INTRODUCTION
U.S. Professional Snowboarder, multiple-time World Cup finalist, and AM300 Warrior Athlete Josh Bowman sits with Jesse Stewart to discuss mentorship, leadership, and plans after completing his Doctorate at Baylor University.
PART ONE: THE MENTOR EXPERIENCE
Part one of the podcast reflects on Jesse’s experience as a mentor from start to finish, focusing on the experiences after submitting the Mentoring Circle Midpoint Individual Reflection and considering the course as a whole.
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(11:00): The most valuable aspects of the mentoring course.
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(12:00): Personal growth observed throughout this term and specific aspects that helped foster that growth.
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(13:00): Opportunities for improvement for developing and training mentors.
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(14:00): Discussion on how the course readings, assignments, and book selected for the mentoring development plan (Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink) assisted in personal growth and development.
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(15:00): Discussion on any potential gaps in topics that should have been addressed.
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(16:00): Discussion on mentoring within the military and professional sports.
PART TWO: THE IMPACT EXPERIENCE
Part two reflects on the culmination of Jesse’s experience as part of the IMPACT Mentoring Program.
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(20:00): Discussion on the experience with the IMPACT Mentoring Program experience and Peer Leadership Team assessment.
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(21:00): Discussion of the IMPACT Mentoring Program's strengths and opportunities for improvement.
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(22:00): Application of lessons learned during IMPACT to strengthen the AM300 mentoring program (Workplace Mentoring Program Project).
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(23:00): Discussion of Josh’s perceptions on the mentoring experience within professional snowboarding.
PART THREE: THE NEXT CHAPTER
Part three explores Jesse’s plan to harness the skills developed in this course after graduation and continue to grow and develop as a mentor and a leader.
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(30:00): Plans for launching the AM300 Warrior Athlete Mentoring Program.
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(31:00): Discussion on maintaining relationships with mentees from the IMPACT mentoring program.
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(32:00): Discussion on continued growth and development as a mentor and a leader.
CONCLUSION
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(40:00): Information about Josh's 2026 Olympic Run.
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(41:00): Discussion on AM300's future work with the Warrior Athlete Project.
FINAL NOTES
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Josh Bowman can be reached at bowmanj@am300.com.
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Jesse Stewart can be reached at jstewart@am300.com.
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Labin, J. (2017). Mentoring programs that work. ATD Press.