CedTalks Podcast

Dr. Andraè Townsel sits down with me for an incredible conversation on Episode 117 of the CedTalks Podcast. He touches on his new role as Calvert County‘s brand new superintendent, his intents on making the county grow, his reasoning for pursuing the field of education, and the importance of perseverance. Dr. Townsel also touches on mental health, how he prioritizes his mental health, how others can overcome their mental challenges, and how he could encourage his younger self to grow and persevere through adversity. Green

On this edition of the CedTalks Podcast, I sit down with Amanda Kirby for an incredible conversation. She touches on her children, her son, Tyler, his passing, mental health, the importance of raising awareness for mental health, never being afraid to ask for help, and awareness for suicide. She also touches on the documentary she made for Tyler, how she has evolved as a person, her perspective on mental health, aspiring to be a work in progress every day, and what society can do to become more empathetic to mental health.

On this edition of the CedTalks Podcast, I sit down with Amanda Kirby for an incredible conversation. She touches on her children, her son, Tyler, his passing, mental health, the importance of raising awareness for mental health, never being afraid to ask for help, and awareness for suicide. She also touches on the documentary she made for Tyler, how she has evolved as a person, her perspective on mental health, aspiring to be a work in progress every day, and what society can do to become more empathetic to mental health.

On this edition of the CedTalks Podcast, I sit down with Calvert County’s candidate for State Attorney Rick Piereck. We touch on religion, the importance of working hard, ways to achieve your goals, and the importance of moving forward in the midst of adversity. He also touches on his life growing up in Florida, importance lessons he learned from his father, his reasoning for joining the army, his decision to practice law, establishing his law firm, and the changes he aspires to make as Calvert County’s State Attorney.

My good friend Zane Carey returns to the CedTalks Podcast for an incredible conversation. He touches on his recent ACL and MCL surgery, how a positive mindset has helped him stay encouraged, mental health, the importance of being present, how to not let the past hinder your growth, manifestation, writing down your goals, and ways to remain encouraged in times of struggle.

YouTuber Pierre Amichia, aka “GloPierre,” joins me on this edition of the CedTalks Podcast for a great conversation. He touches on mental health, the activities he partakes in to improve his mental health, his self improvement journey, his reasoning for creating his YouTube channel, how he balances college along with YouTube, and tips on how to improve your mental health. He also expands on the importance of delaying short term gratification in favor of building your character to achieve long term gratification.

High school English teacher Nathan Orlandi joins me on this edition of the CedTalks Podcast for a great conversation. He touches on how the pandemic initially effected him when it began in 2020, the hobbies that continues to keep him encouraged during the pandemic, and the lessons that he has learned in the past two years. He expands on his love for teaching, his reasoning for going into the field of Education, mentoring his students at school and in the church, and what he hopes his students can learn from him as an individual. He also touches on his spiritual roots, his love for the Lord, and how God’s lessons can help us grow.

Devin Garner joins me for a great conversation on this edition of the CedTalks Podcast. Garner touches on his love for the education field, his reasoning for wanting to become a teacher, the influence that his past teachers made on his life, the joy he gets from working with children, how he finds the balance between his academics and work life, and what he hopes to achieve when he becomes an educator in the future.

Clemson student-athlete and nurse Harleigh White joins me once again on this edition of the CedTalks Podcast for a great conversation. She touches on being a nurse while being in the pandemic, her early life growing up in Calvert County, MD, the lessons her parents taught her, her love of sports, her reasoning for choosing Clemson as her university, and how track and field have changed her life. She also touches on how she’s managed to balance her academics while playing sports, her accomplishments as an athlete, competing at the 2021 US Olympic Trials for track and field, and what she would like her legacy to be as an individual.