Coffee with Closers

Joining us on this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers is New York Times bestselling author and Fox News Channel’s FOX & Friends co-host, Brian Kilmeade .  We discuss his latest book, The President and the Freedom Fighter . Now in paperback and with a new epilogue, it tells the little-known but historically significant story of how two self-made, accomplished American heroes from very differ...

Joining us on this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers is Christine Cochran, the President and CEO  of SNAC International, a trade organization representing snack food manufacturers, suppliers, marketers and other stakeholders. We discuss what kinds of snacks consumers are demanding today, supply chain challenges, nutrition and the opportunities that lie ahead for a segment that continues to gro...

Joining us on this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers is former school superintendent, Dr. David Vroonland. He is launching a new non-profit to help school leaders reimagine 21st century education with Learning Environments Action Research Network (L.E.A.R.N.) . This non-profit will be a clearinghouse of the latest research, cutting-edge resources and best practices in education to drive the ch...

Joining us on this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers is Dr. J. Stephen Jones, a nationally recognized healthcare leader who serves as the President and CEO of Inova Health System in Northern Virginia. Inova is the only large health system in America to have every one of its hospitals rated five stars by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).  With our nation’s healthcare deliv...

Joining us on this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers is Serene Almomen, CEO of sensor-based monitoring systems leader Attune (formerly Senseware). She discusses how her company’s only one of its kind Air Quality Monitoring solution is enhancing indoor protections for students, teachers, office workers and first responders by detecting and mitigating against bacteria, toxins and airborne virus...

Joining us on this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers is elite ultra runner Michael Wardian. Described as “one of the best-and maybe craziest-runners in the world,” Wardian discusses his recent life changing trek across America, which he completed in just 62 days, to raise awareness and funds for clean water access around the world. Having also run seven marathons on seven continents in just se...

It is the 40th Anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Joining us on this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers is Vietnam Veterans Memorial co-founder Robert Doubek. He retells the fascinating behind-the-scenes story of how The Wall was created and how the public controversy over its design almost doomed the project. He also shares with us the daunting challenges he went through to ensure t...

Joining us on this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers is philanthropist, New York Times bestselling author and anti-human trafficking advocate, Mitzi Perdue.  The heiress of Sheraton Hotels and widow of former Perdue Farms CEO Frank Perdue, Mitzi discusses her recent trip to Ukraine, and warns of an emerging global health crisis sparked by a major security problem in Chernobyl.  She also talks...

Associated Press national hockey writer Stephen Whyno. He gives us a preview of the upcoming NHL season, weighing in on some of the biggest news that took place this offseason, including trades. He also gives us his take on some burning questions. Can the Colorado Avalanche win back-to-back Cups and the Washington Capitals make another championship run? And, which dark horse teams should fans be w...

Joining us on this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers is #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor. He discusses his latest thriller, Rising Tiger, in which protagonist Scot Harvath is sent to India to investigate the murder of an American diplomat. It’s a race against time as danger awaits him in a new and unfamiliar place. Thor also talks about what he sees as som...

Joining us on this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers is former three-time NFL All-Pro Linebacker Shawne Merriman. He discusses his new business venture, working with a team of more than 200 agents selling life insurance at Family First Life. He also offers a few NFL preseason predictions and recalls a memorable conversation he had with Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder. 

Joining us on this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers is Dan Boggio, founding architect and Executive Chairman of PBK, the largest K-12 design firm in the United States. He shares with us how school modernization and innovative designs are critical to transforming education. Research shows children are more likely to excel in the classroom and in life if schools deliver immersive and engaging l...

Joining us on this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers is international business leader and Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media, Steve Forbes. He talks about the current economic crisis and the way forward in the context of his new book: INFLATION, in which he argues that we can end inflation quickly-by stabilizing the value of money and returning to a gold-standard. He also calls on Ma...

Recently retired Southwest Airlines Captain Buzz Collins joins Coffee with Closers to discuss possible solutions to the current nationwide pilot shortage, including ending probation pay for new pilots. Collins, a former Naval aviator, shares additional thoughts on a crisis nobody saw coming and a little known secret about mask wearing on planes.

On this week’s episode, we talk with John Winner, co-founder and CEO of Kizen, a workforce solutions company. John shares his thoughts on the future of work and explains why a 25-hour work week is a better alternative to a 40-hour one, especially in terms of helping employees pursue a healthier, happier and more balanced life. He also credits advancements in intelligent automation with making us m...

On this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers, we talk with Doug Stanton, a #1 New York Times best-selling author. In a new edition of his book, In Harm’s Way, he reveals a previously unreported discovery of 28 Black sailors aboard the USS Indianapolis, which sank in 1945. It remains the greatest maritime disaster in U.S. naval history, and Stanton continues to question the Navy’s conclusion that...

On this episode of Coffee with Closers, we speak with financial literacy expert Rod Griffin, who serves as the Senior Director of Consumer Education and Advocacy at Experian. With gas prices continuing to increase and inflation at an all-time high, Rod speaks with us about some of the best ways consumers can build and maintain good credit, while boosting their credit scores. And with approximately...

In this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers, we talk with Joseph Mettimano, the President and CEO of Central Union Mission, a faith-based nonprofit and the oldest private social service agency in Washington, DC. Mr. Mettimano discusses the organization’s important work in helping to meet the needs of the homeless and underserved in our nation’s capital, which has one of the largest homeless popu...

On this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers, we talk with Cole Lyle. A Marine Corps veteran, Cole serves as the Executive Director of Mission Roll Call, a nonprofit and nonpartisan Veterans Service Organization that advocates on behalf of more than 1 million veterans for policies that address suicide prevention, better access to healthcare and the needs of underserved veterans. He discusses thes...

On this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers, we have a timely conversation with cybersecurity expert and CEO of IDX, Tom Kelly. Leveraging his decades of experience, Mr. Kelly discusses the state of cyber warfare today, including the rise of cyberattacks from Russia, the security vulnerabilities facing remote workers, practical advice on how businesses and individuals can protect their data and...

In this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers, we speak with the CEO of Passages, Scott Phillips. Passages is a nonprofit that arranges annual trips to Israel for young Christian college students to help them explore and learn about the birthplace of their Christian faith, as well as introduce them to life in modern Israel and some of the geopolitical challenges facing the Middle East. Mr. Phillip...

On this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers, we speak with Evan Hock, co-founder of MakeMyMove ( www.makemymove.com ) and Greensburg, Indiana Mayor Joshua Marsh. MakeMyMove is the nation’s first and only marketplace that helps remote workers and their families who have a desire to relocate connect with communities offering financial and other relocation incentives. One of those communities is Gr...

On this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers, we talk with Mark Tomlinson, the Administrator of a remote British outpost in the South Pacific called Pitcairn Islands. It is one of the few places in the world that hasn’t had a single confirmed case of COVID-19. Tomlinson discusses his day-to-day duties as Administrator of an Island of approximately 50 people and the challenging but necessary task...

On this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers, we talk with New York Times bestselling author and Fox News Channel co-host Brian Kilmeade. Our discussion focuses on his new book, The President and the Freedom Fighter , which tells the dramatic but historically significant story of how two Civil War heroes, Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, rose to power and overcame strong disagreements to f...

On this week’s episode of Coffee with Closers, we talk with award-winning scientist and world renowned light expert, Fred Maxik. A U.S. Presidential Champions of Change award recipient and the holder of more than 400 U.S. and international patents combined, Mr. Maxik discusses how the power of light, and in particular infrared light, could someday in the future be utilized to help address dementia...