The Extraordinary Me Program Podcast

Coach Adam is excited and honored to share Episode 15 of The Extraordinary Me Program Podcast featuring the Extraordinary Joe White. 

Growing up playing competitive sports, Coach Joe is no stranger to striving for excellence while working with a team. 

Joe was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds and the Seattle Mariners, and played in the Seattle Mariners organization before a shoulder injury ended his baseball career.

Coach Joe White's love for the game propelled him into his next career as a baseball and football coach, during which time he was awarded coach of the year twice, regional coach of the year in 2013, and was a part of five state championship teams.

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Joe is also a retired teacher of business education, where he taught accounting, business law, and professional business. During his thirty  years as a teacher he was nominated for the Apple Teaching Award seven times, and was listed in “Who’s Who Among American Teachers.” Joe has also excelled in public speaking, having spoken at coaches clinics  across the Midwest, as well as the Nike Football Clinic.

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Among all of his  accomplishments, Joe’s greatest are being a loving son to his parents  (his father, above, was also a lifelong coach!) and a devoted husband  and father to three children, who have all excelled in sports and  school.

Joe's published book The Three P's can be found on Amazon.com

Stay the Course. Stay Extraordinary. - Coach Adam

Coach Adam is excited to introduce & share the latest: The first Episode of The Extraordinary Me Mentoring Program Podcast.

Coach Adam’s The Extraordinary Me Mentoring Program is hosted online. A virtual mentoring & learning environment

The Extraordinary Me Mentoring Program is open to those ages 6 &  up for a 30-40 minute mentoring/coaching session at a cost of $10.00 per  session.

Feeling/states (Confidence) how to handle emotions, how to handle the uncontrollables in  life, how to update/transform limiting beliefs, how to focus, how to  adapt, how to Be Extraordinary beyond academics and athletics – are just  a few examples of the topics that will be discussed in Coach Adam’s  online & interactive mentoring program.

Coach Adam is a Certified Master Practitioner of NLP (Neuro  Linguistic Programming) achieved from NLP University in Santa Cruz CA ,where he studied with Judith Delozier and Robert Dilts, and directly with David Gordon on David’s NLP Modeling program.

His education includes being a Certified Hypnotherapist from Leidecker Institute in Chicago and an MBA from Capella University .

Additionally, Adam has Mentored/Coached thousands of student/athletes  on personal challenges with beliefs, approach, and mental blocks for over 15 years.  Including 9 years of mentoring on Identity and Beliefs  for Turning Point Counseling in Mokena IL .

His passion for coaching & mentoring inspired him to write his first book  You Are Extraordinary . The book not only reflects Coach Adam’s extraordinary mindset, its publication has been an aspired accomplishment of his. An ambition achieved as he is now a Published Author.

CoachAdam34 & The Extraordinary Me Program Podcast are honored & excited to share Episode 14 with featured guest, the extraordinary Betsy Ross. 

Betsy Ross is a U.S. Army veteran that served for a  short time but didn't see her mission as completed just yet. She is the  author of the "Fight" series, a short but realistic-fictional book  series that is raw and emotional in showing how the transitions out of  the military can be for some of our veterans. She hopes to inspire  awareness and conversations to the stereotypes and demons that plague  the veteran community. Aside from writing, she is also a mother, wife,  rancher, and personal trainer.

Coach Adam of CoachAdam34 & The Extraordinary Me Program Podcast is honored & so very excited to share Episode 13 of The Extraordinary Me Program Podcast with featured guests: Chey & Pav.

Who are Chey & Pav?

Chey and Pav, two experienced middle school teachers from the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada, take listeners through the in’s and out’s of the field of Teaching, Learning and Leadership. Through their anecdotal, yet often comedic banter, laced with caring insightfulness, they take their audience into a conversation that is surely eye-opening and entertaining, while tackling some of the real, and ever-changing issues that exist in Education. Come join Chey and Pav; partake in the Staff Room chatter that all teachers and educators can connect with.

Chey Cheney, originally from Ottawa, Ontario, began teaching in the North Toronto area in 2002. Pav Wander, born and raised in the North Toronto area, began teaching in 2007 in the very same school she attended in grades 6, 7 & 8. She has been in the area her whole life, and therefore has a very strong understanding of the neighboring community and therefore student needs. Between the two of them, the team is very intuitive and respective of what the community has to offer. In August of 2019, The Staffroom Podcast was initiated by them as a way to increase professional development amongst teachers, by discussing pertinent topics related to the field of education in many aspects. They went on to start a Live Drive Educational Radio show called The Drive, on VoicEd Radio. This amazing broadcast, filled with great music, lots of relevant conversation about education, and a widening community of dedicated educators, airs on Friday mornings at 9am Eastern time.

The Extraordinary Me Program Podcast is excited to share Episode 13 featuring the extraordinary Chey & Pav. 

Coach Adam of CoachAdam34 & The Extraordinary  Me Program Podcast are honored to share Episode 12 of the podcast with featured guest, the extraordinary Allison Carmichael. 

As a woman, wife, mother, and school principal, Allison has endured her lot of stress.  November of 2017 she began a journey of conquering that  stress through the study of and practice of meditation.  The simple  addition of meditation to her life has made profound positive changes in her  attitude, along with home & work balance.  As a lifelong learner, and career  educator, she felt she could not keep this information to herself & found a great opportunity to share her transformation strategies  with others who also share a battle with stress, in hopes of bettering  the entire educational community through the retention of quality  teachers and teacher leaders amidst their stressful jobs.

Allison's platform is intended to help de stigmatize public opinion of meditation being only for “yogis” and actually allow all people to see  the benefits from these practices no matter who they are.  Science’s  study of the brain in relation to meditation makes it impossible to argue the benefits.  Mental health is underrepresented in pop culture as an area of concern in society,  yet depression rates are at an all time high, as are the prescription of antidepressants.  The statistics on  children suffering from stress is startling as we hear kids in the third  grade struggling with anxiety.  Something needs to change.  As Allison learns  to break her second arrows, she hopes her story will help others to break theirs. 

Stay the Course. Stay Extraordinary Allison. - Coach Adam.

CoachAdam34 & The Extraordinary Me Program Podcast is honored and extremely excited to be sharing Episode 10. Featuring the extraordinary Dr. Lori Shemek. 

Dr. Lori Shemek is well known as a pioneer in creating global awareness  of low-level inflammation and how it is responsible for and the core cause of most illness, disease, faster aging and weight gain. She has  been sending out the message about inflammation long before it was a buzz word.

Dr. Lori has uncovered the pathway to the core cause of weight:  inflamed fat cells that not only promote unwanted excess weight gain and  belly fat, but poor health as well.

Lori Shemek is a Nutrition and Weight Loss expert, a best-selling  author and specializes in weight loss resistance. She has helped many  people to once and for all.. lose the weight and feel better fast. She  shows people how to spot sneaky foods that create weight gain, to kick  sugar addiction to the curb, and shift from eating the wrong foods to  the exact foods that burn fat.

Dr. Shemek is the author of How To Fight FATflammation! , The Ketogenic Key and the best-selling author of Fire-Up Your Fat Burn! She  is a leading health and weight loss expert and also known as “The  Inflammation Terminator.” She has made it her mission to help clients  lose weight and educate the public on the toxic effects of certain foods  and lifestyle choices and how they create inflammation in the body  resulting in weight gain. She is a leading authority on inflammation and  its role in weight loss, preventing disease and optimizing health.

The Huffington Post has recognized Dr. Shemek twice as one  of the Top 16 Health and Fitness Experts, alongside such names as Dr. Oz  and David Zinczenko, author of Eat This, Not That. The Huffington Post has also recognized her as one of the Top 35 Diet and Nutrition  Experts. Lori is a health contributor to Fox News; she is also a health  expert for the ABC TV show, Good Morning Texas.

Dr. Shemek holds a Doctorate in Psychology; she is a Certified Nutritional Consultant and a Certified Life Coach.

She has been a featured guest on numerous radio talk shows as well as  TV; Dr. Lori is a health expert on the Discovery Channel TV show  REVERSED, featured on CBS The Doctors TV show,  she has been interviewed  in CNN, Fox News, The Ricki Lake Show – Friends of Ricki, Dr. Oz’s Good Life Magazine, Ladies Home Journal, Shape Magazine, Woman’s Day Magazine, Health Magazine, Redbook Magazine and many others. Lori has authored numerous articles and is actively  doing speaking engagements for events, organizations, large and small.

Coach Adam of CoachAdam34 & The Extraordinary Me Program , is honored to share episode 9 of The Extraordinary Me Program Podcast with featured guest, the extraordinary Anne Moss Rogers. 

Anne Moss Rogers is the emotionally naked® public  speaker, a registered suicide prevention trainer, TEDx speaker, and  author of the book, Diary of a Broken Mind. Following her son Charles’s  suicide on June 5, 2015, she sold her digital marketing business to  pursue public speaking on topics of mental health and grief.

Anne Moss has given a TEDx, Can a Blog Save Lives?, been interviewed by the New  York Times, and was the first non-clinician ever invited to speak at the  National Institute of Mental Health. A graduate of UNC Chapel Hill, she  now lives in Richmond, VA with her husband, Randy. Her surviving son,  Richard, works in LA as a film editor.

Coach Adam once again, is truly honored to be sharing Episode 9 of The Extraordinary Me Program Podcast with featured guest Anne Moss Rogers!

Stay the Course. Stay Extraordinary. - Coach Adam

Coach Adam is honored to share Episode 8 of The Extraordinary Me Program Podcast with featured guest Austin Byler.  Founder of Major League University @MajorUniversity & Champion Podcast the #extraordinary, motivational and inspirational Austin Byler has a background that includes: 

High school:

4a Arizona State Player of the Year 2011

All-Arizona Team 2011

4 year varsity letter

3 Year 1st Team All - Region

2019 Hall of Fame Inductee

College:

2015 Doc Martie Award winner for top male athletes @ The University of Nevada, Reno

4 year letter at University of Nevada, Reno

Top 5 in 6 of the major offensive categories in school history

Golden Spikes Watch List

Cape Cod League Champion 2013

2x MLB Draft Pick - 2014 by the Washington Nationals in the 9th round, 2015 Arizona Diamondbacks 11th round

Career 40 homeruns

2x All Mountain West Conference 1st team and 1x 2nd team

MWC Player of the year runner-up

Professional:

Short season A Homerun Record for the Missoula Osprey 2015

Pioneer League All Star 2015

Pioneer League Champion 2015

Pioneer League Leader in Homeruns & Walks 2015

Cal League Runner Ups 2017

Programs I work with/have worked with:

San Francisco State (CA)

Los Medanos CC (CA)

College of San Mateo (CA)

University of Puget Sound (WA)

Paradise Valley CC (AZ)

College of Marin (CA)

Nor Cal Baseball (CA)

Arizona Athletics Baseball (AZ)

Team Elite Performance (FL)

Elite Squad (FL)

National Power Showcase

Florida Prospect League

Expedition Summer Collegiate League

Thank you for tuning in and checking out the latest episode of The Extraordinary Me Program Podcast with featured guest, the extraordinary  Austin Byler. - Coach Adam

Coach Adam of CoachAdam34 & The Extraordinary Me Program, has the honor of sharing  Episode 7 of the podcast featuring the extraordinary Nicole Biscotti as guest. 

Nicole is proud to be an educator and believes that everyone should have  access to a quality education that connects them with their purpose.   She seeks to bridge understanding, spark conversations, and inspire  through her writing.

She is writing a book with her 9 year old son about ADHD from the unique  perspectives of a child and a mother who is also a teacher. She has seen  both personally and professionally how children struggle to be  understood and how adults are often at a loss with how to handle the  difficult behaviors associated with ADHD and believes that by sharing  her and her son’s story, along with researched-based strategies, she can  bridge understanding for kids who desperately need our support.

Nicole  and her family live in Phoenix, Arizona and enjoy barbecues and road  trips to Mexico.  She is originally from New York City where she gained a  love of culture and travel. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Spanish from  the University of Florida and a Master's Degree in Secondary Education  from the University of Phoenix.  She is currently a Spanish Teacher and  World Languages Department Chair in a public high school. She is a  certified Translator & Interpreter as well.

Stay in touch with her by subscribing at nicolebiscotti.com or you can find her on Twitter @BiscottiNicole or at www.theedutable.com

On this episode of CoachAdam34 & The Extraordinary Me Program Podcast, Coach Adam welcomes featured guest Karen Giuffré.

Karen is the devoted founder and administrator of Voyagers’ Community School. She is a dedicated advocate for students and parents and an impassioned education activist unwavering in her commitment to create stronger, healthier learning environments that foster the spirit of childhood while arming students with valuable education and life and leadership skills.

Launched in 2004, Karen opened Voyagers’ Community School with a mission to provide intellectual, social, and emotional education to children ages three months to 18 years. With the firm belief that traditional education is a stifling and antiquated practice of rigid standardized testing and misleading and outdated textbooks, Karen created the framework for a new “living” curriculum with the philosophy that coursework can change based on student interest, learning style, and immediate needs.

Voyagers’ was born to give students a vital combination of quality academic education; critical thinking and problem-solving skills; opportunities to innovate, explore, and articulate; and the ability to be flexible, nimble, persistent, and resilient in handling daily affairs. With this core culture, Karen has grown the institution into a $1.3M, 87-student, 25-employee non-profit organization with intent focus on spreading awareness and gaining supporters to establish Voyagers’ Community School as a household name and this progressive educational concept into a national movement.

Karen is capturing the attention of the media, political figures, parents, teachers, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and social and academic activists with her conviction and proven expertise. A respected industry thought leader, she is an active and influential member of a number of boards, committees, and organizations where she brings deep expertise in non-profit operations, curriculum development, and educational revolution as a global undertaking.

Karen holds a Master of Education degree from Goddard College and a post graduate certificate in College and Career Counseling from University of California, Los Angeles. She has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Government from Hood College and is trained in Exercise Psychology.

Coach Adam is extremely excited to launch this next episode with featured guest Karen Giuffre. 

Coach Adam of CoachAdam34 & The Extraordinary Me Program Podcast are honored and tremendously grateful to have Dan Duster as this Episode's featured guest. 

Dan is a motivational speaker and facilitator. He is known as Dan Duster the Barrier Buster – helping people Obliterate Obstacles on their Path to Prosperity! He influences people across the nation by showing them how to develop their leadership skills, communicate effectively and realize their potential.

Dan’s passions are youth empowerment, social justice and community development. As the great grandson of Ida B. Wells, he talks about her struggles and triumphs in the late 1800’s to motivate audiences to overcome the obstacles we face today and Stand Up against injustices in the workplace and our communities. 

He is in the process of creating the Ida B. Wells Leadership Institute to work with youth in developing their confidence, speaking and leadership skills.

His business experience includes working in sales for companies that include IBM, Coca-Cola and Verizon. He’s owned his own company for the past 18 years where he has worked with small businesses as well as corporations to increase sales, improve productivity and create high performance teams. He’s helped entrepreneurs and affinity groups to do strategic planning, mentor and leadership development and effective networking.

Dan is the author of Peaceful Selling, a book that shows entrepreneurs how to structure their sales process and grow their sales. He also developed a program called METRICS for Success to help small business owners, operate more efficiently, dramatically increase revenue and successfully transition out of the business.

Dan was selected several times to be in Who’s Who in Black Chicago, and was recognized as one of the “Men of Excellence” by the Chicago Defender. He has spoken at the U.S. Senate and appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News, BBC.com, CNN.com, in the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post and many other stations and publications.

Audiences have found him to be funny, inspiring and dynamic.

Coach Adam of CoachAdam34 & The Extraordinary Me Program & The Extraordinary Me Program Podcast share Episode 3 with the extraordinary Evan Whitehead as a featured guest. 

Evan has been in the field of education for over 20 years spanning over three decades, and is currently the Director of Special Services, for Lindop School District 92, in Broadview, IL. In his current role Evan oversees all Federal Programs (Special Education, McKinney-Vento, English Learners, and Title I), Early Childhood Education, Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), Social Emotional Learning, Family and Community Engagement, Health Services, Continuous Improvement, Equity, Diversity, and Cultural Competency.

To Learn more about Evan please tune in to Episode 3 of The Extraordinary Me Program Podcast with your host, Coach Adam.