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In today's episode of the Small College Basketball Podcast, listeners will hear host Chris Cottrell celebrating the NCAA Division II National Champions, Nova Southeastern University with Coach Jim Crutchfield and Bevo Francis Award Winner, MJ Iraldi.   Also, on today's episode, listeners can celebrate the NAIA National Champions, the College of Idaho Yotes and Coach Colby Blaine.  Cottrell also provides a brief recap of the 2025 Small College Basketball Award winners...   Read about Nova Southeastern's National Championship here...https://nsusharks.com/index.aspxRead about the College of Idaho's National Championship here...https://yoteathletics.com/sports/mens-basketballThe 2025 Small College Basketball Award winners can be found here...https://www.smallcollegebasketball.com/awardsThe Small College Basketball Podcast has been named #8 of the "Top 30 College Basketball Podcasts" by Feedspot.... and the 61st best College Basketball Podcast by Million Podcasts.   Please click below for the full lists...  https://ncaa.feedspot.com/college_basketball_podcasts/ https://www.millionpodcasts.com/college-basketball-podcasts/For more information on today's episode and Small College Basketball you can tweet at us @coach_cottrell_ or @smcollegehoops… or email smallcollegebasketball@gmail.comFor all of the latest news and highlights of NCAA D2, NCAA D3, NAIA, NCCAA and USCAA Men's Basketball follow Small College Basketball on Twitter @smcollegehoopsor visit www.smallcollegebasketball.comFor more information visit https://anchor.fm/scb_podcastYou can follow Host Chris Cottrell onTwitter @Coach_Cottrell_LinkedIn @Chris Cottrell

Clarksburg's Jim Crutchfield wins his second Division II national championship at Nova Southeastern.  He joins the show. WVU baseball player Logan Sauve updates the Mountaineer season. 

Introduction (0:00:00). He's just a humble Nebraskan ... who flies to New York for foot massages.The Break  (0:06:43). Results from five events. Advocate of the Week. Puerto Rico giving away "Finalist" trophies like Oprah gives away cars. And puppies!!Remembering Arturo Alvarez (0:12:27). The community lost an outstanding and inspiring advocate, Nova Southeastern's Arturo Alvarez. Counselor Counseller (0:14:11). Baylor's new dean Jeremy Counseller talks about his vision for the law school, what it means that Baylor hired a trial advocacy professor as dean, his sweet accommodations in Scotland, and when Robert Little can expect a raise. Suggested Plagiarism: Kathleen Nastri (0:32:32). She's the former president of AAJ. She has a $58M verdict. And she has some suggestions about focusing on more on your own case and less on your opponents' case.The Pace Guys  (0:50:54). Jared Hatcliffe and AJ Muller talk about making students do pushups, "Grandpa Lou" Fasulo, AJ's belly dancing, and the names that Pace students use to distinguish Jared Hatcliffe from Jared Rosenblatt. Mailbag (1:18:23). When is a school's repeated misconduct enough that they should be banned from competitions?

Injustice and Grief: Three Profound Lessons with Dr. Cristi Bundukamara, Ed.D. PMHNP Founder and Creator of The Mentally STRONG Method Have you ever felt your pain was too much to bear? Have you experienced the heaviness of sorrow, and asked, “Why me?” Are you ready to discover a hidden purpose in your suffering? Cristi Bundukamara fearlessly shares her remarkable journey of resilience and transformation. She will show you how to find purpose after loss. Here at Mentally STRONG I want you to be empowered by our model of providing psychoeducational counseling through the Mentally STRONG Method. https://mentallystrongacademy.com/ I have been a psychiatric nurse practitioner since 2000, with extensive experience with clients of all ages. My career began as an Army Medic before attending Florida International University (FIU) nursing school. I have worked in various nursing positions, including missionary work in Jamaica, Mexico, and Peru. I continued at FIU and obtained a master's in nursing as a psychiatric nurse practitioner, then continued to Nova Southeastern for my Doctorate. With a deep desire to serve my country again, I was commissioned in the US Navy Reserves, where I still do. I am originally from Miami, FL, where I accepted Christ after the devastating Hurricane Andrew. My husband and I have seven children, two biological and five adopted from the foster care system. My husband and two biological children have a devastating, rare, and difficult-to-diagnose disease that struck us unexpectedly, challenging our view of life and faith in God. Life is filled with joy and pain in varying degrees for different people. We have had our share of both, and we recognize that people are immensely resilient and are never given more than they can handle. We also appreciate that while we have experienced heart-wrenching setbacks through the years, our family has relied on each other for comfort and support. Supporting each other is undoubtedly one of our family's greatest strengths. Find out more about Dr. B here: Website: www.cristibundukamara.com Instagram: instagram.com/cristibundukamara Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristi-bundukamara-ed-d-pmhnp-bc-dr-b-713432b0/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cristibundukama Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mentallystrongacademybyDr.B/ Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/drbmentallystrong Call In and Chat with Deborah during Live Show: 833-220-1200 or 319-527-2638 Learn more about Deborah here:  www.lovebyintuition.com

In today's we present our first in a series of  myths and misconceptions episode about Osteopathic Medicine.  There are many online comments and on  blogs commenting on the reason why, over the past ten years, so many Osteopathic Schools have opened.  Most of the reasoning and presented is unfounded and just plain untrue.After Dr. Storch was asked on a recent interview on the white coat investor the same question and was unable to answer it. . . we decided to do some digging!Today we will get the answer to this question through an interview Chad Toujague the director of the Dr. Kiran C Patel Institute for Graduate Medical Education.  The institute has not only supported an Osteopathic school at Nova Southeastern, opened a new Osteopathic School in Orlando, and opened a new MD school in the United States at Nova Southeastern , but are opening international schools in India and Africa as well!  Do you think Chad had a better answer than say. . . a pediatric nephrologist?  Of course he did!  Want to know why so many new DO schools have opened recently and Coca's response to this phenomenon? Listen closely to today's interview and learn!  We certainly did!

Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. is a lifelong educator, having begun his career in education teaching Social Studies and coaching baseball in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system in 1994. He then served as an Assistant Principal from 2007 to 2013 until becoming the Chief Operating Officer at Doral College. He was appointed Commissioner of Education by the Florida State Board of Education effective June 1, 2022.Commissioner Diaz received his Bachelor's degree from St. Thomas University, a Master's degree in education from Nova Southeastern, and completed a Harvard Graduate School of Education program for principals.He served with distinction in the Florida Legislature, originally elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2012, where he quickly became known as an expert and champion of education. During his tenure in the Florida House of Representatives, he served as Chairman of both the Education Choice and Innovation Committee and the PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee. In 2018, he was elected to the Florida Senate where he served as Chairman of the Education Committee. During his legislative career he sponsored numerous educational initiatives to support Florida's students, families, and public-school teachers.A devoted husband and father of four, he understands the importance and value of providing students with a world-class education and is honored to continue serving Florida as the Commissioner of Education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Bryce Batts outlines what the labor market looks like right now and the best ways to attract and retain talent. This includes how marketing can improve the processes in place to align new employees with company culture and attract top talent using marketing best practices. Bryce has been a recruiter in the AEC industry for 15+ years and is a certified Career Coach and Speaker. She met her husband in college, and they have two daughters and a Bernedoodle. She attended NC State University for her bachelor's degree and received her MBA at Nova Southeastern. She was a college dancer and cheerleader and loves to cheer professionals on as they gain clarity and confidence when it comes to their career goals. She's the co-CEO of Career Collective, an AEC recruiting and coaching firm and podcast host of Wine After Work. Career Collective was founded with a Singular Vision: Providing Both Candidates and Employers with Premier Access to the Best in AEC Industry Opportunities. Guided by Bryce Batts and Edwin Powali, Career Collective stands at the forefront of AEC recruitment. Bryce's passion for career coaching and dedication to enriching both the careers of individuals and the teams of employers they serve is truly inspiring. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-batts-recruiter/ https://www.mycareercollective.com/

While optometry school was a last-minute decision for her, Dr. Julie Rodman knows it was the best decision she ever made. During her residency at the VA, she discovered her passion for working with students and watching them grow. Today, as a professor at Nova Southeastern University, she teaches the retina course and serves as the Chief of the Broward Eye Care Institute, exposing her students to a wide variety of pathologies in the real world. She also spent several years as the residency education coordinator and now runs a resident case report contest for the Optometric Retina Society. Her early introduction to OCT supercharged her passion for retina, so much so that she wrote a book about OCT-Angiography in 2019. Currently, she is working on two studies focused on geographic atrophy and diabetic retinopathy. Key Moments:1:37 Dr. Julie Rodman's path to optometry3:38 From residency to academia4:57 Teaching retina and running the clinic6:55 The ‘sexiness' of retina9:30 Dr. Rodman's research in retina11:05 Why she loves optometry13:59 A shout out to the power of OCT-A18:38 The role of optometry21:52 Residency programs25:28 Dr. Allen's learnings from his own residency30:10 Dr. Rodman's two current studies in geographic atrophy and diabetic retinopathy Eye Give a Damn hosted by Dr. Joseph Allen is produced by FluoreSCENE Media.For more information on Dr. Joseph Allen visit https://doctoreyehealth.com/Visit https://odcommunity.com/ to learn more about FluoreSCENE Media.

Dr. Sherrol Reynolds has three key passions: diversity and representation, mentorship, and high-quality eye health care. This has led her to become a strong voice in optometry focused on advocating for the profession's role in overall healthcare with a goal of increasing communication and collaboration between optometrists and other members of their patients' healthcare team. She has won numerous awards and held several key leadership positions for the National Optometric Association, Optometric Retina Society, the National Eye Institute, Prevent Blindness, and the Florida Optometric Society. As a leader in diabetes and diabetic retinopathy education, she is changing the narrative for patients with diabetes and their healthcare providers so that no one unnecessarily loses their vision due to diabetes like her aunt did. Ultimately, she wants every human to have access to high-quality healthcare.  Eye Give a Damn hosted by Dr. Joseph Allen is produced by FluoreSCENE Media.For more information on Dr. Joseph Allen visit https://doctoreyehealth.com/Visit https://odcommunity.com/ to learn more about FluoreSCENE Media.

Emilie Joins Dave on the podcast this week to discuss: - Her backstory, personal experience with a loved one's hearing loss and dementia, and the serendipity surrounding her path to Audiology - Entering into a profession and being energized about the direction Audiology is heading (closer to the brain) - "The Big Onion" patient experience and the value of providing a holistic approach - Earning her Au.D. at Nova Southeastern, her mentors, and identifying which facets of Audiology she wanted to focus on - Her residency at Weill Cornell and rounding out her skillset with as much specialty hands-on experience as possible - Endlessly learning and seeking out challenging scenarios to grow from and invest in oneself - Emilie's perspective on personal brand building and how she envisions using social media throughout her career --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/futureear/message

Leigha Jansen joins the pod to discuss all things AI in HR! Tune in to learn how to best leverage AI in the workplace and what needs to be done to govern it.    Leigha Jansen, EdD, CPACC, is the director of educational technology at Continued. With degrees from the University of Minnesota and Nova Southeastern, Dr. Jansen brings brains, heart, and over 20 years of experience to the table. Her passion is leveraging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), to deliver top-notch continuing education for adult learners nationwide. A self-proclaimed lifelong learner, Dr. Jansen holds the CPACC credential and keeps digital accessibility at the forefront. She served on the IACET Board of Directors and as an adjunct faculty member at Concordia University because she believes in the combined power of learning and technology to change lives for the better. At Continued and beyond, Dr. Jansen is an educational ambassador who brings knowledge, compassion, and vision to every project. Her friendly Midwestern warmth makes everyone feel genuinely welcome.   Guest: Leigha Jansen: Director, Educational Technology at continued linkedin.com/in/leighajansen   Hosts: Mike Thul - linkedin.com/in/thulmichael Jessie Novey - linkedin.com/in/jessienovey   INTERESTED IN SPONSORSHIP? Please email sponsors@tcshrm.org. Twin Cities Society For Human Resources: Recognized as one of the nation's largest SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) chapters, TCSHRM is based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. With an ongoing calendar of events, we are an active SHRM group always looking to promote, influence, and educate our members through multiple channels. Join Us! Become a TCSHRM Member. https://www.tcshrm.org/ Thank you for listening, and if you enjoy this podcast please consider leaving a review as it helps us reach more listeners.    © MMXXIII TCSHRM. All Rights Reserved. For Personal Use Only.

Introduction (0:00:00). Spencer returns home. Does he still qualify as a California resident? The Break (0:02:28). Results from the Shark Beach Showdown and the Online National Championship. Surprise Guest! Joe Lester. (0:14:34). Joe Lester crashes the Zoom and talks about this first year at Nova Southeastern, does an impression of someone else with a Southern accent, explains why he has so much Coke in his office, and tells us about the inaugural Shark Beach Showdown -- including his mandatory public dancing. Protest Debate (0:33:08). In response to last week's segment, Brett Bayne and Justin debate whether a protest committee should require the protesting team to attempt impeachment by omission.  Suggested Plagiarism: Felix Luna (0:58:26). Fresh off an $857,000,000 verdict, star trial lawyer Felix Luna reveals some of his secrets -- including a very cool technique for directing experts. 

Bob coached Madison in club swimming and has followed her from her high school and collegiate swimming career to her current position as an influential developmental coach for intermediate to advanced age-groupers in the 9-12 year age groups at Swim Fort Lauderdale (SFTL). A collegiate NCAA All American at Nova Southeastern, Madison continues to make a difference in our sport, and we had a rollicking good chat with her on December 22.

In today's episode, we are joined by Dr. Robert Hasty, Dean and Chief Academic Officer of OCOM.   This is a new osteopathic medical school which is opening it's doors in August 2024, in Orlando, FL. Dr. Hasty speaks about what the school will offer including  state of the art facilities, unique features of the curriculum and the incredible teaching staff at OCOM. He talks about the pros and cons of attending a "new school" and what the school is looking for from its inaugural class.  He also shares with us his journey through osteopathic medical school at Nova Southeastern and completing IM residency at Mt. Sinai in Miami, FL. Dr. Hasty's many administrative experiences include starting osteopathic medical schools like such as Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine in North Carolina and serving on various boards and seving as President of the American College of Osteopathic Internists. Dr. Hasty describes his inspiration for attending osteopathic medical school and  offers evidence based advice to stay happy in life.  We hope you enjoy this informative and truly motivational episode!

Bryce Batts has been recruiting in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industry for 13+ years and is a certified Career Coach. She met her husband in college, and they have two daughters and a Bernedoodle. She attended NC State University for her Bachelor's degree and received her MBA at Nova Southeastern. She was a college dancer and cheerleader and loves to cheer professionals on as they gain clarity and confidence when it comes to their career goals. She's the co-CEO of Career Collective, an AEC recruiting and coaching firm. In this conversation Bryce is sharing her career journey including going from being an employee to a business owner. She also shares her recommendations in the event you find yourself sitting with the questions of what's next for you in your career. We're talking about different tools you can use to uncover your answers and understand yourself better, from meditation, walking and journaling to manifestation, goal setting, vision boarding, personality assessments and more. Connect with Bryce on IG www.instagram.com/brycebatts +Check out her Wine After Work podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wine-after-work/id1590870145 Her Business Website is www.mycareercollective.com Say hi to me on IG www.instagram.com/careerintechnicolor Get Your FREE Career Vision Worksheet at https://4927cda9b979c4137dc7ab990fbb2e17.mykajabi.com/opt-in Set up a Free 30 min intro call with me if you'd like to work together and follow a step by step framework to reimagine your career and land a position that is energizing and abundant for you! https://calendly.com/careerintechnicolor/30min

In today's episode of the Small College Basketball Podcast, listeners join host Chris Cottrell for a special announcement and an interview with Coach Jim Crutchfield.  Coach Crutchfield is the Head Men's Basketball coach at Nova Southeastern University (NCAA D II).  Coach Crutchfield led Nova Southeastern to the 2022-2023 Men's Basketball NCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship and a perfect 36-0 record last season.  Website featuring Coach Jim Crutchfield Website featuring Nova Southeastern University Basketball For more information on today's episode and Small College Basketball, you can tweet at us @coach_cottrell_ or @smcollegehoops… or email smallcollegebasketball@gmail.com  For all of the latest news and highlights of NCAA D2, NCAA D3, NAIA, NCCAA and USCAA Men's Basketball follow Small College Basketball on Twitter @smcollegehoops or visit www.smallcollegebasketball.com  For more information visit https://anchor.fm/scb_podcast You can follow Host Chris Cottrell on Twitter @Coach_Cottrell_ LinkedIn @Chris Cottrell

Guest: Jim Crutchfield, Nova Southeastern Head CoachThe 2022-23 was a storybook from start to finish for the Sharks and Crutchfield, as Nova Southeastern became the sixth team in NCAA Division II history to finish as undefeated national champions. Crutchfield's Sharks were dominant throughout the season, leading the nation in points-per-game (102.5) and scoring margin (+25.7). Crutchfield was honored as the Sunshine State Conference, Clarance Gaines, and NABC Coach of the Year.Crutchfield's combined record at Nova Southeastern and West Liberty is an amazing 495-82 (.858), which remains the highest career winning percentage in college basketball history among all NCAA coaches, including the likes of Kentucky's Adolph Rupp (3rd all-time), UCLA's John Wooden (7th) and Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (21st) who had spent at least 10 seasons as an NCAA head coach.Crutchfield is known for his pressing, uptempo style of play. During his tenure, he has led the Sharks to a record of 100-21, two NCAA Elite Eight appearances, two NCAA Regional Championships, a Sunshine State Conference regular season title, and an SSC Conference Tournament Championship.Prior to his arrival at NSU, Crutchfield spent 13 seasons as the head coach at West Liberty University in Wheeling, West Virginia. During his time at West Liberty, Crutchfield led the Hilltoppers to a 359-61 record, which is the highest career-winning percentage in college basketball history among all NCAA coaches who have spent at least 10 seasons as an NCAA head coach. He also led the Hilltoppers to five NCAA Tournament appearances, including a national championship game appearance in 2015.Breakdown1:00 - Introduction3:00 - Coaching While Playing6:00 - Specific Outcomes9:00 - Playing in Transition13:00 - Absolutes on Defense14:00 - System on Trapping17:30 - Opportunistic on Offense20:30 - Offensive Philosophy24:00 - Perfect Drills on Defense25:34 - 26:46 - Hoopsalytics New ADS28:00 - One Hand Passes30:00 - Constraints for Deep Players32:00 - Advantage Situations34:00 - Football Style36:00 - Shot Selection38:00 - Offensive Skill Work41:00 - Off-Season Conditioning43:00 - New Guys45:00 - Reflection on the Game48:00 - ConclusionJim Crutchfield's Bio:Bio: https://nsusharks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/jim-crutchfield/3118Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachCrutchfie1Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Ben Howlett is going into his 6th season as head coach of the Hilltoppers and is looking to help lead his team to another Division 2 National Championship Game after suffering a heartbreaking loss in the 2022-2023 game against Nova Southeastern. We talk about how he took over at the helm at only 30 years old. As well as what he looks for in the transfer portal and high school recruiting

Guest: Dani Rood, Au.D. - Clinical Trainer at Signia Dani joins Dave on the podcast this week to discuss: Her backstory and journey toward becoming an Audiologist Her time in Florida spent at Nova Southeastern, Joe Dimaggio Children's Hospital, and the VA The value of diversifying her clinical experiences and work settings Joining Signia as a Clinical Trainer and a "day in the life of Dr. Rood" Empowering Clinicians with "what I wish I would have known when I was in clinic" type of information Educating the next generation by working closely with students and recent graduates entering the workforce --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/futureear/message

Mr. Marcos possesses close to 30 years of public procurement professional experience, with 25 years at the executive/managerial level. He is known to be a transformational organizational leader, a subject matter expert in his profession, and recognized for his leadership in attaining organizational excellence in procurement. Throughout his career, he has implemented new technologies and software programs; re-engineered business practices; mentored employees and changed the organizational culture by encouraging employees to be innovators and forward-thinking; drafted laws, policies, and procedures all in an effort to achieve best practices and high performance in the various organizations he has worked for. Mr. Glenn Marcos is the Chief Procurement Officer/Assistant Finance Director for the City of Fort Lauderdale. Before serving in his current capacity, he was the former Assistant Director of Purchasing for Broward County; Assistant Director and Director of Purchasing for the City of Miami; and Assistant Director of Purchasing for the City of Coral Gables. Some of Mr. Marcos's career highlights include forming the Lauderhill Police Department in 1994 and both the City of Aventura and the Aventura Police Department in 1996. He also assisted in drafting the City of Miami's current Procurement Law and authored the City of Coral Gables' first Procurement Law. Mr. Marcos has also been involved in successfully implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Financial Integrated system at the City of Miami, City of Aventura, Broward County, and Fort Lauderdale. He has served as an expert witness and testified in legal matters of dispute and controversy in Court, interrogatories, and depositions. He also has been a speaker, moderator, and presenter for national, regional, state, and local public sector professional associations and chapters. Under his leadership, guidance, and stewardship his various procurement organizations have been recognized and bestowed with over 25 major awards for optimizing procurement practices, technology, professionalism, and efficiency. Mr. Marcos holds a Master's in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Science with a Degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Mass Communication from Florida International University. He also attended law school at Nova Southeastern. He is currently nationally certified as a Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO) and Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB), and state certified as a Florida Certified Purchasing Manager (FCPM) and Florida Purchasing Agent (FCPA). https://www.fortlauderdale.gov/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/governmentcoins/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/governmentcoins/support

Mr. Marcos possesses close to 30 years of public procurement professional experience, with 25 years at the executive/managerial level. He is known to be a transformational organizational leader, a subject matter expert in his profession, and recognized for his leadership in attaining organizational excellence in procurement. Throughout his career, he has implemented new technologies and software programs; re-engineered business practices; mentored employees and changed the organizational culture by encouraging employees to be innovators and forward-thinking; drafted laws, policies, and procedures all in an effort to achieve best practices and high performance in the various organizations he has worked for. Mr. Glenn Marcos is the Chief Procurement Officer/Assistant Finance Director for the City of Fort Lauderdale. Before serving in his current capacity, he was the former Assistant Director of Purchasing for Broward County; Assistant Director and Director of Purchasing for the City of Miami; and Assistant Director of Purchasing for the City of Coral Gables. Some of Mr. Marcos's career highlights include forming the Lauderhill Police Department in 1994 and both the City of Aventura and the Aventura Police Department in 1996. He also assisted in drafting the City of Miami's current Procurement Law and authored the City of Coral Gables' first Procurement Law. Mr. Marcos has also been involved in successfully implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Financial Integrated system at the City of Miami, City of Aventura, Broward County, and Fort Lauderdale. He has served as an expert witness and testified in legal matters of dispute and controversy in Court, interrogatories, and depositions. He also has been a speaker, moderator, and presenter for national, regional, state, and local public sector professional associations and chapters. Under his leadership, guidance, and stewardship his various procurement organizations have been recognized and bestowed with over 25 major awards for optimizing procurement practices, technology, professionalism, and efficiency. Mr. Marcos holds a Master's in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Science with a Degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Mass Communication from Florida International University. He also attended law school at Nova Southeastern. He is currently nationally certified as a Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO) and Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB), and state certified as a Florida Certified Purchasing Manager (FCPM) and Florida Purchasing Agent (FCPA). https://www.fortlauderdale.gov/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/governmentcoins/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/governmentcoins/support

Hi Everyone! We're taking a break! We hope you enjoy your summer, and we'll see you in the fall with new episodes.From starting a non-profit for special needs children in high school to going on to get double degrees in college, Nova Southeastern dental student Cassandra Gubala talks about the experiences in her life that motivated her to enter dental school, her thoughts about the student experience, and how she handles her well-being through it all.

revealing interview with new Memphis Tigers transfer (via Nova Southeastern-DII Champion) Jonathan Pierre with J&J

Andy Katz celebrates National Student-Athlete Day by talking with four student-athletes from national championship-winning teams in winter sports. Nova Southeastern's Emily Trieschmann, Augsburg's Sam Stuhl and Arkansas' Jordan West and Britton Wilson join the show.

March 28, 2023 ~ Full Show. Mike Kinaschuk, Former Brighton Police Chief and 360 Life Safety Instructor discusses the release of body cam footage from police who responded to the Nashville school shooting. Senior News Analyst Marie Osborne on a new poll that finds patriotism, faith and having children is becoming less important to Americans. Dr. Scott Poland. Professor at the College of Psychology and the Director of the Suicide and Violence Prevention Office at Nova Southeastern talks about red flags that were missed about the Nashville school shooter. Paul Eisenstein, Publisher and Editor in Chief at The Detroit Bureau is our guest for Mobility Makers. Senior News Analyst Lloyd Jackson discusses a Wayne State University professor suspended for a threating post on Facebook and Sports Analyst Steve Courtney on Jalen Carter making pre draft visit to the Detroit Lions.

March 28, 2023 ~ Dr. Scott Poland, Director of the Suicide and Violence Prevention Office at Nova Southeastern, talks with Guy Gordon about the Nashville shooter who was under care for an emotional disorder. [Photo: Mark Zaleski/The Tennessean/USA Today Network]

EJ Schodzinski Interview with Nova Southeastern Associate Head Coach Jordan Fee by The Watchdog

UMSL had a narrow defeat of McKendree, so they're headed to the Elite 8 where they will take on a suffocating Nova Southeastern team. If they advance, they just might run into someone who has some strong ties to High Noon. We also review the conversation that Brock Hanke had on The Press Box earlier in the day about baseball and busting some myths about stats that fans usually love to harp on. This conversation helps bring us into a conversation about Larry Walker, Nolan Arenado and Stan Musial. Rammer gives Cole the most ridiculous homework assignment ever.

Before we get into the show today a reminder for those of you listening on the podcast that Winfluence is now available in amazing technicolor. If you'd like to see the magic as well as hear it, just pop over to the YouTube channel and subscribe. The easy way to get there is jasonfalls.co/youtube. Of course, you can also search for Jason Falls Winfluence or just Winfluence on YouTube and find it. The new video episodes will also be offered up on YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter each Monday. We're going to shift the publishing of the show to 11 a.m. ET so folks can join us for lunch, brunch or breakfast viewing on the stream. The audio podcast will still be there for you, just a couple hours later than it normally fires.  Regardless of where you're listening or watching, thank you for being here and following along our journey to understanding more about influence and influence marketing. And now to today's topic. It's been more than two years now since the NCAA passed legislation that allowed college athletes at its institutions to accept payment for use of their name, image and likeness. The NIL push as most people know it has created millions of dollars for student-athletes who had long been handcuffed by eligibility rules that prevented them from profiting from their status as influential or celebrities within their sport, or geographic relevance.  We've seen some interesting, if not amusing, uses of NIL deals between brands and athletes. One law firm in Kentucky has billboards all over the state for personal injury service with several University of Kentucky athletes on it, claiming “Bigger is Better,” talking about the size of their firm … law firm, that is.  The kid of the Popeye's chicken meme now plays college football and just signed a long overdue NIL deal with the chain restaurant to actually profit from its use of his likeness, too.  As the usage of NIL has grown, there are some interested people out there studying it to see how well they work, what athletes are profiting, if it's actually leveling the playing field for some sports and such. One of those such people is Tiffany Kelly from Curastory.  Her interest in student-athletes migrated from her work as a student at Nova Southeastern, then a tutor and athletic department intern at LSU. She then worked on staff as an analyst for ESPN. She's a statistics and analytics person … not in the points per game sense, necessarily, but analyzing the data around things. Some of her work at ESPN included analyzing fan passion, for example. Under her leadership, Curastory, which is a video editing platform, did an analysis of NIL student athletes and projected the average monetization amount per video each had across all sports. The results were quite surprising. Let's just say football and men's basketball student-athletes are not the highest earners.  I asked Tiffany to come on the show and walk us through the analysis and discuss what it tells us about student-athletes we should, and maybe shouldn't, be investing in as brands. We also talked about Curastory and how it can be a useful addition to the content production and distribution for any brand or creator. Winfluence is made possible by Cipio.ai – The Community Commerce Marketing platform. What does that mean? It's an influencer marketing software solution, but it has additional apps that function to tap into your brand community to drive commerce. Community Commerce Marketing moves beyond influencers to fans and followers, customers, employees and more. Try its generative AI application, Vibe Check, with a two-week free trial at cipio.ai/vibecheck, and generate a library of social captions in minutes you can use right away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is a chat about Bryce's results from his recent auditory testing at the Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida.  Bryce endured three hours of audio testing that confirmed that Bryce has an auditory integration deficit. We talk about how this resulted in poor testing results with his recent speech evaluation as well as recommended ways to help Bryce's brain correctly process sounds. We are still digesting all of this information and will be working with "Team Bryce" to help him overcome these learning obstacles.   Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with autism at age two and is now nine years old. His pure joy makes this world a much better place!If you are enjoying the show, please take a quick moment to give us a rating and review to help other families find our podcast, too. We are humbled and honored to follow our calling and be Autism Ambassadors while helping others understand our world a little more than they did before listening to the podcast. We also feel called to bring light to a community that has experienced dark days after the "diagnosis". (Luke 1:79) You can follow us on our Parenting Autism Youtube Channel (Parenting Autism Show) and our Facebook & Instagram pages to see stories, pictures, and videos of our autism journey. You can also contact us through Facebook, Instagram, or by email: parentingautism@att.net. We also give an update on Chris' foot surgery along with other highlights from the past week. Support the show

This episode is a chat about Bryce's recent vision and audio appointments at the Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida.   He had two different vision appointments that totaled five hours of testing. He also had three hours of audio testing. It was very extensive testing that has already shed light on some areas that need more development in both areas. Test results will be provided in the next two weeks which will help guide us to our next steps.  Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with autism at age two and is now nine years old. His pure joy makes this world a much better place!If you are enjoying the show, please take a quick moment to give us a rating and review to help other families find our podcast, too. We are humbled and honored to follow our calling and be Autism Ambassadors while helping others understand our world a little more than they did before listening to the podcast. We also feel called to bring light to a community that has experienced dark days after the "diagnosis". (Luke 1:79) You can follow us on our Parenting Autism Youtube Channel (Parenting Autism Show) and our Facebook & Instagram pages to see stories, pictures, and videos of our autism journey. You can also contact us through Facebook, Instagram, or by email: parentingautism@att.net. We also give an update on Chris' foot surgery along with other highlights from the past week. Support the show

The 2023 American Baseball Coaches Association convention was held in Nashville, Tennessee from January 5 - January 8. Over 8,000 coaches from around the world were in attendance and an incredible line up of speakers presented on a multitude of topics related to our game there. In this episode, Eric provides a recap of the event and some highlights from four speakers. Chuck Ristano, Florida State's Pitching Coach, Laz Gutierrez, Nova Southeastern's Head Coach, Mike Glavine, Northeastern's Head Coach, and Yankee's Pitching Coach Matt Blake are all covered in this episode of GGWB. For more content from the convention, reference the awesome resources the ABCA has available on their app and their website. All that and more on this episode of Green Grass & White Bases.

In today's episode, listeners join co-hosts Chris Cottrell and Rob Gardiner as they recap the 2022 Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic. Ten games over two days featuring some of the top teams and coaches in the country! Saturday's recaps include post game interviews. Sunday's games are recapped by Cottrell and Gardiner. Saturday, November 5, 2022 Hillsdale 64 Dallas Baptist 57 Nova Southeastern 101 Alabama-Huntsville 81 Lincoln Memorial 108 Valdosta State 80 Florida Southern 96 Flagler 80 NW MO State 78 West Texas A&M 62   Sunday, November 6, 2022 Alabama-Huntsville 83 Lincoln Memorial 81  Nova Southeastern 95 Dallas Baptist 65 Hillsdale 79 Valdosta State 65 Florida Southern 92 West Texas A&M 90 NW MO State 88 Flagler 75 Cottrell and Gardiner review the 2022 Small College Basketball Hall of Fame All Classic Team: Chaney Johnson, AL Huntsville
Max Shulman, AL Huntsville
E.J. Dambreville, FL Southern
Joe Reuter, Hillsdale
Kyle Goessler, Hillsdale
Dallas Graziani, Nova Southeastern
RJ Sunahara, Nova Southeastern
Kyle Young, Flagler
Luke Waters, NW MO State
Diego Bernard, NW MO State Most Valuable Player Jadin Booth, Florida Southern For more information on today's episode and Small College Basketball, you can tweet at us @coach_cottrell_ or @smcollegehoops… or email smallcollegebasketball@gmail.com For all of the latest news and highlights of NCAA D2, NCAA D3, NAIA, NCCAA and USCAA Men's Basketball follow Small College Basketball on Twitter @smcollegehoops or visit www.smallcollegebasketball.com For more information visit https://anchor.fm/scb_podcast

El tema de hoy, es respiración y meditación. Los beneficios de hacer estas prácticas son miles. Desde reducir estrés y ansiedad hasta mejorar la digestión. En el episodio hablo con Mariam Dum y Vivian Toussieh sobre esto, hablamos sobre la diferencia entre meditar, respirar y mindfulness. Hablamos sobre el porqué es tan importante respirar y los beneficios… Mariam Dum es psicólogo clínico y fundadora de digitalsake. Hizo su doctorado y postdoctorado en la universidad de Nova Southeastern y en el hospital de Jackson Memorial. Mariam Lleva cerca de 15 años trabajando como psicólogo clínico en Miami con un enfoque ecléctico que incluye un conceptualizaciones psicodinámico con el uso de técnicas de mindfulness, y estrategias cognitivas conductuales. Por su lado Vivian Toussieh es autora de 5 libros publicados (El despertar de Renata, Ágata ya nació, Pagos y facturas por cobrar, Light at the End of the Funnel y Método Mayim) especialista en transformación, psicología y meditación. A través de sus cursos y consultorías ha brindado a cientos de personas las herramientas y técnicas más actuales para lograr el estado óptimo de salud interna y externa. Y juntas, crearon una nueva metodología llamada WithinME. Por medio del breathwork, la meditación, y las sensaciones, Vivian y Mariam le enseñan a sus clientes a encontrarse con su sabiduría interior, y de esta manera la persona logra desconectarse con aquellos procesos psíquicos y externos que desvían al individuo de la claridad del vivir. Tuve la oportunidad, no solo de entrevistarlas, también de ir a una de sus prácticas y si ya estaba enamorada del tema ahora no les puedo explicar… Uno puede hacer esto solo, pero definitivamente, en grupo, con música y olores que usan en las sesiones la experiencia se exponencia mucho más. La energía que se siente es espectacular. Hay cosas que para entenderlas hay que vivirlas y siento que este es un ejemplo de eso. Por eso, al final del episodio hay un breve ejercicio que nos dejaron.

En este episodio tuve la oportunidad de conversar con Victor Wong, quien es el fundador de AWATZ una agencia de representación y fichaje para futbolistas en Guatemala hacia el mundo. Victor tiene un Posgrado FIFA de Derecho Deportivo de la Universidad Católica de Argentina y es Licenciado en Gestión Deportiva y Administración de Empresas de la Universidad de Nova Southeastern. Su empresa AWATZ, que significa hermano grande, ha posicionado a más de 300 jugadores guatemaltecos en equipos que juegan a nivel internacional. Conversamos alrededor de los inicios de AWATZ, la realidad del fútbol en Guatemala y el riesgo de dedicarse a ser atleta de alto rendimiento.

Today in the Big Chair... We have L'Quincy Pryor! Join us as we discuss his transitions from student-athlete to leading students; What it means to be Head of School; What YouthServe is; the real motivation is college graduation; His life is more than football; start-up capital for businesses; why his students will leave as licensed real estate agents; how parents and students are owners of the school; a job vs career; and How do you measure success? _______________ Thanks for listening! Follow our host on Marlynn Jones, TheCareerSkillsArchitect on https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/podcast/db7b0fcb-faf0-4ca7-bdec-6018fb02238e/LinkedIn,https://www.linkedin.com/company/career-skills-architect/ (LinkedIn,) https://facebook.com/careerskillsarchitect/ (Facebook), and https://www.instagram.com/mjones_careerskillsarchitect/ (Instagram). https://www.justeldredgemedia.com/ (This is a JustEldredge Media Production) --------------------- L'Quincy Pryor is the founder and Head of School at YouthServ Academy, Inc, YouthServ Academy is a private academic and sports academy. Throughout L'Quincy's career, he has served the role of the athlete; coach; trainer; entrepreneur; mentor; motivational speaker; and philanthropist! L'Quincy's areas of expertise is leadership and team building. L'Quincy has been working in and around collegiate athletes in professional sports for over fifteen (20) years. L'Quincy earned a master's degree in Sport Management from Nova Southeastern and a bachelor's degree in Broadcasting/Journalism at Missouri Southern State University (MSSU). During L'Quincy's athletic career at MSSU, he was a two-time all-conference selection and was named All-American Defensive Tackle during his senior year. L'Quincy's passion for students' success has culminated in the graduation of 137 college students, by way of his YouthServ mentorship program.

Welcome to part-1 in this series with V. Ava Murray, an attorney in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. ⚖️ Ava graduated from Nova Southeastern University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies. While attending Nova Southeastern, she was inducted into Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society. She attended Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, graduating in 2017. During law school, she was a Phi Alpha Delta member and PULSE (the Health Law Student Society). After successfully passing the multi-state bar exam in 2019, Ava began her legal career with Marks, O'Neill, O'Brien, Doherty & Kelly in the Cherry Hill, New Jersey Office. She was an associate working for the medical malpractice division, where she defended nursing homes and medical professionals. During the height of the pandemic in 2020, Ms. Murray opened the Murray Law Group. Her practice areas are Real Estate, Personal Injury, and Criminal Defense. Murray Law Group: https://www.murraylwgrp.com/ Law Office of Melissa Rosenblum: https://www.mrp-law.com/ Law Firm Podcasting: https://nichepodcast.net

Join us for part-II in this Mighty MERP lawyer-series, with Ava Murray,

Welcome to the 3rd & final segment in this series with V. Ava Murray, an attorney in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. ⚖️ Ava graduated from Nova Southeastern University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies. While attending Nova Southeastern, she was inducted into Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society. She attended Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, graduating in 2017. During law school, she was a Phi Alpha Delta member and PULSE (the Health Law Student Society). After successfully passing the multi-state bar exam in 2019, Ava began her legal career with Marks, O'Neill, O'Brien, Doherty & Kelly in the Cherry Hill, New Jersey Office. She was an associate working for the medical malpractice division, where she defended nursing homes and medical professionals. During the height of the pandemic in 2020, Ms. Murray opened the Murray Law Group. Her practice areas are Real Estate, Personal Injury, and Criminal Defense. Murray Law Group: https://www.murraylwgrp.com/ Law Office of Melissa Rosenblum: https://www.mrp-law.com/ Law Firm Podcasting: https://nichepodcast.net

The Public Utility ModelJohn Silver joins Beth to discuss the Public Utility Model, a plan to shift the healthcare insurance structure, bringing needed healthcare to everyone. A central council led by nurses – which would also include physicians and other allied healthcare professionals – would work to provide a better and stronger foundation for preventative healthcare for the people of the US, not just disease care. John talks about his look back through history to find a model that could work as a way to fund healthcare, and found that the public utility companies were managed locally and with great success. Healthcare spending is like a runaway train and is not sustainable. John's ideas about a new twist with an old concept is worth listening to, as it just may be the way to reimagine the administration of healthcare funding.They discuss John's Declaration of Independence for Nurses and why John felt it was critical to put it together. They also talk about John's program, Nurses Transforming Healthcare, and why it's critical for nurses in this country to come together as a force to bring impactful change to policies of all sorts.Learn more about supporting the Don't Eat Your Young Podcast with a membership — visit Don't Eat Your Young's membership page!About JohnDr. Silver started in healthcare in 1974, and became a Respiratory Therapist in 1978. After receiving his nursing degree, he worked extensively in critical care, including medical and surgical ICU's, trauma units, burn units, and neurological ICU's. He spent the last decade of practice in the emergency room. Dr. Silver writes and speaks about political issues in nursing and healthcare. He has presented both nationally and internationally on health policy, the restructuring of healthcare systems, and the role of nursing in that process. He has also spoken to a variety of nurse practitioner groups on political tactics for prescriptive authority and independent practice. In 2004, he led Spectrum's international on-line chat prior to the election. He also studies nursing leadership and has a particular interest in the political fracturing of nursing. Dr. Silver started at NOVA Southeastern in 2005 as an adjunct professor and became an Associate professor full time in 2010. He teaches a variety of courses including health assessment, the second medical-surgical nursing class, as well as problem solving and the trends in nursing class taught in the last term. He has also taught ethics, health policy, and the introductory class in the Master's program. Currently, Dr. Silver is a Program Chair in an ADN program of nursing.Links Nurses Transforming Healthcare Just a Union... of Nurses: The Rise to Political Power of the California Nursing Association by John Silver 00:00 - Welcome to Don't Eat Your Young •John Silver 00:53 - Intro to John Silver 01:17 - John's Background 04:43 - The Public Utility Model 10:25 - Insurance 14:06 - Figuring Out the Budget 16:36 - The Central Council 19:10 - The One Step 21:08 - Nurses Transforming Healthcare 24:10 - Declaration of Independence for Nurses 27:55 - Advice & Tips 29:37 - Wrapping Up

Fresh off the heels of a wild Selection Monday for DII and DIII, we get ready for it all on our latest episode of In The Circle. Victor Anderson runs the show this week and talks with two coaches who'll be making history this weekend. First, we hear from 2022 Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year Julie LeMaire from Nova Southeastern. The Sharks won a share of their first-ever SSC championship and will battle Alabama-Huntsville in their Opening Round game in Montgomery, Alabama. Coach LeMaire reflects on his historic season, her senior leader Sydney Lageyre, and where she was when the Sharks punched their ticket to the tournament. Afterward, Victor returns to his roots and heads to Winter Park to chat with Rollins Head Coach Christine Roser-LeFevers. She led the Tars to another NCAA Tournament appearance and battled for the SSC Championship through the season's final game. Coach breaks down how the Tars got to this point, her ace Ashley Worrell, and the togetherness on this team. Next, Victor talks a little DIII with Eric Lopez and how a regional ended up with only two teams and what that could mean for Texas Lutheran. Finally, we do a deep dive into the Big Ten tournament with our correspondent and voice of Nebraska Softball, Nate Rohr.

Two time national coach of the year Jim Crutchfield talks his 31-0 Nova Southeastern Sharks, headed to the Elite 8, connecting with Jim Larrañaga and Erik Spoelstra and much more. Later, Strom sounds off on the Big Ten and reveals his pick for his NCAA Bracket. 

Two time national coach of the year Jim Crutchfield talks his 31-0 Nova Southeastern Sharks, headed to the Elite 8, connecting with Jim Larrañaga and Erik Spoelstra and much more. Later, Strom sounds off on the Big Ten and reveals his pick for his NCAA Bracket. 

Beckles & Recher welcome legendary University of Tampa baseball coach Joe Urso for an in-studio visit on Wednesday! His #1-ranked team is rolling this year at 17-2 and is showing no signs of slowing down. The team has finished its non-conference play and gets into the meat of its schedule with a trip to Fort Lauderdale this weekend to play nationally-ranked Nova Southeastern. Joe talks about coaching his son JD, who's gotten off to a great start this year, why he is still here in Tampa when he could coach anywhere, and the importance of staff continuity. All that and MORE!

Beckles & Recher welcome legendary University of Tampa baseball coach Joe Urso for an in-studio visit on Wednesday! His #1-ranked team is rolling this year at 17-2 and is showing no signs of slowing down. The team has finished its non-conference play and gets into the meat of its schedule with a trip to Fort Lauderdale this weekend to play nationally-ranked Nova Southeastern. Joe talks about coaching his son JD, who's gotten off to a great start this year, why he is still here in Tampa when he could coach anywhere, and the importance of staff continuity. All that and MORE!

Our toughest Motion in Limine judge -- and the funniest interview we've had yet.(0:00:34) Introduction. Spencer gets his hands dirty. Justin visits his college co-counsel. (0:02:54) Tournament Spotlights. UF's Aaron Kelley joins us to share results from the Florida National Trial Advocacy Tournament. American's Joe Lester tells us about the results from Capitol City Challenge and the most ... uncomfortable fact pattern of the season. (0:16:41) The Break. The last six spots at NTC Nationals get filled. The Prosecution makes a comeback! (Sorta.) We say goodbye to State v. Williams. (0:20:35) The Mailbag. A mea culpa from last week and a new question this week from Drexel's Phil Pasquarello. (0:28:17) Motion in Limine. Megan Chaney from Nova Southeastern is our guest judge. Most of our judges say, "This was so close, you both gave great answers!" Not Megan. (0:50:13) The Big Interview: We talk to Quinnipiac's Sean McGuinness and Ryan O'Neill. We start with the appetizers: Is Sean a legitimate New Englander? How much does Ryan enjoy beating Harvard Law School? When they competed together in law school, who put Sean on the B team? And then the main course: The Newlywed Game. 

The Mark Moses Show is joined by Head Coach Billy Mims of Florida Tech Basketball to recap their regular season and how the Panthers will be taking on #1 Nova Southeastern to open up the Conference tournament this Tuesday night on the road.  Listen to The Mark Moses Show weekday afternoons from 3-6 pm on Sports Radio 1560 The Fan & Sportsradio1560.com Follow him on social media @markmosesshow

Nova Southeastern is 22-0 in the 2021-22 DII men's basketball season. Two of their star players, Nick Smith and Sekou Syklla, join Bethany Bowman and Wayne Cavadi to talk about the undefeated start and what makes the Sharks' engine go. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fantasyfootball-breakdown/support

Nova Southeastern is 22-0 in the 2021-22 DII men's basketball season. Two of their star players, Nick Smith and Sekou Sylla, join Bethany Bowman and Wayne Cavadi to talk about the undefeated start and what makes the Sharks' engine go. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dii-nation-podcast/support

Everyone has their own story. Triumphs and challenges go hand in hand throughout life. An obstacle that most people face is how to be strong and accept those challenges along the way. Dr. Cristi Bundukamara is the creator of ‘Choice Mapping' and The Mentally STRONG Method. We talk about how to be Mentally STRONG for not only yourself but how to help your kids be Mentally STRONG too. CODE: PODCASTRMSK21 Must register through the following link to enter coupon code: https://mentally-strong.thinkific.com/courses/raising-mentally-strong-kids About the Guest: Dr. Cristi Bundukamara is a psychiatric nurse practitioner, wife, mother, and Commander in the US Navy Reserves. After serving as an Army Medic, she attended nursing school at Florida International University. She continued to further her education by receiving a Masters in Nursing from FIU as a psychiatric nurse practitioner, then to Nova Southeastern for her Doctorate. Not only does Dr. B continue to serve her country in the US Navy Reserves, she has also served in various nursing positions including missionary work in Jamaica, Mexico, and Peru. Dr. B has been married for over 20 years and shares 7 children with her husband, 2 biological and 5 adopted from the foster care system. After a devastating loss and an unexpected terminal medical diagnosis hit her family, she was challenged with her view on life and her faith in God. While life is filled with both joy and pain, in varying degrees for different people, Dr. B created ‘Choice Mapping' Her story of hardship and joy is what allowed her to create The Mentally STRONG Method. The Mentally STRONG Method is a formula to say I am Mentally STRONG. linktr.ee/Mentallystrong www.mentallystrong.com/home mentallystrong.buzzsprout.com/ www.instagram.com/mentally_strong_/ www.youtube.com/channel/UCz8_cU78eZ-jbU8cFubWnRQ www.facebook.com/Mentallystronginc https://twitter.com/MentallySTRONG4 About the Host: Following the crumbs in the chaos is a full time job. As a busy mom of three, a wife to a traveling hubby, and keeping it weird in Austin, Texas, it's safe to say that my life is never boring. In addition to running my coaching business as C'N'C's CEO, I'm a certified coach for a premier virtual fitness and nutrition program helping others feel better while sustaining a healthy lifestyle. My mom and dad are thrilled that I'm putting my Exercise Science degree to good use. Along with my experience training pro athletes, S.W.A.T. members, and a high school football team, I gained 10+ years experience as the Director of Marketing building multiple court reporting companies. Lastly, I am a published writer, Content Coordinator, and Account Executive for a publication by Best Version Media. They even gave me a monthly “How to” column where I teach others how to be more self-sufficient with common household tasks. Every woman should know how their home functions and what to do if something malfunctions, man or no man. With my husband on the road, searching “How To” on the internet has transformed me into a “Mommy MacGyver”. “I don't know how you have the time.” “You're like a Supermom!” These are common things that people say, but the truth is that life hasn't always been easy or pretty. Even with the bumps, I always try to find the humor in everything because laughter is good for the soul and you should never take life too seriously….where's the fun in that? www.chaosncookies.com https://www.instagram.com/heathersteinker https://www.facebook.com/heathersteinker https://linktr.ee/hsteinker https://chaosncookies.com/shop Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic...

The top headlines from the Miami Herald for Wednesday including the latest on COVID vaccine requirements at Nova Southeastern and the University of Miami, mask rules in Key West and Key Biscayne, new Brickell buildings, Gloria Estefan's home sale.

In this episode, I interview Sam Led and find out what it means to be an intuitive coach.Sam is a no-nonsense intuitive mindset coach, speaker, and group facilitator. His career experience has spanned the world of organizational and personal development.Sam lovingly guides his clients, such as successful executives, spiritual leaders, health professionals, and entertainers, back to well-being and success after experiencing major life setbacks or losses.Combining his studies from the Universities of South Florida and Nova Southeastern, a degree in conflict resolution, and a deep understanding of human behavior, spirituality, and change management Sam has become a powerful conduit for those wishing to recover and flourish successfully from any major life setback or loss in their lives.Sam is a Transcend Certified Mindset Conflict Coach through the Galtung International Institute of Conflict Studies.samledconsulting.com

In this episode we welcome back Tony Ricci, Director of sports Phycology at Nova Southeastern. Join us as we discuss Covid19 and, how it has effected us mentally and has changed the way we exercise.

Welcome to another season of Operations Avenue! Like the last, you'll hear from new student and volunteer guest stars each episode. First up, Jessica Williams from Nova Southeastern and Takayla Patterson from Loyola-Chicago discuss the process of becoming Brotherhood Unbounded Ambassadors and the benefits this program provides to AKPsi chapters, including access to the Birkman Method Assessment in the MyAKPsi Community.Learn more about Brotherhood UnboundedTake the Birkman Assessment

Mike Chalas was born and raised in Miami, Florida. We talk about his hoop journey and work ethic from playing JUCO at Indian River State College, to taking a year off, to then getting a scholarship and finishing his career at Nova Southeastern in 2016. Mike now teaches the game of basketball and life.   Thank you for listening

Bryce is from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Bryce was All-State in high school and went on to play at The University of Richmond and Nova Southeastern. Bryce currently helps operate Big Shots Basketball.   Thank you for listening!

Hampus is currently in his second year of playing professionally for the Norrköping Dolphins in Swedens top league. Hampus is from Stockholm, Sweden and came to the US to play college basketball. Hampus spent two years at Monroe College in NYC, spent a year at Tennessee State and finished at Nova Southeastern. Hampus has had a very unique life and college experience.

Self-Actualization and Metacognition: the original title of this episode, says it all. And yes, not sorry for the cliché buzzwords. This episode deserves it; it's our BEST ONE YET. On this week's show you get both your hosts, Dr. Nick Gulla and Dr. Matt Marrie, intertwined in an excellent back-and-forth conversation with Dr. Christopher Keating. Christopher Keating PT, DPT, OCS, Cert. MDT, FAAOMPT is a man of many talents. He is an OMPT Fellow (Regis University), a PhD- candidate at Nova Southeastern, the Orthopedic PT Residency Director at Jefferson University, Orthopedics professor at Jefferson University's Department of Physical Therapy, and co-owner of Ascend Orthopedics (an out of network practice in Philadelphia, PA). Chris is currently an avid cyclist/runner, family man, and in a past-life was in a rock band and an acapella group. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we all did. PLEASE give us a follow on social media for some insider content!

"Fat", "Overweight", "Living in a larger body". What are these terms and what do they have to do with your health? This conversation with Rebecca Hill, PsyD grad student at Nova Southeastern, follows on from last month's episode with Christy Harrison. We discuss her soon to be published research manual (fingers crossed) about how medical professionals should engage people at all weights and sizes.  Rebecca's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/embodied_re/?hl=enHer clinic/lab at Nova: scplab.wordpress.comHer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-hill-552223121/

We get the opportunity to talk to a true student of the game today, Justin Ramsey. The Double-A pitching coach in the Baltimore Orioles organization opens up to us about his life and climb in the coaching ranks. He and I discuss his playing career starting in Sacramento, CA. Going the Junior College route at Sac City, and making his way to becoming one of the best relievers in Oral Roberts University history. He always knew he wanted to be a coach and we dive into his success and rise with Division 1 and Division 2 baseball programs. He shares some great stories along the way and even one scary situation during his independent ball days that ended up being life threatening as well. We discuss his Division 2 National Championship run at Nova Southeastern and the talent they were able to bring in from the state of Florida. Lastly, we go into his current situation and what it's like to coach pro ball without any of the school distractions, just baseball all the time!Enjoy the episode, please don't for get to subscribe, 5 STAR, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and visit our Too Tall Sports Podcast - YouTube channel to watch the episode as well. Check the links below and be sure to follow me:Instagram - @tootallsportspodcastTwitter - @TooTallSportsYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOT1dawh_079qckq7OmFHAQ

Alex Hernandez (Nova Southeastern University) talks about the culture at Nova under former Head Coach Greg Brown and the importance of connections throughout the recruiting process. Nova Southeastern University is a Division II school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Alumni include JD Martinez, Miles Mikolas, and Mike Fiers. In the last 10 years, Nova Southeastern has had 27 alumni move on to play professional baseball. Alex goes into: Journey to Nova Southeastern (1:28) Championship Culture at Nova (4:10) Learning from current pro baseball players at Nova (12:23) D2 to the Pros (16:10) Connections in high school (19:00) What advice would you give to yourself if you could do it again? (23:55) Life Lessons at NSU (25:25) Learn more at: officialvisitpod.com Find us on instagram @officialvisitpod Find us on Twitter @OffVisitPodcast Find us on Facebook @OfficialVisitPod

ABOUT: The Every Man Entrepreneur, Dr. Henry Ernst, went to the University of Alabama for Undergrad and was an athletic trainer for the football team for 3 years. He went to dental school at Nova Southeastern and practiced in south Florida for a few years before moving to North Carolina and starting a practice. After working through 2008, he vowed to be ready for the next recession. He opened Pleasant Plains Dental in November 2014 and now has 14 chairs, 4 doctors, and 30 employees. I've always found you to be very coachable and willing to learn. Why is having an ego a detriment? It's very common because they are very smart and went through school, but many seem to be poor business owners. Everyone needs a coach and to fight becoming complacent.  When someone says they want to figure these things out on their own, I want to ask how much it really cost them. Instead, vet someone you believe in and use what they know and be open to learning. THE ENTREPRENEUR BIG 3:  What is your productivity tip?  The Best Self Book focuses on mentality. You should be able to accomplish a lot in 90 days. Every day you need to do something small as a minimum step to accomplish your goal. Each book is designed for 90 days. Share a tool that has helped you as an Entrepreneur. I don't know if it classifies as a tool, but the EOS system has been very effective. It builds traction and makes things less stressful and more easily replicable. There are also coaches that can help teach you this approach and call you out. You become the last line of defense instead of the first.  What is your favorite business book?  “Good to Great” has so much good material that he has used. “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” is a great one for mindset when it comes to money. “The Cashflow Game” is a great tool to teach yourself and your family. My practice operates by core values. If you don't fulfill those values, you shouldn't stay. LEARNING FROM THE PAST: What's a mistake that you made that you learned a good lesson?  Never get complacent, always have a startup mentality. When our practice was growing, I had two associates and I got complacent and stopped auditing. I ignored a bad review or two as well as staff complaints. I had to lay her off and found myself having to pick up all of the slack on top of my current schedule. I also found I had to redo about 25 crowns that were poorly done by her for free during that time as well. Check in with your staff on issues, look at your reports and use EOS to prevent a disaster. What advice would you give to your younger self? Find your teenage self and give them the “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” series and find good mentors. Find your why, and don't listen to the media. Participate in Mastermind groups and hang out with winners and good people. If you don't find what will make you happy, you will be miserable.  Reverse Engineer Your Business or Side Hustle Start by building your primary business to it's best first. Get a coach and maximize it to leverage to other things. Once you get that, you can look to invest in things you understand. I don't keep anything in the stock market because I don't understand it well. I look for recession resistant things like lending, storage facilities, and affordable housing options. Use what you can to lower your taxes as well. Figure out how much you need each month and figure out how much you need to invest to make it happen. What's the shortcut to what you do? Find a group, such as Same Page Mastermind or High Speed Alliance. Most of the people in these groups are made of dentists and other healthcare professionals. It's not about the deal so much as who you are doing the deal with that will guide your success. Being in a mastermind group puts you in those circles already. It will save you so much time and money.  To reach Dr. Ernst, please email: hernst1@hotmail.com

Mental Health is more important than ever in the current climate. Join as we discuss the concept of Self Soothing and what you can do to stay mentally happy and healthy. More about Bonnie Goldman Bonnie Goldman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in South Florida for over twenty years. She received her Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from Nova Southeastern University in 1984. Ms. Goldman was the Director of Psychotherapy at Coral Ridge Psychiatric Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. While there, she developed the internship program for Nova Southeastern graduate students. Ms. Goldman also was the founder and creator of the adolescent program focusing on behavior modification and supportive psychotherapy. Ms. Goldman has extensive experience working in a psychiatric hospital setting, schools (Pre K-12), and private practice. She specializes in counseling adults, children & adolescents with anxiety and mood disorders. She also has experience working with dually diagnosed, psychotic, mood disorder, Alzheimer, adult and adolescent patients with drug and alcohol addiction. Her areas of specialty are life change issues, relationship & marital issues, children/adolescent issues, stress/anger management and conflict resolution. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janet-allenby/message

In this episode I interview Mark Matthews. Mark is playing in his 5th year of college basketball and just surpassed 1,000 career points in less than two seasons for Nova Southeastern. Mark and I both played under Aaron Holmes with TMS prior to college. Mark grew up in New Jersey and spent his high school years at Ft. Myers High School in Florida. 

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In our last episode for this season, we will investigate a relatively new dietetic internship at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, FL. We have sent a team of students to interview Stephanie N. Petrosky, M.H.A, RDN, LDN, FAND, the Department Chair of Nova’s Master of Science in Nutrition program and Director of the dietetics internship program. In this podcast episode, we aim to answer many of the unknown’s that might be associated with a private school and give you some tips and tricks straight from their director. Today’s student interviewers include Dylan Chang, Gabriela Ferreira, Yasniel Meana, and Rolando Ruiz del Vizo. Nova Southeastern University: https://osteopathic.nova.edu/ms-nutrition/index.html https://osteopathic.nova.edu/ms-nutrition/rdn-conc.html Remember to follow us on Instagram (@dieteticsnext) for updates on our next season coming Spring 2020!

Let's talk with the IMG Coach Dr. Nina Lum... On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Dr. Nina Lum, is a board-certified Family Medicine Physician who currently works as a Hospitalist and the Chief Quality Officer at CHI St. Joseph Hospital. Dr. Lum is a co-author of the best selling medical anthology “The Chronicles of Women in White Coats” and recently the visionary, co-creator and co-author of the Amazon bestseller “Beyond Challenges: Survival Stories of African Immigrant Physicians”. On this week's episode, we talk about her work on theencouragingdoc.com and how her work as the IMG Coach came about. We also will be taking a deep dive on what motivates her to help so many find success on the path to medicine as an international medical graduate. Text LUNCHLEARNPOD to 44222 to join the mailing list. Remember to subscribe to the podcast and share the episode with a friend or family member. 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Introduction Dr. Berry: Hello and welcome to another episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry. I'm your host, Dr. Berry Pierre, your favorite Board Certified Internist. Founder of drberrypierre.com, as well the CEO of Pierre Medical Consulting. Helping you empower yourself for better health with the number one podcast for patient advocacy, education and affirmation. This week we bring you another amazing guests on the podcast. We have Dr. Nina Lum who is a hospitalist and Chief Quality Officer at chai CHI Saint Joseph Hospital in London, Kentucky. Board Certified Family Medicine Physician. She's also co-author of the bestselling medical anthology, The Chronicles of Women in White Coats as well as the co-creator and co-author of the Amazon bestselling book Beyond Challenges: Survival Stories of African Immigrant Physicians. She blogs on theencouragingdoc.com. She writes, she coaches for international medical students and graduates on how to have successful blueprints for their unique pathway into this field, crazy field we call medicine. She is a credo. Also an online course coaching platform for IMGs, notice IMG roadmap, at imgroadmap.com and she's a featured health and wellness speaker. And guys, this is an amazing episode with a person I've been following along. Actually had the chance to jump on her IMG roadmap series to talk to them with IMGs and other medical graduates and people who are getting ready for a residency about successful tips on the ERS application as well as interviews. And I have her on the show today really to give us an interesting perspective on international medical graduates, their path, their struggles, and why, especially in this day and age where we're seeing just the shortage of physicians out there and of people who want to become physicians. Why that, there may be a solution on our horizon, but unfortunately it is a lot of roadblocks in the weight. We’re going to talk about some of those roadblocks. She gonna talk about her experience with creating her second Amazon bestselling book Beyond Challenges: Survival Stories of African Immigrant Physicians. What motivated her to drop a second book and what to expect from her from the rest of the year. So guys, get ready of course for another amazing episode. If you have not done so, already make sure you hit that subscribe button wherever you're listening to. If it's on YouTube, if it's on Apple podcast, Google play, Stitcher radio, Spotify, wherever you listen to remember to hit the spot. Remember hit the subscribe button so you'll always be in tune with what's going on here on the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry and leave us a five star review, especially from Apple podcasts users and make sure you tell 10 friends about this amazing episode. Let's get ready for another one here with Dr. Berry Episode Dr. Berry: Alright Lunch and Learn community, I want to thank you for joining us for another amazing podcast and I have an amazing guests who have definitely been excited and earmarked to get a chance to talk to you guys for many different fronts. For those who know Lunch and Learn community, especially on my listeners. I actually had the honor of being a guest on her video show that sponsored and talked about just the tips and tricks of getting into residency. Definitely was excited about that. So again, Dr. Lum, thank you for joining today's podcast on Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry. Dr. Nina Lum: Thank you so much for having me. It's an honor actually to be on your podcast. I enjoy it. Dr. Berry: So I have an introduction, but I have people who already know, they like to skip and get to the meat of the episode. I think they'd like to skip a commercial. I'd do a little mini commercials. Tell us a little bit about yourself that I may have missed in a bio or they would have known outside of what we've got in your bio. Dr. Nina Lum: I'm Nina Lum. I am originally from Cameroon. I currently practice hospital medicine in Kentucky. My background is in family medicine. I'm also in hospital administration as a chief quality officer at a community hospital here in Kentucky. More recently, I guess what's more exciting is that I have my second book out, the book collaboration, titled Beyond Challenges. And so that makes me a second time bestselling author, which is pretty surreal. And I also spent some time blogging. I'm at theencouragingdoc.com. A lot of my content is focused on for medical graduates like myself because not only being an international student when I moved to the States, but I also most of the Caribbean for medical school. So that makes me as sort of a foreign and international graduate. And it's a soft spot in my heart and I want to share with other people just tips and tricks that I learned along the way. I do enjoy traveling, shopping. I do enjoy learning about personal finance and applying that in my life and seeing where that takes me. So that's me in a nutshell. Dr. Berry: I love it. And we're definitely going to deep dive in all of your business. I just want to put out there right now because I want to know and for those especially Lunch and Learn community, I always get excited talking to them. Sometimes I think I'm more excited than my Lunch and Learn community, just talking to some of the amazing guests who are doing just still amazing things and things that, yes, you're a physician, but just outside of being a physician, Docs Outside the Box. Shout out to Dr. Darko, a good friend of mine as well too. I just love highlighting everything that you do and I want to tell Lunch and Learn community full disclosure, I've been following you for a while. And I knew you as I seen people were sharing it, people commenting and people are like, oh, this IMG coach. That's how you were dubbed when someone said I should follow you, the IMG coach. If you are an IMG and you're trying to get to where you're at. That's the person you need to follow. And as a program director of an internal medicine residency program and understanding, and I'm pretty sure we probably get a similar, the same types of questions over and over again. I was definitely enamored, not only by what you do as far as coaching, interview and consulting and everything else. But really I could, as a physician, it's very easy to spot compassion. And that was something that I realized right off the bat, this was something that you love doing. It wasn't something that I'm just going to do it because I got the ability to do it and people gonna pay me to do it. I'd do it because I actually love doing it. So let's talk a little bit about just where that compassion came from and what made you want to start even doing it? Because again, you could have been a physician hospitalist quality because you gotta just did that and been perfectly fine. Right? (Yeah). But you're stepping outside of yourself and say, you know what, I'm going to do extra work because not only did I get through the door, but I want to hold it open for others behind me. Dr. Nina Lum: Yeah. A strong point. And I just want to let the Lunch and Learn community know that the interview that you did with me, I am pretty confident has it got the most hits on my blog for several months. Dr. Berry: Wow. Ok. I loved it. Lunch and Learn community I didn't even pay her to do it. Dr. Nina Lum: No tips involved. But seriously just being able to give them that perspective from your position of authority as someone that's on the other side and in more ways the target audience for these IMG. That was invaluable information. The comments, the reviews I got, the feedback. A lot of people came out and said that was the best interview in a long time. Because it was so packed with good information and I know people that actually went back and worked in ERS applications a little bit differently after interview. So just want to put that out there. (Thank you very much). You indirectly impacted my community as well. So we appreciate you for that. Dr. Berry: Thank you very much for that. Like I say again, it was something that I almost, its crazy Lunch and Learn community I felt obligated. I had to do it because just because I saw just how much she loved doing it and I felt like, you know what, let me try to give it my all because I want to put as much energy and effort that she's doing to help her community. And also again, really, really thank you for the kind words. Dr. Nina Lum: Yeah, you're welcome. So back to your question was about the passion. I think, the shoe hurts where, oh they say, you feel the pain where it fits or whatever, do you know that adage. So that's sort of my story. It's like I know where it hurt when I was a student and right before applying into residency. And so I never, at that point in time, I didn't even think about ever doing this because I never told anybody anything. I just kept it to myself. I kept my struggles with myself. I'm one of those weird people who never had a true mentor, which is something that right now I'm like, what was I thinking? And that's why I extend myself so much to other people. But I just did not know that there was so many other people out there except for those that were in my school who we were all struggling together, that we're dealing with the same challenges that I was facing. And I feel like mine was a little bit different again to most IMGs. Most IMGs are actually US citizens that moved to the Caribbean for school temporarily and then then moved back home. Well, I was a little bit different from that because I was, I'm not a US citizen. I'm a citizen of Cameroon, lived there my whole entire life. Studies there out of my undergrad. Moved to the Caribbean really for medical education and then from there transition state. So it was like being in the States was new for me for one. And then second, I didn't understand the immigration system at all. So I didn't understand that that came with its own challenges. And then you put me again in the US system trying to compete to get into residency and not really understanding the process. I don't know how I did it all, but I didn't have any delays in getting into residency specifically for me, but it very well could have been the case. Dr. Berry: And that's all confident Lunch and Learn community because I don't know if you guys understand just the level of barriers. I hate to call them barriers, but really they are, that are placed in front of many who are trying to get into this profession and have the passion and love, but it's so many steps that they forced them to take just to get here. So I really want you guys to really take a deep dive and understand she had to do all of that to get to where she's at. And while you're doing, it's almost like a blurry, like, oh my God, I can't believe I have to do all of that when look back at it. Dr. Nina Lum: And I think also, it's important to point out that for a lot of my colleagues who, like yourself and people that are from here and maybe trained here and didn't have to deal with the other side of those things, it's like, it's almost oblivious. You don't believe that it happens until you know somebody personally that's been through it. So it's one of those things where I just want to point that out that sometimes a lot of times I talk to my coworkers, they don't really understand the process, but they've seen me walk through it over the last few years and they're like, oh my God, I can't believe you had to do X, Y and Z, just to practice medicine here. The rest of us it's usually just pass your boards, apply, and get in. But then when you add the layers of visas and different things that come with that financial constraints, not being able to team any kind of financial aid for school and such, those things do add up and they have a lot of stress on the students, especially the IMGs. So anyhow, based on my personal struggles with primarily just the maneuvering to be sub-process and then various financial hurdles that I had to with that process. And even just the complexity of not understanding ERS when I went through it, my personal statement was whack. Dr. Berry: You ever look back again. Dr. Nina Lum: I always joke about that. I don't know who will read this thing. I thought it was good. I didn't have anybody proofread it. I just wrote it and submitted it. My ERS application, I didn't even think to include certain things that would actually work that I've done. When it comes to educational posters, publication, presentation, I didn't even count. I didn't count my own work as solid enough to go on that portion of the application. So lots of emissions, loss and mistakes. Gracefully got a few interviews, whether on the interview trail, learned on the interview trail too because my press interview was crazy. And then by the time I got to the second one, it got better and such. But that just being said, its lessons I learned the hard way. I felt like once I became an attending actually, and had no intention of sharing this ever. But once I became an attending and I was working in rural Kentucky and I just had some more time on my hands doing the seven on, seven off. And I thought, I've always how to blog but never really opened up about the truth behind who I was on that blog. And I started to glow more about the struggle and that seemed to resonate with a lot more people. And I started getting emails or messages asking for more information or advice and tips. And I thought, everybody's on Instagram these days. I used that platform to speak a little bit more about the struggle side and the more I opened up the more I realize there were more people that identified with that pain point and that just really helped me get a message out to them. Dr. Berry: And what I love is because your story, especially as a physician isn't unique in that we'll go through a struggle and just in our level of training, we're not necessarily taught to publicize it and we're taught to internalize that we're the only ones going through that struggle. When you started blogging, you were like, oh wow, people are actually like gravitating to it. Is because a lot of us are sitting in the back like, oh, well I'm going through the same thing, but like one, I don't want to be like, I'm the only one doing it. Or like, oh, it's just me and like I need to kind of fix myself. So I love just that aspect of understanding that yes, it's not unique to keep it to yourself because that's probably been one of our biggest issues. I guess I like to say as a physician that we don't tell the people behind this like, hey, this was hard, right? I tell people all the time, I've failed multiple levels. There's not a level that I didn't fail at. But I just kept going. But like me telling you, I felt hopefully gives you a glimmer of light. So if you do trip, you understand it isn’t an end in the world. Dr. Nina Lum: Correct. I think in a sense we're almost preaching a different kind of healing when we share these stories. It's not necessarily that bedside healing, but it's actually, I think maybe in carries some stronger value because if you're able to get one more physician who was well-meaning, intelligent, and able enough to practice, that person's going to touch a lot more lives than you alone could as a physician. I think teaching other people how to cope when we do these things. And by sharing our stories with teaching other people how to, in many ways deal with the diverse challenges that are bound to come. But then more importantly, we're sort of replicating ourselves in a sense of they'll still continue to spread the message. Dr. Berry: So as you're blogging and you're realizing that you're picking up steam and now people are reaching out to you and say, hey you know, I have that question too. Or hey, I have a question could you answer. Was that something in your element were you used to being more and more public, more out there, or are you even as we speak more of the reserve type, like you'd rather just chill with your own but because of the platform that you've built, you're forced to be out there a little bit more? Dr. Nina Lum: So I will definitely say, people that knew me when I was a younger person would say I was very reserved, initially. But I think part of the self-development that has occurred in the last few years, which I think some of it has to do with medical training, it just pushes you out of your comfort zone period. But beyond that I have sort of just really transformed into an extroverted human being, but I still believed that it was a great component to me that's introverted in the sense that, I'm actually right on when it comes to certain things like talking about this IMG struggle right now. I can talk about it all day. But certainly there are other parts of my life that I'm probably still very introverted in. So I think because of the need, I've learned to adapt to meeting the need. But it's been a great process for me, so it doesn't make me uncomfortable necessarily, but I can see where if this was another area of my life or probably would be uncomfortable with it. You see what I'm saying? Dr. Berry: I totally, totally agree. I think I run in that similar ilk, especially when I tell people like, oh yeah, I got a blog and a podcast and do video, but I might try to keep to myself, they almost can't believe like, oh ok, I'm very sure. Dr. Nina Lum: Yeah. Right. I think people expect it to just be Dr. Berry that we see on the internet and they don't realize that maybe Dr. Berry has several interests in and there's different parts of Dr. Berry that we don't see on. And so when we see one part, we tend to think that's the person all the time which isn't always true. Dr. Berry: So as you're gaining the interest and gaining some of the fanfare, and I guess recognizing that you have something that people want. How was that transition like? Was it a simple one especially for these past couple of years especially when you say like, yeah, I have no problem coaching you or I have no problem, what was that transition? Dr. Nina Lum: I think it started first within me, the transition I would say. So I had to figure out how to coach people. And these days you can go, there's so many courses you can take on coaching right from the comfort of your own room. For me, I decided to read up more about it. I realized the best way to do it is to first look within myself. And so I started reading a lot more personal self-development books and that really helped me resonate with sort of a gifts that I think I've always had which is I believe personally, and I think my family will probably attest to this, that I do have a gift in helping people identify their purpose and their goals. And so I just help people streamline things that they want and make it more attainable for them. Maybe that's an actionable steps that they can take. And so that's something I've always done for my friends and my family, but I never thought of it as something that was a gift or something that I could use on a larger scale platform like what I'm doing now with coaching people that are international students or graduates from medical schools. And so I think it's just been more of that fine tuning process, which I'm still in a growth process anyhow. So I believe that it's just been more of a growth process. When you figured out, okay, maybe I have a gift here or a talent here, the best thing you can do is sharpen it. Make it better. Talk to people that are better than you what you're doing. Talk to other coaches, read material written by coaches that you admire. Watch the videos that you can find. There's tons of videos on coaching, everyone in internet, this online courses you can take. And so those things just help develop, gives the other people have seen naturally in you. So that's been really my transformation has been taking what I've always heard compliments about. Like, hey, you're really good at helping people figure stuff out. Or hey, you're really good with creating new ideas. You're like an idea queen or something. So I've heard those kinds of comments from people that know me on a really personal basis. And so I just took that and sort of ran with it and said, hey, how can I make this better for the people? How can I become an expert at it or maybe more professional with my approach? And a lot of that has come with just more of what I would call a personal development plan. Dr. Berry: Can you talk about maybe, especially during this transition, some of the highlights and even low lights as you've gained traction in what you've been doing? Dr. Nina Lum: There are a few things as far as highlights. The highlights are really the people that I get to impact. So, right now I have people that have coached that are currently in training, some are looking into fellowship applications this year. So it makes me feel very fulfilled in that is when I see people that actually worked with, is actually few that have lived in my house with me. Maybe they came by to observership and I housed them and walk them through that process, viewed the application and it had a person's statement and walk them through the interview process and all that. And now they're looking into the third year of residency and applying for other things. And I'm like, oh my gosh, you're my first experiment so to speak. And so that's my highlight is, is those doctors, male, female, different countries and just like, wow. This is actually something that you can do Nina. So it's been a good encouraging force we need to watch. Low lights, I would say have to deal with, sometimes it gets exhausting just honestly, because when you give a lot of yourself, it was about self-care and sometimes self-care is being still and just minding on business. But when you give a lot of yourself out to people, you actually spend a lot of emotional energy and that is something that you cannot, nobody can award that to you. You just have to recover from it. You recuperate and get back up and sort of fill your tank and so what I like to call it. And then you can help more people because if your glasses empty, you can't pour onto another person's cup. So that's sort of been, maybe the little lights is those moments where I get low on fuel and I had to step back and recharge. And that may mean, I don't coach for a season or I only keep with the people that I have and not take any new people in. Or it may just mean that I call my folk fewer times and I usually would schedule coaching calls with them and said, well, sometimes they may just mean that I take a vacation for a week and unplug and come back. So it just varies, it just varies sometimes. But I would say that's the biggest, I would say the low light. Another thing can be maybe just comparing yourself with other people that are maybe doing different kinds of coaching programs and feeling like maybe you're not that far advance. And that's just something that comes with what I've realized every just every great thing you're going to feel a certain type of way that you just have to move beyond your feelings and look at the impact that you actually have on individualize. Dr. Berry: Very true. And what I love about it is that be open because it's such an active process. It's active process when coaching right? When it's active process, when you're having to withdraw as well. And I'll be honest with you, Lunch and Learn community, I do send a lot of people towards their way, because if I get it so much and maybe I feel like they had imposter syndrome too. I'm like, well, you know what, as a former medical grant, I got this perfect person for you. I know this is the person, so I do send a lot of people. So I got asked, but that's me now. I haven't ever remember, oh I have to be mindful. She is only one person. I gotta be mindful that we're not draining you too much because you have such a gift. Like I said, because when we did our interview, I saw the comments and I was like, wow, they are really like, one, how enamored they were and how intended they were. You could just tell like, oh, they were like thank you. They're not just like, just having a conversation that would just glad I was able to get. Dr. Nina Lum: I had people taking notes and coming back and weeks after with notes saying, remember the interview you did with Dr. Pierre, you said such and such and such. And he said such and such and such. Do you think I should do X? And I was like, wait, I don't remember talking about that. So you have people taking notes. I mean, it's a serious deal, but I just want to put this out there. If anybody's listening and they feel like they wanted to reach out to me. I don't want it to sound like, they don't need to be worried about burdening me or anything like that. They can always just, I mean, I respond to emails usually in those periods where unplug. You get an email stating I'm taking a break for X five days and I'll get back with you whenever I get back. But that's usually how it works. So there's some close with communication there. Dr. Berry: Nice. Okay. And remember Lunch and Learn community, we're going to make sure, and whoever's listening, we're gonna make sure that you have all of our kinds of information to bombard her, to follow her, to make sure you stay up with her because again, she is definitely want, like I said, I'm all over. I'm watching, I'm watching her stories. I'm watching her. I'm watching because I want to see not only how she doing it, but again, if there's something where I can improve on myself and just the position I am, I definitely will take nuggets as well. So you talked about just a time bestselling author but two-time bestselling author. Obviously I want to get into beyond talented, but talk about the first time when you decided like, hey, you know what, I'm going to write something. What was that like? Especially people write books. Was that something that was like, yeah, I'm gonna write a book one day and the opportunity came, or you would just with all of the life changes that were happening, it just felt right? Dr. Nina Lum: So the first time was when I partnered with a group of other female physicians and we wrote The Chronicles of Women in White Coats, which is ever since moved into a great movement. And there's been a wellness retreat, a blog and so many things birth out of it that have continued to encourage women in medicine and across the country. But then more recently, this was something that I was a part of the organizing team of and sort of co-leader in the project. And that really was something that was near and dear to my heart because this one was really focused on the struggles that immigrants space and particularly immigrant physicians. I'm just detailing accounts of their lives from different facets of general life, love the practice of medicine and how that has maybe made us better, or the challenges that we encountered along the way have made us much better for or thankful for who we are today. And so that is the project that was just recently released this. Oh wow this month we launched, this month, actually October 4 and within the first day of releasing when Amazon made the best seller list, and I actually almost passed out when I saw that we were right below the book written by the neurosurgeon, When Breath Becomes Air, we were breaking underneath of him and I was like, oh my God, I took a screenshot of it. Because I could not believe that. And for several days after we stayed on the number one new releases, medical biographies, so that was a pretty good win for us, just because our stories are different but they're the same as everybody else's. So, even though I may feel like, oh my gosh, this is the book about immigrant docs. I'm not an immigrant. I may not relate with them. You'll be surprised because even though it feels like the origin of a story is vary from yours, but the struggles are going to be underlying, very similar and really boils down to what virtue that this person gained from that experience that I can maybe reflect on. And that's really been a joyous experience I would say. Dr. Berry: And it's been amazing and Lunch and Learn community obviously I want to give Dr. Lum community an opportunity to get a free book on us. We're definitely gonna make sure were saying out in the air we're going to sponsor so she can give a book away on us because I think you need to read this. But like I said again, I've been a secret spy on everything you do. And I think even I as a person who always wanted to do academic medicine. That was always my passion. I remember writing when I was a medical student. I was either a medical student, maybe a first year resident. It talking about like, oh, I can't wait to be a Program Director because that was just something that I've always wanted to do. (Awesome). And still understanding and learning as I grow in in this role that I've been on three years now. Just a different side of it as osteopathic physician, we didn't typically deal with international medical graduates. So I'm learning all of these things. I'm like, wow, you guys have to deal with all of that. So that's why and when I say that, especially for the medical students who maybe are going to school here and they think like, no, we don't go through that same struggle. And you'd be surprised. The questions I get, the DMS I get, emails I get of going through that same like hurdles and trouble and how do I get over this? Because I get those same questions for students who go here too. So I 100% agree that everyone should read this. One, because it definitely opens up your heart and your eyes. But especially your heart to say like, oh, okay. I definitely need to make sure I'm more mindful of there's the struggle that everyone has to go through and then it makes it. I'll say it online. I'll say it on live right here. I respected more because I know your hurdle was a little bit harder that in someone even like me who went to school here, who's from here, once osteopathic medical. So I understand that even my hurdle wasn't the type of hurdle or that you typically have to deal with. I'm definitely a fan of that book and really that premise, that you women got together and say like, let's write our story because, even though it's, you said 28 does that, how many, what that? Dr. Nina Lum: We have 15. Dr. Berry: So 15 different stories. But it was, it's still one collective theme. Like, hey, we struggled but we got to where we needed to be. Dr. Nina Lum: Right. And that's the message you're trying to put across. As you know, I usually say this jokingly, but and a lot of times when you moved to America from another country, you don't have the same opportunity as a person where this is their homeland. And so when we choose to share our stories, it's also a way to say that despite the fact that we maybe did not have the opportunity to get some added advantage, we still were able to overcome X and Y challenges in our lives to get to a goal. Just like you said, you always wanting to be a program director, thinking, oh my God, here you are walking in goal today. So a lot of times we have all these goals we set for ourselves, but maybe along the way you get a detour or encounter some kind of roadblock remembering that even people that may be could have been statistically considered less fortunate than you are still able to get their goals. If anything that you can certainly get yours and so that's really the message of encouragement or empowerment or putting out there is irrespective of what origins you have or irrespective of your disadvantages and if you have advantages to take advantage of them. And so that that way our stories are able to resonate with more than just immigrants. But even just people that are non-immigrants or people to whom this is home. To not only share that story for awareness, but also to remind them that, hey, yes, you could still also achieve a lot of the other things you want to do for yourself given that you have certain advantages. Dr. Berry: So like I always asked, you come together and you write a phenomenal story, a collection of stories like this, what is next? When we talk about just getting the message out there and we already know what you're doing on the personal front, what's next for you? Dr. Nina Lum: Oh my gosh, I have so many plans Dr. Pierre. I don't even know sometimes how I go to sleep at night with all these plans in my head. But I have a dream of creating some more structure around international medical graduates and their pre-residency process. The biggest thing that I've noticed, I guess if I could create a study, this would be my retrospective analysis of I've worked with. The foundation is lack of knowledge. It's just what it is and it's not a lack of medical knowledge. Because I should have these IMG sense of score way higher on some of their boards. And maybe even students that have taught as part of my job here in the States. I know in the past, the first three years on a residency, I was a community based preceptor for and osteopathic school out of tenancy. So I do know that scores can vary, but these IMGs they tend to really knocked up all of the park when it comes to some, not all of course. So that being said, medical knowledge I've noticed maybe is not so much of an issue, even though when it is an issue, that's a usually more difficult hurdle to overcome because you need to have the competitive score. But that put aside, just understanding of the process has been an area where I've seen the biggest gap. And so one of the things I've done is creating an online course geared to with this, but I'm looking at a more structured and casual approach, if that makes any sense. So maybe something like what you're doing, I don't know yet. Maybe something like a podcast or an annual meeting or that could really equip people one time. Here's all the information you need, beyond just maybe a static online course, which I do enjoy and I do have and people use it. But beyond just that course, I would like something more dynamic, where there's more interaction and more real time. So whatever that is, I'm yet to discover. I'm yet to find out. Who knows, maybe someday it would be it, my dream will be the educational commission for medical graduates if I can get to work with them in some capacity in the future. That's definitely would be a big, big thing for me that ever happened. So I think for now that's really what I'm looking at is a more standardized platform that would equip IMGs with necessary information, evidence-based information that would really help them be well-armed on the front and instead of reaching out to me when they fail to match one time. Then that just makes it, it's a snowball effect. But they can get that information earlier on. And really I like to emphasize this. My message is not for people to go to foreign medical schools. That's not my message. My message is for people who already found themselves enrolled in those schools to improve their options and their chances of making their dream of being a board certified physicians in States. So it's really not a message of telling people to go to foreign schools because I would not do it over again if I have the choice. Dr. Berry: Is that just because of the hurdles that are placed? Dr. Nina Lum: Yes. The challenges that I faced, which I did not anticipate because I didn't know any better, I'd never lived in America before to understand the medical systems that extent, hindsight is 20/20. I can't see that far ahead. And so when you're just ignorant to societal standards. That being said, it's never my intention to say or premed student listening to this should go the premed and that's not the message. The message really is this, that if you already are in that predicament, here's what you need to be focused on because maybe the school may not equip you, especially when you start your clinical year. But exactly that piece of information. But then there's people like myself, we're developing with resources to help meet that need. Dr. Berry: I love it. And so interesting because that was the biggest driver for me. And I've said it before, when I talk about compassion, I don't use it loosely because when I see people who have such a drive, I just generally want to help them. I definitely want to see them succeed. I remember going to school at Nova Southeastern and I remember thinking like, okay, who's on the admissions committee? Because now that I'm at the door, I need to see what they saw in me and what do I need to do to tell someone behind me. And that's probably been secretly my drive to become a program director. Because I already know that my residency, alright, what are people on the other side looking at for potential resident applicants who to get into program. And I remember when I did my webinar, right? Because I have a webinar as well too. The ERS interview webinar. The reason why I did it was because I saw so many people and you're so right. Making the same mistakes over and over again. That I knew it was just that they just didn't know. It wasn't they weren't trying. It was just that they just did not know this process. And I figured like, hey, if I just yell out and scream like, hey, by the way, put down your poster presentation. It was like, hey, by the way, I knew if I just yell at the screen that someone would take it and say, oh, you know what, I did do a lot of poster presentations or I did a lot of oral presentations. Maybe I should put that in the scholarly activity so my ERS section doesn't look blank. I mean the amount of students who don't even know what goes in the ERS is still mind boggling to me. But like again, I was naive as well too. I didn't know until I got to the other side and I had actually put stuff into the ERS and realized that, oh wow, all this stuff I remember doing, I don't remember doing that. I didn't write it down. So I 100% agree, is never and especially because you're 100% right. It's not the scores are usually not the issue. I wish I could be like, oh yes, the scores that keep them out. It's no. There's so many systems in our medical society that again, and I've talked about this before ad nauseum that keep our foreign medical graduates, try to keep our foreign who graduates outside of the system. I'm an internal medicine. So you already know, I think as if I had to pick a specialty that does an amazing job at trying to keep people out. It's internal medicine. So I understand that there are systems in place that purposely make it harder for you. And that's why I love everything that you do. And that's why, again, like I said, whatever your dream, whenever your dream comes to fruition, if you ever need some support, please let me know. Because I know that there's barriers that we have to artificially break down to make it easier for those who are in that predicament to get over here and learn and be able to take care of patients. That's really the end of the day we're trying to take care of patients. They got these structures. They don't even let you do that. You have people here who do amazing, amazing work, clinical work, do amazing grades. But because of where they went to school, or maybe they had a hiccup. And like I said, full disclosure, there's not a level that I have not failed at all. So full disclosure and understand, I'm still a program director. I am 35 years, I always forget how old I am. I'm 35, 36, I think I'm 36, maybe 35, 36, but I'm still a program director. And I've had plenty of missteps and fails. So, and I've never believed that a misstep or fail anywhere during a medical school career should dictate whether you have a career at all. I am 100% champion of what you do and really how you do it. And I think that's why I was such so excited just to have this discussion because one, I think we're opening up a lot of people's ears who probably don't realize, a lot of these outside forces that effect our international medical graduates, to the point where they hide for them. We're DOs and MDs. That's all they know. They don't know our struggle and they need more people like you, like saying like, hey, look, look, read this book. This is our collection of struggles. Just so you realize like, hey, yeah, it wasn't all straight A's and high, it wasn't all that. So before I let you go, if you can, I know were about yourself care, right? But I do want people to make sure that they can follow you, you're always doing that. Again, Lunch and Learn community, let me brag on her a little bit. She is always doing a live. Now My ERS is an automated webinar. Reason why is because I'll be having a time to do that very often. You can go click it already. Press play. It's already prerecorded. It's done. My seat does it live multiple times. I know she just went through as a session where she was doing interviews. I'm not sure if you're still doing that. But I want people to follow. You just gonna just see how you're doing and see how they can stay within your community. Where are you at social wise, website wise, all of that stuff here? And remember Lunch and Learn community, whether you're driving, whatever you do, listen to it. We’ll make sure it is all in the show notes as well. Dr. Nina Lum: Thank you for that. I think Instagram, it's sort of my most active social platform and um, @drninalum. Previously I was known as the encouraging doc in Instagram and I'm still being encouraging doc. But my handle is @drninalum. And my blog is theencouragingdoc.com. So those are two places where people can find me on the internet. My online courses are on imgroadmap.com, which you can also find through my blog as well. Um, and I think those are the only places where I exist right now. Dr. Berry: Sure. What about the book? What about the book? Dr. Nina Lum: Oh yeah. I forgot. Okay. Yes. So you can get the book on my square site. It’s also included on my Instagram bio page. But it's also available on Amazon and this title Beyond Challenges, survival stories from African immigrant physicians on love life and the practice of medicine. Dr. Berry: Perfect. Remember Lunch and Learn community listeners and especially those in your community, we want to give away on behalf of us a 180 paperback books. So I don't know how, however best you feel, whether through your email list or your website. Whatever way you feel this, let us know. Because we want to sponsor one to give away because it is a message that I think people needs to be have in hand so you can understand like, okay, I really need to respect the grindness of some of these amazing physicians are doing down here. Dr. Nina Lum: Absolutely. I would love to do that. So we can probably figure out the rules to give away and maybe use one of our social platforms to further announce that. But I'm down. I can mail a book to that person directly whoever wins that give away. Dr. Berry: Let’s give them paper back. I know people are digital but let's give hard copy book. Dr. Nina Lum: Right. And that way it can get signed before you get it. Dr. Berry: Even better. See? We got to give the paper back and we've got to get that signed. Dr. Nina Lum: Absolutely. We'll love to do that. Dr. Berry: So again, thank you for joining the Lunch and Learn community. This has been an absolutely amazing episode and we just want to support you and thank you and give you all the well wishes on such an amazing journey. Like I said, to me you are the IMG coach. I'm going to keep sending people to you especially when I can't. I’m too busy. Especially as Program Director, this is interview season, so it's very busy. Dr. Nina Lum: Oh my God. I'm sure you're slammed. I can't imagine. That's one thing I can’t imagine how you doing. Dr. Berry: Oh yes. Crazy. It's crazy. You have a great day. Again, thank you for everything that you do. Dr. Nina Lum: Alright. Thank you so much. Thanks for having me. And to all the Lunch and Learn community folk, it was great spending some time with you today. Download the MP3 Audio file, listen to the episode however you like.

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Brett Friedman, is the co-founder & Managing Partner of Agency 21 Consulting (a21), a Miami and New York based Experiential Marketing firm that specializes in Event Management, Production, Corporate Sponsorship, Strategic Marketing and Brand Consulting. a21’s primary focus is to assist clients, partners, companies and non-profit organizations create and manage dynamic special events, while achieving maximum return on investment for corporate sponsors. Founded in 2006, a21 has developed into the preeminent culinary event management agency in North America, producing 100’s of events in 27 markets. Some of the agencies more marquee clients include: Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival, Food Network NYC Wine and Food Festival, Cochon555, Americas Test Kitchen, Shake Shack, Gurneys, Dan’s Taste of Summer, Nirvana at Sanctuary and the Palm Beach Food and Wine. With 24 diverse employees located throughout five (5) cities, a21 continues to grow through a client first approach, with a keen methodology towards maximizing profitability. Prior to establishing a21, Brett was the Vice President of Development for Alonzo Mourning Charities (AMC), a non-profit organization founded by retired Miami Heat All-Star Center, Alonzo Mourning. During Brett’s tenure at AMC and prior to his departure after 4 years, AMC’s flagship event, Zo’s Summer Groove, was widely considered one of the preeminent celebrity charity events in the country. Brett has also worked with Knight Ridder (KNR), formally the 2nd largest Media Publishing Company in the world and parent company of the Miami Herald, in their Shared Services Division. Brett was the youngest employee in the division, by 13 years and was responsible for managing three (3) sub-divisions: Telecommunications, Office Administration and Circulation with the main task of negotiating multi-million dollar national contracts for all of the 32 KNR subsidiaries. Brett was also the Knight Ridder representative for the Media Consortium, a media buying consortium between Dow Jones, Knight Ridder, The New York Times and Conde Nast.Brett graduated from the University of Florida in 1998 with a Degree in Business Administration and later went to Nova Southeastern to obtain his Masters Degree in Finance, graduating with honors. While obtaining his Bachelor’s Degree at University of Florida, Brett co-created an online Internet coupon company, CampusQpons.com, with his college roommate at the age of 21. CampusQpons.com later became FunU.com, which was an online college website that was localized to each University throughout the Southeast. The site focused on providing college students pertinent information about their schools and lives by acting as a search engine and provided online coupons and information about the popular bar/dining scene. The site successfully raised three (3) rounds of financing, with several million dollars from various Venture Capital firms, twelve (12) full-time employees and fifty (50) local college representatives at the Company’s height. Brett is fortunate to call himself a third generation Miamian who is married to Genevieve Lake-Friedman and the proud father of his ten year old son, Jake Friedman.

Hosts David Kahn and Kyle Youmans dissect the team's struggles in the month of May (2:04), detail Jarred Kelenic's torrid first half and look at Deivy Florido's emergence as a possible future Mariners prospect. Also, Power catcher Jake Anchia joins the podcast (9:30) and discusses how he creates such durable relationships with pitching staff, his work with Mariners catching coordinator Dan Wilson (15:20) and MLB All-Star J.D. Martinez (28:32), his bond with Dean Nevarez (16:45) and his thoughts on Nick Rodriguez the pitcher (19:30), how to play Fortnite and who the best player on the Power is (40:00), and so much more. Finally, Jake answers a multitude of fan questions submitted over social media (43:50).

Check out my interview with Edson O'Neale, the Director of Student Activities at Saint Leo University in Florida! We talk about why he chose Saint Leo for his undergraduate degree, why he joined Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, how to get membership for life, his Master's Degree from Nova Southeastern, his role and responsibilities as the Director of Student Activities, how to get develop open and honest relationships with students, his program on the education of Divine 9 and Multicultural Greeks, what is stepping/strolling, his program called "You Be The Letters", and his favorite food spots in Saint Leo. Enjoy! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OafipZquSgY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OafipZquSgY

Jim Crutchfield, Pressing Uptempo Style of Play Guest: Jim Crutchfield, Nova Southeastern Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Nova Southeastern head coach Jim Crutchfield joins the podcast to talk about his pressing uptempo philosophy. Crutchfield is one of the most successful coaches in NCAA basketball history. NCAA coaching legend Jim Crutchfield became the head coach at NCAA D2 Nova Southeastern on March 21, 2017, following a historical stint at West Liberty in West Virginia, and quickly introduced a pressing, uptempo style of play that his known for. His recipe for success that had worked during the previous 13 years at West Liberty translated a 6-20 program into a National contender. Prior to his arrival in Fort Lauderdale, Crutchfield built arguably the most high-profile Division II program in the nation during 13 seasons with West Liberty. Having coached the Hilltoppers since 2004-17, he amassed a career record of 359-61 (.855), which was the highest career winning percentage in college basketball history among ALL NCAA coaches who had spent at least 10 seasons as an NCAA head coach. That places Crutchfield in an elite class of coaching legends that includes Kentucky's Adolph Rupp (3rd all-time), UCLA's John Wooden (7th) and Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (21st).   Breakdown 1:00 - Left for a challenge 2:00 - Scrimmage Philosophy 4:40 - The Process 6:30 - Things Addressed During Scrimmage 8:40 - Isolation Work 10:30 - Defensive Pressure within the Scrimmage 12:00 - Getting Quickly into the Pressure 15:00 - How his Players Compete in Scrimmage 18:00 - Never Read a Basketball Book in his Life 19:00 - Shaping his Philosophy 21:00 - Teaching Players Decision Making 23:00 - Watching Video with his Players 24:20 - Scoring in Transition 26:00 - 10 Second Shot Clock 27:00 - Attacking to crete Confidence 29:00 - Spacing Template 30:00 - Emphasizing Everything 31:00 - Enjoying the System 32:20 - Talking about Advantage/Disadvantage 33:30 - Defining Shot Selection 35:00 - Players Care about Winning and Losing 36:00 - Phase of Play: Up Tempo Practice 39:00 - Ways to Create Gaps to Drive 41:00 - Playing Through the Elbows a Lot 45:00 - He Believed in a Game of Basketball that Don't Anymore 46:00 - Better Coach because of his Philosophy Jim Crutchfield’s Bio Bio: https://nsusharks.com/coaches.aspx?rc=774   Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion

Steve Friedland is a founding member of the law school faculty who taught at the law schools of the University of Georgia, Miami, Nova Southeastern and Georgia State before coming to Elon Law. In addition to law teaching, Friedland has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia and as an Assistant Director of the Office of Legal Education in the Department of Justice. He has won numerous teaching awards at several law schools over three decades and was named one of the best law teachers in America by the Harvard University Press book, What the Best Law Teachers Do. He is an internationally known speaker on legal education who has worked with the Japan Legal Foundation to develop law schools in Japan, and with Afghanistan law schools to improve the rule of law in that country pursuant to a USAID initiative. He has lectured to thousands of students across the country preparing for the bar exam. Friedland holds a juris doctor degree with honors from Harvard Law School, as well as a master of law and doctor of the science of law degrees from Columbia University Law School, where he was a Dollard Fellow in Law, Medicine, and Psychiatry. Among the many things Professor Friedland has accomplished is that He was a 1st generation College and Law School Graduate from a small town in New York. We hope you enjoy the episode and feel free to leave a review. First Generation Legal Professionals and Allies (FGLPA) presents Elon law's first ever podcast series: "Law School Crucible."

For Show Notes and Coach McKeefery's Website - http://www.RonMcKeefery.com Now Available on iTunes http://bit.ly/1bPlMei Pick up your copy of Coach McKeefery's #1 Amazon International Bestseller "CEO Strength Coach" - http://www.CEOStrengthCoach.com Please “Thank” our sponsors who bring this show to you for free:PLAE - http://plae.us/Train Heroic - http://trainheroic.com/ Coach Shelton Stevens currently works as a Human Performance Specialist for the United States Special Operations Command where he trains the most elite Special Forces Units in the world. In his previous role, Stevens led the Liberty University Olympic Sports Strength and Conditioning Department. Serving in the Directors role Coach Stevens was responsible for the direction, development, and oversight of the entire department. His job is to work collaboratively with head coaches, assistant strength and conditioning coaches, team doctors, athletic trainers, nutritionists, exercise science, sport psychologists, and the entire sports performance team to ensure that all systems are efficient and effective to best benefit student-athletes. Stevens arrived at Liberty in September of 2015 as the Head Baseball Strength Coach which he was quickly promoted to Director at the beginning of the 2016 academic year. While at Liberty Stevens got the opportunity of designing two multi-million dollar performance facilities. Prior to joining the Flames' staff, Stevens had served as Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning at Arkansas State University beginning in January 2014. While at Arkansas State, he directed and designed the strength and conditioning programs for the baseball and 2014 Conference Champion volleyball team. He also assisted in the day to day operations for the Red Wolves football team under the guidance of Matt Shadeed who now is the Director of Sports Performance at the University of Massachusetts. Stevens earned experience at Mercer, where he was Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning from June 2013 through January 2014. His main responsibilities were with the baseball, softball and lacrosse programs, while he also assisted with football and men's basketball. While at Southern Miss from January 2011 through November 2012, Stevens served as Head Assistant of Strength & Conditioning under Paul Jackson who now serves as the Director of S&C for football at the University of Mississippi. His first season with the Golden Eagles the football team soared to its best record in school history at 12-2, a Conference USA championship and a victory in the Hawaii Bowl. Stevens also designed and implemented strength and conditioning programs for the baseball, soccer, volleyball and golf teams. Stevens led Nova Southeastern's department from June 2009 through January 2011, where he served as an assistant strength coach for five months before being promoted to Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at the age of 24. He built a strength and conditioning program from the ground up, while overseeing 17 athletic teams and had the opportunity to design the Sharks first ever Athletic only weight room. Prior to working at Nova Southeastern, Stevens completed strength and conditioning internships at Florida State, Wofford and Louisiana State University. While at LSU, he was mentored by renowned strength and conditioning coach Tommy Moffitt. He assisted with LSU's nationally ranked football team and 2009 national champion baseball team. Stevens is a member of the Certified Strength & Conditioning Coaches association (CSCCa), where he holds his Strength & Conditioning Coaches Certification (SCCC). He is also certified through the United States of America Weightlifting association (USAW), the national governing body for weightlifting in the United States. Additionally, Stevens is a member of the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA), where he is a certified Tactical Strength and Conditioning Facilitator and a Registered Strength & Conditioning Coach (RSCC) and is also certified in Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR). Stevens graduated with his bachelor's degree in exercise science from Palm Beach Atlantic in May, 2007. He earned a Master of Education degree, with an emphasis in athletic administration from Nova Southeastern in August 2010. A native of Waynesboro, Va., Stevens, and his wife, Macie, were married on May 16, 2015. They were blessed with a little boy on February 24th, 2018 (Steele Stevens). They currently reside in Cameron, NC.   In This Episode We Discuss: What experience in his journey impacted him the most, and Why.Biggest mistake he has made and how he learned from it.Tactical vs Collegiate Setting. Advantages of working with multiple sports. Takeaways throughout career at each step of the process.  Best piece of coaching advice he has ever received.His favorite quote, Book/App/Website recommendation.

For Show Notes and Coach McKeefery's Website - http://www.RonMcKeefery.com Now Available on iTunes http://bit.ly/1bPlMei Pick up your copy of Coach McKeefery's #1 Amazon International Bestseller "CEO Strength Coach" - http://www.CEOStrengthCoach.com Please “Thank” our sponsors who bring this show to you for free:PLAE - http://plae.us/Train Heroic - http://trainheroic.com/ Coach Shelton Stevens currently works as a Human Performance Specialist for the United States Special Operations Command where he trains the most elite Special Forces Units in the world. In his previous role, Stevens led the Liberty University Olympic Sports Strength and Conditioning Department. Serving in the Directors role Coach Stevens was responsible for the direction, development, and oversight of the entire department. His job is to work collaboratively with head coaches, assistant strength and conditioning coaches, team doctors, athletic trainers, nutritionists, exercise science, sport psychologists, and the entire sports performance team to ensure that all systems are efficient and effective to best benefit student-athletes. Stevens arrived at Liberty in September of 2015 as the Head Baseball Strength Coach which he was quickly promoted to Director at the beginning of the 2016 academic year. While at Liberty Stevens got the opportunity of designing two multi-million dollar performance facilities. Prior to joining the Flames' staff, Stevens had served as Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning at Arkansas State University beginning in January 2014. While at Arkansas State, he directed and designed the strength and conditioning programs for the baseball and 2014 Conference Champion volleyball team. He also assisted in the day to day operations for the Red Wolves football team under the guidance of Matt Shadeed who now is the Director of Sports Performance at the University of Massachusetts. Stevens earned experience at Mercer, where he was Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning from June 2013 through January 2014. His main responsibilities were with the baseball, softball and lacrosse programs, while he also assisted with football and men's basketball. While at Southern Miss from January 2011 through November 2012, Stevens served as Head Assistant of Strength & Conditioning under Paul Jackson who now serves as the Director of S&C for football at the University of Mississippi. His first season with the Golden Eagles the football team soared to its best record in school history at 12-2, a Conference USA championship and a victory in the Hawaii Bowl. Stevens also designed and implemented strength and conditioning programs for the baseball, soccer, volleyball and golf teams. Stevens led Nova Southeastern's department from June 2009 through January 2011, where he served as an assistant strength coach for five months before being promoted to Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at the age of 24. He built a strength and conditioning program from the ground up, while overseeing 17 athletic teams and had the opportunity to design the Sharks first ever Athletic only weight room. Prior to working at Nova Southeastern, Stevens completed strength and conditioning internships at Florida State, Wofford and Louisiana State University. While at LSU, he was mentored by renowned strength and conditioning coach Tommy Moffitt. He assisted with LSU's nationally ranked football team and 2009 national champion baseball team. Stevens is a member of the Certified Strength & Conditioning Coaches association (CSCCa), where he holds his Strength & Conditioning Coaches Certification (SCCC). He is also certified through the United States of America Weightlifting association (USAW), the national governing body for weightlifting in the United States. Additionally, Stevens is a member of the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA), where he is a certified Tactical Strength and Conditioning Facilitator and a Registered Strength & Conditioning Coach (RSCC) and is also certified in Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR). Stevens graduated with his bachelor's degree in exercise science from Palm Beach Atlantic in May, 2007. He earned a Master of Education degree, with an emphasis in athletic administration from Nova Southeastern in August 2010. A native of Waynesboro, Va., Stevens, and his wife, Macie, were married on May 16, 2015. They were blessed with a little boy on February 24th, 2018 (Steele Stevens). They currently reside in Cameron, NC.   In This Episode We Discuss: What experience in his journey impacted him the most, and Why.Biggest mistake he has made and how he learned from it.Tactical vs Collegiate Setting. Advantages of working with multiple sports. Takeaways throughout career at each step of the process.  Best piece of coaching advice he has ever received.His favorite quote, Book/App/Website recommendation.

This week’s show connects with past podcast guest Greg Brown, the head coach at Nova Southeastern University in Florida. The return trip opens up a great dialogue on developing the catcher position and how Brown has challenged himself to find ways to bring athleticism to the forefront for his guys. We open this conversation up as a precursor to his main-stage presentation in Dallas for our 75th ABCA Convention and we much take a deeper dive into his path as a catching coach, the mentors he had the privilege of working under with the lessons learned. Also, we open up on the young men that have moved into professional baseball and their journey through development. We even spend time talking through a dynamic that some of us may be sitting in front of right now: we were not catchers growing up but we are now catching coaches.

This week's show connects with past podcast guest Greg Brown, the head coach at Nova Southeastern University in Florida. The return trip opens up a great dialogue on developing the catcher position and how Brown has challenged himself to find ways to bring athleticism to the forefront for his guys. We open this conversation up as a precursor to his main-stage presentation in Dallas for our 75th ABCA Convention and we much take a deeper dive into his path as a catching coach, the mentors he had the privilege of working under with the lessons learned. Also, we open up on the young men that have moved into professional baseball and their journey through development. We even spend time talking through a dynamic that some of us may be sitting in front of right now: we were not catchers growing up but we are now catching coaches.

This week's show connects with past podcast guest Greg Brown, the head coach at Nova Southeastern University in Florida. The return trip opens up a great dialogue on developing the catcher position and how Brown has challenged himself to find ways to bring athleticism to the forefront for his guys. We open this conversation up as a precursor to his main-stage presentation in Dallas for our 75th ABCA Convention and we much take a deeper dive into his path as a catching coach, the mentors he had the privilege of working under with the lessons learned. Also, we open up on the young men that have moved into professional baseball and their journey through development. We even spend time talking through a dynamic that some of us may be sitting in front of right now: we were not catchers growing up but we are now catching coaches.

Somewhere in the Middle with Michele Barard Welcomes Bestselling Author Dr. Marcia Demers Marcia Demers is an accomplished professional with many successful credits to her name. She has ten years of experience in clinical pharmacy and holds a Doctorate in Pharmacy from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Demers is a licensed pharmacist in Florida, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. She is a member of the Phi Delta Chi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, which recognized her as the most volunteered brother. She is a member of Nova Southeastern’s Rho Chi Honors Society, which recognizes students for consistent academic excellence.  In addition to her many achievements, Marcia is now a two-time international best-selling author. She recently became certified as an Author Coach, showing others how to become best-selling authors using a foolproof formula. She epitomizes energy, creativity, commitment, reliability, and integrity, in every area of her life. She is also a licensed Realtor. Her goal is to assist others with one of their most important investments and helping to make homeownership attainable for people who think they never could achieve that dream.  Marcia is a highly driven, self-motivated individual who enjoys people, reading, dancing, travel and working out. While she remains consistently engaged in working on her own personal growth and development, her core passion is philanthropy, giving back and helping others to achieve their goals and dreams.

 On this week's podcast, Marcus sits down and talks with Liz Garza of FOY Superfoods. Liz moved to Alabama from Texas to pursue grad school at Springhill and marry her now husband and co-owner of FOY, John. In pursuit of starting a new life here, they have now started many new businesses that all pertain to their passion for health. Tune in and listen or read on  and do yourself a favor by grabbing lunch at FOY! (You might even see us there…)  Liz: Hey guys. I'm Liz Garza, co-owner of Foy Super foods down here in Mobile on Dauphin Street in Bienville Square. Marcus: Awesome. Well, welcome to the podcast, Liz. Liz: Thanks for having me. Marcus: Yeah. We're big fans of yours. We ate there today. Liz: Right. Marcus: That is not just because you were coming on the podcast. That's a couple of time a week. Liz: Oh, for sure. Yeah, I see you guys all the time. Marcus: Yeah. I think I'm addicted to your acai bowls and the jerk, which is a very tasty bowl with chicken and, you can add chicken, with spinach, and rice, and sweet potatoes, and all kinds of there yummy stuff. Liz: Yeah, for sure. Marcus: I don't fall asleep after eating at Foy. Liz: Right. Marcus: I also don't feel like I'm destroying my body when I eat at Foy. Liz: Absolutely. Marcus: Yeah, but we're excited about having you on. So, to get started, why don't you give us some of the back story of who you are and where you're from. Where'd you go to school? High school and college, if it's appropriate. Liz: Yeah. Marcus: And tell us about John 'cause we know that he's a big part of this. So, give us some back story. Liz: Absolutely. I'm from a city in South Texas, right on the boarder to Mexico, it's called Laredo. Marcus: Cool. Liz: And it reminds me a lot of Mobile. It has a lot of that old town charm. Everybody knows everybody, that kind of thing. I'm real comfortable. I feel like I fit in well in Mobile, just growing up in Laredo. I am a first generation US citizen. Both my parents are from Monterey, Mexico. Marcus: Very cool. Liz: Yeah. I went to high school of course, at a school in Laredo and went to college at Texas A&M for my undergrad and then- Marcus: That's it? You just went to Texas A&M. Liz: Right. Yeah. Yeah, that's it. Marcus: Underachiever. Liz: That little school, yeah. But yeah, I have a business degree with an emphasis in human resource management over from Texas A&M then went on to ... When I moved here, got my masters over at Spring Hill College in liberal arts. Of course, it's a liberal arts school, but I concentrated my degree in leadership and ethics. At the time in grad school, I was expecting our only son at the time. John and I were trying to navigate our way through, "Our we gonna go to Corporate America? Are you gonna get a job?" It was kind of slim pickings, really, moving to Mobile and coming out of grad school thinking, "Well, what am I gonna do?" Marcus: Yeah. Liz: We decided, let's start our own business. We saw a need for it and it just fit into our life in more than one way. John and I both have a background family history of obesity related disease, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, all of the above. John's actually a diabetic and so, at home we were wondering, or I was wondering, "How the heck am I gonna cook for this man and not make him sick?" Trying to figure out all that world out. Marcus: And not make him feel like he's wanting for more. Liz: Right. Exactly. Like he's lacking or like you said, wanting. That's when we started Balance, which was six years ago. It was a paleo meal delivery service and we did that for almost four years before we started Foy. Marcus: Does that still exist 'cause that's the first time I'm hearing of that? Liz: Yeah. So, now when you come into Foy, you're gonna recognize all my coolers are wrapped and they say Balance and stuff on them. The business was based on basically, prepping healthy meals, packaging them down. And what we did, we established partnerships with a ton of different crossfit gyms, yoga studios, that kind of thing. We furnished the coolers and we would go make these massive drops of food. We were eCommerce. People would go to our website, they would see our menu, we change every week, and they would order meals for the week. Instead of charging them a delivery fee, we would say, "We have a partnership at a gym in Spanish Fort, or in Fairhope, our in West Mobile. If you work, live, or exercise at this place or nearby, it's convenient for you at no charge to pick up your meals that you've already ordered online and prepaid for". We did this for a few years and it kinda just grew into this big monster that sucked our life away. It was constant. We had no weekend, we had a little one, and we kinda tried to balance home life and work life and it became a little too much. We decided, "Well, why don't we take all the things we know sell really well and open up an actual restaurant." Like a brick and mortar, right? Not having a restaurant background, not even a high school job that I worked at, like a McDonald's or anything. Just passionate about health food and seeing that there was a need for it in the city and just seize the opportunity and it just worked. We realized, "Okay, now we're running Foy." That allows me to have a life. It's a lot easier. I met super cool people. We're in a little niche area here downtown. Marcus: Yeah. Liz: That's just how things came about. We're already going into our second year, so far so good. Marcus: So, you closed Balance? Liz: We closed Balance. Marcus: Okay. Liz: And we have plans to- Marcus: That's really interesting 'cause we know, he was on the podcast so, full disclosure, Lorenzo was on the podcast a while back and he's got a really interesting idea, but he tries to deliver to everybody. Liz: Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Marcus: That's gotta be so hard. Liz: It is. Marcus: Your idea of dropping to central locations and then having, especially when it comes to crossfit gyms are real big into paleo eating, which is what your menu typically follows. Liz: Exactly. That's exactly what it was. Marcus: Yeah. Liz: I met Lorenzo when he first got started. He actually reached out to us and just said, "Hey, can we meet? I need some pointers." There were a lot of things that we were able to share with him about lessons that we learned the hard way, and things to avoid, and all that good stuff. Glad to see that he's still doing it. For me, it's like hey, the more the merrier. I'm all about, "Let me help you out." If I have a great idea ... I just talked to a guy with a local up an coming gluten free bakery called Gunkel's. I just met with him right before I came here. Same thing, I was sharing with him that idea 'cause he works out of a commissary kitchen. I'm like, "Well." He's trying to retail his stuff out of different stores and he's like, "I just signed on with The Cheese Cottage and I would love for you to carry my stuff." I said, "What would really seal the deal is if you had a mini Gunkel's refrigerator, wrapped in your logo, to say "Hey, will you house this cooler for me. I'll make these deliveries and you sell my product out of my cooler, that way I have control of the inventory, of how clean the cooler is, of how things are packaged." You know what I mean? Marcus: It puts that on him, that responsibility. Liz: Right. Then you get more brand recognition with, "Hey, you have this super cool cooler wrapped in your logo. They spent all this money on an awesome logo design." So, I'm like, "Put it out there for people to see." If I have an idea, I'm not to shy away from letting anybody hear it. I know you asked about John. I started going off on a tangent, but John's originally from Mobile. Marcus: Okay. Liz: He went to McGill Toolen for high school. He went to Morehouse in Atlanta, which is an all boys school. They call it the Harvard for black men. It's one of those things that he's got generations of family that they've all gone through Morehouse College. Marcus: We did an interview with Carl Cunningham just recently. Liz: Oh, yeah. Marcus: One of his Kapa league guys, Paul Lockett, hopefully is gonna be doing an internship here this summer. Liz: Yes. Marcus: He's going to Morehouse. Liz: He's on a scholarship, right? Marcus: Yes, full ride. Liz: I've heard about that. Marcus: I tried to hire him and he said, "No, I'm going to college." And I was like, "No, you don't wanna do that." He's like, "I've got a full ride." And I was like, "Yeah, I can't argue with that." Liz: Yeah. I didn't know about it until I met John, but they put out a lot of really quality men. Marcus: [crosstalk 00:08:18]. Yeah. Liz: Yeah, they push leadership and they push innovation. Marcus: You're not biased at all. Liz: Right. No, I'm not. I'm not biased at all. But no, even my son, I have a Morehouse man in training. What do you know? Marcus: There you go. Yeah. Liz: He finished from Morehouse and we actually met in Atlanta. He went on to Nova Southeastern out in Fort Lauderdale for his masters. He's got a background in public health, which is totally, you would think the opposite of the realm we're in now, but it kind of opened our eyes to this possibility where ... On the flip side, we have Foy. We also have a mental health agency. We house individuals with intellectual disabilities. Yeah. Marcus: What? Where? Liz: Here in Mobile. Marcus: Wow. Liz: We did that before we did any of this other stuff. Marcus: What's the name of that? Liz: It's called Lifetime Healthcare. Marcus: Very cool. Liz: And they are residential facilities. So, it just looks like a house in a neighborhood. Marcus: Yeah. Liz: Through the department of mental health. We get managed by Altapointe and we're contracted through the state, medicaid funded. We house these individuals and basically rehab them in several ways, but diet is one of them. Marcus: One of them. Liz: Because people don't realize how big of a role food plays into behaviors, and disease, and all these things, right? So, we were working with dieticians getting, they call them PCP, person centered plans, to say, "Okay, well, we're gonna give this person the best quality of life doing all of these things." So, we were developing diets to say, "Okay well, this person has cerebral palsy or this person has epilepsy and so these are the foods that they should avoid." We were working trying to figure that out and we said, that's how balance came about. We were like, "Nobody here in this city that we can say "Hey, I suffer from Celiac." Or "I've got arthritis." There's special diets that you can adhere to. So we were like, "Why don't we do that?" It really was one of those conversations like, light bulb went off. We were like, "Okay, should we do this?" It happened and it grew. The crossfit community embraced us and that's how we went into the whole paleo thing. But that's how this all came about. Marcus: All right. Folks, I had no idea the onion that I was peeling back when we invited you on the podcast. Liz: Yeah. I know. Marcus: We know you from Foy and we obviously, we wanted to have you, but I had no idea. That is so cool. Liz: Right. Marcus: Yeah. Just to tag on, my parents are from Brazil and so I get that, the Latin and black communities both, that there's a ... Even a white community. There's not a whole lot of information given to people depending on your socioeconomic status on eating. It's amazing to me the ... I have friend who's a physician. He's a general practitioner in Washington D.C. Shout out to Terek is you're listening. I don't think you are. Anyways, he's more of a holistic doctor so he believes in eating as one of the ways he treats people. Liz: For sure. Marcus: Out of the blue one day, a couple years ago, he sent me Rob Wolf's book on paleo eating and he was like, "You have to read this." And the reason why is because he knew that my father, I'm 44 I think. Jerrod, come on. You're supposed to keep track of these things. I'm 44. My father had a heart attack when I was 16 years old, which would've been younger than I am today. Liz: Wow. Marcus: For years, I have gone in to get my blood work checked and I've read up on various articles of what's important and hey, news flash, if you're listening to this and you're still having your cholesterol checked, you're checking the wrong thing. Go in and get your C reactive protein checked. The reason why, I know you're kind of looking at me ... C reactor protein is actually an indicator for inflammation in the body and getting that checked will be a better indicator of whether you are at a high risk for heart disease because inflammation is actually the reason for plaque build up in your arteries and stuff like that. Not cholesterol. Liz: Wow. Marcus: That's why the paleo diet and all of these other diets that eliminate some of the things that ... They're all geared towards reducing the items that inflame our bodies. The reason they why they've been so successful is because they remove the gluten and all the other things that- Liz: Processed stuff. Marcus: Yeah, the processed stuff that inflame our bodies and so the doctors should be, those that are progressive in their thinking, should be prescribing these diets more because it will actually eliminate your problems with heart disease, and with diabetes, and with all these other things. Liz: Absolutely. Yeah. Marcus: Wow, I had no idea that we were gonna be having this conversation. Liz: I know, yeah. Marcus: This is so cool. I don't even wanna go ... I'm just so fascinated by this. Did you come here to go to get your masters at Spring Hill? Or did you move back for other reasons? Liz: Well, I came here basically, to be with John. We were in a long distance relationship. Marcus: So, he was here already. Liz: He was here, yeah. I was living in Dallas. Marcus: 'Cause you said you met in Atlanta and I wasn't sure. Liz: Yeah, we had mutual friends and met that way. Both of us had, well, he had already finished his masters and he was here starting the assisted living facility. So, he started that on his own and I kind of help him here and there, but that's solely John. That's his thing. He built that up and that really allowed us to start this business debt free. Marcus: Gives you some freedom. Liz: We didn't have to borrow a dime. We did it on our own and to this day, what I have I own and if I can't afford it, I don't get it. That's our mentality with it all, but thankfully he's done well. He was more established and I was kind of in limbo with my undergrad. I was working HR in Dallas. Living the life, of course. Living downtown with all my friends and my life. I just got to the point where four years into dating, it was one of those, excuse my french, "shit or get off the pot", you know, "What are we gonna do here?" And he thought, "Why don't you just come here and go to grad school?" He was more established, of course. We were heading that direction in our relationship and so I moved to Mobile. Of all places. All my friends were like, "Oh, my God. You're moving to Mobile." Marcus: "You're moving where?" Liz: Right. But it's been the best decision. Marcus: Who's laughing now? Liz: I know. Right. Exactly. Marcus: Those suckers are all working a nine to five and you've got multiple businesses that are up and operating. Liz: Yeah, I've got my brother in town and he's recently retired and he's like, "Man, you've got a really sweet gig." I sleep in a little. I'm like, it will be 8:30 and I'm like, "Okay, let me start getting moving." And I'm here for our little lunch hour and then we can go on to the next thing. It's allowed us a lot of freedom. At the beginning, like I said, it was a grind with Balance and everything. It still is. The restaurant industry is like a monster and it will eat you alive. There's so many elements that people quite realize that are involved in running a restaurant. Not coming from a background at all of food, it was a huge learning curve. We went through all sorts of growing pains, but not the dust has settled, we've developed our processes. We have things that we bring in, like when we hire people, customer service training things, we have checklists for all types of things. The ultimate goal is to franchise and so we're setting ourselves up, basically treating this like a project. In grad school, you've got this big project that you work on when you're in business school. So, we said, "Well, let's just dissect this. Treat it just like a school project and have everything that we could possibly need to franchise this place and Lord willing, it will happen." Marcus: Yeah. Forgive me, but I think every business owner should be looking at their business in that respect. Every business is a project. I think one of the things, I keep alluding to this 'cause I'm in the midst of it people, so forgive me, but I'm in the emerging leaders program here at the chamber and the small business administration. They call that a streetwise MBA, but the biggest thing about that program is they force you to actually work on the business and not just do the business, right? So, it'd be really easy for somebody in your situation just to say, "Well, I'm just gonna work on ordering the food and I'm just gonna work on serving the customers." But you're looking at it from a much bigger picture just like we're having to look at Blue Fish in a much different picture of, "Hey, where do we wanna be in there or five years? What does that look like? What's it gonna take to get there? How do we guide ourselves into a product spaced service business?" Liz: Absolutely. Marcus: I imagine that you're having to look at, "Well, how do we set up all the processes so that we can hand this off to somebody. And that when somebody walks in it's still the same experience?" And all that stuff. Liz: Absolutely. Yeah. The thing with it and in treating it like a school project is that you never stop learning. The industries are constantly changing. You've gotta adapt or die. Really. That's just what it is. Now, with people wanting fast food, they want it fresh, they want it cheap, they want it now. You have to get with the times in this industry. Really, my biggest takeaway from this whole experience is it's like a child. You have to nurture it, it takes a village and you have to know every single rule that you have. If you're hiring somebody, you had to have already done that job. You see what I'm saying? From the beginning up. I will mop floors, I will wash dishes, I will package food, I will chop chicken, everything. Marcus: You have to know what's involved. Liz: Right. To be able to tell somebody, "Well, this is how you're supposed to do it." And to develop the process say, "This is the most efficient way to do it." Because you've trial and errored the whole thing. Marcus: It's funny because here at Blue Fish, with the exception of video editing, there's not a job that I haven't done here. Liz: Yeah. Marcus: When I hire people, I can speak their language even though they're skilled in their roles. I can speak their language because I've already done all of those things. Liz: Yeah. Marcus: But I also, I go back to one of the very first jobs that I had was, I worked in a bagel bakery in Washington D.C. I will never forget that the guy, he was the main manager of the bagel shop. And he literally, I was mopping the floor one day and he was like, "No, that's not how you do it." And he showed me the right way to mop a floor. When you're in a bakery or in a restaurant situation where a lot of stuff gets thrown on the floor, the right action can really make the difference between just pushing stuff around on the floor and actually making things cleaner. It just blew me away that, here's this man who ... I think he had military background, too. So, there was probably some of that coming through. But it was like, I never forgot that, that he knew the right way to mop a floor. Anyway, I recognize what you're saying and when you're in that position you have to know all those different skill sets so that you can train somebody else up in that situation. Liz: Absolutely. Marcus: All right. Question number two. Twenty minutes in. What was your first job? Liz: Okay, I was a lifeguard. I'm a strong swimmer. It's my favorite thing to do. I started life guarding and teaching little kids how to swim when I was a junior in high school. It was an awesome summer job. It paid well. I had a tan. Marcus: Yeah. Liz: I did it with all my friends. Marcus: You're not flipping burgers, for sure. Liz: Right, yeah. It was cool. We worked at the city pool. I was the slide girl so I was up at the top like, "Go. Go."  Marcus: Yeah. Liz: That was cool. I did that for a few years. I actually did that even when I left off for college. I'd come home during the summer and do it just to make a couple extra bucks. Marcus: Where there any lessons from that first job that you still remember, to this day? I told you about my mop experience. Liz: Oh, gosh. Marcus: Was there anything similar to that early on in your career? Liz: I think that just ... That's a hard question. Marcus: That's okay if there wasn't. Sometimes there's not. I can see how lifeguard to where you are today, that might be a reach 'cause you're taking care of people and stuff like that. I assume that there's some level of that. Liz: Yeah. If anything, it just instilled in me that you've gotta work hard for anything that you want. I didn't necessarily get a job when I was a junior in high school. My parents weren't pressuring me to get a job, but I like the fact of having my own money. If I wanted to go and buy a shirt or whatever, I didn't have to ask for the money to go get it. Marcus: Preston, are you listening to this? Liz: Right? It's almost like a sense of empowerment. Like, "Hey, I've done this on my own." You just feel like you're- Marcus: There's a freedom there. Liz: Right, there's a freedom there with that. No matter how tired I was from staying up until two o'clock in the morning the night before and whatnot, I knew that hey, tomorrow morning rain or shine, I'm getting up and I gotta be there. Marcus: I gotta get up. Liz: Right. I think that's really important just all around with employees. That's something that you really can't train. You can't instill that in somebody. Either they have it or they don't. I deal with employees and in the restaurant industry there's a lot of turn around and that's one of the main things of just finding somebody who is reliable and somebody who takes pride in what they do. To say, "I don't care if all I'm doing is mopping the floor, I'm gonna mop it the right way and I'm gonna be here on time to do it." There has to be some sort of pride about what you're doing and just reliability, too. Marcus: There are lessons. So, I guess the point there, when I ask that question is, if somebody is listening to this and they're in that position, because not everybody's a business owner that listens to this podcast. But if they're in that position that knowing that there are lessons to be learned in something even as menial as scrubbing a toilet or mopping a floor, that it is like you're saying, the pride that you put into that because that will carry you way into the future. It's that effort that you put forward. You may not get it right, but that fact that you're trying, it will get noticed and will carry you a long way. Liz: Yeah, absolutely. Marcus: Now, if you were talking to someone that wanted to get started in running their own business, is there one bit of wisdom that you would impart in them? Liz: Don't be afraid. When somebody says no and one door closes, because that definitely happens, keep pushing. Don't get discouraged. There's gonna be times where you're probably just going to be sitting on your living room floor crying like, "What am I getting myself into? What's really going on?" But it's just one of those ... There is a light at the end of the tunnel. It does take time. YOu're gonna have to jump through hoops and do all sorts of things coming from trying to get the money, the capital together to start your business, trying to get somebody to come in and help you, that you can trust and work well with. There's so many different things, but my main, I guess, piece of advise would be, learn your business inside and out. Be able to do every single job that way, when Tommy doesn't show up in the morning, you can jump in and not skip a beat. Marcus: Right. Liz: 'Cause that's what's gonna happen. People will let you down. But on the flip side, for every person that lets you down, you're gonna have five or six more people to come in to bring you up, and to be there for you, and to support you. But it definitely, it's good to network, get out there, talk to people, find people that you have synergy with and join forces. For example, like what we did with the crossfit gyms like, "Okay well, we'll furnish the cooler. Now, you have an extra service to offer your customers that are gonna have all these healthy meals after they work they can just take home and eat. Marcus: Yup. Liz: Then, "Hey, as an owner or coach or trainer, we'll give you everything at cost that way you can be able to help sell the food, too. You know what I tastes like. You know what it's doing for your performance, that kind of thing. Marcus: It's also helping support their mission of helping make people healthier. Liz: Right. Marcus: I would imagine ... You're out of that business now, but even doing something like offering your services of coming in and actually talking about nutrition and paleo, the diet itself and the ins and out and stuff like that would've been extremely helpful to. Liz: Yeah. Marcus: Most gym owners or box owners are gonna know that anyway 'cause paleo's really big in the crossfit world. Liz: For sure. Yeah, and I do stuff like that now. I do, with the board of health and Franklin clinic, they bring me in about once a month. There's a support group for women with heart disease and we have lunch and learns. Every time I come in, it's a different group and they always ask, "Are you a dietician or nutritionist?" And I'm like, "No, not at all." Marcus: No, because they don't really ... I don't know. I don't know if I wanna say that. I'm not saying take it out of the podcast, but I'm just saying ... I've talked to a number of physicians that usually have one credit hour that they take on nutrition and most of it is geared towards the pyramid, the food pyramid. Liz: Yeah. Right. Marcus: And we now know that that was created out of an industry that wanted to push more grains than anything and that those grains are not necessarily the best thing for us. Liz: Right. Marcus: If you look back at ... Historically speaking, if you look back at even 50 years ago when people would wake up in the morning and they would have bacon and eggs. They would have a cup of coffee and that's how they started their morning. Those people tended to be smaller as far as body mass goes and we didn't have nearly the incidents of diabetes and all the other things that are prevalent in our society nowadays. It was because we weren't shoving a piece of bread into our mouth with every meal, or worse. Donuts, I love them. Don't get me wrong I'll eat a dozen or two. When I eat them, I know that they're not good for me and that I'm basically doing damage. Liz: Right. Just think about the amount of processed food that we have just available to us at convenient stores or at grocery stores. To me, if it's not rotting, what's going on? What kind of magic powder do you have on there to have it just last forever? Marcus: Looking at you Little Debbie. Liz: I'm all about, "Hey, in moderation." Yeah, every once in a while yeah, we order pizza. We go get burgers and fries or drink beers or whatever. Enjoy life. Don't restrict yourself to that point, but at the same time be aware of what you're putting in your body and what it's doing to your body. Be an example, too, to people who have children that kind of thing. Their gonna mimic what they see. Make it a point to instill that at a young age now, where, hey, you go to the school cafeterias and you see they're feeding them junk. Marcus: Right. Liz: At least they can get a quality meal for breakfast and for dinner 'cause at school it's like, it's just a lost meal right there. There's a ton of stuff that's just processed things that are at the grocery store that we really should just do away with altogether. There's other countries that I've heard just rumors, "Oh, in Europe, Cheetos are banned. They don't even sell them." Marcus: You can't even get them. Liz: Yeah, you can't even get them. I'm like, "Why are they on every shelf here?" What's going on? Marcus: There are other options, too. Now, if you were to look to the business world, is there a person or organization, or something that motivates you that you've kinda looked to? Liz: Yeah, gosh. That's kind of a loaded question, too. At the local level, there are a lot of entrepreneurs who I admire and I just follow and that kind of thing just because I feel like there's a movement going on right now. Marcus: In Mobile, definitely. Heck yeah. Liz: In Mobile, especially here downtown. There's so many doers. There's so many movers and shakers and everybody has an idea and everybody's like, it just lights a fire up under you to see other people doing it and making it. At the local level, there's tons of them. I follow Scott Tindle a lot. I love what he does. He's been able to reinvent himself over and over. Matt Lamon is another one that I admire, what he's doing. There's so many, gosh. Marcus: Both of them have been on the podcast, too. Liz: Oh, really? Marcus: Yeah. Liz: Yeah. Super cool down to earth people. They're always willing to help. I remember when we first started Balance, Scott came in was just like, "I wanna introduce myself to you and I wanna learn about what you're doing." Marcus: Yeah. Liz: And it just meant so much that it's like, "Hey, this person who's already established is coming, taking the time to figure out ... Like, "Hey, this is a new cool idea and I wanna know more about it." Marcus: Yeah. Liz: With no agenda or anything. Marcus: Matt is really big in crossfit so, I can imagine he really took to what you all are doing. Liz: Exactly. For sure, yeah. He was a customer of ours. It's funny to just see how over the years we've all just found our own way, but still have synergy with each other. Marcus: Absolutely. Liz: It's just cool. We're all in the same age group. It's an exciting time. Marcus: Anybody else? You looked like you were getting ready to say somebody else's name. Liz: You look to people of like, of course, somebody like Oprah or somebody who built this giant empire- Marcus: Nah, it doesn't have to be. I ask the question open ended. I'm appreciative actually, that we've done ... You're our third episode today. Full disclosure, we batch record these. We record four or five in a day. The previous two also mentioned ... One of them, it was his father, but his father's a business owner, a barber. The other one was mentioning some local entrepreneurs that were already doing business in the industry that she wanted to do business in. I think that's cool that people are looking ... 'Cause I'll be honest. Growing up, I was never big into idolizing celebrities or anything like that. So, I have a really hard time with that now, too. Although, I do have a deep appreciation for freaks like Elon Musk and these guys that are just literally changing the world that we live in. At the same time, I would much rather work with other business owners in the area, geographically, or within my own industry, and look to them and see what they're doing. There's a conference for agents and owners that I went to in February and there was a guy there that he had no intentions of building a large agency and as he sat on the stage he was saying, "I've got over a hundred employees." Liz: Wow. Marcus: He probably has one of the largest agencies, and it's a digital agency. So, they're very much like what we are. I was just blown away. Three years ago, I think he said, it was eight people. Liz: Wow. Marcus: So, he went from, it was a small number, it was like eight or twelve people to over a hundred people in just a couple of years. That's the guy that I'm just like, "Holy Cow. How in the world?" Liz: Yes. Marcus: How do you scale at that level and still keep the wheels on the bus? Liz: Yeah, I've got a friend that is, he's a dentist in Dallas. Came out of dental school, worked for one year for a dentist, and came up with a concept ... In a city like Dallas, it lends itself to opulence, valet, and red carpet, and all this kind of thing. Well, he started at a company called Mint where they marketed themselves in such a way that now, he has twenty Mints and they're all over the place, all over Texas. We all started at the same time. And John and I, when we visit, we go to their house and we're like, "oh, my God." They have this super cool, they're driving a Bentley, and we're like- Marcus: 8,000 square foot house in Plano, Texas Liz: Right. Yeah. How on earth did you manage to build this that fast? What's the secret sauce? What's up? What are you doing? I guess some people just have it in them and if we can just have small takeaways from what they do- Marcus: You know what's cool? People are gonna listen to this and they're gonna say the same thing about you. Liz: Hopefully. Marcus: Yeah. All right. Are there any books, podcasts, people, or organizations that have been helpful in moving you forward? Liz: Off the top of my head, for sure, Leadership Mobile was very instrumental in moving us forward and Foy as a brand, downtown. I was a class of 2017 and it was such a diverse mix of people, but a lot of us were in downtown. This was during the process of, "Hey, Foy is gonna be opening." We were doing the construction and stuff. While I was in the class, that's when we opened Foy, and they were just so supportive. I had Todd Greer, who is another person who I just adore and follow. Marcus: He's been on the podcast. Liz: I'm sure. Marcus: Yeah. He's a good friend. Susan Shawl was in that as well. Liz: Susan, well, she wasn't in my class, but I love Susan. Love her, love her. We keep joking about we have a Susan button at Foy 'cause she comes in pretty much everyday and gets the same exact thing. Marcus: She's funny. Liz: Yeah. I love Susan. But there were a bunch of people in our class that were just super supportive. When we first opened, I remember, they all came to the grand opening. They were all sharing it on social media and most of them were people in the city like, "Hey, if you're having an issue with this permit. If you need this, call me." That's big. There's a lot of red tape involved in opening a business, especially a business in downtown Mobile. So, to have that network of people is priceless. Marcus: Yeah. Liz: That was a big organization that, for me, it helped put us on the map, for real. Marcus: Correct me if I'm wrong, 'cause a lot of people may not know what leadership Mobile is. Leadership Mobile is a program where you are meeting on a regular basis and you're also being introduced to various leaders in our community whether it be visit Mobile with all the CVV stuff, so the tours and stuff that's going on. Or people at the city, or just other leadership positions in the city. Liz: Yeah, University, at the hospital. You are meeting where the buck stops. They've got CEO's, CFO's. Marcus: Yeah, you're not meeting the person at the front door. You're meeting the person at the sea level. Liz: Yeah, and they get to tell you their story, which is always interesting. Then they get to talk about the good stuff that they're doing in the community. And you learn a lot, especially not being from Mobile, you learn the history of the city. We did a timeline at our first retreat. They do an overnight retreat out in Fairhope at Camp Beckwith and it's tons of fun. It's bonfire, we all bunk with each other, and they do this thing where they have a big ol' time line and you mark, "Okay, this is the inception of the city." So, you either were born this date or you moved here on this date. So, everybody puts a marker on when you moved here whether you left and came back. At that point, everybody gets to share their story of how they came in, what they perceived, will they stay. All things Mobile. You start to learn ... One of them, she's a city attorney, [inaudible 00:37:25]. What's her name? Marcus: It's okay. Liz: Can't think of her name. Anyway, you would think she was a historian or something. She knew everything about Mobile, but it was so cool coming from somebody who ... I didn't know much about the city, but it just opened up a whole new idea of the city. Thinking it's not a sleepy little old town. There's a lot going on here and there's a lot that has happened here. Marcus: I think as an outsider, and you can appreciate this, too, coming from Dallas. I came from D.C. One of the things that I love about this city is that the people that are doing cool things in this city are people, individuals that are just saying, "Hey, I wanna start this thing." And we're not really a city that larger brands look to. Which is kind of a bummer in some instances because it'd be nice to be able to get some clothes people and stuff like that 'cause shopping is a little bit difficult. Liz: Right. Marcus: It would be nice to have some more options there. Outside of that, it's nice because we do have small businesses that are here, that are providing services. It just makes for a different texture to the city. Liz: Absolutely. Marcus: Instead of D.C. where it's like, you've got an Olive Garden, a Maggiano's , and some other Italian place, I can't remember enough of the names. But three different choices and none of them ... Well, Maggiano's is good, but anyway, none of them are very good. Liz: Right. Marcus: But here we've got a lot of different business owners that have started restaurants. When I think of Foy, or I think of Vaughn's, or I think of Rooster's, or even El Papi, or Five, or all these different restaurants, it's like none of those are huge corporations with hundreds of locations. These are all just individuals that have started restaurants. It's just so cool to go to these places and you're always very friendly and so are all the other restaurateurs, they're always very friendly when you walk in 'cause they know the clientele is keeping them in business. Liz: Right. It's like Cheers. Marcus: Yeah, exactly. It's like where everybody knows your name. Liz: Yeah. It's funny 'cause we get a lot of people that are not from Mobile, Alabama at all. They're from all over, just coming in on the cruise ship, or coming in for a conference, or one thing or the other, 'cause we're near all the hotels. There's a common thread where they're like, number one, there's a ton of entrepreneurs. There's a lot of small business down here. It's so cool, it's just so quaint and all these things. Then they're like, "This is in Mobile?" It's like if we're just underestimated and then they come and see and it's like," [inaudible 00:40:03] pretty cool little town." Marcus: Just don't tell too many people. Liz: Right. Marcus: Not yet. Liz: Yeah, that's the thing. When they come in they're actually impressed. It's cool, I'm proud to be from here and I'm proud to, I have a business here. It's just cool all the way around from literally sourcing our ingredients locally, because we've got the perfect climate for everything as far as fresh produce is concerned. Marcus: You do get some of your stuff from- Liz: Everything. Well, all of our produce comes local. Marcus: Really? Liz: Of course, we have to outsource a lot of our specialty items like how we deal with hemp, and flax, and all- Marcus: You mean you don't get acai locally? Liz: No. We order that online and you'd be Marcus: I know. I joke because acai is actually a Brazilian fruit. I think it's very cool. I'm gonna say this, I very much love what you all are doing. I can literally like paleo pancakes is a favorite, the Thai chicken quesadilla absolutely love it, the jerk bowl is phenomenal, I love the acai bowl. I'm sitting here rattling this stuff off. I don't have a menu in front of me. Liz: I know. I'm like, "Hey." Marcus: She's like, "Hey, he knows my menu." Liz: I know. Marcus: What's the smoothie that I always get? Liz: PB and J? Marcus: No, it's the hummingbird. Liz: Oh, yeah. The hummingbird. Marcus: The hummingbird. See? Even the smoothie. No joke, give them a shot. Tell people where they can find you. Liz: On all social media outlets, we're at Foy Super foods. Foy is an acronym for the Fountain of Youth and we call ourselves the super food café. We of course, take pride in all of our ingredients. We have an open concept so you can see our kitchen, see all the stuff that we're using and putting out. We're in Bienville Square right on Dauphin Street. It's 119 Dauphin in the old Tom McCann building which I've heard was a shoe store that everybody used to shop at back in the day. Marcus: That's too cool. I did not know that. Yeah, that is cool. Liz: Yeah. Yeah, hopefully Foy number two will be right around the corner. We're looking and in negotiation for a couple different spots right now. Marcus: In general, you don't have to say exactly but in general, can you say where that might go? Liz: Yeah, definitely Airport Boulevard. Somewhere with a lot of traffic. Marcus: Over in that direction. Liz: Not too far west, but pretty central to make it easier for people to get to us. Definitely gonna have ample parking. We're shooting for a drive-through and we're trying to step it up a little bit because that's a lot of the feedback that we get from our customers now. Marcus: Nice. Liz: It's like, "Oh, my gosh. I would eat at Foy so much more if I could find a place to park." Marcus: Yeah, there's no parking down where you're at right now. Liz: Exactly, yeah. Marcus: But honestly, with as busy as you are normally when we go in, I don't know that you could handle ... 'Cause that is a true testament. You guys are always busy when I go in there. Liz: Yeah, busting out at the seams of the little place. We've got 1600 square feet and we've added some outdoor seating, but we're rocking and rolling. Marcus: If it's raining or cold outside. Liz: Well, that too. Yeah. When it rains, which is pretty much every day here. Marcus: Well, I wanna thank you again for coming on the podcast. Wrap up any final thoughts or comments you'd like to share? Liz: Well, just pretty much of course, I'm honored that you asked me to come here and share some of my stories.   Marcus: I'm glad we did. I had no idea. Liz: Yeah. Of course, we love seeing you guys. I know you guys come in all the time and definitely just appreciate the love and I love what you guys are doing. Any way that we can help each other out, I'm all about it.   Marcus: Yeah, absolutely. Liz: It's interesting to learn, even too, your background. I saw your face. I'm like, "He's got the olive skin." You've got this look and I was wondering are you from here? But it's cool to just find different people. Especially, of Latin decent here in the city. Marcus: Yeah, yeah. 'cause there's not that many. Liz: No, no there aren't many. Marcus: Not like Dallas or Laredo. Liz: Right. Yeah, Laredo, for anybody who doesn't know, is like little Mexico. Marcus: Yeah, I was gonna say- Liz: You can't even go to McDonald's and order in english. Nobody speaks english. Marcus: Right, yeah. "Hola, Buenos Dias." Liz: Right. Marcus: Well Liz, I appreciate your willingness to sit with me and share your journey as a business owner and entrepreneur. It's been great talking with you. Liz: Cool, thanks a lot.

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John Zuluaga of University of Central Oklahoma chats with Pradeep about his AT education and his time since graduating Nova Southeastern's program.

Pradeep convened several officers from Nova Southeastern's Athletic Training Student Organization to discuss their experiences in athletic training and to talk about what "We've Got Your Back" means to them.  Some audio issues with this recording, but great content.  Thanks to these future Certified Athletic Trainers!   Cristina Mesa Candice Drake Cassie Garcia Frankie Lanzana Cynthia Hernandez Christian Requena  

Dr. Pradeep Vanguri of Nova Southeastern University speaks with several presenters of their 2013 preceptor workshop.  This is a cool format.  Thanks everybody!