Alexandra & Friends Podcast

Kim Pollock McGrath is a lifelong Kansas resident who claims Texas as her second home. During her 29 incredible years as a first grade teacher, she took every opportunity to make her classroom fun and interactive by incorporating her own jingles, songs, and stories into her lessons. Family, friends, and her two dogs take priority, but when she has free time she loves to free her soul spending time out in nature exploring, hiking, r...

Rodrigo Morales is the co-founder and head baker at Croix Bakehouse in Frisco, Texas. His journey into baking began over seven years ago in his own kitchen, driven by a deep curiosity about the science of natural fermentation. After studying Culinary Arts in Peru, he completed an internship at a 3 star Michelin restaurant in Barcelona, experience that sparked his passion for bread and led him to dive deep into sourdough, fermentati...

Sheena has been advocating for a safe border legislatively on the state level as well as Federally in Congress. She’s a well of information on the subject and has first hand information on what’s happening there. Sheena Rodriguez is a wife, former educator, and current homeschooling mother who began her activism in the pro-life movement. She served several years as a volunteer counselor at a local crisis pregnancy center. Since 202...

After 18 years of marriage, Ken Jenkins—also known as "Ken J"—lost his wife, and he turned to writing as a way to cope with his grief. Inspired by Kevin LeVar's song A Heart that Forgives, a powerful anthem urging people to embrace forgiveness as part of God's calling, Ken J wrote the screenplay for A Heart that Forgives. The film, which follows his personal journey through loss, was released in 2016 and went on to receive numerous...

Timothy A. Isaly serves in his 8th year as the principal of the Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD’s Early College High School located on the Dallas College-Brookhaven campus. This is his 38th year in education having taught mathematics in rural, suburban, and urban districts both in the USA and internationally; served as a public high school administrator in Michigan and Texas. He earned his Bachelors of Arts degree in Economics from W...

Terry Lynne 26-year resident of Farmers Branch and a native Texan, born and raised in Dallas. He attended Calliet Elementary School, Cary Junior High and Thomas Jefferson High School. He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a degree in Business Management. After college, he worked for seven years in industrial sales selling Pressure Sensitive Materials and EMI/RFI Shielding primari...

David Carr, Jr. first picked up the saxophone when he was 12 years old. Born July 9th in Denver, Colorado, his family moved and settled in Oklahoma when he was still young. He grew up in Oklahoma, helping out on the family farm, and by the time he was 14, David was playing along side his dad around Oklahoma City. The best advice David says his dad every gave him was early on when he was struggling to master the sax. David Sr. said,...

Dr. Tina Bennett-Burton, DC graduated from Parker Chiropractic College in Dallas, Texas in 2006. In 2007 she went into private practice opening, Park Central Chiropractic, providing care for a diverse wellness demographic. Dr. Tina has raised two children, a son and daughter. Dr. Bennett's daughter was diagnosed after years of competitive dance teams with perimyocarditis secondary to an auto-...

Chef Paul G was born and raised in the Bronx, New York City. He attended L’Academie de Cuisine in Washington DC and worked with many renowned chefs at reputable establishments like Congressional country club, and the historic Omni Shoreham Hotel. One of his favorite memories and honors is cooking for the White House Chef Henry Haller at his retirement celebration, who had served five presidents including Ronald Reagan. 

After sever...

Lisa Burkhardt Worley is the founder of Pearls of Promise Ministries, a ministry that helps women overcome past dysfunction in their lives, through media, books, blogs, Bible studies and conferences. She is the Executive Producer and Co-Host of a topical television and radio show called POP Talk, now seen, and heard on 20 television and radio platforms. She is also a conference speaker and ten-time award winning author of ten books...

Pia Lara Namdar is a compensation professional in Dallas, she focuses on executive compensation matters, including executive salaries, retention packages and matters related to boards of directors. Born and raised in Mexico, Pia moved to Dallas with her family as a junior in high school, graduated from Highland Park HS, and went on to attend SMU for her undergraduate degrees and MBA. She was captain of the NCAA D1 SMU Swim Team her...