Today's guest on the "LEADERS GROWING LEADERS" series is John Gray, athletic director at Kankakee Valley HS in Indiana.

During the "Leaders Growing Leaders" series on the Success is a Choice Podcast Network, Jamy Bechler talks with leaders about how they are growing and developing other leaders. The series tries to examine how various leaders are making the people around them better and building a stronger, healthier culture.

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John Gray has been the athletic director at Kankakee Valley HS in Indiana since 2012. During that time, the school has been recognized as a top school for sportsmanship by the Indiana High School Athletic Association on numerous occasions. In 2021, John earned the District 1 Athletic Administrator of the Year award.

In this episode, John provides many good tips and insights on ...

• coaching the coaches
• having staff meetings
• developing other leaders

Click here to read about John earning Athletic Administrator of the Year honors in 2021.

Reach out to John at [email protected]

Visit the Kankakee Valley HS athletics website at KVHSsathletics.com or follow them on Twitter @kvhsathletics

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Jamy Bechler is the author of five books including The Captain and The Bus Trip, host of the Success is a Choice Podcast, professional speaker, and trains organizations on creating championship cultures. He previously spent 20 years as a college basketball coach and administrator. The Leadership Playbook is Bechler's online program that helps athletes become better teammates and more positive leaders while strengthening a team's culture. As a certified John Maxwell leadership coach, Bechler has worked with businesses and teams, including the NBA. Follow him on Twitter at @CoachBechler. To connect with him via email or find out about his services, please contact [email protected]. You can also subscribe to his insights on success and leadership by clicking here.