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Jun 08 2021

Episode 169: Laura DiBenedetto, America’s Happiness Coach

Laura DiBenedetto is a TEDx Speaker, #1 best-selling author of The Six Habits: Practical Tools for Bringing Your Dreams to Life, and a life mastery coach. Laura teaches others how to create the life of our dreams without sacrificing what we love. As founder and CEO of Vision Advertising, a company that she built aged 19, she has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs build and grow profitable enterprises entirely on their terms.

Click here to read more about Laura DiBenedetto.

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • The secret of happiness
  • Why money doesn’t necessarily buy happiness
  • Developing good habits
  • … and much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth, Podcast Episodes · Tagged: author, Boredom, Boston, Brandon T. Adams, Business, C-Roc, entrepreneur, Florida, Happiness Coach, Happy, Hawaii, Kevin Harrington, Laura D, Laura DiBenedetto, Life Advice, life coach, Nicole Arbour, Rachel Cruze, Ted Talk, TEDx, The Six Habits, Unsatisfied

Jun 09 2020

Episode 145: Joanna Bernabei-McNamee, ACC Coach of the Year

Joanna Bernabei-McNamee is the head women’s basketball coach at Boston College. In only her second season at BC, she was honored as the 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference’s Coach of the Year. She led BC to an impressive 20-12 overall record and a fourth place finish in the conference with an 11-7 record. The 20 victories were the most in program history since the 2010-11 season. The team also set a new program record for the most ACC victories with 11. She has previously coached at Albany University, Pikeville College, and West Virginia Wesleyan. She also was an assistant on the 2006 Maryland Terrapins squad that won the national championship.

Click here to read her entire bio.

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • “Secret sauce” to turning around a program
  • First steps after taking over a new job
  • Football tailgating tips
  • Balancing a high-level job and family life
  • … and so much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Assistant Coach, basketball coach, Basketball Coaching, Boston, Brian Stanchak, Coaching Clinic, Dan Hughes, Leadership, mental toughness, NCAA, Program Building, Skill Development, Skills Trainer, Student-Athletes, WBCA

Sep 11 2019

Episode 125: Limitless with Laura Gassner Otting

Laura Gassner Otting has appeared on Good Morning America and the Today Show talking about how to live a limitless life. Her book “Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve Your Own Path, and Live Your Best Life” has been a Washington Post and Amazon best-seller. Highly recognized for her impact within the nonprofit sector, Laura Gassner Otting is Founder & CEO of Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group, a member of multiple nonprofit boards and a thought leader on mission-driven work. With her unique insight and a vast breadth of experience, Otting’s writing has been featured in numerous high-profile publications, including The New York Times, the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Money magazine and more. She is the author of Change Your Career: Transitioning to the Nonprofit Sector and Mission Driven: Moving from Profit to Purpose and its companion book, The Mission Driven Handbook: A Resource for Moving from Profit to Purpose.

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • Running marathons and other adventures
  • How to live a limitless life
  • Working for the Bill Clinton Administration
  • Networking & relationship building advice
  • … and so much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Bill Clinton, Bob Burg, Boston, Fitness, Grant Baldwin, Harvard, John Corcoran, Justin Kittredge, Laura Gassner Otting, Leadership, Limitless, Marathon, No limits, Running, Ted Talk, Ted Talks

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