The Jeff Crilley Show

I think millions of Americans take their feet for granted. Their feet are there. They might be sore a little bit, but you won't see a doctor about that. But then it starts to ache, and suddenly, you're seeing a doctor like my next guest, Dr. Paul Stankey, with the Foot and Ankle Associates of North Texas.

Estate planning is something that none of us want to think about. It's a topic that we put off till later, and then, unfortunately, a person dies without a will or they don't have trust in place. And suddenly, the kids are fighting at a time when they should be mourning you or celebrating your life. Somebody who knows that very well is on the front line of this fight. Adriane Grace is in the studio. She's with the law office of Adriane S. Grace.

I remember when the war in Ukraine first started. It was all over the news, and the whole country seemed to rally around Ukraine. We were all flying Ukrainian flags. But as time went on, it drifted from the front page. Sometimes, I'm watching the entire newscast, and they don't even mention Ukraine. My next guest is somebody who is determined to keep it on the front pages of America's papers. She joins us from our Austin studio, Inna Adamovich, with STAYWITHUKRAINE.

I've had the privilege of interviewing so many notable people on this show: famous athletes, celebrities, and politicians. But in terms of success, I dare anybody to hold a candle to my next guest. Jimmy Kinley is in the studio. He's the CEO of Kinley Construction Group.

If you're old enough, you remember people standing in line to buy tickets. Well, that went away like two decades ago. And the ticket industry has just exploded. And some of the prices for some of these tickets have been skyrocketing. Somebody who knows this industry very well is the godfather of the ticket industry. Ram Silverman is the owner of Golden Tickets.

As many of you may know, the South Asian community in North Texas continues to grow by leaps and bounds. I'm told it's up around half a million right now, which is absolutely incredible. And where they go for their news, entertainment, and information is my next guest, Shabnam Modgil. She's with FunAsia Radio.

I met my next guest about a week ago. She comes in with this million-dollar smile, and you would never guess that she had so much adversity, especially at a young age, which is compounding the trauma. Val Vidal is The Soul Healer, and she is in the studio.

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and I'm learning a lot about it. I mean, people have heard of it, but they're not familiar with it. And if you put off a check-up or two, especially if you're over 50, it can be fatal. My next guest, Tom Hulsey, the author of The Winning Mindset That Saved My Life, knows that very well.

I have this theory that when you first start dating, you're wearing 17 masks, and she might be wearing 18 masks. And slowly, over the course of dating, you remove the mask. But the big problem is that so many people fall in love with the last mask that hasn't been revealed yet, and they suddenly discover that Mr. Right is absolutely Mr. Wrong. Somebody who knows about that is my next guest, Dana Nygaard, a relationship expert, speaker, author, and friend.

We've all seen these stories on the news: a couple gets their hospital bill, and as they go through it, they are charged 70 bucks for Tylenol. It's outrageous, and the hospital system has been getting away from it for years. My next guest is on a crusade to right those wrongs. Dr. Bill Hennessey, with CareGuide Advocates, is in the studio.

I know it's frustrating for you—it’s frustrating for everyone. How can we stop hackers? Every day, there’s another cyber attack in the news, another warning that our Social Security numbers are on the dark web. It’s incredibly frustrating. And no one understands that frustration better than my next guest, Joey Rachid, a Global Chief Information Security Officer.

At my peak, I was speaking 300 times a year, but I can’t compare to my next guest. He's one of the most sought-after keynote speakers in the world. Joining me in the studio is Brian Bogert, a transformational life coach and keynote speaker.

What I love about Dallas-Fort Worth is the emphasis on coaching—not just in sports, but in life and business as well. Today, I'm thrilled to have an accomplished life and business coach, Nikkita Chanté, in the studio with me.

I love the saying, "It’s not about how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get back up." My next guest, Jessica Dalby, has been through her share of challenges, but she always rises again. She’s the founder of Jessica Dalby Brand Media.

If anything positive came from the pandemic, it's that people became more aware of Big Pharma and realized that a pill isn't the solution to every problem. There's now a healthy skepticism, especially when the government pushes a pill or shot. It's important for all of us to ask questions. My next guest, Kim Witczak, tragically lost her husband 21 years ago and is here to share her story. She's a global drug safety advocate.

When I was growing up in the '70s and '80s, I couldn’t name a single CEO. They weren’t household names like they are today—everyone knows Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Mark Cuban. CEOs have become celebrities, regularly appearing on networks like Fox Business and CNBC. Joining me in the studio is someone who knows this well—Gary Frayter, who handles social media for celebrities, executives, and CEOs.

I started this company from my home in 2008, and while I made it work, it was a bit lonely. The people I used to spend time with in corporate America weren’t around anymore. That’s why it’s so important to find your tribe and mentors. This next segment is all about that, and joining me is Bill Chinn from The DEC Network.

Many moms experience it: the excitement of motherhood followed by postpartum depression. Shifting friendships and growing isolation can make it even harder. Carly Church, founder of We Got You Mamma, has been there and is here to share her insights.

Being a private investigator isn’t quite like Magnum, P.I. or The Rockford Files, but it’s an exciting and rewarding career. Investigators help uncover the truth for their clients, solving troubling situations. My next guest, Anji Maddox from She Spies Private Eye, Inc., knows this firsthand.

There's a lot of division in the world today. Looking at our own country and the recent election debate, it's clear how polarized things have become. Many are even discussing the end times, including my guest, Benjamin Thomas, author of Glory of Eden.

You're the CEO of a very small company, and then it begins to grow. Whatever tools you were using in your toolkit when the company was small don't work when it's a mid-sized company. And heaven forbid you become a large company, and you're still working with those same essential tools in your toolkit. Somebody who knows that very well is joining us from our Austin studios. Joel Trammell with the CEO-S.

If you watch this show, you know my father and brother are ministers. So, I'm a man of faith, and I love to spotlight people with unique ministries. Last week, we introduced you to someone who is ministering through Uber. And my next guest has a unique ministry because he's doing it through the great outdoors. Danny Souder joins us today with Christian Outdoor Ministry.

If you watch the news at all, you see a lot of negative stuff being said about Gen Z. They're entitled. Do they come into a company and immediately ask for the corner office? That's not true for my next guest. I'm going to call her the queen of Gen Z because she is a networking fiend and has kind of taken over Austin. Blair Bravo joins us in the studio today.

You've heard of Salesforce by now, but it's amazing how many companies are not using it. And it's such a widely recognized platform that helps with everything from sales to doing business. Somebody who knows that very well is my next guest, Hunter Austin, he's the co-founder of Kelley Austin

If you've watched this show before, you know I love entrepreneurs and artists. I feel like what I'm doing is a piece of art. Emmett Coots is in the studio. He's with Stooc GC, and he considers himself an artist as well.

Well, I've got a question for you. We're very good at advancing technology. If you have last year's iPhone, it's already outdated. But think about these big companies that invest millions of dollars in tech. What do they do with the tech after it's no longer useful? You can't just throw it in a dumpster. There's too much data on it. So what do you do? You turn to a guy like my next guest, Kent Taggart. He is the co-founder and CEO of Mender.

I've been networking for the last couple of decades, and I can't tell you how many groups have come and gone. They've gone because they're not providing the benefits the members expected, or they've become stale. Somebody shaking up the Dallas networking scene is in my studio right now. Carson Gibbons is the Chief Executive Organizer for DallasMeetup.

I worked for a large corporation for 25 years before going out on my own and becoming a CEO. Well, it is lonely at the top. If you're having money issues or personnel issues, who do you talk to? You can't talk to your friends from corporate America. They don't relate. That's why sometimes you need to join an excellent CEO roundtable. Someone who knows about that is Ken Rundus with CEO-S.

For countless Americans, going to work is just going to work. Other people see their job as a ministry. I do with my job. I'm putting spotlights on people who need to tell their stories. My next guest is Barbara Patterson. She drives an Uber, but she calls it Ministry on Wheels.

I haven't always been outgoing. I remember being fairly shy as a child. But then, in high school, I met a guy who inspired me to be more outgoing. It changed my life and brought me into television news and, later, public relations and running a very successful television network. I owe a lot to that guy. Somebody who knows my journey because she lived it as well is Jules Clarke. She is the CEO of How to Be Social.

I remember when I was growing up, there were solar panels. I mean, people had them, but you didn't see them on every rooftop. You can visit many communities in this country, and every home has solar panels. To talk about that today, the driving forces behind Dawn to Dusk Solar, Fraser Sinclair and Thomas Chavez.

My heart goes out to every family in America who is dealing with Alzheimer's and dementia because it becomes all-encompassing for the caretaker. Brenda Shuttlesworth is with the Alzheimer's Association North Central Texas chapter and joins us today.

I hang out with a lot of entrepreneurs, and every entrepreneur I know has a great coach behind them, helping them find their blind spots. My next guest, Mayme Doumbia, is a leadership and team coach who knows that very well.

For far too many NFL athletes, playing in the NFL was the pinnacle of their success. That is not true for my next guest. Mark Clayton is in the studio and is the founder of LIVV Audio.

We live in a very noisy world. It gets louder every single day, and it seems like everybody is talking and no one is listening. And that may be the number one cause of divorce. It's not, any other issues inside the home. It's how they're dealing with those issues in the home. A couple who believe that strongly are my next guests, Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt.

I affectionately call this a Thank God it's Monday Company. There's laughter in the hallways. People love to come to work here, and I love having guests with the same heart. I can't think of two people better to invite to the show than Dr. Jane Gardner and Joel Patterson. They're the coauthors of The Best Job Ever.

The last two years have been relatively rough for commercial real estate. Part of it has to do with Covid and the back-to-work, back-to-the-office. But when you talk about commercial, it's not just office space. There are warehouses, there's industrial, there's a lot of commercial real estate out there, and especially here in Dallas-Fort Worth. To discuss that is Blaine Cook. He heads up Cook Commercial Realty.

I find it fascinating that we know more about how the human body works than we ever have in the history of mankind, and yet we have a nation of people who are sometimes obese, wired, tired, not sleeping well, and overstressed. And so, how do we have all this knowledge and don't implement it? Our next guest knows all about that, Umo Callins is with Well Rooted Health and Nutrition.

Pediatric sports medicine. You've heard of it before, but we are going to get a deep dive with Dr. Cordelia Carter.

I have this excellence gene in me. If I'm going to do it, then it has to be excellent. So, I admire other people who have that same disorder, if you will. It has to be excellent, or they won't do it. My next guest has that same disorder, as I affectionately call it. Chris Coryell with Coryell Roofing and Construction is in the studio.

As you know from watching this show, I'm a proud member of EO Dallas, a group of very successful entrepreneurs. I got to run into Bill Richmond again. We've known each other for years, and I got reacquainted recently, and I said, "You got to come on my show." He is the founder of many different companies.

Some 30 years ago, the wise people in Richardson were smart enough to start Tech Titans because of the telecom corridor. I remember covering so many news stories related to technology in Richardson. Thirty years later, the organization has matured and broken out independently. To talk about that today is Paul Bendel, Tech Titans's executive director.

How many of us can relate to this story? You're kind of cruising along, doing your thing, and then God puts something in your heart, and you can't unthink it. You can't unhear it. Well, that happened to my next guest, Liz Morris, the founder of the Dallas Dream Team.

I remember growing up in the 60s and 70s and into the 80s when I went to college, and you didn't hear about mental health. It just wasn't a thing. And nobody wanted to say, hey, I'm having some mental health issues because back then, oh, you didn't want anybody to think you're crazy. Fortunately, the stigma surrounding mental health is fading away, and my next guest knows that very well. Michelle Dean is with Mindscape Mental Health.

My next guest is wildly successful in construction, but she's not here to talk about her construction success. She's here to talk about her best-selling book. Chelsea Husum is in the studio.

We all get to the top of a little hill or mountain we're climbing and wonder, is this all there is? And that's what happened with my new career. I did a lot of cool things in the news, but then I just got to the age of 45, and I said, am I making a difference on the planet the way I want to? My next guest, Arinn Lovett, knows that well because she hosts the World Changers podcast.

When I arrived in Dallas in October 1992, I was instantly spoiled because we started going to Super Bowls, and we won three out of four. And that would not have happened were it not for my next guest, Charles Haley, legendary NFL player and founder of Tackle Tomorrow.

I'm a fan of AI, and I know a lot of people who are relying on and doubling down on AI. However, there's something personal about real connections. How many people have you run into who brag about the 10,000 connections on LinkedIn, but when you ask them to name a few, they give you this deer-in-the-headlights look? It's not about high tech but about high touch. My next guest believes this as well. Ely Delaney is an automated systems strategist.

The cool thing about CPAs is that they get to know their clients intimately. They get to see all their books and see where all the money leaks are. So, they become great advisors when it comes to how to scale your business. My next guest knows that very well. Dr. Jackie Meyer, with The Concierge CPA Podcast, is in the studio.

The restaurant industry changes by the day. I remember during COVID-19, when everybody suddenly had to become virtual and ensure they could serve their customers even when they couldn't physically see them. Somebody who knows about the changing nature of the restaurant industry is my next guest, Sherif Mityas, the CEO of BRIX Holdings.