Rounding The Bases With Joel Goldberg

Joel is kicking off Black History month with two individuals who fight every day to make a change. First up is the incomparable Chandra Clark, a Boston-based non-profit executive and model influencer of change. Also joining is Joel's good friend, Andre Davis, a high-powered business leader and social activist who hails from The Heartland. We’re diving into the impact of Black History and keeping i...

Roy Scott is a hip hop humanitarian, dropping beats that lift up the leaders of tomorrow. He’s a living transformation story who took his art from the block to the boardroom, (w)rapping tech, music and movement into one positively unique experience. Roy Scott is the CEO and music producer infusing culture into education through his groundbreaking platform, Healthy Hip Hop. By leveraging the power...

Brad Thies is the enormously influential CEO and Managing Partner at Barr Advisory, an IT governance provider putting people at the center of cybersecurity. Since 2014, he has optimized risk for savvy small businesses as committed to data protection as they are to their missions. What was once a niche is now a globally sought agent keeping bad actors at bay, empowering tech innovation, one enterpr...

Devin Henderson is a "tricked out" author, entertainer and corporate speaker inspiring big laughs and even bigger dreams. For nearly two decades, his award-winning performances have broken down limitations to challenge the boundaries of reality using a signature approach that is neither expected…nor soon forgotten. With the magic of mindset, he moves audiences to believe that something greater is...

Bill Hancock is the first - and only - Executive Director that the College Football Playoffs has ever known. He is one of the most influential people in all of college sports whose successful career has taken him to the highest echelons of intercollegiate athletics, where he has been a top decision maker in championship competition for the last thirty years. He's a man who is rarely the center of...

Cory Scheer is an the author, an advocate, and the Founding CEO of TrustCentric Consulting. Using an empirical framework that defines reality, he’s quantified trust to bridge organizational gaps. And by transforming theory into something tactical, has managed to do more than keep employees engaged and customers coming back. He’s created the data-backed strategy for long-term success. Website: http...

Happy New Year to all our listeners! We are starting off the new year with a bang! Joel's guest is an industry leading talent enabler whose expertise will push you out of your comfort zone and towards a better version of yourself. Wayne Hauenstein is the man of the hour. He’s the Founder and Principle of Learning Curve Solutions, where targeted frameworks move the needle from ‘meets expectations’...

As 2023 draws to a close, we’re taking a look back at some of the highlights - and curveballs - the year threw our way. Joining Joel Goldberg are two entrepreneurial standouts with uniquely different approaches to using where we’ve been to help get us where we're going. First is Maki Moussavi, the high-achieving anti-hustler on a mission to redefine the success paradigm. Also joining is Grant Good...

Tim Fulton is the Founding President of Small Business Matters with an expertise so fierce…it can only be matched by his advocacy. It’s a tireless commitment to the companies that drive us all, one that has earned him renown on a national scale for impact made. And through his support for the next gen of business standouts, has become the game-changing catalyst propelling startups and enterprises...

We're nominating Conrad Hawley as the Chief Energy Officer of the Iowa State Men’s Basketball team. He’s a fan favorite of Cyclone Nation whose energetic sideline demeanor has affirmed his position as the best in program history after just one season. With a reputation for being the perfect teammate, he measures performance not by points scored, but the energy he brings. It’s a powerful position w...

Ben Guttman, an award-winning marketing entrepreneur, is an educator, curator of ideas and now, the author of Simply Put. It’s a project that streamlines years of success blending technology with humanity into a rallying cry for better communication. With simplicity ever at the forefront, he helps leaders, teams and businesses cut through clutter so they can connect more clearly - and effectively...

Where there is collaboration, there is opportunity. Pauly Hart is the Executive Director of Lead to Read and under her tutelage, Kansas City’s most esteemed basic literacy program has more than tripled its impact, advancing a new chapter of success for our highest-need schools. With an inclusive approach that embraces whole-student development, the program instills proficiencies that extend beyond...

As the holidays draw near, we feel the callings of family and giving even more than at other times of the year. So what better way to kick off the season than with two guests who turned their mission to spread good cheer into a family affair. Tucker Lott and Dennis Powell Jr. are the civic-minded father and son-in-law duo behind The Soul of Santa. As the Founding CEO and Executive Director, respec...

It’s more than just baseball, or No Es Solo Biesbol. That was the mission for the Carlos Fortuna Organization, a foundation carrying on the legacy of a former minor league pitching prospect whose life was cut short by cancer before Carlos Fortuna could realize his dreams. His wish, as a young father, was to make sure other parents of athletes were equipped with the skills to be successful on and o...

Kicking off Season 9 is an exceptionally influential guest whose impact is so prolific, we just had to have her back on the show. Tiffani Bova is the trailblazing author of two Wall Street Journal bestsellers and an internationally renowned growth strategist. Her revolutionary approach disrupts tradition by putting people before profits, yielding unprecedented sales, innovation and - most of all -...

As Season 8 comes to a close, we recogize all of our outstanding guests including Tammy Buckner. Tammy Buckner rounds out our "best of" series and what a conversation this was! Tammy is a woman in STEM who has cracked the code for a more TEQuitable tomorrow. Her self-developed leadership dexterity isn’t just changing the trajectory of economic growth. It’s actually solving the problem of represent...

Before launching our next great season with amazing guests, we are taking a listen back to some of the highlights of Season 8. This episode features Luke Russert, a storytelling virtuoso. With a pedigree that’s as steeped in journalistic history as his, you could even say that it’s in his DNA. But the crushing weight of those very expectations are what sent him on a captivating journey to the furt...

As we continue to reflect on our incredible season, we take another listen to a phenomenal guest, Lauren Golden. She is an international bestselling author and award-winning CEO of The Free Mama, a global movement committed to helping 1 million women lead the awesome, guilt-free lives they deserve. She serves inspiration on the daily with her dynamic energy and megawatt smile, challenging the noti...

As we wrap up Season 8, we are reairing a few outstanding guests. First is Adam Miller, the newly-minted Head of Diversity and Inclusion at American Century Investments. As the resident hype man of everywhere he goes, he has a flair for working out challenges and making them fun. It’s a gift he has honored, and leveraged into a distinguished career. As their ace of authenticity, he brings gregario...

Alanna Rizzo is one of many the powerful female role models in sports broadcasting. You can see her on MLB Network, and while she may be best known for the indelible mark she left on Dodgers Nation, her work as a philanthropist is what has changed - even saved - countless lives. Alanna Rizzo is an Emmy Award-winning sportscaster and the President of Guidry’s Guardian, a foundation dedicated to fin...

Tim Flynn is a cutting-edge cybersecurity expert at the forefront of NIL protections. Nearly three decades of developing custom integrations honed his eye for system vulnerabilities. He is the co-founding owner of DataMolly and the wicked sharp purveyor of online safety solutions. He effectively wrote the playbook for collegiate competitors. And by protecting images, allows collegiate competitors...

On this episode Joel sits down with a lifelong philanthropist who has found a creative way to break the cycle of poverty. His name is Doug Cowan, President and CEO of Community Services League, where meaningful impact has been the mission for more than a century. In that time, thousands have had their lives changed for the better. Through integrated services, homeless individuals learn the skills...

Tracy Foster is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Screen Sanity, the international nonprofit addressing screen time. It’s one of modern parentings most complex issues, and one that she aims to simplify. By empowering adults with the tools they need, she has become the leader of a movement that maximizes benefits while minimizing harm, so kids can be kids…a little while longer. Check out our You...

Today’s guest is a dynamic connector of people whose highest calling is helping others reach their full potential. With honesty and integrity, he promotes total wellness through the art of taking responsibility for oneself, wherever they may be in life. Dr. Gilles LaMarche is the multi-hyphenate leader whose service is rooted in setting the example himself, as a healer, educator, author and beyond...

Big things are possible when goals and focus align. So when the future of our children is at stake, the only path forward…is together. Leading the charge is Torree Pederson, a passionate advocate for education. She’s the founding President and CEO of Aligned, the only non-partisan coalition of education-focused business leaders in Kansas or Missouri. Through advocacy across political aisles, she m...