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The Standard
This isn't motivation. This is a movement. The Standard Podcast™ calls out the lies culture sold athletes and raises a new standard in sports, leadership, and life. Hosts Erin Sarles and Thomas Roe brings raw, truth-packed conversations with athletes, coaches, and leaders about identity beyond performance, discipline that lasts, and legacy that matters. 20-25 minutes of hard-hitting truth you won't hear anywhere else. Raise the bar. Rebuild the culture. Become the standard.
Episodes
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Randy Choate: 21 Seasons, 3 World Series, and What It Really Takes to Last
21 Seasons, 3 World Series, and What It Really Takes to Last Most Major League Baseball careers last 5.6 years. Randy Choate played for 21 seasons. Over his…
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Chip Reitano: 37 Years, 746 Wins, and What Character Really Means
37 Years, 746 Wins, and What Character Really Means Chip Reitano has been coaching for 37 years — and he's still going. Approaching 350 wins in women's…
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Jay Jackson: From Ninth-Round Pick to 20 Years in Professional Baseball
Jay Jackson was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the ninth round of the 2008 MLB Draft. He never played a game for the Cubs. Instead, Jay spent nearly two…
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Tim Kaine: From Coaching Ja Morant to Building in Business
What happens when you spend 24 years coaching college basketball, win championships, develop NBA stars, and then transition to business? Tim Kaine lived that…
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John Woods: Culture Is Not a Slogan, It's a System
What if your job as an athletic director, coach, or leader wasn't about winning games — it was about transforming people? John Woods lives that reality every…
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Davide Igono: From Sugar Bowl Champion to Building Wealth Beyond the Game
Davide Igono played for the West Virginia University Mountaineers and was part of their 2006 Sugar Bowl winning team. He went on to play professional football…
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The Roads Are Out There: Brian DiNapoli on NIL, Mental Health, and Substance Prevention
Brian DiNapoli has spent over 30 years in public service, community engagement, and youth development. And he saw a gap no one was filling. Student-athletes…
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Empowering Athletes in the NIL Era - Max Rusakov & Calum Kuhn of RevU
College athletes are signing NIL contracts they don't fully understand. And it's costing them. Max Rusakov and Calum Kuhn saw the problem and built the…
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Dustin Sobieraj on Building Program Turnarounds
From competing at the highest level in the Big 12 conference to building nationally ranked position groups, Dustin Sobieraj knows what it takes to transform…
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KJ Peoples: From All-Conference WR to Turning Income Into Impact
Kaylon (KJ) Peoples brings the discipline and competitive mindset from his All-Conference wide receiver career into the world of financial services. Today, he…
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Gini Grimsley: Building Bodies That Last with Pain-Free Performance
Gini Grimsley is changing how athletes train. As Executive Director of Programming for Pain-Free Performance, Gini has spent nearly two decades creating…
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Geremy Davis: From the NFL to Golf and Gospel
Geremy Davis spent six years in the NFL. But his story didn't end when football did. After his professional football career, Geremy transitioned from the field…
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Kalei Mahi: Closing the NIL Education Gap for Student-Athletes
Kalei Mahi is closing the gap that's leaving too many student-athletes unprepared for NIL. A former record-holding Division I athlete, Kalei has spent more…
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Corsley Edwards: Last Pick in the Draft, First in Resilience
Corsley Edwards's journey proves that your path doesn't have to look like everyone else's. Drafted 58th overall — the last pick in the 2002 NBA Draft — Corsley…
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Jacob Harris: From Soccer to Super Bowl Champion to the UFL
Jacob Harris's journey doesn't look like most NFL players' stories. And that's exactly what makes it powerful. A fifth-year NFL wide receiver and Super Bowl…
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Tyler Whitcomb: 20 Years of Building Programs, Teams, and Leaders
Tyler Whitcomb has spent over 20 years building champions — and he's done it from every angle. As a professional basketball team owner, athletic director…
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Corey Bruno: The Truth About NIL That Athletes Aren't Hearing
Corey Bruno is the Director of NIL at Press Upload and one of the leading voices in athlete marketing and brand strategy. With over three years in the NIL…
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David Gilbert: From Pro Athlete to Mentor — Building Leaders Through Hard Work and No Excuses
David Gilbert is a driven mentor, coach, and former professional athlete who has spent his life competing at the highest level — academically, athletically…
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Scott Garvis: Building Servant Leaders in Athletic Administration1
Scott Garvis is a Certified Master Athletic Administrator (C.M.A.A.), author, consultant, and one of the nation's leading voices in athletic leadership. With a…
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From the NBA to Building Empire: Maurice Ager on Identity Beyond the Game
Maurice Ager went from first-round NBA draft pick with the Dallas Mavericks to Grammy-nominated artist to CEO of multiple companies. In this episode, Mo breaks…