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I Am Refocused Radio

I Am Refocused Radio

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I Am Refocused Radio provides a space that welcomes people to speak freely about real life experiences through various platforms to engage and encourage those who are looking to find their purpose.

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  • Leading Through the Heat: Fire Captain Mark Andrew on Real Leadership Under Pressure

    Leading Through the Heat: Fire Captain Mark Andrew on Real Leadership Under Pressure
    Mar 22 2026
    When the alarm sounds, there’s no time for theory—only truth. Fire Captain Mark Andrew joins I Am Refocused Radio to break down what leadership really looks like when lives are on the line. Drawing from decades in the fire service, Mark shares hard-earned lessons that separate leaders people trust from those they don’t.

    This conversation goes beyond corporate buzzwords and into the raw reality of leading in high-stakes environments. From building trust under pressure to understanding why presence beats micromanagement, Mark reveals how real leadership is forged in moments most people never see.

    When the alarm sounds and lives hang in the balance, there's no time for micromanagement, ego, or empty commands. In the firehouse, leadership isn't a theory-it's survival. Fire Captain Mark Andrew has spent his career learning what separates good leaders from poor ones, often through hard-earned lessons while fighting fires.

    In LEADING THROUGH THE HEAT, he distills decades of experience into a practical guide that proves the principles forged in emergency response apply to any workplace:
    • Why presence matters more than micromanaging
    • How to build trust when stakes are high
    • The difference between commanding and inspiring
    • What it means to truly care about your team
    • How to transform from worker to leader This isn't another corporate playbook filled with buzzwords and case studies.
    It's an honest, sometimes raw account of leadership failures and successes witnessed in one of the most demanding professions on earth. Captain Andrew doesn't just tell you what good leadership looks like. He shows you through real stories of officers who earned loyalty in the fire service's crucible and those who lost it.



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    25 mins
  • ‘Spacewoman’: Discipline, Leadership, and the Career of Eileen Collins

    ‘Spacewoman’: Discipline, Leadership, and the Career of Eileen Collins
    Mar 19 2026
    ABOUT SPACEWOMAN
    SPACEWOMAN, a doc about Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a spacecraft, and directed by Hannah Berryman lands in theaters beginning March 20th and will be in select theaters nationwide.

    Eileen's journey, from her working-class beginnings in Elmira, NY, to breaking glass ceilings at NASA, commanding four space shuttle missions, and navigating the pressures on her family is awe inspiring. The doc includes archival materials and interviews that highlight both the monumental dangers of spaceflight and the incredible achievements of the shuttle program, including her leadership on STS-114, the first mission after the Columbia tragedy.

    Based on Eileen's book Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars, the film premiered at DOC NYC and is directed by Hannah Berryman and produced by award-winning teams Keith Haviland (Haviland Digital) and Natasha Dack Ojumu (Tigerlily Productions).

    It is an intimate and authentic account of an astronaut's life and Hannah Berryman's offers a nail-biting film showcasing the emotional drama Eileen's family experienced, and a philosophical question about what level of risk is acceptable in human endeavor.

    Here's the trailer:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnhqHdxNsgk

    ABOUT EILEEN COLLINS

    Eileen M. Collins is a former astronaut and a retired U.S. Air Force colonel. She retired from the Air Force in Jan 2005 and from NASA in May 2006 after a 28-year distinguished career. A former military instructor and test pilot, Collins was the first female pilot and first female commander of a space shuttle.

    Collins graduated from the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in 1990. She was selected by NASA and became an astronaut in July 1991. After tours at Kennedy Space Center (shuttle launch and landing) and Johnson Space Center (shuttle engineer and capsule communicator), she flew the space shuttle as pilot in 1995 aboard Discovery. She was also the pilot for Atlantis in 1997, where her crew docked with the Russian Space Station MIR. Collins became the first woman commander of a U.S. spacecraft with shuttle mission Columbia in 1999, the deployment of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Her final space flight was as commander of Discovery in 2005, the "Return to Flight Mission" after the tragic loss of Columbia. She has logged more than 6,751 hours in 30 different types of aircraft and more than 872 hours in space as a veteran of four space flights.
    Collins currently serves on several boards and advisory panels, is a professional speaker and an aerospace consultant. She is married with two children.

    Collins is also a member of the Air Force Association, Order of Daedalians, Women Military Aviators, Women in Aviation International, U.S. Space Foundation, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the Ninety-Nines.

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    8 mins
  • From Moving 18 Times to Managing 160+ Units: Building Stability with KAYR

    From Moving 18 Times to Managing 160+ Units: Building Stability with KAYR
    Mar 16 2026
    In this episode of I Am Refocused Radio, we sit down with Kevin “KAYR” Robinson, a real estate investor, author, and entrepreneur whose journey from deep poverty to building generational wealth is both powerful and practical.

    Raised in West Philadelphia and forced to move more than 18 times before adulthood, KAYR experienced instability and loss early in life. Instead of relying on motivation alone, he developed disciplined systems that transformed his life and laid the foundation for long-term ownership and success.

    Today, KAYR manages more than 160 rental units and shares the lessons from his journey in his memoir Can’t Break Me. His story was recently highlighted at Yale University alongside renowned sociologist Elijah Anderson as a real-world example of mobility, opportunity, and resilience.

    In this conversation, KAYR breaks down the daily discipline required to escape poverty, the mindset behind building wealth through real estate, and how structured execution can turn adversity into long-term stability.

    If you're an entrepreneur, investor, or someone navigating pressure while chasing a bigger vision, this episode delivers both inspiration and practical frameworks you can apply immediately.

    https://www.kayrmotivates.com/


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    31 mins
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