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In episode 298 of the Glass and Out Podcast we're joined by Bethany Brausen, Head Coach of the University of St. Thomas Women's program.

Brausen just completed her first season with St. Thomas after taking over as interim Head Coach in November and being named full-time coach just a few months later.

She is also in the process of completing her PhD in Organizational Leadership Policy & Development, and as you’re about to hear, her education in leadership and organizational development is clearly woven into how she’s building the Tomies program.

Following her playing career that included captaining the University of Minnesota, she joined Brad Frost’s staff with the Gophers as an Assistant Coach for 5 seasons before moving across town to St. Thomas.

Brausen will be joining us as a speaker at the upcoming IIHF Coaching Symposium, hosted in Stockholm during the Men’s World Championships. Stay tuned for that presentation on The Coaches Site!

Listen as she shares why players need to create a self-governing culture, what we get wrong about real leadership, and the importance of understanding that every person has their own story.

Video Timestamps:

• 0:00 TCS Live
• 1:30 Building a championship mindset in Minnesota
• 6:40 Culture at University of Minnesota
• 10:00 Player led culture
• 14:40 Getting her PhD/family influence
• 18:00 Interest in psychology/intro to coaching
• 23:05 Brad Frost
• 26:25 Success if a product of failure
• 28:25 Navigating a captaincy
• 32:45 Leadership is connecting
• 34:50 Intentional relationship building
• 38:15 Creating a foundation at St. Thomas
• 44:25 Taking over as Interim Coach
• 49:00 Team expectations at start of season
• 51:40 Starting with a clean slate
• 57:00 People are the experts of their own life/Sonder
• 1:02:30 Changes to practice environment
• 1:05:15 Providing identity
• 1:07:40 Struggles of being a college coach
• 1:12:50 What she looks for in a player
• 1:16:30 Experience at Bruins camp/advice for female coaches
• 1:22:10 Book recommendations
• 1:25:15 Best and worst habits/ice cube

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