Fraternity Foodie

Check out our latest podcast interviews (and food suggestions) from all over North America!

Dr. Ron Dushkin: Early Warning Systems For Stress Featured

Ron Dushkin, MD is a Holistic physician, Stress Management Specialist, Former consultant to Westinghouse and Johnson & Johnson in setting up their Stress Management Employee Wellness Program, Charter Member of the American Holistic Medical Associate, and a Former President of the American Institute of Homeopathy. In episode 662 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out what inspired him to focus on stress management as a physician, what he discovered when he began studying the relationship between diet, stress, and disease, what resistance he faced with alternative and holistic medicine, how students can use the early warnings systems for stress, how Stress Management Breath works, how diet and exercise really influences stress levels, what are some daily stress-management habits students should develop early in life, what stress mistakes young professionals make, how younger generations handle stress versus older generations, and the most surprising thing he has learned about stress after decades of working with patients. Enjoy! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLH-YC21nJM

Mike DeJong: Growing Too Early Can Hurt Your Business Featured

Mike DeJong is a multi-business owner, keynote speaker, and the author of Grow Smart: Your Path to Freedom: Mastering the Transformation from Operator to Owner. Over the past 30 years across multiple industries, including the last decade in franchising, Mike has built businesses, turned around struggling operations, and often been the person called in to fix what isn’t working. Through that experience he discovered something most entrepreneurs do not realize until it is too late: Owning a business and having an owner’s mindset are two completely different things. Mike now teaches entrepreneurs how to escape what he calls the operator trap, the cycle where owners work harder and harder but never actually gain freedom. In episode 661 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out what pushed Mike toward business ownership, what is the most common problem he seed when things start going wrong, what is the difference between an operator mindset and an owner mindset, what is the difference between a student leader who runs everything themselves versus one who builds systems within their chapter, why growing too early can hurt your business, how should young entrepreneurs think about scaling, what is the difference between having “staff” and building....

David Hampson: Achieving Accountability and Safety in Your Organization Featured

David B. Hampson—entrepreneur, pilot, aviation insurance guru, award-winning author of Rainbow Gold, and founder of Rainbow Gold Advisors—is a sought-after keynote speaker who brings real world business experience, humor, and authenticity to every stage. His new book is called “Rainbow Gold: Building a Business That’s Both the Journey and the Destination”, where entrepreneur David B. Hampson shares his candid story of moving from a science student with no business training to becoming a successful acquisition entrepreneur and aviation insurance leader. In episode 660 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why insurance is the DNA of capitalism, why we have so few companies that insure the fraternity and sorority industry, why liability insurance premiums are so high in our industry, what fraternity men misunderstand about liability, personal exposure, and risk, why there is a generational talent gap in insurance, what aviation gets right about accountability and safety that fraternities could learn from, how building a great business is about both the journey and the destination, how to spot burnout among high achievers, what financial mistakes do young professionals make in their first five years out of college, and what a 97% client retention rate means about your business. Enjoy!....

Nathan Cook: Why Poetry Can Be More Effective Featured

Nathan Cook is a captivating speaker, poet, and mental health advocate who transforms audiences with his powerful storytelling and spoken word. Drawing from his journey of overcoming adversity, Nathan inspires individuals to embrace self-leadership, make intentional choices, and take ownership of their narratives. Known for his unique combination of poetic expression and practical strategies, Nathan empowers professionals to thrive in their personal and professional lives while fostering emotional resilience and authenticity. In episode 659 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out when Nathan realized he needed to change, how his experience in the US Navy shaped his view of leadership, pressure, and emotional control, what are college men telling themselves that might be holding them back, how students can create their legacy now, what is the danger of suppressing emotion in college, why anger is a destination that gives away your power, what self-leadership looks like for a college student, why poetry can be more effective than a lecture, and how students can reframe failure. Enjoy! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjo8wp1e95o