Playing Above The Line

Playing Above the Line is Avizo Group’s podcast on leadership. As a business consulting firm, we’re interested in sharing the leadership strategies and skills from those who impact our communities and businesses for the better. Tune in every week to hear insights from business owners, entrepreneurs, community activists, and others who are in a position to lead.

Courtney Klotz 04/19/2022

Courtney Klotz This episode features the Executive Director of the Renaissance School of the Eastern Shore, Courtney Klotz. Hear the school started as a way to fill a specific need, and under Cournty's leadership, has expanded in may ways to benefit any school-aged child. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/22840271

Mark Berte: Executive Director of Alabama Coastal Foundation 04/05/2022

Mark Berte: Executive Director of Alabama Coastal Foundation On this episode, Mark Berte, the Executive Director of Alabama Coastal Foundation, discusses how combining ACF's mission of cooperation, education, and participation with 6 nonprofit leadership princples has lead ACF to success. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/22686422

Interwoven Collaborative by Design 03/22/2022

Interwoven Collaborative by Design Angela Weil, a podcast guest from episode 7, returns to the show with her partner, Sadie Solberg to tell us about their newest venture, Interwoven Collaborative by Design. Learn how they are combining lightness, fun, and creativity with business to create a popular store in downtown Fairhope! /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/22529606

Alex Pikul 01/04/2022

Alex Pikul Alex Pikul is the co-owner of Fairhope's only bagel shop, Kind Cafe. In this episode, you'll hear why he wanted to open the store, and how his hiring process and philosophy of business differs from the typical service industry establishment. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/21671285

Devon Harris 12/28/2021

Devon Harris This episode features Devon Harris, the co-owner of the tech company, OberaConnect. Tune in to hear how Devon's path lead her into the family business, why her priority with her team is clear communication, and how building relationships has lead to great successes for her company in just a short amount of time. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/21616967

Stephanie Walker 12/14/2021

Stephanie Walker This week, we chat with someone who shows leadership every day in the form of her actions. Stephanie Walker is a dedicated community activist and volunteer in Brewton, Alabama. She describes how moving to a small town helped her get involved. Now, finding projects that spark passion and pushing herself to try something new are the guiding principles she relies on to continue her work. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/21481886

Lynn Smith 12/07/2021

Lynn Smith Lynn Smith is a retired school superintendent, but the leadership lessons he learned through the years can be applied to nearly every person, no matter their stage in life or current occupation. For Lynn, success comes down to three major key points - listen to learn more! /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/21410171

Joe Toomey 11/30/2021

Joe Toomey Joe Toomey explains how his leadership is focused on helping others. He learned these skills from serving in the military and then working in education for 29 years. Now, he's applying his knowledge as a real estate agent with Bellator helping people to find their perfect home. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/21324776

Brinkley Hutchings 11/23/2021

Brinkley Hutchings We talk with Brinkley Hutchings, founder of a nature school called Nature Connect. Brinkley walks us through how this idea originated, her mentors who helped her, and how she achieved success by having passion and taking one small step at a time. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/21258887

John Serda 11/16/2021

John Serda A true entrepreneur, John Serda has been coming up with business ideas since elementary school. Hear how he moved from selling candy, to coffee, to craft beer, and the newest iteration - RePear - a hangover recovery cure! /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/21184601

Brandon Beaird 11/09/2021

Brandon Beaird This week, we chat with Brandon Beaird - a real estate appraiser and investor. He is the owner of Beaird Organization and chats with Allen about working in an industry that's seen very high highs and very low lows and how having a strong sense of work ethic and finding balance has driven him to success. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/21101141

Pet Peeves and a Coach’s Wife 11/04/2021

Pet Peeves and a Coach’s Wife In this bonus episode of the mini-series, Coach Riggs shares an inside look into a more personal side of coaching: his wife. Hear some fun stories of how Mrs. Becky balanced being a coach's wife, a player's mother, and one of the team's biggest fans through the years. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/21051149

Miller vs. Neal Stuff 10/28/2021

Miller vs. Neal Stuff Most sports fans can understand a rivalry, but in Brewton, the Battle of Murder Creek is fueled by a unique passion, emotion, and history of two great programs in towns divided only by a small creek. In this episode, Coach Riggs reminisces on some of the great memories from this game in years past. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/20970071

Girlfriends 10/21/2021

Girlfriends This week, Coach Riggs talks about the one opponent no coach could never defeat in all the years of high school football by sharing some hilarious experiences he had through the years. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/20891876

Class 10/07/2021

Class In episode 8, Coach Riggs explains the importance of having class. He describes how teaching his players how to react with class guided his teams through victory and defeat both on and off the field. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/20740670

The Legend of the Homecoming Curfew 09/30/2021

The Legend of the Homecoming Curfew The excitement in the air, the parade, the people in town, the traditions... All these make make for one of the most exciting weeks of the football season in Brewton! Along with the excitement comes a legend of warning to football players who would consider breaking the traditional curfew. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/20658632

3 Licks or 3 Days 09/23/2021

3 Licks or 3 Days On episode 6, Coach Riggs shares a few funny stories to describe a time when misbehavior was treated in a simple, but effective, question. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/20575037

The Craziest Thing I Ever Did 09/16/2021

The Craziest Thing I Ever Did You've heard it on this mini-series that Coach Riggs says "all good coaches are a little bit crazy" - and this story shows he is no exception to the rule! Enjoy hearing the lessons Coach Riggs learned when he took on coaching softball for the TR Miller Tigers. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/20489039

Our Greatest Loss 09/09/2021

Our Greatest Loss This week, we'll take a step back in time to when Coach Jamie Riggs was a player on the TRM football team to honor the memory of a man who had a only a short tenure at TRM, but a profound impact. Thank you to The L House for sponsoring Episode 4 of this mini-series. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/20411102

Beginnings: A Mini-Series with Coach Jamie Riggs 09/02/2021

Beginnings: A Mini-Series with Coach Jamie Riggs This is episode 3 of a 10 episode mini-series featuring T.R. Miller high school football legend, Coach Jamie Riggs. In episode 3, Coach Riggs shares his appreciation for the folks who "bring the music" to a football game by reminiscing on how the band plays a bigger part in the outcome of a game than many even realize. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/20341400

The Spirit of T.R. Miller Lives Here 08/26/2021

The Spirit of T.R. Miller Lives Here This is episode 2 of a 10 episode mini-series featuring T.R. Miller high school football legendary, Coach Jamie Riggs. Episode 2 is a tribute to a special place in Brewton, Alabama. Thank you to Drexell and Honeybee's for sponsoring this episode. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/20263925

The Screen Pass 08/19/2021

The Screen Pass This 10 episode mini-series features T.R. Miller high school football legendary, Coach Jamie Riggs. Episode 1 is a conversation about his story "The Screen Pass". /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/20187131

Caroline Knowles 08/10/2021

Caroline Knowles This week we take a look into the world of a travel company that focuses on the most magical destination of them all!! Caroline Knowles is a Disney travel expert who took a leap of faith to leave her paralegal job to become a magical vacation planner - and has picked up 21 agents, great clients, and all kinds of inside travel tips along the way. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/20086187

Cavin Cawthon 08/03/2021

Cavin Cawthon This episode shares the leadership development of Cavin Cawthon, a man who went from military to ministry, coached American Football in Costa Rica, built programs for church planting in Panama & Columbia, and now is the pastor at the First Baptist Church in Brewton. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/20019689

Jim Foley 07/27/2021

Jim Foley This episode features Jim Foley, the managing partner of Fairhope Brewing Company! You'll hear how 2 attorneys journeyed through deciding to open a brewery, which includes learning whether or not your favorite beer was developed in a turkey frier, but you won't get an answer on which comes first: the name of the beer or recipe. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/19948211

Johnny Folsom 07/20/2021

Johnny Folsom On this episode, Allen catches up with someone who is an accomplished teacher, who can direct music from memory, and who was Allen's high school band director - Johnny Folsom!! Johnny explains how excellence in performance comes from showing his students that he cares. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/19869038

Vaughan Drinkard & Tara Barber 07/13/2021

Vaughan Drinkard & Tara Barber This week, we got to talk with Vaughan Drinkard & Tara Barber, the father-daughter duo running Drinkard & Barber. They are attorneys who focus on estate planning, primarily through the use of revocable living trusts. We loved getting a little inside scoop on what it's like being in business together as well as how their passions help their clients AND their communities. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/19798820

Tyler Brown 06/29/2021

Tyler Brown On this episode you'll hear from the co-owner of Southern Landscape Renovations (and the NEW Southern Container Company), Tyler Brown. He shares the lessons he's learned through the process of starting a business from scratch which ranges from learning the hard lesson of delegating, refining processes, and even how to define their ideal client. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/19644077

Jorge Diaz 06/22/2021

Jorge Diaz This episode offers a revealing explanation of how much time, money, and effort it takes to start your own business. Jorge Diaz, the founder & owner of Larry Jacob Internet Marketing, joins us & shares how he discovered the importance of mentors & not losing yourself and what you love along the journey. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/19563248

Aaron White 06/15/2021

Aaron White This week we had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Aaron White, a relationship manager at SmartBank in Fairhope, Alabama. Using his experiences as examples, Aaron explains how he believes effective leadership is a season - which requires an ability to adapt to the situation and the team as needed. /episode/index/show/playingabovetheline/id/19483688

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