses the innate cognitive abilities that are most utilized in attaining, developing, and applying athletic skills, strategies, and tactics. The test is being used by Olympic, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, and MLB teams, as well as multiple Power 5 Universities and E-Sport teams.
At the collegiate level, he was the director of clinical and performance psychologist for the University of Michigan, Arizona, and Saint Louis’ Athletic Departments, where he provided direct patient care to student-athletes in addition to consulting services for the coaches and staff.
Dr. Goldman has forged the field of sport psychology. Dr. Goldman co-authored the first National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) consensus statement regarding the treatment of Student-Athletes. NATA is the first professional sports medicine organization to set such standards. The NCAA enlisted Dr. Goldman for many projects, including co-authoring the NCAA’s Best Practices and Guidelines for Understanding And Supporting Student-Athlete Mental Wellness, and authoring a chapter in the NCAA sponsored Mind, Body, & Sport: Understanding and Supporting Student-Athlete Mental Wellness. Additionally, the NCAA selected Dr. Goldman to serve on their Mental Health Task Force.
Dr. Goldman has presented nationally and internationally, in such venues as being the keynote speaker at the Canadian Olympic Center’s Sport Innovative Summit, the NFL/NCAA Professional Development Summit, and SXSW Sport. He is also a member of the sport psychology registry for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and a member of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Mental Health and Wellness Program
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In Episode 83 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jason and Jim are joined by Trevor Hudgins to discuss how to stay true to yourself and trust the process!
Trevor Hudgins born and raised in Manhattan, Kansas. Recently graduated from Northwest Missouri State University this past spring. Currently playing professional basketball with the Houston Rockets and affiliate Rio Grande Vipers.
Hudgins was named the Division II Player of the Year in 2022 after averaging 23 points, 4.3 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 39 games last season as a senior. Behind Hudgins, the Bearcats won their third consecutive national championship.
He is the all-time scoring leader (2,829) in program history at Northwest Missouri State. He also has the record for most career 3-pointers (435), 3-pointers in a season (168) and points scored in a season (897) among other accomplishments.
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In Episode 22 of the “I Am A Champion” Show, the guys are joined by Shea Hillenbrand to talk about how to develop an MLB Mindset
Shea Hillenbrand is an American former professional baseball third baseman and first baseman, who played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
He helps passionate heart-centered leaders to grow a THRIVING ALL-STAR LIFESTYLE by installing the MLB MINDSET FORMULA so they can make a bigger impact, enjoy more personal freedom, and live lives they truly love.
As a peak performance expert, the three irrefutable laws of the MLB Mindset formula are the cornerstone of my life today providing me fulfillment, freedom, and future. These same laws are the cornerstone of the 100's of clients he coaches
He was that crazy kid in 5th grade that raised my hand and told the class that my two childhood dreams are to play Major League Baseball and own a zoo. After my classmates laughed at him, he did it!!! Becoming a 2-Time MLB All-Star and owning a zoo with over 300 farm and exotic animals
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In episode 21 of the I Am A Champion show, the guys are joined by Kyle Weems and Elijah Johnson to discuss what it’s like to be an athlete overseas. Tune in as they share with us what they have learned both on and off the court playing overseas that has helped them become a champion.
Kyle Weems is an American professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A and the EuroCup Basketball. He played collegiately for Missouri State University and was named Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and an All-American in 2011.
Elijah Johnson is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball at the University of Kansas before playing professionally in Poland, Greece, Turkey, Croatia, Germany and Israel.
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In Episode 82 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jason and Jim are joined by Sterling Hudgins to discuss how we can raise children who are champions both in and out of sports!
Reverend Sterling Hudgins graduated from RHEMA Bible Training College in 1984. He served as associate pastor at different churches for several years before becoming the senior pastor of Living Water Ranch Church in Olsburg, Kansas, in 1994.
In 2000, the church was renamed Agape Family Church and relocated to Manhattan, where Pastor Hudgins continues as senior pastor.
Pastor Hudgins is a Regional Director for RHEMA Ministerial Association International (RMAI) and oversees ministers in Kansas and Nebraska. He is a chaplain for the Riley County Police Department and is currently serving as Chairman of the Board for Life Choice Ministries. Pastor Sterling also serves as interim pastor for New Hope Family Church in Holton, Kansas.
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In this episode, the guys have Paul Marlow on the show to discuss the importance of community in our toughest times in life.
Paul Marlow is used to standing out. At 6’7″, the personal trainer and one-time Toronto Blue Jays draft pick is hard to miss. What’s new is his growing comfort in using that attention to connect with others about mental health.
He is the founder of Never Alone, a mental health advocate and speaker. From the stress of being a high level athlete, to always standing out in crowds and most recently losing his father to Parkinsons’ Paul finally broke down and found his path back to happiness and growth.
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In this episode, the guys are talking with Dr Kevin Bergman and Dr Mena Ramos about the role Sports Medicine plays in today's world of athletics
Kevin Bergman, Co-Founder of the Global Ultrasound Institute (GUSI)
Dr. Kevin Bergman is Co-Director of the Ultrasound and Global Health programs at the UCSF Contra Costa Family Medicine Residency, Associate Clinical Professor of the UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine, and he is an attending physician at the emergency department at the Contra Costa county hospital.
Dr. Bergman is a family physician and completed fellowships in emergency medicine and point-of-care ultrasound. He is passionate about teaching ultrasound to the next generation of physicians and has taught ultrasound to hundreds of residents and attending physicians around the world. He is on the Board of Directors of the Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education, is an official consultant to the International Consensus Conference on Ultrasound in Medical Education, was the founding Vice-Chair of the American Association of Family Practice (AAFP) Ultrasound Member Interest Group, and co-wrote the POCUS guidelines for the AAFP.
He won teaching awards both as a fellow and as an attending and has taught ultrasound at WINFOCUS, AIUM/SUSME, AAFP, EM Essentials, and Society for Teachers in Family Medicine national meetings. He also co-founded World Altering Medicine, a non-profit organization that provides medical and surgical care to rural patients in Malawi, where he has returned annually since his first visit in 2002.
Mena Ramos, Co-Founder of the Global Ultrasound Institute (GUSI)
Dr. Mena Ramos is co-founder of Global Ultrasound Institute (GUSI) and has taught point of care ultrasound to attend and resident physicians since finishing her residency in family medicine at the UCSF Contra Costa Family Medicine Residency in 2015. As a UCSF Contra Costa Global Health fellow, she taught POCUS for family medicine faculty in Malawi and developed cardiac ultrasound curriculum for clinical officers. She is currently working as an attending physician at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center emergency department.
As a POCUS advocate for family physicians and primary healthcare providers, Dr. Ramos co-wrote the POCUS guidelines for the American Association of Family Practice and was founding secretary of the AAFP POCUS Member Interest Group. She has taught hundreds of residents and physicians at multiple national conferences including AIUM, ACP, AAFP, WIM, and STFM. Dr. Ramos’ passion for teaching and POCUS have come together to create a POCUS experience that is engaging and accessible for providers around the world.
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In this episode, the guys are joined by Ryan Schachtner to discuss a one of the main areas in athletes’ lives that needs to be a must win.
Ryan was a collegiate baseball player who had dreams and a path to play professionally until a career ending injury sidelined him. With his dream of playing professionally over, Ryan had to pivot and figure out what the rest of his life would look like.
Using the skills he developed over the years of playing sports, Ryan set out on his own and started his own financial planning firm. His firm, Carolina Asset Management, has grown to become one of premier firms on the East Coast. After 21 years of building a firm Ryan became known among professional athletes as someone that could “fix” their financial problems and translate the complicated world of finance into easy-to-understand fundamentals for success.
His clients urged him to use his talent to develop a program that all student-athletes, regardless of professional aspirations, could use to prevent financial mistakes and level the playing field with many of their peers who have an inherent advantage in learning financial lessons. Ryan went to work to build a program that individual athletes, college athletic teams, and athletic departments can leverage to complete the “whole athlete” development; and provide education, lessons and resources that can be used to build financial legacy in order to gain the ultimate competitive advantage.
Currently working with schools in some of the largest conferences in the country, Ryan provides education in a way that any athlete can relate to, the language of sports. We all have a financial “season.” Like in sports, a season is divided into many games. Each game comes with a lesson and an opponent to overcome. Ryan’s game plan is a full-proof protocol that you can use to beat that opponent.
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Our podcast is about the speech that was its inspiration! We want to recognize and celebrate it by having guests who were actually there for the speech. In this episode, the guys are joined by Johnathan's former players and Leland Chargers who were present during Johnathan's pregame speech that has 23 million views on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX39J...
It’s one thing to see the video or hear about it but it's entirely different when you were there!!
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In this episode, the guys are joined by Carolina Rodas and Lindsay Andreotti as they discuss why consciousness matters in the business of sports.
It is important to know how we become more conscious about the well being of others and how that leads to greater success in both business and others. True success happens when our work and our play benefit both ourselves and others.
They will also talk about the value of service and why it is important to be working on something that matters and that you care about.
Carolina Rodas is a strategic lead with experience building world-class brands while collaborating with top-notch talent around the world: CPG, QSR, retail, banking, among other categories.
She is passionate about using team collaboration to ensure getting to a "magic spot" around brand architecture, brand positioning and everything strategy and brand related.
How has her work/life experience made her unique? She loves people more than she loves brands. Working with people from all walks of life and from around the world have proven to be a catalyst for greatness.
Lindsay Andreotti is showing people that they have the power to transform any aspect of their life, she works with organizations on team building and with individuals on getting what she calls a Ph.D. in themselves so that they can find their true purpose, and then be in service to humanity. Many people at some point in their life will feel stuck in some way and Lindsay has developed processes and tools that get them unstuck and past any obstacle. She does this through coaching, courses and live events. The result is her clients have more confidence and more capacity to fulfill their dreams than ever before.
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In this episode, the guys are joined by Drew DeOrsey, Kristin Simone and Caleb Pearson to dive into best fitness practices and answer the question of “How much should I exercise?”
Drew DeOrsey is a holistic health and nutrition coach based in Denver. In 2019, he was voted the #1 men’s fitness instructor in Denver. Drew is also a certified weight loss hypnotherapist. He is on a mission to revolutionize the weight loss world by helping you understand the timeless principles that build the foundation of the many fat burning techniques that come and go.
Caleb Pearson is an Experienced Aircraft Armament System Specialist skilled in Leadership, Accountability, Military Aviation, Fitness Training, and Active TS/SCI Clearance. Strong information technology professional with a Bachelor of Arts - BA focused in Political Science and Government from Ashford University.
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This week on the I Am A Champion Show, the guys are joined by Chip Baker, Darius Bradley Sr and Jeffrey Lodick.
Chip Baker is a Teacher/Coach, Author, Motivational Speaker and Life Coach. He has a series on his youtube channel "Chip Baker- The Success Chronicles" where he talks with people about their path to success. He shares the stories for inspiration and motivation.
Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @chipbakertsc
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Live. Learn. Serve. Inspire. Go get it!
Jeffrey Lodick is a Professional Speaker,, Podcast Host, Veteran Transition Advocate, and works in Leadership Development for Student Athletes.
His podcast is called Change Your Forecast. Change Your Forecast is a leadership consulting group that uses organized sports as a foundation to teach life and leadership lessons. The focus is on student athletes, coaches and parents of athletes. We concentrate on effective and confident communication, accountability and goal setting/achieving techniques.
Darius N. Bradley Sr. resides in Fresno Tx. but was born and raised in New Orleans La. He is a loving husband and proud father of three.
He is a passionate Encourager speaker/CEO and co-owner of Full Ability Clothing and organization advocating for our differently abled community.
He is a bestselling author, an aspiring actor , he has featured in music videos and independent film projects.He has served his gift of encouragement within the public schools in the Houston metropolitan area. He has provided team building activities for national corporations such as Costco’s, Walmart, Panda Express and many others. He has provided motivational coaching services for Semi-pro football leagues ,local organizations, hospitals and more. He does daily motivational videos on all of his social media platforms in addition to composing, editing and doing voiceovers. He provides daily life coaching support for many community members, family and friends.
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In Episode 81 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jason and Jim are joined by Shelly Lefkoe to discuss how we can remove limiting beliefs and replace them with beliefs that empower us!
Shelly Lefkoe is co-founder and President of the Lefkoe Institute, and the founder of Parenting the Lefkoe way. She has personally worked with thousands of individuals from around the world. Using The Lefkoe Method she has helped these people eliminate issues as serious as eating disorders, phobias and depression as well as everyday problems like procrastination, shyness, fear of public speaking and the inability to form healthy relationships. Shelly is a speaker, workshop leader, and author of Parenting the Lefkoe Way
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In Episode 13 of the I Am A Champion Show, the guys are joined by Marques Ogden and Leverett Ball to talk about the importance of finding purpose in life both in and out of sports
A little background about Marques, in 2003, he was drafted into the NFL as an offensive lineman, after 5 years of playing in the league, he decided to retire and pursue a career in construction and contracting. At the age 27, Marques founded a construction company called Kayden Premier Enterprises. The company had fast growth in 2010, but eventually his business went bankrupt, losing almost 2 million dollars on one project in a matter of 90 days.
During his darkest hours, he pulled himself together, got a part-time job as a custodian and with hard work and determination became an inspirational keynote speaker, executive coach, best-selling author and marketing leader, helping to build the success of others.
Leverett Ball is a sports media professional with experience as a sideline reporter, play-by-play announcer, radio host, public address announcer, and in-game emcee among other things.
Together they host the Lev and Marques podcast. The podcast discusses various topics in the world of sports and business.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lev-marques-show/id1570755726
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In this episode of I Am A Champion, the guys are joined by Bryn Drescher to discuss how she helps athletes develop a champion's mindset.
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.
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In this episode, Douglas Younger lll and Jason Marc Campbell join the guys to talk about the importance of marketing and how to market yourself like a champion.
Doug Younger is the Founder and CEO of 3STEPS4WARD, a technology savvy marketing company that helps startups and entrepreneurs succeed with digital marketing.
Doug and his team are a full-service marketing company that was founded on the principles of socially-responsible business. They are a Minority Business Enterprise and a Small Business Enterprise certified by the state of California; driven by the beliefs of positive social responsibility, mutually beneficial business, and personal reinvention.
Doug is an accomplished technologist in cutting-edge industries such as software as a servicer (SaaS), artificial intelligence, virtual reality, powered-exoskeletons, implantable medical devices, and advanced medical imaging.
Jason is the host of Impact at Work interview series and Superhumans at Work, a Mindvalley Podcast. He has a background in real estate investing, raising private money, online marketing and sales. His upcoming book on Sales shares how shifting from fear to love in selling can bring abundance to yourself, your community and even lift the tide for all.
As part of Mindvalley, I connect and reach out to authors, teachers and influences who share insights that raise consciousness and make individuals grow.
Specialties: Process Mapping, Business Models, Sales, Public Speaking, Real Estate Investment Analysis, Internet Marketing, CRM, email marketing, landing pages, conversion hacking.
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With the pressure to win at all costs, many parents feel frustrated, confused and overwhelmed by youth sports. It can be a challenge trying to figure out what’s not best for your child but also your family when it comes to sports. We at 4D Athletes have created a course for parents to help them navigate youth sports in order for both their child and them to have a great experience.
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In Episode 80 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jason and Jim are joined by Sheila Thelen to discuss how we can use technology to develop body awareness
Sheila Thelen is a PSA Master Rated coach with more than 25 years of coaching experience. She currently teaches in and around the Twin Cities in MN. She has also been a presenter at PSA, CFSA, and ISI International Conferences.
Sheila is the Designer and President of Champion Cords which produces training aids for skaters that teach alignment, position, muscle memory, body awareness, and technique. She is also the President of Champion Skating Harness, a company that specializes in off-ice harnesses for jump air position training. She is also the Executive Director of Grassroots to Champions. She was also the Skating Director of a large skating school in Minnesota for over 10 years.
Sheila does seminars worldwide and can be reached directly through her Champion Cords website.
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In this episode of the “I Am A Champion Show”, the guys dive into the importance of diversity and inclusion in sports.
Their guest on this episode is Xavier Scruggs. Xavier is the host of “The Bigs” podcast and is a former major League Player who spent time with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins. He also spent time playing in Korea and multiple Latin countries. Xavier Scruggs is a former MLB player and current ESPN/SiriusXM/MLB.com Analyst. He is passionate about empowering athletes and creators as they transition to life after sports. Xavier spent several seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins and also played in Korea and multiple Latin countries. He joined ESPN this year as a game analyst on Korean Baseball and his role has evolved into him being one of ESPN’s top MLB game analysts. Xavier is continuing to grow his profile as a broadcaster and influencer on both traditional and non-traditional media (including TikTok).
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On this episode of I Am A Champion, the guys are joined by Addie Willis and Kayla Bradham to discuss the powerful positive influence women can have in sports.
Kayla Bradham is the owner of Sharp Sports Group, a sports business consulting company creating hope and possibility through sports.
A strategic and inspirational influencer, she serves as the VP of Community Development for the Sports Philanthropy Network and hosts The Legacy After the Locker Room Podcast. She offers a successful lineup of sports business services that include athlete promotion, workshops, leadership development and team building, fundraising, foundation creation and management, professional speaking, and public relations.
Addie Willis has been coaching volleyball at the Division 1 level and high school club for 18 years. She played under legendary coach John Dunning at Pacific University as well as the USA National Team.
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In this episode the guys are joined by Micha Shaw
Micha is a mom, mindfulness mentor, model, and athlete.
Before she became a mom, she was a professional swimmer, training for the 2008 (and briefly 2012) Olympics in open water swimming. She traveled the world competing in open water and lifesaving competitions and loved every second of it. She has always loved being an athlete. Now that she is mom, you can find her at the local gym, practicing yoga, running and dreaming about the day she gets back in the water…when she's not in full-time mom mode that is!
Her main passion these days is mentoring athletes in mindfulness techniques that can help them improve focus, performance and get that competitive edge. Inspired by her experience as an athlete and her own journey with mindfulness, she wants to empower athletes to dream big, work hard, but also create a little space for gratitude and self-compassion.
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In this episode, the guys are joined by Colin Weston who is a Sport Innovator. Entrepreneurship Community Builder, Podcast Host and Public Speaker as well as Theo Versteegh, who is a physiotherapist that is using technology to proactively reduce concussions.
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among the ages 10-34 and the guys discuss the importance of mental health, the effect concussions have on your mental health as well as the hardships of losing a loved one to suicide.
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In this episode, the guys welcome Healthy Hip Hop Founder and CEO Roy Scott and Kipp Legacy Academy Head Basketball Coach Jacob Derritt on the show!
Tune in as they dive into topics like the influence of music, how to be a phenomenal coach, and the impact those two things can make to develop champions in all areas of life!
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In this episode, The guys are joined by high school coach Anthony Simone. In his first year as a head coach, he has led the St Pius Warrior football team to back to back state championship appearances in his first two years as the St Pius head coach.
Coach Simone believes in instilling the core values of Faith, Family, and champion into the culture of his teams. We will dive into what FFC73 means and how he uses that to develop champions not only on the field, but more importantly off the field as well!
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This week Johnathan, Jim, and Jason have Lorenzo Neal on the show. Lorenzo is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League for sixteen seasons. Neal played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 1993 NFL Draft.
In this episode they dive into being a Champion of influence as a former athlete to their own children. Also what does life look like after sports and how do you find fulfillment when your playing career is over at any level.
Finally, they are going to discuss the importance of understanding your identity. You are more than an athlete. Sports are simply something you do, they are not who you are. This is why athletes need to understand that there is a good possibility your greatest years to make a difference in the world come after you’re done playing, not necessary while you’re playing.
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In this episode, the guys are discussing how to go with the flow and get in the zone with two amazing peak performance coaches.
Jeff Meyer and Melanie Larkins both work with athletes on the mental side of sports.
Jeff's expertise is helping athletes get in the zone! He is a phenomenal flow coach and an even better person!
Jeff is a peak performance flow expert. Jeff has worked with well known professional and Olympic athletes to Fortune 500 and 100 executives. Jeff trains individuals and teams to develop high-performance flow mindsets.
He is the founder of Alpha Flow Athletics. A digital platform company helping athletes become their best through mindset and flow state training.
Melanie works with athletes and gets them to bridge the gap between mind, brain and body! She helps them go from distracted to laser focused!
Melanie Larkins brings wisdom from 30 years in athletics (as a player, referee, and coach), over 25 years as a practitioner in yoga, meditation, and martial arts, and 10 years as a yoga and meditation teacher.
As a high-performance coach, Melanie integrates elements of meditation, yoga, martial arts, body conditioning, and music to help her clients harness the power of the mind to unlock the true potential of their bodies and reach peak performance. She guides elite athletes from being distracted and anxious high-achievers to becoming laser-focused champions.
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In this episode, the guys are joined by Kerry Fisher and Adam Rosales to talk about the importance of understanding Character and Valuing life skills
Kerry has been fascinated by the way the human body works since her earliest days as a competitive gymnast. When she became an attorney, she quickly noticed how difficult it was for people to maintain a healthy balance between work and personal life. She also saw the ill effects of years of working at a high stress, sedentary job.
As an antidote to this stressful career, Kerry began a daily yoga practice. She immediately noticed that yoga was the perfect complement to her hectic lifestyle. Initially interested in yoga as a physical practice that made her feel good in her body, Kerry soon realized yoga was a lot more than that. She decided to take teacher training and immediately began teaching. Kerry eventually left her law career and currently teaches yoga full time.
Adam understands the strong work ethic and determination required to attain success in the game of baseball, at all levels. He enjoys sharing his hitting and fielding techniques through interactive and entertaining drills which he has developed exclusively for Baseball Utility. These drill training videos ensure practices not only have a purpose, but also rewarding and fun!
Adam Rosales, also known across MLB as "Rosie,” brings ten years of major league knowledge and experience to Baseball Utility. A utilityman throughout his career, Adam has played for multiple teams including the Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Cleveland Indians.
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In this episode, the guys talk about what it means to be a champion in all areas of life. They emphasize the importance of finding joy in the journey and how you learn to become more present in the moment.
- Why it’s important to be intentional about and act like who you want to become so you continue to improve on a daily basis.
- How the Ranger Creed helped Johnathan build the foundation of success in his own life even to this day.
- Why our greatest enemy can actually be ourselves and how to be the change agent we want to see.
- The importance of putting effort into how you can improve a situation instead of blaming others and having a victim’s mentality
- Strategies to train your mind because when you train the mind the body will follow
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In Episode 79 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jason is joined by Kent Weed to discuss how we master our mind to help us learn to live a life filled with purpose
Kent Weed is the creator and executive producer of the 7 time Emmy nominated hit NBC series, “AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR”. He is also the creator and executive producer of Gordon Ramsay’s award winning hit FOX tv series “HELL’S KITCHEN”
With a career in television spanning more than 3 decades, Kent has produced over 300 shows for 45 different networks. Throughout his career, Weed has worked in virtually every genre of television. Music, Game, Talk, Reality, Documentary. He was One of the youngest primetime network directors of his time, first directing the highly rated The Smothers Brothers Thanksgiving Special for CBS and The World’s Greatest Magic – NBC’s top 10 rates show for 5 years. In his career, He has directed over 70 television shows, working with every network. His work includes shows like Crash Course for ABC, Skating with Celebrities, I Married a Stranger, The World Music Awards, Wizard Wars, Celebrity Duets, The Choice, Spartan Team Challenge, American Ninja warrior Jr, ANW Ninja vs Ninja and Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares and Cook-along-live with Gordon Ramsay for FOX.
In 2000, he Co-founded reality television powerhouse A. Smith & Co. Productions; www.asmithco.com , with Arthur Smith and was an executive producer on all of the company’s projects, including the Emmy® and People's Choice Award-nominated hit shows Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, American Ninja Warrior, I Survived a Japanese Game Show, Full Throttle Saloon, Unsung, American Ninja Warrior, American Gangster, Pros Vs. Joes, The Swan, and Trading Spaces. In addition to his duties as President and Executive producer, Weed has also Directed many of the company’s projects, receiving two Directors Guild of America nominations for Spartan – Ultimate Team Challenge in 2017 and I Survived a Japanese Game Show in 2009, in addition to winning the international Rose d’Or award for Best format show in 2009.
In 2011, After building a hugely successful company with his partner, they sold the company for 100 million dollars. Kent continued to produce, direct and run the company serving as President for the next 6 years while continuing to study mindfulness, meditation, Qi Gong, breathing techniques, and becoming extremely knowledgeable in health, wellness and longevity through nutrition, diet and biohacking. In 2018, Weed stepped down as President of the company he co-founded, to pursue his passion of finding one’s purpose and living your best life. Studying mindfulness, meditation and health for over a dozen years, He now uses his vast knowledge and experience and talents to help others who are struggling. Although, He continues to produce and direct shows that he is passionate about and that inspire others, his primary focus is on being of service to others, sharing his wealth of knowledge and experience to guide and support people to live their best lives. He is a speaker on overcoming obstacles in your life to achieve your goals and is currently a Mindvalley Master Certified Trainer and coach with Mindvalley.com.
In 2020, Weed founded https://www.liveurpurpose.com/ dedicated to helping people learn how to overcome obstacles and adversity and transform their lives in order to create joy and happiness and fulfill their dreams. In December of 2021, Kent launched his first mindfulness and meditation course on Mastermind.com. Entitled “Taming your Monkey Mind”. This simple to follow 6 module program, has helped many people overcome anxiousness, relieve stress, improve their sleep, and be more happy in their lives. “You can literally change your life, in as little as 10 minutes a day”. In just a short time, TYMM has received rave reviews for its value and the results it creates. Kent is also active on FB, IG and linkedin, posting information and guidance on how to be mor
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In Episode 78 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Ben Hylden who is the author of “Finding Faith in the Field
Ben Hylden grew up on a dairy farm near Park River, ND where he went to high school and played basketball, football, and track. However, on April 6, 2007 at the age of 16, everything changed. Ben was in a near-death car accident that left him with a 5% chance of survival due to the severity of his injuries. Miraculously, Ben did survive and began on a journey of recovery and faith, where he endured many life hardships and setbacks, but was also taught many life lessons as he continued to overcome them. Then, during his junior year of college at the University of North Dakota, he was inspired to share his story, which led him to write his book 'Finding Faith in the Field'. After the release of his book, his career as a motivational speaker and health coach began to take off, which is where he is at today.
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In Episode 77 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jim interviews the co-founder of 4D Athletes to dive into how we triumph over our traumas to turn our burdens into blessings in life.
Growing up in Taos, Missouri, Jason was raised in a small town with a loving family that gave him every chance to succeed. His parents were supportive and provided everything this 17-year-old could ever want. That is until his life changed forever on May 8, 2003, when his dad unexpectedly passed away by suicide leaving him, his mother and two younger sisters behind.
Through hard work, dedication, and a strong faith in God, He is now a certified teacher, accomplished basketball and mental fitness coach. He is also a Post-Traumatic growth storyteller and the Co-Founder of 4D Athletes.
His book “Shattered by Suicide, Renewed by Resilience: How to Move Forward After Being Left Behind” is an Amazon Best Seller and is positively influencing thousands of readers every year.
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With the pressure to win at all costs, many parents feel frustrated, confused and overwhelmed by youth sports. It can be a challenge trying to figure out what’s not best for your child but also your family when it comes to sports. We at 4D Athletes have created a course for parents to help them navigate youth sports in order for both their child and them to have a great experience.
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In Episode 76 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Kathryn Gordon to talk about the keys to a great relationship.
Kathryn Gordon is a wife, mother, businesswoman, movie producer, bestselling author of Relationship GRIT and host of the Kathryn for Real podcast. A graduate of Old Dominion University, Kathryn became a top producer in sales for several companies before deciding to follow her passion as an actress and model. After the birth of her children, she focused on raising them and helping operate her husband’s growing speaking and consulting business. With her children off to college, she has returned for her second act, investing in real estate and movies, mentoring women, supporting several charities, writing and speaking to audiences about the keys to a great relationship and loves sharing the truth on her podcast “Kathryn For Real”.
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In Episode 75 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Leslie Weirich, who is the founder of Leslie’s Hope.
Life is full of highs and lows, and Leslie has seen her share of both. She had a successful career, married the love of her life and was blessed to be the mother to two beautiful children. But She has also known incredible loss. It was 2:30 in the morning on September 10th, 2016. She awoke to the doorbell ringing and the news that her 20-year-old son, Austin, had taken his life. It was the moment that changed everything.
Because of the unique circumstances surrounding her story, it would eventually capture the attention of national news. The response she received made her realize that her story is meant to be told. It has the power to save young lives and spare other parents the devastating loss she and her family experienced. Telling her story to save others is what gets her up and going every single day. It’s her passion and has become her life’s work.
She left her career as a successful financial recruiter and now speaks to thousands of people across the country about suicide prevention –sharing her story and giving practical tools to build resilience. In addition to traveling and speaking, She works as a Suicide Prevention Specialist for the community mental health center serving two local counties, where she are transforming suicide prevention in schools.
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In Episode 74 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Jona Genova to discuss how to find a deep sense of peace, comfort, and positivity in both life and in sports?
Jona Genova is a Holistic Performance Coach who developed Focus & Flow Integration™. Using a blend of compassion meditations, energy work, and unique intuitive gifts, through her coaching she reaches what she calls “the preverbal” - what can't be seen and what often can't be spoken. Jona’s depth of experience as a healer enables her to fine-tune people who are already exceptional performers at the highest levels.
Currently, she works with super high achievers to realize their best selves on and off the field, live on stage, and in high-stakes negotiation rooms. By providing the necessary space for the exceptionally gifted to explore their humanness, Jona helps each client gain clarity and experience their full capacity.
Prior to focusing on elite performers, Jona developed the Samadhi for Peace Healing Method, an evidence-based, trauma-informed healing modality specifically for clients with complex trauma. This work received significant recognition at nationally known treatment facilities leading Jona to launch Reiki Collective, a premier alternative healing service provider bridging the gap between energy medicine and western healthcare systems. Jona started teaching meditation in 2010 and has trademarked three signature class formats for luxury health clubs. Prior to this work, Jona assisted with brain research at Clarkson University and studied with top neuroscientists at Boston College.
Jona’s sensitive nature, exceptional intuition, and palpable charisma allow her to authentically connect with just about everyone she meets. Her genuine trustworthiness is deeply healing and working with her impacts multiple aspects of her clients’ spiritual and emotional wellbeing. For the high performer, these energetic micro-adjustments remedy subtle obstacles preventing them from stabilizing in flow while strengthening emotional awareness, connection to inner wisdom, and a healthy sense of self beyond their profession.
She has presented at professional conferences, pointing out the importance of Her work has been featured on Good Morning America, The Los Angeles Times, MSN, Women’s Health Magazineconsidering systemic and institutional oppression when treating the individual, and is a sought after keynote speaker., and the book Unplug: A Simple Guide to Meditation for Busy Skeptics and Modern Soul Seekers. She is the former Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Foundation for Active Compassion.
Jona is committed to helping her clients recognize and resource an infinite supply of wisdom, compassion, and clarity which she believes is the key to unleashing our greatest potential. A longtime vegan and advocate for social and ecological justice, she resides in Southern California. If lucky, one may just spot her giant Tibetan Mastiff rescue “Chewie” lending his support in the background of a virtual session.
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https://www.jonagenova.com/
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In Episode 73 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by David Meltzer to discuss what exactly is the empty mile and how go the empty instead of the extra mile
David Meltzer is the Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire. David is also a three-time international best-selling author, a Top 100 Business Coach, and host of the top entrepreneur podcast, The Playbook.
David is the Executive Producer of the Bloomberg and Apple TV series 2 Minute Drill and Office Hours. He is also the executive producer of Entrepreneur’s #1 digital business show, Elevator Pitch. David is featured in many books, movies, and TV shows such as World’s Greatest Motivators, Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy and Beyond the Secret, airing on Netflix. Additionally, he has been recognized by Variety Magazine as their Sports Humanitarian of the Year and awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
His life’s mission is to empower OVER 1 BILLION people to be happy! This simple yet powerful mission has led him on an incredible journey to provide one thing…VALUE. In all his content, and communication that’s exactly what you’ll receive. For the past 20 years, David has been providing free weekly training to empower others to be happy.
Link to Register: https://free.dmeltzer.com/training
Link to approved headshots: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1uSCkFYbly-AVFbTt72yP5RZ9eMncUrF9
Here is a link to a video which covers David’s mission to empower over 1 Billion people: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UOJH4zkdwE
Social Handles:
Twitter, Instagram, YouTube: @davidmeltzer
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidmeltzer11/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmeltzer2/
Text Community: (949) 298-2905
You can also have people email David directly to register for training (or get his book)- david@dmeltzer.com
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In Episode 72 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Mike Murphy to discuss what core characteristics scouts look for when drafting a player.
Michael Murphy spent 3 seasons with the NY Giants’ scouting staff. Murphy has 23 years of NFL experience as a pro and college scout. Prior to joining the Giants, he spent the 2015-16 season as the director of player personnel for the University of Colorado football program building the recruiting department.
From 2008-13, Murphy was a regional scout for the Miami Dolphins. He entered the NFL as a pro personnel assistant with the Kansas City Chiefs from 1996-99. Murphy was a Midwest scout with the Seattle Seahawks from 2000-04, and a national scout with the Dallas Cowboys from 2005-08.
Before beginning his scouting career, Murphy coached on the professional and collegiate levels. He was a graduate assistant at Iowa State (1990-91), while pursuing his master’s degree in Higher Education. Murphy also coached at Arizona Western (1992), Bethel College (1993-94), and with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (1995-96).
Murphy earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1989 from William Jewell College, where he lettered two seasons in football as a strong safety. He then worked as a student assistant in the football office during the 1989 season.
Murphy was born in Vancouver, B.C., and graduated from St. Francis Xavier High School in Edmonton, where he played football, basketball and soccer and was also on the swim team. His father, Cal, was inducted into the CFL Hall of Fame in 2004 following a 26-year career as both a coach and general manager in the CFL. Cal Murphy was part of nine Grey Cup champions and a Super Bowl as a scout for the Indianapolis Colts.
Murphy is married to the former Camille Walker. They have two daughters, Tyler and Morgan.
Connect with Mike on LinkedIn here
https://www.linkedin.com/in/murphy-mike-p/
Learn more about Mike here
https://www.hollisandmiller.com/insights/mike-murphy/
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In Episode 71 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Rhea Lalla
Rhea Lalla is an Emotional Intelligence Specialist, Author and Certified Relationship/Parenting Coach for over 20 years.
She's worked with The United Nations, UNICEF, Mindvalley University, Children's Aid, Fortune 500 Corporations and supports Parents and Couples globally to discover and transform whatever holds them back from creating strong relationships they feel proud of. She is currently creating the K to Grade 12 EQ Curriculums for The Bill and Melinda Gates Schools for Parents, Teachers and Kids.
Check out Rhea’s website here
https://buildgreatminds.com/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhea-lalla-a521b83a/?originalSubdomain=ca
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In Episode 70 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Misty Buck
Misty is an athlete mental health & mindset coach; contributor & coach to the Hall of Fame Health (HOFH); international speaker; and author of the "Athlete Mental Health Playbook." An entrepreneur for 15 years, as the owner of an award-winning digital marketing agency in Miami, she also hosts a weekly show called "Marketing Monday.” As a former youth athlete and someone who struggled with depression and anxiety, Misty has a passion for coaching athletes on how to move forward from challenges related to mental wellness and mindset. To find out more about her programs for athletes, please visit PurposeSoulAthletics.com.
Check out Misty’s website here
https://purposesoulathletics.com/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/mistybuck/
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In Episode 69 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Angela Martinucci.
Angela Martinucci, Founder of Mind Balance and Co-founder of the Bay Area Brain Spa.
Mind Balance offers NeurOptimal® Neurofeedback and Peak Performance Coaching programs for companies, executives and athletes. Recently, Angela co-founded the Bay Area Brain Spa in the San Francisco Bay Area, a center that brings the benefits of biohacking and neurofeedback to her local community.
Angela has always been passionate about health and wellness. She has a background as a nutrition consultant and as a private chef, trained in the Human Potential Coach training program as a coach and a sales representative for NeurOptimal® Neurofeedback.
Since discovering the transformative benefits of NeurOptimal® Neurofeedback after a cancer diagnosis, Angela has been passionate about sharing the technology with others. Over the past decade she has worked with a wide variety of clients with neurofeedback. Through her work, Angela discovered a love for working with peak performers. Her niche is working people who are already performing at a high level, professional athletes and executives, and helping them to further unlock their potential with the combination of neurofeedback and coaching. Her recent work with a major league baseball team, professional athletes and corporate neurofeedback programs have shown tremendous benefits. She offers consulting services for sports teams and organizations to implement neurofeedback in onsite corporate wellness and athletic performance programs. Individual work with athletes and executives includes working remotely or in person with neurofeedback, coaching and progress tracking.
Angela’s dedication to giving back to the community and increasing access to neurofeedback is what led her to co-found the Bay Area Brain Spa. The community neurofeedback offering allows people to train at a lower cost in a group setting and offers some of her favorite biohacking tools that she has discovered over the years.
Check out Angela’s website by clicking the link below
https://mindbalanceneuro.com/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-martinucci-427a7214/
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In Episode 68 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Ian Goldberg from iSport360
Ian Goldberg is the Founder and CEO of iSport360, an early stage youth sports technology company that is helping young athletes, coaches and parents improve communication, player development and team culture. Ian’s career started at the White House where he worked for the economic advisors to two US Presidents and then spent more than half of his career in product management and sales for early stage technology companies. Outside of his role leading iSport360, Ian is an Advisory Board member for the National Alliance for Youth Sports, is the Editor of a youth sports newsletter reaching nearly 200,000 and recently launched GiveSport360 to provide iSport360 at no cost to sports teams and clubs in under-served communities. But most of all Ian loves his role as a #girldad and as a volunteer sports coach for his two daughters.
Below is Ian’s LinkedIn page
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-goldberg-ba99b18b/
Click the link below to check out iSport360
https://isport360.com/
youth #sports #podcasts #live #4dathletes #iSport360 #entrepreneur
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In Episode 67 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by former Sporting KC player Kevin Ellis
Born in North Kansas City, Kevin grew up with a love for sports. After he graduated form Oak Park high school he signed with Sporting Kansas City as a professional soccer player. He met his wife Abby in his rookie year at SKC and they were married soon after. He spent 7 years with SKC, had his first daughter Willow and then spent a year with Chicago Fire and had his second daughter Brooklyn and then ended his year with DC United before he decided to retire and move on to a career in finance and wealth management where he is helping the next generation of athletes through sound planning and financial education. In 2021 Kevin welcomed his first son Beau and he and his family live in Overland Park. Kevin and Abby are passionate about giving back to the community they live in and are constantly trying to find ways to do so. Kevin is very deep rooted in his faith and he and his family attended Cure of Ars Catholic Church.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-ellis-240242177/
sportingKC #soccer #sports #podcast #champion #livestream
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In Episode 66 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Scott Fox to discuss how to use sports to build emotional resilience.
Scott Fox is the founder of Champion Playbook, where he addresses the need for peak-performance while simultaneously providing mental health solutions for collegiate and other athletes. Scott's been doing this work for 12 years and is certified in powerful mind-body techniques including Emotional Freedom Techniques, aka Tapping, and Energy Psychology. He is a graduate of Brown University where he was a four-year starter and captain of the baseball team. Recently Scott was a speaker at the annual convention of the American Baseball Coaches Association as he presented cutting-edge solutions for addressing the number one issue on college campuses, the lack of emotional resiliency.
Guest Website:
https://thechampionplaybook.com/
Guest Linkedin page
https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottfox99/
psychology #sports #podcast #baseball #resilience #livestream
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In Episode 65 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Alex Auerbach to discuss how to create an unfair advantage within the rules
Alex is the Director of Wellness and Development for the Toronto Raptors, where he is responsible for all things mental health, mental performance and off-court development for players and staff. He joined the Raptors after serving as the Director of Clinical and Sport Psychology for the University of Arizona.
Alex has worked with NCAA Division-I schools in the Pac-12, ACC, Big 12, and Conference USA, where his work has included serving as the performance consultant for a Conference USA bowl-winning football team, ACC championship team, and student-athletes who continued in professional sport and/or the Olympic games. He earned his doctoral degree in counseling psychology with a specialization in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of North Texas.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexauerbach/
Check out Alex’s website here
https://athleticintel.com/team/alex-auerbach-ph-d-mba/
mentalhealth #mentalperformance #Raptors #psychology #sports #performance
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In Episode 64 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Alan Stein Jr to discuss how to raise your game both in sports and in life.
Alan Stein, Jr. is an experienced keynote speaker and author. At his core, he’s a performance coach with a passion for helping others change behaviors. He spent 15+ years working with the highest performing basketball players on the planet (including NBA superstars Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, and Kobe Bryant). Through his customized programs, he transfers his unique expertise to maximize both individual and organizational performance.
Alan is a dynamic storyteller who delivers practical, actionable lessons that can be implemented immediately. He teaches proven principles on how to utilize the same approaches in business that elite athletes use to perform at a world-class level.
His previous clients include American Express, Pepsi, Sabra, Starbucks, Charles Schwab, and Penn State Football, and many more.
The strategies from Alan’s book, Raise Your Game: High Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best, are implemented by both corporate and sports teams around world.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-stein-jr/
Check out Alan’s website here
https://alansteinjr.com/
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In episode 63 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jason and Jim are joined by Sean Flynn who is the CEO Sure People’s sports and education division
Sean has over 20 years of experience working in different teams and sectors in the sports industry, including the Miami Marlins, Miami FC and the Tampa Bay Lightning. He's a marketing expert.
Sure People uses psychometric evaluations and behavioral analytics to assess and train what it calls the “emotional, relational and team intelligence” of coaches and players.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-flynn-b5a48093/
Check out SurePeople’s Website
https://www.surepeople.com/
sports #analytics #Data
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In episode 62 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jason and Jim are joined by Lisa Bonta Sumii
Lisa Bonta Sumii, LCSW, CSW is a therapist with over 21 years of clinical experience, licensed in both CA and NV. She is a private practice clinician and the CEO and Founder of AthMindset, LLC. Lisa supports the elite athlete to achieve optimal mental health and peak mental sport performance. She works with collegiate student athletes, Olympians/Olympic hopefuls, as well as professional athletes and teams.
Lisa is the first ever Mental Health & Sport Performance Specialist for the Oakland Roots Sports Club. The Roots are a men’s professional soccer team and purpose driven club. Seeing the elite athlete as a multidimensional human, navigating various roles and identities, is integral to Lisa’s approach. Focusing on the role that interpersonal trauma, culture, race, gender, and sexual orientation play as the athlete navigates life on and off the field, is at the center of her work.
Lisa is listed in the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s Mental Health Registry and the National Football League Player Association’s Clinician Directory.
Lisa is often an invited podcast guest and conference speaker and has recently launched on her own podcast series, AthMindset, on the SportsEprenuer Podcast Platform.
She has been interviewed and quoted in Time Magazine and Teen Vogue on the decisions that both Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles took to prioritize their mental health. Most recently, Lisa was interviewed by BBC World News on athlete mental health, specifically the decision for Naomi Osaka to take a break from tennis after her recent performance at the US Open. Lisa will be speaker at the TedxWilmington, on April 20, 2022.
Lisa received her Master’s in Clinical Social Work from Smith College School for Social Work and is currently pursuing her CMPC (Certified Mental Performance Consultant) via the Association of Applied Sport Psychology.
Lisa is a former competitive soccer player and her 14 year old daughter plays high level, travel, softball.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-bonta-sumii-lcsw-csw-5317b31b5/
Check out Lisa’s Website here
https://athmindset.io/
athletes #peakperformance #sports #mentalhealth
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In episode 61 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Keynote speaker, nationally acclaimed youth speaker, and comedian Michael Pritchard to talk about what our youth can teach us about how to make the world a better place.
Michael Pritchard began his career on both the comedy stage and as a juvenile counselor in San Francisco's Youth Guidance Center. In 1980, he won first place in the San Francisco International Stand-Up Comedy Competition as well as winning the prestigious California Probation Officer of the Year.
Michael's offers from Hollywood rolled in including a guest appearance on an Emmy Award winning episode of "Taxi." His sensational standup comedy billed him with Robin Williams, Jerry Seinfeld, Dana Carvey and Whoopi Goldberg, playing venues as Caesar's, the Comedy Store, Universal Amphitheater and opening for such names as Diana Ross, the Grateful Dead, Kenny Rogers, Mike Mc Donald and Boz Scaggs. But Michael rejected offers from Hollywood to focus on using his comic talents for inspiring youth and adults. Drawing from his counseling background, Michael Pritchard began using humor to inspire, teach communication skills, anger management, diversity, conflict resolution and overcoming burnout and stress.
His broad audience base - from corporate employees, healthcare workers, and government and state officials - have honored him with countless standing ovations and numerous awards including: President's Volunteer Action Award, Commendation Office of the Attorney General, Paul Harris Fellowship Rotary International, Toastmaster's International Speaker, Outstanding Performance Federal Executive Board, Josephine Duveneck Humanitarian Award The Key to the City of San Francisco
As a result of his work, Michael Pritchard has been featured on CNN, NBC's "The Today Show", "The Tonight Show", CBS "Sunday Morning" with Charles Kuralt, "Time" magazine and "People" magazine. His seven educational series for PBS and distribution has been seen by millions and focuses on youth guidance in the areas of violence prevention. "The Power of Choice," "You Can Choose", and "Big Changes, Big Choices." Forming Heartland Media, he continued with "Red Ribbon Week" and "PeaceTalks" teaching students to make positive choices. "SOS: Saving Our Schools from Hate and Violence," featured in both Time magazine and on CNN, was filmed after the tragic Columbine disaster. His series "Lifesteps" builds the social and emotional intelligence in youth and has already received the Parents Choice Award.'
For his work in promoting nonviolence with youth, Michael was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Hartwick University and winning, 2001 Lewis Hine's Award for Service to Children & Youth Certificate of Appreciation, and the 2002 Marin Community Foundations Beryl Buck Fund Award for achievement in Promoting Nonviolence.
As an extension of Heartland Media, he established Heartland Media Foundation building character and emotional intelligence, violence prevention, inciting motivation and leadership in both youth and adults to improve schools and communities. The foundation provides youth guidance programs, including video, print curriculum, and live presentations by Michael Pritchard to aid in schools and communities where the funding is limited.
Michael Pritchard has helped raise millions of dollars by donating his time and talent to events and various charitable organizations including: Boys and Girls Club Ronald McDonald House Salvation Army Jewish Family Services SF Giants Community Fund American Heart Association Women's Wellness Forum Special Olympics CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates Bread & Roses Recreation Center for the Handicapped DARE Texan's War on Drugs Vietnam Vets of America Guide Dogs for the Blind
Check out Michael’s Website here https://www.michaelpritchard.com/
youth #comedian #speaker #motivational
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In episode 60 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Tim and Anne Rulo to discuss how to build a healthy marriage and strong relationships using sports.
Tim is a teacher and Head Football, Head Strength & Conditioning, Assistant Track, and Leadership Coordinator at Russellville High School in Missouri. He has been coaching for 18 years, 14 as head coach. His main focus is leadership and character development.
Anne Rulo, LMFT, LPC, was a mental health counselor for 14 years, first with teens who had gotten into trouble with the law (and their families) and then at a college wellness center. Three years ago she stepped away from front-line counseling to start writing and speaking. Her main focuses are faith, mental/emotional health, and the intersection of the two. Anne and Tim have led marriage retreats for coaches and their wives through FCA as well as some churches. They have been married for 15 years and have two children, Caleb (10) and Charlotte (6).
Check out Anne’s Website
https://annerulo.com/
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https://twitter.com/gdfmfb
Marriage #football #leading
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In episode 59 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Nik Lewis to dive into the importance of using your platform to create opportunities for others
Nikolas "Nik" Lewis (born June 3, 1982) is a former professional Canadian football slotback who played for 15 years in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion, winning in 2008 and 2014 with the Calgary Stampeders. In his first season, he won the CFL Rookie of the Year award, followed by five West Division All-Star and three CFL All-Star awards. He is second all-time as a Stampeder in receptions (805), receiving yards (11,250), and touchdown catches (65) behind Allen Pitts. He also has the club record for consecutive games with a reception, with 166. On August 24, 2017, Lewis became the CFL all-time leader in receptions with 1,030 catches (he finished his career with 1,051).
Lewis attended Southern Arkansas University and was named an NCAA Division II All-American in 2003. He attended high school in Jacksboro, Texas where he participated in track, specializing in the triple jump.
Now he is the CEO and Founder of AO Sports.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/nik-lewis-321543141/
sports #football #CFL #podcast
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In this episode Jim and Jason are joined by Derek Bylsma to talk about why seeking help is a strength and break the stigma about counseling.
Derek is the Executive Director of Millennium Counseling Center and heads their 3A and Sports divisions. He is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a nationally board-certified counselor. He is also fully trained in EMDR Therapy.
In addition to two bachelor degrees, one from Kalamazoo College and the other from University of Wisconsin-Madison, Derek also holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Roosevelt University. After a successful career in business and with strong family ties in the helping professions, it became apparent that Derek’s true calling was to help those struggling with life’s many challenges.
Derek specializes in recovery-related work, mood disorders, co-occurring disorders and issues unique to athletic performance. He is particularly enthusiastic about leading the sports division at Millennium Counseling Center as it marries two of his life-long passions; helping others and athletics. As a soccer player, Derek was a two-time college All-American and All Big Ten player and after graduating, went on to play professional soccer in the U.S. More recently, Derek’s ties to athletics shifted from player to coach and he has been recognized as one of the top High School soccer coaches in Illinois. His experience as a high performing athlete and coach, as well as his extensive experience in the mental health field, provide clients in our Sports division unique benefits.
Derek draws from his own life experiences and insights to help others see the power of having choices in life. He believes “It all works out in the end. If it hasn’t worked out, it’s not the end”.
Check out Derek’s website here
https://millenniumhope.com/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-bylsma-2260121/
counselor #sports #positivity #podcast #live
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57 Tommy Short: How does improving our thinking also improve our performance?
In episode 57 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jim and Johnathan are joined by Tommy Short who is the Think Better Perform Better
Tommy is a former basketball official who spent 10+ years officiating both NCAA Men’s Division 1 & FIBA.
In the high-pressure environment on the basketball court, he developed a strong mindset to handle adversity and setbacks. He understands that confidence can be taught, and his personal mission is to help people think better so they can perform better.
Tommy now travels around the country speaking with teams and sharing the lessons he learned on the basketball court.
In addition to speaking, he works as a mental performance coach with executives, sales leaders, and referees.
Check out Tommy’s Website here
https://www.thinkbetterperformbetter.com/
Connect with Tommy on LinkedIn here
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindsetiseverything/
referee #sales #executives #basketball #officiating #4d #4dathletes
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56 Alec Lemmon: Why is it important to know why you coach?
In this episode, Jim and Jason are joined by Alec Lemmon to talk about finding your purpose as a coach
Alec has lived in Kansas City since 1993 and been married to his wife Jordan since 2014. He a Christian who is committed to coaching and helping coaches develop the skills to walk with God and advance the Gospel into the nations through sports.
He played soccer in Kansas City all growing up and at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas.
He is a co-founder of Toca Futbol Club in Kansas City and has been a director there since 2011.
Alec also works with Community for Coaches which helps coaches gain clarity around WHY they coach. He is the co-author of the workbook Coaching with Purpose volume 1 and 2. And the host of the Community for Coaches podcast which focuses on honest discussion about why coaches are some of the most important leaders in our society today, and how they can intentionally and effectively use sports to transform lives.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/alectlemmon/
Check out Alec’s Website here
https://www.tocafc.org/
coach #podcast #live #soccer #sports
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In episode 55 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jason and Jim are joined by the Host of the Educational AD podcast Jake von Sherrer to discuss some of the tools for success in athletic administration.
Jake is a career Educator and a Certified Master Athletic Administrator with 40 + years of success as a teacher, a Head Coach, and as an AD. Recently Retired as the Director of Athletic Enrichment at The Maclay School, an independent college prep school in Tallahassee, Florida and also served as the 2020-21 President of the Florida Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.
In June of 2020 he created The Educational AD Podcast which showcases High School AD's from around the country. He also directs Victory Educational Athletics, a consulting firm for schools offering Professional Development in Coaches Education, Athletic Leadership, and Parent Engagement. In 2021, he released his book, The Athletic Director's Toolbox - The Top Twenty Tools for Success from our first 150 interviews (available on Amazon).
He's been a featured speaker at numerous State, Regional, and National conferences on a variety of programs, but particularly on motivation and "Competitive Sportsmanship" a pre-season parent education series that has been adopted by dozens of schools across the country.
As a high school and college football and track coach, he has also had a pretty good run, earning Coach of the Year honors 12 times in his career. As a Health Educator, he was also honored as the Outstanding College Health Educator of the Year for the state of Oregon.
Connect with Jake on LinkedIn here
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-von-scherrer-cmaa-165b1292/
Buy Jake’s book here
The Athletic Director's Toolbox: The Top Twenty "Tools for Success" from The Educational AD Podcast Interviews!
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In this episode our Co-Founder Jim Huber and the Executive Director of ShareWaves Bill Brandmeyer share an enriching conversation with Brian Hanni who is the voice of the Jayhawks and current Jayhawk basketball star Christian Braun.
They dive into the importance staying positive and always seeing the glass half full. They also talk about how you never know what anyone is going through and that it is so important to check on those close to you, especially your teammates.
Christian also dives into having a mindset of making your dreams coming true by delaying gratification, staying persistent and believing in yourself regardless of external circumstances. He also shares the power of how 1 person believing in you and having 1 great game can make all the difference.
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It was incredible to have legendary coach Digger Phelps and his daughter Karen Phelps Moyer join 4D Athletes and ShareWaves for March Gladness.
In the episode we talk about the characteristics of leaders, why grades don't always represent how successful one will be and how finding a skill in life can give you opportunities.
Digger and his daughter Karen also discuss with us the best ways athletes can move forward to get past COVID and start living their best life both in and out of sports
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In episode 54 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jason and Jim are joined by Hall of Fame coach Sherri Coale
For the past 25 years, Sherri Coale has served as the head women’s basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma where she is the winningest coach in OU history. She built a powerhouse program in Norman that appeared in 19 straight NCAA tournaments and competed in three Final Fours.
Sherri Coale is a member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Christian Hall of Fame, the Norman High School Wall of Fame, and has “Home of” signs that flank both entrances to the small town of Healdton where she was born and raised and will be eternally indebted.
During her illustrious career at the University of Oklahoma, in addition to coaching the Sooners, Coale participated in USA Basketball as an assistant coach in 2001 where the squad won a bronze medal, and a head coach in the World University Games in 2013 where her USA squad defeated Russia on their home court to bring home the gold. In addition to competitive excellence inside the lines both nationally and internationally, Sherri Coale has received numerous accolades and recognitions for her players’ performance academically as well as their team community service through the years. Maximizing her players’ skills both on and off the court has always been her goal.
Sherri Coale is a master motivator, an engaging speaker, a gifted writer, and a keen observer of everyday life. She and her husband, Dane, have been married for 34 years. They have two children, one daughter-in-law, and one adorable granddaughter around which their universe currently spins.
Check out Sherri’s website here
www.Sherricoale.com
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherri-coale-582770213/
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In episode 53 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jason and Jim are joined by Little River Academy Athletic Director Jared Hunt
Jared Hunt is the Athletic Director at Academy ISD, in Little River, Texas. Prior to joining Academy ISD, he served as the Recruiting Coordinator/Assistant Director of High School Relations at the University of Arkansas as well as Southern Methodist University (SMU). He is married to Krystan and they have 2 daughters.
The core principles of his program are:
Accountability – We do what we say we will do.
Energy and Work Ethic – We compete in everything we do.
Family – We always put the team first.
Integrity – We do what is right at all times.
Mental and Physical Toughness – We are at our best every play and overcome all adversity.
Confidence, Belief, and Faith – We trust that our process will bring results.
sports #AthleticDirector #LifeSkills
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https://www.academyisd.net/domain/369
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In episode 52 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jason and Jim are joined by author and MLB pitcher Daniel Ponce De Leon
Daniel Ponce de Leon's hard-fought journey to Major League Baseball and recovery from a near-death injury, followed by his astonishing big league debut, will inspire readers to trust God in all circumstances.
The path you take to achieving your dreams is not always easy. Daniel Ponce de Leon, an acclaimed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, overcame many challenges to get to the Major Leagues. Drafted four times, he spent a long four years climbing his way up through the minors before finally reaching AAA, only one step away from the Major Leagues. Then, Daniel's dream was almost shattered when he was struck in the head by a line drive. Spending weeks in the hospital and months recovering from a large epidural hematoma, skull fracture, brain swelling, and hemorrhaging, Daniel held on to his belief that he would one day realize his dream.
Fourteen months later, and fully recovered, he made his first Major League start, becoming the fifth pitcher in modern Major League history to throw seven innings of no-hit ball in his first outing. MLB.com referred to it as one of the greatest debuts in Major League Baseball history.
In One Line Drive, Daniel retells his remarkable journey, sharing how he never would have made it without his faith in God and the support of family and friends. Full of grit, determination, and faith, Daniel's story is an inspiring reminder to keep pressing on regardless of any setback or disappointment.
Check out Daniel’s book here
https://www.amazon.com/One-Line-Drive-Life-Threatening-Faith-Fueled/dp/1546034552
faith #support #belief #Inspire
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In episode 51 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jason and Jim are joined by author and coach Steve Yurchick
Steve’s playing experience at the college and professional level led him into a career in athletics. His roles as a student-athlete, coach, and administrator have helped him gain experience in data evaluation, recruiting, strength and conditioning, fundraising, academic support, and program development. The variety of disciplines he applied to his professional career were directly learned through the foundations of sport.
Specialties: Teaching and instruction, program coordination, technical and creative writing, sponsorship development, scheduling, media relations, communication, and management.
Steve’s book “Swing Away, Stan” is a spirited tale of heart and resilience that reminds us to never give up. Opening Day of Stan Clark's little league season takes an unexpected turn that challenges him as a young ballplayer. An unavoidable adversary on the rival team leaves Stan searching for confidence as his championship aspirations hang in the balance. Joined by his best friend and teammate (Rudy), the scrappy Cobras team embark on a roller coaster season filled with electric moments. Determination, barbeque, and a once-in-a-lifetime encounter rejuvenates Stan's season with a unique twist of fate. But, will it be enough for the final showdown?
baseball #resilience #coaching #nevergiveup #keepgoing
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https://www.amazon.com/Swing-Away-Stan-Steven-Yurchick/dp/B08ZW2GFZY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OLT4PK78WYZD&keywords=swing+away+Stan+Steven+Yurchick&qid=1647946487&sprefix=swing+away+stan+steven+yurchick%2Caps%2C88&sr=8-1
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/yurchick/
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In this episode, Jason and Jim talk with Kim Brady on how we can create the future we desire! So many of us settle for safety, instead of going for what we truly desire in life. Kim is going to share with us some insights on how we can start living out our desires everyday!
Kim Brady is the founder and business coach behind Kim Brady Business Coaching (www.kimbradybusinesscoaching.com). She helps former athletes to leverage their athletic experiences and philosophies to become champions on the business playing field.
Her area of expertise is small business start-ups, mindset training, team building, and leadership development.
Kim is a former marriage and family therapist who specialized in working with severely abused children; she was a 4-year DI scholarship recipient for women’s soccer at Cal Berkeley and has coached youth soccer for 14 years; and Kim is the founder and former president of Little Bit Cleaning LLC® located in Denver, CO which she successfully sold in 2020 after 10 years of ownership.
Her energy and enthusiasm to help others succeed and achieve their goals both on and off the athletic field is unmatched. Kim has a passion for learning and believing that just because we no longer compete in our sport does not mean we have to lose that athletic mindset to build a business or create the future we desire.
When she isn’t working with her clients, you will find her watching soccer, traveling whenever possible, and chasing sunsets by the beach.
Get Kim’s book here
https://kimbradybusinesscoaching.com/books/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimbrady/
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In this episode, Jim and Jason are joined by Matthew Raidbard to discuss how you lead like a pro
Matthew Raidbard is the author of the new book, Lead Like a Pro. He is also the Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director for Administration, Compliance, and Student-Athlete Success at the University of Hartford.
Matthew was previously a college basketball coach for more than a decade.
After graduating from Indiana University, his first college basketball coaching job was at Western New Mexico University. After leaving Western New Mexico, Matthew served as a men’s basketball coach at Dartmouth College, Florida Gulf Coast University, and Chicago State University.
While working at Chicago State he completed his Doctorate in Educational Leadership, where his dissertation focused on determining the best leadership style and behaviors for athletic coaches to practice. His book, “Lead Like A Pro,” provides coaches with foundational leadership knowledge and the tools to become the type of leader that aligns with their personal values and beliefs.
Check out Matthew’s book here
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1645434109/ref=tsm_1_fb_lk
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-raidbard-ed-d-631470116/
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In episode 48 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Billy Brimblecom JR to discuss how you turn your toughest trial into your greatest triumph.
Billy has been the Executive Director of Steps of Faith Foundation since 2013. Billy understands first-hand the emotional and physical challenges that come with losing a limb. As an amputee himself, his life's joy is helping other amputees move forward. Billy lost his left leg to Ewings Sarcoma in 2005. As a life-long musician, this could have been devastating to his career. Still young and active, he needed a prosthesis that would give him mobility and allow him to continue to play the drums and live an active life. Thanks to a large fundraiser held for him by friends and family, he was able to raise more than $30,000 for his first prosthetic limb. This is why he truly understands the financial hardships that come with losing a limb. With his new prosthesis, Billy was back on tour playing the drums within just a few months of his surgery. While his love for music is strong, his passion to serve other amputees through this charity is even stronger. He wants every amputee to have mobility no matter how limited their resources are. Billy currently lives in Kansas City with his wife and two children.
Check out Billy’s website here
https://www.stepsoffaithfoundation.org/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/billybrimblecom/
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In episode 47 of the 4D Athletes Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by author and former NFL player Reggie Walker
Reggie Walker grew up a military brat. Had the blessing of living in situations where he was a minority, part of the majority population, situations where he had money, and situations where he was so poor he had to get food from the church. All of these different circumstances aided in creating a very unique perspective in taking on the world.
Also, from the age of 4 to 12 he experienced getting molested by a family friend. Growing up as well as my experience In the sports realm he experienced a lot of physical, mental, and emotional abuse as well. These unfortunate events had a profound impact on his mental well being.
To combat the effects of his trauma, he funneled all his feelings and emotions into sports. Sports became a saving grace in dealing with a mind filled with toxicity from the trauma he experienced. Sports became an environment in which he excelled, leading him to be a top high school football player, a college football starter, and eventual NFL athlete and team captain of 7 years.
In retirement, his journey of healing has led him to two stays at a treatment facility where I created the Personal Mastery School, a program built to help anyone find answers to how to find themselves, their purpose, and a plan. Using all the knowledge from his experiences, strategies that have helped as well as others succeed in horrible environments, as well as knowledge from therapy, he put the Personal Mastery School together as an answer to questions he had known many of us have in dealing with life and leading a good, successful, productive life.
He has also become a mental, physical, and sexual abuse survivor advocate, Tedx speaker, public speaker, consultant, connector, and problem solver for individuals and businesses. With his unique perspective from his varied experiences he has found himself to be of value in many different environments as a problem solver.
His goal is to help those who don’t have guidance learn the essentials to guiding themselves towards their dreams and goals, find peace and confidence within themselves, learn the techniques to being a master strategist in their own lives in dealing with issues or problems, have the knowledge and system of effectively solving problems in their own lives, and be equipped with the knowledge to plan with an emphasis on fluidity. He wants others to learn all these skills in more so they can win the battle against their biggest enemy themselves and the unknown to move with confidence and tenacity towards their life mission.
Check out Reggie’s book here
https://www.amazon.com/Game-Within-Master-Yourself-Win/dp/B09CG5RFP3
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggie-walker-a40089146/
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Jason and Jim are joined by Larry Long in this episode to share with us the importance of finding the gift you have been given and bringing it to the world!
Larry Long Jr is the Founder and CEO (Chief Energy Officer) of LLJR Enterprises, which focuses on sales motivation & inspiration, as well as coaching. He is the host of the weekly ‘Midweek Midday Motivational Minute’, and also Co-Founder and Lead Instructor of The Sales Allies, an online sales training course and supportive community designed to uplift the sales community.
As a former college athlete (Go Terps! He played baseball for University of Maryland), Larry is extremely passionate about coaching, and helping professionals take their game to the 'next level'.
Check out Larry’s website here
https://larrylongjr.com/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/longjr7/
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In Episode 45 of the Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by Dave Steckel to talk about why positive leadership is so powerful.
Dave is a college football coach and the author of The Fisherman. He was the defensive coordinator at Mizzou and the head coach at Missouri State. The Fisherman teaches important leadership lessons through the unlikely friendship between a coach and a mysterious mentor who reveals ten traits vital to any effective leader.
Coach Steckel's 36 years as a football coach provides a unique insight into how to succeed on the football field and everyday life. This modern parable is for business leaders, coaches, and parents who know the challenge of leading people. Coach Steckel shares what he has learned and provides a framework for positive leadership filled with proven principles to help anyone become a better leader.
Check out his book by clicking the link below
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1938254856/ref=tsm_1_fb_lk
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-steckel-9337a1202/
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In Episode 44 of the Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by author Chris Meyer.
Chris is the author of Four Months...And A Lifetime. The book is the touching true story of a father who coached his son’s basketball team from kindergarten through eighth grade, a remarkable nine-year journey with the same boys. Their final march to the eighth-grade season Championship is interspersed with the author’s own journey of falling in love with basketball in early-seventies New York, filled with anecdotes of Dr. J, sneaking into Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium, and playing pickup in Larry Bird’s home state of Indiana.
Four Months...And A Lifetime is not only a love story about a father and his son, but of a coach who strived to teach his team the greatest game of basketball and, hopefully, a few life lessons along the way.
Check out his book by clicking the link below
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B098TSCNY8/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-meyer-6a5545124/
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In this episode, Jim and Jason are joined by Sejal Thakkar to discuss the pain, power, and paradox of bias and how we can uncover them by wearing the right H.A.T.
Sejal Thakkar is founder and Chief Civility Officer of TrainXtra. As Sejal grew up in a suburb of Chicago, Sejal fought hatred and discrimination on a regular basis. She refused to allow ignorance, insensitivity, and the bullying conduct of others impact her inner “ninja”. Armed with knowledge she gained from these experiences, Sejal teaches that harassment will not stop on its own – it’s up to all of us to be part of the fight to stop workplace harassment. We cannot be complacent bystanders and expect our workplace cultures to change by themselves. Sejal passionately transforms the workplace and education settings into places of civility by empowering others to be a part of the solution. Her goal is to empower each employee to create a positive workplace environment.
Sejal’s passion for training led her to create TrainXtra, a proactive training practice where she brings the wealth of her employment law expertise in customized training to executives, managers and non-managers in an interactive, engaging environment. She has over fifteen years of employment law experience that includes advising clients, human resources personnel, and legal counsel regarding sound, standard employment practices.
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https://trainxtra.com/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/sejalthakkar/
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In this episode, Jason and Jim talk with Chris Young about building great culture within a program, prioritizing character development in a sports program, and teaching their players the importance of not comparing themselves to others.
Chris Young is the director of tennis and the head women’s tennis coach at Oklahoma State University. In 11 years leading the women’s program, he’s turned it into a national power, highlighted by a national runner-up finish in 2016. He was unanimously chosen as the Big 12 Coach of the Year that same season.
podcast #tennis #lifeskills #4d #4dathletes #OKstate #GoPokes
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https://okstate.com/staff-directory/chris-young/216
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-young-1ba9a43/
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In this episode, Jason and Johnathan discuss with Natalie Hummel on not just the importance of playing sports but also learning life skills through sports.
Natalie is super passionate about giving all kids the same opportunities to play sports that she had growing up. Imagining a world without kids in sports drives her passion for launching Every Kid Sports higher. Natalie brings more than 25 years experience of coaching, leading, and consulting a wide-spectrum of CEOs and Senior Executives ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small entrepreneurial start-ups to her work here at KIDS in the GAME. For several years she has served on many different nonprofit organization boards, including the Working Wonders Children’s Museum.
As an athlete from childhood into her adult life, Natalie loves sports of all kinds. She played volleyball through college and played competitive and not-so-competitive softball for years. She brings leadership, technology design, compassion, and team spirit to Every Kid Sports. Natalie is the mother of two beautiful kids and wife to her amazing husband Steve. She has coached her son’s soccer team for several years, leads Girl Scout Trips with her daughter and in her free time enjoys cooking, gardening, kickboxing, mountain biking, hiking, and traveling with her family.
Every Kid Sports Website
https://everykidsports.org/
Natalie’s LinkedIn profile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliehummel/
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In this episode, Jim and Jason are talking about how winning out of sports translates to more wins in sports with Larry Gelwix.
Larry Gelwix served as the volunteer Head Coach of the Highland Rugby team for 36 years. The team’s success and varsity record of 418 wins and just 10 loses, including 20 national championships, caught the attention of Hollywood which produced a major motion picture, “Forever Strong”, which tells the true life story of Coach Gelwix and the Highland team. Gelwix was also the subject of a documentary entitled, “Larry Gelwix: No Regrets”, which won an Emmy Award for “Best Documentary” and has aired on national television. Fox News and other national media have labeled Coach Gelwix as the “Winningest Coach in America”.
In this episode we discuss: - How did you establish your honor code with your athletes and then get them to buy in? - How do you go from good to great? - You have "5 Championship Strategies for Sustainable Success." Can you go through those with us? - Many people have attitude and effort backwards. Shifting behavior has to be the main focus. - Can you describe horizontal leadership and how that differs from traditional leadership? - Leaders have to be more aware of how they make people feel about themselves and their possibilities. - Coach Gelwix one rule that guided the decision making of everyone in his program. - Understand the difference between the pain of hard work and the pain of regret. - And Much More...
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podcast #4dathletes #show #leadership #mindfulness #sports #coach #life #lifestyle #coaching #entrepreneur #business #ceo #lifecoach #mentalperformance #youtube.
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Randall started playing the game of baseball at 5 years old and eventually got paid to play thanks to the Toronto Blue Jays. From a very young age, he always had two unexplainable loves: baseball and being creative. Filled with concepts and ideas (some better than others) he eventually combined the two and founded Dugout Mugs®, and introduced the Dugout Mug, the Wined Up, and the Knob Shot to the baseball world. In his free time, Randall likes to play tetherball and read about patent and trademark law.
Randall's story is one of resilience and believing in yourself regardless of the circumstances
In this episode we discuss: - How did you come up with the idea of Dugout Mugs? _ How did you maintain the believe of Dugout Mugs when going through challenges? - How did what you learn as a player help you find success with DugOut mugs? - It took you nearly 5 years for Dugout Mugs to really start to take off… Why is resilience so important? - Not only resilience, but how important is it to believe in yourself and your product? - The best 3 lessons that Randall has learned in leading a business. - What are ways you recommend people to break through their fears? - The statements that Randall affirms daily to sustain belief in himself. - Five things that are important to Randall that guides his life. - What do you do daily to train your mind for mental health? - How do you stay true to your intuition when family and friends are telling you differently? - What is your advice for athletes that wrap up their identity in what they do and struggle to transition in life? - Looking back at what you learned in life, what would suggestions would you give young Randall at 8 years old? - What are beneficial conversations that coaches can have with their players? - It is so important for coaches to understand the motivation that each of their players have for playing the sport. - A valuable exercise to get individuals to be truly committed to the team. - What are some of the key components you have learned that has allowed you trust in delegating tasks? - What suggestions do you have for parents in navigating their children through sports? - And Much More...
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In this episode, Jim and Jason talk with Bill Brandmeyer about the power of sports and the difference sports can make in this world.
Bill Brandmeyer is the Founder of ShareWaves. ShareWaves is a 501c3 tax-exempt public charity, sharing our exclusive access to Union Broadcasting’s airwaves to advocate for youth sports participation and lend our support to youth organizations that use sports to connect with kids and impact young lives. We want to promote sports participation, encourage the development of life-skills, provide financial aid, and level the playing field for all. We are excited about the future and delivering on our promise to use the “power of sports” for good.
ShareWaves will promote sports participation, encourage the development of life-skills, provide financial aid, and level the playing field for all. Throughout the last 18 months, we built a platform that will impact kids with the "power of sports” and promote youth sports participation, ultimately providing positive game-changing solutions for our children. Our plan is to amplify important causes and develop strong partnerships with like-minded individuals and organizations utilizing the “power of sports” to connect with large audiences and leverage sports to make the world a better place.
Union Broadcasting is donating radio airtime and access to their entire digital/social media platforms. In addition, they will support ShareWaves with their production expertise and will broadcast PSAs, create podcasts for NPOs, and drive support for special programming and events that impact the lives of young people in our community. This new foundation marks the beginning of a plan to repurpose Union Broadcasting's strong community presence to help bring forward game-changing solutions that positively impact the youth of our city. We will work closely with youth-sports organizations and community stakeholders to assist in enhancing young lives.
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In this episode, Jason and Johnathan Flowers talk about how our minds can be our best friend, but they can also be our worst enemy. Shayamal Vallabhjee joins them on the show this week as they discuss peak performance, mental fitness, and what it takes to get in the zone.
Shayamal Vallabhjee is a South African Sports Scientist & a Performance Coach with 18 years experience in High Performance Sporting environments. He is also the author of four books on Sports Science & Motivation, a TEDx speaker, recipient of the INK & Australia India Youth Dialogue Fellowship, Men’s Health ‘Trainer of the Year 2014’, Global Fitness Advisory Board Member to Herbalife & Organizing Committee Member of the United Nations ChangeMakers Conference.
Shayamal’s website
https://shayamal.com/
Shayamal’s book
https://www.amazon.com/Breathe-Believe-Balance-Self-discovery-Healing/dp/9389109604
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In this episode Jim and Jason are joined by Bobby Ballesteros who’s niche is taking care of the body naturally.
Bobby has been serving Kansas City for about 20 years as a pedorthist. As a pedorthist, he is a lower extremity specialist. He makes custom correctional and accommodative orthotics for anyone on their feet that need assistance in correcting and or relieving aches and pains contributed to by the feet. He is also a master fitter in compression garments. He has fit individuals with venous issues, circulatory problems, burn victims, diabetes and cancer patients. He has been able to fit them off the shelf or custom garments from head to toe. This came along after his mother got hit with cancer.
He wanted to focus on what and how people were affected by cancer with love for his mother. He is also a wound care ,diabetic and arthritic specialist, and an orthotic fitter. Anatomy and biomechanics are a big component in his evaluations of a patient. Taking care of the body naturally is his niche, helping people is his passion, but getting results is more gratifying than anything else. Prior to that he did iridology , reflexology, herbivore, and acupressure in Colorado.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobby-ballesteros-9674945b/
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Lisa Smith, The Peaceful Parent transforms frustrated parents--who regularly default to yelling, threatening and punishing--into peaceful leaders within their households.
She is a Parent Coach, Speaker, Author and Host of the weekly podcast, Real WorldPeaceful Parenting.Her signature program helps parents stop the struggle, calm the chaos and create the connection.
As a former dominant parent, Lisa knows the transformative power of Peaceful Parenting first hand, and is committed to helping families worldwide.
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https://thepeacefulparent.com/
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In this episode, Jim and Jason are joined by Kate Eckman. Kate is a former college swimmer at Penn State University. She is the author of, The Full Spirit Workout: A 10-Step System to Shed Your Self-Doubt, Strengthen Your Spiritual Core, and Create a Fun & Fulfilling Life, (New World Library, April 27th, 2021).
She empowers high-achieving individuals to actualize their full potential. She leverages her experience as a well-known communications, performance and mindfulness expert, accomplished entrepreneur, and elite athlete to equip leaders with the tools, methodology, and energetic boost they need to excel at the game of life.
With a results-driven approach rooted in neuroscience, positive psychology, and whole-person coaching techniques, Kate helps her clients succeed in and out of the boardroom and on and off the field. She guides them to identify who they are beneath their titles and labels, clarify their priorities and values, and then co-create a game plan to get them from where they are now to where they most want to be … adding in some fun and humor along the way.
Kate incorporates a mind-body-spirit approach into her coaching engagements, recognizing that when we take care of our inner world, our outer world takes care of itself.
Learn more about Kate by clicking the links below!
https://www.kateeckman.tv/
www.thefullspiritworkout.com
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In this episode of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jim and Jason talk with Dana Cavalea about the habits that make champions!
Coach Dana is the former Director of Strength & Conditioning and Performance for the New York Yankees.
He led the team to a World Championship in 2009. That same year he was awarded the Nolan Ryan Award given to the top Strength & Performance Coach in Major League Baseball as voted by his peers.
Coach is also the author of his new book, Habits of a Champion, Nobody Becomes a Champion By Accident.
In addition to his on-field coaching, he works as a performance coach and consultant to Companies, Organizations, and some of America's Top CEOs, Executives, and Wall Street Fund Managers & Traders- helping them to optimize performance, productivity, and sales.
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https://danacavalea.com/
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In this episode Jim and Jason are joined by Beyond the Buckets podcast host Coach Chris McSwain.
Chris ‘Coach’ McSwain is a super action figure! He is a real-world leader in motivating our youth to excel at life skills using a sports-minded educational approach.
While working full-time in the corporate world as a sales/marketing pro, he followed his passion for basketball by creating ‘Top Flight Sports Academy’ in 2010. Top Flight is now the largest boys/girls club travel basketball program in Northern California, with 40 teams in 2019.
He has assisted 150+ athletes achieve their goal of playing collegiate athletics with scholarships offered to the majority. Top Flight runs successful sports camps and clinics all around the Bay Area.
In addition to his CEO gig, he is the Director of Basketball for the K-12 Valley Christian School System in San Jose, CA since 2013. He teaches Exercise Science, Health and Human Performance. He also coaches the varsity girls’ basketball team and is the all-time ’Winningest Coach’ in Valley Christian history, securing CCS championships and many CIF State NorCal appearances.
He is a devoted family man with an amazing wife and two children. He lives by example with staying physically and nutritionally fit.
Check out Chris’s Website
https://www.chris-mcswain.com/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmcswain/
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In this episode, Jim and Jason are discussing how to capture and engage an audience, handle social media critics, and produce thought provoking content.
Ron "The Show" Hughley is a real sports fanatic. But don't expect him to just talk about sports. As a political junkie and pop-culture "know-it-all" you never know what The Show is going to talk about. A hometown guy, Ron is a true Kansas Citian. On any given day you can find him cheering on Kansas City's finest, including the Royals, Chiefs and his beloved Jayhawks. Ron is married to Courtney and they have 3 wonderful children
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In this episode, Jim and Jason are discussing why mental skills matter and how they play a role in your behavior and performance both in and out of sports.
Topics discussed:
What does it mean to be mentally strong and develop a mentally strong mentality?
How can we shift our perspective in a way that is beneficial for ourselves and others as well?
Why is it so hard for us to make decisions?
How can we get confident in making decisions and standing by those decisions?
How do we become more mindful and truly be present in the moment?
What are the strategies that you use with your clients to help them be more relaxed throughout the day?
Here are 3 things that you can control to live a life that you truly want to live.
Freddy obtained his degree in Psychology in 2009, during his career as a professional baseball player in the Anaheim Angels farm systems and the Major League club. He then pursued his master’s degree in Management with a concentration in Human Resources. Freddy is certified as a Life Purpose, Executive Leadership and Professional Coach. As well as being a certified practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, MBTI and MMTIC Personality Assessments, and Hypnosis. He is also a Master Mindfulness Practitioner In 2012, after sustaining a number of injuries while playing baseball, Freddy retired from the field and launched a new career as a Mental Skills Coach for the Kansas City Royals. He spent the next four years working with players, helping and leading them to use the mind and body connection to achieve ultimate success. He developed a rigorous mental training program that works with the mind and body to increase confidence, improve self-talk, redirect thoughts toward tasks, dreams and goals, teach relaxation, create proper muscle memory, instill new habits, develop a positive attitude, and alter behavior. Today, Freddy continues to work with individuals to help gain control of the mind to relieve stress, tension, problems, fears, roadblocks and limitations that are affecting the individual from achieving maximum potential. When not working, Freddy enjoys spending quality time with his children, outdoor activities such as boating, skiing, fishing, and hunting. Freddy Sandoval currently lives in Talent, Oregon with his two sons, Kaleb and Micah who at a young age are learning to live life with joy and happiness. Freddy’s Website https://www.thechoicetobelieve.com/ Freddy’s book https://www.amazon.com/Mentally-Strong-Becoming-Version-Yourself-ebook/dp/B08MTZYVFW
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In this episode, Jim and Jason are joined by Matt and Leslee Holliday to dive into faith, family and the importance of teamwork in all areas of life.
Former MLB 7-time All Star and World Series Champion Matt Holliday and his wife Leslee have been married for 20 years. They have three sons, Jackson, Ethan, and Reed, and one daughter Gracyn Ivy. Matt played 15 years in the major leagues and their marriage has withstood all the travel and transitions that his career brought. Matt is currently coaching college baseball for Oklahoma State and Leslee is back in school working towards a seminary degree from Dallas Theological Seminary. Matt and Leslee host Table Forty, a podcast that brings organic conversations about Jesus and life.
Website
https://open.spotify.com/show/5CX8kSHxkgvS3EFfKzrXqq
- Why does Psalm 40 resonate with you all so deeply?
- How can you implement Psalm 40 in our lives to get through challenging times like Covid 19?
- What are things that you have done to invoke the Holy Spirit to guide and strengthen you in your life?
- How do you stay faithful in marriage with the ebbs and flow of life?
- How can we effectively communicate with our significant other when they are doing something that frustrates us?
- How do we regress our ego for the betterment of our relationships?
- What strategies did you use to stay confident playing baseball when you were going through a slump as a hitter?
- What are the best ways to find the mentors that are best for you to help guide and support you in life?
- If you were a mentor for someone else what would you tell them the best ways to navigate their child through sports?
- What role did Mike Matheny play as a mentor in your life?
- What are the best ways for athletes to express their faith to their teammates?
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Scott Ferguson: How do we Level Up in life and in sports? In this episode, Jason and Jim are joined by Navy Veteran Scott Ferguson to discuss how we level up not only in sports but more importantly in life.
L. Scott Ferguson is the host of the Time To Shine Today Podcast. His mission is to NOT have ANYONE feel like they have NO-ONE. Scott’s story was highly sought after by people in the entertainment business, which he was not ready to share until now. At Time To Shine Today Scott shares Knowledge Nuggets to help individuals and teams to Level UP both in business and personal. Scott is a Veteran of the United States Navy with multiple deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia etc in the early to mid 1990’s. An active podcaster and real estate junky/investor – Scott loves to give, live intentionally, loves the beach, Jiu Jitsu, fitness, yoga and volunteering. Scott’s Website
https://timetoshinetoday.com/
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In this episode, Jim and Jason are discussing how to use your mind to access peak states and get in the zone
Jeff Meyer is a peak performance flow coach. Jeff has worked with well-known professional and Olympic athletes to Fortune 500 and fortune 100 Executives, and Universities. Jeff trains individuals and teams to develop high-performance flow mindsets.
Jeff spends his day working in the trenches of high-stakes environments with some of the best in the world training the mindset skills and practices essential to pursuing and revealing one's potential.
He is the founder of Alpha Flow Athletics, A digital platform business helping athletes become their best through mindset and flow state training. The firm works with a limited portfolio of Professional and elite athletes.
He has been featured in many media outlets spreading the message of how important training the mental game is. He will have his first book published in August of this year called Chasing Oz - Activating alpha athleticism through heart intelligence, mindset, and vision.
Jeff has coached men's basketball at the University of Northern Colorado and Colorado State University and five different high schools for 30 years. Jeff received his bachelor's degree in social psychological kinesiology and his master's degree in pedagogy and is a certified brain health and heartmath coach.
Website
https://alphaflowathletics.com/
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In this episode, Jim and Jason are discussing the importance of building relationship bridges and how sports bring us together like nothing else in the world.
Albert ZBILY is the founding president of the International Federation of Corporate Football (FIFCO), the world- governing body of the sport of corporate football (soccer). Putting working adults onto a soccer Field and encouraging a sound work-life balance is a life-long passion that Albert has embraced for over 10 years. Albert has successfully expanded the federation to 60 countries and to 2.5 million amateur players.
Albert is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of progressive experience in International Business and Development. He is a former economic advisor to the US State Department on Canada/US relations and was a bureau chief for the province of Quebec for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Albert started his career at the World Bank and was a resident advisor for USAID in Morocco before accepting a position with the Canadian Department of Finance managing Canada’s Financial relationship with the Inter-American Development Bank. As an entrepreneur - Albert has worked in various business ventures for over 10 years and has successfully brought a private sports management company to dominate the Canadian landscape. In March 2019 - Albert pitched at the popular CBC Show “Dragon's Den” in front of some of the most ruthless dragon’s. Albert is a part-time lecturer at
McGill University in International Business and Entrepreneurship.
Check out Albert’s website below
https://fifco.org/
Check out Albert’s Linkedin below
https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertzbily/
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In this episode, Jim and Jason are diving into the importance of a strong work ethic, handling pressure, and why consistency is one of the main keys to being successful. We will also talk with Chase about how to balance accepting your role but also striving to become the best version of yourself even when things aren’t going as planned.
Chase Coffman is a former American football tight end. He played college football for the University of Missouri, earned consensus All-American honors, and was recognized as the best college tight end in the country. He was chosen by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Awards and honors
-Thomas A. Simone Award (2004)
-John Mackey Award (2008)
-Holds numerous Missouri Tigers team records
-Consensus first-team All-American (selected by AFCA,[3] FWAA,[4] and WCFF,[5] 2008)
Chase is a current financial advisor for BMG Advisors in Kansas City
Check out Chase's LinkedIn profile below
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chasecoffman/
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In this episode, Jason and Jim are joined by Dr. David Meyer to discuss how to only bounce back from injury but be even better than you were before!
David is a licensed Physical Therapist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and former collegiate baseball player. He earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from New York University in 2012 where he gained sport specific clinical experience at several premier New York institutions including Columbia University.
Following graduation, David had the fortunate opportunity to collaborate and work for the former President of the Sports Physical Therapy Section, Tim Tyler at PRO Sports Physical Therapy in Scarsdale, NY. At PRO Sports Physical Therapy, David developed a niche for treating the overhead athlete working with individuals at the high school, collegiate, and professional level.
Following this position, David decided to further his specialization as a Sports Physical Therapist, and completed the prestigious Hospital for Special Surgery Sports Residency. Through his vast continued education and career development he was hired by the St. Louis Cardinals in December of 2014 as the St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Medical and Rehabilitation Coordinator. During his time spent with the St. Louis Cardinals he successfully developed and oversaw the entire Jupiter, Florida rehabilitation program, taking athletes throughout the entire return to play process.
His strong efforts in Major League Baseball allowed the St. Louis Cardinals to return dozens of injured players at both the Major and Minor league level back to their full level competition. Through David’s past experiences he has become a go-to expert in bridging the gap between rehabilitation and performance through perfection of the return to play process, along with the optimization of athletes physical performance.
Pick up Dr. Meyer’s book here
https://www.amazon.com/Injured-Elite-Empowering-Yourself-Transform/dp/0578712008
Dr. David Meyer’s website
https://drdavidmeyer.com/
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This episode is about why it is important to ask for help and how to feel as good as you look!
When was the last time you were faced with a challenge and built up enough courage to ask for help? In this episode of the 4D Athletes Podcast Michele Demetriou, a mindset coach, talks about letting go of your ego and that asking for help is actually a strength instead of a weakness. Michele primarily works with professional athletes and helps them "create lives that FEEL as good as they look." Despite her clients coming mostly from the sports industry, Michele's teachings can be applied to anyone.. Whatever challenge you are facing, you shouldn't do it alone. Listen in as we learn the importance of asking others for help!
https://www.instagram.com/micheledemetrioucoaching/
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In this episode, Jason and Jim are joined by Dr. Jen Welter.
Coach Jen Welter is best known as the first female to coach in the NFL as an assistant LBs Coach with The Arizona Cardinals. However, what most people don’t know, is that Coach Jen broke into men’s professional football as the first female to play running back in men’s pro football. From that experience with the Texas Revolution, Coach Jen started her coaching career as the LBs coach with the Revolution.
Following the NFL, Welter became the Head Coach of the First Australian Women's National Team fielded in July 2017; joined the advisory board of the Pro Football HOF's Game for Life Academy, and wrote her first book Play Big, Lessons in Living Limitless from the First Woman to Coach in the NFL.
In 2018 Coach Jen focused on the importance of being a female role model in sports. She founded Grrrridiron Girls flag football camps for girls & took the story digital by partnering with Toya to develop A series of Minecraft Worlds titled “Coach Jen.”
In December of 2018, Coach Jen set the stage for a powerful 2019 by partnering with Adidas for her Grrridiron Girls camps and returning to men’s professional football joining the coaching staff of the Atlanta Legends as a defensive specialist.
Prior to joining the men's game, Coach Jen had an amazing career in women's football which included 2 Gold Medals with Team USA, 4 World Championships, and 8 All-Star selections. While playing football, Dr. Jen obtained her PhD in Psychology, and a Masters in Sport Psychology. Dr. Jen also has a BS in Business from Boston College.
Coach Jen's message has been widely acclaimed and well received on worldwide platforms that speak to audiences from global enterprising companies, top performing schools, brand nonprofits, and professional sports teams.
www.jenwelter.com
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Kelly Oubre Sr. Is the father of a professional athlete who has specifically made it a point to be involved and active in every step of his son’s journey. This active involvement has come with its share of Pain Points that were identified early on and converted quickly into Power Points.
As a business major, Kelly Sr. saw the benefits of not only nurturing his son through his formative years, but also implementing a three dimensional approach in his years of preparation for success at the professional level.
Check the website to find out more: www.beastdevelopmental.com
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In this episode, Jason and Jim are joined by Carolene Meli to talk about the power of experience, mentorship and being a leader that others want to follow.
Carolene Méli is an Experience Strategist and Leadership Mentor helping businesses create exceptional experiences for their young employees through her leadership program ‘Better Your Leadership’ as well as private consulting.
Her expertise stems from over 15 years in global events and entertainment predominantly working for Cirque du Soleil where she ran VIP experience teams across 17 different countries. She also ran the entertainment department on a cruise ship and was part of numerous store opening teams at Lululemon Athletica.
Carolene was a gymnast for 10 years, training up to 30 hours a week at the peak of her gymnastics career. Once she retired, she transitioned into many other sports offered at her high school and eventually became captain of both the field hockey and track and field teams. Her love for sports and mentorship led her to become a gymnastics coach in both Australia and France and even though now she no longer coaches, mentorship is still something she is actively involved in with her work.
Carolene is an avid traveller, having travelled to 41 countries and is currently based in Montenegro. She hosts The Experience Creators on YouTube where she interviews incredible experience creators from around the world diving into her belief that ‘one great experience has the potential to change someone’s world’.
Socials:
Better Your Leadership program: www.betteryourleadership.com
Website: www.carolenemeli.com
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/carolenemeli
IG: www.instagram.com/carolenemeli
Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ1_9G0nZnwrHjaS06rhTMA
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In episode 18 of the 4D Athletes podcast, Jason and Jim are joined by Robin Dreeke to talk about the significance of trust.
Robin is a best-selling author, professional speaker, trainer, facilitator, and retired FBI Special Agent and Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. Robin has taken his life's work of recruiting spies and broken down the art of leadership, communication, and relationship building into Five Steps to TRUST and Six Signs of who you can TRUST. Since 2010, Robin has been working with large corporations as well as small companies in every aspect of their business. Whether it is newly promoted leaders, executives, sales teams, or customer relations, Robin has crafted his People Formula for quick results and maximum success.
In this podcast episode we discuss:
-What is trust and Why is it so important?
-Is likeability a good indicator of trust?
-Is intuition a good tool to use when wondering if you can trust someone?
-What is your one of a kind formula for success with people?
And much more...
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This episode is about how to stay present, be mindful, the power of thought and how to replace negative thinking.
Ora Nadrich is a pioneering Mindfulness expert, international keynote speaker and coach, and the founder and president of the Institute for Transformational Thinking. Oprah Winfrey’s confidante and New York Times bestselling author Marianne Williamson has said, “When she speaks, I listen; when she writes, I read it; when she gives advice, I heed it.” Ora is a sought-after expert in the fields of Mindfulness, transformational thinking, and self-discovery. Ora created and popularized her highly-effective “Says Who? Method” which allows her clients to ask simple questions that result in profound, personal and professional transformation.
Ora is the author of “Says Who? How One Simple Question Can Change the Way You Think Forever“ and “Live True: A Mindfulness Guide to Authenticity,” named one of the 100 Best Mindfulness Books of All Time” by BookAuthority which is “the world's leading site for book recommendations by thought leaders.” Her work has also been featured in Fast Company, NBC News, Women's Health Magazine, Reader's Digest, Yahoo! Health and Success Magazine. She is a frequent Huffington Post contributor and one of their leading global Mindfulness experts.
Website
https://www.oranadrich.com/
coaching #thoughtcoaching #SaysWho
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This episode is about being dedicated, committed, and being open minded.
Beginning In 1996 Coach Reggie had the opportunity to play in the NFL for 5 seasons and played with 3 teams. Coach Reggie’s path to the NFL was not a straight one.
Reggie knows first-hand how difficult it is for a young athlete. He had no offers after his senior year in high school and elected to take the junior college route in order to continue his education. Reggie’s college coaches made a huge impact on him and his success. Growing up in a single parent household, those relations were invaluable to Reggie’s success. After two successful seasons, major D1 colleges were calling. Ultimately, he chose the University of Kentucky and played his final two collegiate seasons there.
Being a student-athlete Reggie learned early on what it takes to become successful. Dedication, commitment and an open mind have helped Reggie succeed after pro sports. Reggie knew his calling was to help give back to young student athletes in his community. In 2006 Reggie founded Next Level Academy. Next Level was established to assist young athletes with mental and physical tools for success on and off the field. Reggie started off with a few clients but within a year was able to open up a training facility. Reggie had a passion to transform the athletes he trained into motivated individuals. Ten years later Reggie continues to assist student athletes with the tools of success.
Why is this course needed?
There are millions of high school athletes that are competing for the 480,000 NCAA college athletic positions. Of these positions, only a few sports within the NCAA provide full scholarships. This is why you need to know your options for getting and staying recruited! “Our mission is to help Amateur athletes secure FREE educational funding through athletic scholarships, academic scholarships, grant funding and personal strategies”
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This episode is about establishing routines that create success and how you develop poise in all situations.
With 13 years of professional baseball under his belt, including 7 as a big league player, Brandon is excited to share his wealth of knowledge and experience with athletes of all sports and of all ages.
Guyer is recognized as a Hall of Fame baseball player at both Herndon High School and the University of Virginia.
In 2011 Brandon made his MLB debut and hit a 2-run homerun in his first at-bat, becoming the first Ray and 108th player in MLB history to do so.
After 4 years in Tampa, the Rays dealt Guyer to the Cleveland Indians at the trade deadline in 2016. In his three seasons in Cleveland, the Indians were AL Central Champs three times and AL Champions in 2016.
Guyer retired in 2020, following seven seasons of big league ball. He made a name for himself as a lefty masher, slashing a career .274/.376/.449. He also retired as MLB's "hit by pitch king”.
A couple months later, Brandon started his online training platform Fully Equipped Athlete and has since become a Precision Nutrition Certified Coach, NESTA Certified Sports Nutritionist and a Brian Cain Certified Mental Performance Mastery Coach. The mission behind FEA is to help athletes bridge the gap between performance and potential with good nutrition and an elite mindset.
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This episode is about developing nutritional strategies that will help you be healthier, have energy, and obtain optimal performance.
Eric Edmeades is the founder of the health coaching phenomenon WILDFIT, Eric is a compelling speaker and prolific entrepreneur having owned companies in four countries including those in mobile computing, military research & development, 3D camera engineering, and Hollywood special effects where he worked James Cameron’s smash hit Avatar and movies in the Transformers, Iron Man and Pirates of the Caribbean franchises.
Today, Eric is regarded as one of the most entertaining, compelling, and transformational speakers in the world, his programs are some of the highest rated in the industry and his flagship health coaching program, WILDFIT®️, has been the highest rated program on the Mindvalley platform for two years in a row.
Eric’s family immigrated to Canada when he was a child. At 15 years old he was homeless and on the streets but he turned his life around and has enjoyed significant personal and business success. He now lives in the Caribbean and enjoys kiteboarding and spending time with his family.
In 2018, Eric was awarded a Medal by the Canadian Senate for his efforts in helping people ‘improve the quality of their lives’.
Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @ericedmeades
YouTube Channel Link- WildFit Official - YouTube
https://getwildfit.com/
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Chip Baker: How do we define success and what does it mean to stay positive?
In this episode, Jim and Jason are joined by Chip Baker,to talk about how we should define success and what it means to stay positive regardless of the circumstances.
Chip Baker is a Teacher/Coach, Author, Motivational Speaker and Life Coach. He has a series on his youtube channel "Chip Baker- The Success Chronicles" where he talks with people about their path to success. He shares the stories for inspiration and motivation.
Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @chipbakertsc
Youtube Channel Link-
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbFQhsdMnvic9XN-iY5bsag
Live. Learn. Serve. Inspire. Go get it!
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This episode is about how you become inspiring by being inspired. We dive into what it means to be intrinsically motivated, and take action that empowers youth!
Jonathan is the father of 3 children. Two boys, Marc 21 years old, David 27 years old and one girl, Jordan who is 17 years. He is a combat veteran and former US Army Operations team member. Last served with the 160 SOAR. Following his time in the Army, he attended San Jose State University. He has a BA in Fine Arts./Graphic Design, an AA in Creative Writing and two certifications in Business Marketing and Business Management.
In addition, he is a former NFL player, where he spent 3 years with the Los Angeles Raiders and a few years in NFL Europe as well as played some Arena Football with the San Jose Sabercats in their inaugural season. His dad, brother, nephew and 4 cousins all played in the NFL. His cousin Vonetta Flowers was the first African American to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics and his Great, Great Grandfather, Theodore “Tiger” Flowers was the first African American in the boxing Hall of Fame. So, to say sports and being competitive in my family is understatement.
He has been in marketing on all levels for 25 plus years and he worked with companies both large and small in both the B2B and B2C sectors, including Agilent, HP, Yahoo, Facebook, Cisco (WebEx), CPP, PayPal, Easton-Bell, Toys R Us, OSH, Symantec, Concentric, SanDisk and Google. Throughout his career, he has ran every aspect of creative services, agency work and marketing in all forms (Product, Demand Gen, ABM, etc.), from being the department head who hires the vendors and creative talent, to supervising design and demand gen teams (both graphic and web), client interaction, account/project management and strategic implementation for almost every type of product line or service.
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This episode is about resilience and building wealth. We dive into what it means to keep going for your dream, but also what sports can teach as athletes as they transition into life after sports.
Jedidiah Collins CFP® is a former NFL player, Amazon best-selling author, podcaster, and adjunct professor at Washington State University who after being cut 12 times became the #1 Fullback in the NFL. He took many principles and behaviors away from the game of football but was also faced with the reality of how unprepared he was for the financial opportunity of professional sports. This dilemma drove him to study for his Certification in Financial Planning® while he was still playing in the NFL.
Transitioning away from football, Jed knew he would pursue real life experience with his CFP® and went to work in Wealth Management. Although a great career, Jed quickly discovered helping the wealthy was not his passion. His passion was delivering financial wellness workshops for those at the beginning of their financial journey, not the end.
The Money Vehicle workshops, best-selling book Your Money Vehicle, and virtual course are on a mission to empower young professionals how to U.S.E. money (Understand, Strategize, Efficient).
Jed is a passionate advocate for greater financial awareness and has worked closely with countless individuals in the hope they begin to own their financial futures.
In this podcast episode we discuss:
-How did you go from being cut 12 times to becoming the best fullback in the NFL?
-What was it like right after being cut? How did you train your mind to keep going and not give up?
-A lot of athletes don’t like to think about life after sports, however you were planning while you were playing? How important is it to have a plan B?
-In your opinion, how should we U.S.E money?
-What are some simple disciplines we can do today to get our money vehicle moving in the right direction?
-How did playing sports prepare you for what you are doing now?
-What are some skillsets and mindsets you have taken from your years of being a fullback to now being a CFP ?
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This episode is about the importance of setting your mind up for success. How do you coach your thoughts and train your brain to think in a way that will lead to positivity and personal success
In this episode, Jim and Jason are joined by Josh Kozuch, mental performance coach for the Tampa Bay Rays. Josh played college baseball (Catcher) at Oakland University and Saginaw Valley State University (both in Michigan). Then he went to Barry University in Miami, FL where he got my Masters in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology
His coaching career started an internship with the NY Mets in 2016. Then he was hired full time and was with the organization through 2019 moving my way up to a Coordinator position in 2019 He. worked with the AHL Springfield Thunderbirds 2018-2019, Florida Panthers affiliate
He currently works for the Tampa Bay Rays AA and AAA teams as their Mental Performance Coach
Check out Josh’s YouTube Channel below
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBL4YbLRQCE7OUarYh1J34w
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In this episode, Jim and I dive into what it means to be a leader in modern times.
Joseph “Joe” Bogdan is a Senior Enlisted Leader in the United States Air Force with more than 19 years of service. He is currently the Chief Enlisted Manager for almost 500 military and civilian engineers at Travis Air Force Base in California. In this capacity, he is responsible for leading, organizing, training and equipping members to execute missions at home station and abroad.
He has a wide array of leadership experience in the engineering, communications, and social services career fields and has employed his skills at multiple assignments across the globe. Driven by his passion to help others reach their professional and personal goals, he continues to be a mentor to hundreds and is a sought-after speaker and instructor on a variety of topics to include resilience, management, and leadership.
He holds instructional certifications in multiple courses to include Franklin Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Shipley Communications’ Four Lenses, and is a Master Resiliency Trainer certified at The University of Pennsylvania. He holds an undergraduate degree in Social Sciences with a minor in Homeland Security from the University of Maryland University College and earned his graduate degree in Organizational Leadership at Brandman University where he is currently an adjunct professor of both undergraduate and graduate leadership studies.
Joe is also a co-founder of The Llama Leadership website and a host of the Llama Lounge podcast that explores topics on all things life, learning, and leadership. You can reach out to Joe at the Llama Leadership website at www.llama-leadership.com, on his LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jybogdan/, or by email at llamaleadership@gmail.com.
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This episode is about fear, what it is and how to overcome it. We dive into what it means to replace thoughts like “I don’t have a choice” and be proactive in life to find your purpose and passion
In this episode, Jim and Jason are joined by Sha Sparks.
Growing up with a father who was unwillfully drafted in the Army to serve time in Korea, Shā Sparks, inherited her father’s “I don’t have a choice” mindset. Later she realized she did have a choice and overcame abuse, addiction, depression, anger, low self-worth, being a bully, and being bullied. Today, she has proactively changed that fear-based phrase “I don’t have a choice” into determination, inspiring others to make fearless choices. She knows that if she can take her own traumatic experiences and transform them into a treasure, then so can you!
Shā is the CEO (Chief Excitement Officer) of Sparks of Fire International, LLC, a Certified Fearless Living Coach and Certified Fearless Trainer, host of The Power of Investing in People Podcast, host of “Hey Shā, What Do I Say?” Facebook Live Show, author of “How to Get Your Voice Back,” and Co-Founder of #FIRESTARTERS Book Project.
As a business coach, author, podcast host, and speaker, she guides leaders to re-ignite their FIRE by taking Fearless actions, being Intentional with communication, acknowledging their Resilience and being Excited about their life and business.
Motto: ”When we share our own lessons learned of overcoming obstacles, we ignite a tiny spark of hope, love, connection, and community. And when we ignite that spark, the whole world lights up. That’s The Power of Investing in People!”
You can find out more about her other books, podcast, and other resources at her website www.shasparks.com
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This episode is about the importance of being detail oriented and being a life-long learner. How doing the little things consistently well stacks up to greater success and the importance of being open minded
In this episode, Jim and Jason are joined by Adam Rosales. Adam Rosales played over ten years of Major League Baseball, and played for multiple teams including the Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Cleveland Indians. Adam is also the founder of Baseballutility.com
Adam was presented the Heart and Hustle award after his rookie year in 2009 in Cincinnati. He played second base in Dallas Braden's Perfect Day on Mother's Day, May 9th, 2010, and he was a part of three postseason teams: Oakland (2012), Arizona (2017), Cleveland (2018).
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This episode is about how to develop a champion's mindset, believing in yourself and becoming relentless in both sports and in life.
Jackie Stiles is one of the most prolific basketball players in collegiate history, Stiles ranks third all-time with 3,393 career points. She was the top scorer all-time in NCAA Division I women’s basketball from 2001-17 and helped Missouri State to the 2001 Final Four.
As a senior, Stiles scored an NCAA-record 1,062 points during the 2000-01 season and was awarded the Wade Trophy and named the Honda Awards Player of the Year.
She finished her collegiate career as a four-time Missouri Valley Conference first-team selection and was named the MVC Player of the Year three times. The first-ever Missouri State player selected in the WNBA Draft, Stiles was picked No. 4 overall by the Portland Fire in 2001 and earned the league’s rookie-of-the-year award that season.
Stiles was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 2016 in the same class as Coale. Oklahoma joins Connecticut as the only Division I women’s basketball programs with two WBHOF inductees on their coaching staff.
Stiles also has memberships in the Missouri State, MVC, Springfield Area, Missouri Sports, and National High School halls of fame.
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This episode will teach us to help players, parents, and coaches be able to navigate through challenging times they face. Getting a team of individuals with different ethnic backgrounds working together for a common goal and supporting each other in the process. We will also learn about effective strategies to put you in a better position to earn a college athletic scholarship.
In this episode, Jim and Jason are joined by coach Aundrey Wright who is a basketball coach at Cathedral High School and Indy Heat EYBL team. Before that he was a college coach coaching at the NCAA DI, NCAA DII, and Junior College levels. He was able to lead his team to six straight NCAA tournament appearances.
Coach Wright has over 23 years of coaching experience. He is known as a man of integrity, a demonstrated leader, an effective communicator, and determined to motivate students through basketball.
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This episode is about what it takes to build your personal brand and how that can help you build out a successful career in any professional.
Chris Stathos is the Manager of Partnership Development for the Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs. Now in his seventh season with the team, Chris’ main responsibilities revolve around building new, strategic brand partnerships for the Chiefs.
Born in Kansas City but raised in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, Chris returned to the metro in 2010 to attend William Jewell College, where he majored in Business Administration. While at Jewell, Chris completed six separate internships with five organizations: the Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs,, Sporting Kansas City, and the National Football League in New York. Chris is also an alumnus of the Manhattan Sports Business Academy program.
Since graduating from Jewell in 2014, Chris has developed a passion for engaging with ambitious high school and college students on personal brand, leadership, and career development through classroom conversations and one-on-one coaching.
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This episode is about what it takes to create authentic and loving relationships through the power of sports. We talk about some of the universal principles that successful relationships have in common that create significant impact in the lives of others
In this episode, Jim and Jason are joined by Karen Moyer. She has always been a hopeful entrepreneur, a tireless philanthropist/national advocate for children and yet what she loves most of all is being a mother of 8. Her hope is that her children learn from her that they have to find their passion, that they have a purpose and to always try to make the world a better place.
Her grit and perseverance has been powered by learning from others and from her own failures and accomplishments with the utmost grace … even when the deep truth was that it was all way much harder than she let it show most of the time.
She was the first girl to play little league baseball and playing with all boys made her appreciate the grit it takes when one has the confidence to do something extreme. Her athletic skills helped me from being made fun of but the boys were ruthless – especially from the pressure they made her feel every at bat and in the field. Determined, She had the courage to be the first girl to play because She was supported by her parents, brother, and her team of boys.
In High School She decided to work in television sports. Her dream was to be a sports reporter. This was in the 1980s when few women were pioneering this progression. The grit and backbone she needed to stay focused again in a “man's world,” was imperative to have any success. She set goals to work the Olympics on TV and She started that dream 1988 in Calgary with ABC working figure skating setting up the skaters in the “kiss and cry” for the amazing Peggy Fleming to interview after their performance.
She attended the University of Notre Dame. She is an ‘87 grad and studied American Studies for television. She worked in the sports information department all 4 years, as well as interned at NBC NFL 84 in NYC after freshman year; worked local TV through graduation. While her TV dream was put on hold (basically for life) because She married into the up and down life of MLB moving 84 times in the 25 year amazing career of Jamie Moyer.
She currently lives in Southern California. When she’s not helping people find love reimagined, making connections and building corporate responsible programs for companies, She can be found in spin class, Pilates, boxing, walking her dogs on the beach, sailing around the world, or hanging out with her amazing kids … Making every day ridiculously amazing!
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This episode is about what it takes to build a winning culture regardless of your situation. We talk about some of the universal principles that successful organizations implement that produce positive results and impactful people
In this episode, Jim and Jason are joined by Joel Goldberg. Joel has been on the Royals broadcast team since 2008 serving as the host of the Royals Live pregame and postgame shows on FOX Sports Kansas City. Goldberg also provides reports throughout FOX Sports Kansas City’s game coverage and has handled play-by-play for select Royals spring training telecasts. During the offseason, he serves as a hockey play-by-play announcer for the ECHL’s Kansas City Mavericks.
Goldberg came to Kansas City and FSKC’s Royals broadcast team after three years covering the St. Louis Cardinals, Blues, Rams and more for FOX Sports Midwest in St. Louis. He started at FOX Sports Midwest in January 2005 after more than six years as a reporter and anchor at KTVI, the FOX broadcast affiliate in St. Louis.
Goldberg won a Mid-America Emmy for sports reporting in 2001. He also worked as a reporter for the NBC affiliates in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, and Madison, Wisconsin, from 1994-99.
Goldberg, who was born in Philadelphia before moving to the Chicago area prior to high school, is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. His wife, Susan, is a native of Overland Park, Kansas with their two kids.
Joel is also a professional speaker and emcee.
Check him out at https://joelgoldbergmedia.com/ or on Twitter @goldbergkc
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This episode is about what it takes to get where you truly want to go regardless of where you are from, your age, or your past experiences. It's about truly learning the essential life skills and believing that anything is possible and you can be successful with the right mindset. In this episode, Jim and Jason are joined by coach Max Lefevre who is the Head Video Coordinator/Player Development Associate with Minnesota Timberwolves. Before that he was under coach Chris Beard as Director of Player Development at Texas Tech where they made it all the way to the national championship game in 2019. Max is originally from France, played college basketball at Avila University and the first team he ever coached was a 3rd grade MOKAN team in the Kansas City area. How did Max go from France to coaching 3rd graders and now coaching in the NBA?
Tune in to hear his story, what he has learned from coaches like Chris Beard and Ryan Saunders on how to coach and develop successful people off the court, not just successful players on the court. You can reach out to Max at coachmaxlefevre@gmail.com and on Twitter at @coachlefevre Be sure to check out 4dathletes.com and see how we can help you transform your athletes, teams, and organization!
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