Standing Above The Crowd with James Donaldson

Standing Above the Crowd podcast with James Donaldson is all about life success strategies for work, career, sports, relationships in order to help you reach and fulfill your potential.

Standing Above the Crowd 16 featuring former NBA GM Pete Babcock 11/07/2025

Standing Above the Crowd 16 featuring former NBA GM Pete Babcock James Donaldson interviews long time former General Manager with the NBA, Pete Babcock. Pete talks about his involvement with the NBA and his new book "Courts of Justice" which talks about the early years of the NBA and the integration of the first black players into the NBA. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/2ee1383e-17b6-46c5-989f-f20bcc1bcb4c/id/38956575

Standing Above the Crowd 15 Featuring Best-Selling Author Patrick Snow 11/02/2025

Standing Above the Crowd 15 Featuring Best-Selling Author Patrick Snow Today's episode has host James Donaldson speaking with best selling author and book coach Patrick Snow. Patrick has authord and published several books and helped James Donaldson to author and publish two books so far. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/2ee1383e-17b6-46c5-989f-f20bcc1bcb4c/id/38876570

Tribute to George Raveling Pt. 4 10/25/2025

Tribute to George Raveling Pt. 4 The 4th in a series of episodes on a Tribute to George Raveling. Today's guest are three of the top and best Washington State University basketball players from the early 70's through the late 70's. The guest are Ricky Brown, Don Collins and Harold Rhodes. James Donaldson is your host. /episode/index/show/2ee1383e-17b6-46c5-989f-f20bcc1bcb4c/id/38779310

Tribute to George Raveling Pt. 3 10/21/2025

Tribute to George Raveling Pt. 3 A continuation of our tribute to George Raveling with guests, former assistant Washington State Basketball coach Mark Edwards, former sports information director Rod Commons, former WSU players Steve Johnson, Angelo Hill and Kevin Graffis. James Donaldson is your host. /episode/index/show/2ee1383e-17b6-46c5-989f-f20bcc1bcb4c/id/38719765

A Tribute To Coach George Raveling Pt. 2 10/11/2025

A Tribute To Coach George Raveling Pt. 2 In this tribute to George Raveling, the guests are Coach Mark Edwards, Former Washington State University basketball players Bob and Dave Niehl and Brad Jackson /episode/index/show/2ee1383e-17b6-46c5-989f-f20bcc1bcb4c/id/38547120

Tribute to George Raveling Pt. 1 10/09/2025

Tribute to George Raveling Pt. 1 James speaks with former coaches who coached with George Raveling back in the day. Raveling was a Hall of Fame coach, mentor, role model for many, including myself. On the show today is Coach Mark Edwards from Washington University in St. Louis, Jack Fertig and John Heff sharing some gret memories of their time being with and working with George Raveling. /episode/index/show/2ee1383e-17b6-46c5-989f-f20bcc1bcb4c/id/38526665

James Donaldson Speaks with Life Coach Janice Fortman 10/09/2025

James Donaldson Speaks with Life Coach Janice Fortman Dr. Janice Fortman is a renowned public speaking coach, relationship coach, and award-winning author, celebrated for her expertise in effective communication dynamics. With over 20 years of experience, Dr. Jan has become a leading voice in transforming interpersonal relationships. Her unique approach combines practical communication strategies with deep psychological insights, empowering individuals to foster healthier, more fulfilling personal and professional connections. Dr. Fortman is not just about solving problems, but nurturing understanding, empathy, and connection to improve relationships. Internationally recognized, Dr. Jan is a sought-after speaker, known for her engaging and insightful presentations, in which she shares her expertise on relationship dynamic, wellness and communication strategies Her charismatic presence extends to television, where she hosts the popular show "Relationship Matters tv. She has impactful conversations with her guests, focusing on how their relationships have impacted their personal and professional lives. The shows are educational, inspirational, and entertaining. /episode/index/show/2ee1383e-17b6-46c5-989f-f20bcc1bcb4c/id/38526435

James Donaldson Interviews Professor Brad King 10/09/2025

James Donaldson Interviews Professor Brad King Standing Above the Crowd Podcast featuring Professor Brad King. James interviews local and long time educator Professor Brad King. An African American educator for over 40 years and currently a substitute teacher for the Kent and Renton school districts in the State of Washington. Working with all students and tryingt o make a difference is his forte. /episode/index/show/2ee1383e-17b6-46c5-989f-f20bcc1bcb4c/id/38526140

James Donaldson Speaks with NBA Champion and Recent Author Bill Cartwright 09/16/2025

James Donaldson Speaks with NBA Champion and Recent Author Bill Cartwright NBA Champion and NBA great, Bill Cartwright, was the 3rd pick in the 1979 draft. Behind Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. James Donaldson's and Bill Cartwright's competion (and friendship) against each other goes back 50 years to 1975 when they were both high school basketball stars in Sacramento California. Cartwright is also a recent author. /episode/index/show/2ee1383e-17b6-46c5-989f-f20bcc1bcb4c/id/38245900

James Donaldson Speaks with Arif Khatib, Founder of The Multi Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame 09/16/2025

James Donaldson Speaks with Arif Khatib, Founder of The Multi Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame The Multi Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame was established about 25 years ago to give recognition to historically undeserved and overlooked great athletes from the past. These are athletes who are Olympians and or former professional athletes. Honored not only for the athletic contributions but for the community and social contributions as well. Arif Khatib is the founder and continues to drive the organization forward. /episode/index/show/2ee1383e-17b6-46c5-989f-f20bcc1bcb4c/id/38245810

James Donaldson Interview Men's Mental Health Advocate Larry Mabry 09/16/2025

James Donaldson Interview Men's Mental Health Advocate Larry Mabry James interviews one of his colleagues at Rainier Avenue Radio, Larry Mabry, who does his own show about Men's Mental Health. /episode/index/show/2ee1383e-17b6-46c5-989f-f20bcc1bcb4c/id/38237650

James Donaldson interviews Mental Health Professional Chuck Wright 09/16/2025

James Donaldson interviews Mental Health Professional Chuck Wright Insightful look at the role that a mental health professional plays in supporting those going through mental health challenges. Chuck Wright has been working in the mental health field for over 4 decades. He's worked with criminals, seriel killers and rapist. The worst of the worst. He currently does a lot of work with first responders and law enforcement. /episode/index/show/2ee1383e-17b6-46c5-989f-f20bcc1bcb4c/id/38233485

Why Do We Fear Success? 09/16/2025

Why Do We Fear Success? We all fear failure. But, a lot of us, if not most of us, fear success. Why is that? How can we face our fears head on? James Donaldson speaks on this very important topic. He's faced fear many times. In the NBA, in business, with his health and so much more. But, tune in a hear some helpful tips that can help you as well. /episode/index/show/2ee1383e-17b6-46c5-989f-f20bcc1bcb4c/id/38232675

James Donaldson Speaks in Depth About His Own Mental Health Challenge 09/16/2025

James Donaldson Speaks in Depth About His Own Mental Health Challenge Today's episode was supposed to include guest George Toles, a long time media guy in Seattle now running a Men's Ministry group (His Deal), but he wasn't able to make it so James took the opportunity to speak a lot more in depth about his own mental health challenge that hit it's apex in 2018. He made it through, but it was tough. He made it, and you can too! This is why he's doing the work that he's doing with Your Gift of Life Foundation /episode/index/show/2ee1383e-17b6-46c5-989f-f20bcc1bcb4c/id/38232620

James Donaldson talks about Men and Mental Health 09/14/2025

James Donaldson talks about Men and Mental Health James Donaldson talks about men and mental health and the work that he is doing with them through his Your Gift of Life Foundation. He offers a lot of good tips in helping men to get help when they need it. /episode/index/show/2ee1383e-17b6-46c5-989f-f20bcc1bcb4c/id/38212340

Standing Above the Crowd "relaunch" featuring James Donaldson and his Your Gift of Life Foundation 09/14/2025

Standing Above the Crowd "relaunch" featuring James Donaldson and his Your Gift of Life Foundation James Donaldson picks up right where he left off with the Standing Above the Crowd podcast. In this episode, James re-introduces himself to his audience and shares why he's doing the work that he is doing in regards to mental health awareness and suicide prevention, including a heart moving conversation of what drove him to almost take his own life. He's re-found his purpose and a reason to live, and now spends a great amount of time speaking to middle school and high school students throughout the state of Washington. /episode/index/show/2ee1383e-17b6-46c5-989f-f20bcc1bcb4c/id/38210550

Introducing James Donaldson and his Your Gift of Life Foundation 09/14/2025

Introducing James Donaldson and his Your Gift of Life Foundation James talks about the work that he is doing with his Your Gift of Life Foundation that focuses on mental health awareness and suicide prevention. School presentations for middle school and high school students throughout the state of Washington. /episode/index/show/2ee1383e-17b6-46c5-989f-f20bcc1bcb4c/id/38210500

James Talking on Mental Health Intro 12/20/2024

James Talking on Mental Health Intro James is introducing his new podcast, Your Gift of Life Foundation for Men. James' foundation focuses on mental health awareness and suicide prevention and in these podcast, James talks to boys and men about their mental health. He shares what he went through and the journey he took to get to this point of becoming an advocate and voice for mental health awareness and suicide prevention. /episode/index/show/2ee1383e-17b6-46c5-989f-f20bcc1bcb4c/id/34541850

Standing Above The Crowd with James Donaldson

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