Podcasts about Elmira College

Dave Niland is our guest for this episode. He is the head men's basketball coach at National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Penn State Behrend in Erie, PA. He just completed his 30th season guiding the Behrend Lions program. He comes from a family of legendary Buffalo (NY) sports leaders. Niland has produced 29 winning seasons in the last 30 years to rank 20th among NCAA Division III programs for winningest teams of the decade. The Lions also have earned an NCAA or Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) postseason bid in 26 of the past 28 years. Niland is the all-time leader in men's basketball coaching victories with 580 entering the 2025-2026 season. The Lions have advanced to the NCAA Tournament eight times and has made 17 appearances in the ECAC South Region Tournament, winning the title in 1998-99 and 2009-10. Niland has been named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Coach of the Year seven times- a league and college record. His teams have won seven regular-season league titles and six conference tournament championships. In 2008-09, the men's basketball team forged a record of 18-10 and earned its third ECAC Tournament bid. The previous year, Niland led the Behrend Lions to an impressive 24-5 record, as the team captured the regular-season AMCC championship and the conference tournament before eventually falling in the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament in Rochester, New York. That squad's defensive prowess was recognized for the second time in four seasons, as Behrend led NCAA Division III in scoring defense, limiting the opposition to a measly 54.6 points per game.  During the 2006-07 season, Niland's team posted an impressive 21-8 mark and advanced to the ECAC Southern Region Tournament Championship Game. The year before, Niland's program received the Schoenfeld Award, the highest honor the Collegiate Basketball Officials Association (COBA) bestows each year. This coveted award is presented to the team identified as having "the highest degree of sportsmanship, character, and ethics among their players, coaches and spectators."His 2003-04 team led all of NCAA Division III in scoring defense and posted a 22-3 record entering the NCAA Division III Tournament. The 1999-2000 team had the best season in school history, setting the school record for wins with 26 while advancing to the NCAA Elite Eight- the first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance for men's basketball. Also, in 1998-99, his squad earned the ECAC Southern Region Championship. Niland came to Behrend after spending four seasons as an assistant coach at Canisius College and one season at Elmira College. He was a four-year letterman and captain during his senior year as a basketball standout at LeMoyne College. He earned his master's degree in physical education from Canisius and is now also a lecturer in health and physical education at Penn State Behrend. Dave and his wife, Debra, who has over three decades of service at Erie Homes for Children and Adults empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities through volunteerism and exploration, are the proud parents of Andy, Sara, and Matt.

In this episode of Conceptually Speaking, I sit down with Dr. Matt Seybold, host of the American Vandal podcast and scholar at the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College. Our conversation traverses the changing landscape of literary studies as it moves beyond traditional academic boundaries into digital spaces, revealing both new opportunities and persistent challenges in how we create and share knowledge. Dr. Seybold shares the origin story of American Vandal—born as a pandemic response when in-person programming was suspended—and how it evolved into a platform that builds relationships with scholars and reaches an unexpectedly global audience. Together, we explore the fascinating contradiction that while humanities departments face serious funding crises, public hunger for thoughtful literary and cultural analysis continues to flourish across platforms and borders.Key Concepts from the Episode:Democratizing Academic DiscourseHow podcasting allows scholars to communicate more naturally about complex ideasThe surprising global reach of academic content when freed from traditional constraintsWhy digital media complements but cannot replace forms of scholarship housed in academic institutionsDigital Media in Humanities EducationEngaging students with diverse media experiences across multiple platformsBalancing traditional written texts like articles and monographs with emerging forms of communicationUnderstanding the unique affordances of different media formats rather than creating hierarchiesBridging Academic & Public HumanitiesChallenging the "crisis in humanities" narrative by revealing genuine public interest in literary discourse despite decades of Ponzi austerity Distinguishing between institutional defunding and the persistent cultural appetite for humanistic inquiryPromoting authentic creative production through engagement with "real world" media genresOur conversation offers practical insights for educators, researchers, podcasters, and anyone interested in how literary scholarship evolves in the digital age. Dr. Seybold reminds us that despite institutional challenges, the humanities must continue to resist through rhetorical agility, media savvy, and (perhaps most importantly) organized political action. Check out more of Matt's work:The American Vandal PodcastCenter for Mark Twain StudiesSupport the show

Nate takes a road trip to Elmira College to learn about the Section IV connections with the EC Men's Basketball program. Nate interviews Elmira Head Coach, Casey McGraw, and Assistant Coach, Brady Harrington. Casey is related to the McGraw family in Oneonta and Brady is a Whitney Point grad. They discuss their coaching backgrounds, recruiting advice and how they both found a home with the Soaring Eagles.

“We're afraid of what we might uncover, which stops people from journaling. Strategic journaling is tough. It's a brave thing to go beneath the surface level.” —Samantha HawleyIs your mind a cluttered attic of unfinished thoughts and unexpressed emotions? What if you could transform that mental chaos into a wellspring of clarity and purpose? Imagine having a secret weapon that turns your inner turmoil into a roadmap for personal growth and emotional freedom.Samantha Hawley is a journaling expert and podcast host who helps women navigate life's challenges through strategic writing techniques. As the creator of the Calm Mind Blueprint, she empowers others to process their emotions and find clarity through her unique five-step journaling method.Tune in as Heather and Samantha explore the power of journaling, overcoming self-sabotage, building emotional resilience, and transforming personal struggles into stepping stones for growth and self-discovery.Connect with Heather: WebsiteFacebook InstagramLinkedInEpisode Highlights:01:33 Meet Samantha07:23 Navigating Divorce 14:01 Entering Entrepreneurship and Podcasting17:54 Journaling Methods and Resources 24:41 Tips for Effective Journaling Connect with SamanthaSamantha Hawley is a distinguished Journal and Wellness Coach based in Batavia, New York, with over nine years of experience in the wellness industry. She specializes in guiding career-driven women through stress, anxiety, and overwhelming situations, empowering them to find their voice and achieve happiness through journal entries. Samantha is also a dedicated Health & Fitness Coach, helping individuals reach their fitness goals with tailored workout programs, meal plans, mindset shifts, and daily motivation.Samantha's extensive professional journey includes pivotal roles at General Electric, where she excelled in customer relationship management, market research, and business plan development. She holds an MBA from Union Graduate College and a BA in Business Administration from Elmira College.As the host of the popular podcast "Journal Entries," Samantha shares her insights on integrating different aspects of life without feeling overwhelmed, offering practical strategies for self-discovery, boundary setting, and strategic decision-making.WebsiteLinkedInInstagramFacebookSupport the show

Send us a textVictorian Simmons currently works as the Public Information Officer for the Town of Apex. Prior to her position with Apex, she was the Community Engagement Specialist for the Greensboro Fire Department. Victorian has been published in Firehouse Magazine and was a featured speaker at the 2024 NFPA Conference and the North Carolina Fire Educators Conference. She is the 2023 Greensboro Mosi Award recipient for reaching non-English speaking communities with fire safety video messages and the 2024 Greensboro Employee Innovation Award recipient for designing and developing a booklet to help community members after they have been affected by fires. She was just selected as the 2024 International Rising Star by Women in Fire Safety. She has been recognized multiple times and has received awards from her community for using creative strategies to effectively reach specific audiences with life saving information. She is locally known for her small business Fire & Oak where she teaches smaller departments how to effectively use digital communications like social media, website design, and photography/videography. She is an adjunct Professor for GTCC Fire Academy where she teaches Public Safety Communications courses to students in North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina. Though she has a quickly growing career in the fire industry, she has an extensive background in marketing and communications. Simmons has a Bachelor's degree in Marketing from Keuka College, a Master's degree in Business Management from Elmira College, and is currently working on her Ph.D. in Strategic Communication from Liberty University. She has spent the last 9 years in managerial roles focused on strategic communications, marketing, writing, photography, social media, and design.Victorian's LinkedInEye-Opening Moments PodcastEye-Opening Moments are stories of adversity, encounters, and perspectives. They are...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showOur premiere sponsor, Social News Desk, has an exclusive offer for PIO Podcast listeners. Head over to socialnewsdesk.com/pio to get three months free when a qualifying agency signs up.

Send us a textToday, we're joined by Dr. Richard Terry, D.O., a family medicine physician and founding dean of Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Elmira campus, who also holds the title of  Assistant Dean of Regional Clinical Education. Dr. Terry shares how LECOM started the branch campus system and highlights the New York- Elmira campus's problem-based learning curriculum, which fosters collaboration and prepares students for medical practice. Dr. Terry shares insights about the Elmira community and the early hands-on clinical rotations at local hospitals, starting as early as the first year of medical school. He highlights the robust research opportunities available to students, as well as LECOM's mission to recruit New York State residents with a passion for serving underserved communities. We also discuss the accelerated six-year D.O. program in collaboration with the Elmira College and explore LECOM Elmira's 100% match rate for 2024, with 52% of graduates matching into New York hospitals. Join us as we learn how LECOM Elmira is working to shape the future of osteopathic medicine and preparing students to make a meaningful impact.

Coach Griswold joins the podcast for the first time in 3 years. Back in March of 2021, the Soaring Eagles were a new program that hadn't competed yet. Griswold has since led them to 3 successful seasons growing a culture and competitive atmosphere at Elmira College. We talk about the growth of Elmira's Women's program as well as the growth of Women's Wrestling at the HS and College level.

So what does the term “HR” mean to you? What is the HR industry? How has it changed over the past several years? These are questions that our guest, Matthew Burr, answers at the beginning of our conversation. Matthew has been an HR consultant for nearly seventeen years.   While we do talk about the state of HR, Matthew discusses many aspects of leadership, being a coach and consultant and how all of us in the work-a-day world can learn and grow both in our working and personal lives.   One of the most interesting topics Matthew and I discuss deals with the first two books he published which are all about successfully paying off student loans in a fraction of the usual time. He will explain that while discipline is important, there really are strategies that may very well help you to get out from under student loans or any debt sooner rather than later. Listen in and see what lessons and thoughts you can take away from this episode of Unstoppable Mindset.   About the Guest:   Matthew Burr has over 16-years of experience working in the human resources field, starting his career as an Industrial Relations Intern at Kennedy Valve Manufacturing to most recently founding and managing a human resource consulting company; Burr Consulting, LLC, Talentscape, LLC and Co-Owner of Labor Love, a Labor, and Employment Law poster printing company. Prior to founding the consulting firm, the majority of his career was heavy industry manufacturing and healthcare. He specializes in compliance auditing, training labor and employment law, conflict resolution, performance management, labor, and employment relations.   Matthew has a generalist background in HR and operations, while providing strategic HR and operational solutions to his clients, focusing on small and medium sized organizations. He works as an Adjunct at Alfred State University, Tompkins Cortland Community College, and The College of St. Rose.   He successfully designed an HR Concentration in the business management major that aligned with both SHRM and HRCI certifications, providing opportunities for students to sit for both the SHRM-CP and aPHR certifications upon completion of the degree, concentration, and internship hours as an Assistant Professor of Management at Elmira College (Retired January 2022). Matthew is also the SHRM Certification Exam Instructor, with a current pass rate of 92% on the SHRM-SCP and 83% pass rate on the SHRM-CP and a combined 88% on both exams over a 7-year period of instructing the course (Elmira College, Collin College & The College of St. Rose).   Matthew works as a trainer Tompkins Cortland Community College, Corning Community College, Broome Community College, and HR Instructor for Certification Preparation for the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). He also acts as an On-Call Mediator and Factfinder through the Public Employment Relations Board in New York State, working with public sector employers and labor unions.   ** ** Ways to connect with Matthew: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CC4L6ZQH?ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_Y6A40806CGYDQDJFVR09_1 Burr Consulting, LLC Blog: What's New in HR iTunes: The Upstate HR Podcast Facebook: Burr Consulting, LLC LinkedIn: Burr Consulting, LLC Twitter: @Burrconsulting       About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/   https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening!   Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast   If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app.   Leave us an Apple Podcasts review   Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.     Transcription Notes Michael Hingson ** 00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:21 Well, hi, once again, this is Mike Hingson and I want to welcome you to another edition of unstoppable mindset where inclusion diversity in the unexpected meet. And our guests. Matthew Burr certainly has lots of experience with the unexpected. He has been in the HR profession for 16 years, he's done a lot of teaching, he's done a lot of consulting, has amassed a great amount of expertise. And I'm gonna let him talk more about that than then. Me doing it because he's the guy who should know. So Matthew, welcome to unstoppable mindset. We're really glad you're here.   Matthew Burr ** 01:56 Yeah, Michael, again, appreciate you having me on here, your podcast and always happy to, to join and answer any questions and tell any any crazy stories I've dealt with over the last 16, almost 17 years, it'd be 17 years in December, I started my consulting company eight years ago in October, so October of 2015. And really like to support any organization small, you know, small organization up to medium size on the HR front and help, you know, business does really align HR strategy to the needs of their organization and watch leaders grow and evolve and become very, very well versed in the Employee Relations and making sure we're doing everything compliant as well.   Michael Hingson ** 02:40 Works for me, needless to say, Well, why don't we start maybe going back a little further and tell us kind of about the early Matthew, getting stuck, you know, growing up and why you ended up where you were and that kind of thing, because something had to start that process. But you you started out as a kid like the rest of us and tell me about that.   Matthew Burr ** 03:02 Yeah, you know, again, started out really came from Logan, Utah, right around right north of Logan, Utah. I grew up there for 14 years and then made the decision to leave home when I was 14 years old and move across the country and realized it really going down I think a bad path in life not making the best decisions. My parents separated early on in life and didn't have a great relationship with either them and was able to make the decision and come back to upstate New York and live with family when I was 15 and finish out high school and from there went on to college and I think struggle in the beginning. Right. I didn't do great in college. And ironically now i They let me teach at these schools after having a few, a few bad semesters. I'll just put it that way. But yeah, I mean, again, just kind of finding my footing, you know, early on in life and in the you know, early 2000s 2001 2002 didn't really know what I was going to do. I decided to relocate to Phoenix for a little while and move back to Utah, worked in a call center for I don't know six or seven months and realize that the academic path was probably the right place for me to be I realized there was more. I think there was a calling to get back in and finish the academic side and decided to return to New York and finished my associates degree at a community college went on to get my bachelor's degree and while I was an undergraduate decided to pursue an HR internship and I've stayed in the career field ever since and then really been able to grow into a professional I mean, and again, my education really hasn't stopped. I'm recently completing a Lean Six Sigma black belt as well. Just that actually tonight's the last class on that. So I've really been in college, buy in in certifications on and off probably for the past 22 years is trying to upskill myself and do what I can do to make a difference in the market. Damak world and also in the consulting world, so I do teach part time as well. You know, the number of schools as an adjunct professor truly enjoy that I was a full time professor for five years, retired from that field and was able to continue to do some teaching part time online. I do a lot of travel now and live out of state in Texas at times from New York. So teaching in a classroom gets incredibly complicated when you travel like that. So yeah, I mean, again, you know, spend played football golf when I was younger baseball as well, it's been a lot of time in the weight room and trying to just keep myself you know, mentally sane, dealing with some of the craziness, you know, that I deal with on the HR front, but, ya know, it's, it's been it's been a great a great life, I wouldn't ask for anything different challenges and really blessed I got to live a blessed life, which I'm appreciate elbow. So   Michael Hingson ** 05:53 Well, that certainly is cool by any standard, what got you from college then to go into HR? I know you started out in as an intern in a valve manufacturing company and so on. Was that HR or what got you into that?   Matthew Burr ** 06:10 Yeah, so when I was a senior in Elmira College, the there was a requirement to, to complete an internship and I was lucky enough, you know, in really interviewed well, to get that internship in the industrial relations department, which is your your HR department, it's an old school word for HR. My grandfather actually worked there for 35 years as an electrician. So being able to work in the same facility with some of the same people he worked with was a very unique experience. And during that internship, I had taken a Myers Briggs test personality test in one of my classes, and HR, attorney, marketing manager and financial advisor all came up with my personality aligned, the personality that align with the career and I was already doing the internship and HR looked at the other fields and really stuck with this when I did apply to law school in 2014 2015, was wait listed a number of schools and was unsuccessful in getting admitted, but I've had a good ride in the HR field. So really, the internship and then the personality test, kind of set me on the path to success in the HR field at this point.   Michael Hingson ** 07:25 Well, and looking at your bio, though, you clearly have and it makes perfect sense to have a knowledge or some knowledge of HR law and, and being able to be conversant in that whether you're actually a certified real degreed or whatever, lawyer, you still have a lot of knowledge that you've gained over the years about that, and I assume that that has helped a lot. Yeah,   Matthew Burr ** 07:50 and I did i my i do have three master's degrees. And the last one was a master's degree in jurisprudence, Labor Employment Law through two lane it's not a JD, but it is a master's degree in specific HR law, which, which has been helpful. I mean, it's an area that I've specialized in really, throughout my career and understanding it in detail. The laws change across the country, even state and local white on the HR front, I would say insurance takes daily, so it's an area you've got to be well versed in, but yeah, absolutely. And I work closely with a lot of attorneys in the work that I do. And I've always been interested in the law, labor law, employment law, so it was really a natural fit, happy to have that knowledge. And it's continuous education as things evolve, for sure. So   Michael Hingson ** 08:37 well, how do you define HR in the in the HR world? You know, I suppose there are probably a lot of different ways to describe it, but how would you describe HR? Um, you know, I   Matthew Burr ** 08:51 see it as an evolving area, I in many organizations where I think it was seen as much more administrative, you know, benefit enrollment, hire people, fire people, your new hire paperwork, the employee handbook, maybe some training too much more strategic, where we're helping align, really HR departments, with the needs of the organization, looking at business, HR, business partners, strategic partners, and helping drive business solutions through the human resources department. That's where I see it going. I think we have a long way to go. As a profession. I think that HR, the profession in general needs to understand, you know, finances and operations, customer service and the internal workings of an organization as you evolve into a more seasoned strategic professional. But yeah, you know, it's gotten from much more transactional type of work to much more strategic So, but that's where I see it going. And again, there's always I think, areas of opportunity improvement for any HR professional or any department to look at based on the needs of the organization. So   Michael Hingson ** 09:59 Yeah, well, obviously that can even be a moving target depending on what the organization is doing or how it's evolving as well. Sure,   Matthew Burr ** 10:10 absolutely. Yeah. No, absolutely. I mean, definitely. And again, I think one of the key focuses, recently has obviously been on the great resignation people, you know, the turnover rates across around the world has been astronomical, and how do we continue to maintain? You know, you know, internal growth, succession planning, when people are changing jobs every 12 to 24 months or less at this point? Right. And I, you know, again, I think mental health has become a big deal as well, I think we've had a lot of challenges with that in the workplace, the culture, the communication, all those areas, I think HR plays an intricate role in helping drive strategy on and helping evolving based on the needs of, you know, the business, the workforce, and the and really the consumer as well. So   Michael Hingson ** 10:56 you can think about this whole concept and phenomena that we're experiencing now where people change jobs every 12 to 24 months, it didn't used to be that way. Why is it shifted to doing that? And is that necessarily a good thing? Or how valuable would it be if we got back to more of a mindset where people stayed at one place longer?   Matthew Burr ** 11:23 You know, and I was talking about this yesterday with another another person. And I mentioned a study, I'd read that the study out of Europe said Gen Z is going to change jobs or change careers potentially 30 times throughout their career lifespan, right. I mean, that's, that's a, that's a huge number at this point. You're changing jobs every 12 to 15 months. There's, I think there's value in in turn, and organizations in turnover related to, you know, bringing in fresh ideas fresh, you know, fresh blood, not looking at the way we've always operated. I think that it does, it is harmful to organizations, if we're having 80 90% of turnover, every club and there's problems in an organization, right. But I think if we can show the value in in growing succession planning and developing internal talent and get that communication out to the workforce, you are going to have opportunities to recruit and retain. Look from a longevity standpoint, I think if you can retain talent, you can bring the right people in and grow talent, you're ahead of the competition, because I think that's an area that most businesses struggle with right now. And so how do we do that? How do we make sure people are empowered? Engaged? It's discussions I think most organizations around the world are having at this point.   Michael Hingson ** 12:45 Why do you think we've migrated toward this kind of a situation as opposed to people staying at companies a whole lot longer?   Matthew Burr ** 12:54 Well, I mean, you got, you know, pension, pension plans are pretty much gone at this point. I think those were big. I mean, you know, the I think the retiree benefits and things like that, that used to be offered at major corporations are non existent anymore. I think that plays a role in it. I think the loyalty factor to an extent, is gone. But I also think people are looking for promotional opportunities and growth. And I think we've got to be able to sell that internal in organizations to show there is a path to growth, a path to success, if you're willing to take on the challenge. And, you know, and do the hard work to get there. You know, again, I think that that is one area. I also think that organizations at times struggle with disengagement I think people become bored in roles. I think we have communication issues, decision making inconsistencies, the psychological workplace contract, I think is evolved at this point. You know, again, do people want hybrid remote work jobs? are we offering that as an organization? Those are all questions, I think that every organization has to look at and figure out what works best for them, and how do we recruit and retain talent? I think, you know, a lot of times what it comes down to in what I do as a consultant, at the end of the day is workplace communication. It seems like we're lacking their leadership. I think conflict management, leadership decision making is another one consistent accountabilities and other things as well. The accountability factor is another area to think about there too. You know, again, I think the equity of processes and policies internal is another thing to take a look at. I mean, all those things I think play a role in the churn and dissatisfaction at times in the workplace. I think if you can get your hands around those as as an organization you're going to be in much better position you know, to be competitive and recruit retain people.   Michael Hingson ** 14:53 Yeah, um, this year, maybe I miss assess Same, but it seems to be that we're finding more groups striking than I've seen in quite a while. Is it just kind of coincidence that we've had like the writers and the actors and the I guess, United Auto Workers? I don't know, what are they still planning a strike? Or did they come to an agreement and then hotel workers and there are others, seeing a lot more people in essentially unionizing kind of environments are striking more than I think we've had in the past. Does that really hold true? Or am I miss assessing that?   Matthew Burr ** 15:38 Yeah, I mean, again, I think that, you know, one thing I will say about it is labor does have the advantage to an extent for sure. I mean, I think there is absolute, the labor and union or non union, I think people know, they have the advantage, because there is so many there are so many job openings. There. There is a need for workers. And frankly, I mean, again, some of the settlements, some of these other unions have gotten pilots, I think, you know, the railroad workers have really set the bar pretty high and the UAW coming in wanting like a 50%. pay increase. Yeah, 30 hour week. So yeah, UPS also made sure I don't I don't want to forget the Teamsters and ups, that was another major settlement for labor at this point. So you've seen some significant settlements related to, you know, related to this. And and so, you know, again, I think that yeah, I mean, you see, strike Starbucks is another one at this point. Yeah. I've seen it. But ya know, I think that labor has the advantage across the across the world. And people know that it's not just strikes in this country. There's strikes globally, globally at this point as well. So   Michael Hingson ** 16:51 yeah, well, and again, I'm not saying that they're bad men in any way, shape, or form. But I just noticed that there seems to be an increase. Well, look what's going on in France, they're, they're irate over changing the retirement age from 62. To 64.   Matthew Burr ** 17:11 Yeah, exactly. I mean, I some of those, I mean, some of those strikes, and we haven't seen I mean, you know, there's been some strikes, but the UAW has not struck yet, you know, Teamsters. Pilots didn't, pilots did some, you know, I think some I'd call some work slowdowns and things like that there was some picketing, but you some of that stuff. Now, globally, it really has gotten pretty violent. I, ya know, I mean, it's, it is it is a complicated time between labor and management, and obviously, labor and government as well. So   Michael Hingson ** 17:45 well, how do HR departments and in leaders in HR, and I think leadership is something relatively well, well worth talking about? But how do they help influence or shape policies in companies? Or how can they? And do? Do company leaders really listen to HR?   Matthew Burr ** 18:09 I mean, again, it comes down to do you get have you? Have you earned a seat at the table within your organization, whether it's a non for profit, or government agency, or even a major Fortune? 500? Right. I mean, do you? Do you have the credibility to walk in and make those decisions and help guide that policy? Yeah, I mean, I think that every HR professional should strive to do that, I think people need to be well versed, again, on the business side, on the people side, number one, people side number two business side, and then a close number three is obviously the the Labor and Employment Law side as well. So all those things play a role in helping drive and dictate policy and strategy. But you've got to understand it in detail. I mean, you really do have to be a business centric HR person to help drive those in. And as well have the people in soft skill, the human side of it is critically important as well, the psychological side. But I mean, again, a lot of those policies and procedures, and decisions and processes are going to be dictated on on the legal side as well. So you've got to be well versed in that component as well, a lot of times, you see. And again, I've done work with labor unions for years at this point. A lot of times what happens is, you see the labor relations and the contract negotiations farmed out to attorneys. I mean, I've never even thought about doing that as a as an HR professional that does labor. I mean, but most places have gotten away from having HR people manage labor negotiations, labor contracts, which I think is not a great sign. I think that HR people need to be versed in those things to be effective in their careers. So Well,   Michael Hingson ** 19:49 it seems to me that good HR people have a gift or a strength of being able to relate to people, the people that they serve, which is a Of course, a lot of different aspects of a company. But if you farm things out, you're losing or giving up that whole ability to establish and maintain the relationships that you really need to have.   Matthew Burr ** 20:11 Yeah, no, absolutely. And again, it comes down to relationships, and really maneuvering to get things done. You have to have the relationships with the employees, you have to have the relationships with the management team as well. No. And with the unit, I mean, if we're talking, you know, labor at that point, you've got to have the third party relationship at this point, too, so definitely, but   Michael Hingson ** 20:34 I know you talked about strategic leadership. What does that exactly?   Matthew Burr ** 20:39 You know, I mean, again, I think it's again, driving really driving organization. It's driving strategy, right? It's looking at, you know, looking at the three to five year process for the organization, helping understand making business decisions, based on the needs of the organization in the workforce, I think it's looking at saying, Okay, where do we need to innovate? Where do we need to change mission vision values, really understanding that understanding the financial components helping budget, and then relating it back to HR? I mean, and again, I think there is, you know, strong alignment with HR strategy and the needs of the organization, if you're able to turn the HR department into more of a strategic, I would say, strategic partner at this point in organizations, which I think the the career field is, is still evolving. So, yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 21:35 And it is, it's a process needless to say, well, you know, one of the things I've thought about, and I know and some of our discussions, I think we've touched on it, maybe even before today, but anyone who's a professional at a company, would you view them? Or would you think that the best mindset that they could really adopt would be to be to consider themselves a consultant to be able to advise and to help and whatever else is implied by being a consultant? Yeah,   Matthew Burr ** 22:08 yeah. I mean, and I think that's the book I wrote about HR consulting unboxer HR career, really, you know, it's driven in the book itself is prefaced on how to build an HR consulting company like bootstrap it from scratch at this point. But one of the messages I talked to HR professionals about in some of the speaking engagements that I do on this topic is you've got to look at yourself as an internal consultant, right? What's the return on investment for from an HR department standpoint for the organization? What value are you adding to the organization? How are you effective? Are you measuring your effectiveness? Are you seeking feedback? Can you can you show us some wins and losses, and that's the type of thing you got to look at, I think if you look at your job, as an internal consultant, or even at you know, looking at it as an external consultant, you know, those are things you can do to truly, truly I think, evolve your HR career, your HR department and and really make a major difference at the end of the day for any organization. And eventually, you might become a consultant after that, where you're like, Okay, I can do this. And I can do it for many organizations. And I think that if people look at that, really, as a strategic partner, a consultant, like a decision maker, or you know, trying to establish that relationship, within the relationships within the organization, I think the sky's the limit, I think, again, you're going to understand the needs of not only the workforce, the needs of the business, but also the needs of that consumer or patron or customer, whatever that might be community as well. So   Michael Hingson ** 23:43 well, the other aspect of that, it seems to me is, it goes beyond HR, I think that anyone who really is involved in a company, no matter what their job, could view their position, or maybe ought to view their, their, their job and position as being a consultant. And that implies in part that you have expertise that you can share and should share. And if you're doing it well then other people appreciate you sharing and providing your knowledge.   Matthew Burr ** 24:14 Yep. Yeah, absolutely. And and again, I think that with that apps, you know, if you're looking at it from that lens, and you're saying, Okay, what's the return on investment for my services? How am I making a difference? You know, in the, in the organization, the community in the world, I think you're going to look at things a lot differently. And again, I think part of that goes back to it and at some of the coaching that I do with with executive coaching I do on the side with managers is looking at like an internal SWOT analysis yourself, what are your strengths? What are your weaknesses, where your opportunities and or your threats, both personally and professionally, and I think as you piecemeal that together, kind of map that out on a on a SWOT analysis type diagram, you're going to see again And what you're where your subject matter expert in and where you might need to improve. And I think that as you evolve your skill set your emotional intelligence, you're going to see a major difference not only in your, in your professional life, but also your personal life as well. So   Michael Hingson ** 25:15 yeah, I think that's really it, it it, it does filter into both. And the bottom line is if you really look at it that way, and you analyze what you're doing and how it's being received, then you have questions you can answer if you feel it's not being received, well, why? If it is being received? Well, that's great, and how could you maybe even do it better, and so on, but those are the kinds of things that especially if you discover that you're truly being successful, might going back to what we discussed earlier, help lead you towards staying somewhere where you're successful. Yeah,   Matthew Burr ** 25:50 and look, I mean, with anything in life, I think you've got to recognize we're going to make mistakes, you know, fail forward is a term that I like to use, finding opportunities, looking at ways to evolve your own skill set, looking at ways that you need to change personally and professionally. And as I think you get into that mindset of continuous growth, kind of being obsessed with, with doing things better, getting yourself in a better position. Again, I think it just spills over into everything. discipline and consistency are two terms I use, in everything that I do. If you're disciplined and consistent, I think that's going to take you a lot farther than talent. Well, at this point. I mean, if you're that structured, you're doing the right thing, trying to try and improve yourself, and helping other people get better. I think, again, the sky's the limit, both personally and professionally, to really live the life that you want and achieve the goals that you have at that point. So   Michael Hingson ** 26:43 Well, yeah. I'm a firm believer in that we tend as people not to do nearly as much internal analysis or, or looking at ourselves daily, as we should we don't we just let things go on. We don't really look at things and going, Well, what worked today, what didn't work, and why didn't it work? And we've got to get away from this idea. And I know, that's not what you're saying, but of failure, you know, if you fail, did you really fail? Or is it it's the better way to view it a learning experience that helps you move forward. And we just don't do that we don't do enough self analysis of a lot of things that we do. Yeah.   Matthew Burr ** 27:28 And I look at that I look at any failure as an opportunity. Right mistakes, I call them opportunities. I say when my organizations when we're doing change management. Yeah, I mean, you know, we have a mess, but it's an opportunity to get things better and to get things put in place or improve. And it's the same thing with personal growth. It's like, Yeah, I mean, you made a mistake. You learn something, what did you learn? And how do you improve from it improved from and I think if you're looking at that, through through that lens, again, I mean, I think that, yes, you are going to continue to improve and get better throughout life. And it's just one of those things. We all have life lessons. And sometimes they're hard to learn. But at the same time it is there's always opportunity to do things differently to tweak, to modify, and to improve from any of those lessons, I completely agree with you, Michael,   Michael Hingson ** 28:16 one of the things that I've learned is to stop saying to myself, I'm my own worst critic, I listened to every speech that I give. And I do that because I want to see how I'm doing. And if I can't listen to myself and learn, then no one else is going to be able to help. And I've learned that rather than saying I'm my own worst critic, I really should say and do say I'm my own best teacher, because really, I'm going to be my best teacher and the only person who really deep down can teach me. Other people can impart information, but I need to be the one to be taught and learn being. So I've learned that one of the things that I need to view myself as doing when I am listening to speeches, and so on that I give is it's a learning experience. And that is because I'm my own best teacher, which I think is a whole lot more positive anyway.   Matthew Burr ** 29:08 Yeah, yeah. And I do a lot of self reflection, a lot of meditation, looking at different scenarios and say, Okay, how could have handled this, this? Pull the emotion out of most of the things I do now, I don't make decisions based on emotion. I mean, you know, those are things you've learned through life experience, and just continuing to look at ways to get better. And I think yeah, I mean, again, I like what you're saying about that and listening to your yourself speak. I can't say never listen to myself speak, I should probably start doing that. And that's a good piece of advice. So   Michael Hingson ** 29:40 I remember when I was program director at our campus radio station at UC Irvine. I wanted people to hear themselves because I wanted people to improve and some of the DJs were really not very good. There were a few who were but even so most could use improvement. Had I heard them, but they never heard themselves. And I asked them to record their own shows and they wouldn't. So we did it for them, essentially, without their knowledge. And all we needed to record was them talking, we didn't need to record the music. But at the end of every week, we gave them a cassette and said, You need to listen to this. Because you have to hear what you sound like, you're going to be able to figure that out. And you know, what, people really dramatically improved, who listened?   Matthew Burr ** 30:27 Yeah, working in the call center, I mean, with the quality assurance when when they say that the calls may be recorded, they actually do record those calls and will pull you into a room, and you'll listen to calls and they're going to dissect it and tell you where you need to get better. So we have very similar process. And I've been through that when I was a call center rep back in 2020 years ago, this point, so yeah, no, I Yeah, absolutely. And I can appreciate that whole dynamic, because that is how you get and again, I think you have to accept that's another thing except criticism, be open to feedback in order to evolve at that point. So sure,   Michael Hingson ** 31:02 it makes perfect sense to do that. So you just published your unbox the or HR, professional career. MIT just got published in July, right? Yeah,   Matthew Burr ** 31:15 yes, sir. We published it in July. I wrote it last November, we've kind of been tweaking it and putting the the finite details on it. And we just published it, I think it was like July 18, July 2011, we launched that book on Amazon. And so very happy about it, happy to have it was it's a third book I published which is fantastic. It really kind of dissects my, not only my journey through HR consulting, and building a consulting firm, but also kind of gives you a little bit of backstory on on why I do what I do, how I got involved in it, and, and just kind of looking for opportunities outside of just HR consulting, say it's kind of a well rounded book, I think, the feedback I've gotten from people, you know, as they've read it and want to get an HR consulting, there's things they never thought about. So there, you know, it's a great read, there's resources in there to kind of give you places to write things out and take notes and kind of put your own goals and objectives down and kind of what like action item type lists that are throughout the book. But yeah, no, it's great. I didn't think I'd ever get this third one out and was able to write it in three weeks. And then we published it in July. And I'm happy that the team got it out and work with me and kind of stuck through to the bitter end at this point. So   Michael Hingson ** 32:29 So what's the next one gonna be? No, yet?   Matthew Burr ** 32:34 Yeah, haven't even thought that far ahead. The first two are about student loan repayment. The third one was consulting, probably something about, you know, who knows, now do a bio on myself. I don't know. I mean, maybe the next one will be about some of the scenarios in HR craziness that I deal with. I mean, you get a little bit of that in the consulting book, but there's probably some some case study type of role playing events, and just different scenarios I can run through just from my own personal 20 year career, that would probably be a great training resource for people that want to get into HR. So   Michael Hingson ** 33:09 do you have a story you could tell about some of the craziness of HR? Or would that be giving something away? You don't want to do?   Matthew Burr ** 33:15 Yeah, you know, I mean, you know, a lot of it, you know, it's in, you probably could probably get on a roll and talk about certain things. I don't want to say you don't want to really do too much with the confidentiality, but no, I understand. And so, you know, in a lot of it, you know, again, it's opportunities to evolve processes, it's opportunity to watch organizations be successful, pinpoint weaknesses, and really kind of show the process of getting better. And, you know, in really, in my career Early on, I had the opportunity to work with some really strong consultants that came in, we had a $20 million loss company, we're able to turn around and work very closely with them, as the new HR professional had the opportunity to work in a bankrupt paper mill bait Paper Company at one point. So I've worked in very challenging and tough environments, I think they've prepared me for the challenges and opportunities that I deal with every day. Because I've seen some of it. I mean, not all of it, I say I learned something new probably every day in this field. But, you know, again, I think that it is change management is difficult, whether it's operations or HR or finance, there's always room for improvement, but you got to be real, I think you've got to have thick skin to get in there and kind of exploit weaknesses and really evolve organization does not easy. So   Michael Hingson ** 34:34 good point about having a thick skin. Definitely. More people need to have a little bit more of that. But I'm assuming you have had situations where you had a particular individual who was a problem in one way or another that you were able to turn around and help them become in as a result their company become more successful. Yeah,   Matthew Burr ** 34:55 no, I mean, I you know, I think one of the stories I wrote about endings IKEA director and a nonprofit and really when I started, you know, started with them I happened to be it was a an organization in New York, I happen to be down in Texas at the time, or really got into it. And I was in Texas for a month. And the place was really struggling. And, you know, I, you know, get up early in the morning and swim, I was thinking about how am I going to fix this thing every night. And, and, and again, I had a couple of scenarios. I mean, it was like, Okay, I coach, the executive director manage to put the individual to success, I terminate and replace, or I go in and run the facility myself until we replace. And again, when I came back to New York, I had a very, I think, a very direct conversation and just said, Look, you got to step up, or you got to go, I mean, and I and again, I had a conversation with the board of directors as board president as well, like, this isn't going to work, we're going to have to look at replacing at this point, if the person does not buy into this process. And really over the past, I would say 1218 months 100% turnaround person is in a much better place as a leader. And I mean, drastic improvement on an organization, I can say, that's probably one of my success stories that that comes up off the top of my head, you know, great retention of employees, and you still have turnover, obviously, you're gonna get completely different. And I, I gotta give the person all the credit for buying in and working with me, and really going through some challenges and again, really leveling up in their career and their, their professional life as well. So,   Michael Hingson ** 36:35 yeah, it does get to be a situation where sometimes things have to get really bad before somebody recognizes it, and improves. And I guess that's part of human nature that sometimes it just has to really go far downhill before it can start going back up. Yeah,   Matthew Burr ** 36:53 and I, when I when I talk to clients, first thing I say, when they bring me in, and look, a lot of times my client brought in at times to replace HR professionals or fix HR departments. And I said, Look, we're gonna have I call them wins and losses, right? We're going to have good days, and we're going to have bad days, and we're going to have good weeks, we're gonna have bad, we're gonna have bad months. I mean, so. So I mean, again, like, you're gonna have ups and downs, it's a kind of a roller coaster at this point. And so you've got to be prepared to take that punches and organization and just rebound from and recover. I mean, so those are things that I see all the time. And and how do we continue to, you know, to reinforce that, and I said that to a new client, if we're bringing a new HR person on, we recruited, we were able to fill the job very quickly, but I gotta look, we're still gonna have ups and downs, it's not fixed. It's it. There's things that have to get done, this person is going to come in and help me fix these things. But give it time the process. It didn't break overnight. It's not going to be fixed overnight, either.   Michael Hingson ** 37:54 So it's all about setting expectations, isn't it? Absolutely. Yes. Yeah. Well, you written two books about student loans. So that must be a subject near and dear to your heart. Do you want to would you tell us a little bit about all of that stuff? Yeah,   Matthew Burr ** 38:09 you know, again, having a number of degrees, I could talk about student loans for probably 1520 hours that people want. So really started out to get the journey started, you know, finished my bachelor's degree in 2007, private school in New York had about $15,000 in student loans, when I left, decided to go back and get a master's degree at the University of Illinois. So upon graduation in December of 2011, roughly had seven E's for $75,000 in student loans, and so the goal, you know, as of January 2012, I took a job in northern Michigan, the goal was to get it paid off in under two years, I mean, the 75,000, I think most people thought I was crazy, it was impossible to able to pay that debt off in 23 months. Fast forward to 2016 decided to go back and get an MBA at Syracuse University. finish that degree in December of 2017. Graduated with $117,000. in student loan debt, obviously, MBAs are super expensive from private schools. I paid that debt off in 33 months, and then I finished a third master's degree roughly 40,000, borrowed there, and I was able to pay that off about four months after I had finished that degree. So so really, you know, overall, both books, talk about my strategies, discipline and consistency is on making payments and just being as proactive as I can to reduce my debt. And I've continued that with more of my mortgage, continue that with car payments, but again, it's just looking at debt and how to reduce it as quickly as possible. And I know not everyone's in the same situation me you know, you could have health care costs, you could have kids. I mean, I get all that you live in a bigger city. I understand all that. I still think there's ways to To reduce costs and reduce debt astronomically, and again, student loans impact what 50 million people in this country, you're gonna have to deal with eventually. So what   Michael Hingson ** 40:11 are some of the things and suggestions that you might have for people as far as getting their student debt down and relieved?   Matthew Burr ** 40:18 Yeah, you know, and again, I think consolidation is always an option, you have to be careful that you don't want to spend money on a consolidation company, making sure the interest rates are as low as possible. It really comes down to me need versus one right in in life? And again, do you need it or just wanted? And again, I think you've got to look at that. Do you really need Netflix? Probably not. Do you need an iPhone every year? No, probably not. Do you need a brand new car? You're probably not right. I mean, so, you know, do you need Starbucks or dunkin donuts every day? Can you brew your own coffee and save yourself? 345 $6 a day, those things add up. And I've had people on Fox Business argue those things, but okay, well multiply a $6 cup of coffee by seven by 52. That's a bunch of money you can put towards your student loans right there. I mean, at all, I never thought of it like that. Well, I do. I mean, so again, it's like, you know, those are things that absolutely can impact long term. And the other thing I always tell people is always make more than a minimum payment. I don't care if it's $10, or $20, or $5. Keep that interest absolutely as low as possible from accruing and you're hitting principal, absolutely. Every time. I mean, and I've carried that over to my mortgage, to 30 year loan. And I, you know, again, with the mortgage, I think I paid roughly 65,000 off in two years, it was about a $220,000 mortgage on maybe 250. I don't remember exactly what it was. But I'm to the point now, where it's, the majority of the money is now on my payments, the big payment is going towards principal, I mean, so I've completely destroyed that interest model with my mortgage payment as well, because I've just taken it, and I make additional payments every month to offset the interest at that point. And so if you look at it like that, I think you're gonna look at it differently. The other thing I did with student loans originally, other really upset me actually is watch the interest accrue every week. And so when I was at my max, back in 2012, I think it was $100 a week accruing an interest and I mean, I'm like, the only people making money or banks in the government. Like that was it like I saw that I'm like, game over man, like, you know, I'm gonna make is I'm gonna pay this off as quick as I can. Because I didn't want other people making money off my money at that point. And so I've taken that competitive Stan with any debt I've gotten at that point. So   Michael Hingson ** 42:47 and it's, it's worked really well. So it's all about making more payments or making higher payments and not just certainly paying minimums. Yeah, reduce,   Matthew Burr ** 42:56 I mean, you know, look at your highest interest rate, knock it down, and you continue to do that. And I think again, people will get out of debt set goals, reward yourself, discipline yourself and be consistent and you absolutely will be successful with with debt, you know, debt reduction, and really anything in life as well, like I've talked about. So yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 43:16 we went through, we went through some periods of that and we had a fair amount of credit card debt just because of different things like buying wheelchairs for my wife, she was in a chair her whole life. So buying power chairs that she needed, that insurance didn't cover. And so we had some pretty hefty credit card bills. But she worked really hard at we both did, but she did most of the financial management, she worked really hard to make higher than minimum payments by far to the extent that she was able to pay everything completely down. So now the only credit card we have credit card debt we have is what we have in any given month. And I have she has passed away so it's now just me and the next step that I took was that every month the entire bill from the previous month is automatically paid so I've set it so that that will automatically happen so we don't have any credit card debt which I'm really happy about course the banks are always sending me nice, lovely invitations to open a new credit card or do other things with our credit cards and even our mortgage company wants us to take out an equity loan. Very nice and generous of them. Yeah,   Matthew Burr ** 44:35 I got an ad I got an ad like that the other day from you know from my mortgage company as well. I'm like, Oh, this must be the annuity I get I get it. Well, what I get now with my credit card companies is, you know, rollover a balance you get at 0% interest for 12 or 24. Yeah, so I see I get those I mean constantly an email and in the mail but yeah, I did see the home equity first time I've seen the whole manually email like that ever. I'm like, Okay, this is a new one I guess I'm gonna get so yeah, not I don't need it right, I try to pay for everything in cash obviously put as much towards retirement when I can. And just again, just keep costs as low as I possibly can and live a, I would say an economically, I don't want to say frugal, but just, you know, I guess a balanced life, the best way to put it so?   Michael Hingson ** 45:24 Well, yeah. And I know for, for me, we've worked. And when Karen was alive, we both worked really hard at it, but we work to, as I said, keep all the payments down and don't spend a lot of money that I need to, I do use the credit card for some expenses, again, but they get paid off at the end of the month, which is the big important part. It's just easier to use the credit card because I'm not going to write checks. And so using the credit card and the other part about it is there isn't an interest charge. There is a financial charge, they still get they get some money, but it is not what it would be otherwise if the credit card amounts the balance is increased a great deal.   Matthew Burr ** 46:11 Yep. Yeah, no, same thing. I use it I get the airline miles and do some traveling. So it works out well for me. Same Same Same exact thing with me with American Express. So yeah, absolutely. What I   Michael Hingson ** 46:20 love is listening to the flight attendants on airlines, we use American a lot, and they're always talking about get the new American Airlines, whatever. Credit card MasterCard or Visa card, and you'll get 70,000 bonus miles and all that what they don't tell you in all these lovely presentations is the interest rate on the card. Yeah. And,   Matthew Burr ** 46:48 like 25% Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 46:49 I'm sitting there going, I would want to do that. Why now? I suppose the the argument could be made? Well, if you're paying it off every month, then you don't worry about that. But still, it's it's a lot of money. They they definitely get it from you   Matthew Burr ** 47:06 know, yeah, in one way or the other. I mean, and then you've got the annual fee stuff that they'll hammer you on certain cards, too. Yeah. And   Michael Hingson ** 47:13 the American Airlines cards are one of those where there's, after the first year, there's always a fee. So you know, it's good not to have to do that. Well, so you wrote two books on student loans. Why to? What did what did one not have that the second one needed to have? Yeah,   Matthew Burr ** 47:28 you know, I mean, the first one, the first one, how I paid off 74,024 months really focused on that first master's degree. And then I went back to school, I met the second one's really focused on the NBA the 117 and 33 months. And really, we kind of evolved the slaying the student loan dragon as a title for the second one, all three are on Amazon, you know, if anyone's interested, but, you know, it really goes into more detail more specifics about the process, I undertook to pay off that, you know, huge amount of money in really under in under three years. And I think it's a modified version of the first one. But it goes into much more specifics about the discipline about the process and about, I mean, and also some background on looking at student loans. You know, when you're, you know, high school students, so there is there is some information on there, what to look for the fine print, the interest rates, you know, it definitely covers a little bit more ground, I think, than the first one did. So, isn't this   Michael Hingson ** 48:28 all really about fiscal discipline discipline, though, and it can be tough, but isn't that what it's really about? You've got to be disciplined enough to do it. Yeah. 100%   Matthew Burr ** 48:38 Yeah. And I mean, it's discipline and consistency. I mean, every, every day or every week, I was making payments, I mean, so you know, again, it's it's that process of just being consistent and really kind of, again, managing your money so you're able to make those payments every week and not in keeping that interest rate down. I mean, that's absolutely what it comes down to is flexibility and discipline. Yes, we   Michael Hingson ** 49:03 have a car loan my wife had a wheelchair accessible van, we sold it back to the company that we bought it from, so that it would go to somebody else in a chair who could use it but I needed a vehicle that I could be driven around in rather than relying on other people. And so one of the things that we did with this new car loan is I make payments that are larger than then the payment that is due every month on it. So it's interesting to see them get to the to each month see that there's this extra like 75 or $100 on the on the loan. And I wonder sometimes if they really know what to do with that, or they must think I'm crazy.   Matthew Burr ** 49:46 Yeah, and it's funny you say that because the last vehicle I purchased us vehicle I think and when I turned mine and I had a $25,000 loan on the vehicle, you know and by I was able to pay that off in about six or seven months. And I was again, I calculated, I ended up paying about $193 In the interest and maybe 12 cents. So it was it was one of those things where I just continue to hit it, obviously, monthly payment, and then hit it with smaller payments throughout the month to reduce the accrual of interest at that point, it's the same thing I've done with my mortgage, if you hit it with smaller payments, it's not calculated much interest at the end of the day. So yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 50:27 And that's a really good piece of advice to make those additional small payments.   Matthew Burr ** 50:33 That's what they call the snowflake method when it comes to debt repayment. So Well,   Michael Hingson ** 50:39 you mentioned failing forward. What does that mean?   Matthew Burr ** 50:43 Yeah, I mean, basically, you know, I think it we came back to what we're talking about looking at, you know, looking at mistakes as opportunities, learning lessons, I think it's that emotional intelligence component of, you know, getting through kind of getting through the storm, recognize you made a mistake, recognizing that there, there was something that you might need to do differently and reevaluating. And I think learning from it and moving forward and being better growing from those experiences. That's exactly what failing forward is. And I think that if you take that approach, nobody's perfect. I think that there's always opportunity to evolve in anything we do, whether personally, professionally, financially, spiritually, health, wise, wellness, whatever it is, you know, a, again, looking at for those opportunities and becoming disciplined enough and consistent enough to learn from that.   Michael Hingson ** 51:33 It gets back to playing out now, self analysis, and being willing to look at yourself and what you're doing. And we, for some reason, that is just so hard for people to do, I think it's a behavior that we learned, and we've been taught. And we don't necessarily learn introspection nearly as much as we should. And it's such a valuable thing. And it doesn't take a lot of time on any given day to do it. Although if you meditate and spend more time on it, that's okay. But the whole idea is to really be introspective and think about what you're doing in the course of the day. And the more of it you do, the tougher and the more developed, if you will, the mental muscle becomes, which is I think, a very important thing. Yeah,   Matthew Burr ** 52:19 and again, and I related back to one of the things I related back to when I talked to leadership, and they're like, you know, these employees don't want to work. They you know, they're lazy, there's turnover and and and one thing I say to people is, have you looked in the mirror and and asked yourself what you're not doing. I mean, it's that exact component, not everyone is lazy. Most people want to come to work and do a good job and they want a fair day's wage and things like that. That's that psychological contract. But what are you not doing to disengage people or to engage? I mean, it's, it's, it's that simple, like, look in the mirror and say, What can I do better? As a leader? Where can I improve? That's going to help this this organization and asking some of those questions to employees? Where do you see what do I need to do? I mean, you know, again, it's look in the mirror, I guess what it comes down to is, you know, take a take a deep dive into yourself and say, What can I do to get better today? I mean, and really, that's what if you improve? One percentage day 200 365%, at the end of the year, that's, that's a hell of an improvement, in my opinion. So yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 53:24 by any by any standard, and it makes sense to do it. And we all want to try to improve and learn. I wish more would do it. We're, we're a country today. And and I know it's not just the US, but of course, this is where we are. So it's most visible. But we're in such a fractured world, and nobody wants to listen to anyone and nobody wants to do anything except criticize everyone else but themselves. Yeah,   Matthew Burr ** 53:50 no, I agree. And I think it's self accountability. I mean, and again, I've made mistakes and consulting. And I'll own that. I mean, I take ownership of everything in my life, I'll look at every situation, I'll own it. And, you know, and and recognize that, maybe, you know, maybe, I mean, and I do need to get better. I mean, and I'll tell people look, I need, you know, there are things that I still need to look to work on and reflect on. And I'll share that with people during training and say, I'm absolutely not perfect. There's things I'm continuing to work on myself. And it takes, you know, it's an emotional intelligence that it's that next level, look at life to recognize that and once you can get into that mindset of continuous evolution, I again, I think that society would be a whole lot better off I think the workplace would absolutely evolve and people would be much I think, much happier and in the things they're doing in life as well. So much more peace. So   Michael Hingson ** 54:39 so how do you overcome challenges? I mean, you face them. Needless to say, you sound like everything is perfect, but I know that you like any of us have challenges.   Matthew Burr ** 54:47 Yeah, I mean, again, I mean, I think that it's, you know, one thing I've done is it's like you're putting in places and you're put in storms to make you stronger, right? I mean, if you can't handle pressure you don't want Success. And so, you know, it's one of those things where I look at every situation it puts me under pressure and stress is a growth opportunity, and what can I learn from it? How can I be effective? And how can I make a difference? And so, no, I mean, you know, my life definitely is not perfect, you know, again, and there's always things to look at and do differently. And I think it's just one of those things that you do some self reflection, you do some meditation, you're thankful for what you have the blessings to you you've been given and just continuing to move forward. Take it one day at a time.   Michael Hingson ** 55:32 Yeah. Well, what do you think the biggest mistakes in life that people make are? That was grammatically not a very good sentence? But what do you think the biggest mistakes people have? Are Making human life?   Matthew Burr ** 55:45 I think they think you're listening to people's opinions. I think people get caught up in that drama, that gossip and kind of like, let them direct your life. It's your world, you shape it the way you want it. You know, I again, I think that they, they get caught up potentially, you know, it, that's a big component. My opinion is definitely listening to people and taking advice from people that maybe haven't walked in your shoes. I think they're not learning from mistakes, either. I think they continue to make the same mistakes. It's kind of the definition of insanity. Right? Doing the same thing over and over. So, you know, and again, I think that emotional intelligence a lot of times with is another component of of just not doing that self reflection and taking ownership. I think if more people took ownership of their own life and their own mistakes, their own responsibility, you'd see a world of difference. I mean, again, you have a failing business, you're not you can't blame the government. You can't blame Congress, you can't blame the president. What are you doing to make that business successful? I mean, why do you have turnover? I mean, and again, there are questions that you need to ask yourself as an individual as a leader. I mean, I'm relating it back to the workplace, but it works personally as well, in a bad relationship. What do you need to change at that point? I mean, those are all things, people have to take a deep dive and look at and see what things can be different. So yeah, I mean, accountability. And I think just not learning from mistakes and not growing when they need to grow. So.   Michael Hingson ** 57:16 So what advice would you give to people who are listening to this going forward?   Matthew Burr ** 57:22 You know, again, I think you've got to take risks in life that no risk, no story, you know, I think that there's always there's always pain and growth, I mean, you have to expect it, whenever you try something new whenever there's a challenge, you're going to feel pain, I mean, I'm just accustomed to pain at this point. And and it's just one of those things that it is what it is. And again, I think that if you start taking personal accountability and ownership of the path you're on the sky's the limit set challenging goals and and try to achieve those goals. And if you make mistakes and fail, fail forward, learn from it and move on and get better, I mean, just continue to look for those 1% improvements, you know, be thankful for what you've got and just focus on what you can control one day at a time.   Michael Hingson ** 58:06 And I don't think there's any better advice than anybody could take from this or any of the podcasts that we do I really appreciate you taking the time to be here with us and going through all of this and giving us some some good thoughts and good ideas on I know I'm taking away some some things from this I haven't made little payments during the month on loans but I by may do more of that with the car and that'll be kind of fun. So I'll have to look at that.   Matthew Burr ** 58:34 I get that definitely not that's always a good thing.   Michael Hingson ** 58:37 Yeah, well that's that's a logistics issue to to do too. But I will work on it and that'll be kind of fun. Well, I want to thank you again for being here. I really appreciate it. I hope that all of you listening out there enjoyed it. Matthew if people want to reach out to you since you do coaching consultant, among other things, and so on. How do they do that? Yeah,   Matthew Burr ** 58:56 Burr consulting. llc.com is the website you're able to put in a request from my website? Matthew m a t t h e w at

In this special crossover episode of the Project Narrative Podcast, Jim Phelan and Matt Seybold, executive producer and host of The American Vandal Podcast, discuss chapter eighteen of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn. Matt Seybold is Associate Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College, as well as Resident Scholar at the Center For… Continue reading Episode 28: Jim Phelan & Matt Seybold — Chapter XVIII of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn

In this episode of High Theory, Matt Seybold tells us about Criticism, the glue that holds the bricks of culture together. Cultural critics are a necessary component of the intellectual ecosystem, who have the power to analyze both the material conditions and the myths that make up our world. Matt is the host of the American Vandal Podcast at the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College. In his recent podcast series, Criticism, LTD, Matt investigated the state of criticism in the academy and the public sphere. There is a nifty substack newsletter with the transcripts from Criticism, LTD, if you're keen. Kim and Saronik were among the many podcasters, public intellectuals, and critics that Matt interviewed for the series, and we're excited to have him back on High Theory to tell us about his investigations. In the episode he offers a recuperative reading of Mark Twain's acerbic take on critics in his late notebooks: “The critic's symbol should be the tumble-bug; he deposits his egg in somebody else's dung, otherwise he could not hatch it.” (see p. 392 of this Harper & Brothers, 1935 edition of Twain's Collected Works, on archive.org). He references Jacques Derrida's book, Limited Inc (Northwestern UP, 1988), which contains the *famous* essay “Signature, Event, Context” and a critical debate about Apartheid. And he also discusses Jed Esty's Future of Decline: Anglo-American Culture at Its Limits (Stanford UP, 2022) and our episode with Jed on the Rhetoric of Decline. You can also take a listen back to Matt's earlier episode with us on Economics. Matt Seybold is Associate Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College, as well as Resident Scholar at the Center For Mark Twain Studies. He is the executive producer and host of the American Vandal Podcast, and founding editor of MarkTwainStudies.org. He is co-editor (with Michelle Chihara) of of the Routledge Companion to Literature & Economics (2018)and (with Gordon Hutner) a 2019 special issue of American Literary History on “Economics & Literary Studies in The New Gilded Age.” Recent articles can be found in the Mark Twain Annual, American Studies, Reception, and Los Angeles Review of Books. He tweets (or exes?) @MEASeybold. The image for this episode was made by Saronik Bosu in 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In this episode of High Theory, Matt Seybold tells us about Criticism, the glue that holds the bricks of culture together. Cultural critics are a necessary component of the intellectual ecosystem, who have the power to analyze both the material conditions and the myths that make up our world. Matt is the host of the American Vandal Podcast at the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College. In his recent podcast series, Criticism, LTD, Matt investigated the state of criticism in the academy and the public sphere. There is a nifty substack newsletter with the transcripts from Criticism, LTD, if you're keen. Kim and Saronik were among the many podcasters, public intellectuals, and critics that Matt interviewed for the series, and we're excited to have him back on High Theory to tell us about his investigations. In the episode he offers a recuperative reading of Mark Twain's acerbic take on critics in his late notebooks: “The critic's symbol should be the tumble-bug; he deposits his egg in somebody else's dung, otherwise he could not hatch it.” (see p. 392 of this Harper & Brothers, 1935 edition of Twain's Collected Works, on archive.org). He references Jacques Derrida's book, Limited Inc (Northwestern UP, 1988), which contains the *famous* essay “Signature, Event, Context” and a critical debate about Apartheid. And he also discusses Jed Esty's Future of Decline: Anglo-American Culture at Its Limits (Stanford UP, 2022) and our episode with Jed on the Rhetoric of Decline. You can also take a listen back to Matt's earlier episode with us on Economics. Matt Seybold is Associate Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College, as well as Resident Scholar at the Center For Mark Twain Studies. He is the executive producer and host of the American Vandal Podcast, and founding editor of MarkTwainStudies.org. He is co-editor (with Michelle Chihara) of of the Routledge Companion to Literature & Economics (2018)and (with Gordon Hutner) a 2019 special issue of American Literary History on “Economics & Literary Studies in The New Gilded Age.” Recent articles can be found in the Mark Twain Annual, American Studies, Reception, and Los Angeles Review of Books. He tweets (or exes?) @MEASeybold. The image for this episode was made by Saronik Bosu in 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of High Theory, Matt Seybold tells us about Criticism, the glue that holds the bricks of culture together. Cultural critics are a necessary component of the intellectual ecosystem, who have the power to analyze both the material conditions and the myths that make up our world. Matt is the host of the American Vandal Podcast at the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College. In his recent podcast series, Criticism, LTD, Matt investigated the state of criticism in the academy and the public sphere. There is a nifty substack newsletter with the transcripts from Criticism, LTD, if you're keen. Kim and Saronik were among the many podcasters, public intellectuals, and critics that Matt interviewed for the series, and we're excited to have him back on High Theory to tell us about his investigations. In the episode he offers a recuperative reading of Mark Twain's acerbic take on critics in his late notebooks: “The critic's symbol should be the tumble-bug; he deposits his egg in somebody else's dung, otherwise he could not hatch it.” (see p. 392 of this Harper & Brothers, 1935 edition of Twain's Collected Works, on archive.org). He references Jacques Derrida's book, Limited Inc (Northwestern UP, 1988), which contains the *famous* essay “Signature, Event, Context” and a critical debate about Apartheid. And he also discusses Jed Esty's Future of Decline: Anglo-American Culture at Its Limits (Stanford UP, 2022) and our episode with Jed on the Rhetoric of Decline. You can also take a listen back to Matt's earlier episode with us on Economics. Matt Seybold is Associate Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College, as well as Resident Scholar at the Center For Mark Twain Studies. He is the executive producer and host of the American Vandal Podcast, and founding editor of MarkTwainStudies.org. He is co-editor (with Michelle Chihara) of of the Routledge Companion to Literature & Economics (2018)and (with Gordon Hutner) a 2019 special issue of American Literary History on “Economics & Literary Studies in The New Gilded Age.” Recent articles can be found in the Mark Twain Annual, American Studies, Reception, and Los Angeles Review of Books. He tweets (or exes?) @MEASeybold. The image for this episode was made by Saronik Bosu in 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

In this episode of High Theory, Matt Seybold tells us about Criticism, the glue that holds the bricks of culture together. Cultural critics are a necessary component of the intellectual ecosystem, who have the power to analyze both the material conditions and the myths that make up our world. Matt is the host of the American Vandal Podcast at the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College. In his recent podcast series, Criticism, LTD, Matt investigated the state of criticism in the academy and the public sphere. There is a nifty substack newsletter with the transcripts from Criticism, LTD, if you're keen. Kim and Saronik were among the many podcasters, public intellectuals, and critics that Matt interviewed for the series, and we're excited to have him back on High Theory to tell us about his investigations. In the episode he offers a recuperative reading of Mark Twain's acerbic take on critics in his late notebooks: “The critic's symbol should be the tumble-bug; he deposits his egg in somebody else's dung, otherwise he could not hatch it.” (see p. 392 of this Harper & Brothers, 1935 edition of Twain's Collected Works, on archive.org). He references Jacques Derrida's book, Limited Inc (Northwestern UP, 1988), which contains the *famous* essay “Signature, Event, Context” and a critical debate about Apartheid. And he also discusses Jed Esty's Future of Decline: Anglo-American Culture at Its Limits (Stanford UP, 2022) and our episode with Jed on the Rhetoric of Decline. You can also take a listen back to Matt's earlier episode with us on Economics. Matt Seybold is Associate Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College, as well as Resident Scholar at the Center For Mark Twain Studies. He is the executive producer and host of the American Vandal Podcast, and founding editor of MarkTwainStudies.org. He is co-editor (with Michelle Chihara) of of the Routledge Companion to Literature & Economics (2018)and (with Gordon Hutner) a 2019 special issue of American Literary History on “Economics & Literary Studies in The New Gilded Age.” Recent articles can be found in the Mark Twain Annual, American Studies, Reception, and Los Angeles Review of Books. He tweets (or exes?) @MEASeybold. The image for this episode was made by Saronik Bosu in 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

In this episode of High Theory, Matt Seybold tells us about Criticism, the glue that holds the bricks of culture together. Cultural critics are a necessary component of the intellectual ecosystem, who have the power to analyze both the material conditions and the myths that make up our world. Matt is the host of the American Vandal Podcast at the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College. In his recent podcast series, Criticism, LTD, Matt investigated the state of criticism in the academy and the public sphere. There is a nifty substack newsletter with the transcripts from Criticism, LTD, if you're keen. Kim and Saronik were among the many podcasters, public intellectuals, and critics that Matt interviewed for the series, and we're excited to have him back on High Theory to tell us about his investigations. In the episode he offers a recuperative reading of Mark Twain's acerbic take on critics in his late notebooks: “The critic's symbol should be the tumble-bug; he deposits his egg in somebody else's dung, otherwise he could not hatch it.” (see p. 392 of this Harper & Brothers, 1935 edition of Twain's Collected Works, on archive.org). He references Jacques Derrida's book, Limited Inc (Northwestern UP, 1988), which contains the *famous* essay “Signature, Event, Context” and a critical debate about Apartheid. And he also discusses Jed Esty's Future of Decline: Anglo-American Culture at Its Limits (Stanford UP, 2022) and our episode with Jed on the Rhetoric of Decline. You can also take a listen back to Matt's earlier episode with us on Economics. Matt Seybold is Associate Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College, as well as Resident Scholar at the Center For Mark Twain Studies. He is the executive producer and host of the American Vandal Podcast, and founding editor of MarkTwainStudies.org. He is co-editor (with Michelle Chihara) of of the Routledge Companion to Literature & Economics (2018)and (with Gordon Hutner) a 2019 special issue of American Literary History on “Economics & Literary Studies in The New Gilded Age.” Recent articles can be found in the Mark Twain Annual, American Studies, Reception, and Los Angeles Review of Books. He tweets (or exes?) @MEASeybold. The image for this episode was made by Saronik Bosu in 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/art

Coach Hughson is a Colorado born but Connecticut raised hockey player who played competitive hockey with the CT Polar Bears program, and spent four years at the Frederick Gunn school where she was a 3 sport athlete, 2 year 2 sport captain, and 2x NEPSAC Girls ice hockey champion.   She then played 4 years of Ice Hockey and Lacrosse at Elmira College where she was a ACHA/CCM First Team All-American, Elmira College Female Athlete of the Year, UCHC Player of the Year, Elmira Women's Lacrosse record breaker and Google Cloud Academic American her senior year in 2018.   She then signed to play for the CT Whale in the former NWHL/PHF for a couple seasons, winning the Foundation Award in her first season. She has coached girls hockey of all ages for the past 6 years including various levels at Greenwich Skating Club and the high school varsity team at Choate Rosemary Hall.   She currently coaches varsity at Greenwich Country Day School, is the director of hockey for the Stateline Hawks girls hockey program, and coaches their 16uAA and 14uA teams.  She is a current 3x member of the USA National Ball Hockey Team who has competed in the ISBHF World Championships in 2019 Slovakia, 2021 Montreal, and upcoming 2024 Switzerland tournaments. In Montreal she led the team with points and etched her name on the tournament All-Star team.   Sarah has a passion for performance and athlete mental health and has a current Masters degree in Sport Psychology and is currently pursuing another Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.  On top of that she is a graphic designer and videographer and can be found almost always at the hockey rink either coaching, filming, or cheering on her athletes.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nick-davies7/support

Matt Seybold joins Rob Hawkes and Scott Ferguson to discuss the political economy of literary criticism from past to present, amateur to professional. Seybold is Associate Professor of American Literature at Elmira College and Resident Scholar at the Center for Mark Twain Studies. In addition to writing and teaching in the field of literature & economics, Seybold produces and hosts The American Vandal podcast, an ever-growing collection of conversations and presentations about literature, humor, and history in America that is inspired by Mark Twain's life and legacy. Our conservation focuses, in particular, on The American Vandal's magisterial eighth series titled, “Criticism LTD.” With 16 episodes totaling 24-hours of listening, “Criticism LTD” marshals a diverse cast of over 50 voices to provide fresh perspectives on the origins & trajectories of literary criticism and the so-called “crisis of humanities.” Episodes take on a wide range of topics, including: the marked contrast between today's “golden age of criticism” (Ryan Ruby) in amateur and para-academic venues and the “Ponzi Austerity” (Yanis Varoufakis) and “Ed-Tech Griftopia” (Seybold) undermining contemporary academic research and instruction; the mid-20th-century trouncing of the neo-Aristotelian Chicago School Critics by the neoliberal Chicago School Economists; how the ugly politics of race, class, gender, and colonialism have both informed and met resist in practices of close reading; and the importance of the 19th-century feud over literary criticism between Matthew Arnold and Mark Twain for imaginatively contesting imperialism, then and now. “Criticism LTD” has much to offer teachers, researchers, organizers, and creators interested in building a more humane, collaborative, and democratic education system in the shell of the old. Visit our Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/MoLsuperstructureMusic by Nahneen Kula: www.nahneenkula.com

Jason Cardillo is a Global Marketing Executive who has held such roles as Vice President Experience and Digital Marketing at Emplifi and Director Of Web Marketing at Sitecore.  In this episode, Jason talks about growing up in Upstate New York and Cleveland, Ohio, family, childhood interests, Elmira College, hockey, moving to California, career trajectory, marketing, Emplifi, Sitecore, and so much more.

224: 5 Truths for Transformational Nonprofit Leaders (Ed Mishrell)SUMMARYDo you want to elevate your nonprofit leadership to the next level? What are the five key principles of mission-driven leadership? In episode #224 of Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership, former Chief Strategy Officer for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and author of The Five Truths for Transformational Leaders: How Nonprofit Organizations Thrive, Grow and Make a Profound Difference, Ed Mishrell, delivers an insightful and practical discussion of how to achieve extraordinary results when leading nonprofit organizations. Ed shares how to use your organization's mission as your north star and build an exciting, thriving nonprofit. He highlights hurdles nonprofit leaders typically face and how you can navigate them for optimal results. Understand the vital importance of leadership growth and how you can ensure you're consistently growing and adapting.   ABOUT EDFor over four decades, Ed Mishrell worked to provide opportunities for America's youth. Ed began a nearly 40-year career in the Boys & Girls Clubs Movement beginning at the Crime Prevention Association, a Boys & Girls Club organization in Philadelphia, PA. In 1987, Ed joined the staff of Boys & Girls Clubs of America as the Director of the Targeted Outreach Delinquency Intervention Program. He has held many positions at BGCA, including the Director of Staff Development and Senior Director of Training and Development, among others. He has led the development of numerous national program and strategic initiatives including executive leadership, deepening impact and assuring public trust. In 2009, Ed became the Chief Strategy Officer at Boys & Girls Clubs of America, responsible for organizational strategy, strategic planning, operational planning, organizational data and outcome measurement systems. After retiring from Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Ed became an adjunct professor at Georgia State University. Ed holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Alfred University, a Master of Education from Elmira College, and a Master of Social Work Administration from Temple University.EPISODE TOPICS & RESOURCES Learn more about Ed hereWhat Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshal Goldsmith and Mark ReiterReady for a Mastermind?  Learn more here!Check out Patton's book Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership: Seven Keys to Advancing Your Career in the Philanthropic Sector

On today's episode, I speak with Coach Kelly from the Elmira Women's Program in New York. We talk about the difference between their inbound and outbound recruiting. He describes the high percentage of students on campus that are also athletes. Lastly, we discuss his focus on a growth mindset when it comes to coaching.    #soccer #collegesoccer #highschoolsoccer #soccercoach #soccercoaches #soccerrecruiting #collegesoccerrecruiting #collegesoccerplayer #highschoolsoccerplayer #ncaa #d1 #d2 #d3 #naia #njcaa #juco #collegerecruiting #soccerlife #clubsoccer #socceracademy #menssoccer #womenssoccer #boyssoccer #girlssoccer   See all our interviews. Check out college soccer ID camp listings. Get valuable free college recruiting resources, all at https://discovercollegesoccer.com/   Join the Discover College Soccer Study Table! Get all the resources you need to manage the college recruiting process! https://discovercollegesoccer.com/studytable --- DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! Be sure you subscribe so you can stay up-to-date with our latest videos. --- Follow us here: TWITTER - https://twitter.com/Discover_CS FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/DiscoverCollegeSoccer INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/discover_cs/ TIKTOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@discover_cs  

Welcome to Season 11 of Golf Talk Live! Tune in LIVE Thursday at 6:00 PM Central Joining me on the Coaches Corner panel: Sue Wieger. Later in the broadcast I speak with special guest: Sean Slater, Sr. Brand & Product Managerfor PrideSports and SoftSpikes. More on Sean: Sean oversees product creation and brand marketing initiatives for PrideSports and SoftSpikes. With more than 12 years' experience working for major brands like New Balance and Titleist, he is no stranger to developing products built to help athletes perform on the world's biggest stages. Sean spends his days working closely with Amateurs, Tour Players and Major shoe brands to ensure that golfers are maximizing their performance on the course through the use of the latest in traction technologies. Sean received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Marketing from Elmira College and holds a Master's degree in Marketing from Leeds Beckett University in England. Join me LIVE Thursdays from 6:00 - 8:00PM Central http://www.blogtalkradio.com/golftalklive Or listen on these social media platforms:  iTunes , Stitcher, Tunein, Castbox, TalkStreamLive & Spotify.

Darian Leta, MPH is a Senior Manager of Substance Use and Recovery Initiatives at Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. She is a Dominican and Puerto Rican Community Health Advocate committed to providing the best care to the most vulnerable populations in the world. She conferred a Bachelor in Biology at Elmira College before working a few years and then getting her Master of Public Health at Boston University School of Public Health.Support The Public Health Millennial: https://ko-fi.com/thephmillennialDarian Leta, MPH on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darian-leta-mph-90846649/Full Shownotes: https://thephmillennial.com/episode149Support the showThanks for tuning in. Let's all work together towards a culture of health, wellbeing, and equity for all. ⭐⭐ SUBSCRIBE & Leave a 5-STAR REVIEW! ⭐⭐ Follow & Support:- Contribute to the show (one-time or monthly)- The Public Health Millennial on IG - The Public Health Millennial on LinkedIn - The Public Health Millennial Website- Omari Richins, MPH on LinkedIn- Support on The Public Health Store

Ryan Mee just completed his 5th season as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. In the 2021-22 season the Brewers won the Liberty League Championship and earned their first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history. Mee previously served as an assistant coach at Division I Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina under legendary head coach Bob McKillop from 2012-2018. Prior to Davidson, Mee was an associate head coach at his alma mater, the University of Rochester from 2009-12.During the 2008-09 season, Mee was an assistant coach at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.Mee began his coaching career at Hilbert College in 2005 before moving to Elmira College as an assistant coach for two seasons from 2006-2008. As a player, Mee was a four-year varsity letter winner at Rochester, serving as team captain in 2004-05. He helped the Yellowjackets to four NCAA Tournament appearances as his squads went a combined 97-17 over his four seasons as part of the winningest class in the program's history.If you're looking to improve your coaching please consider joining the Hoop Heads Mentorship Program. We believe that having a mentor is the best way to maximize your potential and become a transformational coach. By matching you up with one of our experienced mentors you'll develop a one on one relationship that will help your coaching, your team, your program, and your mindset. The Hoop Heads Mentorship Program delivers mentoring services to basketball coaches at all levels through our team of experienced Head Coaches. Find out more at hoopheadspod.com or shoot me an email directly mike@hoopheadspod.comFollow us on social media @hoopheadspod on Twitter and Instagram.Have your notebook handy as you listen to this episode with Ryan Mee, Head Men's Basketball Coach at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York.Website - https://www.vassarathletics.com/sports/mens-basketballEmail - rmee@vassar.eduTwitter - @coachmeeVisit our Sponsors!Dr. Dish BasketballMention the Hoop Heads Podcast when you place your order and get $300 off a brand new state of the art Dr. Dish Shooting Machine! Fast Model SportsFastModel Sports has the most compelling and intuitive basketball software out there! In addition to a great product, they also provide basketball coaching content and resources through their blog and playbank, which features over 8,000 free plays and drills from their online coaching community. For access to these plays and more information, visit fastmodelsports.com or follow them on Twitter @FastModel. Use Promo code HHP15 to save 15%The Coaching PortfolioYour first impression is everything when applying for a new coaching job. A professional coaching portfolio is the tool that highlights your coaching achievements and philosophies and, most of all, helps separate you and your abilities from the other applicants. Special Price of just $25 for all Hoop Heads Listeners.

Jan 24, 2021 In the first episode of Season Two of “The Claw's Corner” Rich Cyr continues his conversation with Mark Dawidziak as they talk all things “Twilight Zone” and even dive deep into “Columbo” and dip their toes into “Kolchak: The Night Stalker”, discuss some Hollywood history, Mark Twain, and cover Mark's amazing career! For more on Mark please visit his website http://www.markdawidziak.com/ And follow him on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.dawidziak And his theater company as well - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100049134711698&ref=page_internal For the first part of this interview, which also includes Anne Serling please use this link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op93QmPYpno&t=479s About Mark Dauidziak from his website: Dawidziak was born in Huntington, New York, on September 7, 1956. He is a graduate of Harborfields High School, class of 1974. A journalism graduate of George Washington University, Dawidziak has worked as a theater, film and television critic since 1979. He has been the television critic for The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio, since 1999. A member of the Television Critics Association's board of directors for five years, he has won five Cleveland Press Club awards for entertainment writing, as well as a Society of Professional Journalists award for coverage of minority issues. In addition to Horton Foote's The Shape of the River: The Lost Teleplay About Mark Twain, he assembled Mark Twain's thoughts on writing and the writing process for Mark My Words: Mark Twain on Writing. He also teamed with noted Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen for the chapter Mark Twain on the Screen published in A Companion to Mark Twain. He has twice been the visiting Twain scholar giving the Trouble Begins at Eight lecture at Elmira College's Center for Mark Twain Studies. He has presented academic papers at four consecutive State of Mark Twain Studies conferences: on The Shape of the River in 2001; on the many similarities between Twain and Charles Dickens in 2005; on the importance of Hal Holbrook's one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight!, in 2009; and on director-producer Will Vinton's Claymation film The Adventures of Mark Twain in 2013. He also has been the featured speaker at the Mark Twain Museum in Buffalo and the keynote speaker at the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read initiatives devoted to Mark Twain. Two Twain-centric books appeared in 2015: Mark Twain in Ohio from Rod Serling Books and Mark Twain's Guide to Diet, Exercise, Beauty, Fashion, Investment, Romance, Health and Happiness from Prospect Park Books. Dawidziak currently is teaching part-time as an adjunct professor at Kent State University, in addition to writing for The Plain Dealer. Each semester since the spring of 2009, he has taught the Reviewing Film and Television and Vampires in Film and Television courses. He lives in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, with his wife, Sara Showman, and their daughter, Becky. Mark's Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Dawidziak?fbclid=IwAR2o9IzBUQ4JYyGkmmpp0TAVogM6ttAJthXmramtDy3NeLX_FiaCg-K6nOk Mark's IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7189904/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Do not miss Rich's book, "Confessions of a Frenetic Mind" available now - https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Frenetic-Mind-Blood-Curdling-Terror/dp/1946577103/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Rich+Cyr&qid=1667737186&sr=8-1 Copyright 2023 The Claw's Corner - Produced by Rich Cyr https://www.facebook.com/richtheclawcyr/ Edited by Elmwood Productions - http://elmwoodproductions.com/index.html and subscribe to Elmwood Productions on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ElmwoodProductions/featured Show some love for Elmwood! It's your support that keeps content like this coming! Visit our Ko-Fi Page and help keep us caffeinated! - https://ko-fi.com/elmwoodproductions Enhanced and uploaded by Rob Bull. For Music, Podcast, Graphic Design, and Video info Email Rob At: robbull61792@gmail.com Also Follow and Message Him through FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085244920212 Rob Bulls Music on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@crackhouse2012 Rob Bulls Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/robertbull Search Rob Bull on Spotify.

On this episode of “The Claw's Corner” Rich Cyr interviews Anne Serling and Mark Dawidziak. Anne Serling is an author and daughter of the legendary writer and producer Rod Serling. Mark Dawidziak is an author and "Twilight Zone" historian. Please visit both of their website for links on where to buy their books and social media accounts! https://anneserling.com/index.html http://www.markdawidziak.com/ About Anne Serling from her website: “I was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, but moved to Pacific Palisades in southern California when I was three. My dad had an office in the house, but then built one in the back yard so he could find some peace to write by getting away from my sister, me and our menagerie of dogs, cats and even two pet rats. Always preferring the East Coast, the change of seasons and the slower pace of small college towns, I remained in upstate New York to attend college. First Alfred University and then transferring to Elmira College where I earned a degree in Elementary Education with a minor in English. Upon graduation I substitute taught, worked at a school for children with special needs, and then was a preschool teacher at Cornell University's Early Childhood Program & Cooperative Nursery School. I have always loved writing. If my dad liked my writing he said so. Conversely, if not, he would declare it “interesting.” I wrote predominately poetry until I was published in The Twilight Zone, The Original Stories, an anthology, in which I adapted two of my father's teleplays, One for the Angels and The Changing of the Guard into short stories. The latter was subsequently published in The Twilight Zone Magazine. Additionally, I have had poetry published in The Cornell Daily Sun and Visions. I am represented by Erica Spellman-Silverman at Trident Media Group. Recently I started work on a novel and continue to promote my father's legacy as a Board Member of the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation.” About Mark Dauidziak from his website: Dawidziak was born in Huntington, New York, on September 7, 1956. He is a graduate of Harborfields High School, class of 1974. A journalism graduate of George Washington University, Dawidziak has worked as a theater, film and television critic since 1979. He has been the television critic for The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio, since 1999. A member of the Television Critics Association's board of directors for five years, he has won five Cleveland Press Club awards for entertainment writing, as well as a Society of Professional Journalists award for coverage of minority issues. In addition to Horton Foote's The Shape of the River: The Lost Teleplay About Mark Twain, he assembled Mark Twain's thoughts on writing and the writing process for Mark My Words: Mark Twain on Writing. He also teamed with noted Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen for the chapter Mark Twain on the Screen published in A Companion to Mark Twain. He has twice been the visiting Twain scholar giving the Trouble Begins at Eight lecture at Elmira College's Center for Mark Twain Studies. He has presented academic papers at four consecutive State of Mark Twain Studies conferences: on The Shape of the River in 2001; on the many similarities between Twain and Charles Dickens in 2005; on the importance of Hal Holbrook's one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight!, in 2009; and on director-producer Will Vinton's Claymation film The Adventures of Mark Twain in 2013. He also has been the featured speaker at the Mark Twain Museum in Buffalo and the keynote speaker at the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read initiatives devoted to Mark Twain. Two Twain-centric books appeared in 2015: Mark Twain in Ohio from Rod Serling Books and Mark Twain's Guide to Diet, Exercise, Beauty, Fashion, Investment, Romance, Health and Happiness from Prospect Park Books. Dawidziak currently is teaching part-time as an adjunct professor at Kent State University, in addition to writing for The Plain Dealer. Each semester since the spring of 2009, he has taught the Reviewing Film and Television and Vampires in Film and Television courses. He lives in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, with his wife, Sara Showman, and their daughter, Becky Enhanced and uploaded by Rob Bull

Join us with Tom Reynolds, President of NYS SCOPE- Shooters Committee on Political Educations. I spent almost 30 years as a Chief Financial and Chief Business Officer in colleges (Elmira College), wholesaling (hardware and beauty products), nursing homes and social services (group homes, children services, homeless).  Before becoming a CFO I worked for GE and Ithaca College.  In addition, I served on about 8 social services boards – usually as an officer.  I am now retired.Heavily read in history, and biography but never was actively involved in politics until 2009 when I got involved with the Tea Party and that lead to involvement with the Republican Party.  I was Vice Chair of the Tompkins County Republican Committee (Ithaca) for several years including 2 years after I no longer lived there.In 2010, I was asked to run for the NYS Assembly in the Ithaca area.  I ran as a conservative republican in the most liberal area in upstate NY.  In 2016, I was asked to run for SCOPE president and to my surprise I won. I said I would only serve one year.  In 2018, I became SCOPE's Treasurer. In 2020, I was again asked to be SCOPE's President and am in my 3rd consecutive term. I got actively involved – instead of just voting -  because I believe our constitution was / is threatened and the 2nd Amendment is the most threatened (followed closely by #1).  It is hypocrisy to complain about something but when given a chance to do something to pass on it. SCOPE was formed as an educational organization to protect the Constitution with an emphasis on the 2nd Amendment.  What makes us different from other 2A organizations is that we are chapter / county oriented.  Few other 2A's have county chapters.  We believe in working with other groups who shares our principles or have the same enemy (the enemy of my enemy is my friend)

We didn't set out to do it, but we did it. What, you might ask? We've created an episode that's an excellent jumping-on point for anyone who's been itching to try the podcast, but doesn't know where to start. How? Well to start with, we're talking about a short story. You don't need to read the books or watch the shows we talk about to enjoy the podcast, but we certainly understand if want to! We're talking about "Mirror Image" from Robot Visions, in which Lije Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw help to solve a dispute between two mathematicians. It's about 19 pages long, a comfortable, digestible chunk. And? And we have guests! Episodes are better with guests and we're joined by two charming mathematicians, Coleen and Charlie Jacobson, long-time science fiction readers and friends of Joseph from Elmira College. They'll help us decide if the off-screen mathematicians are true-to-life! On a personal note, if you remember Joseph from EC you might enjoy hearing from half of what he calls, the "Mathematics Faculty Classic" that existed from 2012 to 2014. So, if you're a regular listener, settle in for another excellent episode. If you're new to the podcast, buckle up! You're in for a fun ride! Let's go!

Matt Seybold talks about the development of economics as a discourse inside and outside the academy, its success in making itself felt to be the only discourse that can talk about resource management and distribution, and its many complicities with capitalism. The conversation ranges from the origins of economics in the concept of household management, to the possibilities of a utopian economics in the novels of Kim Stanley Robinson. Matt Seybold is Associate Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College, where he is also resident scholar at the Center For Mark Twain Studies, editor of MarkTwainStudies.org, and host of The American Vandal Podcast. He is co-editor, with Michelle Chihara, of The Routledge Companion to Literature & Economics (2018) and, with Gordon Hutner, of a 2019 special issue of American Literary History on “Economics & American Literary Studies in the New Gilded Age.” Other recent publications can be found in Aeon, American Studies, Henry James Review, Leviathan, Los Angeles Review of Books, and Mark Twain Annual. Image: “New York Harbor from Brooklyn Bridge” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850 – 1945. Music used in promotional material: ‘Technical Difficulty Lullaby (Pigeon Song)' by Monplaisir Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Matt Seybold talks about the development of economics as a discourse inside and outside the academy, its success in making itself felt to be the only discourse that can talk about resource management and distribution, and its many complicities with capitalism. The conversation ranges from the origins of economics in the concept of household management, to the possibilities of a utopian economics in the novels of Kim Stanley Robinson. Matt Seybold is Associate Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College, where he is also resident scholar at the Center For Mark Twain Studies, editor of MarkTwainStudies.org, and host of The American Vandal Podcast. He is co-editor, with Michelle Chihara, of The Routledge Companion to Literature & Economics (2018) and, with Gordon Hutner, of a 2019 special issue of American Literary History on “Economics & American Literary Studies in the New Gilded Age.” Other recent publications can be found in Aeon, American Studies, Henry James Review, Leviathan, Los Angeles Review of Books, and Mark Twain Annual. Image: “New York Harbor from Brooklyn Bridge” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850 – 1945. Music used in promotional material: ‘Technical Difficulty Lullaby (Pigeon Song)' by Monplaisir Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Seybold talks about the development of economics as a discourse inside and outside the academy, its success in making itself felt to be the only discourse that can talk about resource management and distribution, and its many complicities with capitalism. The conversation ranges from the origins of economics in the concept of household management, to the possibilities of a utopian economics in the novels of Kim Stanley Robinson. Matt Seybold is Associate Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College, where he is also resident scholar at the Center For Mark Twain Studies, editor of MarkTwainStudies.org, and host of The American Vandal Podcast. He is co-editor, with Michelle Chihara, of The Routledge Companion to Literature & Economics (2018) and, with Gordon Hutner, of a 2019 special issue of American Literary History on “Economics & American Literary Studies in the New Gilded Age.” Other recent publications can be found in Aeon, American Studies, Henry James Review, Leviathan, Los Angeles Review of Books, and Mark Twain Annual. Image: “New York Harbor from Brooklyn Bridge” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850 – 1945. Music used in promotional material: ‘Technical Difficulty Lullaby (Pigeon Song)' by Monplaisir Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

Matt Seybold talks about the development of economics as a discourse inside and outside the academy, its success in making itself felt to be the only discourse that can talk about resource management and distribution, and its many complicities with capitalism. The conversation ranges from the origins of economics in the concept of household management, to the possibilities of a utopian economics in the novels of Kim Stanley Robinson. Matt Seybold is Associate Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College, where he is also resident scholar at the Center For Mark Twain Studies, editor of MarkTwainStudies.org, and host of The American Vandal Podcast. He is co-editor, with Michelle Chihara, of The Routledge Companion to Literature & Economics (2018) and, with Gordon Hutner, of a 2019 special issue of American Literary History on “Economics & American Literary Studies in the New Gilded Age.” Other recent publications can be found in Aeon, American Studies, Henry James Review, Leviathan, Los Angeles Review of Books, and Mark Twain Annual. Image: “New York Harbor from Brooklyn Bridge” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850 – 1945. Music used in promotional material: ‘Technical Difficulty Lullaby (Pigeon Song)' by Monplaisir Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics

Don Bosco Prep's Brendan Gorman joins the show to discuss his journey from Elmira College to Cary Grove, Illinois to Ramsey, New Jersey where he is the leader of the 2021 New Jersey TOC state champions. We discussed his attraction to box lacrosse, how he introduced it to his New Jersey program, how they are prepping for the post season and more. The Lacrosse Playground Coach's Companion podcast is presented by Epoch Lacrosse and Top 66. Website: https://lacrosseplayground.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaxPlayground Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lacrosseplayground/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LacrossePlayground/ Discount code: PLAYGROUND15 to save 15% on your first order from Rhoback

Buffalo News horse racing writer and Elmira College hoops captain Gene Kershner joins "Tim Graham And Friends" brought to you by CTBK to preview the Kentucky Derby and discuss how the NCAA transfer portal is impacting Big 4 basketball.

Produced in observance of and solidarity with the Worldwide Teach-In On Climate & Justice taking place on many campuses today, including Elmira College, we host discussion of a CliFi novel by Kim Stanley Robinson which helps us get "Beyond Climate Despair." For more about this episode, include a complete bibliography, please visit MarkTwainStudies.com/MinistryForTheFuture

Paul Richmond is the teacher and coach you wish you had in high school.He attended the University of Charleston on a golf scholarship and earned a business degree in 1994.Upon graduation and a brief finance career, Paul decided to go back to school and become a high school teacher.  He earned his Master's in Education (along with his teaching certificate) from Elmira College and began his career.Paul taught public HS social studies for 18 years.  For the past 8 years, he has led a public high school program called New Visions Innovation, Leadership, and Business.  High school juniors from surrounding school districts apply, interview and are selected.  Students learn entrepreneurship, receive 15 college credits, and spend between 20-40 days in their community, learning and working with business leaders, developers, and the local chamber of commerce.  They graduate with experience and a network superior to that of the average student.Paul has also spent his entire career coaching a combination of high school golf, volleyball, basketball, and softball, depending on the year.In addition to teaching, Paul currently is securities licensed and has a financial business, is part owner in a food truck, has authored the book “Energize the High School Classroom” and contributed to the financial literacy book “Building Financial Competency”.  He also co-hosts the podcast “Anecdotes for Success”, which helps others take the steps to succeed through truth, meaning, trade-offs and perspective.Paul is practicing the skillsets he preaches.

Lisa Loiselle, explores the importance of the arts in the context of dementia from the lens of a personal advocate,  Rev. Dr. Cynthia Huling Hummel and a care partner, Daniel Potts. Cynthia started having memory problems at the age of 49. She did not consider herself an artist until after her diagnosis and now she is a published author, artist, and fierce Alzheimer's advocate. Cynthia talks about how she got started in the arts and how that work has turned into her published book, “UnMasking Alzheimer's”, a compendium of stores and photos of 36 masks that she created as an artist. Daniel C. Potts, is a neurologist, author, educator, and champion of those living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias and their care partners. Inspired by his father's transformation from a blue-collar worker to a watercolor artist after his dementia diagnosis through person-centered care and the expressive arts. Dr. Potts has sought to make these therapies more widely available through his foundation, Cognitive Dynamics. Danny also speaks about a dark time in his life after his father's diagnosis when, as a neurologist, he felt unable to help his parents. Seeing his father's artwork, however, sparked something in him and he began writing poetry to help him deal with his role as a care partner. Dr. Potts shares one of his poems during this podcast   Biographies:   Daniel C. Potts, MD, FAAN is a neurologist, author, educator, and champion of those living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias and their care partners. Selected by the American Academy of Neurology as the 2008 Donald M. Palatucci Advocate of the Year, he also has been designated an Architect of Change by Maria Shriver. In 2016, he was chosen by the University of Alabama Medical Alumni Association as a recipient of the Martha Myers Role Model Award, which honors physician alumni whose lives epitomize the ideal of service to their communities. Along with his wife, Ellen W. Potts, MBA, he authored A Pocket Guide for the Alzheimer's Caregiver, which is recommended by the Alzheimer's Association, the American Academy of Neurology, and Maria Shriver. Inspired by his father's transformation from saw miller to the watercolor artist in the throes of dementia through person-centered care and the expressive arts, Dr. Potts seeks to make these therapies more widely available through his foundation, Cognitive Dynamics. Additionally, he is passionate about promoting self-preservation and dignity for all persons with cognitive impairment. He practices neurology at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center.   The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Huling Hummel of Elmira served in parish ministry for 15 years prior to her diagnosis of early-stage Alzheimer's disease. She received her BS from Rutgers College, her MDiv from New Brunswick Theological Seminary, and her DMin from McCormick Theological Seminary.   Cynthia is a fierce Alzheimer's advocate and has become a voice for those living with dementia- locally, nationally, and internationally.  She was recently appointed to serve a 4-year term on the 18 members, National Advisory Council on Aging representing the 5.8 million Americans living with Alzheimer's and related dementias.   Cynthia is passionate about Alzheimer's research and is in her 11th year of the ADNI study.  She is serving on the Dementia Action Alliance (DAA) Advisory Board and is the co-chair of the National Academies of Sciences Alzheimer's Decadal Survey Advisory Panel. She has participated in three NIH Research Summits, the most recent in July 2020. Cynthia sings in the band ”Country Magic” and in 2016, was inducted into the NY State Country Music Hall of Honor.  A lifelong learner, Cynthia enrolled at Elmira College in 2011 and has taken 40 classes so far. Cynthia is an artist and an author.  Her book, “UnMasking Alzheimer's” is a compendium of stories and photos of the 36 masks that she created.  In 2019, ten of her Alzheimer's masks were displayed at the National Gallery of Art in Stockholm during the 2019 Dementia X Conference.  Cynthia loves to travel, kayak, to swim and enjoys serving as a substitute preacher. Her mantra?  “Don't focus on what you can't do.  Focus on how you can still make a difference.”    Resources: Cognitive Dynamics Foundation: https://www.cognitivedynamics.org Daniel and Cynthis singing in a tornado shelter: https://www.facebook.com/don.wendorf.9/videos/1844816778968134/?d=n The poem Danny read on the podcast set to music: https://youtu.be/_4KrNQgjc_s

Alair Townsend describes her journey from growing in Elmira and attending Elmira College, the London School of Economics, and the University of Wisconsin to a career at the highest level of public service. She describes her role as staff director of the Subcommittee on Fiscal Policy and how it produced the first set of studies of the combined cash and in-kind welfare programs in the US. Alair tells stories of subsequent leadership positions at the first House Budget Committee and then as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. This was only the beginning. Hired as the budget director of New York City, she explains how she was determined to keep the budget in balance. Asked to become Deputy Mayor for finance and economic development by Mayor Ed Koch, Alair led the effort to retain jobs in the city and to reach the outer boroughs. She capped her career by becoming publisher of Crain's Business Daily and now serves on many boards of directors.

Barak Swarttz is a leading strength and conditioning coach and former college basketball player. As an athlete, he leverages his experience and adversity to help others reach their full potential. As a trainer, Barak's goal is to inspire everyone that he works with to find their own GRIT (gain, resilience in Time.) He also uses fitness as a vehicle for enhancing and improving every aspect of his clients' lives. Barak Swarttz trains NBA, WNBA, and Euroleague basketball players, as well as anyone who wants to reach their fitness goals! His family moved to Israel when he was six; that was when he first picked up a basketball. Shortly after Barak returned to the states and basketball became his life. Training, playing, and competing were the only things he cared about. At 16 years-old, Barak was diagnosed with 2 hairline fractures and Spondylolisthesis in his back. He was put in a back brace and shut down from activity for 6 months. He pushed through his pain and continued to play eventually playing college ball at Elmira College and then transferred for his last two years at Curry College. Barak spent countless time in surgery and rehab. He knew he wasn't on his way to the NBA, but he never allowed his work ethic be the reason he wasn't getting better. Barak thought that being injured and never reaching his potential was one of his life's biggest failures, but now realizes that it's actually his life's biggest asset. Barak's experience of being an injured athlete gave him a window of opportunity to help athletes become so healthy, fit, elite and strong that they don't have to endure what he did. Follow on social media @otherbarak Learn more at https://www.barakswarttz.com/Watch all our podcasts and clips on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9AOctuPEJiUH7POKHrgehwBook Charlie Smith for live talks here:https://charliesmithspeaks.comNeed Help or know someone with Substance Abuse issues:https://executiverecoveryprogram.com/homehttps://www.archwayhouse.com https://overcomeoutloud.com 

Today, we have an interview with Dr. Matt Seybold. Dr. Seybold is on the faculty Elmira College faculty and is the Editor-in-Chief of MarkTwainStudies.org. He earned his Ph.D. from University of California, Irvine in 2012, after which he worked at The University of Alabama. He teaches courses on all periods of American Literature, as well as interdisciplinary courses on mass media and economics. Today, we are going to talk about all things Mark Twain in California. Please enjoy our conversation.

Other than going to the university to get a degree, what are the other educational options for students? Ken welcomes Jim Bologa to talk about the career and technical education space. Jim is the President and CEO of Porter and Chester Institute which provides different career programs for students to acquire technical and professional skills essential for their chosen careers. Jim shares how career and technical education can create value for people. He also answers some of the most important questions: How long it will take a student to finish the course, the consulting and onboarding process, and most importantly, how much the salary will be after taking the program. Who is Jim Bologa? Jim joined PCI in 2007 as a consultant then became the Chief Operating office in 2009. He began serving as the President and Chief Executive Offer in 2012. Before joining PCI, he was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FamilyMeds, Inc. Prior to that, he spent over a decade in various executive management roles in the business services, automotive/aerospace, and technology industries. He began his career as a Certified Public Accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he served for ten years with his last role as a Senior Manager in PwC's Transactions Advisory Group. Jim received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Elmira College in Elmira, New York, and completed his fifth year accounting requirement at Saint Leo University and the University of South Florida. He is a former board member and school commissioner of Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), a former board member of Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU), a former board member of the Association of Connecticut Career Schools (ACCS), and a former board member and President of the Massachusetts Association of Private and Career Schools (MAPCS), subsequently reorganized into the New England Private School Association (NEPCSA) What is Porter and Chester Institute? Porter and Chester Institute (PCI), a private sector, a post-secondary technical institution founded in 1946 with twelve campuses throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, featuring twenty-four different career programs, supports committed students in achieving the technical and professional skills essential for their chosen career through industry-modeled, student-centered education and training. Porter and Chester Institute is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), authorized by the Connecticut Office of Higher Education, and licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Division of Professional Licensure, Office of Private Occupational School Education, approved and licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, State Board of Private Licensed Schools. Links and Resources from this Episode DISCLAIMER For resources and additional information of this episode go to http://engineeroffinance.com https://wti.edu/ Connect with Ken Greene http://engineeroffinance.com Office 775-624-8839 https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-greene https://business.facebook.com/GreeneFinance Connect with Jim Bologa https://www.bls.gov/ http://www.porterchester.edu/ jbologa@porterchester.com  Book a meeting with Ken If you liked what you've heard and would like a one-on-one meeting with the Engineer Of Finance click here Show Notes The different topics to cover. - 2:32 What the career and technical education is about and how it can create value for people. - 4:24 How long does it take a student to finish the different programs and course offerings? - 9:30 The consulting and onboarding process. - 17:15 Is there an option to get information on how much their salary will be after taking the program? - 20:45 Micro jobs are a huge proponent of career and technical education because they're so needed and important. - 27:31 There's a lot of interesting value to an individual in a sense of accomplishment if you can build something, service something or fix something. - 29:15 Where can people reach out to Jim and Porter and Chester Institute? - 33:36 Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher Subscribe with RSS 

Casey McGraw, head coach of Elmira College, joins the podcast for episode 40. Growing up, Casey was my high school and AAU teammate. In this episode, we reminisced over our playing days and early experiences as coaches. Solving Basketball is presented by Hudl! To learn more about Hudl Sportscode and/or to contact Hudl directly, click/tap this link. For more on Solving Basketball and Jordan Sperber, follow on Twitter @hoopvision68.

Tour of Elmira, NY - Mark Twain CountrySpecial Mini-Episode of Talkin' Baloney!  Watch at https://youtu.be/hmWqp8QCLwcTalkin' Baloney Podcast - covering Pop Culture, Sports, Family and Friends - Nothing is Off Limits!  Except politics.  And religion.  But everything else...Jim Deezy and The Big Guy explore Elmira, NY, and in particular, the two big attractions that make it "Mark Twain Country" - his Study on the campus of Elmira College, and his gravesite at Woodlawn National Cemetery.Plus -  we wouldn't be Talkin' Baloney if we didn't attempt to talk to Mark Twain!Follow this link https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=819616 and Buzzsprout will give you a $20 Amazon gift card if you sign up for a paid plan, and that helps support our show.Like and Subscribe! - Call or Text the Baloney Nation Hotline (585-484-1770) and leave us a question or comment! Visit the Talkin' Baloney merchandise store - https://classywolf.square.site/shop/2

You're listening to the Westerly Sun's podcast, where we talk about the best local events, new job postings, obituaries, and more. First, a bit of Rhode Island trivia. Today's trivia is brought to you by Perennial. Perennial's new plant-based drink “Daily Gut & Brain” is a blend of easily digestible nutrients crafted for gut and brain health. A convenient mini-meal, Daily Gut & Brain” is available now at the CVS Pharmacy in Wakefield. Now for some trivia. Did you know that Rhode Island native, Ronald Champagne, served as the interim president of Roger Williams University from 2010 to 2012 before taking the position at Elmira College.  Now, for our feature story: As a minister Mark Benson knows there are times when what is called for is perseverance toward a goal, even when it seems unattainable or the path strewn with obstacles. He says the story of the Joy Fellowship Church in Bradford, where he serves as pastor, is an example. About 14 years ago, shortly after Benson became a minister, he said he became convinced that his congregation belonged on Bowling Lane. The only trouble was the only church building on the street was the still active but fading Niantic Baptist Church. "We planted this 14 years ago, but this building wasn't available, but we always knew this is where we would be," Benson said in a recent interview while sitting in the sanctuary of what is now the Joy Fellowship at 17 Bowling Lane. From those days of uncertainty, the Joy Fellowship has grown to a congregation of about 125 and has more than doubled the physical size of its building. The building is open seven nights per week for music, prayer, and substance-abuse recovery activities, and the congregation recently moved its bustling food pantry to a new location a few doors down from the church. "We're growing like crazy. Everything has changed radically," Benson said. When Benson met with officials from the Niantic Baptist Church and American Baptist Church, he essentially asked them to make the same leap of faith that he was making. "I would tell them, 'We have no money but I believe I have word from God.' They were gracious," Benson said. According to Benson, his congregation came up with funds along the way and then unsolicited, perfectly timed donations arrived just as promised payments to American Baptist Church came due. Eventually, the Joy Fellowship completed the transaction and bought the building. Since acquiring its new home about nine years ago, Joy Fellowship has renovated and expanded the building from its original footprint of less than 3,000 square feet to its current 10,000 square feet.  In late 2020, the church opened a food pantry in its basement. The response and need has been so steady that the pantry was recently moved to the community center building at 70 Bowling Lane which the church was given by Origen Property Investment. Benson said the property investment company gave the building to the church when one of its officials witnessed efforts the church was making on the street. "He was perplexed with me and said, 'Why are you guys here?' I said because our vision was always to be part of the community. We don't want to be an organization where people come in every week on  Sunday. My vision is that this building will be open every night of the week, and it is now," For more information on all things Westerly, check out this story and more at thewesterlysun.com Are you interested in a new opportunity? You're in luck! Today's Job posting comes from the United States Postal Service in Rockville. They're looking for a full-time sales, services, and distribution associate. The job performs a variety of important functions. Pay starts at $18.49 per hour. If you're interested and think you'd be a good fit for the role you can apply using the link in our episode description. https://www.indeed.com/l-Westerly,-RI-jobs.html?vjk=b09cec8dcc0241b2 Today we're remembering the life of Nora Luther of Westerly who peacefully departed on June 25, 2021, at the age of 95. She is survived by her daughters and her son, seven grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Luther served as the credit manager for the Westerly Sears Roebuck Co. store. She later became the assistant to the manager at the Waterford Crystal Mall Sears store. She was an active member of the St. Pius X parish in Westerly serving on many committees. Thank you for taking the time today to remember and celebrate Nora's life. That's it for today, we'll be back next time with more! Also, remember to check out our sponsor Perennial, Daily Gut & Brain, available at the CVS on Main St. in Wakefield! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Christina Lampe-Önnerud is a corporate strategist, entrepreneur, inventor, and a global authority in the battery industry. From her childhood days of playing with electrical kits and making fireworks in a bathtub, to pioneering the use of lithium-ion to create more powerful, longer lasting, safer, and cost-effective batteries, Christina has forged a career in ground-breaking technological innovation. Having considered the vocation of opera singing and turned down a scholarship for an 8-year program for a medical doctorate degree, Christina accepted a scholarship to attend Elmira College in New York, where she studied English literature, business, and the sciences. With encouragement from her father to pursue a career in a STEM field, Christina returned to Sweden and obtained a B.Sc. in Chemistry and Calculus and a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from Uppsala University in Sweden. In her Masters program at Uppsala, she studied copper deposition on semiconductor wafers and for her Ph.D. she focused on analyzing cathode materials for lithium-polymer batteries while working with a Denmark battery producer, Danionics, who later patented some of the materials Christina studied. She then held a postdoctoral appointment at MIT in Cambridge, MA working for Quantum Energy Technologies. Christina was one of the youngest partners ever appointed at Arthur D. Little/TIAX, where she ran the company's globally-renowned battery labs, defined strategies for the world's top chemical and battery organizations, and directed high-profile market evaluations. In 2005, Christina founded the lithium-ion battery company Boston-Power Inc, working as the CEO, executive chairman, and international chairman. The company focused on lithium-ion batteries for small personal computing devices. In 2012, she and her husband Per Önnerud started the company Cadenza Innovation where their work aims to develop efficient, safe, lasting, and inexpensive batteries. The lithium ion battery Christina invented is the first to be considered environmentally friendly while capable of providing long lasting energy safely to various types of technology. The battery is intended to be a power source for electric vehicles such as Tesla's cars and electrical grids. Christina has served as a passionate voice for power and energy issues at government and industrial conferences for over 15 years. She holds 17 patents and has received a range of industry awards including 100 Top Young Innovators by Technology Review, MIT's Magazine of Innovation; Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year for Clean Tech, New England region; a Stevie Award for Women in Business as Best Entrepreneur; Mass High Tech Women to Watch; and Top Innovators of 2008 by EDN Magazine. Christina is renowned as a highly analytical leader and a globally sought-after speaker who enthusiastically and eloquently shares her insights about battery technology, climate change and environmental sustainability at industry and government events around the world. Favorite quotes: "To me, the sadness is we know where this is heading. And when we look at what we have taken from the pandemic learnings, it is still a lot of big talk in policy and in handing out money... But the joy is we have more awareness that small things can be done that can have a big impact." "Rarely is there an acknowledgment that none of this is static. And we are in a supercharged transformational time. The transition through the pandemic of going from an old economic paradigm to what we will see in the future – that speed has increased tremendously." Useful links: https://cadenzainnovation.com/about/ https://www.ey.com/en_gl/weoy/speakers-and-contributors/christina-lampe-onnerudSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coach Thad Phillips talks about his experience in the Division III world. He has spent time as a men's basketball assistant at Concordia Wisconsin (where he also played), Carroll University, Oglethorpe, and Rhodes. He spent a decade as the head coach at Keuka College. We talk about his new role with Elmira College where he is assisting the men's and women's basketball program. Take a listen! Listen to us on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Do you wonder how to have a private practice that serves both you and your community? Have you ever wondered what that looks like as an immigrant? This episode is going to cover both of those things.Today on the podcast, Elan Hutchinson is joining me to talk about having a successful private practice as an immigrant.Elan Jolee Hutchinson was born and raised in Nassau, Bahamas. She had the opportunity to attend undergraduate at Elmira College and graduate school at Howard University, so she moved to the states for her education. Elan started her private practice, The Speech Tool-Box, LLC in 2018 after spending time working in schools. She has enjoyed every minute of creating a practice that serves her community and her lifestyle. Even though she is in demand, she chooses to keep her practice small, so she is able to spend more time with her 13 month old son. In Today's Episode, We Discuss:How to define where you need to improve in your careerWhat to do when you realize you need to make a change in the direction of your careerWhy Private practices allow you to make a bigger impact in your communityThe importance of creating flexibility in your private practiceHow private practice allows you to choose your own adventureThe fact that you can have a successful SLP private practice as an immigrantI hope that this episode with Elan inspires you to make an impact in your community through private practice and align yourself with the life that you want.You have the opportunity to choose your own adventure as an SLP, so go out and do it!If you are interested in learning more about the ins and outs of starting your own SLP Private Practice, I want to invite you to tune into my free webinar. Visit www.startyourprivatepractice.com/webinar to save your seat!If you want help starting your speech therapy private practice, head on over to www.startyourprivatepractice.com/waitlist . You will be notified as soon as we open the doors again! I cannot wait to help you.Resources Mentioned: The Speech Tool-Box, LLC Website: www.thespeechtoolbox.comFollow @thespeechtoolbox on InstagramFollow @nalejolee on InstagramFree Webinar: How to Start Your Private Practice: Full Time or on the SideStart Your Private Practice WaitlistWhere We Can Connect: Subscribe to the PodcastFollow Me on InstagramFollow Me on Facebook See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of MorWrestling we bring on the Head Coach of the Men's Wrestling team at Elmira College, Ian Clark. Coach Clark talks about his role in becoming the first head coach at Elmira and growing the program as well as giving us a look at the Women's program. Make sure you follow Elmira Wrestling on Instagram, Men's Wrestling - @elmiramwrest & Women's Wrestling- @elmirawwrest. Thanks for tuning in and don't for get to like and share this podcast! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

While elected officials often decry bureaucracy, regulations and the size of government, President Donald Trump’s four years in office have furthered that cause in ways unseen in decades. Today’s guests write in their book that Trump not only criticized the size of government in speeches, pulled back regulations and fought openly with federal employee groups, his administration has also attacked “root and branch” the legitimacy of the administrative state. Dr. Lisa Parshall is a Professor of Political Science at Daemen College and Dr. Jim Twombly is Professor of Political Science at Elmira College. Their book, Directing the Whirlwind: The Trump Presidency and the Deconstruction of the Administrative State, looks at the last four years and their effect on the machinations of the federal government. They joined the show to discuss the book and how President Trump has decreased the efficacy of the bureaucracy through a series of decisions and actions.

In this episode, Jesse interviews the first-ever National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) player, Sarah Hughson. Sarah has spent the last couple of seasons with the Connecticut Whale, after playing hockey for Elmira College. Jesse and Sarah chat about the world of a rapidly growing world of women's professional sports. Oh, and as always, stay tuned for more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bti427/support

Nick W Cesare graduated Elmira College in 2016. During his time there this guy played on the bball squad, Big Events Committee, ENACTUS, and a local bar-hopper. Get to learn what the Elmira experience is like! He's also wicked funny. IG: careercuriositypodcastYouTube Channel: Career Curiosity PodcastContact: careercuriositypodcast@gmail.com

How can you write a stand-out personal statement? [Show summery] Dr. Mary Mahoney, Associate Professor of English at Elmira College and Accepted consultant, draws from her expertise in the medical humanities to deliver advice for writing a compelling personal statement. Listen to the show! A professor of English and Accepted admissions consultant shares top writing tips [Show notes] Our guest today, Dr. Mary Mahoney, is Associate Professor of English at Elmira College and a recent winner of the Barnhill essay contest at that college. She focuses much of her work on medical narrative and medical humanities. This work, in Dr. Mahoney's words, helps students understand and articulate why they want the medical career or healthcare career they are pursuing. In addition, Dr. Mahoney serves on the Elmira College Committee that reviews personal statements and provides feedback on interviews for Elmira students.  Who can better help you tell your story through your personal statement? Can you tell us a little bit about your background? [2:07] The story that I tell that brings home a little bit of who I am and how I was raised is that I'm the youngest of five children in a pretty typical Irish family. When I came home from high school one day and told my mom that I wanted to be a poet, she said, "That's terrific, but not until after you go to nursing school." So that's what I did. I had a bunch of friends who were going into nursing school, and I had no other clear direction. I came from a family of math people. Auditors, accountants, all math people. And while I liked math, I really had no interest in doing anything like that. So nursing sounded good to me. I was an empathetic kind of teenager. So I went ahead and did that. I was a nurse by the time I was 19, and started working as a nurse when I was 19, but just continued going to school full-time over and over and over and over and over again, all the way through to the PhD. I didn't know that there would be a way to bridge the two, but I started writing about being a nurse when I was in my Master's program at Sarah Lawrence College and received a whole lot of encouragement to continue writing that way, because there was so little representation of a nurse's point of view in essays and stories and articles and things like that. People thought that it felt fresh, in the sense that it wasn't a writer writing about being a writer. It was a writer writing about being a nurse. I found a conference at Duke University, a conference on poetry and medicine, and it was all about the medical humanities. That was how I found out about the medical humanities, in addition to seeking out journals where my writing would be suitable. What are the medical humanities? [4:14] The medical humanities is an interdisciplinary focus on studying what living is, what life is, what it means to be a human, what it means to be a person, what it means to live in a body that gets sick. What it means to be mortal. What that means in relation to the people that we have relationships with, our cultures, our communities, and also, how all of that informs who we are as individuals, which brings up really abstract aspects to who we are that are frequently unseen in the communication between health professionals and patients. It's trying to bring the fuller, more comprehensive aspect of being human into the space of medicine and vice versa so that there's a much more reciprocal relationship between a practitioner and a patient. The distinction between “humanities” and “medical humanities” is that the focus has something to do with bodies that fail. Also, I think the medical humanities are really for anyone who might be interested in it, but I think the idea of it as a curriculum is that it fosters empathy and teaches how to recognize empathetic feelings or empathetic moments as meaningful for people who are headed for the health sciences as a profession.

Nate is joined by Walton senior, Dylan Jacob. He is a 3-sport athlete that will be heading to Elmira College next year to play basketball. Dylan has been the quarterback of the Warriors football team for 4 years, and takes us inside what it's like to run the legendary offense of the Orange Crush. We also look back at his very successful basketball and baseball career.The Delaware National Bank of Delhi Serving Delaware County since 1839

On this episode, I speak with good friend, Mason Weir. We discuss a variety of topics from basketball to baseball to even soccer. Mason talks about his experience as a two sport athlete at Elmira, and how he's been able to balance two sports and a difficult major. He also gives some advice to aspiring athletes who want to play two sports in college. Get to know more about Mason Weir here on the Griz Podcast‼️

Get to know RPI XC legend Nolan Feola: Section V's Greatest. Feola was a member of the cross country team from 2012-2016. Feola got to experience the beginning phases of Coach John Lynch's growth of the team into an annual national powerhouse. Feola talks about how RPI Athletics helped him with his goal of becoming a medical doctor and his time in medical school for the past 3 years and how he has continued to run since graduation. He talks about growing up in Irondequois, NY just outside of Rochester and playing hockey for most of his youth and then transitioning into running during high school. He talks about the United States Air Force giving him the opportunity to study medicine freely and how RPI Athletics helped him during boot camp. We also get to learn how Nolan's father, a former hockey captain at Elmira College and IIHF referee at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, taught him to have the work ethic like no one else. We also learn about the close bond that he has with former teammates and how running continues to keep them in contact. Lastly we talk about the infamous Capital District Classic 5000 meter race of his senior year.

Sara, you were so much fun to have on the show! We had so much fun going back and forth and finding out more about your life!*Quick Tip: Sara has developed an ingenious habit of listening to our podcasts while at the grocery store. What a great way to get in some Firewall time!Growing up not too far away, Sara grew up as a soccer super star in Rutland, a town just outside of Worcester. Having attended Wachusett Regional High School, her soccer career took her to a small college in upstate New York called Elmira College, but then decided to transfer to Bridgewater State between her sophomore and junior year. It was really interesting to listen to Sara's path through college and why she decided to transfer schools like many many students do.After college, Sara pursued a career in retail which brought her out to California for a couple years. She worked on Robertson Boulevard where she got the opportunity to meet a ton of different celebrities. Be sure to listen to who Sara's favorite and least favorite celebrity encounters were!In this podcast, you'll learn about Sara's current pet situation in her house with her family, her sister's ex-husband who is a well-known name in the fitness world, and all of her thoughts on CrossFit including what she believed before joining!Thank you so much for taking the time to sit down with us to record this awesome interview, Sara! You are a one of a kind gal who has seen so many incredible results since becoming a part of the gym. We're so happy to have you at Firewall!

Tim Crowley, head coach of the nationally ranked women’s ice hockey program at Elmira College, discusses everything you need to know about the NCAA Division III tournament: the criteria to make it in, the selection process and the approach he takes with his team. “It’s about your body of work… a game in November is just as important as a game in February.”

Whether on the stage, in the classroom, in the community, or as a father, Marcus Johnson leaves a mark wherever he lands. Musician, Entrepreneur, Professor, Author, Motivational Speaker, he is the consummate dreamer-doer. He believes that investing in the community and in one’s self is the best way to solve some of life’s most pressing questions: Why are we here? What is our purpose? In answering these questions for himself, Marcus has successfully navigated the realms of music, business, education, and entrepreneurship. Marcus spent his undergraduate years at Howard University and went on to earn his JD/MBA degree from Georgetown University. As a graduate student, he partnered with Black Entertainment Television (BET) founder and entrepreneur Robert L. Johnson to start Marimelj Entertainment Group. This entity later became Three Keys Music, an independent record label that produced over 25 albums by several internationally-known artists. As a musician and independent artist, Marcus has released 18 studio albums (seven of which have appeared on Billboard’s Top 10 Contemporary Jazz chart), garnered an NAACP Image Award nomination for Jazz Album of the Year, and has toured the world, performing at various music festivals and venues both domestic and abroad, including shows in Paris, Ghana, St. Lucia, and Bermuda. An entrepreneur, Marcus is CEO and Founder of FLO (For the Love of) Brands, which houses his most recent venture, FLO Wine, LLC, and has enabled him to combine his passion for music with his love of good wine. USA Today recently included FLO Wine on its list of Top 10 Celebrity Wines. As a result of his business pursuits, Marcus was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration in 2004 and currently serves as the Entrepreneur in Residence with the Greater Washington Urban League. He currently teaches entrepreneurship at Howard University. He has also had the opportunity to teach on business-related topics at Georgetown University's Center for Professional Development, Bowie State University, and Elmira College. In this conversation, Marcus talks about Flo Wine, and what's driving him today. We discuss his music and the biggest downsides to being a musician. We discuss the impact of the team he has around him, and how he goes about attracting the right people to help his organization grow.    

Vernon Oales interviews Jessica Johnson, Regional Director of Community Purchasing Alliance (CPA). Vernon and Jessica discuss the business practices of CPA, and how the organization has saved its members over #3 million dollars in the past three years. Vernon Oakes interviews Jessica Johnson, Regional Director of Community Purchasing Alliance (CPA). Vernon and Jessica talk about how CPA has leveraged the buying power of community institutions to help lower operating costs, while also making investments in sustainability, worker equity, and community organizing. As Regional Director of CPA, Jessica Johnson manages the group purchasing and strategic sourcing of CPA's 75 member community institutions in the Washington DC region. Jessica has 13 years of management, sales, and contracting experience working in the for-profit, non-profit and government sectors. Most recently Jessica led a team at Education Data Systems, Inc. where she assisted with the procurement of $2 million in annual contracts. She also managed and oversaw the daily operations of the TANF program that enrolled over 1,500 program participants each year. Jessica's focus at CPA co-op is growing the organization's membership in the MD-DC-VA metro region, and building new programs to meet the needs of members. Jessica holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and International Studies from Elmira College in NY and Masters in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Barbara Fritts is a licensed clinical psychologist who works in private practice at Walpole Behavioral Healthcare in Walpole, Massachusetts. She received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology in 2012 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, following a B.A. in Psychology, emphasis in Women's Studies, from Elmira College in 2003. Her areas of clinical specialty include perinatal and postpartum mental health, LGBTQ issues, and trauma and abuse. Barb works from a feminist-multicultural lens, always striving to be mindful of the socio-cultural context of each individual.  In addition to her work as a therapist, Barb is a writer and values this modality as her voice for teaching and mentoring, helping people understand and have compassion for one another, and social justice advocacy. Barb is working to be published in children's literature as well as in the opinion editorial sections of online publications. 

In this episode, Mark Twain scholar Michael Pratt from Elmira College talks about Twain's paleontological activities and his general interest in science and technology. And host Steve Mirsky reads from a Twain essay rebutting some anthropocentric views of Alfred Russel Wallace and a Twain short article published in Scientific American in 1870. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.elmira.edu; www.store.cornell.edu