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The Leadership CompassEp. 10 - Grind with the Goon Squad - Dash WongDash Wong has lived his life in service of others regardless of his circumstances. From the streets and shores of Honolulu, HI, to the mountains of Colorado, and all of the struggles in between, Dash has learned to humble himself in order to raise others up. I first learned about Dash and his story on the 3 of 7 Project podcast with Chadd Wright (IG: @3_of_7project) and was inspired and affected by his story and testimony. I immediately followed him on IG and got connected. It was eventually a recent post, which we talk about this episode, that led me to fina...2021-05-1758 minThe Leadership CompassEp. 9 - Q1 Report CardIn this episode, we check in with each other and discuss what we've learned in the first few months of conducting our interviews. We have met with some phenomenal people so go back and check out any of those interviews to catch up and following along as we bring you some amazing content from impactful leaders.2021-05-0646 minThe Leadership CompassEp. 8 - Let's Go Deeper Than That - Mark DeRosaMark DeRosa is a winner. He is a winner because he is a leader. He is a leader because he is comfortable in his own skin and determined to be the best he can possibly be. Growing up in Carlstadt, NJ, Mark attend Bergen Catholic HS where he was a stand out baseball and football player. From there he attended the University of Pennsylvania again as a two sport athlete to play baseball and football. In 1998, Mark was drafted by the Atlanta Braves and thus began his career in MLB. Although he was...2021-03-2234 minThe Leadership CompassEp. 7 - 10-3-1 - Dahneld "Big Pop" SudolFrom working at the Piggly Wiggly in high school to serving in the United States Army in Alaska to selling beer to starting from scratch and growing into one of the most successful State Farm agents in the tri-state area for 38 years to volunteering at Pascack Valley Hospital to becoming the Protodecon of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Three Saints, 87 year old Dahneld Sudol has served others throughout his life. Dahneld "Big Pop" Sudol's charismatic personality and genuine, honest approach has been consistent no matter what leadership position he has held. Sit back, enjoy, and learn from the...2021-03-1348 min
The Leadership CompassEp. 6 - I Just Want To Be Useful - Damon West, The Coffee BeanDamon West is a renowned and revered motivational speaker, author, professor, and coffee bean. Servant leader could be another way you would describe Damon and is much of the reason he landed on the podcast with us. I've been following Damon for a couple years now and have been seeing his star rise as he has inspired many college football programs to change their culture of the better on their way towards great success. Programs like Clemson, Alabama, Georgia, Rutgers, to name a few. But he also takes the time to speak with school systems...2021-03-0535 minThe Leadership CompassEp. 5 - It's Not Results Based, It's Purely Effort - Luis RoblesThis is a phenomenal episode with the inspiring recently retired MLS Goalkeeper, Luis Robles. Luis spent 8 seasons with the New York Red Bulls and had a record setting career with the club. During his tenure, Luis set the Ironman record for most consecutive appearances in league history and helped the club earn three Supporters Shields for the team with the best record in the league. But you won't hear him talk about this. You'll hear him talk about the relationships he built throughout his life, surrounding himself with positive people, that helped him develop a...2021-02-2543 minThe Leadership CompassEp. 4 - Prioritize Relationship & Belonging - Mr. Kevin FeeleyMr. Kevin Feeley is a Clinical Social Worker who has worked as part of the Ridgewood Public School district since 2006. Starting out working for some local charity organizations, Kevin worked as a substance abuse counselor starting in 1995. Moving to various counseling organizations, he learned different skills in how to work with and serve a variety of mental health populations and then started his own private practice in 2002. Kevin has done some tremendous work with our student population developing programs like Maroon Mentors and the Captains Leadership Development program. He cares deeply about our students, our...2021-02-1146 minThe Leadership CompassEp. 3 - "I'll do it!" - Dr. Jean SchoenlankDr. Jean Schoenlank is the Principal of Ridge Elementary School in Ridgewood, NJ. Her entire career has been in Ridgewood, starting as a teaching assistant right out of college. Dr. Schoenlank taught 5th grade for many years at Ridge School while earning her Masters from Harvard and eventually earning her doctorate from Seton Hall. She worked as a staff developer in all the elementary schools for several years before becoming Assistant Principal at George Washington Middle School for one year. After that one year, Dr. Schoenlank was hiring as the Principal at Ridge where she...2021-01-2938 minThe Leadership CompassEp. 2 - Arrive Before the Buses - Dr. Daniel FishbeinDr. Daniel Fishbein is the recently retired Superintendent of Schools in Ridgewood, NJ. Ridgewood is one of the largest public school districts in our area where he oversaw 10 schools from Per-K through 12th grade. Starting off in insurance underwriting, Dr. Fishbein went back to school to get a Masters Degree in Education and entered the field as a Science teacher in Vermont. He relocated to the New York/New Jersey area with his wife where he continued his own education at the Teachers College in NY to earn and additional Masters and eventually his Doctorate. 2021-01-2247 minThe Leadership CompassEp. 1 - What is our "Why"?In this, our initial episode, you get to know Dave and Chris a little bit. Who we are, what we do, and why we are exploring the concept of leadership. Our hope is that we can connect you with leaders of all sorts to learn what makes them the leaders they are.
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