Way of Champions Podcast

Dr. Jerry Lynch, John O'Sullivan

john@changingthegameproject.com

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Booking Overview

Way of Champions is a sports leadership and team-performance show connecting listeners with accomplished coaches and performance thinkers. It’s valuable for PR bookings because it consistently spotlights credible, practical leadership expertise from elite sports—especially people who can speak to culture-building and athlete development.

Metrics

Episodes: 594

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 747 subscribers

Contact Information

john@changingthegameproject.com

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Host

Dr. Jerry Lynch - Team culture and performance specialist and co-host of the Way of Champions Podcast. He focuses on leadership, team-building, and performance development approaches drawn from sports and coaching c...

John O'Sullivan - Team culture and performance specialist and co-host of the Way of Champions Podcast. He works on leadership development for athletes and coaches and promotes speaking/training offerings for youth a...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Elite sports coaching and/or high-credibility performance leadership: current/former head coaches or national team directors; prominent sports analysts/writers tied to top-tier leagues; authors with evidence-based leadership/performance frameworks.
Required Achievements:  
Head coach of professional or national teams, Olympic and/or world championship coaching success, Notable league/coaching achievements (e.g., championships/titles), Published books focused on leadership, performance, or coachability, Long-running media/analysis credibility in major sports

Recent Guest Discussions

Ryan Warsofsky - Joy And Patience In Coaching; Locker-room Culture And Leadership Non-negotiables; Coaching Gen Z Athletes; Fundamentals And Building Trust In The Social Media Era

Phill Drobnick - Curling Training And Athlete Preparation; Highs/lows Of The Olympics; International Coaching Systems And Performance Execution At Elite Level

Ric Bucher - Coachability As A Performance Trait; What Differentiates Top Performers; Leadership/coaching Mindset Behind Elite Execution

Recent Topics

Leadership, Coaching, Team, Performance, Sports

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Way of Champions Podcast
:

#483 Ryan Warsofsky, San Jose Sharks Head Coach, on Joy, Patience, Embracing the Process and Changing the Culture of a Locker Room

May 27, 2026

Ryan Warsofsky just completed his second season as the head coach of the NHL's San Jose Sharks, this past season leading them to 39 wins, an 18 win improvement over 2025.  He also served as the head coach for the U.S. Men's National Team for the first time at the 2025 IIHF Men's World Championship, winning a gold medal. Prior to joining the Sharks, Warsofsky was the head coach of the Chicago Wolves of the AHL for two seasons (2020-22), where, in 2022, at age 34, he became the youngest coach s...

#482 Phill Drobnick, Olympic and World Champion Team USA Curling Coach and National Team Director

May 21, 2026

Phill Drobnick (@CoachPhill) recently retired as the National Team Director at USA Curling after the 2026 Milan Olympics, bringing an end to nearly two decades of coaching experience at the international level. Since 2005, Phill has been instrumental in guiding Team USA to international success, including notable achievements at the Olympics and World Championships. Phill's coaching highlights include guiding Team USA to the Junior Men's World Championship in 2008, and more recently, orchestr...

#481 How the Greatest Performers Reach Their Highest Potential with Ric Bucher, NBA Analyst and Author of Coachable

May 13, 2026

Ric Bucher is an American NBA analyst for Fox Sports and an occasional host of FS1's "Speak" (formerly known as "Speak For Yourself") afternoon talk show. He also hosts a daily podcast, "On The Ball with Ric Bucher." Before joining Fox he was a SiriusXM radio host and senior writer with Bleacher Report. He has appeared on NBA TV as an analyst and on TNT as a sideline reporter for NBA telecasts. Prior to joining SXM, TNT and BR, Bucher worked as an NBA Insider for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area[. ...

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