Podcasts about Christian Brothers University

313: What They Don't Tell You About Being a Nonprofit Leader (Kevin Dean)SUMMARYSpecial thanks to TowneBank for bringing these conversations to life, and for their commitment to strengthening nonprofit organizations. Learn more about how they can help at TowneBank.com/NonprofitBanking.What happens when your first day as an executive director ends in tears - and your second day requires laying off most of the staff? In episode #313 of Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership, Kevin Dean shares the raw truths about the loneliness, imposter syndrome, and burnout that often accompany nonprofit leadership. From leading a turnaround at Literacy Mid-South to scaling the Tennessee Nonprofit Network, Kevin reveals how he built his support system, learned to fundraise as an introvert, and developed a long-term career plan grounded in both lived experience and education. He offers hard-won lessons on board engagement, strategic risk-taking, and authentic mentorship - urging seasoned leaders to guide the next generation. A must-listen for navigating the highs and lows of leadership in the nonprofit sector.ABOUT KEVINKevin Dean is President & CEO of the Tennessee Nonprofit Network and a nationally recognized leader in nonprofit capacity building. His previous roles include Executive Director of Literacy Mid-South, Director of Development at Hope House, and Community Services Director at Volunteer Memphis. He holds a BA in Communications from the University of Memphis, an MA in Executive Leadership from Christian Brothers University, and a doctorate in Organizational Leadership and Learning from Vanderbilt University. A licensed Standards for Excellence consultant and BoardSource-certified in board education, Kevin has earned numerous honors, including Memphis' Top 40 Under 40, the ProLiteracy Award for Community-Based Adult Literacy, and Memphis Magazine's CEO of the Year. He currently serves on the National Council of Nonprofits board and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis' Community Development Advisory Council.EPISODE TOPICS & RESOURCES Ready for your next leadership opportunity? Visit our partners at Armstrong McGuireWant to chat leadership 24/7?  Go to www.delphi.ai/pattonmcdowellStart with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon SinekHave you gotten Patton's book? Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership: Seven Keys to Advancing Your Career in the Philanthropic Sector – also available on AudibleDon't miss our weekly Thursday Leadership Lens for the latest on nonprofit leadership

Host Jeremy C. Park talks with Mike Pohlman, who has been a driving force at Pickering Firm, Inc. for more than 45 years, shaping the company's growth, culture and leadership. After graduating from Christian Brothers College (now Christian Brothers University) in 1979 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, he joined Pickering and quickly established himself as a leader. From his early days as an energy engineer to his transition into project management, Mike developed a deep understanding of the industry and a leadership style rooted in collaboration, humility, and purpose. His influence helped guide Pickering through transformative milestones, including its transition to an employee-owned firm and a renewed commitment to the company's core values of Service and Good Work.As CEO since 2002, Mike has led the firm through significant expansion and record-breaking growth while fostering an environment where employees and clients thrive. Known for his dedication to both the business and the people who make it possible, he has always viewed Pickering as more than just a company—it's a second home. Outside the office, Mike enjoys golf, Memphis basketball, and spending time with his wife, Catherine, their four children, and six grandchildren. As he prepares for his retirement in June 2025, his legacy of leadership, integrity, and vision will continue to shape Pickering for years to come.During the interview, Mike talks about his family's move from Cincinnati, Ohio to Memphis, Tennessee in 1962 and how they've been deeply rooted in the Mid-South ever since. He shares some of the traditions and lessons learned growing up as one of seven boys, and talks about how those experiences have shaped and continue to shape him personally and professionally. Mike discusses how he got into engineering and why he chose to start his career with Pickering Firm right out of college. He talks about his early years at Pickering Firm and how the company has grown over the years, how his career evolved through different leadership roles and positions to eventually become President and CEO, and where the company now stands as he gets ready to transition into retirement. Mike shares a number of leadership lessons and talks about the importance of community engagement and giving back, and how that focus on making a difference will continue, as he continues to serve on a number of boards. It's an interview that touches on the importance of family, faith, community service and the rare experiences of building a 45+ year legacy of leadership at one company with a heart for coaching and serving people.To learn more about Pickering Firm, Inc. visit https://www.pickeringfirm.com. The ChangeMakers Podcast is produced by cityCURRENT and powered by Higginbotham Insurance and Financial Services. Be inspired by more positive media by following cityCURRENT here: www.cityCURRENT.com

Step into the intense journey of Connor McCaleb, a Rawlings Tigers alum and pitcher now at Eastern Michigan University, in this gripping Rawlings Tigers podcast episode. Hailing from St. Louis, Missouri, Connor reveals how he escaped a chaotic freshman year at Christian Brothers University—plagued by academic probation and coaching turnover—to thrive at Mineral Area Junior College, where showcase games landed him a Division I scholarship. Learn his top pitcher training tips, the power of posting on Twitter for recruiting, and why he chose to forge his own path apart from twin brother Carson. Discover how JuCo baseball in 2025 offers unmatched opportunities for development and scholarships, making this a must-watch for aspiring athletes and parents!Timestamp Highlights:00:04:04 – Connor's rocky start at Christian Brothers and transfer to JuCo00:13:44 – Dominating JuCo showcases to earn Eastern Michigan's attention00:21:51 – Pitcher training: Throwing program and weight room growth00:23:43 – Best recruiting advice: Leveraging Twitter for exposure00:25:20 – Growing up as twins: Splitting paths with CarsonLike, subscribe, and hit the bell for more JuCo baseball and recruiting insights! Share your training or recruiting story in the comments below. Follow Connor on X for updates, and visit rawlingstigers.com to join our community!

Join us on the Rawlings Tigers podcast as we sit down with Carson McCaleb, a switch-hitting catcher at Mineral Area Junior College and a St. Louis native with a unique recruiting journey. From navigating COVID-era challenges to transferring from Christian Brothers University, Carson opens up about his gritty JuCo experience, the mental demands of switch-hitting and catching, and his drive to win a championship. In this episode, he shares how he's securing scholarship offers to support his parents financially, easing their burden while chasing Division I dreams alongside his twin brother, Connor. Packed with insights on asking the right recruiting questions and balancing academics with baseball, Carson's story is a must-hear for young athletes and families.Notes:Timestamp: 00:06:23 – Carson's recruiting journey: High school to Christian Brothers to Mineral Area00:08:36 – The challenges of switch-hitting and catching in recruiting00:13:22 – JuCo experience: Gritty fall at Mineral Area vs. Division II00:32:04 – Securing scholarships to help his parents financially00:29:23 – Tips on asking the right recruiting questionsLike, subscribe, and hit the bell for more Rawlings Tigers podcasts! Share your recruiting or scholarship tips in the comments below. Follow Carson on X (@CarsonMccaleb) for updates, and visit rawlingstigers.com to join our community!

As a young girl growing up in Kentucky, Constance Grayson was drawn to and influenced by traditional handcrafts. She learned traditional quilting techniques from her Appalachian aunts and was fascinated, even as a young child, with the interplay of color, form and texture. Although she no longer utilizes the traditional techniques she learned as a child, she is still fascinated with the process of creating something from bits and pieces of the almost nothings that she comes across. Most of her work utilizes techniques of collage to create a new whole from these bits and pieces. Her work results from the bringing together of handmade paper, commercial paper, and found objects with additions of paint and ink.​Constance's interest has always been in color, form and texture and the ways in which those three elements interact with one another. She does not strive to have her finished work resemble any object or person in a realistic way. Instead, she wants to see whether she can successfully create energy and mood through the colors, forms and textures she uses in the piece.Her work has been displayed in U.S. galleries, museums and exhibits in Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York, including academic institutions in New York (St. John's University), Arkansas (Crittenden County Community College) and Tennessee (Christian Brothers University). She has participated in international solo and invitational exhibits in Fabriano, Gubbio, Milan and Foligno, Italy as well as Spa, Belgium. One of her fabric collages was the cover image for, as well as the subject of an article in, the August/September 2014 edition of Quilting Arts magazine. Her art has also been featured in the May/June 2015 edition of Kentucky Home and Gardens magazine and the March 2010 issue of ArteCulture, an Italian monthly magazine. Currently, her art is in the permanent collections of Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee; the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky; Christ Church Cathedral in Lexington, Kentucky; LeBonheur Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee and the Jessamine County Public Library, Nicholasville, Kentucky as well as in numerous private collections.PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION - New Editions Gallery until mid July 2024This is an interpretive art exhibition based on Modest Mussorgsky's piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition. Listening to each of the 10 movements and the recurring and varied Promenade theme, Constance created 15 energetic abstracts depicting her reaction to Mussorgsky's virtuoso masterpiece. 

Lucien Zeigler sits down with an exclusive conversation with Jerry Todd, Head of the National Development Division at the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, in a new format and program called 966 Live, recorded at PIF studios in a fireside chat style of engagement.Jerry Todd, who is also on the PIF's Management Investment Committee, speaks with Lucien about a range of topics related to the PIF's investment in key sectors in the local economy, human capital in Saudi Arabia, the development of strong supply chains and competitive ecosystems, and more. The conversation takes place just days before the PIF is launching its second annual major forum in Riyadh, called the Private Sector Forum, which will see the massive sovereign wealth fund engaging directly with private sector partners as the PIF continues to develop the local content ecosystem. That Forum, which is set to be at least twice the size of the inaugural event in 2023 in Riyadh, will feature panel discussions, fireside chats, an exhibition for the PIF's 80+ companies to engage with private sector suppliers, and more. The conversation begins with a discussion of the Forum and what it hopes to accomplish. Then, Lucien asks Jerry about the PIF as an investment institution. How can the PIF “crowd-in” competing companies in spaces in which it is operating to create a thriving local ecosystem? The conversation then steers to a discussion of Musahama, the formal name of the PIF's wide-ranging efforts to achieve important local content goals, and how PIF companies are working toward achieving a local content target of 60% by 2025.Jerry Todd is a member of the PIF Management Investment Committee. Prior to joining the PIF, he served as a Managing Director and Head of Business Development for NCB Capital, the largest investment bank in Saudi Arabia (2014-2020). Previously, he was a Managing Director and Head of Private Equity and Investment Banking at Jadwa Investment, a Saudi merchant bank (2007-2014). Mr. Todd was an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company, where he focused on identifying and evaluating investment opportunities, developing and implementing growth strategies, and creating high performing organizations (1999-2006). Early in his career, Mr. Todd worked as an Energy Engineer for Dobbs International and Johnson Controls (1994-1997). Mr. Todd holds an MBA from Cornell University (1999) and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Christian Brothers University (1994).

In this episode we head across the border one more time for a consideration of the Border Trilogy as a whole.  How does knowing how the story begins and ends change how we read any of the different parts?  My guests on this filibuster over the border include Dr. Nell Sullivan, a Kentuckian who earned her BA in English from Vanderbilt University and earned her PhD from Rice University.  She is currently Professor of English at University of Houston-Downtown, where she teaches courses in American literature and the literature of the American South.  A former editor of the Cormac McCarthy Journal, she has published extensively on gender and class representation in McCarthy's novels, and has also published essays on Katherine Dunn, William Faulkner, and Nella Larsen, among others.  Her work has appeared in numerous essay collections and in such journals as Genre, Critique, The Southern Quarterly, Mississippi Quarterly, and African American Review.   She's joined by long time contributor Dr. Stephen Frye.  Steve Frye is professor and chair of English at California State University, Bakersfield and President of the Cormac McCarthy Society. He is the author of Understanding Cormac McCarthy (Univ. of South Carolina Press) and editor of The Cambridge Companion to Cormac McCarthy, and Cambridge UP's Cormac McCarthy in Context. He has written numerous journal articles on Cormac McCarthy and other authors of the American Romanticist Tradition.  Additionally, he is the author of the novel Dogwood Crossing and the book, Unguessed Kinships: Naturalism and the Geography of Hope in Cormac McCarthy, University of Alabama Press. Bringing in a breath of non-academic fresh air is Marty Priola. Voracious reader, a sometime critic, and book collector, Marty attended the Christian Brothers University of Memphis, the Publishing Institute at the University of Denver, and earned his J.D. at the University of Memphis.  Marty's website for McCarthy appreciation became the first website and a foundational part of the formation of the Cormac McCarthy Society, and he still maintains the Cormac McCarthy webpages and forums.  He has written two entries on McCarthy for the Dictionary of Literary Biography. His writing is also featured in exchanges with Peter Josyph in Cormac Mccarthy's House: Reading Mccarthy Without Walls and The Wrong Reader's Guide to Cormac Mccarthy: All The Pretty Horses, which he edited and published in its first (ebook) form.   As always, listeners should beware: there be spoilers here. Thanks to Thomas Frye, who composed, performed, and produced the music for READING MCCARTHY.  The views of the host and his guests do not necessarily reflect the views of their home institutions or the Cormac McCarthy Society. We appreciate favorable reviews on your favorite podcasting platform.  If you enjoy this podcast you may also enjoy the GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL PODCAST, hosted by myself and Kirk Curnutt.  To contact me, please reach out to readingmccarthy(@)gmail.comThe website is at readingmccarthy.buzzsprout.com, and if you'd like to support the show you can click on the little heart symbol at the top of the webpage to buy the show a cappuccino.Support the showStarting in spring of 2023, the podcast will accept minor sponsorship offers to offset the costs of the podcast. This may cause a mild disconnect in earlier podcasts where the host asks for patrons in lieu of sponsorships. But if we compare it to a very large and naked bald man in the middle of the desert who leads you to an extinct volcano to create gunpowder, it seems pretty minor...

Justin Brooks is a Jackson, Tennessee native who came to Memphis in 2013 and now serves at Christian Brothers University as the Director of the Center for Community Engagement, where he also leads the annual Memphis Reads literacy program. On this episode of Faithfully Memphis, Justin talks with Emily Austin about going where God leads us, creating community, learning from our neighbors, and seeing the spark of the Divine in everyone we meet.

Elizabeth Bernhard shares Episode 3 of the relaunched 'Build Smart, Lead Strong' by conducting a five-part interview with Ellington Ellis, who among several roles, is President, of Ovshinsky Innovation, Bloomfield Hills, MI. In their conversation: For Michigan to emerge as a leader in green energy production, industry, academia, and government need to increase their collaboration. In this episode, Elizabeth and Ellington Ellis, President of Ovshinsky Innovation, discuss the hydrogen and electrification economies and the great industrial transitions we find ourselves in. Domestic opportunities in the semiconductor chip production and packing industries are discussed, as is Industry 4.0 and the need for automation and increased data collection. More about Ellington... he is the co-founder and managing partner of Global Battery Solutions where his team creates innovative battery and advanced energy mobility & storage technology solutions. The company's customers include General Motors, Ford, Clarios, Toyota, A123, McClaren, Fisker, BAE, among others. Recently Global Battery Solutions was named Battery Lifecycle Management Center for Volvo Cars-USA. In 2020, Global Battery Solutions (GBS) was the recipient of the prestigious 2020 Michigan 50 Companies to Watch and the SmartZone Best Small Business awards. In 2021 Global Battery Solutions (GBS) was named a Top 10 Emerging Company in Battery Technology by NAATBatt International, an industry trade group comprised of companies, associations and research institutions commercializing advanced electrochemical energy storage technology for emerging, high-tech applications. Most recently, Ellington led the successful Joint Venture of GBS and Dynamic Manufacturing which created the largest Battery Lifecyle management company in America, where the combined companies had over 950 employees and more than $200 million in annual revenues. Being a serial entrepreneur, Ellington has founded and co-founded several successful companies. He founded Xenergy Petroleum, exploring oilfields, and raising funds in the oil and gas basins of Michigan. Ellington is the founder of Norseman Games (NG), a game design company and developer of The Realm Online, the first multi-level player, role playing game. Ellington is the inventor and developer of the i-model innovation™ platform©. The i-model platform is a foundational learning tool that enables innovation in advanced technology solutions. The i-model converges at the intersection of quantum computing, molecular engineering, and artificial intelligence. Ellington is an established writer and was selected as a Huffington post blog author and has published several articles on entrepreneurship and social impact issues. He is the author of the much-read booklet The $200 Startup. Ellington is a business mentor at the Chicago Connectory. Ellington is also a member of Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) and serves on its Diversity Advisory Council. E2 is a national, nonpartisan group of business leaders, investors, and professionals from every sector of the economy who advocate for smart policies that are good for the economy and good for the environment. In 2021, Ellington was selected to serve on Michigan's Governor Gretchen Whitmer's Climate Council Solutions Workgroup on Mobility and Transportation. He attended Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee, and earned degrees in Economics and Theology. Ellington is a jazz pianist but has never claimed to be a Duke Ellington. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Subscribe to MBN's YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX… » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

In this episode, the host, Derek Christians, and his guests discuss their experiences and research in the field of waterfowl and wetlands conservation. The episode was recorded at Louisiana State University. Throughout the episode, our guests delve into what inspired them to get involved in waterfowl research and share how listeners can get involved. They highlight the importance of fieldwork, skillsets, and networking in their field. The episode concludes with valuable advice for students interested in pursuing a career in wildlife and waterfowl conservation. Dr. Kevin Ringelman, the H. Dale Hall, Ducks Unlimited Endowed Professor of Wetlands and Waterfowl Conservation at LSU, shares his journey in the field. With eight years at LSU and a team of six graduate students under his supervision, Dr. Ringelman provides a wealth of knowledge and experience. Starla Phelps, a Ph.D. student at LSU, hails from Tennessee and has a rich academic background with her undergrad from Christian Brothers University and her master's from the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Starla shares her current research focus on Black Bellied Whistling Ducks and her passion for conservation. Dekka Ducote, a recent graduate from LSU's Renewable Natural Resource Program, discusses his experiences in various tech jobs and his plans to start his own master's program. Dekka's unique perspective as a recent graduate and an observer of a new program offers valuable insights for listeners.

Bob Dorsey is the co-founder and Vice Chairman of Ultimus Fund Solutions. In this episode, Bob and I discuss:His backstory: from butcher markets to financial marketsWhy FinTech is a people business How the root of solving problems doesn't differ based on your industryHow to keep a “people first” culture as you scaleAn important lesson he learned about complacency from an old TV commercialAdvice for people who are contemplating an angel investment venture or private equityMore About Bob DorseyBob has over 35 years of mutual fund industry experience. Prior to co-founding Ultimus in 1999, he was President of Countrywide Fund Services, Inc. (formerly MGF Service Corp.), a registered transfer agent and mutual fund service provider. Prior to Countrywide, Bob was the Assistant Controller and Tax Manager at Carlisle Enterprises, Inc. He began his career in the tax department of Arthur Andersen's Cincinnati office. He is a graduate of Christian Brothers University and a Certified Public Accountant (Inactive).Resources mentioned in this episode:Book: On Fire: The 7 Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Life by John O'Leary - - - Thank you to our Billion Dollar Backstory podcast sponsor: Ultimus Fund Solutions. You want to launch an interval fund (but don't know where to start). Ultimus has your back. Their in-depth guide answers your real questions. 

As Founder and President of MASSIE R&D Tax Credits, Jason is responsible for the quality, consistency, and integrity of our tax credit service offerings. He heads the Delivery Team at MASSIE and leads all Architecture and Controversy Phases for clients across the United States. He received a B.S. in Accounting from Christian Brothers University and a law degree from the University of Memphis. He was first introduced to R&D Tax Credits at a Big 6 accounting firm in Washington, D.C. Over the next few years; he led Big 4 and law firm practices in managing many types of federal and state tax planning, credits, incentives, and other cash flow strategies. He is widely recognized as an expert by his peers in the R&D Tax Credit and R&D Expenditure areas, with frequent speaking and writing engagements. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: What R and D credits are and aren't. How do you use technology to improve the process? An example of how to leverage technology to help with taxes. The passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) made the research credit permanent in the tax code and made it even more attractive. The increased interest in r&d tax credit has overwhelmed the IRS, struggling to keep up with the number of tax returns with r&d claims. The IRS wants to change the form for refund claims and make taxpayers provide more information. Connect with Gary: Website: sbadvisors.cc/ Facebook: facebook.com/SmallBusinessAdvisors LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gary-d-heldt-jr-388a051/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay sits down with Lydia Rosencrants, Dean for the School of Business at Memphis-based CBU to discuss the pressure that kids face while attending college in today's world, her own journey to university leadership, and balancing career and family. To learn more about Jay Myers and his guests, visit www.jaymyersceo.com

Human resources can be the most complicated and least fun part of a leader's job, and it's even more difficult when you have to manage a messy employee—or a bunch of them! Messy employees may not have malicious intent, but they can cause all sorts of problems within your organization.  Manipulation, incompetence, insubordination, poor people skills, negative worldviews, and other traits are messy enough, but sometimes leaders make the mess even bigger by not addressing the problems right in front of them.  In this episode, we talk with Dr. Bev Vitali of Christian Brothers University and Cassandra Webster of Memphis Challenge about how to effectively manage “messy” employees. 

Katie George Hooser is the Chief Marketing Officer for IMC Companies, the largest marine drayage company in the United States. In her role, Katie oversees the company's brand, public relations, digital marketing and events. She also leads the National Driver Recruiting Department for IMC Companies and is responsible for sourcing and qualifying truck drivers. Katie created the marketing department at IMC and its original brand including the logo, websites, and identity materials. Prior to this, Katie served in a sales role for Intermodal Cartage. Katie has an undergraduate degree from Emory University and an MBA from Christian Brothers University. She is a current board member of Southwest Community College Foundation. Katie, her husband Andrew and their three children reside in Memphis, TN. Resources: Truck drivers are heroes; we need more of them: https://www.imccompanies.com/2020/06/17/truck-drivers-are-heroes-we-need-more-of-them/#more-26135 IMC Companies Website: https://www.imcc.com/ What is Drayage.com https://www.whatisdrayage.com/

Jake Crain from Crain & Company, joins John to recap a wild weekend in College Football including undefeated teams going down, and which teams should panic and which have plenty of opportunity to right the ship. Later, Terry Davis from the Tri-State Defender talks Tigers football losing at Tulane and the Tigers Basketball team with a 69-60 win in an exhibition game over Christian Brothers University.

Meet the black-bellied whistling duck, one of the more intriguing stories among North American waterfowl. With an ever-expanding range and growing population, this species is triggering numerous research studies, providing new harvest opportunities, and demonstrating remarkable abilities to adapt to pressure. Dr. Jerad Henson, associate professor at Christian Brothers University, joins us to share insights from his research and others on this most interesting species. www.ducks.org/DUPodcast

In this episode of the Jane Q. Public podQast, Q talks with her friend and colleague Dr. David Dault about his Catholic faith; the limitations inherent in institutions; and the impact of technology on our public discourse and deliberative democracy.  Find Dr. Dault online at: Personal website (daviddault.com) Twitter (@DaultRadio) Things Not Seen website (thingsnotseenradio.com) Twitter (@NotSeenRadio) ------- David Dault is a writer, media professional, and educator. He is the host and executive producer of Things Not Seen: Conversations About Culture and Faith, an award-winning radio show and podcast. David began the show in Memphis in 2012, and it now airs weekly on WCPT in Chicago. It is distributed nationally through the Public Radio Exchange (PRX), and has listeners around the nation and the world. Along with Father Daniel P. Horan, OFM, and National Catholic Reporter executive editor Heidi Schlumpf, David is the co-host of The Francis Effect, a popular podcast that features commentary on news and events from a Catholic viewpoint. He is the co-founder of Sandburg Media, a consulting and production company that works with clients across the nation to develop and produce content for radio, streaming, and television. His work has won awards from the Religion News Association and the Religion Communicators Council, and in 2015 he received an Emmy nomination for the television documentary Selma at 50: Still Marching. David teaches in the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University of Chicago, where he is currently an assistant professor of Christian spirituality. His previous faculty appointments were at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, where he also served as vice president of the faculty assembly and as the school's special liaison to the Catholic Diocese of Memphis, and at American Baptist College in Nashville, where he served as chair of the department of theology and biblical studies. In 2020 he was elected President of the Society for Comparative Research in Iconic and Performative Texts (SCRIPT), an international scholarly association affiliated with the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature. David received his Ph.D. in religion from Vanderbilt University, and he holds an M.A in religion from Vanderbilt, as well as an M.A. in theological studies from Columbia Theological Seminary. He lives with his family in Hyde Park, a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago.

Donna Gaines, Dr. Cynthia Mitchell, and Ellen Olford provide details on the “She Loves Out Loud Global”, a gathering of women across six continents around the world to pray heart to heart and answer a call to serve Christ in their communities. The event is planned for November 5, 2022 at Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, TN. Donna Gaines is the wife of Dr. Steve Gaines, pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church and the author of four books, There's Gotta Be More, Seated: Living from Our Position in Christ, Leaving Ordinary, Encounter God through Extraordinary Prayer and her fourth book, Choose Wisely, Live Fully. Dr. Cynthia Mitchell is an established presence in education that includes serving as adjunct professor at both Christian Brothers University and the University of Memphis. She currently serves in ministry at Christ Missionary Baptist Church and works with several local and national Faith Based initiatives. Ellen Olford is the wife of Dr. David Olford who serves as the Chairman of the Board and President of Olford Ministries International, Inc. She is Director of Women's and City Ministries at Central Church in Collierville, TN.

Happy Mother's Day! While on a musical mission in Memphis, John interviews Fr. Bruce Cinquegrani, Pastor at St Anne on Highland Ave., Memphis and professor at Christian Brothers University. Fr. Bruce has done several of liturgy retreat days at good ol' St. Philip.

SHOW NOTES The UN estimates that 1 million refugees have fled Ukraine in just one week. One of the most damaging and lasting impacts will be on education as millions see their learning disrupted: only 5% of refugee students globally are able to access higher education and that number will now rise. International students from Ukraine and those who are international students within Ukraine have also been affected. In this opening episode of the show, we learn first-hand from a Ukrainian student about the current situation, and we hear from an expert on refugee student issues on what this latest crisis means for the world's growing population of refugee students. Kostyantyn Domaratskyy is an international student from Ukraine at Christian Brothers University in the U.S., where he is pursuing an MBA and is also an athlete. Dr. Bernhard Streitwieser is Associate Professor of International Education & International Affairs and UNESCO co-Chair in International Education for Development at The George Washington University where his research focuses on access and integration of refugees and migrants into higher education. He is the founding director of the Refugee Educational Advancement Laboratory or REAL and writes extensively on these issues as well. His latest book is Higher Education in the Era of Migration, Displacement and Internationalization. Episode Themes: Ukrainian international students in the U.S. and how their campuses are supporting them Ukrainian and Russian students in the U.S.: Separating the political from the personal The current situation in Ukraine and the ongoing global refugee crisis Challenges refugee students face as compared with international students What U.S. groups are doing to support refugee students A Ukrainian international student's message for the rest of the world Resources from the episode: International education for enlightenment, for opportunity and for survival: Where students, migrants and refugees diverge A World of Refugees: The Outbreak of War in Ukraine The Presidents' Alliance's RESPONSE Campaign No Lost Generation 1939 All Over Again A list of vetted charities Razom Emergency Response IIE Emergency Student Fund Other links: America Calling: A Foreign Student in a Country of Possibility LinkedIn: @rajikabhandari Twitter: @rajikabhandari

Coach Kevin Kuwik's Story: In this episode, you'll hear from Kevin Kuwik. Kevin is currently an assistant coach for Bob McKillop at Davidson College. Coach Kuwik has had an incredible coaching career. As a student at Notre Dame, Kevin studied mechanical engineering and basketball! Kevin was a student assistant coach for Coach John MacLeod. At Notre Dame, Kevin's passion for coaching surpassed a potential engineering career. Kuwik began his coaching career at Christian Brothers University. He then went to Division II Saint Michael's College. Coach Tim O'Shea gave Coach Kuwik his first Division I shot at Ohio University in the MAC. During his time at Ohio, Kevin took an 18-month leave of absence to serve with the 113th Engineer Battalion of the Indiana National Guard in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. As you hear in this podcast, the lessons that Coach Kuwik has learned from the US Army is at the core of his coaching and life philosophy. After Ohio, Kevin worked for Brad Stevens at Butler, Thad Matta at Ohio State, and Archie Miller at Dayton. Kevin details each head coaches' strengths in this podcast. Currently in his fourth season at Davidson, Coach Kuwik gives many examples why Coach McKillop is a Hall of Fame Coach. Finally, Kevin shares so many smart and practical tips for young coaches. Get your notepads ready. Recently, Kevin was selected to participate in the 2021 TopConnect Basketball Symposium. Kevin is indeed one of the elite assistant coaches in America. Follow Coach Kevin Kuwik @KevinKuwikFollow Tell Me Your Story Coach @CoachKevinDro Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEMoneyball Sportswear Moneyball, The Only Way To Ball! Great Sports Wear and Basketball Uniforms! Michigan Made! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

We do a lot of drawing with Kevin.  In this episode we're looking at taking those drawing skills and adding them to instructional videos. There are a lot of methods for adding graphical elements to videos and we'll talk about a few techniques and concepts that can be very useful for instructional videos. Kevin will be sharing some advanced video methods like converting your videos to animated gifs and rotoscoping.  Gifs may not be viewed as possible instructional media, but we'll help you see them in a different way.  We'll also be discussing why an instructional designer needs to understand video production terms like rotoscoping and others.Advanced video concepts will level up your instructional videos by adding that element of pizazz that so many internal stakeholders and clients request. Summer is the perfect time to level up your production skills. We'll introduce these concepts and show you some examples. Then we'll give you a challenge to learn one of these skills and create an example during the month of August while IDIODC is on a break.  The next time Kevin joins us in the new season we'll be anxious to see what you've created.Kevin is an award-winning eLearning designer & developer, consultant, and owner of NuggetHead Studioz, LLC., a boutique custom design and development studio specializing in online learning experiences.After retiring from the US Army, Kevin pursued a career in corporate IT and Training & Development. With his combined military and industry experience, Kevin started the Studioz in 2012 working with clients in various industries solving problems in a wide-range of creative projects.Based in the North Mississippi Delta, Kevin, the Chief NuggetHead harnesses a bench a creative practitioners in instructional design, elearning development, illustration and graphic design, animation, and serious comics. Kevin is a well-known industry speaker and trainer on elearning development, design workflows, and is also a certified facilitator in LEGO®Serious Play® methodologies.Academic stuff: BS in Information Technology Management from Christian Brothers University (2003) and MS in Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Memphis (2018).Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on Twitter. Remember you can always stay in the loop by searching through the #IDIODC tag: Kevin: @LearnNuggetsBrent: @BSchlenkerChris: @Chris_V_WIDIODC: @TeamIDIODC Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow

Business can be a means of impact in so many ways. Today's guest is Bryan Barringer who is the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship + Innovation at Christian Brothers University. Bryan not only impacts the businesses around him with his expertise, but he's also teaching young entrepreneurs the real world skills they can use to be effective in business. Remember, no matter what your passion is, there are ways to use it to impact the world. You just need to embrace your gifts and skills, build a plan, and act.Show LinksEd Gillentine:EdGillentine.comInstagram: @journey.to.impactJourney To Impact by Ed GillentineBryan Barringer - Director, Center for Entrepreneurship + InnovationEmail: bbarring@cbu.eduCenter for Entrepreneurship + InnovationLinkedInFacebookDr. Leslie McAbee - Director, Center for Community EngagementEmail – lmcabee@cbu.eduCenter For Community EngagementLinkedInBooksThe Lean Startup: by Eric RiesThe Startup Way: by Eric RiesCrack the Funding Code: by Judy RobinettTesting With Humans: by Giff ConstableTalking To Humans: by Giff Constable

Episode 13 of READING MCCARTHY is a look behind the curtains of the Cormac McCarthy Society's webpage with webmaster, writers, critic, book collector, and aficionado Marty Priola.  Mary Priola holds a bachelor's degree from Christian Brothers University and a JD from the University of Memphis. He has written two entries on McCarthy for the DICTIONARY OF LITERARY BIOGRAPHY. His writing is also featured in exchanges with Peter Josyph in CORMAC MCCARTHY'S HOUSE: READING MCCARTHY WITHOUT WALLS and THE WRONG READER'S GUIDE TO CORMAC MCCARTHY: ALL THE PRETTY HORSES, which he edited and published in its first (ebook) form.  He started the Cormac McCarthy society website before there even was a society. The music for READING MCCARTHY is composed, performed, and produced by Thomas Frye.  Songs for this podcast include “The World to Come” (intro), “Blues for Blevins” (Outro), “Running with Wolves” (14:27), “Toadvine” (29:09), and “Much Like Yourself” (at 34:05).Please reach out to us at readingmccarthy@gmail.com. 

In today's episode, Rick and Sam are joined by Dr. Peter Gathje, Professor of Christian Ethics and VP of Academic Affairs/Academic Dean at Memphis Theological Seminary. The conversation examines the meaning and importance of hospitality, exploring its relevance in the framework of American civic life, specifically in practicing hospitality in the context of social media, in real-life relationships, and finally, in restoring our community spaces. Dr. Gathje provides us with tools, including the need to act with humility and to understand we all are “fallible, finite and corruptible,” which provides a foundation to make us more welcoming to others. Dr. Peter Gathje joined the faculty at Memphis Theological Seminary in 2006. His research interests include farming and food, state sanctioned violence in war, the death penalty, policing, and imprisonment, homelessness, poverty, racism, holiness, alternative Christian communities, and virtue ethics. In addition to co-editing a book on Christian ethics, Doing Right and Being Good: Catholic and Protestant Readings in Christian Ethics, Dr. Gathje has written two books about the Open Door Community, a place of hospitality in Atlanta, Sharing the Bread of Life: Hospitality and Resistance at the Open Door Community, and Christ Comes in the Stranger's Guise: A History of the Open Door Community and edited a third, A Work of Hospitality: The Open Door Reader. Dr. Gathje is a founder and co-director of Manna House, a place of hospitality in the Catholic Worker Tradition located in Memphis. He helps with Room in the Inn, a shelter program involving area churches. He is active with a number of peace and justice organizations including Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. He frequently speaks at local churches on a variety of topics, including various traditions of Christian spirituality, hospitality for persons who are housing deprived, holiness, and issues of social justice. Prior to coming to Memphis Theological Seminary, Dr. Gathje taught at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, where he was Chair of the Religion and Philosophy Department, and Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he also served as Associate Dean of the Chapel. Sam Scinta is President and Founder of IM Education, a non-profit, and Lecturer in Political Science at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Viterbo University. Rick Kyte is Endowed Professor and Director of the DB Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University. Music compliments of Bobby Bridger- “Rendezvous” from "A Ballad of the West"

Inside the Castle celebrates Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month with Dr. Siripong Malasri from the Gadomski School of Engineering at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee.

Kevin Thorn joins us for another "drink'n'draw" episode to help you find your creative inner voice. Everyone can be creative. Like everything else you do as an instructional designer, it just takes practice. Kevin helps ID professionals all over the globe learn simple step by step processes for being a better instructional designer, storyboard creator, sketcher, and learning game designer. Kevin is an award-winning eLearning designer & developer, consultant, and owner of NuggetHead Studioz, LLC., a boutique custom design and development studio specializing in online learning experiences.After retiring from the US Army, Kevin pursued a career in corporate IT and Training & Development. With his combined military and industry experience, Kevin started the Studioz in 2012 working with clients in various industries solving problems in a wide-range of creative projects.Based in the North Mississippi Delta, Kevin, the Chief NuggetHead harnesses a bench a creative practitioners in instructional design, elearning development, illustration and graphic design, animation, and serious comics. Kevin is a well-known industry speaker and trainer on elearning development, design workflows, and is also a certified facilitator in LEGO®Serious Play® methodologies.Academic stuff: BS in Information Technology Management from Christian Brothers University (2003) and MS in Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Memphis (2018).Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter. Remember you can always stay in the loop by searching through the #IDIODC tag: Kevin: @LearnNuggetsBrent: @BSchlenkerChris: @Chris_V_WIDIODC: @TeamIDIODC Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow

Karl Kapp, Deb Thomas, and Kevin Thorn are heavy hitters in our industry and specifically in learning game design.  More specifically they are skilled at teaching others how to design games for learning. And that's why they started their event Stepaway.design. The pandemic shutdown of 2020 forced event producers to pivot towards virtual events and so they did the same. At the beginning of 2021 they ran their first virtual event and the attendee created games have been completed and they're ready for show'n'tell. We're excited to have them join us to talk about the game design process as well as show us the results of that process. Go ahead and Stepaway from what you're doing and join us for this fantastic episode of IDIODC. Kevin is an award-winning elearning designer & developer, consultant, and owner of NuggetHead Studioz, LLC., a boutique custom design and development studio specializing in online learning experiences.After retiring from the U.S. Army, Kevin pursued a career in corporate IT and Training & Development. With his combined military and industry experience, Kevin started the Studioz in 2012 working with clients in various industries solving problems in a wide range of creative projects. Based in the North Mississippi Delta, Kevin, harnesses a bench of creative practitioners in instructional design, elearning development, illustration and graphic design, animation, and serious comics to develop innovative solutions. Kevin is a well-known industry speaker and trainer on elearning development, design workflows, and is a certified facilitator in LEGO® Serious Play® methodologiesKevin holds a BS in Information Technology Management from Christian Brothers University, MS in Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Memphis where he also teaches and is in the Instructional and Curriculum Leadership EdD program. He can be found on Twitter as @LearnNuggets, on LinkedIn, or around learning and development communities teaching and facilitating workshops where hewrites articles, reviews and shares tutorials. In 2005 Deborah Thomas founded SillyMonkey, LLC, a game-based learning boutique that works with corporate clients to design difficult concepts in a fun and memorable way through the playful but effective use of board games, video games and virtual worlds that she creates. Her motto: “Learn fast, remember more and have fun doing it.” As a public education teacher at one of the worst performing schools in the country, she drove her students’ SAT scores up 30 % by using innovative techniques. Previous professional board roles: North American Simulation and Gaming Association, Atlanta ATD, and Georgia Game Developers Association. Karl M. Kapp, Ed.D., is an award-winning professor of Instructional Technology at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, PA. where he teaches instructional game design, gamification classes and online learning design.  He is the Director of Bloomsburg’s Institute for Interactive Technologies and is recognized internationally as an expert in the application of games, game-thinking and gamification to learning. Karl earned his doctoral degree from the University of Pittsburgh.He is currently a senior researcher on a grant sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) which involves the application of microlearning and gamification to help childcare workers identify child abuse. Karl has previously served as a Co-Principle Investigator on two National Science Foundation (NSF) grants related to games and simulations. Karl is an advisor for several EdTech start up companies.Karl has authored or co-authored eight books including “The Gamification of Learning and Instruction,” it’s accompanying fieldbook and the widely popular, “Play to Learn.” His latest co-authored book with Robyn Defelice is “Microlearning: Short and Sweet.” Karl is author of ten LinkedIn Learning courses including “Learning How to Increase Learner Engagement” and has been a TEDx speaker. In 2019, he received the ATD Distinguished Contribution to Talent Development Award. The award is presented in recognition of an exceptional contribution that has had a sustained impact on field of the talent development.Karl’s work explores the research, theoretical foundations and practical application of gamification, game-thinking and activity-based learning to organizational performance issues. His goal is to help organizations create engaging learning experiences through intelligent, research-based application of instructional strategies and techniques. He shares his expertise and knowledge through consulting, workshops and one-on-one mentoring with start-up firms, Fortune 100 companies and various governmental agencies.Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on Twitter. Remember you can always stay in the loop by searching through the #IDIODC tag: Kevin: @learnnuggetsDeb: @sillym0nkeyKarl: @kkappBrent: @BSchlenkerChris: @Chris_V_WIDIODC: @TeamIDIODC  Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow

My guest on this episode of Nobody’s Safe w/Brady Laber is Dustin Maguire. Dustin was the leading scorer for the NKU Norse on its 2009 GLVC Conference Tournament championship team and is now an attorney that has become the foremost authority on the Name, Image and Likeness movement for college athletes. Dustin transferred into NKU after two seasons at St. Louis University. After a coaching change he was told that his scholarship would not be renewed and he was forced transfer out of the program. He lands at Division-II Northern Kentucky University which is a program that embraced welcoming Division-I transfers looking for a new opportunity. The 2008-09 season gets off to an exciting start as NKU opens a brand new state-of-the-art on-campus arena with an exhibition game against the University of Louisville Cardinals. Dustin was on fire leading all scorers with 33 points, hitting nine 3-point shots in the process. NKU’s team that year was loaded with a great mix of transfers and veteran players within the program. The team was nationally ranked all season and win a share of the GLVC Eastern Division. The Norse travel to Southern Indiana for the GLVC Conference Tournament. NKU ends up winning the tournament earning head coach Dave Bezold his 100th career win in the championship game victory. Dustin has a great season leading the team in scoring and earning 2nd-team All-GLVC honors. He had a lot of momentum going into the next season but a back injury suffered during the conference tournament slowed him down. Despite the injury Dustin was voted a preseason All-American. He looks back fondly on a game against Christian Brothers University where he hits a game winning shot before the buzzer. Unfortunately, the back injury forces him to shut it down and his season ends prematurely. He would go through two back surgeries to help fix his bulging disks but a different medical condition turns out to be more serious. While recovering from surgery, he is diagnosed with testicular cancer. After surgery for the original cancer diagnosis, Dustin is ready to complete his comeback. Unfortunately, he gets word that the cancer has moved to his lymph nodes. After successful treatment Dustin is deemed cancer free in 2010. With his playing career now finished, Dustin pursues his law degree at NKU’s Chase School of Law. Norse head coach Dave Bezold puts Dustin on scholarship as a student assistant coach while he is studying for his degree. He was on the coaching staff during NKU’s transition into Division-I. Ultimately, Dustin earns his law degree and passes the bar exam deciding to open his own law practice near his hometown of Edwardsville, Illinois. His practice is based in family law but he has always had a passion for athletes rights. This comes from his personal experiences as a player that was forced to transfer and as a player that went through injuries during his playing career. The Ed O’Bannon lawsuit was also very instrumental in Dustin’s path becasue his name, image and likeness was used in the EA Sports video game depicting him during his time at St. Louis University. We talk about a host of subjects such a name, image and likeness but also the transfer portal and expanding the rights for the college athlete. Dustin has become the foremost authority on NIL and has created and website as a resource to help college athletes in this subject. Go to nameimagelikeness.com (https://nameimagelikeness.com) for more information and how to contact Dustin if you have more questions or would like to contact him for further questions or possible representation. Also, if you need at family law attorney in the Edwardsville, Illinois area Dustin’s practice is called The Center of Family Law and you can get more information at edwardsvillefamilylaw.com (http://www.edwardsvillefamilylaw.com). You can follow Brady Laber on Twitter @BradyLaber1 (https://twitter.com/BradyLaber1) please use the hashtag #NobodysSafe Check out the Nobody’s Safe website at nobodysssafe.fireside.fm (https://nobodysssafe.fireside.fm) to listen to all episodes on demand and in their entirety. For more information on Stove Leg Media go the website StoveLeg.com (https://www.stoveleg.com) or send an email to Podcasts@stoveleg.com Intro music for the podcast was provided by bensoud.com (https://www.bensound.com)

Host Jeremy C. Park talks with Tanya Hart, Senior Vice President of Executive Compensation and Total Rewards with First Horizon Bank, and Board Member of Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South, who shares her personal story of growing up in one of the most vulnerable zip codes in the city and finding her passion around education and poverty. During the interview, Tanya shares her story of joining the company in 1991 as a teller while completing her degree in finance at the University of Memphis, then moving into leadership training and financial planning, completing her MBA at Christian Brothers University and entering the field of HR and compensation. She talks about Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South and the importance of equipping every child with the tools needed to be world-ready, including financial literacy, workforce readiness, and entrepreneurship education during a child's elementary, middle school and high school years. She highlights the programs, opportunities to serve, lessons learned and much more.Visit www.jamemphis.org to learn more.

Welcome to another Drink'n'Draw with Kevin Thorn on IDIODC. In past episodes we've kept the concepts very basic to help our instructional design colleagues begin to realize their own creative talents. But in this episode we're going to move into the digital world.Kevin is going to teach us how to create our own eLearning scenario characters from digital versions of the classic figure model. He'll share some of the tools that currently exist, but then we'll dive in and create our own character using a couple different methods.These are tips and tricks for quickly creating your own characters for your eLearning courses. Of course you can still simply settle for buying the same character libraries that everyone else buys. But what fun is that? These methods will help you create the perfect character for that perfect branching learning scenario. The next time you're building a scenario or simulation and can't find that perfect character/avatar, you'll be armed with the knowledge to create your own.Join us and let's Drink'n'Draw together!Kevin is an award-winning eLearning designer & developer, consultant, and owner of NuggetHead Studioz, LLC., a boutique custom design and development studio specializing in online learning experiences.After retiring from the US Army, Kevin pursued a career in corporate IT and Training & Development. With his combined military and industry experience, Kevin started the Studioz in 2012 working with clients in various industries solving problems in a wide-range of creative projects.Based in the North Mississippi Delta, Kevin, the Chief NuggetHead harnesses a bench a creative practitioners in instructional design, elearning development, illustration and graphic design, animation, and serious comics. Kevin is a well-known industry speaker and trainer on elearning development, design workflows, and is also a certified facilitator in LEGO®Serious Play® methodologies.Academic stuff: BS in Information Technology Management from Christian Brothers University (2003) and MS in Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Memphis (2018).Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter. Remember you can always stay in the loop by searching through the #IDIODC tag:Kevin: @LearnNuggetsBrent: @BSchlenkerChris: @Chris_V_WIDIODC: @TeamIDIODC Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow

My guest on this episode of Nobody’s Safe w/Brady Laber is Thomas More University head men’s basketball coach Justin Ray. Justin Ray is from the Westside of Cincinnati and we begin the episode going into pretty good detail about his love and experiences growing up over there. Grade school sports in that predominately Roman Catholic community is very serious and Justin looks back glowingly on his youth career. He attended Our Lady of Lourdes School and played football and basketball for the Tigers. We talked about his 8th grade football coach Ozzy Bowns who just recently retired from coaching after more than 40 seasons. Despite his ties to Our Lady of Lourdes, Justin’s wife is a proud member of Our Lady of Visitation. In a classic Westside situation he explains that he will let their kids go through the Visitation system but will not wear any of the spirit wear in order not completely break ranks from Lourdes. However, Justin did break ranks when it came to attending high school when he decided not to go to Elder. He wanted basketball to be his future and he played on the grass roots level for Oak Hills head coach Mike Price. Justin explains how Coach Price is a mentor to him even to this day. Justin would go on to be a Hall of Fame athlete at Oak Hills as both a star football and basketball player for the Highlanders. After high school, Justin played his college basketball career in Memphis, Tennessee at Christian Brothers University. Head coach Mike Nienaber had ties to the Westside and many different Cincinnati area players made the trek to play for the Buccaneers. After his playing career, Justin briefly worked in the private sector but quickly realized that was not the life for him so he returned to be a graduate assistant at Christian Brothers. He felt like he wanted to pursue a career in coaching on the Division-I level. He landed a spot on the staff at Wright State University where he was an unpaid graduate assistant for two seasons under both Brad Brownell and Billy Donlan. Justin earned his first full-time assistant coaching jobs close to his home at Mount St. Joseph University. He was hired by newly hired head coach Toby Carrigan and the two of them helped turn that program around. After a couple a rough seasons in the beginning the Lions would go to win its first conference championship and make the first NCAA tournament appearance in program history. In 2018, Ray was hired as the head coach at Thomas More University. This was at a time when the athletic department was transitioning from NCAA Division-III into NAIA. The victory that put the Saints on the map was a win over the #1 team in the nation and Mid South Conference opponent Georgetown Tigers. Justin talks about being influenced by the other coaches at Thomas More including head women’s basketball coach Jeff Hans and athletic director Terry Connor. You can follow Coach Ray on Twitter @JustinMRay (https://twitter.com/JustinMRay) and the Thomas More men’s basketball program @TMUMensBBall (https://twitter.com/TMUMENSBBALL) Cover photo provided by Thomas More softball player Taylor Peterson (https://twitter.com/tp_on_a_roll) who takes pictures for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams at Thomas More. You can follow Brady Laber on Twitter @BradyLaber1 (https://twitter.com/BradyLaber1) please use the hashtag #NobodysSafe Check out the Nobody’s Safe website at nobodysssafe.fireside.fm (https://nobodysssafe.fireside.fm) to listen to all episodes on demand and in their entirety. For more information on Stove Leg Media go the website StoveLeg.com (https://www.stoveleg.com) or send an email to Podcasts@stoveleg.com Intro music for the podcast was provided by bensoud.com (https://www.bensound.com)

Jasmyn Wright, a globally-recognized educator, author, and speaker received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Spelman College and her Master's in education from Christian Brothers University. A Teach for America and Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms alumna, she is the CEO & Founder of The Push Through Organization – a non-profit that uses innovative practices to equip, inspire, educate, and empower individuals to overcome adversity and become change agents. An elementary educator of over 10 years, Jasmyn's empowering and "out of the box" teaching style has been featured in a global GAP Kids back to school campaign, as well as various national and international media outlets, including The Today Show, NPR News, FOX, NBC, Good Morning America, The International Literacy Association, The Huffington Post, etc. Her push through philosophies have been adapted into adult and K-12 classroom settings across 20 U.S. states and 29 countries. Published by Simon & Schuster, Jasmyn's affirmational and empowering children's book, I'm Gonna Push Through!, encourages children to access their power within and use it to overcome challenges. Jasmyn has had the opportunity to deliver two TEDx talks, as well as travel the world, leading keynotes and serving as a consultant to various educational organizations. To find out more about Jasmyn and her work, please visit her website at www.wepushthrough.org and/or www.jasmynwright.com.

Dr. Marcus Matthews is an author, educational leader, and motivational speaker. He is executive director of Matthews-Fayne Foundation – a nonprofit that provides youth education initiatives, services, and resources. He is also a faculty member at American College of Mental Health Education in Baltimore, MD and assistant principal at Nicholas Hobbs Academy in Bartlett, TN. Matthews holds a doctorate in higher and adult education, a master’s in instruction and curriculum leadership and a bachelor’s in journalism, all respectively from University of Memphis. He also earned his K – 12 Instructional Leadership License from Christian Brothers University in Memphis. Matthews’ most recent book is entitled, “Urban ACEs: How to Reach and Teach Students Traumatized by Adverse Childhood Experiences (Koehler Books, 2019).” Urban ACEs provides strategies and real life anecdotes teacher preparation programs, school districts, educators, counselors and parents can use to support traumatized children.

In the Season 4 Premiere of The Big Rhetorical Podcast, Charles Woods talks with Dr. Gavin P. Johnson. Dr. Gavin P. Johnson (he/his) is a teacher-scholar specializing in multimodal composition, queer rhetorics, writing assessment, and digital activism. He currently works as an assistant professor at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, TN, where he teaches courses in cultural rhetorics, professional communications, and writing. He completed his PhD at The Ohio State University (2020) where he served as co-associate director of the international Digital Media and Composition Institute (DMAC). He earned his MA from North Carolina State University (2015) and BA from Nicholls State University (2013). His research and service receive national recognition, including the Gloria Anzaldúa Rhetorician Award from CCCC in 2017 and the Kairos Service Award in 2019 as part of the nextGEN listserv start-up team. His research is published or forthcoming in College Literacy and Learning, Composition Studies, Computers and Composition, Constellations, Peitho, Pre/Text: A Journal of Rhetorical Theory, Teacher-Scholar-Activist, and various edited collections. Dr. Johnson is a proud first-generation college graduate from southeast Louisiana.

North Memphis native, Michalyn Easter-Thomas, was elected to the Memphis City Council District 7 seat in November 2019. She speaks of fond memories growing up in the Vollintine-Evergreen community as she matriculated through the Memphis City school system. Michalyn took her educational quest to a new level graduating from Christian Brothers University and later attending Columbia University of New York receiving her M.A.Michalyn's passion for her community extends beyond the norm as she is the founder of nonprofit Our Grass Our Roots Nonprofit Organization(OGOR), a grassroots movement centered around the North Memphis community, informing the community of resources, resisting gentrification and advancing the community and individuals of the community.Take a listen as Michalyn walks us through her journey starting as a little girl who loved her North Memphis neighborhood, to becoming a change maker in that very same community. Her background as a History major speaks volumes as she addresses how we are currently mirroring some of the very same issues from 100 years ago such as racism, war and a pandemic. Michalyn also shares her thoughts on leadership, recent covid mandates and the impacts of gentrification slowly but surely creeping through our Memphis domain.

North Memphis native, Michalyn Easter-Thomas, was elected to the Memphis City Council District 7 seat in November 2019. She speaks of fond memories growing up in the Vollintine-Evergreen community as she matriculated through the Memphis City school system. Michalyn took her educational quest to a new level graduating from Christian Brothers University and later attending Columbia University of New York receiving her M.A. Michalyn's passion for her community extends beyond the norm as she is the founder of nonprofit Our Grass Our Roots Nonprofit Organization(OGOR), a grassroots movement centered around the North Memphis community, informing the community of resources, resisting gentrification and advancing the community and individuals of the community. Take a listen as Michalyn walks us through her journey starting as a little girl who loved her North Memphis neighborhood, to becoming a change maker in that very same community. Her background as a History major speaks volumes as she addresses how we are currently mirroring some of the very same issues from 100 years ago such as racism, war and a pandemic. Michalyn also shares her thoughts on leadership, recent covid mandates and the impacts of gentrification slowly but surely creeping through our Memphis domain.

Ken Coward is a Florida native, a Rhodes College graduate, and holds a Masters Degree from Christian Brothers University. A long time educator, Ken has taught US History, World History, and Civil Rights. 10th Grade American Literature

SkyGems Academy Podcast 25th speaker is Jasmyn Wright. Jasmyn, a globally recognized educator, author, and speaker, received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Spelman College and her Master in Education from Christian Brothers University. Jasmyn is one of Teach for America and Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms alumna. She is also the CEO & Founder of The Push Through Organization – a non-profit that uses innovative practices to equip, inspire, educate, and empower individuals to overcome adversity and become change agents. Her new affirmational and empowering children's book, I'm Gonna Push Through!, encourages children to access their power within and use it to overcome challenges. Jasmyn has had the opportunity to deliver two TEDx talks, as well as travel the world, leading keynotes and serving as a consultant to various educational organizations. To find out more about Jasmyn and her exceptional work, please visit her non-profit's website at www.wepushthrough.org. "Know that you're worthy. You were born with a purpose and a set of gifts that set you apart. They make you who you are. There's a reason behind your story. There's a reason why you think the way you think. There's a reason why everything your life is the way it is. It is to help to make your gifts stronger," said Jasmyn. Now, we are pleased to introduce to you and present to you … Jasmyn Wright.

Meet the owner of Makeup By Zii, Zaniesha Davis. This East Memphis native has dominated her lane in the beauty industry in just eight years. She learned very early in her career that she didn't want to always have to stand on her feet for the majority of her day. Freedom and flexibility has always been the number one goal.While interning for a huge corporation her senior year in college, Zii picked up on a few pointers to establish a blueprint for her very own business. After graduating cum laude from Christian Brothers University, she assisted with her mother's business while servicing clients. She later shifted into creating Makeup By Zii and has extended the brand in numerous ways.Zii makes her greatest impact servicing real, everyday women to enhance their grace, confidence, and beauty. In 2019, she built the number 1 online makeup school for everyday women called Better Than YT™ University – a virtual institute created for makeup beginners to learn how to do their makeup like a pro from A-Z. Visit www.betterthanyt.com to receive your FREE Makeup Starter Kit – perfect for the makeup beginner who wants to maximize her time, money and confidence in beauty!

Searching for new ways to create engaging media elements in training projects is an ongoing challenge for most designers. Animation beyond the standard effects require deeper thought in design and often involves additional skills in a variety of tools. And the barriers to learning new animation software results in not pursuing a more engaging approach. With smartphone cameras, available apps and software, we can dramatically reduce those barriers and get started with designing creative stop-motion animation videos to tell stories, explain processes, and more.Lucky for us, Kevin Thorn has a talent stack filled with creativity and he's willing to share those skills with all of us. Join us for an amazing conversation and instructional session on how anyone can use their mobile device for creating stop motion animation elements for eLearning projects. You may already know Kevin from our Drink'n'draw sessions, and so you don't want to miss this Sip'n'Snap session that is sure to level up your eLearning development skillset. Kevin is an award-winning eLearning designer & developer, consultant, and owner of NuggetHead Studioz, LLC., a boutique custom design and development studio specializing in online learning experiences.After retiring from the US Army, Kevin pursued a career in corporate IT and Training & Development. With his combined military and industry experience, Kevin started the Studioz in 2012 working with clients in various industries solving problems in a wide-range of creative projects.Based in the North Mississippi Delta, Kevin, the Chief NuggetHead harnesses a bench a creative practitioners in instructional design, elearning development, illustration and graphic design, animation, and serious comics. Kevin is a well-known industry speaker and trainer on elearning development, design workflows, and is also a certified facilitator in LEGO®Serious Play® methodologies.Academic stuff: BS in Information Technology Management from Christian Brothers University (2003) and MS in Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Memphis (2018).Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter. Remember you can always stay in the loop by searching through the #IDIODC tag:Kevin: @LearnNuggets https://twitter.com/LearnNuggetsBrent: @BSchlenker https://twitter.com/bschlenkerChris: @Chris_V_W https://twitter.com/Chris_V_W IDIODC: @TeamIDIODC https://twitter.com/TeamIDIODC Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow

Join our special customer guest from Christian Brothers University, Britt Anderson breakdown their universities’ use of Integrated Data Protection Appliances to efficiently move high value and VMware workloads.

In this episode, we talk to Bryan Barringer(Director of Entrepreneurship + Innovation at Christian Brothers University) how a new technology from his youth sparked his entrepreneurial journey, his role at CBU, and so much more.  Follow Bryan on LinkedIn Check out CBU **More On Bryan** Bryan is a serial entrepreneur with nine startups, six financed with three successful exits. His experience spans three decades in both self-run and founded businesses as well as employment with major corporations. This provides him with a unique set of skills with the history and perspectives from all facets of the business, large and small. With expertise in consumer products, technology, retail, transportation, operations and several other industry verticals, Bryan has a proven track record of successful protect and grow strategies. Bryan's breadth of experience in entrepreneurial consultation and leadership covering innovation, ideation, problem-solving, team forming and motivation, business development and product management. With a proven history in delivering user-centric designed products with focused skills in mobility, UX/UI architecture and design, business development, user adoption, customer acquisition and overall product envisioning, strategy, development and management. All with over a decade of Agile/Scrum/Lean project management. An experienced team leader that can engage teams, envision, create, deploy and evolve omni-channel solutions that can be brought to market with tangible returns on investment. Books to live by: Crack the Funding Code, The Lean Startup, The Startup Way, Venture Deals, Business Model Generation, Value Propositions Design, Do More Faster, Traction, I Will Eat This Cricket for a Cricket Badge...  Follow The Startup Life Podcast Facebook Page Want gear from The Startup Life? Check out our gear! Check out other great podcasts from The Binge Podcast Network. Written by: Dominic Lawson  Executive Producers: Dominic Lawson and Kenda Lawson Music Credits: **Show Theme**  Behind Closed Doors - Otis McDonald  **Break Theme** Cielo - Huma-Huma  Sponsors/Partners Purchase a Flexio Series sprayer from Wagner Use code BETTEREVERYDAY for 30% everything sitewide at ladder.sport. That's “BETTEREVERYDAY” for 30% off at ladder.sport.

Enda Crehan is the newly appointed Mens Head coach at Christian Brothers University in Memphis Tennessee. Enda was most recently the men’s head coach at Ferum College and DOC at Piedmont Youth Soccer League, a position he held for over 10 years. Enda holds a UEFA B license, NSCAA Premier and Master Coach Diploma as well as a MBA business leadership and bachelors in International business marketing. I first met Enda in 2008 when we both coached for Noga Soccer at the Terryville Soccer club here on Long Island. We had recently reconnected through the North American Irish coaches webinars. In today’s episode we discuss Enda’s route into coaching and moving to the U.S as well as his academic achievements. We talk about how his down to earth approach and interpersonal skills have helped him gain contacts and lifelong friendships that have helped Enda in furthering his career as a successful college and club coach. Follow Paul Kelshaw on Twitter: @paulkelshaw on Intagram @paulkelshaw on Facebook @pksoccerinc or send an email paul.kelshaw@pksoccer.org Follow Enda Crehan and the North American Irish Coaches on Twitter @endacrehan @nairishcoaches or instagram @endacrehan1984 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/paul-kelshaw/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-kelshaw/support

Welcome to the 99th episode of IDIODC with Brent Schlenker and Chris Van Wingerden! We have been at it for believe it or not, over two years now. We just want to take a moment and say how grateful we are to have built such a creative and strong community together. Thank you for listening in, always! This session contains content created for visual intake and is best fitted for such. If you wish to watch the recording instead of listen, please visit our Youtube Channel or watch the candid recording on our Crowdcast channel. Links below. dominKnow Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRBDJ-5kAY8eZ8IRliJU_RiYex8sqH9a9 IDIODC Crowdcast.io: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/drink'n'draw_kevin_thorn_visual_thinking For this session of IDIDOC, show hosts bring on Kevin Thorn for his third session of Drink'n'Draw! In this month's segment we will help instructional designers improve their craft by SEEING their projects differently. By thinking visually about the content you are creating you become a better instructional designer. Kevin Thorn shows us his process for breaking down images and objects into a combination of simple shapes. And then building your own objects and visuals that support your content by simply reversing the process. It all starts with simple shapes. And even if you think you can't draw, Kevin will help you change your mind and give you the confidence to be the visual thinker your projects need you to be. Kevin is an award-winning eLearning designer & developer, consultant, and owner of NuggetHead Studioz, LLC., a boutique custom design and development studio specializing in online learning experiences. NuggetHead Studioz, LLC: https://nuggethead.net After retiring from the US Army, Kevin pursued a career in corporate IT and Training & Development. With his combined military and industry experience, Kevin started the Studioz in 2012 working with clients in various industries solving problems in a wide-range of creative projects. Based in the North Mississippi Delta, Kevin, the Chief NuggetHead harnesses a bench a creative practitioners in instructional design, elearning development, illustration and graphic design, animation, and serious comics. Kevin is a well-known industry speaker and trainer on elearning development, design workflows, and is also a certified facilitator in LEGO®Serious Play® methodologies. Academic stuff: BS in Information Technology Management from Christian Brothers University (2003) and MS in Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Memphis (2018). Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter. Remember you can always stay in the loop by searching through the #IDIODC tag: Kevin: @LearnNuggets https://twitter.com/LearnNuggets Brent: @BSchlenker https://twitter.com/bschlenker Chris: @Chris_V_W https://twitter.com/Chris_V_W IDIODC: @TeamIDIODC https://twitter.com/TeamIDIODC Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Interested in learning more about dominKnow? Sign up for our next live platform demo to learn why we do powerful eLearning-authoring best. (And get a free 14-day trial after you watch the demo!) https://www.dominknow.com/demonstration.html

Orange Mound native Virginia Awkward has been a certified trainer for nearly one year, but her love for health and fitness started as a Memphis-area athlete at Craigmont High School. She is deeply rooted in the community with her father being a retired fireman and mother running Ernestine and Hazel's for many years. Virginia has a B.S in Psychology from Christian Brothers University and has been in law enforcement for over 15 years. Virginia shares some of the challenges involved with being in an all boys club, her reality show experience, and how she is a proud member of the LGBTQ community. Virginia wholly believes that physical and mental fitness is extremely important, hence the creation of VFit Lifestyle, LLC.

As vice president of government affairs for Baptist Memorial Health Care, Keith Norman's primary responsibilities include establishing and maintaining relationships with government officials and strengthening Baptist's community outreach partnerships. He also is pastor of First Baptist Church—Broad, sits on the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission board of directors, serves on Christian Brothers University’s board of trustees and is a former commissioner of the Tennessee Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance. Norman is the immediate past president of Memphis’ NAACP chapter and serves on NAACP’s national board of trustees. A graduate of Morehouse College, Norman earned a doctorate degree from Memphis Theological Seminary in 2016 and published his dissertation, which outlines strategies for urban community development in Memphis, Tennessee. Norman is now pursuing a certification in diversity and inclusion management from the American Hospital Association’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity and is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives. 

Orange Mound native Virginia Awkward has been a certified trainer for nearly one year, but her love for health and fitness started as a Memphis-area athlete at Craigmont High School. She is deeply rooted in the community with her father being a retired fireman and mother running Ernestine and Hazel's for many years. Virginia has a B.S in Psychology from Christian Brothers University and has been in law enforcement for over 15 years. Virginia shares some of the challenges involved with being in an all boys club, her reality show experience, and how she is a proud member of the LGBTQ community. Virginia wholly believes that physical and mental fitness is extremely important, hence the creation of VFit Lifestyle, LLC.

Welcome to another edition of IDIODC Drink'n'Draw-ing with Kevin Thorn, we'll be talking about the usage and importance of icons as graphic elements in your instructional designs. (Not sure what Drink'n'Draw is? Catch up on our last Drink'n'Draw episode with Kevin Thorn here on Youtube: https://youtu.be/2AO-ov8QESY ) With a favourite returning guest Kevin Thorn in the house, he'll be showing us how to start with a sketch and build your own icon sets. We'll be looking to your, the chat room audience, for inspiration. You will all vote on an idea. Kevin will show us how to sketch it, snap a photo of it, import it into Illustrator and convert it to an icon. But even if you're not a graphic designer, you can still benefit from understanding this design process. You may not become the world's greatest icon creator, but in a pinch you could be the person that saves a project from doom because you had this little skill. And there is a psychology to icons as well that we will discuss along with the importance of understanding cultural norms and Accessibility guidelines. So even if you don't do the art work, you'll need to have a solid understanding of the nuance of icons and the instructional power they wield. Welcome to our second episode of the new year! Grab your thinking cap, a cup of coffee or tea (or whatever your drink of choice may be), and get ready for an insightful session with Kevin, Brent and Chris! Kevin is an award-winning eLearning designer & developer, consultant, and owner of NuggetHead Studioz, LLC., a boutique custom design and development studio specializing in online learning experiences. After retiring from the US Army, Kevin pursued a career in corporate IT and Training & Development. With his combined military and industry experience, Kevin started the Studioz in 2012 working with clients in various industries solving problems in a wide-range of creative projects. Based in the North Mississippi Delta, Kevin, the Chief NuggetHead harnesses a bench a creative practitioners in instructional design, elearning development, illustration and graphic design, animation, and serious comics. Kevin is a well-known industry speaker and trainer on elearning development, design workflows, and is also a certified facilitator in LEGO®Serious Play® methodologies. Academic stuff: BS in Information Technology Management from Christian Brothers University (2003) and MS in Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Memphis (2018). Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter. Remember you can always stay in the loop by searching through the #IDIODC tag: Kevin: @LearnNuggets https://twitter.com/LearnNuggets Brent: @BSchlenker https://twitter.com/bschlenker Chris: @Chris_V_W https://twitter.com/Chris_V_W IDIODC: @TeamIDIODC https://twitter.com/TeamIDIODC Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Interested in learning more about dominKnow? Sign up for our next live platform demo to learn why we do powerful eLearning-authoring best. (And get a free 14-day trial after you watch the demo!) https://www.dominknow.com/demonstration.html

On this episode Shelby County Board of Commissioners Chairman, Mark Billingsley discusses: Importance of higher education with Jack Shannon, President of Christian Brothers University History of Christian Brothers University and what's in store for the future Importance of Christian Brothers University to the city of Memphis

Some of the greatest ideas, inventions, and innovations started as sketches. And the biggest mistake we often make is jumping into our software to start developing. But for more successful outcomes, we should all be starting with paper and pen. And if you’re one of those people that thinks “…but I can’t draw”, then this IDIODC is perfect for you. The amazing instructional illustrator Kevin Thorn joins Chris and Brent to talk about sketching in the design process. He’ll be doing some live sketching on his iPad and walking us through the basics and how it applies to designing all kinds of learning experiences. Kevin’s latest project is helping professionals increase their creativity and innovation by combining the creative process of illustration and game thinking. You don’t need to be a professional artist to practice and successfully sketch your ideas. And game thinking isn’t just about creating fun card games and board games. It’s about designing purposeful learning experiences that may or may not have game elements included. Find out more about how you can leverage simple sketches to improve your instructional design skills on the next IDIODC. Kevin is an award-winning eLearning designer & developer, consultant, and owner of NuggetHead Studioz, LLC., a boutique custom design and development studio specializing in online learning experiences. After retiring from the US Army, Kevin pursued a career in corporate IT and Training & Development. With his combined military and industry experience, Kevin started the Studioz in 2012 working with clients in various industries solving problems in a wide-range of creative projects. Based in the North Mississippi Delta, Kevin, the Chief NuggetHead harnesses a bench a creative practitioners in instructional design, elearning development, illustration and graphic design, animation, and serious comics. Kevin is a well-known industry speaker and trainer on elearning development, design workflows, and is also a certified facilitator in LEGO®Serious Play® methodologies. Academic stuff: BS in Information Technology Management from Christian Brothers University (2003) and MS in Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Memphis (2018). Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter. Remember you can always stay in the loop by searching through the #IDIODC tag: Kevin: @LearnNuggets https://twitter.com/LearnNuggetsBrent: @BSchlenker https://twitter.com/bschlenkerChris: @Chris_V_W https://twitter.com/Chris_V_WIDIODC: @TeamIDIODC https://twitter.com/TeamIDIODC Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Interested in learning more about dominKnow? Sign up for our next live platform demo to learn why we do powerful eLearning-authoring best. (And get a free 14-day trial after you watch the demo!) https://www.dominknow.com/demonstration.html

In episode 48 of Tigers in 20, lead writer and host Christian Fowler and GoTigers247 founder Brooks Hansen discuss the latest in Memphis Tigers basketball and football. The duo begins by discussing Memphis' 47-17 victory over Tulane on Saturday night. Following the Green Wave's opening possession, the Tigers dominated the remainder of the game, and Fowler and Hansen break down why. Memphis quarterback Brady White threw for 358 yards and five touchdowns, and Fowler and Hansen give their opinion on his big performance. Redshirt freshman running back Kenny Gainwell became the first player since 1997 to have 200-plus receiving yards and 100-plus rushing yards, and the GoTigers247 crew explains how dynamic Gainwell makes the Tigers offense. Following the football discussion, Fowler and Hansen give their reactions from Memphis being ranked at No. 14 in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll. Memphis is currently the only team in the American Athletic Conference ranked in the top 25, and it is the first time the Tigers have been ranked since 2013. Finally, Fowler and Hansen preview Memphis' first exhibition game, which is on Thursday night against Christian Brothers University. Thursday night will be the first time Memphis' entire 2019-2020 roster is on the floor after James Wiseman and Precious Achiuwa didn't play on the Bahamas trip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Convene recently welcomed its newest community – Trailblazers. Dr. Kim Bynum and April Caldwell discuss the amazing things they are doing to help empower women in business. They walk through two specific areas where women have been coming together to share their stories for the good of other women. Trailblazers and the Navigate Community are truly making an impression on women throughout the country.   April Caldwell, MBA April has spent 20 years in the financial industry with the first 10 being in the corporate world before taking her experience and opening a financial brokerage firm where she led a team of over 60 agents. April now runs a boutique financial firm coaching women to help them increase their income and manage their money. Dr. Kim Bynum Kim embodies equal proportions leadership, decorated military service and tough mom love. In her 21-year career as a Naval officer, she has managed tough situations in hostile work environments. Dr Bynum is currently a professor of leadership, management and economics, and teaches at Jacksonville University and Christian Brothers University. She holds degrees in electrical engineering, business administration and management, and wrote her Phd dissertation on motivational behavior. Convene Connections Podcast

Jack Shannon, President of Christian Brothers University; and Marjorie Hass, President of Rhodes College, discuss the challenges and opportunities of higher education in Memphis with Bill Dries, reporter for  The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.

Christian Brothers University September of Service is a student-led service initiative started in 2012 that provides CBU students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends with 30 different opportunities to serve in the month of September! By putting CBU's Lasallian values of faith, service, and community into action, CBU's S.O.S. benefits Memphis agencies and the clients they serve. September of Service: 30 Days of Good Deeds - a different service project in Memphis every day in September for the CBU community. Originated by CBU Honors Program in 2012, now in its 8th year.Primary purpose of SOS is to provide an opportunity for ALL members of CBU to serve local agencies, a different one each day of SeptemberFaculty, staff, students, administration, CBU President, Brothers, Trustees, alumni, and family all serveThis is a very unique aspect to our program; most campus service programs typically only involve studentsAnother important purpose of SOS is to learn about Memphis and the many nonprofit agencies that work so hard to meet our community's needs-and ultimately; to have our students and staff fall in love with Memphis!SOS is led by a staff member and team of 10 to 12 students.Project size ranges from 5-100, with average being around 15.Work with 30 different agencies per year and a total of 95 over its 8 years.Agencies have included:Memphis Child Advocacy Center, Overton Park Conservancy, Manna House,Wolf River Conservancy, Catholic Charities, Church Health, Caritas Village, Collierville Animal Shelter, Elmwood Cemetery, Urban Bicycle Food Ministry, Ave Maria, Memphis Tilth, Levitt Shell, Madonna Learning Center....In its previous 7 years the project provided a total of 3,796 volunteers and 12,311 hours to the Memphis community.According to independentsector.org, which calculates the value of volunteer time in each state, CBU's September of Service has provided service worth $261,349.So far this year (as of 9/12/2019) SOS has provided 518 volunteers to 12 agencies and served 507 hours.The SOS website (www.cbu.edu/sos) allows volunteers to sign up online. Volunteers carpool to events. Lots of fun photos are taken and posted on Facebook later that evening. Volunteers take a "Why I serve" photo at each event.The month-long project begins and ends with campus-wide celebrations.Learn more:  http://cbusos.com/

In this episode Stephen and Brittanny discuss:  What IASBtalks is all about and how speakers can benefit from participating  The IASBtalks vetting process and how to make the best first impression  How to utilize your 20 minutes on stage wisely  What bureau agents are looking for when viewing videos and supplemental materials to book their next event  IASBtalks success stories!     Key Takeaways:  IASBtalks is an opportunity for speakers to showcase their content in front of an international audience full of some of the biggest influencers in the bureau world  Bureau agents may only listen to first 60 seconds of a video, skip the fancy intro and get right into the primary content  Maximize your time on stage by tailoring the content to your audience  Networking at IASBtalks is invaluable and those in-person conversations will likely land you a future speaking engagement.    "When you are an IASBtalks speaker you are going to be in front of bureau owners, bureau agents, managers and other people in the industry and speakers. You've got the crème de la crème of the bureau world." —  Brittanny Kreutzer      Join us April 16-19th, 2020 in Miami, Florida at our annual convention. For more info about attending and applying to speak visit https://www.iasbweb.org/showcasehome.      Connect with Brittanny Kreutzer with Speaker Exchange Agency:  Website: SpeakerExchangeAgency.com  LinkedIn: The Speaker Exchange Agency LLC  Facebook: Speaker Exchange Agency  Twitter: @AgencySpeaker     Connect with Stephen Kirkpatrick with Executive Speakers Bureau:  Twitter: @ExecSpeakers  Facebook: Executive Speakers Bureau  Website: ExecutiveSpeakers.com  YouTube: Executive Speakers Bureau: Book Keynote Speakers  LinkedIn: Executive Speakers Bureau    Connect with IASB:  Twitter: @IASBWEB  Facebook: International Association of Speakers Bureaus  Website: IASBWeb.org  LinkedIn: International Association of Speakers Bureaus      BRITTANNY KREUTZER, Speaker Exchange Agency  Brittanny Kreutzer started The Speaker Exchange Agency with a background in sales and a love for the speaking industry. She was given a taste of the speaking industry while interning in college for Nancy Lauterbach, a past speakers bureau owner.  Upon graduation from college she began a successful career selling radio space and developing radio campaigns for CBS Radio in Kansas City; however, after a few years the excitement of the speaking industry drew her back-in.   After working at a speakers bureau for several years and becoming one of the top sales executives, she took a break to spend time with her newborn baby Madison. The love she has for this industry struck again and after only a short months break, Brittanny combined forces with her past colleague and friend, Julie Homsey, to create The Speaker Exchange Agency, LLC.  With a passion for the speakers in this industry, she looks forward to growing SEA and connecting her clients with the amazing speakers she has grown to know and love. She is known for her “bubbly” personality, quick response times, and willingness to go the extra mile for her clients. Being able to finally know what she “wants to be when she grows up” is truly a blessing, and she feels honored to work with such an amazing team of people every day.  Brittanny graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.S in Journalism. She lives in Lenexa, KS with her husband Michael, daughter Madison, son Hudson and 4 lb dog Winston. When she’s not booking speakers she enjoys spending time with family, cooking, reading and being a mom to her two small and adventurous children.      STEPHEN KIRKPATRICK, Executive Speakers Bureau  Stephen Kirkpatrick joined Executive Speakers Bureau in 2015. He serves in a dual role as an Account Executive and as head of  their Speaker Management Division. Before joining the ESB team, Stephen worked as the Senior Director of Development at Christian Brothers University where he also worked with the baseball team.   Prior to his time at CBU, Stephen worked with an entertainment consulting firm in Los Angeles, California where he worked with clients like: Debbie Allen, Kathy Ireland, Ray Romano, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.  Stephen was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and graduated from Ole Miss, where he played college baseball, with a major in English and a minor in Spanish. He now lives in Olive Branch, Mississippi, with his wife, two children and his pets---an ornery cat and a hyper bulldog . He enjoys spending his time bettering his community through involvement with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, his college fraternity and his church.      Show notes by Podcastologist: Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

In this episode, Stephen, Tim, Richard, and Kelly discuss:  How to define a speakers bureau.  Various types of speakers bureau models, how they work, and why they are advantageous for both planners and speakers.  Advantages for working with a bureau who is a member of IASB.  How the speaker industry has changed over the last 10 years, and where it is going in the next 10 years.     Key Takeaways:  Speakers bureaus work a lot like sports agencies, managing the logics and details for you.  Have a feel for the group for whom you are looking for a speaker – that needs to be formulated up front.  The internet is not the best place to start your search for a speaker – working with an IASB bureau brings credibility and ease to booking your speaker.  As a speaker, get the experience – do your 10,000 – that’s how you’re going to get noticed.     "For a meeting planner, I would advise reaching out to a bureau. Not only to save your time, but also, this is one small part of what you do. The goal is to make it as easy and seamless as possible, because when a meeting planner puts up a speaker for an event, it’s their reputation on the line within their own company. And our job is to make them look like the hero." —  Kelly Eger     Connect with Stephen Kirkpatrick & Richard Schelp at Executive Speakers Bureau:  Twitter: @ExecSpeakers Facebook: Executive Speakers Bureau Website: ExecutiveSpeakers.com YouTube: Executive Speakers Bureau: Book Keynote Speakers LinkedIn: Executive Speakers Bureau     Connect with Kelly Eger at The Harry Walker Agency:  Twitter: @hwaspeakers Facebook: The Harry Walker Agency Website: HarryWalker.com YouTube: HWASpeakersBureau LinkedIn: The Harry Walker Agency     Connect with Tim Mathy at SpeakInc.:  Twitter: @speakinc Facebook: Speak Inc. Website: SpeakInc.com  YouTube: speakinc LinkedIn: SpeakInc     Connect with IASB:  Twitter: @IASBWEB Facebook: International Association of Speakers Bureaus Website: IASBWeb.org LinkedIn: International Association of Speakers Bureaus    Guest Bios: Stephen Kirkpatrick, Executive Speakers Bureau Stephen Kirkpatrick joined Executive Speakers Bureau in 2015. He serves in a dual role as an Account Executive and as head of  their Speaker Management Division. Before joining the ESB team, Stephen worked as the Senior Director of Development at Christian Brothers University where he also worked with the baseball team.  Prior to his time at CBU, Stephen worked with an entertainment consulting firm in Los Angeles, California where he worked with clients like: Debbie Allen, Kathy Ireland, Ray Romano, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Stephen was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and graduated from Ole Miss, where he played college baseball, with a major in English and a minor in Spanish. He now lives in Olive Branch, Mississippi, with his wife, two children and his pets---an ornery cat and a hyper bulldog . He enjoys spending his time bettering his community through involvement with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, his college fraternity and his church.   Richard Schelp, Executive Speakers Bureau Richard Schelp is the President and Co-Owner of Executive Speakers Bureau. Richard has been with Executive Speakers Bureau for 15 years, and during that period of time he has helped lead the organization to an unprecedented level of growth. Known as a true expert in the industry, speakers and organizations from all over the world contact Richard for his insight on future trends and directions. In addition, Richard handles some of the bureau's largest and most significant accounts, including all of the state hospital associations, State Farm Insurance, American Rental Association, Chase Bank, Boston Scientific Corporation, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Allscripts, and American Heart Association. Prior to joining Executive Speakers Bureau, Richard was in sales and sales management with a few top technology companies including IBM and AT&T. During his tenure with those organizations Richard received a number of awards for his sales performance. Richard has lived in the state of Tennessee for most of his life, and has a BS in Business from the University of Tennessee and an MBA from the University of Memphis. He is married to his lovely wife Angela and has four wonderful children. When Richard is not working, he enjoys sports, attends his children’s sporting events and shows, and participates in international missions with his church.   Kelly Eger, The Harry Walker Agency Kelly serves as HWA's Chief Operating Officer. She began her career at the Agency two decades ago and in that time has worked in multiple departments, partnering closely with speakers and hosting organizations. Kelly has represented HWA as a board member and past president of the International Association of Speakers Bureaus (IASB).  Kelly graduated from New York University, majoring in Public Relations and Marketing with a minor in Political Science. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband Eric and their son, Alex, and daughter, Sloane.   Tim Mathy, SpeakInc Tim has been with SpeakInc since 1996 and was made Partner in 1999. He is actively involved with Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), Meetings Professionals International (MPI), Worldwide Exhibition for Incentive Travel, Meetings and Events (IMEX), and serves as the SpeakInc. liaison to the National Speakers Association (NSA).  Tim is a graduate of the University of San Diego, but also studied abroad in Oxford, England. He and his wife Jennifer stay busy chasing around their three children, Kyle, Daniel and Sarah. Tim can often be seen on the weekends coaching his kids in one of their many sporting activities. In his spare time he enjoys playing sports, a good game of hold-em and diving into the latest bestseller. He currently operates our Denver office.     Show notes by Podcastologist: Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie  Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.   

Author, business coach, motivational speaker and philanthropist Clarissa Joi is my guest for episode 73 of the Verbally Effective Podcast. With roots in White Haven, Clarissa decided to attend Christian Brothers University as an IT major. Upon graduation, she entered the corporate world in her field. As you can imagine Clarissa has been the only woman let alone black woman in quite a few boardrooms. Her desire to change this statistic shines bright throughout her entrepreneur academy “Elite Winner’s Circle” and her philanthropic efforts with “Rise Up Single Mom, Inc.” Two of the main takeaways from this podcast for myself is the importance of time management and walking in your purpose. Take a listen to hear Clarissa’s journey in addition to quite a few current events blazing the headlines.

This week on IDIODC, Brent and Chris bring back on another special returning guest from a past episode. We wanted to revisit the great conversation from last episode on instructional comics, so we decided to bring back the awesome Kevin Thorn! Kevin thorn is joining us again to discuss the power of instructional comics. In this appearance we'll focus on cultural differences and how presenting instruction through visual comic storytelling has a unique challenge when presented in a global environment. This conversation will also reinforce the necessity of truly understanding your audience and how focusing on culture can increases your chances of delivering a successful learning experience. Fun Fact about dominKnow: We love comics too! With comics samples and comic eLearning templates, we encourage users to get creative and use engaging forms of learning for better learner retention. https://www.dominknow.com/elearning-examples Kevin is an award-winning eLearning designer & developer, consultant, and owner of NuggetHead Studioz, LLC., a boutique custom design and development studio specializing in online learning experiences. http://nuggethead.net/ After retiring from the US Army, Kevin pursued a career in corporate IT and Training & Development. With his combined military and industry experience, Kevin started the Studioz in 2012 working with clients in various industries solving problems in a wide-range of creative projects. Based in the North Mississippi Delta, Kevin, the Chief NuggetHead harnesses a bench a creative practitioners in instructional design, elearning development, illustration and graphic design, animation, and serious comics. Kevin is a well-known industry speaker and trainer on elearning development, design workflows, and is also a certified facilitator in LEGO®Serious Play® methodologies. Academic stuff: BS in Information Technology Management from Christian Brothers University (2003) and MS in Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Memphis (2018). Learn more about Kevin on his LinkedIn. (and check out his blog!) https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinthorn/ http://nuggethead.net/blog/ Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter (and remember you can always stay in the loop with the #IDIODC hashtag): Kevin: @LearnNuggets https://twitter.com/learnnuggets Brent: @BSchlenker https://twitter.com/bschlenker Chris: @Chris_V_W https://twitter.com/Chris_V_W Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow Interested in learning more about dominKnow? Sign up for our next live platform demo to learn why we do powerful eLearning-authoring best. (And get a free 14-day trial after you watch the demo!) https://www.dominknow.com/demonstration.html

Dr. Stan Eisen, Professor of Biology and Director of Pre-Professional Health Programs at Christian Brothers University, joined the Enrollment Growth University podcast to talk about his creative alternative to a traditional final exam, and the benefits of such experiential learning opportunities.

Shane Fero’s legendary avian forms in hot glass have been sought after and cherished by collectors worldwide for nearly five decades. On the wings of his ever-inquisitive mind and an imagination fueled by nature, anthropology, astrology, and Surrealism, Fero’s work soars above and beyond its natural form, relying upon humor and thought provoking elements to attract and hold the attention of viewers.   If there has been criticism of Fero’s work it’s that bird imagery makes no statement, has no narrative. Not so to its creator. “Some beautiful and spiritual birds have always held a deeper connotation throughout history. This can only be understood by paying attention to them and contemplating both their place in the world and our affect on that.”   In fact, Fero’s focus on bird imagery has sharpened in the last 16 years with his blown bird series based on German flameworking techniques. Though these processes were learned as a young apprentice, the artist brings them into contemporary context in his sculptures, vessel forms, and mixed media pieces.   Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1953, Fero has been a flameworker for nearly 50 years and maintains a studio next to Penland School of Crafts, Bakersfield, North Carolina. He is the Past-President of the Board of Directors of the Glass Art Society (GAS) and received the 2014 Lifetime Membership Award at GAS Chicago.   Since 1992, Fero has participated in 400 group exhibitions and 33 solo shows including three retrospectives: a 30-year at the Berkowitz Gallery at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; a 40-year at the Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama; and at the Christian Brothers University, Memphis, Tennessee. His work can be found in over 20 museum collections worldwide including the Museum of Art & Design, New York, New York; The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York; Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Ebeltoft, Denmark; the Museum fur Glaskunst, Lauscha, Germany; and the Nijiima Contemporary Glass Museum in Tokyo, Japan.   A renowned educator, Fero has lectured and demonstrated in symposia and conferences all over the world and taught at institutions such as Penland School of Crafts; Urban Glass, Brooklyn, New York; and the Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington. His 2019 workshop schedule includes Glass Axis in Columbus, Ohio, June 24 through 27 and Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, Tennessee, July 14 through 19.   

Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee In this episode, Brent chats with Kevin Thorn from NuggetHead on comics in eLearning. When and how to use comics in eLearning and the value it adds to the learner experience. Kevin is an award-winning eLearning designer & developer, consultant, and owner of NuggetHead Studioz, LLC., a boutique custom design and development studio specializing in online learning experiences. After retiring from the US Army, Kevin pursued a career in corporate IT and Training & Development. With his combined military and industry experience, Kevin started the Studioz in 2012 working with clients in various industries solving problems in a wide-range of creative projects. Based in the North Mississippi Delta, Kevin, the Chief NuggetHead harnesses a bench a creative practitioners in instructional design, eLearning development, illustration and graphic design, animation, and serious comics. Kevin is a well-known industry speaker and trainer on eLearning development, design workflows, and is also a certified facilitator in LEGO® Serious Play® methodologies. Academic stuff: BS in Information Technology Management from Christian Brothers University (2003) and MS in Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Memphis (2018). Learn more about Kevin Thorn through his LinkedIn and check out NuggetHead Studioz! Kevin's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinthorn/ NuggetHead Studioz: http://nuggethead.net/ Become virtual friends with the gang: Brent: https://twitter.com/bschlenker Kevin: https://twitter.com/LearnNuggets Chris: https://twitter.com/Chris_V_W Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow Interested in learning more about dominKnow? Sign up for our next live platform demo to learn why we do powerful eLearning-authoring best. (And get a free 14-day trial after you watch the demo!) https://www.dominknow.com/demonstration.html

As Porter-Leath’s vice president of development, Rob Hughes has many responsibilities, ranging from planning the annual Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival to driving Toy Truck donations and assisting in a capital campaign for the organization’s Early Childhood Academy. A native Memphian, Hughes always knew he wanted to make an impact in children’s lives and envisioned a future career in law. After earning both his bachelor’s degree and MBA from Christian Brothers University, he realized a career in nonprofits was a fit. Hughes joined Porter-Leath in 2009 as development coordinator. He was promoted to development manager in 2010, development director in 2014 and, most recently, to vice president of development. His most important responsibility is funding programs and services for the 12,000 local children and families Porter-Leath serves.

On this episode of BOOK TOUR WITH JOHN GRISHAM: Grisham returns to his hometown of Memphis with bestselling historian (and fellow Memphian) Hampton Sides (IN THE KINGDOM OF ICE) for an event at Christian Brothers University sponsored by Burke’s Book Store and Novel Bookstore.

Mauricio Calvo serves as the Executive Director of Latino Memphis but his story begins in the bustling Mexico City, Mexico where he grew up among the 25 million residents who also call Mexico City home. Mauricio came to America as an exchange student and destiny led him to Memphis at Christian Brothers University where he also met his wife and now has four children. Mauricio is working to provide more resources and opportunities for Latino families across the Mid-South. Learn more about Latino Memphis and his story here: https://www.latinomemphis.org/hola

Dr. John Smarrelli Jr. is the 22nd President of Christian Brothers University and its first permanent lay president. Over the past 25 years, he has served in senior administrative positions at Loyola University in Chicago, IL and Le Moyne College in Syracuse, NY. A biochemist by training, Dr. Smarrelli has retained his faculty status in his discipline while holding administrative positions. He earned his doctorate and master's degrees from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and has conducted postdoctoral work in biology at the University of Virginia. Over the years in his role as professor of biology, Dr. Smarrelli has received numerous awards for teaching, has published articles in scientific journals, obtained funding for his research on gene structure from the National Science Foundation, and authored textbooks as well as multiple College Board publications regarding the Advanced Placement Program. Since arriving in Memphis in 2009, Dr. Smarrelli has begun programs in Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies at CBU. Dr. Smarrelli is an active member of the Memphis community focusing on economic development and social services including involvement with Memphis schools, member of the Transition Planning Commission, TLE Advisory Board, economic development groups, and serving on the boards of St. Mary’s University of MN, the East Memphis Rotary, Catholic Charities, the Gulf South Conference, the Salvation Army, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association. Dr. Smarrelli is a member of numerous local, regional and national university associations. John and his wife, Eloise, have three adult children and four grandchildren. The Smarrellis attend Holy Spirit Catholic Church.

“This world is pregnant with God,” said Blessed Angela of Foligno. This quote comes to us in rich and new ways as we journey through Advent, the days leading up to the Feast of the Nativity - Christmas. Days in which we hear prophets warn, coax, and encourage. Days in which - at least in the northern hemisphere - hours of darkness outweigh hours of light. And yet, we gather on nights like this one because somewhere deep in our bones we’ve been convinced that new possibilities lurk just beneath the surface. Join Dr. Emily Holmes, theologian and professor at Christian Brothers University, as she walks us through what these possibilities meant for medieval Christian women.

In episode 6 the dynamic duo interviews Kevin Dean. Kevin received his Bachelor’s in Communication from the University of Memphis in 2002. In 2009, he completed his Masters Degree in Executive Leadership from Christian Brothers University.He is the former Executive Director of Literacy Mid-South. He was also named one of Memphis’ Top 40 Under 40 by Memphis Business Journal in 2011. He currently works as a consultant for nonprofits in the Memphis area by bringing them his notable expertise in turnarounds, leadership development, fundraising, marketing, business and strategic planning. He also created and curates the Dean’s List for MakeMemphis!, a nonprofit born out of a desire to connect Memphians who want to make things happen, encourage ideas, and to Make Memphis better.

Reggie graduated from Hughes High School (1993), and then received his B.S. degree in Finance in 1997 from Arkansas State University. After graduation, Reggie took a position with First Tennessee Bank as Senior Client Representative from 1998 until 2004. Since that time, Reggie has been greatly involved in outreach ministry, which is how he first learned about STREETS. Prior to coming on staff with STREETS, Reggie worked for Young Life for six years where he most recently served as an Area Director. In 2010, Reggie joined the STREETS staff because it gave him the opportunity to achieve his mission: to honor God, expand His Kingdom, and enhance this city. In his free time, Reggie likes to spend time with his family, play tennis, and keep up with the Dallas Cowboys. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., was a recipient of the Dean Deyo award as a New Memphis Institute Fellow, and has a Certificate in Financial Planning from Christian Brothers University. Reggie and his wife Kim have three beautiful girls: Sydney, Kendall, and Ella and are members of Fellowship Memphis Church.

Dr. Sarah Petschonek is founder and CEO of Volunteer Odyssey. She founded Volunteer Odyssey based on two landmark projects. In 2012, Sarah began Mission Memphis: 30 consecutive days volunteering with 30 non-profits, chronicled on her blog, Confessions of a Volunteer. Afterwards, she launched Volunteer Bound – a cross-country volunteer tour researching volunteerism in 9 US cities spanning from Portland, Oregon to Jacksonville, Florida. Volunteer Odyssey has grown to include 40+ non-profit partners, the most comprehensive Calendar of Volunteer Opportunities in Memphis and the country’s first virtual volunteer fair called Volio. Dr. Petschonek earned her PhD in Industrial Organizational Psychology, an MS and an MBA from the University of Memphis. Her academic research and work experienced focused on employee satisfaction, employee well-being, organizational culture. In the past she has worked for the US Navy and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Dr. Petschonek also consults with local non-profits on how to improve their volunteer experience and teaches as an Adjunct Professor of Business in the MBA program at Christian Brothers University. Memphis Flyer named Sarah as one of the 20 Under 30 and in 2014 Sarah was honored as one of the 50 Under 40 Social Entrepreneurs in the US by American Express.

Happy Groundhog Day! Today's episode is a rebroadcast from 2014. This week, we talk with Dr. Bev Vitali in Memphis, TN. Bev is a business professor who teaches a course on happiness at Christian Brothers University. On today's episode, Dr. Vitali shares her secrets on finding happiness at work. Listen and learn more! If you've enjoyed the program today, be sure to subscribe to the Copeland Coaching Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher to ensure you never miss an episode. To learn more about CBU, visit their website here: http://www.cbu.edu.

This week we talk with Amy Ware, the Director of Career Services at Christian Brothers University. Amy shares tips on job searching, dressing for success, and nailing the interview. Listen and learn more! If you've enjoyed the program today, be sure to subscribe to the Copeland Coaching Podcast on iTunes to ensure you don't miss an episode.

This week we talk with business professor, Dr. Bev Vitali. Dr. Vitali teaches a course on happiness at Christian Brothers University. Dr. Vitali shares her secrets on finding happiness at work. Listen and learn more!

This week we talk with Amy Ware, the Director of Career Services at Christian Brothers University. Amy shares tips on job searching, dressing for success, and nailing the interview. Listen and learn more!

Dr. Joyce Murray Alim was raised in the little southern town of West Memphis Arkansas.  She attended Wonder High School and went on to study at Shelby State Community College and Christian Brothers University in Memphis.  She worked as an analyst for International Business Machines.  She moved to Champaign, IL where she received a BA in Psychology from the University of Illinois She continued her studies at the University of Phoenix where she earned a Master's degree in Global Management.  She completed her doctoral Studies at Walden College majoring in International Business.  She is the proud mother of one son, Glenn Murray. He is the owner of 220 Communications and 220 Publishing.  She is an evangelist, musician, singer, motivational speaker, avid reader and one of the best cooks in the nation.  She has decided to harness her imagination and write.  She is the author of Smooth with a Twist, a book of short stories that challenge the imagination.  She is putting the finishing touch on her second book Two Smooth with a Twist and a supernatural novel Murder in the Arkansas Delta.  

Monday Night Radio is honoured to present this very special guest expert, Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi. Mr. Gandhi will be talking about how we can carry on his grandfather's counsel to "Be the Change", and about how we, as individuals, make a difference in tipping the balance from violence to nonviolence. Mr. Gandhi will be appearing on Monday Night Radio on Monday, November 22nd, at 8:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. MTN / 11:00 p.m. EST.Born in Durban South Africa, Arun Gandhi spent much of his adult life in India working as a journalist and promoting social and economic changes for the poor and the oppressed classes. He and his wife Sunanda personally rescued more than 120 orphan children from the streets and placed them in loving homes around the world. Following this, he founded a Center for Social Change, which transformed the lives of millions in villages in the western state of Maharashtra.In 1987 Sunanda and Arun came to the US, and in 1991 started the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence at the Christian Brothers University in Memphis Tennessee. In 2008 the Institute was moved to the University of Rochester, New York, where Gandhi currently resides. In the 17 years of the Institute’s life the Gandhis took the message of nonviolence and peace to hundreds of thousands of high school and University youth around the US and much of the Western World. Mr. Gandhi then founded the Gandhi for Worldwide Education Institute to promote community building in economically depressed areas of the world through the joining of Gandhian philosophy and vocational education for children and their parents. He is presently the president, and a member of the board.Visit the Gandhi for Worldwide Education Institute here.

Monday Night Radio is honoured to present this very special guest expert, Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi. Mr. Gandhi will be talking about how we can carry on his grandfather's counsel to "Be the Change", and about how we, as individuals, make a difference in tipping the balance from violence to nonviolence. Mr. Gandhi will be appearing on Monday Night Radio on Monday, November 22nd, at 8:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. MTN / 11:00 p.m. EST.Born in Durban South Africa, Arun Gandhi spent much of his adult life in India working as a journalist and promoting social and economic changes for the poor and the oppressed classes. He and his wife Sunanda personally rescued more than 120 orphan children from the streets and placed them in loving homes around the world. Following this, he founded a Center for Social Change, which transformed the lives of millions in villages in the western state of Maharashtra.In 1987 Sunanda and Arun came to the US, and in 1991 started the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence at the Christian Brothers University in Memphis Tennessee. In 2008 the Institute was moved to the University of Rochester, New York, where Gandhi currently resides. In the 17 years of the Institute’s life the Gandhis took the message of nonviolence and peace to hundreds of thousands of high school and University youth around the US and much of the Western World. Mr. Gandhi then founded the Gandhi for Worldwide Education Institute to promote community building in economically depressed areas of the world through the joining of Gandhian philosophy and vocational education for children and their parents. He is presently the president, and a member of the board.Visit the Gandhi for Worldwide Education Institute here.