Beyond the Buckets Show with Chris McSwain

Bryn is a Peak Performance Coach, helping elite athletes on managing the mental and physical demands of their sport through mastery of their mental skills so they can scale to the highest levels of their sport even if they aren't the most talented, highly recruited or well known.  As a former Division 1 track athlete at Michigan State University, Bryn brings great energy and enthusiasm to eve...

Matthew Raidbard is currently the Senior Associate Athletics Director/Compliance, Academics & Student-Athlete Welfare Services at the University of Hartford. After obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree (2006) in history and classical studies from Indiana University, Matthew decided to pursue my dream of being a college basketball coach. His first college basketball coaching job was at Western...

Jared Hummel is an experienced business leader with a history of building start-up organizations into streamlined, revenue-generating companies. As the President of Parqa, he leads with a strong financial background and is motivated by enhancing growth and finding solutions to complex operating and execution-based challenges. He enjoys working with company leaders to integrate digital strategies i...

Mitch Ford, Coach, Learner, & Communicator. When there is a chance to share knowledge and give insight, you’ll truly see Mitch in his element. Whether it is a podcast, speech, or motivational video, Mitch is always trying to grow his skills and learn from others. His favorite show is Shark Tank… It makes sense being a marketing and entrepreneurship nerd. He is a lifelong NBA fan and has held j...

Sir Cadian bio Sir Cadian is a direct to consumer men’s premium sleepwear brand looking to bring style and comfort back to bed.  We make modern, tailored silhouettes that can work as sleepwear, loungewear, and daywear alike. From ultra-breathable and super soft-plant-based fabrics to flatlock stitching in sensitive areas, all elements that place design, comfort and sustainability as its core pilla...

Tacie is a mom, a digital leader, a strategist, and much more! She is an expert in digital business transformation - a holistic approach to changing the way a person or organization thinks, operates, and behaves. Customer behaviors, technological change, operational models, and societal change are all forcing companies to rethink how their business operates. Intrigued by human behavior and our uni...

Desiree Lotz has been helping people with their health for more than 40 years. Her basic philosophy is that all symptoms people experience is an indication that they have deficiencies or excesses in their diet.  Desiree loves what she does. She is from South Africa and now resides in the USA. She has helped people deal with their stress and improve health conditions even see early signs of possibl...

Adam Hepker has spent three seasons as the lead assistant coach for the OUAZ men's basketball program after taking the position to help build the program before the start of the 2017-18 season. Hepker is no stranger to the NAIA having spent 14 seasons as a coach or a player within the national organization. During that time, Hepker teams have reached the NAIA National Championship eight times...

Gav Gillibrand is a fitness & nutrition expert who specialises in helping busy men & women lose 20lbs or more in 12 weeks or less without cutting out carbs and other fun stuff from their lives. From a TV appearance on “Blind Date” in 1993 to a distinguished career as a male revue artist AKA a male stripper, travelling all over the UK & Europe, Gav went on to become one of the UK’s most...

JACQUELYN H. BERRY, PhD, is a writer, cognitive scientist, and tech entrepreneur devoted to the study and practice of expertise. An advocate for augmented learning and a founding member of Artificial Intelligence for Africa, she has spoken before the United Nations. She recently traveled to Egypt as a Fulbright Scholar where, in addition to her research on human-computer interaction among Arabic-E...

#90. Jim Huber - Coach | Business Owner | Podcast Host Coach Jim Huber has over 25 years of coaching experience at the youth, high school and college levels. He has developed and coached some of the best players in the world. Some of my former elite student-athletes are now playing for the NBA while others have gone on to play at some of the best college programs in the nation such as Michigan Sta...

Chris Hull is the founder and Chief Product Officer of Otus, a Chicago-based Edtech company that centralizes work for educators, students and their families, eliminating the chaos of multiple systems. Chris grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and attended New Trier High School, where he poured most of his energy into playing basketball and other sports. He attended Denison University, where Chris co...

Scott is a proven connector who has spent the last 6 years in the sports technology space. He was a former D1 athlete at the University of South Alabama where he had the opportunity to start their  football program in 2009. Scott started out as an Account Executive in a couple different verticals before taking a dive into building a start-up. Scott is now overseeing business development at Chek wh...

Ford Dyke is a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in Kinesiology and Team USA Athlete. For over a decade, Dr. Dyke has studied Human Psychology, Kinesiology, and Psychophysiology. He professes that optimal performance is dependent upon the integration of health and well-being. Dr. Dyke is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the School of Kinesiology at Auburn University and teaches a variety of subjects...

Kate Eckman - Author | Certified Executive Leadership Coach | Keynote Speaker Kate Eckman empowers high-achieving individuals to actualize their full potential. She leverages her experience as a well-known communications, performance and mindfulness expert, accomplished entrepreneur, and elite athlete to equip leaders with the tools, methodology, and energetic boost they need to excel at the game...

I had the pleasure of interviewing the cast from the Hoopsology Podcast, Justin Goodrum and Matt Thomas.   Want more from your basketball podcast? Matt and Justin have you covered, covering not only the NBA but also interviewing those close to the game of basketball. In 2020, we had journalists from NBCSports, The Athletic, ESPN, authors, Emmy award-winning director Zak Levitt, NBA TV Host Ben Lyo...

Jason is committed to Personal Growth, my marriage and family, Athletics, Suicide Prevention, and creating WIN WIN relationships. Able to handle multiple projects with strong follow-through. Reliable, inspired, and organized with the ability to work independently, as well as a team player. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact professionally with clients, colleagues, and staff. Profi...

Ibrahim Badmus is Director of Business Operations at JLL. He was the former business consultant for Sports Faculty Advisory and Liberty Sports Management. He is also a former assistant men's basketball coach at St. Francis University at the Division 1 level   He completed his playing career in Brazil in Espírito Santo. Also playing in Osnabreuck in the German League Pro A as well as with the...

Beyond the Buckets Ep. #81 Wade Nakamura - Presentation Girls Basketball Coach  Wade Nakamura is the head girls basketball coach at Presentation High School.  He has previously coached at Homestead High School, Leland High School and has won six CCS championships as a head coach in his 24 year coaching career.  Wade is the son of legendary coach Gene Nakamura who was the head coach at Berkeley Hig...

Coach Kiernan will begin his 14th season at Mater Dei High School in 2019-20 and he has made an indelible mark on a program that is incredibly rich in tradition. Coach Kiernan's tenure at Mater Dei has been nothing short of remarkable. Coach Kiernan has won two National Championships, three State Championships, five CIF Championships and six Southern California Regional Championships. The 201...

#79. Special Jennings - Head Coach Montverde Academy  Since her last professional minutes in May 2013, Jennings has been honing her craft as a leader and teacher of the game. Jennings' latest position was Associate Head Coach at The University of Illinois at Chicago, spending two years there from 2018-19 to 2019-2020. While the program was in a rebuilding stage during that time, they are pois...

#78. Dr. Matt Dewar - Mindfulness & Emotional Intelligence Educator | Wellness Advisor | Author | Speaker About Matt Motivated by my own personal struggle with anxiety as a young adult and informed by almost two decades of teaching mindfulness and emotional intelligence in schools, my message is simple: Through increased awareness, knowledge, and skill, you have the ability to transform stress...