BATTLE READY (Aired 04-10-25) From Bagels to Purpose: How Adam Spiegel Built Community

From bagel shop shifts to YMCA philanthropy, Adam Spiegel shares how setbacks, service, and connection shaped a life of impact and leadership.

Chapters

• (00:00:12) - Battle Ready: The Process of Re-inventing Yourself
• (00:00:57) - Working at a bagel store while going to school
• (00:03:13) - Mental Health During The 2015 season
• (00:08:12) - Adam Levine on the YMCA and Philanthropy
• (00:10:54) - Adam Spiegel on His Journey to Becoming the Executive Director of Phil
• (00:12:47) - Talking About The Interview Process
• (00:14:30) - Steve Jobs on Positive Feedback
• (00:18:45) - Adam Spiegel on the Y's Customer Service
• (00:22:56) - Adam Siegel on Reinventing Himself
• (00:23:27) - Mental Health at the YMCA
• (00:29:30) - How to Have a Hard Talk About Your Love Life
• (00:30:57) - Deciding what to Do Next
• (00:32:51) - Adam Schulz on the YMCA
• (00:34:37) - Adam Spiegel on His Journey From New York Bagels to
• (00:35:30) - Finding the No's
• (00:38:33) - The Lake Houston Y's Philanthropy
• (00:44:04) - Adam Spiegel on Battle Ready