Summits Podcast

Epi 101: Whole person care at Cancer Rehab Group with Kaitlin Pennington and Sarah Blount

January 14th, 2026  |  42 mins 51 secs

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In episode 101 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Kaitlin Pennington and Sarah Blount of Cancer Rehab Group. Tune in as the cancer rehab specialists share their passion for whole-person care for those newly diagnosed with cancer, in active treatment, in remission, or managing long-term effects.

Epi 99: Leaning on faith and cycling after brain cancer with Andrew Peters

December 16th, 2025  |  43 mins 51 secs

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In episode 99 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Andrew Peters, Team Heroes cyclist and Division Manager at Republic National Distributing Company. Tune in as Andrew shares about surviving brain cancer, leaning on faith and good health habits to get through hard times, and how he’s giving back to others facing a similar battle.

Epi 96: Elevating Change for Pediatric Cancer with Dr. Robyn Spoon

November 4th, 2025  |  53 mins 24 secs

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In episode 96 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Dr. Robyn Spoon, CEO of Elevate Childhood Cancer Research and Advocacy. Tune in as Robyn shares her son’s cancer story that ignited a passion for change and how Elevate Childhood Cancer Research and Advocacy is moving the needle on precision medicine for those diagnosed with childhood cancer.

Learn more about Elevate Childhood Cancer Research and Advocacy at elevatechildhoodcancer.org.

The Heroes Foundation Team JOEY Program proudly sponsored the 2nd Annual Indiana Pediatric Sarcoma Research & Advocacy Summit. Together, we will continue uniting Indiana against cancer.

Epi 95: Persevering through Breast Cancer with Jasmine Gonzalvo

October 24th, 2025  |  31 mins 33 secs

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In episode 95 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Jasmine Gonzalvo, Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Purdue University College of Pharmacy and breast cancer survivor. Tune in as Jasmine shares her breast cancer journey and the priorities she has now in survivorship. “Cancer gave me the slap in the face that I needed to be present for the right reasons.”

Epi 90: Men’s mental health with @buildingarefuge and Brandon Leum

July 9th, 2025  |  40 mins 33 secs

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In episode 90 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Brandon Leum, Founder of @buildingarefuge. Tune in as Brandon shares the organization’s mission to bring hope and encouragement to men through meetings, events, and the BAR Podcast.

You can connect with Building a Refuge at buildingarefuge.org.

Epi 88: Staying Fit, Fighting Cancer and Giving Back with Joe Fazzini

May 29th, 2025  |  46 mins 14 secs

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In episode 88 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Joe Fazzini, a Carmel, Indiana based triathlon athlete and coach. Tune in as Joe shares his prostate cancer survivorship journey, how fitness inspires him, and his plan to give back to the Indiana cancer community.

Follow Joe on Instagram at @diamond-lake-sports as he participates in the 2024 Subaru CASA Cycling Challenge with a goal to ride 300 miles in 24 hours to fundraise for the Heroes Foundation!

Contribute to Joe’s fundraising efforts here: https://bit.ly/JoeFDonate

Epi 87: Four Day Ray’s Scott Kennedy on the Team Heroes family

April 29th, 2025  |  30 mins 28 secs

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In episode 87 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Scott Kennedy, Director of Operations at Four Day Ray Brewing and Team Heroes athlete. Tune in for a peek inside the Indiana-based brewery and how the Team Heroes family supports each other, both on the bike and off.

For more on Four Day Ray Brewing, visit fourdayray.com.

Epi 86: Penn State Head Volleyball Coach, Katie Schumacher-Cawley, bump - set - spikes breast cancer

April 15th, 2025  |  18 mins 50 secs

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In episode 86 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Katie Schumacher-Cawley, head volleyball coach at Penn State University. Amidst a championship volleyball season, Katie was put to the test as she also battled breast cancer. Tune in for the life lessons she’s learned through the experience.

Epi 85: Inspiring Hoosiers to leave a legacy with Get Indiana’s Nate Spangle

March 20th, 2025  |  46 mins 47 secs

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In episode 85 of the Summits Podcast, Vince Todd, Jr. is joined by Nate Spangle, Founder of Get Indiana and Head Wrestling Coach at Bishop Chatard High School. Tune in as Nate shares the family cancer story that set the trajectory for his young adulthood and inspired him to live bigger.

The Heroes Foundation is thrilled to introduce Nate as the Honorary Chair and Accountability Coach for the 2025 Fit4Heroes campaign, Powered by American Health & Wellness, from April 1-30! Join Nate today at heroesfoundation.org/fit4heroes.

Epi 84: Giving back to the community with Kevin Stewart

January 14th, 2025  |  33 mins 18 secs

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In episode 84 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Kevin Stewart of Centier Bank. Tune in as Kevin shares his path in business banking and why he is driven to give back as a director on the Heroes Foundation Board of Directors.