Jennifer King joins us on the BCLE and enters her third full season coaching in the NFL and her third as Washington's assistant running backs coach after being promoted to the role following the 2020 season. With the promotion, King became the first African-American female assistant position coach in NFL history.

Coach King and I talk about how she got her start, and her transition into coaching NFL players and she gives advice on how to move up in your own career! Sit back and enjoy my conversation with the one and only Coach Jennifer King.

INSTAGRAM: jennifer.king5

TWITTER: jenniferking5

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New York Times Bestselling author Rafe Bartholomew joins us on the BCLE, he has written Basketball: A Love Story, as well as Pacific Rims and Two and Two: McSorley's, My Dad, and Me. He is a staff writer “The Athletic” and has worked as an editor at Eater.com and Grantland.com and hosted Hoop Nation for CNN Philippines.

Rafe and I take some time to talk about his journey and the impact basketball has made in his life especially in the Philippines. Sit back and enjoy my conversation with the one and only Rafe Bartholomew!

INSTAGRAM: tiyopaeng

TWITTER: rafeboogs

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Season 4 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience is finally here!

Film Director Akin Omotoso joins us on the BCLE, he is the director of the film RISE which is about the life of Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. A seasoned film director and actor Akin and I talk about being the leader/head coach of a major Hollywood movie. How his leadership style gives others confidence and how he loves collaboration. Sit back and enjoy my conversation with the one and only Akin Omotoso!

INSTAGRAM: @akinomotoso

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Second installment of the BCLE Lost Episodes!

Professional basketball player Maria Laterza stops by the BCLE neighborhood and talks about her basketball career, retiring from hoops and then at 18 going back to Italy to restart her career. Loved hearing her story and how chasing passions is a big part of her journey! Sit back and enjoy my conversation with one and only Maria Laterza!

INSTAGRAM: @stills0brooklyn

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Found a few unpublished podcasts - so here is the first installment of the BCLE Los Episodes

NBA and college basketball coach David Gale stops by the BCLE neighborhood and talks about his coaching journey, leading with relatinoships and how family means the most to him. We will also go into how David and I met many many years ago! Sit back and enjoy my conversation with David Gale!

TWITTER: @dgale14

Welcome back to season 3 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience! (BCLE)

Dr. Chris Hobbs stops by the BCLE neighborhood and talks about his love of leadership, coaching, his family and how he ended up in West Palm Beach Florida! Sit back and enjoy my conversation with Dr. Hobbs!

INSTAGRAM: @dr_chrishobbs

TWITTER: @dr_chrishobbs

This season promises to be better than ever with more nuggets, tips and strategies on how to bring out the best of you as a leader, coach, athlete, connector, partner and more!

Welcome back to season 3 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience! (BCLE)

Brent Tipton has been a frequent speaker on coaches zoom calls all over the country educating coaches on the x's and o's. But This time, Brent stops by the BCLE neighborhood and talks about his love of leadership, coaching, his family and how he went from Missouri to Guam! Sit back and enjoy my conversation with Brent!

INSTAGRAM: @btips671

TWITTER: @coachbtipton

This season promises to be better than ever with more nuggets, tips and strategies on how to bring out the best of you as a leader, coach, athlete, connector, partner and more!

Welcome back to season 3 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience! (BCLE)

Mental Game Coach and author Tami Matheny stops by the BCLE neighborhood and shares her journey and important nuggets on how your players can perform at a high level! Sit back and enjoy my conversation with Tami!

TWITTER: @tamimatheny

WEBSITE: r2lc.com

This season promises to be better than ever with more nuggets, tips and strategies on how to bring out the best of you as a leader, coach, athlete, connector, partner and more!

Welcome back to season 3 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience! (BCLE)

You will LOVE my conversation with Duke Mens Basketball legend and current Director of Basketball Operations Nolan Smith! Nolan and I talk a variety of topics including his time in the NBA and how he prepares for a career in coaching! Sit back and enjoy my conversation with Nolan!

INSTAGRAM: @ndotsmitty

TWITTER: @ndotsmitty

This season promises to be better than ever with more nuggets, tips and strategies on how to bring out the best of you as a leader, coach, athlete, connector, partner and more!

Welcome back to season 3 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience! (BCLE)

We sit down with Coach Jay Hernandez of the Charlotte Hornets to talk about how his entrepreneur mindset has helped him in his career, the NBA grind and his family! Sit back and enjoy my conversation with Jay!

INSTAGRAM: @coachjayhernandez

TWITTER: @coachJayH

This season promises to be better than ever with more nuggets, tips and strategies on how to bring out the best of you as a leader, coach, athlete, connector, partner and more!