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Oct 09 2018

Episode 089: Former Yankees Strength Training Coach Dana Cavalea

Dana Cavalea spent 12 years with the New York Yankees Organization, many of those years  as the Director of Strength and Conditioning & Performance Enhancement winning a World Series in 2009. 

In addition, he was the recipient of the 2009 MLB Nolan Ryan Award. This award is given to MLB’s top Strength Coach as voted by his peers. During his career, Dana has had the opportunity to train greats such as Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, Justin Verlander, and more.

Currently he is a high performance speaker and consultant to Pro Athletes, Entrepreneurs, Business Executives, Workforces and Universities on lifestyle strategies to reduce stress, improve work/life balance, and most importantly improve daily performance/outcomes. All of this is known as Performance Enhancement.

Dana has formulated plans and strategies to improve sleep, reduce pain, lower stress, improve body composition, speed-strength-power, as well as mindset training for maximal performance. 

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • His journey in Major League Baseball
  • Why the Yankees were so successful
  • Advice for coaches and parents of athletes

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes, Sports · Tagged: Alex Rodriquez, Coaching, consulting, Dale Carnegie, Dana Cavalea, Derek Jeter, dwane casey, Fitness, George Steinbrenner, JJ Birden, Joe Torre, Jon Gordon, Keith Grabowski, Kevin Harrington, Leadership, New York Yankees, Norman Vincent Peal, Norman Vincent Peale, Scott Keppel, sports parenting, Strength Coach, Strength Training, Under Armour

Dec 26 2017

Episode 043: Mike Hamilton, Executive Director of Show Hope

Mike Hamilton is the Executive Director of Show Hope, a position that he has held since December 2014. Show Hope is an orphan care and adoption ministry started by Christian music entertainer Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth. A man of deep faith, Mike has extensive experience in leadership and development, serving 26 years in intercollegiate athletics at Clemson University, Wake Forest University. Most notably, he was the athletic director at the University of Tennessee and their $105 million budget.  Mike also served on the board for Show Hope, as well as other local, regional, and national nonprofits. Mike is also the CEO and Founder of Winfred-Henry Partners, LLC, which provides athletic consulting. Mike and his wife, Beth, live in the Nashville area and have five children through adoption.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • The environment and pressures of big-time SEC athletics
  • Job search advise, including why many coaches get hired or fired
  • Ways that Show Hope is impacting lives and making a difference in the world
  • The interesting story of Bruce Pearl getting hired at the University of Tennessee

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Adoption, Alan Stein, anton goff, Athletic Consulting, Bethany Christian Services, Brian Stanchak, Bruce Pearl, Chad Briscoe, Charity, College Athletics, consulting, Curtis Hollomon, Dan Wood, Daniel Hare, Hiring Process, jason romano, Job Search, Lane Kiffin, larry desimpelare, Management by walking around, NCAA, Pat Williams, Rick A. Morris, Rob Miller, Shemy Schembechler, Show Hope, Steven Curtis chapman, Tennessee, Tennessee volunteers, Tim Selgo, Tom Peters, Tracie Hitz, troy kirby, University of Tennessee, Winfred-Henry Partners

Aug 14 2017

Episode 024: Stadium Status Author John Brubaker

John Brubaker is a highly sought after keynote speaker, award-winning author and executive coach known for his unique approach to performance enhancement. He has front line,high-stakes, high-stress experience as a championship coach. His 12 year coaching career ended with him getting fired – on his birthday! This experience taught John all the powerful lessons of coaching: teamwork, setbacks, strategy,and implementation – but equally the importance of balancing your life.  Coach Bru’s programs are based in real-life and are road-tested. John has devoted the past 20 years as a coach, bringing together and building on the combination of his life experiences to help leaders and teams not just move to the next level but to Stadium Status.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • Common traits of successful people
  • What leaders can learn from country music’s biggest stars
  • How he got fired on his birthday but it might have been a good thing

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: author, Business coach, Coach Burt, consulting, country music, Dan Tudor, executive coach, Keynote Speaker, Leadership, Micheal Burt, NCRC, NCRC 2017, professional speaker, Seeds of Success, Stadium Status, Success is a Choice, The Super Coach

Jun 14 2017

Episode 008: Tao of Sports Host Troy Kirby

Troy Kirby is the host of the very popular Tao of Sports podcast. He has done more than 800 episodes with some of the top people in the sports business world.  He has worked in the sports industry for more than 15 years, at three different university athletic departments, and one professional soccer team. Kirby is a much sought after sports business consultant and keynote speaker. He is the president of The National Association of Athletic Ticket Sales & Operations.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • What are common traits among successful people he has interviewed
  • How to build your brand, especially on social media
  • His new fiction novel about body building
  • After 800+ interviews, who he would still want on his show
  • What mistakes leaders make the most

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Alan Stein, Asana, consulting, HostGator, Jamy Bechler, Leadership, mailchimp, mark cuban, podcast host, Success is a Choice, tao of sports, timetrade, troy kirby

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