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.
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Episode #22
The Aha-Ness Factor: How PJ Milani Turns Ideas Into Visual Metaphors
Jul 16, 202649 minS1
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/ Website: https://www.milanicreative.com More Mike: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelwish0802/ Podcast Site: https://teachcoachmentor.org/ Company Website: https://vellelogos.com Personal Website: https://michaelwish.com
Lemonade Stands to Leadership: Kendall Morris on Building Durable Skills for Kids Through Entrepreneurship
Jul 4, 202636 minS1
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/ Website: 🚀 https://founders-mark.com More Mike: LinkedIn: 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelwish0802/ Podcast Site: 🎧 https://teachcoachmentor.org/ Company Website: 🏫 https://vellelogos.com Personal Website: https://michaelwish.com
The Three Chairs Framework: How Veterans Can Carry Their Past Into Their Future with Dr. Arielle Jordan
May 16, 202624 minS1
<p>Dr. Arielle Jordan brings a rare combination of credentials to this conversation: Army veteran, licensed trauma therapist, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur. She breaks down why telling veterans to seek help has not been enough, and what actually has to change for mental health support to land.</p><p>Key takeaways:</p>The PTSD Coach app (developed by the VA) works for anyone dealing with anxiety, anger, or sleeplessness, not just combat veterans, and it is free.Destigmatization campaigns fail when the system does not back them up. If getting help costs you your career, you will not get help...
Doodles, Difficulty, and Deep Learning with Devika Toprani
Apr 27, 202626 minS1
<p>What if doodling isn't distraction, it's the missing layer in modern learning? Devika Toprani, creator of the Somagraphic Learning Method, joins Teach Coach Mentor to make the case that drawing shapes before instruction begins is one of the most powerful tools educators and corporate trainers have for building real understanding in an AI-saturated world.</p><p>Key Takeaways:</p>Somagraphic Learning is a visual scaffold inserted before instruction to lower the entry barrier and create genuine engagement regardless of learners' academic backgroundsDesirable difficulty is non-negotiable for actual learning, and the reflex to use AI immediately is quietly erasing itThe...
The Art of Introspection: Lindsay on Healing, Listening, and the Difference Between Coaching and Therapy
Apr 20, 202622 minS1
<p>Surviving domestic abuse led Lindsay to therapy... and therapy led her straight to a calling. Lindsay, founder of the Balanced Bureau, breaks down why coaching and therapy aren't interchangeable, why "work-life balance" is the wrong goal entirely, and what it actually means to hear yourself clearly.</p>Coaching vs. therapy isn't just semantics — knowing which one you need first can be the difference between breakthroughs and spinning your wheelsImposter syndrome is a syndrome, not an identity — the shift from "who am I?" to "I am me, and that is enough" changes everythingEFT tapping resets the nervous system before the mind...
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