3 The Pro Way: Recent Episodes
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From the 104-5 The Zone Podcast Network - Kevin Dyson, a former Titans Wide Receiver, and Joey Kent, a Vol For Life and former Titans Wide Receiver, and Todd Campbell, who played college football for Western Kentucky University, present "3 The Pro Way."
“3 The Pro Way” shares the stories of the three African American athletes and business professionals, who have each transformed their respective athletic careers into different careers, allowing them to learn, grow and become successful through those unique paths. Kent, Dyson and Campbell will give advice and discuss concepts for how to successfully transition from one career to another. They will also welcome guests who have gone through similar career journeys to share their personal and professional perspectives and provide podcast listeners with helpful takeaways on how to transition from one career to an entirely new one.
Long-time Middle Tennessee sports journalist Maurice Patton sits down with the guys this week - subscribe for new episodes every Monday morning on the Zone Podcast Network.
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This week’s episode of 3 The Pro Way has us sitting down with former arena football player, Damon Bowers. Born and raised in California, he talks to us about his early years, growing up with parents who were very involved with his athletic endeavors, but more importantly, instilled in him the value of an education, and how it helped shaped him into the person he is now. Damon also gives us an insight into his college years at University of the Pacific and San Jose State, and what it was like playing at different levels of football. He then moved on to the Arena League in which he played for six years. He shows his commitment to family values by telling us about his love for his two boys and their love for athletics and his daughter’s pursuit of music and how that has really opened his eyes to a lot of different possibilities for her life. Also, we touch on his brief television career as a bachelor contestant on Season 2 of the Bachelorette. Now living in Nashville, the place he calls home, He is the owner and president of a debt and equity brokerage called Persevere Lending. This is a very interesting episode that you will definitely want to download, like, and listen to wherever you get your podcast.
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Season three continues with one of the greatest Arena Football players of all time - Barry Wagner - who details his path to football and life after the game.
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Former Titans WR Derrick Mason discusses his path from college football, to the NFL and life after the league as 3 The Pro Way returns for season three.
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Former Titans safety and current 104-5 The Zone host Blaine Bishop sits down with the guys to discuss his unorthodox path to the NFL - and how his love of learning still motivates him today in a career in radio.
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Dr. LaQuita Stribling shares her journey from college track & field at Arkansas Pine Bluff to the corporate world - advocating for women and the African American community along the way.
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Former Tennessee Titans wide receiver Drew Bennett joins the show this week to detail his path to the NFL, Nashville and beyond!
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On this week's show - Vol For Life Aaron Hayden. He discusses his path to Tennessee and life beyond football. Subscribe for new episodes every Monday on the Zone Podcast Network!
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Mickey Ryan details his winding path from Arkansas, to music, to working at Arkansas State and a long career on 104-5 The Zone. Check out detailed conversations with Kevin Dyson, Todd Campbell and Joey Kent each and every Monday right here on the Zone Podcast Network!
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On this week's show, the guys talk with the Director of Athletics and Recreation at UMass Boston Jacqueline Schuman. She emphasizes the importance of diversity in collegiate athletics, detailing her path to her current position and the experiences that guided her into a new role.
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Former Vanderbilt baseball star Ro Coleman details his journey through baseball in Nashville and much more with the guys this week.
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Alabama Crimson Tide All-American Antonio Langham details his path from a small town to the Tide - and how he almost joined the Tennessee Volunteers. He discusses his national championship season with Bama, seven years in the NFL and his transition into coaching in Birmingham.
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We speak with Nashville native Dr. Kevin Armstrong, who shares his path from the Music City, to MTSU and to the present day - where he's a national distinguished principal here in town.
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Former University of Michigan basketball player Stacie Harris stops by this week to chat with the guys - subscribe wherever you download podcasts!
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Former Tennessee Titans third-round draft pick Zach Piller talks with the guys about his journey to the NFL - and how life after football was difficult provided difficult adjustments after his playing days in Tennessee.
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Former Vanderbilt Commodore Reggie Ford stops by and details his path from football to a successful career after his playing days.
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Strivr CEO Derek Belch details his journey in and out of football to the business world - sharing a story of perseverance and versatility across many different fields.
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VFL Marcus Nash reconnects with his former teammate Joey Kent on the newest episode of 3 The Pro Way. He talks with Joey, Kevin Dyson and Todd Campbell about his journey from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Knoxville and beyond. This is a story of perseverance that you don't want to miss.
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Former No. 2 overall pick Ryan Leaf joins the show - discussing his path to the NFL and into life after football. Subscribe for new episodes every Monday morning telling stories of inspiration, determination and transition in sports and business.
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Wisconsin student assistant coach Ashley Cornwell joins the guys this week. She discusses how she fell in love with the game of football - and how she overcame the challenges of being a female football player at her high school.
Today, she's spending time coaching with the Tennessee Titans and gives us the inside scoop about her opportunities within the NFL.
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3HL's Dawn Davenport joins the show - to discuss the importance of paying your dues. Dawn takes us on her journey from Wilmington, North Carolina to Nashville - and how a few bumps in the road helped her to land where she is today.
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Former Tennessee Titan Brad Hopkins is the newest interview subject on 3 The Pro Way - discussing his journey to the NFL, the Titans and life after football.
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This week we talk to Tullahoma native Roy Mangrum, who begins this conversation by discussing his early days growing up in an industrial community and overcoming the societal norms of being a factory worker. He goes into detail about his transition from mortgage management to his current role as CEO of Barbell Voodoo - and how transitions sometimes come based on necessity.
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Former Baltimore Raven Leland Taylor joins the show this week. He discusses his path from Louisville, KY to the NFL - with stops at the University of Tennessee and the University of Louisville in between - and what life after football has been like for him.
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We talk with Senior VP of Player Operations for the National Football League, Tracy Perlman. She takes us on her trip from competitive dancing to her transition into the NFL corporate office. She shares the willingness to pay your dues, maintaining relationships and how she engages community members in her role with the NFL.
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National Championship-winning QB Tee Martin is the newest guest on 3 The Pro Way. He discusses his playing days growing up, picking Tennesee, and his ensuing transitions into coaching at the collegiate/pro levels.
This is an in-depth conversation you don't want to miss.
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ESPN senior writer Chris Low takes you through his journey from Rock Hill, South Carolina, the University of Tennessee and recognizes the mentors that led him along the way.
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Former NFL QB Joey Harrington takes you on his journey from Portland Oregon, to pro football and his current role as President of The Harrington Family Foundation.
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Jamaican reggae singer Gramps Morgan shares his path from Massachusets to becoming a Grammy award-winning artist - hear his inspiring journey wherever you download podcasts!
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Season two continues with 104-5 The Zone's Ron Slay! Go in-depth with Slay through his childhood, to becoming the SEC Player of the Year at Tennessee all the way to his job at 3HL on the Zone - lots of great stories in here that you don't want to miss.
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Austin Peay Vice President and Director of Athletics Gerald Harrison joins the show to discuss his transition from student-athlete all the way to athletic director at the Division One level.
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3 The Pro Way sits down with World Series Champion and former Vandy Boy Tony Kemp joins the show this week - subscribe for new episodes each and every Monday morning!
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Emmy award winner Stacey Garcia, Sr. Director of Athlete Brand Partnerships at SpringHill. Stacey discusses her journey to her current role, where she works with LeBron James' show "Uninterrupted." Her story of persistence is one that you certainly want to hear.
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Women's history month comes to a close with Jess Hauff, General Manager of ECommerce for Mars Petcare. Follow along with her journey from being the daughter of a parent who worked for NASA, being a college athlete, becoming the wife of a professional athlete and her professional path to being a corporate executive.
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This week, the guys talk to Dr. Annabelle Manalo Morgan - who expands on her journey from being a college athlete to coaching, and all the way to neuroscience. Her path brings her to Nashville at Vanderbilt - and her story of ambition to help the world through her own personal trauma is a conversation you don't want to miss.
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We continue Women's History Month by talking with media relations pro and VFL Kyra McCowan. She discusses the value of building relationships, networking and much more in her role at different colleges working as a director of operations and recruiting assistant at Tennessee, USC and Texas.
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Uncle Nearest Whiskey master blender Victoria Butler joins us on this week's show! She details her life growing up in Lynchburg, Tennessee, her relationship with her uncle Nearest Green and how their family shaped the whiskey world along with Jack Daniels.
Uncle Nearest all-female executive team tells an inspiring story - and it kicks off Women's History Month here on the show.
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Former NFL linebacker and current high school football coach Mike Jones is next up for an extended chat on the show.
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Former college basketball player turned Nashville realtor DJ Wootson discusses the sacrifices, triumphs and challenges of his fascinating path to business. Subscribe to 3 The Pro Way for in-depth conversations like this one each and every Monday!
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Former McDonald's All-American Richard Hendrix sits down with the guys to discuss his transition to the NBA and life after basketball as a television analyst for SEC Network.
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Tina Tuggle details her 23-year career with the Tennessee Oilers and Tennessee Titans, where she currently serves as Vice President of Community Impact. She shares her life lessons as a Tennessee native and the highlights of her career journey over this in-depth conversation.
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Myron Rolle was a great football player - but he was also a Rhodes Scholar. Hear his journey through football and beyond with this former Tennessee Titan on our newest episode.
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Tennessee Titans public address announcer Matt Rogers sits down with the guys - talking everything from his time on American Idol to becoming the Titans PA guy.
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Former Vols quarterback knows a thing or two about transitioning from a career in sports to politics and business - and he's the newest interview subject in season two of 3 The Pro Way.
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Former Ford Motor Company executive Clifton Lambreth is our guest on 3 The Pro Way. He discusses his journey from growing up in North Carolina to realizing a dream of attending college and his life from executive to writer/speaker.
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17 year NBA veteran Andre Miller discusses his unique journey from California to Utah. He stresses the importance of longevity and his path to mentoring young me in Southern California.
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Nashville native Tina Hodges discusses her path in business, growing companies over time and her newest venture - Action 247.
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2014 NCAA Baseball Champion Brian Miller joins the show on this week's episode! He discusses the highs and lows of playing pro baseball, playing for the VandyBoys and life beyond sports.
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VFL Ray Austin is the newest guest on 3 The Pro Way. Ray walks us through his early years going to UT, playing defensive back for the Vols and his path to the NFL. He also dives into his transition after the NFL to acting, modeling and much more.
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Nashville Superspeedway executive and long-time sports exec Erik Moses is the newest subject on 3 The Pro Way.
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Former retail executive Kevin M Dyson joins this week's show. He discusses the value of hard work and discipline from working a paper route to spending much of his career with Barneys in New York.
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Former Tennessee football and track star Willie Gault is this week's guest on 3 The Pro Way - Vols fans won't want to miss this hour-long sit-down conversation that covers the life, playing career and much more for an all-time VFL great!
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Williamson County Schools Superintendent Jason Golden talks with the guys about his unorthodox path into education. They discuss educating staff and families in order to help students' futures - don't miss this conversation, and stay tuned for each of our conversations that drop every Monday morning at 8 AM with guests from all walks of life!
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Former University of Kentucky basketball star and NBA Champion Derek Anderson is the newest interview subject on 3 The Pro Way with Kevin Dyson, Todd Campbell and Joey Kent. Discussing his path to UK, college career and everything that followed his pro days with the Miami Heat and beyond.
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From growing up in a foster family in New York, to the lightbult moment that helped him become an elite student-athlete - this is an insightful conversation with former Titans All-Pro Keith Bulluck that you don't want to miss.
Old Titans stories, how Keith is transitioning into the professional world after his playing days and so much more. Listen and subscribe wherever you download podcasts.
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Penn State assistant athletic director Keith Embray discusses his journey from Southern California to State College, Pennsylvania. From playing football at the JUCO level, to fulfilling his dream of playing pro football, Keith discusses how he uses his experiences to mentor and advocate for young student athletes at Penn State.
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Kings of Leon bass player Tim Deaux shares his unconventional route to become a member of a world-renowned band. Check out the newest episode to hear his story, how his love of music helped him focus on his goal and how different experiences help shape your calling.
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3x national champion and Lady Vol legend Chamique Holdsclaw is our guest on this week's podcast. She discusses her start in Queens, New York, Pat Summitt's impact on her life and how she overcame obstacles in her professional career.
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Former pro figure skater Kelly Hobbs takes you through becoming a figure skater, her path to coaching and now working with Scott Hamilton and the Nashville Predators here in the Music City.
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This week, Three the Pro Way talks with Vanderbilt University Basketball’s all-time leading scorer Shan Foster. Shan gives us an in-depth look at what helped shape him into the person he is today. We talk about his humble beginnings growing up in Kenner, Louisiana to his success as a college and pro basketball player, and then move on to his current experiences as an author, activist, and entrepreneur.
Shan has definitely been a catalyst for change in every aspect of his life, and this is apparent as he talks about his work and passion to help young men learn the traits that will help them make better decisions in using their healthy masculinity. This is definitely a can’t miss episode
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Legendary Tennessee Titans play-by-play broadcaster Mike Keith sits down with Kevin, Todd and Joey to discuss his mentors, influences and path to becoming the Hall of Fame Voice of the Titans.
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This week on 3 The Pro Way podcast, we sit down with Deron Jenkins. Deron discusses his journey growing up in St. Louis, raised by a single mother that instilled values that pushed him to excel on and off the field. He talks about his progression from High School to becoming a 4-year starter at the University of Tennessee and a 2nd round draft of the Baltimore Ravens.
Deron shares his transition from a solid NFL career to the difficulties of trying to figure out life after football. Deron talks about venturing into the entrepreneurial space as a licensed general contractor, renovating properties, building homes, starting two companies named DY Construction and DY Properties as well as starring on the HGTV show Flip or Flop Nashville.
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Kevin, Joey and Todd dive into Fawn Weaver’s journey into becoming the owner of Uncle Nearest Finest Whiskey, and so much more. Part two is out now - and check out part one too wherever you listen to podcasts!
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The epitome of the growth mindset - the guys with down with entrepreneur, best-selling author and historian Fawn Weaver this week for part one of their two episode conversation. She is currently the CEO of Grant Sidney Inc. and Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey.
She discusses her childhood, search for independence after leaving her parents' home at the age of 15 and the importance of controlling your personal brand.
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Kevin, Todd and Joey are joined by Tennessee State athletic director Dr. Mikki Allen, who discusses the future of TSU athletics, fulfilling his dreams and so much more over this hour-long discussion.
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Todd, Joey and Kevin sit down with a man who needs no introduction...Eddie George. From his playing days at Ohio State, to becoming a Tennessee Titans hero, acting on the big stage and what's next for him, you won't want to miss this long-form conversation with one of the all-time great Titans.
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Kevin Dyson, a former Titans Wide Receiver, and Joey Kent, a Vol For Life and former Titans Wide Receiver, and Todd Campbell, who played college football for Western Kentucky University, present "3 The Pro Way Podcast."
“3 The Pro Way” shares the stories of the three African American athletes and business professionals, who have each transformed their respective athletic careers into different careers, allowing them to learn, grow and become successful through those unique paths. Kent, Dyson and Campbell will give advice and discuss concepts for how to successfully transition from one career to another. They will also welcome guests who have gone through similar career journeys to share their personal and professional perspectives and provide podcast listeners with helpful takeaways on how to transition from one career to an entirely new one.
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