I like talking to interesting people who are living INPowered lives. Consistent with the ProgressiCon.US way, they also demonstrate a Spirit of Leading that is service oriented, self-less, and sincere. They come from all walks of life and all generations. They are the doers who simply look for ways to improve their surroundings and impact the lives of all they touch as a result.
The Spirit of Leading podcast will help you find ways to get the most out of your current circumstances as you practice living INPowered in every aspect of your life: at home, at work, and in your community.
087: Breea Clark, Mayor City of Norman, OK—partisan politics doesn’t fill potholes
Breea Clark was elected mayor of Norman, OK in 2019 as the youngest woman and the first Millennial generation leader to hold that position. Clark says she prides herself on making thoughtful, data-driven decisions. No doubt, that perspective is shaped by...
086: Evan Dougoud and the BeHeard Movement
Evan Dougoud had to couch surf as a teenager and relied on the kindness of friends, teachers, and a grandmother to help him finish high school in his native Virginia. Today, with the help of supporters who have said "yes" to his prayers, Evan founded the...
085: Jarrett Jobe, making student leadership real
Cultivating student leaders who can relate academics to real-life experience is a passion for Jarrett Jobe, assistant vice president for student leadership at the University of Central Oklahoma. On this edition of the Spirit of Leadership podcast, Jobe...
084: Coffee House Culture—Shay Hayes & Heather Wheeler
Coffee house culture has a specific meaning to Shay Hayes, founder and owner of Viridian Coffee. He, and Heather Wheeler, director of marketing and training, live it and teach it to all recruits and employees who put on the Viridian Coffe name tag....
083: Dawn Tree—expressing joy and hope through abstract art
Dawn Tree calls herself an abstract folk artist, but she's clear about the message she wants to share. On this episode of the Spirit of Leading podcast, Dawn shares her insights into racial and social justice and the hope she has that her art will have an...
082: Ashley Coffey—Emerging opportunities for women in technology
Ashley Coffey is a rising star in the Women In Technology movement in Oklahoma. She is a tireless advocate for increasing the number of women in the ranks of STEM jobs. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. In this episode of...
080: Lawton Proud, Vested in the Vision—Tiffany Vrska and Albert Rivas
Vesting in the vision of one's own hometown is a major theme of Lawton Proud, a community project supported by government and business partnerships. The co-coordinators are Tiffany Vrska, Community Relations Director for the City of Lawton and Albert...
078: Is the United States a Democracy?
I learned in civic class, way back in junior high school, that the United States of America is organized as a federal republic. No problem. That's one of several ways a democracy can organize. The two ideas of democracy and federal republic seemed fully...
077: Clay Martin, NFL referee—the rules make the game
Clay Martin counts himself fortunate to be both a successful high school basketball coach and a member of the elite NFL officating corps as a referee. His career as an Oklahoma All-state student athlete and successful coach have garnered him entree into...
076: Project Orphans — Brittany Stokes
Brittany Stokes calls herself the voice in between. She stands as the voice of the voiceless orphaned and abandoned children of Uganda who desperately need someone to love and care for them between those benefactors who are eager to help and know their...
075: Stand in your truth—Carlisha Bradley
Carlisha Bradley is showing up on everyone's radar as a woman to watch. She made the 2014 Tulsa YWCA list of 100 Tulsa women with moxie, a celebration of influential Tulsa women who, over the years, have make their presence known across the decades and...
074: Claire Grace—passion for compassion
Claire Grace shows us that the INPowered come from every generation—hers is Gen Z. She's already setting a fast pace and high bar for personal accomplishments, not the least of which is deciding to have a go at summiting Colorado's highest peaks. On this...