#114: Daniel Grothe is the associate senior pastor at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, CO. He is also the author of Chasing Wisdom & The Power of Place. Daniel grew up in Tulsa, OK and attended ORU where he played basketball. After college he stepped into full time ministry. Unfortunately, he was hit quickly with two tragic and significant events involving the resignation of the lead pastor & a church shooting that took the lives of some of the members. Through all of the hardship an...
Jun 12, 2023•58 min•Ep. 114
#113: Steve Robinson is the former Executive Vice President & Chief marketing officer of Chick-Fil-A from 1981-2015. He currently serves as a consultant, speaker, and author on organizational culture, brand strategy, marketing and advertising, as well as leadership development. Steve went to Faulkner State where he played baseball and then finished his college at Auburn University with a bachelor of science in marketing. He then attended Northwestern University where he earned a master’s in ...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 113
#112: Matt Wells is currently a football coach at the University of Oklahoma. He was formerly the head football coach at Texas Tech & Utah State. Coach Wells spent 3 years at Texas Tech and 6 years at Utah State as a the head coach. After his time at USU he closed his tenure as the second winningest coach in program history, leading them to five different bowl games in those 6 seasons. Before becoming the head coach at USU he had coaching stops at New Mexico, Louisville, Tulsa, and Navy. On ...
May 29, 2023•58 min•Ep. 112
#111: Suzy Sevier and Michael Barnhart are the Founders of Adventurous Real Estate Investors. They specialize in Return on Impact. Through real estate investing they create immeasurable impacts; in their family, with their friends, in their community, with the families (residents) they serve, in the spaces where they want to be generous.... everywhere and anywhere! Suzy is Real Estate Professional and has a background in project management and finance. Suzy has a Master’s in Business Administrat...
May 22, 2023•55 min•Ep. 111
#110: Kevin Hambly is the Head Coach and Director of Women’s Volleyball at Stanford University. Under his leadership over the last 6 seasons, Stanford has won 2 National Championships, 4 Pac 12 Championships, and he has been named Pac 12 Coach of the Year multiple times. Kevin played Volleyball at BYU and was a first team All American and eventually played professionally after college. After playing he decided to get into coaching. He started coaching club and eventually became an assistant coac...
May 15, 2023•57 min•Ep. 110
#109: John Ballenger recently retired from serving as a Marine One Pilot, which is the helicopter responsible for flying the President of the United States around. Today John is an entrepreneur, Co-Owner of Aspire Development Group, and an Executive Consultant with his company 8:28 Ventures. John grow up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and attended Oral Roberts University for college. Towards the end of his college career he felt a pull to leave the pursuit of business after school to become a military pilot...
May 08, 2023•59 min•Ep. 109
#108: Darleen Santore “Coach Dar” is a Board Certified Occupational Therapist, business executive, author and highly sought after motivational speaker. She is passionate about helping people break through barriers to achieve their goals. She is also the former Phoenix Suns mental skills coach and a leadership and mental edge coach to many professional athletes, CEO’s, and business leaders around the world. Coach Dar shares The Art of Bouncing Back, which is the title to her new book. On the show...
May 01, 2023•53 min•Ep. 108
#107: Chris Powers is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Fort Capital and the host of The FORT podcast . Chris is a serial entrepreneur with more than 18 years of real estate development and investment experience. Since founding Fort Capital, the company has invested over $2.1B in Class B industrial, commercial, multifamily, student housing, and residential and land development projects throughout Texas and the sunbelt. As host of, The FORT, he has published over 267 episodes to date, where h...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 107
#106: Jamion Christian is a highly accomplished American college basketball coach, formerly as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at George Washington University. At 29 years old, Jamion became the Head Basketball Coach at Mt. Saint Mary’s where he was one of the youngest coaches, if not the youngest, in all of college basketball. As a young coach, Jamion learned from some of the best coaches in the country. While working as an assistant at Emory & Henry, Bucknell, William & Mary, and VCU, ...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 106
#105: Justin Donald is the #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Lifestyle Investor book and has been called the “Warren Buffett of Lifestyle Investing” by Entrepreneur Magazine. He is a master of low-risk cash flow investing, specializing in simplifying complex financial strategies, structuring deals, and disciplined investment systems that consistently produce profitable results. Not only does he show you how to create financial freedom through cash flow investing, but also what it ...
Apr 10, 2023•56 min•Ep. 105
#104: Jade Gordon is a keynote speaker and certified workshop facilitator with the Jon Gordon Companies. She is a graduate of Clemson University with a degree in communications and also worked with the Clemson football program. After college she moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting while working at Nobu Malibu, a world famous restaurant. She learned the art of great customer service by loving and caring about the people she encountered daily. Jade has a passion and mission to develop positive l...
Apr 03, 2023•46 min•Ep. 104
#103: Ryan Folmar is the head baseball coach at Oral Roberts University. He is in his 11th year as the head coach of the Golden Eagles. During his time as head coach he has earned the Summit League Coach of the Year Award 5 times, taken ORU to 7 NCAA post season appearances, and coached numerous professional players. Even greater than that, as you will see on the show, he has helped his players become better men. Ryan grew up in Pennsylvania and earned a baseball scholarship to Oklahoma State. W...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 103
#102: Mike Hearne is the host of the This Is Oklahoma Podcast, where he interviews Oklahomans and those who have made Oklahoma home. On the show he dives into their businesses and why they love Oklahoma and more. Mike grew up in Wales and then earned a golf scholarship at Southern Nazarene University. After graduating he got into the real estate and eventually started his podcast. He has interviewed some of the most well known Oklahoman’s and shared their stories to help others learn and grow. O...
Mar 20, 2023•54 min•Ep. 102
#101: Stu Grazier is a retired Navy pilot & Co-founder of Storehouse 310. As a retired Naval Officer with 20 years of military experience, Stu spent time flying the MH-60 Sierra Knighthawk helicopter and later the C-40. He also spent time in leadership overseeing hundreds of people. Throughout his time in the military Stu started his own entrepreneurship journey through investing in real estate. This ultimately led him and his Co-founder David, to start Storehouse 3:10 Ventures, Capital, Par...
Mar 13, 2023•58 min•Ep. 101
#100: Sam Acho is a former nine-year NFL veteran, current in studio analyst for ESPN, author, public speaker, humanitarian, and committed Christian. Sam played college football at the University of Texas at Austin, where he was recently inducted into the University of Texas Athletics Hall of Honor. While at Texas he received the William V. Campbell Trophy for being college football’s top scholar-athlete. He also won the NCAA Top VIII Award, which recognizes the top eight student-athletes in all ...
Mar 06, 2023•57 min•Ep. 100
#99: Forrest Carpenter is the author of the book They’re Your Choices Now. Forrest has been in the business world as a business executive and entrepreneur. Throughout his life he has always served and given back through ministry ventures and the church. In his book he articulates the power of our choices and how they ultimately determine the course of our life. He also shares how the key is to seek obedience to God in all areas of your life. His life management plan gives you clear, actionable s...
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 99
#98: Travis Wyckoff is the founder of Kingdom Coaching, a consulting business where he partners with leaders to help them discover the strengths that propel them, the constraints that trip them up, and their unique style and voice. He also hosts the Coaching DNA Podcast which is a podcast focused on investigating what makes coaches and leaders great. Travis coached college baseball for over 11 years. During his time coaching he coached at the University of Iowa, Creighton University, Des Moines ...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 98
#97: Bill Blankenship is one of the most successful and respected high school and college football coaches in the country. As a head coach at the University of Tulsa his teams won the Liberty Bowl and a Conference USA Championship. As a high school coach he has had tremendous success. He is currently the head football coach at Owasso High School where his teams have won 2 6A state championships and recently played for the state championship this past season. Prior to Owasso he was the head coach...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 97
#96: Terry Cook is a leader, teacher, coach, and change agent. Through his passionate and skilled leadership and coaching, he has helped a wide range of individuals and organizations around the globe, from university students to leaders on Capitol Hill to agencies and leaders in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. He regularly leads symposia that teach the LDC Leadership Model in addition to helping leaders worldwide move from cognitive knowledge to experiential understanding of the model thro...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 96
#95: Chris Young is the Director of Tennis & the Head Women’s Tennis Coach at Oklahoma State University. In the last 13 years of leading the OSU women’s tennis program he has complied a 224-103 record and built OSU into a national tennis power. In 2016 Oklahoma State made it to the National Championship finishing as runner up. With numerous appearances to the Sweet 16, 10 straight NCAA tournament trips, and two Big 12 regular season titles, he has led OSU to unprecedented success. Coach Youn...
Jan 30, 2023•55 min•Ep. 95
#94: Lee Domingue is an entrepreneur, international speaker, pastor and author of 4 books: Stay in Your Lane, Pearls Of The King, KB GAMEPLAN Devotional and The Family Meeting Guide. His passion for the local church to be the hope of the world drives him to help pastors and marketplace leaders understand just how vital they are to each other. Through his ministry, Kingdom Builders U.S. and serving as Legacy Pastor at Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, Alabama, Lee brings inspiration and prac...
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 94
#93: Chris O’Hare is an Olympic runner & NCAA champion. He competed in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro running the 1500m race, as well as six world championships, and won three European Championship medals. In 2012, while he was running for the University of Tulsa, he was the NCAA champion and set a NCAA indoor mile record time of 3.52. As you can see Chris is a very accomplished runner, but don’t let the stats deceive you from all of the hard work Chris put in to accomplish those goals....
Jan 16, 2023•52 min•Ep. 93
#92: Lee Sherman is the former owner of Hahn Appliance and a tremendous entrepreneur. In 2017 Hahn was the 34th largest appliance company in the United States in Oklahoma with 3 stores. He bought Hahn in 1983 with just 6 employees and $600,000 in sales. When he retired and sold in 2017 Hahn had grow to 252 employees with over $67 million in sales. Lee grew up in Oklahoma and Kansas and eventually found himself in the appliance business. He learned early on how to sell through listening, research...
Jan 09, 2023•56 min•Ep. 92
#91: Brian Thornton is the Commissioner of the Western Athletic Conference, also known as the WAC. Brian joined the WAC following one year as associate commissioner for basketball at the American Athletic Conference. He joined the American after two year as assistant director for basketball development at the NCAA National Office. Before working at the NCAA he was an assistant basketball coach at places like Xavier, Furman, Winthrop, & Ball State. Thornton was a standout men's basketball pla...
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 91
#90: "You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems." - James Clear I hope everyone had Merry Christmas & has Happy New Years. In this episode we talk about beginning with the end in mind and creating systems that enable you to achieve your goals.
Dec 26, 2022•6 min•Ep. 90
#89: For 25 years Sherri Coale served as the head women’s basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma where she is the winningest coach in OU history. She lead her program to three Final Fours, won six Big12 Regular season Championships, and four Big12 Tournament Championships, had nineteen straight NCAA Tournament appearances, and made nine Sweet 16 appearances. She also served as a coach for USA Basketball. In 2016 Coale was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. She is a master...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 89
#88: Nick Graham is the founder of Nick Graham Player Development. He is regarded as one of the top player development specialists in the country working with thousands of players, many of whom have gone on to play at the college and professional levels. Nick has worked with NBA stars Chauncey Billups, Trae Young, Jimmer Fredette, and many others. Through a partnership with Spalding, the official basketball of the NBA, Nick created and starred in instructional training videos, along with co- hos...
Dec 12, 2022•55 min•Ep. 88
#87: Sam Littlefield is President & CEO at Littlefield Agency. They specialize in digital marketing for B2B companies—reimagining all things marketing and working with companies like Southwest Airlines, Loves, Rib Crib, BOK, Ditch Witch, & more. After completing his undergraduate degree from the University of San Diego, Sam was hired as an Account Manager at one of the world’s largest digital advertising agencies, Mirum, where he worked on the CBRE, Johnson & Johnson & Cobra Puma...
Dec 05, 2022•56 min•Ep. 87
#86: David Mason is the Founder of Elev8Hoops. He has helped train NBA players like Joel Embiid, Jason Tatum, Tyler Herro, & many others. David started his basketball career at Jenks Public Schools. In his senior year, he assisted his 6A nationally ranked (#1 in the State) team to a 27-1 record and finished as a state runner-up. He then went on to play college basketball at Oral Roberts University . While there, he set a single-game ORU assist record for that season. No one has surpassed tha...
Nov 28, 2022•48 min•Ep. 86
#85: Brad Lomenick is a leadership consultant, speaker, and the founder of BLINC Consulting. He is also the author of The Catalyst Leader: Eight Essentials for Becoming a Change Maker, as well as his most recent leadership book, H3 Leadership: Be Humble, Stay Hungry, Always Hustle. He writes about leadership, the next generation, creativity, innovation, social media, teamwork, and personal growth. For more than ten years, Brad served as president of Catalyst, one of America’s largest and most in...
Nov 21, 2022•49 min•Ep. 85
