The Proper Form Podcast

On this episode of the Proper Form Podcast, host Michael Streight talks with Chris Barta, founder of Design Auto, an innovative luxury car buying platform. They discuss entrepreneurship, creating healthy habits, and living a big life.  You can follow Chris on instagram at @cpbarta and @_design_auto, and designauto.com. 

In this episode of the Proper Form Podcast, host Michael Streight talks with author Lauren Long Palmer about her new book The France Dance, living abroad, cultivating your own culture, and the art of living beautifully. The France Dance is set to release on April 8th, 2025. You can order the book at this link.. 11 Days In A Carry-On, a companion book about the trip that inspired The France Dance is available at this link. You can follow Lauren on Instagram at @theartoflivingbeautifully, and at her website LaurenPalmerMedia.com.

In this episode of the Proper Form Podcast, host Michael Streight talks with Nick Surface, host of the Impossible Life podcast. They discuss purpose, identity, and designing your life in an intentional way.    Check out the Impossible Life podcast wherever you listen, and across social media at @theimpossiblelife. 

In this episode of the Proper Form Podcast, host Michael Streight talks with Joseph Baker, founder of collincounty.com. They talk about the importance of media, dreaming big, and what makes living in Collin County Texas great.    You can see what Joseph is up to at collincounty.com, an awesome resource for those living in Collin County, TX.

In this episode of the Proper Form Podcast, host Michael Streight talks with Sarah Birkbeck, the founder of Refresh Women about following the call to start her ministry, rejecting doubt, defining success, and Godly parenting. You can check out Refresh Women at https://www.refreshwomen.org/

In this episode of the Proper Form Podcast, host Michael Streight talks with his best friend Ryan Fritz about tackling a mountain of student loan debt, financial literacy, and passing on financial wisdom to the next generation. 

In this episode of the Proper Form Podcast, host Michael Streight speaks with former college football athlete Dave Walker about his time playing college football, winning the Rose Bowl, and the importance of youth sports in childhood development. 

In this episode of the Proper Form Podcast, host Michael Streight talks with good friend Mike Kittleson about overcoming a difficult past, the importance of faith in God, and finding success in business and life.

In this episode of the Proper Form Podcast, host Michael Streight sits down with good friend Jay Howard. They talk about the importance of good friendships, networking, and defining success.  Books mentioned: Jayber Crow - Wendell Berry

In this episode, host Michael Streight speaks with Pastor Tymarcus Ragland about ministry, parenting, making music and roasting coffee.

In the episode, host Michael Streight speaks with Dr. Stephen Newhart about advances in medical technology, starting and running a business, and bringing up the next generation.

In this final episode of season 1, host Michael Streight talks with his neighbor and producer of the Proper Form Podcast Michael Child. Michael is a music producer and mix engineer, and also runs Forward Film Co, a video production company. They discuss their parallel paths in launching their businesses, experiences in the music industry, and what they've both learned from the first season of the podcast.   You can find Michael Child online at michaelchild.com and forwardfilm.co and on Instagram at @michaelchild.  

In this episode, host Michael Streight speaks with his wife Sophie about marriage, parenting, and grief. 

In this episode, host Michael Streight interviews Johnny Quinn. Johnny is a US Olympian, former NFL player, author and public speaker. They discuss family, entreprenuership, management, and public speaking. You can find Johnny online at johnnyquinnUSA.com.

In this episode, host Michael Streight talks with Justin Murphy of iCoach Nutrition + Lifestyle Training. They discuss health, business and faith.    You can find Justin online at icoachnutrtition.com, and @coachjustinmurphy on Instagram.

In the episode, host Michael Streight speaks with former NFL player Taylor Symmank about the importance of environment, business and entrepreneurship, and becoming the person you want to be.    You can follow Taylor on Instagram at @tsymm.

In this episode, host Michael Streight talks to Pastor David Blease, Teaching Pastor at The Center for Israel at Gateway Church. They discuss marriage, the nation of Israel, and defining success.    You can find David here: Instagram - @DavidBlease TikTok - @DavidandMikayla https://centerforisrael.com/

In this episode, host Michael Streight talks with Tim Cook about family, business and treating people well.     

In this episode, host Michael Streight talks with Franchise Consultant and "Serial Mentee" Matthew McReynolds about networking, entrepreneurship, mentoring and family.  You can find Matthew on Instagram at @matthew.a.mcreynolds and on Linked In. Books mentioned in this episode:  God Is My CEO - Larry Julian  The E-Myth - Michael Gerber Extreme Ownership - Jocko Willink + Leif Babin The Dichotomy of Leadership - Jocko Willink + Leif Babin The Go-Giver - Bob Burg + John David Mann

In this episode, host Michael Streight talks with Dr. Matt Pennell of Pure Motion Chiropractic about bringing value to clients, doing hard things, and prioritizing our lives.  You can find Dr. Matt on Instagram at @drmattpennell and @puremotiondallas