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The Jeff Crilley Show

Jeff Crilley is a former news reporter, who spent more than 25 years in newsrooms across the country. He’s an Emmy Award winning journalist, who decided to make the jump from news in 2008, when he founded his own PR Firm, Real News Public Relations. Today, the firm has more than 100 clients, and Jeff continues to tell the stories of interesting people he meets along the way. These are those stories.

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17:14

Steven Paul Matsumoto, President, Stigmare | The Jeff...

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2026/04/23

A prospect fed three roofing bids into Claude, and by 9 AM the AI had already picked the winner. That single story frames the whole conversation Jeff Crilley has with Steven Paul Matsumoto, president of Stigmare—a marketing strategist and serial entrepreneur who doesn't just theorize about growing businesses but has the receipts.Steven spent years as a senior leader for fixed operations at Lithia Motors before launching Stigmare, which offers fractional CMO services, AI search

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17:51

Jessica Spawn, Author & Host, Gal on the Prowl | The...

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2026/04/23

Jessica Spawn wrote her first children's book during one of the hardest seasons of her life — a divorce that left her feeling like an orphan kitten. That book became The Christmas Kitten, and it kicked off a series that now includes Vacation Kitten, a water safety title that cook children's picked up this year with 9,000 copies in circulation. Jessica is the host of Gal on the Prowl, a podcast and platform built around female empowerment with the mantra "rise, rebuild, and roar." She's

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17:21

Glenna Hecht on The Jeff Crilley Show

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2026/04/22

Ever notice how companies love to promote their best workers but almost never teach them how to actually lead? That gap is exactly what Glenna Hecht has spent her career closing.Glenna is a leadership strategist, author, and speaker who came up through training, human resources, and theater (yes, theater). On this episode of The Jeff Crilley Show, she explains why leading people today is harder than it's ever been, and why the old "my way or the highway" approach flat out doesn't work

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19:02

Aaron Antillon, Team Development Expert & Keynote...

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2026/04/22

What happens when a leader's revenue is climbing but their best people keep walking out the door? Aaron Antillon found out on his 40th birthday, staring into a mirror and realizing that the quiet quitting, high turnover, and stressed-out teams in his church and two businesses all traced back to one source: him.Aaron is a DISC master trainer, personality strategy expert, and keynote speaker whose upcoming book Blind Spots lays out a framework for identifying the leadership weaknesses most

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17:13

Melvina Hayes, CEO, The Mpower Mint | The Jeff...

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2026/04/22

Melvina Hayes was four years old when she first appeared on television, and she never looked back. Three decades of performance and two-plus decades of writing later, she runs The Mpower Mint—a creative storytelling business with two distinct arms: a service engine producing marketing collateral for brands and corporations, and an IP division where she writes, directs, and produces her own work. Her current flagship project is DFW Hype, a micro-drama series set in Dallas following three

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9:54

Kelli James | Director of Marketing and...

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2026/04/21

What happens when you check the organ donor box on your driver’s license? More than most people realize. One decision can help save up to eight lives and impact many more through tissue donation.That’s why this conversation matters.On this episode, we welcome Kelli James, Director of Marketing and Communications for Southwest Transplant Alliance. She joins us to share how organ donation works, why awareness is so important, and how a simple choice can create a lasting legacy.

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13:19

Amayea Maat, Chief Inspiration Officer, Growth Peaks...

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2026/04/21

Most people get promoted because they're great at their job—not because anyone taught them how to lead. Amayea Maat has spent years coaching leaders inside Fortune 100 companies and entrepreneurial startups alike, and she's tired of the sanitized leadership advice that fills most bookshelves.Amayea is the Owner and Chief Inspiration Officer of Growth Peaks and author of the just-released Leadership: The S Bomb That They Don't Tell You. She joins Jeff Crilley to talk about what actually goes

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14:45

Dr. Christopher S. Taylor, PhD, Taylor Counseling...

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2026/04/21

Six years after the pandemic shut the world down, the mental health crisis it triggered hasn't gone away—it's just quieter. Dr. Christopher S. Taylor, founder and CEO of Taylor Counseling Group and an existential psychotherapist with a doctorate in counseling, joins Jeff Crilley to talk about what he's seeing in his practice and why he believes we're still in a "loneliness pandemic."Dr. Taylor shares how his practice nearly folded during lockdown before telehealth saved it, and how Taylor

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12:12

Roxana Valeton, CEO, MedTells | The Jeff Crilley Show

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2026/04/17

Doctors spend an average of seven to ten minutes per patient—not because they want to, but because documentation demands and misaligned technology force their hand. Roxana Valeton has seen this problem from every angle. She immigrated from Cuba at 21, worked front desk and ultrasound tech roles, and launched her first healthcare company at 25. Now, with over twenty years of operations experience, she's built MedTells, a real-time orchestrator platform that sits on top of existing EHR

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15:43

Kelly J. Kitchens, CEO, Kelly Kitchens PR | The Jeff...

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2026/04/17

How does a 14-year-old yearbook editor end up running one of North Texas's most respected arts PR firms for over three decades? Kelly J. Kitchens has the answer—and it involves Paul Rubens, Judy Garland, and an upcoming AI film festival.Kelly is the CEO (Chief Enthusiasm Officer) of Kelly Kitchens PR, a publicity firm she founded in 1995 after serving as entertainment editor for The Met, a popular North Texas arts and entertainment weekly. She's been recognized as a "master publicist" by

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13:46

Kelly & Richard Archibald, Qavah The Storehouse | The...

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2026/04/16

Roughly 28,000 children are in the Texas foster care system right now. When a child is removed from their home—often in an emergency—they may arrive at a shelter or foster placement with nothing but the clothes on their back, or sometimes less.Kelly and Richard Archibald founded Qavah The Storehouse to change that moment. Their nonprofit assembles "first night bags": brand-new backpacks stocked with pajamas, an outfit for the next day, toiletries, and a handwritten note of encouragement

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17:37

Catherine Ogie, Author of Unshakable | The Jeff...

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2026/04/16

Doctors told Catherine Ogie she had a 15% chance of survival. Blood clots in her heart and lungs, three blocked arteries, stomach paralysis—her body was shutting down. She refused surgery and bet everything on faith, lifestyle changes, and becoming her own fiercest health advocate. Catherine Ogie is the author of the bestselling book Unshakable and a U.S. Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. On this episode, she walks Jeff Crilley through the full timeline of her health

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10:16

Janet Bernstein, Keynote Speaker & 10x Best-Selling...

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2026/04/16

Janet Bernstein quit her corporate job on August 19 and had a bestselling book out by October 10. That kind of urgency doesn't come from ambition—it comes from someone who finally stopped ignoring what was wrong. Janet is a keynote speaker, ten-time author, and Chief Glow Strategist who helps accomplished women stop shrinking and start leading out loud. On this episode, she sits down with Jeff Crilley to talk about the childhood experiences that turned her into a people pleaser (17 schools

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18:21

Dallas International Film Festival Turns 20 | James...

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2026/04/16

The Dallas International Film Festival is turning 20, and Jeff Crilley brings three of the people running it into the studio to talk about what's in store this year — and where Dallas filmmaking is headed. James Faust, the festival's Artistic Director, has been involved since the beginning. He recounts the early days of partnering with AFI and rattles off a guest list that includes Robert De Niro, Charlize Theron, Jeremy Renner (who showed up with The Hurt Locker before anyone knew it was

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14:21

Matt Kramer, President & CEO, The Catholic Foundation...

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2026/04/15

The Catholic Foundation was born in 1955 when a Dallas bishop did something almost unheard of — he gave up control of the money. Matt Kramer, who has led the Foundation as President and CEO since 2013, joins Jeff Crilley to explain how that decision shaped a lay-led community foundation that now manages nearly $370 million in assets.Kramer walks through the Foundation's record-setting 2024: $52.25 million in contributions and $32 million granted to 900 organizations across the U.S. He

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30:07

Pastor Mike Hayes & Dr. Jeffrey Garner, Real Happy |...

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2026/04/15

What if the word "blessed" in the Beatitudes was never meant to sound religious—and actually just means "happy"? That single mistranslation, Pastor Mike Hayes and Dr. Jeffrey Garner argue, has shaped centuries of Christian teaching in ways that moved people further from joy rather than closer to it.Pastor Mike Hayes founded Covenant Church in Dallas and has led it for 50 years. Dr. Jeffrey Garner is a scholar of spiritual formation who started as Hayes's ghostwriter before being

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10:43

Jessica Chompff & Charlene Carpenter, The CPA...

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2026/04/14

Every entrepreneur has a CPA—but how many actually hear from theirs more than once a year? Jessica Chompff and Charlene Carpenter, the sister team behind CC Group Advisors in Dallas-Fort Worth, decided that once-a-year tax prep wasn't good enough. They built their entire firm around monthly client meetings and working exclusively with business owners.Jessica holds CPA, MST, and CTP credentials and handles deep tax research and strategy vetting. Charlene is the relationship builder and

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17:08

Jenevy Sims, Author of Proverbs and Profits | The...

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2026/04/14

Most entrepreneurs keep their faith life and their business life in separate boxes. Jenevy Sims thinks that's exactly backwards—and she wrote a book about it. Jenevy is the author of Proverbs and Profits, a serial entrepreneur who runs The Evolve Firm (a visual communications company), and the Vice President of Business Professionals of San Antonio, the city's largest networking group. She also sits on the boards of Fashion for Life and Children's Rehabilitation Institute Teleton

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17:59

Linda Fisk, Founder & CEO, LeadHership Global | The...

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2026/04/13

Women own and operate businesses at record rates, yet they receive less than 2% of all available VC funding. Linda Fisk has spent a decade trying to change that math.Linda is the founder and CEO of LeadHership Global, a community of over 10,000 women leaders spanning Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Nairobi, New York, Dallas, Vancouver, and beyond. She's a two-time TEDx speaker, six-time TV producer, international bestselling author, and a returning guest — her first appearance on the show was five

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16:44

Lori Vann, Self-Injury & International Behavioral...

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2026/04/13

Self-injury is far more common than most people realize. Yet many therapists were never formally trained to address it in school.Jeff Crilley talks with Lori Vann, an international behavioral health speaker and founder of the Institute for Non-Suicidal Self Injury, who has spent 26 years working with clients of all ages who self-harm. Lori has authored four books on the subject, trained school districts and treatment facilities, and appeared alongside Dr. Phil to discuss the link between

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