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Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 40 - From Crisis to Connection, meet Alexandra ChristmanDiscover how Alexandra, a Client Success Manager and communication expert, turned her battle with brain cancer into a source of strength that drives her passion for helping trucking companies hire smarter. In this powerful episode of the Hire Truckers Podcast, we explore resilience, motherhood, and what it takes to succeed in driver recruitment.2025-07-2844 min
Netarts Friends Church PodcastWhat Is It Like When God Becomes Real to You?Luke 13:18-21Is there anything more going on in this universe than meaningless particles and atoms just bouncing into once another and colliding, hurtling through space? If the rule and reign of God is actually A THING in this universe, how do you know it? What is the experience like when God becomes REAL to you? To what can we compare it? This episode wrestles with a parable that Jesus told, and how that story connects with our everyday experience. Credits & Sources:Parker Palmer, Brian McLaren, Pliny the Elder, David Garland, Alan Culpepper...2025-07-2022 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 39 - AI, The Future of Trucking with Aaron CraddockAI is taking the Trucking Industry by storm. Are you on the forefront of innovation? Aaron Craddock walks you through practical ways to learn and test AI.2025-07-1420 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 38: Why Drivers Leave, and How to Fix It with Caleb GeeCaleb Gee, Senior Driver Hiring Manager at Nussbaum, shares how servant leadership, radical honesty, and a growth mindset shape his approach to recruiting and family life. From adopting three kids to building a fleet culture drivers stay for, Caleb brings practical wisdom and real-world perspective.In this episode, we dive into:Why drivers really leave (and how to fix it)How to build a team-first, people-driven cultureRecruiting with radical honesty, not empty promisesThe connection between leadership at home and at workThis episode blends heart and hard-earned insight for recruiters, fleet leaders, and anyone building...2025-06-3036 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 37: How Rikki Becker Fell Into Trucking and Driver RecruitingIn this episode of the Hire Truckers Podcast, Ginger Craddock interviews Rikki Becker, Director of Contract Services at Admiral Merchants Motor Freight. Rikki shares how she went from selling cosmetics at Macy’s to becoming a key leader in driver recruiting and retention.She opens up about how empathy, timing, and honest communication have helped her retain high-performing drivers—and why recognizing drivers in meaningful ways matters now more than ever.You’ll learn:Why empathy builds trust in recruitingHow to identify the right-fit driversCreative retention strategies that actually workWhat makes Admiral Merchan...2025-06-1632 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 36: Stay Curious or Get Left Behind with Wayne SkinnerJoin Ginger Craddock and Wayne Skinner as they dive deep in what it takes to excel and grow in an increasingly competitive Transportation Industry. ___Stay on top of the trends by staying curious. Experiment and implement AI solutions in your industry. Be irreplaceable talent at your company.2025-06-0235 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 35: Building Healthy Teams with Emily WaltonJoin Ginger Craddock and Emily Walton as they discuss tactics for building teams by developing self awareness and focusing on personal growth. 2025-05-1944 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 34: Keep Dreaming, Keep Moving, and Don't Stop with Aaron CraddockFor this episode of the Hire Truckers Podcast, Aaron Craddock shares his vision for the industry!___Welcome to episode 34 of the Hire Truckers Podcast, where Aaron Craddock, founder of HireTruckers.com, dives into different topics around mindset, and maintaining a positive outlook and team momentum in challenging times.2025-05-0521 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 33: Building Impactful Relationships with Willie NelsonJoin Willie Nelson to learn about the benefits of joining the Texas Trucking Association and hear relationship building tips from the Professional Friend Maker, himself! 2025-04-2128 minNetarts Friends Church PodcastWhy Regressions Are More About Your Attempted Solutions than Your ProblemsLuke 11:14-27Regression: "the act of going back to a previous place or state; reversion to a chronologically earlier or less adapted pattern of behavior and feeling; reversion to an earlier mental or behavioral level".Whether we are talking about soil, systems, or your soul, the story of regressions can be found. We look for external solutions to internal problems. We try really hard to clear out space, only to find it filled in with something even worse. The nervous system takes people back to what it knows: old patterns, old behaviors, default modes, and...2025-04-1322 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 32: Fostering Community through Social Media with Melanie MooreJoin Melanie Moore as she shares the Social Media Tips & Strategies that help her foster genuine community online!2025-04-0736 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 31 : Holistic Health for Truck Drivers with Jason DouglassJason Douglass has used his personal journey towards mental health to create a holistic health package at James H Clark and Son, inc. that includes mental health services to help drivers through the challenges of life and life on the road. Join Aaron and Jason as they discuss the positive impact of therapy and treatment on their individual lives. 2025-03-2432 minNetarts Friends Church PodcastThe Spiritual Skill You’re a Natural At, and You Don’t Even Realize.When it comes to your spiritual life, do you carry a sense of insecurity, and failure? Do you feel like you aren't doing it right, like you should be doing it better, differently, or that you should be more like someone else? Is it hard to even admit to yourself how much this resonates? This episode explores how much of a natural you already are, and why this is crucial to recognize. Credits & Sources:Lewis Smedes, Greg Boyd, William Barber II, Richard Rohrbaugh, Bruce Malina, Tim Geddert, Fred Craddock, Alan Culpepper, Joel Green...2025-03-1635 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 30: Building Culture with Intention with Keith StelzerEp. 30: Join Keith Stelzer as he shares practical advice on building and growing a healthy company culture in an ever-changing world. 2025-03-1036 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp 29: Listening and Growing with Aaron CraddockJoin us in a special episode where we flip the camera around and interview our host Aaron Craddock. Aaron shares about his growth journey in listening, leadership and recommends a few books that have propelled his progress along the way! 2025-02-2430 minNetarts Friends Church PodcastThe Tension Between a “Happy” Life & a Life That Brings the Best Out of YouLuke 9:57-62This episode will help you explore the layers and complexities of your deep desires for a happy life, a secure life, a successful life, a connected life, a life lived to the full, an abundant life, a life that brings the best out of you, a life that truly works in the long run. It won't answer all your questions, but it may help uncover conversations you need to have with yourself, with others, and with the Spirit of God. Credits & Sources:John Walton, Victor Matthews, Mark Chavalas, Bruce Malina, Richard...2025-02-2333 min
Smooth Jazz Weekend Radio Show w/Tina E.(Turn It Around) Smooth Jazz Weekend w/Tina E.This show is a vibrant blend of jazz, soul, nu jazz, house, and much more. Sit back and chill or stand up and groove, as we take you on a sonic journey, promising to engage, uplift, and intrigue. Set 1:Jazmin Ghent-Steppin' OutBlake Aaron-DreamlandBrooke Alford-On The MoveFabian Chavez-Turn It AroundMichael Mani-TrianglesSet 2:Jeff Allison-Sunday's LeftoversKirk Whalum-Now 'Til ForeverTim Watson ft. Dwayne Kerr-Time & SpacePatches Stewart-Soul SerenadeGumbo -Citrus...2025-02-2000 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 28: Learning & Leading with Luma Brighter Learning and Dr. Gina AndersonJoin, award winning author, Dr. Gina Anderson to hear about the power of life-long learning and the uniting benefits of having a mascot with purpose!2025-02-1040 min
The Basketball Show with Paul SirHour 1 - Barnaby Craddock + NBA Trade Deadline ReactionsIn hour 1, Paul Sir and Ryan Reed discuss the recent NBA trade deadline moves including Luka Doncic to the Lakers, De'Aaron Fox to the Spurs and Jimmy Butler to the Warriors. Then, University of Alberta Golden Bears head coach Barnaby Craddock joins the show to discuss his season as well as the NCAA's knack for recruiting CIS players. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-02-0833 minNetarts Friends Church PodcastUntwisted: What Reopens the Healing Path of Love?Luke 9:37-50You mean well. This world means well. We really do. And yet the good news that Jesus declared for the poor, the imprisoned, the blind, and the oppressed does not always arrive. Desperate people beg for help, and sometimes no help comes. The path of love gets stopped up, much like a twisted hose. What is it that can reopen the path of love? Credits & Sources:Kenneth Tanner, Donald Kraybill, David Garland, Joel Green, Justo Gonzalez, Alan Culpepper, Tim Geddert, Bruce Malina, Richard Rohrbaugh, Fred Craddock, Stephen Grcevich, Holiday Rondeau, Hans...2025-02-0234 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 27: Leading with Dignity & Respect with Dawn EricksonEp. 27: Dawn Erickson shares her experience in leading with dignity and respect. Whether with customers, team members or the community they serve Dawn and the Waste Management team seek to leave a lasting positive impact. 2025-01-2740 minNetarts Friends Church PodcastContemplating the Face of Christ: A Crucial Practice for Our TimeLuke 9:23-37; 2 Corinthians 3:13-18History is littered with stories where atrocities of every kind were justified with Christian language and even by quoting the Law and the Prophets. We may want to distance ourselves from these stories, but we easily slip into seeing people and events in our life without any thought of the face of Christ. Credits & Sources: Greg Boyd, Brian Zahnd, Jonathan Kirsh, Andrew Holt, Miguel De La Torre, Alan Culpepper, Tim Geddert, Justo Gonzalez, Fred Craddock, N.T. Wright, David Garland, Kenneth Tanner, William Blake, Simone Weil, Marilynne Robinson, Richard...2025-01-2632 minNetarts Friends Church PodcastStuck in the Past, Paralyzed by the FutureLuke 9:18-27We spend so much of our life not living in the now. We are stuck thinking about our past and reacting to right now out of old wounds, old fears, and old pain. We are paralyzed not only by what bad things could happen in the future, but also by our dreams. When life doesn't look the way that we had dreamed that it would look, we aren't sure how to live in the now. Credits & Sources:N.T. Wright, Eldon Fry, Mark Baker, Justo Gonzalez, J. Dennis, Donald Kraybill, Joshua...2025-01-1926 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 26: Best Recruiting Tips of 2024We've combined the 9 Best Recruiting Tips of 2024 into one insightful episode. You won't want to miss this!2025-01-1320 minNetarts Friends Church PodcastWhy Do Opportunities to Do Good Have to Be So Complicated?Luke 9:1-6;10-17Wouldn't it be wonderful if every time life presented us with opportunities to do something good and noble, or to help with something crucial-those opportunities were completely uncomplicated, calm, convenient, and aligned perfectly with all of our other life priorities and goals? Wouldn't that be nice? But so often, that's not the way it is. This episode wrestles with this reality, and what the Spirit of Jesus might be whispering to us in the midst of it all. Credits & Sources:Jan Richardson, Brian Ross, Fred Craddock...2025-01-1233 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 25: Best Personal Growth Tips of 2024Tune in for the 2024 Wrap Up where we've bundled the Best Personal Growth Tips from the 2024 Hire Truckers Podcast into one convenient listen!2024-12-3014 minNetarts Friends Church PodcastThere’ll Be Scary Ghost Stories & Tales of the Glories of Christmases Long Long AgoThis Christmas episode is an exploration of the family of Herod (father and son) and the family of Jesus (village and relatives). It's an exploration of the things that haunt you, and what Jesus may or may not have to say in the midst of it all.Credits & Sources:Malcom Guite, Fred Craddock, Alan Culpepper, Craig Keener, Justo Gonzalez, Helen Bond, Kenneth Tanner, Brad Jerzak, N.T. Wright, Brian Zahnd, Morten Hørning Jensen, J. Richard Middleton. For more information or to support this podcast visit www.netartsfriends.org(12/22/24)2024-12-2126 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 24: The Women-Owned Business Initiative with Bobbi LeachExpediter Services is fast approaching the 300 mark for new women owned businesses created! They support women in every step along the way to create thriving businesses and generational wealth. 2024-12-1631 minNetarts Friends Church PodcastA Tale of Two DaughtersLuke 8:40-56An extraordinary story of two different people from the same community, whose lives could hardly have been more different...and the Jesus who met them both where they were. This is one of those stories that causes folks who don't believe in Jesus at all to say...."I wish it was true because that story is beautiful." How can you not love Jesus? Credits & Sources:David Garland, Craig Keener, Moises Silva, Bruce Malina, Richard Rohrbaugh, Ephriam the Syrian, Thomas Oden, Anders Runesson, Tim Geddert, Alan Culpepper, Mary Ann Tolbert...2024-12-0833 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 23: Personal and Professional Growth with Sarah Kate RobisonEp. 23 - Join Sarah Kate Robison as she discusses her journey into the industry and how the genuine relationships she has made positively impact her life on a daily basis. 2024-12-0236 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 22: Seeking Out Blessings with Kelley JonesJoin Kelley Jones and Aaron Craddock as they talk about seeking blessings, finding the beauty in this crazy world, and practicing radical honesty when recruiting truck drivers. 2024-11-1834 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 21: Truck Driver Health Crisis and PROJECT 61 with Jeremy ReymerProject 61 exists to increase the 61-year life expectancy for Truck Drivers. Join the Step challenge today to increase awareness and provide resources to our nation's truck drivers! 2024-11-0433 minNetarts Friends Church PodcastJesus Had a Hard Family TooLuke 8:19-21Family. Your strongest emotions. Your highest highs. Your lowest lows. The people with the most capacity to hurt you or support you. Your most complicated but important relationships. The memories you play the most. Your identity, values, traditions, physical health, development as a person, and resources and all so deeply connected to family. As you live your life connected (or disconnected) to family, what is it that Jesus says and does that could offer perspective, help, and hope? Additionally, this episode includes some introductory helps for keeping a healthy soul during election chaos. 2024-11-0334 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 20: Find Joy in the Journey with Ginger CraddockFind Joy in the Journey as Ginger Craddock and Aaron Craddock discuss growing a business, maintaining a growth mindset and expanding the mountaintop for those around us. 2024-10-2129 minNetarts Friends Church PodcastThe Fragility & Power of A Tiny ThoughtLuke 8:4-15Recent data says that on average a thought only lasts 9.2 seconds before you are on to the next thought. What is it that causes a tiny little thought to grow and become something life-changing? What challenges and hurdles does a tiny little thought have to overcome to actually become life changing? What's going on when a tiny little seed of a thought becomes so much a part of who you are that you come to see yourself differently based on this tiny little thought- that is now a very important part of your identity? 2024-10-2027 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 19: Overcoming Obstacles with Melissa JohnsonJoin Melissa Johnson at Usher Transport as she shares her advice on overcoming obstacles and being who you decide to be. Known for her positive attitude, Melissa talks about her approach to communication and building authentic relationships in her role as Recruiting Manager at Usher Transport. 2024-10-0722 min