Karen Leinaar (Executive Director of the MIAAA) is today's guest on the "Leaders Growing Leaders" series of the SUCCESS IS A CHOICE PODCAST NETWORK.

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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Karen is a long-time high school athletic director in Michigan, most recently at Frankfort HS and Bear Lake HS. She is currently the Executive Director of the Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.

She was named the 2023 MHSAA's Charles E. Forsythe Award winner.

• Follow her on Twitter @NorthMichAD
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-leinaar-5254a129/
• www.miaaa.com
• mhsaa.com

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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].