After The Bell Rings

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Synopsis

Welcome to the "After the Bell RINGS" podcast, where I chronicle my journey of building an after school program from 3 to 300. Plus daily experiences building up and empowering youth.

Episodes

  • Hurry up and FAIL!

    17/04/2019 Duration: 11min

    Have you ever had someone who kicked you when you were down? I tell the story of a Reverend and a counselor who did this to his own granddaughter.

  • The Best $40 I've spent

    10/04/2019 Duration: 31min

    I went to a career fair at a local high school and, instead of telling one student about my job, he made $40 off me. But it may have been the best $40 I've spent in 2019.

  • Who is Micah Barnes?

    03/04/2019 Duration: 27min

    My story started as an attempt to prevent crime in my neighborhood, but I found out there's a bigger problem.

  • Walking up on strangers

    27/03/2019 Duration: 15min

    Throwback episode from 2017 after I'd quit my job to work on my book. I randomly walked up to a lady at a Florida park. This was the conversation we had.

  • Knowledge Over Grades

    20/03/2019 Duration: 01h04min

    Math Doctor Latreil Jackson has found a cure that nearly every teacher and student suffers from - how to make math simple and fun. Plus, Latreil walks me through an impromptu tutoring session.

  • Girls Who Fight

    13/03/2019 Duration: 31min

    Hear the story behind former MMA Fighter Gemma Sheehan's transition from fighting to teaching young girls how to fight. She uses fighting to teach girls assertiveness, self-confidence, and MORE!

  • Spilling my program secrets

    06/03/2019 Duration: 25min

    Have you ever ordered pizza and the delivery guy charged more money than you had? This funny story turned into a program idea.

  • Good role models

    27/02/2019 Duration: 08min

    A lot of kids either don't have role models or don't know what a role model is.

  • Listen if your program needs resources

    20/02/2019 Duration: 06min

    One weekness of my program was transportation. I found the solution in the people around me.

  • Run families like businesses

    13/02/2019 Duration: 01h20min

    If you're a parent you need to hear this. I talked to the M.A.D.I.S.E.L group's Sandra Johnson. She specializes in family emotional wellness. Listen to the interesting points she makes on family power struggles and running our families like we run our businesses.

  • More than just a game

    06/02/2019 Duration: 54min

    Hear one man's story of teaching character to kids from India and how he's using basketball as the vehicle.

  • Is this how love works?

    30/01/2019 Duration: 36min

    Ashley Bendiksen is a domestic violence survivor and advocate for the prevention of dating violence, sexual assault, and bullying. She has a special message for young girls and boys. Take notes.

  • Gifted & Purposed

    23/01/2019 Duration: 53min

    Hear how this Far Rockaway, Queens, NY actor uses improv activities to teach powerful life lessons to high school students. Dayo Olatokun is the founder of the Gifted & Purposed Alliance, Inc.

  • Code Ninjas

    16/01/2019 Duration: 31min

    I spoke with Center Directors Ryan Schaffer and Annie Duong from Wellesley, Massachusetts about how they get kids excited about walking into their dojos. Plus, hear how coding helps kids build better relationships with their parents.

  • New year, new format

    10/01/2019 Duration: 06min

    I'm adding more guests, more value, more stories, and more inspiration to this NEW season of my podcast. Just MORE MORE MORE!!! Heres a taste of the new menu.

  • The playbook for 2019

    27/12/2018 Duration: 16min

    From TV appearances to museum exhibits, here's what we have in store for 2019.

  • The reset button

    20/12/2018 Duration: 13min

    "If there are no enemies within, the enemies outside can do you no harm."

  • The right environment

    12/12/2018 Duration: 27min

    Look around your home, your office, or the place you raise your kids (or host your after school program). Does your environment support your success? Do the people around you support your success? If not, do this.

  • Life and Death: A Teen Podcast

    06/12/2018 Duration: 15min

    Teen brothers in my after school program did a fun, impromptu podcast with an educational twist.

  • Everybody loves Kung Fu fighting

    28/11/2018 Duration: 08min

    I can't get these kids to work out but King Fu can.

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