Shreveport-Bossier: My City, My Community, My Home

Mike and Mark Mangham of Twin Blends: Northwest Louisiana History Hunters sit down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

1:30 1. You guys are the founders and operators of Twin Blends: Northwest Louisiana History Hunters, an incredibly popular group that is preserving the history of our community one photo at a time.

We’re gonna get in...

Venture Capitalist Ross Barrett sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

0:36 1. Ross, you’re a venture capitalist. Let’s start here today. For the lay people out there, and I put myself in that group, could you explain what venture capital is and how you got into the space to begin with?

26:06 2. You are involved in multiple co...

Larry Clark, LSU Shreveport Chancellor Emeritus, sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

0:34 1. You have had an incredibly productive and successful career and I know there’s still much more ahead for you.

You were the Dean of the College of Business at LSUS from 1985-1994. Then you returned to Shreveport where you served as t...

Businessman, Community Philanthropist and Caddo Parish Commissioner John Atkins sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

0:30 1. John, you’ve long been one of the people I really look up to in town.

Let’s start here today.

What role did the Atkins Family play in bringing Centenary to Shreveport in 1908?

8:35 2. Tell me about...

Chairman of Just Believe Training, Jamon Turner, sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

0:33 1. I know you do a lot of different things. Let’s start here today. You once said the following:

“We’re a youth program. We host these really wild camps where kids get to kick loose, meet new friends. You know, city kids, country kids ...

3rd Grade Math and Science Teacher, Rolanda Hewitt, sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

0:35  1. You are a 3rd grade math and science teacher at University Elementary School. In your career, you have received numerous awards for your work, including Teacher of the Year twice and Teacher of the District in Caddo Parish.

I am...

Common Ground Youth Program Directors Vicki and Matt Whitehead sit down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

0:36 1. You are the Youth Program Directors at Common Ground. How did you first get involved with this extraordinary nonprofit?

8:13 2. Common Ground is doing something this year that very few nonprofits have the opportunity to...

Businessman and Community Philanthropist Glenn Kinsey sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

0:28 1. I could cover so much ground with you here as you and your family presently and historically are one of the most important families in the Shreveport-Bossier community.

Let’s start here today.

You have said that your dad, Nor...

Historian Gary Joiner sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

0:26 1. Gary, you are one of our community’s foremost historians. Among numerous other things, you are the chair of the department of history and social sciences at Louisiana State University in Shreveport and the author or editor of 38 books.

I’m just going to jump ...

Academic and Higher Education Administrator Dr. Betsy Boze sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

0:25 1. Betsy, you are one of our great local success stories. Graduating from Byrd High School, you went on to become (to name but a couple of the prestigious positions you’ve held), the president of the College of the Bahamas and ...

Chancellor of LSUS, Dr. Robert Smith, sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

0:36 1. You came to Shreveport after serving six years as Provost of Valdosta State University in Georgia.

You once said, “LSUS is one of the few institutions, regional universities, that you can find in this country that is not struggling.”

Let’s s...

Executive Director of the North Louisiana Jewish Federation, Barbara Joseph, sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

0:28 1. Barbara, you’re the Executive Director of the North Louisiana Jewish Federation. I want to get into the Federation and all that they do locally. But before we do, I’d like to start here today.

We’ve talke...

Shreveport Youth Boxing Club's Coach Donny Jackson and Tim FitzGerald sit down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

0:38 1. Our community consist of too many families who suffer from generational poverty and too many young people who lack mentors and role models.

We will get into all the nuts and bolts later today of the Shreveport Yo...

Outdoor Educator Jon Soul sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

0:32 1. Jon, you’re involved in numerous aspects of our community, with a focus I would say on education, our environment and outdoors, and just an overall effort to strengthen Shreveport-Bossier by providing healing knowledge and activities for our residents.

Le...

Education Thought Leader, Dr. Michael Hicks, sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

0:38 1. Although you and I don’t know each other all that well, we go way back. We were at Caddo Middle Magnet at the same time and then after that at Captain Shreve together.

I once heard you use the term “invisible backpack.”

Explain what t...

Laura Baxter, Director of the Institute for Childhood Resilience at LSU Health Shreveport, sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, and Kristi Gustavson, CEO of the Community Foundation of North Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

0:56 1. Define adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and why do they matter?

2:41 2. Why do some of us thrive despite adversi...

Architect Mike McSwain sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

0:26 1. Mike, you are one of our community’s most beloved architects, having designed countless projects including the Sci-Port Discovery Center, Bossier Parish Community College, the Cyber Innovation Center and renovations to the Shreveport Regional Airport and Munic...

Father Raney Johnson, administrator at Cathedral of St John Berchmans and one of the chaplains at Loyola College Prep, sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

0:32 1. On 6/5/21, you were ordained the first native-born priest of the Diocese of Shreveport.

I read where you once said: “Being called ‘Father’ will take some getting ...

Entrepreneur and Multiple Local Business Owner Andrew Crawford, sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

0:26 1. Andrew, you are part of the Atkins-Crawford family, one of the most philanthropic and important families in the history of Shreveport. Can you talk some about your family’s history in the community and just some about h...