The Talking Shop Podcast Matt Tometz

I was fortunate enough to spend a few hours and connect in person with Dan, and I must say he's not only an amazing coach with 20+ years in the field but an even more selfless and thoughtful person. I'm extremely excited to share some of his stories from the journey along the way.

2:19 Biggest fork in the road: picking between moving from Assistant to Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Harvard and the Director of Olympic Sports Performance at Duke, and the details that went into making that decision

12:44 Story from 2 weeks into being hired at Harvard, his boss leaving and becoming the interim Director in charge of all teams, coordinating training the next day for 41 teams, and having to change the long-tradition Harvard football warm up on national TV

24:28 Using Marcus Stroman as an example, Dan explaining where he in his role falls into the development process with an already elite athletes

30:53 Coolest/craziest story: being asked to officiate a wedding of 2 of his former athletes

33:11 Full circle story: having "family lifts" in the morning at Duke with his daughter after all the childhood health complications she fought through and the positive impact she's had on him

Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0A9JbvWMG98

Instagram: @theothercoachp

Email: dan.perlmutter@duke.edu

A thank you for this show's sponsor, Samson Equipment: ⁠⁠https://www.samsonequipment.com/

"Although it doesn't make sense now, I know one day it will," and today is that day. In this episode, I reflect back on an internship I was supposed to do, that didn't end up working out, that still changed my life either way. Not to give too much away, but let's just say I was on the line for $12K on an Airbnb when I needed to decide...

Now, 2 months out of when that internship would've ended, here's the episode:

1:46 Brief background of situation

5:22 The moment I realized I wasn't going to do it

8:47 The perspective gained from realizing "I should've been in ___ right now"

12:07 Follow up and action items for you moving forward

Link to episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wNBDtpR6pew

Instagram/Twitter: @CoachBigToe

A thank you for this show's sponsor, Samson Equipment: ⁠https://www.samsonequipment.com/

Steve Breitenstein, a mentor/fantastic speed coach/friend, joins TSP for the third time to reflect on the journey leading to his next career. From 10+ years at TCBoost, to the last 6 years of becoming a better leader, he takes us through it all.

Although I've heard all the stories and lessons live the first time when recording, and seeing him 6 days a week for the last 3 years, I had to take notes while editing (twice) because I found it that impactful yet again. Here are the highlights:

2:43 Where his journey of leadership development started, personally seeking out his own mentor

12:10 Connecting with Jeremy Boone and staying in touch after his 12-week 1-on-1 mentorship

16:32 Utilizing TCBoost as a platform to turn leadership development into a full-time role

20:37 Why the last 6 years of this potential new career were as long as they were

26:36 Reflecting back on potential moments of frustration on the 10+ years at TCBoost

34:07 First moment of realizing a full-time leadership development role was in the realistic and near future

45:55 Advice for getting clarity when figuring out what your "boxes" are when navigating career changes

Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZqLEg16we_M

Instagram/Twitter: @SteveBStein

Email: steve@winningleader.com

A thank you for this show's sponsor, Samson Equipment: https://www.samsonequipment.com/

In a fantastic roundtable-style discussion with Mike and Hunter, I ask them to reflect on their most recent jobs and what their journey taught them. In the high turnover field of strength and conditioning/sports performance, I ask and they answer some very real questions we all face.

Mike and Hunter met coaching at UC Davis, Mike went private to TCBoost Sports Performance, Hunter went professional to the Sacramento Kings, and now they're back in college at Illinois State and Arizona State, respectively.

An honest and candid conversation with some great coaches and better friends, I hope you enjoy.

-5:59 Why did you want to switch from each of your previous jobs to the next one?

-28:49 What was one thing when switching jobs that was a positive challenge (fulfilling) and one that was a negative challenge?

-41:40 What was the biggest lesson learned from each of your previous spots?

-57:39 Why did destiny kept you at each previous job as long as it did, despite maybe wanting to leave earlier?

Previous episodes: Mike on #133 and #137 (guest-interviewed me), Hunter on #146

Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kV1JZ5_IVPA

Instagram: @CoachMikeSully @HunterEis_sp @MTN_Perform

Twitter: @CoachMikeSully1 @HunterEis_sc @MTN_Perform

A thank you to our show's sponsor Samson: https://www.samsonequipment.com/

If I typed out all the lessons, that would defeat the purpose of the episode, right? Here's a top quote from each lesson.

-2:02 #1 "It's valuable for yourself as a coach, but also on the flip side for the athlete, to describe 'hey, I love the big goals, let's break it down into a little bit smaller goals. I think it'd be super impressive, based on where you're currently starting at, let's shoot for this first."

-5:44 #2 "At the end of the day, to be good at your sport, you have to be good at your sport. So how do we do things, work on things in training, for the sport that actually go towards the sport?"

-9:01 #3 "Why are we here? Are we here to get really good at that one medball throw or hurdle jump variation? Or are we here to get better at the sport?"

-15:40 Bonus "All of the athletes who are also good, do the same things. You can't do the minimums if you want maximum results"

Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Sa2nR6ks9hw

Instagram/Twitter: @CoachBigToe

A link to our sponsor: ⁠https://www.samsonequipment.com/

Eric Udelson has been crushing it in the Philadelphia Union organization, working his way up to the 2nd team level. A good friend who always brings thoughtful discussions, he joins TSP to talk about the some of the biggest moments on from his journey so far.

-2:43 What it's like working in an MLS organization

-8:10 The value of experiments and getting "reps on reps" coaching through an academy

-21:59 Fork in the road story: 1 year of PT school, taking the "leap of faith" to leave and start as a Graduate Assistant at University of Virginia S&C

-36:47 Craziest story: winning the 17U national championship his first season with the Philadelphia Union... "You get exposed to those playoff-level emotions and I was just losing it on the sidelines. At the end I felt like I had played a 90 minute game"

-42:49 Full circle story: his first time being 100% in charge and responsible of a high-profile academy player's hamstring rehab

-Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_O8mLpEbePE

-Instagram: @udels_

-Twitter: @Eric_Udelson

-A link to our sponsor: https://www.samsonequipment.com/