Be Contagious Leadership Experience

Jennifer King joins us on the BCLE and enters her third full season coaching in the NFL and her third as Washington's assistant running backs coach after being promoted to the role following the 2020 season. With the promotion, King became the first African-American female assistant position coach in NFL history. Coach King and I talk about how she got her start, and her transition into coaching N...

New York Times Bestselling author Rafe Bartholomew joins us on the BCLE, he has written Basketball: A Love Story, as well as Pacific Rims and Two and Two: McSorley's, My Dad, and Me. He is a staff writer “The Athletic” and has worked as an editor at Eater.com and Grantland.com and hosted Hoop Nation for CNN Philippines. Rafe and I take some time to talk about his journey and the impact basketball...

Season 4 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience is finally here! Film Director Akin Omotoso joins us on the BCLE, he is the director of the film RISE which is about the life of Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. A seasoned film director and actor Akin and I talk about being the leader/head coach of a major Hollywood movie. How his leadership style gives others confidence and how...

Second installment of the BCLE Lost Episodes! Professional basketball player Maria Laterza stops by the BCLE neighborhood and talks about her basketball career, retiring from hoops and then at 18 going back to Italy to restart her career. Loved hearing her story and how chasing passions is a big part of her journey! Sit back and enjoy my conversation with one and only Maria Laterza! INSTAGRAM: @st...

Found a few unpublished podcasts - so here is the first installment of the BCLE Los Episodes NBA and college basketball coach David Gale stops by the BCLE neighborhood and talks about his coaching journey, leading with relatinoships and how family means the most to him. We will also go into how David and I met many many years ago! Sit back and enjoy my conversation with David Gale! TWITTER: @dgale...

Welcome back to season 3 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience! (BCLE) Dr. Chris Hobbs stops by the BCLE neighborhood and talks about his love of leadership, coaching, his family and how he ended up in West Palm Beach Florida! Sit back and enjoy my conversation with Dr. Hobbs! INSTAGRAM: @dr_chrishobbs TWITTER: @dr_chrishobbs This season promises to be better than ever with more nuggets, tips...

Welcome back to season 3 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience! (BCLE) Brent Tipton has been a frequent speaker on coaches zoom calls all over the country educating coaches on the x's and o's. But This time, Brent stops by the BCLE neighborhood and talks about his love of leadership, coaching, his family and how he went from Missouri to Guam! Sit back and enjoy my conversation with Brent! INS...

Welcome back to season 3 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience! (BCLE) Mental Game Coach and author Tami Matheny stops by the BCLE neighborhood and shares her journey and important nuggets on how your players can perform at a high level! Sit back and enjoy my conversation with Tami! TWITTER: @tamimatheny WEBSITE: r2lc.com This season promises to be better than ever with more nuggets, tips and...

Welcome back to season 3 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience! (BCLE) You will LOVE my conversation with Duke Mens Basketball legend and current Director of Basketball Operations Nolan Smith! Nolan and I talk a variety of topics including his time in the NBA and how he prepares for a career in coaching! Sit back and enjoy my conversation with Nolan! INSTAGRAM: @ndotsmitty TWITTER: @ndotsmitt...

Welcome back to season 3 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience! (BCLE) We sit down with Coach Jay Hernandez of the Charlotte Hornets to talk about how his entrepreneur mindset has helped him in his career, the NBA grind and his family! Sit back and enjoy my conversation with Jay! INSTAGRAM: @coachjayhernandez TWITTER: @coachJayH This season promises to be better than ever with more nuggets, t...

Welcome back to season 3 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience! (BCLE) We sit down with Coach Erika Lambert to talk about her journey, her passion in coaching and how she started "Moms In Coaching" with BCLE S1 E1 guest Brooke Wyckoff (and current Interim Florida State Head Coach) Sit back and enjoy my conversation with the one and only Erika Lambert INSTAGRAM: @coach_elambert TWITTER: @coach...

Welcome back to season 3 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience! (BCLE) Todays experience is with Austin Peay Athletic Director Gerald Harrison We sit down to talk about his journey in athletics, his deep family roots and how he love what he does! Sit back and enjoy my conversation with my very good friend Gerald Harrison! INSTAGRAM: @austinpeayadgjh TWITTER: @GJHJ This season promises to be b...

Welcome to season 3 of the BCLE! This season promises more amazing content, guests and more!!! We are all on this journey together, supporting each others growth and development! When you have some time I would be honored if you head over to itunes and rate the Be Contagious Leadership Experience! Visit www.hernandoplanells.com for more information!

Welcome back to season 2 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience! (BCLE) Todays experience is with Brady Shearer who runs Pro Church Tools and is an expert in social media and branding! We sit down to talk about his journey, todays social media landscape and his work helping churches navigate the biggest communication shift in 500 years! INSTAGRAM: @bradyshearer TWITTER: @bradyshearer https://p...

Welcome back to season 2 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience!  (BCLE) Todays experience is with Global Sports Psychologist Dan Abrahams! We sit down to talk about his work, the importance of game faces, and what it truly means to be mentally tougher! FACEBOOK: danabrahamssoccer/
INSTAGRAM: @danabrahamssport TWITTER: @danabrahams77 https://danabrahams.com/ This season promises to be better t...

Welcome back to season 2 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience!  (BCLE) Todays experience is with Global Skill Development, Coach, Consultant & Speaker Ganon Baker! We sit down to talk about his journey, his faith, his family and what it takes to be great! FACEBOOK: @ganon.baker.basketball 
 INSTAGRAM: @ganon_baker_ TWITTER: @GanonBaker LINKEDIN: Ganon Baker Basketball  www.ganonbakerbasketba...

Episode 9 of the #BeContagiousPodcastepisode is out!🔥 Today NC State Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach Simon Harris stops by the neighborhood! Simon and I sit down and we hit on leadership concepts, how to connect with your players and his amazing playing and coaching journey! Instagram: @show2unes You can find this episode and others at the link in my bio and on @itunes, @spotify, @soundcloud o...

Episode 8 of the #BeContagiousPodcastepisode is out!🔥 In todays episode Actress, Director and Producer Shinelle Azoroh stops by the neighborhood! You may recognize her from her roles in Betty Coretta, the Oscar nominated short Dekalb Elementary and on her own YouTube Comedy series Roxie Wolfgang! Shinelle and I sit down to talk about her journey growing up in Alabama, how she fell in love with ac...

Todays experience is with transition & leadership coach, speaker and author Franqua “Coach Q” Bedell! Coach Q and I sit down to talk about being his journey as a championship basketball coach, growing a culture and how to lead in todays world! 
 Instagram: @qleadershipcoach This season promises to be better than ever with more nuggets, tips and strategies on how to bring out the best of you as a l...

Welcome back to season 2 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience! (BCLE) Todays experience is with Entrepreneur, Beauty, Wellness & Lifestyle expert Pilar Freeman! Pilar and I sit down to talk about her journey as an entrepreneur, how she handles being a successful mom and business owner and how life is like being my sister! Website: chameleonface.com/ 
Instagram: @pilarfreeman This season prom...

Welcome back to season 2 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience! (BCLE) Todays experience is with Keynote speaker and Performance Coach Mike Lee! Mike and I sit down to talk about his journey as an entrepreneur, how he got into meditation and how mindfulness has changed his life! Website: mindshiftlabs.com 
Instagram: @whoismikelee This season promises to be better than ever with more nuggets,...

Welcome back to season 2 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience!  (BCLE) Todays experience is with Professional Golfer Shasta Averyhardt! Shasta and I sit down to talk about her journey in golf from a young age, the courage its took leaving her corporate job to return to the game she love and the growth lessons she has learned! Website: shastaaveryhardt.com 
Instagram: @shastaaveryhardt This s...

Welcome back to season 2 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience!  (BCLE) This season promises to be better than ever with more nuggets, tips and strategies on how to bring out the best of you as a leader, coach, athlete, connector, partner and more! Todays experience is with College basketball coach and owner of its #Biggerthantheball Kyle Adams! Kyle and I sit down to talk about being a chang...

Welcome back to season 2 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience!  (BCLE) This season promises to be better than ever with more nuggets, tips and strategies on how to bring out the best of you as a leader, coach, athlete, connector, partner and more! Todays experience is with Aimee McDaniel & Jessi Sheldon - Co-Founders of Game Changing Films. They have revolutionized the way Film, TV and Comme...

Welcome back to season 2 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience! (BCLE) This season promises to be better than ever with more nuggets, tips and strategies on how to bring out the best of you as a leader, coach, athlete, connector, partner and more! Todays experience is with Author and Entrepreneur Andrew Ramirez! Andrew and I talk about the fears of changing career, what it takes to grow and e...