The Bird's Nest
In life and business, we all try to find that missing something that will make our lives or careers better. In this podcast, We talk to guests on what they have found in their journey - the good and the bad, ups and the downs - and what that has meant for them along the way. Come join us for a sit down with some amazing people!
The Bird's Nest
The Choices That Changed Everything: Charles Thompson on Faith, Football, and Fatherhood
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Charles Thompson grew up one of five kids with a single mom, surrounded by gangs and drugs — and made a deliberate choice to go a different way. He leaned on football, coaches, and his faith to carve a path that took him to Bucknell University and into a corporate career.
In this conversation, Charles shares what it was like being the first in his family to graduate college, living with a host family in high school who helped shape him, and how getting laid off from his job led to one of his most grounding moments — showing up to coach his son's flag football practice that same day.
This is a story about choices, gratitude, fatherhood, and what it really means to equip the next generation. Honest, warm, and worth every minute.
