Episodes

One of the dopest things you can do for others is help them define their own success. Sometimes your own definition of success is buried under trauma, surroundings, lack of belief, lack of knowledge, or a relationship (that y...

This week on the Shark Effect I had the pleasure to catch up with one of my mentors who taught me the intricate facets of being a professional football player. His name is Richard Harvey. Richard was drafted in the …

Terrence Wood, is the CEO and Founder of Before You Go Pro, the first online mentoring company, for young football players. Before You Go Pro focuses on teaching players between the ages of 13-19 the mental, moral, and academ...

The best and fastest way to increase your knowledge and succeed in any area of your life is to look at situations and people from different angles and perspectives. If you take the time to gather different points of view …

Brenda Tracy is a nurse, speaker, activist, and survivor. In 1998, she reported to police that she was brutally raped by four men, two of whom played football at Oregon State University. In 2014, she found the courage to come...

Darrin Jahnel is the founder and CEO of Jahnel Group, a 150-person software consulting company headquartered in Schenectady, NY. Darrin leads with energy and is maniacally focused on creating an amazing work environment for h...

Imagine having an innate sense of knowing that when you take responsibility for your thoughts, words, actions, and responses, it gives you control, which can translate into power. Elijah showed this in his rookie year of the...

Doing dumb shit in your past can show up when you least expect it, especially when directed at someone or a group of people. Most of the time, the things we do that we later regret or do with little …

Growth is tough, it's scary, but the saddest thing is when you come to the realization that you have not lived up to your own expectations of being the best version of yourself. I believe we all will come face-to-face …

Sooooo, I decided to compile a list of my top episode shorties (1-3 minute clips) for my 100th episode. I have interviewed professional athletes, top executives, t.v. personalities, celebrities, entrepreneurs, authors, expert...

Jordan Kent is a former American football wide receiver and former television play-by-play announcer for the Portland Trail Blazers on NBC Sports Northwest. Jordan currently works for Pac-12 Network and CBS Sports. Jordan is ...

In this solo episode, I dive into the cost of character. It's important to understand that there's always a cost for your actions, and your actions are predicated on your character. It takes a certain character to become a ...

Dr. Will Moreland is a Military Veteran turned international keynote speaker, author, success coach, and philanthropist. Dr. Will's assignment in life is to help you discover your genius. Every single person was born with gen...

As an accomplished strategist, educator and speaker, Dr. Fletcher has developed actionable strategies for top Fortune 500 companies, guided leaders, as well as inspired and advised our future leaders at some of North America'...

This is a solo episode where I discuss and break down failure. Failure is defined as; lacking success or not meeting expectations. There are 4-ways how we can repurpose failure. Looking at situations or people from a differe...

Rashanna Moss, CEO & Executive Visionary Rashanna Moss connects her Master's in Sports Psychology from Penn State, corporate experience from IMG and Nike, and her knowledge as a successful entrepreneur to bring performance co...

Since it's May which means it's Mental Health Awareness month I decided to research some "exercises" that can help us stay mentally healthy. 6 keys: The benefit of making your bed. Why journaling can be beneficial for your "m...

Louis Taylor is the President and Registered Investment Advisor to Taylor Wealth Management, Corp. As a graduate of Western Oregon University, Louis started promptly in the investment business with a small Wall Street based c...

What gets Mark fired up is to serve his community. He is a credentialed professional in the world of financial services, and in order to put that knowledge to good use, he enjoys bringing his passions together to help archite...

Mistakes happen all the time. Because of social media, mass media, and podcasts, we have a set encyclopedia that can show us not just who continually makes mistakes but the character they have and the character that shows up ...

On this episode I had the pleasure of chopping it up with my good friend John Charles, a former All-American, and Hall of Fame quarterback at Portland State University (PSU). John reached both the National Football League (NF...

Dr. Sarah Lepe, also known as Coach Sarah, is a former Division I volleyball player and founder of Rebranded Athlete. She completed her Doctorate in Education with an emphasis in Transformational Leadership from Concordia Uni...

How A High-School Dropout Disrupted The Whole Industry Edgar’s life is anything but ordinary. When he was about 17, he got kicked out of a challenging catholic school and started his first company. He taught himself to weld f...

David Selinger was an early employee at Amazon, working directly under Jeff Bezos. He led the R&D arm of Amazon’s data-mining and personalization team. He co-founded Redfin (now a multi-billion dollar company) and founded Ric...