On Ignorance Screams While Wisdom Listens
Our Great Coach on this episode is Bill Sweetenham. Bill is an Australian swimming coach, who first started training athletes in the 1970’s in the rural Australian town of Mount Isa. His coaching career progressed quickly and he coached at his first Olympian in 1976. His swimmers have delivered 27 Olympic and World Championship medals […]
Leading with Purpose: Lessons from Barry Dancer on Coaching and Culture

Barry Dancer on Purpose, Facilitation, and Leading Without Getting in the Way There is no algorithm for leadership. So we ask the world’s great coaches how they do it. On the Great Coaches podcast, Paul speaks with Olympic gold medal–winning hockey coach Barry Dancer from Queensland about what separates great coaches: strong athlete relationships, deep […]
Your Mindset Is Your Superpower: Allistair McCaw
Alistair McCaw on Consistency, Controllables, and Coaching Lessons from Nick Bollettieri and Coach K Alistair McCaw joins Paul on the Great Coaches podcast to discuss his seventh book, Mindset Is Your Superpower, and the leadership lessons behind elite performance. McCaw shares how an early school experience fueled his belief in self-worth, clarifies he finished second […]
On Mindset Is Your Superpower
Today’s episode is on the topic of Mindset as a superpower, and we are joined for the discussion by Allister McCaw, Alistair is that rare person who excels across disciplines and industries. In addition to being an author who has sold over 300,000 books, his podcast ranks in the top 1% in the world, and […]
Shane Beamer
Our Great Coach on this episode is Shane Beamer. Shane is an American Football Coach. He started as a coach in 2000 after finishing as player with Virginia Tech. He then held positions with the University of Tennessee, Mississippi State, the University of Georgia and then University of Oklahoma where they won 3 Big 12 […]
Mental Strength Mastery: Leadership Lessons from Tennis’ Rick Macci
A Billion Dollar Mind: Rick Macci & Dr. Neva on Mental Strength, Self-Talk, and Coaching the Whole Person There is no algorithm for leadership. So we ask the world’s great coaches how they do it. In this episode of The Great Coaches Podcast, legendary tennis coach Rick Macci and neurologist Dr. Nivedita Uberoi Jerath discuss […]
On A Billion Dollar Mind
Today’s episode is focuses on the topic of having a Billion Dollar Mind And my good friend and co-host Jonathan Cole who is himself an Executive Coach are joined by the great tennis coach Rick Macci, who has worked with players like Venus and Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova Andy Roddick, and Jennifer Capriati. He is also […]
Gail Goestenkors: Evolving Coaching Philosophies
Gail Goestenkors on Coaching Identity, Trust-Based Mentorship, and Empowering Players. There is no algorithm for leadership. So we ask the world’s great coaches how they do it. On the Great Coaches podcast, Gail Goestenkors (speaking from Michigan while consulting for the University of Kentucky) reflects on lessons from elite coaches she worked with—Marsha Reall, Lynn […]