POPULARITY
In this episode of RadioStockdale, host Michael Sears recounts his transformative journey from the Naval Academy to the Marine Corps, civilian life, and back to the Yard at the Stockdale Center. He highlights the enduring lessons of integrity, leadership, and ethical decision-making learned throughout his career. Through personal reflections and professional insights, he emphasizes the importance of character development and mentorship in shaping the next generation of leaders. In retirement, he is still reachable via email at michael@searsgroup.net.Michael Sears was the Director of Leadership Innovation at the Boeing Leadership Innovation Laboratory, Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership at the U.S. Naval Academy. He spent 30 years in Silicon Valley's technology sector. Rising from various roles in both large corporations and startups, he eventually became a CEO and founded an Internet media company. Sears holds three U.S. patents for his innovative work and spent a decade as a Venture Capitalist. Prior to his tech career, he served as a Marine Officer, specializing in intelligence and reconnaissance. Sears holds a Bachelor's degree from the United States Naval Academy and an MBA and JD degree from Stanford University. His diverse background spans military service, entrepreneurship, and leadership in the tech industry.
USAF Master Sergeant and Silver Star recipient Michael Sears, who is the Command Chief of the 177th Fighter Wing, joins us on this episode. Sears talks about his career in the military, which in addition to the Air Force, has also included an active duty enlistment in the Marine Corps. He also shares the story about his heroic actions during the events of Sept. 29, 2012 when his unit was ambushed in Afghanistan.
Michael Sears' first novel, the best-seller BLACK FRIDAYS, a financial thriller with heart, took the Shamus award and was short-listed for the Edgar and three other major awards. MORTAL BONDS, the critically-acclaimed second novel in the Jason Stafford series, won the Silver Falchion at Killer Nashville. Continuing the series, LONG WAY DOWN, was described as "one of the best thrillers of 2015." SAVING JASON is the fourth in the series. Tower of Babel begins a brand new series, exploring the world of Queens, NY -- its denizens, their tormentors, and their heroes. Until 2005, Mr. Sears was a Managing Director for two different Wall Street firms, where he worked in the bond market for twenty years and, earlier, in foreign exchange and derivatives. Prior to returning to Columbia University for his MBA, he was, for eight years, a professional actor appearing at the Shakespeare Theatre of Washington (Folger Theatre), Playwright's Theater of Washington, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, The Comedy Stage Co., and, in the course of a single year, every soap opera shot in New York City. He is married to the artist and poet, Barbara Segal. Together with the not-altogether-domesticated cat, Penelope, they live in Sea Cliff, NY, within sight of the towers of New York.
We discuss chapters 33-41 of Benjamin Stevenson's phenomenal 2022 metafictional mystery, 'Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone'. What would a murder mystery be without a bizarre detour right before the explanation. A jaunt with heavy machinery over to a party at another nearby lodge introduces us to a distraught couple it seems were being blackmailed by one of the Cunninghams, but why? Ern has to piece together the scraps of this mystery on his feet as Chekov's innumerable guns all collide in a scorching finale. We're also joined by Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip, the minds behind Michael Stanley and their latest novel 'A Deadly Covenant', to talk about the second prequel in the adventures of their Detective Kubu, and the tumultuous boundaries between cultures that inspired it. Thank you to Penguin Australia for providing copies of 'Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone', and to Michael Stanley for copies of 'A Deadly Covenant'.
You've probably heard of Ben Patrick, aka Knees Over Toes Guy, who exploded onto the fitness scene during the pandemic by creating a renaissance of movements that had fallen from the pop-culture fitness scene. Well, now I'd like to introduce you to the man who has been working with Ben Patrick and other unique movement gurus to create equipment that wasn't readily available prior - like the TibBar, Nordic Bar, BP Sled, Wrist Axe, Weight Releasers and more. His name is Michael Sears, founder of HGG Performance (formerly the Home Gym Guy) out of Australia. Amazing entrepreneur, great human and we had an awesome conversation. https://hggperformance.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wtfgymtalk/message
In "Death of the Mantis: A Detective Kubu Mystery," authors Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip present the third in their book series, set in Botswana, which follows African investigator Detective David "Kubu" Bengu as he investigates a murder case involving nomadic Bushmen. This discussion took place on a 2011 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.
This week on The Shake Up Podcast we have Michael Sears, the founder of The Home Gym Guys! Michael has single handedly changed the world of fitness with the development of one simple piece of equipment.. Simple yet effective, You'll still break a sweat, feel the burn and love the results! Th Home Gym Guys story, just like Mr. Consistent is a successful venture that was born through the global health pandemic; Covid19. Host Jarrad and Micheal delve into all things business, upscaling and starting a brand through the pursuit of that niche market. Using the slogan 'When the world stopped, we started'. And wow, did they ever hit the ground running! EPISODE BREAKDOWN: -Who is Michael Sears -Family Life -Creating a product that didn't exist -How The Home Gym Guys blew up -Starting a business through a global health pandemic -How the product caught the attention of A-list athletes -Being featured on Joe Rogan -Mr. Consistent Cocktail Speed Test -Dealing with competitors trying to rip off your original product -Never Have I Ever Card Game CREDITS: Host: Jarrad Bell Guest: The Home Gym Guys Producers: Tom Norton Kersten Marchant SHAKE UP SOME COCKTAILS Order online at http://shitthatsfresh.com.au/TheShakeUp or find your local using the 'stockists' tab. GET IN TOUCH Stay up to date with the good times on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok. Watch the full episode on YouTube. Join The Shake Up Cocktail Gang Facebook Community here. Get in touch with the Mr. Consistent team here.
Michael Sears spent three decades as an investor and CEO in Silicon Valley after a first career as an officer in the Marine Corps, followed by law and business degrees. Now he is back at the United States Naval Academy, leading a leadership innovation lab as part of the Academy's continuing requirement that all midshipmen advance through a curriculum in leadership, ethics, and law. His distinctive background offers fertile ground for reflection in this episode, on cross-pollination among cultures and practices of tech innovation, military service, and the legal profession. Links Michael Sears at the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership The Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership The Boeing Leadership Innovation Laboratory Interactive Leadership Simulations Radio Stockdale: podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Michael Sears is the producer of the smash hit documentary "Daisy Fresh: An American Jiu-Jitsu Story" on FloGrappling and he is the matchmaker for Who's Number One. We talked to him about the upcoming second season of Daisy Fresh, what matchups we can expect to see on Who's Number One and what it's like traveling to visit the biggest camps in the world. Tune in to Daisy Fresh Season 2 this Wednesday, April 28th on FloGrapplingGive Epic Roll a follow on Instagram and check out their Website - use code “Podcast15” for 15% off your orderYou can watch the video version of every episode on our YouTube PageLearn more about the show on our WebsiteVisit our Shop for shirts and moreFollow our show at: @That_JiuJitsu_PodcastFollow Justin directly: @JustinLesko Follow Mike directly: @M_Callahan106Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thatjiujitsupodcast)
Barbara Peters in conversation with Michael Sears with Hank Phillippi Ryan
Our guest at today's Live event is Michael Sears, Salt Lake City Angels General Manager and Stoel Rives LLP Associate. The Salt Lake City Angels mentor promising entrepreneurs and invest in growing companies. As general manager, Michael works with investors in due diligence efforts, oversees financing rounds and negotiations, and facilitates investments.
Our guest at today's Live event is Michael Sears, Salt Lake City Angels General Manager and Stoel Rives LLP Associate. The Salt Lake City Angels mentor promising entrepreneurs and invest in growing companies. As general manager, Michael works with investors in due diligence efforts, oversees financing rounds and negotiations, and facilitates investments.
The third & final instalment of our One Life Story episodes is the one and only Michael Sears. A well travelled, thoroughbred entrepreneur, Searsy embodies the One Life philosophy & through this podcast we hope a bit of his incredible human spirit rubs off. Someone who has always made the most of life without a moment of hesitation, his story is an epic way to round out this series. Enjoy and thank you for tuning in to hear a bit more about our stories.
Michael Sears, the cool and chill guy of jiu-jitsu, has an extended conversation with Spey about his life in the sport of grappling, and how he became one of the newest team members at FloSports. What a fun time with pals! Show Run Down 0:01:54 - It’s Who’s Number One weekend (when the recording happens). 0:04:50 - You should be penalized for going out of bounds. Plain and simple, end of story. 0:10:08 - A brief comment about the new Flo logo. 0:17:40 - The Chill and Cool Dude of Jiu-Jitsu, Michael Sears. 0:25:00 - Comparing and contrasting wrestling and grappling. 0:28:20 - The origin story of Michael Sears begins, which quickly flies off into a tangent about the World Championships of Wrestling, No-Gi Grappling, and cold spray. 0:36:30 - Sears gets into jiu-jitsu. 0:42:20 - Sears gets even more into jiu-jitsu, quitting his day job and going all in, evening moving to Brazil. 0:47:00 - When Sears first heard about FloGrappling. 0:56:08 - Sears dives head first into the grappling content game. 1:13:09 - How Sears got his gig with Flo and moves to Texas. 1:19:48 - Some ADCC talk. 1:23:40 - Sears explains how scoring works in grappling, which eventually gets back to the differences between wrestling and grappling. And then a bunch of 2:00:22 - The outro - time to pack up and go home to watch Who’s #1, which had yet to happen when this was recorded. 2:04:43 - Ferrari and Gallagher play us out.
Award-winning author Michael Sears joins us in this episode of CrimeFiction.FM to discuss his new book, the fourth in his Jason Stafford thriller series, SAVING JASON. Michael Sears Interview Show Notes Michael shares the back story of his protagonist, former Wall Street hotshot Jason Stafford. Jason allowed a mistake to go uncorrected for too long and wound up […] The post Saving Jason, by Michael Sears appeared first on CrimeFiction.FM.
CliffCentral.com — A Death in the Family is the fifth book in this exceptional series by Michael Sears and Stanley Trollop. They join Prof. Block in studio.
Award-winning author Michael Sears joins us in this episode of CrimeFiction.FM to discuss his new book, the third in his Jason Stafford thriller series, LONG WAY DOWN. Show Notes Michael describes the MacGuffin behind his series. The series hero, Jason Stafford, is a former financial executive who is raising an autistic son as a single parent. […] The post Long Way Down, by Michael Sears appeared first on CrimeFiction.FM.
Dr. Michael Sears is an Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences at Clemson University. He received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and completed postdoctoral fellowships in the Department of Biology at University of Nevada in Reno and the Department of Life Science at Indiana State University. Mike has held faculty positions at Southern Illinois University and Bryn Mawr College before joining the team at Clemson. Mike is here with us today to tell us about his journey through life and science.
We are joined by Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip, authors of The Detective Kubu series of books to talk about their latest novel, Deadly Harvest. Hosts: Paul Alves, Sir Jimmy, Pat Flewelling ---------- Get a FREE AUDIOBOOK just for trying out Audible: http://www.audibletrial.com/bookguys Visit our website at http://www.bookguys.ca Check out Sir Jimmy's http://www.hollowbooks.com Follow Paul Alves on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/paulthebookguyPublished On May 24th, 2013 Support Book Guys Show by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/bookguys Find out more on the Book Guys Show website. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/bookguys/cf844e65-f206-4f83-99bd-9bc9c601ffab Check out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code bookguys for 40% off for 4 months, and support Book Guys Show.