
Most Recent "Building with Brick" Audio Podcasts
Episode 20: Chuck Smrt 2024 Update to NCAA Portal & NIL – NCAA Consultant Chuck Smrt itemizes the changes over the last year.
Episode 19: (Parts 1 – 3) Brain & Body Connections – Brain Gym® expert Ruth Murray discusses and demonstrates alternative methods to blocks in learning capabilities and physical functions.
Episode 18: NCAA Name, Image & Likeness Progrm – Consultant Chuck Smrt explains the how the NIL Program works.
Episode 17: NCAA Transfer Portal – Consultant Chuck Smrt explains the who, the why, the what and the when of the new rules.
Episode 16: Excerpt from book “So, You want to be a Coach…” – Corp Exec to Head Coach at Age 50
Episode 15: Sample of Book “America: Lost in Place” – Reflections of 70+ years on planet earth
Episode 14: Jerry Reynolds – NBA’s Sacramento Kings’ Iron Man
Episode 13: Chris Godfrey (Parts 1-4) – never giving up but surrendering to God led to the Super Bowl
Episode 12: Bill O’Connor (Parts 1-4) – a profile in resilience going from being cut as a frosh to becoming a HOF college coach.
Episode 11: Rich Niemann (Parts 1-4) – From high school state champ to college star to NBA & ABA
Bonus Episode: Coach Brickner discusses Winning Teams with NY Giants’ Super Bowl Champion Chris Godfrey
Episode 10: Tony Garofalo (Parts 1-4) – From high school trainer to head athletic trainer for the Chicago Cubs
Episode 9: Mike Tharp (Parts 1-4) – From Topeka KS to Tokyo, Japan, Mike Tharp became a star international journalist
Episode 8: Richard Konzem (Parts 1-4) – From frosh track manager to Senior Associate Athletic Director at Kansas University
Episode 7: John Brown (Parts 1-4) – Mizzou All-American, Olympian, 1st Round Pick of Atlanta Hawks
Episode 6: Analyzing the Final Four – A Coach’s Perspective
Episode 5: Coach Larry Holley (Parts 1-4) – Top Ten of All-Time Winningest College Men’s Basketball Coaches
Episode 4: A Memorial Tribute to Coach Chic Downing
Episode 3: Coach Bob Seggerson (Parts 1-4) – Ohio High School Hall of Fame Coach
Episode 2: Ken Berry (Parts 1-4) – Chicago White Sox All-Star Center Fielder
Episode 1: Introduction to “Building With Brick” Podcasts
Audio/Video Podcasts Format & Other Venues





















































Audio/Video Podcasts Format
“Building with Brick – Foundational Wisdom on Coaching, Careers, and Christ” Video Podcasts are a series of interviews with successful coaches in not only sports, but business and ministry as well. Dr. Joe Brickner is a former corporate executive who changed careers at the age of 50 to become a head men’s college basketball coach. In “Building with Brick” he talks with successful coaches in a one-on-one interview format. Discussions include each coach’s specific coaching principles, motivation techniques and coaching philosophies. Stories are shared to provide examples of these concepts by the interviewees.
What’s Discussed
Also discussed in the interviews are the core principles laid out in Dr. Brickner’s book, “So, You want to be a Coach…” His book leads the reader through Coach Brickner’s journey from the corporate suite to the basketball court. The interviewed coach will discuss these core principles as they relate to their own coaching experiences. How their Christian faith entered into their coaching/managing will also be addressed.
Each episode of the “Building with Brick” Audio/Video Podcast will be entertaining as well as educational. Viewers will not only enjoy each podcast but will also be pleased with the take-aways received when watching each episode of Building with Brick.
Always entertaining, always educational – that is the goal of Building with Brick.
How Often and How Are You Notified
Each month a new guest will be interviewed by Coach Brickner. Most episodes will be divided into three or four parts, with each part being released in consecutive weeks. To be automatically notified of when each new episode is published, simply go to the “Newsletter Sign-up” page on this website and subscribe. It’s that easy!
Other Venues
The video podcasts can also be viewed on Dr. Brickner’s YouTube Channel. Each episode will be released on the same schedule as the website’s audio/video podcast.
An audio only version of each podcast can be accessed by going to the “Building with Brick” Audio Podcast page on this website or on any of the major podcast channels.