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Compelling Leaders, Pursuing Excellence, Transforming Athletics.

Led by leaders who’ve been in your shoes

With a combined experience of over 50 years in leadership, coaching, and education administrative roles, Andrew and Mike bring a wealth of knowledge and proven success to the field.

Andrew Bryan
Andrew Bryan · Co-Founder

Andrew Bryan

Co-Founder, Oak Hill Athletic Consulting

Andrew is a visionary leader who is driven to positively impact others, grow leaders, and raise the standard of leadership through education and athletics.
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Andrew is a visionary leader who is driven to positively impact others, grow leaders, and advance excellence through athletics and leadership development. Andrew has built a 25+ year career as a teacher, coach, Athletic Director, and a leader of leaders where he specializes in enhancing culture, mentoring coaches, leadership development, strategic planning, advancing facilities, capital campaigns, donor recruitment and retention, budget management, and coach evaluations. As a former college athlete, state championship coach, and multiple coach of the year award winner, Andrew continues to pursue excellence in athletics as he leads schools to reach their potential.

Beyond athletics, Andrew has served in executive leadership roles within organizations, sitting on executive leadership teams responsible for strategy, operations, and growth across hundreds of employees and thousands of people. As co-founder of Oak Hill Athletic Consulting, he brings that same executive-level perspective to every partnership, helping athletic leaders think and lead at a higher level. He and his wife have two daughters and live on a small farm outside of Augusta, GA.

Mike Freace
Mike Freace · Co-Founder

Mike Freace

Co-Founder, Oak Hill Athletic Consulting

Mike is a passionate leader whose focus has been to use leadership, coaching, and mentoring to positively impact coaches and athletic directors.
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Mike is a passionate leader whose purpose has been to use leadership, coaching, and mentoring to positively impact coaches and athletic directors. Mike’s background in leadership spans 25+ years at both the high school and collegiate levels, where he has served as a teacher, coach, Athletic Director, and in numerous educational leadership roles. Mike is a former collegiate athlete, has coached at the high school, collegiate, and Olympic Development Program levels, and has won numerous region and state championships. Mike is passionate about helping athletic departments win in every aspect: by developing great culture, bringing together great teams, and excelling in the playing arena.

Beyond coaching and athletic administration, Mike has served in executive-level roles, including leading a national sports-based nonprofit organization as its Executive Director. For the past 20 years, he and Andrew have partnered together in leadership development, leadership mentoring, and strategic guidance for individuals and organizations, which they formalized by co-founding Oak Hill Athletic Consulting. He and his wife Claire have a daughter and two sons and live in Matthews, NC.

Banners on the wall

Andrew and Mike’s combined record as coaches and athletic directors.
36Region championships
11State championships
29Region Coach of the Year awards
10State Coach of the Year awards
10Top-5 Directors’ Cup finishes
20Years leading state-champion programs
Hall of FameInductee
College athletesBoth founders
Club state championCoach
College & high schoolCoaching and athletic administration

What Do We Believe?

We understand that “What you BELIEVE, how you BEHAVE, and who you BECOME is ultimately GREATER than what you ACCOMPLISH or ACHIEVE.” We speak from personal experience; the wins and the championships are important, but a healthy team culture and its effects last a lifetime and have an impact on your coaches and student-athletes now and in the future.

What Do We Do?

We offer comprehensive athletic audits and assessments to identify strengths, areas for improvement, potential risks, and opportunities for growth in athletic departments. Beyond assessments, we partner with athletic directors and departments in a strategic journey, providing ongoing support, feedback, and guidance. Our goal is to help athletic programs not only succeed in competition at the highest level but also become leaders in fostering an excellent, enduring culture.

What Does Every Leader Want?

Every athletic program wants to excel, win more games, have the best coaches, best athletes, and become the very best it can be. At Oak Hill Athletic Consulting, we are excited to see your program succeed, compete at the highest level, and become great, and it’s our desire to help you get there. We specialize in elevating athletic programs at high schools, colleges, and universities to the highest level. Our approach balances the desire for competitive success and the importance of an impactful and lasting culture within athletic teams.

What Is Most Important?

Our philosophy is rooted in the belief that personal development, team culture, and lasting relationships are more significant than just victories and titles. However, we understand that when schools approach athletic excellence, accomplishments and achievements are important both individually and collectively. Oak Hill Athletic Consulting is all about athletic excellence, not just in wins and championships, but by developing an excellent culture within all of their athletic teams.

What Is Our Passion?

We are passionate about seeing organizations that are growing, leading, and innovating. A thriving organization needs to be continually evaluating, receiving feedback, and engaging with its department, teams, and culture.

Our mission is to partner with high schools, colleges, and universities to develop thriving athletic programs characterized by great cultures and competitive excellence.

Our vision: compelling leaders, pursuing excellence, transforming athletics.

Our values

Results Matterwe are called to a standard; standards are measured
Honesty Matterswe are called to be honest and speak truth into each other’s lives
Influence Matterswe are compelled to step into our role and responsibility as leaders who are impacting students and others
Partnership Mattersa picture of true community, we are compelled to grow and develop when partnering with others.
Excellence Mattersa pursuit, a process . . . not a destination
Our promise to you

What you can expect from Oak Hill

Oak Hill Athletic Consulting is the specialized partner for athletic organizations seeking to build championship-caliber cultures that produce both competitive excellence and lasting impact. We stand apart as a consulting firm exclusively dedicated to transforming athletic leadership through athletic-specific expertise, culture-first methodology, and a values-centered approach that equips leaders to create thriving programs where programs compete with excellence.

Ready to take the next step towards athletic excellence?

We look forward to partnering with you!

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