Real Talk with Ben Tompkins

Hunter Porter on The Power of Persistence, Entrepreneurship, and Doing the Right Thing

Hunter Porter is a real estate whiz, a statesman, an entrepreneur, a brother, son, Kentucky basketball fan, and a Senior Associate at BC Wood Properties. Hunter joined the show to share his life’s story, including what experiences shaped him growing up and what lessons his parents instilled in him, as well as his transition from college into the real world, with a little Kentucky basketball nostalgia sprinkled in. Covering a few different sales positions he held and how he learned to overcome rejection, we later get into how he got his start in the commercial real estate industry, and how he is uniquely positions to be at the forefront of entrepreneurship. Hunter discusses the power of persistence throughout this episode, as well as some of his mentors and whose work he studies in the real estate industry. Later, he shares what qualities he believes makes a great leader, the importance of building out your network, and his next goals, before finishing with his realest talk. You can follow him on Instagram @hunter_a_porter, and if you enjoy this episode, please drop a rating and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and share it with two other people. Put ‘em on. Help me grow this show and keep building up this community.

Brock Roberts on Coaching, Mentoring, and Unsolved Mysteries

Brock Roberts is a teacher, a molder of youth, a culture builder, a state champion, and he’s currently the Head Football Coach at North Oldham High School, my alma mater. We open things up with how he was raised by a single mother and what he learned watching his mom hustle for him and his brothers, how his father’s death is still an unsolved mystery in Kentucky, and how playing sports growing up helped shaped the person he is today. Brock also went to Thomas More College, where I played a season of college football, which I didn’t know until this episode. We missed each other by a semester I think. Pretty wild. So, we spend some time talking about that, and also how he handled the identity shift going from a player to a coach after his career had ended. In this episode, Brock shares the lessons be strives to teach his players and students and how his position as coach is bigger than wins and losses. He also shares what it was like becoming an assistant coach with Martha Layne Collins High School and winning a state championship, to becoming the head coach at Eminence High School, and then ultimately, landing at North Oldham. Later, Brock defines his coaching style and philosophy, his go-to mantras and sayings, what makes a great leader, a time he hit rock bottom, the goals he’s reaching for next, and finally, his realest talk. You can follow him on Twitter @bdroberts20, and if you enjoy this episode, please drop a rating and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and share it with two other people. Put ‘em on. Help me grow this show and keep building up this community.

Cayce Hamilton on Hitting Curveballs, Coming out, and Defying Stereotypes

Cayce Hamilton is a hustler, an MBA holder, a stereotype defier, a former soccer star, and she’s currently the Corporate Group Sales Manager at Marriott. In this episode, you’ll hear her share her story of growing up in a strict Catholic household and coming out as a gay woman, what it was like growing up in that structure from K-12th grade, the identity shifts that she’s dealt with, and what that conversation was like with her parents. After that, we discuss the generational acceptance of gay people and how it’s improved over time, then we jump into her career and some of the moves she’s made. Following some time spent on Capital Hill, we talk about how she obtained her Master’s Degree from Georgia State University, and how she was seven weeks away from reporting to Quantico, Virginia to work with the FBI when she decided it was all too familiar of a structure and chose to forgo that opportunity. Cayce shares what helped her heal and cope with feelings of identity, being who she wanted to be, who some of her mentors are, a movie that changed her life, and finally, we wrap things up with her realest talk. You can follow her on Instagram @cayceham, and if you enjoy this episode, please drop a rating and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and share it with two other people. Put ‘em on. Help me grow this show and keep building up this community.

Vicky Michelle on Walking with Purpose, Taking Risks, and Healing with Meals

Vicky Michelle is a true entrepreneur. She’s a hustler, a healer, a risk taker, an artist, an adventure seeker, and she’s currently a private chef for a fraternity house at Georgia Tech University. Vicky joined the show to discuss her entrepreneurial spirit, the businesses that she’s grown, how old she was when she realized she loved cooking for people, and how she’s raised her visibility and refused to dim her light. We talk about the power of healing that food can be for people, what helped motivate her after she felt stuck, healing from trauma, and the next goals she’s striving for. Later in the episode, Vicky reveals how she taps into her creative process, she tells me about a time she hit rock bottom, who her mentors are, a movie that changed her life, and finally, as always, we wrap up with her realest talk. There aren’t many people out there like Vick, and she embodies to me everything that is important about entrepreneurship, going for it, not knowing what you don’t know and yet pushing on in spite of it all, and ultimately, carving out a path that’s uniquely her own. This was a fun one, and I hope you enjoy it. You can follow her on Instagram @vickyshouseofsecrets, her linktree posted in the show notes, and if you enjoy this episode, please drop a rating and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and share it with two other people. Put ‘em on. Help me grow this show and keep building up this community.

Logan Cohen on Processing Trauma, Escapism, and Addiction

Logan Cohen is a keynote speaker, an influencer with over 1.6 million TikTok followers, an entrepreneur, a licensed therapist and a trauma-informed coach. In this episode, Logan describes what had led him to this path of ultimately serving and coaching others, the chaos in his house growing up, and the transfer of generational trauma after his Grandfather survived Auschwitz by being on Schindler’s List. We also tackle some other heavy topics, like Logan’s addiction what it looked like, his sobriety journey, escapism and dissociation, how addiction sometimes is hard to identify in college, and ultimately what had to change in order for him to get sober. Later on, Logan shares how he launched and has built his business and following. the differences between trauma-informed therapy and traditional therapy, how he helps the people he works with to identify and process their trauma, and how to tell your story with respect to others being involved. We finish off with learning about Logan’s mentors, why it’s so important to become the hero of your own story, and finally, he shares his realest talk. You can follow him on Instagram and @healinghumanity777, on TikTok @healinghumanity777 as well, check out his website if you’re interested in coaching services at logancohen.com, and if you enjoy this episode, please drop a rating and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and share it with two other people. Put ‘em on. Help me grow this show and keep building up this community.