Meikles & Dimes

75: Bryan Kehl’s Search for His Birth Parents | From Adoption to the NFL

Bryan Kehl is a former NFL football player for the New York Giants, Washington Redskins, St. Louis Rams, and the Kansas City Chiefs. Bryan was also adopted, and at age 24 decided to try to track down his birth parents.

This episode is different from all previous episodes in several ways. First, I just wanted to hear Bryan’s story in detail, so this episode is significantly longer than a typical episode. And secondly, this is the first episode that has made me cry, let alone multiple times. Bryan’s story is emotional, funny, and devastating.

I hope you enjoy learning from Bryan Kehl today because I always do.

74: Nate Meikle | The Amplification Paradox: Empowering Others while Empowering Ourselves

In this episode I discuss my research on amplification. Chris Riback and Dr. Alexandria White, who host the Call In Podcast, asked me to be on their podcast (to discuss my research on amplification) and they kindly allowed me to cross-post the episode here.

To read more about amplification, see this Harvard Business Review article.

And to learn more about the Call In Podcast, visit their website here. 

73: Author Greg McKeown | Achieving More by Doing Less: Essentialism & Effortless

Greg McKeown is the author of two New York Times bestsellers, “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” and “Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most”. Together they have been published in 37 languages.

Greg is one of the most sought-after public speakers in the world and has spoken to more than 500 companies and traveled to more than 40 countries. His clients include Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Nike among others.

Greg is also the host of The Greg McKeown Podcast which has been ranked in the Top 5 of all Self Improvement podcasts and Top 10 in all Educational podcasts on Apple Podcasts.

His work has been covered in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Time, Fast Company, Fortune, Politico, Inc., and The Harvard Business Review. It’s also been covered on NPR, NBC, FOX and many times on The Steve Harvey Show.

72: Chasing the Commandments | Josh Swade’s Quest for Basketball’s Holy Grail

Josh Swade is a documentary filmmaker who has directed films for ESPN, Showtime, Rolling Stone Films, and Disney XD among others. He's also a self-described fanatically crazed, insane, nut-job for the Kansas Jayhawks. 

In this episode, Josh describes the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary he starred in and directed titled, "There's No Place Like Home" in which he tries to win at auction the original rules of basketball. 

71: Kansas Professor Niki den Nieuwenboer | Dyslexia & Rejecting Norms

Niki den Nieuwenboer is an ethics professor at the University of Kansas. Niki earned a Ph.D. and a master's degree in the Netherlands and a master's degree in Belgium. She speaks Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, German, and English...and also has dyslexia.

70: Penn State Professor Linda Treviño | Choose Your Pond Carefully

Linda Treviño, Ethics Professor at Pennsylvania State University, is one of the most influential people in business ethics. She has published more than 90 academic articles, and her textbook Managing Business Ethics is in its eighth edition. Linda's research has also been ranked in the top 1% by citations of multiple highly cited papers. She has taught business ethics to undergrads, MBAs, PHDs, and executives and consulted with countless for profit and nonprofit organizations. Linda earned a Ph.D. in Management from Texas A&M University.

69: Chad Lewis, NFL Pro Bowler and BYU Associate Athletic Director | Walking On and Counting Your Blessings

Chad Lewis is a three-time pro bowl football player for the Philadelphia Eagles and Andy Reid, the author of the memoir, Surround Yourself with Greatness, and the Associate Athletic Director at BYU.

68: Michigan Professor Sue Ashford | How To Thrive in the Gig Economy

Sue Ashford is a Professor at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Sue was named a Fellow of the Academy of Management, recognizing the top 1% management scholars globally. Sue also received the Career Achievement Award and won the Lifetime Achievement from the Academy of Management, a global association of 20,000 professors and practitioners. 

Sue researches leadership development and effectiveness, persuasion, job insecurity, and individual proactivity. And currently she is researching how to thrive in the gig economy, which is the topic of this episode. 

To read more about Sue's research on how to thrive in the gig economy, visit the following links:

https://hbr.org/2018/03/thriving-in-the-gig-economy

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0001839218759646

 

67: NYU Professor Gavin Kilduff | Deep Focus & Play

Gavin Kilduff is a Professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business. Gavin researches status dynamics in groups, and how individuals can achieve status and influence. He also teaches classes on collaboration, conflict, consensus building, and negotiation. Gavin earned an undergraduate degree in computer science from Penn State and a Ph.D. in business administration from Berkeley.

66: Kansas Athletic Director Travis Goff | Likability and Mindfulness

Travis Goff is the Athletic Director at the University of Kansas, his alma mater. Prior to becoming AD, Travis worked in development at Kansas, Tulane, and Northwestern, where he was a wildly successful fundraiser. And in 2021, Travis' first year back at KU, Bill Self and the men's basketball team won the national championship. 

Travis earned degrees in Journalism and Sociology from Kansas and an MBA from Tulane. He is married to Nancy Kockott, a former tennis standout for Tulane, and together they have two daughters, Ellie and Carly, and a son, Graham.