The HawkCast with A.J. Hawk

Gerry Matalon is a seven-time Emmy Award recipient. He’s also actively involved in programs for mentoring, diversity, and recruitment. Most recently Gerry was the Senior Coordinating Producer of On-Air Talent Development for ESPN TV Production and ESPN Radio. His duties included on-air performance evaluation, personal coaching, and career management. He also works closely with on-air personnel to identify growth opportunities. From 2005-2008 he was in charge of studio content for live game coverage on ESPN and ESPN2, the network’s highest-priority programs. His responsibilities included overseeing producers, coordination of staffers, technical operations, and programming budget. It's an honor to have Gerry on the show. Please follow Gerry on Twitter @GerryMatalon

Now retired Ricky was drafted 5th overall in the first round of the 1999 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints after head coach Mike Ditka traded all of his 1999 draft picks and their first pick for 2000 to get him. This was the first time one player was the only draft pick of an NFL team. Ricky had won the Heisman Trophy in 1998 as a tailback for the University of Texas at Austin. Running back with the New Orleans Saints (1999-2001), Miami Dolphins (2002-2005, 2007-2010), and Toronto Argonauts (2006). Follow Ricky on Twitter @Rickthelaureate and check out his Foundation here: http://www.rickywilliamsfoundation.com

Chicago-born, Matt Walsh is a founding member of the national improv-sketch comedy theatre Upright Citizens Brigade, which has schools and venues in both New York and Los Angeles. UCB is the largest unaccredited university in the nation teaching improv performance and sketch writing technique. A graduate of Chicago's ImprovOlympic, Walsh was instructed by the legendary comedy sage Del Close, whose pupils included John Belushi, Bill Murray, Tina Fey and Mike Myers among many others. Walsh co-founded the Upright Citizens Brigade improv troupe with Amy Poehler, Matt Besser and Ian Roberts in Chicago in 1991. During the group's performances in New York, Comedy Central had their pulse on the foursome and aired their sketch-improv show The Upright Citizens Brigade for three seasons from 1998-2000. Follow Matt on Twitter @mrmattwalsh and check out his full bio and improv-sketch comedy theatre here: http://ucbcomedy.com/user/2292

Tom Segura is a comedian from Cincinnati, Ohio. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California. Tom just released his first 1 Hour special on Netflix that was filmed at the Goodale Theater in Minneapolis. He covers a host of topics including the absurd behavior of people in his life, his many flaws and some of his favorite television shows, among others. He also cohosts a hugely successful podcast called Your Mom’s House with his comedian wife Christina Pazsitzky. If you enjoy 7th grade humor, you will love YMH! Your Mom’s House is a top rated podcast on iTunes and was nominated for the Stitcher Radio Comedy Award in 2013. The show now tours regularly in Canada and the United States. Check out the Your Mom's House podcast at http://yourmomshousepodcast.com Learn more about Tom at http://tomsegura.com and follow Tom on Twitter at @tomsegura

Mark Titus is an American blogger and former walk-on basketball player for Ohio State. Since October 2008, he has written about his basketball-related experiences in his blog 'Club Trillion'. He was selected in the 2010 Harlem Globetrotters draft as well. He has worked as a contributing writer for ESPN Insider on men's college basketball and in 2011 began contributing material for ESPN's new site, Grantland.com. He even wrote a book - "Don't Put Me In, Coach: My Incredible NCAA Journey from the End of the Bench to the End of the Bench". Follow Mark on Twitter @clubtrillion and visit his blog at http://clubtrillion.blogspot.com/

A.J. talks with Brett McKay of ArtOfManliness.com - He runs the blog with his wife. It receives over 8 million page views a month and has over 140,000 subscribers. They teach men how to tie a tie, manners, and how to change the oil on your car among many other things. They published a book based on the blog in October 2009 called The Art of Manliness, Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man. It's currently in its third printing. Brett has spoken at several events on the topic of masculinity. Additionally, he has done consulting work on how to market to men for brands like Dockers and Gillette. Follow Brett on Twitter @brettmckay and visit his website at http://artofmanliness.com

Brendan Schaub is an American mixed martial artist, a former professional football player for the AFL's Utah Blaze, and a former member of the Buffalo Bills practice squad. He was a finalist and the runner-up of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights. He co-hosts The Fighter and the Kid, a weekly UFC podcast on Fox Sports, with comedian Bryan Callen and Schaub appears on The Joe Rogan Experience occasionally as well. Follow Brendan on Twitter @BrendanSchaub and visit his website at http://thefighterandthekid.com They also sell the merchandise mentioned in this podcast episode here: http://thefighterandthekidshop.com

Maurice Clarett has traveled throughout the nation speaking to universities, businesses, non-profits, faith based organizations and high schools. His life experiences has led him to be one of the most sought after speakers. Maurice continued his success at Ohio Sate becoming the first freshman running back to start, being named Big Ten freshman of the year, and setting the freshman rushing and touchdown season record. He was also instrumental in helping Ohio State clinch the National Championship in 2002 with two pivotal plays "the strip" and scoring the go ahead touchdown. This was Maurice's only season at Ohio State due to a series of events that took place in his life (These events can be seen in the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary "Youngstown Boys"). After much success on the field Maurice had trouble finding that same level of success off of the field and found himself serving a 7 1/2 year prison sentence. It was there that Maurice began to take that work ethic and discipline that brought him so much success as a football player and began to focus it on himself as a person. He began to educate himself through college courses, and reading books that interested him on topics such as the economy, finances, and business. His growth became evident to those around him as he would share what he had learned and began motivating those around him. It was this type of leadership that permitted him to be released 4 years early. Upon being released Maurice went right to work in developing what he has envisioned. He wanted to create a platform that would allow him to connect, educate, and empower people in their life and/or profession. Maurice soon found himself connecting with the nations top business executives with the most notable being Warren Buffet. His ability to connect with his audience in a practical way leaves those who hear his words feeling inspired. Maurice believes that when you compound positive reinforcements in your life, over time, you begin to receive the benefits from them. Follow Maurice on Twitter @ReeseClarett13 and visit his website at http://mauriceclarettonline.com

A.J. Hawk talks with Sal Vulcano of the comedy troupe known as The Tenderloins who are the creators, executive producers, writers, and stars of Impractical Jokers on truTV. Follow Sal on Twitter @SalVulcano He is also Co-host of the WhatSayYouPodcast.com

A.J. Hawk sits down with Dave Dameshek who is currently a football analyst and writer for NFL.com, appearing on NFL Fantasy Live and hosts the Dave Dameshek Football Podcast. Follow Dave on Twitter @Dameshek and read his blog/listen to his podcast at NFL.com/Shek

A.J Hawk speaks with the brilliant film director Billy Corben. Billy is co-founder of the Miami-based studio, Rakontur. He has created films such as Cocaine Cowboys and ESPN's 30 for 30 The U and The U Part 2. His most recent film Dawg Fight is now available online as well at Dawg-Fight.com

A.J. Hawk talks with Lewis Howes an American Author, Lifestyle Entrepreneur, Former Pro Athlete & 2 sport All-American. He also hosts The School of Greatness, which is a talk show distributed as a podcast.

A.J. Hawk shares some thoughts on his last 9 seasons with the Green Bay Packers. He is interviewed by his brother Ryan Hawk on the topic of the contract release, and what might be next.

A.J. Hawk interviews Bill Goldberg who is an American actor, former professional football player and retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1997 and 2001, and in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) between 2003 and 2004. He is notable for his lengthy undefeated streak in singles competition.

On top of being a very active CEO for Onnit, Aubrey is the host of both the Total Human Optimization podcast, as well as the Warrior Poet Project, dedicated to exploring and expanding human happiness and consciousness. Aubrey is also a guest on many popular podcasts and radio shows, including the Joe Rogan Experience and the Jason Ellis show.