Episode # 75: Pairadocs: Dustin Smith and Danielle LaPoint

Today we flip the script and interview a pair of fellow podcasters in Dr. Danielle LaPoint, & Dr. DustIn Smith, who cohost the Pairadocs Podcast. They search for the craziest AD stories out there and through those stories they are teaching practical lessons that are helping ADs across the country as we all navigate the world of leading in the space of interscholastic athletics. Let's settle in and get to know the Pairadocs!

0:50- Introduction 

5:59- Pairadocs Podcast

10:35- Most Defining Leadership behavior for ADs

17:24- Value of Reading as a Leader

22:19- 50th anniversary of Title IX

28:50- Sharing Your Story as a Leader

34:46- Blind Spots of the Athletic Director

42:44- 2 Minute Drill

Social Media Connections: Twitter:  @PairadocsUntold   

About Hangin With The AD Podcast….

Hangin with the AD is an interview style podcast where Don Baker, Cobb County School District Director of Athletics, partners with Josh Mathews, Pope High School (GA) Athletic Director, to discuss hot topics and lessons learned with leaders in the world of athletics.  These leaders include high school athletic directors at the district and local school levels; college athletic administrators; leaders in spaces that connect to athletics such as nutrition, wellness, recruiting, student-athlete recognition; current and former athletes; and others, who can help athletic administrators develop themselves and their programs for a better daily experience for their athletic communities.          

We hope you enjoy the time we spend with these special guests.  Please leave us a review or rating to help us know how you were benefited from this podcast or how we can improve it.  Thank you for listening.  And until next time, thank you for spending your time, Hangin with the AD.         
 
 Don Baker, CMAA.... Director of Athletics for the Cobb County School District in Georgia. @CCSD_AD (twitter & instagram)

Josh Mathews, CMAA...Athletics Director at Pope High School in Marietta, GA (East Cobb) @jwmathews14 (twitter & instagram)