Intentional Performers
380 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsI created this podcast because I believe that much can be learned from digging deep with intentional performers. You can learn more about me and my company at www.strongskills.co.
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Ethan Zohn from Surviving to Thriving
July 12, 2017 19:30 - 1 hour - 99.1 MBToday we go beyond the surface with Ethan Zohn. Ethan has many chapters in his story. He played professional soccer, won $1,000,000 on the hit TV show Survivor, and is a cancer survivor, or thriver as we discuss in this episode. Ethan’s journey starts in the Northeast but has taken him all over the world. One of the places that has had a big influence on his life is Afirca, as he spent time there as a professional soccer player and a competitor on Survivor. That time inspired him to co-foun...
Maggie Lucas on Never Quitting
July 05, 2017 13:14 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBToday we go beyond the surface with Maggie Lucas. Maggie is a professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Maggie also attended Penn State University where she was 2X Big Ten Player of the year and an All-American. While Maggie has certainly had an accomplished career, in this episode she will also talk about some of the challenges she has faced along the way. Maggie has torn her ACL twice since becoming a pro and has had to dev...
Laron Profit on Lifelong Learning
June 27, 2017 14:41 - 1 hour - 96.1 MBLaron Profit played professional basketball for over 10 years. He played for the Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Lakers and also played for teams all over the world. Laron was fortunate to have his career journey cross paths with two of the most mentally strong athletes of all-time: Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. After finishing his career he went on to coach with the Orlando Magic for a number of years before making the decision to get out of coaching to take a job with the Jordan Brand...
Jesse Itzler on Going For It
June 20, 2017 14:31 - 50 minutes - 58.2 MBJesse Itzler wears many hats. He’s a former rapper, entrepreneur, and author. As a rapper he reached #74 on the billboard top 100, he wrote the NY Knicks theme song “Go NY Go”, and has written and produced songs for a number of companies. As an entrepreneur he co-founded Marquis jets which was later acquired by NetJets, he partnered with Coconut Water company, Zico which he helped sell to Coca Cola. Jesse is also a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks. As an author he wrote a New York Times bestse...
Adrianne Haslet on Resilient Dancing
June 13, 2017 17:25 - 1 hour - 97.5 MBAdrianne Haslet's life changed on April 15th, 2013. As Adrianne watched the Boston Marathon participants finish their grueling 26.2 miles she heard an explosion and her life was forever changed. Adrianne lost her leg that day. The leg that she had relied on to become one of the best dancers in the world. Her life was forever changed. In this conversation we unpack that faithful day, but much of our conversation is about the rest of Adrianne's life. Who she is. Who she was. And who she is co...
Hernando Planells on The Unique Journey
June 06, 2017 14:49 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBToday we go beyond the surface with Hernando Planells. Hernando is the associate head coach with Duke University's women's baskebtall team. Hernando's journey is anything but linear. Basketball has taken him all over the world and his entrepreneurial spirit can be heard throughout our conversation. Hernando is not just a coach. He also has a company that puts on workshops to develop leadership, communication, and culture, predominantly by using improv. You can also check out his podcast here...
Jessica Kern on Being Irregular
May 30, 2017 19:50 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBToday we go beyond the surface with Coach Jessica Kern. Coach Kern is the head women's basketball coach at Tennessee State University. Coach Kern has a terrific way with words, is super engaging, and has an incredible and irregular story. She will discuss her path to coaching, what it was like to growing up around basketball, and how sport psychology helped her excel as a college track athlete and in the future as a pro basketball player. Before taking the job at Tennessee State she was th...
Alan Stein, Jr. on Developing Performers
May 23, 2017 17:43 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBToday I go beyond the surface with Alan Stein, Jr. Alan is a basketball performance coach, corporate speaker, and podcast host. He is currently the director of basketball for pure sweat. We discuss how passion and purpose drive motivation, the pitfalls of grinding, how to be fearless without being complacent, and many more concepts. As you will hear in the podcast, Alan and I have similar thoughts on how to maximize a human's ability to perform! Alan has over 15 years of experience worki...
Cameron Lynch on Taking Action
May 16, 2017 15:33 - 1 hour - 74 MBOn today's podcast I chat with Cam Lynch. Cam is a professional football player with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Cam starred at Syracuse University and also excelled in track and field in high school. Cam will talk about his mindset for performance and how that has been cultivated throughout his life. Thank you Cam for coming on the show and make sure to follow Cam on Twitter @CameronLynch50.
Paul Goldstein on Finding Purpose
May 09, 2017 19:23 - 1 hour - 50.9 MBIn today's podcast I chat with Paul Goldstein. Paul is the Taube Family Director of Men's tennis at Stanford University. Paul also had a successful playing career where he at one point was ranked the 58th best tennis player in the world. Paul played professionally for 10 years and before that had a tremendously successful career while playing at Stanford. Additionally, Paul also spend significant time in the corporate world after his playing days. For all of those reasons, and many more...
Heather Kampf On My Feet
May 02, 2017 16:44 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBToday I go Beyond the Surface with professional runner, Heather Kampf. Heather talks about her mindset for performance and how she prepares for the day of a meet. Heather also talks about her run in 2008 where she fell in the middle of the race, got up, and won the race. Heather is an American middle-distance runner and four-time United States National Champion in the 1 mile road race While at the University of Minnesota Kampf became the schools most decorated women's track and field ath...
Bishop Sankey on Fearless Running
April 25, 2017 21:10 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBToday I go Beyond the Surface with professional football player, Bishop Sankey. Bishop was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Before the NFL, Bishop played collegiately at the University of Washington. He carried the ball 644 times for 3,496 yards (third-most in Huskies’ history) and scored 37 touchdowns on the ground, while also adding 567 yards and one more score on 67 receptions (8.46 ypc) and 134 yards on seven kickoff returns (19.14 avg) for a t...
Blake Baratz on Creating Agency
April 19, 2017 16:16 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBBlake Baratz is an NFL agent and the founder of the Institute for Athletes. Blake represents a number of prominent NFL players and represents Jonathan Allen from the University of Alabama, who will most likely be a top 5 pick in next week's NFL draft. In our conversation, Blake talks about his childhood and how sports played a major role in his identity. He reminisces about being a collegiate tennis player and the lessons he learned from competing at a high level. And we discuss his mind...
Brad Craddock on Dream Chasing
April 12, 2017 19:54 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBToday I go beyond the surface with professional kicker, Brad Craddock. Brad is an accomplished football kicker. He set records at the University of Maryland for most consecutive made field goals (24) and longest made field goal (57 yards). During his Junior year he won the Lou Groza award, which is awarded to the nation's best collegiate placekicker. Brad is currently pursuing a career as an NFL kicker. You can follow him on Twitter @BradCrad. Thanks to Brad for coming on the podcast!
Jon Wallace on Quiet Confidence
April 05, 2017 17:06 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBToday I go Beyond the Surface with Jon Wallace. Jon ended up starting every game of his career (136), was part of four teams that went to the postseason, including three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances, won back-to-back BIG EAST Regular Season titles (2006-07, 2007-08) and a BIG EAST Tournament Championship (2006-07). He ranks third all-timee in career starts at Georgetown and the Hoyas won 100 games during his four-year career. For his career, Wallace averaged 9.2 points and 2.8 as...
Davy Arnaud on Becoming My Best
March 28, 2017 19:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBDavy Arnaud played Major League Soccer (MLS) for 14 years. Throughout his career Davy was known as a competitor who helped his teams make winning plays. Today Davy is an assistant coach with the Houston Dynamo. In this episode Davy discusses his journey, some of the adversity he faced and how he interpreted that adversity, and his ability to keep fighting even when the odds were stacked against him. Thanks to Davy for coming on the podcast and feel free to give him a follow on Twitter: @...
Dr. Amber Lattner on Building Mindset
March 22, 2017 14:18 - 1 hour - 95.8 MBIn this episode of Beyond the Surface we chat with Dr. Amber Lattner of Lattner Performance Group. Dr. Lattner works with individuals, teams, and organizations to build chmapionship mindsets. Dr. Lattner will share her journey in sport as a soccer player and her decision to pursue Sport Psychology. She will provide insight into her mindset and the mindset she works to cultivate with her clients. You can check out her podcast and give her a follow on Twitter and you can give her podcast,...
John Scott Rattan on Getting Good
March 14, 2017 20:06 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBToday I go Beyond the Surface with John Scott Rattan where we discuss his upbringing, his journey as a golfer, and his approach to coaching. John Scott is a golf professional at Congressional Country Club where he works with top junior, amateur and professional golfers. John Scott also previously worked as a coach with The University of Maryland and University of Virginia. John Scott also played collegiate golf at Univeristy of Tennessee and played professionally for 4 seasons. You ca...
Dimas Chavez on Staying in My Lane
March 07, 2017 21:24 - 2 hours - 100 MBDimas Chavez might be the most interesting person I have met with for this podcast. He has lived a full life and still has much more living to do. Dimas did not speak english until the age of six, faced discrimination, lost a sibling at a young age, and has faced other adversity that you will learn about in our conversation. All along the way, Dimas cultivated relationships with people, started a family, and eventually went to work for the CIA. Dimas' story is truly fascinating. If you ...
Chris Caputo on Constant Learning
February 28, 2017 22:10 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBOn this episode of Beyond the Surface I chat with Chris Caputo, Associate Head Coach at University of Miami Men's Basketball. Coach Caputo discusses his journey from playing division 3 basketball, to Geroge Mason Univesity where he helped that team on an improbable run to the final 4, to where he is today at the University of Miami. Coach Caputo will talk about the impact his parents, coaches, and mentors have had on him all along the way. I hope you enjoy Coach Caputo's perspective on...
Jason Zone Fisher on Creating a Dream Job
February 21, 2017 14:12 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBOn this episode of Beyond the Surface I went out to Los Angeles and got to meet with Jason Zone Fisher. In some ways Jason is a jack-of-all-trades, as he has worked as a host, spokesman, producer, and creative consultant for a number of major brands. Yet, Jason also has a great sense of who he is: creative, hard-working, driven, passionate, and funny. As we explore his journey, Jason discusses how he has used his passion to create a dream job for himself where he gets to work at the inte...
Jon Torpey on Building a Program
February 15, 2017 22:16 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBToday I go beyond the surface with Jon Torpey, the head lacrosse coach at High Point University. Coach Torpey talks about his journey to playing D1 and professional lacrosse and the mentors who helped him along the way. He also talks about his mindset as a coach and how he approaches helping his players. Coach Torpey also discusses the values that he has embedded into the culture of his lacrosse team and how he empowers coaches, players, and parents. Enjoy!
Howard Beck on The Writing Journey
February 08, 2017 14:37 - 1 hour - 124 MBLoved having Howard Beck from Bleacher Report on the podcast. Howard's journey has taken him to Los Angeles where he covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Daily News and New York where he covered the Knicks for the New York Times. Howard talked about his up-bringing, being perceptive as a reporter, understanding the basic fundamentals, making mistakes and moving forward, and his motivation as a writer. Thanks to Howard for coming on the podcast.
Tim Gentry on Embracing Change
February 01, 2017 20:15 - 56 minutes - 45.7 MBToday I go Beyond the Surface with Tim Gentry. Tim discusses his upbringing, discipline, adaptability, dealing with adversity, and his overall mindset. Take note of how Tim has bridged his experience in sport with his role as a manager. You can also follow Tim on Twitter @ThGentry where he drops knowledge regularly. Thanks to Tim for coming on the podcast!
Kelen Coleman on Preparing to Perform
January 25, 2017 15:01 - 1 hour - 60 MBIn this episode of Beyond the Surface, I sat down with Kelen Coleman. Kelen is an actress who has appeared in The Office, The Newsroom, and The McCarthy's. She has also appeared in a number of movies. In this episode, Kelen talks about her journey to Hollywood, the tools she has developed to be at her best when it matters most, and she provides perspective on how her mindset for preparation differs from her mindset for performance. You can find Kelen on Twitter @KelenColeman. Thanks...
Jason Whitlock on Bringing the Energy
January 18, 2017 17:00 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBI was fortunate to sit down with TV host and sports columnist, Jason Whitlock. Jason discusses his journey from Indianapolis to Los Angeles, and all of the stops in between. Along the way, Jason shares how he cultivated his mindset for performing and how he used adversity to learn life lessons. Jason also discusses how he approaches performing on air and how it differs from his cultivation of thought as a writer. Jason's approach to performing is something we can all benefit from listeni...
David Falk Part 2 on Competence over Charm
January 15, 2017 16:11 - 1 hour - 128 MBIn part 2 of my conversation with David Falk we continue to explore his journey as he breaks off on his own, selfishness, having perspective on being well-liked, stories about his clients, becoming a coach, and we get a sense of what his preferences are. David is extremely transparent and does not mince his words as we continue to go beyond the surface. If you want to learn more about David, check out his book The Bald Truth. Thanks so much to David for being so generous with his time. ...
David Falk on Shooting for the Stars
January 11, 2017 16:28 - 55 minutes - 44.1 MBDavid Falk is a pioneer, innovater, and considered one of the best spors agents of all time. His client list is littered with hall-of-famers and all-stars like Michael Jordan, James Worthy, Alonozo Morning, Patrick Ewing, Allen Iverson, Dikembe Mutombo, Elton Brand, Juwan Howard, and many more. Along the way he also represented legendary coaches John Thompson and Mike Krzyzweski. While his client list is as impressive as any, this conversation is much more about David's journey in busines...
Raphael Chillious From the Floor to the Ceiling
January 03, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBTruly honored to interview Coach Raphael Chillious. Coach Chillious is the Associate Head Coach for the University of Washington Mens Basketball program. His journey is truly remarkable as he talks about his upbringing, his experience as an athlete, and how he approaches coaching. Coach Chillious has an amazing ability to connect with his players, while also imparting the wisdom he has learned through the years. There are so many gold nuggets in our conversation, so I hope you enjoy it!...
Teague Moore on Breaking Through
January 01, 2017 16:49 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBFor my first Beyond the Surface interview I talked with Teague Moore, head coach of American University Wrestling. Teague was also an accomplished wrestler, winning a national championship while at Oklahoma State. Teague discusses his upbringing, moments in his life that changed his competitive drive, and his mindset for performance. He also reflects on his mindset as a wrestler and how it's changed now that he's a coach.