The Championship Mindset Podcast

This week on the Championship Mindset Podcast we welcome William Penn University Athletic Director, Nik Rule. Nik took over as AD for his Alma Mater in 2017 after several years as the Head Women’s Golf Coach where he lead the program to four straight Conference Championships and four top-20 NAIA National Championship finishes. Nik holds Master’s Degrees in both Business Leadership and Sports Administration. While attending William Penn, Nik competed in both golf and soccer where he was a three-time first-team all-conference performer. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Nik Rule.

Today on the Championship Mindset Podcast, we speak with Logann and Lisa Busick. At just 12 yrs old, Logann is already making a name for herself as a champion barrel racer. In December 2021, Logann competed at the Junior World Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas where she finished 4th in the world. Logann along with her younger sister, Paisley, have already qualified for the Junior NFR later this year. Logann is joined on the podcast by her mother and coach, Lisa Busick. Lisa is an accomplished barrel racer herself who still competes in some professional rodeo events. Lisa owns and operates Running B Ranch where she gives lessons and helps train young riders. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Logann and Lisa Busick.

Today on the Championship Mindset Podcast we speak with Jeremey Clodfelder. Coach Clod as he is known is the Head Football Coach and Head Softball Coach at Paris High School in Illinois. He is also a speaker and certified trainer for the Power of Positive Leadership with the Jon Gordon Companies. Jeremy talks about the importance of culture in building teams as well as the differences between coaching boys and girls. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Jeremy Clodfelder.

Today on the Championship Mindset Podcast we speak with Lindsey Hall. Lindsey played multiple sports growing up. After graduating college, she had a success career with Planet Fitness before stepping away to pursue her passion of writing and speaking. Lindsey talks about how the lessons learned in sports has helped beyond the field of play. Lindsey co-authored her first book, Challenger Deep, with Tami Matheny and in this episode she shares some of her favorite stories from the book. We also talk about her new book, The Four Forces of Life. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Lindsey Hall.

This week on The Championship Mindset Podcast we speak with former NFL player Shawn Harper. Shawn shares his amazing story of being diagnosed with multiple learning disabilities as a young child and his struggles in the classroom. Graduating last in his High School class, he found his way to a small junior college before transferring to Indiana University. Following his career in the NFL, Shawn began to share his amazing story as a speaker and author. Today, Shawn works with clients from the locker room to the board room as he helps them unpack their winning edge. We hope that you enjoy our conversation with Shawn Harper.

This week on the Championship Mindset Podcast we speak with Becky Eller. Becky is the Women’s Volleyball Head Coach at Trinity Christian College in Chicago. Prior to her taking over as head coach at TCC, she was an assistant coach for Luke Ward at Trinity International University. Becky was a three-sport athlete in High School prior to her stand-out career at Olivet Nazarene University. In this episode, we talk about the challenges of coaching through COVID as well as coaching with two young children under the age of three. We hope that you enjoy our conversation with Becky Eller.

This week on the Championship Mindset Podcast we speak Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal. Tarik will be entering his 3rd season in the big leagues as the 2022 season begins. He grew up in Kingman Arizona where he played multiple sports in high school before choosing to play baseball at Seattle University. After an impressive first season in Seattle, he suffered an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery. After a long recovery, Tarik would finish his career at Seattle University before being drafted by the Detroit Tigers. We hope that you enjoyed our conversation with Tarik Skubal.

Today on the Championship Mindset Podcast we speak with collaborative coaching consultant and Ice Hockey Coach Kevin Landreville. Kevin has spent 20 years coaching youth hockey at multiple levels. He has worked alongside some of the best in the NHL, NCAA, CIS and WHL. Kevin is currently pivoting from his position in the classroom as a teacher and educator to fully invest in coach development where he will be working on topics like coaching culture and coaching connections. We hope that you enjoy our episode with Kevin Landreville.

Today’s guest on the Championship Mindset Podcast is James Leath. James is a mental strength coach for elite performers in business and athletics. He teaches leadership, character, and mental residency through keynotes, workshops, and online courses. James holds a master’s in Performance Psychology, a bachelor’s in communication, and almost 20 years of coaching experience. His work includes well know companies like IMG Academy, Under Armor, Gatorade, the Chicago Bulls and Dallas Cowboys. We hope you enjoy our conversation with James Leath.

This week we welcome Brian Smith back to the Championship Mindset Podcast. Brian was originally part of Season 4 and returns to the podcast to talk about his new book, The Christian Athlete. Brian has spent the last 15 years working with athletes for Athletes in Action and helps athletes and coaches live biblically at the intersection of faith and sport through his website, thechristianathlete.com. He ran track and cross country at Wake Forest University, where he graduated with a Communications and Journalism degree. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Brian Smith.