Todd's Podcast

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson joins Todd for a conversation about egg farming, public service, and the responsibilities of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Drawing on his experience operating a farm with one million chickens, Simpson explains how his operation produced roughly two million dozen eggs each month, how technology has changed the industry, and how avian flu and rising costs have affected farmers and consumers. The conversation...

Former FDLE Special Agent Nick Del Castillo returns to recount a series of connected investigations from his time with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Polk County Sheriff’s HIDTA task force. A Friday evening phone call from an FBI colleague in Texas set the cases in motion, leading investigators to discover $1.7 million hidden inside a semi-truck. Over the following months, the same driver and confidential informant became central to additional operations involving local, st...

Twis Lizasuain is the CEO of the 5,000+ member Osceola County Association of REALTORS®. She joins this episode to share the remarkable story of her family’s escape from Vietnam when she was just three years old, leaving Saigon only days before its fall in April 1975. Their journey took them through Thailand and Guam as part of Operation New Life before they eventually arrived in the United States, where a church in Indiana sponsored the family and helped them begin again. We also talk about ...

Jhoanna Mukai Allende is a yoga teacher, hospitality professional, and passionate advocate for animals. In her conversation with Todd, she shares her journey from the Philippines to California, her years at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a move to Puerto Rico, where an unexpected introduction to Ashtanga yoga changed the direction of her life. Jhoanna and Todd explore the philosophy behind yoga, the importance of being present, meditation, breathing techniques, and why yoga is...

Ed Kendrick is the Lead Pastor and founder of Heartland Church in Winter Haven, Florida. He joins Todd to share about the unexpected path that took him from a 20-year career in banking and a term as Mayor of Fort Meade to starting a church at age 46. Ed reflects on the calling that led him to seminary, the impact that decision had on his family, and the process of building Heartland from a small group of 14 people into a congregation of more than 2,500. He shares lessons from the churc...