Coates Connections

Shannon Haggerty Berends joins the show this week to give the lowdown on all things sweets. As a celebrity Baker who attended a prestigious culinary institute in NYC, Shannon has learned so many tips and tricks to make the most amazing desserts! You will be salivating while you listen, so be prepared! From working at previous Bakeries, Pepperidge Farms, Pepsi Co, and many other great foods factories... Shannon had learned so much and now has her own store in the Salted Baking Co.! Listen how Shannon shares her inspirational story in creating that company and how you can go and purchase some of her delicious treats on her Salted Baking Co. Etsy website page today! As one of the most happy and fun people I know, listen as Shannon gives some great stories about her amazing family, talks about the fun of Disney as the Superfan she is, and of course hear as she completes our famous Crazy Question segment! All this and much more on a jam packed pod you won’t wanna miss!

We welcome to the show Jimmy Friel-Wall! Jimmy is the awesome cousin of our host Paul, and is the Strategic Account Manager at Marlin Capital Solutions in New Jersey! Listen to Jimmy’s amazing story of becoming the very successful person that he his today! As our first guest from the LGBTQ community, Jimmy details the story of how he came out as gay to his family and society! Jimmy lets us in on all the details with his special and beautiful family, including mentioning the great process of adoption! Jimmy and Paul have a civil, joyful, and loving discussion on political topics of the day! Listen as Jimmy gives his personal perspectives (with a leaning democratic/liberal tilt) and how we can use different perspectives to understand both sides and try our best to come together! And of course there is our famous crazy question segment that Jimmy undertakes as well! It’s one loaded and extremely fun pod you won’t wanna miss!

Y’all like a man who loves to have a good time, well meet Zander Cojocariu! Zander is a ball of joy and is looking to make a difference in the world! After a being involved in a major car accident as a teenager, Zander has begun to appreciate the gift of life and see things in a new way! Zander shares his story of recently converting from Judaism to Catholicism, as well as a strong interest in the world of politics! Zander will share his perspectives from a conservative slant. (The liberal/leaning democratic perspective will be released next week! Crazy question segments and so much more fun you won’t wanna miss it! With the goal of bringing the world together, Zander is a great guest to listen to! Be sure to catch a listen!

Join us for our 2nd PPT(Paul’s Personal Thoughts) Episode, as Paul shares a reflection about the upcoming Easter holiday! The glorious story of Easter and the Resurrection of the Lord can be relatable in someways to our life today in dealing with intense suffering, then finding success and light at the end of the tunnel. Paul will also usher in “Coates Connections Appreciation Week” as we thank all our extremely talented guests and special listeners to the pod so far! Much more is planned for the pod, but the amount of support we have been given is remarkable so this Thank You message was overdue! May each of you have a wonderful Easter holiday and I hope you can catch a listen to this episode!

Join us for a very special “Blexit Talk Edition💜🎙” of pod this week as Blexit Pennsylvania State Director Sean Pinkett and his long time buddy and local business owner Keenan, join the show! Sean and Keenan will share their stories of success and how they “bet on themselves” to get where they are today! We talk film 🎞, wrestling 🤼‍♀️, working their way from the ground up and give scenarios of people even in the worst situations that can find success! It’s an uplifting, positive, moving, and inspirational pod you won’t wanna miss! Be sure to tune in!

The great Jeremy Tobin joins the show this week to detail us on so many fun things going on in the world right now! Specifically his past and recent efforts with Penn State’s THON event to raise money to find a cancer cure! Jeremy details the process of everything that goes into THON, from fundraising to dancing, so don’t miss it! Other knowledgeable points are given as well including some Birds and Mars Rover Space talk! This episode is LOADED with fun, including a crazy question segment to top it off! Be sure to tune in!

In the 2nd Part of our 2 Part Episode Extravaganza, Maggie and Paul talk on the very important topic of mental health and the awareness needed for this issue. Maggie and Paul bravely share their experiences coping with this matter in their everyday lives. A MAJOR NEWS bomb pertaining to the podcast and March Madness is dropped in here as well! Be sure to check it out!

Join us as Maggie Tyndall hops on the pod for a very special 2 Part Episode Extravaganza! In this episode(Part 1), Maggie will talk all about her intriguing life and how she came to develop such a strong passion for theatre and Disney! Maggie can sing, dance, and has never once not been on the Dean’s list in college! She can seriously do it all! And her knowledge on all things, especially theatre/Disney, is impeccable as you will find out in our amusing “Mickey Mouse-tastic” trivia segment! You won’t wanna miss a moment of this magical first part of the episode!

Mike Baumgarten joins the show to detail all his awesome and unique experiences as a student athlete. Mike has had his fair share of accomplishments and bumps in the road along the way, and shares his experiences and advice to all the listeners out there. Paul and Mike talk about the 4 major Philly sports teams and their outlook, as well as play an intense Hot Takes game sure to fire you up! Mike Baumgarten is busy dropping so many “Baums” in this episode that you won’t wanna miss!

Assistant Director of Advancement and Head Coach of Track and Field/XC at Little Flower High School in Philadelphia, Laura Presser, joins the show to talk all about her unique coaching experiences and techniques! Laura explains how she was introduced to coaching, her top-rated coaching style, coaching during a pandemic, and how’s she balancing everything all the while planning for her major wedding in the near future! From Crazy Track Trivia to spilling amusing and memorable deets on some of her past student athletes, there is no lack of fun on this episode! Tune in, you won’t wanna miss it!