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!
Episodes
40 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...
Episode #34: Meadow McWhorter was preparing to be a coach her entire life and she has her father, her first coach, to thank for it.
When Meadow McWhorter was 12 years old she had the independence to tell her dad, “No, I don’t want to practice today.” This simple interaction is one of the many reasons that Coach McWhorter is focused on listening to her athletes. She focuses ...
Episode #33: Greg & Kristen Perkins from InclYOUsion Sports are 2 incredible parents working hard to remove barriers for all kids.
We typically record in the evenings on the West Coast, which meant that Greg & Kristen Perkins from InclYOUsion Sports (inclyousionsports.com) were 3 hours ahead in Massachusetts and life happens...
Episode #32: Do you know anyone else who played 5 sports in 1 school year in high school? Ann Walker did and that drive and focus has only propelled her to accomplish so many more things in her professional career.
Ann Walker has enjoyed exploring all types of things in her life from athletics to acting and mostly traveling. Her life has taken her from a small town in Iowa all over the country coaching basketball and eventually into athletic administratio...
Episode #31: Dom Montiel is the definition of a student-athlete. He excelled in the classroom and in every sport he competed in at the high school level, but you wouldn’t know it from his humble outlook in this conversation.
Dom Montiel joined us this past fall to share his point of view on being a collegiate athlete and his decision to transfer from a Div. 1 college to an NAIA college to play football. As he looks forward to his senior season in the fall of 2026, ...
Episode #30: Retired Sheriff LeeAnnDra Marchese joins us to share why she went into law enforcement and now in retirement she still continues to help others in her community.
LeeAnnDra Marchese was ready to go into the military when a chance encounter opened the door to law enforcement. She is open and honest about how her childhood shaped her into the woman and mother she is today. She shares how she learned to wor...
Episode #29: CL Lindsay is only licensed to practice law in his home state so don’t expect to be getting any “formal” legal advice in this episode, but you can expect to get some advice from Madam Edith!
CL Lindsay wanted to be an attorney since he was in the 10th grade and he did it, he made it to the big time and was practicing law in New York with some huge clients. But, as most of us realize, what we wanted at 15 years old is not what we ar...
Episode #28: The fellas take some time to answer questions from their listeners and reflect on 2025!
Year 1 of The #beBETTER Podcast is in the books and the hosts can’t believe how fast time has flown by. So many great guests, countless amazing stories and this was just the first year. The guys got some questions from some of their faithful li...
Episode #27: Santa Claus joins us from the North Pole to discuss how he got into the giving business and why he continues year after year to spread joy around the world.
**Friendly Festive Warning**: This episode of The #beBETTER Podcast covers a lot of different topics and we share some great stories with our special guest. If your household is still firmly Team Santa, press play once the kids are aslee...
Episode #26: Dr. Rod Keller may in fact be the nicest human alive. He has spent his life in higher education helping students to understand that they belong.
Dr. Rod Keller joins our hosts to talk about his personal and professional life where he tells us the secret to being a good teacher, but you have LISTEN to the episode to find out what that secret is. Dr. Keller has retired twice but he is not...
Episode #25: Jen Bagley-Trotter is tough, there really is no other way to describe this Minnesota native, but as we find out she is so much more.
Coach Bagley-Trotter has spent her life coaching softball and she has always worked on finding her direction. Well, she has found her direction and her plan was right because of the perspective she had along the way. That perspective was to fin...
Episode #24: Aaron Locks has been a leader in the youth sports industry for over 30 years and has impacted over 2,000,000 kids lives including one of our hosts!
Aaron Locks has experienced many different failures in his life and he will be the first to tell you that without those failures he wouldn’t be where he is today, which is right where he wants to be. Aaron’s mom was and still is his inspiration...
Episode #23: Trina Comerford shares some advice for parents to make sure they don’t get thrown out of their kids' sporting events. Seriously, who would ever do something to get themselves thrown out of their own child’s game?
Trina Comerford’s journey from mom to division 1 softball umpire has forced her to make some sacrifices, but she is well aware of the sacrifices her family has had to make as well. She believes that anything worth doing is worth doing well whic...
Episode #22: Lt. Col. Seth Barrett joins us from Germany where he is currently stationed protecting America and exploring Europe with his dog when he gets to take a break.
Lt. Col. Seth Barrett was a senior in high school in 1997 on the Santa Rosa High School basketball team where previous guest, Pat Kennedy (Episode #5), coached him and helped shape him into the incredible person he is now. Seth has traveled the...
Episode #21: Amy Christensen is going to change the way you think about family relationships and make you rethink how you have been parenting your kids.
Amy Christensen is the first guest that Jared recruited for the podcast and he could not have picked a better one. Amy was a first generation college student, but she also had some great examples as parents. Amy gives her perspective on ...
Episode #20: California HS Athletic Director of the Year and podcast veteran, Justin Clymo, spends some time talking about the process and not the outcomes.
Justin Clymo graduated from Stevenson School in Pebble Beach California, won a national championship while coaching at UC Davis, but he knew he belonged at the high school level and he’s now back at his alma mater impacting the next generation....
Episode #19: The key to success is work ethic and attitude, if you ask 4 time NWAC champion Cheryl Holden.
Coach Cheryl Holden talks about her journey from a small town in Washington to Vice-President at Columbia Basin College. We discuss the importance of the process and not the outcome as well as what a “normal coach” should look like. If we expec...
Episode #18: Courtney Jackson has dedicated his professional career to the kids who need him most, it is his calling.
Courtney Jackson learned to love the game of basketball as a young kid and his passion for the game took him to Sonoma State University, then to the Napa Valley where he coached the boy’s basketball team at the Hanna Academy. Eventually this le...
Episode #17: Mr. Sonoma State, Rich Shayewitz, stops by to talk about family, basketball and what’s next.
Rich Shayewitz is and will always be associated with Sonoma State University, but a few short months ago, in the middle of the season as the head men’s basketball coach he was told the college was going to cut all athletics at the end of the se...
Episode #16: Ryan Reynolds shares his story from small town to the big screen, just kidding, this Ryan is the head football coach at Sutter High School in the central valley of Northern California.
Coach Reynolds grew up in Humboldt county and always wanted to be a football coach. His time as an assistant coach under a legend helped him to grow and develop, but as most coaches will tell you, there were some bumps along the way. Coach Reyn...
Episode #15: Kathie Woods might be the happiest human alive, but the retired volleyball coach is still finding a way to compete except this time it is on the pickle ball court.
Coach Woods is a coach, teacher and mentor and although is retired, she continues to teach and connect with her former student-athletes. She enjoys every day and her energy is infectious. She regrets nothing because she learned from all o...