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Welcome to Benchmarked with Marc Messier and J-G Larocque. We are all in on Leadership, Coaching, Mental Performance, and overall support of those seeking to be the greatest version of themselves. It's all about leading the players and coaching the coaches. We will venture through our 9 Elements of Successful Leadership and bring you interviews with powerful leaders and influential athletes, as well as interesting stories from our time on the bench and in the classroom. Being a good leader requires a continued evolution and growth. This show strives to provide you with the tools necessary to grow and become the best possible leader and have the greatest possible impact on those you lead. Are you ready to level up your leadership and coaching game?

Recent Episodes

Season 1 Wrap Up

In our Season 1 finale, we discuss future plans for Benchmarked, the Coaches and how applying our own techniques has helped us navigate everyday leadership situations and grow as fathers, husbands and coaches. What we cover: For your athletes and people that you lead to understand what you want from them. You first have to understand them.We explore the idea of parents, coaches, and teachers raising young people and athletes to be prepared for life’s challenges - not necessarily the ne...

65 MIN

Atlanta Braves Hitting Coach Bobby Magallanes - World Series Champion, MLB All-Star, Father, Husband and Leader

Coach Bobby Magallanes has been developing and refining his leadership and coaching for over 30 years. He is a leader whose journey is as rich as it gets. He joined the Atlanta Braves coaching staff as their assistant hitting coach in 2021 and was part of their World Series Championship run. This year not only are the Braves well in the hunt for another World Series title, but Coach Bobby Magallanes was also part of this year’s All Star Coaching staff in LA. Coach Mags is a lifelong lea...

67 MIN

Sophie Bukovec - A World Class Volleyball Player Crushing It On And Off The Beach

With us for this episode is a very special, talented and successful athlete who has been a standout on both the national and world stages. As a beach volleyball star, Sophie Bukovec is a two time All American, a three time NCAA Champion with the USC Trojans, a U21 World Champion, and has just recently returned from the World Championships in Rome with a hard earned silver medal. To top it all off she is also a Team Mizuno ambassador and founder of the Northern Elite, an elite Beach Voll...

41 MIN

Warrant Officer Scott Coulter - Service, Leadership, Humanitarianism, and Perspective

In this episode of Benchmarked we welcome Warrant Officer Scott Coulter. With a long military career and degree in Psychology Scott shares with us how to create situations where people can be successful and how to expect more from ourselves. Scott walks us through an incredible physical transformation as a teenager that came from a place of strength and self honesty. He teaches us how to overcome personal victimhood. He also shares with us stories of his military service in Afghanistan, Nepal...

58 MIN

Joe Tolles - Leading From The Front - A Journey Through Sport, CrossFit, and Business

In this episode we are joined by Joe Tolles. As an athlete, leader, and business owner Joe helps us break down what it takes to empower people to become the very best versions of themselves. Joe has had a long career in professional hockey and CrossFit. His mission as a gym owner is to offer the best possible service aimed at helping people of all fitness levels improve their quality of life. His community-based strength and conditioning fitness programs have been proven effective and d...

69 MIN