Roughnecks Podcast

Commitment is not an April Fools joke. We all have things that we commit to in life but do we truly commit to them? 

Chris Bonner joins for the second time on the Roughnecks Podcast to wrap up our mindset segment in the month of March. Chris is a great person for this topic. He has been through some stuff that has helped him developed a mindset that is mimicable. Chris hit it right on the head when he said that we need to "callus our mind". Mindset is not something that happens at the snap of a finger. It takes...

Cole catches up with an old high school friend and teammate, Corey Hare. Corey and Cole played football together at Watkins Memorial High School in Pataskala, Ohio. Corey was fortunate enough to go on to the next level and continue his football career. After spending one year at Ashland he ended up making a bet on himself and transferring to Ohio University. In this episode, Corey speaks of the le...

Jerry Harper is an Ohio Wesleyan alum. He played football for the Battling Bishops his four years away from his home in California. After returning home post-graduation he started his business, One Speed Athletes, where he trains and coaches athletes. In this episode, we discuss the hardships and pleasures of entrepreneurship. His "Motivation Monday" is one to listen to with the glow stick analogy...

Joining the Roughnecks Podcast for episode 25 is Lindsay Karas Stencel. Lindsay is a venture capitalist and partner at Thompson Hine LLP. She got her MBA from THE Ohio State University but is Buffalo through and through. On top of all the things that she has accomplished in life she is also a co-founder of BOLD Ventures, helped co-found the W fund which is a women-led and women-focused investment...

We move on to March with the topic of mindset and attitude!

Wrapping up the month of February with the topic in mind of passion is Trevor Garber. Trevor is currently the head middle school football coach at Newark Catholic in Newark, Ohio. I first met him a little over four years ago when he was one of my personal trainers at Elite1Fitness. Trevor truly has a passion for coaching and teaching young kids how to learn and grow as individuals. He is someone t...

Arguably the biggest guest to ever join the Roughnecks Podcast is on this week for episode 22. Matt Barnes is the morning co-anchor for NBC 4 news in central Ohio. He has an obvious passion for broadcasting as well as sports. He loves helping others which is part of the reason that he was named Ohio's big Brother of the year in 2020 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Hope you enjoy listening...

Joining the show this week is someone by the name of Nick "Money" Moyer. Nick is a kicker at Ohio Wesleyan University. To go along with the Roughnecks Podcast monthly topic of passion we allow Money Moyer to share his passion with his beloved Cleveland Browns. 

We are already into the second month of 2021. This month's topic of the Roughnecks Podcast is Passion and Love. They are the same but different. In this episode, I introduce the topic and guests for the next 3 weeks. At one point of the episode, I will read a short portion from chapter 9 of The Winners Manual by Jim Tressel. This chapter is titled love and talks a lot about discipline and commitme...

Episode 19 features a very good college friend of mine by the name of Hunter Coil. Hunter is currently a voluntary assistant at his alma mater, Ohio Wesleyan Univerity. So, technically my good friend is also my coach. He shares so much good insight and advice that is good for everyone but especially good for people who are getting ready to go to college or currently in college. Learn from the hist...

Carter Franklin joins the Roughnecks Podcast for episode 18. Carter is a content creator who makes hype videos and personalized athletics videos. He has done work for Ohio Wesleyan Athletics, high school teams, Cardale Jones, and others. He is currently freelancing and making content for Cleveland Browns defensive end, Myles Garrett. Be sure to check out his sweet stuff on Instagram, Twitter, and...

Episode 17 features a personal inspiration of mine, Trevor Scott. Trevor is an entrepreneur who has opened not one but two gyms (Elite1Fitness and Apex Fitness Center) along with a healthy food company (Simply Fit). He talks about his inspirations and some of the work he has done. He gives life advice to go along with his business advice. This is a great conversation with Trevor Scott! Hope you en...

We are back with another episode! This is the first episode of 2021. I hope that everyone had a fun and safe time over the holidays. As was stated in the previous episode the podcast is going to shift slightly. Each month will be based on a topic from what is called the champions manual. The month of January will be inspiration . This episode is to introduce the topics and guests!

Decided to end the year by taking a trip down memory lane with our previous 14 episodes from 2020. This year has been tough but there are some positives. Listen to a little motivational clip from each one of the guests who were featured on the Roughnecks Podcast this year.  Huge thank you to all of the Roughnecks listeners out there. Thank you to Teddy Houlihan, Joe Aichele, Tyler Shuster, Jo...

A former Purdue University running back, Richie Worship, joins the show this week. Richie went to Valley Forge High School before earning a scholarship from the Boilermakers. He talks about his recruiting process, his time at Purdue, and the injury that cut his football career short. I have never met Richie but this was a great conversation with many learning takeaways.  Thank you to the peop...

Joining the Roughnecks Podcast for episode 13 is Artie Douglas. Artie is an entrepreneur, boxer, leader, and mentor. He talks about his athletic background, his father, and his business that he started called Only My Best. Make sure you go follow Only my best on Instagram (only_my_best_apparel) and check out their website https://onlymybestapparel.com/ .  Give these pages a follow on Instagra...

I bring on a long time friend of mine, Cam Smith. Cam and I played high school football together at Watkins Memorial then got the opportunity to play together at the college level. Cam is now married, started his career and teaching, and just wrapped up his first year as a head coach for the Danville Blue Devils. Check out this episode as we talk about why he choose Ohio Wesleyan, why he chose to...

A quick episode inspired by the Simon Sinek video, "How Great Leaders Inspire Action". A lot of people think from the outside in and forget their reason why. This episode talks about why it important to start from the center with your why and work your way out not only in business but life as well.  Simon Sinek - How Great Leaders Inspire Action

Morgan Cotter joins Cole on the Roughnecks Podcast this week making him the seventh coach from the Ohio Wesleyan football staff to make an appearance on the show. Mogan talks about how he worked his way up from a walk-on back-up long snapper at Kent State to becoming a scholarship starter. He even adds in an interesting and comical story about the short time he spent playing with Pitsburg Steelers...

Casey King joins the Roughnecks Podcast this week. After spending some time at Toledo, Casey decided to join the United States Marine Corps. He was deployed for Operation Desert Storm. After serving our country Casey went on to become successful in both the coaching and business world. Listen in as Casey King talks about his time at Toledo, serving in the military, coaching, and his life in busine...

Teddy had to miss this week's episode, but it did not stop Cole from diving into a fun conversation with a former football player at THE Ohio State University.  Owen Fankhauser is the current corners coach at Ohio Wesleyan University. Despite being told no from Kent State and Ohio State (at first) when trying out for their football team he pushed through to become a walkon for the Buckeyes. O...

Max Mordarski join the Roughnecks Podcast for episode 7. Max is a student coach at Ohio Wesleyan University but was originally recruited to be a placekicker. He had to give up playing the sport of football after tearing his hip labrum not once, but twice.  Wanting to stay around the sport he stepped on the coaching staff as a student coach. Max explains his 500 plus day journey of tearing his...

Cole and Teddy bring on another old college buddy, Chris Bonner, to join the Roughnecks Podcast. All three of them have experienced something their senior year of college athletics that held them back from playing.  We get deep in this episode and talk about how no matter what you have thrown at you in life you have to try and make the most of it.  Accept your role in whatever it is and...

Since Teddy couldn't make it this week, Cole dives into the idea of leadership and the qualities that come into it with the head coach of Ohio Wesleyan University football team, Tom Watts. They talk about what qualities a leader has, why it's tough to be a leader, and some of the people who made an impact on Coach Watts' life. They finish up with a quick story about the time when Coach Watts met t...