Rounding The Bases With Joel Goldberg

On this episode is a pair of entrepreneurs who are making headlines and writing history for black women in tech. Their names are Jannae Gammage and Alaia Martin, the CEO and COO of Cypher, a pioneering force in fintech that has revolutionized the way that futures get funded. By harnessing the power of data, this AI-infused startup has automated the loan process to help money move freely. Building more inclusive pathways to capital that not only empowers underestimated business people, but shifts the narrative to one where every possibility has the potential to become reality. Website: https://www.cyphrai.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyphraiBook Joel as your Keynote Speaker: www.joelgoldbergmedia.com Connect with Joel: https://linktr.ee/joelgoldbergkc

Dan Hesse is the veteran trailblazer of tech and mobile comms. Perhaps best known for his transformative role as the chief executive of Sprint Corporation, his influence can be found nearly everywhere. And though he may be retired from his chosen vocation of business, his work in leadership is never finished. His latest success is The CEO Academy of Kansas City, which is an innovative program that prepares the next generation of business executives for careers as rich in impact corporately as they are civically.Websites: https://danhesse.com/ https://info.umkc.edu/centers/executive-education/ceo-academy-of-kansas-city/Book Joel as your Keynote Speaker: www.joelgoldbergmedia.com Connect with Joel: https://linktr.ee/joelgoldbergkcCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/qIGZwB0csp0

The Royals drafted Greg Holland in 2007 and he quickly became one of the league's top relief pitchers earning himself 3 All -Star selections and a World Series Championship. Known for his dominance as a closer in the MLB, Greg Holland is enjoying the start of his new life away from the field. Joel Goldberg chats with Greg about life as dad, coach, and retired MLB closer while also taking a walk down memory lane.Book Joel as your Keynote Speaker: www.joelgoldbergmedia.com Connect with Joel: https://linktr.ee/joelgoldbergkc Check out our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/8NS84WjKH7Q

The path to organizational greatness doesn’t have to be easy, it only has to be proven. For businesses on the cusp of unprecedented success, Teresa G. Carey helps navigate the challenges that await. She is the President and CEO of Performance Pointe who has guided leaders on their way to wisdom for 30 years and counting. As a self-proclaimed “strengths sherpa”, she has built a career guiding others through the most pivotal moments of their own. Fast-tracking more than accelerated growth, but an adventure in business that is well-worth the reward.Website: https://www.performancepointe.com/about Book Joel as your Keynote Speaker: www.joelgoldbergmedia.com Connect with Joel: https://linktr.ee/joelgoldbergkc 

Tom Hamilton grew up on a farm in Wisconsin but has spent the bulk of his adult life behind a microphone. He is known for one of the biggest voices in Major League Baseball and now the long time play-by-play man of the Cleveland Guardians shares his secrets to the job and the importance of connecting with people.Book Joel as your Keynote Speaker: www.joelgoldbergmedia.com Connect with Joel: https://linktr.ee/joelgoldbergkc 

Stu Crum is a former college football hero who aimed high to achieve international success. Today, he is an author and executive with an impressive corporate pedigree, but ability alone didn’t fuel his drive to the top. It took a playbook that was intentional about living, and now he’s ready to share it with the world. Not everyone can change the game, but with the right focus, anyone can win.Website: https://stucrum.com/ Book Joel as your Keynote Speaker: www.joelgoldbergmedia.comConnect with Joel: https://linktr.ee/joelgoldbergkc

Chris Rose is the Founder and Managing Partner of Artsman. This first-of-its-kind enterprise brings you stories from underneath the court of basketball’s most iconic programs, creating something that’s bigger than memorabilia. It’s an opportunity to own a piece of history itself, and keep the thrill of victory alive for generations to come.Website: https://artsmansport.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artsmansport/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christopher.s.rose.3 Book Joel as your Keynote Speaker: www.joelgoldbergmedia.comConnect with Joel: https://linktr.ee/joelgoldbergkc

Today on Rounding the Bases, Joel is joined by a dominating force in the world of high school athletics. Meet Joel Applebee, head football coach of the Mill Valley Jaguars who has turned student athletes into State Champions for five…consecutive…years…and counting. It took more than a playbook to shatter the record book, beginning with grit, humility and the determination to grow. And by rising to the challenge, secured not only his legacy as the winningest coach in Kansas state history, but as the indisputable champion of gridiron glory. Website: https://mvjaguar.com/coach-applebee/ Book Joel as your Keynote Speaker: www.joelgoldbergmedia.com 

Dan James is a kindred spirit who connects ideas with insights to deliver the ultimate in meaningful influence. He is the founder of Story 19 Consulting, and a history-making ambassador for greatness. By seeing opportunities where others do not, Dan coaches success-driven individuals to exceptional results. And leverages challenges to affect performance, inspire innovation and maximize impact …in more ways than one.Website: https://mystory19.com/ Twitter: https://x.com/dgjames70 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dan.james.5855594/ Book Joel as your Keynote Speaker: www.joelgoldbergmedia.com Connect with Joel: https://linktr.ee/joelgoldbergkc

Larry Lewis Jr., is the esteemed Executive Director of Growing Futures Early Childhood Education Center who sidelined his pro ball dreams for one more impactful than any playbook could have anticipated. As a tireless advocate for children in need, he has dedicated a career to investing in their future. And by nurturing growth, strengthening families and enriching communities, ensures every child - no matter their background - gets the head start they deserve.Website: https://www.growingfutureseec.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growingfutureseec/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrowingFuturesEEC/ Book Joel as your Keynote Speaker: www.joelgoldbergmedia.com Connect with Joel: https://linktr.ee/joelgoldbergkc

Artificial Intelligence and authentic impact unite on today’s installment of Rounding the Bases. Jeff Utecht is a renowned ed-tech renegade known for decoding global learning experiences. As he shifts the paradigm towards an upskilled school of thought, digital natives from the Far East to the Pacific Northwest are proof of what’s possible when education and culture align. Forging more than connections, but a first-of-its-kind evolution for modern learners everywhere. Website: https://www.jeffutecht.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jutecht/ Twitter: https://x.com/jutecht?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeffutecht/Book Joel as your Keynote Speaker: www.joelgoldbergmedia.com Connect with Joel: https://linktr.ee/joelgoldbergkc 

John Hall is a celebrated storyteller who is passionate about sharing winning strategies. Over the course of his career, he has amassed a portfolio of service to the world's most iconic brands and legendary entertainment venues, each furthering his mission to help others live exceptional lives. Today, John is - among other things - Chief Sales Officer of Crux-Xcelerate. It’s the high performance un-agency radically rethinking how businesses should operate. Using everything you need and nothing that you don’t, he coaches companies to a brilliance that is more than professional…it’s personal too.Website: https://cruxkc.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cruxkansascity Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnboydhall Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FindYourCrux/Book Joel as your Keynote Speaker: www.joelgoldbergmedia.com Connect with Joel: https://linktr.ee/joelgoldbergkc

Maria Flynn is a celebrated entrepreneur who harnessed the power of partnerships to Make Opportunity Happen. She’s the brilliant mind behind biotech and digital health’s most cutting edge initiatives, who has made it her mission to usher in the next gen of problem solving standouts. Maria is the President and CEO of Ambiologix who is setting the world of STEM on fire. With a win-win mentality, she advances innovation from start to scale to sale, engineering success again…and again…and again. Website: https://ambiologix.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Flynntrepreneur Book Joel as your Keynote Speaker: www.joelgoldbergmedia.com Connect with Joel: https://linktr.ee/joelgoldbergkc

Joel sits down with a civic leader who is leading the charge on a barrier breakdown. You can find him at the intersection of cause and initiative, leveraging strength in numbers to serve those in need. Meet Brett Fuller, Executive Director of The Wellsky Foundation. As a champion for society’s most vulnerable populations, he bridges the gap between care and accessibility. And in doing so, amplifies the impact of whole-person solutions that make potential possible once again, no matter the economic status.Website: https://wellskyfoundation.org/ Instagram: None found. Twitter: https://twitter.com/KUBRETT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brett.fuller.33 Book Joel as your Keynote Speaker: www.joelgoldbergmedia.com Connect with Joel: https://linktr.ee/joelgoldbergkc

Dustin Portillo is an exceptional talent who followed his dreams to astonishing heights as a performer, an executive, and as the face of an icon. Now, he brings the center ring to center stage, with unique experiences putting purpose in the spotlight. Using the power of performance, Dustin delivers a roadmap to success that does more than entertain. It turns the everyday into something spectacular, inspiring audiences to soar.Website: https://dustinmportillo.com/ Book Joel as your Keynote Speaker: www.joelgoldbergmedia.com Connect with Joel: https://linktr.ee/joelgoldbergkcCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/y9NnR_vHCc8

Kelly L. Campbell is a deeply intentional multi-hyphenate with an anti-bureau approach to change that endures. Through the radical lens of trauma-informed healing, they invite the visionaries of today and tomorrow to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Granting permission to disrupt and agency to rebuild, so that all are empowered to feel safe, loved and seen.Website: https://klcampbell.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelly.l.campbellBook Joel as your Keynote Speaker: www.joelgoldbergmedia.com Connect with Joel: https://linktr.ee/joelgoldbergkc 

C.J. Stewart is the Co-founder and Chief Visionary Officer at L.E.A.D. Center for Youth. L.E.A.D is the undisputed MVP of sports based development programs dedicated to empowering at-risk young men of color. In his relentless pursuit of purpose, the former MLB player has spent more than two decades shaping lives and breaking the cycles that are detrimental to success. C.J. instills greatness in an entire generation of boys teaching them that where their story began is just the beginning. But now they can determine how their story will end dodging curveballs that come their way.Website: https://leadcenterforyouth.org/ | https://iamcjstewart.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diamond_directors/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamcjstewart?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IAmCJStewart/ Book Joel as your Keynote Speaker: www.joelgoldbergmedia.comConnect with Joel: https://linktr.ee/joelgoldbergkc

Michael Schein is a notorious marketing guru who used a rockstar mentality to deploy a tool more persuasive…than persuasion itself. He is a bestselling author and Chief Hype Artist at MicroFame Media, the New York agency using the subtlest of approaches to make idea-based companies famous in their fields. Through reverse engineering and a pioneering manifesto, he has cracked the code to owning your outcome. It’s more than attention-getting. It’s hype…and it’s real.For Michael's Book: https://michaelfschein.com/the-hype-handbook/Website: https://microfamemedia.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scheinm1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelSchein1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.schein.7 Visit our YouTube Channel:  https://youtu.be/sbpx_dzkJWc

Where action meets advocacy lies an impact that knows no bounds. Here to help us close the gap is an unrelenting champion for children who has kept mental health at the forefront for two decades and counting. Her name is Danielle Robbins-Gregory, the trailblazing President and CEO of Healthy Kids KC, an award-winning coalition where living and learning play hand in hand. By eliminating the stigma, she has put healthy starts within reach, cultivating generations of change from the ground up.Visit our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/41wtXEY6mRoWebsite: https://www.kchealthykids.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kchealthykids/ Twitter: https://x.com/kchealthykids?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kchealthykids/

It takes a village to raise and care for a child, but what about caring for the mother? Lauren Hays and Megan Dalton are a dynamic duo who found a gap in the motherhood experience, and assembled a community to help navigate it. They are co-founders of The Matrescence, a members-only digital community revolutionizing maternal mental health. This curated space of change unites top-tier professionals with women in all stages of their journey, from the first trimester to the fifth. By amplifying voices and validating needs, they lift the fog on motherhood to support healthy mamas…so they can raise happy children. Check our YouTube page: https://youtu.be/xzwGFixp438Website: https://www.thematrescence.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thematrescence/?img_index=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Thematrescence Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheMatrescence/