Build A Championship Culture

The Daily Coach Academy is a vetted community of growth-minded leaders who learn together and support each other, guided by accomplished sports coaches and business executives.

The Daily Coach Academy launches November 4, 2024.

When opportunity comes, it's too late to prepare.

John Wooden

Learning Together

At the heart of the Daily Coach Academy is your monthly group coaching call. Focus your personal leadership development by meeting monthly with your own leadership coach and 10-13 peers. Learn from their experiences and get their help navigating your own leadership challenges.

The Daily Coach Network is your resource to grow as a leader, culture creator, and team builder regardless of the department you lead or industry your company is in. Access exclusive content, connect and network with members facing the same challenges you are, and tap the expertise of George Raveling and Michael Lombardi.

Guided Learning

Having trouble sifting through the endless sea of leadership resources? Each month the Daily Coach Academy coaches will steer your learning through exclusive and curated materials. If you love reading the Daily Coach newsletter, you're in the right place.

Accomplished Coaches

Access highly accomplished leaders who are "in the trenches", in their sport or business. Tap into their decades of experience leading teams, companies, and departments during your monthly group coaching call, at weekly "office hours", and online chat.

Peer Advisory Board

Learn from and build connections with 10-13 other leaders at a similar level to you, forming your "peer advisory board". Matched by the Daily Coach, your group meets monthly with your coach who will facilitate discussions on key topics and challenges specific to your group.

65 spots available at launch.
Apply by October 18, 2024 to secure yours.

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From The Daily Coach

The Daily Coach newsletter is read by 40,000+ coaches, business leaders, and sports executives who lead many of the world's top teams.

Our Community

The Daily Coach Academy is designed for growth-minded leaders, in any domain, who enjoy learning about leadership and team building through the lens of sports. Some common profiles include:

Coaches

Head and assistant coaches of collegiate, high school, and club teams.

Business

Managers and directors of medium, large, and multi-national businesses & non-profits.

Education

Leaders of colleges, athletic departments, schools, and sports organizations.

Public Safety & Health

Leaders in healthcare, policing, military and other public service organizations.

Leading at the professional or Division I level? Learn about the Daily Coach Network here.

Exclusive Leadership Resources

Each month, members are assigned pre-call 'homework', featuring clips from exclusive interviews with leaders in sports and business, to guide your group coaching call's discussion.

Deadline to apply is October 18, 2024.

Academy Coach Spotlight

Our Daily Coach Academy coaches are accomplished, growth-minded leaders who are in the trenches. They are passionate about helping other leaders build better teams and cultures and they draw from their wealth of experience to guide your discussions. Don't expect to find lectures here.

Coach Tasha Pointer

Coach Pointer is an inspiring leader and coach, entering her third year as assistant coach of the Rutgers women's basketball team. Prior to joining Rutgers, Coach Pointer was the head coach of the University of Illinois- Chicago women's basketball team for three seasons.

Prior to becoming a high-performance basketball coach, Coach Pointer was a Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame player, inducted in 2008. To this day she is the Scarlet Knights' all-time assists leader and runner-up in career steals.

Membership Includes

Attend our monthly speaker series with top coaches and sports executives

Access an on-demand library of guest speaker video recordings and The Daily Coach Newsletter lessons

3-month minimum commitment*

Monthly, 75-minute "Group Coaching" call with 10-13 other leaders at a similar level to you, facilitated by an accomplished business leader or sports coach.

Prepare for your Group Coaching call with exclusive leadership and team building resources, including clips from exclusive interviews with top coaches and leaders, like James Kerr, Sally Jenkins, Kristen Holmes, and Pat Lencioni.

Get answers to your urgent leadership questions at weekly 'Office Hours' with our coaches.

Private member website to share resources and experiences with 65 other leaders.

4-month minimum commitment*

*The Daily Coach Academy is for leaders who are actively engaged in the online community. We require that you make a 4-month minimum commitment, but if after 120 days you find you can't keep up with the required activity levels you may cancel your membership and another leader on the waitlist will take your place.

Apply Today

The Daily Coach Academy starts on November 4th with 65 leaders looking to take the next step in their journey.

  1. Submit your application to join (10 minutes).
  2. If invited to, complete an interview on Zoom (30 minutes).
  3. On November 4, join our group to learn alongside 65 other leaders.
  4. Connect, evolve, and lead

Leadership can be lonely, but it doesn't have to be.

Community Values

High standards and holding our teams accountable never goes out of style.

Quality leadership matters.

Relationships between top people produce non-linear outcomes.

Sports is one of the best fields to learn about leadership, culture creation, and team building.

To get better, you must reflect on your experiences (we do that together).

Building a great culture starts with knowing yourself.

What We Coach

The Daily Coach Network is designed for high-performance executives that shoulder the weight of their team's most important decisions. If you're brand new, early in your tenure, or preparing to join the C-suite, we'll help you transition from functional expert to your department's Chief 'Figure It Out' Officer.

Creating Strong Culture

Culture isn't something you define once and expect it to be followed by your team. To create an environment of trust and belonging it requires dedicated effort every day to reiterate your vision and purpose, to communicate your message and standards, and demonstrate what you're willing to tolerate.

Building a High Performance Team

Hiring can be high pressure when you have a vacancy or your team's performance rely's on it. But adding the wrong person to your team can be catastrophic and set you back months. Your team should be set up so they don't need you to operate the day-to-day so you can focus on the problems that only you can solve.

Leading People

Leadership starts with management of the self, putting on your oxygen mask before you help others on an airplane. You must push beyond prepared to anticipate future challenges and guide your team to success. All great leaders are teachers, developing their players to perform at the highest level.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the application requirements for the Daily Coach Academy?

The Daily Coach Academy is designed for growth-minded leaders in any domain who are determined to take the next step in their leadership journey and enjoy learning about leadership and team building through the lens of sports. You may be a fit for the Daily Coach Academy if you currently lead an organization, team, or staff in a sports, business, or public service environment today.

Please note that the Daily Coach Academy is for those who are in active leadership roles with teams/staff that report them directly or indirectly. This typically means executive coaches, leadership coaches, or life coaches are not a fit for the Daily Coach Academy.

What if I don't have enough time?

We get it, at certain times throughout the year you probably feel overwhelmed by everything you need to accomplish in a day. The Daily Coach Academy is designed to be a new, unique tool in your tool belt. Being part of the community allows you to tap the experiences and knowledge of other leaders and coaches in the trenches., helping you get the answers you're looking for without all the battle scars.

To make the most of the Daily Coach Academy, we ask that you dedicate a minimum of 3.5 hours each month. This breaks down as follows:

  • Attend your 75-minute Group Coaching call each month with your coach and a consistent group of 10-13 leaders at a similar level
  • Spend 45 minutes preparing for your Group Coaching call, reading, watching, listening to and reflect on the pre-call material each month.
  • Join one weekly "office hours" session, 45 minutes in length, each month to ask questions and learn from challenges facing the broader community.
  • Dedicate a total of 45 minutes sharing resources (books, podcasts etc.), helping other members, and asking questions to which you're searching for answers to.

What makes the Daily Coach Academy different than other leadership development offerings??

The Daily Coach Academy is not a course or leadership development program, but instead brings together growth-minded leaders from a variety of domains through a shared love of sports to learn and grow as leaders together. The Academy puts greater emphasis on experience and battle scars, and gives you access to accomplished leaders who are in the trenches in the world of sports and business and share your love of learning.

Do you offer scholarships?

The Daily Coach offers partial membership scholarships for underrepresented leaders, including women and people of color.

Who are some of the guest speakers I should expect?

Michael Lombardi interviews special guests that have operated at the highest levels in sports and business, with an emphasis on women and underrepresented groups. Past interviews include James Kerr, Dr. Tracy Shaw, Karen Eber, Sally Jenkins, Kristen Holmes, Pat Lencioni, and Roger Martin.

What is the application process?

The community is made up of highly-vetted, leaders across many sports/industries, functions, and organization sizes. Beyond being an active leader, the Daily Coach Academy members are dedicated to learning, leadership enthusiasts, and love learning from sports.

Acceptance will be based on application submitted date, not the date you complete your video interview, or pay for your membership. The selection process is made up of an initial application, followed by a 30-minute video interview conducted by members of The Daily Coach team. If accepted, you'll either be admitted into the community or you'll be added to the waitlist and notified when spots open up.

When do I pay for membership?

Once you are accepted into the community, following your 30-minute video interview, you'll be sent a payment link to pay for your first membership period. 15 days before your renewal you'll automatically be charged for the upcoming period using the same credit card you used when you were first accepted.

How does the waitlist work?

To deliver the best environment to support your development as a leader, we're limiting the community size. When a spot opens up, we'll notify applicants that have already been accepted (completed their application and interview) in the order of their application submission date.

What happens if I decide I don't want to be a member anymore?

If you're no longer able to contribute to the community we ask that you notify us as early as possible. Your membership will continue until the end of your membership period, which will allow you to continue attending the speaker series, watching past speakers on-demand, and engaging in online discussions. After your membership expires we will fill your spot with the next person on the waitlist.

Have a question that wasn't answered already? Email ryan@thedaily.coach

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