Jeff Ostrowski is the first guest to be on the program for a second time.  He was interviewed about 15 months ago shortly after he was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer in the prime of his life.  On episode 45 he goes deep and shares how devastating the news was and how difficult chemotherapy was to get through.  In this episode we check back in with Jeff to see how his battle is going.  Jeff is very brave to wade into the darkness of the disease, the emotions of fear and how special relationships are the key to his survival.  His openness and willingness to be vulnerable is a gift to those of us who listen and try to image how tough his journey is.  His positive mindset is impressive and the love he has for his family jumps out at your during our discussion.  A brave man, a proud man, a generous man in the battle for his life.  This is an episode you won't forget.    

Discussion with Jimmy McKay a physical therapist who earned his degree in Communications and entered his dream job as a Rock radio station DJ.  He later discovered physical therapy as he was training for an Ironman competition and one of the guys on the team was a PT.  We discuss the long road to switch gears and get into and through PT school.  We also talk music and how now he is back doing similar things as the Director of Communications for Fox Rehab as he was at the radio station just now gearing the message to a very different audience.  He says he found his people with PT's and feels like he has combined the best of both his worlds in healthcare. 

Gabby Reece is not only a volleyball legend, but an inspirational leader, New York Times bestselling author, wife, and mother.  The former professional beach volleyball player and Nike's first female spokeswoman is the definition of both athleticism and beauty.  

Gabby won an athletic scholarship to Florida State University where she played two seasons before accepting offers from the modeling world.  During her time at FSU she set two school volleyball records that still stand today.  

Gabby created with her husband big wave surfer and waterman Laird Hamilton, a company Extreme Performance Training, XPT.  XPT is a unique and powerful fitness training and lifestyle program featuring their unique water workouts, performance breathing, recovery methods and high-intensity and endurance training for people of all fitness levels and backgrounds.  

Gabby's most recent book, My Foot Is Too Big for the Glass Slipper, boldly shares her personal story of real-life ups and downs of motherhood and career in order to encourage women worldwide to challenge traditional norms and find personal happiness.  Gabby’s challenge to feminist definitions of the modern women sparked huge media interest, resulting in appearances on The Today Show, Rock Center with Brian Williams, Live from the Couch, Dr. Oz, Katie Couric, E! Chelsea Lately, The Jeff Probst Show and The Better Show, to name a few, she was also co-host of The View and appeared on Access Hollywood.

Gabby’s health and fitness tips have appeared in Shape, Men’s Fitness, and Elle magazines.  She has been a contributing editor for Yahoo Health, and has written for The Huffington Post and the Los Angeles Times Magazine.A pro in front of the camera as a TV host, early in her television program hosting career, she won a huge following by taking risks road-lugging, white water kayaking, drag racing, surfing, and sky diving on “MTV Sports” and “The Extremists with Gabrielle Reece” and later she was a commentator at the 1998 Goodwill Games. She has hosted ‘Insider Training’ on the Fit TV/Discovery channel, she was a featured host of ESPN and NBC’s “Gravity Games”, and in the spring of 2016, Gabby became the host of NBC’s new hit fitness competition series “STRONG,”.

She has regularly appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, the Ellen Degeneres Show and Chelsea Lately, as well as other top tier entertainment shows. She has also appeared in several feature films, where she played a pro beach volleyball player in ‘Cloud Nine’ with Bert Reynolds (2004), a guest star in ‘North Shore’ (2004) and as a physical trainer in the film ‘Gattica’ (1997). Gabby began modeling in high school and throughout her college career. She traveled to New York and Italy in between competing and training. She was only a sophomore at Florida State University when Elle named her “One of The Five Most Beautiful Women in The World”.  She has graced the cover of Sports Illustrated for Women, Travel & Leisure Golf, Women’s Sports & Fitness, Outside, Elle, Shape, Self, Harpers’ Bazaar, Volleyball, Fitness, Life, Vogue, Experience Life and People, and has worked with the most elite photographers in the world.

Gabby and Laird have 3 children and reside in Kauai, HI and Malibu, CA.

Matt Johnson is a marketing agency founder, podcaster, and musician. Matt runs a podcast launch & production agency based in San Diego, an international team that helps business coaches,  consultants and thought leaders use done-for-you podcasting to attract an audience, build influence & become MicroFamous.

Matt is the author of MicroFamous and currently hosts the MicroFamous podcast. He is a frequent podcast guest and event speaker to audiences around the US, Canada, and Australia.

"What's Gaby Cooking?"  has become a powerful brand in the food and lifestyle world.  Gaby Dalkin describes herself as a communicator who happens to be a Chef!  She loves interacting with people, cooking and traveling and she has found a way to share it on social media, authoring 3 bestselling cookbooks and forming partnerships with well known brands in the industry.  Her passion is infectious and her driving to succeed is inspiring.  She continues to build an empire that people just want to be a part of.  She grew up a picky eater and now she shows people that anyone can cook and entertain as well as eat good healthy food.  A success story you just can't resist! 

Steve Miletich has worked as a reporter at The Seattle Times for more than 20 years, covering air-safety issues, criminal-justice matters, police reform and a wide range of watchdog and investigative projects. He was part of a team of Times reporters that was awarded the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news for coverage of the killing of four police officers in Lakewood, Wash. He was also a finalist in 2007. In May of 2020 he received his second Pulitzer Prize for his work on a 4 person team covering issues with the Boeing 737 Max airliner.   He previously worked at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1981 to 1999 and The Journal-American in Bellevue, Wa, from 1976 to 1981

Tony Gemignani is a 13 time world champion Pizzaiolo from San Francisco.  He is the chef and owner of 28 locations in Northern California and Las Vegas.  Tony has been perfecting his craft for more than 2 decades and holds an impressive set of awards for his pizza making and tossing skills.  He is the proprietor of the International School of Pizza in San Francisco, where he certifies chefs from around the world, and is an official U.S. Ambassador of Neapolitan Pizza by the city of Naples, Italy.  Tony has also been inducted four times into the Guinness World Book of Records.  Tony has appeared on several popular shows including Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and is a regular on Food Network Channel.  He is the author of PIZZA, Tony and the Pizza Champions, and The Pizza Bible, the definitive book on Pizza.  In this interview he talks of building a strong team and always striving to learn and grow.

In January of 2020 In Nashville at The 13th Annual Graham Sessions I gave a "What I Believe" speech.  Leaders need to be willing to collaborate, communicate effectively with different personalities and compromise when necessary.   The best ideas that last the test of time are gained with collective wisdom in a high functioning group.  We need to feel comfortable in our right brain thinking and embrace the gray.  Black and white thinking is limiting.  Being willing to wander and live in the gray opens up opportunities and allows teammates to feel included and listened to which results in more innovation and higher levels of success.  It might be messy, so be brave and "Say yes to the mess" and believe in the gray. 

Julie Huffaker is a breathe of fresh air bringing passion and hope to leadership and life.  She is a social scientist fascinated by how people come together in groups and outperform themselves.   She has more than 25 years' experience helping organizations deliberately evolve leadership, culture, strategy and capacity.  She has a PhD in Organizational Leadership and Change, a MA in Human Development and a MBA.   She is a Principal and Founding Partner at consultancy Deeper Funner Change.  Her wisdom and compassion are unmatched and her impact of helping people change how they communicate is unparalleled.  She is passionate about paddle boarding and diving deep into personal and group interactions.  She lives in Portland, Oregon.

This is the second episode of reviewing "Pearls of Wisdom" from interviews over the last couple of months.  This will be released one month into the COVID 19 Pandemic crisis we are in  not only as a nation but as part of the world.  Businesses are struggling, many are closed and people are getting anxious and frustrated with being at home to support the Stay at Home and Shelter in Place the nation is doing to help slow down the spread of the virus.  Leadership has never been more important than now.  This episode reviews some key points Leaders have made during interviews on this Podcast and I have elaborated on these key points in a discussion format.  As I stated during Pearls of Wisdom Summary I, I will do this periodically as a way to further highlight and learn about the amazing leaders I have the honor and privilege to interview in each episode I publish on this program.