Fraternity Foodie

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

Brian Warren: What can we do to strengthen the relationship between the HQ and host institutions? Featured

Today, on New Year’s Day, we have with us Brian Warren Jr., the Chief Executive Officer of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. SigEp is a valued partner in higher education that delivers a premier student experience. Brian is responsible for leading the Headquarters staff in implementing SigEp’s strategic plan. He works with the National Board, SigEp National Housing and Education Foundation trustees to ensure SigEp is meeting its goals and providing the best possible experience for its brothers. Brian also collaborates with other organizations and their leadership to help advance the entire fraternity and sorority community. In episode number 200 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why the University of Virginia was the right university for Brian, what was special about the Virginia Eta chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity that made him want to join, how SigEp’s Learning Communities are different from the traditional fraternity experience, how the fraternity/sorority community can help prevent sexual assaults and hazing on college campuses, what we can do to strengthen the relationship between the headquarters and our host institutions, how the Balanced Man Program became the gold standard in our industry, how we can revolutionize how fraternity is done despite the some....

Natasha Miller: How did you gain the energy and confidence to build a $30M business? Featured

Our next guest is Natasha Miller! She loves bringing corporate events to life for her clients and she loves technology, so virtual events have been a great addition to their offerings! Natasha thrives on advising entrepreneurs from just starting out to multi-million dollar revenues. Entire Productions is the go-to event and entertainment production company in San Francisco which serves all major markets. Their client base is growing exponentially with the support of her incredible staff, Entire Productions’ trusted expertise is relied upon to execute a slate of high-end social and corporate special events for an enviable roster of clients including Apple, Google, and Salesforce. For the 3rd year in a row, they made it on the Inc. 5000 list. In episode number 199 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out more about Natasha’s youth of abuse and living in a shelter, how giving birth to her daughter Bennett changed her perspective, how she built a $30M business on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in America for 3 years in a row, how she doesn’t work in her business but instead works on it, how she went from anxiety attack to plan of attack when 80% of....

Ken Honda: How much money do we need to be happy? Featured

Ken Honda joins us from Tokyo, Japan! He was 29 when he first “retired” to welcome his newborn daughter in the world. At the time, he thought he was “done” with work. He had owned a successful consultant and accounting business, so successful it had allowed him to close up shop and spend his days with the apple of his eye. Little did he realize his “second” career, impacting millions by helping them heal their relationship with money, was about to begin. Ken believes that money is energy. It can be happy or unhappy. Happy Money is your invitation to let the unhappy money go and begin bringing in happy money and a sense of freedom. Ken has impacted millions with his message, selling over 8 million books worldwide. In episode number 198, Ken Honda tells us the difference between happy money and unhappy money, why he decided to write “Happy Money, The Japanese Art of Making Peace With Your Money” when he had everything he needed, how much money we need to be happy, how we can invite more happy money into our lives, what can couples do to fight less about money, the story of the woman who....

Jake Schwartz: Why do we need magic now, more than ever? Featured

After performing his first magic trick at the ripe-old age of two years old, Jake Schwartz was instantly hooked on magic. He never grew out of the magic within the tricks, and Jake is now one of the fastest-rising young stars of magic in the country. Jake is an international award-winning magician who has performed all over the world, including fortune-500 companies like CBRE Real Estate, the Philadelphia Phillies, the Philadelphia Union, the world famous Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City, and he was the youngest headliner to ever sell out the esteemed Smoke and Mirrors Magic Theater in Philadelphia. Outside of being a world-class magician, Jake is a huge Philadelphia Flyers and Penn State football fan, and an avid musician. We find out how Jake got hooked on magic as early as two years old, why Penn State University was the right place for him, why Alpha Epsilon Pi was the right fraternity, how magic helped him spend 46 straight hours without sitting or sleeping to raise money during THON, how magic helps you gain confidence, how magic can help with your anxiety, what keeps him in the magic world today, whether magic is real, and why we need magic....