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For today’s episode, Jim is joined by Michelle Di Benedetto, Vice President of Institutional Advancement at the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago. Michelle leads the department responsible for fund development, communications, marketing, outreach and community relations. Before coming to IWS, she was the Programs and Development Director for the Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance, where she was responsible for the fund development program and shared responsibility for programs, including a national initiative supporting community level gatherings on equity and healing. She has a MA in Human Rights and Global Health from the University of Denver’s Korbel School of International Studies and a BA in International Studies with minors in Commercial Italian and French.

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For today’s episode, Jim is joined by Coach CJ White, Director of Strength and Conditioning and Head Football Strength Coach for Jackson State University. Prior to his time at JSU, Coach White had roles on the strength and conditioning staff at Arkansas State, SMU, and his alma mater, Mary-Hardin Baylor. While at Mary-Hardin Baylor, CJ played Outside Linebacker and Defensive End from 2014-2016. He has been a part of three American Southwest Conference Championships and one Division III National Championship. Coach White graduated from Mary-Hardin Baylor in 2018 with a degree in Exercise Physiology and went on to earn a Master of Science in Sport Administration from Arkansas State University in 2020.

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For today’s episode, Jim is joined by Jason Hardrath, Endurance athlete and elementary school teacher. Jason currently holds more FKTs (otherwise known as Fastest Known Times) than any other athlete in the world with 97 and ultimately aims to be the first athlete in the world with 100 FKTs. He previously competed in Cross-Country and Track at Corban University and has also competed in marathons and Ironman Triathlons. When he is not competing in FKTs, Jason is a Physical Education Specialist for Klamath County School District in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Support Jason's fundraiser to purchase a fleet of 30 Strider AKB-Specific Bikes, helmets, pedal conversion kits, one Strider 20 Bike for teacher instruction, and curriculum at: https://support.allkidsbike.org/bonanza-elementary-school

You can follow Jason on Instagram: @jasonhardrath, find him at his website: jasonhardrath.com and check out his FKT records: https://fastestknowntime.com/athlete/jason-hardrath

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For today’s episode Jim and Alex start by discussing a passage from the book “This Is Water”’ by David Foster Wallace. They talk about what the book and passage mean to them and how the messaging from it can apply to daily life. Then, they move on to discussing how to go about building a process and what can be done if one feels they have fallen off that path.

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For today’s episode Jim is joined by Jen Foust, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach currently working at the University of Arkansas with both Men’s and Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country. In addition, she is co-owner of PWRx (power x) performance, a consulting company bringing quality programming and structure to Jr. high and high school strength and conditioning. Jen is also the creator behind the brand LOBO co, which raises money through apparel sales to give back to youth athletics. When she isn’t coaching, she’s training to compete in Olympic weightlifting and is working to popularize the sport in Arkansas by getting student athletes involved in local barbell clubs.

You can follow Jen on Instagram: @JenFoust.

You can learn more about PWRx Performance on their Instagram: @PWRxPerformance and their website: pwrxperformance.com. Learn more about LOBO Co on their Instagram:@Lobo._.co or website: lastonebestone.co

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For today’s episode Jim is joined by Mike Jennings, Director of Physical Education and Character Development at Athlos, an educational service provider. In his role as Director, Mike provides virtual and on-site professional development and support for physical educators: in all thing’s movement, fitness, physical activity, and coaching. He is also a regular presenter at local, state, and regional conferences. His presentation topics have included: showing long term student and athletic growth, assessment & feedback, use of data in PE and curriculum development. He has a master’s degree in both Secondary Education, with a focus in Curriculum & Assessment, and Exercise Physiology. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength & Conditioning Association.

Follow Mike on Twitter: @THEschmike and to learn more about Athlos you can follow them on Twitter: @AthlosEducation or visit their website: Athlos.org

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For today’s episode Jim is joined by another key member of The Good Athlete Project, Rijad Pekmez. In this first of what will be a 2-part podcast, they discuss what Rijad took away from his reading of the book “The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups” by Daniel Coyle. They also dive into what their culture looks like and how they’ve maintained that over the years.

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For today’s episode we are joined by Aaron Willits, head football coach at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. Prior to taking the head job at Knox, Coach Willits was the Offensive Coordinator at Concordia College in Minnesota. In his nine years with the Cobbers, the team had an overall record of 62 - 28 and a record of 48 - 24 in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). On top of his Offensive Coordinator role, Willits also served as Recruiting Coordinator, Strength and Conditioning Coach, and Equipment Manager for the Cobbers. Coach Willits is not only the new Head Football Coach at Knox College, but he is also an alumnus from the Class of 2008. During his playing career he earned All-Midwest Conference honors as a senior and was voted the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player in 2007. Coach Willits graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in social science and secondary education.

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For Today’s episode we are joined by Brad Dixon. Coach Dixon is the Head Football Coach, Head Boys Track Coach, Strength and Conditioning Coordinator, and Physical Education Teacher at Camp Point Central High School in west central Illinois. He has been coaching football for 16 years, including the last 8 years as Head Coach at Camp Point Central. In his time as head coach he has an overall record of 84-19, the Panthers have won 5 conference championships, and made the IHSA Playoffs 8 straight times, including one quarterfinals appearance, 2 semi-finals appearances and a 2nd place finish in 2018.

You can follow Coach Dixon on Twitter and Instagram: @CoachBDixon

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For today’s episode we are joined by the Head Coach for the Earlham College Lacrosse Team, Blake Keenan. He was named Head Coach in 2019 after spending three years as an Assistant Coach at North Central College. Keenan is a 2017 graduate of Benedictine University with a degree in exercise sports studies, where he was a three-year letterwinner on the men’s lacrosse team. A three-year starter at attack for the Eagles, Keenan finished his career ranked third among Benedictine leaders in career points (101) and career goals (78). He earned Second Team All-Midwest Lacrosse Conference (MLC) in 2015 as a sophomore and was named to the MLC All-Sportsmanship Team in 2016.

To learn more about Earlham College Athletics, visit their website: GoEarlham.com. You can follow Earlham Lacrosse on Twitter: @EarlhamLacrosse

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