Episodes
Published 11/08/22
Founder + CEO WISe Wellness Guild Stevi Carr joined our show and shared some insights about her life and career. She discussed her challenges and shared some of the mindsets that helped her through her hardships.
Published 11/08/22
On this episode we have Brandon Saho, known as TV's sports anchor-reporter who opened up and shared his journey fighting depression. "My mental health is in a really good place. I just felt like it was best for me to move on to the next chapter," Saho said. Brandon also shared about his new project 'The Mental Game Podcast' a space where he is the host and interviews people that also have struggled with their Mental Health, this to spread awareness about how important is to take care of our...
Published 10/25/22
On this episode, we have Thom Brennaman a long-time sportscaster who fell into a massive controversy in 2020 when a hot mic caught him saying a slur. This hot mic moment lead to his dismissal as a Cincinnati Reds sportscaster and his resignation from Fox Sports. Since then Thom has met and worked with various LGBT+ organizations and individuals to le arn from his mistakes and grow as a person.  Thom has been working to amend his wrongs and get back into what he knows best Sportscasting. You...
Published 09/15/22
Ryan Russell a businessman, husband, and dad of three received a strong diagnosis after months of headaches. The pain he was feeling was not headaches or migraines instead it was brain cancer. He opened up and detailed the phases of his fight. ''It was clear that the hill I needed to climb was larger than I imagined. Not a hill at all. More like Mt. Everest'', ''When you are faced with a challenge there are only two options. You can turn away and hide, or you go headfirst into the storm''...
Published 08/23/22
The Ohio State University head basketball coach Chris Holtmann shared his beliefs and the values that drive him. Also, how he encourages the team to display the very best of themselves.
Published 08/09/22
In our first episode of Self-Cast, Our Host and founder opened up and shared how he started The Riley Decker Companies and took us a little bit deeper sharing his WHY. We find out what drives him to be the person he is and how creating the UDP has helped him grow and learn.   Give Kyle a follow on social: Twitter  Follow the UDP: Facebook Twitter  Linkedin
Published 07/27/22
Quintin Morris is an American football tight end for the Buffalo Bills. He shared some insights about his career and what it has taken him to be in the place he currently is. Also, he opened up about how he was moved by his younger brother to impact and help the special needs community.   Find Q on Social: Twitter | Instagram
Published 07/12/22
The NBA’s First Mexican Woman Referee Blanca Burns, shared with us some insights into her life story and the challenges she faced since her childhood ''All these Challenges made me who I am today. If I could do it, you can do it.'' Burns said. Her Family has been a pillar for her to be the strong woman she is and pursue her dreams.
Published 06/21/22
Born in Liberia, West Africa, The LMU men's basketball coach Stan Johnson opened up and shared how hard was to leave his home country and start a whole new journey in a new one. 'Nothing is been easy, but the beauty and the blessing it's being within the journey' He quoted. Coach Johnson shared about his core values and the huge importance of building a sustainable and intentional culture. Follow Coach Johnson on Twitter Find the UDP on your favorite podcast platforms! For more info visit:...
Published 06/07/22
Scott Thomas Miller is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Bowling Green and was drafted by the Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He opened up with us and shared how he was doubted for his height that even coaches barely put him in games and how self-trust, his speed, and hard work took him to build his place in the field. Follow Scotty on social media: Instagram Twitter  
Published 05/24/22
THE LAST HOPE Born and raised in Cincinnati, OH. He grew up in an environment surrounded by violence, drugs, and crimes. Those situations humbled him and guided him to find an escape plan. His mom is one of his biggest inspirations as she spent her life raising eight kids in a precarious environment and without the opportunity to have even one day off. His life changed when he started playing for the North Coast Blue Chips. His passion, dedication, commitment, ambition, and desire to build a...
Published 05/10/22
Chase shared how transcendent it's been his mom's support after his dad passed in 2013, for him to achieve his dream of playing in the NHL.
Published 04/26/22
In his second time on the UDP, Ryan the host of the podcast The Learning Leader Show and writer of ''The pursuit of Excellence'' shared some highlights of his book and gave us great advice on how to build a leadership culture and a successful mindset.
Published 04/12/22
Published 03/29/22
Shane Snow tells us about his process of writing his book Dream Teams, the difficult times he went through during his life, and how he didn’t allow those moments to define his future.
Published 03/29/22
In this episode, we reconnect with Tim who is now our first guest to make a second appearance. Tim wants to encourage people to learn through his journey, How has he going through his adversity having stage 4 cancer.    There is so much to learn about his resilience and how he deals with his difficult times, applying what he teaches in Focus 3.
Published 03/15/22
Cliff Devries Promise of diving. When he was 4 years his love for this sport began and he kept working on improving his skills until gain national attention, his eyes were on the Olympics but when he was in the best time of his career, he start having problems with his shoulder. MRI revealed a 6-inch tumor pressing onto Cliff’s spinal cord, after 13 hours of surgery he got paralyzed, now every year on his birthday we can see him diving.
Published 03/01/22
Marques helped the Saints achieve victory in Super Bowl XLIV with seven receptions for 83 yards against the Indianapolis Colts. Now he is an executive coach; financial advisor; entrepreneur, founder & CEO of Marques Colston Enterprises.
Published 02/15/22
Boxing champion and American hero! ”Some of us fight for our country, some of us fight for our families, some fight for sport.... I fight for all these things.”. Misfortunate moments: He was put into foster care when his mother was a drug dealer, his best friend Stephen Brown died, and he lost his daughter to SIDS, listen to his overcoming adversity story.
Published 02/01/22
Mike, the senior forward for the Falcons of Middlesex County's Monroe Township High School, suffered an injury during a hockey game, which would leave him paralyzed at the age of 17 in January 2014. Now he motivates us with an amazing mentality and his strength. “The world never needed me on hockey skates, it needed me in a wheelchair. My fight will not be over until there aren’t any more wheelchairs.” Sorry about the audio quality on this episode. We had some technical issues and had to...
Published 01/18/22
After falling ill right after Christmas eve 2019, Miracle went into septic shock. Although at first, it seemed doubtful Miracle would even survive the illness, he was able to leave the hospital, without any arms or legs, but with the unwavering support of his wife and children.
Published 01/04/22
On Oct 16, 2010, Eric suffered a spinal cord injury at MetLife Stadium; he became paralyzed in the fourth quarter of the game. Playing for Rutgers University now, he's an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, sports analyst, philanthropist, and author.
Published 12/14/21
Brook Cupps is a classroom leadership teacher and a head boys basketball coach in Centerville High School. His mantras are: "The strength of the wolf is the pack, and the strength of the pack is the wolf." and Chop Wood; When things are going well, get to work. When things are bad, get to work. The connection is always back to work." He wrote the book: Surrender the Outcome. The path to an impactful life of coaching, leading, and living. Where he shared his story since the beginning of his...
Published 11/30/21
Tom Morris is the Senior Assistant Athletic Director of Athletic Performance at Indiana University, and Keynote Speaker. He uses his story to teach others about never giving up, keeping fighting, and being resilient. After his bicycle accident, he has worked tirelessly at the Frazier Rehab Institute in Louisville. He regained use of his arms, chest, and torso. But not his legs, and continue working as he used to be.
Published 11/16/21