#50 Jake Escobar - Comanche ISD Athletic Director #rolltribe

Jake Escobar is the Comanche ISD Athletic Director and a person I looked up to when we were in school together. He's an incredible leader and today we discuss what it's like building a culture around the athletic program, tough love coaching, failure, the realities of coaching and much more. Enjoy! Visit www.TheCowboyPerspective.com (2:53) - Reminiscing about the old days & Jake's Background (9:54) - Tough love coaching (13:07) - Emphasizing the 'Student' in Student-Athlete 7 Habits of Highly effective people (17:58) - The importance of continuing to learn even after leaving school (20:21) - What makes a great athletic program (22:43) - Coach and parental impacts on the kid's mental health & Building a Culture (26:07) - Coach's wives & the realities of being a coach (28:28) - Leadership of peers (31:04) - Without failure, there is no growth (35:51) - What's the biggest challenge in your profession? (39:55) - What's it like being a hero? The Last Dance documentary (45:26) - Chasing Standards (46:11) - What's the value of a dollar or a bitcoin? (53:39) - Working hard every single day & being coachable (56:55) - Wrap Up The Cowboy Perspective is produced by Straight Up Podcasts & Root and Roam.