Between the Game and Life

Many people go through life with a blah attitude! Basketball taught me how to approach life with gratitude and the fortitude to constantly improve!

This episode I am joined by my good friend Marcellus Barksdale. We get deep as we discuss playing high school basketball in Lexington, KY, dealing with tragedy, his college career and the ups and downs that came with it. We also touch on being young professionals and his passion to give back to the community through an annual week long event called Soul Feast. This conversation was a lot of fun! Enjoy!

Dennis Neumann is known professionally for working as the play by play announcer for the Orlando Magic for many years! We discuss his life and journey to working in professional sports, a little insight on the players he got the chance to see and his faith! I hope you enjoy!

Jerica Williams is someone I met through a post that someone liked on LinkedIn where she shared how she was terrible at 10 but fell in love with basketball and the game changed her life. She played at UCLA and SDSU, owns a business and is a coach for Windward in LA. During our conversation we discuss her work ethic, her commitment to UCLA, the struggles she experienced in college and gave up the game, how she was led back to the game through a job and then used the game to start a business and how she gives her life back to the ladies she coaches! This was an awesome conversation that is rich on work ethic, leadership, bouncing back from adversity and seizing opportunities. I hope you enjoy!

Jarrod Polson and I share our reactions to UK losing to Michigan State!

As an introduction to Season 2, I tell a story about how I was a selfish basketball player until I had a reality check my junior of college and how what I learned that year has given me the most benefit in my life!

Today's episode I speak with my college coach, Wil Shouse! My tenure with Coach Shouse started off rough but we developed a strong relationship and I consider him a brother, friend, and mentor! Enjoy!

Johnathan Davis is a former Kentucky basketball player. He played under Eddie Sutton and Rick Pitino. He had an up and down tenure at UK but focused on building a life after basketball. He is the founder and owner of JT Davis Asset Management and a Lexington Socialite, I hope you Enjoy this conversation!

If you know basketball then you know Steve Smith, the legendary coach from Oak Hill Academy. Under his leadership, Oak Hill was a National Champion 9 times, he coached 32 McDonald's All Americans, over 40 NBA players that either attended Oak Hill or graduated from Oak Hill (the likes of Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Rajon Rondo, Rod Strickland) and a National Coach of the Year 4 times. You may know the name but maybe not the story of how Oak Hill was built! I enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do as well!

Coach Larry Kihnley is a coach at PRP High School in Louisville, KY. He grew up, attended, played and has coached at the same school and area for over 50 years! He was the assistant for 38 years before becoming head coach in 2019. He could have taken Division 1 jobs but he chose to stay at PRP. He is highly regarded from his former players and is well-known in the community and the state of Kentucky! Enjoy our conversation about staying true to the mission, staying true to the community and staying true to the kids he has coached!