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Leading as the New Guy at an Old School in Downtown Minneapolis | AD Austin Junker - DeLaSalle, MN

On a trip to Minneapolis in January of '26 I sat down with DeLaSalle's new athletic director, Austin Junker. It was a great conversation during an emotional time in Minneapolis, and we both left feeling encouraged. Here's a look at the questions I fed to Austin: 1. What do you love about your job as an AD? 2. How do you lead as the new guy at an old school with great history? 3. What are you up to currently in leading the school? 4. What were you looking for as you just hired your new Head Football Coach? 5. What's your vision for DeLaSalle athletics? 6. How do you get out from behind your computer?

Changing the Name "Athletic Director" and 90s Culture vs Today | Kevin Guzzo AD - St. Joseph, MI

Kevin Guzzo is the long time AD at St. Joseph HS, MI. In this podcast we discuss the following topics: 1. Changing the name, "Athletic Director" 2. Breaking free of the paperwork 3. You must lead yourself 1st 4. When to pull the plug on a coach 5. 90s Culture vs Today

Swallowing the Frog - 1 Tough Decision Away | Scott Garvis | AD Newton HS, IA

Scott Garvis is a long time AD, speaker, and now author of 4 great books! In this episode Nate throws the following questions at Scott, and he hits 'em out of the park: 1. What do you love about the job? 2. How do you handle coaches that have no interest in learning? (Swallowing the Frog) 3. Tell us more about your practice "Walk Thru" form. 4. How do you get into writing and speaking? 5. Tell us about your new book, True Legacy of a Coach

From Nebraska Tight End to a Nebraska AD | Robert Barry - AD Wahoo HS, NE

On a road trip to Nebraska to capture some mic'd up practices I got to stop by Wahoo HS and chat with AD Robert Barry. The former Nebraska tight end became the AD at Wahoo 7 years ago and is doing some great leadership work. Here's a list of questions Robert answered: 1. How do you generate good conversations amongst your staff? 2. How have you handled coaches that struggled to admit areas of needed growth? 3. What have you learned from some of your coaches? 4. Tell us about your student leadership group. 5. What excites you about your job?

The Study of Momentum | Scott Curry - AD Seward HS, NE

This episode was recorded in Seward Nebraska! Scott and I had a great conversation about the art of coaching. Here's a list of the questions Scott spoke on: 1. What's great about your job? 2. Tell us about your coaches academy? 3. What were the results on your study on momentum in sports? 4. Where does coaching the mind fit into practice?