Posts by Jason Hughes

A CEO’s Take on Steve Kerr: Coaching the Golden State Warriors to Joy, Compassion, Competition & Mindfulness

Jason Hughes on August 22, 2022

As you may know, Steve Kerr has earned the reputation for being one of the finest coaches in the sport of professional basketball. In Kerr’s first five full seasons as head coach of the Golden State Warriors (2014-2019), the team made five consecutive NBA Finals appearances, won three championships, beat the single-season record for the most wins, climbed to the highest 5-season winning percentage in history, and has widespread acknowledgment as one of the game’s few dynasties. What many people don’t know is that Kerr’s only coaching experience before the Warriors was his 7th-grade son’s youth team—which one of my sons played on. Kerr was intense—even for 7th graders!