Be Significant

It may not seem too remarkable to know that Julee and Paul LaMott own and operate one of the top Psychology and Wellness clinics in Australia. But once you hear their story of how and why they moved their family of 7 from California to Southern Australia 5 years ago and the tremendous difference their counseling is having on kids, adults, and couples (and their own family), we believe you will be...

Like many of our guests, Dr. Andy Lynch didn't envision himself as an 18 or 22-year old doing what he is doing now, but he found something he was good at and has turned himself into one of the best in the business. As the Chair of the Department of Marketing, Andy has been a key cog to building the second largest online learning university in the U.S at Southern New Hampshire University. Andy...

When Ehren Maedge was a teenager growing up in the tiny village of Lena, Illinois, he was not afraid to tell anyone that he was going to be a millionaire by the age of 30. As a 25-year old CEO, he will tell you that he made every mistake imaginable seeing his first company fail, but he never doubted his capabilities. With tremendous perseverance, 2 years later, with the backing of Sequoia Capital,...

Chris Bunch always knew he was going to be a basketball coach. It has always been in his blood. Over the past past 30+ years, he has not only become one of the best small school college basketball coaches in the country, but he has more importantly mentored hundreds of young men in his program at Webster University in St. Louis, MO to significant lives off the basketball court. With 8 Conference t...

In this week’s episode of Be Significant, you’ll get to listen to Author and Book Coach, Cat Margulis. At the height of her amazing career, the former Journalist, Magazine Editor and Content Strategist (Elle Canada, Walmart) decided to walk away and work for herself, writing books and coaching others through the book writing and publising process. As Matt's personal book coach, we were lucky t...

Kari Auringer's love of wine lured her from an aspiring career in graphic design to the rolling vineyards of Napa Valley. While honing her skills by making wine at home, her never-ending curiosity led her to create invaluable partnerships with some of California’s great winemakers. Kari describes herself as a hands-on winemaker and gladly immerses herself in all aspects of the winemaking proce...

As one of the the Founders and Senior Partners of Red Crown Energy Consulting and the former COO of BP Global Crude Oil Trading, Trading and Shipping, Ray Banks was responsible for trading over 4 billion barrels of crude oil annually and employing over 80 Traders, Marketers, and Business Development personnel in London, Chicago, Singapore, Calgary and Houston. Ray is a true gentleman and has been...

You'd think that 30 years of training, 3 trips to the Olympics and 9 visits to the World Cup podium (with a win in the Super G in St. Moritz) would be enough significance for one life-time for Emily Brydon, but it is clear that this former Canadian alpine skier is just getting started. With her very hands-on contribution to the Foundation she created ( ⁠https://wp.emilybrydonyouthfoundation.co...

In this week's podcast, the gregarious and extremely talented Pediatrician, Dr. Michael Milobsky, joined us to share his views on raising healthy kids (he has 7 of his own!), and the mental health impact Covid is still having on kids today. We are calling today's guest Doctor Stand-up because he truly is a stand-up human being from his dedication to making a significant impact on the youth...

In a recent social media post, Daryl Sneed asked the question, "Where do you stand?" while imploring his fellow business leaders to stand up for their values in protecting the rights of all citizens during these turbulent times. As the youngest of 9 children, he learned early in life to speak up or get left behind. Now the Co-Founder of the premium clothing brand, SOUNDOFF, he is speakin...

In this week’s podcast, Dr. Rich Dunsworth, the President of the University of Ozarks, talked to us about why his university has made a commitment to helping first generation college kids get their family’s first taste of higher education, and why he challenges his faculty, staff and students to be curious and create healthy discourse and debate in and out of the classroom. We had a fun and provoc...

In this episode, we get to hear what happens when you make the choice to take a lifelong dream and turn it into a very successful reality. Passion is the key word, but not just thinking about it as one passion. Eric Levinson started his life as an uber talented musician that then led him to explore the medical field first as a doctor and then a veterinarian. However what he ended up spending the m...

Where most people have two balancing voices on each shoulder (the angel and the devil), we would be happy with one Beth Triplett. In this week''s episode, Dr. Beth Triplett helps us find our voice of reason. She is a leadership guru who helps big and small organizations connect their "leadership dots." Whether you are a high school student preparing for college or a CEO trying to...

After starting his career as a 16-year old bike messenger from a poor family in south London, Allan Thompson learned the value of being a “Yes” man.  No, Allan is far from the type of guy who relents and just does what he’s told.  He’s a self-made man because of his ability to question the status quo. Throughout his life, Allan has thrown caution to the wind and jumped at every opportunity to impr...

Yes, she’s smart as a whip and you could say she’s as sweet as a pound of sugar. Let's be real, she’s got a personal drive that doesn’t quit.  Amy Sands will tell you that her Midwest roots, the tremendous support she’s received from family, friends, and colleagues and her never-ending love of shopping is what has made her the superstar (our word, not hers) she is today.  Amy joins her fellow...

In the inaugural episode of Be Significant, Beth and Matt talk to one of Matt’s former players, Brian Gant, about his journey from college basketball player to the FBI / Secret Service as well as his present role as one of the pre-eminent professors of cybersecurity, in the country, at Maryville University of St. Louis. In this episode Brian talks about what and who were the key influences in his...

Pilot Episode - Introduction of Matt Rogers and Beth Cook on how to Be Significant in your personal and professional lives everyday.  Matt and Beth will share their 20+ years of friendship talking about leadership, life transitions, finding your authentic self while interviewing some of the best and brightest in the worlds of education, business, sports and more!