The Rebound Podcast with Coach Matt Doherty
Matt was a starter on the 1982 National Championship UNC Tar Heels basketball team, and brought the ball up the court for Michael Jordan, James Worthy, and Sam Perkins. Matt was drafted by Cleveland, and three days later his contract was voided. He never played in the NBA. Matt spent time on Wall Street, then became head coach for Notre Dame for one season, and then went to his alma mater, UNC, where he was named the National Coach of the Year in his first season. Within two years, he was forced to resign. Matt is now a Leadership and Executive Coach and a businessman. Matt recently released his book, Rebound: From Pain to Passion, Leadership Lessons Learned, which is now a best seller and in its second printing. As a companion to the book, Matt is producing The Rebound Podcast, with guests including Olympic Gold Medalist Dan Jansen, former NC Governor and WBT Host Pat McCrory, NFL Quarterback Ryan Leaf, and many others.
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I Love it When People Doubt Me
03/29/2024
I Love it When People Doubt Me
Coach Doherty has lots to be proud of in a basketball career that includes a national championship as a player and an AP Coach of the Year award as head coach at North Carolina. But even so many years later, Coach traces some of his motivation to a small interaction he had with a teammate when deciding where to go to college. Coach's path from this moment proved to be both a smart one, and one with a poetic ending.
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Molly Barker of Girls on the Run
03/15/2024
Molly Barker of Girls on the Run
The path to success is much like any other path in life - it’s non-linear. We take steps forward, but then stumble backwards. However, it’s how we recover from those stumbles that reveals who we truly are. Before founding Girls on the Run, a non-profit organization that serves young women through physical activity, and receiving the Point of Light award from President Barack Obama, Molly Barker faced a rebound of her own. Struggling with alcohol addiction, Molly faced challenges that would have tested even the strongest people. However, her resiliency in finding sobriety not only allowed her to get control of her affliction, but also find a way to impact the lives of millions of young women. Molly Barker joins host Matt Doherty on today’s episode of The Rebound to talk about overcoming alcohol abuse, what leads to the situation and how to live life with those experiences. Molly also talks to Matt about Girls on the Run, and how she went from an initial class of 13 to having served more than 2.5 million young women to date. Connect with Molly Barker online at . Find out more about Girls on the Run online at .
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The Foundations of Culture
02/28/2024
The Foundations of Culture
You can have as much talent as you want. All the All-Stars with the biggest names and the most credentials. Every bit of talent in the world won’t help you, however, if you don’t have a strong culture. In today’s solo episode of The Rebound Podcast, host Matt Doherty talks about how to build the foundations of a winning culture. Drawing from his years of experience coaching basketball at a high level and being around great winners like Michael Jordan, Coach Doherty breaks down why setting expectations and establishing culture will beat talent any day. Read more about building a winning culture in Coach Doherty’s book, .
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Tim Pernetti - President of IMG Academy, Former Rutgers Athletic Director
02/14/2024
Tim Pernetti - President of IMG Academy, Former Rutgers Athletic Director
No matter what level of success you reach in your leadership journey, you can always get knocked down. Oftentimes for leaders, the bigger the title, the greater potential for a much harder fall. As a leader, however, it’s your mandate to show grace, humility and dignity in your lowest moments. From 2009 through 2013, Tim Pernetti was the Athletic Director at his alma mater Rutgers University, and shepherded the school through a transition from the American Athletic Conference to the Big Ten. Despite a successful transition, Pernetti came under fire for his handling of the men’s basketball coach, and was forced to resign in April 2013. Tim Pernetti, now the President of IMG Academy, joins host Matt Doherty for a conversation about growing up in New Jersey, his time as AD at Rutgers, and his current role at IMG. Tim also shares his leadership lessons, such as trusting your instinct, as well as empowering the people around you. Connect with Tim Pernetti on .
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Battles on the Blacktop - How Playing Basketball in the Park Taught Me Lifelong Leadership Lessons
01/31/2024
Battles on the Blacktop - How Playing Basketball in the Park Taught Me Lifelong Leadership Lessons
Every basketball player who’s stepped on the court in an open gym or the hot unforgiving blacktop knows how important it is to win games and hold court. If your team won, you’d get to stay on the court and challenge the next group. But if you lost, that meant you had to sit out for at least one game, and maybe more depending on how many other teams were waiting. And the feeling of losing sat deep in your stomach until it was your turn to get back on the court. In today’s episode of the Rebound Podcast, host Matt Doherty talks about some of the life lessons he learned while growing up playing basketball in East Meadow, NY, just thirty minutes outside of New York City. It was there that Matt learned toughness, how to be coachable, and how to succeed on your merits and nothing else.
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Joe Reto - Former UNC Tar Heels All-ACC Baseball Player
01/17/2024
Joe Reto - Former UNC Tar Heels All-ACC Baseball Player
Athletes, especially those at the top of their game, are generally regarded as physically gifted people that can perform feats that most of us only dream about. Running, jumping, catching and more are all common traits of the best athletes, and it’s how many of them define themselves and their lives. So what happens when an athlete is stripped of their ability to walk? In 1981, Joe Reto was coming off an All-ACC performance as a sophomore as a DH and first baseman for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. A star baseball player but a standout athlete in general, Joe had dreams of playing in the majors. However, a late night car crash changed everything. In this episode of The Rebound Podcast, Joe Reto shares his journey of resilience and finding new purpose in life. He discusses his successful baseball career, his hitting strategies, and his record-breaking performance. Joe also talks about his accident, the challenges he faced in adjusting to life in a wheelchair, and the importance of prioritizing needs over wants. He shares his perspective on forgiveness and staying in touch with the driver of the car involved in the accident. Joe Reto’s story is a testament to the power of resilience and finding joy in life despite adversity. Joe talks to host Matt Doherty about his journey of acceptance and finding solutions after a life-changing injury. He emphasizes the importance of maintaining perspective and taking the high road in the face of adversity. Joseph also discusses his retirement and involvement in speaking at basketball camps. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the need for better accessibility solutions.
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Fred Whitfield - President of the Charlotte Hornets
01/11/2024
Fred Whitfield - President of the Charlotte Hornets
When Michael Jordan reinvested in North Carolina by buying a majority stake in the Charlotte Bobcats (as they were known at the time), he knew he had to have a leadership team around him that he could trust. That's why he brought in one of his good friends and business partners, Fred Whitfield. In his 17 years as the leader of the Hornets, Fred oversaw the return of the Hornets brand and imagery, the hosting of an NBA All-Star game, as well as both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. Just this fall, Fred decided to resign from the Hornets. With the new majority owners taking over, Fred feels it is a good time to step away. Fred Whitfield and Coach Matt Doherty have a candid and in-depth discussion about his time at the Hornets. Fred also talks about the path he traveled to get there which included stops at Nike, the Washington Wizards and the Jordan Brand. He talks about how important his mentors were to him, particularly Phil Knight of Nike, and how best to motivate your team.
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JP Ricciardi - Former Toronto Blue Jays General Manager
11/15/2023
JP Ricciardi - Former Toronto Blue Jays General Manager
Rarely in professional sports does a player, coach or even executive get to go out on their own terms. Few people know that as well as Coach Doherty, except for today’s guest. From 2001-’09, JP Ricciardi was the General Manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. After several uninspired years and questionable personnel decisions, Ricciardi was released from Toronto just two days before the end of the 2009 season. In the time since, JP has stayed close to the game of baseball, working for the NY Mets, ESPN, and the San Francisco Giants where he is a senior advisor. JP Ricciardi joins host Matt Doherty for a conversation about how to persevere through the end of opportunities, living with regrets, and also maintaining your sense of yourself and your values.
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Robbie Shaw - Health & Wellness Coach, Podcast Host
10/23/2023
Robbie Shaw - Health & Wellness Coach, Podcast Host
No matter who you are, addiction and substance abuse can be an unfortunately common force in either your own life or the life of someone close to you. Being in the spotlight, or places of intense scrutiny can only worsen these circumstances. Today’s guest on the The Rebound Podcast is Robbie Shaw, a former North Carolina Tar Heel basketball player who shares something much deeper than having worn the powder blue - a place of recovery after an addiction to alcohol. Today, Robbie Shaw is a health and wellness coach as well as the host of his own podcast, Champagne Problems. But during and after his playing career in Chapel Hill, alcoholism and substance abuse led Shaw down a very dark path. Since having quit drinking, Shaw now finds work and purpose in helping others work their way through addiction. Robbie Shaw joins Coach Matt Doherty for a discussion about addiction, alcoholism and substance abuse, and what the costs were to them personally and the toll it took on their own health. Robbie talks about how he overcame his addiction, and how he helps others try to find hope and peace in their darkest days. Connect with Robbie Shaw online at . Find EVRYBDY Studios online at .
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Jay Bilas | Season 2 Episode 9
09/20/2023
Jay Bilas | Season 2 Episode 9
ESPN College Basketball Analyst Jay Bilas stands out amongst his peers as one of the most respected voices in college basketball. A star center on Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s earliest Duke teams in the 1980’s, Jay went on to become a lawyer after his playing days were over. However, his love of college basketball quickly drew him back into the sport as an analyst for ESPN. Jay sat down with Coach Matt Doherty for a live podcast recording at Community Matters Café near Uptown Charlotte. In this episode of The Rebound Podcast, Coach Doherty leads a conversation with Jay in front of a live audience. Jay candidly discusses the influence his father had on him, stories and lessons learned from playing for Coach K, and what he sees as the future of college athletics. See for privacy information.
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Danny Morrison | Season 2 Episode 8
08/16/2023
Danny Morrison | Season 2 Episode 8
Danny Morrison is the Executive Director of the Charlotte Sports Foundation and a long-tenured leader in a variety of positions in the sports world, including Athletic Director of Wofford College (his alma mater), commissioner of the Southern Conference, and President of the Carolina Panthers. Throughout his career, Danny has worked with large and diverse organizations, as well as other high level executives. During this time, he’s developed a leadership philosophy built on integrity, trust and collaboration. Coach Matt Doherty sits down with Danny Morrison on today’s episode of The Rebound Podcast for a conversation looking back on his career. Danny talks about working with the late Jerry Richardson, former owner of the Carolina Panthers and co-founder of Spartan Foods, where he built much of his fortune. Danny also reflects on his time with the Panthers, including their run to the Super Bowl in 2015. See for privacy information.
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Bob Beaudine | Season 2 Episode 7
07/19/2023
Bob Beaudine | Season 2 Episode 7
Bob Beaudine is one of the nation’s top executive search professionals. He’s particularly active in the world of sports, having placed Bud Selig as MLB commissioner in 1998 and Deion Sanders as head coach of Colorado football this past year. Sports Illustrated once called him “the most influential man in sports you’ve never heard of.” In 2006, Bob helped place Coach Matt Doherty as the head men’s basketball coach at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, where he coached for the next six seasons. Bob and Coach Doherty have been fast friends ever since, sharing a love for both college athletics and leadership. In today’s episode of The Rebound Podcast with Matt Doherty, Bob Beaudine sits down with Coach Doherty for a conversation about overcoming life’s obstacles, as Bob shares details of what may have been the most challenging time in his life - when his 13 month-old grandson passed away. Bob also talks about his two books, 2 Chairs and The Power of Who, and how the lessons and ideas contained in those books can help guide any leader down the right path. See for privacy information.
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Debbie Capen | Season 2 Episode 6
06/21/2023
Debbie Capen | Season 2 Episode 6
Debbie Capen is the Exec Director of MiraVia at Belmont Abbey College. “MiraVia is safe haven and source of hope for pregnant mothers and their children”. MiraVia houses and supports women through their pregnancy, delivery and the first two years of their child’s life. All this while allowing them to continue their education. The amazing back story is that Debbie knows all too well what these young women are dealing with. In 1992 she had a choice to make…and she decided to have an abortion. In a wonderful “Rebound Story”, Debbie turned her “pain to passion” and now supports young pregnant women through the challenges she faced 30 years ago. By the way, Debbie is now a mother of 7 children! Take a listen to this amazing “Rebound Story”. See for privacy information.
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Bob McKillop | Season 2 Episode 5
05/17/2023
Bob McKillop | Season 2 Episode 5
Legendary Coach Bob McKillop talks about his journey and experience coaching Steph Curry at Davidson College. Matt Doherty has known Bob for almost 50 years and learned a few things about him in this interview that he knows you will find interesting. Success is never linear! See for privacy information.
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Chad Hedrick | Season 2 Episode 4
04/19/2023
Chad Hedrick | Season 2 Episode 4
Chad Hedrick was an Olympic speed skater and 5-time medalist. He won over 140 championships worldwide…yet he still felt like a loser. Listen to my deep dive with Chad as he struggled with his identity and then rebounded to become a man of faith and a successful real estate executive. See for privacy information.
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Merl Code | Season 2 Episode 3
03/16/2023
Merl Code | Season 2 Episode 3
With March Madness in full swing former Clemson basketball player Merl Code will not be watching. That’s because Code, who played point guard for Clemson in the 1990s and later worked as a sneaker rep for Nike and Adidas, was betrayed by the game he loved. His love of the game led him to a jail cell. Merl Code is now working on his “Rebound”. See for privacy information.
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Debbie Antonelli | Season 2 Episode 2
02/15/2023
Debbie Antonelli | Season 2 Episode 2
Debbie Antonelli has had a great career as an athlete and a Hall of Fame college basketball analyst for ESPN. However, she faced a challenge bigger than anything EVER witnessed on the court. Listen to this inspirational interview with Debbie Antonelli on how she and her husband “Rebounded” when they learned that their son was born with Downs Syndrome in 1997. “The Antonelli’s were athletes, and athletes don’t deal in can’t and won’t. They deal in can, and will.” (Washington Post) See for privacy information.
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Steven Serio | Season 2 Episode 1
01/18/2023
Steven Serio | Season 2 Episode 1
Steven Serio was the co-captain of the USA Men's National Wheelchair Basketball Team that won the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. When he was 11 months old, Steve had surgery to remove a spinal tumor which resulted in the compression of his spinal cord. Consequently, he was left paralyzed. Steve “Rebounded” by turning into one of the most celebrated Olympic athletes in USA history. Steve was a 2017 ESPY winner and is related to Coach Doherty. See for privacy information.
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Frank Viola | Episode 10
09/09/2021
Frank Viola | Episode 10
Frank Viola was a great pitcher at St. John’s University. He pitched against Ron Darling and Yale in 1981 in a game considered the best in college baseball history. Frank was drafted by the Minnesota Twins and struggled his first two years. He rebounded to become an All-Star and World Series MVP with the Twins in 1987 and won theAL Cy Young Award in 1988. See for privacy information.
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John Beilein | Episode 9
09/02/2021
John Beilein | Episode 9
John Beilein is one of college basketball’s most successful coaches. He is the only coach to have 20 win seasons at four different levels and is only one of sixDivision I coaches with over 700 wins. Beilein led Michigan to two NCAA Final Fours. He left Michigan in 2019 to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers, but resigned after only 54 games See for privacy information.
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Danny Manning | Episode 8
08/19/2021
Danny Manning | Episode 8
Danny Manning was one of the all-time great college basketball players at Kansas before being selected as the #1 pick in the 1988 NBA Draft. He played 14 years in the NBA and was a two-time All-Star. Manning is the only player in the NBAto come back from three ACL surgeries. He went on to be an Assistant Coach at Kansas before leading Tulsa to the 2014 NCAA Tournament. Manning went on to become the Head Coach at Wake Forest and led them to the 2017 NCAA Tournament. Three seasons later hewas fired. Manning has rebounded to work for ESPN and is now an Assistant Coach at Maryland See for privacy information.
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David Chadwick | Episode 7
08/12/2021
David Chadwick | Episode 7
Pastor David Chadwick built the mega Forest Hill Church in Charlotte, NC. After 39 years he was suddenly forced to resign in a very public manner. David rebounded to start the Moments of Hope Church (MOHC) in Charlotte. Along with a radio ministry on WBT, he has written eight books See for privacy information.
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Pat Croce | Episode 6
08/05/2021
Pat Croce | Episode 6
Pat Croce is an entrepreneur, sports executive and owner, author, TV personality and black belt in taekwondo. He also has a passion for pirates. Many people remember him as the owner of the Phil 76ers that had Allen Iverson and was coached by Larry Brown. Croce dealt with a serious motorcycle accident and was later diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma. He has rebounded by focusing on helping others through the American Cancer Society and his passion project called HEALED See for privacy information.
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Susan Cates | Episode 5
07/29/2021
Susan Cates | Episode 5
Susan Cates is a Managing Partner at Leeds Equity Partners. Susan has over 25 years of experience in investment banking, private equites and education leadership. She was also the President of Executive Development at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School where she led the groundbreaking online MBA program. Susan has witnessed the ups and downs of many corporations. See for privacy information.
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Pat McCrory | Episode 4
07/22/2021
Pat McCrory | Episode 4
Pat McCrory ran for Governor of North Carolina in 2008 and was defeated. He rebounded in 2012 and won. In 2016 he had to deal with the controversial HB2 bill. Then in 2016 Pat lost the reelection campaign to Democrat Roy Cooper. That race was too close to call. He conceded and yet there were claims of voter fraud. He is now rebounding by running for the NC Senate. See for privacy information.
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Ryan Leaf | Episode 1
07/15/2021
Ryan Leaf | Episode 1
Ryan Leaf had a stellar career as the quarterback at Washington St University. He was drafted #2 overall in the 1998 NFL Draft behind Payton Manning. Ryan’s career was cut short due to avariety of issues, both on and off the field. Ryan then fell on harder times involving drugs and jail time. Leaf rebounded by working as Program Ambassador for Transcend Recovery Community, a group of sober living houses in Los Angeles, Houston, and New York. He also has a radio show and works as a college football analyst on television See for privacy information.
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Michael Center | Episode 2
07/15/2021
Michael Center | Episode 2
Michael Center coached tennis at his alma mater, the University of Kansas before going to TCU and the University of Texas. He had massive success at every stop as a player and a coach. Center was a three-time Big 12 Coach of the Year. In 2020 he was sentenced to six months in prison for his role in a college admissions scandal. Center is currently rebounding by giving corporate talks on team building. See for privacy information.
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Dan Jansen | Episode 3
07/15/2021
Dan Jansen | Episode 3
Dan Jansen was an Olympic speed skater that was the favorite to win in the 1988 Winter Games in the 500 and 1000 meters, but was informed his sister Jane was dying of leukemia. In the 500 meter race he fell in the first turn. Four days later in the 1000 meter event he fell again. Jansen left the 1988 Olympics with no medals. Dan came back and competed in the 1992 Olympics, but didnt win a medal. 1994 was his final attempt at achieving Olympic glory. He finished 8th in the 500. With one last chance he rebounded to set a new world record in the 1000 meters and finally won a Gold Medal. See for privacy information.
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The Rebound Podcast with Coach Matt Doherty COMING SOON!
06/18/2021
The Rebound Podcast with Coach Matt Doherty COMING SOON!
Coming soon... The Rebound Podcast with Coach Matt Doherty! See for privacy information.
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