Today we spoke with Jamy Bechler - Consultant for Professional & College Teams, Author, Speaker and Podcast Host

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Jamy is a leadership consultant for teams ranging from the NBA to the Big Ten. As an independent John Maxwell certified motivational speaker, leadership trainer and executive coach, Jamy works with teams and businesses across the USA helping them maximise their potential for success.

He has published “The Leadership Playbook: Become Your Team's Most Valuable Leader", and hosts the "Success is a Choice" podcast...interviewing thought-leaders from various industries. He has worked with organisations like Lululemon, Huffington Post and the Illinois Fighting Illini.

We unpack a story that has transitioned from college coaching and organised athletics to consultancy for high school, college and professional teams. Jamy explains how the first 4 years of his head coach role in NCAA basketball, at age 27...shaped his career. He discusses strengths, flaws and self-inquiry -

and how to control frustrations and improve your self awareness. High performance for Coach is doing what you are capable of doing in your situation.

We got smarter hanging out with you Coach Jamy! Forever grateful...

Today we spoke with Chris Burkard - Photographer, filmmaker and storyteller

Chris is an American artist and photo-journalist who shoots landscapes, surf, lifestyle, outdoor and travel subjects. Burkard specialises in capturing cold climate environments and cultures such as the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway, New Zealand and Russia. He has won numerous awards, published several books and made critically-acclaimed films such as 'Under an Arctic Sky' and 'Unner'.

Burkard captures stories that inspire humans to consider their relationship with nature, while promoting the preservation of wild places everywhere. His visionary and creative perspective has earned him opportunities with Fortune 500 clients and to speak on the TED stage.

In this episode we speak about marshmallows roasted over volcanic lava, restrictions of specialising in only one medium of capturing moments, sharing work, continuous growth - and what draws Chris to Iceland in particular. We discuss where Chris wants to explore more, where he sees his future, vertical relief, surfing in Lahinch - and giving and offering service to others.

Today we spoke with Dave Hancock - Elite performance director and physiotherapist - and CEO of Apollo V2

Thanks to Apollo V2 for supporting this episode. See more at www.Apollov2.com

With nearly 30 years experience having worked in three professional sports between the UK and the USA Dave shares his story of long hours, work ethic, passion and helping high performers like Bono, John Terry and Kevin Durant get healthy again.

Dave unpacks his learnings and reflections from working in different cultural and managerial environments - from Leeds United, Chelsea FC, the FA, New York Knicks, Washington Nationals, amongst other top-level sporting organisations.

We talk about Daves' company, ApolloV2, a cutting-edge software framework and sports-technology system that brings elite management support and data analytics to an individual....truly fascinating stuff...

Dave understands how teams, players and high performers in general operate; he's lived in this space for his career - there is so much to learn from this reflection on a journey to the top!

Today we spoke with Ger Redmond - Professional triathlete, coach - and former prisoner

Ger has a unique, powerful and inspiring story to tell. In 2017 he decided to change his life; Ger is currently changing a generation for his family, having gone from prison to pro triathlon, whilst raising a family in Dublin.

His motto is no excuses and this is a huge part of his commitment and work with the athletes he coaches every day. Having completed Ironmans at the highest level himself...this is a story of grit, resilience and putting in the hard work.

We hear about how Gers' life turned upside down from a potential route to professional soccer at a young age - back to raising a family in his teens. We unpack why the late Kobe Bryant inspires Ger, we discuss training philosophies - and what a normal day looks like for Ger.

Ger shares his story with troubled youths, prisoners and athletes these days, about how circumstances don't have to dictate your future self, how powerful self belief is and life really is full of challenges for all of us.

Today we spoke with Tony Og Regan - Performance psychologist coach and former inter-county hurler with Galway.

Having competed as a player at the highest levels with the Galway senior hurlers from 2003 to 2013, Tony transitioned into performance support, coaching and leadership development - and in his journey moved away from working as an accountant.

Tony has over 15 years’ experience working with leading sports and corporate teams, including All-Ireland GAA senior champions, CEOs, HR directors and support staff. He has a strong background in leadership and mentoring skills – and a proven track record of achieving results at local, national and international levels.

We talk to Tony about how working environments can find a cohesive and teamship-rich culture after a period of isolation and distance due to the pandemic. He explains how individuals can respond mentally to a loss of form or a serious injury; and how a player can build confidence, manage lofty expectations and scrutiny - and perform optimally under pressure.

We unpack the story about when Tony was dropped from the inter-county team and how he responded to that challenging period. With vast experience in training communication and collaboration with key stakeholders this is one to listen to intently.

Today we spoke with Chet Morjaria - #1 Bestselling Author of Work Worth Doing and Creator of the Business With Meaning Accelerator

A business and communications coach, and founder of Realign Global, Chet works with individuals to realign their offerings and marketing so they both powerfully represent their value and values. Ex-Managing Editor of Breaking Muscle, a health and fitness website, with 8-million monthly visitors, 6 editors and 200 writers, Chet focuses at the intersection of meaningful work and powerful words. He knows how to align a business, its people, and its communications...towards a common goal.

We talk about vision, values, work:life alignment, connection and communication - all essential ingredients to success in business and sport. Chet talks about language and stories and why narratives are so important for us to understand ourselves better. Default behavioural styles in teams and personality profiling is explained by Chet - plus his 5M model of meaning, market, mission, method and model.

This show is Work Worth Doing, as we have the opportunities to speak with people like you Chet - thank you!

https://abookworthreading.club/get-it for the book - thanks again Chet

Today we spoke with Mike Rohde - Visual artist, designer and author of The Sketchnote Handbook, Workbook and Ideabook

Mike is a designer, visualiser, teacher and an illustrator. He works with professional teams in business and sports, using visual thinking, service design and design thinking to create innovative and effective solutions, and solve problems.

We talk about how Mike facilitates, engages and teaches visual thinking and why it is so important...now more than ever! We learned when he started capturing information from meetings and conferences visually - creating the term sketchnoting. He opens up on big ideas, creativity, innovation - and how to focus on the essential bits of information for value.

Mike has contributed to bestselling books such as The $100 Startup and The Little Book of Talent in design and production - he discusses the importance of communication and collaboration on projects such as these - and really how visuals can help for those people that are constantly trying to keep on top of note taking during any meeting.

"Who feels they can draw?"

Thanks for joining us Mike!

And a big thanks to Mike for sponsoring this episode and offering a discount on his book for our listeners and subscribers!