Educational AD Podcast

On today's Mentoring Minute, Dan Comeau shares some tips for AD's and Coaches regarding "Overnight Trips."  These can be once in a lifetime experiences for kids and coaches but there are some key steps to take to ensure everything goes well and there are no issues to deal with when you get back!  THIS is the Mentoring Minute on The Educational AD Podcast!

We take a trip back to Oklahoma and get an update from two of the VERY BEST!  Stephanie Blackwell (Vol. 1 #23) and Emily Barkley (Vol. 2 #33) join us to give an update on what's happening!  Emily is a CMAA and Director of Athletics at Union H.S. in Tulsa and Stephanie (also a CMAA) is the long time AD at Bixby H.S. but is now part or Emily's team at Union.  Both share their story, p...

Today we're back in California to visit with Brandon Gonzalez, RAA who is the AD and Director of Student Life at Pacifica Christian in Newport Beach.  Brandon helped open the school and has led them to great success already and he also started a very cool podcast to feature his athletes and teams!  Today he shares his story along with some Best Practices on THIS episode of The Educationa...

For 2022, we're still going to have our regular Interviews every Monday and Friday plus Dan Comeau's Mentoring Minute each Tuesday.  John Sgromolo will also be back with Thursday's Team Building Tip and we are very excited to announce our NEW Wednesday lineup of experts from the world of Athletics, Education, and Sport Science!  THIS is the Educational AD Podcast!

With NIL appearing in the headlines almost daily we are fortunate to talk with Michelle Meyer, the Founder of The NIL Network.  Michelle is a a former D-I athlete and Coach who currently coordinates NIL for San Diego State University.  She also founded and directs The NIL Network which serves as a clearinghouse for all things NIL related.  NIL is coming to high schools and today Mic...

Today on The FIRST Mentoring Minute of 2022, Dan Comeau talks about coming back after a long break.  Some great information on something that affects every single AD.  Thanks as always for listening to the Mentoring Minute on The Educational AD Podcast

On our FIRST Podcast on the New Year we make our FIRST ever stop in Delaware and visit with a "Friend of the Show," Robert Beron, CMAA.  Robert is the AD at Caesar Rodney H.S. and has been a frequent listener, commenter, and promoter of the Podcast and today he shares his story along with some Best Practices on The Educational AD Podcast!

For New Year's Eve, we're back in Florida's Panhandle as we revisit Community Christian School to talk with Sheri Freeland who is the Assistant Athletic Director.  Sheri works with Lorna Wolfkill, CAA (Vol. 1 #91 from Jan. 2021) to direct the athletic teams for CCS.  Sheri tells her own story while providing some Best Practices for AD's and Coaches on this episode of The Educational AD P...

It's the day before New Year's Eve and I've noticed a lot of "End of the Year" conversations on having an Attitude of Gratitude .  This has been one of my themes over the year as I was sometimes the AD or Coach at a school that was financially challenged!  I wanted us to be Grateful for the opportunities and for the resources that we HAD, but always strive to do more (and get more!) to h...

Today we sit down with award-winning teachers and coaches Rob Rose and Mark Landers of Glastonbury H.S. in Connecticut who have created The Winning Difference - a website and resource for athletes, coaches, parents and AD's.  The Winning Difference focuses on creating a community  that supports each other in the pursuit of growth and excellence within sports.  Winning is not everyth...

Today we sit down with Meghan O'Leary who has quite the Athletic resume - she was a two sport D-I student athlete at Virginia and spent 5 years working at ESPN before becoming a 2 time Olympian on the USA Rowing Team!  On the way she helped a couple of start ups and now she is the Head of Ops for STRIDE - the first Coach-Athlete Relationship Management (CARM) system that works to connect peop...

Today we visit with long time College AD turned Sports Consultant Dr. Matthew Raidbard who has founded Raidbard Sports Leadership Consulting to help AD's and coaches be more effective and successful leaders. Drawing on over 15 years of experience as a Division 1 men's college basketball coach and senior level athletics administrator, as well as original research in the area of athletic coach leade...

Today we're talking with Matthew Glick, the Founder and CEO of GIPPER - a marketing technology platform that makes graphic design incredibly easy for non-designers.  Gipper is used by 1000+ schools in nearly 50 states - helping them create and share custom, branded content to social media in just seconds.  Matt shares his story - Division I student athlete + award winning scholar - along...

John Sgromolo, CAA of Clay County (FL) shares another Team Building Tip with our listeners.  John is the County AD for a large district in Florida and he's also got a national reputation as a "Guru" regarding Branding, Promoting, and Social Media.  John also runs a very successful leadership program for aspiring AD's and he shares his wisdom today on this episode of The Educational AD Po...

As we head into 2022, I truly want to THANK YOU for your support of the The Educational AD Podcast!  When I started this back in June of 2020, I was simply hoping to promote our hard working AD's here in Florida!  I was more surprised than anyone when people began to listen (and download!) to the point today where we've had more downloads in the past 5 months than we did during the first...

This one is a "Must Listen" (and see!) as we visit with Jason Klein, the founder and CEO of Force 3 Pro Gear! Jason was an umpire in the minor leagues and called games across the country and around the world! He experienced the risk of serious injury to himself, his colleagues and the players while paying his dues behind the plate. He decided to found a company with one purpose in mind — to not on...

Today we're in Texas with Dr. iyhia McMichael who has an incredible resume including being a 2x All American in college, a NUMBER ONE draft pick for the Women's Professional Softball League, and a Gold Medal Winner!  She is currently the Girls AD and Head Softball Coach at Emerson H.S. in Texas and today she shares her story + Best Practices on The Educational AD Podcast!

We're back in Ohio for the 15th Time - 2nd only to Florida - to visit with Joey Day, CAA who is the Athletic Director at Marysville High School.  Joey has done an impressive job and today he shares some Best Practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

He's BACK! It's another great TEAM BUILDING TIP with Clay County's District AD, John Sgromolo! Most Thursdays, John shares a "Gem" with AD's, Coaches, and other Leaders on this special episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

It's "Back to School" as we host another STUDENT PANEL, this time with 3 great student athletes from Wayland Academy in Wisconsin, along with their AD Josh Blumenthal - Josh was a guest several months ago at his previous stop in Texas.  Today Ellie Alpin, Drew Benson, and Emre Kocer share their story and their thoughts on this special episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

The LAST Day of the NIAAA's National Conference and we've got Another "Back to COLLEGE" visit - this time with Dr. Meghan Halbrook who is the Director of the M.A. in Coaching & Sport Leadership at Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia.  Dr. Halbrook shares her story along with some very interesting research findings that will help all athletic directors and leaders better help their stu...

Today we're still at the NADC Conference in Denver, but the podcast goes back to Virginia for the 5th time as we visit with Jeremy Eubank, RAA and the Director of Athletics at Chatham Hall.  Jeremy has done a great job developing the programs at Chatham and today he shares his story along with some Best Practices on this episode of THE EDUCATIONAL AD Podcast!

It's a NADC Flashback as we air our podcast interview from ONE YEAR AGO!  On Dec. 11, 2020 the podcast made a stop in Ohio to visit with the great Jon Payne, CMAA and a long time member (with me!) of the NIAAA's Certification Committee.  Jon shared his story along with some Best Practices on this episode of the Educational AD Podcast!  We hope you enjoy this Flashback Episode!

Today the Podcast heads to Washington to visit with Larry Ledgerwood of Athletic Surveys by LifeTrack.  They provide customized surveys for athletes, parents, and coaches and they serve schools throughout the country, and internationally. They provide data that helps coaches and athletic programs be their best as they Identify strengths and weaknesses within programs, evaluate facilities, and...

We are ONE DAY away from the NIAAA's National Conference in Denver and I thought let's hear from a National Leader and a "Friend of the Show," Jen Brooks, CMAA who is the founder of the Global Community of Women in High School Sports!  We've done over 200 interviews and Jen was there at the very beginning (#17) and today she shares some cool events that are available to all of us this year in...