Smile High Podcast Club

This week's Smile High Podcast Club (SHPC) show is the very first episode in Season 2. Yep, that's right, we've graduated to a new season with all new questions. To kick off this season, we have Nate's good buddy Matt. Matt's story is unique and the perspectives he shares are quite insightful. Amongst his many passions, Matt absolutely adores gummy products. If he had his way, he'd have gummy bear...

In this episode of the Smile High Podcast Club, Chad talks about his 30-day experience and some lessons he learned in taking on this incredible challenge. Thank you for listening to his story and we hope you enjoy the show. If you like the show, please share it with your friends and like us on Facebook.

This week's Smile High Podcast Club (SHPC) show highlights Nate's good buddy Chad. Chad is a man who is not a stranger to working hard in order to get things done. His uncanny ability to power through work weeks of 100 hours or more helped Chad develop valuable expertise in his field of work. After almost losing his dear mother to an aggressive form of pancreatitis, however, Chad found himself ree...

Alicia is back! Did she manage to fulfill her 30 day challenge? Was she able to defeat the messy trolls who left her shed in disarray? In this episode, Alicia tells us about how she was able to mentally condition her mind to get up the energy to fulfill her challenge. Alicia also shares some tidbits of knowledge about the importance of a cool attitude and thinking positive. Thank you for listening...

This Smile High Podcast Club (SHPC) episode highlights Nate's friend Alicia. Though Alicia's first language is French, she does a great job sharing her perspective in English in this interview. For those who wonder what it's like to live in paradise (i.e., New Caledonia: small French territory off the coast of Australia), this is a great show to listen to. Alicia shares a few stories from her life...

This Smile High Podcast Club (SHPC) episode highlights Nate's buddy Rob. Like Nate, Rob is an engineer. Though both Nate and Rob "geek out" a bit in reminiscing how cool our natural world is, Rob's practical perspective is relatable to all. An interesting event early in Rob's life made a significant impact in where he is today. He explains that he met a crossroad in his life where he decided not t...

This episode highlights Nate's good friend Ben. Ben is a very upbeat guy who has a strong passion for music. This is the 30-day follow-up for Ben. Thank you for listening to his story and enjoy the show.

This episode highlights Nate's good friend Ben. Ben is a very upbeat guy who has a strong passion for music. In fact, gaining a musical education as a kid was a serious inflection point in his life. He attributes the experiences that he received as a young boy in the marching band to being the genesis from which he developed a strong character and gained essential leadership skills for his life. T...

This Smile High Podcast Club episode highlights Nate and Doug's long-term friend Sam. Though he claims that he's just a man trying to figure things out like the rest of us, this modest guy has many important and deep insights to share. Sam is akin to superman in many ways. He's had a few open heart surgeries without the need of long-term medication. He attributes his recovery and good health to bo...

This week's Smile High Podcast Club (SHPC) show highlights Nate and Doug's dear cousin Natalie. Natalie's is a school teacher and a big fan of sports. She spends much of her time making a difference inside and outside of the classroom. She is a coach for her students in basketball and volleyball. Her method of instruction is to set high expectations for her students so that their potential can be...

This week's Smile High Podcast Club (SHPC) show highlights Nate and Doug's dear friend Sara. Sara's story is one of both love and loss. Having seen her father struggle with depression and eventually pass on, Sara learned at an early age to develop a strong compassion for those around her. Using this skill, Sara became a postpartum doula to help women with one of the most amazing celebrations of li...

This Smile High Podcast Club (SHPC) episode highlights Nate's brother and Doug's husband Dave. We are fortunate to have Dave share a portion of his life story with us. Dave explains that as an only child and being raised by both his mother and aunt and uncle his early life was not easy. There wasn't much money and he learned early on that he had to develop autonomy in order to meet his educational...

Darren is back and ready to report how he did in facing his fear of sharing a Book of Mormon. In this episode Nate and Doug interview Darren to see exactly how he tackled this difficult challenge of sharing a book that has changed his life with one of his close friends. Sure enough, Darren shares his good sense of humor and big heart with all of us on this episode. We are so lucky to have him on t...

This episode highlights Nate close friend Darren. Darren is a very devoted friend, husband and father. Early in his life, Darren had an experience which left a strong impression for him. He felt that though he had a loving father here on earth, he also had a heavenly father who was interested in his happiness. This life shaping experience has given him the strength and confidence that has helped h...

This week's podcast highlights Doug's good friend Jamie. Jamie is an entrepreneur who has a knack for succeeding in any endeavor he chooses to pursue. What brings him strength to venture out on his own and start new companies is a mantra that states that "necessity is the mother of courage". A tragedy in Jamie's early childhood helped him appreciate the fragile nature of life. He grew out of that...

This week's podcast highlights Doug's good friend Jamie. Jamie is an entrepreneur who has a knack for succeeding in any endeavor he chooses to pursue. This podcast is the post-30 day challenge summary. It wasn't edited, fully, so apologize for that. Thank you for listening to his story and enjoy the show.

Nate and Doug make their very first 30-day interview with their beloved sister Shannon. This episode is full of giggling and fun. This is just what happens when the three of these yahoos get into conversation together. Besides exposing their wild side on this podcast, the three amigos do get serious for a minute or two and talk about Shannon's experience during her 30-days of learning about her an...

Nate and Doug interview their good sister Shannon. Shannon is a mother who has a deep love for her family and friends. She shares her unique perspectives on life with Doug and Nate. Some of her secrets include how playing in nature and enjoying time away from the stresses of life can prove to be both healing and reinvigorating to one's life. Thank you for listening to her story and enjoy the show.

Nate and Doug interview their good friend Sariah. Sariah is a world traveler with a unique view on life. She's been to China, Africa, and many other places. The experiences she shares and her perspective are both inspirational and motivating. From this short interview, one can get a idea of how much Sariah cares for her friends and those fortunate to know her. Nate and Doug also get to know Sariah...

In this short but insightful episode, we get to review Michelle's 30-day challenge. Our listeners will be able to shoot the deeps with her as she navigates the topic of forgiveness and letting difficult issues go so that one can live a more fulfilling life. Michelle shares some additional lessons that she learned from her own life and from the books she read over the course of her 30-day challenge...

For today's show our guest's name is Michelle. When Michelle was young, she was in a serious car accident where she broke several bones in her face and body and lost a lot of blood. Fortunate for us all, she managed to cheat death. This second chance at life could explain her boundless amounts of energy and passion for life. With all of this energy, Michelle is heavily involved with various outdoo...

This episode highlights Nate and Doug's good friend Jim. Jim is quite a dynamic individual with a strong passion and interest for the spiritual realm of life. One interesting fact about Jim is that, as a perfusionist, he stops and restarts people's hearts for a living. This routine brush with life and death in the operating room may be one of the reasons why Jim has such an intense belief in God a...