Intentional Performers With Brian Levenson

In this episode of Beyond the Surface we chat with Dr. Amber Lattner of Lattner Performance Group.  Dr. Lattner works with individuals, teams, and organizations to build chmapionship mindsets.  Dr. Lattner will share her journey in sport as a soccer player and her decision to pursue Sport Psychology.  She will provide insight into her mindset and the mindset she works to cultivate with her clients. You can check out her podcast and give her a follow on Twitter and you can give her podcast, which is great, a listen as well.   

Today I go beyond the surface with Jon Torpey, the head lacrosse coach at High Point University.  Coach Torpey talks about his journey to playing D1 and professional lacrosse and the mentors who helped him along the way.  He also talks about his mindset as a coach and how he approaches helping his players. Coach Torpey also discusses the values that he has embedded into the culture of his lacrosse team and how he empowers coaches, players, and parents.  Enjoy!

Loved having Howard Beck from Bleacher Report on the podcast.  Howard's journey has taken him to Los Angeles where he covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Daily News and New York where he covered the Knicks for the New York Times. Howard talked about his up-bringing, being perceptive as a reporter, understanding the basic fundamentals, making mistakes and moving forward, and his motivation as a writer.  Thanks to Howard for coming on the podcast.

I was fortunate to sit down with TV host and sports columnist, Jason Whitlock.  Jason discusses his journey from Indianapolis to Los Angeles, and all of the stops in between.  Along the way, Jason shares how he cultivated his mindset for performing and how he used adversity to learn life lessons. Jason also discusses how he approaches performing on air and how it differs from his cultivation of thought as a writer.  Jason's approach to performing is something we can all benefit from listening to, so I hope you enjoy this episode of Beyond the Surface with Jason Whitlock.    

Truly honored to interview Coach Raphael Chillious.  Coach Chillious is the Associate Head Coach for the University of Washington Mens Basketball program.  His journey is truly remarkable as he talks about his upbringing, his experience as an athlete, and how he approaches coaching.  Coach Chillious has an amazing ability to connect with his players, while also imparting the wisdom he has learned through the years.  There are so many gold nuggets in our conversation, so I hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much to coach for being so generous with his time!

For my first Beyond the Surface interview I talked with Teague Moore, head coach of American University Wrestling.  Teague was also an accomplished wrestler, winning a national championship while at Oklahoma State.   Teague discusses his upbringing, moments in his life that changed his competitive drive, and his mindset for performance.  He also reflects on his mindset as a wrestler and how it's changed now that he's a coach.