conflict – Greek University

Darnell Hardy: Perseverance Despite Unimaginable Loss

By admin on November 18, 2025

Perseverance despite unimaginable loss is something our next guest knows very well. Darnell Hardy is a highly respected fitness coach and the founder of Optimize VO2 (OVOO), a metabolic fitness company dedicated to helping individuals achieve peak performance. With over a decade of experience in the fitness industry, Darnell has worked with a diverse clientele, ranging from everyday individuals seeking to improve their health and fitness to elite athletes competing at the highest levels of CrossFit and Hyrox. Darnell’s expertise lies in optimizing metabolic function and aerobic capacity, enabling clients to achieve significant improvements in their pursuits. A sought-after speaker and seminar host, Darnell travels the country sharing his knowledge and insights on metabolic fitness. Darnell is also Aerobic Capacity certified and serves as a subject matter expert at the prestigious Power Monkey Camp, further solidifying their reputation as a leader in the field.

In episode 621 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out what it was like for Darnell to grow up in St. Louis, why he had to say no to drugs, violence, and peer pressure, how he was able to process his trauma as he got older, how he ended up at Missouri State, why he chose Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., and how the unimaginable loss of his brother, best friend, and grandparents changed how he sees conflict, pain, and perseverance.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gWWzC2aB1k

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Mike Hassell: What’s the best way to manage conflict in fraternity or sorority chapters?

By admin on April 9, 2024

Mike Hassell is educated formally as an engineer (Georgia Tech BEE), humanist (Vanderbilt Master Liberal Arts & Sciences), and executive (Harvard MBA), Mike Hassell is a Renaissance man and a brother of FIJI, reflecting on the fruits from 50 years of curiosity and various pursuits in science, history, psychology, and philosophy. Mike co-founded and managed Knowledge Products, an audio publisher (1985-1998) of 140+ titles on the great ideas of history. During the next 20 years as a senior executive in startup/early businesses, Mike’s main hobby was reading widely in non-fiction – accumulating yet more ideas and resources to fold into the book called Deep Tradeoffs. Deep Tradeoffs packs in 315 quotes, from Aristotle to Stevie Wonder, in 200 pages. By thematically connecting these chunks of wisdom in a thoughtful, probing, conversational overview, Mike illuminates eternally conflicting values and truths. He shows how they’ve been conflicting for millennia — and underlie today’s raging culture wars.

In episode 444 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Mike chose Georgia Tech, why he decided to join FIJI, how he knows which business ideas are good ones that are worth funding, what made him want to write the book “Deep Tradeoffs: Finding Balance and Respect In A Polarized, Angry World”, when should we confront vs. accept, is it ‘idealistic’ to be earnestly optimistic or ‘realistic’ to be cynical and pessimistic, when is deception necessary, and what is the best way to manage conflict in our fraternity or sorority chapters. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGRKLJreXnA

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Dr. Jennifer Nash: What mistakes should students avoid when leading people?

By admin on January 12, 2024

Dr. Jennifer Nash is a Fortune 50 executive advisor, consultant, and author who works with successful executives at ExxonMobil, Ford, Google, JP Morgan Chase, Verizon, IBM, The Boeing Company, other global organizations, and start ups to elevate their performance, evolve into the people leaders they were meant to be, and become the best versions of themselves. In episode 419 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Jennifer chose Central Michigan University for her undergraduate experience, how she was able to develop consultant leadership skills and interpersonal savvy at Deloitte, how she was able to build a big book of business with huge clients, what mistakes students should avoid when leading people, tips when there is conflict within your organization, how we can retain our best members, how college students can improve their social skills, what are the changing environmental factors in the workplace that she talks about in her book “Be Human, Lead Human: How to Connect People and Performance”, and how you can develop your actionable roadmap to become the leader you aspire to be. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LWsK6RndwQ

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Karen Laos: How should students navigate conflict in their sorority or fraternity?

By admin on September 13, 2023

What Karen Laos has learned through her experience is that it really comes down to 3 things her mom taught her about how to treat people: “Be direct, honest and kind.” Karen teaches high achieving women in business to speak with confidence and clarity. She has 25+ years of experience specializing in communication for companies such as NASA, Google, Facebook, Netflix, Sephora, Fidelity, Bacardi, UnitedHealthcare, Sony, Uber and more. Karen is also a best-selling author twice: Trust Your Own Voice: Growing Your Influence Through Confident Communication and Invisible No More: Stepping Into the Spotlight.

In episode 391 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Karen chose Lafayette College, why Karen’s mission is to eradicate self-doubt in 10 million women worldwide by 2030, why women give away their power and how do they get it back, what are some of the most common communication mistakes, how can college students become influential communicators, how can college students command a room, how college students can feel more comfortable talking about who they are and what they do, how students can navigate conflict in their sorority or fraternity, and the best way to negotiate with your boss for a raise. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huOYCKbzRYU

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Dr. Drew Gold: How can we manage conflict within student organizations?

By admin on June 22, 2023

Dr. Drew Gold is Associate Professor of Management at Saint Leo University with a concentration on Emotional Intelligence, Professional and Personal Development, Strategic Planning and Innovation Management. He has an extensive background in strategic, technology, and innovation management, and finance. He’s done extensive work with athletes and students at Saint Leo University on developing and harnessing the power of emotions for improved performance. Drew can show you how you can train yourself to improve performance and relationships in all aspects of your life!

In episode 365 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Drew chose The Ohio State University for his undergraduate experience, what is the best part of being an Associate Professor at St. Leo University, what his responsibilities were as University Senate President, what approach he uses with Emotional Intelligence, what results he’s seen in student athletes by developing and harnessing the power of emotions for improved performance, what leadership skills are needed in today’s servant leaders, how do we get accountability in student organizations and stay true to the mission, how can we manage conflict within student organizations, and how we can recognize the warning signs of mental health issues in student populations. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oakb9WVmuQ

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Dr. Anita Knight Kuhnley: What lessons can we learn about managing conflict from Mister Rogers?

By admin on August 4, 2022

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/23953938/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Our next guest is Dr. Anita Knight Kuhnley. Anita has her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision and she is certified as a highly reliable coder of the Adult Attachment Interview. She has authored or co-authored nine books, including her most notable publication called “The Mister Rogers Effect.” She knew she had to go on a research journey to discover how Mister Rogers had such an impact on children, and how we can be the Mister Rogers in our own neighborhoods. Even though he is gone we can still keep what he stood for alive, and pay it forward.

In episode 277 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Dr. Kuhnley decided to go for a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision, what is the best part of being Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling, who is Mister Rogers and what makes Mister Rogers special, what lessons we can learn from Mister Rogers on creating safer spaces for our children, how we can shift from breaking up with your partner to building up your partner, why speaking the language of empathy is so important, what are some science-based strategies from the neighborhood on engagement, what lessons we find on managing conflict from Mister Rogers, and how we can elevate our mood and sense of connection in as little as ten seconds. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfRa0wJ81NQ

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Chris Shaver: Is there an owner’s manual for our relationships?

By admin on April 16, 2022

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/22811756/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Today on the show we have with us Chris Shaver, a motivational psychology expert and creator of the Better Way to Relate Program. For 10 years, Chris has given couples a Better Way to Relate to navigate the 22 pairs of opposite behaviors that call pull your relationship apart. He uses the Birkman Method, a breakthrough motivational personality assessment based on empirical research with proven reliability and validity. Chris offers rock-solid (research based) couples advice you can use tonight to make your relationship better and stronger. We also have with us some friends of the show that are going to be our couple for the podcast. We have with us Morgan Clouser, she is the President of a local sorority called Gamma Delta Sigma at Lycoming College in Pennsylvania, and her boyfriend Jack Holmes, who have been dating for 13 months now.

In episode 240, we listen to Chris’ analysis of the Birkman assessment that Morgan and Jack completed, what their common interests are, the best way they can handle any conflicts that come up, and how they can best interact as a couple going forward given their unique personality traits.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN9h1ILUDz4

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Cynthia Padilla-Pearson: How do we resolve conflict and build empathy in student organizations?

By admin on November 2, 2021

Cynthia Padilla-Pearson is a career victims’ rights advocate and certified trauma specialist with 12 years in court systems supporting trauma victims and developing trauma-informed programs. She has thousands of hours experience in mediation practice, providing victim services, law enforcement training, and community-based program development. Cynthia runs Trauma & Conflict Consulting in Atlanta, Georgia. They focus on making the maximum positive effort for their community. Their members and clients provide the momentum that helps affect change. Using data driven models, they provide solutions that make a long-lasting difference through planning, training, speaking, and coaching. She is also a member of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc.

In episode number 182 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Cynthia chose Georgia State University, how she became a Senior Victim Advocate at the Fulton County DA’s Office, what is the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, who are her customers at Trauma and Conflict Consulting LLC, why some people are more likely than others to be victims of a crime, what steps a community can take after a traumatic situation impacts a wide scope of people, how a good understanding social work protocols help social workers as well as their clients, how we can resolve conflict in our student organizations, how we can build more empathy on college campuses, and Cynthia’s favorite restaurants in Atlanta. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmjgMr9ijzE