The Secrets to Winning with Dr. Bhrett McCabe

This is just an incredible story. I first had Kingmade Jerky about 6 years ago while working with a PGA Tour player during a practice round. It was the best I had ever tasted & came from a Ziploc bag from another player. Fast forward to 2020 and Kingmade Jerky is the "Official Meat Snack of the PGA Tour". I sat down with founder Jeff King to talk about the origin of Kingmade Jerky, how it took off, the challenges of starting a business, and how it is one of the fastest-growing meat snacks in the U.S.

I want to get something off my chest. Look, we all have critics. We all have those that don't agree with us and have different opinions. I want to focus on how we can funnel that into productive actions so that we can all become better!

The Time To Be A Catalyst Is Right Now

Authenticity is the essential foundation of good leadership.  What makes us human - empathy, connection, our drive to accomplish something meaningful, our courage to innovate and capacity to learn from our mistakes - is also what makes us successful at work and in life.  Julie McDonald - a great friend and trusted colleague - knows that understanding yourself and making decisions that are aligned with your core beliefs and values makes you more effective as an employee, a leader…and a human.  

John Brannen is a rising star in the college basketball coaching ranks, just finishing his first year at the University of Cincinnati and winning the American Athletic Conference championship (tournament and NCAA tournament canceled due to COVID-19), John is poised to do great things at a program who has experienced a ton of national success. I have been fortunate to work with John since his time as an assistant at Alabama. After hearing this conversation, I bet you will become a big John Brannen fan!

Andy McKay: Merging Old School Player Development with New School

Jason Glass is one of the world's best strength and conditioning specialists and is very highly sought after among professional athletes, most notably PGA Tour players. But it's not just the knowledge he has of getting bigger, faster, stronger, more explosive, more flexible, and the like. It's about how Jason connects with his players - the soft skills of a coach - they trust him, they respect him, and he knows what makes them tick. The information he shares in this episode can help you do the same.

This week's guest is Brittany Wagner, star of the Netflix show Last Chance U. Brittany talks about the difficulties that COVID-19 presents to our education systems. Brittany offers some practical strategies for those serving as teachers for their youngsters right now such as letting children develop their own schedule and adhere to it and giving them the freedom to be who they are within a larger framework.

This week's guest is Martin Du Toit, former professional golfer and current golf instructor. To better embrace the world of technology, Martin developed an app for coaches and students to better communicate. He now serves as the CEO of the Golf Coach App The Golf Coach App, along with adjoining product, the Golf Stats Coach, is a great way for a golf coach to bring tremendous value and convenience to the student all from their mobile device.

For sports, especially ones played in the spring & summer at high school, collegiate, & pro levels, the abrupt end to a season (and career for some) has led to coaches searching for answers. What do I tell my players? How do I handle it? discussed these topics with a good friend of mine and a rising star in the DI collegiate baseball ranks - Justin Hill of McNeese State. Justin has led his team to the NCAA Tournament multiple times, but he, like all other coaches, is dealing with something unprecedented.

The impact of COVID-19 is being felt across the world. I wanted to bring on an old friend to talk about economic trends, the trickle-down effect, and the impact the sports world, both professional and collegiate, has felt and will continue to feel during this time.

This week's episode of The Secrets to Winning is the recording of a webinar I conducted recently discussing my steps to developing a winning coaching philosophy in the 21st century. In this episode, I take you through step-by-step and point out the 10 most important lessons I have learned from: 1. Playing for & working with the best coaches 2. Coaching world-class athletes 3. Building a high-performance organization

Chris Como has dedicated his life to coaching golfers of all levels to achieve their goals. In order to learn the most effective coaching practices in the game, Chris spent the first part of his career either working for or studying with many of the preeminent teachers of the game.  Chris’ many years of teaching experience, including several years as a swing consultant to Tiger Woods, gives him the unique skill to translate sophisticated concepts into simple, tangible coaching practices. 

Given the uncertainty of these times for players, coaches, and leaders, this episode will aim to provide additional guidance on managing this time of uncertainty and chaos with your athletes, dealing with the abrupt end to a season (or for some, a career) with no finality, and what you can do to improve during the time away from your competition - among many more topics.

This week's guest is Jamy Bechler, an expert in developing team leadership and creating championship cultures. After two decades of coaching college basketball, Jamy now leads leaders and is a coach to coaches as a team consultant and trainer. His training and experience as a certified John Maxwell leadership coach and speaker have allowed him to work with professional and college teams, as well as multi-million dollar businesses.