We snuck into the coliseum at the county fair to see an "oldies" band called Three Dog Night. As a group of teenagers, we found a corner of the second deck where we let loose our ridiculous dance moves until a security guard approached us. His ...

I was in the front yard of a friend's house watching my daughters play with some neighborhood friends.  Suddenly I heard teenagers yelling  a couple houses away. What happened next was both scary and inspiring. Sometimes w...

A couple stories about letting people down and how their responses to my mistakes shaped the future. Plus one of my favorite stories about Jesus and shame. This episode covers mistakes, failure, shame, mercy, and grace.  

It takes courage to seek out relationships that help us grow and evolve. It is life-changing to truly be known and to know others who help us see ourselves more clearly. So what keeps us from doing that? What keeps us from seeking out and spend...

A strange prompt to talk to a stranger in the park. A feeling that I need to encourage a bartender. Is that God nudging me or something else? In this episode I share two stories that remind us of all the invisible things that are happening. The...

I talked to Brian Anderson about his experience as TNT's play by play announcer the night Lebron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record. This episode is that conversation. 

This is a story about me meeting me in the woods, and how that encounter changed the way I see pretty much everything, including work and parenting. I also share some theological thoughts and some practical ideas, plus one really important ques...

In this episode I'm very transparent about my faith journey. I might be sharing too much, but I want to get it out of my memories and into audio so that the people I care about can listen and reflect on their own stories. It's intense for me to...

I wanted DeVona to join me on my podcast, because I’m inspired by her story and wisdom. She grew up in a segregated city, experienced intense racism in high school, worked extremely hard to achieve her dreams, and now uses her platform to do a ...

Brian Lammi is an entrepreneur and owner of six companies, including the Founder and CEO of TEAM LAMMI, which represents and has produced events for a wide range of epic athletes and personalities. I wanted to know the story of how...

Craig Counsell is a very successful professional baseball player turned manager. He played sixteen seasons with five different teams, and has now been the manager for the Milwaukee Brewers since 2015. He’s had a very impressive career, and he’s...

Keller knows wealth, poverty, failure, success, and the wisdom that comes with it all. She is an entrepreneur, an author, and an artist. This conversation touches a full spectrum of those topics and goes extraordinarily deep at times. ...

Ava is full of joy. She says the trajectory of her life is happiness. But why is that true when she suffers so much? When Ava was 13 years old she was forced to make a choice between living with extreme chronic pain for the rest of...

Antonio is a 24 year old entrepreneur who started his career at the age of 12.  When he was a child, he hid his love for computers because he thought black kids weren't supposed to be good at using them.  Secretly, he started ...

At age 10, Richard Moran came home from school and found trucks emptying his house. They were being kicked out and lost everything. Flash forward to adulthood and Richard was the CMO of Trek, finding massive success, and hanging out with celebr...

Is time moving too fast? In this episode, I tell  a story about a girl and a family who changed the way I think about time. They helped me think beyond it. 

This story is about love, saying goodbye, and finding hope. It's about a baby boy that came into our lives and left a forever-mark on our hearts. I'm sharing this story, because it's a beautiful reflection for 2021. How ...

Jim Taugher is CEO and Creative Director at a creative marketing agency that he started over 25 years ago. This is the story of how he went from dysfunctional teen to extraordinary creative leader. We also talk about our first enco...

The first time I saw someone freestyle, I was in awe. I became obsessed with it. Every chance I got, I freestyled. At parties. In cars. At school. At home. Everywhere.  And I never stopped. I still freestyle as often as I can, even at work...

Jeremy Bryan, aka Quill the Messenger, has written several hip hop albums for all ages. He has performed for millions of people and won many awards for his music and for two books he co-authored for educators and parents. A couple y...

In episode 16, I talk with Caron Butler, a 15-year NBA veteran, prolific commentator and analyst, two-time All-Star, author, entrepreneur, philanthropist and media personality.His story is being turned into a feature film, and it should...

Calista Anderson is an Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist in Los Angeles. She helps people heal from tremendous loss. One of the reasons she is an expert in this area is that she has lost more than most of us can imagine. Sexually a...

When Laura told me the news, she looked afraid. I could sense that she simultaneously wanted to fall into me for comfort and yell at me with resentment. She did neither of those things. Instead she became distant and stoic. We d...

Brian Anderson calls play by play for the Milwaukee Brewers on the Fox Sports Network, NCAA Tournament basketball for CBS Sports and Turner Sports, regular season NCAA basketball for FOX Sports and the Big Ten Network, MLB games for TBS and NBA...

Ingrid was the first black child to attend a white school in Milwaukee, WI. I told her story in detail in episode 11 of this podcast. In this new episode, I have a phone conversation with Ingrid about that school experience and other personal s...