Best Sjoerd Podcasts (2024)

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Sjoerd Marijne 38:29

19d ago38:29

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Our Great Coach on this episode is Sjoerd Marijne. Sjoerd is a Dutch former field hockey player and now coach. As a player he twice won the Dutch National Championship and EuroHockey Club Champions Cup. He then transitioned into coaching, first with youth teams, eventually leading the Netherlands U21 women to the gold medal at the World Cup and the…

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On Wise Words 20:50

2h ago20:50

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On this episode, my firend Jonathan Cole and I are joined by owen Jordan who has just written a terrific new book called Wise Words: Thoughts and Beliefs of Great Coaches. And today we talk about some of the key things he has learned about coaching and leadership while putting the book together. If you would like to send us any feedback or if you k…

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Shaun Caven 45:47

2h ago45:47

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Shaun Caven was born in Scotland and started coaching canoeing when he was 16 years old. He progressed until he was the coach of the national team in 1997. He then went on to lead the British Junior and Senior teams before moving to the USA in 2008 to lead the program at Oklahoma City University team. That team went on to win National Championships…

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Lisa Alexander On Great Coaches 41:40

2h ago41:40

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Our Great Coach on this episode is Lisa Alexander. Lisa was the coach of the Australian Netball team, known as the Diamonds, from 2011 to 2020. During that time She oversaw gold medal successes at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2015 Netball World Cup, as well as silver medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2019 Netball World Cup. We first inte…

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Andy Shay 26:56

33m ago26:56

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Our Great Coach on this episode is Andy Shay. Andy is a former Lacrosse player who started coaching as an assistant for four years under Greg Cannella at the University of Massachusetts where he helped the team win three New England titles. Then in 2003 he was named the Head Coach of Yale where he has gone on to lead the team to the 2018 NCAA Champ…

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Pat Summitt 39:39

26d ago39:39

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Pat Summitt was an American basketball player who won a silver medal at the 1976 Olympics and then transitioned into coaching leading the USA team to a Gold at the at the 1984 Olympics. However its as the coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team from 1974 to 2012 that she is most famous. Over her career she amassed 1098 wins and led the tea…

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Alf Galustian 43:05

14d ago43:05

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Our Great Coach on this episode is Alf Galustian. Alf started his career playing for Wimbeldon in the UK. Knee injuries cut short his career and he transitioned into coaching. In 1984 he founded Coerver® Coaching, along with Chelsea great, Charlie Cooke. He has gone on to work as a Coach with 17 national federations including France,Brazil, England…

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Nell Fortner 39:40

1M ago39:40

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Nell Fortner is a former basketball player and now coach. As a player she went to the University of Texas and led them to the #1 National ranking and played for the USA. As a coach she has over 40 years of coaching experience at high school, college, pro and international level. The highlights of her career are a Big Ten champion (1997) and a SEC c…

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On Leadership Identity 29:13

1M ago29:13

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Today’s episode is on the topic of Leadership Identity and we are joined for the discussion by Allister McCaw, Alistair is that rare person who excels across disciplines and industries. In addition to being an author who has sold over 300,000 books, his podcast ranks in the top 1% in the world, and for the last 25 years he has also consulted and wo…

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Al Scates 49:49

1M ago49:49

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Our Great Coach on this episode is Al Scates. Al is a former American volleyball player and volleyball coach. As a player, he was selected as a collegiate All American, and also represented the USA National Team. He transitioned into coaching in 1964, and went on to be the head coach of UCLA for 48 years. He went on to become the winningest volleyb…

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On Ignorance Screams While Wisdom Listens 1:03:03

1M ago1:03:03

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Our Great Coach on this episode is Bill Sweetenham. Bill is an Australian swimming coach, who first started training athletes in the 1970’s in the rural Australian town of Mount Isa. His coaching career progressed quickly and he coached at his first Olympian in 1976. His swimmers have delivered 27 Olympic and World Championship medals and have brok…

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Barry Dancer 39:46

2M ago39:46

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Our Great Coach on this episode is Barry Dancer. Barry Dancer is a is a former Australian field hockey player and coach of Australian men's national field hockey team. As a player he competed in 48 international matches for Australia between 1973 and 1979. he was a member of the men's hockey team that won a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.…

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On Mindset Is Your Superpower 33:49

2M ago33:49

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Today’s episode is on the topic of Mindset as a superpower, and we are joined for the discussion by Allister McCaw, Alistair is that rare person who excels across disciplines and industries. In addition to being an author who has sold over 300,000 books, his podcast ranks in the top 1% in the world, and for the last 25 years he has also consulted a…

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Audio-Article: It’s actually OK to be a Scrum Purist, and this is why! by Chee-Hong Hsia 14:16

1M ago14:16

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In this experimental episode of the Scrum Facilitators Community podcast, Sjoerd Kranendonk reads “It’s actually OK to be a Scrum Purist, and this is why!” by fellow Scrum Facilitator Chee-Hong Hsia. The article explores the concept of being a Scrum purist, and after reading it, Sjoerd adds some of his own thoughts. The article starts off by addres…

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Fostering team growth and dealing with complexity through professional coaching - Maaike Klasen 40:08

1M ago40:08

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In this episode, Sjoerd Kranendonk and Maaike Klasen delve into the nuanced world of coaching within agile frameworks. They discuss the importance of contracting for coaching sessions and the distinctions between general coaching, professional coaching, and Agile coaching. Emphasizing the emotional dynamics within teams, they explore the complexiti…

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Shane Beamer 53:04

2M ago53:04

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Our Great Coach on this episode is Shane Beamer. Shane is an American Football Coach. He started as a coach in 2000 after finishing as player with Virginia Tech. He then held positions with the University of Tennessee, Mississippi State, the University of Georgia and then University of Oklahoma where they won 3 Big 12 Championships. He was then app…

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On A Billion Dollar Mind 49:39

2M ago49:39

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Today’s episode is focuses on the topic of having a Billion Dollar Mind And my good friend and co-host Jonathan Cole who is himself an Executive Coach are joined by the great tennis coach Rick Macci, who has worked with players like Venus and Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova Andy Roddick, and Jennifer Capriati. He is also a 7 times USPTA national c…

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Gail Goestenkors 41:50

2M ago41:50

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Gail Goestenkors is a former All American player and Coach. At just 29 years of age she was appointed as Head Coach of the Duke Womens program and led them for 15 seasons including 4 final fours and 2 national runners up. She was the ACC coach of the year on 7 occasions, and on 3 occasions led the team to undefeated regular seasons. She has also le…

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Jess Thirlby 1:04:37

2M ago1:04:37

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Jess Thirlby is a former England netballer and now coach. As a player she represented England in youth teams all the way to the senior team. She began coaching England National Youth teams while still a player and then retired at 26 to take up coaching full time. She went on to lead Bath to 3 super league titles and in 2019 was appointed England He…

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How Exploring Neurodiversity Can Improve Work for Everyone - Anita Kalmane-Boot 34:54

2M ago34:54

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In the latest Scrum Facilitators Community podcast, host Sjoerd Kranendonk and guest Anita Kalmane-Boot discuss the importance of neurodiversity in teams. Anita shares insights on recognizing and leveraging the strengths of neurodivergent team members, and emphasizes the benefits for all team members in creating an inclusive and understanding work …

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Alan McConnell 50:47

3M ago50:47

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Our Great Coach on this episode is Alan McConnel. Alan is a former Australian Rules Football and now coach. In 1996 he was appointed as the coach of the Fitzroy Football club for the final 8 games in their 113 year history before they were merged with the team who were then known as the Brisbane Bears. After Fitzroy he joined Geelong under Mark Tho…

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On Mourinho and Wenger 47:12

3M ago47:12

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Today’s episode is focuses on the topic of 2 great soccer coaches Jose Mourihno and Arsene Wenger, and its led byDr David Turner David at Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching at ARU in Cambridge in the UK. We unpack the background of both coaches and how it shaped who their style, critical incidents in their careers and the key lessons that come out o…

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Andrej Lemanis 55:52

3M ago55:52

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Andrej Lemanis is a former professional basketball player and now coach. As a player he won the Australian National championship with the South East Melbourne Magic in 1992. He then transitioned into coaching holding various assistant roles until he was appointed head coach of the New Zealand Breakers in 2005. That team would ultimately go on to wi…

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On Chasing Influence 49:18

3M ago49:18

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Today’s Episode is on the topic of Chasing Influence. And I am joined for the discussion by my friend Murray Noble who is the President of the Melbourne Baseball club and Dr Troy Urdhal who has just written a terrific book called Chasing Influence. The books is half story and half reflection on his learning as an educator and coach, with a deep-roo…

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Glenn Pocknall 40:14

3M ago40:14

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Our Great Coach on this episode is Glenn Pocknall Glenn is a cricket coach with over 20 years experience at the elite level. He started coaching in 2002, learning through coaching youth representative teams. He eventually joined the Wellington Firebirds in the New Zealand National league as an Assistant coach. He then went to England, Ireland and t…

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On Legendary Coaches 1:08:25

3M ago1:08:25

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Today’s episode focuses on the topic of Legendary Coaches and I am joined for the discussion by Dr David Turner at Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching at ARU in Cambridge in the UK, and Valorie Kondos Field, universally known as Ms Val. Both have been on the podcast before Dr David in his role as a leading academic on coaching and Ms Val as a Great C…

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Sir Matt Busby 32:05

3M ago32:05

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Sir Matt Busby was the Head Coach or as they say in Soccer, Manager, for Manchester United from 1945 until 1969. He was the first manager of an English team to win the European Cup which he did in 1968. As a player he won the FA cup with Manchester City and as Manager, won it twice. He also won the League title on 5 occasions. But as you will hear …

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On Emotional Control 39:23

3M ago39:23

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Todays episode is on Emotional Control And I am joined for the discussion by 3 Dr’s. Dr. Michael Mantell who among many things has been the Chief Psychologist for San Diego’s Children’s Hospital and the San Diego Police Department, as well as working with elite athletes. Website: https://drmichaelmantell.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/d…

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Lin Dunn 30:24

3M ago30:24

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Linn Dunn is an American basketball coach. She coached for 25 seasons at the college level, winning 447 games and going to the NCAA championships on 7 occasions. She then went on to be first coach and GM of the Seattle Storm in the WNBA, bringing superstars Lauren Jackson and Sue Bird into the team. In 2009 she was then appointed head coach of the …

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On Leadership Traits 26:18

4M ago26:18

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In this podcast we explore the Leadership traits that we have found from analyzing the transcripts of the 200+ Great Coaches we have interviewed. If you would like to test your leadership against theres you can take our free, anonymous diagnostic here: https://thegreatcoachespodcast.com/survey-intro/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more …

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Ante Milicic 47:15

4M ago47:15

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Ante Milicic is an Australian soccer Coach and former professional player. As a player he represented Australia and won National Championships and was the first player to score a hat-trick in the A-League. After retiring he moved in to coaching straight away with becoming player/coach for Sydney United in 2009. At the same time he became an Assista…

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Brian Bohannon 48:29

4M ago48:29

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Brian Bohannon is an American Football coach. He started as an Assistant with Gardner-Webb in 1996, and then over the next 17 seasons progressed through roles with Georgia Southern, Navy and Georgia Tech. In 2014 he started as the inaugural Head Coach for Kennesaw State. That team has gone on to become the the best five-year start-up program in col…

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Thriving Teams with Mike Bloomgren 45:16

4M ago45:16

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This week, my co-presenter the gold medal winning coach Hugh McCutcheon and I continue our exploration of Thriving Teams with the American Football coach Mike Bloomgren. Mike started his career in 2000 as a graduate assistant and the the University of Alabama.. He then held various assistant roles before starting at the New York Jets in 2007. From …

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Thriving Teams with Kevin Eastman 1:02:42

5M ago1:02:42

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This week my co-host, Professor Eric Knight and I are joined by Kevin Eastman. Kevin is an American Basketball coach. He started coaching in 1978 progressing through assistant roles to become the Head coach of Belmont Abbey College. He then went on to lead the lead Washington State University and then the University of North Carolina Wilmington. In…

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Thriving Teams with Shane Mcleod 1:08:23

5M ago1:08:23

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This week my co-host, Professor Eric Knight and I continue our exploration of Thriving Teams with Shane Mcleod. Shane is a former New Zealand hockey player and now coach. He transitioned into coaching while still playing, and coached teams in Europe before becoming the Belgium Women’s team coach in 2002. In 2007 he moved back to New Zealand and led…

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Thriving Teams with Ben Darwin 47:40

5M ago47:40

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This week my co-host, Professor Eric Knight and I continue our exploration of Thriving Teams with Ben Darwin. Ben is a former Australian Rugby Union player who represented his country 28 times. He retired at the age of 27 after a neck injury and moved in to coaching before co-founding Gain Line Analytics, a company that has uses empirical analysis …

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Thriving Teams with Jill McIntosh 47:46

5M ago47:46

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This week my co-host, Professor Eric Knight and I continue our exploration of Thriving Teams with the Great Coach Jill McIntosh Jill McIntosh is a former Australian National netball player and team coach. As a player she won the 1983 World Championship and then coached the national team to the championship in 1995 and 1999, as well as gold medals a…

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Thriving Teams 40:40

6M ago40:40

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In 2022 we were talking with 2 of the great coaches we have interviewed over a coffee, Eddie Jones and Neil Craig, as we got up to leave they challenged with an idea; so many sports coaches have models to illustrate what they think high performing teams do, why not compare them against what the coaches you are interviewing are saying? It was an int…

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Liam Sheedy 56:29

6M ago56:29

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Liam is a former Irish Hurling player and now Coach. Liam played 13 senior games with Tipperary over 10 years. He retired in 1999 and in 2002 began coaching Tipperary youth teams. In 2007 he was appointed senior coach, and in 2010 he led to team to their 26th All Ireland Victory. Liam then took a year break from coaching at the highest level to spe…

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Graham Henry 58:08

6M ago58:08

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Graham is a Rugby Union Coach. He started coaching in 1975 while teaching at Auckland Grammar school. His coaching and teaching continued and in 1993 he was to win the first of 4 consecutive Provincial Championships with Auckland. In 1996 he resigned as a headmaster to take up full time coaching with the Auckland Blues, leading them to back to back…

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Tim Sheens 1:06:37

6M ago1:06:37

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Our Great Coach on this episode is Tim Sheens. Tim Sheens is an Australian Rugby League coach. He played 166 games for the Penrith Panthers and then moved in to coaching in 1984. He coached the Canberra Raiders to Premierships, in 1989, 90 and 94 and then in 2005 led the Wests Tigers to the premiership. He has also coached the NSW team to the 1991 …

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Kelly Sheffield 44:41

6M ago44:41

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Kelly is an American Volleyball coach. He started coaching volleyball in his teens, helping out at summer camps. He then went on to Assist at High School level before getting his chance as an Assistant at the University of Houston in 1997. He was given his first Head Coaching role at the University of Albany in 2001 and led them to 3 regular season…

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Becky Burleigh 30:32

7M ago30:32

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Becky is an American soccer coach who has just retired after leading the University of Florida Gators for 26 years. She was the inaugural coach in 1994, and went on to win the NCAA title in 1998. She retired with a winning percentage of 75, and ranks second in total number of all-time wins among Division I coaches. In her time at Florida she also l…

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Sean Quirk 46:33

7M ago46:33

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As a player, Sean was a Goalie at Springfield and was twice names All American. Sean coached Endicott University from 1998 to 2015, leading them to 8 CCC Championships, as well as taking the Division 3 school to as high as 5 in the National rankings. He has coached 21 All American players. And in 2020 led the the Cannons in the Premier Lacrosse Lea…

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On Serial Winning Coaches 1:02:19

7M ago1:02:19

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Today’s episode is focuses on the topic of Serial Winning Coaches And Dr David Turner and I are joined for the discussion by Professor Cliff Mallett and Professor Sergio Lara-Bercial who have just written a book called Learning from Serial Winning Coaches based on their research interviewing 17 of these coaches across 10 sports and 10 different cou…

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Sharetribe launched on Product Hunt! 6:16

7M ago6:16

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In this special, one-off mini-episode of Two-sided, Sjoerd asks for your help and reflects back on the past ten years of building marketplace software at Sharetribe. On January 30th, 2024, Sharetribe launched its best marketplace builder today on Product Hunt. We were featured as #2 Product of the Day! Thank you so much for your support! With the n…

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Kevin Orr 45:40

7M ago45:40

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Kevin is an American paralympic athlete and now Wheelchair Rugby coach. As an athlete he won 2 Bronze medals at the 1988 Paralympics, before transitioning into coaching Wheelchair Rugby in 1992. His team, Lakeshore then went on to 5 consecutive National Titles. This led to him being appointed Team USA coach where we won a silver at 2002 World Champ…

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Damian McGrath 33:14

7M ago33:14

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Our Great Coach on this episode is rugby's Damian McGrath. Damian started life as a teacher, but then in his words “took a gamble” and moved into professional coaching. He has now coached teams across multiple countries, in both rugby league, Rugby union, as well as Rugby sevens. He has coached at Club level with the Leeds Rhinos in England’s Super…

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Muffet McGraw 39:36

7M ago39:36

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Muffet is an American Basketball coach who led the women’s team at Notre Dame for 33 seasons. In all she led the team to 9 final fours, 7 championship games and 2 NCAA champion ships in 2001 and 2018. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011 and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Legends of Coaching award in …

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On Draft Day 39:40

7M ago39:40

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Doug is a former Ice Hockey Head Coach, GM, and sportscaster and he has just written a terrific new book called Draft Day: How Hockey Teams Pick Winners or Get Left Behind. Doug is a great story teller and some of the highlights of our discussion were; The importance of scouting staff, and how in Hockey they have to cover Canada, the USA. And key p…

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