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Feb 26 2017

National Motivational Speaker Visits George Fox University

Motivational speaker Jamy Bechler traveled in late February from his Atlanta headquarters to spend the day with student-athletes and coaches at George Fox University in Oregon.

He is a John Maxwell Leadership Team Member.  John Maxwell, who has written more than 100 books, is generally considered the top leadership expert in the world.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: News · Tagged: Branding, Championship Culture, George Fox University, Jamy Bechler, Leadership Training, Melanie Williams, Motivational Speaker, Oregon, Social Media

Jan 15 2017

Bechler Speaks to Mississippi High School Athletic Directors

Leadership speaker and coach Jamy Bechler was a keynote speaker at the Mississippi Association of Athletics Administration conference held on January 10-13 at the IP Casino and Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi.  Bechler spoke to coaches, athletic administrators, principals and superintendents about the qualities that it takes to be a successful leader.  As a longtime college basketball coach and high school athletic director, Bechler provided the audience with positive strategies to develop leadership among their staffs and student-athletes.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: News · Tagged: Athletic Directors, Biloxi, Challenging personalities, High School, Jamy Bechler, keynote speech, Melanie Williams, Mississippi, Social Media, Woody Barnett

Nov 04 2016

Bechler Speaks at the University of Illinois

Motivational speaker and leadership trainer Jamy Bechler recently spoke to Big Ten student-athletes at the University of Illinois.  As a long-time college basketball coach and administrator, he connected with the student-athletes using insightful and relevant illustrations.

The Fighting Illini student-athletes learned various concepts and practical ideas on how to be better leaders and become people of influence. Bechler emphasized that each one of the players is a leader, not just the captains, upperclassmen or starters.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: News · Tagged: Leadership, Matt Bollant, Motivation, Motivational Speaker, The Greentree Project, The Guidestone Group, Tyra Perry, University of Illinois

Sep 28 2016

Motivational Speaker Visits Schools

(originally published September 28, 2016)
Motivational speaker, Jamy Bechler, recently embarked upon a week long adventure to Michigan and Indiana to talk with student-athletes at various high schools and colleges.  His topics ranged from social media to making championship choices to becoming a better leader.

“It was a fun time visiting schools and adding value to their students”, said Bechler.  “It is always an honor and privilege to speak to our next generation of leaders.”

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: News · Tagged: Leadership, Motivation, Motivational Speaker, Social Media, Student-Athletes

Sep 07 2016

Huffington Post Publishes a CoachBechler.com Article

 The Huffington Post, a prestigious online site, has published one of the articles that was previously on CoachBechler.com.  The Huffington Post was founded by Arianna Huffington in 2005.  The website has more than one million comments per month.  
 
Click here to read the post on Huffington Post entitled “5 Things To Do When You Join The ‘I Got Fired’ Club”.
 
Jamy Bechler is a John Maxwell Certified Leadership Speaker and Executive Coach.  Contact him at CoachBechler@CoachBechler.com to find out how you or your team can be more successful.   You can also subscribe to his leadership insights & newsletter by clicking here.

Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Job Search, News · Tagged: Fired, Growth, Huffington Post, Job Search

Aug 30 2016

Jamy Bechler Appears on Master Leadership Podcast

Motivational speaker and executive leadership coach, Jamy Bechler recently appeared on the Master Leadership podcast hosted by Lily Sanabria.  You can listen to the podcast on iTunes by going to “Master Leadership” and clicking on Jamy’s interview.

In the interview, he tells his story of how he went from a book-reading and impressionable middle schooler to a college basketball coach.  It is apparent during the 45 minute conversation that Jamy has a strong passion for helping others grow and develop, while maximizing their potential.  He shares many insights from his many ups and downs over the course of his college coaching and high school administration career.

The Master Leadership podcast is currently on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, RSS Feed, Google Play, iHeart Radio and at www.MasterLeadership.org.

The show is introduced by national radio & podcast personality, John Lee Dumas.  It host weekly guests from across the nation, who are considered experts in the field of educational leadership.

Jamy Bechler is a former college basketball coach and championship high school athletic director.  He is also a John Maxwell Certified Leadership Speaker and Coach.  Contact him at CoachBechler@CoachBechler.com to find out how you or your team can be more successful. 

Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: News · Tagged: Itunes, Leadership, Lily Sanabria, Podcast

Aug 28 2016

Bechler Joins The Guidestone Group

One of the nation’s premier leadership companies has announced the addition of a certified leadership coach, trainer and speaker to their team.

Jamy Bechler will be joining The Guidestone Group as the Senior Director of Leader Engagement.  He will head up their leadership development programs, motivational speaking division, as well as helping develop team experiences for their executive retreat center.

Click here to read Jamy’s complete biography before joining the Guidestone Group.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: News · Tagged: atlanta, georgia, Jamy Bechler, Jaylen Bechler, John Maxwell, Leadership, Michael Nichols, Motivational Speaker, non-profit, Tabitha Bechler, The Greentree Project, The Guidestone Group

Aug 02 2016

Facebook Makes Employees More Productive

According to statistics from Facebook, two average users are now only separated by 3.5 degrees. That’s even less than the 4-degree average in 2011. Facebook attributes this increase in connection between disparate people to the increasingly global reach of the site.
 
It seems like Facebook makes the world go round.  1.6 billion people have accounts on Facebook and it is growing as 8 people join every second.  It can overcome distance as it helps friends and families to stay in touch with each other. 

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: News, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Facebook, Success

Mar 12 2016

Back on the Field

The following article appeared in the March 2016 issue of Athletic Management.  It highlights Marion High School’s Giant Challenge Alumni Weekend and athletic director Jamy Bechler.
 
Caitlin Hayes is an Assistant Editor at Athletic Management. She can be reached at: ch@MomentumMedia.com.
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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: News, Sports · Tagged: alumni, Athletic Directors, Fund-raising, Giant Challenge, Jamy Bechler, Marion High School, marketing

May 26 2015

Keep Athletic Departments Accountable

This editorial appeared in the Chronicle-Tribune on May 21, 2015

We are both grateful and concerned about the effort to plan spending for the Marion High School athletic department. Last week Athletic Director Jamy Bechler came to the school board and said he has been working in the past year to clean up the spending of funds that fall outside of the overall school budget.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: News · Tagged: Athletic Directors, Budgets, Chronicle-Tribune, Finances, Jamy Bechler, Marion Giants, Marion High School, Money

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