Pen Over Sword and Audacious Talk with Dennis Collins

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A discussion of politics, business, current events, travel, and technology.

Dennis Collins


    • Apr 21, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 22m AVG DURATION
    • 30 EPISODES


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    Ep. 30 - Why Kindness Matters a Conversation with Paul Kotz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 31:09


    Paul and I discuss why kindness matters as well as his two books Something Happened Today and Profiles in Kindness both available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

    Ep. 29 - Determining What a Business or Landmark is Worth with Bharat Kanodia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 23:00


    Bharat and I discuss the various methods of determining the value of a business or landmark.

    Ep. 28 - Getting Better at Explaining Things with Tracy Lamourie

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 31:15


    Using the death penalty as an example, Tracy and I discuss the difficulties people have when they have opposing views, how to get better at explaining your position, and even touch on a strategy to tone down the current political rhetoric in the USA.

    Ep. 27 - How People Can Achieve Financial Freedom with Chad Willardson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 19:10


    Chad and I discuss some aspects of achieving financial freedom as talked about in his book Stress Free Money, as well as the definition of financial freedom. Chad also shares his opinion on some financial hot topics.

    Ep. 26 - How to Beat Procrastination with Eric Twiggs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 14:29


    In this episode, Eric and I discuss how to beat procrastination, which is the topic of his excellent book: The Discipline of Now: 12 Practical Principles to Overcome Procrastination.

    Ep. 25 - How to Thrive in a Tech World as a Non-Tech Person with Aman Agarwal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 20:06


    Aman and I discuss the challenges of living in a highly technical world and he explains some of the things a non-technical person can do to help make sense of it all.

    Ep. 24 - Talking About the Negative Aspects of the COVID Shutdown with Jermane Cheathem

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 24:32


    Jermane and I discuss the various negative aspects of the COVID shutdown and the impact of the shutdown on society from its financial impacts to its mental health impacts.

    Ep. 23 - Talking About How Introverts Can Succeed While Remaining Introverts with Nick Shelton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 23:31


    Nick and I discuss various strategies that an introvert might use to succeed in business and life while remaining true to who they are and not just trying to become extroverts.

    Ep. 22 - Building a Passive Cash Flow Income with a Real Estate Portfolio with Lane Kawaoka

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 24:03


    Lane and I discuss the basics of building a passive cash flow income with a real estate portfolio.

    Ep. 21 - Talking about Artificial Intelligence and The Tipping Point with Jerry Abiog

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 25:41


    In this episode Jerry and I discuss artificial intelligence, The Tipping Poing by Malcolm Gladwell, a little football, and Standard Insights AI service iOrder.

    Ep. 20 - Talking about Sales and Sales Skills with David Angel

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 26:10


    David and I talk about the things someone new to sales should focus on to be successful to include their beliefs, preparation, knowledge, and action. We also touch on asking for the sale, getting over rejection, and overcoming objections.

    Ep. 19 Talking about Improving Your Public Speaking with Brenden from MasterTalk

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 20:11


    In this episode, Brenden and I discuss several ways a person can improve their public speaking skills.

    Ep. 18 - Talking about Rucking as a Fitness, Nutrition, and Leadership Development Tool with Joe Kramer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 22:11


    In this episode, Joe Kramer and I discuss his service and website Ruck-On where Joe uses Rucking also know as Ruck Marching or Backpacking as a development tool to improve a person's fitness, nutrition, and leadership. We also talk about giving back to the military community.

    Ep. 17 - Talking About Investing in the Stock Market and Stocks with Bill Flango

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 26:47


    Bill and I discuss Investing in the Stock Market for beginners and more advanced investors. We also touch on a couple of hot stocks that are quite often mentioned in the news. This is not intended to be investment advice; we are only tossing around opinions. Each investor should do their own research and come to their own conclusions as to what sort of investments are right for them.

    Ep. 16 - Talking About the Family Pets in Our Lives with Dan Berry

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 40:43


    This past Thursday, August 27th, 2020, at approximately 1750 hours, my beloved Lab Mix Hope passed away while in post-surgery recovery at the local Animal Hospital. My family is heartbroken. So I asked Dan who I know had also lost some pets if he'd like to take a stroll down memory lane and talk about our family pets in this episode.

    Ep. 15 - Talking Entrepreneurship and Family Business with Kevin Zurmeuhlen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 17:05


    Keven and I discuss entrepreneurship. We touch on what to think about before making the leap, what motivates him to get up early, and then switch to being with and working with his family all day.

    Ep. 14 - Talking VA Healthcare for Women Veterans with COL Robin Neumeier

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 16:49


    Colonel Neumeier and I discuss recent developments in military transition programs and at the VA designed to get more women Veterans successfully enrolled in the excellent healthcare offered by the VA after they leave reserve or active duty.

    Ep. 13 - Talking Addiction and Recovery with Jack

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 20:57


    In this episode, Jack and I discuss addiction and recovery from the perspective of a recovering addict for 13 years who now also sits on the board of a faith-based recovery center.

    Ep. 12 - Bringing Awareness to Animal Rights and Animal Law with Joyce Tischler

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 25:03


    Joyce shares her love for all animals as we discuss the plight of farm animals in America and the poor state of animal rights laws in Kentucky. If you've ever thought about changing your life and going Vegan, this episode might push you further in that direction.

    Ep. 11 - Improving Public Opinion of Policing with Judy and Joey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 33:21


    Judy, Joey and I discuss how we can possibly improve the public opinion of policing in America. We talk about things that people can do to get a better appreciation of the service that police provide their communities. If the people only knew the things that the police do day in and day out their opinion would change.

    Ep. 10 - Talking About Accessible Travel and Disney with Jamie Santillo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 21:04


    Jamie and I discuss Accessible Travel, zip-lining, her love of all things Disney and her recent Disney Riviera Resort filming experience for Disney's upcoming "Know Before You Go" infomercial informing future Disney guests of what to expect with the changes to park and resort operations because of COVID.

    Ep. 9 - Talking Retirement, Investing, and Insurance with Tim Barnum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 15:36


    Tim and I discuss retirement, investing, and insurance. We look at retirement from the perspective of different age groups. We talk about the stock market and taxes and we touch on toastmasters.

    Ep. 8 - Taking Advantage of the Opportunity of Network Marketing with Scott Nelson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 25:11


    A discussion of the often misunderstood opportunity that is Network Marketing. I talk with Network Marketer and Keto Biohacking Lifestyle Coach Scott Nelson about what Network Marketing is and what it has to offer.

    Ep. 7 - Using Artificial Intelligence to Boost Sales with Jerry Abiog

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 15:05


    My guest in this episode is a University of Cincinnati graduate and experience entrepreneur Jerry Abiog. Jerry is one of the co-founders of Standard Insights a software company that uses artificial intelligence to increase the sales of its clientele. We talk about how what his company does and how artificial intelligence works. For additional information on how Standard Insights can help increase your companies sales reach out to jerry@standardinsights.io.

    Ep. 6 - Turning Around Factory Performance with Joel Van Timmeren

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 18:09


    Joel is an experienced Plant Manager for the company Amcor in South Carolina. Joel and I discuss turning around poorly performing factories, safety, and the potential impact of robotics on the manufacturing world.

    Ep. 5 - Bringing Awareness to Human Trafficking with Tony Russillo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 39:46


    Tony and I discuss his upcoming movie Don't Say My Name and the tragic crime that is human trafficking. Each year 50,000 people are trafficked in the USA alone each and the average victim spends six years being trafficked. Call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1 (888) 373-7888 if you need help or have information on human trafficking.

    Ep. 4 - Talking Small Business and COVID-19 with Dan Berry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 30:59


    On the evening of May 9, 2020, Dennis Collins interviewed West Point Classmate, Family Man, Ranger Buddy, Small Business Entrepreneur, and close friend Dan Berry. The discussion was about small business, his store Paradise Home Center in Union, South Carolina, and COVID-19.

    Ep. 3 - Keeping V-E Day in mind as we fight COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 3:39


    In this episode, I put COVID-19 in perspective as compared to World War 2. Published on the 75th Anniversary of V-E Day.

    Ep. 2 - America in Late 2020 and Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 5:04


    A discussion of post-COVID-19 fallout and its effects on American society going forward.

    Ep. 1 - Update to the Emergency Alert System Needed

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 2:27


    In this episode, I discuss a needed update to the Emergency Alert System. People don't listen to live radio, and television broadcasts nearly as much as they used to and now consume much of their entertainment as prerecorded sound and video. As such, they are likely to miss a vital emergency message when in the past, they would have gotten over radio or television.

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