LEADERS GROWING LEADERS | Valerie Miyares

Success is a Choice

Valerie Miyares (Director of Athletics for Palm Beach County School District) is today's guest on the "Leaders Growing Leaders" series of the SUCCESS IS A CHOICE PODCAST NETWORK. Valerie oversees the nation's 10th largest school district and helps lead the athletic leaders at the county's high schools and middle schools. The district has nearly 190,000 students.

• Palm Beach Schools Website: palmbeachschools.org/students_parents/athletics
• Twitter: @ValMiyares
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-miyares-ms-caa-493aa01a4/
• Email: [e-mail]

Episode Timestamps:

2:20 - Definition of success 7:30 - Growing other leaders 10:45 - Developing students 15:05 - Personal development 19:45 - Mistakes made 26:00 - Strategy to be a better AD

During the “Leaders Growing Leaders” series on the Success is a Choice Podcast Network, Jamy Bechler talks with leaders about how they are growing and developing other leaders. The series tries to examine how various leaders are making the people around them better and building a stronger, healthier culture.

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Jamy Bechler is the author of five books including "The Captain" and "The Bus Trip", host of the "Success is a Choice Podcast", professional speaker, and trains organizations on creating championship cultures. He previously spent 20 years as a college basketball coach and administrator. TheLeadershipPlaybook.com is Bechler's online program that helps athletes become better teammates and more positive leaders while strengthening a team's culture. As a certified John Maxwell leadership coach, Bechler has worked with businesses and teams, including the NBA. Follow him on Twitter at @CoachBechler. To connect with him via email or find out about his services, please contact [e-mail]. You can also subscribe to his insights on success and leadership by visiting JamyBechler.com/newsletter.