After a little hiatus, we are back! 

We breakdown all the great achievements that our podcasts guests have experienced during our break, what we are up to, and what is in store for the feature. 

JD Scholten joins Dkirks and Doty this week to talk baseball, playing for his dad, running for Congress and Anti-Trust. Our first former professional baseball player as a guest. JD has an interesting path to being a politician. 

Don't forget to let us know what you think by commenting on our Instagram post of JD. @Dkirksanddoty.

Competitive Banter
Best Ballpark foods

On this episode we have Oregon State Beavers #1 fan, former Stanford and WBNA basketball player, Joslyn Tinkle. Joslyn talks about growing up in a basketball family. Mom Lisa is a in the University of Montana Hall of Fame, dad Wayne is the head mens basketball coach at Oregon State University, sister Ellie played basketball at Gonzaga and her little brother Tres was featured in episode 3.

Jos is credited with introducing Dkirks and Doty. Lots of stories to be had in this fun conversation.

Competitive Banter: Best Comedy movies of all time. 

WNBA All-Star, current Chicaco Sky Center, Stef Dolson joins the pod. Stef was a teammate of Doty at UConn (they have matching Tattoos), and won 3 national titles as a member of their women's basketball team. On this episode, Stef talks about her body image, eating healthy, and how she developed her game.

@bigmammastef on IG.

Wikipedia of Stef Dolson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefanie_Dolson 

Competitive Banter: Best Karaoke Songs. Hilarious. Wait for the trio to sing their songs. 

2 time PGA Tour Winner Brian Henninger and his business partner Amy Simanton joins Dkirks and Doty in Episode 8. Brian is most well known for leading The Masters after 54 holes in 1995 and creating the fist pump that Tiger made famous.  Amy is a 2 time Oregon Amateur champion, played in 2 NCAA Championships (15th in 2011)  and is one of the best players to ever come out of the Pacific Northwest. 

In this episode we talk about Brians career, how he mentored Amy, them partnering together to create The Golf Farm, and a recent trip back to Augusta National. Going through COVID protocols and Amy making an epic hole in 1. Her first ever.

https://henningergolffarm.com

Competitive Banter: Sports Goats. 

Michael Manns joins Dkirks and Doty to tell his story. Growing up in Idaho, being present when his dad had a heart attack and ultimately passed away, moving to Molalla, going to Oregon, becoming most inspirational on the Oregon Ducks football team, and what it is like to be a cop in 2021. 

Stud.

@mannsmm on IG

On this Episode of the Dkirks and Doty Pod, we sit down with Dkirks best friend, Kyle Morris. From growing up in the small town of Molalla, Oregon with simple pleasures, to joining the military, becoming an Army Ranger, College Grad, to Tech Entrepreneur. Kyle has some great stories from his time in the military to swimming with Whale Sharks in the Galapagos islands.

1:00 What we sippin on?
1:47 meeting Dkirks for the first time. Being born to a 19 year old mom. Growing up in a small town. Simple Pleasures. Don't have a lot but can do a lot.
6:20 Parents home feels like a hub for all his friends.
7:20 prior to trying to join the military, he had never run a mile in his life
9:05 A conversation on 9/11 - joining the military
10:45 Parents didn't have money for school. "how was I going to pay for school?"
12:00 First person in his family to go to college

14:40 Just invaded Irag while in basic training
15:45 Basic Training timeline + Jump School
18:40 Getting into a Parachute Accident "Leapfrogging" at night onto tarmac. Falling 50 feet at a time uncontrolled.
20:10 Army Ranger training program
22:35 Getting his first mission overseas
23:50 Landing in Afghanistan on his 19th birthday
24:30 Chinook Helicopter "going down." Missions every single night for 3 months.
25:30 Ranger School. Leadership training.

28:10 What his roles were on his deployments
29:00 Favorite memory of being overseas.
"Birds are spinning. We were about to take off"
30:40 best job you could have when you're 19

31:40 How he transitioned to University of Oregon
32:40 GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
37:30 Meeting his future wife backpacking through South America.

38:40 Learning to Code - self taught every night and every weekend.
Starting SifData from that skillset.
40:20 Difference between Management and Leadership. Given vs Earned.
40:50 Starting Kicksaw, Salesforce consulting.

43:00 Story about getting Shot At. Veterans Hill. Veterans Day 2006.
46:00 What does it mean to be a Veteran in 2021.
48:15 Do you think your kids will join the Military?
49:00 Proud Veteran - Thoughts on Guns and Gun Reform
"Even people that are trained make mistakes"
50:40 Dkirks "Shoot Jumpers Not Guns"
52:30 Will take a sales demo for Lead The Way Fund.

53:00 Why Golf is the Greatest Game on Earth.

52:20 Kyle@kicksaw.com His LinkedIn profile.

53:30 Competitive Banter - greatest golfers all time
Kyle and Dkirks High School Golf Coach Bob McCallister

Eric LeGrand sits down to talk with Dkirks and Doty about his childhood, why Rutgers, his injury, and his current entrepreneurship endeavor - Coffee!

Instagram page -
His ESPN ESPY acceptance Speech -

2:35 Welcome to the pod
2:55 Open his own coffee shop. https://legrandcoffeehouse.com
4:20 Eric tells the story of his injury
5:40 Rehab process and functioning again. "being upbeat"

7:30 Advocate for full length kickoffs. Old school type of player
11:30 Biggest trouble he got into during high school
12:05 Recruiting story - When Penn State came to meet him.
12:50 Doty getting in trouble in high school 
16:15 Dkirks getting in trouble in high school 
18:00 High School recruiting process. Not quite passing his SAT needs.

21:45 What made him fall in love in the first place. "Kill a man"
22:30 Committed to Rutgers May of his Junior year. 
24:45 Mom's influence on him. 
27:50 "I'll be back" right before surgery
28:30 Day in the life. 2.5 Hour process to get out of bed with help of nurse.
29:20 HOW HE COMMUNICATES - stylus in his mouth, on iPhone
31:30 Shoe Dog's influence on his entrepreneurship endeavors. 
34:00 Tattoos. Shake Shack sponsorship
37:00 Some of Erics quotes
39:00 how to overcome tough days
43:15 A world without wheelchairs

45:15 Why is golf the greatest game ever?
47:20 Competitive Banter - If you were going to build an NFL Franchise today, with players that are current or past, who would you build with? 
48:40 - why he wore number 52