Character in Action

Frank Skinner is a deacon at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in High Point, North Carolina. In this episode, Matt speaks with Frank on what character means to him, and what it's like working as a Catholic deacon.

If you live in the Myrtle Beach area, you're probably familiar with a man named Greg Rowles. Greg is a popular entertainer in the area, and has had a lucrative career. Winning the popular television program Star Search in the 1990's, he is perhaps best known in the area as the longtime emcee for the Alabama Theatre in the popular Barefoot Landing shopping and entertainment center in North Myrtle Beach. And in April, he opened the Greg Rowles Legacy Theater, which is also in North Myrtle.

This week, he talks with Matt about his career, as well as how he defines character - and certain traits of the 7 Degrees - in both his profession and personal life.

Greg Rowles Legacy Theatre: https://gregrowleslegacytheatre.com

In this week's episode of Character in Action, Matt sits down with Bert Giles, a youth minister at the University City United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina to talk about how he interprets the character traits of the 7 Degrees of Change, and also shares his over 30 years of being a positive influence on young people - especially teenagers.

In this episode, iconic Triad radio host Lora Songster talks about how she has practiced the character traits of the 7 Degrees of Change throughout her long 26 year career.

In the final episode of the year, we talk with Keith Hobgood - the illustrator of The Phoenix book series and a co-founder of Out of Our Minds Animation Studios. He talks about his career in animation and art in addition to some remarkable stories he has to tell about the traits of Respect, Responsibility, and Empathy.

This week, we speak with environmental lawyer Tony Francois. Not only do we talk about his life and career, but we also talk about what he thinks it means to be a good citizen.

This week, Matt and fill-in host Carmen Ramirez speak with John Dooling, a member of the Redwood City, California-based Chesterton Academy of St. James' board of directors. We talk about how a classical education can help students develop good character in their lives.

Engineer and public speaker Winston Liu was born in the People's Republic of China, and has experienced advirsity firsthand when he became a political prisoner in the communist regime. This week, Winstin talks with Matt and Robby about his experience, as well as his involvement in the popular stage show Shen Yun.

Mark Walker served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2015-2021. And now he faces his biggest task since serving in congress... running for governor. On this episode of Character in Action, Walker talks with 7 Degrees of Change Foundation chief technical officer Matthew J. Norcross and producer Robby Dilmore about his life and career, and how he uses good character to get through it all.

This week, we speak with Brit W. Moore, a member of the city council in High Point, North Carolina. He speaks about how he demonstrates character as a representative of his city as well as in the private sector.