Career and Job transition – The Mentors Radio

In this episode of THE Mentors Radio, host Tom Loarie talks with Billy F. Wroe, Jr., founder of 1stWroe and author of Fire Your Job, Hire Your Passion (see link in Show Notes below). Wroe is a career professional in retail, recruiting, sales and management who has learned how to conquer the impossible by creating a life focused on following his passion. Even more, Wrote has mentored thousands with his insights and method for helping individuals to discover life solutions that work for them. On the show, Billy shows us how to discover, and then align, our passion with our day-to-day life.

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BILLY F. WROE, JR.:

• Bio: https://www.1stwroe.com/origin
• Book: Fire Your Job, Hire Your Passion — by Billy R. Wroe, Jr.
• Website: 1stWroe.com

You want inspiration? John Sitomer delivers in spades! As he puts it, “I spent one third of my life battling cancer. I’m thrilled it was me!” Today on THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with John Sitomer, a fitness entrepreneur, a dad, and the founder of South Florida’s Council of Dads.

For John, battling cancer has made him a better person and led him to discover his calling in life, namely, to mentor boys and girls who need a positive parental influence. You see, during John’s second bout with cancer, he didn’t know if he was going to make it or not. A friend gave him a book that ultimately changed his life, but he couldn’t even open the book or turn a page until about 10 months after he received it! As you listen to the show, you’ll hear the whole story and it’s a WOW! that’ll certainly spark ideas and inspiration for YOU, wherever you are, in whatever business you’re in, in whatever situation you face.

John talks about “brotherhood” vs. “friendship,” about “Pay it Forward” vs. being a victim, and about the blessings of seeing inner-city kids being transformed into confident, positive, givers. He talks about the men who told told him they’d been waiting a lifetime for something like this (South Florida’s Council of Dads) where they can give! And… John talks about having NO fear!

The book John received, by the way, is The Council of Dads, written by another dad, Bruce Feiler, who had faced a similar situation as he also had battled cancer. You can find it listed in our Show Notes below.

John Sitomer:

• BIO: See two news articles on John Sitomer below.
• BOOK that changed his life:
  • The Council of Dads: A Story of Friendship & Learning How to Live, by Bruce Feiler
• South Florida’s Council of Dads:
  • Local ‘Council of Dads’ Takes a Unique Look at Community Service and Charitable Giving Dedicated Dads — Feature story in the Wellington Insider magazine
  • John Sitomer and The Council of Dads—AW Spotlight

In this episode, The Mentors Radio Host Tom Loarie talks with Guest Mentor J. Budziszewski, Ph.D., an internationally renowned philosopher at the University of Texas and the author of several books including his newest book, How and How Not Be Happy. They explore and discuss the 13 myths of happiness, talk about “imperfect happiness,” and identify the one simple key to true joy and a happy life.

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J. Budziszewski, PhD:

• BIO: https://law.utexas.edu/faculty/j-budziszewski/
• BOOKS:
  • How and How Not Be Happy – by J. Budziszewski, PhD
  • What We Can’t Not Know: A Guide – by J. Budziszewski, PhD
    • In this new revised edition of his groundbreaking work, Professor J. Budziszewski questions the modern assumption that moral truths are unknowable. With clear and logical arguments he rehabilitates the natural law tradition and restores confidence in a moral code based upon human nature. What We Can’t Not Know explains the rational foundation of what we all really know to be right and wrong and…read more>
  • The Revenge of Conscience: Politics and the Fall of Man – by J. Budziszewski, PhD
  • How to Stay Christian in College – (a popular guide for young people) – by J. Budziszewski, PhD
  • Written on the Heart: The Case for Natural Law – by J. Budziszewski, PhD
  • Natural Law for Lawyers – by J. Budziszewski, PhD
  • The Line Through the Heart: Natural Law as Fact, Theory, and Sign of Contradiction – by J. Budziszewski, PhD
  • On the Meaning of Sex – by J. Budziszewski, PhD
  • Commentary on Thomas Aquinas’s Treatise on Law – by J. Budziszewski, PhD
  • Commentary on Thomas Aquinas’s Virtue Ethics – by J. Budziszewski, PhD
  • Commentary on Thomas Aquinas’s Treatise on Happiness and Ultimate Purpose – by J. Budziszewski, PhD
  • Commentary on Thomas Aquinas’s Treatise on Divine Law – by J. Budziszewski, PhD

In this episode, executive producer Karen Walker interviews the original three hosts of The Mentors Radio—Tom Loarie, Ric Brutocao and John Phillips. Each is a highly sought-after, successful CEO of their own companies, in three very different industries. That said, they each share a passion and history of highest ethics throughout their careers and a passion for helping others succeed.

Tom Loarie began work as a brick layer to earn money while in school but he is most known for a stellar career in the life sciences field, as a start-up CEO for a number of companies, some of whose medical devices have saved lives and reversed the course of serious disease. He is currently the start-up CEO of Silicon Valley-based Bryologyx, developing a new class of drugs to enhance the response rates and treatment durability of cancer immunotherapies.

Ric Brutocao hails primarily from the tech arena, ultimately launching and eventually selling his own company. He also has served as a remarkable CEO, President and Executive leader in a number of other companies including the international luxury appliance company DACOR, at least one winery, an Italy-based yacht company and too many others to list. The founder of DACOR once noted that “Ric is the best operational manager I’ve ever seen.” Ric currently serves as managing partner of Laguna Hills, CA-based Venture Financial Partners.

John Phillips, Jr. co-founded with his wife, Mary, what has become one of the largest stained glass companies in the world, Associated Crafts® & Willet Hauser® Stained Glass Studio. He grew up in the industry, often accompanying his father on stained glass sales or follow-up visits. Then he worked in the industry, learning all aspects of the craft and business. By the time he and his wife launched their own stained glass company, John was already a sought-after industry expert. But he added a fresh, new level of technology and automation that enabled them to deliver superior customer experience and a superior satisfaction guarantee. People noticed. The quality of their craftsmanship, the superb customer communications, employee training and efficient problem-solving quickly set their company apart from others. And, John remained a go-to friend, helper and advisor in the facility management, stained glass and related industries when peers sought help. His drive for excellence paid off. Within 15 short years of launching their business, one of the largest legacy stained glass firms in the country—over 100 years old—invited John to consider acquiring their company. The rest is history. Now John and Mary own and run Associated Crafts® & Willet Hauser® Stained Glass Studio.

In this episode of The Mentors Radio, you’ll get first-hand, real-world insights into how to run a successful business, regardless of industry or experience. It’s raw and real and a lot of fun to learn from these three Master Mentors!

You might think you can’t learn life-changing business success principles from a seasoned teacher who spent much of his life helping at-risk youth succeed in every way—from school to happiness to forging their own strong families to careers—but you’d be wrong! You can learn a TON from this award-winning changemaker, Dr. Joseph Marshall, and The Mentors Radio host Tom Loarie in today’s engaging and inspiring episode. “Doc” Marshall delivers down-to-earth, first-hand, real-world tips and advice for success in life and work.

MacArthur Genius Award-winner Joseph Marshall, Ph.D., is an author, lecturer, radio talk show host and most importantly, a former math teacher and administrator with the San Francisco Unified School District and a long-time community anti-violence activist.

As a public school teacher, he grew sick and tired of watching his most promising students fall prey to the lure of gangs, drugs, and crime, and end up either dead or in prison.  Finding that neither the justice nor school system seemed willing even to try to address the underlying problems–to give the kids the kind of information and assistance they really needed–he leapfrogged right over the system and co-founded the Omega Boys Club, based upon the belief that young people of the inner city want a way out of the life they’re in, but just don’t know how to get out.  Since the club’s inception in 1987, with a handful of kids in a community center basement, he and his small army of street soldiers have already helped 600 kids out of gang-banging and drug-dealing, and pushed, tutored, driven and even funded 140 inner-city kids into colleges around the country.

He’s the co-founder and executive director of Stay Alive and Free, a nonprofit dedicated to keeping at-risk youth alive and free, unharmed by violence and free from incarceration. Dr. Marshall has won MANY MANY awards for his successful leadership and results, and he continues to win awards. He also founded the Street Soldiers National Consortium, a group of activists dedicated to preventing violence nationwide, and co-founded the Omega Boys Club.

Dr. Marshall’s life-transforming, proven principles of success lie in treating violence as any doctor would treat a disease. And these principles transfer to anyone’s life and business, no matter what age, and no matter where you are in the growth and learning curve!

BIO: https://usfblogs.usfca.edu/sfchangemakers/2020/07/02/dr-joseph-marshall/

BOOK: Street Soldier: One Man’s struggle to save a generation, one life at a time, by Joseph Marshall

WEBSITE: Stayaliveandfree.org

RADIO SHOW: https://stayaliveandfree.org/programs/street-soldiers-radio/

VIDEO on Dr. Marshall: https://vimeo.com/209971873/b6856b832c

AWARDS (partial list):

• MacArthur Genius Award
• 2012 “Best Community-oriented Radio Program Award” from SF Weekly for Street Soldiers
• 2004 Ashoka Fellow
• 2001 “Use Your Life Award” from Oprah Winfrey’s Angel Network
• 1996 Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Award from the National Educational Association
• Essence Award honoring outstanding contributions by African American men
• Leadership Award from the Children’s Defense Fund
• 1994 MacArthur Fellows Program

This Memorial Day weekend on The Mentors Radio, Host Tom Loarie honors Vets in an in-depth interview with two remarkable veterans, George Randle and Mike Sarraille, on their outstanding success helping veterans transition into civilian jobs that are well-suited to their military and leadership training, adaptability and individual strengths and passions. Mike Sarraille is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer, founder and board director for VETTED Foundation and the co-founder, managing partner and CEO of EF Overwatch. George Randle is retired U.S. Army, whose assignments included Berlin Brigade, US CENTCOM, III Corps, deployments to Africa, Central America and Guantanamo Bay, and key leadership assignments as Platoon Leader (twice), Exec Officer for the largest company in Berlin and Company Commander at Ft. Hood, TX. He has 20+ years of Fortune 100 and 1000 human resources and talent acquisition executive experience AND he created one of the largest, most successful Veteran Hiring Programs for a Global Fortune 50 firm…Mike and George continue to help transition vets into civilian jobs successfully

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This weekend on The Mentors Radio, Host Tom Loarie interviewed James Sutcliffe, the entrepreneurial, London-based founder and CEO of The Founding Network, a free international collaboration platform for entrepreneurs who are founders of companies. In this episode, you’ll hear Tom and James discuss first-hand experiences in business and start-ups of any size, including challenges, discoveries and the “why” behind The Founding Network, as well as its impact on entrepreneurial achievements. Pretty awesome stuff!!!

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In this episode, Host Tom Loarie talks with guest mentor Tatiana “Tajci” Cameron, an inspiring singer and songwriter who traded the glamour, fame and money of nearly overnight, Platinum record-selling fame in her native Croatia, for artistic freedom and an authentic personal and spiritual life. She left it all behind, only to gain far greater happiness, meaning and success. In this episode, Tajci shares her hard-earned insights on brokenness, including ways that it permeates our culture and seeps into unexpected places, impacting ourl ives and those of our loved ones… and how to anchor ourselves to live our truest self and find genuine peace and happiness.

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In this episode, host Tom Loarie talks with Carol Fishman Cohen, founder and CEO of iRelaunch. Learn how to start again in your career, even after a long break! …And learn how to start again, to re-enter the workforce, with success and doing what you enjoy. Anyone who’s taken a long break from their career — for any reason — knows it isn’t always easy to pick up where they were when they’re ready to re-enter the work force. This weekend’s guest mentor, Carol Fishman Cohen, knows the challenge first-hand and decided to do something about it. So can you! Listen to the radio show below. or…Don’t miss an episode and get free podcasts here (on ANY device, any platform!).

In today’s episode, Host Tom Loarie interviews two stand-out mentors—Justice Alan Page in the first half of the show and Mike McCoy in the second half of the show—both are University of Notre Dame (UND) football and Professional National Football League greats dedicated to building our future by helping to influence and shape today’s youth in positive ways.

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First, Tom talks with Retired Justice Alan Page, who is the first African American to serve on Minnesota’s State Supreme Court, a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and who played with the Minnesota Vikings, was named 1971 MVP in the National Football League, is a member of both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame, and a member of UND’s 1966 national championship team.

In the second half of the show Tom talks with Mike McCoy, former defensive tackle with the Green Bay Packers. You’ll learn why both of these influential men are focused now on building a future with America’s youth, inspiring them to be all that they can be and to lead their best lives.

• FOUNDATION: PAGE EDUCATION FOUNDATION (page-ed.org)
• BIO & BOOKS: (below)

Alan C. Page was born August 7, 1945, in Canton, Ohio.  He graduated from Canton Central Catholic High School in 1963, and received his B.A. in political science from the University of Notre Dame in 1967 and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1978.

After graduating from law school, Alan Page worked as an attorney for a law firm in Minneapolis, then served seven years as an attorney in the office of the Minnesota Attorney General.

He sought election to the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1992 and won, becoming the first African American on the court and one of the few associate justices ever to join the court initially through election, rather than appointment by the governor.  

When Justice Page was reelected in 1998, he became the biggest vote-getter in Minnesota history. He was reelected in 2004 and 2010 and served until he reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 in 2015.

Law was Alan Page’s second career; he was first known for his skills in football both in college and in the NFL.  At Notre Dame, Alan Page led the school’s storied football program to the 1966 national championship, and in 1993 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Alan Page was a first-round draft choice of the Minnesota Vikings in 1967 and he played for the Vikings until 1978. The last three years of his football career were with the Chicago Bears, 1978–1981. During his career, Alan Page played in 218 consecutive games, earning All-Pro honors six times, and was voted to nine consecutive Pro Bowls.

In 1971 he was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player, becoming only the second defensive player in history to be named MVP. In 1988 Alan Page was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

In November 2018, Justice Page received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

In 2019 he was chosen as a member of the NFL’s 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.

BOOKS:

Justice Page and his daughter, Kamie Page, have written four children’s picture books:

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• MIKE’S WORK WITH YOUTH: MIKE McCOY MINISTRIES (https://mccoy77.com/)
• BIO: (below)

Mike McCoy is a native of Erie, Pennsylvania and a graduate of Cathedral Prep High School.  He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a BA in Economics where he played football and was a Consensus All-American. He was chosen UPI Lineman of the year and was sixth in the Heisman Trophy balloting his senior year. He was the #1 draft choice of the Green Bay Packers where he played defensive tackle. He played eleven years in the NFL – seven with Green Bay, two with the Oakland Raiders and two with the New York Giants.

Mike received many awards including the Packers Rookie of the Year, Packers Dodge NFL Man of the Year, Notre Dame Pro Player of the Year, and induction into the Erie, PA Pro Hall of Fame, Cathedral Prep Hall of Fame and the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Mike is a recipient of the Harvey Foster Humanitarian Award by the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association and was also Inducted into National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame. Mike was also awarded Bronco Nagurski Legends award which recognizes the best of the best of defensive football players in last 40 years.

Mike served on the Board of Directors of YMCA Camp High Harbour, Camp Hope in Georgia, Pro Athletes Outreach and Wisconsin Special Olympics.

Mike is President of Mike McCoy Ministries. He speaks primarily in Catholic Schools across America and abroad. He has also been a speaker for the National Catholic Educators Convention, Catholic Men’s Rallies, Bill Glass Ministries in prisons and to parents and coaches through the Notre Dame Play Like a Champion program.