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Neil Rogers, author of Bar Tips: Everything I Needed to Know in Sales, I Learned Behind the Bar and co-founder of Positive Activity, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Neil discusses his career in sales and how the idea for his book and company came about.  Neil’s Instagram: @neilrogerspositiveactivity Positive Activity Instagram: @positiveactivitytm Positive Activity Website...

Randall Thompson, Creator and Co-Founder of Dugout Mugs, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Randall discusses how and when he originally came up with the idea of the Dugout Mug. He also gets into the struggles he faced throughout the process of building a business as a young entrepreneur.  Randall’s Instagram: @randallbthompson Randall’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/...

Lance Brozdowski, player development analyst for Marquee Sports Network, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Lance discusses his transition from being an accountant at a big 4 firm to going to journalism school and eventually getting into sports broadcasting.  Lance’s Instagram: @lancebroz Lance’s X: @LanceBroz Lance’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lancebroz   This episode...

Ollie Joseph, singer and songwriter, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Ollie was born in Tokyo, Japan and was exposed to many genres of music as a child. He released his first single to all streaming platforms back in 2016. He discusses the journey of becoming a musician and his upcoming music tour, Better Late Than Never, in February 2025.  Ollie’s music can be found on Spo...

Ben Parten, author and assistant professor at Georgia Southern University, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Ben talks about his book, Somewhere Towards Freedom , which comes out in January 2025. He gets into the details of how he fell in love with history and writing growing up and the whole process to finish a book.  Ben’s publisher is Simon & Schuster , where you can...

Cory Moreau, Adam’s wife, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko to debrief all the events leading up to and that happened during their wedding. They both share the ups and downs of wedding planning and what advice they would give themselves if they could do it over again.  This episode can also be found on our YouTube channel: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3y42BgE...

Mary Erickson, artist, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Mary shares her story of how she found her passion in painting and the unique path to becoming an artist. She currently has studios in Marshville, NC and Venice, FL. She also hosts a summer retreat in Port Clyde, ME for artists to get a change of location and work together on their art. To learn more about Mary’s art p...

Madeline Hileman, DMV Emergency Medicine Veterinarian, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Madeline shares her journey through veterinarian school and what her day to day looks like now as an emergency vet, mainly cats and dogs, in Salt Lake City.  Madeline’s Instagram: @maddoghileman This episode can also be found on our YouTube channel: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/ch...

Brenden Curcio, CEO of ShortStaf, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Brenden shares his experience in the financial services industry, coaching baseball and soccer, and now his role as CEO of ShortStaf. ShortStaf is an on-demand staffing app for hotels, resorts, retail, restaurants, and more. To learn more about ShortStaf their website is https://shortstaf.com/   ShortStaf In...

Jacob Fassler, Senior Data Scientist at Amazon Web Services (AWS), joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Jake shares his experience in the Air Force and how he utilized the skills acquired along the way to get to where he is today. The discussion also goes into Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how that is evolving the world today.  Jake’s Instagram: @jakefassler This episode can...

Brad Reibel, high school teacher and basketball coach, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Brad shares his story of following his passion. During his college career he initially played division 1 soccer but realized basketball was his true passion and transferred. After graduating from college he got a job at Aon and very quickly realized corporate america was not for him. He...

Evan Brochin, Anesthesiology Resident, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Evan shares his unique story through medical school which involved being rescued by the Navy Seals during a hurricane and attending some of his classes on a boat. He also provides a better understanding of what an anesthesiologist actually entails. He keeps the conversation light as he grew up in Toledo...

Richard Cosgrove, Development Coach in the Orioles organization, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Prior to the Orioles, Richard started a company, Data Driven Duo, with a teammate from University of Valley Forge. The company focused on understanding and implementing the newest player development tools and technologies. Richard shares what he has learned a player, business o...

Raymond Sinibaldi, author, historian, & teacher, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Ray has written and published 15 books. He was also a teacher and baseball coach. Ray discusses people that have impacted his life and the lessons he has learned along the way. If you would like more info on Ray please use the links below. ⁠Amazon Book Store⁠ ⁠Blog (https://fenwaypark100.o...

Gaige Howard, professional baseball player, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Gaige shares his unique journey through the different levels of baseball and how he capitalized on opportunities as they came up. If you would like to follow Gaige's journey his social media handles are Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @gaigehoward23 This episode can also be found on our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Carrington Roberts, founder of SunState Yoga studio in St. Petersburg, Florida, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Carrington shares her first experience with yoga and how she eventually got to falling in love with it. While the conversation goes deep on topics, we keep the conversation light. If you would like to follow Carrington's journey his social media handles are I...

Kevin Guthrie, coach for the Florida Burn, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Kevin shares his experiences of growing up around the game of baseball and how that has helped him in his coaching career. Kevin also gets into some of the more nuanced things around coaching and how he has learned different lessons along the way. Kevin and Grant grew up together so they keep the co...

Quinnten Thompson, owner and operator of Ride Ur Way of Tampa Bay, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Quinnten shares his story of figuring it out after being let go from his corporate job in 2021. He got back on his feet by starting his own business. Quinnten has been friends with Adam and Grant since college so while the conversation is serious at parts, he is able to keep...

Denton McNamee, pitching coach for the Lindenwood University baseball team, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Denton shares his experiences of coaching at all levels, including college and professional baseball. Additionally, Denton has experience on the private side of baseball where he co-founded the Elite Baseball Academy in St. Louis, MO. Denton brings together his exper...

Dalton Guthrie, professional baseball player, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Dalton has had success in the game of baseball at all levels with 2 state championships with Venice High School, 1 National Championship with the Florida Gators, drafted in the 6th round by the Phillies where he made his MLB debut in 2022 and was part of the Phillies playoff run. Dalton is curren...

Tyle Hankins, Head Coach of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Baseball Team, joins the conversation with hosts Adam Moreau and Grant Banko to discuss building relationships with not just his players, but anyone that crosses his path. Adam had the benefit of coaching with Tyle on the Savannah Bananas for a summer and shares what he learned from Tyle. If you would like to follow Tyle&#3...

Erin Dixson, Assistant Coach for Georgia Tech Softball, joins the conversation with hosts Adam Moreau and Grant Banko to discuss her journey of betting on herself to land her dream job of pitching coach for Georgia Tech Softball. Erin discusses her unusual path of her playing career through college and how that helped her create relationships that would end up helping her along the way. Erin went...

In this episode hosts Adam Moreau & Grant Banko welcome the listeners to the Tea Work Podcast. They discuss the purpose of the show and what they hope to personally learn along the way.