Rounding The Bases With Joel Goldberg
495 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn depth interviews with successful entrepreneurs and leaders that compare the winning traits of sports to business. A long time television sportscaster looks for similarities in teamwork, championship culture, diversity and relationships needed in between and outside the lines.
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Ep. 933 Dustin Portillo | Having a Performance-Focused Mindset and Having Fun While Doing It
June 25, 2024 11:01 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBDustin Portillo is an exceptional talent who followed his dreams to astonishing heights as a performer, an executive, and as the face of an icon. Now, he brings the center ring to center stage, with unique experiences putting purpose in the spotlight. Using the power of performance, Dustin delivers a roadmap to success that does more than entertain. It turns the everyday into something spectacular, inspiring audiences to soar. Website: https://dustinmportillo.com/ Book Joel as your Keynote...
Ep. 932 Kelly Campbell | A Rebellious Approach to Leadership
June 18, 2024 11:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBKelly L. Campbell is a deeply intentional multi-hyphenate with an anti-bureau approach to change that endures. Through the radical lens of trauma-informed healing, they invite the visionaries of today and tomorrow to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Granting permission to disrupt and agency to rebuild, so that all are empowered to feel safe, loved and seen. Website: https://klcampbell.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelly.l.campbell Book Joel as your Keynote Speaker: www...
Ep. 931 CJ Stewart | Guiding Black Youth to Hit the Curveballs
June 11, 2024 11:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBC.J. Stewart is the Co-founder and Chief Visionary Officer at L.E.A.D. Center for Youth. L.E.A.D is the undisputed MVP of sports based development programs dedicated to empowering at-risk young men of color. In his relentless pursuit of purpose, the former MLB player has spent more than two decades shaping lives and breaking the cycles that are detrimental to success. C.J. instills greatness in an entire generation of boys teaching them that where their story began is just the beginning. But ...
Ep. 930 Michael Schein | Hyping You and Your Business for Success
June 04, 2024 11:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBMichael Schein is a notorious marketing guru who used a rockstar mentality to deploy a tool more persuasive…than persuasion itself. He is a bestselling author and Chief Hype Artist at MicroFame Media, the New York agency using the subtlest of approaches to make idea-based companies famous in their fields. Through reverse engineering and a pioneering manifesto, he has cracked the code to owning your outcome. It’s more than attention-getting. It’s hype…and it’s real. For Michael's Book: https:...
Ep. 929 Danielle Robbins-Gregory | Closing Health Gaps Today for a Better Tomorrow
May 28, 2024 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBWhere action meets advocacy lies an impact that knows no bounds. Here to help us close the gap is an unrelenting champion for children who has kept mental health at the forefront for two decades and counting. Her name is Danielle Robbins-Gregory, the trailblazing President and CEO of Healthy Kids KC, an award-winning coalition where living and learning play hand in hand. By eliminating the stigma, she has put healthy starts within reach, cultivating generations of change from the ground up. ...
Ep. 928 Lauren Hays and Megan Dalton | Two Moms Lifting the Fog on Motherhood
May 21, 2024 11:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBIt takes a village to raise and care for a child, but what about caring for the mother? Lauren Hays and Megan Dalton are a dynamic duo who found a gap in the motherhood experience, and assembled a community to help navigate it. They are co-founders of The Matrescence, a members-only digital community revolutionizing maternal mental health. This curated space of change unites top-tier professionals with women in all stages of their journey, from the first trimester to the fifth. By amplifying ...
Ep. 927 Anne Fraser | A Story of Hope not to be Forgotten
May 14, 2024 11:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBAnne Fraser is a woman who built a career by shaping lives…in more ways than one. And since reversing the signs of her own diagnosis, she has been on a mission to illuminate others so they can do the same. Anne is the Chief Executive Officer of The Night of Hope, a non-profit keeping memories alive through early detection of dementia and Alzheimers. By helping others get back what they didn’t realize was lost, she has become a light that’s bigger than disease, and a living inspiration that it...
Ep. 926 Chris Harris | Seeing Potential, Building Dreams
May 07, 2024 11:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBChris Harris is a man with a vision, who saw potential where others could not. From decay, came the dream to revitalize a neighborhood, which led to an epic transformation thirty years in the making. Chris Harris is the Founder and Executive Director of Harris Park, a thriving oasis on Kansas City’s urban landscape. It’s a dream that now stands where his childhood was lived. By bringing down the house, an entire community was rebuilt using sports and opportunity to empower generations of pote...
Ep. 925 Reilly Dodd | Keep Talking about Mental Health
April 30, 2024 11:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBJoel sits down with a modern-day mental health professional dancing her way into hearts and minds. Meet Reilly Dodd, the positively effervescent therapist, entrepreneur and ultimate self-healing hype gal. With a contagious energy, she grants permission to overcome doubt and step into the power that’s waiting beyond your fears. Affirming that we are simultaneously capable of so much more than we give ourselves credit for, but also enough…just the way we are. Website: https://www.wholehearted...
EP. 924 Dave Komar | The Importance of Conquering Culture
April 23, 2024 11:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBWhat is culture? In a word, everything…and not just for employees. On this episode, Brigadier General Dave Komar joins Joel Goldberg. He is an exceptional professional who doesn’t just understand the brass tacks of successful organizations, he navigates them with military precision, and will guide you to do the same. He is the President of EDA Inc., where superior results begin within. As a leader in his field, he has leveraged more than three decades of armed forces experience to hone a stra...
Ep. 923 Mark Hunter | The Sales Hunter
April 16, 2024 11:00 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBToday’s guest sets the standard of excellence for high octane sales truths. Known around the world as The Sales Hunter, he’s the preeminent authority on using strategies at the top to yield bottom line results. His name is Mark Hunter, the bestselling author and in-demand thought leader internationally renowned for turning prospects into profits. He coaches the best to make them better, creating value and demand that do more than sell. They turn customers into clients, by building relationshi...
Ep. 922 Billy Brimblecom | Restoring Mobility Awareness
April 09, 2024 11:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBBilly Brimblecom is a musician who has been rocking for decades. He’s sold out shows and shared the stage with legends, but his biggest gig to date is a mission that turned pain into purpose. He is the CEO of Steps of Faith Foundation and co-creator of Thundergong, the raucously star-studded event raising millions to restore mobility. Together, they take a stand for amputees across the country. And turn prosthetics into possibilities, so those in-need of a limb never miss a step. For our You...
Ep. 921 Eric Hosmer | Welcome to the Other Side
April 02, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBFor Kansas City Royals fans, Joel’s guest needs no introduction. A 13-year major league career, All-Star Game MVP, and World Champion. For the non-baseball fans, here is a short excerpt from Joel’s book, about his guest saying that he is “the best leader I’ve covered in baseball.” Joel wrote that in 2020 and it still stands true today. As Joel embarks on his 17th season as the host of every Royals pre-game and post-game show, Joel has met and interviewed hundreds upon hundreds of MLB players ...
Ep. 920 Jeremy McDowell and Paige Crawford | Taking Flight with Student Athletes
March 26, 2024 11:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBWe’re rounding out Women’s History Month by stepping into…the danger zone. But today, the only things soaring through the skies are out of the park home runs and pitches thrown at eye-watering speeds. Top Gun Events is an industry leader in top-tier softball events with a mission to empower student athletes. Here to share the story are Jeremy McDowell and Paige Crawford. They’re the Co-Founder and Operations Manager uniting people through world class athletics. With a commitment to excellence...
Ep. 919 Alexandra Watkins | Name Hall of Fame
March 19, 2024 11:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBAlexandra Watkins- an industry luminary who has been serving up smile-inducing names since 2005 that are so good you can almost taste them. As Big Cheese of Eat My Words naming agency, she’s a creative force who wrote the literal book on bombshell brands. But as an outspoken global authority on love-at-first-sound names, she has crafted countless monikers that are more than marketable. They’re memorable…and guaranteed to leave you craving more. For our YouTube channel, check out: https://you...
Ep. 918 Christal Watson | Speaking Loud for All to Hear
March 11, 2024 11:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBChristal Watson is on a mission to be a voice for those without one. She uses her own voice to tell it like it is with a smile on her face. She not only gets things done, but she inspires excellence in every child, every day. Christal is the Executive Director of the Kansas City Kansas School Foundation for Excellence, a nonprofit that directs funding to educational initiatives. As a civic trailblazer, her far-reaching initiatives have impacted countless lives. But the turnaround of a struggl...
Ep. 917 Claudia Meyer | A Powerhouse in Education
March 05, 2024 12:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBClaudia Meyer is the first-ever Latina President and CEO of Cristo Rey Kansas City, a Jesuit high school affording world-class education to the urban core. She was once an immigrant with little more than determination, and now finds herself in a career defining role. The soon-to-be doctor is dedicated to paving the way not just for women, but any student with the drive to succeed. Igniting potential to ensure the only things standing between a person and their dreams is the hard work they put...
Ep. 916 Donnie Gardner, Jeff Bolden, Sam White | Dreams Take Flight
February 27, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBOn this episode, Joel chats with three phenomenal guests, Jeff Bolden, Donnie Gardner and Sam White, a team of pilots setting the standard of excellence in the classroom and the skies. In the air, these fine gentlemen represent the best that Delta and United Airlines has to offer. But their work in the flight deck is just the beginning. On the ground is where they really shine, through dedicated service to underserved youth…that inspires them to soar. Website: https://www.redtailacademy.org/...
Ep. 915 Ebony Reed and Louise Story | A Story in Racial Reckoning
February 20, 2024 12:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBTwo hard-hitting journalists join the podcast for this episode. Independently, they are brilliant leaders in their field who represent the very best of investigative reporting. But together, they’re igniting a nation on the verge of its racial reckoning. Returning guest Ebony Reed is the first-ever Chief Strategy Officer of The Marshall Project, a leading news outlet bringing visibility to criminal justices. Louise Story is a Yale Professor and - until recently - a Chief Officer and Masthead ...
Ep. 914 Chandra Clark and Andre Davis | Continuing the Conversation Beyond February
February 13, 2024 12:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MBJoel is kicking off Black History month with two individuals who fight every day to make a change. First up is the incomparable Chandra Clark, a Boston-based non-profit executive and model influencer of change. Also joining is Joel's good friend, Andre Davis, a high-powered business leader and social activist who hails from The Heartland. We’re diving into the impact of Black History and keeping its legacy strong not just this month, but always.
Ep. 913 Roy Scott | The Hip Hop Humanitarian
February 06, 2024 12:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBRoy Scott is a hip hop humanitarian, dropping beats that lift up the leaders of tomorrow. He’s a living transformation story who took his art from the block to the boardroom, (w)rapping tech, music and movement into one positively unique experience. Roy Scott is the CEO and music producer infusing culture into education through his groundbreaking platform, Healthy Hip Hop. By leveraging the power of rhythm and rhymes, it delivers content kids want mixed with messaging they need, setting the s...
Ep. 912 Brad Thies | Building Trust Through Cyber Resilience
January 30, 2024 12:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBBrad Thies is the enormously influential CEO and Managing Partner at Barr Advisory, an IT governance provider putting people at the center of cybersecurity. Since 2014, he has optimized risk for savvy small businesses as committed to data protection as they are to their missions. What was once a niche is now a globally sought agent keeping bad actors at bay, empowering tech innovation, one enterprise at a time. Website: https://www.barradvisory.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bthies?lang...
Ep. 911 Devin Henderson | Something Greater is Always Possible
January 23, 2024 12:00 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBDevin Henderson is a "tricked out" author, entertainer and corporate speaker inspiring big laughs and even bigger dreams. For nearly two decades, his award-winning performances have broken down limitations to challenge the boundaries of reality using a signature approach that is neither expected…nor soon forgotten. With the magic of mindset, he moves audiences to believe that something greater is always possible. A lesson that endures long after he disappears from the stage. Visit our YouTub...
Ep. 910 Bill Hancock | The Playoff Pioneer
January 16, 2024 12:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBBill Hancock is the first - and only - Executive Director that the College Football Playoffs has ever known. He is one of the most influential people in all of college sports whose successful career has taken him to the highest echelons of intercollegiate athletics, where he has been a top decision maker in championship competition for the last thirty years. He's a man who is rarely the center of the story, but his legacy is one that deserves to be. Check out our YouTube channel: https://you...
Ep. 909 Cory Scheer | The Power of Trust
January 09, 2024 12:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBCory Scheer is an the author, an advocate, and the Founding CEO of TrustCentric Consulting. Using an empirical framework that defines reality, he’s quantified trust to bridge organizational gaps. And by transforming theory into something tactical, has managed to do more than keep employees engaged and customers coming back. He’s created the data-backed strategy for long-term success. Website: https://trustcentricconsulting.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cory.scheer.1 Check out ou...
Ep. 908 Wayne Hauenstein | The Talent Enabler
January 02, 2024 12:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBHappy New Year to all our listeners! We are starting off the new year with a bang! Joel's guest is an industry leading talent enabler whose expertise will push you out of your comfort zone and towards a better version of yourself. Wayne Hauenstein is the man of the hour. He’s the Founder and Principle of Learning Curve Solutions, where targeted frameworks move the needle from ‘meets expectations’ to ‘exceeds them all’...every single time. It’s what happens with a training strategist who bring...
Ep. 907 Maki Moussavi + Grant Gooding | The Past, Present, and 2024
December 26, 2023 12:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBAs 2023 draws to a close, we’re taking a look back at some of the highlights - and curveballs - the year threw our way. Joining Joel Goldberg are two entrepreneurial standouts with uniquely different approaches to using where we’ve been to help get us where we're going. First is Maki Moussavi, the high-achieving anti-hustler on a mission to redefine the success paradigm. Also joining is Grant Gooding, a self-proclaimed data junkie who - using the power of emotions - has cracked the code to pr...
Ep. 906 Tim Fulton | Small Business Matters
December 19, 2023 12:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBTim Fulton is the Founding President of Small Business Matters with an expertise so fierce…it can only be matched by his advocacy. It’s a tireless commitment to the companies that drive us all, one that has earned him renown on a national scale for impact made. And through his support for the next gen of business standouts, has become the game-changing catalyst propelling startups and enterprises alike to unprecedented levels of success. For Extra Innings with tim Fulton, visit: https://you...
Ep. 905 Conrad Hawley | Maximizing your Role to Make a Difference
December 12, 2023 12:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBWe're nominating Conrad Hawley as the Chief Energy Officer of the Iowa State Men’s Basketball team. He’s a fan favorite of Cyclone Nation whose energetic sideline demeanor has affirmed his position as the best in program history after just one season. With a reputation for being the perfect teammate, he measures performance not by points scored, but the energy he brings. It’s a powerful position with great responsibility…and it's exactly what he signed up for. Check out our YouTube page at:...
Ep. 904 Ben Guttmann | The Simple Communicator
December 05, 2023 12:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBBen Guttman, an award-winning marketing entrepreneur, is an educator, curator of ideas and now, the author of Simply Put. It’s a project that streamlines years of success blending technology with humanity into a rallying cry for better communication. With simplicity ever at the forefront, he helps leaders, teams and businesses cut through clutter so they can connect more clearly - and effectively - than ever before. Website: https://www.benguttmann.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...
Ep. 903 Pauly Hart | Turning the Page for a Brighter Tomorrow
November 28, 2023 12:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBWhere there is collaboration, there is opportunity. Pauly Hart is the Executive Director of Lead to Read and under her tutelage, Kansas City’s most esteemed basic literacy program has more than tripled its impact, advancing a new chapter of success for our highest-need schools. With an inclusive approach that embraces whole-student development, the program instills proficiencies that extend beyond the classroom walls. They foster life-changing transformations for our city’s youngest readers, ...
Ep. 902 Dennis Powell and Tucker Lott | Christmas in Color 365
November 21, 2023 12:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBAs the holidays draw near, we feel the callings of family and giving even more than at other times of the year. So what better way to kick off the season than with two guests who turned their mission to spread good cheer into a family affair. Tucker Lott and Dennis Powell Jr. are the civic-minded father and son-in-law duo behind The Soul of Santa. As the Founding CEO and Executive Director, respectively, they have inspired a new holiday tradition that empowers every person to celebrate authen...
Ep. 901 No Es Solo Beisbol/It’s More Than Baseball
November 14, 2023 12:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBIt’s more than just baseball, or No Es Solo Biesbol. That was the mission for the Carlos Fortuna Organization, a foundation carrying on the legacy of a former minor league pitching prospect whose life was cut short by cancer before Carlos Fortuna could realize his dreams. His wish, as a young father, was to make sure other parents of athletes were equipped with the skills to be successful on and off the field. Joel Goldberg participated in a recent trip to Bogotá, Colombia to help spread ba...
Ep. 900 Tiffani Bova | Putting People Before Profit
November 07, 2023 13:43 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBKicking off Season 9 is an exceptionally influential guest whose impact is so prolific, we just had to have her back on the show. Tiffani Bova is the trailblazing author of two Wall Street Journal bestsellers and an internationally renowned growth strategist. Her revolutionary approach disrupts tradition by putting people before profits, yielding unprecedented sales, innovation and - most of all - experiences. It’s a reimagined solution to the business paradigm in a tech-forward world where t...
Ep. 899D Best of Season 8 | Tammy Buckner
October 31, 2023 11:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBAs Season 8 comes to a close, we recogize all of our outstanding guests including Tammy Buckner. Tammy Buckner rounds out our "best of" series and what a conversation this was! Tammy is a woman in STEM who has cracked the code for a more TEQuitable tomorrow. Her self-developed leadership dexterity isn’t just changing the trajectory of economic growth. It’s actually solving the problem of representation in technology. She is the co-founder and CEO of WeCodeKC, the minority woman-owned solution...
Ep. 899C Best of Season 8 | Luke Russert
October 24, 2023 11:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBBefore launching our next great season with amazing guests, we are taking a listen back to some of the highlights of Season 8. This episode features Luke Russert, a storytelling virtuoso. With a pedigree that’s as steeped in journalistic history as his, you could even say that it’s in his DNA. But the crushing weight of those very expectations are what sent him on a captivating journey to the furthest corners of the world. Luke Russert is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author and so...
Ep. 899B Best of Season 8 | Lauren Golden
October 17, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBAs we continue to reflect on our incredible season, we take another listen to a phenomenal guest, Lauren Golden. She is an international bestselling author and award-winning CEO of The Free Mama, a global movement committed to helping 1 million women lead the awesome, guilt-free lives they deserve. She serves inspiration on the daily with her dynamic energy and megawatt smile, challenging the notion that moms should ever have to choose between family and finance. And is living proof that desp...
Ep. 899A Best of Season 9 | Adam Miller
October 10, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBAs we wrap up Season 8, we are reairing a few outstanding guests. First is Adam Miller, the newly-minted Head of Diversity and Inclusion at American Century Investments. As the resident hype man of everywhere he goes, he has a flair for working out challenges and making them fun. It’s a gift he has honored, and leveraged into a distinguished career. As their ace of authenticity, he brings gregarious levity to serious subjects. And by creating spaces that are safe for all, has forged a legacy ...
Ep. 899A Best of Season 8 | Adam Miller
October 10, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBAs we wrap up Season 8, we are reairing a few outstanding guests. First is Adam Miller, the newly-minted Head of Diversity and Inclusion at American Century Investments. As the resident hype man of everywhere he goes, he has a flair for working out challenges and making them fun. It’s a gift he has honored, and leveraged into a distinguished career. As their ace of authenticity, he brings gregarious levity to serious subjects. And by creating spaces that are safe for all, has forged a legacy ...
Ep. 899 Alanna Rizzo | Going Beyond the Mic
October 02, 2023 11:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBAlanna Rizzo is one of many the powerful female role models in sports broadcasting. You can see her on MLB Network, and while she may be best known for the indelible mark she left on Dodgers Nation, her work as a philanthropist is what has changed - even saved - countless lives. Alanna Rizzo is an Emmy Award-winning sportscaster and the President of Guidry’s Guardian, a foundation dedicated to finding every dog a home. As a reporter, her talent has always shined most when telling behind the s...
Ep. 898 Tim Flynn | Reading Between the Web
September 21, 2023 11:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBTim Flynn is a cutting-edge cybersecurity expert at the forefront of NIL protections. Nearly three decades of developing custom integrations honed his eye for system vulnerabilities. He is the co-founding owner of DataMolly and the wicked sharp purveyor of online safety solutions. He effectively wrote the playbook for collegiate competitors. And by protecting images, allows collegiate competitors to keep their focus where it belongs: on their sport, not their data. YouTube: https://youtu.be/...
Ep. 897 Doug Cowan | Meaningful Connections Create Meaningful Change
September 18, 2023 11:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBOn this episode Joel sits down with a lifelong philanthropist who has found a creative way to break the cycle of poverty. His name is Doug Cowan, President and CEO of Community Services League, where meaningful impact has been the mission for more than a century. In that time, thousands have had their lives changed for the better. Through integrated services, homeless individuals learn the skills it takes to get ahead, because where there is help today…there is always hope for tomorrow. For ...
Ep. 896 Tracy Foster | Put Down Your Phone and Listen to your Digital Health
September 14, 2023 11:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBTracy Foster is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Screen Sanity, the international nonprofit addressing screen time. It’s one of modern parentings most complex issues, and one that she aims to simplify. By empowering adults with the tools they need, she has become the leader of a movement that maximizes benefits while minimizing harm, so kids can be kids…a little while longer. Check out our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/4kRXFdavxX8 Website: https://screensanity.org/ Instagram: http...
Ep. 895 Dr. Gilles LaMarche | Serving to Live and Succeed
September 11, 2023 11:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBToday’s guest is a dynamic connector of people whose highest calling is helping others reach their full potential. With honesty and integrity, he promotes total wellness through the art of taking responsibility for oneself, wherever they may be in life. Dr. Gilles LaMarche is the multi-hyphenate leader whose service is rooted in setting the example himself, as a healer, educator, author and beyond. Please visit our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/C5h_PO36LzU Website: https://drgilleslamarc...
Ep. 894 Torree Pederson | Aligning the Education System and the Business Community
September 07, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBBig things are possible when goals and focus align. So when the future of our children is at stake, the only path forward…is together. Leading the charge is Torree Pederson, a passionate advocate for education. She’s the founding President and CEO of Aligned, the only non-partisan coalition of education-focused business leaders in Kansas or Missouri. Through advocacy across political aisles, she makes the system work smarter - and harder - in an initiative that strengthens us all. And by inve...
Ep. 893 Eric McElvenny | An Inspiration in Resilience
September 05, 2023 11:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBThe going might get tough, but today’s guest is tougher. He’s a retired Marine best known for two things. First is his love of service to our country. The other is his larger-than-life resolve to conquer any challenge that may come his way. Captain Eric McElvenny is a veteran turned elite athlete who cannot be beat. His incredible journey took him from a hospital bed to finish lines of the world’s most prestigious endurance events. Doing so would be incredible for anyone, but as an amputee…it...
Ep. 892 Best of August | Rob and Anissa Elsey
August 31, 2023 11:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBAugust has been a month filled with incredible guests and inspiring conversations. On this episode of our "best of" series, we highlight Joel's conversation with Rob and Anissa Elsey. Rob and Anissa Elsey each built successful careers in their own right, but a first-hand experience with addiction helped them realize a higher calling as recovery philanthropists. The result was In the Name of GRACE, a non-profit that affords safe, sober housing - and the opportunity for change - to people recov...
Ep. 891 Tommy Short | Think Better Perform Better (and try it without your smartphone...)
August 28, 2023 11:00 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBTommy Short is a high-performer who has never met a challenge he didn’t like. He exemplifies a way of life that demands mental fortitude one can’t learn in a book. And in his case, his way of life came from rising to the challenge of his own personal standard…in front of an audience of thousands. Tommy Short is the Founder of Think Better, Perform Better and a retired D1 Men’s Basketball referee. The same impartiality that once drew scorn is now welcomed by business teams he coaches to game-c...
Ep. 890 Caley Rose | Positivity is Music to Our Ears
August 24, 2023 11:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBWhen you’re chasing a dream, you never can be sure where it will lead. Today’s guest took a serendipitous leap of faith, and found everything she never knew she wanted. Caley Rose is an award-winning singer-songwriter and self-proclaimed Queen of Positivity whose music has a message. Using indie-pop with a sunny twist, she delivers confidence-boosting anthems to women and youth across the continent. And empowers them to not just go for what they want, but demand all that they deserve and more...
Ep. 889 Dr. Matt Poepsel | Changing the World of Work for the Better
August 21, 2023 11:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBIn his pursuit of a worthy challenge, Dr. Matt Poepsel achieved the titles of Marine, Ph.D and Ironman finisher. Independently, each title carries its own lofty clout, but when properly positioned, becomes a trifecta that can’t be beat. He is an author, speaker and Vice President of Partner Growth at The Predictive Index, where he aligns talent with strategy to deliver unprecedented results. It’s an evolutionary framework that harnesses the power of technology and psychology to create better ...