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Jan 16 2019

Episode 113: Kara Lawson, WNBA Champion & Basketball Analyst

Kara Lawson is the Washington Wizards’ TV analyst and former star player at the University of Tennessee, as well as in the WNBA. She first joined ESPN in 2004 as a women’s college basketball analyst while playing point guard for the Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA. She has served in a variety of capacities – game and studio analyst, play-by-play and sideline reporter while covering men’s and women’s college basketball as well as the NBA. Lawson was a member of the Women’s Basketball Olympic Team, which won a gold medal in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and she captained the US Team to a gold medal in the 2011 World University Games. Overall,  in addition to winning an Olympic Gold Medal, she has won a WNBA title, been a WNBA all-star, won two high school state championships while also competing in the NCAA Final Four as a member of the Lady Vols. Off the court, Lawson is a passionate advocate for fitness and personal health. She is a member of the Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move Campaign, is active with Race for the Cure and also volunteers for the American Cancer Society. In 2010, Lawson began working with various chapters of the Alzheimer’s Association.

In Today’s Episode We Discuss: 

  • Playing for Pat Summitt at Tennessee
  • How athletes can be better leaders
  • What qualities make up a great coach
  • . . . and so much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Alan Stein, Athlete Leadership, dwane casey, Eric Platte, ESPN, Geno Auriemma, Kara Lawson, Lady Vols, Lorenzo Brown, Mike Hamilton, NBA, Pat Summitt, Tennessee, Washington Wizards, Women's Basketball

Dec 24 2018

Episode 109: Dr. Jerome Lubbe – The Brain Guy

Dr. Jerome Lubbe is the CEO and Founder of his private practice, Thrive Neuro Health, located in Decatur, GA where he partners with entrepreneurs, makers, leaders and communities to achieve their individual goals through optimized brain and body function. He formerly served as the Executive Director for Cerebrum Health Centers, as well as the Clinic Director of their Atlanta facility. Dr. Lubbe has a passion for equipping, empowering, and encouraging colleagues, entrepreneurs and students to serve their patients, local communities, and their staff through continued training in the practical applications of functional neurology. Dr. Lubbe has a unique story and likes to say that he’s “an identical twin who immigrated to the mountains of Northeast Tennessee as a 7-year-old white refugee from Zaire with my parents, older brother, Bi-Polar grandmother, a $100 and two suitcases, I lost my father at 14, and I had my first debilitating migraine when I was 17. Since then I’ve averaged a separate migraine every 3-4 days with chronic, daily pain and fatigue between.”

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Eric Platte, GIANT worldwide, jeremie kubicek, Jerome Lubbe, Migraines, Thrive Neuro, Tim Elmore

Nov 05 2018

Episode 97: Eric Platte, Atlanta Hawks Vice-President

Eric Platte is the Vice President of Ticket Sales for the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks. He has been with the Hawks since 2010 when he graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Supply Chain Management. Eric is highly regarded for his innovative ideas for workplace culture and leadership training.  Eric believes that leaders drive culture, culture drives people, and people drives business. 

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • His journey and career advice for others looking to get into professional sports
  • Creative ways to motivate employees and team members
  • On-boarding and training of employees
  • How leadership is important in the sales business

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Podcast Episodes, Sports · Tagged: atlanta, Atlanta Hawks, Brad Lea, Coach Burt, Coaching, Corporate Partnerships, Culture, Dominique Wilkins, dwane casey, Eric Platte, Jerod Ward, Jesse Itzler, Kevin Harrington, Micheal Burt, Michigan State, NBA, Sales, Selling, Shemy Schembechler, Sponsorships, team building, Teamwork, Ticket Sales, troy kirby, University of Michigan

Nov 02 2018

Episode 096: Toronto Raptors Guard Lorenzo Brown

Lorenzo Brown was the NBA’s 2018 G-League Most Valuable Player and is a member of the Toronto Raptors. He also played with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers, and Phoenix Suns. The six-foot-five combo guard played college basketball at NC State. He led the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in assists as a junior before leaving early to enter the NBA Draft. He was drafted 52nd overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2013 NBA draft.

During Brown’s MVP season, he helped lead the Raptors 905 to the G-League Finals while averaging 18.8 PPG, 8.8 APG, and 5.2 RPG. On  January 12, 2018, Brown became the first player to score in both a G-League game and an NBA game on the same day. He had 24 points and 12 assists for the 905s earlier in the day and then suited up that night against the Lebron James-led Cleveland Cavs on national TV. Brown would play 19 minutes in the 34-point blowout win, scoring 6 points and dishing out 5 assists.

Brown initially attended Centennial High School in his native Roswell, Georgia, where he averaged 20.8 points as a senior and was named a fourth-team Parade All-American and the Georgia 5A player of the Year. He would eventually spend a post-graduate year at Hargrave Military Academy. 

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • His basketball journey and lessons he’s learned
  • What he’s learned from Demar Derozan and Kyle Lowry
  • What makes Toronto’s “Bench Mob” so valuable
  • How he embraces his role on the team
  • Qualities of a great coach
  • … and so much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes, Sports · Tagged: Adversity, Allen Iverson, anton goff, Basketball, Bench Mob, Brandon Bostick, Chris Oliver, Cleveland Cavs, Demar Derozan, Detroit Pistons, Drake, dwane casey, Eric Platte, Fabulous, FailForward, G-League, Grit, Jerod Ward, Jerry Stackhouse, JJ Birden, Kevin Harrington, Kyle Lowry, Lebron James, Minnesota Timberwolves, Most Valuable Player, NBA, Nick Nurse, Nicole Arbour, North Carolina State, Overcoming Adversity, Pat Williams, Peseverance, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Plan B, Resiliency, Rex Kalamian, Scott Wood, Social Media, Toronto, Toronto Raptors, Tracy McGrady, Underdog, vince carter

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