The Quarterback DadCast Casey Jacox

As you've seen, Season 3 is dedicated to my father, Mike Jacox, who passed away late in 2021. I Love and miss you, Dad.
 
Our next guest, Tony Bowie, is the CEO of Child Study Treatment within the Washington Department of Health and Social Services.  Tony and I were college teammates at Central Washington University; yes, this is another #UncleRico moment.  Tony and his beautiful wife are proud parents of his 14-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter.  

Tony grew up raised by a powerful and supportive single mom.  She taught him so much about resiliency, adversity, love, hard work, and more!  He always knew he was loved, which is something that he passes down to his children now.  

Tony and I talked about diversity, race relations, and having bi-racial kids.  We also talked about the power of listening and making sure we LOVE our kids every day.  Lastly, make sure you always show love to your wife in front of your kids—simple but powerful advice.   Tony has also been involved with Goodwill and continues to be someone who positively impacts his community.
 
To connect with Tony, you can find him on Linked.

As you've seen, Season 3 is dedicated to my father, Mike Jacox, who passed away late in 2021. I Love and miss you, Dad.
 
Our next guest is Mike Schiappa, who serves as the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) for Beeline, a software company that services the human capital & contingent workforce marketplace.  As CPO, Mike is part of the Executive Leadership Team responsible for the strategy, execution, and success of the company.   Mike is a highly experienced Procurement Executive with a proven track record of running world-class procurement operations.

Today, we talk to Mike about #fatherhood and how he strives to become and be the ultimate QB of his household.  I met Mike through our previous guests, Doug Leeby and Craig Coe, and the talented Jessica Ashcraft!  Mike is a Boston native who grew up with two older brothers who taught him so much about life!  His father was an accountant who ran his CPA firm and taught him so much about #hardwork.  During tax season, his dad would work from sun up to sundown.  His mom stayed at home, raised them, and taught Mike love, empathy, and relationships.   His #faith is also vital to Mike in his life, and he always helps others first.  

Mike wrapped up our episode, sharing how we need to meet our kids where they are.  We need to be patient and realize that each kid is different.   We must slow down, listen, and always be consistent in how we show up to lead our kids.

Please connect with him on Linked In to learn more about Mike or his podcast.


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As you've seen, Season 3 is dedicated to my father, Mike Jacox, who passed away late in 2021. I Love and miss you, Dad.

Today's guest, Brett Allen, teaches Freshmen English Literature and Junior IB Language and Literature in the Kent-Meridian Technology Academy. It is a project-based small learning community that integrates technology throughout the curriculum.   For over 16 years, Brett has been coaching football and positively impacting the lives of young student-athletes.  Recently, he resigned as the head coach of the football team at Kent-Meridian HS after seven years as the head coach to focus more on the family as his kids are getting busy with their activities.   Brett is also an active member of his school's Equity Team and the Kent Educators of Color Network at the district level.

Today's discussion teaches how Brett was raised and his journey as a father.  We reminisce about days at Central Washington University, where we were college teammates.  One of my favorite parts of this conversation was discussing diversity and the impact that a recent book I read had on me (Raise a Fist, Take a Knee by John Feinstein).  #powerful.

Brett also talked about getting the full story in any situation before we just react.  We must listen, be present, and truly understand a problem before responding.  Lastly, Brett also shared that we as Dads need to give ourselves grace as we are all on this journey together.  To learn more about Brett, you can find him on LinkedIn or connect with him via email at brett.allen@kent.k12.wa.us


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As you've seen, Season 3 is dedicated to my father, Mike Jacox, who passed away late in 2021. I Love and miss you, Dad.

Today's guest, Matt Smith,  is my former teammate from Central Washington University, where we played football together in the mid-1990s.  Yes, that is an Uncle Rico moment. Matt has always been a top producer throughout his sales & business career. He is now the President of Family First Life Northwest and the Managing Partner of Integrity Marketing Group. Matt shares with us where his ability to achieve these results came from and his passion for desire and believing in yourself.   Throughout this episode, we talk about the dangers of ego and why receiving feedback in our life is so vital.   Additionally, we discussed the impact of listening and why this is such a gift for fathers as they are leading their families. 

One of my favorite parts of this episode is when Matt shared with me that progress in any area of your life can and will create happiness.   Lastly, he talked about being present and intentional in everything we do as fathers!  So much more wisdom to unpack, so please make sure you grab a notepad to take notes during this episode.

To connect with Matt, you can find him on IG or Twitter at @themattsmith1 or email him directly at matt.smith@familyfirstlife.com.
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As you've seen, Season 3 is dedicated to my father, Mike Jacox, who passed away late in 2021. I Love and miss you, Dad.

Our next guest is Pete Newsome, the CEO of 4 Corner Resources, a staffing and recruiting team based in Orlando, Florida.   Huge shoutout to Patrick Sirmeyer for making this episode happen!  The company was founded in 2005 to become Florida’s premier staffing and recruiting firm. In addition to their core technology business, they match the top Finance, Marketing, Legal, Healthcare, and Administrative professionals with the most respected employers in the market.

Pete is a father, husband, and business leader.  They have four children who are very active, healthy and living busy lives.   The Newsome household is a football family, as you will hear about his son's journey to play football at Florida State University.   Pete grew up with hard-working parents who taught him that you always must emulate the things you like!  He shares that it's essential always to keep moving forward, regardless of your circumstances.

Later in the episode, we talk about how should we be pushing our kids?  What are the rules?  Or even our expectations?  Are they fair?  We also talked about the pressures of being physically and emotionally present.     You will also hear about Pete's new venture called Zengig, more to be announced soon!

To learn more about Pete, you can additionally connect with him on LinkedIn or visit their website - https://www.4cornerresources.com/
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As you've seen, Season 3 is dedicated to my father, Mike Jacox, who passed away late in 2021. I Love and miss you, Dad.

Today's guest is a sales specialist, a featured columnist who has been featured in #The Wall Street Journal, #CNN, #MSNBC, #ABC News, and numerous other outlets.  His name is Lee Salz, and he is a bestselling author of six books, including Sales Differentiation and Hire Right, Higher Profits.  In September 2021, his sixth book, Sell Different! was published by Harper Collins, which presents all-new sales differentiation strategies to outsmart and outsell the competition.

Lee is a father, a husband, a huge fan of baseball, and also a competitive powerlifter which you will hear about!  We talked in-depth about how important your mindset is on a daily basis.  He talks about the advice he gives to his children on why having many conversations will help you grow and meet new people.  He talks about the important focus of always striving to be YOUR best!  Thank you, Tina LoSasso, for introducing us and making today's episode possible.

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To learn more about Lee, you can connect with him on Linked In or visit him at www.salesarchitects.com.



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