Ep 131: Way of the Warrior: Leadership Coaching with SGT. Brett Miller

Coach Matt Thomann hosts The Mental Mettle Podcast with guest Brett Miller—Air National Guard Sergeant, Caterpillar auditor, youth coach, and founder of Way of the Warrior Leadership Academy. Brett takes us inside his Captain’s Class program, where athletes learn to lead themselves first, build real confidence through self-trust, and develop team cultures that outlast wins and losses.

We dig into how Brett’s military, corporate, and coaching worlds cross-pollinate; why modeling behavior matters more than talking about it; and how structured challenge plus safe spaces help athletes grow on and off the field. Brett also shares the “Yes, and” mindset that helped his nonprofit pivot through setbacks.

What you’ll learn:

• Lead yourself first: the 10 controllables that require zero talent
• Culture beats tactics: trust and accountability multiply performance
• Confidence that sticks: anchor it to effort, preparation, and self-trust
• Modeling over messaging: coaches’ behavior becomes team culture
• Purposeful adversity: why athletes should seek harder environments
• Captain’s Class playbook: 3 nightly evolutions that build presence, mindset, and team skills
• Creating safe spaces: improv, teach-backs, and group dialogue to spark growth
• Supporting injured athletes: identity, isolation, and peer-powered solutions
• Nonprofit realities: imposter moments, pivots, and “Yes, and” resiliency

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