Be Contagious Leadership Experience

Coach Kroogs as he is known to his players is the head coach for the Grand Rapids Drive in the NBA G-League. Kroogs experience has taken him to the NBA, Division 1 basketball and the high school levels. Was super excited when he was able to break away and join us on the BCLE! We talked about building a culture in the NBA's minor league, player development and how coaching goes so much more than ju...

Cal Baptist University Head Coach Rick Cory is in the midst of his program transitioning from Division 2 to Division 1… Was super excited when he was able to break away and join us on the BCLE! I stopped by CBU brand new gorgeous facilities and we sat and talked about the transition, his leadership style, his journey and how he blends his family and work together! You will love what he is building...

Very few coaches have the energy that Coach Jeffrey Berokoff has… was extremely happy when he stopped by the BCLE (Be Contagious Leadership Experience)! Coach Berokoff has successfully built strong cultures at three different high schools. After a playing career at San Diego State and Cal Baptist, Berokoff decided that he wanted to be a high school coach where he can make an impact in his players...

Ive known Coach Izzi Metz for close to 20 years and was so exited when he was able to be a guest on the BCLE (Be Contagious Leadership Experience)! Izzi is what they call in the basketball profession, a grinder - he has coached at the High School, NCAA division 3 and division 1 levels. He is currently the head mens coach at Wilkes University and you will love hearing his stories on how he climbed...

Mental performance coach Dayne Gigrinch stops by the BCLE (Be Contagious Leadership Experience) and shares his experience and knowledge working with athletes of all ages! Coach Dayne runs 1% mindset and has worked with athletes all over the world on sharpening their mind. In this episode we talk about what makes the greats great and what are some steps you can take to sharpen your mind! You will l...

Loved having La Canada St Francis High School Head Coach Todd Wolfson stops by the BCLE (Be Contagious Leadership Experience)! Todd coaches at the high school I attended many years ago and when he was named head coach I was pretty excited! He had won a championship with Chaminade high school and now he was given the chance to build the SF program! Whats really interesting is that I actually coache...

Long Island Brooklyn Head Coach Stephanie Del Preore stops by the BCLE (Be Contagious Leadership Experience)! Steph was the very first coach I met when I was hired at Duke and at the time she had just gotten the assistant job at Seton Hall. 5+ years later she is the head coach at LIU Brooklyn taking the steps to build a strong program. In this episode we talk her leadership style, how she relates...

Derek Jones the assistant coach for Duke football stops by the BCLE (Be Contagious Leadership Experience) and shares his journey, thoughts on being a man and what it takes to be of service to others! DJ as he is known throughout college football has also established himself as a social media guru with over 30,000 followers on twitter. His inspirational and thought-provoking quotes can be seen al o...

Los Angeles Lakers reporter for lakersnation.com Serena Winters stops by the BCLE to shares her story from growing up in Orange County-California, to being a student at UCSB, to hustling all over Southern California to make her passion into a career! In this in depth interview Serena talks about her journey, the struggles, her drive and gives some great hard hitting advice on chasing what you want...

Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Oregon Kelly Graves stops by the BCLE (Be Contagious Leadership Experience) and shares his amazing journey starting off as a Junior College Coach to where he is today in Eugene. Through the years Coach Graves has found success-building programs through a process of teamwork, gratitude and more! We visited Coach Graves a few months back and had a great conversation...

In this episode, online marketing guru Amy Porterfield stops by the BCLE (Be Contagious Leadership Experience) and shares her story and expertise. Amy has built an empire as an entrepreneur in online marketing... but it wasn't easy! Her transition to the corporate world was anything but smooth. Once she discovered that she can build a business and help others at the same time everything lined up!...

Ohio State Women's Basketball Associate Head Basketball Coach Patrick Klein stops by the BCLE (Be Contagious Leadership Experience). Klein has played a huge role in guiding the buckeyes to top 5 in the country the last 2 seasons in scoring and has played an instrumental role in recruiting. Off the court Klein is the founder and director of the iBelieve Foundation, which provides leadership, commun...

Head Coach Bob MacKinnon of Texas Legends in the NBA D-League stops by the BCLE (Be Contagious Leadership Experience) and talks about his amazing journey from his early days in coaching to becoming the all-time winning coach in the D-League. Through the years Coach Mac has recreated himself over and over again. He has spent time coaching at the collegiate levels including time at the University of...

Public relations entrepreneur and former Division 1 athlete Jerrica Williams stops by the BCLE (Be Contagious Leadership Experience). Jerica is the owner of JACE a independent consultancy for branding, public relations and strategic partnerships across sports and nonprofit industries. She also started LIVE4GEN a non profit organization that was started when she lost her teammate to breast cancer....

The one and only Coach Nick from Bball Breakdown stops by Be Contagious and talks about his amazing journey from basketball manager, to screenwriter, to becoming the leading producer of NBA breakdown content on social media! Coach Nick is the owner of Bballbreakdown which is featured on Youtube, podcasts, twitter and a stand alone website. He started on his journey to preserve the fundamentals of...

Leadership and teamwork keynote speaker Alan Stein stops by Be Contagious and talks about his amazing journey from working with the "pros" before they were even known to the world such as Kevin Durant, Victor Elidipo and others to where he is today. Alan is the Director of Performance and Podcast host for Pure Sweat Basketball and has traveled the world teaching about high performance training for...

Randall University Head Mens Basketball Coach Mark Berokoff stops by Be Contagious and talks about his amazing journey from coaching high school in Southern California where he won a CIF section championships to where he is today - winning his second straight National Championship at Randall.  Mark's journey is filled with ups and downs but his resiliency while supporting a family and building a s...

Troy University Women's basketball assistant coach Neil Harrow stops by the tribe of Be Contagious and talks about his journey from Scotland to Spain and eventually the United States.  Neil is a true example of how determination and mindset can take you to levels you've only imagined.  On todays episode we touch on his background and how his philosophies have been shaped thru is travel and experie...

Head Womens Basketball coach Ryan McCarthy joins Be Contagious and drops some amazing nuggets on his beliefs on leadership and how trust is a central pillar of his success. Ryan's UAA teams have been at the top of the national rankings every single year including an appearance in the National Championship game in 2016. For most of us our knowledge about Alaska is whatever Discovery TV shows us but...

Coach Kelly Finley is the assistant coach at the University of Florida and has spent time at Arizona, Colorado and Harvard. Known for her energy and amazing ability to relate to recruits Kelly is considered one of the top young coaches coming up! Her experiences at 3 different institutions all with their own unique culture has helped her grow into the woman she is today. On todays podcast Kelly ta...

Jessica Kern is the Head Women's Basketball Coach at Mississippi Valley State University. Her devotion to family and her players in the tough world of college athletics is a beautiful thing. On today's podcast Jessica talks about her playing career overseas, her belief in comfort food taking you to a place of happiness and her strong faith in everything she does. What I love most about Jessica is...

Florida State womens assistant coach Brooke Wyckoff has become one of the top young coaches in the game. Her enthusiasm and passion for her players and the program shows up everyday. On todays podcast Brooke talks about her journey from Ohio to playing professionally in the WNBA to Spain and now to a career in coaching at her alma mater. I consider Brooke a friend and have enjoyed our many convers...