Educational AD Podcast

Our GREAT Friend, Cara Cocchiarella is back to share some great tips on Wednesday Wisdom! Cara is a longtime Coach and AD along with being a Best Selling Author and Consultant. She's also a College Professor and she always has a great "take" on whatever she is presenting! THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!

Asia Mape was a MULTI Emmy Award Winning Producer who took her passion for sports and Founded I LOVE TO WATCH YOU PLAY and today she shares some great observations on how Parents (and Coaches / ADs) help kids navigate their journey through sports including YOUTH, HS, and into College. THIS is a "Must Listen" on The Educational AD Podcast!

This week we head to Florida's Panhandle to visit with James Howard, a student and Aspiring Leader from Pensacola Christian College. James shares his journey along with some suggestions for ADs and Coaches on this edition of The Educational AD Podcast!

We're Back in Indiana to visit with Aimee Harvey who is an AP / AD at Danville Community High School. Aimee shares her journey along with some cool Best Practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

MaKynna Lesinski is the Assistant AD at Rosholt High School in Wisconsin and she was recently selected as an American Volleyball Coaches Association 30 under 30 Winner! MaKynna shares a little of her WHY along with some Best Practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

Allie Edens is BACK on Wednesday Wisdom and this week she talks Legacy and Program Building on the Podcast! Allie helped open West Broward HS as a student athlete, returned after college to Coach and she just wrapped up year 3 as the AD! Some great tips (and tools!) on this week's Educational AD Podcast!

Our GREAT Friend, John Sgromolo, shares his "Reflections" of his first year as the AD at St. John Country Day School here in Florida. John took a LEAP OF FAITH going from serving as a County AD overseeing several schools to becoming the AD at a very successful Independent School! As we start the New Year, here is a Master Class from a Great AD - THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!

Jennifer Petersen of the University of Washington's Center for Leadership in Athletics joins the podcast and she has an INCREDIBLE background in as an Athlete, a Head Coach, an AD and more! She's the Director of Coaching Initiatives & Strategy at UW and she shares her journey and more on The Educational AD Podcast!

Our FIRST Interview of 2025 features Jason Cuthbert, International School AD at The American School of Warsaw. Jason is good friend and today he shares his incredible journey through multiple countries along with some BEST PRACTICES for ADs in any school setting! THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!

We're partnering with Jan Murphy to help promote her NEW Podcast called The Title IX Time Machine - Looking Back, Moving Forward and I'm encouraging you to check out her interview on Spotify! Thanks for listening to our podcast - and to Jan's - and Keep on Leading!