The Visionary Podcast

Kate Tunnell, a sophomore at Harvard, shares her journey with disordered eating, her ED recovery, and how she reconnected with herself and strengthened her passions along the way.*Trigger Warning: This episode contains content about eating disorders and mention of Anorexia Nervosa.

Will McQuiston joins the Visionary Podcast for an episode of great strength, the ultimate display of vision and faith, men's mental health, and the art of vulnerability. From being homeless in a small town in Alabama to Harvard University, Will is nothing short of a visionary. Please make sure this episode reaches the people it needs to reach. Dare to see life differently.

Advanced Leadership Initiative fellow and world-class musician, Keith E. Benson, joins us for this week's episode to talk about his perspective, purpose, and how he lives a life of abundant light and grace through the act of continuous growth and giving. Join us as we all find the light and be entranced by the multitude of depths in experience and knowledge of Mr. Keith. What is his most impactful success habit? What are the biggest struggles today's youth face? What is the U.S. Department of PEACE? How do we know when we are on the right path? We explore these questions and a whole lot more. This is the Visionary Podcast. Dare to see life differently.Keith E. Benson's Info: https://www.advancedleadership.harvard.edu/keith-benson

Gracie Martin joins the Visionary Podcast to shares her story of injury, recovery, and how she keeps her mind strong through failure and adversity. Two ACLs, four knee surgeries, an autoimmune illness, and two gap years later. You will not want to miss out on this perspective of great perseverance, growth, realized purpose. Come with us on this journey as we learn to dare greatly.

Harvard Women's Basketball's very own, Elle Stauffer, joins us in an organic conversation around mental health. We all know that COVID-19 has given us the gift of time. No distractions, obligations, or schedules. But what happens when you, for the first time, sit down with you? We touch on the formation of our own mental health issues, body image, eating disorders, privilege, disparities, stigmas, and strategies on how to take your power back concerning mental hardship. Elle shares her message of ending the mental health stigma and the actions she took in her own life including being more open with friends, and joining mental health advocate, Victoria Garrick's, Nonprofit Organization called “The Hidden Opponent”. We hope this episode inspires you to have conversations about your own mental health, and please reach out to your people WHEN you need help. If you can see it, you can be it. Mental Health starts with you.Mental Health Hotline (NAMI): 1-800-950-6264Victoria Garrick's youtube: Victoria GarrickIG: @thehiddenopponentNAMI: https://nami.org/Support-Education?gclid=Cj0KCQjwkbuKBhDRARIsAALysV6ubdtRN5-L7TKi3w-d_HFjroNHUrHOPnIVZ-YPuVLzcGa9ibMvsAsaAt_dEALw_wcB

NBA trainer Ben Bellucci joins us for another episode of The Visionary Podcast. If you are finding yourself at a stand-still, and you want to level up this one is for you. In this episode we start out discussing 07's journey from Turkey to being center for the Miami Heat. #yurtszn The second half of the episode goes into Ben's story on his mentality on how to level up in life, whether that may be personally or professionally. If you truly want to reach your fullest potential and accomplish any goal, you must have the confidence to go after what it is you want to achieve. Say it, be it, see it. Push the limits & plant the seed.

Jeff Haskell sits down with Lindsey Lawson to discuss the shooter's mentality, the "it" factor, and ice cream. Haskell also shares his perspective on shooting mechanics, the 10,000-hour rule, dealing with failure, and much more that has helped countless individuals reach high levels of fulfillment and success.-"Why be normal? The world is full of normal people, and the world needs a lot more abnormal people." - Jeff Haskell-*Please feel free to email beyourownvisionary@gmail.com if you want to connect with Coach Haskell or for any other inquiries!*

Harvard Men's Volleyball Captain, NBPA intern, and the future NBA figure Buddy Scott bring us along on his journey of how he navigated his passions. Buddy shares his future professional vision working for the NBA and the secret behind how he has stayed true to his goals and passion. He dives into the inner workings and mindsets of the NBA as an organization and how he is navigating an extremely competitive industry. Buddy reminds us all that you have to play the game if you want to beat the odds. We cover everything from a gratitude mindset to how you can increase your potential. Lay your foundation brick by brick.If you want to network with Buddy Scott, you may reach him via Twitter @Buddyscottnba or check out his "Buddy Ball" podcast for NBA talk and more!

In this episode, "Leadership Redefined," Kate Brennan joins Lindsey Lawson in an interview about Kate's refreshing perspective as a life-long educator, coach, and learner. They talk about how there is no one-size-fits-all to personal growth, leadership, and learning. Learn how to identify the spaces you are in and make the most of your time. Join us as Kate reveals her perspective around the ideas of ego, guilt, leadership, journaling, and much more. 

Isak Imeri sits down with Lindsey Lawson to talk about how he overcame his circumstances and how he believes you can overcome your own. He starts his story as an underdog at Nottingham High School, an inner-city school in Syracuse, NY. He talks about the chaos, tight-knit community, and the importance of his family growing up. He shares personal stories in college. From frats to the impactful mentors who helped him discover he had ADHD. He covers how he got his GPA from 1.8 to graduating college with a 3.0. Isak reveals the single habit that allowed him to rise above his circumstances and create his reality. If you connect to Isak's story, feel free to ask him questions through Instagram! IG: @Isak_imeri