Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream. This week's episode is with Dr. Scott Martin. Scott is a lifelong educator who has worked with students for the past 20+ years. He has led students on service leadership trips around the world that have included night snorkeling in Belize, backpacking in Colorado, horseback riding in Tuscany, serving the homeless in Italy, and living and working in several major inner cities across the United States. Dr. Martin works with city planners, school leaders, and community organizers to re-imagine institutions as places of moral health in pursuit of human and communal flourishing. Scott is the founder and executive director of Odyssey Leadership Academy a school where students pursue mindfulness, creativity, and scholarly inquiry to become architects of repair in their local communities and around the world.

Key Topics:

Everyone is a dreamer.

Being a life-long learner

Education is becoming the best version of yourself.

Run towards your passion. It will likely be painful and challenging, but it will matter.

Embrace the calling to be a part of something bigger than yourself.

You can pursue meaning in profits, power, pleasure…or PURPOSE.

Reimagining the structure of education and the current school system

Removing grades and tests from education

Mentoring is the most important part of education.

It’s not just about checking boxes on curriculum, it’s about building wisdom.

Learning by doing.

Learning is all about fostering community and doing things relationally.

Students need to know why the curriculum matters and that they do too!

Be patient with yourself, you will continue to grow and develop.

You’re not alone in your insecurity!

Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream. This week's episode is with Caine Monroy. In 2011, at the age of 9, Caine Monroy spent his summer vacation building an elaborate DIY cardboard arcade in his dad’s used auto parts store in East Los Angeles. Caine’s Arcade. Caine’s handmade cardboard arcade, inspired a global movement to foster creativity in kids, leading to the annual Global Cardboard Challenge. Today, Caine is an active member of Two Bit Circus Foundation’s Junior Board. He’s a Freshman in college and enjoys traveling, sneakers and inspiring creativity in kids everywhere.

-Growing up in East LA

-Entrepreneur mindset

-Unleash creativity by not following the directions on your toys

-Kids starting businesses

-Caine's Arcade

-Being resourceful and scrappy

-Never give up, anything is possible when you put the work into it

-Keep improving on your projects

-Schools should add more entrepreneurship and leadership to schooling

-Live below your means, live humbly

-Wait for your lucky break, don't give up!

-Stick to one project at a time instead of spreading yourself too thin

-Give each project your all before going to the next one

Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream. This week's episode is with Ken Parker. Ken is the Co-Founder & CEO of NextThought, an education technology company based in Norman. As a first-generation college graduate, Ken deeply values education. After career chapters in aerospace and Wall St technology, he helped co-found 2 startups: RiskMetrics (financial technology) and now NextThought. Ken is passionate about using technology to make education more effective and accessible. He loves Oklahoma and is a grateful member of Leadership Oklahoma Class 30.

Key topics:

-Growing up with an agricultural background

-The power of a mentor

-Computer programming

-Growing up learning and continue to learn throughout your life

-Starting a global start-up

-Tech entrepreneurship

-Financial Tech

-Education Tech

-Optimizing online learning

-Pivoting during the pandemic

-Using Virtual Reality for education

-Decide what you want in life and then go for it

-Maximum growth takes discomfort

-Take care of your health

Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream. This week's episode is with Matina Hunnell. Matina is a mom, entrepreneur, musician, school-founder and lover of coffee. After owning Imagine Music Studio and teaching private piano and songwriting lessons for 13 years, she founded Evergreen: an Acton Academy in 2019; an innovative K-6th school in Noble, OK. Matina has a Bachelor’s from Berklee School of Music in Songwriting and a Master’s from UCO in Jazz Studies. She became passionate about reinventing education for her children and community when she began seeing the light of curiosity dim in her own child. In discovering the power of student-driven learning no mountain became too high to climb to bring this method of education to her family and community.

Additional Notes:

-Education is power

-Growing up with lifelong learners

-Jazz Music and teaching music

-Acton Academy

-Socratic Method

-Hero's Journey

-Follow the call into the unknown to meet mentors and fellow travelers

-Turn challenges into adventures

-Reimagining education

-Student-driven learning

-Guides versus teachers

-We can give students tools instead of instructions

-You have to fail in order to learn and keep going

-Avoiding failure and living in fear will slow down your progress

-There are seeds of potential for genius inside of you, keep nurturing them and find those who can help

Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream. This week's episode is with Erica Ray. Erica was born and raised in the heart of Oklahoma. She began singing and writing her own music at a very young age. After graduating from the Academy of Contemporary Music in Oklahoma City, Erica began leading worship along with furthering her studies in Social Work. In 2019, she released her debut single "Masterpiece", a song purposefully written for a non-profit in her hometown that serves child sexual abuse survivors. Writing music has helped Erica in her healing process and she is dedicated to empowering those who are finding their voices. Her latest single, "At Home Now (Holy, Holy, Holy)" is an artistic expression of how faith is the source of her peace and sense of belonging.

Key points/Topics:

-Growing up in Oklahoma in the country

-What keeps you up at night? What do you wake up thinking about? What lights your heart up? That is your passion.

-Processing emotions through music

-Connecting with others through music

-Writing Music Process

-Musical creation is a team process

-Healing trauma through music

-Challenges and pain can come together to create a beautiful picture

-Don’t worry about the pressure of being perfect or fitting in. Your uniqueness is needed in this world.

-Write your dreams down and do not throw anything away!

-Dream LOUD!

Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream. This week's episode is with Patrick Fitzgerald. Patrick Fitzgerald is a senior executive with over 30 years experience in various industry’s (Technology/Retail – Apple iTunes, Entertainment – Walt Disney Studios, Financial Services – Citibank Caribbean & Latin America, and Consumer Goods – Campbell soup) with an exceptional track record for innovation, execution, leadership, success and mastery of various disciplines (General Management, Sales/Distribution, Marketing, Operations/Supply chain, and Business Development) with global responsibilities at both Apple and Walt Disney Studios. Pat and his family own and are currently opening several CycleBar boutique fitness locations in the Oklahoma City metro area.

Key points/Topics:

Excelling in any field requires hard work

Try everything!

Solve problems by treating it like a video game or puzzle

Working at Disney and Apple

Creating for the user, not for the money

Cyclebar and cycle classes

Making exercise fun

Physical activity will help with creativity and your mental power, so put the controllers down!

Creating opportunities in Oklahoma

You may not be successful all the time, but that doesn't mean you're not awesome!

Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream. This week's episode is with Sophie Radcliffe. In January 2013 Sophie gave it all up to create a new story. At 27 and running the commercial division at the UK's fastest-growing technology startup, she had everything society told her she should need to feel happy, but was restless. Three years later, her life has completely changed. She is now an endurance athlete, blogger, marketeer, model and motivational speaker. She found something she loved and set out to turn it into her life. The people she’s met, memories created, places explored and opportunities to create change, are beyond her wildest imagination.

Key points/Topics:

Growing up in the UK

Endurance Sports

Mountain Climbing

Running, Biking, Triathlons

Changing Careers

You are meant for adventure

Discovering your purpose

Boats are meant for sailing, not the harbor

The power of the mind through endurance

You are born to stand out

Follow the things that make you light up and lose yourself

Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream. This week's episode is with Chris Capehart. Chris Capehart is the author of Step, Life Story, The “Blank” Leader, The Intentional Year, Shaping Belief and #Goals.

While writing Step, Chris served as CMO at Oven Bits where he drove over 100% growth adding millions in revenue and helping to produce 20+ features in the Apple and Google app stores. This was done in partnership with brands such as L’Oréal, Lush Cosmetics, Hilton, and Vogue

Key points/Topics:

Growing up with a family business

Family struggles, growing up through divorce and tragedy

Serial Entrepreneurship

Failing

Taking one step at a time

The things you do when you're young matter

Proverbial Mile

Correctly value the words said around you and about you

Let your actions tell your story

You have everything you need to become the person you were meant to be

Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream. This week's episode is with Tyler Overton. Tyler is a traveling Pre-K Music and Movement teacher for Norman Public Schools and I travel to 4 Norman school sites and was nominated rookie teacher of the year! He is originally from Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys, and he went to school at the University of Oklahoma (Boomer Sooner!). He loves music, doing anything outdoors, completed his first Ironman race, and is married to his wife Savannah.

Key points/Topics:

Growing up musically inclined

Teaching and Elementary Education

Music Education

Ironman Triathlon

Crossfit Training

Persistence

Doing things you never thought you would do

Being Teachable

Relying on constants

Friends, Family, Faith

Social Unrest and taking action against racism

Getting to know people who are unlike you and getting out of your comfort zone

Education and Administration

Set goals and choose to do things that will get you to accomplishment.

For what you can't choose, change your perspective and choose joy

Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream. This week's episode is with Adrian Buendia. Adrian Buendia is an entrepreneur in Norman, OK. He attended the Law School at OU for one year before he decided it wasn't quite for him and bought Eskimo Sno in 2002 after working there for 2 summers. While being a Snow Cone Connoisseur, Adrian always had a passion for music and entertaining others. He started DJing in the late 90's as a hobby and eventually grew the DJing into a full-fledged production company! He and his wife now own 5 snow cone locations, their DJ company, and a new coffee shop.

Key points/Topics:

-Growing up in small-town Oklahoma

-Immigrant parents and high-achieving siblings

-Having fun, but staying true to values

-Family values

-Entrepreneurship and taking business risks

-Hiring methods: Competence + Consistency

-Opening a business during a pandemic

-Snowcone business

-Coffee Shop business

-DJ business

-Dreams require sacrifice