The Shadows Podcast

Our first OFF THE AIR episode of the Shadows Podcast is now available at https://linktr.ee/ShadowsPodcast  What happens when they aren’t recording?  On this special holiday episode, Bodhi and Bautista talk about the genesis of the Shadows Podcast to include how it came to be, how they came up with the name, the evolution of the logo, the planning that goes into each episode, and how they...

The finale episode of the Rise From The Shadows season one is now available! In this episode, we get things started with a Senior Noncommissioned Officer in the United States Air Force and recently launched a YouTube channel called " Live Well !" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6m-T0GxuDQ), Mary Polanco discussing how we all need to be Listening to the Quiet. She outlines how putting yourself fi...

What better way to wrap up season 1 of Rise From The Shadows and 2021 than with two episodes packed with personal development?  In this episode, we kick things off with Leadership Development Course Instructor at Air University on Maxwell Air Force Base, Jason "JW" Womack, talking about Leading Humans Being. He covers topics such as self-reflection, understanding the three things our mind con...

From steaming collard greens and shucking peas to writing and recording a smash hit, “Whoomp! There It Is”, the Chronicles of DC Glenn is now available! DC is a film actor, voice-over artist, and one-half of the iconic 90’s hip hop duo, Tag Team. In this episode of the Shadows Podcast, he talks about how he established his hustler mentality at a young age. He also talks about he’s constantly tryin...

The Lima Charlie Network has officially launched! On 3 December 2020, the Lima Charlie team hosted a Facebook Live to familiarize you with our new team. As a proud member of the LCN, the Shadows Podcast is airing that event in its entirety, along with some bonus content from the network's "Wrangler" and newest co-host of the Llama Lounge Podcast, Nina Choy-Rohmiller. This podcast allows you to get...

The Chronicles of Jaime Andrews is now available! Jaime is an award-winning actress, producer, business director, and playwright. She’s also appeared in many commercials, movies, and television shows to include TruTV’s World’s Dumbest. She’s very transparent in this episode as she covers her upbringing in Long Island, her relationship with her father, bullying, anxiety, getting in with the wrong i...

On this Black Friday edition of Rise From The Shadows, we welcome Scott Mason back to the Shadows! During this episode, Scott tells the story of listening to Leroy Garvin playing the harp at his mother's church every fourth Sunday while singing "A Motherless Child." That song resonated with him as an adopted child. Scott discusses his journey from being born in England as Calvin Fronz Crowdey to b...

The Shadows Podcast: The Chronicles of Kaleth Wright is now available! Kaleth is a retired senior noncommissioned officer in the United States Air Force who served as the 18th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. He’s currently the Chief Executive Officer for the Air Force Aid Society. Kaleth opens up about his upbringing and the impact his mother made on his career. Why did he decide to join t...

The EQ Gangster, Noble Gibbens is back! This time he’s joining us on the Shadows Podcast! If you’re looking to get on an emotional fitness program, this episode is for you! Noble opens up about his upbringings and his emotional growth journey that stems all the way back to constantly arguing with his family. He also talks about bottling his emotions while attending West Point and how an argument w...

Happy Veterans Day! On this special edition of Rise From The Shadows, we welcome a Senior Noncommissioned Officer in the United States Air Force and cofounder and creator of Llama Leadership and cohost of the Llama Lounge Podcast, Joe Bogdan! During this episode, Joe talks about an eye-opening experience he witnessed where a leader displayed low character and the impact it had on others. Character...

“The Gay Leadership Dude” Dr. Steve Yacovelli joins us this week on the Shadows Podcast! Steve is the author of, Pride Leadership and the owner and principal of TopDog Learning Group. During this episode, Steve has made the most of the incredible opportunities he’s had in his incredible life. He went from working on a cruise ship to an entrepreneur. He discusses his upbringing, working for Walt Di...

Happy Halloween from the Shadows Podcast! Today we have a very special guest. She’s an accomplished author, actress (E.T., Cujo, The Howling, etc.), and the Scream Queen, Dee Wallace joins us for a Halloween edition of the Shadows Podcast now available at www.theshadowspodcast.com or https://linktr.ee/ShadowsPodcast . Dee says, “We all have our stories. The point is not to keep telling your story,...

George Linen Jr. aka “Fresh Linen” is a Noncommissioned Officer in the United States Air Force, Airman Leadership School Instructor at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, and an accomplished spoken word artist, author, and Tedx speaker. On this episode, George talks about the superpower we posses known as vulnerability. Throughout his life he suppressed his feelings from being a victim of domestic abuse...

Todd Simmons is the Chief Vision Officer and Founder of Courageous Leadership Alliance, a retired Chief Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force with over 25 years of service, author, coach, business consultant, and public speaker. During this episode, Todd opens up about his remarkable journey from 4thand 9th grade and struggling to read at a young age to eventually becoming the senior enli...

Rob Sanderson is a retired Police Sergeant with 18 years of service and the Founder and Director of Surf Waves Enjoy Life (SWEL). During this episode, Rob doesn’t hold back sharing his struggles. He talks about growing up as the son of a Navy fighter pilot and constantly having to adapt and overcome while struggling to fit into nine different schools. He talks about wanting to join the Marines and...

Amy Wade is a Senior Noncommissioned Officer in the United States Air Force and the Commandant at the Langley Airman Leadership School. On this episode, Amy takes this time to reflect on uncomfortable situations that she was thrust into at a young age, such as a public speaking contest. As terrifying as that sounds to most people, she constantly had the support of her mother. Amy’s powerful messag...

Check out the latest episode of the Shadows Podcast: The Chronicles of Adrian Miller. Adrian is an incredibly outspoken and very honest New Yorker with a very big heart. She’s a sales consultant, trainer, author, avid traveler, amateur photographer, theater lover, movie goer and networker extraordinaire. She launched her sales consulting business 3 decades ago and since then has worked in pretty m...

This week Todd Boczkowski joins us on an episode of the Shadows Podcast that’s filled with emotions. Todd is a trauma and PTSD survivor, author of My Two Angels: Turning Tragedy into Triumph, an Air Force Veteran, and has been featured on several crime shows such as Forensic Files. At the age of 5, Todd’s father murdered his mother. Then four years to the day, his father murdered his stepmother. T...

Llama Lounge Takeover week continues as W. Scott Greene joins us on this episode of Rise From The Shadows! On this episode, Scott talks about an article he wrote a few years ago titled “Attitude, Decisions, and Actions”. Scott shares his appreciation of the silence, solitude, peace, and darkness of an early morning drive to work. It allows him moments of reflection and how he’s in control of the d...

W. Scott Greene and Joe Bogdan from the Llama Leadership and the Llama Lounge Podcast takeover the Shadows Podcast for a special 50th episode! They have a conversation Tripp Bodenheimer about the genesis of the Shadows Podcast. What’s the meaning behind the logo? What’s the process for scheduling guest and the importance of pre-meetings? What has he learned about himself throughout the past year o...

Is Ego always a bad thing? How has your ego impacted someone you care for? How do you tame your ego? Why does ego always show up during feedback? What’s the difference between purpose vs. passion? Listen to Caleb “Pete” Pearson and Tripp “Buck” Bodenheimer discuss this topic on the September edition of the new Off the Air. Book Recommendation: "Ego Is The Enemy" by Ryan Holiday Quote: “When the eg...

Tony Richardson is a retired officer from the United States Air Force and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Capital Catalyst Group LLC. During this episode, Tony talks about growing up in his Grandmothers one bed room house, dealing with domestic violence, and racial issues he encountered while living in Mississippi. He discusses the emotional weight of a series of racist actions at Ole M...

Sha Sparks returns to the Shadows to discuss that voice inside our head. That voice can hurt us if we allow it to, but we need to realize that it can also empower us. On this episode, Sha talks about how in life we all want to belong, be heard, not be alone, and to be loved. However, the road to get there can be a tumultuous one. Sha is a believer that our childhood experiences shape our adult dec...

Nancy John is the co-founder and CEO of Seed Leadership, a Leadership Coach to Introverted Leaders, a Leadership Facilitator and Strategy Consultant, and Public Speaker. Nancy shares her incredible journey that helped shape her into who she is today from being born in India, attending grade school in Saudi Arabia, and finally settling down in Canada. She discusses how these experiences helped her...

Check out Episode 47: The Chronicles of Adam Boubede at www.theshadowspodcast.com or https://linktr.ee/ShadowsPodcast Adam Boubede is currently serving others as a Senior Noncommissioned Officer in the United States Air Force, he was named one of John Maxwell’s 2018 Top 100 Transformational Leaders and co-author of #Firestarter Book Project. We’re excited to have him as our guest this week on the...