Fraternity Foodie Podcast by Greek University

Saul Malek is currently enrolled at Southern Methodist University, going for his Masters in mental health counseling with an anticipated graduation May 2024. He is hopeful to practice in the field of addictions counseling upon graduation. He has been invited to speak to the New York Times, St John's School of Houston, and a plethora of addictions podcasts about his experiences in addiction and, mo...

Early in life, Lee Vallely believed some very limiting beliefs, that he was a fraud, unworthy, and didn't belong. Some people actually thought he may be autistic, as he hardly ever spoke. Not a great start. However, this actually created an insatiable thirst for knowledge, particularly in positive psychology, and mindset creation of all aspects. He became a bookworm, reading well over a thousand n...

Our next guest is Michaela Kelley Canterbury, who is a lawyer and writer. Michaela obtained her J.D. at Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, Washington, and graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a BA in political science and a minor in philosophy. Michaela is licensed to practice law in Alaska and is owner, operator and lead trial lawyer at Kelley & Canterbur...

Dr. Jana Mathews is a professor of Medieval Literature and Culture at Rollins College (Winter Park, Florida) who also had the privilege of serving 8 years as a campus fraternity and sorority advisor. In her new book, The Benefits of Friends: Inside the Complicated World of Today's Sororities and Fraternities, Mathews combines ethnographic and archival research with economic, social, and cognitive...

Dr. Vicki Matthews has pioneered using the Five Elements Model from Traditional Chinese medicine to help people live in greater harmony with themselves and others for over a decade. As a well-known Naturopathic Physician and Relationship Coach, she uses the Five Elements model to identify five specific personality styles and the automatic tendencies they have to interact in positive – and not-so-p...

Elizabeth (Liz) Katkin, is an accidental fertility expert. A lawyer and mother of two, Liz was in private practice for over 15 years, until her struggles to have children led her down an entirely new path. Her unexpected difficulties plunged her into the then-unknown world of reproductive medicine, leading her to explore every conceivable (and inconceivable) route to having a baby. Having successf...

Our next guest is Sultan Deniz. Almost all her life she was searching for her "more". She tried to figure out this thing called life, hitting lots of ups and downs. Until her MORE finally found her. Sultan's life turned upside dzown & changed completely when she came into contact with meditation. It empowered her 100% + beyond. All areas of her life changed. She became a more peaceful, calm, at ea...

Dr. Fatima Bustos-Choy is on the show today! Dr. Fatima is a seasoned holistic life coach, author, and leadership development consultant with over 30 years of professional, corporate, and business experience. She has worked with thousands of people in helping them to overcome obstacles and to grow and become their best and truest selves. She believes that doing inner work first is the foundation f...

Today we have for you Emily Gold Mears. She is a citizen scientist, research analyst, biohacker, and author. A former attorney, Emily shifted her advocacy efforts to seek information on optimizing one's health through extensive research analysis in science and medicine. Her research focuses on the intersection of functional and allopathic medicine, and the critical requirements for individuals to...

Our next guest is Renaye Thornborrow! She is a leading a world-wide movement to inspire and empower kids to own their magnificent life, and to reach their fullest potential through the power of life coaching for kids and mindset development - through Coaching Stories! Her WISDOM Coach® Certification program is enabling professionals on six continents and 30+ countries to use fun coaching stories a...

Kenya Lee is a Registered Nurse, Artist, Author, and Women's Empowerment Expert. She grew up in Detroit, Michigan where the struggles of urban childhood and adolescence fueled her passion for helping young girls and women thrive in life. Her life journey to evolve into emotional wellness was preceded by hardships that threatened her very ability to succeed in life. She survived many life challenge...

Acknowledged by Time as one of the most influential thought-leaders in business and marketing, Dr. Conor Hogan integrates neuro-socio data and experiences by studying the mind and mental processes of individuals and organizations to facilitate higher performance. Having been featured in Forbes, INC; Entrepreneur, NBC, FOX, CBS, and Business Insider among others, Dr. Conor paves the way in internat...

Our next guest is Gavin Frye. Gavin is a licensed marriage and family psychotherapist since 1983 with a wealth of experience facilitating transformational work with individuals, couples and entrepreneurial leaders. His specialty is supporting people in the midst of fertile life transition. He served on faculty for 16 years at the University of Santa Monica in California from 1987-2002, co-facilita...

Our next guest is John Hatfield. John a savvy, innovative leader with extensive experience communicating vision and strategic direction by creating scalable and effective learning solutions with delivery to diverse national and international audiences across all levels of organizations, affiliations and associations. His ability to streamline organizational production through the restructuring of...

Gopi Nair is a Gratitude Practitioner. Gopi's mission in life is to inspire the world, one person at a time. A world that is mired in utter negativity, the only hope is Gratitude. Gratitude can erase negativity from every human mind, like the light removing darkness! Gopi believes that Gratitude is a panacea for all human suffering, caused by health, financial and social problems. Once you start p...

Do you know how many Mondays you have left... in life? You get 4,000 on average, and while the bad news is that you're totally going to kick the bucket, the good news is there's still time to live before you die. Learn how your mortality can motivate you to make the most of your precious time above ground. Time's ticking. Jodi Wellman is a leading authority on living lives worth living. As a speak...

Our next guest is Rae Ann Gruver, Max's mom. Max Gruver died on September 14th, 2017 from a hazing event held at the Phi Delta Theta house. He is one of four young men to die as a direct result of fraternity hazing in 2017 alone. More than 200 university students have died due to hazing in the United States since 1838. Universities react to these dangerous and too-often deadly hazing situations wi...

Our next guest is Brittany Greene! Entrepreneur, International best-selling author, keynote speaker, and mentor are some of the titles held by Brittany. As the founder and CEO of the Crowned Financials, she is committed to helping students raise their credit scores from around 50 to 300 points without involving a credit repair company. Her services have been acknowledged by yahoo finance, yahoo ne...

Our next guest, Angie Freeman, is the Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. At Oakland University, they coordinate various diversity and inclusion-related events and programs, such as heritage month celebrations and the Diversity Lecture Series, as well as numerous summer programs available for area youth. Born in Germany and having lived seve...

Our next guest is Nicki Rowlett, born and raised in Michigan, but has lived in five different states since graduating college. Nicki earned a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Studies, Event Management, and Leadership from Central Michigan University and a Master's Degree in Student Affairs from Ball State University. She is a member of Delta Phi Epsilon and has worked professionally with fratern...

Our next guest is Chris Hood, a digital strategist, podcast host, and writer. He loves storytelling and has made it an essential part of his career. He's always loved escaping into words, sounds, images, and events, to paint a solution for others to experience. It is the primary reason he is a veteran of the digital entertainment industry with more than three decades of working across various medi...

Our next guest is Maricielo Solis, a former TV journalist turned online entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of BLENDtw, a media company focused on producing content that fosters human connection. Disappointed by the lack of diversity in news coverage, Cielo decided to quit her job in television and make a change in the media industry by launching a website focused on grassroots journalism. Th...

Our next guest is the one and only Skip Robinson! He is an accomplished, motivated community relations professional with over 40 years of experience. Core competencies included forging partnerships and alliances, market planning, events and promotions, team building, and leadership. Did I mention that he was Director of Operations for the Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County, and then served as...

Our next guest is Dr. Ryan McKee. He is a health and sexuality educator, a hazing prevention specialist, a researcher, and has 20 years of experience in higher education. In episode 293 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Dr. McKee chose Radford University for his undergraduate experience, why he kept the hazing he experienced in the fraternity to himself, why he decided to pursue ad...

Jeff Harry shows individuals and companies how to tap into their true selves, to feel their happiest and most fulfilled — all by playing. Jeff has worked with Google, Microsoft, Southwest Airlines, Adobe, the NFL, Amazon and Facebook, helping their staff to infuse more play into the day-to-day. Jeff is an international speaker who has presented at conferences such as INBOUND, SXSW, and Australia's...