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Second Shot
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Heath Oakes is a millennial mogul whose Ignorance on Fire led him to fail his way to success.Jenny Anchondo is an Emmy-award winning journalist whose sharp eye and biting wit have led to her storied career in television.Together, they tackle today’s headlines — in way only an odd couple with a dash of perfect opposite can.The headlines are a jumping off point and this duo takes it from there, to give the audience a “Second Shot” and pull a life lesson from the news of the day. The goal is inspiration, motivation and up-leveling your life.So kick back, relax, and join the conversation. This is Second Shot, with your hosts, Heath Oakes and Jenny Anchondo.
Episodes
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After SIX years -- this is our Final episode! 264-- Join us on "No Gifts, Please"
We have had an incredible run on Second Shot! Thank you for pouring so much love into this show. The connections we have made with our audience have touched our lives permanently. It is not lost on us how you supported the show, supported the show's sponsors and spread the word about what we were...
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Ep. 263: Traumatic Brain Injury chat with Jenny's mama
In a first of its kind interview, Jenny interviews her mom to find out how she healed from a traumatic brain injury more than 40 years ago when Jeanette Anchondo was pregnant with Jenny. In a logging accident when she was three months pregnant, Jeanette suffered a fractured skull, a broken...
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Ep. 263: Moving to the USA, arranged marriages & fighting hunger w/ Raj & Anna Asava
Raj and Anna Asava are the founders of HungerMitao, which is a grassroots volunteer movement to mobilize the Indian American community in support of their local food banks. In this episode -- yes -- we talk about their efforts to fight hunger. But we also talk about coming to the U.S. from India,...
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Ep. 262: She canned ranch water & created a second career
What do you do when you want a product but can't find it? You make it yourself! Amelia Lettieri said she needed a canned ranch water so she made it happen! Despite having never done this before, she did the hard work and created what we all know today as Ranch2o Spirits. In this episode, she gets...
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Ep. 261: The Chosen/ 1883's Jordan Ross
Fort Worth-based actor Jordan Walker Ross sits down to talk about how he learned to overcome his limp, cerebral palsy and severe scoliosis to land roles in 1883 and The Chosen. That limp had a negative impact on his acting career for a long time – having casting directors and agents tell him to...
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Ep. 260: Teaching kids about finances. Credit card debt to becoming a financial PRO!
Teaching toddlers the basics of money-making and money-saving? Vince Shorb, the founder and CEO of the National Financial Educators Council says not only is it possible... it is imperative. If you haven’t started yet, no worries. He’ll get you on the bandwagon. It’s not something our kids will...
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Ep. 259: Mark Wahlberg talks movies, entrepreneurship & family
Many know Mark Wahlberg as an award winning actor but this chat was about much more. He delves into his life as an entrepreneur, faith, how family changed him and his new movie, Father Stu. To learn more about Mark's new movie, visit https://www.fatherstumovie.com/ To connect with the Second Shot...
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Ep. 258: Memorial Day with Navy Seal Veteran, Stephen Holley
North Texas Navy Seal Veteran, Stephen Holley is also the President and CEO of the nonprofit Carry The Load, which teaches Americans about the sacrifices made by members of the military, veterans, first responders and their families. He grew up in Dallas and eventually went on to graduate from…
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Ep. 257: A plant based creamer empire that started on Kickstarter
Nutpods began as a Kickstarter campaign but the plant based creamers blew up from there. They're now available in more than 15,000 stores nationwide. The Nutpods brand is also the number one dairy-free creamer on Amazon. Here’s the real kick, it all started with a mother who wanted to take a…
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Ep. 256: Heath Oakes joins NFC Life - the hand delivered note that changed it all
Several years ago, Heath delivered a hand written note to Sandra Irvin, inquiring about NFC Life. He was denied several times. He was told no over and over. Today, he joins Sandy at NFC Life as CEO. This is the story of how it finally happened.
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Ep. 255: The NFC Life story - How Bob & Sandra Irwin bet on themselves and won
Decades ago, Bob and Sandra Irwin set out to start not just an insurance agency, but an insurance company. What happened next is something neither of them could have predicted. This is the story of National Family Care Life -- the highs, the challenges and what made this company become the…
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Ep 254: How Honk, the Dallas Goose became famous worldwide & gave a filmmaker a true "second shot"
It was a chance meeting in the early days of the pandemic that thrust Dallas filmmaker and actress, Cheryl Allison into "goose rescue mode". Nobody could have predicted what happened next -- as "Honk the Goose" became a worldwide viral sensation. In this episode, we discuss the documentary and…
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Ep. 253: Pilar Sanders, ex to Deion Sanders talks life & business after divorce
Pilar Sanders went through a very long and very public divorce battle with her ex-husband, Deion Sanders. Now, she's here, on Second Shot, along with her daughter, Shelomi, to share her story of building her business and life after divorce. Shelomi was actually instrumental in building the…
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Ep. 252: Zak Mirzadeh's magic journey after losing his father
Zak is a first-generation American who lost his father to murder when he was just a year old. Growing up, he turned to magic as an escape from reality and he found it was something he could share. He's now a professional magician, traveling the country as an entertainer. His "second shots" have...
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Ep. 251: She's dying but LIVING more than most - The Lorri Carey story
More than a decade ago, mother of two, Lorri Carey was told she was dying and had a few years to live. Instead of leaning into death, she leaned into living, creating vibrancy, memories and experiences. She even started the "I'm Dying To Tell You" podcast. To learn more about Lorri, visit...
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Ep. 250 Quit her job in oil to go after big soda with Poppi
Allison Ellsworth bet it ALL on her idea to create a prebiotic soda. She was in Dallas working in oil and gas, while trying to solve her own health issues like brain fog, stomach issues and skin issues. She heard drinking apple cider vinegar would help, but realized it didn’t taste good. She set...
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Ep. 249 The man who thinks he can solve the world's poverty, Michael Faye
We're taking a ‘second shot’ at giving, and potentially, how to solve poverty around the world. Michael Faye is the co-founder of GiveDirectly, which is the largest nonprofit that lets donors send cash directly via mobile money transfers to people living in poverty. To date, they’ve distributed...
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Ep. 248 An unexplained loss of mobility brought out the fire in mom & daughter
When Skyler Fisher lost the use of her legs, her mom... a life long fitness enthusiast, gave up on it all. She threw in the towel. A year later, with a shift in her mindset, both ladies started to do the unthinkable. They both became competitive athletes and today they actually look at the loss…
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The New Year's Vision Board
*While Heath and Jenny take some much-needed time off, we wanted to still bring you a taste of the Second Shot New Year's tradition of vision boards! We've got a fresh introduction for you and then we'll dive back in to last year's episode. If you haven't heard it yet, now is a great time to come...
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Ep. 247: Forbes Richest Woman/ Poo~pourri founder Suzy Batiz on why it isn't about the money at all
Suzy Batiz is one of Forbes' richest self made women. One of the companies she founded is now valued at $5-600 million. But this isn't necessarily about that. As she explains in this interview, her secret sauce seems to be that she did the work to become whole. We discuss everything from business...
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Ep. 246 Online marketer Liz Benny on how to ENJOY work rather than just HUSTLE
There is a new class of elite entrepreneurs for the new year, according to KAPOW Founder & CEO Liz Benny, That is -- a group of people who ENJOY what they do and find fulfillment outside of the "hustle". Liz Benny sets forth a step by step process to learning how to find the fun in work, in 2022,...
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Ep 245: The story behind cookie empire, Tiff's Treats with the co-founders!
Texas-based warm cookie delivery business, Tiff’s Treats is now a $500 million dollar business! It all started out when Tiff stood (her now husband) Leon up on a date and apologized with warm cookies. However, the story behind the story is that this was anything but an "overnight success" and the...
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Ep. 244: Ghost Hunter's Brandon Alvis on the paranormal
Brandon Alvis, Paranormal Technician from A&E's Ghost Hunters came about investigating the paranormal after the deaths of his brothers. In this episode, we discuss how "ghost hunts" gave him a new look at life, after life and the paranormal. We talk about misconceptions about paranormal research,...
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Ep 243: Top Chef's Tiffany Derry's restaurant turn around
We all know Texas based celebrity chef, Tiffany Derry as an upbeat contestant on Top Chef and as a judge on Top Chef Junior. She's also been on Bar Rescue and cooked at the White House. Tiffany is also the chef and co-founder of Roots Chicken Shak and Roots Southern Kitchen. But the story behind...
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Ep 242: Jacob Schick, Second Shot for Veterans & those who love them
After a tank mine blew up below him in Al Anbar Province, Iraq in 2004, Jake suffered compound fractures in his leg and arm, multiple skin, ligament and bone losses, burns, partial loss of his left hand and arm, amputation below the knee, a traumatic brain injury and PTSD. Today, he is the CEO of...
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Ep 241: parents & kids finding one another after addiciton
Natalie got addicted to drugs after she happened upon some of her grandfather's cancer medications at 14. That spiraled into being caught with heroin at age 15. Her mother never lost hope. In this episode, she describes where she thinks she made mistakes, what she would have done differently and...
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Ep 240: Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran!!!!
YES, we got Barbara Corcoran in for a Second Shot sit down! Barbara got one of her several second shots when her boyfriend/ business partner married her administrative assistant. (Say what??) In this episode she talks about coming back from hardships, finding good business partners, the process…
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Episode 239: Shrugging Off & Moving On
Football is on the brain as fall is here, and we've got two stories from the gridiron for you this week. But you know we're doing our own spin on them. First, we've all had to deal with critics in our life. Do you let them define your narrative or are you able to ignore them and write your own?...
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Ep. 238: How to Stitch an American Dream w/ Jenny Doan
Jenny Doan is the founder of the Missouri Star Quilt company and has the largest quilting channel on Youtube. THIS isn't a story about quilting... but a story about family values, knowing your secret sauce and finding success in your own way. Jenny's secret sauce is kindness ... and it led to her...
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Ep. 237: Your 4,000 Weeks with author Oliver Burkeman
The average person only gets 4,000 weeks on earth. Let that sink in. Are you filling the weeks with busywork...or are you fulfilling your life's purpose? Or at least enjoying life?! Oliver Burkeman, author of "Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" is giving us a Second Shot at time...
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Ep 236: Turned down a deal w/ Mark Cuban & never looked back - Tippi Toes' Megan Reilly
Megan Reilly and her sister got offered a deal with Mark Cuban on Shark Tank and accepted the deal. Ultimately, they decided it wasn't in alignment with their goals and backed out! They never. looked. back! This is the story of how they grew & scaled without a shark & came to know themselves in…
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Ep 235: Healing autoimmune sans medicine w/ Jenny Hunter
Jenny Hunter was told she'd be in a wheelchair by age 40, due to her rheumatoid arthritis. She took a second shot at that diagnosis and took her health into her own hands. In this episode, she describes how she went from crawling on the floor in pain, barely able to pick up her children to…
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Episode 235: Balance & Big Goals
The milk crate challenge is sweeping the internet. Would you do it? And what does it say about the strides we've made to care more about our health? Also, have you heard of the 10x rule? How big are you dreaming when it comes to your goals? We have just one 10x rule for you - share each episode…
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Ep 234: He was told he'd never walk again. Here's Corey Borner 12 years later
Corey Borner, a high school football player in Desoto, Texas was paralyzed during football practice 12 years ago. He couldn't move from his neck to his feet. He was told he'd never walk again. This weekend, he walked across the stage at his graduation at University of North Texas at Dallas. We…
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Our Best Second Shots: Sex Trafficking - How 400 children per day are trafficked through Dallas
Today we're bringing you one of our favorite episodes. Please revisit episode 183 and we'll be back next week! __________________________ WARNING: This podcast contains adult content. While most episodes are family-friendly, this podcast contains content that is not suitable for young children.…
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Ep 233: Division 1 athlete without a plan past athletics- Donny Starkins
Donny Starkins put ALL of his eggs in the baseball basket -- but this story isn't about baseball. He became an addict -- but this story isn't necessarily about that either. It IS about finding your PURPOSE and getting to the heart of true meaning in each person's life. In this episode, we talk...
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Ep 232: STOP - mindset shift on aging w/ Missy Buchanan
Missy Buchanan says -- GET OFF the CABLE NEWS TRAIN and learn to connect. Culture tells us aging is the enemy and something we should control or battle. Missy, a renowned writer and speaker on aging says you can learn to live fully and even embrace mortality. In this episode, we discuss finding...
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Ep 231: Don't WAIT for a 2nd shot w/ Anthony Lopez
This week's Second Shot guest calls the whole thing into question -- WHY ARE WE WAITING for something tragic to happen to give our dreams a Second Shot?! Anthony Lopez is the author of the Legacy Leader series of books. He was also an Air Force officer and worked as a GM and President of several...
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Ep: 230 Go Giver Influencer with Bob Burg
There's a lot of talk about being an 'influencer' these days but what does true influence really mean? We brought in the man who wrote the book about it, Bob Burg, who co-authored the Go Giver book series, including Go Giver Influencer with John David Mann. The original in the series, The Go…
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Ep. 229 - Resignation & Reinvention
What was once called The Great Accelerator has now spawned The Great Resignation...Covid-19 and the resulting lockdown have made people all over the country re-evaluate what they want from a workplace, and many are finding their current jobs lacking. So is now the time to strike out on your own…
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Ep 228: Shades of Hope Treatment Center Founder, Tennie McCarty
Tennie McCarty is the founder & CEO of Shades of Hope Treatment Center in Buffalo Gap, TX. Her story has been documented on the OWN Network's show "Addicted to Food." It is a center Jenny herself has been to for help. In this episode, Tennie talks about her own struggles with multiple forms of...
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Ep 226: Finding your Core Values with business coach Leslie Zann
In this episode, we take a look at core values -- how to discover them and how to use them to find gratification, fulfillment and success. Leslie Zann is the founder of Leslie Zann Consulting. She's a highly sought after speaker in the business and direct sales world, specifically in helping…
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Ep 227: Love Taza's Naomi Davis on parenting, infertility & adult friendships
Naomi Davis is the founder of the wildly popular lifestyle blog, Love Taza. With hundreds of thousands of devoted followers, who come to her for advice on family, travel and adventure, she's now going a little deeper. In this episode, we talk about infertility, parenting, adult friendships and...
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Episode 226: Undercover & Under Contract
A quest to shine a light on school safety lands one mom with criminal charges. Did she do the right thing? And how did no one notice her stunt? Also, home prices are through the roof! Are you getting left behind if you DON'T get yours on the market? Should you pass up a huge return because of the...
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Ep. 225- Raised in Iran to 1.2 B/ year in Real Estate in the US
Harma Hartouni grew up in Iran and rose up after abuse, bullying, and a near-death accident that left him unable to walk. As a young adult, he moved to America as an outcast- gay Middle Eastern man who didn’t speak English-and lived off of food stamps while also supporting his mother and siblings...
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Episode 224: Green Flags & Green Grass
We've all heard of red flags, but why focus on the negative? What are some things that a company can do that just give you a good feeling about them? We have a nice list of green flags that give you the go-ahead to take a new job. Also, a nice lawn is a stable of American life. But what happens...
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Ep. 223: Emmy award winning host of DWTS fame, Samantha Harris' Second Shot
Samantha Harris was at the top of her game -- hosting national TV shows, and 'looking' like the picture of health. Then, at 40, she was floored by a cancer diagnosis. Come to find out... it wasn't that her nutrition or exercise were lacking. BUT - she found that some of the products she put on…
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Ep. 222: Cheating on his wife led to a transformed life - Ron Hall, Same Kind of Different as Me
Ron Hall is the author of the NY Times best seller, Same Kind of Different as Me, which was eventually made into a movie. Ron Hall was a successful art dealer who seemed to have the "perfect" life. But his faith and family were tested by extreme pain. Then, an unlikely bond with a dangerous...
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Ep. 221: Her son is still missing & she's holding onto hope
Kristen Christy lost her husband to suicide after he dealt with post-traumatic stress. Then, both of her sons attempted to take their lives. One of them, Ryan Christy, told his mom he was leaving for an apprenticeship in Hawaii five years ago. He never arrived in Hawaii and hasn't been seen…
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Ep. 220: Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult with India Oxenberg
NOTE: this episode is for mature audiences and may be triggering for some. The world watched as actress, Catherine Oxenberg desperately tried to get her daughter, India out of the dangerous sex cult called NXVIM. After seven years, India is free and sharing the story of how she was lured in with...
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Heath Oakes is a millennial mogul whose Ignorance on Fire led him to fail his way to success.Jenny Anchondo is an Emmy-award winning journalist whose sharp eye and biting wit have led to her storied career in television.Together, they tackle today’s headlines — in way only an odd couple with a dash of perfect opposite can.The headlines are a jumping off point and this duo takes it from there, to give the audience a “Second Shot” and pull a life lesson from the news of the day. The goal is inspiration, motivation and up-leveling your life.So kick back, relax, and join the conversation. This is Second Shot, with your hosts, Heath Oakes and Jenny Anchondo.
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