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There was no shortage of NFL headlines to whet your appetite of intrigue this offseason. From the DeShaun Watson turmoil to the darlings of HBO’S Hardknocks training camp with the Detroit Lions, to all the quarterback movement within the AFC West division. My friends this is only scratching the surface of what happened during the NFL’S offseason. and now with the season a little more then a week away there's no time like the present, to provide you with an in-depth recap of what happened and how it'll affect the upcoming year both on and off the field. To accomplish such an objective, I’ve enlisted the expertise of Travis Tyler the host of The Football Savant Podcast and Travis on Sports as well. Tyler joined me this week to provide some in-depth analysis of some latest NFL headlines.

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Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-football-savant/id1588009291

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Are you willing to challenge yourself to push yourself outside of your comfort zone to experience your next level of prosperity, growth, and personal development? if you answered yes to this very question then Kevin Palmieri wants to hear from you. He's got his own story of redemption, perseverance and resilience to share.

“I am the CFO, Founder & Co-Host of Next Level University, a Global Top 100 Self-Improvement Podcast with more than 1,000 episodes and 600K+ listens in over 125 countries.

Some people find rock bottom… I found out that rock bottom had a basement.

In my mid 20’s… I had it all.

I had a beautiful girlfriend, high paying job, sports car, my dream body… but I still ended up sitting on the edge of a bed debating suicide.

After my rock bottom moment, I went all in on holistic self-improvement.

I was determined to overcome my anxiety, depression and to finally live the life I’d always dreamed of.

Years later, I now host a podcast that impacts hundreds of thousands of people in countries all over the world.

At this stage, I’ve helped grow the podcast into a multi six-figure business, and I’ve recorded well over 1,000 episodes.

I’ve also given hundreds of speeches, trainings and coaching calls with people all over the world.

The main thing that changed was ME.

I focused on learning what I didn’t know (unlearning a lot too), and my life started to shift.

I love talking about Consistency, Commitment, Habits, Mindset, Confidence, Fear, Relationships, Limiting Beliefs and everything in between.

I believe in a heart-driven but NO BS approach to holistic self improvement, and I look forward to teaching even more people about what it really takes to get to the next level!” He joined me this week to tell me more.

For more information: https://www.nextleveluniverse.com/

Instagram: @neverquitkid

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Cultivating the talent which lies within you starts by discovering what your non negotiables are and having the deliberate intention to remain true to those values. Which will hopefully propel you on a road towards endless prosperity. Brant Menswar is one of the country’s Top 10 motivational speakers, a best-selling author, award-winning musician, creator of the fastest growing book discovery app in the world and a self-professed coffee snob. His books expand on his ground-breaking work around values-based leadership described as “disarmingly simple and incredibly powerful.”

He has helped to change what’s possible for industry-leading organizations like Netflix, Verizon, Anthem, Siemens, Microsoft, ESPN, Hilton, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and dozens more.

Brant will help you and your organization discover their 5 non-negotiable values and how to live with deliberate intentions.

Passionate and engaging, Brant encourages audiences to discover their Black Sheep Values® and move forward with deliberate intention. His interactive and entertaining ways of defining what matters most enables audiences to develop the skills necessary to perform at the highest level.  He joined me this week to tell me more.

For more information: https://www.brantmenswar.com/

Twitter: @BrantMenswar

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Golf Canada reports: The game of golf accounts for an estimated $18.2B of Canada's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is up 14% from the $15.9B reported in 2014. At Golf Ontario, there on a mission to shape lives by leading, creating, and promoting positive golf experiences. The Golf Ontario (formerly the Golf Association of Ontario) as it is currently structured came into being in November of 2001, following the amalgamation of the Ontario Golf Association and the Ontario Ladies Golf Association. Prior to the amalgamation, the OGA and the OLGA had represented amateur golfers in Ontario for close to 80 years and had done an excellent job of building and promoting the game.

At the time of the amalgamation only Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan had taken the step towards amalgamation. Since that time, all of the Provincial Golf Associations have amalgamated and in 2005 the Royal Canadian Golf Association and the Canadian Ladies Golf Association completed the process.

In the early days of Golf Associations in Ontario, there were small associations, representing Private Clubs in the Toronto area and providing a service that was specific to golf championships. Over our history, the association has grown to the point where today our Club Members include Private Clubs, Semi-Private Clubs and Public Golf Clubs. The majority of our individual members are at the Private and Semi-Private Clubs, but the association also offers opportunities for individuals to join directly as members of a Public Player Program. At the present time, Golf Ontario represents over 450 Member Clubs and over 92,000 individuals making it one of the largest Amateur Golf Associations in the world. Nick Taylor is the Senior Director of Marketing and Communications for Golf Ontario. He joined me this week to discuss how the association is working to grow the game of Golf across the province of Ontario.

For more information: https://www.gao.ca/

Follow: @TheGolfOntario

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According to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), there are approximately 420,000 kids in foster care in the United States. Averaging around half a million children annually, foster care provides a temporary home for a high number of children throughout the United States. Lance Hillsinger was a child welfare social worker for 34 years. In retirement, He’s written two books: In Place of the Parent: Inside Child Protective Services and Build a Better Bridge: Social Policy for the 21st Century.

In Place of the Parent, in memoir format, describes the child welfare and juvenile court system, how it has improved, and how it could be better still.

Build a Better Bridge examines the social welfare programs that began with the War on Poverty, how these programs have helped, how they can be improved, but also their limitations.

“In Build A Better Bridge, I offer several low-cost/no-cost ideas to address social ills such as high drop-out rates and the increasing lack of affordable housing. “ He joined me this week to tell me more.

For more information: https://www.lancehillisnger.net/

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About 40% of older Americans rely exclusively on Social Security for retirement income, according to recent research from the National Institute on Retirement Security. Spencer Bishins has a master’s degree from the London School of Economics, and a law degree from Florida State University. Working for SSA for more than 10 years, he drafted or reviewed thousands of disability decisions. After leaving SSA, he wanted to help demystify the complicated disability system. His first book, Social Security Disability Revealed: Why it’s so hard to access benefits and what you can do about it, explores the obstacles that disability claimants face as they try to access benefits. He joined me this week to tell me more.

Get The Book: https://www.bishinspublishing.com/

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More Than 3 out of 4 Workers Prefer Diverse Companies

According to a 2020 Glassdoor survey, 76 percent of job seekers and employees polled said a diverse workforce was an important factor for them when evaluating job opportunities and companies

From 1986 to 2020 we operated as Robarts Clinical Trials and built a strong foundation in the medical research community. In 2020, we became Alimentiv but retained our commitment to clinical trials, medical imaging, and precision medicine for GI-related ailments. Robert Pitman is the Manager, Human Resources at Alimentiv and he joined me this week to talk innovation in healthcare, hiring inclusively, developing an inclusive culture, and how Alimentiv has become a leader in the space.

For more information https://alimentiv.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alimentiv/

Glassdoor: https://www.glassdoor.ca/Overview/Working-at-Alimentiv-EI_IE1272830.11,20.htm

LinkedIn @RobertPittman

Email: [email protected]

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Why is mentoring important for male youth?

Research shows these mentoring relationships make a big difference to young people. A study published by The National Mentoring Partnership reports young adults with mentors are 55% more likely to enroll in college, 78% more likely to volunteer regularly, and 130% more likely to hold leadership positions. Dylan Roos’s story can relate to these findings.

“I grew up with one of Australia's most famous athletes and coaches as my father. This allowed me to develop leadership skills from an early age having being brought up around football clubs with plenty of positive male role models. My mum is a meditation teacher with a PHD in parapyscic sciences. This allowed me to have a healthy balance of the practical and the spiritual which plays out daily in my life and my work.

For more information: https://www.dylanrooscoaching.com/

Instagram: @dylan.roos

LinkedIn: @DylanRoos

Facebook: @DylanRoos

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A University of Kansas study looking at the performance of students in grades 9 to 12 showed that more than 97% of student athletes graduated high school, 10% higher than those students who had never participated in sports. Athletes were also shown to have better G.P.A. outcomes than non-athletes.

Matt Troha describes himself as an innovative communication specialist and storyteller with a track record of success built on cultivating relationships.

Trohaserves as the Assistant Executive Director for the Illinois High School Association. Where they work to govern, the equitable participation in interscholastic athletics and activities that enrich the educational experience. Opportunity for boys and girls to represent their school and community as they participate in interscholastic activities is a privilege unique to young people in American education. Why? Because educators across the USA believe that participation in interscholastic activities offers students significant lifetime learning experiences that cannot be duplicated in any other instructional setting. The purpose of the IHSA is to provide leadership for the development, supervision, and promotion of good sportsmanship in interscholastic competition and other activities in which its member schools choose to engage. Participation in such interscholastic activities offers eligible students experiences in an educational setting which provide enrichment to the educational experience. Troha joined me this week to tell me more

For more information: https://www.ihsa.org/default.aspx

LinkedIn:  @MattTroha

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The experience of Black women at work differs from that of other Americans, even that of Black men and White women. Understanding Black women's double minority status at work is a necessary part of building inclusive and equitable workplaces.

A survey conducted by the Gallup Center on Black Voices between Nov. 6 and Dec. 1, 2020, found that Black women are less likely to feel they are treated with respect in the workplace. They are also less likely to feel like a valued member of their team and that their coworkers treat everyone fairly.

Dr. Marisol Capellan is the Founder and Director of Transformational Coaching Certifications at The Capellan Institute. Dr. Capellan is an internationally recognized and award-winning educator, coach and TEDx speaker. She is a former lecturer at the University of Miami, Miami Herbert Business School, a leadership and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion speaker and trainer, and a certified executive coach. She graduated with a Masters in in Leadership and a doctoral degree in Higher Education Leadership from the University of Miami. Her dissertation focus was on the trajectory of women to leadership positions.

As an Afro-Latina, mother, and immigrant she has faced and witnessed many of the institutional and systemic barriers and biases that Black women face in their career trajectory to leadership roles, which sparked her passion in women’s empowerment and the need to increase the representation of women in positions of power. She is currently writing a book, Leadership is a Responsibility, about her career journey experience as a Black Hispanic woman in Academia, the stories of Black women in the workplace and the need of responsible leaders.to create a more equitable society where minority can belong and thrive.

In addition, her personal story of resilience has been featured on CNN where she discussed how her mindset helped her overcome homelessness at 17 years of age while highlighting the systemic inequalities that minorities go through in order to succeed. She joined me this week to tell me more.

LinkedIn: @Dr.MarisolCapellan

Follow: @profcapellan

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