In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Jane Porter, RN, who has spent more than 40 years in healthcare and more than 20 years devoted to hospice and palliative care. Porter is the author of On the Edge of Eternity: A Compassionate Guide for Families When a Loved One is Dying. Jane Porter’s life is living proof that purpose has no expiration date: she earned her RN degree at age 55, founded Grace & Glory Hospice at age 70 during the height of the COVID pandemic, and published her first book at age 76. Modern culture teaches us to run from discomfort, obsess over external achievement, and avoid the reality of suffering. Yet, it is at the very threshold of life where worldly status is stripped away, and we discover what it actually means to be alive. In this episode, Porter shares first-hand stories and remarkable realities from the dying, the truth behind California hospice fraud and how to vet ethical providers. You’ll also learn what hospice nurses witness that medicine cannot explain, the importance of releasing the hostage of guilt, the benefits of facing uncomfortable conversations today, long before earthly time runs out, and the power of four liberating phrases—”I love you,” “I forgive you,” “Will you forgive me?” and “Thank you.” Porter captured her bedside observations and practical wisdom in her book, On the Edge of Eternity: A Compassionate Guide for Families When a Loved One Is Dying. Today, Jane joins us to share what the dying teach us about character, forgiveness, and how to live a truly fulfilling life. Listen to THE MENTORS RADIO broadcast on Salem Radio in San Francisco, via live-streaming on iHeart Radio worldwide or anytime, on ANY podcast platform, including Apple Podcast, Spotify, iTunes, TuneIN, Stitcher, Google Play and all the others. Sign up for the podcast here.
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Dan Hesse talks with Jim Steeg, known publicly as “Mr. Super Bowl” and credited with transforming the Super Bowl from a singular championship to a multi-day extravaganza. While many books have been written about Super Bowl games, never has one been written about how the Super Bowl itself became the greatest sporting event created in the twentieth century. Only one person can tell that story definitively, and that is Jim Steeg, who joins host Dan Hesse to give The Mentors Radio show audience a sneak peak into his upcoming book. Publicly known as “Mr. Super Bowl,” Jim spent almost four decades at the upper-most management levels in professional football, twenty-six of those years leading the NFL’s Special Events Department. During that time, he transformed the Super Bowl from a simple singular championship football game into a multi-day entertainment, marketing, and media extravaganza, as well as a beloved “national holiday.” In his book, entitled Super!, Jim chronicles the history, growth, and behind-the-scenes making of the Super Bowl, with lessons from which we can all learn, including how to build a lasting institution. Currently a consultant across both collegiate and professional sports, Steeg resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In his yet-to-be-released book, Super!,Jim chronicles the history, growth, and behind-the-scenes making of the Super Bowl over his tenure, with many never-before-told stories, humorous anecdotes, and poignant moments. He takes readers behind the NFL’s velvet rope on Super Bowl Sunday, as well as the days, months, and years leading up to kickoff. He lets you in on the brainstorming, decision making, politics, issues, and problem-solving that go along with being the one man in charge of the world’s biggest one-day event. Sharing keen observations, revealing moments and thought-provoking conversations with an impressive who’s who of the NFL, sports, entertainment, television, government, and politics, Jim Steeg joins Dan to pull back the curtain for the first time.
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Dan Hesse talks with Peter Banko, CEO of Baystate Health and author of “The Necessary Goodbye: How Great Leaders Fire with Clarity, Confidence and Compassion“. In this conversation, Peter joins Dan to explain why firing the right people is not only ethical, but often necessary for the well-being of the company and especially for its employees. Peter is the CEO of Baystate Health, which is a connected ecosystem of 13,000 caregivers who individually and together are on a mission to redefine health and health care. Baystate Health is a not-for-profit, integrated health system serving more than 800,000 individuals in western Massachusetts with a service area stretching from Connecticut to Vermont. Baystate’s mission is to deliver compassionate, quality and accessible care. Listen to episode below, or on ANY PODCAST PLATFORM here. BE SURE TO LEAVE US A GREAT REVIEW on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and share with friends and colleagues!
