"Coach" Joe Marino’s Post

I preach about relationships in life! Business, personal, cordial, etc. With the time my family has been through this last week, it was not my friends of 30 years reaching out by phone, text, email, cards, flowers and coming to the service…. It was my relationships with people in Business!!! Scott Burns flew from Denver for the service! Scott is corporate partner of my company! Nicole Lipkin, Psy.D., M.B.A. Has called everyday not with advice, with an ear! Tania Bradford just texts me hey everyday, because there are no words! “Principal” James Swearingin , Joffrey Clark, CSRM , Angela Marie D'Antonio , Lonnie R. Morgan, Jr., MBA , Megan Timmermann , Ashley McCurdy , Dan La Bar , Alex Lucero , Judith Paredes, CIC CSRM …. All these people either drove four hours in or have reached out multiple times! I am sure there are more I am missing! All these people never, ever met my son! They reached out because of the kindness in their hearts! Some are business relationships that grew into friendships. Some are work colleagues! The bottom line is you never know where you will find a meaningful relationship! Relationships make the world go round! These two pictures below are one of my other son’s children. Carter and Francesca! They came back to the ranch after the services to keep Ya Ya and Pop Joe company! They are the only thing putting a smile on my face! Do me a favor…. Pick someone in your phone after you read this and just text them, “How Are You?” Keep those relationships alive! My life has changed this week. My goal is now preventing anyone else from ever feeling like this! "Coach" Joe Marino #lifestooshort #relationships

You do the fake smile just so she doesn’t read through me. Even though she says it’s ok Pop Joe. This is Ross’ youngest Josephine. "Coach" Joe Marino

Hope. That is all I want from the world! This is not for sympathy! This is for awareness to save a life. Yesterday, July 3 we lost our oldest son, Ross W Kane Jr at 34 years old. Married with two young children, ages 8 and 3. Ross was a Veteran and a Lineman. This picture is 2 years old however it is my favorite picture of his family. Ross is my oldest of five children. A hard working great dad with a laugh that is louder than a megaphone! I miss that laugh. Ross is now one of the many who needed help and did not ask for it. We need hope in this world! We need people to know if you need help…. Ask for it and get it, because there are people out there who can help everyone! This is not the way out! How his children, his wife, his brothers, sisters, family and friends all feel right now is not something I want anyone ever to experience! What I would like all of you to do is… Squeeze that special someone a bit harder. Hold them a bit longer. Most importantly. Tell them how you feel. And IF you can, please donate a few bucks to : National association for mental health in memory of: Ross Kane Jr Thank you and please share to use our tragedy to save a life! "Coach" Joe Marino https://lnkd.in/gJ9p8yuw #hope #savealife

Extravert or Introvert? I think I am an introvert!! Just wait, I know you all are going to say no way! Hear me out! Day after day of being “On” is tough! #ncsc24 #upcsc24 #dlca24 all within last 14 days! Sometimes you need to not speak, not go to events, just take a deep breath. So last night, I went out to dinner by myself… However it was still the place where everyone knows your name! #Cheers However nobody under 30 will understand that joke! And when I sat down someone did know my name! Boardworks Education was there! Sometimes you just need a moment. Do you ever need that? "Coach" Joe Marino and BrightThinker #boston #cliffy #roadwarrior

Road warriors pack it up! #ncsc24 in #boston is a wrap! “Principal” James Swearingin and I, "Coach" Joe Marino, called it a day! Emily Chatelain and her team were a big help to us this time around! Team Schola gets bigger and bigger Everytime I see them! Shawn Hoffman and team always taking care of people! Wrap it up, shut it down and board the plane! Next stop… #tampa FL to play “Pop Joe” for a few days! BrightThinker changing the way you think! #edtech #education #popjoe

Some legends are made others are earned!! Nicole Lipkin, Psy.D., M.B.A. , “Principal” James Swearingin and "Coach" Joe Marino BrightThinker and Dr Nicole…. Changing the Way You Think! #ncsc24 #sel #edtech #bostonharbor #murica

Some places have an aura about them! I am a DIE HARD New York Yankees fan! Today we are at #ncsc24 and things don’t get started until this evening! So we make a stop at the ARCH Enemy’s turf to see what the Fuss is! Fenway Park is one of a kind and I hope they don’t do what the Yankees did and rebuild it! Go Yanks! Even though Sox are playing Padres! The Aura is real! Babe Ruth smokes cigars and drinks beer in heaven on top of the Green Monstah!! "Coach" Joe Marino #fenwaypark #yankees

Get bumped to first class on American Airlines and whose next to me….. Jesse Leyva !!!! Look out #ncsc24 here we come! "Coach" Joe Marino and BrightThinker !!! #boston #csdc #edtech #charterschools

Road warriors activate!! Home for two days and waiting at TSA to go to #boston! National Alliance for Public Charter Schools conference kicks off tomorrow night! This is one of the conferences where we like to put the band back together! Emily Chatelain , Joffrey Clark, CSRM , Judith Paredes, CIC CSRM , “Principal” James Swearingin , Robert Nickell, James McGrath , Antonio Batallan #ncsc24 #education #charterschools