Guys like Dave Alpern, President of  the Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) NASCAR team are the reason I started this podcast. In one of my personal favorite shows to date, Dave talks faith, purpose, management style, Joe Gibbs, NASCAR and fast cars. ...

My guest is Stacy Spikes, co-founder and CEO of the nation's first theatrical subscription service, Movie Pass. Stacy is also founder of the Urbanworld film festival and author of Black Founder, The Hidden Power of Being an Outsider. Recently n...

Ward Clayton, author of the new book The Legendary Caddies of Augusta joins ADmire! host Larry D. Woodard to talk about growing up in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina with its great sports and coaching culture, falling in love with sports and spo...

ADmire! Podcast host Larry D. Woodard sits down with World Rugby Hall of Famer turn MMA fighter Phaidra Knight and they discuss how it felt to knock out Halle Berry, raising pigs, chasing dreams and giving back.

In this episode I chop it up with Adobe's Chris Duffey about the Metaverse, AI and the future of life as we know it on planet earth. (I bet that got your attention)

Host Larry D Woodard and Chicago treasure, Yvette Moyo, go "there". That's right, they explore Yvette's career and in the process deal with the realities of being black and in business.

For those of us of a certain age, Rodney Allen Rippy was one of the first people in the world to really go viral. His ads for Jack in the Box in the early 70's made him instantly recognizable everywhere. This is a great American story. Buckle u...

Dr. Ford, President of Dillard University in New Orleans, teaches America that her birthplace Gahanna rhymes with Banana and gets serious about the task of teaching the next generation of leaders and the many benefits of HBCU's. 

Tracy Gardner talks about the inspiration and process he went through creating his new food lifestyle brand PairCraft. This is a fascinating story about how he used his training as an engineer to fuel his passion for great food and wine pairing...

Author Marcia Mogelonsky talks about her new children's  book Little Owl in the Big City based on the true story of a Northern Saw-whet owl found in the boughs of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree last year. Delightfully illustrated by...

Bill Lester, one of only a handful of black men to race in NASCAR's Cup Series talks about his new book Winning in Reverse, chasing dreams and the importance of gratitude.

Media executive and publishing entrepreneur, Keith Clinkscales puts his award-winning career into perspective in this candid conversation about how HBCU's, hip-hop and social unrest helped to shape his career.

My guest is Joseph Wooten, keyboard player and vocalist for the Steve Miller Band, front man for his own group The Hands of Soul.  Speaker, author and philanthropist. We discuss his activism and his holiday music.

Jesse Iwuji talks about chasing dreams. College football, Naval Officer, NASCAR Driver, Entrepreneur. You will understand why his hard work and positive attitude are allowing him to live the dream.

My guest is Technologist, Media Entrepreneur, Author and Film Producer  B Keith (B.K.) Fulton talks about his media company Soulidifly Productions, th...

My guest is Pepper Miller, a recognized market researcher, author, thought leader and Black American subject matter expert. Pepper holds nothing back as we get into issues on race, the advertising industry and our current racially charged ...

This week's guest Jack Belsito is a beverage industry veteran having worked at P&G and Pepsi and led Snapple, RC Cola, Motts and VOSS. He is currently Managing Partner at First Beverage. He shares insights on the industry and our far-reachi...

My guest this week is Ben Kennedy, Managing Director of Racing Operations and International Development for NASCAR and great grandson of NASCAR founder, Bill France, Sr. Ben talks about being born into racing's first family, becoming a race car...

Renetta McCann is Chief Inclusion Experience Officer for the Publicis Groupe. She is one of the leading innovators and most influential executives in the advertising, marketing and media industries, with a global reputation for not only buildin...

David Altschul, President and Founder of Character is a gem of a guest.We discuss how character and story are at the heart of every great brand but also a handy way to make sense of the world we live in.What a smooth ride when David's behind th...

Actor, Producer, Activist Gina Belafonte is Executive Director of Sankofa an organization started by her father: singer, songwriter, activist actor, Harry Belafonte. Gina discusses growing up and her journey in her quest to be of service. We al...

Roosevelt Bouie has had a storied career in basketball from winning 4 consecutive High School Titles at Kendall, his winning ways at Syracuse University where as a 7' Center and ½ of the Louie and Bouie Show, to professional basketball in Italy...

My guest is Gender Economist Katica Roy, the CEO and founder of Denver-based Pipeline, an award-winning SaaS company that leverages artificial intelligence to identify and drive economic gains through gender equity. Join me as Katica dis...

I'm joined on the podcast by Ed Lewis, Magazine publisher and entrepreneur, he co-founded Essence, a magazine specifically targeted to black women and went on to serve as CEO and publisher of Essence Communications, Inc. for three deca...

As a PGA Tour player, Larry Rinker played in over 500 tour events, played in all of the majors, Join us as he discusses the Tour then and now, his experience playing with Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and others and his role in the band Jake Trout...