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In this episode, Nalani Iosia and I discuss the following, and yes, it is volleyball-related- Starling South Bay Volleyball club, and playing for dad! Club volleyball, where can it take you? College recruitment The Grand Rapids Rise professional volleyball team Nutrition and rest for athletes Leadership Nalani Iosia was born and raised in Southern California and is a professional volleyball player for Major League Volleyball’s Grand Rapids Rise. She has been playing volleyball since she was 5 years old and grew up in a volleyball family, so I’ve been surrounded by the game from an early age. I played club volleyball at the club my parents started, Starlings South Bay, before moving to Mizuno Long Beach, where I played for seven years. Nalani played high school volleyball at Redondo Union, and during my sophomore year, I verbally committed to playing college volleyball at the University of Texas at Austin. She went on to play at Texas from 2020–2022 before transferring to Michigan State University, where I finished my college career from 2022–2024. Her freshman year at Texas, we made it to the National Championship, followed by an Elite Eight appearance my sophomore year. At Michigan State, I earned multiple Defensive Player of the Week awards and was named Defensive Player of the Year my senior year. After college, I was drafted by the Orlando Valkyries and helped the team win the 2025 PVF Championship.

Donovan Ivory is a professional basketball player currently playing in Europe for CS Valcea 1924 in Romania - Division A . Today's episode features topics such as- Influence of Dad and Brother: The enablers Kaukauna- The community NIL-what's up Journey to D-1--The long and winding road European ball- What's the deal High School Accolades Attended Kaukauna High School...led the Ghosts to the sectional final as a senior...averaged 20.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.8 assists...named first-team all-state Division 2 by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association...honorable mention all-state selection by the Associated Press...Started on Kaukauna's 2018 Division 2 State Championship Team... 2019-20 (Freshman - UMass Lowell) Played in three games for the River Hawks, scoring two points, grabbing five rebounds and dishing out one assist...enrolled at Boise State in January...sat out spring semester due to transfer rules... 2020-21 (Sophomore - Boise State) Appeared in three games...made Boise State debut against New Mexico (Dec. 21) ...one assist and one steal at San Jose State (Dec. 31) ...sat out first semester due to NCAA transfer rules after joining the Broncos in January 2020...

East Side Fish Fry is a well-known restaurant in Lansing, Michigan. It wasn't always that way! Henry Meyer is the epitome of "never say quit"! When Henry bought an investment property in Lansing, he intended to rent it out to a small business that was looking to set up shop. There was a problem, the first of many. No one would rent it, so Henry decided to utilize the building, really out of necessity; East Side Fish Fry was born. Listen to this fabulous interview with the man who has dealt with so many troubles; he really should write a book in his spare time. Henry also discusses his newest business, Fortuo , a great marijuana dispensary in Lansing. In this episode, please listen for these points- Being an involved Dad Never say die Give em a chance How to bounce back

Since 1970, Airport Tavern & Steakhouse has been Lansing’s neighborhood steakhouse and bar. In today’s interview Marcus Powers will discuss his core principles and business savvy! Hospitality at its core Restaurant industry Las Vegas industry experience Lansing experience personal/ professional My vision for ATS. Bio: Grew up in Tucson AZ Went to culinary school at AIPX Externship at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris France Continued education at NAU Worked at Emerils fishhouse Worked for a restaurant chain that was private when I started that went public Went back to work for Emerils Delmonico's Steakhouse as a manager and eventually a Sommelier

Scott Warriner is a legend in the high school athletics coaching world. Both as a wrestling coach, winning 4 state championships, Scott also coached softball for 20 years. He amassed over 500 wins in both sports in his tenure. Today's episode, we discuss these topics High expectations Longevity of coaches Building relationships Enhancing athletes' skills to enjoy the sport Understanding that an athlete's passion can fuel coaches With eight grandchildren, Scott now loves to coach up his children's children, isn't that what we all should do?

Once again, D. Leon Stokes has hit a dinger, a home run, a great book! '50 Things to Do In a Lifetime", inspired by God's grace, to embrace the gift of life we have been blessed with through the exploration of 50 key life encounters across five categories- Travel Life experiences Professional development Health Personal growth Find more at this website for more intel on D. Leons work!

Lucas Ring is a Human Resource business partner with Neovia Logistics in Indianapolis. This episode focuses on the #ReFiring of a young person from 4.0 Deans list in college to now an up-and-coming performance expert. In this episode we talk a little about: Rugby Relationships Academia NASM certified trainer Managing energy  Connect with Lucas

In this episode which is filled with massive amounts of intel we discuss with the energy kingpin the following- AI and the power grid Natural gas demand and power demand The fragility of the electric grid Rising electricity prices Increased opposition to data centers The renewable rejection database What's next for nuclear Please subscribe to Roberts outstanding Substack for much more information!

We spend more on healthcare than any nation in history… yet Americans are dying younger than people in every other peer country. Every generation deserves a healthier America than the one before it.” Dr. Matt McCord is an anesthesiologist and acute pain physician who has spent 32 years on the front lines of American healthcare. Over those decades, he has watched something deeply troubling unfold: America leads the world in healthcare innovation, yet those breakthroughs have never translated into better or more efficient care — and now the gap is widening in the wrong direction. — pulled downward by four forces we created ourselves: routine opioid prescribing that turns acute care into lifelong dependence, smoking and preventable disease, metabolic illness we refuse to prevent, and a healthcare industry bloated with middlemen who profit when care fails. Our team wants to help wean America off its dependence on opioids and rebuild the health of our communities. So, we found Opioid Free America for one reason: The tool we need to fix this already exists — claims data. For too long that data has been hoarded, distorted, or weaponized against patients, employers, and prescribers. We are reclaiming it. We turn that data into the most powerful force for good American healthcare has ever seen — exposing waste, predicting risk early, identifying harmful prescribing patterns before addiction starts, and empowering clinicians with insights they were never given. This is not simply about ending unnecessary opioid exposure — though that alone will save countless lives. It’s about something bigger: Leaving the workforce, our communities, and this country in better shape than we found it. Our mission is to partner with prescribers — the people at the front line of pain care — and give them the education, standards, and data-driven tools needed to prevent addiction before it begins. We advance safer care, opioid-free recovery, and evidence-based alternatives that protect patients rather than expose them. Better health. Lower costs. Longer lives. It all begins with data — and ends with America leading the world again in health, not falling behind.