Educational AD Podcast

The Podcast has a very cool guest today - Betsy Butterick, a very successful former college athlete and coach who now uses her experience and knowledge to help athletes, coaches, teams and organizations find that competitive edge through improved communication and building stronger relationships.  Betsy is a real pro who understands the preparation, competition, and stressors that occur in hi...

The Podcast heads back to North Dakota to interview the great Dr. Mark Rerick, CMAA who - in addition to directing the Grand Forks Public School's Athletic Programs - also is one of the creators of the very successful "Off Duty AD's" Podcast!  Dr. Rerick shares his very cool story along with some Best Practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

Another FIRST for the podcast as we travel to Sparks, Nevada and visit with the great Jennifer Ritch, CMAA who is an Assistant Principal and Athletic Administrator at Reed High School.  Jennifer has a tremendous background as an athlete, teacher, and coach and now she shares her story along with some Best Practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

Today we visit with Aaron Stecker, CMAA as we complete our visit with the BIG 3 who help host the Beyond The Bench Podcas t.  Aaron is also the Director of Athletics at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and he does a great job with his program!  Aaron shares his story along with some Best Practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

The Podcast stops in North Carolina to visit with Dena Floyd, CAA who is the Director of Athletics at the Woods Charter School in Chapel Hill. Dena shares her story including being a D-I Soccer Player to coaching and then becoming an AD, along with sharing some Best Practices on this episode of the Educational AD Podcast!

Let's go to HAWAII - well, at least through the Podcast!  Our guest today is the high energy Georges Gilbert II, CAA who works in "Paradise" as the Assistant Executive Director for the Interscholastic League of Honolulu.  Georges is also very active at the National level with NIAAA and today he shares his story along with some Best Practices for AD's and Coaches on this episode of The Ed...

We're back to the West Coast to visit with a good friend, Carolyn Sideco, CAA who is a long time Athletic Director in the Bay Area who now has a successful Athletic Consulting business.  Carolyn also works with Coaching Kapwa which creates spaces to help reaffirm individual's purpose in educational athletics and help reclaim the love and joy of sports. Carolyn shares her story along with some...

Today we visit with the great Todd Gordon, CMAA who is the AD for Greene Co. Schools in Jefferson, Iowa but he is also the creator and one of the hosts for the VERY successful Beyond The Bench Podcast!  Todd also operates Gordon Leadership Daily in his spare time and today he shares his story plus some Best Practices in this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

The podcast stops in Maryland (our 4th visit) to hear from the great Tina Queen, CAA who is the AD at Reginald Lewis High School in Baltimore.  Tina has an incredible background as a college athlete and coach and she shares her story plus some Best Practices for AD's and Coaches on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

The Podcast has another FIRST with a stop in Rhode Island to visit with Arthur Entwistle who is the Assistant AD and Athletic Trainer at Rocky Hill Country Day School.  Arthur has a very cool story that he shares, along with some Best Practices for Athletic Directors on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

The Podcast heads back to California for our 10th visit (#2 behind Florida!) and a chat with a good friend, Jean Kinn Ashen, who is the Athletic Director at her alma mater, North Salinas High School.  Jean has an incredible background as an athlete, coach, and AD including a stint on the NIAAA Board of Directors!  She shares her story + some Best Practices on this episode of The Educatio...

The Podcast goes "Pro" as we visit with Rex Desvaristes who was a long time AD in Florida but has recently joined the Cleveland Browns of the NFL in a hands on Youth Football and Community Relations program! Rex shares how he built a state champion high school program in Florida and also talks about his new gig with the Browns!  THIS is the Educational AD Podcast!

Today we visit with Lorien Parry Luehrs who is the President and COO of HomeTown Ticketing, one of the top online ticketing platforms in the country.  Lorien shares her story plus the HomeTown story along with some great applications of the program and how it can help any Athletic Director to their job better!  THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!

Another FIRST as the Podcast stops in Colorado to visit with Matt Heckel, CMAA of Dakota Ridge High School.  Matt is a long time teacher, coach, and AD for the JeffCo Public Schools and has presented at the National Athletic Director Conferences five times along with presenting at the New Mexico State Athletic Director Conference and in he 2018 presented at the National USA Football Coaches C...

Our guest today is Diane Kunkel who has been at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish School for the past 22 years as athletic director, coach and physical education teacher. She is a firm believer and advocate for Title IX and she has coached successfully at both the high school and AAU levels. Diane has won a National Championship at the AAU level and today she shares her story along with some Best Practic...

The Podcast makes it's FIRST stop in Iowa and we get to visit with the great Scott Garvis, CMAA!  Scott is a long time high school AD who was also very active at the National (NIAAA) level along with being one of the tri-hosts of the very popular Beyond The Bench Podcast!  Scott has recently stepped away from being a full time school based AD to devote his time to his consulting business...

Today we visit with the GREAT Emily Webb who has built a juggernaut of a throwing program at Florida's Niceville High School.  Emily started with just 3 total student athletes and a few years later has over 40 throwers - this year she qualified 12 to the STATE MEET - and her leadership extends beyond the track!  Coach Webb shares her story + some best practices for coaches and AD's on Th...

Today - on the one year Anniversary of our first airing - we have a very cool episode featuring the authors of The Coach and The Geek - Building a Kick-Butt Culture.  Mark Adams is a long time college coach/AD who has also been one of the voices of ESPN College Basketball while Jeff Van Fleet is the CEO of Lighthouse Technologies!  Together they have crafted a GREAT story that will have...

Today we had back to one of our favorite states (6th time!) to visit with Kayla Stewart, who is an aspiring Athletic Director and a recent graduate of the William Woods University online Master's Degree in Athletic Administration.  Kayla shares her story plus some best practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

The Podcast heads back to the Great Northwest and the state of Washington (our 6th time) to visit with a "Friend of the Show," Da"Mon Perry who is the Assistant Athletic Director at the University School in Seattle. Da'Mon has been following the podcast for quite awhile and now he gets to share his story, brag a little bit on his school, and also offer some tips for other AD's.  THIS is the E...

Today the Podcast heads back to New York to visit with Kim Saxton of The Ursuline School in New Rochelle.  Kim is a Certified Athletic Administrator and she shares her story along with some cool Best Practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

The Podcast heads back to Missouri and Nixa High School - our first time back to the same school - where we visit with Athletic Director Brandon Clark, CAA.  Brandon has a great assistant AD who appeared on the podcast earlier this year but this is Brandon's show as he gets to share his story, brag a little bit on his school and his coaches, and then offer some tips for all AD's ... THIS is t...

Today's Episode is a WOW! We get to visit with Lina Taylor, a 2 time Olympic Athlete who is the founder of CLOSE the Gap Leadership.  Lina Combinines her strong business acumen with the high performance principles of an elite athlete, to allow her to deliver impactful virtual team building presentations and leadership training for schools, teams, and businesses.  Lina shares her incredib...

The Podcast stops in Maryland and we visit with Phil Thompson, CMAA who is the AD and Head Boys Lacrosse Coach at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute.  Phil has also been a part of the prestigious NIAAA Leadership Cohort and he shares his story along with some Best Practices on THIS episode of the Educational AD Podcast!

The Podcast goes back to College as we visit with Megan Davidson who is the Assistant Softball Coach at Morehead State University.  Megan also spent time as an Assistant Athletic Director at a couple of schools and one day hopes to return to Athletic Administration but for now she's enjoying her stint working with young women at the university level.  Megan shares her story along with so...