The Bryant Ferate Podcast

#26 - Logan Walters - Ambition, Creating A Niche, & ACL Performance Therapy

Logan Walters is a performance therapist at Rokke Performance Therapy, a die-hard Eagles fan, father, husband, and a great human being. He specializes in ACL rehab & return to performance which is one of the main themes of this episode. As well as, how he specifically created his niche in this area. 
Logan's journey into performance therapy began when he suffered a pair of ACL injuries while playing basketball in college. This experience motivated him to help other athletes optimize their performance during the recovery process and in life. He received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2016 from Lebanon Valley College and completed a Sports Residency program at Mansfield University in 2019. It is amazing to see the ripple effect of his impact & expertise in the Portland area.
I am extremely grateful that I had the opportunity to showcase his story and sit down with him for this conversation. If you enjoyed this episode please, share it with someone who means a lot to you or via social media and rate it on the podcast platform you are using. If you want to learn more about Logan & what I am diving into check my newsletter link below.
Logan’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/logan_rokke
Rokke Performance Therapy Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rokke.pt
Rokke Performance Therapy website - http://www.rokkesports.com/
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Timestamps
(2:17) 3, 2, 1 Live at Rokke Performance Therapy
(8:50) Dream Job Early & Cash-Based Therapy
(13:50) Lifestyle Design vs. Status Goals
(16:15) Never Settle
(18:05) Better Understanding The Cash-Based Setting
(22:15) Coming Back From Two ACL Surgeries
(26:35) Niche Down On ACL Performance Therapy
(31:50) Purpose Behind Sharing Content
(34:20) Creative Framework
(38:25) Time vs. Function-Based Criteria
(39:50) Surgery To Sprinting Timeline & Standards
(55:50) Disconnection Between The Performance Team
(58:35) Better Bridging The Gap
(1:03:50) Competitive Curiosity
(1:06:15) The Most Curious Athletes
(1:08:40) How do you stay curious?
(1:11:50) The War of Art
(1:17:50) James Clear Atomic Journal
(1:26:30) When did you laugh today?
(1:31:28) Justin Bieber
(1:35:00) Action. Action. Action.
(1:37:25) Instilling Curiosity In His Family

#25 - Eric Potter - Be Elite Daily, Financial Freedom, & Creating Content.

What's up! Today's episode features Eric Potter, former Director of Sports Performance at Old Dominion University and now currently serving as a Performance Coach at Future, where he helps clients achieve their fitness goals through online coaching and training.
With over a decade of experience in the performance industry, Eric has worked with athletes at all levels, from youth to professional. In addition to his work at Old Dominion University, Eric is a co-founder of InsiderTrainApp, which was a mobile app that provided a platform for coaches to share videos of their training in 2013.
Eric is also passionate about creating content to impact others and achieving financial freedom through multiple income streams. If you enjoyed this episode or connected with it anyway it would mean a lot if you could rate the podcast, share it with someone that means a lot to you, and subscribe to my newsletter which is linked below if you want to learn more.
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TIME STAMPS
(2:33) We’re Live
(3:50) Consistently Sharing On Social Media
(8:50) Hits, Misses, & Reposting
(10:32) Insider Training App
(14:34) Lessons From Creating The App
(15:40) Hormozi’s Reaching Out
(16:50) Anti-Retiring at 65
(18:25) Side Hustles
(19:20) 7 Sources of Income
(22:52) Monetizing From Social Media
(24:16) Path to Old Dominion University
(29:40) Vision for Making ODU His Own
(30:50) Framework for Hiring
(34:45) Clarity In What You Want
(39:25) Identity Change
(47:00) 3-Day Food Log
(49:04) Remote Behavior Change
(55:45) Be Elite Daily
(1:01:20) Lifestyle Design & Long Term
(1:02:55) Peter Attia
(1:04:10) Reflecting On Your Own Progress & Finances

#24 - Noah Cracknell - Evolving, Timeless Writing, & Moving To New York City

Noah Cracknell, is a writer of The Daily Preneur, a no-BS blog about entrepreneurship, economics, and life. Also, one of my former student-athletes a the University of Portland & previous guests on the podcast! In this episode we get into Noah graduating from Arizona State, moving to New York City, and starting graduate school in economics.
I really look up to Noah in the way that he has grown as a writer. He is not afraid to be vulnerable and share his own journey, as well as his three pillars for creating impactful writing. My favorite part is his story of evolving from Noah Cracknell 1.0 to the 2.0 version of himself.
If you love this episode, it would mean a lot for you to share it on social media, with someone you think would connect with this conversation, leave a review for the podcast, and subscribe to my weekly newsletter for more information on the podcast!
Noah’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/thenoahcrack
Noah’s Newsletter - https://www.thedailypreneur.com/
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Timestamps
(1:25) We Are Live
(3:26) 3 Peaks of Noah Cracknell Performance Coaching
(5:54) Creating An LLC
(14:00) Financial Education  
(17:20) New York City & Graduate School
(24:07) Unique Orientation Experience
(25:00) Health Science or Economics Problems?
(29:20) Need for Professionals, Tools, & Infrastructure for Demand
(36:23) Getting Better at Listening
(39:57) Reframing
(44:00) Meditations Marcus Aurelius
(46:45) 3 Pillars of Writing
(55:50) Being Transparent, Trustworthy, & Timeless
(1:00:34) Timeless Writing Filter & Who Do You Look Up To?
(1:05:50) Ferate's Writing Going Through Noah’s Filter 
(1:14:00) Differences When Writing On Medium
(1:17:20) Rejection
(1:18:46) Newsletters & beehiive
(1:21:28) AI-Generated Photos
(1:26:50) Jack Raines
(1:31:02) Great Day, Why?  
(1:38:30) Who Engages With All of Your Work.
(1:40:00) Writer Community
(1:47:34) Pub Work  

#23 - Caroline Austin - Resilience, Creating Space, & Running Professionally

Caroline Austin is today’s guest on The Bryant Ferate Podcast. I loved this episode and this conversation. One of those conversations you have with an amazing friend where you lose track of time.
Caroline and I became friends in college when we coached together at Washington State University. Go Cougs! Caroline is so aware and impresses me every day with who she is and who she is becoming. Through her work as a professional runner and coach, Austin is changing the way we think about sports and what it means to be strong & confident in today's world.
Caroline competes professionally in the steeple chase & the marathon for Idaho Afoot. Most recently competing in the US Olympic Trials in 2019 for the marathon & in 2021 in the steeple chase. On top of competing she coaches high school athletes, recently started working at On, and most recently got married. In the front half of the conversation, we go in on running and her experience. Halfway through we transition the conversation more towards being the best version of ourselves. Caroline closes it out with a bang so make sure you check out the last 10 minutes.
Timestamps
(2:14) Mic’s Are On & We Are Live
(6:10) Professional Running
(10:42) The Steeple Chase
(17:10) Disconnect With No Headphones
(26:49) Training Week Structure
(31:05) The Marathon Phase
(34:00) The Next Big Goal
(37:03) Turning 26, Running 26 Miles, & Qualifying For Boston
(43:00) Learning From Your Races
(48:40) Feelings At The Start
(51:25) What Did You Learn About Yourself The Most?
(55:15) Alignment With Core Values
(1:01:55) Personal Reflections
(1:06:00) Am I Not Qualified?
(1:11:02) ON
(1:14:25) Creating Space For Others
(1:20:10) Who Am I Becoming?
(1:23:35) Coaching The Younger Athlete
(1:33:45) The Permission To Feel
(1:36:32) Having Your Own Lane
(1:43:03) Hell Bent On Not Going To WSU
(1:51:38) 2023
 
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#22 - Zach Rockford - Clarity, Feedback, & Embracing A New Director Role.

Zach Rockford is today's guest on the podcast. Most recently Rock took over as the new Director of Athletic Performance for the University of Montana Grizzlies and is the co-founder of High-Performance Headquarters. Which is an online coaching resource for training and coach education. Zach has also coached at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Incarnate Word, Arizona, and TCU. 
This episode is awesome because we get into how Rockford thinks and how that applies to performance coaching and life. As well as, one of the best podcast episodes we both listened to back in 2016-2017 by Pete Carroll. I hope you enjoy this conversation with my amazing friend Zach Rockford. 
Pete Carroll Podcast Rec - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4yOHENDGHFOHMtj7Cj2pHK?si=h5VXZl_jQ_69r7Eyd9ErtQ 
Rockford's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/coachrockford22/?hl=en 
High Performance HQ - https://www.highperfhq.com/ 
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Ferate’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bryantferate/
Ferate’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/BryantFerate
Ferate’s YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@bryantferate98/shorts 
Timestamps
(1:56) Live With Rock
(2:37) Interning at Texas Christian University
(4:45) Dunning Kruger Effect
(7:42) Skills Needed
(9:30) Clarity
(10:35) Accurate & Precise
(16:00) Vision: Aim Small Miss Small
(22:48) Audit of 2022 into 2023
(29:40) Pacific Northwest
(31:10) Slowing Down Time
(33:30) Experiences
(35:25) Moments Between The Moments
(43:35) Consistent In A Time of Change
(52:40) Dark Side of Self Reflection
(57:12) Finding People That Give Great Feedback
(1:01:18) Intellectual Sparring Partners
(1:06:11) New Director Role
(1:10:05) Wants or Needs?
(1:18:40) High Performance HQ 
 

#21 - Kevin Dailly - Journaling, Evolving Our Identity, & All Things Considered.

Kevin Dailly is today's guest for this in-person conversation. Creator, an artist, and most recently, dropped his debut album All Things Considered under the name KEVY. Link in the show notes to find his album on Spotify. Kevin and I went to high school together and recently reconnected over the creation of this podcast. Big shout out to Kevin for the consistent love and for always tapping into the episodes. 
This is an awesome conversation that I was grateful to record right before Kevin dropped his album. He made the trip down to Portland to record in person and we got to go deep into some cool topics. What I enjoyed the most was discussing our most formative years and how that tied into us both loving the book, Atomic Habits by James Clear. As well as, identity change being a consistent theme throughout this hour and half. 
Kevin's Album - https://open.spotify.com/album/3FBBVXdtnonKOfRZqmEyjF?si=q14mYCd_QPyDUYkVUlX_2A&nd=1 
Kevin's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kevysings/ 
Ferate's Newsletter - https://bryantferate.substack.com/ 
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Ferate's Twitter - https://twitter.com/BryantFerate 
Timestamps
(2:28) We Are Live
(8:20) Time Capsules
(10:47) 2022 Audit
(13:40) Journaling
(17:30) Reflecting Back On Entries
(21:14) Group Therapy
(22:40) Be The Friend or Community
(25:35) Intentional Coaching
(28:08) Settling Down & Lifestyle Design
(35:18) Living With Passion
(37:10) Writing Music Is Like Journaling
(41:00) Vividal to KEVY
(45:42) ALBUM: All Things Considered
(46:35) James Clear Multiple Versions of You
(50:15) Creating Real Fans
(54:35) Podcast Growth
(59:40) Atomic Habits
(1:01:40) Identity
(1:07:40) Preparing For Your Identity To Change
(1:12:45) Making A Music Video
(1:18:15) Creating For You
(1:20:12) Playing The Long Game
(1:26:18) “The Voice”

#20 - Danny Miranda - Lover of Life, Day 1 Mindset, & Being Undeniable.

Episode 20! I am so excited for you to check out this conversation!
The guest on the podcast today is Danny Miranda, the host of The Danny Miranda Podcast which is in the top 1% of podcasts in the world, the top 100 podcasts in entrepreneurship in the USA, sponsored by My First Million, featuring guests such as Gary V, Sahil Bloom, Morgan Housel, Sam Parr, Shaan Puri, and he just eclipsed over 300 episodes published. This dude’s stock is blowing up so make sure you go check out his work. 
Danny is one of the people who has inspired me the most in the podcast space to start my own. In this episode we discuss how everything you do comes out in the podcast, non-negotiables for 2023, being undeniable, the power of observing procrastination, a great story on Benjamin Franklin & much more!
If you enjoyed this episode it would mean a lot if you shared it with someone you think would be positively impacted by this conversation. As well, subscribed & left a review on Spotify!
Danny’s Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com
Danny’s Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda
Danny’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda
Danny’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda
Danny’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda
Danny’s TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda
Danny’s List of Questions - https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda/status/1560648320988549120?s=20&t=5qaP5O1LQYxdIhQLK3ihYg
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Timestamps
(2:55) Live With Danny Miranda
(6:50) 2-Year Model For Learning
(9:45) Internal & External Games
(11:40) 2023 Non-Negotiables
(15:20) Improving Your Listening & Storytelling
(17:50) Asking Better Questions
(19:55) “The Richness of Our Life Is Determined By The Questions We Choose To Ask.”
(21:28) Phone Lock Screen: The Most Underutilized Real Estate
(25:28) Surround Your With Relentless Humans - Zach Pogrob
(29:12) Win And Help Win
(30:02) Be Undeniable
(32:45) The Voice 
(37:22) Substack Newsletter
(41:00) Keeping The Main Thing The Main Thing
(42:36) To Be & To-Do Lists For Athletes
(44:40) Testing Out New Ideas
(47:07) Cultivate Curiosity In Others
(51:38) Challenges To Close Out His Podcast Episodes
(53:40) Application To Life
(57:55) Day 1 Danny Miranda
(1:01:02) Drawn Towards The Engagements & Numbers
(1:05:08) Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin On The Delaware River
(1:08:52) Russ
(1:11:10) Procrastination
(1:15:40) “My Life’s A Podcast Just Sometimes It Is Recorded.”

#19 - Logan Emory - Identity, Listening, & What Do You Want Life To Look Like?

Today’s guest is Logan Emory. Current Assistant Coach For UP Women’s Soccer at the University of Portland and is a Pilot Alum competing on the Men’s Soccer team during his college career. Logan played professionally with Toronto FC and the Puerto Rico Islanders.
Born and raised in Boise, Idaho Logan brings it in this episode. Diving into the lessons that he learned from his journey from high school, college, professional, and then back into coaching at high level. Communication, connection, and understanding are themes in this conversation from the perspective of our parents, family, coaching athletes, and in life with ourselves.
Two topics I really enjoyed were his story about getting to know his grandfather and towards the end podcast unpacking the label “grinder” in sports.
Appreciate you all and can’t say thanks enough to the people who have reached out to me about what they have enjoyed. It pushes me to keep going.
Logan’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lsemory/?hl=en
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Ferate’s YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@bryantferate98/shorts
 
 
Timestamps
(2:40) Live
(4:50) Wallpaper of Your Phone As A Reminder
(6:22) Hawaii & Logan’s Grandfather
(11:00) Listening
(16:40) War At 18 Years Old
(18:30) Adult Responsibilities & Childlike Joy
(21:10) Relentless With Our Time
(24:00) Not Wanting To Let People Down
(30:22) Recruiting
(39:08) “How do you get to know someone?”
(42:10) Identity
(49:20) Story Behind Toronto FC
(56:22) As a Leader, How Do You Help?
(59:28) Coaches Small Check-Ins Add Up
(1:01:40) Knowing What You Want & Don’t Want
(1:06:38) “Grinder”
(1:09:07) Coaching, Raising Children, & What Do You Want Life To Look Like
(1:20:14) Is Being A “Grinder” Easy?
(1:22:40) Cody Royle: The Tough Stuff
(1:28:00) Identity Evolving

#18 - Dave Houglum - Beauty, Leadership Coaching, & Becoming More Courageous.

Welcome back to The Bryant Ferate Podcast. Fired up for you to be here and check out this episode with Dave Houglum.
He is an absolute legend and the tables are turned today because I get to ask Dave questions and let him go off on his passion for leadership. Dave is my leadership coach, so it was fun to connect with him outside of our typical coaching sessions in this podcast space.
Dave is the Director of Leadership & Leadership Professor of Practice at the University of Portland. He has coached for +17 years, earned his master's and Ph.D. from Gonzaga University, and traveled internationally for leadership coaching opportunities.
This episode is big time if you are interested in being a great leader to impact and serve others and, most importantly, lead yourself! I love when Dave went in on listening and awareness as a leader. He is elite at asking “lofty” questions!
Dave has had a huge impact on my development as a leader, and coach, and on me being the best version of myself. This was a surreal moment to share this podcast moment with him. So excited to share with you all the legend, my coach, Dave Houglum.
Dave’s Website - https://www.eyelevelleadership.com/ 
Ferate’s Newsletter - https://bryantferate.substack.com/ 
Ferate’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bryantferate/ 
Ferate’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/BryantFerate 
Timestamps
(2:23) We're Live
(4:20) Director of Leadership & Leadership Professor of Practice
(6:00) Traveling, Curiosity, & Growing Up In Alaska
(11:49) “It just lights me up.”
(13:55) Core Values
(21:48) Inner & Outer Game
(24:08) The Compass & Honoring Ourself
(28:00) Cultivate Awareness
(29:40) 6-Phase Meditation
(33:10) Lofty Questions
(35:38) What Does Leadership Mean?
(40:00) Getting Better At Listening
(47:40) Joy From Coaching
(52:20) Similarities & Differences In Those Getting Coached
(56:42) Becoming More Courageous
(59:25) Use Our Strengths To Grow
(1:01:35) Working Through Our Scoreboards

#17 - Nate Graham - Creative Curiosity, Experience, & Answering The Call.

Welcome back to The Bryant Ferate Podcast. Today’s guest is Nate Graham. A great friend and fellow performance coach. Nate is the Director of Sports Performance at Rokke Performance in Portland Oregon.
Nate is deep into the craft of coaching working with athletes and dedicated to consistent improvement with an extensive background in education ranging from a master's in Human Performance from Liberty University to courses with Applied Performance Coach APC and 3D MAPS with the Grey Institute. Within this conversation we get into his love for basketball, creative expression in life, curiosity, pursuing specific experiences, and most of all answering the call.
I greatly appreciate the connection I have with Nate as we both are on the journey of discovering what it means to be the best versions of ourselves and how we can impact the people around us in a positive way. Nate has a lot to teach me, I love learning and being around this guy. I hope you love this conversation and it helps you reflect especially with it being close to the end of 2022.
KeepGoing.
 
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TIMESTAMPS
(1:47) We’re Live
(3:00) Curiosity & Being A Learner
(5:45) Exploring Curiosity In Basketball
(10:50) Favorite Player Growing Up
(13:20) Loving The Game
(14:30) Creativity
(22:40) Coaching & Connection
(28:55) Alchemist
(32:00) Identity
(41:15) Deciding To Take Courses
(46:40) Experience
(52:15) Become More Self-Awareness
(58:50) Livin’ & Greenlights
(1:05:55) Formulating The Life We Want
(1:11:01) 1500 Day Streak On Headspace
(1:15:00) Gratitude
(1:19:38) Who Do You Look Up To?
(1:22:53) Feedback (Giving & Receiving)