Brian A. Primack has done a lot of things from giving a TED talk to treating patients as a physician for 2 decades to doing research on social media and its effects on our mental health to now leading the University of Arkansas's College of Education and Health Professions. His work has been published in every major news and media outlets including The New York Times, The Times of India, MSNBC, Men's Health, Cosmopolitan, Daily Mail, and more. However, for the first time, he sat down to talk about his life journey and the decisions that led him to where he is today. Tune in to hear about it all. This episode is truly about a man you know, but a story you don't! 

Dr. Samantha Robinson, besides being a wonderful Biostatistics and Statistics professor, is one of the kindest and bravest women you will ever hear from. She faced the 2009 financial crisis right after graduating college and despite that worked hard to ensure a bright future for herself and her daughter. Now, at the University of Arkansas, she is a fierce women's advocate and champions student success. 

In conversation with Dr. Lynda L. Coon, the Dean of the University of Arkansas Honors College. Besides being one of the most influential leaders at the University of Arkansas, she is also a wonderful historian, teacher, author, and one of the most humble people you will ever talk to. There's a lot to learn about being carefree, openminded, thinking outside the box, and more from her journey from Virginia to Arkansas. Take a listen to learn more about her personality!

From championing for people usually unknown and unseen to making sure that people feel represented, Briuana Green has done a lot. Her story is unique not because of her educational journey to Harvard, but because of what she did while there and afterward. A girl from small town Arkansas makes the state and her loved ones proud. An author, a teacher, a mentor, a Harvard cheerleader, and more. To learn more, please tune in!

Dean of UAMS Graduate School, Dr. Robert E. McGehee Jr. has been one of the most influential educators of medical and graduate students at UAMS for over two decades as well as a successful researcher and key administrative leader. In this episode of Distance Traveled, we learn how a kid from Pine Bluff, Arkansas went on to get a Ph.D. from UAMS and do a postdoc at Harvard to now being the dean of the graduate school at UAMS. There's so much to learn about sales, science, life, and leadership from Dr. McGehee.

From growing up in the United States and finding out at 21 years old that he would have to go back and serve in the South Korean Military to getting degrees in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Dr. John Kim has lived a phenomenal life in a very short amount of time. There's so much to learn about persistence and purposefulness to apply in our lives. Check out his Distance Traveled and lessons learned on his journey here!

Learn how to travel the world from Germany to American to Asia and now finally in Australia from Michele Tirman Olsen's journey. It takes a lot to do and excel, but Michele's story makes it seems simple. A must-hear!

Learn how a high school future career form landed Dr. Kyle into Biomedical Engineering and took him to universities such as the University of Pensenvillina and Tufts University. Now looking back, Dr. Kyle breaks down his path to success.

Dr. Ritu Mihani talks about living, learning, and experiencing life. Learn how not giving up can take you to amazing places.