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Hosted by Rob Stockhausen and Tom Hicks · education · EN
Everyone has an authentic, interesting story that we can all relate to. Our podcast gives these stories the space to be heard. Along the way, we will laugh, learn, and appreciate this interesting and crazy journey called life. Tom and Rob are quite different, but they do share an interest in hearing stories about people’s lives, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Our conversations with guests, from all over the country, will be entertaining and enlightening. Enjoy the ride!
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Authentic: Conversations with Stock & Hicksy is hosted by Rob Stockhausen and Tom Hicks. The show has published 54 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include ""To Honor the Dead, You Got to Live": Roy Woolwine, The Frankie Woolwine Story Foundation" (20 November 2025, 47 minutes), ""Resilience, Family, and Life Lessons": Marvin Bush, Winston Capital Management" (23 September 2025, 53 minutes), and "Perspectives from The Magic Man: Jimmy Miller, The Miller Financial Group" (13 August 2025, 59 minutes).
Authentic: Conversations with Stock & Hicksy publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 47 minutes across 54 episodes.
Booking probability for Authentic: Conversations with Stock & Hicksy is 22%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Authentic: Conversations with Stock & Hicksy requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Authentic: Conversations with Stock & Hicksy's contact route on record: verified email.
Rob Stockhausen and Tom Hicks hosts Authentic: Conversations with Stock & Hicksy, an education podcast with 54 episodes published.
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Episode #54
In this powerful and deeply moving podcast episode, Stock and Hicksy sit down with Roy Woolwine , who turned an unimaginable tragedy into a mission of hope. After losing his teenage son Frankie in a drunk-driving...
Hicksy began this podcast by giving a shoutout to Kyle Benson, who is fighting lymphoma cancer at UVA Medical Center. Our thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family. Stock and Hicksy then turn their attention to...
Our guest was known as "The Magic Man". Jimmy Miller was a standout player for the University of Virginia Basketball team from 1981 to 1985. Jimmy was instrumental in leading the Cavaliers to the Sweet 16, Elite 8, and...
“It’s the first legal cannabis seltzer in Virginia,” says guest Blake Demaso of Mountain High Seltzer. But launching the THC-infused beverage wasn’t easy. “Finding a brewery was tough,” Blake admits. In this podcast...
This is a huge moment for Stock and Hicksy: It is their 50th Podcast! They can't believe it, but it is a milestone they are proud of and also quite grateful to their guests and listeners. Hicksy recites some of their...
Stock & Hicksy are back in the Code Building Studio—and with some exciting updates! Hicksy’s got a new job, and they also return with a powerful conversation featuring a guest whose organization is making a real...
William Washington's story is one of redemption, second chances, and the power of faith. Coming from a troubled home and battling drug addiction, he found himself serving a long-term sentence in the Charlottesville...
Stock and Hicksy have interviewed many guests who are stellar in their fields, but they can rarely say they have interviewed the GOAT (Greatest of All Time). But, Connor Shellenberger certainly qualifies. Connor is a...
You have probably seen our guest's work before in such films as Minority Report (2002) , Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) , and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) . Larry Blanford, who always loved movies, learned...
"I like fixing stuff with my hands so medicine just seemed logical," says our guest, renowned melanoma cancer surgeon and researcher, Dr. Craig Slingluff . "The operating room was a cool place to be for me," he...
Stock and Hicksy love talking to creative people (as they don't have any creativity themselves so it's sheer envy). So, talking with guest, James "Jimbo" Bell made them even more envious. Jimbo, whose latest book, ...
When our podcast guests, Christy Ford and Susie Matheson, started The Scout Guide , it truly was (and still is) a niche market. "We started these guides to support the small business community," says Susie Matheson...
What do George Carlin, a $5.00 cup of Starbucks coffee, free speech, and the graduating class at the University of Virginia have in common? Our guest, Dr, Robert Parham, Assistant Professor of Commerce, UVA McIntire...
Episode #41
UVA Basketball Player/Undergraduate. NBA First-Round Pick Portland Trail Blazers. MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business. Goldman Sachs. Started a money management firm. Minority Owner/CEO, Seattle Supersonics. UVA...
In this 40th podcast episode, Stock and Hicksy, talk about riding (or not riding) in the 2024 Paris Olympics with professional equestrian, Will Coleman . Will, who has been riding horses all his life tells us about his...
Stock and Hicksy returned to the podcast studio after some time off and they could not have invited a better guest than Prof. Brad Wilcox of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia. Brad tells us...
Our guest, John Harris, is one of those people who can do several things, all unrelated, and yet excel at them all. He's the former Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer at The Carlyle Group one of the largest...
This is a first for Stock and Hicksy. They spoke with an actual rock star! Chris Kelly, whom you may know from his popular alternative rock band, Edgehill talks about how he got started in the music business. Chris, a...
"There was no boys' school in Charlottesville," said our guest, Todd Barnett, founder and former head of the Field School . "There were not a lot of places for boys like this one. It seemed that a separate education...
Episode #35
"One in thirty-six children are diagnosed with autism," says our guest, Ethan Long, President/CEO of the Via Centers for Neurodevelopment in Charlottesville, VA. "More kids and adults have severe (Level 3) needs." But...
Recent guests on Authentic: Conversations with Stock & Hicksy. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
Associate Professor of Kinesiology, University of Toronto
Professor of Sociology and Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Guitarist, Producer, Photographer and Performer, Musician in Hillhaven and Alustrium, Long Island Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC)
VP of Government Affairs, National Cattlemen's Beef Association
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