Fraternity Foodie Podcast by Greek University

A professional actor with a promising career, Cesar Perez was on a meteoric rise until a drunk driver slammed into his car head-on. He coded on the paramedics more than once on the way to the hospital, and coded again when he arrived. It's a miracle he even survived. Still, he wouldn't have called it miraculous at the time. In one devastating blow, all his dreams had been ripped away. A severe bra...

Our next guest is Anna Rodin. Anna's mission is to share experiences from her own life and research, as well as advice from experts for people in their twenties. Anna is an author being published in January 2023 and she is working with New Degree Press and the Creator Institute to make this happen! She was brought to this book writing community after making some unexpected but extremely valuable d...

Alan J. McMillan is the founder of LearnEarnRetire.com, the informational resource for students and early employees transitioning from campus, to career, to their eventual financial independence. He is a retired high-tech executive who held the VP of Sales role four times in Silicon Valley with venture funded start-ups. He discovered a new calling when he identified an unmet need—and that is helpi...

Our next guest is Nicole Bueno. Nicole is an up and coming author with her highly anticipated memoir, Something to Talk About. An excerpt from this work was selected as a finalist in the 2021 San Francisco Writers Conference Writing Contest. Nicole is a psychotherapist in San Jose, California. In episode 288 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Nicole what made her choose San Jose Sta...

Our next guest is Genevieve Piturro! Instead of just dreaming about doing something great, she founded Pajama Program, which is changing the lives of children, but also impacting so many of their supporters' lives too. Learning to listen to the voice in her heart changed her life forever and helped her become the person – and leader - she always wanted to be. And in the middle of it all, she found...

Brian Townsend is a recognized leadership professional with extensive experience in a variety of settings. Most recently, he was a Special Agent with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). For 28 years, Brian has served in law enforcement roles at both the local and federal levels. First, he served as a police officer in Joplin, Missouri. After five years in Joplin, he earned a p...

We have a special treat for you today! Today we have two guests on a very similar topic. The first is Margaret L. Freeman, author of "Women of Discriminating Taste: White Sororities and the Marking of American Ladyhood", which examines the role of historically white sororities in the shaping of white womanhood in the twentieth century. We did a whole show a while back on the book, episode 104. We...

Our next guest is Ruth B. Carter, Esq! Here's what they are really good at: • Persuasive Writing – like nasty-grams and court filings • Contracts, including terms of service and privacy policies – They use my past work as guidance • USPTO Trademark Applications – including keeping you informed throughout the process, even when the update is that there is no update • Explaining how the law works in...

Our next guest is Dana Miranda! Dana is a certified educator in personal finance (CEPF®). She's an expert in a broad range of personal finance topics, as well as entrepreneurship and productivity. She founded Healthy Rich, a platform for inclusive, budget-free financial education, and she's passionate about supporting freelancers, entrepreneurs and other folks exploring self-employment, especially...

Our next guest is Kathi Sohn, a distinguished Naval War College graduate who retired from a 36-year federal career to continue the powerful healing work created by her late husband, David William Sohn, called the Body Memory Process (BMP). This approach teaches childhood vow formation and facilitates vow discovery and release. For over 30 years, hundreds of clients have experienced profound life c...

Alix Barth is the Owner/Founder of Alix Barth Nutrition, where she helps adults and teens make peace with food and their body image and teach them how to eat for the rest of their lives. Alix battled with anorexia through most of her teenage and young adult years. Through this she gained a significant amount of experience in nutrition and discovered how important our relationship with food and our...

Our next guest, Jeremy Kellem, is the CEO/Founder of a business called W.I.N. which stands for We Impact Now. Through the platform of W.I.N., he is committed to make a life-enriching and life-enhancing impact in the lives of those they work with through life-enriching programs, keynote speaking, mentorship, coaching and much more. Jeremy played 5 years of Professional Football in the Arena Footbal...

Our next guest is Elaine Mercedes Mendoza. She helps people identify the labels they are holding on to as being in direct correlation with their "worth." Once we learn to identify what is controlling us, we can let go of unhealthy attachments to labels to find our freedom and happiness. Elaine does not just talk about "Diversity & Inclusion"—her whole life has been about honing her skills as an ac...

Brad Minton believes that our careers can be a lot like a road trip. They can be exciting adventures with amazing scenery. Conversely, they can also be long frustrating treks with obstacles and construction. Regardless of the hills and valleys, his passion is to serve as your GPS for the ride. The GPS doesn't decide where your destination lies. YOU DO. The GPS simply helps you navigate the thrilli...

Our next guest is Dr. Anita Knight Kuhnley. Anita has her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision and she is certified as a highly reliable coder of the Adult Attachment Interview. She has authored or co-authored nine books, including her most notable publication called "The Mister Rogers Effect." She knew she had to go on a research journey to discover how Mister Rogers had such an impact on c...

Joe Saul-Sehy is a former financial advisor (16 years) and represented American Express and Ameriprise in the media. He was the "Money Man" at Detroit television WXYZ-TV, appearing twice weekly. He's appeared in Bride, Best Life, and Child magazines, the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Sun-Times, Detroit News and Baltimore Sun newspapers. He's also appeared online in more than 200 different places, inc...

We have a couple of guests from the legal side on our show today that will help shed a light on Title IX investigations, student disciplinary matters, as well as current policies and training to navigate Title IX cases. Susan Stone's life work is to help students in crisis and to meet their legal needs. Recognizing the need for legal services dedicated to protecting students, professors and indivi...

Our next guest is Dr. Erica Steele, back for her second time on our show! Dr. Steele is an extensively educated and trained board-certified naturopathic doctor, doctor of natural medicine and certified functional medicine practitioner. Dr. Steele specializes in natural health, healing, disease prevention and total, holistic wellness. She is a public health educator with various media outlets in th...

Our next guest is Mark Herschberg. Mark is the author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You and creator of the Brain Bump app. From tracking criminals and terrorists on the dark web to creating marketplaces and new authentication systems, Mark has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups and Fortune 500s and in academia, with over a do...

Ja'Net Adams is an International speaker, author, and the CEO of EMACK Consulting, but when she was in college she let money rule her life. She graduated from South Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. A short time after graduation she found herself in nearly $50,000 of debt! She dug out of the debt in two years by following the principles that she now speaks about to...

Our next guest is Kelsey Woodhouse, Founder and Owner of Good Golly Greek! She's a graduate of Northern Arizona University, a member of AOPi, and she creates custom letters for fraternity and sorority members, as well as merch for college students, all over the country. In episode 271 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Kelsey chose Northern Arizona University, what was special about...

Our next guest is Brian Bates, and he specializes in fraternity and sorority alumni communication programs and major capital campaigns for new houses, major renovations, and much more. He was the owner of The Laurus Group, founded in May. With over 50 years of fraternity experience, The Laurus Group team had conducted numerous feasibility studies, and through successfully executed capital campaign...

Elizabeth Reed Aden's literary accomplishments are intertwined with those of Eunice Mays Boyd, her godmother. Elizabeth, or Betsy as she is known to friends, found sanctuary in Eunice's Berkeley home during the student riots of 1969 in the "battle" for People's Park. There she read a draft of Eunice's last mystery, A Vacation to Kill For. Watching Eunice go through the process of writing ultimatel...

Sonja is one of today's most insightful and inspirational speakers on mental health. Her book, An Impossible Life, which details her struggles with mental illness, was featured on CBS This Morning as a story of hope for those dealing with mental health challenges. CBS This Morning Correspondent, Dr. Tara Narula, said that Sonja's story was "one of my most sacred and special I've ever done." Sonja...

Our next guest is Patricia Stahl. Patty is a therapist in private practice specializing in social anxiety. Again and again in her work, she has witnessed firsthand how enduring bullying as a child can leave painful scars that are carried into adulthood. This pain was brought home for her on a personal level when one of her sons began being bullied at his elementary school, an experience that serve...