American Potential

Host Jeff Crank sits down with the Americans for Prosperity West Virginia State Director Jason Huffman to discuss the Hope Scholarship. Parents and students can now decide the best route for their individual education. Because the public education system often forgets about individual students' needs, West Virginia is offering more choice.  #americanpotential   Check out American Potential here: h...

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Christine Hampshire to talk about the ups and downs of being a rancher in Wyoming. In 2015, the Food Freedom Act was passed and allowed farmers to sell directly to consumers. Christine helped pass an amendment to the Food Freedom Act, to allow farmers to sell directly to consumers.    Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Terry Bowman, who has worked at the Ford Motor plant in Michigan for 26 years and helped get Right to Work passed in 2012. Michigan has just passed a bill to repeal Right to Work. We hear from Terry how this will effect workers.  #americanpotential    Check out American Potential here: htt ps://americanpotential.com 

Host Jeff Crank sits down with herring fisherman William Bright and Ryan Mulvey (Cause of Action Institute Counsel) to talk about regulations in New Jersey that have negatively impacted herring fisherman and learn what they're doing about it.   Check out this case here. https://causeofaction.org/loper-bright-enterprises-inc-v-gina-raimondo/  Check out American Potential here: https://americanpoten...

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Senator Mike Lee of Utah to talk about his  UNSHACKLE Act, which seeks to reform the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).     Check out the UNSHACKLE Act here: https://www.lee.senate.gov/2021/3/sen-lee-reintroduces-unshackle-act    Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com 

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Lt. Governor Winsome Earl-Sears to talk about her early days as a US Marine, how her faith plays a role as an elected official, and becoming the first black woman to become Lt. Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.   Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com 

Host Jeff Crank sits down with free speech champion Casey Mattox to discuss the growing problem across college campuses around America.  A university should be a place where free speech is the norm, but that has quickly changed over the years. Jeff and Casey discuss why the free sharing of ideas has been thwarted on campus with a fun bracket twist.   Download the FUN basketball bracket here: https...

William Burt was going in and out of jail as a drug dealer before his 12-year-old son challenged him to put his family first.  Host Jeff Crank sits down with William to hear his incredible story about how he overcame many obstacles in life to open up his mobile barber shop and change Iowa law to allow more businesses like his to operate.    Watch Williams's story here as well: https://www.youtube....

Host Jeff Crank sits down with the General Counsel of Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) Herb Ford to discuss the fact-finding assignment of filing a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request on the VA and to see if they were following the VA Mission Act.  Herb shares the troubling findings and what CVA is doing about it.    Check out CVA here: https://cv4a.org Check out American Potential here:...

Host Jeff Crank sits with Veteran Nate Banks to discuss the VA healthcare system. Nate experienced firsthand how inefficient and uncaring the VA System was when he was diagnosed with cancer and only had the VA system to treat it. Despite passing the Mission Act to give Veterans more options in care, there's still a long way to go.    Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Russ Duerstine, the Executive Director of Concerned Veterans for America. They talk about the bureaucracy of the VA, the pitfalls of the government standing in the way of Veterans getting the care they need, and how we can make the system work better for those who served our country.   Check out CVA here: https://cv4a.org Check out American Potential here: https://am...

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Louis Koorndyk to talk about how unnecessary regulations from Clark County placed a massive burden on his ability to take care of his parents. Instead of throwing in the towel, Louis is committed to taking on the status quo and pushing back. Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com     #americanpotential

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Louis Koorndyk, who started a short-term rental business to help take care of his aging parents. Little did he know it was illegal. Listen to Louis talk about his experience with Clark County and how he has taken on this burdensome regulation. Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com #americanpotential 

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Grandma Doug's cookies founder to talk about the barriers he ran into while trying to start and run a successful home-baking business. These cookies are good, and the story is even better.  Check out Grandma Doug's cookies here: https://grandmadoug.com Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Americans for Prosperity's Senior Policy Fellow, Dean Clancy to discuss the benefits of Health Savings Accounts, what government barriers exist for everyday Americans to get an HSA, and how Dean almost started an international crisis.  Check personal options info here: https://personaloption.com Check out more info on HSA's here: https://hsasforall.org Check out Amer...

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Akash Chougle, Vice President of Government Affairs at Americans for Prosperity, to talk about the Dear Congress Campaign and how people can get involved in it.    Sign the Dear Congress letter today:  HERE   

Jeff Crank shares a special love story about two grassroots volunteers on Valentine’s Day. Mariana and Antonio Reyes met at a Grassroots Leadership Academy training to become activists. One thing led to another, and 18 months later, they got married, and their lives changed forever. Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com

Host Jeff Crank sits down with Brian Costin, Deputy Illinois State Director of Americans for Prosperity, to talk about the business of sports stadiums. They discuss how and why everyday taxpayers usually get stuck with the sometimes billion-dollar bill in most cities around the US when a professional sports team builds a new stadium. Is this fair?    Check out American Potential here: https://amer...

Jeff Crank sits down with Akash Chougule, Vice President at Americans for Prosperity, to get his immediate reaction to President Biden’s State of the Union address. We ended up getting more of the same from the President: touting wasteful spending, recommending bad policies, mistruths and a missed opportunity to address the real needs of Americans.     Check out American Potential here: https://am...

Host Jeff Crank speaks with Sen. Ted Budd about growing up on a chicken farm, why he ran for Senate, how we can make life more affordable and what he expects from the State of the Union. Check out Senator Budd's Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/SenTedBudd  

Jeff Crank sits down with Drew Klein, Iowa State Director of Americans for Prosperity, to talk about William's Story.  William learned to cut hair while incarcerated. Once released, he made a plan to change his life and be a positive impact on his community by bringing his new skill to the underserved. But Iowa law made it illegal to operate a mobile barbershop.    Check American Potential's websi...

America is not reaching its full potential, but we believe it can.  This podcast will showcase the stories of extraordinary Americans taking action in their communities to address the pressing challenges facing our country.   Host Jeff Cranks talks about how this new podcast was started and talks with the people on his team who help make it happen.  Check American Potential's website here: https:/...

American Potential shares how individuals are taking action in their community to break barriers. While some of our guests may be public officials or influencers, many are ordinary Americans who decided, “enough is enough” and are stepping up in a big way. We share policy solutions to the most important challenges our country faces and talk to people who are doing something about it. Our hope is t...