Podcasts about Gannon University

Dr. Jeffrey Bloodworth of Gannon University discusses the global interest in Erie County politics.

Jenna is joined by Missouri Head Coach, NFCA President, multi-time Regional Coaching Staff of the Year honoree, and Gannon University alum, Larissa Anderson! They talk about being a leader among coaches, career development from Hofstra to Mizzou, what ownership looks like, why we can't fake passion, motivational quotes, how the Tigers overcome adversity, the SEC, her playing days, what it's like actually pursuing dreams, meeting at the convention, and more. 00:00:00-00:06:40 Intro/Covering Our Bases 00:06:40-01:01:25 Interview 01:01:25-01:02:41 Bring It Home/Outro Twitter: @BleavInSoftball Instagram: @bleavinsoftball

This episode of We Question and Learn will feature an interview with Maggie Horne, Director of the Small Business Development Center at Gannon University. Then my guest will be Craig Palmer, Chief Executive Office of the Erie Water Works.

Luke Grant chats with plastic pollution researcher and director of Project NePTWNE at Gannon University in the United States, Dr Sherri Mason to find out if you are at risk and how you can avoid consuming these chemicals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we're diving into the art and ethics of nonprofit storytelling with Carly Euler, the creative force behind MemoryFox's 2023 Ethical Storytelling Report. With experience across multiple nonprofits—from working with youth development at the Wily Network to community fundraising at the Breast Cancer Coalition—Carly knows how storytelling can engage, inspire, and empower. We'll explore out-of-the-box storytelling techniques, practical ways to collect stories, and the fine line nonprofits walk to ensure their storytelling remains ethical and authentic.Expect insights on the best ways to get those meaningful stories from volunteers and donors, why positive storytelling is gaining traction, and how to build trust through transparency—all while staying mindful of consent and dignity. If you're in the nonprofit space or curious about storytelling with impact, this one's for you.Topics discussed: New ways to tell stories: Creative strategies to stand out in a noisy digital world.Story collection hacks: Tools and tactics to make gathering stories easier and more consistent.Prompts that unlock powerful stories: The questions you should ask to spark meaningful responses.Ethical storytelling deep-dive: How nonprofits can handle tricky consent situations and build their own storytelling guidelines.About Carly Euler:Carly's heart has always been with nonprofits. Over the years, she's held roles at organizations like the Wily Network, Code of Support Foundation, Kenya Lacrosse Association, and the BOMA Project, specializing in marketing, communications, and fundraising. Now leading the marketing charge at MemoryFox, Carly is passionate about helping nonprofits share authentic stories while navigating the ethics involved. She earned her bachelor's degree from St. Lawrence University and completed an MBA at Gannon University while coaching lacrosse. She lives in Rochester, NY with her husband and her rescue dog, Sadie, and continues to champion meaningful storytelling across the nonprofit world.Connect with Carly Euler on LinkedInFollow Carly Euler on TikTokDownload the 2023 Ethical Storytelling Report on MemoryFoxIt's almost the most wonderful time of year! Giving Tuesday is just around the corner, and to celebrate, Givebutter is giving back $25,000 to nonprofits! Givebutter is the easiest-to-use, all-in-one nonprofit fundraising platform that brings together everything changemakers need to raise more, pay less, and give better, from free fundraising pages, events, and auctions to a built-in CRM, modern marketing features, and so much more. This year, the five Most Engaging Giving Tuesday campaigns on Givebutter will each receive a $5,000 matching donation you can use to multiply your impact this year-end giving season. Get the full spread on Givebutter Gives Back for Giving Tuesday and learn more at www.givebutter.com/nonprofit-nation - I'm so excited to see what you come up with!Take my free masterclass: 3 Must-Have Elements of Social Media Content that Converts

On Monday, Election Eve, we were joined by Dr. Jeff Bloodworth, political science professor from Gannon University. He discussed his viewpoints about the election and political division, in the context of our bellwether community here in Erie.

Have you been thinking about starting a private practice in your small town? You're going to love this episode of Private Practice Success Stories! I sat down with Gabby Hewitt, a speech language pathologist with a private practice specializing in orofacial myology in a small town in North Dakota. She opened her practice while knowing there was a lack of speech therapy services in her hometown and wanted to fill that gap. I got to know Gabby during her time in the Start and Grow Your Private Practice programs and it has been amazing to watch the impact she has had bringing a much-needed service to her rural area. In this episode, Gabby talks about how she started her practice right out of her CF, how clients find her, why she hired an assistant, and how specializing in feeding and myo has helped clients be drawn to her.Gabby is an ASHA Certified SLP specializing in orofacial myology, oral myofunctional disorders, and pediatric feeding and swallowing. She is currently in the certification process for becoming a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist (CBS), Certified Myofunctional Therapist (CMT®), and Certified Orofacial Myologist (COM®). She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of North Dakota before obtaining her Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology from Gannon University in Ruskin, FL where she was a member of the first-ever graduate SLP program cohort. It was in Florida that she discovered and learned about orofacial myology. Following her clinical fellowship, Gabby opened her private practice, UpNorth Therapies, in her hometown of Carrington, North Dakota where she recently just completed a renovation and expansion project of a new clinic space 8 months after opening. In Today's Episode, We Discuss:How and why Gabby decided to start a private practice so early in her careerWhy work-life balance isn't just a fantasy with a private practiceThe good you can do for your community when you take control of your life and careerThe key to getting your first clients as a private practice owner in a small townThe true power of specializing as a private practice ownerHow you can structure your week when you are in charge of your hoursA look into the impact of hiring help in your private practiceHow the Start and Grow programs helped Gabby grow her business and get more stabilityThe power you have to grow at your own pace in your businessI hope you enjoyed this episode with Gabby! She is a perfect example of someone who opened her private practice early on in her career and specialized in a rural area.If you want our help to start - or grow - your private practice (just like we helped Gabby!) please visit: https://independentclinician.com/resources/.Whether you want to start a private practice or grow your existing private practice, I can help you get the freedom, flexibility, fulfillment, and financial abundance that you deserve. Visit my website www.independentclinician.com to learn more.Resources Mentioned: Follow Gabby on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upnorththerapies/Visit Gabby's website: https://www.upnorththerapies.com/Where We Can Connect: Follow the Podcast:

On Friday, Gannon University executive and friend of the show Doug Oathout shared the story of his epic journey in a lifelong quest to cycle from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.

A Family Life Interview: Political Strategies, in Changeable Times -- 7/29/2024 A week ago, Erie-based political scientist Jeff Bloodworth offered us analysis of how the Democratic Party is handling a quick conversion of its ticket for the presidential and vice-presidential campaign. During today's Family Life Noon Report, Professor Bloodworth surveys options and strategies available to the Republicans, in light of Joe Biden's withdrawal from seeking reelection. During this conversation, he says the GOP has immediate opportunities to allow the Democrats to publicly try to sort out its winning ticket. The political history professor at Gannon University also zooms in on three Pennsylvanians with prominent roles heading into the 2024 general elections: Governor Josh Shapiro, considered by many to be a likely candidate to run for his party nationally this fall Incumbent Democrat Bob Casey Junior, whose prospects for the U.S. Senate may be hampered by his vocal support for President Biden before and after the consequential June debate Republican Senate challenger Dave McCormick, whom Bloodworth says could campaign on whether Casey was telling the truth to his constituents or prioritizing his own political party's interests Dr. Bloodworth also gives us his current evaluation of how the 2024 results will shape up -- two options, subject to potentially more week-by-week swings in political trends as have happened every week so far this summer.   FOR FURTHER LISTENING: In addition to this interview about likely Republican strategies, a parallel conversation about Democratic strategies [online here] is also available from the "Family Life News" podcasts from the Family Life Now mobile app, most other podcast platforms, and on the NEWS tab at www.FamilyLife.org.      

A Family Life Interview - Local analysis of Democrats' next steps, post-Biden In these early days since President Biden released a statement that he was stepping away from his reelection campaign, attention has centered around Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. We get local analysis on these fast-changing political and governmental developments, with a Family Life Interview with Professor Jeff Bloodworth of Gannon University in Erie.  Bloodworth gives his initial reactions to Biden's withdrawal from the race, historical perspectives on this year's political machinations, and his observations about steps Democrats should take next to strengthen their electoral prospects. Among those considerations, recruiting Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro to be the vice-presidential nominee -- or perhaps even the new presidential candidate. Dr. Jeff Bloodworth is one of our commentators for Family Life News on politics and history. He teaches both of those subjects at Gannon University.

Tim Fralick played college basketball at both Oakland University and Saginaw Valley State University. He went on to coach collegiately at both Ashland University and Gannon University before becoming the head coach at Ashland High School (OH). He then joined the staff of the Ashland University women's basketball program, when his wife Robyn, became the head coach. After almost unheard of success at Ashland, the Fralick's have moved on, first to Bowling Green and now Michigan State University. While Tim has had to step away from full time coaching, he continues both personal and group training as well as youth coaching with Be Transformed Basketball. Please enjoy my conversarion about Basketball and Life with Tim Fralick.

We talked Artificial Intelligence and how Erie businesses can benefit with Dr. Longfei Zhou, Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering at Gannon University.

Jerry Clark '78 has over 35 years of law enforcement and security experience through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). He currently is the Chair of the Criminal Justice Department at Gannon University. On this episode of the podcast, Jerry reflects on his career and provides some of the best leadership lessons that he has learned along the way. Jerry goes on to share some of the key principles of his success such as the importance of integrity, preparation, mentorship, and more.

On the Monday broadcast, we covered the controversy surrounding Erie County leasing a portion of the Blasco Library to Gannon University and its Project NePTWNE. Representatives of Keep Our Library Public joined us: Krista Perry and Anna McCartney.

Megan is from Pittsburgh, PA where she went to play softball at Gannon University for 4 years and then Indiana University of Pittsburgh for one year. In this episode she talks about her recruitment process and what made her choose Gannon University over others! She talks about how she managed her time with academics and sports. She speaks about her live to coach at the high school level and much more! Hope y'all enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/farron-levi/support

On this episode of Our American Stories, in the 1964 World Series the St. Louis Cardinals played the mighty NY Yankees. On the pitchers mound for the Cardinals was Bob Gibson and his catcher was Tim McCarver. Their story is told Jeff Bloodworth is a professor of American history at Gannon University and is a Jack Miller Center fellow. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Tuesday, we had an expansive conversation with Dr. Walter Iwanenko, President of Gannon University. We discussed Dr. Iwanenko's first 120 days at the helm, the challenges that institutions of higher education are facing, Project NePTWNE, and more.

On this episode of Our American Stories, our next story comes to us from Jeff Bloodworth who is a professor of American history at Gannon University and is a Jack Miller Center fellow. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I'm talking to Beth McDonough, my partner in Stepfamily Magazine, which includes the Stepmom Summit, the Stepfamily Circle Membership, and our upcoming Stepmom Retreat (we still have one spot for you if you're looking for a getaway!). In this episode, you'll get a sneak peek into how we work, as we shoot the breeze talking about all the things - especially what we'd go back and tell our younger selves as new stepmoms. About Beth: Beth McDonough is a badass stepmom coach and happens to be my business partner over at Stepfamily Magazine. We started our partnership when we co-founded The Stepmom Summit a few years ago and have been working together ever since to create more resources for stepfamilies. Beth runs The Inclusive Stepmom, where she takes stepmoms from hopeless to happy through 1:1 and group coaching and courses.  Her work has been featured in NPR, Good Morning America, SheKnows Parenting, BabyCenter, Bustle, Romper, Mom2.0, and ParentMap. The Inclusive Stepmom was also named one of the best stepparenting blogs by Healthline in 2020. Beth has a Master of Arts degree in English Literature from Gannon University in Erie, PA. Currently, she works as the Director of Content at digital marketing agency &Marketing and serves on the Marketing Committee for the Crawford County Housing Coalition. YOU CAN FIND BETH: On her website, theinclusivestepmom.com Instagram: @theinclusivestepmom Facebook: @theinclusivestepmom LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: The 2023 Stepmom Retreat [November 9-11, St. George, Utah] Stepfamily Magazine The Stepfamily Circle Membership Are you enjoying The Stepmom Diaries? If so, please consider rating and reviewing the show. It will help me reach more stepmoms just like you so they can get MORE out of stepmom life! It's super easy – all you have to do is click HERE and scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “write a review.” Then just let me know what you like best! And the best part about leaving a review? If you send me a screenshot of your review, I'll send YOU my 20-minute Stepmom Self-Care Blueprint. For FREE. It's normally $49 and it's a great tool to quickly set up a self-care plan you'll actually use. Just head HERE to send me your screenshot and grab your blueprint!

On our Wednesday health focus, Dr. Courtney Roca, assistant professor of the Physical Therapy program at Gannon University; and third-year Gannon DPT student, Derek Ekas joined us to discuss National Physical Therapy Month and options for patients.

Do you ever feel alone as a nonprofit leader? Maybe you feel like you don't have anyone to talk to within your organization about the challenges you're facing. Finding peer connections can sometimes feel impossible for nonprofit leaders. In today's episode, I chat with Ellen Kehl about how she's helping to foster connections within the nonprofit leadership community to help leaders overcome the many obstacles they're experiencing.  We talk about the different challenges nonprofit leaders are facing in the post-COVID world like staffing issues, a remote workforce, different funding priorities, and why it's so important for them to find a sense of peer connection with their fellow nonprofit leaders. We also discuss different strategies thriving nonprofits are using to stay ahead of these challenges.  Ellen shares some of her favorite resources that support nonprofit leaders, especially those that create peer connections. Plus, we chat about common characteristics of thriving nonprofits and how leaders can start applying strategies like being more tolerant of risk in their organizations. This episode is full of practical tips you can start implementing today.    About Ellen: Ellen Kehl is the Associate Director with The Nonprofit Partnership. Ellen has her Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh and her Master's Degree in Public Administration from Gannon University. She began with The Nonprofit Partnership as a student intern in January of 2015 and secured full-time employment after receiving her MPA in June of 2016. Ellen enjoys acting as the bridge between The Nonprofit Partnership and its member organizations. She's responsible for the organization's brand management, member relations, programming, partnerships, and more.   Episode Summary: In today's episode, you'll learn The mission of The Nonprofit Partnership (5:00) The needs and challenges nonprofit organizations are facing right now (7:15) Why a sense of connection is so important for nonprofit leaders (9:55) Strategies nonprofits are using to keep up with constant changes (13:40) Resources to support nonprofit leaders (15:55) Characteristics of thriving nonprofits (22:20) Why risk tolerance is an important part of being a nonprofit leader (29:30)   Teasers: “I like to think we're the Google for nonprofits.” “I think about my time in the nonprofit sector and I felt like I was all by myself. I didn't have anybody. I didn't have any peers that I could go to.” “The way that these groups are keeping up is through different things, like embracing technology.” “I think just being a human and being a good human, those have been the best qualities.”   Resources: Connect with Ellen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenkehl/   Keep up with The Nonprofit Partnership on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-nonprofit-partnership   Visit The Nonprofit Partnership on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nonprofitpartnership/   Follow The Nonprofit Partnership on Instagram: @npp_erie Download the free Finance Routine Checklist: https://100degreesconsulting.com/routine/ Keep up to date with the podcast: @100degreesconsulting Follow Stephanie on Instagram: @stephanie.skry/  Connect with Stephanie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanieskryzowski/  Visit the podcast page: https://100degreesconsulting.com/peer-connections    Want more of the podcast? New episodes are released weekly! Find them all plus show notes and exclusive bonus content at https://100degreesconsulting.com/podcast. Leave us a review! Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Let me know what you loved most about this episode! Subscribe to the show so you don't miss a thing!

On August 28th, 2003, the quiet town of Erie, Pennsylvania garnered local and national attention following a bizarre bank heist. With a cane gun in his hands and a collar-bomb attached to his neck, 46-year-old Brian Wells had unsuccessfully attempted to steal $250,000 from a local PNC Bank earlier that afternoon. Police quickly arrested him and cleared the area, but it would soon be too late. The bomb detonated at 3:18 PM that day, turning what should've been a routine pizza delivery fatal for Brian Wells. Retired FBI Special Agent Jerry Clark was the lead investigator on Major Case #203 - The Collar-Bomb. He shares how he was first introduced to the case and describes the many twists and turns behind this infamous investigation. Jerry Clark's career in law enforcement spanned over the course of 27 years at both local and federal levels. Prior to his career with the FBI, he served as an agent at both the NCIS and the DEA. Jerry Clark currently serves as an Associate Professor and Chair of the Criminal Justice Department at Gannon University. In his book co-authored with Ed Palattella entitled, Pizza Bomber: The Untold Story of America's Most Shocking Bank Robbery, Jerry details the true and bizarre story behind one of the country's most shocking heists. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Ryan converses with Jim Roddy, a former basketball student-athlete from Gannon University in Pennsylvania, USA. With a diverse skill set, he is also a two-time author, a keynote speaker, a prominent figure in the retail industry, a business coach, and an award-winning podcast host. Through captivating narratives and the tried-and-true five-step Walk-On Method, Jim imparts the blueprint for success.Having conquered cancer, establishing his own sports magazine at the age of 23, and progressively climbing the ranks to attain the position of company president within a multi-million-dollar organization in his thirties, Jim has been actively educating business leaders since 1999.Tune in to learn more about:What has been bubbling away from elite athletes that is crucial to their after sportsJim's inspiration for the origin of his book: The Walk On MethodAll you need to know about Walk On in the US College SystemAn amazing story of how he pushed on to his dream play in GhanaA taste of the 5 steps from his book that will change the trajectory of your career, business, and life Real-life journeys of 5 out of the 31 Underdogs Who Became Extraordinary in his 2nd book..and so much more!Links:Website: http://www.jimroddycba.com LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimroddy X: https://twitter.com/Jim_Roddy Resources: The Walk-On Method To Career & Business Success: by Roddy Jim https://www.amazon.com/Walk-Method-Career-Business-Success-Hire Like You Just Beat Cancer: Hiring lessons, interview best practices, and recruiting strategies for managers: by Roddy Jim: https://www.amazon.com/Hire-Like-Just-Beat-Cancer- 

This week on Inside the Headset, we are featuring TJ Vernieri, the Wide Receivers coach at Gannon University. In this episode, Coach Vernieri shares how he started out as a young coach, his experience coaching different position groups at different levels, and what the AFCA 35 Under 35 Program means to him. Coach Vernieri recently transitioned to Gannon University after stints in both the CFL and the USFL and was a member of the 2023 AFCA 35 Under 35 class.   Follow Coach Vernieri and Gannon Football on social media.   @TJVernieri & @FootballGannon  Show Notes:   0:33 Introduction  0:42 When did you know you wanted to be a coach?   1:24 First coaching experience at UConn  2:36 Experience as a Student Assistant coach   4:37 Eye-Opening Experiences starting out as a coach  6:53 Transition from UConn to first coaching opportunity   8:20 Experience in first interview for a coaching job  11:35 First few years as a position coach   13:33 Transition to CFL Coaching opportunity   19:00 Experience as a CFL coach  21:50 Uniqueness of CFL and Roster Management   26:55 Transition from the CFL to the USFL   29:21 Takeaways from coaching multiple positions at different levels   30:40 Feelings of getting stuck at a specific level of coaching  32:30 Experience with the AFCA 35 Under 35 Program  34:06 Conclusion 

In today's episode we are joined by Dr. Patricia Matto who is currently serving as the Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs at Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM). She gives advice for pre-med students on the application process, what VCOM has to offer and what they can expect as students, specifically during clinical rotations. She continues on to tell us her journey and inspirations in pursuing osteopathic medicine beginning from her undergraduate studies at Gannon University in Erie, PA to being a part of the inaugural class of Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM). Dr. Matto also explains her decision to work in academic medicine and leaves us with her philosophies on practicing medicine with great advice on how to be successful in a career as an osteopathic physician. We hope you enjoy this episode.

On Thursday, we were looking at summer camp options for kids. We talked to Kevin Saxton of Camp Judson, as well as Kelly Bommer, Assistant Athletic Director at Gannon University about the many summer camp options on campus.

We speak with Dr. Kim Cavanagh who is a nationally recognized leader on assessment. Dr. Cavanagh also leads the Gannon University PA Department. We talk about her path to PA and about her role in building the PAEA suite of assessment products that has positively impacted programs and students in their journey to becoming board certified PAs.

NFL Draft Sleeper QB Kory Curtis of Gannon University joins Wil Masisak & Korey Karbowsky to talk about his experience as a walk-on at Ohio State, learning three different offenses, and throwing a football 90 yards. The world's longest-running Pittsburgh Steelers podcast.

Erie is rich with natural resources, and for this Earth Day, we focused on Lake Erie.  Gannon University's Project NePTWNE takes an inclusive and holistic approach to addressing water quality, climate change, economic development, and quality of life. Joining us to talk more about Project Neptune was Gannon University's Dr. Karinna Vernaza, Dean of the College of Engineering and Business.

In this episode: the Beyond Teaching podcast welcomes special guest Jess Hartnett from Gannon University from the 2022 STP Task Force on Statistical Literacy, Reasoning, and Thinking

Merton's name was associated with Augustine's from the moment his autobiography appeared with comparisons to the Confessions on its cover. This presentation considers Merton's ongoing interactions with Augustine in published works, journals and conferences: his reliance on Augustinian distinctions between cupidity and charity, science and wisdom; his measured evaluation of Augustinian mystical teaching and formulation of just war theory; his apprecia­tive novitiate classes on De Doctrina Christiana; to his hermitage reflections on Camus' university thesis on Augustine. This topic provides a fascinating and illuminating window on the development of various aspects of Merton's own spirituality. Patrick F. O'Connell is a founding member and former president of the International Thomas Merton Society, edits the ITMS quarterly publication The Merton Seasonal and is co-author with Christine M. Bochen and William H. Shannon of The Thomas Merton Encyclopedia (Orbis, 2002). He has edited twelve volumes of Thomas Merton's monastic conferences, most recently Liturgical Feasts and Seasons (Cascade, 2022), as well as Merton's Selected Essays (Orbis, 2012), Early Essays, 1947-1952 (Cistercian, 2015) and Cistercian Fathers and Forefathers (New City, 2018), as well as Merton & Confucianism (Fons Vitae, 2021). He is professor emeritus at Gannon University, Erie, PA.

SHOW TOPICPreparing Students for the Workforce with Dr. Regina HilerSPECIAL GUESTDr. Regina Hiler, Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School Executive Director Dr. Hiler is in her 20th year in public education, proudly working in the career and technical education field for the past seventeen years. This is her third year serving as Executive Director at Butler County AVTS. Dr. Hiler received her Ed.D. in Leadership and Administration from Point Park University, Master of Education from Gannon University, and Bachelor of Arts in Secondary English Education from Geneva College. IN THIS EPISODE, WE WILL REVIEWSV's partnership and overview of Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School Hands-on learning and training opportunities at Butler County Vo-Tech Cooperative Education Certifications and Accreditations through Butler County Vo-Tech 

SHOW TOPICPreparing Students for the Workforce with Ms. Jess Pyle and Ms. Angela KotulaSPECIAL GUESTMs. Jess Pyle, Transition Coordinator of Transition Planning, Career, and Vocational Education and Ms. Angela Kotula, parent and Ryan Gloyer Middle School librarian. Ms. Jessica Pyle is in her 18th year teaching at Seneca Valley. She has a Bachelor of Science in Special Education PK-12 and Elementary Education K-6 from Slippery Rock University and a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Gannon University. She currently serves on the BC3@Cranberry Advisory Board and is a member of the Special Needs Consortium, Tri-County Transition Coordinating Council, Butler County Transition Council and Perkins Committee at BCAVTS. She also serves as a CHS teacher for Robert Morris University. Ms. Angela Kotula is in her 15th of teaching at Seneca Valley.  During that time she taught second grade, 7th grade English, and is currently the librarian at Ryan Gloyer Middle School.  Ms. Kotula graduated of both Robert Morris University and Edinboro University where she received a Bachelor of Science and Master's in Education.  She has participated in multiple special needs trainings for parents, presented to pre-service teachers about being a parent of a special needs child, and has participated in various podcasts and interviews regarding parenting and special needs. Angela's eldest son was diagnosed with autism at two and half years old and from that moment on, she became his biggest supporter and helped him take advantage of all the community and school resources possible, especially the Community Based Vocational Training (CBVT) program at Seneca Valley.  As a result, her son is now a productive community member and a competitively employable adult.  IN THIS EPISODE, WE WILL REVIEWResponsibilities of the Coordinator of Transition Planning, Career and Vocation Education  SV's Community Based Vocational Training (CBVT) program A parent's perspective of the CBVT program How the CBVT program prepares students for the workplace

Over the course of the radio show we have been following a group of Erie High School graduates who participated in Gannon University's GO College program. Michael Bryan-Ott is a student at Gannon University, and Justice Wickham is studying at Mercyhurst University. On our Thursday episode, they joined us to tell us about their journey through college life, accompanied their mentor and GO College Program Director Barb Priestap.

This episode features insights from Lisa Goddard-McGuirk, athletic director at Gannon University in Erie, PA. Lisa talks about how she got her start in athletics administration, including here early experience as a softball coach. Lisa also shares about keys to success for Gannon Athletics, involvement in national boards and organizations, and issues moving forward for college athletics. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jim-abbott/support

Carla Higgins has made a career in the banking industry and held many positions.  She knows banking from the inside out.Today we talk about the evolution of banking and how Covid accelerated the rollout of ITM's and how they may be a cost effective alternative to the traditional brick and mortar model.She breaks down the Interactive Teller Machines:What problem do they solve?How can they improve the customer experience?How can they reduce operating costs?What resistance did she experience?And the question burning in everyone's mind - is there actually a bank branch in Punxsutawney, PA or is that just a rumor some groundhog made up?Carla HigginsMs. Higgins joined ERIEBANK as a Community Office Assistant Manager in July 2006 and has since held positions as Community Office Manager, AVP/Regional Administrator and AVP/Commercial Lender prior to accepting the newly created position of CNB AVP/Quality Assurance Manager, for all divisions of CNB Bank, in September 2017. She was promoted to VP/CX-Quality Assurance Manager in June 2018, and SVP/Multi-Experience in October of 2021.  As SVP/Multi-Experience, Ms. Higgins oversees bank-wide strategic initiatives based on client and employee experiences. In addition, her early Client Experience accomplishments include the establishment of Multi-Experience Customer Service Center and service metrics, implementation of call recording, bank-wide phone conversion, live chat enhancements, ITM (Interactive Teller Machine) integration, implementation, deployment and adoption strategies, and ongoing ITM initiatives. Raised in Erie, PA, Ms. Higgins is a graduate of Mercyhurst Preparatory School, earned her B.S. in Business Administration with a focus in Marketing from Edinboro University, and her M.B.A from Gannon University. She is also a 2017 graduate of CNB Financial Corporation's Leadership Institute. She volunteers her time serving the Erie community on the Board of Directors as Chair for VisitErie, Board of Trustees Secretary for Mercyhurst Preparatory School, and a School of Business Advisor for Edinboro University. Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carla-higgins-301261195/

This week on Inside the Headset, we are featuring the Defensive Coordinator at Gannon University, Bryan Nardo. Coach Nardo discusses his start in coaching and his career path, his defensive and recruiting philosophy, and the impact the AFCA has had on his career. Bryan Nardo is currently coaching at Gannon University as the Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers coach. He was appointed in February 2022 after 2 years at Youngstown State and 8 years at Emporia State. Coach Nardo was named the Great Lakes Football Conference Assistant Coach of the Year in 2011 while working at Missouri S&T in Rolla, MO. He was also selected as a member of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute in 2019. 1:20 When did you decide to coach? 2:45 Who did you reach out to for beginning your career? 4:25 Experience as student coach 6:15 Family in the coaching profession 8:20 Work/Life Balance 10:52 How to separate work from home 14:00 Transitioning to a new job 17:25 How long till you got your next job? 18:50 Defensive Philosophy Going to Gannon 21:45 Who do you go to for X&O's help? 24:12 Experience recruiting at different levels 28:12 What does being a part of the AFCA 35u35 Class mean to you? 30:10 Social/Conclusion Twitter: @CoachNardo27 Email: nardo001@gannon.edu

I was asked to talk to a class of pre-startups on the topic of Marketing and Branding at Gannon University where I am vice chair of the Erie Technology Incubator.In this presentation, I talk about what I do every day to create content at scale to grow my personal and business brand.Marketing, branding, sales... these are the pillars of new business and community building.  I get many questions from BPOS on "How do I get new clients" and I see many of you out there trying to advance your personal brand.I hope that this episode inspires you to start your branding or take it to the next level.If you are looking for USA outsourced customer service or sales support, we here at Expivia would really like to help you support your customers.Please check us out at expiviausa.com, or email us at info@expivia.net!Follow Tom: @tlaird_expiviaJoin our Facebook Call Center Community: www.facebook.com/callcentergeekConnect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tlairdexpivia/Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@callcenter_geekLinkedin Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9041993/Watch us: Advice from a Call Center Geek Youtube Channel

Today, Chad is joined by the Vice President of Zihmer Law Firm, Andrew Zihmer, to talk about taking the leap of faith and following your dreams to achieve your entrepreneurial goals. He also talks about how he and his wife started their business and how it grew exponentially through the years. Remember that you will only get to live this life once, so make sure you live it exactly how you want it.Andrew Zihmer is the Vice President of Zihmer Law Firm, the leading Pittsburgh estate planning law firm.  Prior to working with Tracy Zihmer to found Zihmer Law Firm, Andrew spent over a decade as an engineer and manager at Bechtel, Rolls-Royce, and Northrop Grumman.Andrew's role at Zihmer Law Firm is to create processes and systems to solve complex legal problems.  Andrew relies on years of experience solving problems related to the nuclear power industry, aerospace, and the naval nuclear propulsion program to help lawyers provide exceptional service to their clients at a reasonable cost.In addition to his role at Zihmer Law Firm, Andrew also founded and continues to oversee Voraus Consulting. Voraus Consulting creates custom marketing solutions for clients based on analytics and data science. Andrew focuses on getting the right information in front of the correct people for them to be able to make the best decisions at the executive level.Andrew grew up in western Pennsylvania and graduated from Gannon University, receiving his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree with minors in Mathematics and Computer Science. Upon graduating from Gannon University, Andrew spent the following chapters of his career working closely with the Department of Defense, Air Force, Navy, and a number of other governmental agencies. Andrew's work required him to work at the highest levels within the intelligence community, where his work supported TS/SCI projects. Additionally, Andrew strives to give back to the community; he serves on the Three Rivers Youth board of directors, a Pittsburgh-based non-profit working to preserve and unite families while combating homelessness.Reach out to Andrew:Website: https://www.zihmerlaw.com/IG: https://www.instagram.com/andrew_zihmer/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-zihmer/Email: azihmer@zihmerlaw.com____Connect with Chad:Website: https://mrtenacity.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-osinga-b62a08b1/FB: https://www.facebook.com/108630534048340IG: https://www.instagram.com/ospirecapitalTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mrtenacity40

On our Thursday episode, we were glad to welcome Dr. Keith Taylor, President of Gannon University, and Doug Oathout, Chief of Staff and Director of Marketing and Communications at our alma mater, for our continuing series of Gannon University Inspire Interviews. The university officials discussed the recent capital improvements, program additions, and the announcement of Dr. Taylor's plan to leave the President position at Gannon at the end of the academic year.

Hour 1 of The Dawn Stensland Show: Carjackings continue to plague Philadelphia—with the total number of carjackings for 2022 now projected to surpass last year's city-wide total. Pennsylvania's Caroline DiPlacido has been identified as the person killed by a shark while snorkeling in the Bahamas. DiPlacdio was a faculty member at Gannon University. Stacey Whomsley—West Chester School Board—joins the show to recap her first year representing her children and her community as a school board member. Whomsley emphasizes how rewarding her experience has been but admits it has not been without a series of challenges. One of her primary ambitions as a school board member has been to guarantee in-person learning experiences for all K-12 students. According to a recent study, people who take approximately 9800 steps per-day are 50% less likely to develop dementia. Amid an energy shortage throughout Europe, countries including Poland, Hungary, and Romania have resorted to burning wood pellets as part of an effort to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. However, teen-activist Greta Thunberg has begun arguing for limitations on this practice over environmental concerns. While appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a hilarious story about accidentally leaving her daughter at the Kremlin.

What is it about Erie, PA? Is there something in the wooder? Scott Parker and Phil Surkis chat  with Joe Travers about his latest passion project: Zappa: Erie, a 6CD box set featuring three unbelievably fantastic shows made in and around his hometown of Erie, Pennsylvania - Edinboro College (5/8/74), Gannon University (11/12/74), and The Erie County Fieldhouse (11/12/ 76).Plus, Joe reveals the origin of how the Vaultmeister came to be, and tells us about The Zappa Band's current east coast tour!The 'Zappa/Erie' box comes out on June 17, and you can pre-order here: http://frankzappa.lnk.to/zappaerieCLICK HERE to listen to "Montana", "You Didn't Try To Call Me" and "Village of the Sun" from the box set!  For all things visit The Official Frank Zappa website.Keep the conversation going on Twitter and Instagram.ZappaCast is:Created & Hosted by Scott ParkerProduced by Phil SurkisSpecial thanks to Joe TraversMade in cooperation with The Zappa TrustContact ZappaCast: moi1969@snet.netDON'T FORGET TO REGISTER TO VOTE!

New #TeesMe podcast episode alert with Jamie Taylor of Black Golf Directory What You'll Hear From passion to product, the Black Golf Directory - BGD Centralizing and uniting the Black Golf Community online Taking a step backwards, can be the pathway to greater opportunity The launch of BGD Job Listings, active diversity work - Golf ain't cheap, it's a down payment on a house High-Five Friday is the embodiment of “it takes a village” BGD Empowerment Academies - teaching what it takes to make it in golf Supporting the next great golfer, like Sisters Across America does Driving innovation in the industry, like Sports Agencies and the needs of an elite golfer Let's show them the money, write checks (or venmo/cashapp/zelle)“what really changes the game is investing in our youth” Jamie Taylor - Jamie's golf journey from Tennis to Golf, a family affair The business case for diversity in Golf - The impact of past messaging & the embedded mindset surrounding golf Real advice on profitability for golf course owners, the full experience matters (website, signage, practice areas) @girlscouts teaching us all the power of entrepreneurship - day to day staff grows the game of golf, the origin of JTMobile training Being an entrepreneur means learning to say no - Jamie's golf game and keeping up with her skills Most memorable golf story - her first golf tournament life lessons happen in golf CTA: put $5 on a future golfer for High-5 Friday ************************* What you should know: www.BlackGolfDirectory.com www.jtmobiletraining.com Mentions: @jtmobiledirectory @blackgolfdirectory @mostacksbirdies @orcabags @billDickey #manakikigolf @clevemetroparks @mountdoragolfclub @LPGAinternational @girlscouts ************************* BIO Jamie Taylor, LPGA, is an alumnae of Laurel School in Cleveland, OH. There she started her quest in growing the game of golf by starting the golf team her junior year. She was inducted into the Laurel School Sports Hall of Fame for this contribution. After high school, she attended Gannon University in Erie, PA, where she received a full ride to play on the women's varsity team. As the only African American in her conference; she served as captain her junior and senior year; was president of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC); and received her MBA. Her career as an LPGA Teaching and Club Professional began when she was hired as the first female Head Golf Professional for the Cleveland Metroparks in Cleveland, OH. There she ran 27-hole and 36-hole golf courses. During her tenure, she created several women's golf initiatives which were recognized by the Ohio Parks and Recreation, Crain's Business Magazine, and the African American Golfers Digest. In 2015, Jamie decided she wanted to make a bigger impact on the golf community and moved to Florida, where she was the Programs Manager for the LPGA Foundation. In 2018, Jamie started her first company, JT Mobile Training, to help other golf professionals learn how to attract and retain clients of diverse backgrounds. In 2020, Jamie created the Black Golf Directory website and in November she became a full-time entrepreneur! Her number one focus now is to continue to diversify golf, as well as, use her skills to help in growing other industries. Listen on Apple, Spotify, Google https://anchor.fm/TeesMe #TeesMe #podcast #storiesNeedToBeTold #untoldStories #golf #femalegolfers #ladiesGolf #womensgolf #blackGolfers #blackGolfMatters #2022 #IN18 #IN18Ways #entrepreneur #diversityTraining #equity #inclusion #training #golfPro #youthGolfers #LPGA #Cleveland #blackGolfDirectory #legacy #JamieTaylorInvitational #yepIsaidIt --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Trey Hall is the head football sports performance coach. Hall joined the Black Bears after spending a season as the assistant football strength and conditioning coach at Yale University. While with the Bulldogs, he played a key role in conducting weight room and on-field warm-ups while advancing Yale Athletics to the next level through the utilization of leading sports science technology.  Prior to his stint at Yale, he served as a strength and conditioning assistant at Delaware State University where he worked primarily with women's soccer, women's tennis, women's golf, women's equestrian while assisting with the men's and women's basketball programs and the football team.  Hall also developed key knowledge in the field through internships at Yale, Gannon University, and Edinboro University where he worked with former Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins strength and conditioning coach, Ryan Grove.   Request a hassle-free quote to see what the HD System costs here.

Dr. Kimberly Durant of Gannon University and Dr. Meghan Musick of Active Life and Sports are interviewed by Antigone Vesci regarding a presentation they gave at the 2021 AAOMPT Conference titled, “Fourth Trimester and Beyond - Where is the Treatment? What is the Evidence?”

Gannon University is a private Catholic university in Erie, Pennsylvania with approximately 4,500 students and 46,000 alumni. Ganon University is the place where ALTTPR enthusiasts go to learn how to kill Hyrule's Big Pig, and you get two guesses as to where you're about to matriculate, freshman! First, timp, Daaanty and Hurfydurfy discuss SahasrahBot's new devious scheme to randomize our velocities via the Spring '22 festive, then move onto the Main Tourney Quals (which are now underway), the AD Keys bracket, and a Trending Torch Glitch resource. And once the pig is cooked, it's on to BBQ talk! FEATURE: The GMP crew is joined by Sailor Nep as she leads a lecture on Advanced Ganon Survival 201. 2:25 - Spring Festive ‘22: SahasrahBot Takeover 9:30 - Main Tourney Qualifiers Underway + Challenge Cup Returns 11:50 - AD Keys Brackets 13:10 - Torch Glitch Traffic Spike 16:55 - Interview Setup GANON 18:15 - Meet Sailor Nep 23:55 - Loadout & Prep 27:55 - Phase 1 33:05 - Phase 2 47:10 - Phase 3 53:30 - Torch Glitch 59:25 - Phase 4 1:12:55 - Master Sword (Somaria Strats) 1:22:30 - Swordless 1:26:35 - Mental State 1:35:05 - Fetch Questions & Shout-outs LINKS (visit gomodepodcast.com for full urls) Main Tourney Schedule & Rules Challenge Cup Returns AD Keys 2022 Bracket Torch Glitch on Randoguide.com Sailor Nep's Ganon Position Resource | Boss Damage Table Follow Sailor Nep on Twitch Follow Us on Twitter | Join Our Discord to discuss the Bi-Weekly Seed Enjoy the show? Consider donating to GMP on Patreon or PayPal

Gannon University is a private Catholic university in Erie, Pennsylvania with approximately 4,500 students and 46,000 alumni. Ganon University is the place where ALTTPR enthusiasts go to learn how to kill Hyrule's Big Pig, and you get two guesses as to where you're about to matriculate, freshman! First, timp, Daaanty and Hurfydurfy discuss SahasrahBot's new devious scheme to randomize our velocities via the Spring '22 festive, then move onto the Main Tourney Quals (which are now underway), the AD Keys bracket, and a Trending Torch Glitch resource. And once the pig is cooked, it's on to BBQ talk! FEATURE: The GMP crew is joined by Sailor Nep as she leads a lecture on Advanced Ganon Survival 201. 2:25 - Spring Festive ‘22: SahasrahBot Takeover 9:30 - Main Tourney Qualifiers Underway + Challenge Cup Returns 11:50 - AD Keys Brackets 13:10 - Torch Glitch Traffic Spike 16:55 - Interview Setup GANON 18:15 - Meet Sailor Nep 23:55 - Loadout & Prep 27:55 - Phase 1 33:05 - Phase 2 47:10 - Phase 3 53:30 - Torch Glitch 59:25 - Phase 4 1:12:55 - Master Sword (Somaria Strats) 1:22:30 - Swordless 1:26:35 - Mental State 1:35:05 - Fetch Questions & Shout-outs LINKS (visit gomodepodcast.com for full urls) Main Tourney Schedule & Rules Challenge Cup Returns AD Keys 2022 Bracket Torch Glitch on Randoguide.com Sailor Nep's Ganon Position Resource | Boss Damage Table Follow Sailor Nep on Twitch Follow Us on Twitter | Join Our Discord to discuss the Bi-Weekly Seed Enjoy the show? Consider donating to GMP on Patreon or PayPal

In this episode, Dr. Jenna Kantor talks with Dr. Drew Contreras about the rigors of working as a PT for the President of the United States.    More about Drew Contreras: Drew Contreras, PT, DPT, SCS  – received his Master of Physical Therapy from Gannon University in 1998 and his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2008.  He is board an APTA board certified Sports Clinical Specialist since 2003.  His professional interests are sports medicine; manual therapy; blood flow restriction; bio-technology; musculoskeletal injury prevention, diagnosis and rehabilitation as well as human performance optimization.   Serving over 20 years on active duty as a career military officer and practicing physical therapist within the US Army & Department of Defense, Drew has served in a number of settings and military units throughout his career before his retirement in 2020. He spent his early career at Ft Benning, GA and then moved on to Ft Bragg, NC.  His skills were put to work extensively in 2006-2007 during a 15 month continuous deployment during Operation Iraqi Freedom where he was the first physical therapist to serve in sustained combat operations with the 82nd Airborne Division. After returning Drew moved to Washington DC to work at the Pentagon Health Clinic where he served as the Director of Wellness and Physical Therapy.  During this time he served as a consultant to the White House Medical Unit and was then chosen as a by name selection by President Obama to serve as the first ever full time physical therapist at the White House.  There he served as the Physical Therapist to the White House Medical Unit and President of the United States Barack Obama from 2010 until the end of the administration in 2017.   To learn more, follow Drew at:  His Website Twitter   Subscribe to Healthy, Wealthy & Smart: Website:                      https://podcast.healthywealthysmart.com Apple Podcasts:          https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/healthy-wealthy-smart/id532717264 Spotify:                        https://open.spotify.com/show/6ELmKwE4mSZXBB8TiQvp73 SoundCloud:               https://soundcloud.com/healthywealthysmart Stitcher:                       https://www.stitcher.com/show/healthy-wealthy-smart iHeart Radio:               https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-healthy-wealthy-smart-27628927   Read The Full Transcript Here: Welcome to the healthy, wealthy and smart podcast. Each week we interview the best and brightest in physical therapy, wellness and entrepreneurship. We give you cutting edge information you need to live your best life healthy, wealthy and smart. The information in this podcast is for entertainment purposes only and should not be used as personalized medical advice. And now, here's your host, Dr. Karen Litzy.   00:35 Hey everyone, welcome back to the podcast. I am your host Karen Litzy. And today's episode is brought to you by Net Health. So when it comes to boosting your clinics, online visibility, reputation and referrals, net Hills Digital Marketing Solutions has the tools you need to beat the competition. They know you want your clinic to get found get chosen and definitely get those five star reviews on Google. They have a fun new offer if you sign up and complete a marketing audit to learn how digital marketing solutions can help your clinic when they will buy lunch for your office. If you're already using NET Health's private practice EMR, be sure to ask about his new integration, head over to net help.com forward slash li T zy to sign up for your complimentary marketing audit today. All right onto today's episode, Dr. Jenna Cantor is back and today she is interviewing Dr. Andrew contrary us he received his master of physical therapy from Gannon University in 1998 and his doctor physical therapy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2008. He is board certified sports clinical specialist and has served over 20 years on active duty as a military officer and practicing physical therapist within the US Army and Department of Defense. He has served a number of settings and military units throughout his career before retiring in 2020. After retiring drew moved to Washington, DC to work at the Pentagon health clinic where he served as the director of wellness and physical therapy there. During this time, he served as a consultant to the White House medical unit and was then chosen as a by name selection by President Barack Obama to serve as a first ever full time physical therapists at the White House. There he served as the physical therapist to the White House medical unit and President of the United States, Barack Obama from 2010 till the end of the administration 2017. He has worked with a wide variety of government officials as well as police and law enforcement agencies. And today he's going to talk a little bit more about his experience. And it just goes to show you that there are so many options and so many settings that physical therapist can work in. So I think Drew and I think Jennifer great episode. Hello, this is Jenna canter so honored to be hosting this podcast for healthy, wealthy and smart. I am here with Dr. Drew Contreras who just said Just call me Drew. And I was like, Oh, that's so cool. So Drew or gesture is one you want to get his autograph when you know what he has done. This is the the physical therapist for Brock Obama and Michelle Obama. And then the current president and first lady, which is just not and as soon as I learned this, and then got to hear him speak at a conference. I was like, this is somebody that I am desperate and enamored, inspired by must feature on this podcast. And I approached him a complete stranger. At this conference, I sat right next to him dinner and as he didn't know me, and he said, Yes, this superstar said yes to doing this podcast. So Drew, thank you so much for agreeing to come on to this podcast. My pleasure. Right, like   03:54 it   03:55 is I appreciate the kind words thank you very much. Absolutely. And that's how I'm going to be approaching this this podcast as a young professional in the physical therapy industry that saying, How did you do this? How did you get to this point, and we're just talking about executive medicine here to really understand point a point B, I feel like from the conversations I've had with people outside this podcast, there isn't one way to eat a Reese's. It's not some clear pathway if you want to get this way you you're gonna fit in this box and it's very much like the performing industry. It's like there's no it's not one agent that's going to get you that movie. So we're here to just hear hear your story where where you got started and how that led to such a   04:43 prestigious and how honor what an honor, I have a position to get to do. Yeah, um, so I think that   04:55 I think that regardless of like what you're pursuing, right, whether   05:00 That's, you know, working in executive medicine or like you said, working with a performing arts group or, you know, working with a traveling band or a sports team or whatever, right, I think the thing that people   05:14 really de emphasize, which is the exact opposite of what should happen is, you need to be really, really good at what you do. Right, there needs to be no question that you are exceptional about what it is that you provide. And I think that people get lost in wanting the end state. And they, they don't go through the process properly. Right. So just just to be blunt, right? Like, if you've got, you know, 18 months of experience, you probably shouldn't be the person on the sidelines on a high contact sporting event, who's the only person that's available? Right, that's probably not the best plan. And likewise, right, like, you probably shouldn't be the sole healthcare provider on a plane someplace when like, you barely really know what you're doing it. So I think that people get confused with, in order to get to the end state, right, I need to go through these, like, I need to know somebody or I need to, I need to have a, like you said, there's a person who will get me there.   06:17 The only thing that will ever get you there is is being exceptional what you do, right? Because when you start talking about things, especially like executive medicine, you have to realize that the people that make it to this point or this level up are exceptional at what they do, right. And they have made a living off of calling people out on the BS card. Right? Like, they know when you are not exceptional at what you do, because they they've seen it for so long. So if you're not at least there, right, if you haven't found your, your, your apex of your skill set, it's not a place you want to be. Right. So first get there, right, get really, really good at what you do. And then if that's if you've made it to that point, opportunities will unfold themselves, right? If you're prepared if you're really good at what you do. So I think that's the best thing I can say to people is, like you said, there's no, there's no cookie cutter path to getting into this, as there shouldn't be right, because it's certainly not for everybody.   07:23 Yeah, I think that's really well said, and I want to tap on the assessment of what it means to be good at what you do. And this is my opinion, but I'm going to put it in here. And then I would love your thoughts. But don't base your success off of other PTS opinions based off of other patients opinions.   07:47 I think we really mix that up. I think we really do. And it's just not everyone. What are the patients saying? What is your success rate? There are the ones that if they do get do they come back to get I would base it off that I think we worry too much about what our   08:02 comrades that's the word that's in my head right now are thinking. I think you're absolutely right. Right. Like if   08:11 I think there's a difference between   08:15 external validation, right, which is kind of what people say about you. And that can be rewarding, right. It can also be incredibly destructive, but but it can be rewarding for some people. And that's different than than defining   08:31 a level of expertise or level of success. Right. That should be pretty objective. You should be able to measure that with clinical outcomes. You mean, like you said, even just sheer recommendations and referrals from existing patient? Right, or sources? Right. That's it. That's a better   08:51 litmus test than who said, what about you on Twitter? Yes, yes, yes. Or if you're, if you're there a different way. So what about you or say you go to a conference like CSM, and everybody has been in this industry for certain periods of time. And when we create relationships with people, the ones where we are really more connected to we just generally bond with just like our friends in life outside of the business? Are even if they're not, you're not friends with the right people. It doesn't mean anything. It doesn't mean anything. I have a friend who just got on Broadway, she had zero friends who are on board, you know, like, she wasn't like, let me see of friends on Broadway, but not like close, close. You know, I just I think we can get stuck in that. Like, I'm associated with them. So therefore, like I can't, in the, like I said the reality is, even if that association gets you a conversation or a phone call, right? It won't sustain you for very long. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. What is the schedule and   10:00 Life, like in regards to when you're doing such a high profile job? Yeah, you know, I bet   10:12 I think I would average it out to people would call me get a hold of me at least two or three times a month and say like, they wanted to be the White House physical therapist, and I finally got it down to like, okay, um, that's, that's great that you're interested, I need to know, if you're okay with this, you will not have any vacation days throughout the year zero, you can never buy a ticket. That's non refundable to anything, you must be okay, giving up attending any sort of family event, kids sporting games, whatever it may be.   10:47 In the event that you actually do get to go on vacation somewhere, you must be okay with it, they call you you have to leave immediately and come back. If you're okay, with these basic things, we can have a conversation, right? And most people immediately are like, well, that's not what I wanted. I just wanted to fly on a jet. You know, and, you know, have people think that I'm, you know, in this prestigious environment, like   11:11 all these things come in a price, right? It's, it's not, it's not an easy price, right? I will forever   11:19 hold Brock Obama responsible for the fact that we both started there with black hair, and ended up with gray hair.   11:28 super stressful environment, it's long hours, it's unpredictable at times. chaotic, and it's just not an easy place to to exist in, if you aren't already comfortable in your own skin, right? So to basically understand is that   11:47 your professionalism has to supersede what your personal goals are, or your personal life is if you're going to be successful in that environment. And that's just the level of dedication that it takes. When you say professionalism. Would you mind defining that? Because professional means of a profession? And so that can be very vague. Yeah, I think that it means right.   12:12 I think that it means that you need to be willing to put forward   12:19 your best on any day in any place, and do the best you can for those patients, or those people that you're serving. And it's really, you know, kind of a, a selfless service attitude that would make you successful. And that's what I mean by professionalism. Right? It has to come first, right? It doesn't matter if you had, you know, plans to do a thing, or you were supposed to be going out to dinner with your spouse or whatever, right? Like, that's the level of professionalism that's expected. Absolutely. I like thank you so much for that. I was thinking it was singing, it actually really reminded me of swings on Broadway, they have a very similar situation, except they're not the main person, but they have to be available at a moment's notice. So just like and during the Christmas breaks that the leads or the ensembles take, they're the ones that jump in, and if anything comes up, they're the ones that are, I mean, if I want to say somebody who truly has probably the least brake, in the run of a Broadway show, it's the swings. So that's it. That's just where my brain went. because theater is my background theater is my sport, my sport. Absolutely. So I like that. That's so interesting. And, and I think it's always good to know the full picture of what it means to do something. I'm going to compare it to Broadway and musical theater because that's what I know. It reminds me when including myself when you first graduate school and you're a performer, singer, actor, dancer, you're like, oh, I want to make it on Broadway. However the schedule on Broadway, it's six days a week, one day off, the main holidays you are going to be performing that's when you have the most people attending. You're going to miss on so many things that go on in your life for being dedicated to the Broadway show. So knowing that you're going to miss so much of life not just a little like a lot like your nephew's events, whatever you're going to miss everything. And in in your downtime the days that you have one show your whole day is revolved subconscious or consciously around putting on your best performance that night so you have to be careful with your energy everything because that is there that is your main job that's your main go to so it it really does sound so reminiscent of that you got to have a passion for it as much I do think there's a little bit more selfish and that's okay to be selfish. It will regarding performing because you are a person who loves applause loves that stage and everything you are of course giving I would say it's like   15:00 5050 But I do think it would be different compared to the physical therapy job that you're doing. Because the only reason why and we discussed this before, the only reason why we can even say your name in association with a be with these people is because they have publicly said your name, you know, and that's that's an end. But if you didn't have that we would not that's that would we would be doing all this other words to go around it appropriately, you wouldn't talk about in the reality of it is   15:33 another, I was doing something else. And somebody asked me, they were like, What would you consider one of the biggest achievements that you've done professionally? And I would say that   15:44 until after 2017. Right? Nobody knew who I was and what I was doing. Right. And that was that was my goal, right was that nobody knew that. I was a White House physical therapist, nobody knew who I was where I was at the things I was doing, because that was the job. Right? The job wasn't to be. It's not it's not the world's business. Right. Right. And then so, and I think that that's fair. Right. I think then that and I think that that's really important. And then so like you said, you kind of have to understand that like,   16:16 the people who are concerned with the trappings, right with, like, what do I get out of it? Right, will be severely disappointed. And executive medicine, because that should never be what it's about. Right? It should never be about what are you getting out of it? Because if that's the case, you know, you won't be doing it for very long, right? There's, there's a saying in the in the Gulf PT community is, you know, if you want to be around a long time, you don't want to be around all the time. Right. And basically, what that means is like, you should not be trying to be, you know, the inner circle person. Right? You shouldn't try to be the best friend of these, these high profile individuals, if your goal is to, you know, be of service and do your job for a long time. Because you because that's just not the way it works. Right. So that's just kind of a reference point that I, I found, just like you said, very similar to performing arts, right. It's just kind of there's there's parallels and all these different sub communities. I mean, it really goes back to just loving truly loving what you do, and it's okay, if you don't, it's okay. Not every job, or every specific thing is meant for everyone. That's why we have so many different options and more options keep popping up after the pandemic now.   17:34 Yeah, you have to love what you do. You have to love what you do. See, I love being the center of attention, because I'm a performer and a physical therapist. So I know, right off the bat, that couldn't be for me, because for me not to be able to be like them. And the way that I was in like, doing a whole photo shoot there trying out different heels for the photoshoots. All that stuff. Like that would be the I would be the worst person because I'd be mourning getting to do that. It's so right. So there's always the question, people would ask, like, Oh, can you do this there? Or can you do that? Or can you do this? And the answer is always you can do whatever you want on your last day. You want today to be your last day. Feel free to do that. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it's HIPAA compliance. I mean, that's the biggest thing. It's a HIPAA compliance. And then we have people they're just taking care of the United States.   18:29 That's such a high level. It's such high level, you know, I mean, wow, wow.   18:35 I was wondering for you, because it's this level of executive medicine is very   18:45 high profile. There's a lot going on there. I'm not asking for details behind the scenes. That's none of our business. But I'm, I'm curious about how it affected your stress levels and your anxiety while there and how you manage that during that time to make sure you were able to be fully present and helpful, even though it may have kind of fallen on your shoulders a little bit. And on that note, we'll take a quick break to hear from our sponsor and be right back with Drew's response   19:17 when it comes to boosting your clinics, online visibility, reputation and increasing referrals, net Health's Digital Marketing Solutions has the tools you need to beat the competition. They know you want your clinic to get found, get chosen and definitely get those five star reviews on Google. Net Health is a fun new offer if you sign up and complete a marketing audit to learn how digital marketing solutions can help your clinic when they will buy lunch for your office. If you're already using Net Health private practice EMR, be sure to ask about this new integration. Head over to net health.com forward slash li tz y to sign up for your complimentary marketing audit.   19:53 You know the best way   19:58 to kind of describe that   20:00 Is is, I think that it's important to surround yourself with, with people that are understanding of your situation, right? Because because   20:13 it's inevitable that you will have conflicts or that you'll have to back out of things, right. And if people don't understand your situation and the level of service and dedication you have, they just think you're selfish, right? So like the, I'm sorry, I know, I said, I was gonna come to your barbecue, but I just can't, I can't make it now. And, and I need you to be okay with that, and may not provide you an explanation of why. Right? And that's a hard thing, right? And you will find out pretty quickly, like, who, who's accepting of you and who's not? Right, because because most people will just stop inviting you to things right? Or they'll just, they'll just cut you out of their life. And there's some degree rightfully so. Right.   20:52 So I think it's just important to make sure that you surround yourself with that. And if you're a person with the family, right, like, this has to be an honest conversation that you have upfront.   21:02 This is not something that you kind of tiptoe around or like, make it up to you. Like, you'll be saying that forever, you'll never make it up, right? It just needs to be an acceptance of like this is this is part of what's acceptable.   21:17 And that's not like you said, That's not for everybody, right? It's absolutely not for everybody. So I just think that in order to be able to perform at a sustained sustainable level, right, for a duration, not just like,   21:31 once, or like, twice, right, but to continue to do that, you have to accept that. So I will. Another thing that comes to mind is, I once saw an interview with Michael Jordan, who is, you know, arguably one of the greatest basketball players of all time, regardless of what you think. Right? And Michael Jordan was interviewed and, and, and he said, you know, what's, what's it, what's difficult about it, and he said, you know, people who want to be Michael Jordan for a day or a game, you know, like, of course, I'd love to be Michael Jordan for a day or a game. But being me for a season, right? Or for a year, or for a couple of years of a championship run year after year after year, right? The commitment and sustainment that that requires, like, people don't want to do that. Right. And that's what I would say to people to like, it's super cool to work at the White House for a day for a weekend. Right, right. But do it for do it for a year, or an administration. Right? Or be stupid enough to come back and do it again. If somebody asks you, right, like, that's, that's a whole different level. Right? So it's super exciting. You know, it's interesting for for a weekend or a day or whatever, but like, but long term, right? Like, it's a commitment. Yeah, that makes me think of certain roles. I'm always going to bring it back to theater because that's my brain. It makes me think of Elphaba in in Wicked or Vita in Aveda, where Aida and Aida where they are literally doing like vocal aerobics, they don't stop singing. So when they are outside of the show, from   23:09 what I've learned, and especially if you're talking about a Broadway one, so they are doing what is it seven to eight shows a week, they get the one day off, they are not talking much outside of that show. If you want to reserve like or if they do they know what they can and cannot handle. Because the amount of singing. Elphaba I've learned is such a difficult track because of how you're, you're going from one part even if you're not in a scene for a moment you're rushing doing a costume change it's it's a very non stop role. So if you are looking to lose weight, no,   23:47 no but it so it just makes me think of that, you know, different things can cut you out of living your life, which is why I've always said I would love to do Elphaba at a regional theater for three weeks.   24:03 done done like like he's like Michael Jordan said for temporary. I think it's so good to take in this perspective and take things in as a whole. We were talking when we met the group was discussing how really understanding in this is a bigger picture thing but really understanding what physical therapy is before you even decide to join the profession as a big deal that needs to be much more transparent. And we can sit there and see all these shiny other things like oh, I want to trade for Broadway or I want to do executive medicine or oh, I want to work for this sports team. But really asking yourself all the tough questions on what goes into that? Well, I mean, if you're talking about money, great, but like, Have you ever had money and then like how fast did that money go? Did it really make you happy? So many so many things on that.   24:52 But   24:53 the details of the job will that will you enjoy that? That's your life. You're going to spend the majority of your time on the job not   25:00 off the job. So you got to make sure it's something that you like and really do your due do your due diligence in that. But I think it can be very difficult to give and provide the full picture to for anything. I don't know, I don't really know, have a clear way to make it clear.   25:20 I think that   25:23 I think that like part of that, I think is our own fault is PTS, right? I think that the general public struggles to understand what we do as a whole, right? It's, it's easy to do it in in subsets. Like it's easy to understand. Okay, well, I was on crutches. And I had a cast, and then I had to see a PT because my ankle was broke, right? Or the, you know,   25:52 mom had a stroke. She's in rehab, she sees a PT every day, so she can get better and come home. But the hard thing is like,   26:03 the professions bigger than that, right? It's, it's more and we've overcomplicated it instead of really kind of simplifying it down. Because the reality is right. What do PTS do? Well, we help people do whatever it is they want to do. And we get them back to or allow them to do the things that they want to do.   26:24 And that's it, that that's the that's the big selling point of it is, if you're not interested in doing that, I'm, like you said just about every day of your life, this is not the right profession for you. Right? Like, if you thought that, well, I would, I will have a very nice car, and I will have these set hours and I will you know be able to do these things like you're going to be miserable hate because I think that people didn't get into the profession for the wrong reasons, just like any job. When eventually, right? It will be taxing to you. And if you're not down with whoever that person is, it's you're talking to and working with, if you're not okay with, I'm here to get you to where you want to be. So that whatever that thing is, whether that's walking your kid down the aisle at a wedding, whether that's going on a hike, again, whether it's walking the dog, right or like putting your shirt on by yourself, right, whatever those things are. Now in a handstand, of course,   27:26 like if you're not okay doing that,   27:29 we're never going to be happy with with what PT does, right? So I think that that's the thing that people need to kind of understand if I wish, if I had anything to say to anybody who's listening who's like thinking about it, think about that. Are you okay with doing that, that be your role in life? And if that is not appeal to you, you need to find something else. Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. It really is a   27:55 job board, you're of service, but you have to love being of service in this manner. Like if it doesn't feed your soul, like then how, like no money can ever pay you enough. It's never never enough. It'll never be enough. And that's okay. That's okay. It's I take like, exactly, you got to figure out what you love. I feel pretty lucky. Because I went into school, dreading that I was going to school and I felt like public embarrassment in the musical theater world because I entered school as a quitter. Because that's what it looks like, like, I'm leaving my profession. And so I had people offering me get professional gigs while I was in my first year of school. And I was embarrassed. Meanwhile, other people were posting and going, Oh, I started up in school, because it was a prestigious school and everything. And I was like, quiet for the first at least a year, if not more about what where I was.   28:52 I mean, it's all perspective. But then I learned I got a sometimes don't just take that one experience. And for me, I had that which was beautiful, seeing how it can change people. And yeah, yeah, but if that doesn't work for you, it doesn't work for you. I love that. Yeah, so for you. In executive medicine, I don't know if you know, the data on this. I don't even know if it exists. But is there kind of an average of how, how long medical professionals usually stay within executive medicine? Or is there kind of like, usually it's about five or 10 years or something just because it is such a commitment and you're talking about family and all these things. Just wondering, I think that there's a there's a there's it is a   29:38 Oh, I think there's a short hump and a long term home. I don't think there's a lot of people in the middle. Oh, interesting. Yeah. I think that if most I would probably say two thirds right. It's a short   29:55 I don't know. I'm guessing you know, five to seven year experience, right? The people   30:00 Do that short. Yep. And then   30:04 yes, yes. I think there's nobody that's kind of in that like seven to 15. Year. And then I think you get another the the last third is in the 15. year plus right. So wow, a career choice, or have made that shift for whatever reason. In that direction. I think they kind of stay there.   30:28 But I don't think it's, yeah, yeah. I don't think it's a mid career thing. It's either a stop along the way, or eventually it becomes your, your pathway. The business side, I have a real dorky question here. It's not dorky. And because there are people who be curious, I'm curious about documentation. For some reason, I feel like it's gonna be theirs. Let's compare to a Rite Aid receipt versus a CVS receipt. I feel like it's probably a CVS receipt, am I wrong?   30:59 Here's what I would say. Right?   31:03 If you treat everybody the same, and document the same, you're always okay. That's it. Right? In, that's where you have to be, again, like you got to be good at what you do. And you got to be very comfortable with that, right? Because   31:18 you people, you'll be second guessed right, there will be consultations with other providers. That's just the nature of executive medicine, right. And so you need to be okay with what you're doing. And documentation is part of that, right, making sure that you're you're very clear about your plan of care and the things that you're doing and why you're doing them.   31:37 But if you, you know, if you do it the same, it doesn't matter, right? It's universal precautions, right? If you if you do it the same no matter what you're good to go. So that that'd be my two cents on that. And then we also think it might differentiate and regarding plan of care, because we're talking about exercise adherence, which is something that physical therapists are was talking about, it's one of my biggest passions is getting exercise. And it's so great when it works.   32:03 For your patients in general, that have a high anxiety life, lack of sleep life, how do you achieve that adherence in a realistic way to get results? Does that make sense? I'm trying to generalize, even though every patients different, but this is we're talking about a very specific level of high stress. Right? I think that you have to understand that when you're working in this kind of subset, the biggest commodity for people, their biggest asset, the thing that is the most valuable to them is time, time is their most valuable asset, right? It's not money, it's not, you know, I have stuff do I have, you know, it's not the resources of equipment, or what, like, it's time, their time is very valuable.   32:55 And you have to, you have to be a good steward of that, right? You have to respect that. And so you have to,   33:04 you're not going to give somebody you know, a printout with 15 exercises, that's going to take an hour and a half for them to do and tell them to do it three times a day, right? Like, this is not how this how it's gonna work. Right. So I think that if you understand that concept, in build your plan around that about what is the most effective thing I can do with you, or this amount of time, which is limited, and then you have to understand that that's, it's finite, right? There's not It's not unlimited, that there's a million priorities that are trying to take that time. And if you are, are good about using it and understand that it's a limited resource, then they'll appreciate it.   33:49 I just realize you have unusual, wonderful access to collaboration over there. And I started to think about food. Could I mean, you could No, here's, here's No, there's a purpose, because digestion, if their digestion is off, that actually can have a big effect on their healing process. Have you had opportunities to collaborate with the the shatter? That is so cool. Oh, that is like the best. Right? And again, right, like you, you have to get the most value out of the things that you can write. And it's really interesting in this world is that like, it's, it's usually a matter of making sure that you know, that people are meeting the caloric minimum, right that there because again, they're so busy, or figuring out what is the more effective way of doing this or how can we provide the requirements despite a busy travel schedule, right, or all the other you know, things that are demanding and then right and then also right, like, yeah, work with chefs nutritionist. Work with other   35:00 With personal trainers, massage therapists, you know, other health care providers like you just so cool. Like you're part of the bigger picture.   35:11 If you're there for that it'll work itself out. Yeah, it sounds like I mean, I'm sure there are discussions that have to happen. But it sounds like the dream collaboration because you have access to literally everybody in the picture that you would want to be present in the picture there. That is just so cool.   35:28 Like, Oh, yes. Oh, God, if I said that to any of my performers, hey, can you connect me with your, your nutritionist or your chef, so I can work? And be like, Are you kidding? Get out of here.   35:40 But wow, that's that's really, really cool. That's, that's getting the opportunity for next level. Next level stuff. Um, I was wondering if you have any fun memories from your first day on the job without getting specific about the individual, but just any? Yeah. So. So the very first day,   36:04 you know, I'm working with President Obama, right. It's a   36:09 White House is an interesting place, because   36:13 there's the work areas, there's were offices and whatnot. But then there's also an area called the residence, and that's where the family lives. And it's off limits to the staff, like people don't, nobody goes into the residents. That's their home. Right. So I was going to see the President and   36:33 in order that we were going up through to the president, so we get into their private elevator, right. And it was, you know, people that Oh, my God, he's getting in the elevator with them. And I didn't know any better, right? So I just, I just introduced myself to him. He's like, okay, hey, come with me. We're gonna go on the elevator and go upstairs. And, you know, I'll get changed up and then we'll go start work. I was like, Okay, great. So I come in the elevator, and he's like, you know, Hey, man.   36:58 What part of the island are you from? And I was like, I'm sorry. He's like, You. You're from Hawaii right? Now, in context. He's Hawaiian. Right? And people probably can't see me, right. But, you know, I'm absolutely a Pacific Islander. And I said, Actually, man, I'm from Cleveland. And he was like, wait, what? I said, Yeah, I'm, I'm from Cleveland. He's like Cleveland. And this was big, right at the time, where LeBron James had just left Cleveland to go to Miami. And if anybody knows anything about Obama, he's quite the basketball fan. So he turns to me and says, Cleveland, ah, that's too bad about LeBron. Like, without, like, I just met this man. Like, and, and so like, you know, growing up in Cleveland, like, I immediately got defensive. And I was like, well, that's too bad that Chicago sucks and everything. Right? So like, immediately, like, and then I was like, oh, oh, I'll be shooting that right. Like, but like he put, I just was completely caught off guard and put me on my heels. And I got defensive about clean. He was like, looked at me, and was like, we're gonna be okay, like, we're gonna get along. All right, right. So that's great. Then people always ask, like, What are you talking about? What you know, what things and things I would tell people is, like, we talked about three things for the majority of our entire interactions, sports, weather, and kid. Those are the three topics that we could talk about, if the conversation ever went somewhere else, right? My answer was usually, like, there's probably somebody who could talk about that, but it's not me. But you mean, referred to. And I think the weather is going to be crappy today, right? Like, and I kind of focused on that right to make sure that I was doing my job, right. And those topics we kind of came to through through just general conversations, these topics are safe and easy for us to talk about, and allowed him to be a patient and allowed me to be a clinician. Yeah, because if you want into anything else, Woof woof. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, too much. That's really cool. I like I like how you found a way to be sensitive and helpful with that sensitivity, you know, to give a human a break.   39:20 For real Oh, that's so magnificent. I think this is perfect. We're going to end here thank you so much for coming on. I'm not sure if there is is there a way for people to reach out to you and contact you if they wanted to? I don't know somehow connecting you can probably the easiest way for the general audience is just find me on on social media. Right? You can find me on Twitter, you see on Twitter. Yeah. DC underscore PTS easy to find me. You know, and eventually I'll, I'll look at it and get back to people but that's probably the easiest way for Pete for this audience to get a hold of me if somebody you know, is interested or just wants to you know,   40:00 Here's something else let me know. Thank you so much for coming on and looking forward to people. Hearing this interview I have learned so much and grown so much and honestly just left very, very inspired. Thank you so much drew for coming on. Thank you. A big thank you to Jenna and drew for a wonderful interview. And of course, thanks to Net Health for sponsoring so again they have a new offer if you sign up and complete a marketing audit to learn how digital marketing solutions can help your clinic when they will buy lunch for your office. Head over to net help.com forward slash li tz y to sign up for your complimentary marketing audit so you can boost your clinics online visibility, reputation and referrals. Thank you for listening and please subscribe to the podcast at podcast dot healthy wealthy smart.com And don't forget to follow us on social media

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