Talks, Tactics and Tequila

John Mollura went from being a literal rocket scientist to a multi-award-winning portrait photographer and coach.   He educates and empowers his keynote audiences to turn down the volume of Imposter Syndrome and provides coaching for men to help them stop the endless cycle of "what ifs" and become men of authentic action.   His unique career path provided life experiences that most only dream of....

Joe was awarded the Tony and Joseph Jefferson Award for his acclaimed performance as Richard Roma in David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play  Glengarry Glen Ross .  Some of Joe's film and television highlights are  House of Games ,  Searching for Bobby   Fisher, Godfather III , his Emmy, and Golden Globe nominated role of Dean Martin in  The Ratpack , his Emmy nominated role of Pipi Delana in  "...

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Guest: David Kitchen aka Coach Kitch   Coach Kitch is the Founder and President of Edge Leadership Academy. He is a former Division 1 Coach, and a PhD Candidate with a master's degree in sport psychology, who has a decade of experience building leaders, culture, and mindset at the highest levels of sports and business. He is the author of The Pyramid: A System for Building Tomorrow's Leaders Today...

  Mike Kuchinsky is a Maryland native. He retired from the US Secret Service Uniformed after over 30 years of service. His current "retirement job" is as campus police on a small Maryland college.  He and his ex-wife, Caroline, have three wonderful children. Mike is an avid supporter of the US military and is proud to serve as a surrogate father to several wounded veterans.   @operationenduringhop...

  Debbie is the Co-Founder and CEO of Jalisco International Import, Inc., a minority woman-owned business that produces and owns the ultra-premium tequila brand  Señor Rio Tequila . She founded the business with her late-husband, Jonathan Gach. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, she worked for over two decades in the Banking and Real Estate industries. During that time, Debbie developed her love o...

Brian and Rami Head have been together twenty years and married fourteen.  Brian is the founder of Head Start Equity and Rami is a Senior Manager in corporate America.  They live in Texas with their two beautiful daughters.   Check out Head Start Equity Fundraising Campaign for Breast Cancer Research's fundraising page, for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation - https://give.bcrf.org/ fundraiser/...

  Welcome to Part Two of our conversation with Oscar Marti, a Cuban-American who immigrated to the US at the age of 7 during Operation Pedro Pan in 1961. He is now a Broker-Owner at Concierge Realty Associates in St. Petersburg.  HIs story of what happened between those two events is the subject of this two-part show.   This week's Tequila: Don Julio Rosado Reposado   Join the conversation at http...

  Oscar Marti is a Cuban-American who immigrated to the US at the age of 7 during Operation Pedro Pan in 1961. He is now a Broker-Owner at Concierge Realty Associates in St. Petersburg.  HIs story of what happened between those two events is the subject of this two-part show.   This week's Tequila: Don Julio Rosado Reposado                              

  Marques Ogden is a former American football player. He was drafted in the 6th round of the 2003 NFL Draft.  He played with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills and the Tennessee Titans. He is a graduate of Howard University. He is now an inspirational keynote speaker, author and podcaster.  He and his two daughters live in their new home in  North Carolina.   https://www.mar...

Luke Mitchem is American singer/songwriter whose music taps into the flowing musical rivers of folk, blues, and ballads. His music is heartfelt, poetic, and exemplifies the ups and downs of life. Luke's journey with creating music began nearly 15 years ago, when he decided to pick up the guitar and learn a few chords. Influenced by not only current and past musicians such as Bruce Springsteen, Ell...

John Kreng was born in Washington DC, the son of the Cambodian Ambassador to the U.S. He is of Chinese and Thai descent. He started practicing martial arts at the age of 12.  John trained with several world champions and even competed on the national level until he incurred an injury.  This injury pushed him to pursue his other passion, comedy, which he honed at the Comedy Cafe in DC.  He then mov...

Greg Somers of Seminole, Florida, is a retired law enforcement officer, who served more than 33 years in the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC. He commanded the  MPD's Joint Terrorism Task Force, and was also attached to the FBI and NCRS. He also served in many other task forces including the Violent Crimes and Gang Task Force and Vice.  Tequila: Padre Azul Premium Tequila Reposado

  Andy Shannon is a father of two children (a son 22 and daughter, 18), and he is a native Floridian who grew up in St. Pete Beach and now lives in St. Petersburg.  He was educated in the Diocese of St. Petersburg himself and is a career educator who is in his 33rd year in Education, with 28 of those in Catholic Education.    Andy has served as a Principal, Assistant Principal, Teacher and Coach a...

Jon Halapio played offensive line at the University of Florida, where was the Team Captain for two years.  He was drafted in the 6th round of the NFL draft. He was an Offensive Lineman in the NFL for 8 years.  He is currently the Offensive Line Coach at Northside Christian School in St. Petersburg, FL.  He and his wife have three beautiful children. Tequila: https://milagrotequila.com/shop    

Mary and Doug Meador have been married for 48 years.  They have 2 children, and 6 grandchildren.  They live in Kansas.  They love to garden, spend time with their family, go to church and have coffee together.  They are a wonderful example of marital love.  Tequila: Hornitos Reposado

  This week, Monica and Oscar chat with Chef Ralph Macrina. His grandparents immigrated to the United States from the village of Cantanzaro in Calabria, and from Naples, Italy in the 1930's. They settled in Brockton, Mass and The Bronx, New York, where he was born. Their names can be found on the Immigrant Wall of Honor on Ellis Island. Chef Ralph earned his degree from the Culinary Institute of t...

  Dr. Jeannie Bertoli is a Relationship Trainer, Author, Speaker and Coach. She has a Bachelors of Business Administration from The University of Georgia, a Masters in Child Development & Family Relations from East Carolina University and a PhD from Florida State in Marriage & Family Therapy. After 15 years of working as a Marriage & Family Therapist, she transitioned to teaching, training, speaki...

In the last episode of 2022, Monica and Oscar discuss the benefits, and pitfalls, of making promises to yourself over New Year. Being too ambitious can lead to failure, so setting achievable goals in key. But everyone has a story about a new year's resolution gone right, or wrong.  What are YOUR New Year's Resolutions? Have you made them in previous years, and did you succeed? Tell us your stories...

The Holiday commercials celebrate the typical family image of generational celebration, but as most of us know, the holidays also bring pain not portrayed in the media. If you're divorced, alone, lost a loved one, sick, or poor, the holiday season can be the most challenging of all. This week, Oscar and Monica talk about their own experiences of loss, and offer suggestions for making the winter se...

As the US Government prepares to launch a formal investigation into the presence of Unidentified Flying Objects, Oscar indulges in his favorite theories about aliens :-) The first time he recorded this episode with Monica, the files mysteriously vanished into space :-) And Monica saw mysterious green flashes in the sky. Only in Florida, folks. But Oscar recalls some unexplainable UFO sightings  fr...

This week, Oscar introduces Monica to an old friend, Jeff Gooch, who will be getting married on Veteran's Day, 2022.  Jeff began serving his country with a 4 year stint in the US Army.  He then spent a decade as a police officer in Colorado. After that, he worked either as a contractor or for federal agencies in Iraq and Afghanistan.  In this episode, he tells those stories. He has two awesome gro...

Monica and Oscar's guest this week is David Keuhner, the CEO and Founder of One Family Brewing, and the Managing Member of One Family Gives, a nonprofit helping families and individuals in need. David has been involved as an entrepreneur for multiple "start-up" companies such as JTech Communications , the leading provider of pagers for the restaurant industry, bought by Oracle; OpenTable ,  the  l...

This week, Monica and Oscar discuss unexpected loss, and the grieving process, as they welcome Nikki Stowell. Nikki is a rare native Floridian. She attended University of Florida and Stetson Law School. She is a professor at USF St Petersburg. She and her husband, Shane, have two beautiful children. She shares the story of losing her sister Amy (below) a college student who died after a 2-month st...

This week, Monica and Oscar discuss how sports shape our upbringing, teach us the fundamentals, and provide lessons which inform our lives in good times and bad.   Join the conversation at  www.talkstacticsandtequila.com or on Facebook and Instagram at Talks_Tactics_Tequila