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Paul leads off Hour 2 with some NBA talk after another insane day of road teams beating higher seeds in the semifinal round, discussing the ceiling of the Pacers after another improbable comeback win. We answer some of your texts, talking about the latest rumors relating to the University of Hawai'i athletics director search along with who could be the next head coach for the Hawai'i softball program after Bob Coolen retires in May. The show closes with a preview of HPU baseball's PacWest Tournament opener, hearing Paul's conversation with head coach Dane Fujinaka ahead of the Sharks' matchup with No. 2 seed Point Loma.

Walk-off Sharks! Kan Taguchi's hit to center brings in Owen Wessel to lift HPU over Point Loma, 12-11. Sharks take the first of three in this series and improve to 22-11 in PacWest play.

Cynthia in Point Loma has been dating her guy for 4 months and while at first she loved how funny and easygoing he was, she now realizes he takes NOTHING seriously. He thinks everything is a joke and told her she needs to "try a little harder to see the lighter side of life." She's worried he'll never take anything seriously. Should she love him or list him? 

14 people have been arrested for violating the city of Vista's homeless encampment ban. The city of Chula Vista has broken grund on a multi-million dollar renovation project for Eucalyptus Park. A number of arounds Downtown San Diego and Point Loma will be closed tomorrow for the San Diego Half-Marathon and 5K.   What You Need To Know To Start Your Saturday. 

It's no secret that St. Patrick's Day is one of Producer Jessica's favorite days of the year. This morning, she showed off her not-so-great Irish accent with some Irish blessings but then she left. Where did she go? To see her people at an Irish pub in Point Loma! We checked in with her at the bar and (shocking) she was enjoying an Irish coffee!

The family of a man killed by a hit-and-run driver is sharing his name as police work find the driver. Today marks 83 years since Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, and this morning the USS Midway Museum will host a Pearl Harbor remembrance event. The city of Oceanside is hosting a celebration today to unveil multiple community murals in Balderrama Park.   What You Need To Know To Start Your Saturday.  

These books are about paeabormal activities in the authors hometown of Richland, Washington, located next to the Hanford Nuclear Reactorsite. His new play6 Point Loma is base on a haunted house in San Diego, of which he is very wll acquainted.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-x-zone-radio-tv-show--1078348/support.

From the depths of despair to unparalleled heights of personal redemption. This week, Marcus and Melanie meet with Taylor Cavanaugh, whose story is one of grit, resilience, and transformation. A former Navy SEAL turned French Foreign Legionnaire, Taylor is the only person to hold this unique distinction. His journey has taken him from jail cells to homelessness and even suicidal thoughts, only to find salvation through discipline and a clear sense of purpose. In this episode, you'll hear firsthand about Taylor's turbulent path from becoming a Navy SEAL to being kicked out of the U.S. military; How a spiral of pleasure-chasing and lack of purpose led to hitting rock bottom; The life-changing moment of clarity that led him to France and the French Foreign Legion; The rigorous discipline and mental fortification that helped him rebuild his life, and practical insights on how to unlearn self-sabotaging behaviors, cultivate inner peace, and align daily habits with your long-term vision. Taylor is committed to teaching others how to reclaim their lives by building a strong body, mind, and spirit. He shares actionable strategies to create a beautiful life through discipline, mindfulness, and purposeful choices. His story is a powerful reminder that no matter how far you've fallen, redemption is possible through perseverance, discipline, and self-reflection. In This Episode You Will Hear: • I remember the day and the moment I wanted to be a SEAL. I was 7, and I was on the hill at Point Loma, and I go “Hey dad, what's that?” “Those are SEALS training in the bay. From that point on, I was in the library and Blockbuster getting the VHS tapes. I couldn't get enough of it. (10:41) • I was really good on the field with all that training, but the minute I got off the field, I lost my discipline. (11:50) • If anybody's aware of how BUDS is, it's like a living organism. (21:48) • I hit a guy in a bar – one time. That one punch changed the trajectory of my life, because I broke his orbital eye socket. (29:32) • I'm no victim. I knew it was against the rules. I did it, and I brought heat on myself. That's why the commanding officer at Team 7 gave me a general discharge. (34:03) • I started stacking some bad habits. Without building my self-worth. No alignment with God. I had lost my identity. (35:41) • Nobody could tell me anything, because “Hey look at all the external stuff,” but internally I was in chaos. (36:09) • You can't bend reality that long. (36:51) • I was just tired of trying. Then I had this moment. Reset man… It was that moment where I said “Fuck it. I'm going to the French Foreign Legion.” (37:36) • If you serve your time, you can get French citizenship. (39:01) • It was psychologically challenging. You're also alone. I lost my life. (43:30) • They gave me a fake French passport with a fake name: Trent Clayson. (43:47) • 150 nations are represented in the foreign legion. (47:54) • If they hear you speaking English, they're gonna reprimand you. Give you a little extra love. (50:53) • I started ratcheting up my discipline. Getting up at 3:30 in the morning. Training. Doing my macros. Reading the scripture. Really started going internal with it. I stated to feel better. (69:50) • I'm a conduit. I gotta hold myself to a higher standard. (71:10) • I didn't expect to do Rambo shit. I want to use it as a vehicle for self-development. (72:32) • We have rear view mirrors, to glance back to situational awareness, but that's why it's a lot smaller. (75:55) • Even professional athletes have coaches. (78:31) Socials: - Website: https://www.taylorcavanaugh.com/ - IG: https://www.instagram.com/tcavofficial - Youtube: https://youtube.com/@tcavofficial - IG: team_neverquit , marcusluttrell , melanieluttrell , huntero13 -  https://www.patreon.com/teamneverquit Sponsors:    - Navyfederal.org           - GoodRX.com/TNQ   -  kalshi.com/TNQ    - PXG.com/TNQ   -  joinbilt.com/TNQ    - Tonal.com [TNQ]   - greenlight.com/TNQ   - PDSDebt.com/TNQ   - drinkAG1.com/TNQ    - ghostbed.com/TNQ [TNQ]   - Shadyrays.com [TNQ]   - qualialife.com/TNQ [TNQ]   - Hims.com/TNQ   - Shopify.com/TNQ   - Aura.com/TNQ   - Moink.com/TNQ   - Policygenius.com   - TAKELEAN.com [TNQ]   - usejoymode.com [TNQ]   - Shhtape.com [TNQ]

Rob visited California Wild Ales in Point Loma and got himself Blueberry Pancake. Angel goes on a little rant about what happened in the parking lot of a grocery store and ask why the hate from some beer influencers. Angel wasn't having a good day. Cheers. IG @beerbellysociety Email beerbellysociety@gmail.com TikTok @beerbellysociety

Fiona Chatwin, Executive and Artistic Director for Villa Musica, discusses the organization's programming; it's expansion into Point Loma and East County; and it's All School Recital on November 24.

We had our final drop off of mini donuts from The Mini Donut Company yesterday in Point Loma and we may have saved the best for last! What we were hoping for was to get some high fives, what we didn't expect was the custom sign to greet us! 

Today, NBC 7's Nicole Gomez recaps a shooting in Point Loma in which a man was arrested after shooting at his elderly mother and killing two other people, and Chula Vista Police are looking into hate graffiti in a South Bay elementary school and more of your top stories for Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Two people are dead and an 80 year old woman is fighting for her life after she was allegedly shot by her own son yesterday. Carlsbad lawmakers have just passed a new ordinance banning people from smoking in apartment complexes or condo buildings. NBC's Clear the Shelters Adopt and Donate campaign is underway, you can find participating shelters at NBC7.com/cleartheshelters. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hundreds of nurses at Rady Children's Hospital are set to vote today on another contract offer from the hospital. San Diego Police are investigating a toddler's drowning death in Point Loma. Students at Hoover High School are sounding the alarm over a lack of air conditioning in some of their classrooms. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If your time spent in OB and Point Loma spans decades, not just years, you likely know all about the Coulon family, proprietors of the well-loved but now-shuttered Belgian Lion. And there's a good chance that you also know about their granddaughters, Anne-Marie, Jacqueline, and Dominique, who own Point Loma's The Little Lion, now entering its tenth year of service. Chef and co-owner Anne-Marie joins Happy Half Hour to talk about her family's storied culinary history and deep roots in OB, what it was like growing up in a restaurant kitchen, and the challenges of running a small but beloved restaurant in an increasingly expensive San Diego.

Today on LIVE! Daily News, San Angelo LIVE! drops our first clues to the Search for Silver Scavenger Hunt brought to you by Cano's Diamonds & Coins, El Paisano on Sherwood Way is open, and College Hills at Millbrook Road is closed.Ryan Chadwick talks about the Ram's upset of Central Missouri. Then, James Bouligny went out to the National Weather Service Station here in San Angelo and spoke with Tom Pepe about the storms we've had here in San Angelo.Today's Top Stories: Belles Allison Vaughn Named LSC's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year (06/03/2024)San Angelo ISD Ends Long-Standing Automotive Collision Program (06/03/2024)El Paisano Now Serving on Sherwood Way (06/03/2024)Wanted Woman For Theft of Property Arrested (06/03/2024)PREVIEW: Angelo State Baseball vs. Point Loma (06/03/2024)Dallas Cowboys Legend Dead at 52 (06/03/2024)San Angelo Man Arrested for Tackling Elderly Victim onto Broken Glass (06/03/2024)The Summertime Search for Silver Scavenger Hunt Begins Today! (06/03/2024)College Hills Blvd Access from Millbrook Dr Closed (06/03/2024)Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter to Line Up for 'Planet Parade' (06/03/2024)Motorcycle Crash Claims Life of San Angelo Man in Brown County (06/03/2024)Booking Report: Lots of Drunks For a Sunday (06/03/2024)Altima Clips an Infiniti and Winds Up in a Ditch (06/02/2024)Early Voting for Police Chief Runoff Begins Tomorrow (06/02/2024)Triple-Digit Temperatures Expected This Week (06/02/2024) 

As part of the 2024 Writer's Symposium by the Sea, New York Times bestselling author Amor Towles talks about his new book "Table for Two" with Dean Nelson, director of Point Loma Nazarene University's journalism program. Towles is best known for his novels "Rules of Civility," "The Lincoln Highway" and "A Gentleman in Moscow," which was recently adapted as a television series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Rostov. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Humanities] [Show ID: 39666]

As part of the 2024 Writer's Symposium by the Sea, New York Times bestselling author Amor Towles talks about his new book "Table for Two" with Dean Nelson, director of Point Loma Nazarene University's journalism program. Towles is best known for his novels "Rules of Civility," "The Lincoln Highway" and "A Gentleman in Moscow," which was recently adapted as a television series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Rostov. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Humanities] [Show ID: 39666]

As part of the 2024 Writer's Symposium by the Sea, New York Times bestselling author Amor Towles talks about his new book "Table for Two" with Dean Nelson, director of Point Loma Nazarene University's journalism program. Towles is best known for his novels "Rules of Civility," "The Lincoln Highway" and "A Gentleman in Moscow," which was recently adapted as a television series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Rostov. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Humanities] [Show ID: 39666]

As part of the 2024 Writer's Symposium by the Sea, New York Times bestselling author Amor Towles talks about his new book "Table for Two" with Dean Nelson, director of Point Loma Nazarene University's journalism program. Towles is best known for his novels "Rules of Civility," "The Lincoln Highway" and "A Gentleman in Moscow," which was recently adapted as a television series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Rostov. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Humanities] [Show ID: 39666]

After spending a few years in the campaign and elections field, Ashley Guzik followed God's nudge and took a leap of faith to accept a job at the San Diego Rescue Mission, a faith-based shelter and rehabilitation program for those experiencing homelessness. With a quick stint assisting the Development Team, Ashley transitioned into the Church and Community Engagement department, where she serves as the Manager of Church Partnerships. For the past four years at the Rescue Mission, Ashley has inspired local churches to take an active role in healing the San Diego region from homelessness. Ashley and her team help equip churches with outreach training, resources, and tools to love our unsheltered neighbors as kindly and compassionately as Christ would. From speaking at Sunday church services and Vacation Bible Schools around the County, Ashley feels encouraged by the spirit of revival coming into San Diego's pews and streets.    Ashley grew up in San Clemente, CA, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Peace Studies from Point Loma Nazarene University. She currently attends Park Hill Church in Point Loma and is working towards her Master of Ministry and Leadership degree from Western Seminary. Ashley will be married to her fiancé, Bryce, this summer. They're excited to continue their service to Christ and his Kingdom together. Become a Patreon Supporter.

Noah Stapes is currently serving as an assistant basketball coach at Saint Francis High School, entering his second season in the role. His connection with the school runs deep, as he was once a standout player during his high school years at Saint Francis. Known for his impressive skills and dedication to the game, Stapes left a lasting impact on the school's basketball program as a player.After his successful high school career, Noah Stapes continued his basketball journey at the collegiate level. He played college basketball at both Point Loma and Monterey Bay, where he achieved notable success on the court. His experiences as a college player likely contributed to shaping his understanding of the game and developing the skills necessary for coaching.Now, in his role as an assistant coach at Saint Francis High School, Stapes brings a wealth of firsthand experience and a passion for the sport. His coaching style may be influenced by the lessons he learned throughout his playing career, and he likely serves as a mentor and guide for the next generation of basketball players at the school. While not widely known on a national scale, Noah Stapes is undoubtedly making a meaningful impact within the local basketball community, fostering a love for the game and helping young athletes reach their full potential.Out now on all podcast platforms! #podcast #beyondthebuckets #show #basketball #coach #life #lifestyle #coaching #entrepreneur #business #ceo #lifecoach #mentalperformance #YouTube http://ow.ly/3kdI30qOSc6   #Applehttp://ow.ly/cAeV30qOSc8   #Spotify http://ow.ly/7EIe30qOSc9  

We had a very special visit this morning from a group of middle schoolers from The Treehouse Academy in Point Loma. They are currently learning about radio and how it all works. So we thought they could quiz John and Tammy with some questions from what they have learned. Turns out, we could probably use a refresher on how radio actually works... 

This week, Faith to Go is On The Go inside All Souls' Episcopal Church in the Point Loma neighborhood of San Diego.   The Rev. Douglas Worthington, Rector of All Souls,' joins Charlette and David to share thoughts on the family of God by encouraging us to be Jesus as we serve people.  Also, what it can feel like to think beyond the John 3:16 football poster to embrace our reality as children of God?Learn more about Douglas and his ministry with All Souls' and follow them on Facebook.Faith to Go is a ministry of The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego. Click here to learn more about EDSD's great work in our region and how you can support this ministry.Remember to get in contact with us!Email: faithtogo@edsd.orgInstagram: @faithtogo

Every episode of season 2 is devoted to female voices within the game.Season 2: Kristi Kiely completed her sixth season as head coach of the Point Loma women's soccer program in 2023, leading the Sea Lions to their first-ever NCAA national championship in any sport. In 2023, PLNU won a fourth PacWest Conference title in five seasons and set an NCAA-era program for wins (17). The team finished the season on an 11-game winning streak, which ties the program's longest winning streak. She was named the PacWest Coach of the Year for the third time. Kiely and her coaching staff were named the United Soccer Coaches Division II Women's Staff of the Year.In this episode Kristi opens up about the instant "you win the National championship" and the overriding feeling she had in that special moment may surprise you. Truly, everything thats right with coaching in the womens soccer world and a voice that should be amplified across the world. Leaving everything she thinks about better than she found it. A National Champion who cares about the human side. Coaches everywhere take note, she shares everything with you in a humble and authentic account from a real soccer person who knows what it takes to win on the national stage.

Old Point Loma Lighthouse, photo by Jeremy D'Entremont. Congress authorized lighthouses at several California locations in 1850, including San Diego. Construction began in 1854 on a lighthouse on a high bluff at the end of Point Loma, more than 400 feet above the sea. The lighthouse began service in November 1855. Its active life was fairly short, as it turned out. The great height of the light station was a handicap when low clouds and fog surrounded the bluff, so a new lighthouse was built on the low tip of the peninsula. Darkened for good on March 23, 1891, the original lighthouse ultimately became known as the Old Point Loma Lighthouse. Fresnel lens display at the Cabrillo National Monument, photo by Jeremy D'Entremont. Old Point Loma Lighthouse is now a popular attraction within the National Park Service's Cabrillo National Monument. There are three guests in this episode. Amanda Gossard is program manager for the Cabrillo National Monument. Karen Scanlon and Kim Fahlen are longtime volunteers for the Cabrillo National Monument, and they're also the co-authors of the book Lighthouses of San Diego. Kim and Karen also happen to be identical twin sisters. Jen Lewis of Point Cabrillo Lighthouse in northern California cohosts this episode. The 1891 Point Loma Light Station. Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont.

A recent report found that San Diego's roads do not meet industry standards, particularly in the Clairemont, Mission Beach and Point Loma communities. San Diego County officials are warning diners not to eat any oysters from Mexico until further notice following an outbreak of norovirus. Former San Diego State Senator Toni Atkins is expected to formally launch her bid for Governor today. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Beyond the Buckets | Episode #140 | Noah Stapes - Saint Francis High School Assistant CoachNoah Stapes is currently serving as an assistant basketball coach at Saint Francis High School, entering his second season in the role. His connection with the school runs deep, as he was once a standout player during his high school years at Saint Francis. Known for his impressive skills and dedication to the game, Stapes left a lasting impact on the school's basketball program as a player.After his successful high school career, Noah Stapes continued his basketball journey at the collegiate level. He played college basketball at both Point Loma and Monterey Bay, where he achieved notable success on the court. His experiences as a college player likely contributed to shaping his understanding of the game and developing the skills necessary for coaching.Now, in his role as an assistant coach at Saint Francis High School, Stapes brings a wealth of firsthand experience and a passion for the sport. His coaching style may be influenced by the lessons he learned throughout his playing career, and he likely serves as a mentor and guide for the next generation of basketball players at the school. While not widely known on a national scale, Noah Stapes is undoubtedly making a meaningful impact within the local basketball community, fostering a love for the game and helping young athletes reach their full potential.Out now on all podcast platforms! #podcast #beyondthebuckets #show #basketball #coach #life #lifestyle #coaching #entrepreneur #business #ceo #lifecoach #mentalperformance #YouTube http://ow.ly/3kdI30qOSc6   #Applehttp://ow.ly/cAeV30qOSc8   #Spotify http://ow.ly/7EIe30qOSc9  

Our guest this week is a young shredder from Newport Beach. He has been a stand out in the Amateur scene for years making many finals and taking multiple Wins in the N.S.S.A's, USA Prime Events, and got his First National Title this last summer! This stud also works as a Newport City Life Guard during the summer, and has his sights set on going pro, but this smart fella opted to go to college at Point Loma! (and for those that don't know, the campus sits on top of Sunset Cliffs in San Diego) where he can still train and surf everyday! We welcome to the show one of Newport Beach standouts and huge asset to their Boardriders Club, David O'Keefe. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about last night's AWFUL Monday Night Football game which ended in a 12-10 victory for the Chicago Bears. Then we get to "Don't Do This" before we discuss the Aztecs 20 point win over Point Loma last night as they improved to 6-1 on the young season. Listen here!

Throughout San Diego, neighborhoods are struggling to balance police enforcement, homeless camps and homeless solutions. One proposed homeless shelter near Point Loma is alarming some residents — due, in part, to its size. This week, we discuss that proposed site known as H Barracks, which could house 300 to 700 people. Plus: The Stockton neighborhood wants more police. The schools parents avoid. A 2024 election preview.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week the kids and a special guest decided to share a pre Halloween Special where they talk about Point Loma's Lighthouse. Enjoy this special treat!Don't forget to like, share, and follow us on our social medias!Follow us on our social media outlets!!https://www.instagram.com/whereintheworld_iscrimeinsd/https://www.facebook.com/people/Where-In-the-World-is-Crime-in-San-Diego/100084037718436/

New Safe Sleeping Site Opens Near Balboa Park as Criticism Rises for Proposed Site in Point Loma, Female Driver in Custody After Leading Police on Chase Across San DiegoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Last month, students at Correia Middle School in Point Loma reported seeing a classmate brandish a gun. The following week, more allegations surfaced about the classmate in question. School Facebook groups blew up; parents spun. And in the aftermath, families demanded answers about San Diego Unified's discipline policies. In this episode, host Jakob McWhinney clarifies the messy story. Plus: More arguments on the City Attorney job change. San Diego water costs soar. Western water leaders duke it out at Politifest. Get your Politifest tickets now at politifest.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest this week comes from a very talented Surf rich family from Hawaii. Following his Dad's footsteps, he was also as a charger in big surf and a standout at Pipeline at an early age. He had the ability to go on the Pro Tour, but opted to move to the mainland and go to Point Loma. After earning his degree he spent 15 years at Surfer Magazine, eventually running the magazine the last 7 of those years. He helped launching the dot.com side of the business including Fantasy Surfer (which we Love) and over-seeing Surfer Poll Awards. He then went on to work at Dragon Eyewear as Global Brand Director for his next 8 years of his career, where he lead go-to-market strategies, retail/marketing campaigns, and was a key participant in the acquisition of the brand. But, as the Surf industry has gone through many changes, it has forced a lot the Core, Authentic, and Respected people like our guest to jump ship to another industry. For the last 5 years he has been a leader as an Executive Insurance Broker and Business Development Specialist. We welcome to the show the talented Mr. Ricky “ROCKY POINT" Irons.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome back to episode three of our education mini series! This episode John Duffield and Scott Hanson welcome Matt Guinn, the President of Bakersfield Christian High School as he explains how they focus on creating strong relationships with the families that attend their school. This means the families are not only more involved in their children's education but more involved in decision making. He also explains how they track common metrics like GPAs and college acceptance but their overall focus is preparing their students for AP Exams, College and even the military. He ends the episode with advice for returning parents as well as parents that have been considering the private school route.  The 2023-24 school year will mark Matt Guinn's second year as President of Bakersfield Christian High School (BCHS) and his 25th overall in education. Prior to his arrival at BCHS,  Matt spent 23 years with the Kern High School District as a teacher, Dean of Students, Assistant Principal of Instruction, Director of Business, and Principal. He attended Biola University and graduated with a BS in Business-Marketing from CSUB. He then obtained a single subject teaching credential through CSUB and a Masters in Educational Administrative Leadership from Point Loma. His wife of 26 years, Audra, is a graduate of Community Christian and former employee of BCHS, and their two children Morgan and Kyle are both graduates of BCHS. LEARN MORE ABOUT BAKERSFIELD CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL: Website: www.bakersfieldchristian.com/ Phone: 661-410-7000 Email: mguinn@bakersfieldchristian.com  Address: 12775 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93314 Instagram: bakersfieldchristian Facebook: BakersfieldChristianHighSchool    

Ice cream shops don't usually spawn modest empires—but this one did. Born and raised in Coronado, David Spatafore opened a little scoop place, MooTime Creamery, in 1998. He built it in the same neighborhood where he grew up and met his wife. Now, his food hall, Liberty Public Market—the market that started the trend in San Diego—is the epicenter of life in Point Loma. He's got a steakhouse, Stake, and a flip-flop-and-tiki-shirt concept with The Islander, which is now home to a tiny donut shack called Dinky Donuts. Blue Bridge Hospitality is a homegrown success started with a little cream and sugar. But today we want to talk about Little Frenchie, their Michelin-recognized spot and one of the best damn French bistros in San Diego. So we invited over the men who put the good in it: Blue Bridge exec chef Matt Sramek and VP of Operations Matt Gordon (a beloved chef in San Diego, he's also the former owner of Urban Solace). “We're cooks—we think about food all day. We dream about food. We love the stress and rush of it,” Sramek says. Sramek got his start in kitchens under chefs Bruno Lopez and Douglas Dodd before signing on as a chef de partie (line cook) for Thomas Keller's Bouchon Beverly Hills. He landed in San Diego at Amaya, worked his way across the city, and eventually became executive sous chef for Blue Bridge. The “pair of Matts,” as David calls them, come into the SDM podcast studios and talk about what's made Little Frenchie such a hit (Michelin has given them a plate award three years running). They tell us about life on the island and explain their pandemic silver lining (with so much open space in Liberty Station, their market got a huge boost of traffic that hasn't slowed down). As always, thanks for listening. Little Frenchie will cook Sunday, Sept. 10 at the Grand Tasting of Del Mar Wine + Food Festival.

Ever heard of the Wendy's Baconator? What about Burger King's Mac n' Cheetos? Well today's guest, Alexandra Watkins, is the brain behind those well known names... and ALSO the person who came up with the new name of THIS podcast (which will be revealed on episode #140!). Alexandra is the founder of a naming firm, Eat My Words, that has created love-at-first sight brand names for countless companies including Amazon, Coca-Cola, Disney, Google, Twitter, and Colgate. She's also the author of the book, “Hello, My Name is Awesome: How To Create Brand Names That Stick” which has become my BIBLE for coming up with creative names! Some other fun facts about her: - Her pool house office is literally a Barbie Dream House (she gave me a virtual tour) where she has a view of a colorful surfboard fence, tropical tiki bar, and chattering flocks of Point Loma's famous green parrots. - Her three giant inflatable pink flamingos are named Maui, Wowie, and Howie. - She has eaten her way through 50 countries where she's sunk her teeth into delicacies including BBQ squirrel in Tanzania.

[00:00:00] Caryn Ryan: The Chairman walks up to a fence.  They're tough, but they're relational, right? They're goal driven, but they're people driven. They stick to a vision of what they have for the organization and for the Board. They tend to be performance oriented. If you have Board Chairs who don't understand the value that the board is supposed to bring it's hard for them to be performance oriented. But the best Board Chairs really understand deeply what the value this board is bringing to this organization. And therefore, because they understand that they're able to act in that way. ​++++++++++++++++ [00:00:39] Tommy Thomas: In this episode, we're going to conclude the conversation that was started with Caryn Ryan, back in Episode 84. In that conversation, Caryn shared her leadership journey from BP/Amoco to the CFO for World Vision International to her current role as Founder and Managing Member of Missionwell.  In this episode, Caryn will be sharing lessons on nonprofit board governance that she's learned over the years.  [00:01:15] Tommy Thomas: Let's change over to board service and board governance for a few minutes. Your friend John Reynolds, who himself is a pretty steeped in this area, he said, if I ever got a chance to talk to you, that we for sure needed to talk about the work you've done and the  Balanced Scorecard for Boards. Take us into that. I really hadn't thought about that from a board perspective.  [00:01:36] Caryn Ryan: Yeah. That's great. I appreciated John's support in that area at the time. And then also Maggie Bailey, who you may know who was at Point Loma.  [00:01:44] Tommy Thomas: I do know Dr. Bailey.  [00:01:46] Caryn Ryan: She's been another good friend. And somebody who really helped form some of my thoughts on governance. We served on the Board of Open Doors together. So, in 2021 I read Dean Spitzer's book on Transformative Performance Metrics. And it made me start thinking about all the problems of metrics and how might it be possible to have more positive outcomes or avoiding the downsides that he was discussing. And I started thinking some of those downsides that he mentioned over and over through the book might be surmounted if we applied biblical principles and tried to attach metrics to our faith and that leaders that led from faith might therefore be able to get better outcomes. Let me give you a couple examples. When you're using metrics in an organization usually tangible and financial results are really at the top, and that doesn't motivate people a lot of the time. And so I began to think maybe if we had some people and relationships at the top, in other words, that sort of from this biblical base of loving people that might be more but motivating and it would certainly be better connected to our faith. And then getting overconfident in the measures that the measures become the goal. Humility, this is a really important faith-based value and way of life, and perseverance in the face of issues. Those kinds of biblical and ways of living faithfully might help surmount that. And the fact that a measurement isn't trusted. I was thinking of let your yes be a yes, this idea that people get very defensive regarding failures, I thought in a faithful community, confession is at the core of reconciliation. So, I started thinking about how all these shortcomings had a biblical answer to them. And I started thinking how could we start to put together an approach that was more biblical and then allowed people's faith to be at the heart of their metrics? And as time went on I started then thinking about, okay let's take the issue of goals. That's taking a step back from the problems of metrics, but metrics are meant to - in a sense, say how we're doing on the journey of goals. So, we have, for instance, a vision. You have a vision to get to the vision, you set big goals, and then when you set the big goals, you have metrics. There're BHAGs sometimes, or there are other types of goals. And I started just then thinking about goals. Smart Goals Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Relevant to the mission and vision of the organization and Timebound And I know you've talked with John Pearson, and hearing good friends, you probably have heard him talk a lot about smart goals. Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Relevant to the mission and vision and Timebound. John uses smart goals a lot and that has impacted so many non-profits and Christian organizations for the good. It's added a lot of clarity and focus. I began to think about another lens, which is clear goals. Clear goals have come out in the last few years as another way of thinking about goals. And the CLEAR stands for Collaborative, Limited, Emotional, Appreciable and Refinable. CLEAR Goals Collaborative, Limited, Emotional, Appreciable and Refinable If you look in more detail at what those mean, they all come down to how is it that people are motivated and how is it that within a system of organization we set goals that are people sized and yet think about who they are, and it thinks about the people who the basic people are connected to as well. So I began to think about those clear goals and how people get motivated and start thinking more and more that there might be, again, that role for faith because that approach of the clear goals seemed like it tied a little bit better with the love of people. So let me give you a quick example here. Let's just see my vision. This is my vision. I'm going to use you a personal example, and this isn't true by the way, but it's just an example. My vision is to travel the world and have lots of adventures, and then I go to the doctor and the doctor says, I need to lose 50 pounds to get to a goal weight. That doctor's saying that you need to get to a goal weight, that's not motivating by itself to a lot of people. In fact, it might discourage some people or, and some people might take it to extremes, and it might compromise their muscle building and their bone density, etc, and so on. So it can have some unintended consequences. And it might be hard on my family if I stop cooking because I need to lose 50 pounds. But if my goal is to be physically fit enough to take a hike in the Swiss Alps in two years, that's motivating to me. And it might produce long-term change and it might engage my family too. So the system around me, it might have positive benefits for the system around me and it might create better health outcomes for my family too. So I started thinking that's the goal, it's to get the right motivations for people directly responsible for the goal. It's to attach the goal to something that's motivational for them. And then it's to ensure that the surrounding people and processes don't suffer any material negative consequences, that goal and in fact maybe even benefit from it. So then, that was some goal thinking that solved, finding good. And then I started thinking about balanced scorecards because balanced scorecards, really what those are is a way of expressing how you're accomplishing the sum of your goals. I began to think then about this idea of a KPI, key performance indicator that is saying that's a measure at a strategic level. So it's not a key success outcome, which is maybe something a little bit more tactical, but it's at the strategic level. And I started thinking about KPIs in particular and balanced scorecards. And how then could you take these processes, this or this idea of love for people and get that translated into some better performance metrics or better KPIs. I was working at the time with a Christian homeless organization. And I started talking with them about this as part of their strategy process, and I just noticed it resonated with their mindset. And we continued working on it with this organization. And it resulted in a scorecard initially for that organization,  which then turned out to be relatively easy to translate, concept wise, into a scorecard for a board. A KPI has both a measure and a target. Let me just give you a few examples. A KPI has both a measure and a target, and it's based on a balance set of perspectives. And so one example might be a board that wants to measure giving and getting, you've probably seen that as an issue, Tommy, and some of the boards that you work with, their concern is that the giving and getting the donations direct and indirect are not sufficient or not what the development department wants.  Some boards the chairman in collaboration with the CEO might say, this is a minimum gift. It's $10,000. If you want to be on our board, you're going to give $10,000. It's a minimum gift. Or another board might take the approach of saying, we want you to be in the top three of charities or causes that you give to now. One of those ways is more focused on people and aligning motivations and commitments than the other. And that's the difference at a board level and at an organization level that we're trying to capture. How do you make these things more motivational?  Another area for a board might be in the continuous improvement boards that have a really high percentage of directors talking about how much they love their board and are likely to be doing a good job. It could be that when it comes to your board self-assessment, if your measure is going to be based on your board self-assessment, maybe within that board self-assessment, you want to have a measure and pull that up to the KPI level about what is your board of director's net promoter score? In other words, how many people on your board are going out and talking about that board positively and inviting them to come into the board? Maybe 80% of the board, at least, should be going out and doing that. And if they are, then that's a great metric for a board self-assessment. It's a very results-oriented self-assessment. You've got a great board if everybody's out there talking about what a wonderful board you have. And it's also doing great things, by the way, for your recruitment metric as well.  [00:10:27] Tommy Thomas: That question I hadn't heard.  This is fascinating.  [00:10:33] Caryn Ryan: So, whether it's for boards or leaders, a nonprofit who wants to do this for a ministry has to tweak the methodologies that are used in the for-profit sector. But I think if they do it, they're going to get this a board or the leaders of organizations, they're going to just get a huge payback. They're just going to find that it's transformational in terms of the quality of time that they spend working on their metrics, making sure their personal motivations don't have unintended consequences and that they demonstrate the love for people. So, this is not something that I think a lot of people are thinking about, Tommy, and I can see working on this more as my role. So, mission will become less operational, but there's something in here that there's a word here that needs to be spread a little bit and different ways of thinking that we as Christians can offer to the rest of the world. ++++++++++++++++   [00:11:26] Tommy Thomas: A lot of people, most of us, would say that we've learned a lot in life through failure. In fact, maybe a lot of our stuff is learned through mistakes. If that's the truth, why are most of us so afraid to make a mistake?    [00:11:40] Caryn Ryan: I really think that it goes back to those two root causes that I was talking about before for leadership. Self-esteem and a desire for power or money or greed.  And if you have really low self-esteem, then I think you don't want to be judged. And because you don't want to be judged, then you don't take risks. And if you don't take risks, there's no reward. And then because there's no rewards, that goes and reinforces your low self-esteem. So it's this whole negative cycle of activities that just result in you not taking risks. But I would say too that if it's somebody who's power hungry, what you're going to see there is maybe not mistakes. It's more sins or heirs, of omission and commission really, that are just more, they're selfish, right? And so they're mistakes. They're either mistakes, in this life or in the next life. If you want to improve people's risk taking, you need to permit mistakes. And we need to also work on the root causes there.  We need to have systems and processes that make it safe, that don't trigger negative self-esteem, that make it okay for people to engage in risk taking, that set up rewards for risk taking. It's a kind of a whole system that we have to address if you want to fix this. But I think from a board perspective, and I know you're coming from that some of the time, there's also an issue of just needing to screen people who are willing to step past any kind of inner hesitations that they might have about, looking silly in front of their peers, for instance and who will just come out and say, it looks this way to me. And from a board perspective that seldom is going to be a mistake is going to generate a great conversation and improve outcomes for a board.  [00:13:43] Tommy Thomas: I want to go to financial accountability for a minute.  Because you live three or 400 miles south of the largest bank failure in recent days, the Silicon Valley Bank. And then you and I are both old enough to remember the Enron scandal. And in both of those situations, I think most people say the board is culpable. I guess the jury's still out on the bank but my hunch is that they'll find some culpability there. Take it. And they're not nonprofit organizations, but boards have responsibilities. How do you counsel your clients to have more candid conversations about financial accountability? [00:14:21] Caryn Ryan: That's such a great question, Tommy. I will say too, just for starters, that it's quite rare, I think for board members to have whatever it takes to come out and ask these top questions. The best of boards do, but the middle of the pack and the worst really don't. Now you start thinking then about what is in the best of boards that makes them allow conflict and allow tough questions to come out. And I think there's a variety of answers. But first, let me just say this. I want to point out an interesting statistic here because if you look at candidate or GuideStar, this is a rating entity for nonprofits. And that includes Christian nonprofits. They provide some statistics that could be of interest here to try to think through - who are the best of the best. It's not completely pertinent, but in their world, which is thousands and thousands of charities that they rank, only 5% get a ranking of gold, silver, or platinum status. And of those, it's a very limited percentage, maybe 15%, that get the platinum. So when you multiply that backwards, then it says that only about 1.5% of all the charities that get ranked get a platinum candid certification. Now, this is mainly just looking at financial results and transparencies, but I think it does show that being the top nonprofit, it's pretty rarefied world. It's that up in the stratosphere there is a top nonprofit or a top ministry. So then we code your question then about I think having a board that can ask the tough questions is a precursor to that, to being a top performing nonprofit. And so having a really great board. It is a risky proposition when a nonprofit CEO recruits only his/her friends or allies to the Board. There are barriers that we can see. I'm sure you've seen these often too, but it's not unusual for a CEO to recruit his or her friends or allies to the board. And that's never a good idea because it discourages a lot of times that friend from having an honest conversation about the nonprofit or something that's really important to their friend. And also on boards, it's not unusual to have a whole bunch of conflicts of interest. It just isn't dealt with or even surfaced by the board members. So when you have that, then you have the sometimes people aren't going to ask tough questions because they have a conflict of interest.  Another factor is that there's capability gaps. There are people who aren't able to read basic financial statements or financial reports. And I think financials, I'm coming at this from a financial perspective perhaps, but financials embody the impact of boards and their decisions, and their actions related to strategy. A board takes a decision. The decision unfolds as actions. The actions are translated into financial results. And so that's how a board gets to see how did I do with the strategic decisions that I made? But interestingly, a lot of times sports can't even read their financial statements. There's a lot of financial literacy questions there. So how can you ask tough questions if you can't read the financial statements or financial reports and understand them? And sometimes there are issues with what's delivered to boards too, in terms of information, but sometimes it's just a basic lack of understanding. I think too, there's also a fundamental issue that sometimes with boards, they don't get enough board development or board training and they really just don't understand their key role when it comes to accountability. And so, they don't understand that it's their job to ask the tough questions. These are a few things, but I think you put them all together, Tommy. And isn't it a wonder at all that any charities have boards that do ask the tough questions and that are excellent? There are a lot of pieces that all have to come together to make that happen. +++++++++++++++++   [00:18:11] Tommy Thomas: At the crux of any board is the Board Chair. Give me words and phrases that would describe the best chair you've ever seen or served under.  [00:18:20] Caryn Ryan: Okay. I would say some of the things that I've seen the chairman do… They're tough, but they're relational, right? They're goal driven, but they're people driven. They stick to a vision of what they have for the organization and for the board. They tend to be performance oriented. I think if you have board chairs who don't understand the value that the board is supposed to bring it's hard for them to be performance oriented. The best board chairs really understand deeply what the value this board is bringing to this organization. And therefore, because they understand that they're able to act in that way. So I see those are some of the characteristics that differentiate a great board leader from a less than great board leader. [00:19:11] Tommy Thomas: Do you think every board needs a glass half empty person?  [00:19:16] Caryn Ryan: Does the board need that kind of a person? No. I guess it depends on how you define that, Tommy. So, for me if you mean by that, that there's a person who can see that they're on the side of half empty, that there's upsides and downsides, right? Then maybe. But in general, I think when a board comes together, they need to be so enthusiastic, so passionate about the mission and vision. So, the ability to look at an opportunity and say, no our glass is not half empty. I know where we want to go as a board, and we're going to fill this glass, right? They're going to say, we're going to absolutely fill this glass. We're going to pivot and do what we have to do because maybe there are some circumstances out there that are making some people think the glass is half empty, but we're going to pivot. We're going to figure out what we need to do. Always moving down the field toward the goalpost, toward the vision for the organization. So I think if people can try to look at environments and circumstances and say, how do we get the most from these?  How do we use this? Change this, maybe this negative circumstance. How do we use this negative environment? How do we use this risky situation? How do we just use this to help us down the goalpost? Or if we just absolutely can't find a way, how do we dodge it for now so we can come back and get back on track later? Is there a better way for a board member to function? [00:20:39] Tommy Thomas:   Talk a little bit about the CEO Evaluation and the Board.  You've seen a lot of boards. What's some best practices you see there?  [00:20:48] Caryn Ryan: How about for starters doing it? That to me is critical and mostly what I've seen over the years are annual assessments. When it's done. What I see is annual assessments sometimes every two years. When I've helped boards, I sit on boards that I've helped. What I've done is I've stolen shamelessly from other organizations to develop an assessment. And by the way, I don't think you need to be overly concerned with whether a professional developed this assessment. Most board members know this is what's important for us and for the CEO. Just write those questions out and, go or go steal them from somebody and tweak them a bit to make them fit your circumstances. I've noticed other nonprofits are very generous in sharing that way. They're happy to say, this is my evaluation tool. But it's important too, to just do it and to remember too, it's not the tool, it's the conversation around it.  You're actually using that tool because you want to improve. If it's a Board evaluation, you want to improve the Board. If it's a CEO evaluation, you want to give it to the CEO to develop the CEO. And sometimes to make a tough decision on retention. But a lot of times it's for the development and the good of the CEO and the organization. So don't focus on the what, focus on the how, when it comes to these evaluations, and keep in mind what the goal is, right? To encourage and to support and to develop your CEO. [00:22:13] Tommy Thomas: I talked to Jerry White, The Board Chair for The Navigators International, yesterday.  And Jerry's comment was that whatever comes out in the evaluation shouldn't be a surprise.  [00:22:22] Caryn Ryan: That's quite true because if it does turn out to be a surprise, Jerry is absolutely correct. You've had a trust breakdown. The results of the Board's evaluation of the CEO should not be a surprise to the CEO.  If that happens you have a breakdown in trust and communications. When you have that big of a communications breakdown, there's a trust dynamic at work there. And that has to be treated as a separate issue and a precursor to really doing CEO evaluations. You first have to address that trust issue, what is causing the trust issue?  And you have to get that out of the way before you can then have reasonably productive conversations around an assessment.  That's such a common dynamic, Tommy. [00:22:56] Tommy Thomas: Jerry said that, I'm probably paraphrasing, but something to the effect of the evaluation should really be going on overtime and not just every 12 months or whatever.  [00:23:06] Caryn Ryan: He's absolutely right. So there should be informal feedback occurring. Some of the better boards, I've seen the chairman meeting monthly with the CEO, right? They have lunch, an informal kind of lunch. And they're having a very frank and relational though dialogue during the month about, what's going, what's going wrong. It's a chance and opportunity for linkages and feedback to the board and back. And so that in and of itself is building trust and leading to the ability for the board to have a positive session when it comes to the performance management. But I'll say this, even when that's occurring at which it does in the best board, there are going to be, because the CEO Evaluation is the sum of all, typically of all the board members. It's not always the case. Sometimes the chairman will do it, or they'll select a few people to do it, but a lot of times it's the whole board. There's almost a benefit to seeing that total perspective because maybe there's an aspect of it that's a surprise. The overall flow is in accord with what the chairman and CEO have been talking about and having dialogue on through the year. But there's a couple of points that generally come out that make that wrap up in the annual evaluation valuable. There's something about the faith life of the CEO that hasn't been addressed and it's coming out and there's a way to have a conversation in a different kind of pulling up. Over the past year and maybe even looking forward a little bit into the challenges, it's just a way of pulling up above the fray and looking with a little bit more distance at the year that can generate a couple of new revelations. But I totally agree with Jerry. There shouldn't really be a lot of surprises on that because there should be this ongoing dialogue. +++++++++++++++++++ [00:24:44] Tommy Thomas: I want to ask you one question, then I'll close. My next to the last question has to do with succession planning and the board. At what point should that begin to occur? And how does the board address that without the CEO thinking? I'm a short termer.  [00:25:03] Caryn Ryan: Okay. Yeah, that's great.  I'm dealing with that right now at one of my one of the boards that I sit on. And I've just dealt with that last year as well. And it works both ways if it works all, all different ways. So let me just talk about one where the CEO does get the feeling. If you have this conversation, they're a short termer. I want to just say first of all, that can sometimes go back to the trust issue again, right? When there's a lack of trust between the board and the CEO then, and you bring up the question of succession planning, the first thing that goes of course into the CEO's mind is, oh, I'm getting fired.  I'm a short termer here.  So that has to again, be addressed, the trust issue before you can have productive conversations around succession planning. But even longer term issues are going to take some time to get resolved. There's something you can always do on the succession plan that's very short term and that every single board must have in place. And that is you need a succession plan in case of an emergency. If your CEO becomes ill, is hit by a bus, whatever, right? You need an emergency succession plan that is an interim structure or very well thought through way that you'll manage in the absence of the CEO.  And usually, it's not going to bring out the same negative feeling for the CEO.  On the part of the CEO because they understand that, oh yeah, if I'm not there, we need to have some interim structure. And so, they'll begin helping the Board and thinking through, look, okay, if something happens to me, let's make this person on our staff, the interim, or let's pull this Board Member out and see if they'll be the interim. Or they'll start to engage in the ideas for how that could work in an interim structure. And as long as you can get that interim structure put in place and everybody's in agreement that it's workable, that then gives a chance during the interim structure for the Board to go out and begin doing a search to find a replacement candidate. Regarding succession planning for a Founder – She/he just might not be willing to step aside. They might have created a whole lack of number twos in the organization who can step in, even in an emergency. It just may not be anybody. So that's a different situation where the board needs to probably, in addition to working on trust, which can be very difficult with the founder. You might be off the board if you start having those kinds of conversations. But what you can do as a board is do your research. How you would do a search. You can get your research done on executive search firms who could step in and help you. You can just keep in mind, it takes and Tommy, you're the one who should be telling your podcast listeners this, but it's a long process to do a search. You've got to set up a search committee. You have to figure out how you're going to recruit, the person. You've got to have an approach. You have to execute it, you have to review the candidates. It's just really time consuming. You at least have to think through all of these, how that's a minimum thing, even if it's a founder situation. So I'd say two things. Number one, for sure, have an interim emergency succession plan, no questions asked. That's an absolute minimum mandate for every board. And number two, if you're on a founder board, you have to do some special extra work along the side with networking, quiet networking, just to figure out the process and figure out how you would do, how would you do that if something did happen to your founder, if your founder's not willing to participate or help with that.  Does that make sense?  [00:28:32] Tommy Thomas: Yeah. The founder conversation is probably a three or four podcast discussion that I haven't had yet. Maybe I'll have you back with two or three other panelists and we'll talk about founders because I did some research three or four years ago on that, and it's an easier said than done proposition. [00:28:49] Caryn Ryan: Yes, I totally agree, and I'd love to hear the wisdom of some other panelists on this one too, because we all encounter these founder situations.  [00:28:58] Tommy Thomas: So, let's go to my last question.  Somebody comes to you next week, they want to have breakfast or lunch, and somebody has asked them to serve on the Board of a nonprofit, and they're coming to you saying, Caryn, what should I be thinking about? [00:29:13] Caryn Ryan: I'd say, if they ask that question, they're on track to be a good board member first of all. Because sometimes people will jump into these situations without asking that very question. But what I would give somebody who's thinking about joining a board the advice is number one,  For a nonprofit Board Member - Does the mission of the organization excite my passion? Am I passionate about it? I think if you're not passionate about what the organization is doing, it's just not going to work. It's just not going to interest you inherently. So, you have to be able to see this as a way to realize or support your passion. Number two I would talk about - I would think about conflicts of interest. I was recently counseling the Executive Director of an organization who'd been asked to serve on a board where there were some competitive aspects to her organization. So we talked that through. And she in effect decided, no, there's too many conflicts of interest here for me to take that board position. Number three might be do you have the time? Okay. So, there's a real issue. You need to dig in and understand how much time is it going to take. Do you have to serve on committees? How much time do the committees take? How many, how frequently are the board meetings? Is there a retreat every year that you have to go to? So you really need to add up the time and make sure that you're able to make that commitment. I'd say those are three of the big things that I see with people. And a lot of times I'll start doing positive coaching to people too, in terms of, also, why don't you ask yourself, what development will I personally get by sitting on the Board? What will it do for me and my professional development or my development as a person and a human being? And sometimes that can make the difference. They can say, I really don't have the time to do this, but I need to do this because I really believe it's going to focus and sharpen at home this strategic skill set that I need to be successful in something else that I'm doing in life. And so, they'll do it and they'll be really glad, because they'll get that development. Just let's think about that lens too.  [00:31:05] Tommy Thomas: That's interesting.  A good friend, Joe Arms, who used to be the Chairman of the Baylor Board is the CEO of a large private sector company.  He said he makes that a part of the management training program for his employees that he encourages board participation in the nonprofit sector in Dallas as part of their grooming. [00:31:27] Caryn Ryan: I can see that you get a lot of personal development when you're a part of a board and it's where you're really learning that what you learn about governance is not so distinct from what you need to be a top senior executive in a corporation. There are just a lot of parallels there. So I can really see why he'd say that.  So he makes a very good observation. [00:31:48] Tommy Thomas:  Caryn, thank you. This has been a great conversation. I just believe our listeners have picked up some things that probably hadn't been covered in other board conversations, so thank you for taking this time with me. I really appreciate it.  [00:32:03] Caryn Ryan: Absolutely.  Thank you, Tommy. I'm so glad to have reconnected with you and been able to remember some of my fond memories with some of the people who are in your network as we've talked.  [00:32:14] Tommy Thomas:  Life has been good to me over the years, and the two men you mentioned, Nick Isbister and Rob Stevenson - both of those guys they put a lot of time into this project, and I'm grateful for their part in my life.  [00:32:26] Caryn Ryan: I'm grateful too and I can add you to my circle of gratitude now.  [00:32:30] Tommy Thomas: Our guest next week will be Alec Hill The President Emeritus of InterVarsity Christian fellowship. You may remember Alec from Episodes 18 and 19, where he and Rudy Hernandez, a former board chair at InterVarsity discuss the working relationship between the CEO and the Board Chair in a nonprofit organization.  Alec is also a prolific writer. He's a regular contributor to postings on the Christian Leadership Alliance website. One of his recent posts was titled Finding Gold in Manure. In that article Alec shares lessons that he's learned for some of the hard times in his life. And in our conversation we'll dig into some of those lessons.    Links and Resources JobfitMatters Website Next Gen Nonprofit Leadership with Tommy Thomas 2021 Distinguished Alumni Recipient Caryn Ryan, ‘79 Missionwell Website Transforming Performance Measurement: Rethinking the Way We Measure and Drive Organizational Success by Dean Spitzer   Connect Tommy Thomas - tthomas@jobfitmatters.com Tommy's LinkedIn Profile Caryn Ryan's LinkedIn Profile  

Montana State announced Matt Logie as the 24th Head Coach in the program's history Monday morning. Logie had a successful run at Point Loma at the Division II level and looks to continue the success the Bobcats saw the last few years under recently departed former head coach Danny Sprinkle who left to take the Utah State job. In other Bobcats basketball news three key members of the Bobcats recent Big Sky championship team RaeQuan Battle, Darius Brown, and Great Osobor all entered the transfer portal after hearing the news Coach Sprinkle is on his way out. Plus, we recap the first ever Whitefish HS home baseball game in school history and look at the crosstown tennis matchup between Flathead-Glacier.Local sports talk from Northwest Montana covering prep sports, Bobcats, Grizzlies and more! Hosted/Produced by Josh Dugan https://twitter.com/jdugan406Special thanks to Nomad GCS and Hagadone Media Group Montana for their support. https://nomadgcs.com/https://www.hagadonemediagroup.com/montanaVisit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the Flathead Valley and beyond. Support local journalism and subscribe to us! Watch this podcast and more on our YouTube Channel. Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Got a news tip, want to place an ad, or sponsor this podcast? Contact us!

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr sits down for a fun and heartfelt conversation about what inspires him with host Dean Nelson as part of the Writer's Symposium By the Sea. Doerr won the Pulitzer Prize and Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction for "All the Light We Cannot See," which was on the New York Times bestseller list for over 200 weeks. His other works include "Cloud Cuckoo Land," "About Grace," "Four Seasons in Rome," and the short story collections "The Shell Collector" and "Memory Wall." Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Humanities] [Show ID: 38119]

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr sits down for a fun and heartfelt conversation about what inspires him with host Dean Nelson as part of the Writer's Symposium By the Sea. Doerr won the Pulitzer Prize and Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction for "All the Light We Cannot See," which was on the New York Times bestseller list for over 200 weeks. His other works include "Cloud Cuckoo Land," "About Grace," "Four Seasons in Rome," and the short story collections "The Shell Collector" and "Memory Wall." Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Humanities] [Show ID: 38119]

This is Dr. Travelbest's Guide In this episode: FAQ is: Who sets the standards for airline seats? Today's Destination is: Point Loma, San Diego Today's Lesson Learned- I forgot the tent poles. Travel Advice:  Join the US STEP program if you plan to travel out of the country in the next year.   FAQ: Rebecca asks, Do the airline seats seem to be getting smaller these days? Am I the only one who sees or feels this happening? I would like to know. Also, please give me information on how much space should be on a plane for my seat. I'm struggling with this issue now. Who sets the standards for airline seats?   Answer: Dear Rebecca, You are being heard. I'm so glad you asked. I've wondered the same thing. In the USA, The Federal Aviation Administration is looking at a rule for minimum amounts for the width of airplane seats and the distance between the front of one seat and the back of the seat ahead.  They are gathering public comments on the issue now. Their concern is safety. If seats are too small, it can hurt evacuations in an emergency. How is your legroom? We want to hear from you now, so contact the FAA to give them your concerns. Today's destination: Point Loma, San Diego   Point Loma is a land mass that sticks out in the Pacific Ocean, a large peninsula; on the water, you can't go from Downtown San Diego without bumping into this point. So it was one of the first places to land for settlers in the land.    Why visit Point Loma? The National Park, Cabrillo National Monument, and the lighthouse are the most famous places to visit as a traveler. This is one best viewpoints for the entire city and region. You will want to spend a half day exploring nature and the visitor center. You can see inside the lighthouse and climb the stairs to see what it was like to live there hundreds of years ago. I highly recommend this destination.   You can see Mexico, downtown, and a lot of ocean from here. Tonight, I met a couple from Lexington, Kentucky, and they visited the lighthouse today. They raved about the experience of being in the home that was a lighthouse and being able to see afar.   The tidepools are also worth seeing. If you have never been to a tidepool, it's when the ocean tides recede, and you can see the small sea creatures like starfish and crabs among the nooks and crannies of the rocks on the beach, walking carefully not to disturb wildlife.    My favorite place to eat fresh seafood locally is Point Loma Seafoods. My favorite Coffee shop is Peet's. My favorite YMCA is Ryan Family Y. My Favorite thrift store is Goodwill San Diego. Point Loma has Sunset Cliffs Blvd, which has great views and sunsets. You can swim here, too, if you can navigate the hike safely. However, it's not meant for the faint of heart, as swimming here is not as safe. It's better to head north to the public beaches. You'll also see beaches just for dogs, and dozens of them running around the sandy beach.   You'll be in Ocean Beach, which is a community next door, almost connected.    My first visit was in 1982, as I was relocating from Chicago. Little did I know how this part of the region would impact my life when I prayed in my car that day. I said out loud, “Lord, if it is meant to be, find my subsequent work and life in this city. So I prayed in my car, parked on Cornish Drive, a block from where I lived a few months later. Yes, the same street, about a block from where this prayer happened. And it turned out great for the past several, well, 40 years, it's been. Today's Mistake- Forgot the tent poles   I was camping in Nevada along a beautiful river. I brought my tent but forgot to bring the tent poles. So, I slept under the stars. It was decent weather that night, so pretty good. Don't forget your tent poles as I did.    Today's Travel Advice-Join the US STEP program if you plan to travel out of the country in the next year.   I joined the US STEP program in 2023, and they will inform me when I travel abroad and see a problem in a country I visit. Also, they will have my information if I need to contact them, making it easier to find and help me. They help people with problems. I hope I don't need to contact them, but better safe than sorry.

Thủ tướng Anthony Albanese trở về Úc trong hân hoan chiến thắng, sau khi thực hiện một thương vụ quốc phòng lớn để mua và sản xuất tàu ngầm hạt nhân sản xuất trong nước. Ông Anthony Albanese đã tham dự thời khắc lịch sử tại căn cứ Hải quân Point Loma để ký kết thỏa thuận mua tàu ngầm AUKUS, trước khi thực hiện một bước quan trọng đến Thái Bình Dương trong hành trình trở về Úc.

Beijing has strongly criticised the significant naval deal. The pact is aimed at countering China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Also on the programme: a special report on outstanding cases of alleged human rights violations in South Africa under Apartheid; and we hear about a swimming pool heated by a computer. (Photo: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese at Point Loma naval base, San Diego, US, to discuss the Aukus trilateral security pact, 13 March 2023. Credit: Rousseau/PA Wire)

Captain Liz Clark is from Point Loma, and learned to surf and sail here before going to college at UC Santa Barbara and setting out on a 12-year sea voyage, sailing around the world mostly by herself. She chronicled her adventures in "Swell," a memoir published by Patagonia in 2018. The book captures the beauty of her travels, but also hardship and difficulties she faced both within herself and in the outside world. Captain Liz lives in Tahiti now where she runs her own environmental non-profit. She joined me from beneath a thatched roof on her new property, where the sun was shining and birds were singing. You can hear some of that in the interview. Here's our conversation.

The future of seafood might be in San Diego. Not in Point Loma or Oceanside, but in a bioengineering facility in Sorrento Valley. From a single cell, BlueNalu is growing toro—bluefin tuna belly, the prize delicacy of most high-end sushi—in a perfectly hygienic bioreactor that looks like the giant stainless steel structures in the city's top breweries. Their goal is creating world-class seafood without the need for fish. In turn, transforming a limited and unpredictable resource (seafood) into an unlimited and predictable one. Today on HHH, we talk to CEO Lou Cooperhouse. It's part of our month-long focus on people in San Diego doing inspiring work in the green space (our “Environment Issue” of San Diego Mag is out now). “The issue today is that wild-capture fisheries in general have been flat for decades, but bluefin tuna is such a loved, prized product that we all really enjoy,” says Cooperhouse. “It's the wagyu of the sea. That's what BlueNalu is all about—high-sensory, culinary quality seafood. But really making this delicious and accessible to all. Because right now it's loved, but it's not available to all.” It's not a fly by night thing. BlueNalu has been funded to the tune of $84 million so far—most of that raised by Bloom8, an investment group focused on raising money for businesses that, if we're wide brushing, are focused on saving the planet. The long list of BlueNalu investors includes chefs and celebrities (Roy Yamaguchi, DJ Axwell of Swedish House Mafia) and some of the biggest names in the global business (Sumitomo from Japan, Griffith Foods). Entire countries and governments across the world have their eye on BlueNalu's toro. What BlueNalu does is called cell-cultured seafood. Biologists and bioengineers have learned how to grow the meat—real meat, grown from a real, non-GMO cell from a real fish, using only natural ingredients—without the fish itself. What years ago seemed like a dystopian future joke—”lab grown meat”—is looking more and more like a very real and good option. It's the fascinating story of modern technology and science trying to solve a major global dilemma (feeding a planet while not depleting the oceans of seafood). This science has been around since 2103 (hamburger, grown in a Dutch lab by Mark Post). But until now no one's been able to scale it—make it fast enough and affordable enough to be a viable option. BlueNalu and their investors think they've done it. There is plenty of work ahead of them, including approval from the FDA (cell-cultured proteins are currently not approved in the US—Singapore is the only country in the world to approve them so far). It's a massive, growing industry, with major players backed by the biggest pockets in the world, and various celebrities (Leonardo DiCaprio is behind Mosa Meat). BlueNalu thinks they're a couple years away from being on menu at restaurants across the world. Of course there are questions. Will it taste the same? Can they make it affordable enough to help people of all socioeconomic strata (a pound of cell-cultured seafood costs significantly more than wild-caught seafood)? What is their own environmental footprint? And how will it impact the fishing families and industry? For Two People Fifty Bucks, David takes back his “no good lasagna in San Diego” remarks after trying Alexander's on 30th; sticking with the theme Troy says you should sit on the patio and order the baked rigatoni and baked brie with garlic at their parent restaurant, Old Venice; and Lou raves about the A5 Wagyu at Animae—unsurprising for a man whose future lies in the wagyu of the sea. See you all next week.

Todays guest is from Point Loma but is currently residing and surfing the warm waters of Puerto Rico for the winter, Brooke Young @brooke.young .  Brooke started surfing at a young age while visiting Kauai, and when she got home,  surfing became her sport. She tells about how happy she is that she surfed contests for so many years, and how it shaped her life. Brooke talks about riding a variety of boards and how it's changed her perspective on surfing. And did she get into some heavy waters in Western Australia? Find out!!Support the showIf you like the QuiverCast here are some ways to help us keep going! I always like Coffee! Buy me a Coffee! Become a Patreon for as little as a Buck a Month! Patreon Find Us: Website: thequivercast.com Instagram: @quiver_cast Facebook: The QuiverCast Twitter: @The_QuiverCast Sound Editing by: The Steele Collective

Welcome to episode eighty of New Creation Conversations. In today's conversation I get to talk to two friends and a unique couple who both are amazingly gifted and thoughtful. I know and have worked with both Dr. Nell Becker Sweeden and Dr. Josh Sweeden individually on various projects the last few years and I know firsthand how gifted they both are. However, I deeply appreciate the ways they continue to embody how to serve the Lord together as a couple and as a family in ways that mutually serve one another and make space for one another's calling, while also working and ministering together in powerful ways as well.  They are both Point Loma and NTS graduates and are both ordained elders in the CoN. Nell has a PhD in Practical Theology from Boston University and currently serves as the Director of Nazarene Compassionate Ministries – serving in 163 world areas to support and equip local communities to transform lives by creating holistic solutions to alleviate poverty and suffering. She is the author of a previous book Church on the Way: Hospitality and Migration (2015, Wipf and Stock).Josh also earned his PhD in Practical Theology from BU. He is currently Professor of Church and Society at Nazarene Theological Seminary. He has also written a previous book, The Church and Work: The Ecclesiological Grounding of Good Work (Pickwick Publications, 2014). Josh and Nell also have two sons – Eli and Asher.Their most recent project together – and the center of our conversation - is a wonderful new book entitled Holiness in a Restless World, published by The Foundry Press.It is a rich, thoughtful, and accessible book that wrestles with the on-going journey and process of pursuing the holy life. As they point out in the book, the bible is filled with all kinds of stories of wandering, restlessness, dispersion, and finally coming home. Nell and Josh invite readers to set aside some of our presuppositions about what the holy life looks like – especially in the places where our imaginations have been captured by what they call the “heroic.” Instead, they invite us to discover holiness in the everyday stuff of relationships, work, and neighborly love. This is a great book for mornings of reflection with God or conversations and prayer with a small group of fellow travelers on the road of discipleship. I deeply value Nell and Josh. I love this book. And I'm thankful to get to bring this conversation to you. So, thanks for joining me for these New Creation Conversations. Here's my conversation with Dr. Nell Becker Sweeden and Dr. Joshua Sweeden.

In the "Today in San Diego" podcast, a Halloween party in the College Area turned violent after a shooting left one injured, Police in Point Loma still searching for a driver in an SUV who hit a woman and fled the scene and today the Padres have one last chance to be able to continue in the NLCS against the Phillies. First pitch is at 11:37am.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.