Teach, Coach, Mentor

About Teach, Coach, Mentor

Welcome to Teach, Coach, Mentor: the podcast about what it actually takes to reach people. We sit down with teachers, coaches, and mentors who are doing the work and we dig into their methods. How they teach so it lands. How they coach so it sticks. How they mentor so it matters. If you care about getting better at developing others — whether that's in a classroom, on a field, in a workplace, or across a lifetime — this show is for you. I'm your host, educator and coach, Mike Wish. Let's get after it.

Publisher

Michael Wish

Category

business · education · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 May 2025

Latest episode

19 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Aug 2026

   Goals, Gratitude, Grace: Nicole Rich Byrne's 3G Framework for Building a Life You Chose

   Lose your job at 48 and open your own school 12 weeks later? Dr. Nicole Rich Byrne did exactly that, and the 3G framework she built after a terrifying college ordeal is why. Goals, gratitude, and grace, tested in a karate ring, a kindergarten classroom, and 10 published books. Key Takeaways Why the third G, grace, is the one almost every goal-setting framework leaves out, and why it decides whether setbacks build you or break you The co-regulation principle every teacher, parent, and leader needs: when they go high, you go super low How a stalker at 22 led to representing the United States at the karate World Championships in 2015 The 5:15 AM writing system that took her from one embarrassing first book to ten What brutal coaching feedback actually sounds like, and why she and Mike both say it was the best thing that happened to their books Timestamps 02:00 Pink-slipped in June, doors open in September 05:00 The origin story behind the 3G framework 07:00 Goals, gratitude, and grace, unpacked 12:00 Co-regulation: calming dysregulated kids (and adults) 19:00 From dissertation to 10 books and the dictation routine that runs it 26:00 The turning-40 decision that erased her regrets About the Guest: Dr. Nicole Rich Byrne is a 30-year educator, daycare owner, adjunct professor, martial artist, and author of 10 books, including the forthcoming One More Round. Follow Nicole: Amazon Author Page: https://us.amazon.com/stores/author/B09N9X198X (https://us.amazon.com/stores/author/B09N9X198X) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholerich/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholerich/) Subscribe to Teach Coach Mentor, leave a review, and share this one with someone who keeps waiting for the right time. More Mike: LinkedIn: 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelwish0802/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelwish0802/) Podcast Site: 🎧 https://teachcoachmentor.org/ (https://teachcoachmentor.org/) Company Website: 🏫 https://vellelogos.com (https://vellelogos.com) Personal Website: https://michaelwish.com (https://michaelwish.com)

2. 

   16 Jul 2026

   The Aha-Ness Factor: How PJ Milani Turns Ideas Into Visual Metaphors

   PJ Milani built a 450,000-follower audience by drawing ideas most people scroll past. In this episode of Teach Coach Mentor, the 23-year film and animation teacher behind Milani Creative breaks down how a single boat-and-lighthouse visual on management versus leadership kicked off a movement, and how he still builds an "aha" into every metaphor he makes. Key takeaways: 📌 Why "efficiency doesn't equal efficacy," and what a 20-slide Japanese presentation style taught PJ about earning attention 📌 The Zeigarnik effect and Feynman's 12 favorite problems, and how PJ primes his brain on his commute to solve creative problems on autopilot 📌 The "curiosity gap": why PJ never fully closes the circle on an idea, and lets the audience take the last step themselves 📌 Why PJ refuses to call his visual work a "side hustle," and what that reframe means for anyone building something outside their day job 📌 The difference between a metaphor and an analogy, and why AI can hand you the drawing but never the thinking Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome and PJ's 23 years teaching film and animation 02:17 The pandemic identity crisis that pushed PJ online 08:31 The boat and lighthouse visual that started it all 10:27 The day Adam Grant reposted PJ's work 20:47 The "aha-ness factor" and selective attention bias 36:46 Feynman's 12 favorite problems and PJ's creative process PJ Milani is a career educator and the creator of Milani Creative, teaching the cohort-based course "Thinking in Visual Metaphors" to help others communicate ideas visually. Subscribe for more conversations on teaching, coaching, and mentoring, and check out PJ's course if you want to start thinking (and communicating) in visual metaphors. More PJ: LinkedIn: 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/pejmanmilani/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pejmanmilani/) Website: 🌐 https://www.milanicreative.com (https://www.milanicreative.com) More Mike: LinkedIn: 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelwish0802/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelwish0802/) Podcast Site: 🎧 https://teachcoachmentor.org/ (https://teachcoachmentor.org/) Company Website: 🏫 https://vellelogos.com (https://vellelogos.com) Personal Website: https://michaelwish.com (https://michaelwish.com)

3. 

   4 Jul 2026

   Lemonade Stands to Leadership: Kendall Morris on Building Durable Skills for Kids Through Entrepreneurship

   Kendall Morris turned down Shark Tank, built a marketing company that landed Verizon as a client, then walked away from it all to teach kids the durable skills schools skip. On this episode of Teach Coach Mentor, Mike Wish sits down with the founder and CEO of Founders Mark to unpack how youth entrepreneurship builds leadership, grit, and problem-solving in ways a classroom never can. Key Takeaways: Why 76% of job postings list durable skills as a top requirement, according to AmericaSucceeds.org data How to let kids fail at the right scale, building real grit without risking their confidence or the family savings The parenting habit that quietly kills initiative in kids (hint: over-scheduling) Why a "crowded" market rarely stops young entrepreneurs from succeeding How Mike's own framework, stay aggressively curious, experiment joyfully, get a little obsessed, mirrors what Kendall sees in every successful kid and adult she coaches Timestamps: 00:00 Kendall's path from classroom teacher to founder 04:00 Turning down Shark Tank and why it paid off 07:00 Scaling a marketing company and spotting the skills gap 12:00 Launching Founders Mark with her own three kids 15:00 The six durable skills backed by hard data 19:00 Building grit in kids without letting them fail too big Kendall Morris is the founder and CEO of Founders Mark, a youth entrepreneurship organization partnering with schools, YMCAs, and Boys & Girls Clubs to teach durable skills through real business building. Enjoyed this one? Subscribe to Teach Coach Mentor, leave a review, and share it with a parent or educator who needs to hear it. More Kendall: LinkedIn: 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendalllmorris/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendalllmorris/) Website: 🚀 https://founders-mark.com (https://founders-mark.com) More Mike: LinkedIn: 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelwish0802/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelwish0802/) Podcast Site: 🎧 https://teachcoachmentor.org/ (https://teachcoachmentor.org/) Company Website: 🏫 https://vellelogos.com (https://vellelogos.com) Personal Website: https://michaelwish.com (https://michaelwish.com)

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• Brandon Smart
• Buddy Rushing
• Melissa Hammerle
• Barry Walton
• Tom Hathaway

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