Caller ID
Caller ID is a conversation-driven podcast exploring calling, career, and identity through real stories and honest dialogue.
Hosted by Brandon Davis Wells, who has served in many roles from career coach, to college baseball coach, to broadcast professional for major networks like ESPN, IheartMedia, and more. Each episode features thoughtful conversations with professionals, creatives, leaders, and everyday people wrestling with the same questions we all face:
Who am I called to be?
What work fits who I’m becoming?
How do faith, values, and purpose shape the way we work?
This isn’t a podcast about quick career hacks or hustle culture. It’s about work that forms us, choices that matter, and finding meaning in the long, often winding path of vocation. Whether you’re a student, early-career professional, parent, or someone navigating change, Caller ID offers clarity, perspective, and encouragement for the work ahead.
Episodes
17 episodes
She's On A Roll (Part 2 with Dr. Maura Grady)
On part two of our fascinating call, Dr. Grady talks about how she went from grad school to getting a full-time professor role, the impact of AI on higher ed, her amazing work with corrections ed, and some great career wisdom. You'l...
Germans? Forget it, She's on a roll. (Part 1 of 2)
Dr. Maura Grady joins me this week as we talk about higher ed careers, but also more than that as usual. It's not just her career path to higher ed, but what she learned along the way about herself, how to not attach outcomes to identity, and w...
I Didn’t Know What I Wanted at 18… And That Was the Point | Suella Russell
If you can’t be yourself in the interview… you don’t want the job.This episode is a real conversation about authenticity, career alignment, and why so many people feel stuck in work that doesn’t fit.We get into: R...
More Than A Haircut
Every once in a while you meet someone who reminds you that the most meaningful work does not come with a flashy title. It comes through presence, curiosity, and the ability to truly listen.Matt Trukovich is a barber, but what happens in...
Don’t Write Off Gen Z: Ashley Davis on Earning Your Shot at Work
Ashley Davis joins the Caller ID Podcast to share her journey from intern to full-time HR Generalist at School Specialty—and what the transition from college to the professional world actually feels like.In this conversation, Ashley refl...
Why Our Friendships Matter In Relation To Our Career and Identity
In Part 2 of this conversation, B.Davis and Dr. Jason Barnhart turn to the topic of friendship and the challenge of being truly known. Drawing from Jason’s upcoming book, they explore why meaningful friendships can feel so difficult, especially...
Listening to Your Life
In this episode, B. Davis sits down with Dr. Jason Barnhart, Professor of Theology at Ashland Theological Seminary, to explore how our sense of calling is shaped over time. Jason shares his journey from youth ministry to the classroom and refle...
Calling, Creativity, and Paying Attention with Sarah Wells
This week on Caller ID, I’m joined by my wife, writer Sarah Wells, on the day her new book Say One Million Times, Wow! Essays on Awe, Faith, and Family from America’s Great Outdoors (and Some Hotel Rooms)
When Comfort Isn’t an Option: Risk, Calling, and Reinvention
Firefighter. Cornell grad. Serial entrepreneur. Real estate investor. Risk-taker.Keith Saffles has lived several lives in one — and each chapter has required bold decisions, deep resilience, and a willingness to start over.In this...
Bootstrappin'
Kris Mowry joins me on the show today, and we talk about the influence of growing up in rural Ohio, succeeding without a college degree, sales, faith, quitting drinking. It's a jam packed 40 minutes of wisdom, with a few laughs mixed in too.&nb...
Shaken, Not Shattered
What happens when God interrupts your comfortable plan? Former high school teammate and lifelong friend Art McMahon joins Caller ID to share his journey from teaching and coaching at CVCA to becoming a missionary educator in Hai...
One Dollar Changed Everything
Imagine being pulled out of 5th grade because your parents didn't have a dollar to help send you to school. One dollar. This kind of thing can break you, or it can make you into the person you're called to be. On this week's episode of Caller I...
You Are Not Your Title
Dr. Rob Pool wears many hats, Vice President of Student Affairs and Auxiliary Services at Ashland University, faith-driven leader, mentor, husband, and lifelong drummer. But in this episode of Caller ID, we strip away ...
Tradeoffs, Sacrifice, and Success — From Intern to General Manager and President
Jim Pfander is the General Manager of the Akron RubberDucks and the 2025 Minor League Baseball Executive of the Year, but his journey to the GM’s chair came with real tradeoffs, sacrifices, and moments of letting go.In this episode of
The Mamba Mentality and Shakespeare
What does Kobe Bryant have to do with Shakespeare?More than you might think.In this episode of Caller ID, I sit down with Mark Rankin, a Renaissance literature and English professor whose approach to calling, identity, an...
The Doctor Is In!
In this episode of Caller ID, we sit down with Dr. Jacob Sands, one of the world’s leading oncologists and an instructor at Harvard Medical School. But before all of that, there was a moment when he walked away.Dr. Sands shares how drop...
Episode 1 - The Pilot!
In the Pilot episode, Brandon Davis Wells sets the scene for the podcast. Who we may hear from, why this podcast can be a place for learning about ourselves, our identity, and how our careers and jobs play a role in all of the above! Tune in as...