Fraternity Foodie Podcast by Greek University

Our next guest is Marc Rappaport. He's had an interesting and varied career in renewable energy and conservation. Over 50 years, he is the inventor of the geothermal solar thermal hybrid system, he has designed solar buildings, built a solar hot water heater from recycled materials, is a pioneer of a wood waste biomass cogeneration power plant in Medford Oregon, has presented at various conference...

Today on the show we have with us Chris Shaver, a motivational psychology expert and creator of the Better Way to Relate Program. For 10 years, Chris has given couples a Better Way to Relate to navigate the 22 pairs of opposite behaviors that call pull your relationship apart. He uses the Birkman Method, a breakthrough motivational personality assessment based on empirical research with proven rel...

Our next guest is Sydney Newby, a Bowling Green State University sorority member who was honored with the first Stone Foltz memorial award for taking action against Greek Life hazing. Foltz was pledging to Pi Kappa Alpha at just 20 years old. Sydney says it's a loss she never wants to see happen again, and she's taken it upon herself to educate sorority members on campus. On episode 239 of the Fra...

Our next guest is David Crocker! Most people believe serving others is a nice thing to do, but it doesn't really make any difference. David knows serving others is an overlooked but powerful change agent to make our communities better places to live. He knows there is no area of life that a serving mindset cannot improve. Having worked with thousands of people over 15 years motivating and equippin...

Our next guest is Mahesh Grossman. He is a clinically certified hypnotherapist on a mission to let the world know how valuable hypnosis is for pain relief—for both physical and emotional pain—as well how it makes a huge difference for many medical conditions. He does this through seeing clients in person, via Skype, through his blog, and as a pain management and hypnosis expert for the Huffington...

Our next guest is Dr. Samantha Pillay. Samantha finished school at 16 years old and commenced studying medicine at The University of Adelaide. Driven to take on challenges, she became the first woman in South Australia to complete the adult Urological Surgical training program despite physical limitations from congenital hip dysplasia. While training in urology, Samantha saw a need for a greater f...

Today we have with us Erica Music! Erica is a mother, educator, athlete, an active community volunteer, and the first in her family to earn a college degree. A native of Lexington, Kentucky, Erica earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Marketing Communication from Midway University in 2017. Erica's career journey has included sales, higher education, and K-12 education. Erica's educational journey...

Our next guest, making his second appearance on the show, is Dr. Shyam Sriram. He has been involved in the fields of secondary and higher education since 2003. He has worked as a teaching assistant at a Hispanic Service Institution; teaching assistant at a large, urban university; taught full-time at the largest community college in a Southern state; worked as an adjunct professor at a historicall...

Author, Speaker, Goody PR Founder, Award-Winning Author and Podcast Host Liz H. Kelly is passionate about Magnifying Good! After securing 500+ media hits for her first book, Liz started her own PR Agency to promote brands, and has booked thousands of media interviews for clients, including the TODAY Show, PBS Postcards, CNN, Fast Company, Forbes, TIME, BBC World News, and hundreds of local TV and...

Addiction. Homelessness. Arrests. By the time Roger Smith was 20 he was on a direct path to nowhere. He couldn't stay clean. Couldn't get work. Couldn't support himself. After failing at multiple jobs, he found one he was good at – excellent at, in fact. Sales. First came a steady job. Then came promotions. Then came awards, even Salesman of the Year. Great, right? Wrong. The success and money ena...

In Judy Balloff's life, she has been a nurse, an aerobics instructor, a banker, a retail manager, a financial advisor, a mom, a grandmother, and a spouse. She has worn lots of hats and lived in many different cities, but it is only in the past year that she found true happiness and abundance in every aspect of her life. Since started following the principles laid out in this book she wrote called...

Our next guests are David Marion and Dana Golden. Ex-spouses, David and Dana, bring their thirty years of expertise in addiction and recovery with a simple mission in mind; to bring solutions to not only those suffering from Substance Use Disorder but also their families, friends and coworkers. They also wrote a book together: "Addiction Rescue: The No BS Guide to Recovery", and they are giving aw...

Our next guest is Larry Grogan! For 8 years, he and his dog Scrappy were a pet therapy team at a local children's hospital. But when Scrappy passed away, Larry turned to writing as his personal therapy. Two years later, he published "A Tail of Love, Life Lessons from Scrappy, a Pet Therapy Dog" which chronicles many of her life saving stories. Their mission is to share with the world the power of...

Our next guest believes that the trauma we are currently experiencing in our world today is manifesting in dramatic ways affecting our children, adults, couples, families, communities, and the world. Trauma drama is woven within the tapestry of humanity every thread connecting us to our greatest gifts and our deepest suffering. Trauma is in the spotlight. And no one knows this better than Dr. Kell...

Our next guest is Cecil Harris, a sports journalist who has covered major tennis events including the US Open and the Women's Tennis Association Championships in New York. He has written for the NY Times, the Associated Press, and USA Today. He is the author of several books, including "Charging the Net: A History of Blacks in Tennis from Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe to the Williams Sisters" and...

Our next guest was the devoted husband to his wife Beth for 40 years, the last 3 in the storm of terminal cancer. During this journey in the storm they grew so close to each other and discovered purpose as they encouraged and served those around them. As a dentist and certified leadership coach, he has devoted his life to helping others realize their potential. Everyone is in the midst of a storm,...

Our next guest is Dr. Sheena Howard. Sheena is an award- winning author, filmmaker and scholar. In 2014 Sheena became the first Black woman to win an Eisner Award for her first book, Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation (2013). The Eisner Awards are considered the 'Oscars of Comics'. She is also the author of several critically acclaimed books and comics books. In 2017, Sheena publish...

Our next guest is Sarah Callazzo. She used to wear smaller jeans and fake a smile. She liked having as many friends as possible. She would never consider herself a leader. Her camera roll was filled with 'progress pictures' of her body. She was fighting a losing battle with herself. She was in denial and was exhausted - but she would've never admitted it. Around 2 years ago, Sarah decided she didn...

Our next guest is Alonzo Cee, a higher education professional from Harlem, NY. He's a two-time graduate of Elon University in North Carolina - First getting his Bachelor's of Science in Statistics in 2018 and then getting his Master's of Arts in Higher Education in 2020. Alonzo believes this: that we have a deep and profound impact on each and every person that lives on this earth. Regardless of i...

Our next guest, Natasha Miller, isn't your average CEO. She sits at the helm of Entire Productions which has been an Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in America for three years in a row. Natasha studied entrepreneurship at the Harvard Business School and MIT, and is a trained classical violinist and accomplished jazz vocalist. She now resides in San Francisco, CA where she is a member a...

Today we have Annalise Sinclair, a homegrown Florida gal that transplanted to South Carolina by way of Ohio. While working on her Bachelor's degrees in Sociology and Anthropology at the University of South Florida, she was first diagnosed with chronic depressive disorder coupled with generalized anxiety. She spent the next 4 years balancing a sorority, academics, marching band, a full-time job, an...

Our next guest is Ed Latimore! He's a best-selling author, former professional heavyweight boxer (13-1-1 record), and a competitive chess player. His writing focuses on self-improvement and a practical approach to stoic philosophy. He likes to tell people that he has lived four different lives and from each of these lives, he's learned something that's helped him become who he is today. In episode...

Welcome to the Greek University Black History Month Celebration! We've got a great program today as our panelists start to decode black history magic including culture, community, campus, and career acceleration. We'll talk about normalizing anti-racist programs on our campuses for comprehensive development, the relevancy of Black History in Fraternity/Sorority Life, the history of the Divine Nine...

A native New Yorker, Zach Greenberg graduated from Binghamton University in 2013 and Syracuse Law in 2016. He developed an appreciation for free speech as the President of the College Libertarians and the Federalist Society where he sought to bring those with divergent opinions together for debate and discussion. After serving as a legal intern for FIRE, he became a student attorney for the Crimin...

Amanda Young is a Bestselling Author, Mental Health Advocate and Podcast Host. When life threw her a massive curve ball resulting in the loss of her dream job, Amanda used that moment to pivot her mindset instead of dwell in misfortune. She's used that setback to help set up dreams she never thought were possible: becoming a bestselling author who uses her voice to inspire conversations surroundin...