20 Years On and the Record as It Stands
Facebook LinkedIn X Robert Forto story I took full responsibility in a courtroom in February 2000. The reasons that led me there grew out of a serious gambling addiction that had already been running through my life since the early 1990s, the kind that turns ordinary decisions into irreversible ones and leaves other people holding […]
The Next Trainer Does Not Need a Bigger Town First
This morning, I met with owners of family-run dog training businesses from mid-size cities, county seats, and small towns with just one stoplight. They weren’t looking for a marketing lesson. They just needed someone’s name by Tuesday. I’ve spent years studying succession, both as a researcher and as a father. My dissertation explored how family […]
Don’t Sell Your Soul to Social Media
Robert recently spoke at Podcast Movement in New York, presenting the session “Don’t Sell Your Soul to Social Media.” Although I was not present, I have engaged in this discussion with him since 2009. This is the message I want our listeners and all podcast professionals to remember. You do not own the people who […]
It’s Never Too Late to Finish School
Dr. Virginia Morelock, 94, earned her Ed.D.: Curriculum & Instruction: Elementary Education in September through Liberty University Online Programs,. (Photos by Matt Reynolds) Facebook LinkedIn X On a Friday in May 2025, 94-year-old Virginia Morelock walked across the stage at Liberty University and received her Doctor of Elementary Education degree. The audience rose to its feet. After […]
The Record, the Rebuild, and the Trail Ahead
This is my firsthand account of my legal history, incarceration, education, dog-training career, move to Alaska, and the twenty-year rebuild that followed. It is not an attempt to rewrite the past. It is an attempt to put the complete record in one place. Excerpt Robert Forto shares the complete story behind his past, from addiction, […]