BRob. Brian Roberts Inspired.

Demetrius Doss graduated from THE Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia where he played wide receiver and tight end with two Heisman quarterback finalists. He began embarking on a passionate calling in the financial services industry in 2011, after a close friend lost his father who passed away with no will and no financial security for his family. He chose to help other families avoid the nightmare his close friend went through. On July 18th, 2020, Demetrius's life was changed forever. While participating in a church bible class, an armed man entered. Demetrius knew he had to do something and do it fast. During this episode of BRob Inspired, Demetrius takes us through the day that changed his life forever, and how it has impacted him and his family's lives.

Damon West grew up in a caring, well-connected family with traditional values. In college, he was the starting quarterback for University of North Texas with big dreams. But after a career-ending injury prevented him from playing football, he fell into a depression and began to spiral down a path of destruction and hard core drugs. This path would continue post-graduation where he was introduced to methamphetamines by another coworker while training to be a stockbroker with United Bank of Switzerland. He was instantly hooked. The severity of his addiction led him to becoming the mastermind of a burglary ring where he caused irreversible harm to many innocent people until he was eventually caught and sentenced to 65 years in prison. During his incarceration, Damon had a discussion with a seasoned convict that would change his whole outlook on life. The story of the coffee bean. He used the advice given to him to begin his journey to recovery and redemption. During this episode of BRob Inspired, Damon tells us the story of how he went from behind bars to becoming a global inspiration. He is living proof that you hold the power is inside to forge your own destiny. “Growth follows belief. But you have to believe in yourself before people believe in you” To learn more about Damon West, book him as speaker at your next event, or purchase one of his best-selling books, visit: https://damonwest.org/

During the summer of 1997, Ali was critically injured when her family was heading back from a vacation at the Lake of the Ozarks. The SUV she was riding in collided head-on with another car. Ali suffered severe trauma to her abdomen and in the first few weeks and months after the accident, it was unknown if she would survive. Since her accident, Ali has had 45 surgeries, and she is still dealing with daily issues. “I know that there are obstacles in life, but it is our choice on how we handle them.”  In this Episode of BRob Inspired, Ali, alongside her daughter, Jenna, tells us the incredible story of her recovery and the miracles that occurred along the way. You may want your tissue box for this one!

Ben Newman is a highly regarded Performance Coach, International Speaker and Best-Selling Author, whose clients include Fortune 500 companies around the world, business executives, sales organizations and professional athletes in the NFL, PGA, NBA, MLB, UFC and NCAA. We go back to Ben's beginnings to talk about the factors that led to his success. It starts with discipline. But what does that look like for you? We'll dive deeper into how to not only develop that discipline but also how to stay consistent with it. If you have a goal or dream you want to achieve, this episode will give you the motivation to get you there!  To learn more about Ben Newman, apply for his coaching, book him as a speaker, and more visit: https://bennewman.net/    Follow Dan Britton on Twitter or Instagram at @continuedfight  Suscribe to Ben's podcast, The BURN, for more weekly motivation!

Through his role as Chief Field Officer with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Dan Britton travels around the world to work with thousands of leaders in more than 100 countries who are passionate about and called to sports ministry. His mission is to help people to pursue their passions.   Dan and Brian discuss the most important aspects of leadership and the mindset needed to get to your goals. If you've struggled with finding motivation to pursue your own passions, than this is the episode for you!  Follow Dan Britton on Twitter at @FCADan or shoot him an email at dan@fca.org to connect with him about your own story!

When Blake Brewer was 19, his family went on vacation to Hawaii. The first day he and his father went swimming in the water when his father was suddenly caught up in a rough spot known as Witches Brew. After a frantic attempt to save him, Blake watched as his dad's life slipped away before his very eyes, and he was pronounced dead. While dealing with the grief of this sudden loss, Blake's mother walked up to him a few hours later and handed him a “gift” she had found that was addressed to him and his siblings. It was a letter from his father. The words that letter contained would end up leaving the greatest impact on his life. They would later lead him on his mission to help other parents provide the same impact for their own children via The Legacy Letter Challenge. To learn more about the Legacy Letter Challenge, visit: https://www.legacyletterchallenge.com/home

If you had told Tom Henske as a child that he would grow up to become an 2x All-American and 3x NCAA Division I Soccer Champion and a leader in the financial industry, he probably wouldn't have believed you. Tom and I discussed how he transferred the habits he learned as an athlete over to his career in order to become a successful Financial Planner. Later in the episode, we'll also talk about how Tom used the knowledge he gained over the years to start a mission to help parents educate their kids on financial literacy­–a topic of great value that had always been avoided in the past. To learn more about Total Cents and purchase his book visit: https://www.totalcents.com/

14 years old, alone, barefoot, without food or shelter, and on the run from strangers trying to kill her for nearly 100 days. This is the reality that Marie-Christine Williams faced during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide that massacred almost one million Tutsi men, women, and children. She was forced to bear witness to what no child should. She is alive today thanks to her faith, strength, brainpower, and tenacity to prove that she was not the “worthless” person her father used to tell her she was. She didn't know who she could trust, just that she had to survive. Abandoned as a baby, she was forced to spend years of her childhood suffering from abuse by her father and being bullied for being “different”. In this episode, Marie-Christine takes us back to the months leading up to the genocide, and that fateful day when the Hutu death squads burst into her house and changed her whole world as she knew it. Bring the tissue box because this miraculous story is bound to move and inspire you in ways you couldn't imagine. To purchase Marie Christine William's memoir “The Dark Side of Human Nature”: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Side-Human-Nature-April-July/dp/0578152622

Mike Hansen was over 20 years into his career as an Executive for Purina, he was climbing the corporate ladder and on the fast track toward upper management. But then he decided to make a pivot and pursue his passions to become involved in a ministry context. Now he works as a leadership and performance coach, working with organizations such as FCA, major sports teams, and businesses alike. In this episode of BRob Inspired, Brian and I sit down to discuss the importance of having a “transferrable skillset” and how you can apply a Servant Leadership mindset to all aspects of your life. To check out “The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership” by James C. Hunter: click here

Mental toughness is defined as the mind's ability to focus on solutions, especially in the face of adversity. But what does mental toughness mean to you? In this episode, Brian sits down with one of the top performance coaches in the country, Dr. Jason Selk, to discuss what it really means to be mentally tough. Jason has worked with a variety of individuals spanning from professional and Olympic athletes to Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 executives. His job is to train individuals and teams by giving them the tools they need for high-level success. To learn more about Jason, his coaching program, or book him to speak at your next event, visit https://enhancedperformanceinc.com/ To purchase one of Dr. Jason Selk's best selling books: https://enhancedperformanceinc.com/products/

When he was just 9 years old, John O'Leary's body was completely burned in a terrible fire accident. The experts were sure he wouldn't make it. After 5 months in the hospital, countless surgeries, and years of physical therapy, he proved those experts wrong. He survived. But the real change didn't happen until 20 years later when his parents wrote a book about their family's experience. This lit a new spark in John's life. A spark that would give him the courage to no longer hide from his story, but to embrace it. Now he travels the world inspiring others to do the same in their own lives. Tune into this episode to be inspired by John O'Leary's story so you, too, will realize that we can do hard things.   To learn more about John, start The Live Inspired Coaching program, or book him to speak at your next event, visit https://johnolearyinspires.com/ To listen to the Live Inspired podcast: https://johnolearyinspires.com/podcast/ To purchase one of John O'Leary's National Best Selling books: https://johnolearyinspires.com/shop/

It all started with a knife… After applying the principles of generosity he learned from “Attorney Paul”, John became one of Cutco's most successful sales representatives with the largest deals in the history of the company. This success led him to be asked to speak on stages to teach sales and marketing teams across the country how to build relationships in unconventional ways. In 2000, the Ruhlin Group began to offer clients gifting options and strategies so they could take their businesses to the next level using his Proven Process. In this episode, John and I discuss that process and how he came to work with some of the largest companies and pro sports teams in the world. To learn more about John, take one of his courses, or book him to speak at your next event, visit https://johnruhlin.com/ To purchase John Ruhlin's book “Giftology”: https://giftologygroup.com/giftologybook/

Austin Hatch has survived not one, but TWO plane crashes in his life at the ages of 8 and 16. The first took the lives of his mother, older sister, and younger brother. The second took the lives of his father and stepmother and left him in critical condition. After awaking from a medically induced coma from the second crash, Austin made it his mission not to fall prey to the pain of these tragedies, but rather to overcome them. In this episode of “BRob Inspired”, Austin and I discuss how our past does not define us. Instead, we can choose how we respond in the face of adversity to make a positive impact in our own lives and in the lives of others. To book Austin to speak at your next corporate or team event: https://austin-hatch.com/ To watch his #SCfeatured story with ESPN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmKUpj97ZB8

When he was a player, you knew him as an enforcer, but as a coach, you know him as the Chief. Craig Berube was only the second interim coach in the history of the NHL to lead his team to winning the Stanley Cup Playoffs! This accomplishment led him to being promoted to head coach for the St. Louis Blues full time. In this episode, Brian and Craig sit down in a LIVE studio to discuss how the structure of NHL hockey has changed since he was a player, what it's like to lead one of the top teams in the playoffs, and of course the Blues winning the Stanley Cup in 2019.

There's a reason Sean Swarner was named one of the "Top Eight Most Inspirational People" of all time. At ages 13 and 16 he was diagnosed with 2 separate, unrelated, aggressive forms of cancer. He spent almost a year of his life in a coma, was given 14 days to live, and even read his last rites. But he did not give up. Not only did Sean shock the entire medical community by surviving both deadly diseases, but he utilized that fighting spirit to become the first cancer survivor to climb to the peak of Mount Everest! The even crazier part? He did it with only one lung!  As if his story wasn't inspirational enough, he went on to become the only person in the world to survive 2 cancers and then complete the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii, the "7-Summits" by climbing the highest peak in every continent, and the Explorer's Grand Slam after skiing to both the North and South Poles. Sean is living proof that nothing is impossible if you just believe in yourself.  To watch his documentary, "True North": https://rb.gy/n5cews  To purchase Sean Swarner's books: https://www.seanswarner.com/books-products/ 

 Welcome to the first official episode for BRob Inspired! To kick off the launch of our podcast we sit down with Sara Burroughs and learn all about how her family's world was turned upside down after the diagnosis of their son, Carson, with Sanfilippo Syndrome. Sanfilippo Syndrome is a terminal, neurodegenerative rare disease often called “childhood Alzheimer's”. Tune in for an incredible story of how a family has utilized courage, faith, and perseverance in order overcome this misfortune, and continue to fight every day for a Cure for Carson. You are bound to be inspired.   You can follow the Burrough's family journey on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/Cure4Carson To learn more about the disease and donate to the Cure Sanfilippo Foundation visit: https://curesanfilippofoundation.org/what-is-sanfilippo/