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Michael Dixon: Turning Our Unique Members Into Recruiting Power

By admin on May 22, 2025

Michael Dixon received a bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies from North Carolina State University and a master’s degree in college student affairs leadership from Grand Valley State University. Michael is a Doctoral candidate at Indiana State University. Michael is a former higher education administrator with more than 18 years in the industry. He has several research interests and his brief study in philosophy causes him to ask lots of questions. In his free time, you can catch Michael playing a round of disc golf or competing in sports and/or board games.

In episode 570 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Michael chose NC State for his undergraduate experience, what made him choose to join the Grad Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., why he enjoys working in DEI spaces, why that DEI work is so critical, how to take our unique members and turn that into recruiting power, what we should do if we struggle with our self-confidence when talking to new members, how we can break down bias in the Fraternity and Sorority recruitment, one part of the recruitment experience that we should reevaluate, practical ways we can improve the new member experience, and how recruitment can impact our chapter culture. Enjoy!

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

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Renaye Thornborrow: What are some exercises we can use to build a healthy mind?

By admin on October 11, 2022

Our next guest is Renaye Thornborrow! She is a leading a world-wide movement to inspire and empower kids to own their magnificent life, and to reach their fullest potential through the power of life coaching for kids and mindset development – through Coaching Stories! Her WISDOM Coach® Certification program is enabling professionals on six continents and 30+ countries to use fun coaching stories and activities to help kids develop strong self-esteem and self-confidence, build resilience and coping skills, think for themselves and make good decisions, stand up to peer pressure, live life with intention and achieve their goals, and so much more.

In episode number 307 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Renaye chose Texas A&M, what is Adventures in Wisdom and how does it help kids, what are the most common challenges she is seeing with students today, what exercises we can use to build a healthy mind, how students can improve self-confidence and self-esteem, what is the bounce back formula to improve resilience, what improving mindset skills actually means, what are the differences between life coaching and therapy or counseling, and who can become a life coach. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT2T1xMXDVM

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Shelly Slocum: How do we strengthen the relationship between parents and their children at college?

By admin on May 13, 2022

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/23106002/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 Shelly Slocum! She is the proud mom of 2 beautiful daughters who are married to her wonderful son-in-laws, she’s MiMi to 3 precious grandchildren and 1 angel baby, and she’s the wife of her high school sweetheart for 39 years! Life has not been without its challenges, but she is grateful for every day God blesses her with another opportunity to continue improving herself and doing whatever she can to help make the lives of others a little bit brighter! Shelly’s book, Love and Inspiration from Mom, is an expanded quote book with Inspirational Quotes and practical tips from a loving mom, on how to apply more positivity in your life to brighten your days and help turn life’s lemons into lemonade.

In episode 247 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Shelly chose Point Loma Nazarene University, why she decided to write the new book called “Love and Inspiration from Mom”, what she thought when she got the lung cancer diagnosis as a non-smoker, how you can love someone back to health, how you can build self-confidence while brushing your teeth twice a day, how affirmations change your mindset, tips for students to strengthen the relationship with their parents while they are at school, what is “Shelly-Anna” thinking, and how trusting God and seeking blessings has served her well over a lifetime.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP9EMeFevKw

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Ellen Howell and Debbie Radish-Respess: How can young adults make the best career choices?

By admin on May 25, 2020

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/14558405/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Welcome to episode # 55 of Fraternity Foodie! Today we’re talking about career choices with Ellen Howell and Debbie Radish-Respess. These choices are something today’s undergraduate students might be struggling with, but also mid-career employees who might be feeling stressed or experiencing burnout. How do we know we are on the right career path? What is emotional intelligence? What is servant leadership? How can young adults manage stressful relationships? How do we improve on video interviews for jobs or internships? How do we boost self-confidence? What is a Shadowmatch assessment, and what can it tell us?

Debbie Radish-Respess, an executive leadership coach, located in the Nashville, TN area, is the founder of Invisible Horizons Coaching and Consulting, a global executive coaching firm. Debbie partners with executives and their leadership teams in various sized organizations to accelerate their ability to lead in an inspiring way, always with a results-oriented and compassionate approach. Debbie has a Bachelor’s Degree in Management/Human Relations and her MBA from Trevecca Nazarene University.

Ellen Howell, a life coach for teens, young adults and their parents, located in the Nashville, TN area, is the founder of StepWise Coaching. Ellen uses an evidence-based approach to help her clients figure out what they want most, what’s blocking them, and how they can eliminate the blocks to create the life they dream of having. Ellen received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing as well as her Masters in Education from Tennessee State University. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpnaAj7B5M0