Podcast appearances and mentions of Holland Hall

In this episode of the Fueling Creativity in Education Podcast, hosts Cyndi Burnett and Matthew Worwood are joined by Neil Bergenroth, an innovative educator and coach passionate about integrating rowing and STEM education. Neil discusses how his programs leverage rowing machines funded by a grant to provide every student with the opportunity to experience and choose rowing as an elective. He shares his emphasis on authenticity, passion, and building confidence in students through the fusion of teaching and technology. Neil's initiative demonstrates a unique method of engaging students in physics principles by using real-time data from rowing machines, thereby creating tactile learning experiences that bridge physical activity and academic concepts. Neil highlights the importance of nutrition, sleep, and strong relationships for success in both sports and life, aligning these factors with the process of creativity and innovation. The episode concludes with valuable tips for educators on integrating passion, creating safe learning spaces, and bringing authenticity into their teaching practices.  About Neil Bergenroth Neil Bergenroth is a life-long educator/rowing coach, award-winning app developer, entrepreneur, and USRowing Level III rowing coach who values community service and developing innovative learning environments. Bergenroth is the Director of the Upper School Technology department and the Pauline McFarlin Walter Upper School Master Teacher Chair at Holland Hall, an Episcopal School in Tulsa, OK. Bergenroth also currently serves as Director of Outreach at Tulsa Youth Rowing Association. Bergenroth has combined his passions and created a curriculum integrating rowing and STEM. He also manages programs that have been established to provide more access to the sport of rowing in under-resourced communities. With over twenty-five years of classroom teaching and coaching experience, Bergenroth aspires to develop student-athletes who strive to impact their communities. Follow Neil: www.coachbergenroth.com Eager to bring more creativity into your school district? Check out our sponsor Curiosity2Create.org  What to learn more about Design Thinking in Education?  Do you want to build a sustained culture of innovation and creativity at your school? Visit WorwoodClassroom.com to understand how Design Thinking can promote teacher creativity and support professional growth in the classroom.  Do you want to weave creativity into your content?  Check out CreativityandEducation.com Subscribe to our monthly newsletter!  

[00:00:00] Amanda Martin: Team sports just develops this ability to know your role. And surgery is not done by one person. Every person involved in surgery has to do their role well for everything to go well. You have to have every bit of instrumentation that you need. We need the engineers to create interesting new ways for us to heal the human body. We need the biologists to help come up with biologic advances. We need anesthesia. We need the nurses. We need the techs. You every single person, there are 20 people involved in a surgery. And if any one of them isn't there, it's not going to work. Tommy Thomas:  Our guest today is Dr. Amanda Martin, whose practice focuses on arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder, hip, and elbow. Dr. Martin currently sees patients at the Elite Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center in Nashville and Franklin. Now some of you are probably wondering what an orthoscopic or orthopedic surgeon has to do with the nonprofit leadership. And I think if you'll stick around to the end of this show that'll become clear. I first met Dr. Martin on the 27th of December of 2017. I was experiencing significant pain in my right knee and my family practice doctor referred me to her. After the obligatory x-ray and MRI, she scheduled me for surgery. And later on in April, we decided the left knee needed surgery. So, she did both of them.  Little did I know that I was getting an excellent surgeon, who unlike some surgeons, had a winsome bedside manner. And was a team physician for the United States Women's Soccer Team. Dr. Martin, welcome to NextGen Nonprofit Leadership. [00:01:40] Amanda Martin: Hi there. Thanks for having me. [00:01:45] Tommy Thomas:  Before we dive too deep into your professional career, I want to go back to your childhood. Give me some thoughts on some highlights of growing up. [00:01:55] Amanda Martin: Oh, man. Oftentimes we'll hear people tell stories and talk about their struggles or things that happened in their childhood that really developed and made them into who they were in the struggle. And I don't have that story. My entire life was outside. Something was always broken.  Something was always cut. I was always in the emergency room to the point where my mom would say she was sure glad my dad worked in said emergency room, or she'd be concerned that people might offer some concern for me. I had the quintessential American happy childhood. I have an amazing family, wonderful mom and dad. And I grew up in rural Oklahoma. My grandfather was a cattle farmer, and my father was a family physician and also an educator. And we just did everything as a family.  My entire life was outside. Something was always broken. Something was always cut. I was always in the emergency room to the point where my mom would say she was sure glad my dad worked and said emergency room or she'd be concerned that people might offer some concern for me. But it was a really idyllic childhood. I grew up in the eighties when you could still go and do as a child freely and have independence. And if you were hungry, you better figure out how to make some food. And so it really developed that sort of independent streak. And I developed it at a young age. I was the youngest child in my family. And so, I had a lot of downtime. My mom said always a nose in a book and always, doing something relatively ill advised when it came to daring and sporting type maneuvers. But it really gave me that independent streak as an early age. [00:03:10] Tommy Thomas:   What would you say was the happiest memory? [00:03:14] Amanda Martin: Oh, there's too many to count. I can remember as clear as day trying to catch Santa Claus. We're in the Christmas Advent season and just wanting more than anything to see Santa Claus. And sleeping under the Christmas tree with my little dog Barney. And somehow, the magic of Christmas happened all around me while I slept under the Christmas tree that night. And I woke up to find all of the presents and Christmas magic had still managed to arrive despite my sneaky attempt. I was raised in a family where there were no limits or boundaries on what I could accomplish.  At various times in my youth, I wanted to be Miss America, a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader, an astronaut, or serve in the diplomatic corps. [00:03:43] Tommy Thomas: With your dad being a physician, did you want to be a physician when you grew up or did you want to be a cowgirl? [00:03:50] Amanda Martin: I wanted to be everything.  There was a time in my life where I wanted to be Miss America and a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader, and an astronaut, and I wanted to work for the civil service, and president of the United States.  I was raised that there's absolutely no boundaries to anything that you can or cannot do. So the sky was the limit and I ran the gamut of it. I knew I wanted to do something, and I wanted to do something that not everybody did.  But when I say as a child, it ran the gamut, it ran the gamut. [00:04:23] Tommy Thomas:   What was high school like? If you had to pick three words to describe high school, what would they be? [00:04:30] Amanda Martin: High school was incredible. It was challenging and it was motivating. I went to an incredible school, Holland Hall Preparatory Academy. And up until that point I had lived in a small town, moved to Tulsa and went to this school where Everybody was amazing. Every person there excelled in an art or a sporting athletic endeavor or academically. And people refer to your mom and dad as ma'am and sir. I was such an incredible place where everyone had a plan for their life. It wasn't a high pressure-cooked environment. It was very open and allowed open learning. And we had a modular schedule. So, there was time to work arts and sports into the day, but it just was a place where everybody really wanted to do something, and everybody believed they could do something, and it was such an inspirational environment. I started playing team sports as a little bitty baby. My sister is three years older than me, and I started playing on her basketball team when I was five. [00:05:22] Tommy Thomas: Is that where you got introduced to team sports? [00:05:25] Amanda Martin: No, I started playing team sports as a little bitty baby. My sister is three years older than me, and I started playing on her basketball team when I was five. The eight-year-old girls and the little five-year-old Amanda and my dad coached and, he would blow the whistle and say left and you're meant to drive down the court dribbling with your left hand. Yeah. Sometimes the girls would be on their way back before I figured out which hand was left. But it just gave me such a gift. My brother is 11 years older than me. So he was at that time, really excelling in sports. He went on to play college basketball. And so, I was in the gym with him with little dribble goggles. So, I couldn't look down learning the fundamentals of the game at the age of five and six, and then running straight back to gymnastics. I started playing team sports before I even knew the benefit of it. [00:06:12] Tommy Thomas:  Tell me about the best athletic team you ever played on. [00:06:18] Amanda Martin: Oh, my goodness. I think they were all, going to Holland Hall, everybody was so talented. That was one of the interesting things. You came all from everywhere. When I was a freshman in high school, I wanted to try something new, and I'd never heard of field hockey and Holland Hall played the Kansas City and the Dallas kids in field hockey. And most of those girls on my team went on to play college field hockey at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Stanford University of Virginia, and I had never played. I just wanted something to stay in shape for soccer. And so, I went out for it and I was a little nervous because they told me they wore a skirt. I didn't know anything about field hockey. And that team that I played for my freshman year is by far the most talented people I've ever been exposed to. And a completely new sport. It was an extraordinarily humbling experience. But it was also the most fun I'd ever had because it opened my eyes to how many other things there might be out there that I had no clue about. [00:07:16] Tommy Thomas: So, if I could have shadowed your coach during that year and observed him or her coaching, what would I have observed that brought the best out of you ladies? I believe in high expectations. Children and young athletes will perform to the standard that is expected.  I believe this to the core of my being. [00:07:32] Amanda Martin: I think from a coaching standpoint, you have to have high expectations. I think that children, and I believe this to my core, young youth athletes or children, they will perform to the standard that is expected. And if you have a positive high expectation environment, you will get wonderful results from it. And the thing that I talk about with myself, what I grew up with, my dad was a coach of all my brother's teams. And if you surround yourself by other people who are coachable, who are willing to listen and learn and not think that they know the best and be willing to take a step back and, one of my skills was I was always the fastest. I always was the fastest and I always was more determined than anyone else. But there were times that I needed to step back from being the fastest and learn better footwork, better shooting skills, just spend a couple of hours shooting free throws over and just really listen and focus on fundamentals. I think, to be coachable is the most important thing that anyone can be to have a good attitude and be willing to listen. [00:08:40] Tommy Thomas: Was there a point in your soccer or field hockey career when you realized that the coach was probably trying to teach you more than soccer? [00:08:49] Amanda Martin: Oh, absolutely. I grew up in the Bible Belt.  I grew up in Oklahoma. And, my day starts, finishes, ends, every second of the middle of the day is keeping our eyes focused on Christ. My family, my dad always said we keep the first things first. And so everything that we do is centered on am I doing this to the best of my ability? Am I representing my family well? Am I representing my God well? And that is just where everything in my life has stemmed from. I wasn't a good field hockey player. I was a terrible field hockey player. But I was a great teammate and I wanted to try something new because I was a good basketball player, and I was a really great gymnast. And just, finding out what you're good at is important. But I think finding out what you're not good at and deciding, can I make myself better or am I willing to not have pride and step away from this and pursue other things is also equally important. You have to know what your gifts are and know that you're individually given them by a divine and loving maker who wants you to be successful. And it's important to try everything, but it's important to really find a path that God has laid out for you and be willing to listen and be open to it. [00:10:01] Tommy Thomas: So no matter how hard and dedicated you are to something, failure is always an option. What did you learn from team sports about that failure that has helped you as a surgeon? Failure is always an option, but it should never be an option in your mind.  In surgery, there is no measuring once and cutting twice when you are talking about a living being. [00:10:18] Amanda Martin: One failure is always an option, but it should never be an option in your mind. I think you have to find a way. And one thing I always say about particularly orthopedic surgeon is that it's glorified carpentry. What I do is I saw and I cut and I work and rebuild the human body. There is no measuring once and cutting twice when you're talking about living being. You have to measure twice and cut once, and you have to have a plan A, B, and C. Every single thing that you do. And team sports just develops this ability to know your role. And surgery is not done by one person. Every person involved in surgery has to do their role well for everything to go well. You have to have every bit of instrumentation that you need. We need the engineers to create interesting new ways for us to heal the human body. We need the biologists to help come up with biologic advances. We need anesthesia. We need the nurses. We need the techs. There are 20 people involved in a surgery. And if any one of them isn't there, it's not going to work. And that's where team sports are so important in understanding that you cannot do it all. If you try to do it all, you're going to hurt your teammates. You're going to harm. The process and learning how to function in that unit is critical in order to be successful in anything, but particularly surgery. I think you'll find so many people who go into the surgical fields were high school and collegiate athletes. [00:11:43] Tommy Thomas: So you're talking to someone who doesn't know anything about it, except I've had it several times. Who's in charge in the OR and what does the teamwork look like? [00:11:54] Amanda Martin: So we always say the surgeon is the captain of the ship but your anesthesiologist is really your best friend. That's the person who's managing your medications, putting you to sleep and more importantly, waking you up. It's relatively easy to help somebody take a nap. The hard part is waking them back up. And then there's all of the nursing staff. There's your registered nurse who is there to help with anesthesia and surgery. There are scrub technicians who set up a sterile field. There are people in the back who sterilize the instruments and wrap the instruments. There's the nurses in the front who bring you in and go through your health history and really screen out if there's anything we need to be aware of. Maybe it's not safe to have surgery that day. There are the nurses who help you recover from surgery. There's your physical therapist after surgery is as you go on and on. There are so many people that will touch your care that you may never meet that we can't do anything that we do without them. [00:12:48] Tommy Thomas: If the surgeon or the anesthesiologist is the band leader, what does that look like operationally? Are you briefing them before surgery or have a team meeting to look at everything? [00:13:02] Amanda Martin: There are so many times where sports relate to surgical life. But this is one opportunity where medicine has really related to sports and sports medicine. In particular, we have something called a surgical timeout. Of course, when we schedule a surgery for you, we send your history, your information, the problem, our surgical plan is made, we send all of those orders to the hospital, the facility where you have surgery, and then those orders are followed. So it is coming from us directly. But then the entire system kicks into play. People need to call and start anesthesia screening, making sure that we're ready for surgery. You're safe. You have a good, safe plan. You have a plan for at home when you go home with your family. So you know, the order starts with the surgeon. Anesthesia gets involved, and then they trickle down, but they're following orders. Prior to a surgery, there's something called a timeout where everyone in the room stops. There's no music playing, there's nothing. And we identify. This is John Doe. He's here today to have surgery on his right knee. He has an allergy to penicillin. He has no other medical problems. Every person in the room identifies themselves. I'm Dr. Martin. I'll be operating on the right knee today. And we go through the entire room. Do we have all of the instruments that we need? Are there fire precautions that need to be taken? And we go through that checklist. And then when everyone in the room is given an opportunity to agree, the timeout is over and we can begin surgery. We have gotten to the point now in sports medicine where we do the same thing prior to a game. I'm Dr. Martin. I'm with the women's national team. This is our athletic train. This is our physical therapist. This is our emergency medicine doctor. This is the paramedic. This is the plan. If someone were to have a cardiac event, this is what we will do. If someone were to have a leg injury, this is how we will handle it. And that meeting happens prior to the game so that both medical staffs from both teams are able to get together and decide exactly how an emergency would be handled. [00:15:01] Tommy Thomas:  If I could talk to your team, if I could have talked to them before my surgery, what would they have said was the best thing about working for Dr. Martin, and what would they have said was the most challenging thing about being in your operating suite? [00:15:20] Amanda Martin: I think they would have said I'm the best. No, I absolutely love my team. We pray on our patients. We always have a respectful environment. I think they would say the best thing is that it's going to be a collegial and happy day, no matter what people often say. My reputation is I don't lose my cool and I'm always very thankful and grateful to the staff. And I think the worst part is they know they're going to have to listen to funny stories because I treat the operating room like my diary and always want to tell the stories of what's happened the day before with my kids. Mostly for laughs. And they're mostly embellished, if you've ever told a fish story. But that might be the best or the worst part depending on how you look at it. [00:15:57] Tommy Thomas: Go back to somehow along the way you decided to get into medicine.  Take us to that point and maybe walk us forward a little. My brother was a college basketball player, and at the time the college basketball coach said, have you ever thought about being a cheerleader? And I said, how dare you suggest such a thing? [00:16:04] Amanda Martin: Yes. So I played all sorts of sports growing up and ultimately, because I was a gymnast, I competed at a fairly high level. Had a back injury, stopped doing gymnastics. That's when I really in high school got more into basketball, running track, those sorts of things. My brother was a college basketball player, and at the time the college basketball coach said, have you ever thought about being a cheerleader? And I said, how dare you suggest such a thing? And he said, no, seriously, Amanda, nobody likes sports more than you. What if you were on the sidelines, you would really love it. Plus you can do flips. And so I thought about it. So it was the 90s. I was just such a tomboy. I don't even know if you can say tomboy anymore. I was such a tomboy and just the idea of it. I wasn't sure but there is something magical about a cheerleading outfit because you get a little bit of pep in your step and so I ended up cheering and when I was in college, I had a knee injury and tore all the ligaments in my knee and I knew I wanted to be a doctor but I didn't know what kind and that process was really eye opening for me and I enjoyed it and so I would tell everybody hey, you know, I think I'm gonna be an orthopedic surgeon. And people would say, that is so cute. Don't you think maybe you want to do peds and then maybe be a sports medicine doctor, not a surgeon. And I would just say, we'll see. And so I really started to feel I wanted to do that. Now my major in college was biochemistry and French linguistics. My dad said, why don't you just take the MCAT and apply to medical school? And I did, and I was young, I was 16 when I went to college, 21 when I started medical school. I still had a passion and a thought that I wanted to serve in the civil service. So I was still holding out, maybe I would go to law school or do a different route. And ultimately my dad said, why don't you just take the MCAT and apply to medical school? And I did, and I was young, I was 16 when I went to college, 21 when I started medical school. So I was very young through the process. So you know, forgive me for saying, oh, I just decided to apply to medical school and it worked out but that was how it worked. And I just, I really think that, when God has a plan for you, the path will become very straight and despite, any sort of young arrogance or anything, he will straighten the path for your steps. And I fell into it and I knew instantly I wanted to do orthopedics. I wanted to do something where there was a beginning, a middle, and an end, and you could see a tangible result for your work. And every field of medicine is important, but that just appealed to me. I love young, healthy people. I love athletes. I love keeping people young and healthy. I always say, boomeritis is one of my favorite things to treat because it's people who are neglected or ignored or said, you just need to replace that. Or you just need to stop running or you need to stop doing this. Maybe you should play pickleball instead of tennis when what you want to play is tennis. I love to serve people who want to be active and it just worked out. It just, I fell into it. I knew when I hurt my knee that I thought that was something I could do and heard nothing, but that's not something you can do from people for eight years straight and kept my head down and my mouth shut and it worked out. [00:19:09] Tommy Thomas:  I noticed on your bio that you spent some time in South Africa doing a rotation or an internship. [00:19:16] Amanda Martin: I did, yes. I did my trauma fellowship in Cape Town. Many people may not know that, but at Groote Schuur Hospital which is a big hospital in Cape Town. That's where the very first open-heart transplant was done. At the end of my residency in New Jersey, I did a fellowship at the American Sports Medicine Institute and did sports medicine for a year in Birmingham and accepted a job to be an attendant. But there's a space in sports medicine that I call athletic trauma, where the traumatologist at your level one trauma center, that's used to dealing with people falling off a roof or having a car wreck. They're used to those broken bones and they're like, congratulations, you're alive. You can walk. And then the sports people are like, oh, I'd rather fix your ACL. I don't know about your broken leg. And there was just a really beautiful in between place. And I felt like I wanted to do another year of trauma so that I could bridge that gap and understand these fractures in young, healthy people. If we're treating them like athletes and rehabbing them the way we rehab our soft tissue injuries and athletes that was an area I could make a difference in. It was a space where there's not a big comfort zone. I always feel like if you're just quiet enough to listen, you can identify where the needs are. So I went to Africa and it was great. [00:20:34] Tommy Thomas: So as a person of faith and I would assume a reasonably competitive person, how do you balance your competitive nature with your faith? Or is that a struggle? [00:20:45] Amanda Martin: No, it's a struggle. And being a surgeon, it's a struggle every day. I saw a meme the other day and I loved it. And it said, I think that every Christian, particularly American, a cultural Christian, we have this gospel of prosperity in this country that's just habit here.  I think you should wake up in the morning and get over yourself. I know that sounds crazy and I don't mean it in a negative way, but I think it is such a great place to start. Immediately humble yourself. Every achievement you have, every thought you've had, everything you've done is coming from a creator. And so I wake up now, I am competitive. I have a lot to do in the day. I get up at three in the morning because I need my time. And I spend that first hour in the Word. And the first thing I do is pray to be humbled. Pray Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. That is something I'm really focusing on this year. It's Your will, not mine. And, really submitting first thing and then remembering that I am a creation, I was created for a purpose and humbling myself to know what that purpose is and do everything I do that day for that purpose. And it is competitive. I really believe it. And my mom, every day of my life said, do it to the glory of God, do it to the glory of God, and it's just so rope as part of my experience, but I think you make your bed to the glory of God and you tie your shoes to the glory of God. It just became a habit and, habits become a way of life. And, so everything that I do, I think about somebody who's watching it and has an expectation that I do my best. I will not always do my best. I'm not the best at everything. I'm horrible at certain things. But everything I take the time to do, I do think it should be done to the best of my ability. Because that's how I honor my Creator. [00:22:36] Tommy Thomas: So I want to ask you a risk question. Frederick Wilcox said, Progress always involves risk. You can't steal second base with your foot on first. What's the biggest risk you've ever taken in your career and how did it turn out? [00:22:52] Amanda Martin: I think I took a huge risk leaving the American Sports Medicine Institute to come to Nashville. I'm married to a songwriter, and we have two beautiful kids and he said, I have to move to Nashville. And I said, I have the best job in America. I don't want to leave it. It was early in our marriage. We'd only been married a few years, and I had a newborn baby and a one-year-old. And it was really developing a career where I wanted it. I was really happy with where I was. I was traveling with the national youth program at the time and working with major league soccer. And that was a big one. And I just had to step out on faith that God would make it right. There are a lot of people out there that do things because it's a job. And there are some people out there that do things because they feel that is their talent, that serving mankind is their gift.  Dr. Burton Elrod is one of those people. And I met Dr. Burton Elrod, who is the founder of Elite Sports Medicine and just really found a kindred spirit. Someone who just loves God and serves his community. There are a lot of people out there that do things because it's a job. And there are some people out there that do things because they feel that is their talent, that serving mankind is their gift. And Dr. Elrod is one of those people. And it just, we fell in line, the practice was taking care of the Titans at the time. And it was just very like-minded people who love their families and love their community. I just felt like it was a risk worth taking and it wasn't easy. It's hard to come to a big city, once you've established practice and it took me longer than I thought it would, but I feel like I've really become a part of the natural community and I wouldn't have it any other way. [00:24:20] Tommy Thomas: How did you get involved with the women's soccer team? [00:24:25] Amanda Martin: I have a second little tip if anyone is listening for success and that is always show up and always say yes. You have to be willing to raise your hand and say, I'm good enough and I want to try it, and be available and be willing to do hard work. When I was a fellow, I was assigned major league soccer as one of the clubs, when you go to the ASMI, there's going to be University of Alabama, University of Auburn, so many opportunities. And I said, I'm going to do soccer. This is a path. There's only 25 NFL teams. There's 25 NFL doctors. Soccer is the fastest growing sport in America, and it's the one that I love. I'm going to make my mark in soccer. So I volunteered to do research for major league soccer. I went to New York, and I just piled through hours and hours of injury film. And the kind of nitty gritty stuff that no one wants to do is my research project. And made those relationships. And to this day, I still work for major league soccer, the director of education. I run their annual education meeting for all of the team physicians. We have that coming up next week in Fort Lauderdale. And it was because I was willing to show up for no pay, no title, no nothing, and just really do nitty gritty work. And that opportunity led me to meet the national team physicians. And I came in starting with the under 20 women and started traveling with them. And that's hard. That as a young surgeon to be gone for two or three weeks at a time, it is a big sacrifice for your practice financially for your partners. And it was just something where I fill my cup doing sports medicine, working with great people really just makes you want to be great too. And so it's just relationships and being willing to say yes, being willing to do something that maybe somebody else doesn't want to do can lead to really great things. And it did for me. I raised my hand and said, I'll do that. And this is where I am 15 years later. [00:26:08] Tommy Thomas: Yeah. I remember, of course, you were through with me on my knee, but I was still seeing you every two or three months. And you had to go to France for two weeks with the women's team. That's a chunk of time. [00:26:21] Amanda Martin: Yeah, it is, and this year, now that my kids are getting older, this year, for World Cup, it was all the way in New Zealand, and t's something I do, but it's something they do too. They have to be willing to say, we're going to let our mom go and do this because I'm still the mom. And you have to find a way and build a tribe full of people who will help you to do it. And you have to be willing to ask for help. And I asked my kids now before I take a chunk of time, I say, is this okay with you guys? Because this means we may not do a vacation or we may not do something else. And they always get a say. [00:26:55] Tommy Thomas: So wrapping this thing up. What counsel are you giving young people about careers and then obviously you would have a bit toward medicine, but I think you've probably got a global perspective also. [00:27:12] Amanda Martin: I think one of the most tried and true things that people say is find out what you love and do it. And I think that's important, but I would also say humble yourself, find out where your talents are, find out where your skills are, do everything you can to develop them, and then create a pathway that allows you to provide for your family, your community, your church, and the kingdom of God. And if you can check off all of those things, you are going to have a fulfilling and happy life. It just can't be, I want to do this for me. It has to be, what am I doing for my Creator? What am I doing for my community? What am I going to do for my family? And I think you have to be practical about it, be honest with yourself about the things you want. If money is something that's important to you, that's okay. You need to choose a career path going down that way. If time is important to you, you need to recognize it right away because you will be burnt out and miserable if you do something that doesn't allow you to do the things that feed your soul. Really humble yourself and pray and think about the next 40 years and always be open to change if it's not. Because we have to, I have to be serving before we can serve ourselves. [00:28:28] Tommy Thomas: I'm a firm believer that leadership lessons are transferable to the nonprofit sector from countless other occupations. In previous episodes, we've talked with two- and three-star generals from the army in the air force, as well as a fighter pilot. Each of these guests share valuable transferable leadership lessons. I wanted Dr. Martin as a guest because she brings life and leadership lessons from organized team sports and medicine. Particularly the operating room. If you're a nonprofit leader, I hope you picked up on a few ideas from this conversation and are able to contextualize them into your particular situation. Thank you for joining us today. If you are a first-time listener, I hope you will subscribe and become a regular. You can find links to all the episodes at our website: www.jobfitmatters.com/podcast. If there are topics you'd like for me to explore, my email address is tthomas@jobfitmatters.com.   Word of mouth has been identified as the most valuable form of marketing. Surverys tell us that consumers believe recommendations from friends and family over all other forms of advertising. 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This week's Bill Haisten Podcast guest is former University of Tulsa All-American Jerry Ostroski, who spent nine seasons on the Buffalo Bills' offensive line and now is the father of TU defensive end Owen Ostroski. Jerry and Bill discuss their picks on Person of the Year in the NFL and in college football. Also discussed: TU freshman QB Kirk Francis' stunning, 345-yard passing performance. Subscribe to this podcast on: Apple | Google | Spotify Related From June 2002: Livin' large From November 1991: TU's Ostroski blocks way onto All-American squad From June 2004: Ostroski gives TU strength From February 2009: 'Jerry-O': From player to fan to Hall of Fame From December 2013: Former TU, Bills lineman talks cold-weather impact From November 2017: Bill Haisten: For the Ostroskis, a once-in-a-lifetime season at Holland Hall From July 2018: Bill Haisten: Recovering from a big surgery, Jerry Ostroski has ‘absolutely no regrets' From September 2018: Bill Haisten: A stunning Tuesday for Jerry Ostroski, whose TU jersey will be retired From April 2019: Former Hurricane All-American Jerry Ostroski gets job at TU From September 2020: Bill Haisten: His dad is synonymous with Tulsa football, but Army commit Owen Ostroski wasn't recruited by TU From January 2021: Holland Hall defensive end Owen Ostroski commits to TU From January 2022: Jerry Ostroski lends pain, perspective to Buffalo's heartbreak in Kansas City as only an ex-Bill can Contact us Sports Columnist Bill Haisten: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories Subscribe to this podcast on: Apple | Google | SpotifySupport the show: https://tulsaworld.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Union was impressive in its win over Owasso last week. It's looking like 6A, behind Bixby, will be the mad scramble we thought it was going to be. In this week's marquee matchup, Owasso hosts Mustang. Barry has mixed feelings about Mustang, despite its 4-0 record. It's unclear whether Rams impact receiver Deuce Chalk will play as the Rams look to avoid falling below .500 on the season. Plus, it's another week of solid matchups, including Holland Hall at Verdigris, Collinsville at Bishop Kelley, Sapulpa at Coweta and Beggs at Victory Christian.  Lastly, Barry's Final Thoughts and an update on Luke Hasz. Related Barry ranks this week's best games Victory Christian's Teyton `Tot' Chandler sets state career tackles record Union's win over Owasso shuffles Class 6AI football rankings Bill Haisten: Joe Medina savors win No. 300 and a lifetime bond with Cascia HallSupport the show: https://tulsaworld.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stailee Heard is a Senior Combo Guard for the Sapulpa Lady Chieftains. She scored 41 points, including the game winning basket in the waning seconds of Sapulpa's 75-74 win over Holland Hall in the 5A Girls State Basketball Championship Game. Stailee grew up in a basketball family but has competed in volleyball and track as well. Her parents, Tony and Lila played college basketball at the University of Tulsa. Stailee and her sister Tyla have been teammates at Sapulpa where you might say they've exhibited 'Heard Mentality' in their play. Stailee is headed to Stillwater to play collegiately with the Oklahoma State Cowgirls.

In this week's episode, Barry Lewis takes a look back at last week's high school state basketball tournament. What were the standout performances? What happened to some of the Tulsa-area teams? Who should we pay attention to next year? Related Tulsa World's 6A-2A girls all-state tournament teams, MVPs, scoring leaders Tulsa World's 6A-2A boys all-state tournament teams, MVPs, scoring leaders Stailee Heard's late basket lifts Sapulpa past Holland Hall in classic 5A girls final Contact us High School Sports Editor Barry Lewis: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories Regional Digital Editor Patrick Prince: Email | Twitter | Follow his storiesSupport the show: https://tulsaworld.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A lot of local teams are still in the high school basketball postseason. Barry and Patrick discuss 6A and 5A boys basketball's matchups, how coaches handle playing on back-to-back days and more. Plus, the girls will be continue their postseason Thursday. Barry recalls talking to Rhyian Mayberry's dad, Lee Mayberry, many years ago when he was also a sophomore standout. Subscribe to this podcast at: Apple | Google | Spotify Related Owasso's victory over BTW caps rough night for 6A East boys regional hosts Bill Haisten: DJ Howell's artistry carries unbeaten Broken Arrow past Union Jermiah Johnson sparks Edison past Glenpool for 5A regional title Wyatt Powell, Jackson Sowards lead No. 1 Metro Christian to 3A regional title Hale boys take 5A regional title 70-61 over Bishop Kelley Bixby girls roll Owasso 74-22 to claim regional title Rhyian Mayberry's OT trey gives BTW a wild win over Jenks in 6A regional Voting open in Mr. Inside/Outside and Ms. Inside/Outside contests Nominate a winter sports Bill Knight Automotive Athlete of the Week: barry.lewis@tulsaworld.com Contact us High School Sports Editor Barry Lewis: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories Regional Digital Editor Patrick Prince: Email | Twitter | Follow his storiesSupport the show: https://tulsaworld.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"I don't feel 102 starts; I feel playing football from the age of being in seventh grade all the way until I was 32." In this week's episode, Bill talks to former TU All-American and Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Jerry Ostroski. He talks about the NFL postseason; the difference from playing in the pros now and then (and how he dealt with injuries); remembering the 10-win TU season in 1991 (the only team in Oklahoma to achieve 10 wins that season) and more. Subscribe to this podcast on: Apple | Google | Spotify   Related From June 2002: Livin' large From November 1991: TU's Ostroski blocks way onto All-American squad From June 2004: Ostroski gives TU strength From February 2009: 'Jerry-O': From player to fan to Hall of Fame From December 2013: Former TU, Bills lineman talks cold-weather impact From November 2017: Bill Haisten: For the Ostroskis, a once-in-a-lifetime season at Holland Hall From July 2018: Bill Haisten: Recovering from a big surgery, Jerry Ostroski has ‘absolutely no regrets' From September 2018: Bill Haisten: A stunning Tuesday for Jerry Ostroski, whose TU jersey will be retired From April 2019: Former Hurricane All-American Jerry Ostroski gets job at TU From September 2020: Bill Haisten: His dad is synonymous with Tulsa football, but Army commit Owen Ostroski wasn't recruited by TU From January 2021: Holland Hall defensive end Owen Ostroski commits to TU From January 2022: Jerry Ostroski lends pain, perspective to Buffalo's heartbreak in Kansas City as only an ex-Bill can Contact us Sports Columnist Bill Haisten: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories Subscribe to this podcast on: Apple | Google | SpotifySupport the show: https://tulsaworld.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Barry Lewis talks standout high school basketball midseason tournament performances, including Catoosa's Titus Miller scoring 74 points in three games in the Port City Classic. How good are the Broken Arrow Tigers, led by Oklahoma State signee Connor Dow? Will Bixby, led by Notre Dame signee Parker Friedrichsen, challenge in 6A? Plus, updates on signing day; 2022 All-World football honors and more.   Nominate a winter sports Bill Knight Automotive Athlete of the Week: E-mail nominees to: barry.lewis@tulsaworld.com (basketball) and john.tranchina@tulsaworld.com (wrestling and swimming) Related Greyson Lewallen, Titus Miller propel Catoosa past Victory in Port City Classic semifinals; Kelley edges Edison Boys basketball: Notes, rankings, games and players to watch for Jan. 16 Bill Knight Automotive basketball players of the week for Jan. 9-15: Holland Hall's Jadon Cool, Mannford's Kylie Hewitt Bill Haisten: Broken Arrow embraces the pressure of wearing the No. 1 ranking Sports Writer Barry Lewis' most memorable stories of 2022 Contact us High School Sports Editor Barry Lewis: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories Regional Digital Editor Patrick Prince: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories Subscribe to this podcast at: Apple | Google | SpotifySupport the show: https://tulsaworld.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"It's the best setup that the OSSAA has had for its state championship games in the totality that they've really ever had." In this week's episode, Barry and Patrick discuss the future of UCO hosting state football championship games, as the OSSAA looks for a five-year deal for hosting. Should there be an exception if two Tulsa-area teams make the state championship to have a closer host? How do 6AI coaches feel about the Edmond site? Plus, an update on high school basketball, including Holland Hall moving to 5A mid-season. Also, an update on football and basketball recruiting. Nominate a winter sports Bill Knight Automotive Athlete of the Week: E-mail nominees to: barry.lewis@tulsaworld.com (basketball) and john.tranchina@tulsaworld.com (wrestling and swimming) Related The 6AI football championship: should it stay in Edmond or be played in Tulsa? Bill Haisten: 6AI football idea – a stand-alone Monday situation and a local title game OSSAA sends Holland Hall basketball to 5A at mid-season Boys basketball: Notes, rankings, games and players to watch Girls basketball: Notes, rankings, games and players to watch Dayton Forsythe leads giant-killing 2A Dale to historic TofC boys title over Memorial Sports Writer Barry Lewis' most memorable stories of 2022 Contact us High School Sports Editor Barry Lewis: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories Regional Digital Editor Patrick Prince: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories Subscribe to this podcast at: Apple | Google | SpotifySupport the show: https://tulsaworld.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this bonus edition of the OK Preps Extra podcast, Dean Ruhl talks with the Stillwater senior quarterback about a variety of topics, including his thoughts that kids in the Tulsa area transfer too much, his thoughts on NIL as well as what it's like to have Mike Gundy for a dad.  Related High school football: Week 8 schedule Bill Haisten: In Bixby, a commitment to basics and amazing results Grove-Collinsville, Muskogee-BTW, Kiefer-Beggs highlight Week 8's matchups Tulsa World Winter Sports Photo Day set for Oct. 26 Barry Lewis: Veteran coaches guide Owasso, Ponca City, Holland Hall through stormy starts Week 7 full coverage: Big scoring nights for Union's McKinney, Rejoice's Marley, Sand Springs' McCoy Contact us High School Sports Editor Barry Lewis: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories High School Sports Writer Dean Ruhl: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories Regional Digital Editor Patrick Prince: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories Nominations, scores and stats: Barry Lewis (football) and Bryce McKinnis (other fall sports) will be taking nominations for Athletes of Week this season.  Bryce.McKinnis@tulsaworld.com | Barry.Lewis@tulsaworld.com Call in scores Coaches are also encouraged to e-mail and call scores and stats this season. Email to sports@tulsaworld.com |or call 918-581-8355 or 1-800-944-PLAYSupport the show: https://tulsaworld.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Spartans have no doubt been dominant, but Union might have something to say about that. Plus, Dean and Barry break down their top games this week: Grove at Collinsville and Muskogee at Booker T. Washington. Also, Rejoice Christian offense comes up big without its star quarterback. Related High school football: Week 8 schedule Bill Haisten: In Bixby, a commitment to basics and amazing results Grove-Collinsville, Muskogee-BTW, Kiefer-Beggs highlight Week 8's matchups Tulsa World Winter Sports Photo Day set for Oct. 26 Barry Lewis: Veteran coaches guide Owasso, Ponca City, Holland Hall through stormy starts Week 7 full coverage: Big scoring nights for Union's McKinney, Rejoice's Marley, Sand Springs' McCoy Contact us High School Sports Editor Barry Lewis: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories High School Sports Writer Dean Ruhl: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories Regional Digital Editor Patrick Prince: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories Nominations, scores and stats: Barry Lewis (football) and Bryce McKinnis (other fall sports) will be taking nominations for Athletes of Week this season.  Bryce.McKinnis@tulsaworld.com | Barry.Lewis@tulsaworld.com Call in scores Coaches are also encouraged to e-mail and call scores and stats this season. Email to sports@tulsaworld.com |or call 918-581-8355 or 1-800-944-PLAYSupport the show: https://tulsaworld.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Holland Hall graduate and TU defensive lineman Owen Ostroski, the son of former NFL and Tulsa player Jerry Ostroski, has been "been going to TU games since the minute I was born." He talks with TU beat writer John Tranchina about the bye week; getting to "live out that dream" of playing for Tulsa after attending games growing up; and more. Related Tulsa's Philip Montgomery talks need to get healthy during bye week after loss at Navy TU's Philip Montgomery on DL Owen Ostroski: 'A really talented player. Still young, still learning from a technique standpoint' All-World Awards 2021: Future Tulsa stars Ostroski, Poindexter take Boys, Girls Athlete of the Year Holland Hall's Owen Ostroski, Mannford's Madison Collier go long in the discus Holland Hall standout Owen Ostroski signs with TU Holland Hall defensive end Owen Ostroski commits to TU Bill Haisten: His dad is synonymous with Tulsa football, but Army commit Owen Ostroski wasn't recruited by TU Contact us Sports Writer John Tranchina: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories Regional Digital Editor Patrick Prince: Email | Twitter | Follow his storiesSupport the show: https://tulsaworld.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the Backyard Bowl between Jenks and Union is nearly here, Barry Lewis and Patrick Prince talk about Bill Haisten's column today that discussed the reason why quarterback Shaker Reisig moved from the Trojans to the Redhawks. Lewis and Prince also break down the rivalry and other top Week 2 games. Plus, Booker T. Washington and Holland Hall's slow starts to the season. Related content: Bill Haisten: From Shaker Reisig's dad, insight on the move that rocked a rivalry After three consecutive losses to Jenks, Union 'fighting' to regain Backyard Bowl trophy Barry Lewis: Rogers gives former OSU football standout Levy Adcock a memorable head coaching debut Week 2's top matchups include Backyard Bowl, Patriot Bowl High school rankings: McAlester solidifies No. 1 position in 5A after Battle of the Border win Bill Haisten: For 2-0 but injury-riddled Jenks, a cruel set of circumstances Bill Haisten: As Redhawks roll, it's crystal clear — Union and Bixby are Oklahoma's best Contact us High School Sports Editor Barry Lewis: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories Regional Digital Editor Patrick Prince: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories Nominations, scores and stats: Note: Barry Lewis (football) and Bryce McKinnis (other fall sports) will be taking nominations for Athletes of Week this season. Coaches are also encouraged to e-mail and call scores and stats this season. Bryce.McKinnis@tulsaworld.com | Barry.Lewis@tulsaworld.com | sports@tulsaworld.com | Patrick.Prince@tulsaworld.com | Phone: 918-581-8355Support the show: https://tulsaworld.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Barry Lewis shares his biggest takeaways from Week 0 games as the 2022 high school football season is underway. Big statements from Bixby (over Owasso), Coweta (over MWC Carl Albert) and Lincoln Christian (over Holland Hall). Plus, a look ahead to Week 1's top games. Related content: Voting ends 10 a.m. Tuesday: Click here to vote for the Bill Knight Automotive high school football player of the week for Week 0 Barry Lewis: Lincoln Christian QB Luke Milligan learns from `playmaker' predecessor Max Brown Bill Haisten: First impressions — Bixby, Union, Lincoln and Rejoice are really, really good Owasso's Cole Adams likely out for regular season after injury versus Bixby 5A No. 6 Coweta surprises No. 2 MWC Carl Albert 44-14 Week 0: Lincoln Christian dominates Holland Hall in 3A finals rematch Bill Haisten: Messy yet glorious – Bixby's statement victory in its Class 6AI debut Jenks holds on for 13-10 win over Edmond Santa Fe Week 1's must-see game: Union (1-0) at Broken Arrow (0-1) Week 1: High school schedule Contact us High School Sports Editor Barry Lewis: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories Regional Digital Editor Patrick Prince: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories Nominations, scores and stats: Note: Barry Lewis (football) and Bryce McKinnis (other fall sports) will be taking nominations for Athletes of Week this season. Coaches are also encouraged to e-mail and call scores and stats this season. Bryce.McKinnis@tulsaworld.com | Barry.Lewis@tulsaworld.com | sports@tulsaworld.com | Patrick.Prince@tulsaworld.com | Phone: 918-581-8355Support the show: https://tulsaworld.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whitney McClendon is the co-owner of Organic Squeeze. After growing up in Coweta, OK she attended high school at Holland Hall in Tulsa and college at Baylor University majoring in Chemistry and Biology, After graduation, she decided she wanted to be on the preventative side of medicine as opposed to the treatment side and so she turned down medical school to peruse her masters in epidemiology and biostatistics from UT Southwestern in Dallas. Whitney worked in epidemiology research focusing on nutrition at MD Anderson and then as a director at the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center. She met her husband, Jack, on a flight from Houston to OKC and the rest is history! She's been in OKC for almost 10 years and has spent that time working on her passion for nutrition, health, and preventive medicine through food. She owned and operated Provision Kitchen and has now set her sights on growing Organic Squeeze. Welcome to Action City, Whitney! 

Thinking about moving to Atlanta, Georgia? Have you ever heard of North Atlanta, where you can get more bang for your buck? Everyone has heard about Atlanta, Georgia where the nightlife and restaurants happen, where the Major Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is. Where the famous Coca, Georgia Aquarium is, the dream of the big city! But is Atlanta all you need to know about Georgia? Now, let's talk about moving a little bit to North Atlanta and enjoying the best of both worlds, from 45 minutes to an hour depending on traffic and the day of the week. Enjoying the wonderful wineries, mountains, trails, and the FAMOUS LAKE LANIER! while having the city nearby. Have you ever heard of Gainesville / New Holland, Georgia? Looking at counties? Check Out Hall County! Curious to know more! Stay put and listen more! Cindy's Realty Group by eXp Realty Cindy Presgraves REALTOR®678-650-1425888-959-9461 ext: 1323www.CindysRealtyGroup.comQuestions:Email: Cindy@cindysrealtygroup.comInstagram: Cindys_Realty_GroupTikTok: CindyPresgravesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CindyRealtyG...Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMkd-gQ7VzbU8G4PHGGJYxABuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://paypal.me/CindyPresgraves)

"Tell Us A Food Story" was a highlight of our podcast seasons. We heard many moving and also very entertaining stories about what food means to people. One of those people interviewed was one of my dearest friends from high school who (at the time) has gone in his career to achieve great things. And, as if things couldn't get greater, I discover through the Facebook grapevine that he is a finalist for a PULITZER PRIZE! Well, we couldn't let that go so we wanted to reprise this very memorable interview with Roy S. Johnson who can now add Pulitzer Prize finalist to his credits. Please enjoy A Story Teller's Food Story from Season 4. Food is friendship. Interestingly enough, our next interviewee has been the only person to share this sentiment with us. It is a sentiment that we echo wholeheartedly and in fact, could go so far as to call it our “mantra”. In food we find a common place and Lord knows, we need a common place right now. Roy Johnson is a storyteller who fashions words into vivid, “as if you were there” experiences. Experiences that neither you nor I will likely ever be a part of. An accomplished journalist whose credits include Sports Illustrated, the New York Times, Men's Fitness and any number of TV appearances, most recently as part of the docu-series, The Last Dance that chronicled the rise of Michael Jordan, Roy has defied tradition. After 30+ years in New York, Roy now lives and writes in Birmingham, Alabama. Our interview, as a consequence, was done via computer with us in the kitchen studio and Roy in his home kitchen (one of his favorite spots). He loves to cook and views it as another creative outlet for himself and likes to see that in others. When in a restaurant, he is comfortable asking the chef to simply create something for him. He has also ended up with things on his plate that he wasn't quite sure that he ordered. Roy Johnson has been my friend for 50 years. Yes, I said it, 50, count ‘em years. Until I did the math, it certainly didn't seem like it could possibly be that long but there it is. Roy and I went to school together. It was the end of the 60's when we met and he was and still is one of the bravest people I know. An African-American in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he chose to attend a basically all-white school albeit a fairly progressive one (but not as progressive as I thought). At that time, Holland Hall was known as the “pink” school in the hills as in “pink-o” and if you're too young to know that reference…its meaning today is: a person who holds advanced liberal or moderately radical political or economic views; back in the 60's and early 70's, it simply meant, communistic. I think if my mother had known that (maybe she did but I doubt it), she would have yanked me out of there so fast it would make your head explode. I include this as a way of saying, yes, at school, we tried our best to be progressive with open hearts, minds and opportunities but we were still immersed in the white privilege that exists today. So I'm quite certain only those very close to Roy understood the challenges he faced at that time. I know I didn't understand and he was my friend. But he never allowed the long hours and the hidden and not so hidden prejudice and racism to get in his way or hold him back. As soon as he graduated, he headed to Stanford University and never looked back. Roy took the road less traveled by, and yes, that has made all the difference. *The interview begins at 09:19.* Follow Roy on Facebook by clicking right here and who knows, maybe he'll make your head explode!? And, you can read many of his recent articles here. I can promise you'll be reading some of the best writing around.

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The High School Huddle looks back at the Class 3A state championship game between Holland Hall and Lincoln Christian. Join Chris Evans, Phil Nichols and Casey Porter. Watch the full show ----- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIIs_e8xRiM&t=5128s --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/guthrienewspage/support

The High School Huddle looks back at the Class 3A state championship game between Holland Hall and Lincoln Christian. Join Chris Evans, Phil Nichols and Casey Porter. Watch the full show ----- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIIs_e8xRiM&t=5128s --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/guthrienewspage/support

Food is friendship. Interestingly enough, our next interviewee has been the only person to share this sentiment with us. It is a sentiment that we echo wholeheartedly and in fact, could go so far as to call it our “mantra”. In food we find a common place and Lord knows, we need a common place right now. Roy Johnson is a storyteller who fashions words into vivid, “as if you were there” experiences. Experiences that neither you nor I will likely ever be a part of. An accomplished journalist whose credits include Sports Illustrated, the New York Times, Men's Fitness and any number of TV appearances, most recently as part of the docu-series, The Last Dance that chronicled the rise of Michael Jordan, Roy has defied tradition. After 30+ years in New York, Roy now lives and writes in Birmingham, Alabama. Our interview, as a consequence, was done via computer with us in the kitchen studio and Roy in his home kitchen (one of his favorite spots). He loves to cook and views it as another creative outlet for himself and likes to see that in others. When in a restaurant, he is comfortable asking the chef to simply create something for him. He has also ended up with things on his plate that he wasn't quite sure that he ordered. Roy Johnson has been my friend for 50 years. Yes, I said it, 50, count ‘em years. Until I did the math, it certainly didn't seem like it could possibly be that long but there it is. Roy and I went to school together. It was the end of the 60's when we met and he was and still is one of the bravest people I know. An African-American in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he chose to attend a basically all-white school albeit a fairly progressive one (but not as progressive as I thought). At that time, Holland Hall was known as the “pink” school in the hills as in “pink-o” and if you're too young to know that reference…its meaning today is: a person who holds advanced liberal or moderately radical political or economic views; back in the 60's and early 70's, it simply meant, communistic. I think if my mother had known that (maybe she did but I doubt it), she would have yanked me out of there so fast it would make your head explode. I include this as a way of saying, yes, at school, we tried our best to be progressive with open hearts, minds and opportunities but we were still immersed in the white privilege that exists today. So I'm quite certain only those very close to Roy understood the challenges he faced at that time. I know I didn't understand and he was my friend. But he never allowed the long hours and the hidden and not so hidden prejudice and racism to get in his way or hold him back. As soon as he graduated, he headed to Stanford University and never looked back. Roy took the road less traveled by, and yes, that has made all the difference. Here are some of the highlights from our interview not to be missed: 07:05 - Grilling with the best of them 10:24 - I was a fat, little kid 12:12 - It was not easy to be the editor of Men's Fitness magazine 14:06 - His guilty pleasure 17:20 - The long drive 21:15 - Tell Me A Food Story (and it's an extraordinary one) 27:35 - Is there anything you won't eat? Please enjoy our interview with Roy S Johnson. Follow Roy on Facebook by clicking right here and who knows, maybe he'll make your head explode!? And, you can read many of his recent articles here. I can promise you'll be reading some of the best writing around. We hope you enjoyed this interview with Roy S Johnson. we definitely did!Our next guest is food blogger, Daisi Owens. She describes her blog, My Stir Crazy Kitchen as a place to find real recipes for real families (and you know how we feel about keeping things real!). She goes on to write, “I'm…an accounting nerd by day and a kitchen wizard by night. I like tailgating in the fall, a tall glass of wine (or two), and cooking for my friends -- now that includes you!” Daisi appeared on our podcast last year during the holidays and talked about Thanksgiving...

Food is friendship. Interestingly enough, our next interviewee has been the only person to share this sentiment with us. It is a sentiment that we echo wholeheartedly and in fact, could go so far as to call it our “mantra”. In food we find a common place and Lord knows, we need a common place right now. Roy Johnson is a storyteller who fashions words into vivid, “as if you were there” experiences. Experiences that neither you nor I will likely ever be a part of. An accomplished journalist whose credits include Sports Illustrated, the New York Times, Men’s Fitness and any number of TV appearances, most recently as part of the docu-series, The Last Dance that chronicled the rise of Michael Jordan, Roy has defied tradition. After 30+ years in New York, Roy now lives and writes in Birmingham, Alabama. Our interview, as a consequence, was done via computer with us in the kitchen studio and Roy in his home kitchen (one of his favorite spots). He loves to cook and views it as another creative outlet for himself and likes to see that in others. When in a restaurant, he is comfortable asking the chef to simply create something for him. He has also ended up with things on his plate that he wasn’t quite sure that he ordered. Roy Johnson has been my friend for 50 years. Yes, I said it, 50, count ‘em years. Until I did the math, it certainly didn’t seem like it could possibly be that long but there it is. Roy and I went to school together. It was the end of the 60’s when we met and he was and still is one of the bravest people I know. An African-American in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he chose to attend a basically all-white school albeit a fairly progressive one (but not as progressive as I thought). At that time, Holland Hall was known as the “pink” school in the hills as in “pink-o” and if you’re too young to know that reference…its meaning today is: a person who holds advanced liberal or moderately radical political or economic views; back in the 60’s and early 70’s, it simply meant, communistic. I think if my mother had known that (maybe she did but I doubt it), she would have yanked me out of there so fast it would make your head explode. I include this as a way of saying, yes, at school, we tried our best to be progressive with open hearts, minds and opportunities but we were still immersed in the white privilege that exists today. So I’m quite certain only those very close to Roy understood the challenges he faced at that time. I know I didn’t understand and he was my friend. But he never allowed the long hours and the hidden and not so hidden prejudice and racism to get in his way or hold him back. As soon as he graduated, he headed to Stanford University and never looked back. Roy took the road less traveled by, and yes, that has made all the difference. Here are some of the highlights from our interview not to be missed: 07:05 - Grilling with the best of them 10:24 - I was a fat, little kid 12:12 - It was not easy to be the editor of Men’s Fitness magazine 14:06 - His guilty pleasure 17:20 - The long drive 21:15 - Tell Me A Food Story (and it’s an extraordinary one) 27:35 - Is there anything you won’t eat? Please enjoy our interview with Roy S Johnson. Follow Roy on Facebook by clicking right here and who knows, maybe he'll make your head explode!? And, you can read many of his recent articles here. I can promise you’ll be reading some of the best writing around. We hope you enjoyed this interview with Roy S Johnson. we definitely did!Our next guest is food blogger, Daisi Owens. She describes her blog, My Stir Crazy Kitchen as a place to find real recipes for real families (and you know how we feel about keeping things real!). She goes on to write, “I’m…an accounting nerd by day and a kitchen wizard by night. I like tailgating in the fall, a tall glass of wine (or two), and cooking for my friends -- now that includes you!” Daisi appeared on our podcast last year during the holidays and talked about Thanksgiving, her kids and favorite recipes. This time, we learned a lot more about Daisi, her love for food and cooking, her mom, grandma and great-grandma and chicken and noodles. Come along, you’ll enjoy the ride! And, what about you? Do you have a food story? We'd love to hear it. Share it in the comments below and more likely than not, you'll hear it in one of our episodes. And, in case you haven't heard, the kitchen and our hands-on classes are back up and running. We are wearing masks and now Tulsa has a mask mandate as well as WalMart, Sam’s Club and Target. I mean, you wear a seat belt and a helmet when you ride your bicycle or motorcycle, what's the difference? Other than, when you wear a mask you protect other people. It's the kind thing to do; we hope you think so, too. Pretty sure, the vaccine won't be available for a long time. If you have a minute, please take a look at our Patreon page and consider becoming a member. Just click that little button below that says “Become a Patron”. You don’t have to sign up but it’s easy to check it out and see what we’re talking about. We’ve got a lot of fun offerings for members that you won’t get to see, experience or have anywhere else. Don’t forget, you can find us all over the place now! Wherever your favorite podcast listening place is, we’re probably there, even on Alexa! We’re on Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play and, of course, here, but you can take us on the road anytime you like!We love and appreciate you guys. Keep listening, hang in there...we're going to get through this thing!

Jon breaks down the 6th Harry Potter movie with a little help from local Potter-head, David Myles Holland Hall. David addresses some topics from previous episodes and gives some much needed context to the story as a book reader. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is a step down from The Order of Phoenix, but not as bad as The Goblet of Fire ... even though teen romance makes an unwelcome return. Also ... are these movies sponsored by NAMBLA?   Episode 1 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Episode 2 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Episode 3 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Episode 4 - Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire Episode 5 - Harry Potter and The Order of Phoenix   David Myles Holland Hall:FaceBookInstagram   JonForward.com  

Marjorie talks about the importance of not waiting for inspiration and developing a practice. Marjorie Atwood is a contemporary artist who has been painting and exhibiting her work for the past 20 years. After graduating from Holland Hall high school in Tulsa, she moved to New York and earned a bachelor’s degree from Sarah Lawrence College, while also studying at Parson’s School of Design. She has had several solo shows across the United States. Favorite Artist: Haley Hasler. Find her work here. Find Marjorie here - Website Instagram Facebook

Good morning Sapulpa High, I’m Bri with your daily Chieftain Podcast!Today is the last day to sign up for the April 4th ACT. Late enrollment will be due by March 4th, however the price to take the test will increaseThere are lots of sports this weekend Chieftains, so gear up!Tonight is the basketball Regional Playoffs against Yukon, at Booker T. High School beginning at 6:30pm Wrestling will be competing at state today beginning at noon in Oklahoma CitySoccer has an away game against Holland Hall at 5, and 6:45pmBaseball also has a game, at home against Verdigris at 5pmSaturday, girls basketball Regional Playoffs begin at 1:30 in the Chieftain CenterThe boys’ game will begin at 7, at Booker T. WashingtonToday’s high is 63 degrees, with a low of 36 Have a great Sapulpa day!

On Pentecost Sunday, we were joined by special guest preacher the Rev. Justin Boyd from Holland Hall in Tulsa. In his sermon, the Rev. Boyd challenges us to get out of our comfort zone with the Holy Spirit as our guide.

Jim Hewgley Jr. was an independent oilman who served two terms as Tulsa’s mayor from 1966 to 1970. In his first mayoral-election victory, he defeated incumbent Mayor Jim Maxwell, who was seeking a fifth consecutive term. And Jim defeated Maxwell again in 1968. Hewgley had been a registered Democrat until 1956, when he became a Republican and was the first Tulsa Republican mayor to be reelected.Hewgley was mayor when the city was governed by the Tulsa City Commission. Shortly after Hewgley’s election in 1966, the city doubled in area by annexing 100 square miles of county land. During his time as mayor, the city passed its first 1-cent sales tax and established the Port of Catoosa following the passage of a $20, million bond issue to fund it. He was also instrumental in the start of the Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority and Tulsa Housing Authority.After leaving city office, he ran in 1972 for Oklahoma’s U.S. House District 1 seat but lost to James R. Jones.His son, Jim Hewgley III served three terms as street commissioner.Jim Hewgley Jr. was named to the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1984.He served on many local boards, including those of the Tulsa Opera, the Tulsa Chapter of the American Red Cross, Children’s Medical Center, Hillcrest Medical Center, Holland Hall, and Southern Hills Country Club.This oral history interview was recorded May 19, 2009. He was 94 when he died May 17, 2011.

You’re listening to Tulsa Talks, a TulsaPeople Podcast, episode 10. I’m your host, Anna Bennett. This episode is brought to you by Gilcrease Museum, presenting the exhibit Americans All! On this season one finale, I talk with Mazen Abufadil, an artist, educator and immigrant, whose work is currently featured at the Gilcrease Museum.Plus, Jerry Wofford takes a look back at the best musical moments of 2018. There are two things I notice immediately about Mazen Abufadil — he’s got a quiet voice, and a curious mind. After finishing the interview and leaving the office, he was back moments later to share an observation he’d has while looking at a nearby sycamore tree, just to make sure I knew his updated viewpoint; event though the mics were off.But that’s just who Mazen is — an educator, as much as an artist, one who’s generous with his time and knowledge. His unflappable patience, no doubt a boon in the classroom at Holland Hall, is honed by raising four children of his own.Mazen was born in Lebanon, and spent his earliest years in Beirut. But life changed forever for Mazen and his family in the late 1970s. The Lebanese Civil war broke out, bringing with it years of violent conflict. Mazen’s family fled to the United States. He shared his recollections of arriving in Tulsa during our interview.Thanks for listening to Tulsa Talks! We’ve had a blast bringing you Season One; it’s been an adventure and a labor of love for all of us. And, I’m thrilled to announce that Season Two begins on January 2nd, and we’ve got some super awesome guests on the roster that I can’t tell you about yet, but that you’re going to love. If you’ve enjoyed this podcast, then all we want for Christmas is a rating, review, subscription or share — we’d love to find some positive feedback in our stockings.Every episode, we play you out with some local music. In the spirit of the season, today’s selection is “Hey Skinny Santa” from JD McPherson’s new Christmas album, “Socks.”To purchase and find upcoming tour dates, visit JDMcPherson.com.Original music by The Earslips, recorded and mixed by Mike Gilliland at Auggy Reed Studios.

Metro Christian used a balanced offensive attack to go on the road and knock off Holland Hall 37-14. The Patriots were rolling offensively and could not be slowed down behind the play of Player Of The Game Asher Link at quarterback and running back Ryan Johnson. Listen to our postgame report and hear from Metro Christian head coach Jared McCoy and Player Of The Game, Asher Link.

Today we have Sally Adams on the Podcast. We learn that from a early age she was already drawn to contemporary work.  She sang in a choir with Allen Pote, a modern choral composer.  Also, she previously taught kids at Holland Hall to continue using their imagination as they grow and develop.  And has 3 very successful children whom are award winning playwrights.Did you catch Cindy on episode 41 of SallyPal Podcast? If you haven't, head on over to sallypal.com to have a listen and check out her other episodes and blogs!And did you notice the episode numbers of both of our podcasts? A happy coincidence! Attribution:   ----more---- Logo:Theater Masks by Nikita Kozin / Licence: CC BY 3.0thenounproject.com/term/theater-masks/516808/ Ritzy Remix font by Nick Curtis - www.nicksfonts.com/index.html Music and Soundcello_tuning by flcellogrl / Licence: CC BY 3.0freesound.org/people/flcellogrl/sounds/195138/ Flute Play C - 08 by cms4f / Licence: CC0 1.0freesound.org/people/cms4f/sounds/159123/ "Danse Macabre - Violin Hook" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) / Licence: CC BY 3.0 LicensesCC BY 3.0 - creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/CC0 1.0 - creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/  

Out Podcast is now sponsored by Audible. Go to rtpbook.com and get a free audio book download of your choice and 30 day free trial to Audible. Run The Power (RTP) episode 005 is a talk with Nick Bunting, Defensive Coordinator at Holland Hall HS in Tulsa, OK. Coach Bunting played at Holland Hall before becoming a 4 year starter at the University of Tulsa at Linebacker. Nick started as a true freshman, earning Freshman All-American honors, setting the tone for a standout career under Todd Graham and Keith Patterson. Coach Bunting began his coaching career at Bartlesville under Ron Smith. He moved to Jenks in 2012 as LB coach where he won a state championship working for Allan Trimble and Keith Riggs before moving to his current job as DC for Holland Hall since the 2013 season. Listen along as Rowdy and Walz ask Coach Bunt about his multiple 3-4 defense, his use of hybrid players to tailor his defense to fit his best 11 players, and his experiences working and learning for an unbelievable network of coaches to hone his philosophy and ability to build relationships with athletes and push them to their maximum ability. Coach Bunt also runs 5 Star Football Academy to train defensive players, especially linebackers, on the nuances and fundamentals of the position. You can follow Coach Bunt on Twitter @coachbunt and @5starfbacademy. Hope you enjoy! This episode of Run The Power podcast is brought to you by Team Attack Academy. Team Attack Academy is an online football development site for football players and coaches of all levels. It is the most powerful teaching tool introduced into the game today to raise level of playing and coaching football. After using Team Attack Academy your athletes and coaches will outplay, outwork and outsmart their opponents guaranteed. Visit Team Attack Academy at https://teamattackacademy.com