"What's Next?" with Joel Krogman

Rob Bell is a bestselling author (Love Wins, Velvet Elvis), a podcaster (The Robcast), a performer, and speaker. Rob came on the show to talk about his new book, "Where'd You Park Your Spaceship?", and how the experience of writing it was completely different from his other books. He shares about growing up on a hobby farm in Michigan, and how creativity helped him discover himself. We talk about...

Curtis Chang is a public theologian, entrepreneur, author, professor, and a former pastor. Curtis shares about experiencing anxiety as a young boy, and how it shaped him into adulthood. We talk about how anxiety is ultimately about loss, and the importance of having an identity that can withstand loss. Curtis also shares his take on the current role Christianity is playing in US politics and how a...

Justin Hoot is a partner at Someoddpilot , a creative agency for brands like Patagonia, Lollapolooza, FX, and more. Justin shares about growing up as a kid with anxiety, east coast vs midwest vibes, and how he has been able to move on from one thing to the next without having his identity wrapped up in it. We talk about how quickly it feels that time is passing, and the tension between pursuing ou...

 

Jeremiah Robison is a technologist building the future of human augmentation. He is the founder and CEO of CIONIC , a company building bionic clothing for mobility impairment. We talk about moving as a child, how mentors have helped him believe in himself, and how his daughter inspired him to do his life's work. Jeremiah shares about his goals for the future of human augmentation, and what a meani...

James Kanoff is a co-founder of The Farmlink Project , and co-founder and CEO of Terradot . The Farmlink Project connects farms with surplus to food banks to feed people in need. They have rescued 165,000,000 lbs of food, prevented 248,453 metric tons of CO2e Emissions, and delivered 137,500,000 meals. James shares about starting The Farmlink Project with some friends who just wanted to do somethi...

Dr Tracy Dennis-Tiwary is a scientist, entrepreneur and author. She is a Professor of Psychology and neuroscience, and director of the Emotion Regulation Lab at Hunter College in New York City, and co-founder and CSO of Arcade Therapeutics , where she is turning neuroscience research into gamified, clinically validated digital therapeutics for mental health. She is the author of Future Tense: Why...

Blaine Hogan is a director and author of Exit the Cave . We talked about his reasons for writing such an honest and personal book, and about the paradox between wanting to hide and wanting to be known. Blaine shares about leading creative teams while experiencing doubt, teaching his kids to do things even when they’re afraid, and about making the choice between cereal, bagels and waffles.  Ex...

Chaim Schalk is a professional beach volleyball player, olympian and AVP Champion. He represented the Canadian Beach National Team in the 2016 Rio Olympics and he now represents Team USA internationally, making a run for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. We talked about how growing up in a competitive household helped Chaim become a professional beach volleyball player, the dream of being a professional...

Hayley Santell is the founder and CEO of MADI Apparel , an ethical fashion brand headquartered in Kansas City, MO. Hayley founded the company when she learned that women’s underwear is the most under donated clothing item and tops the most urgent needs list at most domestic violence and sexual assault clinics. For every product MADI Apparel sells, they donate a pair of underwear to women in need a...

Dick Gould was the Men's Tennis Coach at Stanford University for 38 years from 1966 to 2004, during which time his Stanford men's tennis teams won 17 NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships. He was named “Coach of the Decade” for both 1980s and 1990s by ITA-Wilson. He is currently the Vice Chairman of the Board of TeachAids , a nonprofit that designs, produces and distributes health education all over the...

Joan Salwen is a co-founder and CEO of Blue Ocean Barns , a company growing and harvesting red seaweed that when fed to a cow reduces the amount of methane that cow produces by up to 80%. We talked self-doubt, believing in yourself after failure, and choosing to do the hardest thing in her professional career after having already retired from two very successful careers.

Susan Daggett is an interior designer and an influencer. We talked about how she grew her passion into her business, Kindred Vintage,, and how she balances being authentic and true to herself with the pressures of running a business on social media. Follow her on Instagram @kindredvintage

Antonio Allison is a professional basketball player in The Basketball League. We talked about childhood dreams, and finding the courage to keep chasing them down despite setbacks and challenges along the way. Follow him on Instagram @ datb0y_tone You can watch him play at thebasketballleague.net

Ricky Staub is a film director and a writer. He founded Neighborhood Film Co , a production company that apprentices the formerly incarcerated. We talked fatherhood, learning to get our identity from things other than our work, and Ricky's journey that led him from managing productions on films with $200 million budgets to moving into a homeless shelter. Follow Ricky on Instagram: @neighborhoodfil...

Bikash and Bipin are Nepali filmmakers, studying at SIUE in Edwardsville, Illinois. We talked about how our cultural roots have helped to shape our identify and outlook on life, how sharing our own stories have helped us believe in ourselves, and the experience of studying abroad in rural USA.

Taking a pause on posting new conversations this week to continue creating future episodes. Look out for Episode 10 next week!

Sarah Richardson is a co-founder and CEO of MicroByre , a biotech company that specializes in domesticating bacteria. A computational and molecular biologist, Sarah earned a BS in Biology at the University of Maryland College Park and a PhD in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Sarah is, like, really, really smart. But she’s also really down...

MoBella Russo is an interdisciplinary artist. Her work researches human connection through the foundational elements of psychology with social justice & performative art experiments. She is currently pursuing a masters degree in art therapy and counseling. Mo is my wife and the mother of our two kids. Follow her at @mobellarusso

Jon Guerra is a musician, singer, songwriter, recording artist, performer, producer, and composer. He does it all. He composed music for Terrence Malick’s film “A Hidden Life” and has a new record coming out in May 2023, with singles releasing prior.

Bill Curry was the Chief Program Officer at Breakthrough , a nonprofit organization on the West side of Chicago, where he lived and worked for over two decades. He is now the Vice President of Development at St Matthews House in Naples, Florida.

Dustin Tester is the founder and CEO of Maui Surfer Girls , a surf school on the island of Maui that empowers people with self-esteem through surfing and mentorship. Dustin is a big wave surfer, and is among some of the earliest women to surf Jaws. Surfing saved her life, and she has dedicated herself to giving that same gift to thousands of others.

Flaviano Bianchini is an environmental and human rights activist. He is the founder and director of Source International . Source International empowers communities that live in the most polluted places on earth to stand up for their rights.

Jake Harriman served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Platoon Commander in both the Infantry and Force Recon. Since then he’s founded two innovative nonprofits, and has continued dedicating his life to making the world a better place. Jake was a 2015 Presidential Leadership Scholar, a 2014 White House Champion of Change, a 2015 Goldman-Sachs Top 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs, and is the recipient...

Tom Marrero had a successful career with the FBI. But three years shy of retiring with a full pension, he resigned to run Wakefield BIochar , a company he started with his dad and brother.