Feeding Curiosity

“ I’m going to be as honest as possible so that the relationships I do have in my life are as meaningful as possible. So that I’m no longer like with you but alone. Right. That’s how you end up feeling lonely in a room full of people.” — COREY MCCARTHY In this conversation, we are joined by Corey McCarthy. I wanted to have a conversation with after watching the film Just Mercy. At the time, I was...

“In order to prescribe an effective workout plan. You need to understand that each type of training is going to have a different adaptation on your body. We do strength training in order to ramp up our metabolism. We do cardio training in order to enhance our cellular health and fat burning efficiency. We do hit training in order to improve our cardiovascular and pulmonary fitness. So three differ...

“I had to really reflect deeply on my own life after I lost my second brother. It was the hardest thing to kind of look at. What was it within myself that allowed me to move forward in ways that my brothers couldn’t?” — ANDY VASILY Andy Vasily is an educator who wants to push his understanding of teaching and learning to a deeper level. Andy decided to begin blogging to share his teaching practice...

This post provides an overview of the wearable technology Whoop and Oura. Erich wears these devices to track sleep and activity. This blog goes into detail on what each device measures. You will also gain an understanding of why it is important to monitor this for daily recovery. To read this piece and for more information go to this link: https://feedingcuriosity.net/blog/wearables-whoop-oura

“Every one of us is a leader may not be at a national level, but you can be a hero with your kids or with your friends or with my patients. Just by being there for them. ” — MICHAEL GREENBERG Dr. Michael Greenberg is a Dermatologist dedicated to providing patients with state-of-the-art care at the Elk Grove office of Illinois Dermatology Institute. He specializes in medical dermatology, as well as...

“What are the skills we can learn or mindsets that we can adopt that foster your own sense of calm and purpose and how do you extend a little bit of gratitude, empathy, and compassion to those around you?” In this episode, Erich wanted to check in with each of you! In the wake of the response to COVID-19, the world seems to hold its breath. In this short podcast, Erich shares how he's dealing with...

“I’d love for people to come in forever, but my understanding is I know this, like they’re going to get busy or they’re going to move, they’re going to go college or whatever. So I want to give them all the tools that I possibly can for them to succeed outside of here. ” — GABE SALINAS Gabe Salinas is the owner of the Sports Performance Facility, The Sports Lab, a former professional MMA Fighter,...

“It not about what’s going to make you happier. It’s not about what’s going to feel better. Which would make you more proud? When you look back, which decision is going to make you more proud?” — CHRIS RUDEN Chris Ruden is an elite Powerlifter, entrepreneur, model, and motivational speaker– despite his congenital birth defect leaving him with only two fingers on his left hand and a shorter left ar...

“Everybody just needs to be seen, heard, and understood in a different way. ” — CLINT PULVER Clint Pulver is known as “The Millennial Speaker,” he works with organizations that want to retain, engage, and inspire the younger generation. As one of the most sought after Keynote speakers, Clint travels the world every year, helping educators to remember the power and significance of the teaching job...

“It’s a never-ending process of absorbing new things and refining the approach. And that’s what Feeding Curiosity is about.” — ERICH WENZEL Erich shares his thoughts on the journey that Feeding Curiosity and what others can take away from it. For transcripts and related links go to https://feedingcuriosity.net/podcast

“People don’t want to take three steps back to make ten forward.” — JOE VEZZANI Joe Vezzani is the Chief Executive Officer of LunarCRUSH. Joe has a diverse background in working in Finance, Technology, Advertising, Sales, Marketing, and Start-Ups. A second-time Founder with both companies accepted and graduated from Techstars programs. Extensive start-up and business development network. Also tech...

“Everything you’re doing, you’re choosing to do. You need to understand that. Like never forget that you’re choosing to do this, and at any point. You can choose not to. You don’t have to. Just walk away from anything. There might be some consequences; more often, there’s not.” — DEREK SIVERS Derek Sivers( @sivers ) is a creative thinker who is quite hard to pin down when trying to explain who he...

“Very few people when they hit that bucket list item, go back and say, you know what? I wish I didn't do this. Very, very few, if ever. Right. You don't do that. You say, God, I wish I would've done it sooner.” - Claudia Skowron Claudia is someone who prefers to go by many hats. By day she works an adolescent/young adult mental health therapist in private practice. Outside of her professional care...

"I developed a framework for delivering meaningful physical education and movement experiences that will inspire young people to be physically active for life." - Andy Vasily Andy Vasily is a leading educator who has taught at International Baccalaureate schools in 5 different countries over the past 18 years. He completed his teaching training in education and psychology at the University of Wind...

"The main thing that drives me is knowing that tomorrow is never promised at all." - Travis Morris Travis Morris is known as “The Hype the Hype Man of the Valley” at Fresno State. He is a Business Marketing major and percussionist at Fresno State University. At a young age, Travis realized he wanted to be an entrepreneur in some form while still in high school. While viewing them as failures,...

“Why not, you know? I would rather fail and at least say that I tried, and I put my best forward than to have not tried it all and to live the rest of my life. Wondering what if.” - Brit Parla Brit Parla is a Chicago-based visual artist. Her main artistic mediums include, but aren't limited to, abstract fluid painting, drawing, and graphic design. Her goal is to continually create original and inn...

“At the end of the day, the antidote to analysis paralysis, the antidote to indecision, is to make more decisions. Go and get experiences and go try things and learn.” - Zach White Zach White is Founder and Coach at OACO, the Oasis of Courage. The business was born out of his passion for helping people push past their fears and find the edge of possibility in life, business, and career. It doesn't...

In today's podcast, it's going to be a short format style podcast. As you all know, if you're a long-time listener of the show, I love books! I think to learn in long-form shows the effort needed to absorb quality information. A book is an investment of time and investment to reflect on what you’ve learned. A book is a window into how another person’s mind and how they view that premise. With that...

In this episode, we are joined by many returning guests, Joe Jackowski, Nick Buegel, and Jordan Criss. As this is a Friendsgiving episode, we recorded before we had our yearly get together. We cover a wide area of topics where we try to get an update on what everyone has been working on, but we quickly dive into deeper waters. We start our conversation in Jordan's recent exploration into Aaron Sor...

“If you really want to know what you really want to do with your life, ask yourself if you woke tomorrow paralyzed from the neck down what you have wished you accomplished with your time.” — MARCUS AURELIUS ANDERSON Anderson Marcus Aurelius Anderson is the bestselling author of "The Gift of Adversity," International Keynote Speaker, TEDx Speaker, Host of the #1 New and Noteworthy "Epic Achiever" P...

“As we drove home, the exhaustion set in. I had never been so tired or thankful for a shower in my life. Here I was yet again smashing assumptions I had of myself. What got me there was a commitment to do them. I gave myself a target and made sure I hit the mark.” Listen on your favorite platform: Anchor | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS In today's episode, w...

Listen on your favorite platform: Anchor | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS My Thanksgiving was unorthodox this year, with my mom having to work and other family matters that have been weighing on me over the last few months. In this short bonus episode, I hit record and let my thoughts come out in regards to holidays and relationships.  This episode is r...

"Everyone's experience is there own, and you make what you can of it. You shape it how you want to." - Brian Kluska In this episode, we are joined by Brian Kluska. Brian grew up in Blairstown, NJ, and received a B.A. in Mass Media and Communications from Mount Saint Mary College. Brian worked for ten years as Videographer and Video Editor for production companies. Projects spanned from corporate c...

"The choices that you make throughout the day are going to lead to your performance in any setting." - Mike Hagensick Listen on your favorite platform: Anchor | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike Hagensick is currently the assistant swim coach at the University of Northern Iowa and the founder and director of the Panther Academy for Water Safety. Mike has h...

"When we tell our stories, people end up saying me too; instead of I can't believe you did that." - Wendy Jones Listen on your favorite platform: Anchor | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS In this conversation, we are joined by Wendy Jones. Wendy is the founder of the blog, The Optimists Journal. She uses the power of her own story, which includes surviving div...