Speak Up Podcast: Recent Episodes
Aaron Daniels
SpeakUp Podcast is an audio/video platform where guests that range from athletic coaches, administrators, educators, entrepreneurs and more are interviewed and given the freedom to share details of their lives, lifestyles, journeys, plights, experiences, tutelage, etc. to any audience that may be in or aspiring to be in any profession. All of the testimonies and insight from each guest of the SpeakUp Podcast transcends any one space or place and can be implemented into the daily lives of anyone anywhere.
A native of Muskogee, OK! The most high profile and most highly decorated athlete in girls basketball history in Muskogee. A 2-time Gatorade Player of the Year, a McDonald’s All-American, played basketball at University of Arkansas and Texas A&M University. Now a professional and just finished her first season in the WNBA as a member of the Indiana Fever!
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Some moments that made me who I am..
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One of the best athletic talents to ever come up in Tulsa, OK. Two sport athlete (football & basketball), dominant and impactful in both, well known throughout the city and the state, played at OSU, semipro, changing his now helping change others’ and more.
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Alums of Broken Arrow High School, coaches now, talk about their playing careers from small ball through college, adulthood, coaching, competition and more! Alexis Gaulden and Taylor Jones.
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NC boy! Takes me through his journey through high school, college, band days, all the way to being an entrepreneur in the videography game!
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The newly appointed director of athletics of the Tulsa Public School district! He recounts his upbringing, relocation to Oklahoma, coaching career at both the high school and college level, transition into administration and more!
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4 seniors, returners from last year’s basketball season at Tulsa Central High School. 4 starters from last year, they weathered the storm of a 4-17 record and are back and better.
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Head girls basketball coach at Northwest Classen High School in OKC, former head coach of the THSS MAVS Elite, husband, and father.
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25 plus year veteran in coaching and teaching, from Muskogee, OK to Piedmont, OK, from Muskogee High School to Piedmont High School.. Strength trainer, PE teacher, softball, baseball, boys/girls basketball, football, and track coach, Coleman Hughes lll!
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Central High School Head football coach and high school Dean Kip Shaw along with Central High School Athletic Director and Central Jr. High School Head football Nate Goodman. They both stop in to share about their paths through childhood, youth sports, college experience, teaching, coaching, and administration experience!
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Head Men’s basketball coach, Jason Eaker, at Oklahoma Baptist University shares all about life as a college coach, opportunities without a huge payday, being a journeyman, a family man, a man of faith, the pandemic and a lot more.
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Product of north Tulsa, lifelong hip-hop fan, former athlete, a father, artist, songwriter and much more!
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Founder of the new Tulsa based phenomenon the Old Man’s League, state championship coaching run with the Booker T. Washington Hornets in 2019, husband, father, all around basketball guy!
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Young entrepreneur, native of Muskogee, OK, grandma’s boy, 2 parent household, troubled kid, rerouted and now giving back to his community!
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Ashlee Pitts!
Asst. Women’s coach at Rogers State University details her athletic career from a small child, through, middle school, high school, AAU and college. Then she enters the profession of coaching!
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New head girls basketball coach at Putnam City West High School. He details his athletic career from the beginning to the end, adult life after basketball and how he got into coaching.
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Heather Davis!.. Grew up in Muskogee, OK, 4 yr. varsity starter, natural born leader.. Went to play ball at Univ. Kansas at Missouri (UMKC) for 2 yrs. then finished at Univ. Of Central OK (UCO). Started
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Head coach of the 17u OK Chaos in OKC, OK. Does double duty with AAU and high school ball as an Asst. at US Grant High School. Been in the business of coaching for years and has the testimony to prove it. One of the most transparent guests we’ve had!
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Shea seals! McLain Alumni, University of Tulsa alumni, former pro in the NBA, overseas, former head boys basketball coach at McLain and BTW, back to back star champs as head coach at BTW and now a member of the Men’s basketball staff at the University of Tulsa!
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Entrepreneur, photographer, videographer, songwriter, emcee, mogul in the making! Most importantly, a childhood friend of mine!
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Head football coach at Tulsa McLain HS, alumni of Tulsa Central HS, ‘98 state basketball champ, ex-NFL 6th round draft pick and product of North Tulsa!
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Hoop Addicts joins me for a second round on the podcast this week. If you watch and follow high school basketball in Oklahoma then you’ve seen these guys in several venues and you know exactly who they are!
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Head coach Lenny Hatchett, assistant coach Tondrell Durham (former head coach), and Tommy Griffin (former head coach and father of Taylor and Blake Griffin). They won the 6A state championship in OK HS basketball this year and tell me all about their experiences!
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Executive director of the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Athletic Association, better known as the OSSAA. A native of Pauls Valley, OK fills me in on his upbringing from childhood all the way through athletics, college, teaching, coaching, rules/regulations, Covid protocols, eligibility, administration and much more!
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Jared Reese! Head boys basketball coach at Kingfisher High School. Arguably the best high school boys basketball program in class 4A in the state of OK. They are the current 4A state basketball champions, with a great collective team but two featured NCAA D-1 prospects. He tells me about his course as a coach and plight of building this program into prominence and dominance.
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Chris Skinner, entrepreneur, founder of Skinz League/Skinz Tourney, along with his wife. Together they started the hottest adult basketball league in the state of OK which runs from late spring throughout the summer. Branching out to women, high school boys, tournaments at these levels as well plus much more!
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Founder of AAU organization DC Queens/Kings. From Texas, explains how the organization has expanded outside of Texas to various states throughout the country. He shares his upbringing, being a single dad, coaching and more!
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A specialist in professional training of professional athletes, an architect of mobility training, a Brazilian native, a husband, friend, father and just a flat out interesting conversationalist.
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Long time head boys basketball coach at OKC Carl Albert High School, Jay Price stops in to talk all things basketball. From his upbringing in a coaching, athletic career, coaching career, successes, all the way down to his family!
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Head Boys basketball coach at Heritage Hall High School in OKC, Chris Hamilton stops in to talk about his upbringing, basketball career in high school and college, high school sweetheart turned wife, coaching career, state championship wins and losses!
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Young college teenager Joshua Cleary is the creator, founder and proprietor of JRC Media which culminated from his love for basketball, film and photography in his high school days. He’s taken his work to the next level in quality and to college with him. Entrepreneurial spirit!
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Carver Middle School Athletic Director Wayne Walls visits with me about his background in basketball, upbringing in Maryland area, journey through HS & college and then to OK.
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Sidney Carter, product of north Tulsa. We learn about his late start with the sport of basketball, his prolonged career as a student/athlete, his numerous experiences as a coach at each level and more.
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Asst. boys AND girls basketball coach at Mount St. Mary High School, creator/founder of World 1 Skills training and development. Evan Alexander talks about his athletic journey, college days, work history and more!
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Tulsa Webster’s Head Boys Basketball coach Scott Bowman joins the podcast this week and takes me through his journey as a player, assistant coach and now head coach of several years at Webster High School.
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Me and my basketball coaching staff at Central HS “break bread” about past, present, future as it pertains to sports, relationships and more.
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Former head girls basketball coach at Tulsa East Central High School, 9 trips to the state finals, 3 state titles, coached numerous talents that went on to college to play, coached AAU boys and girls, built programs from the ground up and much more! Samy Mack!
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Eric Savage! Head boys basketball Coach at Sand Springs, former head coach at Tulsa Memorial High School and 3 time state champion!
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Sapulpa high school head girls basketball coach Darlene Calip details her upbringing in Okemah, OK, athletic career in high school and college, and all the way through her journey thus far as an assistant and as a head coach. An honor to have this conversation!
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The legendary Terry Scott. Native of Cleveland, where he played his high school basketball, college ball at Middle TN State, began coaching college ball at ORU in Tulsa, OK, later became a girls track coach in Tulsa, OK at BTW high school, 22 year reign as head boys basketball coach at Tulsa Central High School and then finally finished his career as head boys basketball coach in Muskogee, OK at Muskogee High School!
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Rod Thompson! Director of OK RUN PWP, media personality for Cox Cable/Communications, basketball trainer, coach, father, husband, confidant, and connoisseur of all things basketball!
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Product of North Tulsa. Alumni of Tulsa McLain High School, one of the best basketball players to come out of McLain and out of Tulsa. Played ball in junior college and then at the Univ. Of OK before becoming a pro overseas. Now he’s giving it all back!
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Head boys basketball coach at Choctaw High School. Coach Simpson dissects his journey from past to present, as a boy to a man, from a player to a coach, assistant to a head, husband and father.
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Head boys basketball coach at Edmond Memorial High School, Shane Cowherd! Been there for over a decade, he’s a frequent in the state tournament, a state champion, been in some big time battles with big time players and athletes and still at it!
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Jimmie Walker lll. Tulsa native, alumni of Nathan Hale High School, played college ball at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Currently the head girls basketball coach at Tulsa Central High School. Been an Asst coach at the college level on the men’s side, head and Asst coach at the high school level with boys and girls, Founder OK Playmaker Express summer basketball organization, etc!
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2-time state champion at EdmondSanta Fe, Paul Bass, is a regular in the state tournament, one of the most prominent coaches in girls basketball throughout Oklahoma. Retired this year then came out of retirement and is now the head girls coach at Newcastle High School.
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Tulsa native and son of the legendary Larry Wells Sr. (who was my Tae kwon do instructor) Larry Wells Jr! He lives in OKC now and is martial arts connoisseur and instructor himself. Travels around the globe yearly, competes at a high level and trains many great athletes who specialize in various different sports!
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Brent Hodges. Head girls basketball coach at Moore HS. Headed into his 6th season. Tells about his upbringing, playing career, how he got into coaching, coaching career up to this point, dealing with notable names/talents, fatherhood and more!
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Head boys basketball coach at Tulsa Central HS. The host of SpeakUp Podcast, details his journey of adulthood, teaching and coaching. Talks of trials, tribulations, challenges, mistakes, triumphs and influences along the way.
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Cleo Harris III. Tulsa boy! Football player, journeyman as an adolescent, took a road less traveled throughout his college years, career/life after, currently training the youth!
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Native of Gary, Indiana. Played at Lon Morris College, went to Lincoln Univ., transferred to Bacone College to finish his playing career...
Coached AAU girls, at the college level at Bacone College, Dominican Univ, Garden City CC, and now at Eastern OK CC!
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