Real Talk with Ben Tompkins

About Real Talk with Ben Tompkins

Real Talk with Benny T is more than a show – it’s a bold, unapologetically authentic space for stories that truly matter. Stories that make you think. Stories that make you laugh. Stories that make you cry. Stories that make you ~feel~ From the struggles that build character to the wins that make life worth celebrating, each episode is raw, honest, and unforgettable, featuring genuine, unfiltered conversations with guests that delve deep into their personal journeys, firmest convictions, and the pivotal experiences that have shaped their unique paths. This isn’t just powerful storytelling – it’s a window into the human experience. It’s a community for connection designed to inspire introspection, encourage growth, and highlight resiliency. It’s a reminder to believe in yourself, and a challenge to be the person you say you’re going to be. Here, every moment matters, every connection counts, and the real is on the rise. Real people, real stories, REAL 👏 TALK 👏

Publisher

Benny T

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

3 Jun 2020

Latest episode

18 Apr 2024

Latest episodes

131 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Apr 2024

   Hunter Porter on The Power of Persistence, Entrepreneurship, and Doing the Right Thing

   Hunter Porter is a real estate whiz, a statesman, an entrepreneur, a brother, son, Kentucky basketball fan, and a Senior Associate at BC Wood Properties. Hunter joined the show to share his life’s story, including what experiences shaped him growing up and what lessons his parents instilled in him, as well as his transition from college into the real world, with a little Kentucky basketball nostalgia sprinkled in. Covering a few different sales positions he held and how he learned to overcome rejection, we later get into how he got his start in the commercial real estate industry, and how he is uniquely positions to be at the forefront of entrepreneurship. Hunter discusses the power of persistence throughout this episode, as well as some of his mentors and whose work he studies in the real estate industry. Later, he shares what qualities he believes makes a great leader, the importance of building out your network, and his next goals, before finishing with his realest talk. You can follow him on Instagram @hunter_a_porter, and if you enjoy this episode, please drop a rating and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and share it with two other people. Put ‘em on. Help me grow this show and keep building up this community.

2. 

   18 Apr 2024

   Brock Roberts on Coaching, Mentoring, and Unsolved Mysteries

   Brock Roberts is a teacher, a molder of youth, a culture builder, a state champion, and he’s currently the Head Football Coach at North Oldham High School, my alma mater. We open things up with how he was raised by a single mother and what he learned watching his mom hustle for him and his brothers, how his father’s death is still an unsolved mystery in Kentucky, and how playing sports growing up helped shaped the person he is today. Brock also went to Thomas More College, where I played a season of college football, which I didn’t know until this episode. We missed each other by a semester I think. Pretty wild. So, we spend some time talking about that, and also how he handled the identity shift going from a player to a coach after his career had ended. In this episode, Brock shares the lessons be strives to teach his players and students and how his position as coach is bigger than wins and losses. He also shares what it was like becoming an assistant coach with Martha Layne Collins High School and winning a state championship, to becoming the head coach at Eminence High School, and then ultimately, landing at North Oldham. Later, Brock defines his coaching style and philosophy, his go-to mantras and sayings, what makes a great leader, a time he hit rock bottom, the goals he’s reaching for next, and finally, his realest talk. You can follow him on Twitter @bdroberts20, and if you enjoy this episode, please drop a rating and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and share it with two other people. Put ‘em on. Help me grow this show and keep building up this community.

3. 

   18 Apr 2024

   Cayce Hamilton on Hitting Curveballs, Coming out, and Defying Stereotypes

   Cayce Hamilton is a hustler, an MBA holder, a stereotype defier, a former soccer star, and she’s currently the Corporate Group Sales Manager at Marriott. In this episode, you’ll hear her share her story of growing up in a strict Catholic household and coming out as a gay woman, what it was like growing up in that structure from K-12th grade, the identity shifts that she’s dealt with, and what that conversation was like with her parents. After that, we discuss the generational acceptance of gay people and how it’s improved over time, then we jump into her career and some of the moves she’s made. Following some time spent on Capital Hill, we talk about how she obtained her Master’s Degree from Georgia State University, and how she was seven weeks away from reporting to Quantico, Virginia to work with the FBI when she decided it was all too familiar of a structure and chose to forgo that opportunity. Cayce shares what helped her heal and cope with feelings of identity, being who she wanted to be, who some of her mentors are, a movie that changed her life, and finally, we wrap things up with her realest talk. You can follow her on Instagram @cayceham, and if you enjoy this episode, please drop a rating and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and share it with two other people. Put ‘em on. Help me grow this show and keep building up this community.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

103 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

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