The Family Section Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Family Section Podcast
Tony Massarotti, dad and co-host of Felger & Mazz, one of the top sports radio shows in the country, joins Greg Bottenhorn, executive and father of four to talk all things related to families. They’ll discuss kids, relationships, work, family finances, ways to connect, food, sports, and more. Each episode will also have a guest, either a well-known figure or a subject matter expert, to discuss the topic of the day and will be less than 30-minutes long.
- On this episode of the Family Section Bot and Mazz celebrate their tenth episode by having a little fun and switching it up this week diving more into their own parenting, the ups and downs, learning from mistakes, and more!
- There's no guest this week so Tony and Greg share their own experiences, how their views on parenting have evolved over time learning new things and adapting to each kid being their own individual.
- The guys reflect on lessons they learned from their parents as kids and how their childhood experiences impact parenting and trying to keep family traditions and values alive.
- In this week's episode of the Family Section, Tony and Greg dive into the topic of mental health and how important it is and prevalent in today’s society especially with younger kids.
- In the second half they are joined again by friend of the podcast David Jack, he’s one of the world's most recognized sports performance and conditioning coaches, David Jack is an industry leader and consultant for major brands & publications such as Reebok, Rodale, Men's Health, and Women's Health. He’s been on the Katie Couric Show, done corporate gigs, has a line of Men’s Health fitness DVD’s, worked with some top professional and collegiate athletes.
- The guys dive into David's outlook on the importance of mental health who it impacts and how it impacts different people. The environments these people create and exist in and how all of that goes into mental health.
- David has an infectious attitude and outlook on mental health and wellness, he shares his thoughts on how important everyone’s mental health is after the crazy past few years with the world shutting down and people having to learn how to respond.
- In this week's episode of the Family Section, Tony and Greg revisit the topic of parents and youth sports a topic they both have strong feelings about and felt the need to dive deeper into.
- In the second half, they are joined by Chris Fay the owner of Next Pitch Baseball as well as a trainer with the Positive Coaching Alliance; a national nonprofit dedicated to developing better athletes, better people. Chris has coached baseball throughout his life and is the President of Wayland Little League.
- Chris believes in the power of sports done right and he joins Greg and Mazz to give his unique perspective on parents and youth sports. He shares his own personal stories of coaching in youth sports and dealing with disgruntled parents.
- Rachel Rivera is an Air Force veteran-turned-entrepreneur whose thriving personal finance business is transforming the way women manage money for themselves and for their families.
- Rachel's company, Beautiful Budget, made waves with its first budgeting workbook that launched nine months ago. At nearly 3,000 copies sold, the workbook features a unique template that Rachel developed herself back in 2016 to completely change the financial tide in her own home.
- Her mission is to teach women (commonly, busy moms) how to manage money with wealth and fulfillment in mind.She was able to quit her full time job and do this full timeShe has grown her IG to over 50K followers and counting!
- In this week's episode of the Family Section, the guys start the show by reflecting on last weeks episode and how it inspired Mazz to ask Greg about his aspirations for himself growing up.
- The guys spend the first half of the podcast talking about what they envisioned themselves doing growing up and how it evolved over time and ended up steering them into their careers today.
- In the second half they are joined by "The Machine" Jesse Green star of the primetime National Geographic series American Chainsaw known for being a world famous master chainsaw sculptor. He is the official chainsaw sculptor of Husqvarna, the national emcee for the Paul Bunyan lumberjack show and the author of an upcoming book series Chainsaws, Cheeseburgers and Rock N' Roll.
- Jesse has a background story unlike anyone else, the guys dive into how his crazy career got started, his desire to always want to be an artist and how that desire drove him to explore numerous artistic outlets. Jesse's story of how he created his own path to his dream job is an inspiration to kids and parents alike that self-belief and perseverance pay off.
- Jesse has an incredible outlook on the ups and downs of his career journey to get to the place he is now and how all of that ties into his parenting. The guys share their perspectives on how the ups and downs of their careers have shaped some of the ways they parent their kids and talk about potential careers with them.
- In this week's episode of the Family Section, the guys start the show by discussing their own experiences with health and wellness. How it's evolved over time with everything we know now compared to their childhoods and how they are trying to use this knowledge to better their own families health.
- In the second half they are joined by David Jack, he’s One of the world's most recognized sports performance and conditioning coaches, David Jack is an industry leader and consultant for major brands & publications such as Reebok, Rodale, Men's Health, and Women's Health. He’s been on the Katie Couric Show, done corporate gigs, has a line of Men’s Health fitness DVD’s, worked with some top professional and collegiate athletes.
- The guys dive into David's past, how he got started, his local ties, his own background as an athlete and how he was able to turn his passion into a career.
- David has an infectious attitude and outlook on health and wellness, he shares his thoughts on family fitness, balancing a hectic work-home life balance while still trying to remain as healthy as possible. He also talks about the ups and downs of fitness and how everyone's health is different.
- In this week's episode of the Family Section, the guys start the show by discussing their experience as parents of kids in youth sports; how to balance being a supportive parent while not being overbearing!
- In the second half, they are joined by Michael Martin from Elite Talent Pros, a national recruiting service determined to give young athletes the best exposure and connections for their athletic careers. At Elite Talent Pros, they provide each student-athlete with a customized plan to take control of the college recruiting process!
- As parents, we all know sports can provide valuable lessons that aren't just about sports, but teamwork, collaboration, work ethic, resilience, and determination. In today's world, kids are trying to balance youth sports, extracurriculars, school, and having a social life. All of this for young athletes can seem overwhelming. Michael shares his experience as a D1 athlete and how it shaped him as an adult. This experience guided him to want to help younger athletes become the best version of themselves through athletics.
- Michael gives the audience his inside look and how athletics can shape kids' life, on and off the field. You can find out more about Michael and his company at elitetalentpros.org.
- In today's world, connecting with our kids can be a real challenge. On this week's Family Section podcast, Mazz and Greg start the first half of the show talking about bonding with their kids and the creative ways they have found to connect to their kids.
- In the second half, they are joined by Kevin Harris former Executive Producer of the Apprentice (For Donald Trump and Martha Stewart). He talks about his real-life experiences in the entertainment industry. How it's impacted his family life and special ways he has bonded with his son and even his brother because of it.
- This episode is a can’t miss as Kevin gives our audience an inside scoop of what it’s like to work with both Donald Trump and Martha Stewart. Tune in, like, comment, share and subscribe on all platforms!
- On the second episode of The Family Section Podcast Greg and Mazz start the first half of the show discussing their own side hustles growing up and into their professional careers.
- The second half of the show the guys are joined by Youtube Star Richie Hustles who breaks down his side hustles and how he tries to encourage his audience to make side hustles for themselves.
- (0:00) Welcome to the Family Section Podcast with Tony Massarotti and Greg Bottenhorn, in the first episode the guys introduce themselves and why they've decided to do a family finance podcast.
- (12:10) The guys talk about the challenges of parenting in this day in age dealing with cell phones, social media and more!