Authentically American

Authentically American

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Authentically American episodes

  • Founder and President of Samaritan’s Feet International, Manny Ohonme
    Host, Dean Wegner, sits down with Manny Ohonme, a philanthropist, social entrepreneur, businessman, author, and speaker. Manny is founder, president, and CEO of Samaritan’s Feet, a nonprofit organization established in 2003 that has provided more than 6.5 million pairs of shoes to individuals in need across 88 countries around the world and in hundreds of cities across the United States of America.
    47 min
  • Lieutenant General (Ret.) Keith M. Huber
    In this episode, host Dean Wegner sits down with Lieutenant General (Retired) Keith M. Huber for an inspiring discussion of leadership, authenticity, and service to country.
    Huber’s 38 years of service in the U.S. Army included most recently command of the Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435 in Afghanistan. He also served as a company commander, battalion operations officer, brigade and division operations officer, battalion commander and director of civil-military affairs with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell.
    He earned the Combat Infantryman, Expert Infantryman, Master Parachutist, Combat Diver, Special Operations Diving Supervisor, Air Assault and Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification badges and was Special Forces and Ranger qualified.
    Huber is now MTSU’s senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives. He helped create The Charlie and Hazel Daniels' Veterans and Military Family Center.
    1 hr 3 min
  • Lieutenant General (Retired) Keith M. Huber
    In this episode, host Dean Wegner sits down with Lieutenant General (Retired) Keith M. Huber for an inspiring discussion of leadership, authenticity, and service to country.
    Huber’s 38 years of service in the U.S. Army included most recently command of the Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435 in Afghanistan. He also served as a company commander, battalion operations officer, brigade and division operations officer, battalion commander and director of civil-military affairs with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell.
    He earned the Combat Infantryman, Expert Infantryman, Master Parachutist, Combat Diver, Special Operations Diving Supervisor, Air Assault and Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification badges and was Special Forces and Ranger qualified.
    Huber is now MTSU’s senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives. He helped create the Charlie and Hazel Daniels' Veterans and Military Family Center.
    1 hr 3 min
  • Nashville Predators President and CEO, Sean Henry
    Host, Dean Wegner sits down on location at Bridgestone Arena in Downtown Nashville with another great American, Sean Henry, the CEO of the Nashville Predators.
    Sean has been instrumental in building one great sports franchises, and one of the great live experiences in all of American sports and entertainment.
    1 hr 3 min
  • White House Chef and Combat Veteran, Andre Rush
    In this episode, host Dean Wegner sits down with one of the top chefs in the United States military, Chef Andre Rush. Chef Rush has cooked for four Presidents and many high ranking military officials. He is known worldwide for his advocacy for military service and suicide prevention, doing 2,222 push ups every day to raise awareness for the cause.
    46 min
  • Former Navy SEAL Team Leader, Jason Kuhn
    Former Navy Seal and Founder of Stonewall Solutions, Jason Kuhn talks with host, Dean Wegner about his journey overcoming crippling performance anxiety that derailed his professional baseball career aspirations. Jason now trains sports teams and business leaders on mental toughness.
    54 min
  • U.S. Congressman Mark Green
    Host, Dean Wegner, interviews special guest, U.S. Congressman, Dr. Mark Green. Congressman Green graduated from West Point before becoming an Army Ranger, a decorated combat veteran, an ER doctor, a successful business leader, and United States Congressman.
    36 min
  • Renowned Golf Course Architect, Todd Jester
    Host, Dean Wegner, sits down with world renowned golf course architect, Todd Jester to discuss design, entrepreneurship, and the future of golf. Jester learned the ropes of course design with Jack Nicklaus himself, and has designed some of the world's top courses, including Trump National Golf Club Bedminster.
    44 min
  • Dr. Carol Swain, Author and Political Commentator
    Host, Dean Wegner, sits down with author, speaker, and TV commentator, Dr. Carol Swain. From high school dropout and teenage mother to highly accomplished university professor and public intellectual, Dr. Swain has a uniquely inspiring story.
    49 min

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The Authentically American Podcast features inspiring stories of great Americans who are making a difference in their world.