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  • Truly Significant honors Dr. Jonathan Strecker, author of the seminal book Emergence

    Truly Significant honors Dr. Jonathan Strecker, author of the seminal book Emergence
    Jul 1 2026
    Dr. Jonathan Strecker observes that culture has changed children. They are less social, emotionally less resilient and struggle with trust.

    Hear the inside story and research that led to his book Emergence. Listen to-
    1. We’re entering an age where AI can answer questions instantly. What human capacities become more important — not less important — in this new era?
    2. How can parents use AI as a learning tool without allowing it to replace curiosity, effort, and critical thinking?
    3. What excites you most about the positive possibilities of AI in education?

      The Side Quest Framework
      1. At Truly Significant, we talk about Side Quests as the unexpected missions that shape who we become. What Side Quests do children need today that schools and parents may be overlooking?
      2. What role do chores, part-time jobs, outdoor adventures, volunteering, and unstructured play serve as “character-building Side Quests”



        Parenting with Courage and Significance
        1. Why do you think many parents intellectually agree with your message but emotionally struggle to let their children struggle?
        2. What does emotionally healthy parenting look like when a child is frustrated, angry, or disappointed?

          Legacy and Truly Significant Living
          1. Your work challenges a cultural trend, not just a parenting tactic. What legacy do you hope EMERGENCE leaves for families and educators?
          2. What would it mean for a generation of children to grow up not merely comfortable, but capable?
          3. At the end of your life, what would make you feel that your work as an educator was truly significant?
          4. What is one message you hope every parent hears before this summer begins?
          5. And finally, what Side Quest are you personally pursuing in this season of your life that continues to stretch and grow you?


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    39 min
  • Truly Significant Texans honors Shara McClure- Chairwoman of the Texas A&M Former Students Association

    Truly Significant Texans honors Shara McClure- Chairwoman of the Texas A&M Former Students Association
    Jul 1 2026
    Truly Significant Texans honors Shara McClure, Chairwoman of the Texas A&M Former Students Association.

    Originally from Port Nueces Grove, Texas, her parents were both teachers, fully involved with students, and on a mission to build their own strong family.

    Shara majored in Business Analysis at Texas A&M graduating in 1990. She was a part of the co-op program interning at Dow Chemical. There she met her future husband, Craig McClure, a chemical engineer major from Colorado State.

    Now married for 35 years and with two Aggie offspring, Shara now leads the board that oversees 640,000+ former students from Texas A&M University.

    It is in service that Shara McClure has found her true significance.

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    41 min
  • TrulySignificant.com presents Cody Williamson, President of Capital City A&M Club and Edward Jones Financial Advisor

    TrulySignificant.com presents Cody Williamson, President of Capital City A&M Club and Edward Jones Financial Advisor
    Jun 25 2026
    Cody Williamson returns to TrulySignificant.com presents. He riffs about Side Quests, involvement in your community and how core values guide his life.

    Cody discusses the upcoming events at the Capital City Texas A&M Chapter and flips the script with four questions for show host Rick Tocquigny.

    Contact Cody regarding your investments at cody.m.williamson@edwardjones.com

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    26 min
  • Truly Significant honors Hector Saldana, founding member of the Krayolas and Music Curator at Wittliff Museum

    Truly Significant honors Hector Saldana, founding member of the Krayolas and Music Curator at Wittliff Museum
    Jun 25 2026
    There's only ONE Hector Saldana. Founding member of The Krayolas. Museum curator at the world class Wittliff Museum at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.

    Hector spent more than two decades telling the stories that many mainstream media outlets overlooked—Tejano musicians, conjunto pioneers, Chicano artists, Texas songwriters, and the cultural movements that shaped South Texas. He earned national journalism awards for his feature writing and coverage of San Antonio's music scene.

    What makes him Truly Significant is that he evolved from reporter to preservationist. In 2017, he was selected as the first curator of the Texas Music Collection at The Wittliff Collections, where his mission became preserving the stories, photographs, recordings, and artifacts of Texas music for future generations. That is a classic Side Quest story. A young reporter could have spent an entire career covering breaking news. Instead, Saldaña followed his curiosity into music history, Texas culture, and the people behind the songs.

    Over time, that side interest became a calling. His Side Quest became his significance. Several themes stand out:
    1. He Preserved Voices Before They Disappeared. Saldaña documented legends such as Flaco Jiménez, Augie Meyers, and countless regional artists whose stories might otherwise have been lost. His work often focused on the cultural significance behind the music, not just the performers themselves.
    2. He Built Bridges Between Cultures His reporting connected country music, rock and roll, Tejano, conjunto, and Mexican-American traditions. He helped Texans understand that these were not separate stories but chapters of the same Texas story.
    3. He Turned Curiosity Into Stewardship Many people collect information. Few become caretakers of an entire cultural legacy. As curator, he moved from reporting history to protecting it. A Truly Significant Reflection He thought he was covering concerts. He thought he was interviewing musicians. He thought he was writing newspaper stories. But all along, Hector Saldaña was preserving the soundtrack of Texas. And years later, when the songs faded and the musicians passed on, the stories remained. Because one curious journalist decided they mattered. That is significance. Not fame. Not headlines. Not bylines. But becoming the trusted keeper of a culture's memory. And that's why Hector Saldaña belongs as a Truly Significant Texan.


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    42 min
  • Truly Significant honors Chuck Garcia, from Blackrock to inspiring courage and instilling emotional intelligence

    Truly Significant honors Chuck Garcia, from Blackrock to inspiring courage and instilling emotional intelligence
    Jun 18 2026
    Truly Significant honors Chuck Garcia and his extraordinary Dad and Mother in this special edition of Success Made to Last. Learn from this insightful conversation about the art of honoring your parents today and always...... for you are their legacy. Chuck is a mountain climber, financial guru, college professor, brother, friend, and much more.

    Here's what grabbed me........Success gets you to the summits of life...significance (from intellectual giants like his parents) teaches you why you made the climb.

    Chuck spent 25 years on Wall Street in leadership roles at Bloomberg, BlackRock, and Citadel before reinventing himself as a leadership coach, speaker, author, professor, and mountaineer.

    Today he is the founder of Climb Leadership International and teaches leadership communication at Columbia University. His work focuses on emotional intelligence, executive presence, communication, and resilience. What makes him especially interesting through the Truly Significant lens is that he doesn't teach leadership from theory alone. He uses mountain climbing as a metaphor for life, leadership, and transformation.

    He has climbed peaks including Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, and the Matterhorn, and often connects lessons from the mountains to moments of personal reinvention. His most recent book, The Moment That Defines Your Life, explores how emotional intelligence and Stoic philosophy help people navigate defining moments when careers, families, and identities are on the line. What is Truly Significant About Chuck Garcia? Not the titles. Not Wall Street. Not the mountains.

    What's significant is that Chuck's career suggests a central truth: Remember.....Success gets you to the summit. Significance teaches you why you climbed the mountain in the first place.

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    32 min
  • Truly Significant honors Matt Ferguson, Disney Alum and leader of Ever After Group and Storyland Studios

    Truly Significant honors Matt Ferguson, Disney Alum and leader of Ever After Group and Storyland Studios
    Jun 18 2026
    Matt Ferguson is a world class storyteller with honed skills from his years at Walt Disney.

    Listen to this exclusive, fascinating conversation about creativity, concepts, branding and promises delivered.

    Matt Ferguson's work at Storyland Studios, his years with Disney, and his contributions to themed entertainment provide a rich backdrop for discussing how great stories help people discover meaning and significance. Learn more about....
    1. Matt, you've spent your career helping create stories that move people. What makes a story truly significant rather than merely entertaining?
    2. Throughout your years with Disney, what did you learn about the universal elements that connect audiences regardless of age, culture, or background?


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    27 min
  • Truly Significant honors Rick Rosenfield, co founder of California Pizza Kitchen and former Federal prosecutor

    Truly Significant honors Rick Rosenfield, co founder of California Pizza Kitchen and former Federal prosecutor
    Jun 18 2026
    Rick Rosenfield will always be a whip smart prosecutor, but hear about his life experiences as co-founder of the California Pizza Kitchen (CPK). This story is about more than pizza. It’s about resilience, adaptability, and two friends/former federal prosecutors who turned a crazy idea (barbecue chicken on pizza) into an American success story. In the new book, The California Pizza Kitchen Story (Amplify Publishing, July 21, 2026), CPK co-founder Rick Rosenfield details how he and his co-founder, Larry Flax, created an international franchise with 265 restaurants worldwide and a frozen pizza line sold across more than 20,000 retail locations.

    Beyond all of the accomplishments, Rick Rosenfield has moved from success to significance, found his new purpose as an author and refuses to retire. He is now an honorary member of the Truly Significant Never Will Retire Tribe.

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    25 min
  • Truly Significant honors legendary music producer Narada Michael Walden riffing on music, soul and Whitney

    Truly Significant honors legendary music producer Narada Michael Walden riffing on music, soul and Whitney
    Jun 18 2026
    Narada Michael Walden is our dream guest on Truly Significant today.

    His life is ONE with Music. He wants to be the vessel for music that connects emotionally. At his root is gratitude.

    We cover Narada's spiritual journey, adventures as an INTENSE musician, producer and friend.

    This conversation covers a series of Side Quests that became a calling. Narada started as a drummer in the legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra, evolved into one of the most successful producers in music history, helped launch the careers of artists like Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, and has often spoken about music as a spiritual mission rather than merely a profession.

    Get ready for this insightful, soul FULL conversation.
    1. Experiencing the full depth and dynamics of Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston.
    2. Learn what artist has surprised Narada the most?
    3. Understand what GUMBO means and a life well lived around "odd meters," frenzy, and LOVE.
    Thanks to our TRULY SIGNIFICANT mutual friend Dan Ashley, ABC 7 anchor, musician and songwriter extraordinaire for connecting us.


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    31 min