The #beBetter Podcast

Dr. Michael Herbert
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The goal of the #beBETTER brand is for everyone to show up  as the best version of themselves everyday.  #beBETTER provides opportunities for all of us to be better teammates, coaches, parents, teachers, administrators, partners and/or friends by looking inside ourselves, thinking about our choices and taking action on what we can do to work every day to be the best versions of ourselves and #beBETTER than we were yesterday!

  1. FEB 26

    Episode #32: Do you know anyone else who played 5 sports in 1 school year in high school? Ann Walker did and that drive and focus has only propelled her to accomplish so many more things in her professional career.

    Send a text Ann Walker has enjoyed exploring all types of things in her life from athletics to acting and mostly traveling. Her life has taken her from a small town in Iowa all over the country coaching basketball and eventually into athletic administration. It is clear that she is very successful at many things, but retiring was not one of them. She came out of retirement for a short time to get back into college athletic administration and then moved over to help with WeCoach where she worked for many years and now is on their board of directors. Ann believes that coaches can be honest and hard without being demeaning and she is working to help coaches learn how to do both. The key to her success, just be authentic.

    1h 17m

  2. FEB 10

    Episode #31: Dom Montiel is the definition of a student-athlete. He excelled in the classroom and in every sport he competed in at the high school level, but you wouldn’t know it from his humble outlook in this conversation.

    Send a text Dom Montiel joined us this past fall to share his point of view on being a collegiate athlete and his decision to transfer from a Div. 1 college to an NAIA college to play football. As he looks forward to his senior season in the fall of 2026, he reflects on how he believes you need to outwork people to be successful, but you must also give yourself some grace. If you are not graceful with yourself you will just get frustrated and that will not help you achieve what you are working towards. Dom also shares how Madden Football has helped him as a QB, but the best advice he gives us as parents is simple: “be there” for your kids. Something he learned from his parents over the years.

    55 min

  3. JAN 27

    Episode #30: Retired Sheriff LeeAnnDra Marchese joins us to share why she went into law enforcement and now in retirement she still continues to help others in her community.

    Send a text LeeAnnDra Marchese was ready to go into the military when a chance encounter opened the door to law enforcement. She is open and honest about how her childhood shaped her into the woman and mother she is today. She shares how she learned to work on her breathing so she could be more mindful on the way to an emergency call but don’t be fooled, if you touch her hair, “it’s on!” Law enforcement officers see a lot of sad and depressing things during their time on the job, but LeeAnnDra does an incredible job showing us the bright side of her career and how she continues to help others in need.

    1h 6m

  4. JAN 13

    Episode #29: CL Lindsay is only licensed to practice law in his home state so don’t expect to be getting any “formal” legal advice in this episode, but you can expect to get some advice from Madam Edith!

    Send a text CL Lindsay wanted to be an attorney since he was in the 10th grade and he did it, he made it to the big time and was practicing law in New York with some huge clients. But, as most of us realize, what we wanted at 15 years old is not what we are going to want when we are in our 50’s. A call from his college professor one day changed his professional career and put him on a path to making an impact daily on students' lives. “Success is weird” but the key to CL’s success is consistency. This is by far the most we have laughed in any episode but don’t be surprised to have CL make you think just as much as he made us laugh.

    1h 8m

  5. 12/30/2025

    Episode #28: The fellas take some time to answer questions from their listeners and reflect on 2025!

    Send a text Year 1 of The #beBETTER Podcast is in the books and the hosts can’t believe how fast time has flown by. So many great guests, countless amazing stories and this was just the first year. The guys got some questions from some of their faithful listeners and a random guy named Steve from Oregon. All of these great questions gave us some topics to reflect on, remember what to be grateful about and think about how we always end up right where we are supposed to be. We hope you enjoy listening to us reminisce about this past year and look forward to a great 2026.

    1 hr

  6. 12/16/2025

    Episode #27: Santa Claus joins us from the North Pole to discuss how he got into the giving business and why he continues year after year to spread joy around the world.

    Send a text **Friendly Festive Warning**: This episode of The #beBETTER Podcast covers a lot of different topics and we share some great stories with our special guest. If your household is still firmly Team Santa, press play once the kids are asleep. We believe in preserving holiday magic around here. John Egerer is Santa Claus, no one can dispute it and no one would introduce him as John, this is a fact. This Santa has been sharing his kindness around Humboldt County in Northern California for nearly 50 years because of the love he receives back from so many people. Listen to how his service began because of the influence of his mother and why he continues to support the Toys for Tots program every year to bring joy to our kids around the world (https://www.toysfortots.org/). A quick apology in advance for a few technical and audio hiccups, it’s a long journey to the North Pole, and the Wi-Fi got a little frosty along the way. The North Pole is magical… but the internet? Not always. Blame the distance, the snowstorms, and some very overworked North Pole Wi-Fi.

    23 min

  7. 12/04/2025

    Episode #26: Dr. Rod Keller may in fact be the nicest human alive. He has spent his life in higher education helping students to understand that they belong.

    Send a text Dr. Rod Keller joins our hosts to talk about his personal and professional life where he tells us the secret to being a good teacher, but you have LISTEN to the episode to find out what that secret is. Dr. Keller has retired twice but he is not very good at it, so here is again teaching a freshman seminar course in Idaho. His background is in writing but he is teaching young people to see their own capabilities by using positive grading. Dr. Keller is a kind person who always focuses on what students and people are doing well, not what they are doing wrong. Rod is actually a twin, but he is one of a kind as far as we are concerned.

    1h 2m

  8. 11/21/2025

    Episode #25: Jen Bagley-Trotter is tough, there really is no other way to describe this Minnesota native, but as we find out she is so much more.

    Send a text Coach Bagley-Trotter has spent her life coaching softball and she has always worked on finding her direction. Well, she has found her direction and her plan was right because of the perspective she had along the way. That perspective was to find good people and focus on transformational relationships instead of transactional ones. We were fortunate to spend some with Coach recently and talk about her journey to finding the “right fit.” After you listen we believe you will be trying to find better ways to forgive, surround yourself with good people and other ways you can be better.

    1h 14m
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The goal of the #beBETTER brand is for everyone to show up  as the best version of themselves everyday.  #beBETTER provides opportunities for all of us to be better teammates, coaches, parents, teachers, administrators, partners and/or friends by looking inside ourselves, thinking about our choices and taking action on what we can do to work every day to be the best versions of ourselves and #beBETTER than we were yesterday!

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  • Creator
    Dr. Michael Herbert
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The #beBetter Podcast
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