Coach Forward Podcast

Coach Forward is an interview-style podcast hosted by Jason Mejeur (Coach J), accomplished Coach, Mentor, and Founder/CEO at MaxOne.

Today, I'm excited to be joined by Coach Greg Winkler. Coach Winkler is currently the head boys soccer coach at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda, Florida. He moved to Florida after a storied career coaching at the club and high school level in Wisconsin. Some of his accolades include:

• 2012 United Soccer Coaches National Youth Coach of the Year
• 2005 Wisconsin Large School Soccer Coach of the Year
• Class of 2017 Wisconsin Soccer Hall of Fame.

Greg has also authored 2 leadership books, "Coaching a Season of Significance," & "The Transformational Coach," both top sellers on Amazon. In all his work, he has shown youth sports coaches what it takes to win games AND shape the lives of the young athletes he coaches.

About Jason Mejeur (Coach J)

Jason has more than 15 years of experience coaching basketball at the college and high school level and has lived on the sidelines and in the locker rooms working to build teams and inspire athletes. His mission is to build authentic relationships with his players so that he could have an impact on their lives beyond the basketball court.

More recently, Jason founded MaxOne to be a platform that makes coaches' lives easier and helps them use technology to have a bigger impact on the lives of their athletes

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Coach Forward is an interview-style podcast hosted by Jason Mejeur (Coach J), accomplished Coach, Mentor, and Founder/CEO at MaxOne.

Today, I'm excited to be joined by Coach Jim Huber. Jim Huber is currently the Director of Coach Development and a Camp Director at Breakthrough Basketball.

Jim has developed and coached NBA players as well as elite prospects who have attended the nation's top college basketball programs, including Duke and Kentucky.

Featuring 20+ years of basketball coaching experience at the youth sports, high school, and college levels, Jim's resume includes 45 championships, 13 runner-up finishes, and 26 final four appearances at regional and national tournaments.

He served as the head coach for Mokan Basketball, a Nike sponsored team. Mokan reached the Final Four at the 2012 Peach Jam, which was made up of the top 24 teams from the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League.

Learn more about Jim Huber and Breakthrough Basketball.

About Jason Mejeur (Coach J)

Jason has more than 15 years of experience coaching basketball at the college and high school level and has lived on the sidelines and in the locker rooms working to build teams and inspire athletes. His mission is to build authentic relationships with his players so that he could have an impact on their lives beyond the basketball court.

More recently, Jason founded MaxOne to be a platform that makes coaches' lives easier and helps them use technology to have a bigger impact on the lives of their athletes

Keep up with Coach Forward on social media:

• Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram

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Coach Forward is an interview-style podcast hosted by Jason Mejeur (Coach J), accomplished Coach, Mentor, and Founder/CEO at MaxOne.

Today, I'm excited to be joined by Coach Brian Osborne.

Coach Osborne is the head men's soccer coach at Central Pennsylvania college who is rising through the rank due to his passion and enthusiasm for helping young adults progress into adulthood through athletics.

His story of landing his first college head coaching job is inspiring for youth sports coaches looking to make the jump from high school to college...and even more inspiring is what he does on a daily basis to lead his program.

About Jason Mejeur (Coach J)

Jason has more than 15 years of experience coaching basketball at the college and high school level and has lived on the sidelines and in the locker rooms working to build teams and inspire athletes. His mission is to build authentic relationships with his players so that he could have an impact on their lives beyond the basketball court.

More recently, Jason founded MaxOne to be a platform that makes coaches' lives easier and helps them use technology to have a bigger impact on the lives of their athletes

Keep up with Coach Forward on social media:

• Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram

Enjoying Coach Forward Podcast? Consider subscribing or leaving us a review! 

Coach Forward is an interview-style podcast hosted by Jason Mejeur (Coach J), accomplished Coach, Mentor, and Founder/CEO at MaxOne.

Today, I'm excited to be joined by Josiah Lake. Josiah started his basketball career playing at Oregon State University. He then went on to spend 11 years working for Brand Jordan, where he served as Global Director of Jordan Footwear. While paving a successful career for himself which included working hand-in-hand with Michael Jordan, Josiah still found time to pursue his passion for training players.

In 2013, Josiah decided to focus on this passion full-time and opened The Practice Facility in Portland, OR. His vision was to combine his basketball and business experience to create a unique place for athletes of all ages to pursue their goals. The Practice Facility has sent over 60+ players on to play college basketball.

Josiah finds purpose in helping youth athletes develop, and understand how to use basketball as a vehicle to accomplish their goals on and off the court.

Learn more about Josiah Lake and The Practice Facility.

About Jason Mejeur (Coach J)

Jason has more than 15 years of experience coaching basketball at the college and high school level and has lived on the sidelines and in the locker rooms working to build teams and inspire athletes. His mission is to build authentic relationships with his players so that he could have an impact on their lives beyond the basketball court.

More recently, Jason founded MaxOne to be a platform that makes coaches' lives easier and helps them use technology to have a bigger impact on the lives of their athletes

Keep up with Coach Forward on social media:

• Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram

Enjoying Coach Forward Podcast? Consider subscribing or leaving us a review! 

Coach Forward is an interview-style podcast hosted by Jason Mejeur (Coach J), accomplished Coach, Mentor, and Founder/CEO at MaxOne.

Today, I'm excited to be joined by Steve Shenbaum. Steve is the Founder & President of Game On Nation, a nationally recognized communication firm focusing on leadership, team building, and positive culture change.

Steve created and oversaw the leadership, communication and media training programs at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida from 2003-2013. Steve has worked for years with companies and teams such as NASCAR, the Pittsburgh Pirates, Deloitte, Hilton, the NY Yankees, and the 2019 World Cup Champion US Women’s National Soccer Team.

Some recent pro and colleges teams include the Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders, Texas A&M Football, Kentucky Football & Basketball, Florida State Women’s Soccer, and UCLA Women’s Basketball & Soccer.

He also has experience working with and coaching government agencies and organizations including the U.S. House of Representatives (Congress), Department of Defense, Pentagon, JSOC, Wounded Warrior Project, USO, and all branches of the United States Military.

Steve has worked with twelve #1 overall draft picks in preparation for the NFL, NBA, and NHL drafts including Yao Ming, Sidney Crosby, Alex Smith, and Cam Newton.

In his former career as an actor, Steve was featured in over 100 national commercials, and film and tv shows such as Will & Grace, Dharma & Greg, Winning London, American Pie 2, and Space Jam. Steve is also on the Advisory Board for Derek Jeter’s, The Players’ Tribune, and is a media trainer for the NBA pre-draft program.

Most importantly, Steve resides in Bradenton, Florida with his wife and two daughters.

Learn more about Steve and his mission at Game on Nation.

About Jason Mejeur (Coach J)

Jason has more than 15 years of experience coaching basketball at the college and high school level and has lived on the sidelines and in the locker rooms working to build teams and inspire athletes. His mission is to build authentic relationships with his players so that he could have an impact on their lives beyond the basketball court.

More recently, Jason founded MaxOne to be a platform that makes coaches' lives easier and helps them use technology to have a bigger impact on the lives of their athletes

Keep up with Coach Forward on social media:

• Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram

Enjoying Coach Forward Podcast? Consider subscribing or leaving us a review! 

Coach Forward is an interview-style podcast hosted by Jason Mejeur (Coach J), accomplished Coach, Mentor, and Founder/CEO at MaxOne.

Today, I'm excited to be joined by Coach Mike Winters. Mike Winters has spent 18 seasons as a varsity basketball coach at Oregon, Rockford Jefferson, Rock Falls, Boylan Catholic and Machesney Park Harlem in the state of Illinois.

His career record is 357-164 (.687 win percentage), and he opened his career with 14 consecutive winning seasons. He has led three different programs to the State Tournament (SuperSectional or beyond).

Coach Winters has also been named the IBCA District Coach of the Year seven times and was the Sauk Valley Newspapers Coach of the Year in 2006 and the NIC-10 Coach of the Year in 2016.

Coach Winters has coached players who have gone on to play D1 at schools like Minnesota, Kansas State, New Orleans, Florida A & M, Evansville, Southeast Missouri, Ball State, Wisconsin-Green Bay, University of Illinois-Chicago, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Air Force and many others who have competed at the Division II, Division III and JUCO levels.

Mike Winters has been heard on more than 300 radio stations across the country. This includes the top talk station in Chicago, WGN, as well as other top shows in major markets such as Philadelphia, Houston, Dallas, Denver, Seattle, Miami, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Sacramento, San Diego, Tampa, Vegas, and more thanks to the National Show, This Morning with Gordon Deal. Big media brands that have featured Coach Winters include iHeart Media, Audacy Radio (Formerly Entercom/CBS) and USA Radio Network. He has also been featured on numerous podcasts around the globe.

Coach Winters is also the author of the book "The Journey: Lessons from the Hardwood" which was released in the August of 2021.

About Jason Mejeur (Coach J)

Jason has more than 15 years of experience coaching basketball at the college and high school level and has lived on the sidelines and in the locker rooms working to build teams and inspire athletes. His mission is to build authentic relationships with his players so that he could have an impact on their lives beyond the basketball court.

More recently, Jason founded MaxOne to be a platform that makes coaches' lives easier and helps them use technology to have a bigger impact on the lives of their athletes

Keep up with Coach Forward on social media:

• Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram

Enjoying Coach Forward Podcast? Consider subscribing or leaving us a review! 

Coach Forward is an interview-style podcast hosted by Jason Mejeur (Coach J), accomplished Coach, Mentor, and Founder/CEO at MaxOne.

Today, I'm excited to be joined by Coach Brady Walz. Coach Walz is currently a Wide Receivers Coach at Ankeny High School in Iowa.

He has coached all levels of football in his past, including college at Augustana University and the University of Tulsa, at several large high schools, JV and 9th-grade football teams at several stops, all while coaching nearly every position on a football field.

These experiences have shaped Coach Walz and are the results of his love for learning football, teaching football, and developing athletes and youth sports coaches for their own football lives and beyond.

In this episode, we talked about his unique approach to building a team identity (the "war dogs"), holding players accountable, Resolving Inter-Position Conflict, Creating a Family Atmosphere, and More. You won't want to miss this one.

About Jason Mejeur (Coach J)
Jason has more than 15 years of experience coaching basketball at the college and high school level and has lived on the sidelines and in the locker rooms working to build teams and inspire athletes. His mission is to build authentic relationships with his players so that he could have an impact on their lives beyond the basketball court.

More recently, Jason founded MaxOne to be a platform that makes coaches' lives easier and helps them use technology to have a bigger impact on the lives of their athletes

Keep up with Coach Forward on social media:

• Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram

Enjoying Coach Forward Podcast? Consider subscribing or leaving us a review! 

Coach Forward is an interview-style podcast hosted by Jason Mejeur (Coach J), accomplished Coach, Mentor, and Founder/CEO at MaxOne.

Today, I'm excited to be joined by Pete Jacobson. Pete Jacobson has been a Varsity High School Wrestling Coach in New York for 20 years. Over 20 years, his program has come a long way: three NY State Champions, 12 All-State Wrestlers, 25 Individual Section Champions, 60 All-Section Wrestlers, and many dozens of All-League athletes.

Pete works with coaches of all levels through WinSmarter, to help them build Championship Cultures in all parts of their programs, have a greater positive impact, and go home happy.

You can learn more about him by visiting winsmarter.com.

About Jason Mejeur (Coach J)
Jason has more than 15 years of experience coaching basketball at the college and high school level and has lived on the sidelines and in the locker rooms working to build teams and inspire athletes. His mission is to build authentic relationships with his players so that he could have an impact on their lives beyond the basketball court.

More recently, Jason founded MaxOne to be a platform that makes coaches' lives easier and helps them use technology to have a bigger impact on the lives of their athletes

Keep up with Coach Forward on social media:

• Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram

Enjoying Coach Forward Podcast? Consider subscribing or leaving us a review! 

Coach Forward is an interview-style podcast hosted by Jason Mejeur (Coach J), accomplished Coach, Mentor, and Founder/CEO at MaxOne.

Today, I'm excited to be joined by Jamy Bechler. Jamy Bechler is a professional speaker, leadership coach, author, and podcast host based out of Akron, Ohio. 

Before going into full-time leadership work, Jamy served for 20 years as a college basketball coach and high school athletic director.  When he left his last college to become an athletic director, he was the winningest coach in program history.  His 2014 team earned the national "Champions of Character" award.

As an athletic director, he transformed the athletic department, instituting budgeting processes, student-athlete leadership training, and innovative marketing strategies that were featured in Athletic Management magazine. He supervised the 5th largest high school gymnasium in the country and oversaw the boys basketball team winning their 8th state championship (most in Indiana history).

Through his experiences as an athletic director, college coach, and leadership consultant, he has created TheLeadershipPlaybook.com, which is a membership site helping athletic departments develop better teammates, more positive leaders, and stronger cultures.

Jamy also is the host of the "Success is a Choice" podcast, which interviews people from various walks of life, and is the author of three books, including "The Bus Trip".

He currently works with high-level organizations, teams, athletes, and coaches to maximize their potential in the area of leadership, culture, and teamwork.

You can learn more about him by visiting JamyBechler.com or on Twitter @CoachBechler

About Jason Mejeur (Coach J)

Jason has more than 15 years of experience coaching basketball at the college and high school level and has lived on the sidelines and in the locker rooms working to build teams and inspire athletes. His mission is to build authentic relationships with his players so that he could have an impact on their lives beyond the basketball court.

More recently, Jason founded MaxOne to be a platform that makes coaches' lives easier and helps them use technology to have a bigger impact on the lives of their athletes

Keep up with Coach Forward on social media:

• Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram

Enjoying Coach Forward Podcast? Consider subscribing or leaving us a review! 

Coach Forward Podcast is an interview-style podcast hosted by Jason Mejeur (Coach J), accomplished Coach, Mentor, and Founder/CEO at MaxOne.

Today, I'm excited to be joined by Travis Daugherty. Travis Daugherty is the founder and director of Champions 101, a sports performance and leadership development program for athletes, youth sports coaches, and sports parents. Like any 101 course, Champions 101 is focused on the fundamentals - on the basics that becoming a champion requires.

Travis spent 14 years as a head high school basketball coach in Indiana, where his teams won nearly 200 games. He was honored as the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year in 2008. Travis is also the author of two books. His first, published in 2017, was The LENS: Raising a Champion Athlete and Man in Today's Myopic World. It's a game plan for effective sports parenting. His second book, published in 2019, was Hidden Talent: Uncovering What Really Makes a Champion a Champion. It's a deep dive into the mindset, choices, and behaviors that separate champions from everyone else, that make them unique, and that help them become people worthy of winning, on the playing field, and beyond.

You can learn more about Travis and his work at travisdaugherty.com.

About Jason Mejeur (Coach J)

Jason has more than 15 years of experience coaching basketball at the college and high school level and has lived on the sidelines and in the locker rooms working to build teams and inspire athletes. His mission is to build authentic relationships with his players so that he could have an impact on their lives beyond the basketball court. 

More recently, Jason founded MaxOne to be a platform that makes coaches' lives easier and helps them use technology to have a bigger impact on the lives of their athletes.

Keep up with Coach Forward on social media:

• Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram

Enjoying Coach Forward Podcast? Consider subscribing or leaving us a review!