Chris Freeze's guest appearances

Chris Freeze

Aww Shift

Elixir Wizards

End It For Good

Jon Levy

Christy Whitman

Hal Elrod

Brian Johnson

Cathy Heller

Casanova Brooks

Dan Rogers

Angie Lee

John Bush

Koya Webb

Evan Carmichael

Nathan Chan

John Lee Dumas

Todd Herman

Hayley Hobson

OwlTail

In this episode, Christina talks with Chris Freeze, former FBI Special Agent in Charge for the state of Mississippi. They dive into what he's learned in the last few years that intersect with the work End It For Good focuses on, what is the Science of Hope, and where he stands on the Drug War. 

In this episode, Christina talks with Chris Freeze, former FBI Special Agent in Charge for the state of Mississippi. They dive into what he's learned in the last few years that intersect with the work End It For Good focuses on, what is the Science of Hope, and where he stands on the Drug War.

Ep. 48 - Chris Freeze - Retired FBI Special Agent in Charge

In this Aww Shift Podcast episode, we have invited Chris Freeze, retired FBI agent and speaker. Traumas haunted millions of individuals worldwide, with some getting help while others stay cooped inside their world. With his 23 years of experience during his FBI career, Chris sets his sight on educating the world about leadership, trauma, and hope. [03:49] Why should we listen to you? After 53 years of pounding his head against the wall, wondering things don't change, I understood why we keep talking about leadership, wishing things were different and hoping for a better tomorrow, but they're not. It's all because of the adverse childhood experiences and trauma that go to the world. I need to share with people that there is a different way of living. [12:31] Concept of Trauma We tend to push those emotions and experiences away from us. We want to escape from it because it was a painful journey. When talking about trauma-informed leadership, transforming other people's minds from contempt to curiosity felt like I have succeeded. [15:29] There was a study in the late '90s, and they came up with the ten most common types of trauma: physical, emotional, sexual abuse, physical-emotional neglect, substance abuse, etc. And laying on top of these traumas are people telling you how unimportant, stupid, idiot, useless, etc., you are, and you will not amount to anything. By the time you get to adulthood, it will all be ingrained in you because you were told those things throughout your life. Nobody pushed you to achieve your dream. [16:38] Whether it’s in our childhood or workplace, what’s missing is a person that will allow, empower, and believe what you are capable of. It's not a checklist where if you follow it, things will be different; it's a mindset, paradigm shift saying things will be better, and the power to make things happen. [22:28] leadership Leadership is about relationships; relationships are about trust. It’s going to be hard if all the times you live, you don’t have a person to trust or have people violated that trust. [27:22] What promise did God make to the world when He created you? No matter how old you are or what you have done in life, he wants to have a relationship with you and everybody else. Key Quotes: [09:05 – 09:08] "If you're not good at addressing a problem as a leader, you're lost." [10:50 – 11:00] “I enjoyed serving the American people as an FBI agent, but it did not define who I am or who I watched—it was a profession, and I am something other than that.” [25:40 – 25:48] “You can have natural talent, but if you don't utilize and practice that talent, it's as useless as me having no talent."

In this Aww Shift Podcast episode, we have invited Chris Freeze, retired FBI agent and speaker. Traumas haunted millions of individuals worldwide, with some getting help while others stay cooped inside their world. With his 23 years of experience during his FBI career, Chris sets his sight on educating the world about leadership, trauma, and hope. [03:49] Why should we listen to you? After 53 years of pounding his head against the wall, wondering things don't change, I understood why we keep talking about leadership, wishing things were different and hoping for a better tomorrow, but they're not. It's all because of the adverse childhood experiences and trauma that go to the world. I need to share with people that there is a different way of living. [12:31] Concept of Trauma We tend to push those emotions and experiences away from us. We want to escape from it because it was a painful journey. When talking about trauma-informed leadership, transforming other people's minds from contempt to curiosity felt like I have succeeded. [15:29] There was a study in the late '90s, and they came up with the ten most common types of trauma: physical, emotional, sexual abuse, physical-emotional neglect, substance abuse, etc. And laying on top of these traumas are people telling you how unimportant, stupid, idiot, useless, etc., you are, and you will not amount to anything. By the time you get to adulthood, it will all be ingrained in you because you were told those things throughout your life. Nobody pushed you to achieve your dream. [16:38] Whether it’s in our childhood or workplace, what’s missing is a person that will allow, empower, and believe what you are capable of. It's not a checklist where if you follow it, things will be different; it's a mindset, paradigm shift saying things will be better, and the power to make things happen. [22:28] leadership Leadership is about relationships; relationships are about trust. It’s going to be hard if all the times you live, you don’t have a person to trust or have people violated that trust. [27:22] What promise did God make to the world when He created you? No matter how old you are or what you have done in life, he wants to have a relationship with you and everybody else. Key Quotes: [09:05 – 09:08] "If you're not good at addressing a problem as a leader, you're lost." [10:50 – 11:00] “I enjoyed serving the American people as an FBI agent, but it did not define who I am or who I watched—it was a profession, and I am something other than that.” [25:40 – 25:48] “You can have natural talent, but if you don't utilize and practice that talent, it's as useless as me having no talent."

Chris Freeze - FBI to Trauma Training

Saša Jurić

Maggie Tate

James Edward Gray II

Frank Hunleth

The world has changed so much since the end of season 3, that we thought we’d put together a special Betweenisode to tide you over until Season 4 launches. In this episode, we talk to several friends and respected members of the Elixir community, about how they’re coping and tips they have for retaining some normalcy in your life if you’re suddenly having to work from home. Our first guest, Saša Jurić, of Very Big Things, and author of the unrivaled Elixir in Action, has had the privilege of working from home for several years. He shares the importance of having a routine, connecting with people, and why you should get out of your pajamas and into some real clothes when you work. He also shares what it’s been like in his home city of Zagreb, and how previous devastating events have in some way prepared him for what’s currently happening. Bruce and Maggie Tate of Groxio, an educational platform to learn languages, also join us. Maggie shares more on her culinary adventures, and the importance of having a definite start and finish time to your day. Bruce talks about some of the professional projects he’s working on, and why he believes it’s crucial to tackle difficult technical skills outside of developing. Other guests include James Edward Gray II, who shares more about the incredible way he and his daughter have been bonding, Jim Freeze, founder of ElixirConf, and his son Chris, who share some of the benefits of working from home, and show us how to see the silver lining during this difficult time, and Frank Hunleth, of Nerves Project, who talks about what he’s up to. There have certainly been more changes in the world than we could have anticipated, so it was wonderful to catch up and see how people in our community have been coping. Be sure to tune in today! Key Points From This Episode:  Learn what’s happening in Saša’s home city, Zagreb, and what he’s doing to keep busy. Saša’s advice for coping during the pandemic and preventing information overload. The transition to remote work in Saša’s company and the impacts it’s had on workload. How Saša started working remotely and the main lessons he has learned from doing it. What Saša believes the future of virtual events and conferences will be. Find out how Bruce and Maggie are dealing with these strange times.  Groxio’s mission in terms of learning and Bruce and Maggie’s tip for working from home. Current projects that Bruce and Maggie are working on both at Groxio and personally. What’s in the pipeline with Groxio’s Elixir material and Bruce and Maggie’s plugs. How James is holding up and his take on the COBOL debacle.  Find out what motivated James to transition from Ruby to Elixir and what it’s been like.  James’s experience working from home and tips for people who are new to it. Specific versus general solutions: The difference and how James thinks we can tackle this. Hear James’s ExVenture plug, which is Eric’s project. Jim’s and Chris’s experience of the lockdown and the silver linings that have come from it Find out Jim and Chris’s necessities for working from home and being productive.  Jim’s plans for ElixirConf for this year and 2021, and Chris and Jim’s final plug.  Frank’s tips for working from home and his product plugs.   Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Saša Jurić on Twitter — https://twitter.com/sasajuric Saša Jurić on LinkedIn — https://hr.linkedin.com/in/sa%C5%A1a-juri%C4%87-21b23186 Erlangelist — https://www.theerlangelist.com/ Very Big Things — https://verybigthings.com/ Elixir in Action — https://www.manning.com/books/elixir-in-action-second-edition Bruce Tate — https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-tate-a836b Bruce Tate on Twitter — https://twitter.com/redrapids Maggie Tate on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggie-tate-230234171 Groxio — https://grox.io/ Programmer Passport — https://elixirforum.com/t/programmer-passport-grox-io-pragprog/28253 Lonestar Elixir — https://lonestarelixir.com/ James Edward Gray II — https://twitter.com/JEG2 COBOL — https://www.tutorialspoint.com/cobol/index.htm Gray Inc — http://graysoftinc.com/ Programming Erlang — https://pragprog.com/book/jaerlang2/programming-erlang Nathan Long — https://twitter.com/sleeplessgeek POV-Ray — http://www.povray.org/ Elixir Wizards S02 Eric on ExVenture — https://podcast.smartlogic.io/season-two-oestrich Jesse Link — http://www.jesselink.com/ Jim Freeze on Twitter— https://twitter.com/jimfreeze ElixirConf — https://elixirconf.com/2020 Chris Freeze on Twitter— https://twitter.com/chrisfreeze_ Tesla Car Lot — https://teslacarlot.com/ David Antaramian — https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidantaramian/ PepsiCo — https://www.pepsico.com/ Nerves Project — https://www.nerves-project.org/ Frank Hunleth on Twitter — https://twitter.com/fhunleth SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/ Special Guests: Bruce Tate, Chris Freeze, Dr. Jim Freeze, Frank Hunleth, James Gray, Maggie Tate, and Saša Jurić.

The world has changed so much since the end of season 3, that we thought we’d put together a special Betweenisode to tide you over until Season 4 launches. In this episode, we talk to several friends and respected members of the Elixir community, about how they’re coping and tips they have for retaining some normalcy in your life if you’re suddenly having to work from home. Our first guest, Saša Jurić, of Very Big Things, and author of the unrivaled Elixir in Action, has had the privilege of working from home for several years. He shares the importance of having a routine, connecting with people, and why you should get out of your pajamas and into some real clothes when you work. He also shares what it’s been like in his home city of Zagreb, and how previous devastating events have in some way prepared him for what’s currently happening. Bruce and Maggie Tate of Groxio, an educational platform to learn languages, also join us. Maggie shares more on her culinary adventures, and the importance of having a definite start and finish time to your day. Bruce talks about some of the professional projects he’s working on, and why he believes it’s crucial to tackle difficult technical skills outside of developing. Other guests include James Edward Gray II, who shares more about the incredible way he and his daughter have been bonding, Jim Freeze, founder of ElixirConf, and his son Chris, who share some of the benefits of working from home, and show us how to see the silver lining during this difficult time, and Frank Hunleth, of Nerves Project, who talks about what he’s up to. There have certainly been more changes in the world than we could have anticipated, so it was wonderful to catch up and see how people in our community have been coping. Be sure to tune in today! Key Points From This Episode: <ul> <li>Learn what’s happening in Saša’s home city, Zagreb, and what he’s doing to keep busy.</li> <li>Saša’s advice for coping during the pandemic and preventing information overload.</li> <li>The transition to remote work in Saša’s company and the impacts it’s had on workload.</li> <li>How Saša started working remotely and the main lessons he has learned from doing it.</li> <li>What Saša believes the future of virtual events and conferences will be.</li> <li>Find out how Bruce and Maggie are dealing with these strange times. </li> <li>Groxio’s mission in terms of learning and Bruce and Maggie’s tip for working from home.</li> <li>Current projects that Bruce and Maggie are working on both at Groxio and personally.</li> <li>What’s in the pipeline with Groxio’s Elixir material and Bruce and Maggie’s plugs.</li> <li>How James is holding up and his take on the COBOL debacle. </li> <li>Find out what motivated James to transition from Ruby to Elixir and what it’s been like. </li> <li>James’s experience working from home and tips for people who are new to it.</li> <li>Specific versus general solutions: The difference and how James thinks we can tackle this.</li> <li>Hear James’s ExVenture plug, which is Eric’s project.</li> <li>Jim’s and Chris’s experience of the lockdown and the silver linings that have come from it</li> <li>Find out Jim and Chris’s necessities for working from home and being productive. </li> <li>Jim’s plans for ElixirConf for this year and 2021, and Chris and Jim’s final plug. </li> <li>Frank’s tips for working from home and his product plugs. </li> </ul> Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Saša Jurić on Twitter — <a href="https://twitter.com/sasajuric" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sasajuric</a> Saša Jurić on LinkedIn — <a href="https://hr.linkedin.com/in/sa%C5%A1a-juri%C4%87-21b23186" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://hr.linkedin.com/in/sa%C5%A1a-juri%C4%87-21b23186</a> Erlangelist — <a href="https://www.theerlangelist.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theerlangelist.com/</a> Very Big Things — <a href="https://verybigthings.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://verybigthings.com/</a> Elixir in Action — <a href="https://www.manning.com/books/elixir-in-action-second-edition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.manning.com/books/elixir-in-action-second-edition</a> Bruce Tate — <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-tate-a836b" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-tate-a836b</a> Bruce Tate on Twitter — <a href="https://twitter.com/redrapids" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/redrapids</a> Maggie Tate on LinkedIn — <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggie-tate-230234171" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggie-tate-230234171</a> Groxio — <a href="https://grox.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://grox.io/</a> Programmer Passport — <a href="https://elixirforum.com/t/programmer-passport-grox-io-pragprog/28253" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://elixirforum.com/t/programmer-passport-grox-io-pragprog/28253</a> Lonestar Elixir — <a href="https://lonestarelixir.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lonestarelixir.com/</a> James Edward Gray II — <a href="https://twitter.com/JEG2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/JEG2</a> COBOL — <a href="https://www.tutorialspoint.com/cobol/index.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tutorialspoint.com/cobol/index.htm</a> Gray Inc — <a href="http://graysoftinc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://graysoftinc.com/</a> Programming Erlang — <a href="https://pragprog.com/book/jaerlang2/programming-erlang" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pragprog.com/book/jaerlang2/programming-erlang</a> Nathan Long — <a href="https://twitter.com/sleeplessgeek" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sleeplessgeek</a> POV-Ray — <a href="http://www.povray.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.povray.org/</a> Elixir Wizards S02 Eric on ExVenture — <a href="https://podcast.smartlogic.io/season-two-oestrich" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcast.smartlogic.io/season-two-oestrich</a> Jesse Link — <a href="http://www.jesselink.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.jesselink.com/</a> Jim Freeze on Twitter— <a href="https://twitter.com/jimfreeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/jimfreeze</a> ElixirConf — <a href="https://elixirconf.com/2020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://elixirconf.com/2020</a> Chris Freeze on Twitter— <a href="https://twitter.com/chrisfreeze_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/chrisfreeze_</a> Tesla Car Lot — <a href="https://teslacarlot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://teslacarlot.com/</a> David Antaramian — <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidantaramian/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidantaramian/</a> PepsiCo — <a href="https://www.pepsico.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pepsico.com/</a> Nerves Project — <a href="https://www.nerves-project.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nerves-project.org/</a> Frank Hunleth on Twitter — <a href="https://twitter.com/fhunleth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/fhunleth</a> SmartLogic — <a href="https://smartlogic.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smartlogic.io/</a> Special Guests: Bruce Tate, Chris Freeze, Dr. Jim Freeze, Frank Hunleth, James Gray, Maggie Tate, and Saša Jurić.

Betweenisode Part 1: Saša Jurić, Bruce and Maggie Tate, James Edward Gray II, Jim and Chris Freeze, and Frank Hunleth