Built By Faith

Jeremy Roueche is a man immersed in the world of music. Jeremy is a DJ, yes I said it, a DJ. He has been responsible for playing music at some of the most important venues and events on the planet. If you've ever been to an LA Lakers game, the Olympic Beach Volleyball matches, NCAA Women's Volleyball Final 4 or FUDS (IYKYK) you may have heard DJ Roueche crafting the mood and the vibe with the beat...

Sydney Moore is one of the most inspiring guests that we had the honor of talking with on Steps. We discuss everything from Sydney's youth journey and her love of basketball to what made her decide to quit playing a sport that she grew up loving and picked up a new sport that she had no experience with. Along this journey she began to understand the power of manifestation along with challenges in...

On this episode of Baby Steps, I give my thoughts on O.P.P. - Other Peoples Perceptions (of us). We as people and a society spend so much time on what people. think about us as opposed to becoming clear on what it is and how we want to live our lives. This is something that even myself struggle with at times. People like Gary Vee speak about this subject all the time and it's something that I beli...

This is the 1st episode of something i've initially called, Baby Steps. There are so many things that come up in my interviews that could be talked about through a different lens. That's what I'm going to do with Baby Steps, chat about real things and give my personal thoughts and anecdotes along the way. The goal is for them to be short, digestible and hopefully thought provoking. In this episode...

Gary DeFranco is a Television Executive Producer for The Ultimate Fighter & Street Outlaws. Additionally, Gary is the President of Max Glow Media, MMA and Records! Hailing from Cleveland, Ohio Gary has seen so much in his years on this earth. From FBI raids to performing on stage with Bone Thugs & Harmony to Interviewing the best fighters in the world, Gary has a life’s story that is worth...

Our conversation today is with Sean Huiet. Sean is the Head Volleyball Coach at Texas State University. Sean took over as head coach of the Bobcat volleyball program in 2020 after spending 14 seasons as the assistant/associate head coach. In two seasons at the helm of the program, Sean has accumulated a 51-21 overall record. Originally hailing from Cincinnati, Sean eventually left the Midwest afte...

Our guest today is Lucy Crivelli. Lucy has a passion for content creation, social media marketing, community events, and pushing industries forward. Lucy is Mexican-born, Los Angeles raised. She came to the US at age 3, fighting through adversities any female minority faces living in underprivileged communities. Lucy’s family is everything to her, she has worked hard to get a degree, and prove tha...

Our guest today is Greg Meade. Greg is the CEO of CROSSNET (think a cross between 4 square & volleyball) and a Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree. Greg hails from the great state of Connecticut which is where he and his co-founders of CROSSNET got their big idea. In our conversation we discuss everything from having the entrepreneurial spirit and how that spirit has helped him keep moving forward thro...

Our guest today is Amanda Martin. Amanda is a native of Nashville, Tennessee. She played Division 1 soccer at Saint Louis University and is a member of the St Louis Athletics Hall of Fame. From there she spent 8 years as a Division 1 soccer coach before transitioning into the corporate space with Deloitte. From the time that she joined Deloitte until now, Amanda has had a tremendous impact on the...

Lauren Carlini is a professional indoor volleyball player, and a member of the USA Volleyball Women’s National Team. Lauren grew up in Illinois and was a multi-sport athlete until she decided to commit her whole focus on the sport of Volleyball. Her collegiate journey took her to the University of Wisconsin and started off with an extreme high, finding themselves in the National Championship and L...

Dustin Watten ( Instagram ) is a professional indoor volleyball player, founder of NoEzyBuckets ( Instagram ) and all-around amazing human being. In our conversation Dustin and I unpack his journey from Long Beach State University into the pros and competing in the gym with USA Volleyball on the Men’s National Team. While playing professionally Dustin has evolved both his life and his desire to be...

Matt Ginipro ( Instagram Twitter ) is a husband, a father, a volleyball coach (Appalachian State, Virginia, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech) and beer aficionado ( Rotation 6 Instagram ). Matt joins Steps to discuss how he recently left the Head Coach role at App State, what happened and why it happened. Matt and Steve openly discuss the culture of coaching, how it can lead to unhappiness and what can happ...