Latest Awardwinningculture Podcast Episodes
Liberty Middle School
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - August 05, 2019 17:38 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsDavid Volke is an award winning leadership teacher, Climate & Culture TOSA, and a CharacterStrong Presenter from Liberty Middle School, in Camas Washington. He was selected as the 2019 Educator of the Year for the Camas School District. With Volke’s whole child vision and the intentional servi...
Charles "Peanut" Tillman
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - July 28, 2019 20:02 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsCharles “Peanut” Tillman is a former All-Pro NFL cornerback who played for the Chicago Bears and the Carolina Panthers. Tillman helped the Bears make it to Superbowl 41. He was also selected for the Pro Bowl twice and was given the honor of NFL’s “Walter Payton Man of the Year” for his charitab...
Houston Kraft
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - July 05, 2019 16:57 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsHouston Kraft is a professional speaker, leadership consultant, and kindness advocate who speaks at schools, conferences, and events internationally. He has spoken to nearly a half a million people at nearly 800 engagements and counting. He is the co-founder of CharacterStrong -which offers Soci...
Dr. Matt Bellace
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - July 01, 2019 17:28 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsDr. Matt Bellace has a Ph. D. in clinical psychology from Drexel University. He has a passion for public speaking, helping children find their “natural high”, and living a healthy life through stand-up comedy. He is the author of the book, “A Better High” and contributes to the National Geograph...
Jeff Kubiak
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - June 19, 2019 22:02 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsJeff Kubiak is a former world-class swimmer and coach who’s now a passionate Educator, Speaker and Blogger. He’s currently, the Principal of Nelda Mundy Elementary School in Fairfield, California. He’s the Director of Kindness for Pushing Boundaries Consulting. Additionally, he is the author ...
Cedar Crest Middle School
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - June 16, 2019 17:53 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsMariah Rackley, is the Principal at Cedar Crest Middle School in Lebanon Pennsylvania and a passionate innovative change agent. She was the 2018 “NASSP Digital Principal of the Year.” As a lead learner she speaks, writes and magnifies her Falcon Family brand as a Wakelet Ambassador! Additiona...
South Middle School
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - May 18, 2019 22:51 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsDarren Ellwein was the 2017 Digital Principal of the Year from South Middle School, in Harrisburg South Dakota and a cutting edge leader, speaker, and blogger. He’s the Co-Author of “The Revolution: It’s Time to Empower Change in our Schools.” Additionally, Alex is the Miss Mount Rushmore USA ...
Enumclaw Middle School
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - April 28, 2019 12:37 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsEnumclaw Middle School, in Western Washington, is a recognized hotbed of amazing educational leadership. Their Timberwolf Talk Show sets the standard for peer to peer character instruction. In this episode, Wildcat Nation is joined by Enumclaw’s Award Winning Leadership Teacher Karl Karkainen...
Frank DeAngelis
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - April 21, 2019 00:51 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsFrank DeAngelis is an internationally reknowned speaker, consultant, and author. His new book “They Call Me Mr De” shares his incredibly powerful story as a retired principal of Colorado’s Columbine High School. DeAngelis helped lead a school, community, and nation from the horrfic tragedy on...
Jon Gordon
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - April 06, 2019 00:24 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsJon Gordon’s best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous Fortune 500 companies, professional and college sports teams, school districts, hospitals, and non-profits. He is the author of 17 books including ...
Andrew McPeak
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - March 24, 2019 14:14 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsAndrew McPeak is a millennial speaker and content developer with Growing Leaders. His experiences as both presenter and curriculum designer have led him to become well versed in communicating to and about the next generation. McPeak also serves as the Director of Program Excellence at Growing L...
Dave Burgess
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - March 17, 2019 19:17 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsDave Burgess is the New York Times Best-Selling author of “Teach Like A PIRATE” and co-author of “P is for PIRATE”. He is a highly sought after professional development speaker well known for his creative, entertaining, and outrageously energetic style. His workshops, seminars, and keynotes not ...
Aija Mayrock
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - March 03, 2019 14:31 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsAija Mayrock is a writer, actress, author and activist that is speaking out about Bullying through her own experiences as a teenager. Mayrock is the author of “The Survival Guide to Bullying” which she wrote at the age of 16. She travels the country speaking and performing spoken word rap that...
David Geurin
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - February 23, 2019 14:30 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsDavid Geurin is a principal and lead learner at Bolivar High School in Bolivar, Missouri. He earned his doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of Missouri. Beyond his principalship, Geurin teaches graduate education classes for Southwest Baptist University ...
Tom Thelen
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - February 11, 2019 00:08 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsTom Thelen is one of America’s top anti-bullying speakers and the Founder of No Bullying Schools. He has spoken at over 500 schools and conferences inspiring groups of all ages to take responsibility for their choices and to make a positive impact on their local culture. He’s the creator of a so...
Brian Williams
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - February 04, 2019 01:01 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsMr. Brian Williams is a Kindness Ninja who has been practicing his craft of kindness since he was very young. Mr. Williams is a 4th degree black belt in martial arts. He is the founder of the company ThinkKindness that believes that even a small little act of kindness can have a ripple effect o...
Dr. Michele Borba
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - January 27, 2019 22:47 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsDr. Michele Borba is an internationally recognized expert, motivational speaker, spokesperson, and award winning author on children, teens, parenting, bullying, and moral development. She is a national media contributor and has made regular appearances on the TODAY show, Dr. Phil, Dateline, The...
John Norlin
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - January 20, 2019 19:48 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsJohn Norlin is the co-founder of Character Strong. He's worked as the Program Administrator for the Whole Child and Director of Student Leadership and Community Involvement. Additionally, he was an award winning teacher and advisor at Sumner High School; where he taught leadership for 10 years...
Chris Reykdal
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - January 06, 2019 03:40 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsChris Reykdal is the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of Washington. In this episode, Reykdal shares his passion for public service, the importance of Whole Child programs like Character Strong, and his vision for the future of education/learning. Later, Jack joins Hayes and ...
Drew Dudley
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - December 30, 2018 23:23 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsDrew Dudley is the Founder & Chief Catalyst of Day One Leadership, and has spent the last 15 years helping individuals and organizations increase their leadership capacity. Mr. Dudley's clients have included some of the world's most dynamic companies, including McDonald's, Proctor & Gamble, JP ...
Sean Covey
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - December 16, 2018 13:56 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsSean Covey is president of FranklinCovey Education and the New York Times Bestselling author of "7 Habits for Highly Effective Teens." Covey is FranklinCovey's Education Practice Leader and is devoted to transforming education around the globe by bringing leadership principles and skills to as...
Trisha Prabhu
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - December 12, 2018 13:58 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsTrisha Prabhu is an 18-year-old innovator, social entrepreneur, global advocate and inventor of the patented ReThink technology-an effective way to detect and stop online hate. She is currently pursuing her undergraduate education at Harvard. In this episode, Trisha shares what inspired her pa...
Thomas R. Williams
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - November 25, 2018 17:41 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsThomas R. Williams is a former NFL player and current engagement ambassador. He's the author of "Permission to Dream" and "The Relentless Pursuit of Greatness." Thomas is a professional speaker who uses his love of competition to fuel his success. Additionally, he's the Director of his own No...
Captain Thomas Grego: Veterans Day
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - November 07, 2018 01:01 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsCaptain Thomas Grego was in the United States Army for 11 years and retired as First Sergeant in charge of training new recruits. He led operations “Enduring Freedom” in Afghanistan and “Restore” in Haiti. He’s the proud recipient of the Bronze Star Medal and an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal...
Richie Contartesi
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - October 28, 2018 17:50 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsAs a 5 foot 7 inch, former walk-on college football player turned professional athlete, Richie Contartesi has been defying expectations his entire life. He's the author of a bestselling book about his life called: "In Spite of the Odds," a successful business leader and keynote motivational spe...
John "Push" Gaines
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - October 17, 2018 23:22 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsAs a former at-risk kid turned youth advocate, John "Push" Gaines has gone on to become an inspiring speaker, doctoral candidate, and champion of students all over the country. In this episode, Gaines explores the power of LOVE, LEADERSHIP, AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT in his quest to "Push" past ...
Nathan Ogden
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - October 06, 2018 16:55 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsMotivational speaker, author, and community leader, Nathan Ogden shares his inspiring story about becoming twice paralyzed and learning to live an "Unfrozen" life. Armed with a “WE BELIEVE” attitude Ogden takes listeners through his path of forgiveness, hope, and purpose...while exploring the d...
Officer Nick Letourneau-School Safety
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - September 12, 2018 02:22 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsOfficer Letourneau, from the West Richland Police Department talks with Wildcat Nation students about the connection between Relationships and School Safety. Along the way, he explains the importance of Character in establishing and maintaining relationships. Additionally, Letourneau shares how ...
James C Hunter
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - September 11, 2018 02:15 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsA student-led interview with James C Hunter. Hunter is a highly sought-after speaker, author, and leadership expert who works with Fortune 500 companies and organizations around the world. During this episode, Hunter shares insights into the Servant Leadership Model from his international bestse...
Andrew Epperson-PBIS Rewards
Award Winning Culture: Hosted By Wildcat Nation - September 08, 2018 23:04 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsA student led podcast featuring an interview with Andrew Epperson taking Wildcat Nation through the ins and outs of our virtual PBIS Rewards economy; while he shares a few behind the scenes insights into how PBIS rewards supports an Award Winning Culture.
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