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Success is a Choice - Podcast

Success is a Choice

Host Jamy Bechler is a speaker, leadership consultant, and author of 9 books. The former college basketball coach and high school athletic director helps high-level individuals, organizations, and teams maximize their potential in the areas of leadership, culture, and teamwork.

The "Success is a Choice" podcasting network provides inspiring insights to help you grow your team, strengthen your culture, improve yourself, or add value to those around you. It features a variety of episodes (The Coachable Coach, Leaders Growing Leaders, 2-Minute Drill, Weekend Wisdom, Motivational Minute, Leadership Now) as well as conversations with guests ranging from professional sports coaches to actors to business executives to reality TV stars.
To listen to all of the past daily episodes, please visit JamyBechler.com/Podcast ... or scroll to the oldest episodes (as they've been archived with 2016 dates)

Some of the more popular guest episodes have included Michele Tafoya, Riley Gaines, the Babylon Bee's editor-in-chief Kyle Mann, Phil Hellmuth, Clark Kellogg, Rachel Cruze, and Shark Tank's Kevin Harrington.

Subscribe and listen in as the best of the best share their stories to help inspire you as you choose to maximize your potential.

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Update frequency
every 5 days
Average duration
24 minutes
Episodes
570
Years Active
2016 - 2025
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Episode 128: Swen Nater, Former UCLA and NBA Player

Episode 128: Swen Nater, Former UCLA and NBA Player

Swen Nater won two NCAA Championships as a basketball player for the legendary John Wooden at UCLA. He would become the first player to ever be a NBA first round draft choice despite never startin…

00:33:03  |   Wed 09 Oct 2019
Episode 127: Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in College Sports

Episode 127: Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in College Sports

Patti Phillips is the CEO of women leaders in college sports. This is the nation’s premier organization that develops, connects and advances women working in collegiate athletics.  Patti Phillips is …

00:29:26  |   Thu 26 Sep 2019
Episode 126:

Episode 126: "Because of Burt" with Mark Fauser

Mark Fauser is the author of "Because of Burt" and "Cool's Angel". He has been a television and movie actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He had parts in such shows as Jag, Evening Shade, Co…

00:24:33  |   Thu 26 Sep 2019
Episode 125: Limitless with Laura Gassner Otting

Episode 125: Limitless with Laura Gassner Otting

Laura Gassner Otting has appeared on Good Morning America and the Today Show talking about how to live a limitless life. Her book “Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve Your Own Path, and Live Yo…

00:35:34  |   Thu 12 Sep 2019
Episode 124: Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher

Episode 124: Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher

Dr. Jon Steinbrecher is the commissioner of the Mid-American Conference. He has held the position since 2009. He was previously the commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference. 

In July of 2019, Stein…

00:28:51  |   Thu 29 Aug 2019
Episode 123: Heather Macy, College Basketball Coach

Episode 123: Heather Macy, College Basketball Coach

Heather Macy is a college basketball coach and author of "Two Feet Forward". She is also the founder of the non-profit Influence and Impacters.

Macy is a highly requested speaker at civic organizatio…

00:30:15  |   Mon 05 Aug 2019
Sue Enquist - UCLA Hall of Fame Softball Coach  (replay)

Sue Enquist - UCLA Hall of Fame Softball Coach (replay)

In light of UCLA's 2019 softball national championship, we are replaying this great interview with Hall of Famer, Sue Enquist.

Coach Enquist was UCLA Softball’s first All-American, National Champion, …

00:27:04  |   Tue 25 Jun 2019
Episode 122: NACDA Executive Director Bob Vecchione

Episode 122: NACDA Executive Director Bob Vecchione

Bob Vecchione is the Executive Director of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. NACDA is THE professional association for individuals working in college athletics. Nearly 1…

00:25:29  |   Mon 03 Jun 2019
Episode 121: Kevin Eastman, Former Coach & Executive

Episode 121: Kevin Eastman, Former Coach & Executive

Kevin Eastman is a corporate speaker and an internationally-known basketball clinician who brings his knowledge and experience in sports to the business world. He speaks on various topics, including …

00:29:25  |   Mon 27 May 2019
Episode 120: WNBA Championship Coach Dan Hughes

Episode 120: WNBA Championship Coach Dan Hughes

Dan Hughes is the head coach of the WNBA's Seattle Storm. In just his first year with the Storm, he helped lead them to the 2018 WNBA Championship. Nobody has coached more games in the WNBA than Hugh…

00:31:05  |   Wed 08 May 2019
Episode 119: Matt Brauning, Host of the Purpose Driven Entrepreneur Show

Episode 119: Matt Brauning, Host of the Purpose Driven Entrepreneur Show

As a 2-time best-selling author, Matt captivates all types of audiences with an honest, hilarious, and exciting look into Leadership, Team Building, and Corporate Culture. He has been speaking since …

00:37:54  |   Thu 18 Apr 2019
Episode 118: Don Yaeger, 11x NY Times Best-Selling Author

Episode 118: Don Yaeger, 11x NY Times Best-Selling Author

Don Yaeger is a keynote speaker, corporate business leadership coach, 11-time New York Times Best-selling author and long-time associate editor for Sports Illustrated. As a speaker, he has worked wit…

00:36:44  |   Mon 18 Mar 2019
Episode 117: Jacqie McWilliams, CIAA Commissioner

Episode 117: Jacqie McWilliams, CIAA Commissioner

Jacqie McWilliams became the first female commissioner of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 2012. As the first African American female commissioner in the NCAA, McWilliams is a soug…

00:32:20  |   Thu 14 Feb 2019
Episode 116: Jim Carr, CEO of the NAIA

Episode 116: Jim Carr, CEO of the NAIA

Jim Carr is the president of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The NAIA provides opportunities for more than 65,000 student-athletes to play sports at the collegiate level…

00:29:46  |   Tue 12 Feb 2019
Episode 115: Kaya Jones, former member of the Pussycat Dolls

Episode 115: Kaya Jones, former member of the Pussycat Dolls

Kaya Jones was one of the singers for The Pussycat Dolls, which is one of the most popular girl groups in history having sold more than 15 million albums & 40 million singles worldwide. She was disco…

00:33:12  |   Fri 25 Jan 2019
Episode 114: Bob Wilson, NAIA Hall of Fame Coach & AD

Episode 114: Bob Wilson, NAIA Hall of Fame Coach & AD

Bob Wilson served as the athletic director at Vanguard University for more than 20 years. He earned the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Athletic Director of the Year honors twice (2…

00:28:44  |   Wed 23 Jan 2019
Episode 113: Kara Lawson, NBA & ESPN Basketball Analyst

Episode 113: Kara Lawson, NBA & ESPN Basketball Analyst

Kara Lawson is the Washington Wizards' TV analyst and former star player at the University of Tennessee, as well as in the WNBA. She first joined ESPN in 2004 as a women’s college basketball analyst …

00:28:26  |   Thu 17 Jan 2019
Episode 112: Justin Kittredge, CEO of ISlide USA & Shark Tank Contestant

Episode 112: Justin Kittredge, CEO of ISlide USA & Shark Tank Contestant

Justin Kittredge is the CEO and Founder of ISlide USA, which manufactures, markets, and sells premium custom athletic sandals.  The company was founded in 2013. In 2016, he appeared (along with N…

00:26:55  |   Mon 14 Jan 2019
Episode 111:  ICF Certified Executive Coach Elise Auxier

Episode 111: ICF Certified Executive Coach Elise Auxier

Elise Auxier is an International Coach Federation (ICF) certified, professional executive and life coach and the owner of Gulfcoast Coaching in Tampa, Florida. Elise has 30 years of professional sell…

00:29:34  |   Mon 07 Jan 2019
Episode 110: Former White House Speechwriter John Corcoran

Episode 110: Former White House Speechwriter John Corcoran

John Corcoran has worked in Hollywood, written speeches for President Bill Clinton and lost his job when Arnold Schwarzenegger became the Governator. Even though he's lived in California most of his …

00:31:34  |   Mon 31 Dec 2018
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