“Dre”: Andrej Lemanis, one of the top coaches from Australia joined my podcast today. The Australian coach with Latvian heritage has a rich history of coaching after he stopped playing at a young age. His most notable stop was with the New Zealand Breakers from 2005-2013 where he turned the program around and won 3 NBL championships in a row and took the helm of the Boomers. “Dre” also coached the Brisbane Bullets and currently is coaching Altiri Chiba in Japan. On today’s episode the “Top Topics” included culture building with a full-time ‘Culture Guy’ during his time with the Boomers, Boomer Battles with Lithuania, “Ego-Less” coaching, Accountability, “Cultural Communication & Coaching”, Expectation from Assistants, Self-Improvement, Reflections and More. We….Had….A….Blast! Dre’s Book suggestion: Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman Topics: Memories of Lithuania Latvian Heritage Background & Career Coaching Life “Ego-Less Coaching” & Trust Building A System & Culture Cultural Communication Coaching Staff Discussions Growth As A Coach ATOs Finding “Dre”: LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrej-lemanis-0a19aa3/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/alemanis To support my Podcast on Patreon click here (Ačiu!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke #AndrejLemanis #Dre #HeadCoach #Australia #Boomers #NewZealand #Japan #TeamCulture Sponsors: Not yet :)  Find “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or just visit my website www.bmatke.com for more info. Get in touch in the comments below or find me on the links below: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com