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Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective.

Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective.

Greg and McKenna Reitz

Are you up for the challenge? This is a podcast about coaching and leadership to help and empower coaches, leaders and CEOs to become more effective. Listen in on conversations with top professionals within their field. We are your hosts, Greg and McKenna Reitz, who have almost 40 years of combined coaching and leadership experience. We aim to get the best from you and/or your team as it relates to success in your field. Learn more about us at www.challengecoaching.org!
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Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective. - E15: Steve Taylor: Taylor Automotive Family GM and Taylor Kia Owner

E15: Steve Taylor: Taylor Automotive Family GM and Taylor Kia Owner

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03/01/21 • 41 min

Taylor Automotive Family General Manager and Taylor Kia owner Steve Taylor talks to your cohosts McKenna and Greg about how being stuck behind a school bus changed his perspective on success, the "PARTEEEEE" core values his organization upholds, and authoring an Amazon best-selling book on a more positive car-buying experience.

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Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective. - E20: Khara + Derek West: Teacher, Coach, former NFL player & Entrepreneur

E20: Khara + Derek West: Teacher, Coach, former NFL player & Entrepreneur

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05/04/21 • 43 min

Your cohosts McKenna and Greg talk to married couple Kraha and Derek West about college athletics, finding strength in adversity, the dynamics of leadership both in work and parenting, and how passion drives hard work.

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Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective. - E2: Becky Schmidt: Hope College Volleyball Coach

E2: Becky Schmidt: Hope College Volleyball Coach

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01/04/21 • 38 min

Greg and McKenna speak to Hope College Volleyball Head Coach Becky Schmidt about how she developed her leadership style, winning a national championship, the pressure to succeed and the let-down that followed, her changing perspective on student-athletes and goal setting, and building a network for success.

www.hope.edu

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Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective. - E1: Greg + McKenna Reitz: WHO WE ARE

E1: Greg + McKenna Reitz: WHO WE ARE

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01/04/21 • 43 min

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GREG + MCKENNA REITZ

Together Greg and McKenna have a over 400 career coaching wins between them at both the college and high school levels.

A native of Huntington Beach, CA, Greg has been coaching both women's and men's college volleyball for over 20 years and is currently in his eleventh season at Lourdes University. And outstanding player during his collegiate days, Greg played two season at Golden West College where he lead the team to the 1995 state championship in California and was. He was named the state’s Most Valuable Player and earned All-Orange Empire Conference accolades during his stay with the Rustlers. Reitz then transferred to Long Beach State University where he played his final two collegiate seasons.

​Greg went on to play beach volleyball in both the Association of Volleyball Professionals as well as the Midwest Professional Volleyball Association. He has also earned several medals as a player at the USA Volleyball Open Nationals over the past 12 years. Reitz has since traveled to Russia and Ukraine as part of the Athletes in Action international volleyball team.

​A native of Sylvania, OH, McKenna is in her 16th year of coaching varsity volleyball and teaching Advanced Placement Psychology at Springfield High School. McKenna played four years of collegiate volleyball at Hope College in Holland, MI where she led her team to a MIAA Conference title and earned All-MIAA Conference accolades.

​As the varsity volleyball coach at Springfield High School, McKenna has has 41 All-Conference, 32 All-District and two All-State players while also being name District Coach of the Year in 2012 after winning the programs first Northern Lakes League title in over twelve years.

​Greg and McKenna have two beautiful daughter Karsen (2012) and Maddox (2015).

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Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective. - E22: Nick Swisher: Former MLB Player + FOX Analyst

E22: Nick Swisher: Former MLB Player + FOX Analyst

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06/21/21 • 38 min

Former MLB player Nick Swisher speaks to your cohosts McKenna and Greg about holding on the "adders," why we need haters, never backing down from a challenge, and going for it with both feet in.

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Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective. - E11: Dr. Phil Gribble: PhD, ATC and Chair, University of Kentucky

E11: Dr. Phil Gribble: PhD, ATC and Chair, University of Kentucky

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02/01/21 • 52 min

University of Kentucky professor and Chair of the Department of Athletic Training and Clinical Nutrition Phillip Gribble, Ph.D, ATC, talks to hosts McKenna and Greg about finding his passion in research, growing a program, and his formula of establishing a foundation of expertise while tinkering with "the next thing."

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Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective. - E17: Ann Ebber: CEO/President Cherry Street Mission

E17: Ann Ebber: CEO/President Cherry Street Mission

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03/15/21 • 42 min

CEO and Cherry Street Mission president Ann Eibert talks to Challenge Yourself hosts McKenna & Greg about having confidence in making decisions around your core values, seeing people without labels, and proofing plans for the future.

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Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective. - E14: Kate Leavell: Culture Building Consultant, Coach, Author

E14: Kate Leavell: Culture Building Consultant, Coach, Author

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02/22/21 • 48 min

Author, speaker, and NCAA and high school lacrosse coach Kate Leavell shares her vision with host McKenna and Greg about meeting John Gordon and how he transformed her coaching, practical strategies she uses to build a culture with her athletes, and the secret experiment she conducted with a team that changed her outlook.
https://www.kateleavell.com/

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Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective. - E6: Jen Flynn Oldenburg: The Ohio State Women's Volleyball Coach

E6: Jen Flynn Oldenburg: The Ohio State Women's Volleyball Coach

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01/11/21 • 43 min

The Ohio State University women's volleyball head coach Jennifer Flynn Oldenburg speaks to co-hosts McKenna and Greg on growing up a multi-sport athlete, putting together a strong coaching staff of leaders, and the importance of taking risks to find success.

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Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective. - E3: Bob LaClair: Former President of Fifth Third Bank NWO

E3: Bob LaClair: Former President of Fifth Third Bank NWO

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01/04/21 • 39 min

Greg and McKenna speak to retired president of Fifth Third Bank of Northwest Ohio Bob LaClair about turning setbacks into triumphs by focusing on the good in every situation, compartalizing the day, and charactertistics he looks for in young leaders.

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How many episodes does Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective. have?

Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective. currently has 23 episodes available.

What topics does Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective. cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts, Self-Improvement and Education.

What is the most popular episode on Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective.?

The episode title 'E21: Chris Hetherington: Former NFL Player and Founder & CEO Peels' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective.?

The average episode length on Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective. is 42 minutes.

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Episodes of Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective. are typically released every 6 days, 17 hours.

When was the first episode of Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective.?

The first episode of Challenge Yourself: Empowering Leaders and Coaches to Be More Effective. was released on Dec 11, 2020.

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