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Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast

Over the past ten years, Gary has honored his late wife, Maureen’s, memory by delivering bags of powdered donuts to meaningful places each year on October 21, the day of her passing. What began as a way to turn grief into joy has sparked powerful connections and moments of healing. Team Powdered Donut™ takes this tradition and makes it about all of us. "One Story. One Moment. One Donut at a time." The podcast is going "on the air" ahead of Team Powdered Donut heading out on the road via Airstream®

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50:45

Live From Stage 4 Podcast - Go Change Your One Thing...

Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast ·

2026/03/10

What is Live From Stage 4?"Live from Stage 4" is a bold, hopeful podcast where people living with metastatic breast cancer, clinicians, and researchers take center stage. They share real stories, decode the science, and spotlight the ideas and breakthroughs that matter — for patients, caregivers, and anyone who believes progress is possible. In their words, "this podcast is for us, by us, and all about us."Why This Episode?Gary, founder and host of the Team Powdered Donut™ podcast, is interviewed by

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Bend Without Breaking - Falling Forward: The New...

Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast ·

2026/03/03

Today's episode is with Keith Bellizzi, author of "Falling Forward: The New Science of Resilience and Personal Transformation." Keith is a tenured professor at the University of Connecticut, as well as a four-time cancer survivor. We dive into all aspects of his life and reflect on how all our stories are connected. Keith and I were first introduced 3 years ago by a mutual friend and we were blown away by the connections in our stories. As you'll hear Keith share in our conversation, his first

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57:51

Forum - The Secret Advantage of Successful Leaders |...

Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast ·

2026/02/24

For nearly three decades, Mo has been at the forefront of creating and advocating peer groups and building communities. He has worked with over 20,000 CEOs and entrepreneurs in 30+ countries, delivering over 2,500 retreats, programs, and trainings to corporate clients and leading organizations, including Google, Pathstone Federal Street, Harvard Business School, SHRM, and the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).In addition to being a highly sought-after forum facilitator and consultant to corporate

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29:33

From Leave It Better to Team Powdered Donut | Gary...

Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast ·

2026/02/17

Originally Aired 3/21/2024 on Leave It Better PodcastWhen Gary Thompson lost his wife Maureen to metastatic breast cancer almost 10 years ago, his kids (15, 13, and 10 1/2 at the time) lost their mom. He and his family leaned into a variety of philanthropic endeavors to honor her legacy. As a result of his daughters spearheading Dig Pink® games (raising over $75K over 6 years) at their high school in Austin, TX, Gary was brought to the Side-Out Foundation and now serves as the Board Chair. Gary

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58:26

Valentine's Day Special - The "Love Crusade" Meets...

Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast ·

2026/02/14

This is a special Valentine's Day episode of the Team Powdered Donut™ podcast. For those that have listened to the podcast since Season One, you know that we typically drop new episodes on Tuesdays, however, this conversation with Daniel Bussius, author of Marketing Built by Love®, as well as CEO of the company by the same name, seemed appropriate for today. We start our conversation with the stuff that usually shows up at the end of a bio. But as Daniel shares with us in his stories, this is really

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37:45

World Cancer Day 2026 | A Compilation of Highlights...

Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast ·

2026/02/04

In honor of #WorldCancerDay today, Team Powdered Donut's weekly podcast is featuring a compilation of highlights from Season 1. We had an incredible slate of guests from across the cancer community, and today's episode takes a key snippet from each of my conversations with a running commentary throughout.It's been so much fun going back and re-listening to these conversations. Thank you to each of these incredible leaders for not only for being guests during my inaugural season but for your

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54:08

The Journey Remains the Reward | Friends, Connected...

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2026/01/27

Today marks the 9th anniversary of Bill Keegan's passing from cancer on January 27, 2017. This episode of the Team Powdered Donut™ podcast is a special one. Rather than an interview, this is a conversation. A conversation between two friends. Friends connected early in their careers at Apple. Friends that both met the loves of their lives at Apple. Friends that lost track of each other as friends sometimes do over a lifetime. Friends that fortunately reconnected. Friends that both lost the loves of

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34:49

Truly Exceptional. Cancer Center Director as...

Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast ·

2026/01/20

Some episodes are more personal than others. Today's guest is Dr. Leon Platanias, Director, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University. Northwestern happens to be my alma mater, and I first met Leon in early 2014 when he was named interim director of the cancer center. After graduating Northwestern, I met my late wife Maureen (for whom the Team Powdered Donut™ podcast and road trip are dedicated) at Apple in the late 1980s in Chicago. Steve Jobs once said at a

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40:37

One Dig. One Touch. One Game at a Time. | Emma...

Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast ·

2026/01/13

As one chapter closes, another one has opened. In Emma's words, "I am honored and overjoyed to have signed with the Indy Ignite Professional Volleyball team for the 2026 season! I am excited to get started and be back home in Indiana!" I am honored to have Emma start the next chapter of the Team Powdered Donut™ podcast as we open Season 2 with her episode, "One Dig. One Touch. One Game at a Time." Who is Emma Halter? With the 14th overall pick in the 2nd round of the Major League Volleyball Draft,

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Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast (Welcome to Season 2)

Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast ·

2026/01/13

Welcome to Season Two of the Team Powdered Donut™ podcast. For those that listened to Season One, you may recall the tradition that led to this podcast and my upcoming road trip via Airstream. On the weekend before my wife, Maureen, passed after 11 years with breast cancer, our oncologist prescribed donuts. We dutifully complied with this prescription and with powdered donut in hand, Maureen turned up the air conditioning in the car and the powder of the donut blew everywhere.Every episode and every

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46:48

Living Cross Wise & Divine Appointments | Dr. Gail...

Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast ·

2025/12/23

There are episodes and there are episodes. I couldn't think of a better episode as we "wrap" Season One than this one with Dr. Gail Bones. This is an episode that was truly months in the making. I first met Gail on a flight from Austin to Nashville, which we discuss in the podcast. The flight was back in May. I was headed up for both meetings and an Amy Grant concert.At the time, Team Powdered Donut™ wasn't even a figment of my imagination. It is truly amazing what has happened in just six months

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39:20

Love Is In the Mortar Joints | Jonathan Reckford,...

Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast ·

2025/12/16

Excited by this latest episode with Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity International. Jonathan and I ran into each other when the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project came to Austin a few weeks ago. My family's connection with Habitat for Humanity came when my late wife, Maureen, was getting her Masters at the University of Texas School of Architecture. They had a design competition in one of her classes, and Maureen and her teams' design was chosen. I remember how much joy it

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01:01:16

Golden Buzzers, Gifts of Hope, Jane & America's Got...

Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast ·

2025/12/11

Jane Kristen Marczewski, known as Nightbirde, was an inspiration to the world. Many remember her as the winner of Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer on America’s Got Talent in 2021, but most remember her by her wise words and demeanor. Jane represented so many who were going through their own difficult journeys when she walked on that stage. Her ability to say, “You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy” in the face of terminal cancer gave hope to millions of people

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Love Stays Strong, Making a Dent in Cancer & Cancer...

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2025/12/09

Super excited to be sharing this episode of the Team Powdered Donut™ podcast with Paula Schneider, now the honorary vice chair of Susan G. Komen as she transitions out of her role these past eight years as CEO. Two things as I drop this episode at the beginning of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. First, as I look back on my first 12 or so episodes of this podcast, I feel so incredibly privileged for my guests to be sharing their stories with me and with each of you, my listeners. Second, as

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01:06:09

It's in the Blood - Changing the Paradigm For Kids...

Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast ·

2025/12/06

From academia to patient centered research and now as the Chief Medical Officer for Blood Cancer United, Gwen Nichols is changing the paradigm of care for hematology patients. When faced by a diagnosis of blood cancer, you must have the right treatment to deal with the specific form of the disease. Gwen has followed her passion since that first biology teacher inspired her and an early mentor nudged her into hematology to find, fund and ensure those treatments exist. Such a fun and open conversation

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48:40

Accelerating the Future of Research, One Patient at a...

Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast ·

2025/12/04

This episode of the Team Powdered Donut™ podcast with Dr. Lou DeGenerro, formerly CEO of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, now known as Blood Cancer United. I have a tradition as I record these introductions where I go back and listen to the episode, the day of release, so that it is fresh on my heart as I record this introduction. And no more than today is that important because I released this episode in the memory of John Greene, a volunteer I met at Leukemia Lymphoma Society many years ago at a

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39:50

Tribes and Community at the Intersection of...

Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast ·

2025/11/25

This Thanksgiving week, we come to you with two special episodes of the Team Powdered Donut™ podcast. One, a conversation with Rick Dunetz, Founder and Chief Vision Officer of the Side-Out Foundation, who you heard from in an earlier episode. In this episode, we take a different path as we talk about tribes and community inspired by the book Tribes from Seth Godin. We talk about how Side-Out intersects two tight knit communities, volleyball and metastatic breast cancer, the power of community and

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10:38

On The Road | More Than A Road Trip. A Mobile Love...

Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast ·

2025/11/25

Gary’s heartfelt journey will span the U.S., stopping at all 73 NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers and other meaningful locations along the way, starting with a Southwest leg in the Fall of 2026 and continuing across the country in June 2027 . At every stop, powdered donuts will be shared and stories will be collected – echoing the spirit of StoryCorps®– down to the Airstream®in which Gary will travel.This episode captures the seeds of the idea in a conversation with Rick Dunetz, Founder of

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59:09

Family, Faith & Philanthropy - A Career Rich in...

Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast ·

2025/11/18

Some episodes can't be introduced. They have to be experienced. This conversation with Mark Roithmayr, CEO of the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, is one of those episodes. Like Mark, I too was forever changed by a young man, Kethan, and his inspiring parents. Like Mark, I, too, will continue to hope to honor his memory and to honor the memory of my late wife, Maureen, as I continue my powdered doughnut tradition on the air with this podcast and next year as I go on the road via Airstream®

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54:21

The Power of Service & The "Service Archetype" |...

Team Powdered Donut™ Podcast ·

2025/11/11

With Veteran's Day rooted in Armistice Day (which ended World War I), this episode of the Team Powdered Donut™ podcast is dropping at the "11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month," when the peace agreement, the armistice, was signed. Like Arena Labs, Brian Ferguson is driven by a deep commitment to serving others, making him a perfect guest for this special Veteran's Day episode.Although Gary's powdered donut tradition was born from his late wife, Maureen’s, passing from #metastaticbreastcancer,

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