GrowthReady Podcast with Steve Mellor

This episode we speak to Christine Reppa who is the founder of both Noya Yoga Apparel & Reppa Athlete Management. Her story is one of self-discovery through a wealth of life experiences following college graduation where she travelled the globe and learned what it meant to "empower" others. 

With a unique interpretation on how to "brand" yourself in this modern day work climate and a passion for building relationships, Christine Reppa provides fantastic lessons for all to learn from!!

On this episode we speak with the Founder & Owner of Gr8nola, Erica Liu Williams. Her story is one of patience and taking advantage of opportunities when they come along. A former swimmer, turned Stanford graduate, Erica started her career in the Valley before realizing her future lay in a snack she was making for family and friends. Now distributing to Google, Twitter, & across the Valley, Erica is building a brand that establishes health within snacking & doing it all one step at a time

This week we speak with Scotland Foss, a former All-American Linebacker at Western Oregon University who is now working as a Regional Sales Manager at Plan Grids. 

Scotland's life and career has been all about finding ways to stand out in order to achieve high levels, and through his underdog mindset and "All In" approach, he has achieved big things in his young career and shares some insightful approaches for former athletes looking to find their way in their career.

On this weeks, 2-part episode we sit down with the United States first Olympic Champion in Kayaking from the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Joe Jacobi. 

Joe is now the creator of '5 with Joe', an organizational development company providing lessons & strategies to reach optimal performance - as individuals or as a team. 

We discuss the story & evolution of Joe's pursuit of Olympic Gold, the competitor he became, & the many components to the services he is providing today to companies across the globe.

Part 2 of this weeks, 2-part episode with the United States first Olympic Champion in Kayaking from the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Joe Jacobi. 

Joe is now the creator of '5 with Joe' which is an organizational development company providing lessons and strategies to reach optimal performance, whether as individuals or as a team. 

The second part of our discussion focuses on Self-Talk, his practitioner approach to his work, and also the transparency he finds in the results of his work

On the first episode of the New Series I sit down with Scott Spradley, CTO with Tyson Foods. We discuss how finding the love in what you do can greatly impact your career, specifically when it comes to making change & leading teams. A self proclaimed "tech-geek", Scott also loves sport and played collegiate level Basketball before moving into the tech industry. He's held leadership roles at Global Fortune 50 companies now for 20 years and brings an elite management perspective to the show.

On this episode we sit down with Pete Bush, the owner of Horizon Financial Group where he is a certified financial planner and has been for 30 years. Pete got a "head start" in life following his 4 years at LSU playing baseball with Skip Bertman, who taught him the importance of building relationships and taking ownership in the pursuit of success.

Today I speak with Eric Norman, Vice Chancellor & Dean of Student Affairs at Purdue University - Fort Wayne. Eric sheds light on key components that will help young professionals attain job opportunities and for succeeding within these roles. He also provides insight into how athletes and educators share traits in getting ahead in life, as well as explaining how each can be compared to the other. This former swimmer & swim coach, turned academic is a terrific resource for all levels of professionals.

This week I sit down with Athletes to Careers Coach & VP, Penelope Yamauchi to discuss her company, her role, and how to best prep to find the job you want!

Penelope walks us through the specific traits you need throughout any hiring process, what attributes you likely already have but don't realize, and the art of "finding your flow state"

Athletes to Careers helps 100's of former athletes successfully find the career they want & they are there to guide you through the entire process, as your coach!

On this episode I speak with the Chief Encouragement Officer for Compete Every Day, Jake Thompson. We discuss the importance of establishing a "Day 1" so that, from that point on we can compete with everything we achieved the day before and continually strive to better ourselves!

Jake is a man of Grit, Process, & has constantly overcome Adversity, providing numerous perspectives on how anyone can make the most of their situation in life by embracing the competitive nature of an athletes mindset.