Intentional Performers

Today we go beyond the surface with Coach Jessica Kern.  Coach Kern is the head women's basketball coach at Tennessee State University. Coach Kern has a terrific way with words, is super engaging, and has an incredible and irregular story. She will discuss her path to coaching, what it was like to growing up around basketball, and how sport psychology helped her excel as a college track athlete an...

Today I go beyond the surface with Alan Stein, Jr.  Alan is a basketball performance coach, corporate speaker, and podcast host. He is currently the director of basketball for pure sweat .  We discuss how passion and purpose drive motivation, the pitfalls of grinding, how to be fearless without being complacent, and many more concepts.  As you will hear in the podcast, Alan and I have similar thou...

On today's podcast I chat with Cam Lynch.  Cam is a professional football player with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  Cam starred at Syracuse University and also excelled in track and field in high school.  Cam will talk about his mindset for performance and how that has been cultivated throughout his life.  Thank you Cam for coming on the show and make sure to follow Cam on Twitter @CameronLynch50. 

In today's podcast I chat with Paul Goldstein.  Paul is the Taube Family Director of Men's tennis at Stanford University.  Paul also had a successful playing career where he at one point was ranked the 58th best tennis player in the world.  Paul played professionally for 10 years and before that had a tremendously successful career while playing at Stanford.  Additionally, Paul also spend signific...

Today I go Beyond the Surface with professional runner, Heather Kampf.  Heather talks about her mindset for performance and how she prepares for the day of a meet.  Heather also talks about her run in 2008 where she fell in the middle of the race, got up, and won the race. Heather is an American middle-distance runner and four-time United States National Champion in the 1 mile road race While at t...

Today I go Beyond the Surface with professional football player, Bishop Sankey.  Bishop was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft.  Before the NFL, Bishop played collegiately at the University of Washington. He carried the ball 644 times for 3,496 yards (third-most in Huskies’ history) and scored 37 touchdowns on the ground, while also adding 567 yards and one m...

Blake Baratz is an NFL agent and the founder of the Institute for Athletes.  Blake represents a number of prominent NFL players and represents Jonathan Allen from the University of Alabama, who will most likely be a top 5 pick in next week's NFL draft. In our conversation, Blake talks about his childhood and how sports played a major role in his identity.  He reminisces about being a collegiate te...

Today I go beyond the surface with professional kicker, Brad Craddock.  Brad is an accomplished football kicker.  He set records at the University of Maryland for most consecutive made field goals (24) and longest made field goal (57 yards).  During his Junior year he won the Lou Groza award, which is awarded to the nation's best collegiate placekicker.  Brad is currently pursuing a career as an N...

Today I go Beyond the Surface with Jon Wallace.  Jon ended up starting every game of his career (136), was part of four teams that went to the postseason, including three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances, won back-to-back BIG EAST Regular Season titles (2006-07, 2007-08) and a BIG EAST Tournament Championship (2006-07). He ranks third all-timee in career starts at Georgetown and the Hoyas won...

Davy Arnaud played Major League Soccer (MLS) for 14 years.  Throughout his career Davy was known as a competitor who helped his teams make winning plays.  Today Davy is an assistant coach with the Houston Dynamo. In this episode Davy discusses his journey, some of the adversity he faced and how he interpreted that adversity, and his ability to keep fighting even when the odds were stacked against...

In this episode of Beyond the Surface we chat with Dr. Amber Lattner of Lattner Performance Group.  Dr. Lattner works with individuals, teams, and organizations to build chmapionship mindsets.  Dr. Lattner will share her journey in sport as a soccer player and her decision to pursue Sport Psychology.  She will provide insight into her mindset and the mindset she works to cultivate with her clients...

Today I go Beyond the Surface with John Scott Rattan where we discuss his upbringing, his journey as a golfer, and his approach to coaching. John Scott is a golf professional at Congressional Country Club where he works with top junior, amateur and professional golfers.  John Scott also previously worked as a coach with The University of Maryland and University of Virginia.   John Scott also playe...

Dimas Chavez might be the most interesting person I have met with for this podcast.  He has lived a full life and still has much more living to do.  Dimas did not speak english until the age of six, faced discrimination, lost a sibling at a young age, and has faced other adversity that you will learn about in our conversation.  All along the way, Dimas cultivated relationships with people, started...

On this episode of Beyond the Surface I chat with Chris Caputo, Associate Head Coach at University of Miami Men's Basketball.  Coach Caputo discusses his journey from playing division 3 basketball, to Geroge Mason Univesity where he helped that team on an improbable run to the final 4, to where he is today at the University of Miami.  Coach Caputo will talk about the impact his parents, coaches, a...

On this episode of Beyond the Surface I went out to Los Angeles and got to meet with Jason Zone Fisher.  In some ways Jason is a jack-of-all-trades, as he has worked as a host, spokesman, producer, and creative consultant for a number of major brands.  Yet, Jason also has a great sense of who he is: creative, hard-working, driven, passionate, and funny.  As we explore his journey, Jason discusses...

Today I go beyond the surface with Jon Torpey, the head lacrosse coach at High Point University.  Coach Torpey talks about his journey to playing D1 and professional lacrosse and the mentors who helped him along the way.  He also talks about his mindset as a coach and how he approaches helping his players. Coach Torpey also discusses the values that he has embedded into the culture of his lacrosse...

Loved having Howard Beck from Bleacher Report on the podcast.  Howard's journey has taken him to Los Angeles where he covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Daily News and New York where he covered the Knicks for the New York Times. Howard talked about his up-bringing, being perceptive as a reporter, understanding the basic fundamentals, making mistakes and moving forward, and his motivation as a...

Today I go Beyond the Surface with Tim Gentry.  Tim discusses his upbringing, discipline, adaptability, dealing with adversity, and his overall mindset.  Take note of how Tim has bridged his experience in sport with his role as a manager. You can also follow Tim on Twitter @ThGentry where he drops knowledge regularly.  Thanks to Tim for coming on the podcast!

In this episode of Beyond the Surface, I sat down with Kelen Coleman.  Kelen is an actress who has appeared in The Office, The Newsroom, and The McCarthy's.  She has also appeared in a number of movies.   In this episode, Kelen talks about her journey to Hollywood, the tools she has developed to be at her best when it matters most, and she provides perspective on how her mindset for preparation di...

I was fortunate to sit down with TV host and sports columnist, Jason Whitlock.  Jason discusses his journey from Indianapolis to Los Angeles, and all of the stops in between.  Along the way, Jason shares how he cultivated his mindset for performing and how he used adversity to learn life lessons. Jason also discusses how he approaches performing on air and how it differs from his cultivation of th...

In part 2 of my conversation with David Falk we continue to explore his journey as he breaks off on his own, selfishness, having perspective on being well-liked, stories about his clients, becoming a coach, and we get a sense of what his preferences are.  David is extremely transparent and does not mince his words as we continue to go beyond the surface. If you want to learn more about David, chec...

David Falk is a pioneer, innovater, and considered one of the best spors agents of all time.  His client list is littered with hall-of-famers and all-stars like Michael Jordan, James Worthy, Alonozo Morning, Patrick Ewing, Allen Iverson, Dikembe Mutombo, Elton Brand, Juwan Howard, and many more.  Along the way he also represented legendary coaches John Thompson and Mike Krzyzweski. While his clien...

Truly honored to interview Coach Raphael Chillious.  Coach Chillious is the Associate Head Coach for the University of Washington Mens Basketball program.  His journey is truly remarkable as he talks about his upbringing, his experience as an athlete, and how he approaches coaching.  Coach Chillious has an amazing ability to connect with his players, while also imparting the wisdom he has learned...

For my first Beyond the Surface interview I talked with Teague Moore, head coach of American University Wrestling.  Teague was also an accomplished wrestler, winning a national championship while at Oklahoma State.   Teague discusses his upbringing, moments in his life that changed his competitive drive, and his mindset for performance.  He also reflects on his mindset as a wrestler and how it's c...