The Standard
This isn't motivation. This is a movement. The Standard Podcast™ calls out the lies culture sold athletes and raises a new standard in sports, leadership, and life. Hosts Erin Sarles and Thomas Roe brings raw, truth-packed conversations with athletes, coaches, and leaders about identity beyond performance, discipline that lasts, and legacy that matters. 20-25 minutes of hard-hitting truth you won't hear anywhere else. Raise the bar. Rebuild the culture. Become the standard.
Podcasting since 2025 • 20 episodes
The Standard
Latest Episodes
Randy Choate: 21 Seasons, 3 World Series, and What It Really Takes to Last
21 Seasons, 3 World Series, and What It Really Takes to LastMost Major League Baseball careers last 5.6 years. Randy Choate played for 21 seasons.Over his distinguished career, Randy appeared in 538 games, played for 8 diff...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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Chip Reitano: 37 Years, 746 Wins, and What Character Really Means
37 Years, 746 Wins, and What Character Really MeansChip Reitano has been coaching for 37 years — and he's still going.Approaching 350 wins in women's basketball and 746 wins across his entire coaching career spanning high s...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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30:04
Jay Jackson: From Ninth-Round Pick to 20 Years in Professional Baseball
Jay Jackson was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the ninth round of the 2008 MLB Draft. He never played a game for the Cubs.Instead, Jay spent nearly two decades grinding through professional baseball — six MLB teams (San Diego Padres, Mil...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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23:27
Tim Kaine: From Coaching Ja Morant to Building in Business
What happens when you spend 24 years coaching college basketball, win championships, develop NBA stars, and then transition to business?Tim Kaine lived that journey. As a college basketball coach at Murray State, Tim coached NBA star Ja ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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22:27
John Woods: Culture Is Not a Slogan, It's a System
What if your job as an athletic director, coach, or leader wasn't about winning games — it was about transforming people?John Woods lives that reality every day. As Athletic Director at Libertyville High School, John oversees one of the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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29:31