Find A Way with Matt Lavinder

Tennessee is the national leader in gambling addiction treatment. Dr. Meredith Ginley is the director of the Gambling Clinic at ETSU. This is a hopeful episode as Dr. Ginley describes the complicated patterns that lead to gambling problems and the typical 10-week recovery plan they've developed from the clinic's years of research and case studies.

Bristol Motor Speedway's Logan McCabe shares the culture, values, and history that have made Bristol, The World's Fastest Half Mile, the favorite speedway among NASCAR fans. It's a lesson on building an authentic culture around exceeding expectations and empowering teams to solve problems. Everyone knows Bristol does racing differently and Logan shares the ideas and work behind it

City Manager Kelli Bourgeois on the way Bristol TN has chosen to embrace the hard things, what she calls "The Hard Right", rather than choosing the safe and easy bureaucratic approach. She gives a compelling argument for why, demographically, cities must choose to grow or die and how Bristol is using creativity and its uniquely positive culture to punch above its weight. An experie

Matt Hawn, recently vindicated by a court decision to overturn his dismissal for assigning controversial materials in a contemporary issues class that has drawn national attention, discusses his own passion for coaching and teaching amidst the extraordinary challenges facing teachers. Matt, born and raised in the same county school system he taught and coached, talks about why it's

A coaching legend with a gym named after him, local legend John Dyer shares insights from 40 years of coaching high school basketball. Sharing how high school boys have both changed and stayed the same, Coach Dyer describes how he continues to evolve, lead, and form relationships through changing times. A beloved coach and mentor, Coach Dyer offers up valuable and vulnerable though

Bristol native and #9 overall draft pick for the Kansas City Royals, Gavin Cross, speaks candidly about his path to Virginia Tech and professional baseball. From the importance of a team in Little League to character development and the transformative college experience, Gavin offers insights from his own experience on the most important parts of his own development.

Lee Hunsaker is the founder of Hoot and Holler Stories, a sold out weekly story telling performance where she coaches normal people to tell their stories in front of a live audience. It started with 8 people in a living room and has grown into a live performance with adoring crowds. It's packed with honesty, empathy, the challenges, and the transformational power of sharing stories

There's a lot of conversation around increasing homelessness, and today's episode is with Major Brooks Gilliam of the Salvation Army. Brooks provides a valuable perspective from the front lines, where his organization houses nearly 1,000 unique individuals every year in Bristol. He dispels many myths, clarifies the real problems, and offers insights into how Bristol might solve thi

An extraordinary leader who happens to be a youth volleyball coach. Dale Casey shares what she's learned about building confidence, developing leaders, building culture, and creating healthy environments. Her honesty on how her own leadership style has evolved is bothinstructive and inspiring. I learned so much about the game and how she's doing so much more than just coaching voll

Dr. Andy Tooley, the new president of King University, shares his approach to leadership along with the opportunities and challenges of leading a university. Dr. Tooley draws on his experience in leadership at Belmont University, one of the fastest-growing universities in the country, and how he's building a unique vision for King.