The #beBetter Podcast
The goal of the #beBETTER brand is for everyone to show up
as the best version of themselves everyday.
#beBETTER provides opportunities for all of us to be better teammates, coaches, parents, teachers, administrators, partners and/or friends by looking inside ourselves, thinking about our choices and taking action on what we can do to work every day to be the best versions of ourselves and #beBETTER than we were yesterday!
The #beBetter Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode #39: Jim Martineau wants the best for his kids, that goes for his student-athletes and his own 2 children. What’s his key to success, is to surround himself with people who help him to be better.
Jim Martineau has been the head women’s basketball coach at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City for 28 years and he has won a lot of games over that time. There is no doubt he is going to be in more than one hall of fame some day both as...
Episode #38: Mark Bauer reflects on his many years of teaching as well as raising 2 wonderful kids, whose biggest message to them has been, “I’m here for you.”
Mark Bauer might be the tallest kindergarten physical education teacher in the country but that also means he probably has the biggest heart of any teacher as well. Mark spent his career teaching and coaching, but his favorite athletes has alwa...
Episode #37: The “SWOCC Hasbeens” joined their former coach, Mike Herbert, for a special edition of the podcast to talk about their chance encounter and how their friendship has grown over the years.
The SWOCC Hasbeens are a group of incredible young women who all played basketball together at Southwestern Oregon CC. Kara, Heather, Jillian and Jessica were teammates before they were friends, but their friendship over the years has grown thr...
Episode #36: Paul Rovella reflects on his journey from Haybaler to attorney at law in the salad bowl of the world, also known as Monterey County, California.
Paul Rovella was about to become a teacher when a substitute teaching job quickly changed his mind. Substitute teaching tends to do that to people, but we are so glad he changed his path because now he works with farming and ranching families t...
Episode #35: Nikol Baker is a mom, an educator, a friend, a mentor and is making an impact every day on those around her.
Nikol Baker went to her first job interview with her mom, she wouldn’t recommend that to anyone nowadays, but it could not have worked out any better for her in the long run. We always think about the people who have impacted our lives a...
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