Back2Basics: Reconnecting to the essence of YOU: Recent Episodes
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We spend our hours ‘connected,’ but we’re drifting away from real human connection. Especially to ourselves. Join host Leticia Latino and her inspiring guests in exploring ways to reconnect to your essence, to your definite purpose, to what makes you TICK. Are you ready?”
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Episode Highlights From Tehran to Philadelphia: A Teenager’s Escape from Revolution
At just 12 years old, Bernard witnessed the Iranian Revolution up close. His family lost everything—their home, savings, and even his Star Wars toys were confiscated. By 13, he was fleeing across Europe, eventually finding asylum in the U.S. thanks to policy changes under the Reagan administration.
The Immigrant’s Fire: Why Hunger Beats Talent
Bernard shares how working in pizza shops to pay for college while never attending a single basketball game or spring break fueled his relentless drive. His biggest fear? That his own children would have to experience the same survival mode he did.
A Forgotten Iran: When Faith United, Not Divided
Before the revolution, Iran was a secular, democratic society where Christians, Muslims, and Jewish Persians celebrated each other’s holidays. Bernard recalls watching the Israeli national soccer team play in Tehran—proof that the region once thrived on coexistence.
The Music That Saved Him (And the Record Exec Who Said No)
Music was therapy for Bernard. He taught himself guitar on a left-handed Fender, wrote 22 songs, and almost got signed by Polygram—until an A&R guy told him, “I can’t sell this face to the MTV generation.” Instead of giving up, he kept playing on weekends for decades.
Breaking My Allegiance: A Song Against Weaponized Faith
Bernard’s first official single, releasing this Friday, is a rock anthem born from his experience with the Iranian regime. It’s not against faith—it’s against using religion to justify oppression. The song’s message: “If that’s what your religion is, I’m breaking my allegiance.”
The Immigrant’s Oath: Integrate, Follow Rules, Be Grateful
Bernard offers a powerful perspective on immigration: he never hid his roots, but he worked tirelessly to learn English, pay taxes, and contribute. His advice to new immigrants? “If you want to chase a better life, respect what this country has to offer.”
Show Notes2:35 🇮🇷 Bernard’s childhood in Tehran – close to the Shah’s family
5:21 🗽 Ronald Reagan’s policy change allowed Iranian refugees like Bernard into the U.S.
7:44 🍕 Working in pizza shops and restaurants to pay for college
10:39 🇺🇸 “This is still the greatest country on Earth”
12:35 ✡️✝️☪️ Remembering a secular Iran where all faiths coexisted
14:31 ⚽ Iran was the only Middle Eastern country that would play soccer against Israel|
18:20 🧠 Defining ingredients of success: hunger, fire, and learning from mentors
23:40 🎸 Music as therapy – unwinding from the harsh realities of life
25:58 🎸🎸 Bernard is left-handed – finding a left-handed guitar was nearly impossible
26:58 💰 His dad bought him his first Fender; Bernard paid for $20/hr lessons himself
30:20 🎤 Polygram A&R guy loved his voice
32:25 🎸 Bernard never stopped playing – weekends recording for decades
34:48 🛐 His song stands up to the weaponization of faith
37:36 🗳️ Democracy is fragile – vote, stay involved, don’t be complacent
40:08 🧳 Bernard’s advice to immigrants: integrate, learn the language, follow the rules
44:37 ❤️ What keeps him centered? Family. He prays only for health and togetherness.
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Learn more about Scott at : https://www.instagram.com/baseballsunlikely/Show Notes
⚾ [03:14] First game in 1973: Angels vs. Dodgers with Aunt Elva
🎸 [03:56] Discovering KISS's Destroyer: "If they can do this, why can't I?"
🏢 [05:38] Almost signed to Geffen Records: "Timing is everything"
🎬 [06:35] Reinventing himself as an online editor after the band dissolved
📺 [07:45] Coloring Naked and Afraid for nearly 40 years
✍️ [09:56] The 40-year passion project: Collecting baseball clippings since the early 90s
👨💼 [16:10] The persistent friend Rusty: "How's your book coming?"
🚿 [20:36] Best story titles come from the shower
🤖 [22:00] AI hallucinations: Baseball history is too complicated for AI to get right
📚 [25:08] Book structure: No chapters, organized like a baseball game
🎬 [27:50] Favorite baseball movies
🎬 [30:11] Meeting Mike Myers and Farrah Fawcett in Hollywood
📈 [32:23] About 50 new stories per year—keeping the series alive
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Show Notes ⚖️ [02:22] Reading biographies of famous lawyers as a child
💼 [05:42] Feeling "utterly astonished" and comfortable in the courtroom
⚖️ [07:24] Ronald Dworkin on the contingent fee: "Feel good and make money"
📖 [10:05] The failed attempts before finding the story
❓ [11:08] Writing without knowing: Discovering the rabbi's journey day by day
🎭 [12:44] Fiddler on the Roof's romanticized view vs. harsh reality
💬 [17:05] Reader feedback: A woman broke down crying reading the book
🛑 [19:21] "I can't give prayers of praise to God—He's broken trust with me"
🚗 [26:10] The accident at 63: Coma for weeks, both legs badly broken
🎶 [29:41] What makes Howard tick: Playing banjo (took it up late in life)
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Show Notes 👴 [02:02] Young Peter and his visionary grandfather
🦓 [03:57] The danger of standing out
🎭 [06:57] The Truman Show & Plato's Cave: Horrifying and exciting at the same time
👨👧 [09:17] Parenthood as the true rite of passage
🚒 [11:35] Volunteer firefighting: 75% of US firefighters are volunteers
🕯️ [16:33] The maze training: Two spirits meeting in the dark, panic dissolving
🩸 [19:24] The diagnosis of Leukemia in 2003
🧘 [23:38] The tipping point: Small nudges building until the moment of "yes"
✨ [27:16] The Law of Correspondence: "As within, so without"
🔥 [30:22] Outsized anger as an invitation to trace back to the wound
🧠 [33:27] Triggers as firearm mechanisms: One small pressure, huge reaction
🚗 [35:35] Hijacked by fight or flight: Great for lions, terrible for relationships
💰 [38:57] Money blocks: Subconsciously pushing away what you consciously want
👨👧 [40:43] Past life example: Wife was his daughter in a previous lifetime
📺 [42:29] Blue Sky Hypnosis: 127k subscribers, 70M+ views
🕯️ [44:23] Wrestling with faith: Catholic, Methodist, and the fear of not being accepted
⛪ [50:10] The woman hurt by church scandals: This work brought her back
💔 [53:23] You are not broken, you are wounded: A car with a failed part isn't worthless
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Show Notes📐 [03:42] The intentional choice: Being an excellent student
🧮 [05:30] Math tutoring: Watching students go from "I hate math" to "math is fun"
💔 [09:04] The difficult relationship with his father and healing in his 40s
❤️ [13:58] The most important relationship you'll ever have is with yourself
🌍 [17:11] Two worlds: Doing vs. Being – and why starting with Being changes everything
⚖️ [20:18] Balance vs. Integration: Why integration is more powerful than balance
🙏 [23:58] Spirituality defined: Being in awe + being humble
📖 [27:28] The appendix: 75 paragraphs on books that impacted Rand
🌎 [30:14] Thriving in the world: Service, philanthropy, and caring for Mother Earth
🧘 [34:21] Intuition + Rationality: The analytical process, then listening to intuition
💚 [37:15] Self-care: A list of physical, social, and emotional practices
🔬 [40:46] Life as a series of experiments: Some work, some don't, some need tweaking
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Show Notes 👨👩👧 [02:06] Debbie grew up in youth ministry and helping "at-risk kids"
📚 [05:16] The book journey: From foster parenting to defending youth organizations
📝 [07:21] Early warning signs: When organizations get overwhelmed
🔍 [09:37] Moving from policy-on-paper to a living part of your culture
⚠️ [12:48] Hard truths: Grooming happens, and it's hard to recognize
❤️ [14:20] The dilemma: Healthy mentoring relationships are incredibly valuable
📱 [18:57] Online safety: Predators go where the kids are
📊 [22:44] Stranger abduction is rare; online grooming is the real danger
👧 [25:39] Child-on-child abuse happens more often than adult-on-child
📋 [27:23] The worst thing: A policy you don't actually apply
💪 [28:09] Parent advice: Let your kids learn how to fail safely
🧠 [33:18] Kids usually tell the truth; adults corrupt memories with leading questions
❤️ [37:41] What makes Debbie tick: Working with passionate people on the front lines
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Show Notes 🗽 [02:06] Rodney’s origin story: Born and raised in the Bronx, Puerto Rican roots
💃 [05:27] The pivot: Meeting a professional salsa dancer and discovering a missing piece
👪 [07:13] "So He Won't Understand": Spanish used as a barrier, not an invitation
📖 [08:30] Salsa as cultural fluency: A different kind of language
👨👧 [12:08] Becoming a parent: Finding empathy for his parents' choices
📡 [16:05] Transmitting culture and language to another generation.
⚾ [20:24] The World Baseball Classic: Italian-Americans playing for Italy, Venezuelan pride
🤝 [25:52] What dance teaches: Confidence, connection, empathy, and humanity
🕺 [29:04] The life skill: Dance as something that stays with you forever
💰 [32:47] Letting go of money shame through giving
📚 [36:50] Sparking dinner table conversations about language, culture, and belonging
🧠 [38:50] What makes Rodney tick: Learning something new every day
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Show Notes👔 [01:48] Lori's origin story: Growing up with her dad in the Garment Center
🧥 [04:18] Being her father's model: Learning fit, silhouettes, and collars
🗽 [08:55] The magic of Manhattan: Street fashion, theater, and inspiration
🎨 [10:03] The Donna Karan internship: Witnessing a master at work
💄 [13:36] Transition to beauty industry and medical-grade skincare
💔 [16:27] The wake-up call: Life is short, do not wait to chase your dreams.
🍫 [18:06] Chocolate as a way to make life sweeter
🎁 [20:42] A homemade gift sparks a business
🤲 [23:17] Acts of kindness that cost nothing
🎨 [25:10] The pivot to resin art: Creating everlasting beauty instead of edible art
📚 [27:06] YouTube as a classroom, failing often, and learning by doing
💔 [30:36] The pain of regret is worse than the pain of failure
🔄 [33:43] Start small: You don't have to quit your job to pursue your dream
🏆 [37:29] What's next: Resin art, website launch, and partnership with Code Blue
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Show Notes 👔 [02:04] Family roots: Father's entrepreneurial journey and grandfather's clothing stores
📈 [04:09] Evolution to a full-service advertising & PR firm with clients like Ben & Jerry's
😱 [08:12[ Learning to face conflict: The lost photo slides and missing greeting cards
🔄 [10:38[ Knowing when to pivot: Following passion, not just market trends
🚧 [12:42[ The #1 blocker for scaling: Creatures of habit and letting go
👑 [14:58[ The visionary's role: Getting out of the weeds to lead
🤝 [17:10[ How Pinnacle Global Network works: 1-on-1 mentor matching and global community
📖 [19:41[ Scale or Fail: The book and the "Scale It Method" (5 pillars of scaling)
💥 [23:20[ The wake-up call: Burnout, car accident, and learning to ask for help
💪 [25:26[ Being your own cheerleader: Ignoring the naysayers and projecting fear
💑 [28:14[ Intentional partnership: Marrying another entrepreneur who understands freedom
📱 [31:48[ Match.com origin story: Finding her soulmate 21 years ago
🎪 [35:52] What makes Alison tick: 25+ years as a trapeze artist
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Show Notes 🗽 [01:55] Alex's origin story: Repeating third grade and learning to pay attention
🎵 [03:13] How music helped him:18 years in the music business
🧴 [05:19] Translating artist DNA into physical goods
🧠 [08:09] Dyslexia explained: Thinking in shapes, colors, and pictures
🤵 [11:30] Music industry myth-busting: The wedding band that owns his house vs. the star locked in a hotel room
💡 [15:23] Artist vs. Suit: Bono can't change his image, but Elton John dressed as Donald Duck
📈 [17:43] What is a Growth Engineer: Strategy meets science
🤔 [23:32] Knowing when to pivot: The bell rings once—answer it or miss your chance
📊 [26:38] Eliminating the "no's" until only "yes" remains
📣 [29:00] The science: Your voice broadcasts your nervous system and physiology
🎯 [32:10] Intention vs. Attention: Aligning them to create change
📱 [35:31] How ToneWell works: 30 seconds, SMS, cloud analysis, instant report
💪 [42:05] What makes Alex tick: Brazilian jiu-jitsu and the non-negotiable hour
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Learn more about Maddy at:https://www.linkedin.com/in/maddy-roche-25962032/https://childfreetrust.com/Show Notes 🧒 [02:23] Young Maddy: The worried child obsessed with money
💡 [03:18] From first employee at XYPN to coaching thousands of advisors
👥 [05:49] Dismantling myths: Why people actually don't have kids
🏠 [09:34] Chosen families, fur babies, and friend families
😮💨 [13:24] Burnout & the addiction to growth: Sustainability vs. Scalability
💰 [16:54] Living externally vs. internally
📉 [18:38] The child-free financial reality
💸 [21:00] What money can actually buy: Time, comfort, and freedom
👵 [26:53] 90-year-olds who never retired and the secret to longevity
⚖️ [28:52] Acknowledging privilege while still encouraging dreams
🏦 [32:19] Introducing Child Free Trust: Solving the end-of-life advocate crisis
🧘 [35:25] What makes Maddy tick: Vipassana, meditation, and the power of silence
🌱 [40:01] Final wisdom: Seasons of life and finding beauty in the suffering
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Show Notes 🌍 02:18 Mark's origin story: Armenian heritage, trauma, and a spiritual grandmother
🏠 04:18 The dramatic "exorcism" that changed everything
🕊️ 07:29 On religion vs. spirituality: Focusing on love, releasing rules that don't serve
🔌 08:53 The danger of outsourcing our power to others
🧠 10:30 We are ALL hardwired for intuition and spiritual experiences
❓ 12:26 The big question: How do you discern ego from spirit?
🎙️ 15:48 Leticia's story: How intuition (not logic) birthed the podcast
👥 19:39 The missing piece: Community and non-judgmental spaces
🧘 24:48 Practical first steps for the spiritually curious
🙏 27:28 A live guided practice: Calling in angels, goddesses, and guides
📵 34:18 The hidden spiritual disruptor: Why you shouldn't sleep next to your phone
🤲 38:32 What makes Mark tick: Prayer, service, and making the world bigger
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Show Notes 02:04 Melissa’s first passion: A career as a professional French horn player.
💡 05:16 The birth of her mission: Making empathy actionable to prevent isolation.
🎯 08:24 What leaders get wrong: Empathy isn’t just feelings or a sign of weakness.
📊 14:32 The hard data: Ernst & Young study on empathy’s impact on profit & productivity.
🎤 16:05 Her TEDx Talk on the crucial (and often missed) skill of self-empathy.
🤔 18:51 The spectrum of human behavior & the need to practice.
🛠️ 25:47 The 4-step framework for developing self-empathy.
💸 28:01 The staggering cost: $1.2 trillion lost in 2023 due to bad communication.
📈 30:49 A real-world win: How 20 mins of daily connection transformed a department in 90 days.
🚀 35:32 Launching the Center for Empathy Innovation.
🐾 39:03 Physical activity & empathetic connection with animals.
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Show Notes:🌱 02:58 Raz’s origin story: Immigrant roots and learning responsibility.
💎 06:04 The formative value of connection and holding onto substance.
🔄 09:20 How a paralyzing accident became an epiphany to find her voice.
⚖️ 11:44 Pivoting after a mini-stroke: Reassessing lifestyle and health.
🏠 16:05 The traumatic house flood: Becoming instantly homeless.
🧒 19:13 Her son’s wisdom: The three basics of Shelter, Food, Togetherness.
🛑 22:26 Raz’s key advice: The transformative power of PAUSING.
💡 26:57 How to create your “pause”: One hour of peace to reconnect.
🌍 28:27 Raz’s bold vision: Creating a global movement for emotional freedom.
💖 31:54 Overcoming insecurity: You are always going to be loved.
🤲 34:06 Giving back: Raz’s work with the nonprofit Reaching Out Now.
🙏 35:41 Closing remarks and invitation for a “Version Two”.
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Show Notes🧭 01:43 - Mitch’s origin story: Growing up in Rhodesia/South Africa
💥 03:45 - Childhood trauma, bulimia, and the fatal car accident
🔄 09:51 - The affair that became a catalyst for healing
🕯️ 13:09 - Training in counseling, NLP, and hospice care
👁️ 20:14 - The first mediumship experience: Seeing a spirit baby
😊 22:08 - The power of authentic tears and emotion
🌀 24:02 - Channeling The Council of Eight explained
🎭 28:39 - We’ve played every role: Taking responsibility
🧘 32:30 - Where to start? Breathwork & 5-minute meditation
🔥 38:11 - What excites Mitch now: Joy and the Year of the Fire Horse
🙏 40:47 - Final thoughts: “It happened for you, not to you.”
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Show Notes:🇯🇲 [1:44] Tina’s reflection on growing up "different" as a light-skinned Jamaican.
🛬 [4:31] Tina's journey to the U.S. in 1996 and her initial culture shock.
🧭 [7:20] Tina's winding path into the fashion industry.
❤️ [11:47] The mission behind the name "Propel": to support and protect models.
🛡️ [13:24] Tina's agency philosophy: mentorship, value-building, and advocating for model benefits.
✝️ [16:31] How faith and firm parenting guide her approach to managing talent.
📚 [18:56] Teaching her daughter the business, including taxes, from age seven.
⚠️ [20:52] Addressing the biggest misconception: "You'll be famous tomorrow."
📱 [22:19] The double-edged sword of social media for talent discovery.
📏 [27:00] A breakdown of industry standards for high fashion vs. commercial modeling.
🛣️ [30:47] How to break into the industry: the weight a photographer's reputation carries with agencies.
🚶♀️ [34:32] What makes Tina tick: long walks, The Big Bang Theory, reading, and faith.
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Show Notes:🧒 [1:50 Entrepreneurial roots: Karen shares her unconventional start.
🚀 [5:55] Growing that PR agency to 30 people over 20 years of success.
💥 [7:27] Investing in a failed startup, losing her savings, and hitting a painful low point.
❤️ [9:33] How a move for love led to founding a home staging company.
🎯 [11:11] The courage to pivot.
🇺🇸 [12:33] Birth of the American prosperity pillow: A 100% Made-in-USA product
🤝 [17:41] How the Prosperity Pillow project ties patriotism, quality manufacturing, and donations.
📖 [24:12] The fearlessness of youth, the power of momentum, and reframing your story.
⚖️ [29:05] The critical difference between what you're good at and what you're meant to do.
🎤 [33:39] Building a speaking & writing career.
💡 [39:00] Investing in yourself: how to choose the right programs.
🏷️ 43:05] Your brand is not your logo, it's what people think, feel, and expect.
❤️ [44:46] What makes Karen tick: family, her late father's memory, and her husband's partnership.
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Show Notes with timestamps:👧 [2:11] Kim’s childhood origins: Grading construction sites with her mother.
🚨 [4:21] The fear that keeps us prisoner to unfulfilling paths.
🔍 [6:04] The pivotal moment: Retaking a personality test (ENFP) post-divorce.
💡 [9:50] Advice for graduates: Choose your "company bus" as carefully as a marriage.
⚖️ [12:26] Applying accounting principles to assess life “profit” in joy and comfort.
🧠 [14:52] Is your home helping or hindering your best life?
❌ [17:33] Kim’s personal misalignment: Buying a horse farm as a non-rider (and the consequence).
🧱 [20:21] The 4M Foundation for life & home: Myself, Mastery, Mission, Mates.
✈️ [22:16] Aligning your home with your desired lifestyle.
📝 [25:47] Kim’s key advice: Plan, discuss non-negotiables, and avoid costly emotional decisions.
🌲 [27:35] Reconnection Tip: Kim’s reset – long, meditative walks in nature (especially near water).
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Show Notes:🏡 (2:17) David describes his idyllic upbringing, unaware of the empire his father was building.
🎸 (3:46) How learning guitar during COVID led to executive producing an Oscar-nominated documentary.
👨👩👧👦 (8:44) The household rule that kept his father grounded: everyone helps clean up.
🏥 (14:11) The paradox of a system with miraculous innovation but maddening cost, complexity, and loneliness.
💃 (17:11) Why community-based health centers in South Florida—complete with dancing—are a brilliant model for care.
🤖 (26:23) AI’s “boring” healthcare fix: how AI can save billions by slashing administrative waste and clarifying patient confusion.
⚠️ (33:07) David’s sobering take: the average American family cannot afford their lifetime healthcare costs.
📖 (36:41) Humana’s Humble, Human Origin: a mission to give grandmothers better care.
🎯 (38:47) 3 Life Lessons from his dad’s memoir: focus, learn from failure, build resilience through grief.
👨🦳 (43:13) The Loneliness Epidemic for Men: social isolation in aging men is a critical health issue.
😔 (47:30) The Hidden Caregiver Burden: the immense, often silent strain on family caregivers, worsened during the pandemic.
🔋 (49:35) David’s personal reset formula: Swim. Read. Play the blues.
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Learn More About Dr. Gina Williams at: https://www.facebook.com/share/xPBoeiz4gzhJGB4L/?mibextid=qi2Omghttps://youtube.com/@drgina_dpt?si=rmiLiZKl0a3wmb5sListen to her podcast at: https://youtube.com/@drgina_dpt?si=rmiLiZKl0a3wmb5sShow notes:👶 (1:48) Gina shares how her early fascination with anatomy led her toward medicine.
💭 (2:43) Realizing she could choose a career she
enjoyed
instead of tolerating discomfort.
🩺 (4:30) Leaving a corporate-style clinic to start her own concierge practice.
⚡ (5:17) A patient’s medical scare sparks her decision to offer one-on-one care.
🤸 (8:45) The importance of prevention and educating patients for self-care.
🙌 (10:09) Empowering patients to heal themselves through knowledge.
💞 (13:42) On giving yourself grace — nobody has it all balanced all the time.
👩👧 (16:23) How motherhood transformed her view of juggling life and work.
📚 (18:13) Adapting — from reading books to audiobooks to fit life’s chaos.
🌿 (19:08) Taking charge of health and preventing illness through movement.
✈️ (20:16) Her solo trip through 13 countries — reconnecting with herself.
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TO CLAIM TIFFANY'S ALIGNED BREAKTHROUGH EXPERIENCE FOR FREE FOR BACK2BASICS LISTENERS, MESSAGE HER ON HER IG OR FB ACCOUNTS THE WORD: "ALIVE" https://www.instagram.com/coachtiffanyowenLearn more about Tiffany at: https://coachtiffanyowen.com/https://www.instagram.com/coachtiffanyowen
Buy Tiffany's book at: https://a.co/d/3zLsBxqShow Notes:
🧒 [1:30] Tiffany shares her early life, trauma, and how fear of abandonment shaped her path.
💭 [4:40] Understanding brain filters (RAS) and how your focus creates your reality.
🧠 [7:00] Tiffany explains how rewiring thought patterns starts with awareness.
⚡ [9:40] Taking radical responsibility and reclaiming personal power after pain.
💔 [13:00] Hitting rock bottom — addiction, loss, and the choice to change everything.
🛠️ [15:20] Daily tools: journaling, declarations, and intentional morning routines.
💪 [18:00] From personal training to coaching — aligning the body, mind, and spirit.
🌿 [20:00] Building a holistic model of movement, mindset, nutrition, and community.
🔄 [22:30] Managing triggers and keeping promises to yourself through “non-negotiables.”
📲 [25:00] Tiffany’s accountability methods: wins logs, small actions, 90-day reset.
🎁 [27:20] Listener gift: free Aligned & Alive Breakthrough Experience (keyword ALIVE).
🧘♀️ [29:45] The power of presence — “There’s nothing real but this present moment.”
🌺[32:00] Gratitude, community, and retreats that create true transformation.
💖[34:10] Turning pain into purpose — Tiffany’s mission to help others heal.
🔥 [36:30] Final encouragement: “Participate in your own rescue.”
🙏 [38:30] Closing reflections and how to connect with Tiffany online.
🔚 [39:45] Episode ends with inspiration for freedom, healing, and growth.
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Find Stephanie on Social Media at:https://www.stephaniejames.world/
https://www.instagram.com/stephaniethespark/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesparkwithstephaniejames/
Purchase her book at: https://a.co/d/fZYS8So
Listen to her podcast at: https://mindbodyspirit.fm/shows/igniting-the-spark-with-stephanie-james/
Show Notes 🎧 (0:00) Introduction — Leticia welcomes leadership expert and executive coach Kimberly Gerber.
[2:45 💼 Kimberly’s journey: from marketing executive to founding Excelerate.
[6:12] 🌱 (Discovering her passion for helping leaders communicate with authenticity.
[9:48] 🧭 What “Leadership by Design” truly means — intentional presence in action.
[12:32] 💬 The link between trust and influence: why people follow who they feel safe with.
[15:50] ❤️ Vulnerability in leadership — how showing your humanity builds connection.
[19:05] 🧠 Communication mastery: active listening and emotional intelligence at work.
[22:20] 🔥 How to bounce back from failure and keep moving forward.
[25:37] ✨ Executive presence — what it is (and what it’s not).
[29:10] 🌍 Navigating leadership in hybrid and virtual environments.
[33:25] 🪞 Kimberly’s mindset practices: reflection, journaling, and intentional learning.
[36:40] 🌟 Final thoughts: why leadership starts with self-awareness.
[38:10] 💫 Closing — how to connect with Kimberly and learn more about Excelerate.
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Learn More about Diane at: https://awidowsfire.comShow Notes: [1:39] 🌸 Diane shares her upbringing in Dade City, Florida, and her youthful dreams of family life.
[2:48] 👨👩👧👦 Insights into marrying young, raising four children, and discovering her personal goals vs. her spouse’s.
[4:18] 💼 Diane describes her early challenges as a woman in a male-dominated industry and her path to professional success.
[8:53] 💡 Advice for New Real Estate Professionals – Authenticity, honesty, and diligence as keys to building trust and success.
[10:07] 🏡 Choosing to retire, yet keeping her real estate license active until age 80, showing lifelong dedication.
[12:20] ✍️ Diane explains how journaling and personal poetry helped her process grief and turn it into a heartfelt book.
[16:32] 🌟 Life isn’t over after loss; healing, purpose, and joy can still be found.
[17:50] ❤️ Diane shares how she allowed love back into her life and the joys of forming a new meaningful relationship.
[22:48] 📖 Stories of widows and men finding comfort, hope, and encouragement through her book.
[25:22] 🏔️✈️ Diane talks about ongoing projects, home renovations, travel, and her zest for living fully at any age.
[29:10] 💫 Her ultimate hope: to help others through her story, inspiring courage, resilience, and authentic living.
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Learn more about Mark at: https://markrampolla.co
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marksrampolla/
Show Notes with Adjusted Timestamps(0:00) 🌟 Childhood lessons: empathy and resilience from family experiences.
(3:15) 👩💼 Early career in fragrance at Elizabeth Arden & Tiffany.
(6:45) 🌸 Fragrance as memory, identity, and storytelling.
(9:30) 🧘♀️ Embracing uniqueness: the myth of the signature scent.
(12:05) 💡 Facing challenges and the hard things about hard things.
(15:20) 📓 Journaling, reflection, curiosity, and messy action as tools for growth.
(20:30) 🛠️ Leadership strategies and why initiatives fail.
(23:15) 🔑 The Six Ps of success: Passion, Perseverance, Patience, Personality, Presentation, Payoff.
(26:40) 🚀 Entrepreneurship: building Zico, evaluating ideas, aligning personal & business values.
(30:15) 🧠 Mindset & manifestation: neuroscience, belief + action, and non-attachment.
(34:10) 🔥 Coping with loss: rebuilding life after the Pacific Palisades fires.
(38:00) 🌍 Intentional living: freedom, resilience, and defining personal success.
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Learn more about Dexter at:www.houseofbelovedbrands.com
Show Notes[0:28] 🇹🇹 Dexter shares his adventurous Caribbean childhood and early passions.
[4:14] 🎨 From storytelling and art to career dreams—staying loyal to your passion.
[7:34] 🌎 Turning Caribbean heritage into a mission to help brands thrive in the U.S.
[12:25] 🥘 Promoting ethnic foods, healthier options, and community solidarity.
[15:35] 🎉 Celebrating Caribbean culture, resilience, and culinary fusion.
[20:12]) 👨👩👧👦 Leading a family business, navigating succession, and innovating with technology.
[24:31] 🚀 Building House of Beloved Brands to support small manufacturers and mainstream growth.
[26:53] 💪 Overcoming barriers in corporate America with perseverance and purpose.
[32:33] ✨ Faith, giving back, and staying connected to your passion as a driving force.
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Learn more about Lynda at:https://www.instagram.com/lyndasamphire/
https://www.facebook.com/lynda.weavercarrougher
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndawsamphire-301903260/
Show Notes with Timestamps[2:13] 💫 Linda shares her story of early loss and discovering intuition.
[4:26] 🌱 Investing in herself through dream work, plant medicine, and self-trust.
[7:25] 🍄 She explains subtle effects of plant medicine on emotional and nervous system regulation.
[12:11] 🏞️ Creating safe spaces for inner healing and self-awareness.
[14:28] 🛌 Sleep as a gateway to soul connection and understanding dream symbols.
[20:19] 🌌 Dreaming as a spiritual practice, not just goal-oriented.
[21:20] ✨ Introduction to light language and its role in soul alignment.
[25:58] 🧘 Emphasizing curiosity, openness, and surrender in spiritual exploration.
[28:25] 💖 Highlighting self-worth as a key element of healing and personal growth.
[33:11] 🌿 Linda shares retreats, dream series, and one-on-one programs.
[34:35] 🚶♀️ Walking, yoga, journaling, and dream tracking to stay aligned.
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Learn more about Sue:
https://www.suephillips.com
https://www.facebook.com/SuePhillipsFragrance
https://www.youtube.com/c/SuePhillipsFRAGRANCE
https://www.linkedin.com/in/suephillipsfragrance/
Show Notes with Timestamps[0:00] 🌟 Childhood lessons: growing up with a sibling with special needs and how it shaped empathy and resilience.
[3:05] 👩💼 Career beginnings in fragrance and early corporate experiences at Elizabeth Arden and Tiffany.
[6:40] ✨ The power of scent: why fragrance matters and how it connects to identity and memory.
[9:15] 🌸 Fragrance families explained—floral, woody, fresh, oriental—and how they shape personal choices.
[11:20] 🧪 The fragrance personality quiz: uncovering individual scent profiles and preferences.
[14:00] 🧘♀️ Why “signature scents” don’t have to be one-size-fits-all—embracing uniqueness in fragrance.
[16:40] 💡 The myth of perfection: why messy action and experimentation matter in business and life.
[20:18] 🛠️ The “Six Ps” for success: Passion, Perseverance, Patience, Personality, Presentation, and Payoff.
[24:30] ❤️ Rebuilding after challenges: resilience, reinvention, and trusting your own journey.
[27:50] 🌍 Service, connection, and the deeper purpose of helping others express their individuality.
[29:47] 🔚 Closing reflections: authenticity, curiosity, and embracing life with creativity.
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Learn more about Eddie at: www.officialew.com Become a champion for Orphans : Project Dakota: Championing For Orphans | Impact Others™
Show Notes with Timestamps:[00:36] 🎧 “King of Exits” Eddie Wilson: serial entrepreneur, 120+ exits, philanthropist, Aspire co-founder.
[03:15] 🏡 Entrepreneurial upbringing: lessons from parents’ struggles and success; modeling dreams for your kids.
[06:28] 🧭 Shadow & identity: expectations in family businesses, sacrifice, and forming his own path.
[09:51 💼 First exit, tough lesson: learn the game and make every deal win-win.
[14:53] ⏳ Time as currency: the $1,800 car lesson; evaluating life through time, not money.
[19:15] 👥 Team DNA: hiring for hungry, humble, smart + core values; intelligence and low-ego learning.
[21:48] 🚀 Why Aspire: curated stages, diverse voices, authentic lessons and showing up daily..
[22:56] 🎯 Consistency over hacks; the heart of Aspire’s message.
[25:51] ❤️ Impact first: success without service lacks fulfillment; intro to Impact Others.
[29:00[ 👶 Dakota’s story: how his brother’s illness birthed a calling to serve the unseen and unrepresented.
[37:07] 🎄 Project Dakota — A Christmas morning for 18,000 children; logistics to source ~50,000 toys.
[39:43] 🧠 Recenter practice and perspective via service: rescuing vulnerable teens and why nothing matters more than showing up for those kids
.
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Learn More About Lesley at:
https://lesleylogan.co/
https://www.youtube.com/@OnlinePilatesClasses
https://www.instagram.com/lesley.logan/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesley-logan/
Show Notes with Timestamps:🧘♀️[02:24] From first class to lifelong practice – how Leslie discovered Pilates
🌍[05:40] Leaving behind expectations and crafting your own path
🚪[09:02] Life pivots: Choosing freedom over security
🧠[11:18] Coaching, the inner critic, and taming perfectionism
🔄[14:40] The myth of “having it all figured out”
📝[17:27] Pilates as a practice of curiosity and journaling
💡[18:30] What successful people have in common: investment in themselves
💬[22:58] The five voices that truly matter to you
🧢[26:23] The story behind “Perfect is Boring”
⚡[30:02] Done is better than perfect – the messy action motto
💥[33:38] Final thoughts: mindset, intuition & taking the leap
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Learn More about Debra at:
(1) Debra Morrison, CFP®, MS, AEP, CertLGBTBE (she/her/hers) | LinkedIn
https://www.wecandoitwomen.com/
https://www.instagram.com/debralmorrison/
https://www.youtube.com/@DebraLMorrison
Show Notes with Timestamps💰[00:42] Deborah’s early money mindset: saving, discipline, and how it shaped her approach
💔[03:50] Coaching widows pro bono after 9/11 and the emotional impact
📘 [06:05] The dual purpose of her book: Grief recovery + Financial guidance
🏛️[08:30] How society fails to prepare women for loss and independence
💣[10:20] Women and financial risk: debunking the fear-based narrative
🧂[13:33] Investing analogies that resonate — spices, roasts, and dessert
👩🦳 [15:18] Launching “We Can Do It Women”: A movement for women 60+
🖌️ [20:10] Encouraging women to reconnect with forgotten dreams
🎯[22:00] Purpose, empowerment, and rewriting your narrative later in life
🗣️[26:35] Creating safe spaces for honest conversations and legislative advocacy
🌊[29:03] How Deborah resets her energy: water, solitude, and affirmations
📢[30:46] Final reflections: “Let your voice matter — until your last breath”
Debra L. Morrison is the Chief Navigational Officer of Women Navigating Finances, LLC & the Founder of the We Can Do It Women™ Movement.
Retired from 4+ decades as a CFP® Practitioner (Retirement Planning MS & Accredited Estate Planner) and Asset Manager, Debra now leverages her rich wisdom as a Financial and Leadership Coach to uplevel mature women’s financial confidence, and create intentional wealth to live the life of their dreams.
Debra’s a Certified Grief Coach, and the Best Selling Author of My Husband Died Now What? A Widow’s Guide to Grief Recovery & Smart Financial Decisions, and Common Sense Money Guide For Women.
A TEDx Speaker, Debra speaks on stages & podcasts emphasizing that our 2 most important assets are time and health, urging women not to waste either. Featured on CNN, ABC, Fox, CNNfn, LA Tribune and quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Business Week, Reader’s Digest, Nation’s Business, Kiplinger, Money, Journal of Financial Planning, Ladies Home Journal, and more.
Debra is listed in Marquis’ Who’s Who of American Women and Who’s Who in Finance and Industry. She was awarded Celebrate You’s 2021 Woman Of The Year, Marquis Who’s Who Women Of Influence Award in 2019, Leading Women Entrepreneur and Business Owner of New Jersey in 2011, and one of New Jersey’s Best 50 Women in Business in 2008.
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Learn more about Jane at: www.janegentry.com and www.linkedin.com/in/janemgentry/Listen to Jane's Podcast at: https://janegentry.com/ceos-unscripted-podcast/
Show Notes timestamps:👧 [02:23] Growing up as an army child.
👩💼 [04:29] Transition to business and early career.
🎭 [09:10] Jane’s theater background and people management.
📘 [12:42] Optimal value blueprint and executive coaching.
🚪 [19:52] Exit planning and succession: she’s always there for execution.
💎 [27:32] A purpose-driven approach in business and leadership.
🤓 [32:29] A bit of impostor syndrome is what makes you a great leader.
🤩 [40:01] Empowering people and giving them aha moments.
⚠️ [44:07] Your career is in your hands.
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Learn more about Caleb at: Caleb DeLon | LinkedInShow Notes timestamps:👦 [01:54] Caleb's journey and early aspirations.
👨👦 [05:16] Complementary personalities Caleb and his father have and business success.
✍️ [07:35] Caleb's experience as an author.
🤩 [10:33] Importance of writing a book for business owners and everyone else: sharing your story matters.
⚡ [17:03] Overcoming fear and developing a book idea: simplicity in telling your story.
😇 [20:48] Success story: Lynn Godfroy's book journey.
🎙️ [23:02] Expert Speak podcast and how he created it.
🏞️ [26:10] Walks in nature for rejuvenation and processing thoughts.
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Learn more about Lisa or follow her at:
https://www.refashiond.com/
https://www.instagram.com/lisahellebo/
https://www.youtube.com/@refashiondventures
https://www.linkedin.com/in/supplychainlocalization/
Show Notes Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction to B2B Podcast
3:53 Little Lisa has been obsessed with fashion and how things are made. 👚
8:23 She was obsessed with the typography, models and the fashion of the 80s. ♻️
13:32 How she taught herself coding. 💸
18:11 You get what you need, not necessarily what you want: a pattern throughout her career and life. 🤝
22:50 Supply chain as the world’s largest operating system. 🌐
26:27 Only you are responsible for what you want to achieve and how you get there. 👷♀️👷♂️
31:57 Lisa created the first virtual personal shopper.
37:30 The misogyny was so in your face.
44:19 Disruption with follow through is action.
52:08 Supply chain as the world’s largest operating system.
56:27 Being aligned to your purpose.
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Learn More about Martin at: https://www.martindugard.com/Buy Martin's newly released book here: Taking Midway: Naval Warfare, Secret Codes, and the Battle that Turned the Tide of World War II: Dugard, Martin: 9780593473245: Amazon.com: Books
Show Notes with timestamps👦 [02:37] Martin shares his early love for reading about explorers
👩👦 [03:40] Discussion about his mother's influence on his writing name
🙃 [04:19] Martin explains his career path from political science to writing
😍 [06:55] Turning point in his career: the Madagascar trip
✌️ [08:03] How networking and writing side projects led to opportunities
😇 [11:28] Rejection and persistence in writing: transition to narrative non-fiction
✍️ [15:18] Writing the "Killing" series: challenges of writing about Jesus
📚 [19:41] Introduction to his "Taking" series about World War II
📜 [22:50] Martin's approach to exploring locations for his books
🎯 [26:28] What makes you tick: lifestyle design and career passion
🤖 [28:28] Martin’s perspective on AI”s role in writing.
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Learn more about Laura at: https://glindagroup.com/
Highlights include:
💡 The courage to walk away: Why Laura and her co-founder turned down a massive client—and what they gained.
🔄 From rivals to collaborators: How trust turned competition into a game-changing partnership.
🧠 Why culture is performance infrastructure: Laura explains why investing in team dynamics isn’t a “nice-to-have”—it’s business-critical.
🧭 Leadership without titles: How everyday choices shape team culture more than org charts ever could.
🌍 Volunteering and humility: Laura shares how working with refugees reshaped her view of leadership, resilience, and humanity.
Packed with practical insight, personal stories, and powerful reframes, this episode is a masterclass in designing work—and life—that aligns with who you are.
"When people are involved, things get complicated. But that’s exactly where the magic happens." — Laura Martin
Time Stamps:
Show Notes with timestamps
👧 [01:53] Growing up in rural Minnesota: big dreams about entrepreneurship from her six years.
🎯 [04:18] Her epiphany in highschool: growing career in corporate, then later in startups.
👩💼 [07:30] Choose your adventure: being curious and choosing interesting areas of business.
🔑 [09:34] Cooperating is the key: creating Product of the Year in 2017 with Jordan Birnbaum.
‼️ [13:54] It takes courage to choose your vision over big revenue: don't sacrifice your peace of mind serving clients that are not aligned with you.
‼️😇 [17:32] Leader development challenges: solving problems crafting messages, team and culture performance in organisations.
⚠️ [21:58] When people are not interested in the work, or caring enough: Business thrives when workers are happy.
😍 [23:08] Her volunteering in mediation: now working with refugees and immigrants.
🥅 [27:15] Don't underestimate the importance of the human experience at work.
⚡ [28:24] Sense of adventure makes Laura tick: looking forward to exciting things in life.
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Learn more about Josh at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrucewilson/ and tune into his podcast at: https://www.youtube.com/@TheInvestorRelationsPodcast
Show Notes with timestamps:💡 01:52 Early inspirations and career aspirations.
🆔 05:39 The impact of public service on identity.
🎙️ 10:52 The power of podcasting and human connection.
🤝 17:35 The Importance of encouragement and community.
📓 21:25 The power of LinkedIn as a platform for building community.
🙏 26:16 Faith and identity: a personal journey.
🎯 34:21 Finding joy and purpose in helping others.
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Learn more about Arlene at: https://jewelconsultancy.comShow Notes with Timestamps:
⚖️ [01:20] Arlene’s career journey: From law school to spiritual transformation.
💡 [04:31] The moment Arlene realized law wasn’t her soul’s path.
🌊 [06:28] Healing through coaching and spiritual exploration.
🌿 [07:49] What is a soul reading? Arlene demystifies the practice.
✨ [12:20] How Arlene combines logic and intuition to guide clients.
🌬️ [16:52] Practical Tips for Stress Management.
🌳 [18:10] Grounding visualization: Become a tree.
🧠 [20:57]How deep listening transforms relationships.
💞 [23:44] “They might not remember what you said, but how you made them feel.”
🎵 [26:20] Arlene’s personal rituals: Yoga, nature, music, and community.
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Learn More about Paige at: https://www.mavensandmoguls.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/paigearnoffenn/
Show notes timestamps:💎 [02:15] Paige’s Journey to Branding: Your brand is your promise to the world.
💦 [06:30] The importance of clarity and consistency in branding: defying the brand's core message.
😇 [10:45] Why being authentic isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a necessity for connection and trust.
⚡ [15:20] The power of storytelling in marketing and how to amplify your unique narratives.
🤓 [20:50] Strategies for building an authentic presence on platforms like Instagram and LinkedIn.
✅ [25:35] The pitfalls of overcomplicating a brand’s message and how to simplify without losing impact.
🔑 [30:10] Why collaboration is a key driver of growth and innovation in branding.
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Show notes with timestamps:01:30 – 🧠Growing up, Andrea tapped into spiritual gifts, energies and received messages. 4:31🩺 Her health crisis as catalyst for change.
11:49 ☣ The role of spirituality in healing.
15:14 – 🧘♀️ Andrea approach with hypnotherapy. 21:24 ⚙️ All the different tools she uses during hypnotherapy.
24:10 🧠 How our brain and our subconscious mind protect us.
29:43 – 🛐 Religion as a starting point: “training wheels” for a more personalized spirituality.35:13😴 Magical Audios: 7-day self-hypnosis programs.
39:38 ✨ Mindful Consumption: the importance of filtering what you allow into your mind.
41:51 🎞️ What makes Andrea tick: enjoying the flashes of her memories.
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Show Notes Timestamps: 👩👧👦 [03:22]Humble Beginnings: Herman was raised by a single mother of six, and the strength that shaped his values.
📖 [05:17]The power of education and the responsibility of showing up for others.
🎓 [06:33] Growing up through desegregation and going to college.
👥 [13:57] Life in the army where he met his wife
🏖️ [19:17] Family First: Always made time for vacations, family memories, and being present.
💔 [20:23] The loss of his wife & living with gratitude the strength of their final conversations.
🪑 [22:42] Board service isn’t just a title—it’s about using your position to create opportunity for others.
🌍 [26:25] Hernan reflects on how America is perceived abroad—and the importance of democratic resilience.
💞 [28:56] The power of authentic connection: Networking is transactional, connecting is relational.
🧘♂️ [31:40]Drawing strength from legacy, faith, and his wife’s encouragement to keep making an impact.
🌅 [32:47] Finding light through grief:Remembering his mother’s strength.
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Show notes: 😇 [01:25] Erin always wanted to feel safe and financially secure.
💸 [03:50] Childhood money struggles and craving "safety: poverty consciousness mindset.
👩💼 [07:00] Her journey from medical, then financial planning to family business: systemizing chaos.
💰 [10:30] Self-developing journey: money issue is a worldwide issue, and women are not seeking support in money management.
🎙️ [15:29] Podcast Your Money, Your Rules: Redefining success and guilt-free wealth.
⚡ [18:56] Money can’t make you happy: fulfilling is inner work and it is not tied to money.
☀️ [24:02] Women usually have issues with receiving: let’s work on the practice of receiving.
☯️ [27:02] Human Design system: understanding our bodies and how energy moves.
🤓 [29:55] Finding ease vs head energy: what belief systems are driving you?
🤾♀️ [35:02] Adults should play more: connecting to nature and to your body.
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Links:Website: www.move2focus.comEmail: info@move2focus.com Episode Show notes timestamps:👨🏫 [01:32] Rob’s origin story is fueled by a passion for connecting with students.: being a teenage drumming teacher and evolving into an educator.
🤕 [05:19] The car accident that changed everything: how physical trauma led him to martial arts, Tai Chi, and Qigong as healing tools.
☯️ [10:11] Rob’s approach to reducing classroom stress: Kung fu and Qigong in class for kids, teachers, and even parents - balance is needed for all.
🎓 [16:51] Rob’s critique of standardized education: There are unmeasurable types of intelligence that are very important.
☮️ [21:31] Stressed teachers create stressed students—and why supporting educators is the first step.
🧠 [24:44] Teachers are not trained to work with ADHD kids: the system forces them to sit still for 7 hours and breath; movement and focus can fix this.
😮💨 [30:56] Teach kids diaphragmatic breathing to self-regulate (e.g., "Inhale for 4, exhale for 8").
💎 [33:28] Connection makes him tick, and if we connect teachers and students to their bodies, the changes will be amazing.
Resources Mentioned:
- Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences.
- Thomas Merton (contemplative monk bridging Christianity and Zen).
- ‘ADHD Refocused’ book by David Sitt
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Book: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLX43VN4 and free digital copy: www.subscribepage.io/88bookfree
Show notes timestamps:
🇬🇷 [02:25] Growing up in Greece and the road to rediscovery: Agi became a dentist because of his mom, but this was not his passion.
🇬🇧 [08:02] Moving to the UK and his big decision to follow his inner flow.
🦷 [13:50] His master’s degree in dentistry didn’t bring him happiness: discovering personal development in his 40s, public speaking, and podcasting.
😇 [20:10] Self-doubt is a normal human feeling: take action to get feedback on the value you provide.
📙 [24:40] Agi’s book 88 Actionable Insights for Life: the importance of a morning routine, writing down your life purpose and understanding why people avoid it.
⚡ [30:31] The power of conversations for writing a book.
🎁 [32:48] Personal Development Mastery podcast and free digital copy of Agi’s book.
🎙️ [35:12] Conversations with people are what make Agi tick: the power of inspiration, connection, and community.
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Show notes timestamps:👩🏽🦱 [01:58] LeWanna's childhood dream was to be a cardiologist: her early career in statistics, government, and business consulting.
😁 [05:59] The importance of finding joy and meaning in your work: A paycheck is not enough, but enjoying growth is.
👩🏽💼 [08:41] Private vs government work: taking the waves of change, and balancing risks.
🥇 [11:40] LeWanna's philanthropic journey and receiving the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award: finding who you are and what you want to feel well.
😇 [15:35] Deep-seated issues in this country and in the world: we have more power - let’s shape the narrative.
📺 [17:36] LeWanna’s TV shows: interviews with George Floyd’s uncle and working on projects that are aligned with her purpose.
⚡ [22:26] When opportunity finds you: align your vision and purpose, and don’t live by accident.
🌊 [25:31] Repositioning to remain relevant: pivoting and adapting to changes.
💎 [27:50] What makes LeWanna tick: silence and power of faith–learn to accept things as they are.
🏃🏽♀️ [30:54] LeWanna’s relationship with her late Dad: building a legacy.
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Show notes timestamps👧 [03:07] Culture is very important to Kate: attending five different elementary schools gave her the skills to easily connect with people.
🇨🇿 [07:38] Kate helped create the first multidisciplinary degree in Czechoslovakia after the Berlin Wall fell: she became the youngest director of European Liaison in Liverpool.
🤕 [11:07] She began consulting with PWC, disliking the toxicity and experiencing a pivotal moment in her life.
📙 [14:01] Starting her own business and writing the book Colorful Boardrooms - join the free festival on March 21st.
😇 [21:38] Bridging business and spirituality: raising levels of consciousness with the help of colors.
🎨 [26:42] Kate demonstrated a three-bottle analysis to Leticia: intuition is like a muscle—hone it.
💊 [34:37] Working on your suffering and healing yourself also contributes to healing the collective consciousness.
😤 [42:23] The ego is often an angry and aggressive voice inside us: understanding and discovering your patterns.
🤩 [44:02] We need complete self-trust to trust others: Kate’s upcoming retreat in California explores this deeply.
🐶 [46:08] What makes Kate tick: her working cocker spaniel, Benji, and his endless unconditional love.
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Buy amanda's Book at: Redefining You: The 4-step process to find CONFIDENCE, CLARITY, and PURPOSE As A Woman: Cahill, Amanda: 9781966798064: Amazon.com: Books
Show notes timestamps:🤩 [01:25] Amanda successfully climbed corporate leader: helping women break free from the ordinary.
👧 [04:02] She moved 25 times during childhood: she wanted to be a performer as a child but shifted to a corporate career in her 20s.
🎯 [08:24] Being drained is the first sign you are not aligned with your purpose: women attending to the needs of others - finding your joy again.
🤰 [11:41] Postpartum depression and need for raw conversations: don’t paint the perfect picture out of your life - no one’s life is perfect.
✍️ [15:20] Writing as a tool and Amanda’s book: redefining her self, slowing down and being in alignment with her self.
🗺️ [19:40] Developing self-confidence: understanding what you want to become - GPS analogy.
🏆 [25:09] Dealing with Naysayers and people who criticize: the power of your whys.
😇[29:12] Finding your people outside of your marriage: your spouse can’t be 100% in everything in your life.
📘 [34:59] Amanda’s book “Redefining You” release.
💎 [36:34] What makes Amanda tick: slowing down, hearing yourself, and dancing.
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Show Notes Timestamps:👧 [01:18] Lisa's early life and dreams: her Hispanic, Irish, Catholic family.
😢 [05:59]The divorce experience and its impact.
🤩 [11:39] Rebuilding life and finding faith again: remove herself from a negative environment.
💊 [17:15] The misconceptions about the annulment process: healing from the problems in Lisa’s marriage.
❤️🩹 [18:54] Helping others through divorce recovery.
⛪ [24:25] Understanding divorce and the annulment process: acceptance and support within the Church.
🫂 [32:09] Supporting others through divorce and the Journey of Hope program.
💎 [36:53] What makes Lisa thick: creativity is her power.
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Learn more about Kevin at : http://imdb.me/kevinscottallen
Books: Conquering the Film and Television Audition: www.amazon.com/dp/B019PQPPOA
Murder Can Be Fatal – A mystery novel www.amazon.com/dp/0997009462
American Primeval – Check out Kevin’s latest hit show on Netflix: www.netflix.com/rs/title/81457507?
Show notes timestamps:
🐲 [01:58] Kevin’s imagination was his best friend from an early age: love for imaginary worlds.
👦 [03:54] He started his first television show at 7: he never grew out of his wish to be an actor.
📕 [06:16] Kevin’s book and tips: auditioning is different than the performance on set.
🎭 [08:59] Some of his favorite characters: contribute to the greatest story and discover the deeper meaning of characters.
🤠 [13:35] The popularity of “American Primeval”: no romanticized view of the world with evil and all conflicts.
📙 [17:57] Kevin wrote the mystery “Murder Can Be Fatal in tribute to his uncle: a new project and possible film.
📱 [22:06] Changes in the film industry are also good and bad: verticals and new voices getting into the space are very interesting.
💸 [25:24] Stories that are affecting and connecting to the audience: no need for huge budgets.
🫣 [27:02] Actors are hiding themselves from the world behind their careers: embrace your flaws and bring your insecurities.
🚒 [29:18] LA fires and disaster that was fatal to many: living in bubbles and need for helping each other.
🌸 [32:45] We can’t control our lives: nothing is guaranteed, and we need to accept life is not a formula.
🎯 [35:02] Believe in yourself and accept yourself: don’t get into the mold - be authentic in your business, especially in acting work.
👨🏫 [38:22] Kevin enjoys teaching and he gets very excited about the growth and roles of his students.
😍 [40:00] What makes Kevin tick: Creation and feeling alive when he builds characters on the scene or when he writes.
At a young age Kevin started out on the television series Bearcats!, then joined The Waltons as the neighborhood brat. Being a cute kid with perennial mischief in his eye, he landed roles on What’s Happening, St. Elsewhere, and General Hospital.
As this kid grew into a cocky young adult bad-boy roles continues, such as as Roger, a partying clown in The Young and the Restless and Brindle on Otherworld.
As an adult Kevin was the resident bigot on ABC’s Homefront and the evil J’em Ha’dar on Star Trek: Deep Space 9.
Kevin is currently making a big splash in the Netflix #1 hit, AMERICAN PRIMEVAL, as Louis, a character described as "pure evil."
Other major credits include: 9,The People vs. O.J. Simpson, CSI, Bones, Prison Break, Desperate Housewives, MadMen, Criminal Minds, Cold Case, The Sopranos, 24, Joan of Arcadia. Films include: Red Talons, A Prince and a Pauper Christmas, Puppetmaster XI, About Scout, Charlie Valentine.
With over 100 TV/Film credits, the best source for a more complete view of Kevgin’s body of work is on IMDB.
Kevin is the author of Conquering the Film and Television Audition (2016 ReAnimus Press), and a mystery, Murder Can Be Fatal, (2023 Film Arts Press), which is being prepped for a film or possible mini-series.
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[01:10] Samantha’s book “90 Days to Husband #2”: lessons learned in her two marriages and her journey to self-love.
😍 [09:36] Finding the right partner: the importance of vulnerability, resilience, and understanding the foundation for a meaningful relationship.
🛣️ [15:21] All the things that intersect with personal choices: relationships, motherhood, timing, societal expectations.
📱 [21:20] How to use online dating apps, what to expect, and how to navigate the changed world of online dating.
😂 [35:11] Importance of humor in our relationships: Samantha printed a book with her mom’s funny comments.
⏰ [39:19] Biological clock and the pressure from society: Samantha shares her story about life choices.
❤️🩹 [43:05] Samantha’s heart attack survival story and the high risks she faced with having children.
🎯 [46:59] An essential exercise: defining what you want for yourself in life—good things take time.
🛠️ [48:02] Samantha’s podcast, new projects, and the transformation and renovation of relationships.
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Learn more about Melissa at: Beyond SixtyShow notes with time stamps:🎬 [01:56] Melissa’s Journey to Filmmaking.
😎 [04:51] Pursuing her dream of filmmaking at age 65.
🤩 [09:24] It all happened because she was open to it.
🎥 [10:53] Her experience of being on set with Shyamalan.
🎦 [17:31] Making documentaries about people like her, women over the age of 60.
🏔️ [23:34] Melissa's latest documentary was Climbing into Life.
🌟 [27:53] If you open yourself up to all the possibilities, something is bound to click.
🎷 [31:46] Her love for saxophone and traveling.
Key Takeaways: Age is not a barrier to pursuing dreams. Melissa’s story is a testament to the power of reinvention and the importance of listening to one’s inner voice, no matter how late in life. * Serendipity and openness to opportunities can lead to life-changing moments. Melissa’s chance encounter with M. Night Shyamalan was a catalyst for her new career. * Storytelling matters. By focusing on the stories of ordinary women over 60, Melissa highlights the importance of representation and the value of diverse voices in media. * Surround yourself with experts. Melissa’s success in both her corporate career and filmmaking stems from her ability to recognize her limitations and build strong teams. * Alignment over chasing. Success often comes when you focus on what truly excites you, rather than chasing external validation or prizes. * Fear is natural, but don’t let it stop you. Melissa’s story is a reminder that fear of failure or lack of experience shouldn’t hold you back from pursuing your dreams. * Energy comes from passion. Doing what you love replenishes your energy, making it easier to stay motivated and inspired. * It’s never too late to learn.* Whether it’s filmmaking, climbing, or playing the saxophone, Melissa’s story proves that age is no barrier to trying something new.
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Book: www.amazon.com/dp/162137761X
Show notes timestamps:😇 [02:28] Patrice always knew there was a deeper meaning to the image.
🪮 [06:54] A Hair makeover is a process: there is always an emotional purpose behind every decision we make.
💲 [10:37] How ambition got him to lose all his money and find a new purpose.
🤩 [13:33] Before getting into styling, Patrice is going to help define you.
📣 [17:01] A brand is not something you build, it's something you are.
😎 [19:40] Overcoming fear and self-sabotage.
3️ [23:31] Understanding what are the three things that are most important to you.
⚡ [26:39] The power of personal branding in everyday life.
⭐ [29:56] Your responsibility is being the movie star of your life.
💻 [31:52] Patrice has an online course on how to build your brand.
🧘♂️ [34:27] Every morning he starts with either meditation or listening to a piece on empowerment and leadership.
Episode Highlights:Overcoming Fear & Aligning with Your True Self:
Patrice talks about the transformative power of spirituality and self-awareness. Fear can hold us back, but aligning our inner selves with how we present ourselves to the world is crucial for success and fulfillment.
The Power of Personal Branding:
Building a personal brand isn’t just for influencers or business leaders. Whether you're a teacher, a banker, or a mom, your personal brand matters. Patrice emphasizes that it's all about showing up authentically in every moment of your life and the importance of consistency.
Self-Sabotage & Childhood Conditioning:
Patrice dives into how childhood programming can lead to self-sabotage. Many of us repeat patterns of behavior that undermine our success because of fear, insecurity, or societal expectations that we’ve internalized since childhood.
The Role of Authenticity in Building Trust:
Whether you're meeting with a client, going on a date, or simply engaging with someone at the store, your authenticity is what builds trust. People can feel when you're aligned with yourself.
Embrace Your Role as a Leader in Any Environment:
Patrice shares his belief that everyone is a leader in their own way. No matter what job you have, you influence those around you, and showing up with authenticity and confidence creates positive energy and opportunities.
Key Takeaways:Fear and Self-Sabotage are Often Interconnected:
Fear is a major factor that holds many people back, whether in professional or personal situations. It can lead to self-sabotage, preventing you from showing up authentically or achieving your goals. Patrice emphasizes the importance of recognizing and addressing fear to break free from destructive patterns.
Authenticity is the Foundation of Your Brand:
Building your brand starts with aligning your inner self with how you present yourself to the world. Whether you are meeting new clients, going on a job interview, or even showing up at home, being authentic helps you establish trust and create meaningful connections. A true brand is built from within.
Every Interaction Holds Potential for Growth:
Patrice stresses that you never know where your next opportunity might come from. Whether it’s a casual conversation or a professional meeting, every interaction could be the key to your next big opportunity. Always show up as your best self, with confidence and openness, because success can arise from unexpected places.
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Show notes timestamps:
👩💼 [03:45] Janine’s transition from architecture to energy healing and combining it with hypnotherapy, counseling, and psychology.
👧 [06:42] Exploring the energetic world from childhood: early awareness of energy and spirit.
🎯 [11:56] The importance of healing and self-care
🍀 [17:16] Raising frequency and social consciousness: implementing self-care on all levels.
🧘♀️ [23:03] The role of energy in interpersonal relationships: accessing the Akashic records.
🌌 [28:23] Janine’s concept of god and universal consciousness.
▶️ [31:39] Janine's upcoming projects and Patreon channel.
🦮 [35:41] Doing things that bring joy: her love for her dog and walking on the beach.
Key Highlights: Janine’s Transformation: The sudden death of her father led her to seek energy healing, transitioning from a career in architecture to studying and practicing various healing modalities like hypnotherapy, counseling, and psychology. * Energy Healing Discovery: After experiencing dramatic relief from one energy healing session, she felt called to learn more and later discovered that she was channeling diamond energy, a higher frequency of healing energy. * Creating a Healing System: Janine created her own healing system by combining different modalities. She also developed online programs and self-help audios to help individuals globally with trauma and PTSD, inspired by a meeting with a US Marine in New York. * Understanding Trauma: Janine explains how early-life trauma, even something as simple as birth trauma, can affect our mental health, causing disorders like ADD, ADHD, and anxiety. She emphasizes the importance of releasing emotional trauma and its impact on the body and soul. * The Power of Energy: A self-described clairvoyant child, Janine discusses her natural ability to sense and connect with energetic beings like fairies and elves. She also offers practical methods to help others understand and tap into energy, such as rub-your-hands-together exercises and meditations. * The Collective Impact of Individual Healing: As individuals heal and raise their frequency, the collective consciousness of the planet begins to shift. A vision for a better world, free from corruption, homelessness, and toxic systems, can manifest when enough people work on themselves spiritually. * Practical Tips: Incorporating practices like meditation, energy healing, and connecting with nature can raise our energy and improve our well-being. Drinking water with added salt (using high-quality salt) can help keep the body hydrated and grounded. * Upcoming Projects:* Jeanie plans to launch a podcast, a reverse-aging workshop, and a Patreon healing platform to help individuals heal and expand their energy.
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Chris at: Chris Watson | LinkedIn
Domaine Watson at: www.domainewatson.com
Renais Gin at: www.eu.renais.co.uk
Conversation TimeStamps:
👀 [03:13] Chris learned early that there was more than one way to see everything.
🍀 [05:57] Different languages are different ways of thinking: it helped him make international deals happen.
🕵️♂️ [09:53] If your mind is wide-ranging, then digital devices can help you to explore and find things.
🍷 [14:07] How Chris developed his winemaking passion
👨👩👧👦 [18:19] The involvement of Chris's family in the winery business.
😍 [21:34] Emma Watson's Sustainable Packaging Design: How Emma created eco-friendly wine packaging with a dual purpose
😇 [25:41] Chris is driven by encounters and events: the more he works, the more energy he has.
🐦 [28:58] He is a huge fan of birds and is very interested in keeping the waters clean for people and fish.
Key Takeaways: Don’t Wait to Start: Chris advocates for taking action now and not putting off your dreams, whether it’s starting a business, pursuing a passion, or changing your lifestyle. * Sustainability Is the Future: Both Emma and Alex are paving the way for a socially responsible, environmentally conscious brand that resonates with a new generation of consumers. * Family Is Everything: The Watson family’s dedication to each other and their shared values of creativity, passion, and environmental stewardship are central to the success of their winery and spirits brand. * Passion Creates Energy:* When you are truly passionate about something, your energy and creativity are limitless. Chris embodies this mindset, using his diverse interests as a source of constant motivation.
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LinksConnect: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-lutoff-perloWebsite: www.lisalutoffperlo.com/homeBook www.amazon.com/dp/B0C68B5896Show notes time stamps:🌟 [02:43] If I can do it - you can do it: dream bigger and don’t limit yourself.
📈 [06:17] Starting from the bottom: build your resume and your value while
👩💼 [09:41] Leading with vulnerability and care gives results: leaders must admit when they need help.
🛳️ [13:32] Empathetic leadership: Lisa saw the sacrifice her crew made so she changed the culture in the company.
👠 [18:19] Diversity and proving she deserves to be in the industry: gender issues and challenges.
🛟 [23:03] Lisa appointed the firstfemale captain of a mega cruise ship:Kate McCue
👧 [26:04] Girls are biased: progress is made but girls need to know they can do more and be successful.
⚽ [30:27] Becoming the head of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Miami host committee: the biggest sporting event in the world.
🖥️ [35:25] Be your own PR: Lisa’s academy and course on leadership and community.
😇 [26:52] Personal posts on LinkedIn are getting the most traction: people need the human side of leaders.
🍀 [39:19] Evolve or become extinct: we have so many dimensions that sometimes we don't explore
🎯 [41:26] What makes Lisa tick: being quiet and finding your inner strength - finding your silver lining.
Key Messages from the Episode:1. Dream Bigger and Embrace Opportunities – Lisa emphasizes the importance of dreaming beyond what you initially envision for yourself. She highlights how taking opportunities that feel uncomfortable can lead to monumental growth, even if you don’t feel prepared at first. 2. Leadership Through Empathy – Lisa shares how empathy and vulnerability are strengths in leadership, enabling better connections with teams and fostering success. Genuine care for others, especially employees, leads to more motivated, productive, and loyal teams. 3. Breaking Gender Barriers – Lisa reflects on her journey as the first woman to lead a major cruise line and the obstacles she overcame in a male-dominated industry. Her experience shows how proving yourself with competence and fostering respectful relationships can dismantle skepticism. 4. Building a Strong Team Culture – Lisa believes in creating a family-like environment within teams. She recounts how she changed the culture within the Celebrity Cruises team by caring for and investing in employees, leading to exceptional results.
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Episode Highlights:
- The Power of Education and Family Support – Dr. Margarete’s upbringing in a working-class family with a strong emphasis on education shaped her journey toward leadership. Her parents' sacrifices and commitment to her education laid the groundwork for her future success.
- The Importance of Female Mentorship – Margarets highlights how powerful mentorship from women in her life influenced her growth, both personally and professionally. These role models helped her navigate the challenges she faced in her career.
- Serendipitous Career Path – Her entry into the tech industry was not planned. Her first job with Alcatel was a coincidence, but it became a launching pad for her future leadership roles, proving that sometimes unexpected opportunities are the most transformative.
- Leadership in the Tech Industry – At the young age of 27, Margarete was asked to take on the role of Technical Director without technical experience. This pivotal moment taught her the value of embracing challenges and trusting in one's potential.
- The Value of Risk-Taking and Focus – Dr. Margarete shares that success often comes from being willing to take risks and remain focused. She advocates for a clear commitment to each endeavor, whether in business or government, as a path to achieving meaningful outcomes.
- Public and Private Sector Synergy – Her experience as a government minister in Austria reinforced the value of combining public and private sector knowledge. Dr. Margarete believes that leadership in either sector can benefit from learning and applying lessons from both sides.
- Living and Working in Saudi Arabia – Margarete discusses her transition from Europe to Saudi Arabia, noting how embracing new environments and opportunities helped her grow as a leader and entrepreneur.
- Women’s Empowerment in Saudi Arabia:
Significant progress has been made in gender equality, with the government pushing for greater participation of women in the workforce. Speaker 1 highlights how young women, especially those returning from studies abroad, are leading this charge. - Networking for Success:
To succeed in leadership, women must build their networks and ensure their contributions are recognized. Networking is not an extracurricular activity but a vital part of professional development. - Self-Care and Recharge:
Speaker 1’s personal advice for maintaining energy and focus involves taking time for oneself, whether through simple activities like enjoying fresh air or quiet moments of reflection.
Time-stamps⛷️ [02:26] Dr. Margarete is from Austria, Europe from the Alps: her parents were great supporters in her life.
👩🦰 [04:35 ] All female role models in her life.
▶️ [06:24] Entering the tech industry: her decision to become a tech director of Alcatel at 27.
👩💼 [12:22] Being a minister for 4 years: broadening her views and learning quickly how things work in politics.
🇸🇦 [13:54] Returning to business and living in Saudi Arabia and founding her company.
💜 [16:01] Leadership needs heart, brain, and skills: learning by making mistakes.
📈 [18:14] Saudi Arabia is a great country with young people with very high education: the country's transformation and emerging market.
⚡[24:30] The power of building networking as part of the job: invest time in building connections and visibility.
💎 [29:40] What makes Margarete tick: relaxing and self-care as a path to connect with herself.
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Learn more about Shirelle at: www.ileapgroup.com1. Diversity of Experience & Breaking Stereotypes Shirelle’s Personal Story: * Her fashion choices (such as a standout outfit) initially led others to assume they were selling clothes, rather than running a successful IT and cybersecurity business. This was a pivotal moment where she realized that assumptions based on appearance (race, gender, etc.) don't always align with reality. She was able to turn this situation into an opportunity to connect with a key business partner, emphasizing the importance of diversifying one’s thinking and not allowing past negative experiences to shape future interactions. * There is a huge power in the diversity of thought*—both in business and in how one perceives others. A mindset shift can lead to opportunities rather than barriers.
2. The Role of Mindfulness and Self-Talk Leticia's Wisdom:* * Leticia introduces the concept of “telling ourselves our own stories: why mindfulness teachings, thoughts, and choosing the story we tell ourselves is important. When people experience challenges or negative assumptions, the inner narrative they create can either fuel suffering or open the door to more productive thinking and action. * The message is clear: our mindset and self-talk can shape our experiences and either limit us or open new possibilities.
3. Business Ownership: Passion vs. Profit On Business Ownership:* * Shirelle explains why separating passion from profitability is a game changer: While passion can fuel a sense of purpose, it doesn’t always lead to immediate financial success. Entrepreneurs should focus on solving real problems (business problems) while maintaining their passion on the side, ensuring it doesn’t become a source of frustration if it doesn’t directly lead to revenue. * Understanding business operations is crucial for business owners, particularly financial elements like Profit and Loss sheets, cash flow, and systems for managing growth. Without this infrastructure, passion alone won't sustain a business.
4. Systems and Processes in Small Business Efficiency & Operations:* * The power of systems and operations in small business ownership: While it’s tempting to focus solely on passion and product/service quality, a sustainable business requires attention to financial management, organizing workflows, and streamlining operations. Having clear systems in place for managing cash flow and delegating tasks, so that the entrepreneur can focus on the core functions of their business. * Using tools like Loom or Zoom to record processes is practical advice for anyone looking to grow their business by ensuring that workflows and knowledge are shared efficiently within a team.
5. Cybersecurity’s Role in Business* Shirelle passion for cybersecurity: a high percentage of small businesses face cyberattacks. Their work in cybersecurity is both a business solution and a way to protect other businesses, allowing them to pursue their passion while addressing a critical issue. * Cybersecurity becomes a symbol of responsibility and security. Entrepreneurs can weave their expertise into their mission of protecting and empowering others.
6. Finding Momentum & Inspiration Leticia's Podcast and Message of Patience:* * Leticia shares her own journey of producing a podcast for five years without direct monetary rewards, underscoring the importance of patience and commitment to passion. The rewards often come in the form of impact and fulfillment, not just financial compensation. She talks about the urgency she felt to release content, especially the interview with Dr. Gladys McCormick, a woman who introduced holistic medicine to the U.S. and passed away shortly after the interview. * Sometimes external events can serve as a signal or a reminder to move forward with projects that are meaningful, even when they seem to have no immediate financial return.
7. Breaking News and Exciting Business Milestones* Shirelle announces an exciting business achievement: closing a deal with a Historically Black College/University (HBCU) for a digital transformation and cybersecurity project. This includes providing jobs and opportunities for students, which ties back to their passion for empowering underserved and underrepresented groups. * The significance of this project lies not only in the technical aspects of cybersecurity but also in the social impact—creating pathways for young people to enter the tech field while benefiting from education and mentorship.
8. Gratitude and Giving Back* We should always express gratitude for life, work, and the opportunities that come with it. Maintaining a sense of purpose and using one’s position to help others, particularly marginalized groups or communities that may not have the same opportunities is so powerful and humane.
Key Messages from the Episode:
- Mindset matters: The mindset plays a crucial role in navigating business and life challenges. Choosing a more empowering narrative can turn obstacles into opportunities.
- Passion and business: Your passion doesn’t have to be profitable or business-connected. But your business needs to solve problems. Passion doesn’t always equate to immediate profitability, but when coupled with problem-solving and business strategies, it can lead to long-term success.
- Systems are essential for every business owner: Having strong operational systems in place is crucial for running a business smoothly. This includes managing cash flow, creating efficient workflows, and being ready for delegation.
- Cybersecurity and social impact: There’s a significant need for cybersecurity services, particularly for small businesses. By combining technical expertise with a mission to empower underserved groups, businesses can make a social impact while ensuring growth and security.
- Patience and persistence: Leticia’s story about her podcast emphasizes the need for patience and persistence in pursuing passions that may not yield immediate financial returns. Success and fulfillment come from the impact one makes, not just the financial rewards.
Key Topics:
Sherelle’s early influences: The impact of her grandfather’s lessons in global citizenship, work ethic from her mother, and dreaming without limits.
The role of exposure in youth development: Traveling, learning new languages, and interacting with diverse cultures.
Career origin story: Sherelle’s transition from law aspirations to a career in tech and IT, driven by an innate interest in process optimization and technology.
"Choosing the right rooms": The importance of being in spaces that align with personal values and goals, rather than conforming to societal expectations.
Legacy vs. fame: Sherelle's desire to leave a lasting impact, particularly on future generations, through her work in leadership, tech, and community empowerment.
Empowering underserved communities: Sherelle's work through I Lead Group and I Elevate Community, focusing on growth, leadership, and work-life integration for women entrepreneurs.
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Learn more about Leigh at: Leigh Esposito | Author, Coach, Tarotist
Episode Highlights
Leigh Esposito’s Origin Story:
● Early Life and Influences: Raised by Italian-American parents, Leigh’s upbringing was
shaped by her family's culture and values. Although she grew up in various parts of the
U.S., including the suburbs of Philadelphia and Southern California, her cultural roots
played a pivotal role in her life and eventually inspired her work as a writer.
● Career in Law: Initially, Leigh pursued a career in law, believing it to be a stable
profession that matched her skills in communication and critical thinking. However, she
soon realized that the legal field didn’t align with her passions, describing it as "dry" and
lacking the creative stimulation she craved.
The Shift to Writing and Coaching:
● Pursuing a Second Act: In 2010, Leigh left her law career and embarked on a journey
to follow her dreams. This transition didn’t happen overnight—she spent years honing
her craft as an author, developing a unique coaching practice, and aligning her life with
her values.
● Coaching Style and Philosophy: Leigh brings her background in law into her coaching,
combining the analytical approach of a litigator with a creative mindset. Her coaching
focuses on guiding clients through major life transitions, helping them tap into their
dreams and achieve fulfillment in their “second acts.” Leigh’s approach resonates with
people who want to explore new possibilities while still balancing their existing
responsibilities.
Embracing Tarot as a Tool for Insight:
● Discovering Tarot: While researching her debut novel The Godmother, Leigh became
fascinated with tarot and began using it as a personal tool for reflection and insight. Over
time, she developed an expertise in tarot, integrating it into her coaching practice.
● Tarot's Role in Coaching: Leigh uses tarot not as a means of predicting the future but
as a method of uncovering hidden emotions, perspectives, and motivations. Each tarot
reading becomes a conversation starter, helping her clients unlock aspects of
themselves they may not have acknowledged.
● Influence on Writing: Leigh’s second novel is set in the world of tarot, blending
mysticism with romance and fantasy, inspired by her love for the introspective nature of
tarot cards.
Insights on the Sicilian Experience and Heritage:
● Sicilian Heritage: Both Leticia and Leigh share a deep connection to Sicily. For Leigh,
Sicily represents both her cultural roots and the inspiration for her novel The Godmother.
She celebrates Sicilian culture by organizing retreats on the island, where she introduces
participants to its rich history, stunning architecture, and unique traditions.
● ThemesinTheGodmother: Leigh’s novel explores the idea of a strong
Sicilian-American woman in a position of power, challenging stereotypes. Her
protagonist, a “godmother” figure, isn’t involved in crime but uses her influence and
resources to help others—a twist on the traditional mafia narrative.
● Retreats in Sicily: Through these retreats, Leigh invites others to experience the beauty
and complexities of Sicilian life, from its ancient baroque architecture to its vibrant,
multi-faceted communities.
Key Messages from the Episode
- Follow Your Passion While Maintaining Balance
● Leigh emphasizes that it’s possible to pursue a passion without abandoning one’s
current responsibilities. She encourages listeners to integrate their interests into daily
life, even if it’s just dedicating a few hours a week to that pursuit.
- The Power of Coaching and Mentorship
● BothLeigh and Leticia discuss the transformative power of coaching and mentorship.
Leigh believes that having a coach can make a huge difference, especially when it
comes to accountability and support. This guidance can push people to take concrete
steps toward their dreams, no matter how daunting they seem.
- Taking Practical Steps Towards Fulfillment
● Leigh shares advice on making small, consistent efforts toward a goal rather than waiting
for a perfect moment to make a big change. By building momentum through manageable
steps, individuals can gradually transition to a more fulfilling path.
- Blending Personal Interests with Professional Goals
● Leigh’s journey shows the value of combining personal passions (such as writing and
tarot) with a professional approach, creating a career that feels authentic and uniquely
hers. She advises others to explore ways to incorporate their unique skills and interests
into their work.
Upcoming Projects and Ways to Connect with Leigh
● Writing Workshop: Leigh is leading a 12-week writing workshop designed for
individuals who want to bring their book ideas to life. Participants will work on creating a
significant portion of their novel, with Leigh’s guidance on everything from idea
development to the first draft.
● SecondNovel: Currently, Leigh is in the process of writing her second novel, a romance
fantasy inspired by tarot. She plans to document her creative journey on social media,
giving readers an inside look at the writing process.
● StayUpdated: For updates on Leigh’s work, including her writing workshop and other
projects, listeners can follow her on social media and sign up for her mailing list on her
website.
Memorable Quotes from the Episode
● OnFollowing Your Dreams:
“You don’t need to quit your day job to feel more fulfilled. Sometimes, it’s about finding a
way to integrate that second act with the first.”
● OntheRoleofaCoach:
“A coach is there to keep you accountable, inspired, and moving forward. They help you
see your potential and take steps you might not take on your own.”
● OnSelf-Discovery Through Tarot:
“Tarot is about excavating mysteries. The greatest mystery we’re trying to uncover is
ourselves.”
● OnFinding Joy in the Creative Process:
“Being an author is like playing in a sandbox every day. It’s a journey of exploration, and
I couldn’t be happier.
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Learn more about J Leonard Costner in this great Authority Magazinge Interview:
J Leonard Costner Of Legacy Universe Publishing: How My Experience in Athletics Trained Me to Become a Better Leader | by Vanessa Ogle | Authority Magazine | Medium
Find Legacy in Social Media at:
Instagram: @thelegacyxii
Youtube: @LegacyUniverse
website: https://www.legacyuniverse.io/
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Learn more about Stephanie and her business at:
Replacement Windows, Doors, Roofing & Siding Contractors (mycoastalwindows.com)
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At 28, Dan was leading a healthy, active life. After an optometrist appointment to identify the cause of his persistent headaches was cut short, he was handed a sealed envelope and told to go directly to the hospital. What followed, was emergency brain surgery. On June 21, 2014, Dan's reality was shattered by a devastating brain hemorrhage.
With no map to guide him on the grueling path to recovery, Dan had to rely on his grit, perseverance, and resilience to relearn everything he once knew: how to walk, talk and even smile. Dan has survived two emergency brain surgeries, weeks in a coma, and months in a rehab hospital. What he found out along the way might surprise you: there is nothing like a brain injury to refocus the mind! Driven by a positive mindset, Dan battled through excruciating rehab exercises to rebuild his life and return to a job he loved. He’s grateful for the doctors who saved him and the friends and family who supported him. Now he wants to pay it forward.
The tools Dan used to build back his life can be used by anyone facing challenges. He will reveal strategies to help you or your team be #BetterThanYesterday and achieve your goals, one step at a time. His action-oriented life hacks will help you tackle anything you face.
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Dr. Gladys McGarey – A 102-Year-Old Doctor's Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age.
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Learn More about Brandon at: https://ravingreferrals.com/Brandon Barnum, often referred to as the “King of Referrals” is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, coach, consultant, speaker, trainer, and workshop leader. He serves as CEO of HOA.com - the #1 Referral Network for Home Service Professionals, and as Chairman of the Board of The Champions Institute. He is a highly sought-after expert in referrals, marketing, sales, joint ventures, business development and business growth strategies.While a single dad in 1997, Brandon was an early technology innovator featuring real estate property listings from Realtors he partnered with and promoted. After learning the art and science of referrals, he increased his annual income 10X from $20K to $200K in just 18 months. Brandon has since closed over $500 million in transactions by referral and has founded multiple local and online referral platforms and networks connecting more than 5 million members in 195 countries.After learning the BANK sales methodology, Brandon helped launch and served as CEO of Codebreaker Technologies building Codebreaker AI, the world’s first personality-based AI for sales. He now helps businesses close more sales in less time training the BANK sales methodology through his training and coaching company, The Champions Institute.Brandon Barnum has been featured internationally on TV, radio, several books including Cracking The Millionaire Code and Zero to Hero, and in magazines including The Wall Street Journal, Business Journal and Newsweek to name a few. Brandon is passionate about empowering business owners and professionals with a step-by-step system for attracting profitable prospects and expanding their income, influence and impact.Please leave a review or send us a Voice note letting us know what you enjoyed at:
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Learn more about Christian at: About - Soulful Power
Born in Havana, Cuba, Christian, along with his close-knit family, emigrated to the U.S. when he was 10 to escape Communism. Early life experiences of not being able to speak freely for fear of political persecution led to patterns of hiding aspects of himself and feeling like a stranger in a new land, accompanied by loneliness, isolation, self-rejection, and a sense of not belonging.
By his late 20s, Christian had all the trappings of “success”: a good job, a beautiful condo on the water in South Beach, FL, a sports car, Armani suits — an enviable life. Yet, none of it seemed enough. It seemed that the more he had, the emptier he felt. Something was missing: a spiritual connection and a sense of purpose. Following a life-changing breathwork session, he had a vision for the impact he was meant to make, the gifts he had yet to share with the world… And he discovered tools to help free himself — and others — from the unbearable weight of self-doubt, limiting beliefs, self-sabotaging behaviors, and the conditioning that kept him from feeling truly free and fulfilled. He jumped tracks and never went for the Ph.D. in Psychology. He walked out of his life and went off on a life-changing spiritual journey.
After five years of diving deep into his own process of healing and transformation, he experienced a level of freedom that is only possible when one is willing to face down and transcend their inner demons, their shadow. His newfound strength, wisdom, confidence, and clarity matched a driving passion to support others to reclaim their power, conquer insecurity, stop playing small, create dream relationships, and live a life filled with purpose. Since then, his commitment to our collective healing and transformation has never wavered.
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Learn more at: (12) Jordan Birnbaum | LinkedIn
Jordan Birnbaum is:
A driver of behavior and nurturer to a growth mindset.
An expert in integrating behavioral science with digital platforms to influence and inspire positive behavior change.
And lastly, a proven leader across a broad spectrum of business environments and circumstances willing to share his experience.
As a Consultant, Jordan helps clients uncover the motivations of their targets (prospects, customers and employees) and adjust behaviors and practices to maximize impact and deliver the results they expect.
As Chief Behavioral Economist at ADP, he conceptualized and built Compass, a behavioral-science-based leadership development tool that generated 10% score improvements and won HR Tech’s 2017 Product of the Year.
As the owner/operator of the Vanguard in Los Angeles, a hybrid media production and live entertainment venue, he employed more than 150 people for close to a decade, generating more than $50 million in revenue and working with every major entertainment studio.
As SVP for Juno Online Services, Inc., he built the sales strategy and led the team to one of the highest run rates in the industry, playing a significant role in a successful IPO.
As a student, Jordan graduated from Cornell University with a BS in Policy Analysis and from NYU with an MA in Industrial / Organizational Psychology.
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Rhonda Parker Taylor wanted to write a book to prove to herself that she could. For many, like Parker Taylor, writing is a difficult task. Growing up, she wasn’t a good student in English, reading or writing. She struggled with McGuffey Readers. And the phonetic concepts escaped her as a child. But she was still drawn to books, mostly encyclopedias, where she could read about the world, daring young women and journeys away from her small hometown of Noblesville. So, writing became about telling a story that was within her. And that’s what she did in her book, “Crossroads,” a suspense novel set in Indianapolis in the early 2000s and released earlier this year. The story is a journey into the life of fictional character, Paris Pennington, a powerhouse in the financial community who is forced to fulfill her civic duty and be a juror in a murder trial involving the death of a 15-year-old. But when Pennington takes the job as the jury foreman, whose name is mistakenly made public, her life begins to be picked apart as people around her start dying. Parker Taylor said she had an idea for the plot before she started writing, and she chose the scene of the crime, too. “I had Chapter One ingrained in my head. All I had to do was write it down. I worry about the mechanics after I get the story and dialogue crafted,” she said. Parker Taylor, whose book is endorsed by Golden Globe-nominated actress Mariel Hemingway, will sign copies this Saturday in Chicago and locally, on June 24, at the Barnes and Noble at River Crossing in Indianapolis. The book is the product of “passion, determination and commitment,” she said. “It took me a year to write and 20 years to introduce it.” Yes, she wrote the book in 2000 but finally got it published this year. She was born in Noblesville in 1964 and will turn 59 this fall. She is the second youngest of five children, the daughter of the late William and Anita Parker, who founded a steel manufacturing company that we know today as Noble Industries. Her sister, Brenda Parker, her best friend, is executive vice president of Noble Industries. Her brother, Gary Parker, is executive consultant of manufacturing. And her brother, Greg Parker, is president of Noble Industries. Parker Taylor spent her childhood in a two-story home surrounded by cornfields and cows in the Craig Highlands neighborhood, attended Prairie Baptist Church and Heritage Christian School, from where she graduated in 1983. Through Noble Industries and her parents’ entrepreneurial spirit, the Parkers learned to dedicate themselves to work, family and community. All of the Parker children, she said, were taught to work hard. Most of the kids gained their job experience by working at Noble Industries or for grandparents, Kenneth and Louis (Marrow) Hanna’s Ken-Lo Cafeteria (839 Conner St., according to Hamilton County historian David Heighway). Parker Taylor’s first job was bagging plastic furniture feet while watching TV and bending steel and working a punch press at Noble Industries (which was started in 1968, making metal aquarium stands part time in a 300-square-foot barn, founded in 1969 and incorporated in 1970, and has since grown to 60 employees and a 110,000-square-foot facility). During high school, she worked at Payless Shoes and Arby’s in Noblesville. After graduating high school, she earned a certification in 1984 in Fashion Merchandising in Bauder College, Arlington, Texas. Then, she returned to Indiana. Then several years later, she decided to go back to school. In 2000, she earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Science Management; in 2004, a master’s of Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University; and in 2010, a doctorate in Management and Leadership from University of Phoenix. (In her career, she has mentored students and young professionals, was a National College campus director and professor, co-director of an advertising agency and worked for a student loan management company. In between, she worked in the human resources department of Noble Industries. Currently, she is director of operations for Intelligent Solutions training, developing, academic research and business writing services) Her writing started through academics. “I was a business student who had to write paper after paper.” After writing her book, a publisher in 2000 backed out of a deal with her because she wasn’t interested in the business part of the industry. Brenda Parker asked her sister: “What are you afraid of?” Her sister said, “For it to succeed, you must make yourself vulnerable to disappointment.” So Parker Taylor started looking for another publisher who also assisted with the marketing. MindStir and Seacoast walked her through much of the process. Her two family mottos: “If it is meant to be, it is up to me,” and “Every day is great.” She has stuck with those mottos. Writing, for Parker Taylor, is about telling a story with a lesson learned. In “Crossroads,” she used Proverbs’ lessons on anger, fury and envy as the motivations for the crime. After her book was finally published, her first book signing couldn’t have gone better. “I was blessed by so many people coming out to support me and the book,” she said. “I can’t wait to host another one. What I loved about the book signing was it was a time to socialize and fellowship with like-minded people.” Her next signing is at Barnes and Noble Evansville, IN on 9/12 and Barnes and Noble Carmel, IN on October 20. In addition, Parker has done the Fox Indy Now show and approximately 10 Podcasts. While she loves to travel, to cook and all things outdoors, writing a book has always been on her bucket list. What makes her smile is “life and people.” She is inspired by her family and good friends, creating characters like them in her book. “I’ve been lucky to have lifelong friends that push me to be a better person and to live to my full potential,” Parker Taylor said. She has great support from her spouse, Dana Taylor. “My husband assists me in staying in balance because, much like the main protagonist in ‘Crossroads,’ I tend to be a workaholic.” Remember when Parker Taylor shared how she struggled academically in school? Well, she had a special Heritage Christian School teacher, Mrs. Donley, who offered to tutor her over the summer between her junior and senior years. “At the end of the summer, I offered to pay her for the tutoring from the money I made working at Arby’s. She would not take a dime. I passed the test. Without her, none of this would have ever happened to me.”
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Daniel Packard - Full Liberation Technology
Daniel is a U.C. Berkeley Mechanical Engineer and CEO of Permanent Anxiety Solutions who turned his painful battle with severe anxiety into a into a mission to innovate a permanent cure for anxiety. After 8 years and over a million dollars of research and testing (working with 3000 people on 5 continents) Daniel and his research team have succeeded in developing what he claims is the world’s only permanent anxiety solution online program with a 90% success rate, called Nervous System Reset.
The program has been so successful that the South African government asked to make Nervous System Reset a part of the national mental health curriculum.Daniel’s mission is to take a stand against the mental health industry, which in his view takes people’s money and doesn’t deliver permanent results.
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CommunicationVisionary Leader, Entrepreneur, and Master Communicator
Christine Michaelis stands at the forefront of the communication and entrepreneurship landscape, embodying over twenty years of experience that bridges the fast-paced world of startups with the robust frameworks of large corporations. As a CEO, Founder, certified NLP Practitioner, and DISC Coach, her mission transcends the ordinary—it revolutionises how we think about and enact communication within the fabric of modern business.
Transformative Approach to Communication
Christine has mastered the art of leveraging agile startup communication strategies within the structured corridors of big enterprises, offering a breath of fresh air to traditional practices. Her training sessions are meticulously crafted masterpieces, aimed at unravelling the complex tapestry of communication barriers, thereby nurturing a fertile ground for intrapreneurial innovation. Christine's approach is not merely about sharing information; it's about reshaping perspectives and dismantling obstacles to effective communication.
The Invaluable Impact of Enhanced Communication
The financial repercussions of communication missteps can escalate to a staggering 62 million dollars annually for corporations. Christine's expertise presents a lucrative opportunity to reverse this trend. Her strategies have the potential to amplify employee retention by 4.5 times and elevate productivity by up to 30%. In the landscape of corporate growth and sustainability, Christine's role is not just significant—it's indispensable.
Bridging Worlds for Intrapreneurial Success
Christine's unique blend of entrepreneurial vigour and strategic acumen empowers corporate leaders to forge new paths in leadership and team dynamics. Her contributions to the spheres of communication and intrapreneurship are both impactful and expansive. As an author of 20 books and the publisher of the #entrepreneurspirit magazine, her insights navigate beyond the conventional, guiding a generation of leaders and teams toward a future where communication fosters unparalleled intrapreneurial spirit.
A Life Fueled by Creativity and Innovation
At the core of Christine's professional endeavours lies a deep-seated belief in the transformative power of effective communication and entrepreneurial spirit. Her life outside the boardroom and training sessions is filled with the simplicity and inspiration drawn from nature, music, and art. Whether strumming the ukulele or wielding a paintbrush, Christine channels her creative energy into pioneering thought leadership that reshapes industries.
Embark on a Journey of Transformation
For organisations poised at the edge of innovation and eager to redefine their communication ethos, Christine Michaelis offers a gateway to a future where intrapreneurial growth and dynamic leadership thrive. Connect with Christine to unlock the potential within your team and organisation. Visit
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In her own words:
There was really never a question that I was going to spend my life trying to help people who were in pain or suffering feel or get better. I just somehow knew it was something I was going to do.
Perhaps others saw that in me as well. When I was in high school, my friend’s dad saw an ad in a local paper for teen advice columnists, he told my friend I should apply because everyone was always coming to me for advice. So, out came the hefty typewriter, and off went my application. Before I knew it, I was writing a teen advice column.
My Education....The University of California Santa Cruz was where I realized that I wanted to pursue a career in mental health. Starting with my first psychology course, I just "knew".
Initially, I thought I wanted to pursue medical school and become a psychiatrist. So, while I majored in psychology, I also took the courses required for medical school. I even took the MCAT's. But, then something hit me as I was knee-deep into med school applications: I truly loved all of my psychology courses. I loved experiencing actual clinical work during an upper-division course.
This led me to do something completely unexpected: I switched gears and applied only to graduate programs in clinical psychology.
After two years at UCSC, and one year studying on exchange at the University of British Columbia, I earned my BA in Psychology, graduating with honors.
2 years later, I was inducted into Psi Chi, the National Honors Society for Psychology, as a Lifetime Member, and earned my MA in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University.
I completed my doctoral studies at the University of Southern California, where I earned my PhD in Counseling Psychology.
My Career....After graduate school, I was a postdoctoral resident at Kaiser Permanente. I spent the following 15 years as a staff psychologist in the adult psychiatry department while also running my own small private practice one day a week.
While at Kaiser, I was the lead eating disorder specialist in my department.
As the years went on, I realized that I wanted to continue doing clinical work. But, I also wanted the opportunity to do something different. Something that had a bigger, wider reach.
So, I left Kaiser in October of 2019 to open my practice full-time.
And Here We Are...I love that I have an opportunity to start something truly meaningful and personally near and dear to my heart.
This podcast is for those of you out there who are: struggling with disordered eating....a full blown eating disorder....yo-yo dieting and struggling with weight.....body image issues.....feel like you can only be happy if you lose weight or look a certain way....or are just plain feeling trapped in a life where you can't make peace with food or your body.
I was there. For years. And when I was going through my struggles, podcasts just did not exist. I wish they had. I needed to know that other people were going through what I was. I needed to hear about what types of help are out there..even help besides therapy. I needed to hear other people just talk about it. To know I was not alone. To hear that recovery is possible.
I have worked with enough patients over the years to know that once you get information....once you gain the knowledge and awareness....things can start to change. But you need to hear it first.
So, I am trying to get this information heard. I am trying to help from beyond the couch in this next chapter. I can only do so much from behind 4 walls---time to break them down and help more people now.
I welcome you to join me and listen.
I welcome you with open arms and an open ear. This podcast is for you...tell me what you want to know and hear.
I'm also listening.
To your health, welcome!
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From being the little girl who played HR (even firing her own mother!) to the traveling HR entrepreneur and international speaker that she is now, Katherine has had quite a journey! She has multiple physical and neuro diversities, and says, “I am successful WITH my diagnoses, not in spite of them”... And boy is she! Katherine is the Founder and President of the People Operations Consulting firm Titan Management, the Chief People Officer for Previewed, an innovative job board that fires the resume, an international speaker, and the Founder of The Neuroverse, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to neurodiversity. She developed the first ever anti-bias Applicant Tracking System and created the "Make Accommodations Standard" process and campaign. She loves to stay busy and further her three missions: integrity, inclusion, and innovation. With Katherine, it's all about expanding humanity.
Learn More at: www.titanmanagementusa.com
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Sara is a 15x award-winning filmmaker and Founder/CEO of empowerment production company Women Rising®, named "One of the Most Innovative, Interesting, and Purpose-Driven Women Led Startups to Watch” by Inc Magazine.
Sara’s directorial debut, A BRAVE HEART: THE LIZZIE VELASQUEZ STORY premiered and won the 2015 Audience Award at SXSW and awards at all 11 festivals it played, received two WEBBY Awards, and secured global distribution playing in over 35 countries via National Geographic, LifetimeTV, and Amazon Prime.
In 2017, Sara’s second film, PROTECT HER, aimed at protecting girls on campus by activating the power of the locker room, premiered at Carmel Film Fest and acquired by Amazon Prime. In 2018, Sara EP'd the animated short TIGHTLY WOUND, was acquired by Condé Nast, and Sara is currently an Executive Producer on the 2022 winning documentary feature SIGN THE SHOW and ConnectHER International Film Festival.
In January 2017, Sara directed and produced the rally of The Women’s March of Texas, which became the largest gathering of women in Texas history, followed by the Official Women in Football Event at Super Bowl LIII. In 2018 she EP'd March for Our Lives NYC, and directed The United State of Women Summit at the Shrine in Los Angeles, keynoted by Michelle Obama.
Sara's client storytelling work includes national and global work for partners like Toyota, Saatchi & Saatchi, ESPN Women, Hiring Our Heroes, Farmhouse Fresh, and Tri Delta, as well as marketing consulting for Sony Pictures and Warner Bros.' WONDER WOMAN franchise.
Sara is a member of the Producers Guild, a 4x Juror for Best Documentary, and on the Women's Leadership Committee for the Global Wellness Institute. A former delegate to the UN and the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit, and 2x nominee for Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneur. She has spoken at Apple, Google, and SXSW, and has been featured in Entrepreneur, Forbes, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, The Washington Post, and The New York Times.
Sara previously held positions in media/entertainment including Executive Director of Interactive Marketing at Paramount Pictures, VP of Digital Marketing at MGM Studios, and CEO and Co-Founder of NowLive which was acquired by Live Media Group in 2013.
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Buy Chad's book at : Amazon.com: Forging Financial Freedom: Constructing Blue-Collar Millionaires with Seven Wealth Building Lessons Extracted From the Alaska Oilfield eBook : Hufford, Chad: Books
Born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, Chad grew up in the financial industry, but also developed a strong background in athletics, nutrition and performance psychology. Chad brings a coaching mindset and the heart of a teacher to financial planning and investing as he strives to both empower and educate his audience to not only become better investors, but to live more intentionally and create an abundant life. Chad is Dave Ramsey’s SmartVestor Pro and owns a boutique financial planning firm, Veritas Wealth Management, that manages $500 million dollars and serves several hundred families across the US. In addition to finance, he regularly teaches and speaks on fitness and faith, seeing these as all important aspects of a purposeful and abundant life. Chad and his wife, Tiffany (also a lifelong Alaskan), have been blessed with six wonderful children. Tiffany stays busy homeschooling the kids, and the whole family is very involved in their church and local community.
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In Stephen's own words:
Having spent a career as a guest conductor with over 100 orchestras and served as a Music Director with two orchestras, I have collected a wide variety of experiences. These experiences have included teaching conducting to Senator Joe Biden, conducting the seventh inning stretch for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1973 for the national league Pennant and being interviewed on QVC and HSN. The memoirs are filled with musical as well as social stories about the travels that I have experienced. As the first American artist behind what was "the Iron Curtain" to travel around Pablo Escobars rancho, the memoirs are filled with annecdotes and stories about artists as well as locations. It has been a pleasure to commit to paper the stories with Ray Charles, Van Cliburn, me Ben E. King, Andre Watts, Itzhak Perlman and Martina MacBride.
Learn more and/or buy the book (also available at amazon) at:
https://www.stephengunzenhauser.com/
Endless Mountain Music Festival
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Learn more about Dave and his incredible experiences at: http://www.firewalkadventures.com
Dave is the #1 Firewalk Instructor in America.
Firewalking is a 1,000 year old rite of passage ritual where you literally walk across hot burning coals. Having worked for Tony Robbins for 19+ years and starting Firewalk Productions in 2014 Dave and his incredible Team have 🔥👣firewalked🔥👣 hundreds of thousands of people. 😃 He and Tony Robbins set a World Record in London in 2005 walking over 12,300 people.
His success has a scary and violent past. On June 8th, 1988 he put a gun to his head to stop the excruciating pain from both drug and alcohol addiction. 2023 marked 35 years of sobriety. Dave's clients include Googe, NASA, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Heineken, RE Max, Entrepreneurs Organization (EO), Chick-fil-A, CRISP Video, Mystery Hill, Y.M.C.A., Replace Your University, Tony Robbins, T Harv Eker, NATE BAILEY, The 4-Seasons, The Omni Hotel, The Waldorf Astoria, Waikoloa Hotel, and MANY others.
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Patti's story in her own words:
How can a broken heart hurt so much?
I’ll never forget it. My 18-month-old son was sleeping peacefully upstairs. My husband sat across from me, staring at the floor. “I want a divorce.” It took me a minute to realize I stopped breathing. I felt my world explode.
In that moment, everything I thought was real was obliterated. The pain and shock were unimaginable.
After he left, I wasn’t sure how I was going to get through the next hour, much less the days and months ahead.
Maybe you’re feeling that way right now. Please know you’re not alone.
There is hope. It’s hard to imagine while you’re going through it, but you will survive – and in time, even thrive.
Finding your way through the haze…
How do I know? Because I’ve been there. Even though I was comfortable making financial decisions, I was still scared. I was afraid of running out of money, I desperately wanted financial security, knowing that my son and I were going to be okay. It was all I could think about. Even with my background in finance, I still made mistakes...costly mistakes. Out of desperation, I made bad decisions.
I found a way out and I want to teach this to you. Let me share with you what I discovered, which is allowing me to live a life of fulfillment and joy. I want this for you, too.
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In Phyllis's own words:
I have just written book called America in Therapy: A New Approach To Hope And Healing For A Nation In Crisis, in which I talk about the urgency to bring our whole country to therapy in a way never written about before. From years of experience as a client myself, and well over 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist working extensively with individual and family dysfunction and abuse, I felt a deep calling to share all I have learned with the public and demonstrate how the principles of the best psychotherapy can be used to help heal our country of escalating hatred, divisiveness and violence. I speak to all of us who fear for our children and all future generations, who may feel hopeless or resigned or simply don't know what to do to help create a more loving and sustainable world. I bring a message of both urgency and hope, in language the layman can easily relate to and understand, through personal stories, client case studies, and professional expertise. My basic premise is that we are on a collision course with our own extinction and I see this as a national and global mental health crisis that is not being addressed. I explore the direct correlation between the most destructive family dynamics on the individual level and many of the behaviors and actions of some of our most powerful institutions and leaders, and I highlight that millions of us are suffering the effects of national psychological dysfunction in ways we might not be aware of. I help the listener understand that many answers of how to heal our human relations and restore us to peace and safety are already known and used effectively in the field of psychotherapy and that there is HOPE if we can take everything we know about healing into national conversation. The best psychotherapy helps interrupt the cycle of violence— which is our best hope of prevention— and it involves a total reversal of many of the beliefs and dynamics that now run our country. I share with the listener, in ways not commonly understood or generally spoken of, all I have learned about what is needed to help restore us to safety, and how every one of us can participate in healing ourselves and our country, no matter how large or small our sphere of influence.
Learn more at:
https://www.phyllisleavitt.com
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Learn More about Dr. Maddalena at:
About Dr. Maddalena, Executive Coach - MTM Coach
Mentioned in the episode is: OI Foundation
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In Shana's own words:
Growing up, I watched the people around me and saw so much pressure to pretend. Most people were scripting their lives from the dictations of their parents and society…here is how you become a female or male adult…do these things, don’t do these things…this is the life you ‘should’ be leading…what your life should look like…this is the life you want; this binary is the only acceptable way.
I was born into an abusive household and was raised inside an evangelical Christian cult. Because I experienced my life almost entirely as high control and was punished for being myself. Imaginary worlds were my only safe space and books became my friends and mentors.
My life doesn’t look at all like my childhood. I spent the last fifteen years studying psychology as an amateur, building on my emotional intelligence and personal awareness moving through life and healing. I have changed so much in the last 7 years and as a result, so has the business since I started it part-time in 2016.
Several years ago while leading group coaching for entrepreneurs and business owners of varying years and decades of experience I realized my scholarly studies were taking up more and more space in the world.
Through the process of building the firm and connecting with clients, I realized that our mission is larger than I originally imagined. I needed to let our ethos, our culture and the brand take up more space in the world, support and work with more people in a deeper and more expansive way.
My work went from focusing on empowering others to design their lives through intention to recognize the power of my work with leadership as well as in our individual lives and now focuses on Intentional and Ethical Leadership and Living.
We empower people, and those who are also leaders, to connect with curiosity, respect, and accountability to transform their lives and leadership. To build community and connection and to move away from the idea of a lonely leader at the top to understanding the power and strength of a community of voices driving innovation and profitability through a healthy culture.
Learn more at: https://www.concinnate.world/
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In Robert's own Words:
I was born into a modest family in a very small town in Transylvania, Romania. I spent the fist part of my life on farms, caring for livestock and working land. When I was young, my family told me “If you want to learn, you can learn in any school.” I think that’s the pre-school version of “You can achieve anything you want to achieve, no matter where you are right now.” And that’s exactly what I continue to believe. Traveling gave me an ideal vantage point to observe common mistakes and successes in businesses on a world-wide scale. This mindset has helped me to build an empire of 8 businesses generating 7-figures yearly, to travel over 100,000 miles visiting 17 countries, speaking in front of thousands of people in 3 different languages, and to maintain a loving relationship with my gift from God, Diana, and our close family and friends. Throughout these years, I have also: * Generated over $500,000,000 in business value for my clients. * Delivered on over 200 projects for clients in 19 different sectors. * Consulted over 1,000 professionals to achieve 2-10X higher levels of effectiveness. * Created athlete-level health and an amazing marriage in between. If you're ethical, ambitious, and have capital, I'd love to help you achieve your vision and leave an ever greater impact. Just email mail@robertindries.com
Visit www.robertindries.com to learn more!
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In Ingo's Own words:
Chasing goals is something useful when we are on a Growth pass. But we must make sure, that we don't identify ourselfs with our goals. True happiness can be found only in the present. If we set conditions that need to occur, before we feel better, this will never work. Because once these conditions are met, we will find new conditions. To become the best version of yourself, and live a life in abundance, we need to understand that. This is were our growth path starts. If we give every day our best and accept what is than we can really grow. Over the last years, I developed a framework with which I guide other professionals to find their own way. I'm also a 6x Ironman, incl. competing in the World Championship on Hawaii. Being an Ironman helped me also to develop a clear and winning mindset, focusing on what really matters and leave the rest aside.
Learn more at: Life and business coach for real transformations. (thesmallreset.org)
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FB: https://www.facebook.com/erarealestate/
IG: @erarealestate
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/era-real-estate/
Alex Vidal
IG: @vidalalex
FB: https://www.facebook.com/alexvidalera
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-vidal-president/
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Learn more about Steven or buy his book at:
Books – Steven W. Wilson (authorstevewwilson.com)
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You can learn more about Father Robert at:
Nativity Catholic Church – Nativity Hollywood
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Susan Gold was raised in a challenging and chaotic family system, the middle child of five. To fully thrive, she bravely chose to meet the demons of her upbringing that were continuing to repeat. Her book, "Toxic Family: Transforming Childhood Trauma into Adult Freedom" is about that journey. Professionally, Susan became known for attaching celebrity talent to projects in NYC which led her to produce for television and film and on to Los Angeles. She convinced modern art legend Andy Warhol to do an on-camera commercial for Pontiac, a talent deal American TV personality Donny Deutsch still claims as one of his best, helped launch Fox News Channel at the request of Chair, Roger Ailes, and on behalf of Disney Channel persuaded A-list celebrities including Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Taylor Swift, David Beckham and more to be interviewed by cartoon characters…Phineas & Ferb. Susan is a decorated endurance athlete competing in three marathons, and dozens of triathlons and has the distinction of finishing third in her age group at the treacherous Escape from Alcatraz event. After living with force on both coasts of the United States, Susan heeded an intuitive call for a quieter life and now resides in the northwest corner of the mystical state of Montana with her beloved partner and their pets. Keen on leaving a legacy to help others heal from challenges she’s successfully met, Toxic Family: Transforming Childhood Trauma into Adult Freedom, is part of that quest. With the same magic Susan created in her entertainment career, she is now leading retreats, webinars, workshops and private sessions to help others drop outdated storylines and programming in exchange for living from the heart in authentic freedom as adults. Supporting homeless animals, especially dogs, and cats, and helping others up the ladder are her joys. Her pride is her son, a political science major at the University of the Pacific.
Learn more abiut her at: susan gold healing
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In Walt's own words:
Since I was five, I wanted to fly helicopters. So I did. I was in the U.S. Navy for 23 years as a designated helicopter pilot. Before I retired from the Navy, I had assumed that I would fly for the rest of my life (helicopters or other) - it was my passion and it was what I was trained to do. But I felt a nudge from the universe; a new calling. It happens that in my last four years in the Navy, I was assigned as a professor teaching leadership at the University of Colorado. I became fascinated with leadership and learned how much I had to learn. Through that work, I realized that I felt called to serve others in their personal leadership journeys. So when I retired, I decided to leave aviation in my past, and work in leadership development. First, in the corporate setting as an in-house facilitator, and then as an independent coach. For me, the journey since retirement has been characterized by powerful emotional, spiritual, somatic and cognitive growth. I feel so fortunate to be able to serve others in their personal leadership journeys!
Learn more at:
https://tliftcoaching.com/
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Learn More about Dana at:
http://www.DanaSDiaz.com
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Learn more about Jonathan at:
Change can be scary, but it doesn't have to be lonely. (heyjonathandumas.com)
Listen to Highly Visibile and a Little Misunderstood at:
Highly Visible & A Little Misunderstood | Podcast on Spotify
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Learn more about Darlene and reverse aging at:
www.iamreverseaging.com
Full Bio:
Darlene Greene - Health and GHK-CU and Stem Cell Activation Technology Consultant and retired US Navy Commander. Darlene Greene wants to help you take charge of your own health, get out of pain, improve your energy, increase the quality of your sleep, reduce systemic inflammation, increase mental clarity, improve your nervous system, lower your anxiety, enhance brain functioning, improve cardiovascular functioning, and elevate your GHK-Cu for a host of additional benefits to include increasing your own stem cells, producing growth factors, protect lungs, reset genes to their younger healthier state, repair damaged DNA, inhibit cancer, increase hair growth, improve skin, increase healing, accelerate wound healing, reduce Fibrinogen (top predictor of cardiovascular disease) and more... Having exhausted IV stem cells, hyperbaric chamber, ozone therapies and more to help her husband with his Early Alzheimer’s, she FINALLY discovered an affordable technology that dramatically improved his symptoms within the first week, without drugs, without a prescription, and without any contra-indications to other treatments or therapeutic modalities. After experiencing the amazing results for herself, and watching family and friends have their own miracles, Darlene is passionate about sharing this technology with the world. A driving force for her remains, “Why didn’t I know about this two years ago… where would my husband be if we had started using this technology two years ago…and who out there needs to know about this right now?” When an anesthesiologist says, “This is the most significant medical breakthrough in my lifetime…” and when over 300 Olympic Athletes use the technology in the 2008 Olympics, aren’t you curious as to what it could do for you in addition to making you look and feel younger? Darlene Greene has over 26 years of experience in executive leadership and senior management positions across diverse industries, including positions such as: Vice President of Strategic Technology Partner at McAfee (Intel), Dean of Culver Girls Academy, Director of Client Services for HyeTech Networks and Security, and Senior Director LifeWave Foundational Cell Activation Technology. During her 20 years of military experience, she earned her MBA and held three Commanding Officer positions, including serving as base commander and overseeing over 1200 personnel. Darlene created the Returning Warrior Weekend Workshop in 2006 to help military members and their spouses reintegrate successfully – a program still supporting military across the country today. Darlene’s passion today is helping people elevate their GHK-CU peptide to activate their stem cells, repair their DNA, reverse age, and get out of pain through the latest photo biomodulation technology.
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In John's own words:
My journey through business and self-improvement has been nothing short of remarkable, and I am driven by my passion for motivating others to become the best versions of themselves. My flagship show, IFYL (Inspirations for your Life), has achieved a significant milestone with over 107,000 downloads, a testament to the compelling stories and insightful discussions we bring to our listeners. You can explore my experiences and insights more by visiting my content hub at http://believemeachieve.com. My diverse background and unwavering commitment to personal and business well-being set me apart. I don't set goals in life; I make promises and ensure they come to fruition. This determination and dedication have fueled my journey, and I believe it can inspire and motivate your audience, too. I bring a wealth of knowledge and real-world experience to the table, making me an ideal guest for your show. Whether it's discussing the intricacies of entrepreneurship, the art of effective marketing, strategies for personal growth, or simply sharing motivational stories from my journey, I'm confident that I can engage and inspire your listeners. Consider inviting me as a guest on your show, and let's explore many topics that can resonate with your audience. Together, we can empower individuals to reach their full potential in their personal and professional lives.
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In Jeanell's own words:
I am a passionate, no BS Relationship coach and speaker who loves to get deep, vulnerable, and intimate conversations. I am a Certified Life and Relationship coach and work with both couples and individuals to find more power, freedom, and joy in life, especially within fam I love talking love and forgiveness as my parents separated when my dad cheated on my mom and had a child and left us. With faith, my dad returned home and my mom forgave, but I later discovered there was still trauma I had to deal with. My life took a huge turn when I was going through divorce as a filipino/catholic, which was what led me to doing the inner work to heal myself. I love sharing how I was able to get responsible for my own behaviour and release my ex-husband with no malice or trauma and as a result, only spent $80 for our divorce papers. I got my calling when I turned 40. I left my Job in Corporate Sales being top of the pack making $130k to pursue my passion of helping people heal and now creating the relationship and vocation of my dreams. I love talking about mindset, integrity, breaking the rules, entrepreneurship rollercoaster, forgiveness, fear, love, infidelity, family, the importance of having goals and knowing your core values and your purpose in this lifetime. I also love talking about the crazy stories of my life like: when I met the Queen of England, almost got arrested, and landed on the front page of a newspaper when I was 6 years old, and how that 6-year-old is who I want to be when I grow up.
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Nicole Penn is the CEO of the EGC Group, a marketing and digital agency with offices in Manhattan and Melville. A creative marketing and digital strategy veteran, Nicole and her team have led the strategic marketing direction for companies that include Canon USA, Brother International, Thompson Reuters, Mayo Clinic, among others. Under Nicole’s watch, the agency has been named an Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Company, an Agency Post Top 100 Agency and a Google Premier Partner. Additionally, Nicole Penn is the Chief Marketing Officer of Digital Wellness, a leading global business committed to improving people's health and wellbeing.
Nicole is also the co-founder of Raydeus, a digital marketing platform built for local marketing. She has been named among the Five People to Watch in Advertising and Top Advertising Executive. In 2015, she was awarded among the Top 50 Most Influential Women. In 2019, Nicole was selected as a member of the Forbes Agency Council. Nicole has been published in Mashable, People Magazine, MediaPost, Luxury Daily and AdWeek. Her board affiliations include The New York Foundation for the Arts, Tribe Global, the Young Presidents Organization, and she is a member of the Harvard Business School YPO Presidents Program
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In Eric's Words:
I used to be miserable. I had spent my whole life exceeding expectations, and eventually landed a dream job at Google, tasked with responsibilities that felt so important that I could not fail. But a couple years later, I was working 8am to midnight every day, including most weekends, drowning in emails and meetings and tasks, feeling stuck with no idea how my life was ever going to change. Now my work is meaningful and inspiring to me, and I work when I choose. I spend quality time with my family, while still having time for my own pursuits. I am designing my own life, day by day, to create impact in alignment with my values. What changed? I realized I had a choice. I could keep going as I had been, letting my success be defined by the expectations of others. Or I could find a new path, one where I chose my own success. As part of redesigning my life, I became an executive coach, helping leaders grow their impact by sharing the principles and mindsets that I had used to change my own life. In November of 2023, I published a book, You Have A Choice: Beyond Hard Work to Meaningful Impact, to share that approach with a wider audience and help others start on their own journey of discovery and creation.
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Martin Cooper is an engineer, an entrepreneur, and a futurist. Known as the “father of the cell phone,” he invented the world’s first portable cell phone at Motorola and made the first public call in 1973. Over thirty years at Motorola, Cooper and his teams introduced the first nationwide mobile phones and pagers, and numerous other products. He and his wife, Arlene Harris founded over a half dozen companies.
He is chairman of Dyna LLC, serves on the FCC’s Technological Advisory Council and is a member of the National Academy of Engineers, the Marconi Society, and is a Prince of Asturias Laureate. He has been widely published, and created the Law of Spectrum Capacity, known as Cooper’s Law.
Cooper grew up in Chicago and attended the Illinois Institute of Technology.
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Corey has been a professional tracker, wilderness guide for newly sober people and a vision quest leader. After a spiritual soul-awakening, Corey participated in the Human Awareness Institute (HAI), Source School of Tantra Yoga, Sedona School of Temple Arts, Love Coach Academy and Tony Robbins programs. As a Certified Tantra Educator and a love & relationship coach since 2012, he assists people from all over the world to increase the soulfulness, clarity and ease with which they experience life.
Corey’s new book, Soul Statements, is a guide for increasing inner clarity and for better communication. It offers simple methods for making small shifts that produce outsized benefits in love and life. Along the way, readers will be inspired and engaged with stories from his wilderness experiences and real-life examples of persons who’ve used Soul Statements to increase personal fulfillment.
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For the past decade, Sharon and her international colleagues have guided leaders and business owners to grow their companies without burning out themselves or the people who work with them. We show leaders how to increase their confidence, gain new clarity, master their thoughts & emotions, develop business strategies that are effective and get buy-in...and then implement those strategies, navigating past hidden obstacles until they are able to deliver a new level of measurable results.
Sharon's prior professional experience includes serving as CEO of a Group Health Plan, VP of a think-tank, and Director of a regional health facility. Today she not only works with businesses and private clients from diverse industries to ensure their success, but also trains and certifies coaches, consultants, and teachers to use her highly effective methodologies and pragmatic tools for their own practices.
Her books are enriched by valuable insights from the real-life experiences of hundreds of clients, and include the following:
The Superpower of Balanced Leadership in Unbalanced Times: 6 Powers that Transform you into a Whole Leader People Fearlessly Follow through Good Times and Bad
6 Steps to Leading Your Life and Work (from the Inside Out)
Prospering: 6 Steps for Spiraling Up to Great Wealth
SOS: Switch Off Stress - 101 Really Fast Ways to Switch Off Stress (6 Seconds to 6 Minutes)
The Balancing Act: Mastering 5 Elements of Success in Life, Work, and Relationship
Working from Your Core: Personal and Corporate Wisdom in a World of Change
Knowledge Leadership: The Art and Science of the Knowledge-based Organization
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Jason Dennen is on a mission to inspire people by sharing his story of survival and to empower people to get through life’s most challenging hardships by utilizing the lessons they have already learned throughout their lives, and by taking advantage of the strength, they already possess inside themselves.
Book BRIEF - "8 Days Till Sunrise: A True Story of Survival, Rebirth, and Discovering My Purpose in Life"
This is a story about a man going down a path he hadn’t intended to go down where he lost his way. He thought he was going through one of life’s difficult trials when he hit the side of a building at high speed in a skydiving accident. And that is when his real trial began. The accident left him in a coma for 8 days. He woke up from a coma to a badly broken body that required him to stay in the hospital for three and a half months, undergo 11 months of rehabilitation, and relearn to walk. After being told by his doctor he may never be able to run again, he decided to sign up for a triathlon to test the doctor’s prognosis. Less than one year after the accident he completed a triathlon and proved the doctor wrong. He relied on the foundation he built years before the accident to survive and recover. He was guided by the scriptures and lessons from the Bible that he learned throughout his life.
The long journey to recovery from the accident allowed him time to reassess the direction of his life and answer the question why was his life spared. This second chance at life revealed to him a new purpose in life. He promised himself that he would share his story, and what he learned to help others that are going through difficult hardships in their own lives.
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Suzanne Giesemann is a spiritual teacher, author, and Messenger of Hope who guides people to the certainty that love never dies and that we are part of a multidimensional universe. She is recognized on Watkins Mind Body Spirit Magazine’s 2022 list of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People.
Suzanne is a former U.S. Navy Commander, commanding officer, and aide to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Her transition from senior military officer to her current work is featured in the award-winning documentary, Messages of Hope, based on her memoir by the same name. She has authored 13 books and written and narrated six Hemi-Sync recordings. She produces the Daily Way inspirational messages read by tens of thousands each day and hosts the top-ranking weekly Messages of Hope podcast. She is a sought-after keynote speaker at major international conferences, and her YouTube videos have reached over 8.6 million viewers. Her Awakened Way App gives over 34 thousand subscribers instant access to the Daily Way messages and many more of Suzanne’s resources.
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Bolanle Williams-Olley is the CFO and co-owner at Mancini Duffy, a national design firm with a 100+-year-old history and tech-forward approach based in New York City, where she oversees the firm's financial and operational performance. She has over 15 years of experience working in the AEC industry with a strong background in financial analysis and strategic initiatives. At her core, she thrives on building relationships between finance and management teams to ensure the overall financial success of projects and her firm. Her clients include American Airlines, Soho House, Brooklyn Nets, Boqueria, Verizon, and NBC Sports Group.
She is a dynamic leader within the AEC industry who has been a guest panelist for the American Institute of Architects' Women's Leadership Summit, National Organization of Minority Architects 47th Conference, and Mother Honestly Summit. Bolanle is passionate about service and is the founder of several impact organizations:
- SheBuildsWaves:a collective of women who make waves in the built industry by engaging each other and striving for more, together
- SheBuildsLives: a non-profit focused on addressing the needs of children and improving the quality of education in low-income schools and communities in Nigeria
- REACHNigeria: a connector hub that creates awareness about NGOs and volunteer opportunities across Nigeria
- SheBuildsMoney: a company to help small design firms with financial solutions to empower these firms to be successful and thrive, financially
Before her current position at Mancini, she served five years as Senior Project Accountant at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and five years as Project Accountant at HLW. She holds a Masters in Education & Social Policy from NYU, Masters in Applied Mathematics, and a Bachelors in Mathematics from the City University of New York, Hunter College. Bolanle is a board member of the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation (BWAF).
She is also the author of the best-selling Build Boldly: Chart your unique career path and lead with courage. She is married with two kids and obsessed with throwing fun, themed parties.
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(FUN FACT) In 1993, Josselyne and her pop group Boy Krazy fulfilled a lifelong dream when their debut single,That’s What Love Can Do, knocked Whiteny Houston’s I will Always Love You out of the #1 spot on the Billboard Top 40 Charts, joining the ranks of the Beatles and Elvis Presley, both artists whole debut single went #1.
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Kevin’s expertise is identifying and framing the trends that shape the future of working and learning. Kevin is a co-author (with Jeanne Meister) of “The Future Workplace Experience”, which received the Silver Axiom Best Business Book Award for Human Resources Professionals.
Kevin specializes in delivering workshops on scaling up and ‘future proofing’ HR and business strategies. Previously, Kevin served for 6 years as the operating partner of Future Workplace. There he curated and co-hosted the Future Workplace Network, a membership community for senior HR executives and delivered the award-winning online course ‘Using AI for HR”.
Kevin joined Future workplace from Fuld and Company, a competitive intelligence research consulting firm, where he served as the head of the technology practice. Earlier in his career, he served as the director of international operations for international telecom business and held several executive roles at Sprint.
In higher education, Kevin taught part-time at Babson College for 8 years and coached on leadership effectiveness on Executive Education programs at the Harvard Business School for 3 years.
Kevin holds a Master of Business Administration from Boston College and a Bachelor’s in Management Science from Trinity College in Dublin. He has been an advisor to business leaders in Japan, Canada and the US. He is the recipient of the Community College Futures Assembly Bellwether Award.
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Ms. Lebenthal is a member of Houlihan Lokey’s Financial Sponsors Group and leads Women-Led; Specialized Investment Banking Services for Women Led Companies. Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey, Ms. Lebenthal was the CEO of Lebenthal Holdings, LLC, a municipal bond firm founded by her grandparents in 1925, which she joined in 1988. She started her career in the municipal bond department at Kidder Peabody. Over the course of her career, Ms. Lebenthal has been a leader and champion for women in business. She has received many awards and recognition, including being named one of New York's “100 Most Influential Women” by Crain's New York Business in 1999 and one of the “Top 50 Women in Wealth Management” by Wealth Manager in 2009. In 2013, she was named to both Crain’s “Largest Women-Owned Businesses” and “Fast 50” lists. In 2022 she was named to Crain’s Most Notable Women on Wall Street, and an Honorable Mention on The Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A by Mergers and Acquisitions Magazine. Ms. Lebenthal is a board member of Graf Acquisition Corp IV, and an advisory board member of InterPrice Technologies Inc. She is also the New York City Chair of C200, the leading organization for women in business. She holds a B.A. in History from Princeton University.
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Who is Patricia in her own words:
I help professional women and men achieve FREEDOM CUBED by letting go of anxiety, pain or stress so they can experience peace of mind, balance in their soul and ease in their body.
As a multi-passionate Human Archeologist and Soul Alchemist I guide them on a path to MORE fulfillment, MORE alignment, MORE peace of mind and MORE JOY. I'm here to help amazing souls discover their true (healing) potential so that they CAN understand, shift and create the life of their dreams without physical or mental blocks.
Why you should listen to me: Many years ago, I still had this stunning leadership position and an incredible career as a teacher and teacher’s trainer. I could deal with tough decisions, organize and deliver and literally go to the limits. But I didn't see that I was limitting my own potential.
It was not until my body started telling me in a very painful way (mentally and physically) to listen to my heart’s and soul’s desires that I woke up. I decided to dig deeper and invite possibilities beyond the tried and tested. I asked myself how life can even get better than that even so I didn't know what that looked like. I have been working on my own liberation on a mental, emotional, phyisical and spiritual level for over 13 years. As a result of my personal evolution I dared to start a new and deeply fulfilling chapter in life.
My mission is to disrupt patterns of shame, guilt and fear and help extraordinary women expand into their fullness. I am all about inner and outer GROWTH!
I absolutely feel the needs and wants of my clients and I am able to see the bigger picture. That’s why I invite them into my magical world of getting out of their heads and into their hearts so they can heal themselves when nobody else can.
My anti-coaching, unorthodox approach awakens all the senses and works on many levels.
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Rob is a thrill-seeker, self-professed nerd, question asker, voracious reader, competitor, keynote speaker, and business builder.
When he first got his Wall Street job as a sell-side equity analyst out of college, he thought he’d made it. After buying everything he wanted on his wishlist, he realized that he still wasn’t happy. He listened to his deep-down desire to help more people by leaving finance to eventually own three Anytime Fitness health clubs and four uBreakiFix cell phone repair stores.
As someone vulnerable to technology’s addictive hold from a young age—video games and Facebook in particular—Rob is on a mission to help individuals and companies reduce burnout and get back time to master their careers and lives. He founded Humans First to provide a one-of-a-kind coaching experience that analyzes and coaches people’s efficiency and energy by paying attention to their mindfulness with technology.
Rob thinks there is always something to be learned from everyone, and he lets his curiosity guide his conversations. In his spare time, he likes to do CrossFit, better himself through reading, travel, and spend time with his wife Niki.
Learn more about Rob and Humans First at: Humans First by Rob Krecak | Technology Mindfulness and Behavioral Change
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Leanne is the Founder and CEO of Plauzzable, a live online entertainment platform for transforming engagement between comedians and their fans. Give and get laughs - LIVE stand up comedy from anywhere!
Originally from Waukegan, Illinois, Leanne studied comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade, the Magnet Theater, The Second City, and IO Chicago. In New York City, she wrote, performed, and produced her critically acclaimed one-woman show, produced and hosted a comedy open mic for over 7 years, and produced and hosted a weekly stand-up show.
In 2015 Leanne moved to California where she continued producing shows, opened an online store, and co-hosted a podcast. While it was fun, she missed the opportunities and connections that New York offered her as an aspiring artist. Because everything in California is so spread out, Leanne found herself spending more time on the freeway than on stage.
In August 2019 BC (before COVID), she began using existing technologies to host an online open mic. This allowed her to spend more time honing her skills and less time struggling with time and money. After a few months, her regularly participating comedians suggested that she charge them for the service. It was then that she knew she was onto something.
Leanne has earned a Master of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (MIE) degree at the University of California, Irvine. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Leanne is also a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and with CoachVille.
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Nicole has seen what awaits you at the end of this life because she's been there, and she can certainly assure you it’s a new beginning more beautiful than you can now comprehend. A good death begins today, and with it, a great life. Through Nicole's death experience, you can learn how to live your life to the fullest. You can engage in your own metamorphosis without having to die like Nicole did.
You can Download a free chapter or get a copy of Nicole's book You Are Deathless at:
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https://soulofmoney.org/
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For more than 40 years, Lynne Twist has been a recognized global visionary committed to alleviating poverty, ending world hunger, empowering the status of women and girls, supporting social justice, and environmental sustainability.
The breadth and scope of Lynne’s work range from working with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, to working with refugees in camps in Ethiopia and the threatened rainforests of the Amazon, as well as guiding the philanthropy of some of the world’s wealthiest families and working directly with the women who won the Nobel Peace Prize. Lynne’s on-the-ground work has brought her a deep understanding of global issues, the challenges women and girls face worldwide, people’s relationship with money, and the transformation of human consciousness. Her extensive knowledge and experience have led her to profound insights into the social tapestry of the world and the historical landscape of the times in which we are living.
Lynne wrote a best-selling, award-winning book called, “The Soul of Money: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Life” (W.W. Norton, 2003) which has been translated into nine languages including Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Bulgarian and Portuguese.
Lynne’s newest book, “Living a Committed Life: Finding Freedom and Fulfillment in a Purpose Larger Than Yourself” (Berrett-Koehler, November 2022) demonstrates how a commitment to a purpose larger than yourself can enliven and empower you. In this book, Lynne shares stories and perspectives gained from her decades as a global thought leader and activist working to end hunger and poverty, protect the Amazon rainforest, empower women’s leadership, and transform people’s relationships with money. Living a Committed Life presents her vision for a world that works for everyone as well as her guiding principles for living a life of commitment and joyous action.
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Marketing & Communications pro and celebrated health coach Denise Vitola wakes up every day on a mission to make people feel healthier and stronger. A slew of awards, industry-wide admiration and years of personal and professional accomplishments are proof that she gets the job done.
A New Jersey native who studied in Italy and Greece before graduating from Rowan University, Denise kicked off her career in sports marketing at Alan Taylor Communications, where she immediately plugged in to the thrill of a fast-paced environment, high-profile celebrity clients, and travel to sporting events around the world. She jokes that she moved from the “locker room” of sports marketing to the “cheerleading team” of the tech sector when she started as Account Director at Kaplow. While developing innovative campaigns for iconic digital brands like PayPal, eBay and Netflix, her nimble thinking and inspirational leadership made it clear that Denise was more than a standout member of the squad; she was ready to manage the team. But unlike leaders who move up and away from the heart of ideation and execution, Denise was determined to remain a key creative player at every step of the development process.
That was evident when she moved to MWW as Vice President and Director of Sports Marketing, overseeing the Bank of America account. Denise developed landmark integrated marketing strategies like the award-winning “Keep the Change” campaign that invited passersby everywhere from Grand Central Station to NFL games to dive into a giant couch and find change that could be exchanged for prizes. At the same time, she continued to hone her signature leadership style: a risk-taker confident in her skills and her talent; deeply involved in every account, but knowing when to step back and let her team shine.
In 2006, Denise was recruited by Ogilvy to work on some of the biggest accounts in the marketing game: J&J, Unilever and TJX. She worked closely with powerhouse Barby Siegal, who, like mentors Jane Mazur and Maureen Lippe, taught Denise how to be fearless in her craft. She quickly found herself leaning in to untapped marketing opportunities in digital and social, certain it was the core of connection with consumers. It was at MSL Group that Denise applied the full power of her creativity and process to the #1 marketer in the world, P&G. She became a social media savant, taking big swings that led to big payoffs, and increasing revenue by over 80%. In 2013 Denise moved to MSL Atlanta, where she coached her team to create innovative digital campaigns for clients like Home Depot.
Returning to New York in 2014, Denise had an a-ha moment of her own: every day she was helping the world become stronger and healthier through marketing. She felt that brands had a responsibility to do just that. But what about her own passion for health and wellness…the joys of fitness, nutrition and teamwork that led her to work in sports marketing at the very beginning of her career? Denise made two big moves: she got certified in nutrition and as a health coach (Vitola Well); and she launched her own marketing consultancy, Vitola Strategies. Denise was not only well-ing the world, she was well-ing herself, and the result was transformational. In 2016 she won PR Campaign of the Year for Abbott Similac “Sisterhood of Motherhood”; and in 2017, she was named a Women’s Health magazine Action Hero. To this day Denise teaches three spin classes a week, unwilling to forgo the psychological and physiological boost that powers her body, mind and soul.
Many of Denise’s former clients followed her to Vitola Strategies; one of them, Patrick Lockwood-Taylor, put her on speed dial when he landed as President of Bayer USA. The closer she worked as a consultant with Bayer brands and embraced the Bayer tagline (“Science for a Better Life”), she realized she had found a place where her personal and professional insights aligned. In July 2021 she became Bayer’s VP Brand Integration PR, Social and Influencer for Consumer Health and quickly applied her proprietary process emphasizing social and digital consumer outreach, building Bayer’s digital footprint from a tiptoe to a tidal wave. Within months she launched nearly 100 influencer campaigns and award-winning integrative marketing campaigns like Midol’s “No Apology Period”, Aleve’s “Worst Golf Swing in America” with Charles Barkley, and T-Pain’s remake of the classic Alka Seltzer jingle, resonating with consumers and elevating Bayer’s market reach by the millions. In 2021, she was named a PRNews “Top Woman in PR”.
For Denise, well-ing the world goes far beyond what happens in the office (or outside of it – she’s a big fan of remote work). Like the influential female mentors in her own life, she works with young women to nurture their professional selves and shape their futures. She is the Co-Lead of GROW (Growing Representation & Opportunities) at Bayer, an employee network group focused on equal representation, leadership, and recognition; and she actively works to recruit a diverse team of employees that can speak to the health needs of diverse audiences. Of course Denise continues to follow her own passions: working out, teaching spin and walking her dogs near her home in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She loves the beach and the great outdoors, reading war and crime novels, and traveling the world with her husband of over 20 years.
Creative and confident. Playful and proactive. Bold, badass, and a leader in the business of making people and communities healthier and stronger…that’s Denise Vitola.
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In Neil's Own words:
"I have spent more than twenty-five years immersed in the practice of meditation. This span includes leading events of 100+ people both in-person and online. Through this time, I have also been a parent and partner, a teacher, author and competitive swim coach. In recent years, 'survivor' has been added to this list as I recover from a relationship with a dysfunctional spiritual mentor.
This last piece lends a compelling and affirming sense of story to my discussion of meditation. Talking about what I went through in that relationship, speaking to how I am recovering from this experience, and sharing how all of this is animating my work in remarkable new ways communicates much to listeners. First, that turning toward the difficult in our lives can reveal fresh perspectives and direction to us. Second, that meditation has much to offer our ‘turning toward’ process.
Put another way, all I’ve been through of late suggests that our lives - our lives as they are - hold an inner wisdom that has much to offer us as individuals and more. And meditation can play an important role in our deepening relationship with this wisdom, our deepening relationship with the path we are born to express. In many ways, these revelations now form the core of the story and work I’d like to share with you all"
Learn more about Neil at:
www.neilmckinley.com
Learn more about Wylie and his work at: https://www.wyliemcgraw.com/
Podcast New - Wylie Mc Graw
Wylie McGraw is a former star athlete, competitive bull rider, and 3-tour combat veteran.
It was through those intense experiences that he discovered his crazy superpower of being able to expose blind spots, erupt & eradicate stress, and fully unleash the untapped potential of high achievers.
He’s the founder of Radical Performance Acceleration and the creator of High-Performance Meditation. For well over a decade now he’s been behind the scenes doing life-altering work with powerful CEOs, Entrepreneurs, Leaders, and Public Figures accelerating their performance both personally and professionally.
His work is the proverbial “Navy SEAL Training” equivalent to high performance and leadership development – pushing even the elite beyond their limits so they not only hit their peak but sustain it.
Wylie’s formal title is Performance Accelerator. He has been named a “secret weapon” by some of the most influential leaders across industries from Wall St., Hollywood, Professional Sports, Fortune 500 companies, Personal Development, and everything in between.
His work is about giving an elite edge to high-achieving individuals while ending their cycle of stress, sacrifice, and suffering that’s unfortunately associated when reaching their levels of accomplishment and success.
When Wylie’s not traveling the country to meet his clients, this family man enjoys skydiving, mountain top sunsets, and occasionally sipping on an 18-year-old single malt scotch pondering the philosophies of life, the cosmos, and beyond.
Learn more about Mary at:
https://www.maryhendersoncoaching.com/
In Mary's own words:
The most prominent origin in my story that led me to do what I do now, began in 2011 when I had the greatest epiphany three hours after I gave birth to my son.
I knew in that moment that I would resign from my
company that I built from ground up in to a seven figure per annum business, give up the lifestyle I was living and start a journey within.
In January 2012, I resigned from my own company and embarked on a 12 month sabbatical to find out who I am.
I was fortunate to have two mentors to guide me on this inner journey. One of my mentors was a Professor in Philosophy from Oxford University, the other an expert in the emotional body.
During the twelve-month sabbatical, I came face to face with my TrueSelf realizing that I had gifts, talents, skills and traits that were unique to me. I fully accepted that I could do specific things with ease and grace and for the first time in my life I felt a deep sense of freedom.
I always had a unique approach to turning job titles into brands, I knew how to digitize business systems that were designed for the end user and I knew sales. When I merged these together, I could solve a complex problem in the world and that is when I transitioned into a coach and never looked back.
It took me three years to carefully craft my frameworks and design a system that delivers outcomes because my ultimate driver was to ensure that my clients got results in the shortest time possible.
Today, I get to call the problems I can solve with ease and grace my vocation and help Industry Experts turn their knowledge, wisdom and skills into a brand and a business so they become the go-to expert in their niche or industry.
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Learn More about Dan at: www.danhesse.com
Dan Hesse currently serves as Chairman of Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) and as a board member of PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) where he chairs the Technology Committee.
Dan served as President and CEO of Sprint Corporation from December 2007 to August 2014. Previously, Hesse was the Chairman and CEO of Embarq Corporation, Chairman, President and CEO of Terabeam Corporation, and he spent 23 years at AT&T, where from 1997 – 2000, he served as the President and CEO of AT&T Wireless Services, at the time the United States’ largest wireless carrier.
He received a BA from Notre Dame, an MBA from Cornell, and an MS from MIT where he was awarded the Brooks Thesis Prize.
In addition to receiving Corporate Responsibility magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award, he has been named “Most Influential Person in Mobile Technology” by LAPTOP magazine (Steve Jobs was #2), Wireless Industry “Person of the Year” by RCR magazine, “Executive of the Year” by Wireless Business and Technology magazine, “CEO of the Year” by the National Eagle Leadership Institute, “Kansas City’s Best CEO” in a readership poll by Ingram’s Magazine, one of the five “Best Turnaround CEO’s of All Time” by Fierce Wireless, one of “10 Inspirational Leaders who Turned Around Their Companies” by Entrepreneur magazine, and he has twice received Wireless Week magazine’s Leadership Award. Glassdoor regularly named Hesse one of America’s highest rated CEO’s by employees. He serves on the National Board of Governors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and on the board of directors of the JUST Capital Foundation.
The 2014 American Customer Satisfaction Index recognized Sprint as the most improved U.S. company in overall customer satisfaction, across all 43 industries, over the previous six years. During Dan’s years at Sprint, the company was recognized 20 times by J.D. Power and Associates for excellence in customer service, and the Reputation Institute recognized Sprint as the most improved company in overall corporate reputation among all of the 1,500 largest global public companies it evaluates. For his last two full calendar years as CEO, Sprint’s Total Shareholder Return, assuming reinvested dividends, ranked #1 among all S&P 500 companies (Netflix was #2).
Inducted into the Wireless History Foundation Hall of Fame in 2022.
Learn more about Steve at and/or take the free MNTtest discussed in this episode at:
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In 1989, while pursuing a career in music in New York, Steven Rudolph took up a part-time teaching job to make ends meet. In his first class he had an epiphany: that he had an innate capacity to teach. Though he had no formal training, it was as if he already knew how to do it—as if he were a fish in water.
The realization led him on a 21-year quest to India, where he uncovered 5,000-year-old secrets to self-understanding and achieving one's potential. Steven has taken those principles and crafted them into an easy-to-use, enjoyable program--Feed Your Tigers.
Steven lives in Cambodia where he serves as CEO of MNI, and explores how ancient Eastern wisdom can help people (and their tigers) become more aligned.
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Twenty years ago, a rare disease rendered David New deaf, blind, and paralyzed from the waist down. Rejecting his doctors’ terminal diagnosis, defying all odds, David learned to walk again and gradually regained his hearing, though he did not regain his sight.
Multi-talented, he has since become a steadfast advocate for people with disabilities, creates glass sculptures, founded several companies and non-profits, and has embarked on an exciting venture, the South Beach Jazz Festival, www.sobejazzfestival.com.
David was born and raised in Philadelphia and began his university studies at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. He continued his education at the Tyler School of Art, Temple University, the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City and the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. An artist at heart, David worked in his family’s furniture business while creating his own interior design firm, R. David New Interior Design. He relocated to South Florida in 2000 and continued pursuing his passion for art and design.
“As a visual artist my whole life, I was missing a component. I had to rethink everything. I got more involved in the community. I started new organizations and non-profits,” adds David.
David works tirelessly to break down barriers and to educate people about living and working with people with disabilities. In addition to serving as president of Power Access Inc. and Ability Explosion®, he was chairman of the Miami Beach Disability Access Committee for six years until January 2016, where he is still instilled as a member. David was the founder of the Miami Beach Council of the Blind, an affiliate of the Florida Council and the American Council of the Blind. In 2012, he took over Access Now Inc., which is an advocacy organization for enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act. With Access Now, David is working to build the first fully accessible art museum in the world located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
Through Power Access and Access Now, his two non-profit organizations, David provides programs and produces experiential events centered around building awareness of the challenges faced by people with disabilities, including Dining in the Dark, Disability Awareness Day and the South Beach Jazz Festival.
David recently reignited his lifelong passion for creating art when he learned about a new 3-D laser technology for creating laser-etched glass sculptures, a perfect medium for his visionary mind and imagination. He was introduced to the machinery, serendipitously located in Miami - the only one of its kind in the country. He designs the concept, the imagery, dimensions, and presentations, as well as the polished stainless-steel bases and glass specifications. David’s work has been exhibited in art galleries, at Art Basel Miami and he has plans to open a gallery on Miami Beach.
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About Maggie in her own words:
My unique perspective on business, leadership, and life comes from: - last generation that remembers communist regime - I was born and raised in Poland, simple childhood
- immigrated to Canada - first plane I was ever on was me moving here
- 14 years in leadership positions in male dominated industry, with lots of engineers (I am not one :))
- divorced - it was my decision and not because it was an abusive marriage It wasn't) & then happily remarried with the love of my life
- went through a corporate burn out that led me to rethink what I want to do with the rest of my life - that's how I started my coaching business
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Jude Currivan PhD cosmologist, healer, futurist and author
Dr Jude Currivan is a cosmologist, planetary healer, futurist, author, previously one of the most senior business women in the UK and co-founder of WholeWorld-View. Having grown up as the daughter of a coal miner in the north of England, she has since journeyed to more than eighty countries around the world and for the last twenty -five years has lived in the sacred landscape of Avebury. She has experienced multidimensional realities since early childhood and worked with the wisdom keepers both incarnate and discarnate of many traditions.
Jude integrates leading edge science, research into consciousness and universal wisdom teachings into a wholistic world-view. This underpins her work aimed at enabling transformational and emergent resolutions to our collective planetary issues, raising awareness and empowering fundamental change and sustainable solutions to global problems.
She holds a PhD in Archaeology from the University of Reading in the UK researching ancient cosmologies and a Masters Degree in Physics from Oxford University specialising in cosmology and quantum physics.
She is the author of seven non-fiction books currently available in 16 languages and 26 countries including CosMos – a co-creator’s guide to the whole-world co-authored with Dr Ervin Laszlo. Her first fictionalised e-book Legacy is available at amazon.
Her latest books are The Cosmic Hologram- In-formation at the Center of Creation, the first book of the Transformation trilogy and which won a silver Nautilus Book Award for 2017. Book two of the trilogy The Story of GAIA: The Big Breath and the Evolutioanry Journey of our Conscious Planet is now available
Her international corporate career culminated in her being the Group Finance Director of two major international businesses. She has extensive experience and knowledge of world events, international politics and global economic and financial systems and has spoken on transformational reforms in the UK, US, Europe, Japan and South Korea.
For the last two decades years she has also travelled around the world in service to planetary and collective healing, some of which is described in her books The 8th Chakra, The 13th Step and most recently HOPE – Healing Our People & Earth.
In 2010 she was presented with a CIRCLE Award by WON Buddhism International cited for her 'outstanding contribution towards planetary healing and expanding new forms of consciousness'.
In 2014 she was invited to become a member of the Evolutionary Leaders Circle that includes Deepak Chopra, Jean Houston and Ervin Laszlo.
In 2017 she co-founded WholeWorld-View to facilitate the understanding, experiencing and embodying of unity awareness in service to conscious evolution.
LEarn more about Timothy and access the free content he mentioned in this episode at:
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Learn more about NOLA Papa and by "The Secret Mermaid Revue" at : https://nolapapa.com/
In Eriks Own Words:
My name is Erik Alexander and my husband and I are from New Orleans, Louisiana. We have two independently assertive daughters and an eager baby boy trying to keep up with his sisters.
We strongly feel that as an LGBTQ family, especially in the south, it's important for us and others like us to help light the way for the ones that need hope. We live in an incredibly divisive time and right now visibility is critical to help destigmatize and normalize same-sex families.
We love our children just as any other straight family does, if not more than some.
Just like them, we would do anything on Earth for our babies. We do that every single day, regardless if we are two dads.
It is my mission to broaden the one-sided view of the stereotypical American family. We too are living the American dream. We are the new normal, a loving family that teaches our children acceptance of all walks of life and the importance of being kind to one another.
Our place in this world is earned, not owed.
My hope is that through my blog, Nolapapa.com, I am able to bury my insecurities, my fears, and my failures- for all to read, in hopes to see my weaknesses sprout and transform into self-improvement, and resilience, and embrace an unapologetic renewal. My past helped make me who I am today- but who I am tomorrow depends on how I choose to get there, today.
Speaker, teacher, writer and researcher Liam Naden helps you understand the process for creating true success in your life by understanding how to use your brain the right way - overcoming your problems, achieving your goals and ending frustrations. He is the host of the podcast: "Using Your Brain for Success" and creator of Neuro-State Rebalancing (NSR), a process which automatically gets the four parts of your brain working the right way to bring you the life you want. Liam is also an experienced marriage and relationships coach, host of the "Growing in Love for Life" podcast, author of more than 20 books and creator of 4 relationships coaching programs.
Learn more about Liam at: https://liamnaden.com
Learn more about Sagar or download THE LIFE for free at: Transform your life through awareness | International bestseller author and speaker Sagar Constantin - transform your life through self-awareness
Visit: www.johnscrazysocks.com
Mark X. Cronin is the co-founder, along with his son John, of John’s Crazy Socks, a social enterprise with a mission to spread happiness. His leadership has demonstrated that pursuing social goals – demonstrating what people with differing abilities can achieve and giving back – makes for good business. Mark advocates for the rights of differently abled people. His advocacy work has seen Mark testify before Congress twice, speak at the UN and make numerous trips to Capitol Hill. Mark is a sought-after speaker having spoken at events across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Mark is part of the U.S. State Department’s Speakers’ Bureau and the CEO Commission for Disability Employment.
Mark served as the Chief Operating officer of multiple health care management and technology firms, founded a software company, organized political campaigns and worked as a Congressional aide. Mark began his career as a schoolteacher and has taught in graduate schools as well.
Mark has an undergraduate degree from Holy Cross and a Masters of Public Policy from the Kennedy School at Harvard University. He has been named an EY Entrepreneur of the Year and is a Board member for the Long Island Chapter of the Entrepreneurs Organization.
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William Attaway is a Leadership and Executive Coach for Catalytic Leadership, LLC, a company he founded to help leaders to INTENTIONALLY grow and thrive. He has served in local church ministry for over 25 years, and is currently the Lead Pastor of Southview Community Church, a church in Herndon, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.) where he has served since 2004. He holds a Ph.D. in Old Testament (with an emphasis in Biblical Backgrounds and Archaeology), and he loves to read and speak about leadership, organizational change, and building up people and teams. He's an Amazon #1 best-selling author, and his newest book is Catalytic Leadership (January, 2022). Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, William now lives in northern Virginia with his beautiful wife Charlotte and their two daughters.
Learn more about Nate and Recesstv at: Recess.tv
Nathaniel Jewell is a seasoned entrepreneur at the intersection of technology and fitness. He is the founder of the virtual fitness platform Recess.tv, a first-in-category solution that promotes wellness for all while empowering instructors to bring their business online with technology built for virtual engagement. Nathaniel has seven+ years in the tech and fitness industries; he most recently was Founder/CEO of mobile fitness studio Dryft and has applied a wealth of passion, operational and business expertise to pivot during the pandemic and build a trainer-first solution missing from the marketplace.
Ushering in a new era of bite-sized livable health, nutrition, and fitness solutions, Patricia Greenberg practices what she preaches. A working wife and mother, she has 30 years of experience as a Certified Nutritionist, Chef, and Wellness educator. She lives a healthy lifestyle in an often chaotic world through good food and attainable fitness. Patricia runs The Fitness Gourmet, a wellness consulting firm that specializes in teaching seminars nationwide. She has a special interest in enhancing the education of the general public, providing accurate nutrition and health information to today’s consumers which has had an impact on the lives and health of thousands of people.
As for fitness, Patricia completed 20 marathons and 115 half marathons, starting at the age of 35 and still going strong. She also loves the sport of tower climbing having conquered buildings all over the country, including The Empire State Building, The World Trade Center, US Bank building, AON building, and the Hancock Tower.
Educational Accomplishments:
BS in Nutrition and Food Science from Queens College, NYC,
Degree in Culinary Arts, from Le Cordon Bleu in Scottsdale, AZ
IACP – Certified Culinary Professional
ISSA Certified Nutritionist, specializing in Aging Well
ACE Certified Trainer, in Sports Nutrition and Senior Fitness.
Medfit Educational Foundation – Supporting member
Books:
The Whole Soy Cookbook, Random House 1998
Soy Desserts , ReganBooks, Harper Collins 2001
Scrumptious Sandwiches, Salads, and Snacks, 2017
Eat Well, Live Well, Age Well!, The Fitness Gourmet, 2021
For more information: www.thefitnessgourmet.com
Learn more about Scott at:
Scott Shute
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In Scott's Own words:
"Most of us have been climbing the wrong mountain, and sometimes it seems like the harder we climb, the further we rise, the less we have.
On my journey through life, I’ve always felt the pull of two worlds. On one hand, the life of technical, for the operational. On the other, the life of a seeker, with the feeling of a deep connection to something bigger than myself.
These two worlds fueled a question how can we be successful at work and also be a good person? With my exploration of this question, I have strived to change work, (and the world) from the inside out.
Seth Buechley is a serial-entrepreneur and business founder focused on connecting high-potential leaders with the ideas, resources, and people they need to grow their enterprise and have lasting leadership impact.
Currently he serves as Chairman and CEO of Cathedral Consulting (www.cathedralconsulting.com) leading a team of consultants focused on providing financial systems, strategy, and merger & acquisition support to emerging businesses and under $50M in sales.
In his previous role as President of SOLiD USA, Seth led the company to annual sales of nearly $60 million before selling to firm to a venture partner. SOLiD's technology delivered cellular and public safety radio coverage to some of the most recognized venues in America, including the Empire State Building, the NY Subway, Moscone Center, and Daytona International Speedway.
A recognized TEDx and keynote speaker, Seth loves to deliver motivational and leadership training to audiences across the U.S.
Seth is the founder of the Safer Building Coalition (www.saferbuildings.org) and a member of Young President Organization (YPO) (www.ypo.org)
Learn more about Lauren at:
www.mindshiftwithlauren.com/masterclass
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Learn More about Bracken at: (2) Bracken Darrell | LinkedIn and at Bracken Darrell - Logitech President & CEO
Under Bracken Darrell’s 10 years of leadership as president and CEO, Logitech has reinvented itself into an award-winning design company, an industry force pursuing a more sustainable and equal world, and a top performer on the SIX Swiss Exchange and Nasdaq Global Select Market.
As a result, Logitech has been the recipient of numerous awards. These include more than 200 design awards over the past three years from the likes of CES, iF Design, Red Dot, Good Design and IDA, as well as repeated recognition by Fast Company as a leading innovator by design. Logitech has also won numerous sustainability accolades, including first in a 2021 list of climate-conscious Swiss companies and inclusion on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Europe. Bracken himself has been named Swiss CEO of the year by Obermatt three times in the past four years, won the P&G Alumni Innovation Award, and the 2022 Edison Achievement Award.
Bracken joined Logitech as president in April 2012, and assumed the role of chief executive officer in January 2013. He brings to Logitech nearly thirty years of experience in product, people and brand management through design. Prior to joining Logitech, Bracken was executive vice president of Whirlpool Corporation and president of Whirlpool EMEA, where he guided the company through the economic downturn of 2008. Previously, he was with Procter & Gamble, most recently as the president of Braun, the home appliance business. In addition to a total of twelve years with Procter & Gamble – in executive management positions as well as earlier years in brand management – Bracken served with General Electric Company for five years, most recently as the general manager of Consumer Home Service. He began his career with Arthur Anderson and then PepsiCo.
Bracken is on the Board of Dean Advisors of Harvard Business School and serves on the board of directors of Life Biosciences, a longevity company.
Bracken holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in English from Hendrix College in Arkansas.
Lawren Askinosie grew up around craft chocolate, and with craft chocolate. Still in high school when her father transitioned from courtroom to chocolate-making and started one of the first small batch chocolate factories in America, she assisted him in almost every facet of their new life as chocolate makers—from working the storefront to developing marketing material. Eager to jump into the family business full-time Lawren began college early and upon graduation at 20, dove headfirst into learning the ins and outs of operating a bean-to-bar chocolate factory, building a brand, and marketing and selling craft chocolate.
Now the Chief Marketing Officer of the direct trade business that Forbes recently named “One of the 25 Best Small Companies In America,” Lawren is passionate about more than helping to shape the conversation around craft chocolate. She loves assisting Shawn to build sustainable relationships with smallholder cocoa farmers (especially female farmers), telling those stories, and finding innovative ways to connect the dots between the direct trade model, quality, and community. A passionate advocate for women, Lawren works to empower women through every aspect of the business from helping to seek out female-led farmer groups to facilitating girls empowerment initiatives in Askinosie’s cocoa origin communities. Lawren’s first book, which she co-authored with her father, called Meaningful Work: A Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling And Feed Your Soul is available here.
Lawren is based in Austin, TX with her husband and three dogs (we lovingly call it "The Austin Annex"). Because technology, she's able to do her job remotely but also spends tons of time at the chocolate factory in Springfield. When she's not chocolate-ing or traveling, she's eating her way through Austin (with particular emphasis on tacos, BBQ and margaritas) and listening to live music.
Lawren serves on the board of Girls Empowerment Network, a Texas-based nonprofit that seeks to ignite the power in girls throughout the state by teaching them self-efficacy.
Learn more about Askinosie Chocolate: https://askinosie.com/
Learn more about Barbara or buy her book at: About - Barbara Gitenstein (rbarbaragitenstein.com)
Barbara Gitenstein is the author of some 30 academic articles on Jewish-American Literature and academic administration as well as the monograph Apocalyptic Messianism and Jewish-American Poetry. She has made over 100 presentations at literature and academic administrative conferences. She was often interviewed on radio and television stations in New Jersey, focusing on higher education issues. She did not grow up aspiring to be a president of a college, rather she wanted to be a prima donna at the Metropolitan Opera Company. Her second-choice career turned out rather well, as after receiving a B.A. with honors from Duke University and a Ph.D. in English and American Literature from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, followed by 15 years as a full time English professor, she served as Provost and Executive Vice President at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and as president of The College of New Jersey in Ewing, New Jersey.
In Lynne's own words:
There is enormous power in resetting your relationship with food, taking control of your health, strength, mindset and mood. But why take cooking or health advice from a snarky grandma who doesn’t own a restaurant, isn’t a reality TV star, doesn’t have a medical degree, and doesn’t particularly like to cook? Here's why: my new book, "Brownies for Breakfast, A Cookbook for Diabetics and the People Who Love Them," is a cool, fun, beautiful, guidebook for anybody who wants to eat healthy: vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, gluten-free and sugar-free. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes more than thirty years ago, and offer myself as living proof that you can cook, eat, sleep and walk your way out of type 2 diabetes, along with other chronic ailments. That’s what I want for you, and the people who love you:“Brownies for Breakfast,” tells you exactly how to do it. I've got stories, I'm fun, at ease in front of a microphone and camera, and love doing podcasts. Let's talk!
Learn more about Lynn or buy her books at:
LynneBowman.com
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094GPM3Z3
Lia is one smart cookie. Despite holding degrees from both Stanford and UC Berkeley she was unable to crack the code on her struggle with overeating for decades. No matter how many books read, diets tried, or mindful eating methods subscribed to she could not resolve her struggle with food and weight. After becoming a life coach in 2016 she learned about weight loss coaching and was totally skeptical-- after all, if it worked she would have tried it already! She decided to give it a go anyway and was blown away by the results. Not only did she lose weight without using willpower or resistance, but she no longer experienced the over-hunger and cravings that had plagued her since childhood. Weight loss coaching provided the missing link!! It not only helped her figure out what to eat, but it addressed her mindset around food and weight. She learned to think differently which led her to eat differently and in a simple, sustainable way. That was 30 pounds ago. Today she lives happily with her family in California and maintains her natural weight without counting calories or carbs. She’s on a mission to teach other women how to ditch the diet drama and create the lives they crave, unapologetically.
Learn more about Lia at: https://liapinellicoaching.com/eatingwithoutfear
.....and about the 3 simple tools that allowed her to lose 7 lbs. without dieting
Eating Without Fear gives you step-by-step instructions on how to...
- Identify physical versus emotional hunger
- Eat only when you are truly hungry
- Stop when you're full (yes, it's actually possible!)
Pastor Kaji Spellman Douša (pronounced “doe-sha”) is the first woman to serve as the Senior Pastor of her 212-year-old congregation, the Park Avenue Christian Church, in Manhattan. The Park is known as a congregation of fearless activism in New York City.
For the better part of 12 years, Pastor Kaji served as Chair of the New Sanctuary Coalition. Founded in 2007, the New Sanctuary Coalition (NSC) was a grassroots, immigrant-led, multi-faith-based organization that creates support systems for and empowers people navigating the immigration system. Pastor Kaji is known for her work in building networks of thousands of immigrant-led advocates across the country. For her ministry on the US border with Mexico, Pastor Kaji was targeted and surveilled by ICE and CBP, the subject of her lawsuit Douša v. DHS. She has emerged as a key voice in finding a way forward for migrants.
In the summer of 2020, Pastor Kaji helped to lead many of the rallies and marches organized in response to the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. In the midst of the uprisings, Pastor Kaji and a group of Black clergy women built a new, member-based organization called Daughters 4 Justice (D4J) to constructively work with and hold to account lawmakers and the NYPD in order to re-envision public safety in NYC. D4J’s basic premise is that a city structured around the safety of Black children will be safe for everyone.
Pastor Kaji is known for her particular ministry in service to the spiritual needs of Black excellence. Many national and world leaders – particularly Black women – call on her for prayer, support, care and discretion.
She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and of Yale University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude and a Master of Divinity degree, respectively. Pastor Kaji completed her term as President of the Yale Divinity School Alumni Association in 2020. Her other nonprofit board roles include Planned Parenthood’s Clergy Advocacy Board, where she served on the 2020 U.S. Presidential endorsement committee for the Action Fund. Planned Parenthood regularly invites Pastor Kaji to speak at national rallies, events and press appearances on its behalf.
Pastor Kaji’s advocacy expertise helps to build the public and policy imaginary beyond intractable discourse. Her clear moral leadership brings her to a number of venues – from the pulpit to news broadcasts, editorial pages and policy rooms.
Dave Combs is a songwriter, photographer, entrepreneur and author with four decades of experience writing over 120 songs and creating fourteen albums of soothing, relaxing instrumental piano music. His songwriting began with the now popular standard, Rachel’s Song. His soothing, relaxing music has been played millions of times worldwide on radio, satellite, and all internet streaming media and it continues to touch the lives of millions of people all over the world. He is also the author of the bestselling new book, Touched By The Music: How the Story and Music of Rachel’s Song Can Change Your Life.
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To download Rachel's song for free, as well as to learn more about Dave's music and his new book!
Visit www.DarcyLuoma.com to learn more about Darcy and her incredible work!
Darcy Luoma, creator of Thoughtfully Fit®, specializes in solving organization’s people problems. She’s a highly sought-after coach and consultant who has worked in 48 industries, with 210 different client organizations and more than 500 individual clients, impacting tens of thousands of leaders and employees.
She is one of America’s most highly credentialed coaches, earning the prestigious Master Certified Coach from the International Coach Federation – a distinction held by only 3.8% of coaches in the world. The University of Wisconsin–Madison, a Big10 university, sought out Darcy to design its rigorous 9-month Certified Professional Coach training program. She served as the program’s director, lead instructor, and then Director of Training and Quality Assurance since its inception.
Before Darcy began her firm in 2013, she served as the Director of U.S. Senator Herb Kohl’s office for 12 years, did national advance work for the White House, worked for two U.S. presidential campaigns, and served as a trusted senior advisor and Deputy Transition Director to a Governor.
She received the distinguished Certified Speaking Professional™ (CSP®) award from the National Speakers Association, and has a Master of Science in Organization Development from Pepperdine University Graziadio Business School.
For the last 22 years she has been an avid triathlete and Ironman. She uses her grit and determination in both her athletic and professional endeavors. Along with her favorite job being a mom of two energetic teenage daughters, she enjoys adventure travel, yin yoga, kickboxing, spicy chai lattes, and afternoon naps.
Specialties:
► Experienced facilitator and trainer
► Dynamic and engaging keynote motivational speaker
► Professional certified executive and leadership coach
► Organizational development specialist and consultant
Learn more about Leighton: About Us | SYNERGY HomeCare of Longmont
An Arkansas native, Leighton started her caregiver career at the young age of 12, taking care of her grandmother who suffered from dementia. She loved the time she spent with her grandmother, learning that the best way to keep calm was to not disagree or try to correct her when she didn’t know where she was or what day it was. She met her grandmother where she was, and it made all the difference in her grandmother’s quality of life.
She went to college where she studied political science and economics – a far cry from caregiving.
She was working at Whole Foods in a customer service capacity and moving up the management ladder thanks to her drive to be successful and do what needed to be done. She and her husband had transferred to a new Whole Foods in Colorado in 2015, where her husband had family.
But one day she had an epiphany. She no longer wanted to be a part of people’s obligatory errands. She wanted to be involved in something more meaningful. Like caregiving. She craved it. So she gave her notice, not knowing what she was going to do, but knowing she needed to do something different.
In 2017 she started working at SYNERGY HomeCare of Longmont as a caregiver and scheduler. She felt fulfilled and kept asking to learn more aspects of the business. After about two years, the owner approached her and said she wanted to sell her business and wanted Leighton to buy it.
“I should have been scared, terrified, even, but for some reason I wasn’t,” she said. So at the end of 2019, just before the pandemic, she became the new owner. She attacked the business from all ends and doubled the company’s revenue in the first year.
She takes a strong interest in memory care clients because it is so personal to her.
She feels that each of her clients have a wealth of experience and memories that are important to preserve and pass along to families who may not have the time to solicit themselves.
She says when we lose a life, we lose a wealth of knowledge.
Her husband works in the business with her as a caregiver.
Even as an owner, she takes shifts caregiving and can fill in when a shift is uncovered. She finds it keeps her close to the business and evens the playing field with her employees.
She believes that she and her caregivers create a symbiotic relationship with their clients. The caregivers benefit by learning from them, understanding their lives and history, while the clients benefit from highly personalized and engaged care. She also believes this connection strengthens communities by creating a shared understanding. In that regard, she says her business philosophy is to focus on community rather than the competition.
She calls her caregivers heroes and angels, but the reality is that she has provided many of them with the opportunity to excel in a career that is not often regarded highly or even seen as a career. She once helped a caregiver get a car because that was what she needed to be excellent in her job. Someone she hired was living in hotels at the time – today she is applying to be a homeowner. She hires people of all types, but the common denominator is kindness. She often finds that the people she interviews lack confidence and she encourages them to brag about themselves.
She offers a flexible and supportive work environment that recognizes that caregivers have a life and a family and hobbies outside of work. Leighton happily covers shifts if her employees have a pressing issue and can’t come to work. She has an employee value proposition:
Caregivers are whole people, with families, hobbies, and lives outside of work. We work to keep non-traditional hours and use unlimited flexibility to create a work-life fit for us and the people we love. Giving caregivers the freedom and flexibility to create their own work-life balance builds trust in our company, but it’s also just the right thing to do. That’s why flexibility is at the core of our benefits and culture.
She is also very tactful when she thinks caregiving is not the right calling for an employee. She prints out multiple job postings and suggests they look into them because she thinks they might make the employee happier. Her feeling is that if you aren’t happy in your job, it will affect your caregiving.
Leighton and her two sisters were raised by a single dad. He always told her you don’t have to go to college – be an artist, be a dancer. He saw the joy about her and never wanted her to lose that.
Family has always been important to Leighton, from caring for her grandmother to today caring for her family of caregivers. She says she has created a family in her business, in which she and her caregivers become part of the client’s family.
For more information on Simon or Strategy Sprints go to: https://www.strategysprints.com
In Neil's own words:
As I write this, it has been just over three years since I began my journey, utilizing the knowledge I gained to reach out and contact the Divine and cleanse and rebuild my consciousness. This contact takes place when you gain the knowledge and insights about the Truth of Existence, Creation, and the twin impulses of being, and follow the instructions provided. Only after I had completed all the necessary learnings and steps was I able to reach out properly to make contact with the Divine.
When I first started meditating, I felt nothing I recognized as contact. After a few months of meditating daily, I got in the swing of clearing my mind completely of the string of endless thoughts that flow non-stop into the human mind and permeate it.
As I continued with daily meditations, daily cleansing, and the rebuilding of my consciousness, my contact with the Divine became clearer, more beautiful, and more powerful. The stronger the inflow of spiritual energy was, the more my body reacted in movements and vibrations. As I became more receptive to the inflow of spiritual power, I began to shift into higher frequencies of consciousness.
If you join me in this process, completing the learnings, learning how to meditate properly, and sticking with it, you too may enjoy these amazing and beautiful experiences yourself, as you ascend in consciousness.
Learn more about Neil and buy his book at:
https://www.dneilelliott.com/
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Learn more about Kirk at: (1) Kirk Byles | LinkedIn
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For nearly three decades, we’ve connected the unconnected with a reliable ecosystem of edge intelligent radios and solutions — manufactured in the U.S. — to optimize the extreme edge of remote industrial operations. We enable high-fidelity data capture, analysis, control, and automation via a scalable IIoT platform purpose built for the harshest, remote environments in the world. A joint venture with ModuSense makes global innovation agility and turn-key industrial IoT edge solutions a reality, accelerating our ability to bring fully integrated, plug and play IIoT solutions to the market quickly and cost-effectively. With deployments in 39 countries, and a legacy of solving thousands of customer challenges across multiple industries, we can help transform and future-proof your operation now. Visit freewave.com to get started.
David was kind enough to offer this free gift to all our listeners:
8-week Samurai program
http://www.myfocusgift.com is the URL I usually mention - takes listeners to a gift basket
including a training preview of the program
Learn more about David and follow him at:
Website:
https://focus.ceo
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Iva Paleckova is known as a mompreneur who took her own coaching business from barely making $700 a month and struggling to pay the bills, to a million-dollar quarter within 18th months - whilst multi-tasking being pregnant and then having her baby as a single parent.
Iva helps high-performing multi 6 and 7 figure business owners break free of their barriers and fall MADLY in love with their business.
Going through a hyper-growth as a single mom with a newborn she had to think outside of the box and create strategies that are quite different from anything else out there and completely recreate her approach to mindset.
Even though Iva is a #1 best-selling author and an award-winning international speaker, her biggest accomplishment and joy is helping her clients to achieve amazing financial growth within a matter of months.
Learn more about Iva at:
www.leadersbreakfree.com
Check Ann's YouTube channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTc4hb7ZKvih1LlRHK0cUjg
Learn more about GIVERS UNIVERSITY AT: Givers University | Your home for Wisdom, Wealth, and Welness
Check out Givers University YOU TUBE Channel: GIVERS University - YouTube
E. A. Csolkovits was born in 1956 in Chicago, Illinois.
His humble beginnings were that of the son of a milkman.
At age 16, he started his business career as a Janitor and also sold janitorial services to business owners.
At the age of 19, E. A. Csolkovits met Sam Robbins, a millionaire business man from Detroit, Michigan. Sam took E. A. Csolkovits under his wing and began to mentor him.
E. A. Csolkovits began working for Sam at the House of Holland Jewelers in the diamond business.
In 1980, Sam established a private grant meant to be a part of Sam's legacy due to his lifelong fight with diabetes.
Due to this grant in 1980, Sam and E. A. Csolkovits began to formulate heart healthy and Wellness nutritional foods and drinks. Over the next 45+ years,
E. A. Csolkovits was blessed with the following business and personal achievements.
Professional Achievements:
• Chairman of House of Holland Jewelers at 21 years old.
• Started and operated Columbia Nutrition System, consisting of an international workforce organization of over 10,000 managers and professionals.
• Started and operated Delta International, which included building an international workforce organization of over 33,000, producing multimillions of dollars in volume.
• Hosted a business radio talk show (E. A. Csolkovits Live) which was heard across the U.S.A. and Canada, interviewed 3 different company presidents for 5 nightly shows each week.
• High-end, Results-oriented business consultant who received as much as $1,500 per hour for his business advice.
Other Business Interests Include:
• Conducted advanced training exclusively for presidents and CEOs (a maximum of 50 per seminar) where executives paid $5,000 each to attend and learn 400 different ways to build and grow their companies.
• National Training Company—listed in “Who’s Who” in public speaking.
• Mortgage business- originated, processed, and packaged large, multi-million-dollar packages.
• Authored weekly newsletters which were distributed in 20 countries.
• Created, designed, invented, reformulated, and/or formulated over 75 products in the health and Wellness industry.
• Distributed products in 20 countries worldwide.
• Extensive manufacturing expertise.
• Established and developed worldwide distribution and sales systems in 20 countries.
Personal Achievements:
• Millionaire at age 23.
• 1st year of personal income exceeding $1 million in 1 year in 1989 at 33 years old.
• Established and owned of a 1,000-acre wildlife sanctuary.
• Commercial pilot with multi-engine complex and instrument ratings.
• 2nd degree black belt in martial arts.
• Advanced PADI certified scuba diver.
• Authored and completed the updated versions of the courses and books he titled The GIVERS Mindset™, The GIVERS Lifestyle™ and The GIVERS Lifelong Learning™ for the GIVE To Be Great™ series while serving at Morgantown, West Virginia (See Appendix).
• Founder and Patriarch of the GIVERS University to teach others worldwide about GIVERS and Takers.
• Invented the world’s first and only nutritional and healthy foods and drinks formulations using a special Fibonacci sequence code combined with the Divine numerical code which exists in all of nature while serving at Morgantown, West Virginia. (See Appendix.)
• Encoded the world’s first and only Wellness foods and drinks containing the secret Nutrient Dense Foods® Code which blends both the Fibonacci Code with the Divine Code which exists in all of nature.
• Researched, selected, scribed, and completed “The GIVERS Codex™.”
“The GIVERS Codex™” is based on the original Intelligent Design inspired by Ancient Texts.
E. A. Csolkovits scribed a total of 180 GIVERS Codes™, consisting of “The 54 ‘Wisdom For Happiness’ GIVERS Codes,” “The 54 ‘Wealth For Freedom’ GIVERS Codes,” and “The 72 ‘Wellness For Greatness’ GIVERS Codes.”
Holli Moeini and Jeanna Hanenburg, hosts of the LOA Uncorked Podcast and inseparable BFF, found each other in 2004 when they worked together in corporate America. They very successfully created meaningful experiences for their teams and clients while their beautiful, inspired friendship grew and deepened. A legendary friendship really, grounded in soul sisterhood and their passion for learning how to create epic lives and savoring them to the fullest.
Out of their thirst to create magic within a community and their love for the limelight, the LOA Uncorked podcast was born in 2018. Holli and Jeanna are all about making conscious creation a lifestyle - about learning and sharing how we can experience and express ourselves fully in our authenticity and personal power. They love to experiment with every inspiring philosophy, viewpoint, technique or life hack there is, and, at the same time, they are fully in their element, sharing their own wisdom and creation adventures with the world. And so, they ' re both students and teachers in their podcast episodes, absolutely passionate about empowering their listeners to learn to fully own their lives along with them. On LOA Uncorked, Holli and Jeanna share deep conversations that they fill with lots of fun and light-heartedness. They love to create a VIP atmosphere for both their guests and their listeners. If you like to be cuddled, laugh and learn at the same time, LOA Uncorked is for you!
Learn more about Holli & Jeanna and their LOA Uncorked Podcast at: https://loauncorked.com/
Margaret Agard story appeals to many who have more to do than time to do it, and want to live their best life. At the time she started this practice she was a single mother of eight, working full time as the sole financial support for her family, and had returned to university full time to finish the last few credits for her bachelor's degree in mathematics. She slept less than four hours a night and often woke in a panic worrying about what wasn't getting done. Her previous practice of prioritizing and focusing on the "most important" tasks wasn't working. After turning her to-do list over to God she "got more done, more sleep, and had less stress."
Learn more about Margaret or buy any of her books at:
https://inhisfootsteps.com/
In 2006, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean-to-bar chocolate factory and never looked back.
Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers. Shawn travels to regions of Ecuador, the Amazon, the Philippines, and Tanzania to source cocoa beans for his chocolate. They open their books to farmers, translating financials into their language and profit share with them.
Recently named by Forbes “One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America”, the Askinosie Chocolate mission is to serve their farmers, their neighborhood, their customers, and each other, sharing the Askinosie Chocolate experience by leaving the world a better place than they found it. So far the company has provided over a million school lunches to malnourished children in Tanzania and the Philippines, without any donations. Founded at the forefront of the American craft chocolate revolution and regarded by many as a vanguard in the industry.
Shawn was named by O, The Oprah Magazine “One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World.” Shawn has been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Missouri-Columbia and Missouri State University. Seth Godin, entrepreneur, and author, recently praised the company’s model: “[Shawn] has built a practice of creating a worthwhile luxury good that directly benefits people. Not sort of. Not a little. But directly.”
Shawn's book, recently released, co-written with his daughter Lawren, published by Penguin titled "Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul" is an Amazon #1 New Release. Read Seth Godin's review of the book here. He is a Family Brother at Assumption Abbey, a Trappist monastery near Ava, Missouri and the co-founder of Lost & Found, a grief center serving children and families in Southwest Missouri.
To inquire about a chocolate tasting or a general speaking engagement, please visit my blog.
Learn more about Shawn at: https://askinosie.com/
Learn more about David at: ABOUT - David Richman (david-richman.com)
After working in a variety of industries–including launching two start-ups–David Richman entered the financial industry as an advisor. Several years in, he found that his interests were more in managing people and businesses than in managing money. Over the next 15 years, he managed ever-larger businesses for the same Wall Street firm. Among other pursuits, David now works with a nationally-recognized financial services firm committed to keeping the advisor in the forefront.
Over the last 10 years, David has completed over 50 triathlons, including 15 Ironman-distance triathlons (2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run), more than 50 runs longer than marathon distance, including several 24-hour runs, running 85 miles in Mexico in the heat of the summer, running 104 miles straight from Santa Barbara to Manhattan Beach, and most recently biking 4,700-miles in just six weeks as he met with the participants of his upcoming book exploring the emotional side of cancer.
As a former sedentary, over-weight, smoker, David knew that he needed to focus not on what others wanted out of him, but on what he wanted out of life. Through lessons learned in business and sport, David introduces the concept of the “middle of the pack” and discusses how to get more out of ourselves than ever imagined. He applies this concept to life and business and adds value to the people he works with coming from the perspective of the “middle of the pack.”
David was born in Miami and raised mostly in the Los Angeles area. He and his wife split their time between homes in Southern California and Southern Nevada. He has worked in real estate, lending, construction, started both an animation company and a skin care company, and then went into financial services. He has college-aged twins who are as aspirational as their father. After losing his sister to brain cancer, David has organized a yearly fundraiser in her memory, the most recent being the impetus for his upcoming book, Cycle of Lives – 15 People’s Stories, 5,000 Miles, and a Journey Through the Emotional Chaos of Cancer.
To learn how to attain harmony rather than "balance," visit https://www.amazon.com/Work-Life-Balance-Myth-Rethinking-Optimal-dp-1260468895/dp/1260468895/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1611256463
Learn More about Dr. Travis at his Ultimate Business Quest at:
http://www.UltimateBusinessQuest.com
Dr. Travis Fox , holds doctorates in both Psychology and Clinical Hypnotherapy. Starting out on the PGA Tour, creator of the first Psychological Golf Infomercial on the Golf Channel. Continuing his career in Film and Television winning over 30+ Awards most notably an Emmy Award Winning Producer. Dr. Travis Fox continued his career in front of audiences around the globe. All while expanding his entrepreneurial journey.
Travis has been named by Yahoo Finance as a top 20 entrepreneurs for 2020 and even more recently Top 20 Instagram Influencers by BuzzFeed.
Travis has been on radio shows, podcasts and television programs across the country. Some of which include "The Dew Sweepers”' on XM Radio Saturday mornings, as well as the Sigurd Vedal, Travis Chappel and more.
From television programs like ABC's "One Life to Live '', The Nashville network and Resorts Networks to name a few. He also has most recently appeared in such documentary films “Beyond The Secret-The Awakening,” (March 2020) the long awaited sequel to “The Secret,” as well as “How Thoughts Become Things” (April 2020)
Dr. Travis Fox has 14K+ hours on global stages. He has developed an adventure that is more than just engaging, exciting and memorable for all audiences, It’s TOO MUCH FUN, in fact it has been said that it’s mesmerizing.
After decades on the corporate farm as a shy, introverted engineer, he realized that the cubicle could no longer contain him. So he escaped. It was a rocky road through entrepreneurship in the financial and gym industries until he finally stopped ignoring his genius. Now he plays in it, profitably, every day.
When he's not digging for business gold, he flies airplanes, brews beer, runs long-distance obstacle course races, and is a semi-pro comedian (not the funny kind!)
Learn more about Josh at:
https://www.joshzepess.com/wdyd
Melissa Bernstein, mother of six, married +30 years, and founder of toy company Melissa & Doug, has struggled with existential anxiety and depression throughout her life. Although her toys have touched millions of children, Melissa longs to connect with people in a more direct and personal way. She reveals her journey in LIFELINES, her first book, which she wrote to help others who are also suffering. Melissa’s mission is to help other seekers on their journey inward so they too can transform darkness into light.
Join the LifeLines community at www.lifelines.com
Holly Copeland, MA is a former conservation scientist turned certified Human Potential coach and NeuroMeditation teacher, sound healer and Reiki master. She is a practitioner and teacher of non-dual awareness and subtle energy meditation techniques and uses neurotechnology, Reiki and tuning forks in transformative quantum healing experiences and in her coaching work.
Holly's childhood passion for maps, the environment, technology and spirituality initially led her to a 25-year career as a conservation scientist mapping the Earth's ecosystems with GPS. Heartbroken by the state of the planet coupled with a personal health crisis, she set out on a new path of healing and transformation. She shifted her focus from exterior to interior and rewired her brain to a state of resilience and joy.
As a scientist and biohacker who unites ancient wisdom with modern science, Holly now harnesses modern technology and neuroscience to empower others on their path to human flourishing and upgrading from “ordinary mind" to luminous awareness. She guides people out of the muddy waters of the thinking mind to live in flow joyfully and effortlessly from their own inner compass--their own stable ground of being.
Learn more about Holly at: Human Potential and Meditation Coach | HeartMind Alchemy
Debbie Godfrey, certified Parent Educator, brings over 30 years of expertise in the parenting education field.
Through her business, POSITIVE PARENTING in schools and community centers around the world. She has served many organizations including C.A.A.N (Child Abuse and Neglect), Casa Pacifica, Conejo Valley Substance Abuse Prevention Authority and Child Development Resources of Ventura County, The California State Foster Parent Association, Southern California Mothers of Twins, the Ventura County Wellness Program and the Oxnard and Ventura School Districts.
In April, 2007, Debbie conducted teacher trainings for 8 schools during a 30-day period in 5 states across India. Deborah conducted 8 parent education workshops in Beijing, China during a 2-week period in February 2008.
She is the past director of Foster & Kinship Care Education at Ventura College.
Debbie has sat on the board of the Ventura County Partnership for Safe Families.
Debbie is recognized for her humor and compassion while teaching behavior and discipline tools that work at home and in the classroom.
Learn More about Debbie at:
https://www.positiveparenting.com/positive-parenting-teleclass/
You can learn more about Mark and his book at:
https://www.thecareertoolkitbook.com/
The book is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indie Bound, Books and Million and through local book stores. The app is available in the Apple App Store and on Google Play.
Sam is an author and digital communications professional whose latest book,I’ll Get Back to You, is about why unreturned messages drive people crazy. With digital communications now dominating the way in which we interact, unreturned messages can be the cause of lots of obstacles in building genuine human connections. This is what Sam is hoping to change. In 2004, Sam co-wrote the book The Great Divide: Retro vs Metro America, which received national press coverage and a presentation to the National Press Club. In addition to his writing, Sam has been a communications expert for decades, working with Nancy Pelosi and on a George Soros-funded campaign to legalize cannabis. In this episode Leticia and Sam chat about:
How digital communications change the way we interact with each other
Why people stress over an unreturned text or email
How people can fix the “dyscommuncation crisis” caused by digital communication
His experiences working in communications for important people and groups
Buy I'll get back to you at: I’ll Get back to you by Sam George (dyscommunication.com)
Sharon Coleman is no stranger to failure and difficulty. At 26, she was living in poverty, divorced, and alcoholic. From the depths of despair, Sharon began searching for a path out of failure and into success. She embarked on an incredible spiritual journey that turned her life around producing full spectrum wealth, a wildly successful career, deep meaningful connections with family and friends and most importantly, an EASY system that anyone can use to bring their dreams into reality!
Learn more about Sharon or book a clarity call:
https://HerDivineLife.as.me/60mins-clarity-call
In Zach's Own Words:
Hi there! I help freelancers and business professionals establish successful self-discipline to increase productivity and boost their potential for income.
-My Background-
Author of "Climbing Your Self-Discipline Tree: The Three Stages Essential for Accomplishing Any Goal"
-Full-time SEO Content Writer and Author
-Founder of ZachMathewsWriting.com
-Previously worked for Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Arizona Coyotes
-My Passions-
-Family First Mindset (Wife and Son)
-Christian Man
-Passionate About Exercise and Nutrition
-Avid Reader (Mostly Self-Development)
-Former College Athlete (Lacrosse)
Website: Zach Mathews Writing
Lisa Tahir, LCSW is certified in EMDR level I, Reiki level II, and as a Thought Coach through the Institute for Transformational Thinking. She has private practice office locations in both Los Angeles, CA and New Orleans, LA. Lisa is passionately committed to helping people heal and become emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and physically healthy. The Chiron Effect - Healing Our Core Wounds through Astrology, Empathy, and Self-Forgiveness (Inner Traditions Publisher, November 2020) The Chiron Effect is a guide to using astrology as a diagnostic tool to identify one of 12 core wounds, and heal them utilizing a prescription of psychology, spirituality, and taking personal responsibility. Lisa reveals how to transform your wounds, also experienced as areas of vulnerability that you may edit or hide from others from fear of being rejected or judged, and unconscious patterns that block self-empathy and forgiveness, and prevent you from living your most true and authentic life. Lisa is also the host of the weekly podcast All Things Therapy which she began in 2016, and releases weekly episodes every Thursday. Dedicated to Changing Consciousness One Conversation at a Time, Lisa’s show promotes personal growth and transformation, advancing the conversation on emotional, psychological, physical, and spiritual development. Among her guests in over 245 episodes are Marianne Williamson, John Gray, Ph.D, David Kessler, Katherine Woodward Thomas, Alan Weiss, Judith Orloff, M.D., Ora Nadrich, and many others.
Website: https://www.nolatherapy.com
All things Therapy Podcast: All Things Therapy on Apple Podcasts
Carley Hauck is an acclaimed author, organizational and leadership development consultant, Stanford Instructor, executive coach, and sought-after speaker who teaches people, leaders, and teams to lead consciously from the inside out and develop a workplace and a world that prioritizes people and planet first.
Carley is the founder of Leading from Wholeness, a leadership and organizational training firm. She has over 15 years experience in designing and developing impactful change management, training, motivational keynotes, and inclusive leadership/manager development programs at some of the best organizations in the world including: Stanford University, Intuit, Pixar, Asana, LinkedIn, Capital One, Bank of the West, Clif Bar & Company, UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, high growth startups, and more. Carley’s new book Shine-Ignite your inner game to lead consciously at work and in the world debuted February 2021 with her publisher Sounds True. SHINE will be Internationally Released during this event!
Carley also hosts the Shine podcast with over 50 inspiring episodes. The podcast explores how business leaders are bringing innovative leadership skills, high performance, and awareness practices to advance a more sustainable, just and inclusive workplace and world. Carley holds a Masters degree in Organizational Psychology and is one of the first Certified Psychological Safety Practitioners by the Fearless Organization.
Leran more from Carley at:
https://carleyhauck.com
Carley Hauck (she/her/hers) | LinkedIn
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Liz Thompson was born on Long Island, NY and studied marketing in college, graduate school and worked as a product manager for several large CPG companies in New York. She then switched gears, dropped it all, and attended The French Culinary Institute in New York before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a new path. She owned and opened two restaurants, moved on to teach culinary, and then had to pursue a second career change. Liz lost part of her sight overnight and had to access her skillset in terms of what angle of the food industry she was the most passionate about and could do mostly at home. Today she focuses on recipe development and new product development, helping individuals launch a food company and get their products to market. Additionally, she is working on her first book on “Baking with Herbs“, Her mantra is: “let your passion define you, not your disability.”
Find Liz at:
(1) Liz Thompson Marketing | Facebook
www.lizthompsonmarketing.com
Instagram: Realdesserts
Learn more about Deb at:
(2) Deb Brown Maher | LinkedIn
About me | Deb Brown Sales
Author: Deb Brown Maher | BIZCATALYST 360°
See Deb's art at:
Deb Brown Maher - Official Website (pixels.com)
Buy Deb's Book at:
Sell Like Jesus: 7 Characteristics of Christ For Ethical Sales: Brown Maher, Deb: 9781734055702: Amazon.com: Books
Learn more about Laura at:
Author: Laura Gray | BIZCATALYST 360°
Laura Gray | LinkedIn
Mentioned in this episode: United Way Worldwide (unitedwayofamerica.org)
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(2) Beena Sukumaran | LinkedIn
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Programs Archive - Miami University Program Finder (miamioh.edu)
Dieter Randolph is a third-generation minister., a writer, a coach, a teacher, and a podcaster. In this enlightening episode, he shares the struggle he faced having been raised with the expectation to practice his ministry in a traditional church setting.
After a lot of soul searching, he has created a practice that excites him because it inspires others to find a life that they love, without having to abide by the traditional spiritual practices. His motto is: "We’re all in this together. When you win, so does the world."
Learn more about Dieter at: www.waypastok.com
In Andrews own words:
Life is about the unknown and how we face challenges every day. I'm here to be of service to inspire through my stories in my own life so that your light may shine whether in business and personal.
At 13, I hit rock bottom in my life due to the harshness of the world around me that led me to the point where life wasn’t worth living and attempted suicide. But some force within me pushed me back to life and I stand here to tell my tale. I furnished the harsh experiences of my life with pretty fancy words to fill up the lives of the people around me with light. I stood against the harrowing experiences, and guess what? At the exact moment, life became bountiful on me. From an early age, I discovered my passion for acting and few months later at the then age of 14 when my grandfather died; I declared to the universe what I wanted to do. Pursuing my dream has led me on a path of personal development discoveries enjoying life where I traveled across the world, experienced different cultures and worked different jobs. From the pyramids of Egypt to the Great Wall of China, I explored the planet and got to inspire so many lives around me along the way.
Do you know what’s keeping me going? Hearing the laughter and cheers of the people when they hear me sharing my life stories with them. Those smiles and happy faces are just the fuel that empowers me to always keep going. I even wrote, produced, and performed my one-man show to inspire more people. Through my show, I lend a helping hand to the people struggling with life and wanting to die, people giving up due to bullying and abuse, and people losing their sexual identity. The world will start following you if you start believing in yourself. From being traumatized by the harsh experiences of life you too can move into a place of empowerment to follow your dreams and start chasing them to the end!
Some of my lifetime achievements include working with award-winning actors/directors and featuring in The Washington Post, Uk’s The Guardian, National Post, and on BBC Radio 1.
Mind Architect, Intentional Inc.
We all have a superpower of making daily CHOICES in our lives but we also suffer the choices we make. Sometimes we dread making the choices and at times we dream of making these choices. By the end of this session, you’ll be able to recognize how you can use choice more often to have a more happy life.
Manpreet is a father to two beautiful children, married to an amazing wife, and a son to great parents. He is Mind Architect at Intentional Inc. and helps people recognize the power of intentional mindset and conscious choices. He was born and raised in India and has worked in the IT Services industry for over 20 years. As part of his job, he has built and lead teams to help retail teams across the world build better solutions. Although he has had a successful career on his own terms, at the other end of 20 years he didn’t feel fulfilled.
For the longest, he labeled and identified himself by his work and what he did for a living. As for any employees, his employer decided:
How much to pay?
What time and how long to work?
What to work on?
What time to eat and get breaks?
When to take holidays?
When to spend time?
It all changed when he realized that he has a choice: a choice to change, a choice to create new experiences in life, a choice to pivot careers, a choice to have a conscious life. And that gave birth to “Intentional Mindset.”
He started his journey of becoming unstuck of his own limits, beliefs, and identities and developed tools to break the chains. He then started to coach people with the same principles to help them do the same.
He is fascinated by the role our mind plays in the quality of life we experience and how we can consciously choose to create the life we want. While all of the school education focuses on teaching people HOW and WHAT to do for a living, he wants people to get back to basics and learn how to LIVE first.
Manpreet.Bawa@IntentionalInc.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/manpreet-bawa/
An advocate of the power of functional medical therapies, Dr. Bonney takes each patient's health as her priority.
She is Board Certified in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. She has completed certifications in Bio-Identical Hormone Treatment, Gut Health, Cardio-metabolic Medicine, Immunology, and many others.
Dr. Bonney is also Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and is a graduate of Jefferson Medical College.
Learn more at:
Anti-Aging & Longevity Center of Philadelphia (wellness-doctors.com)
Seema Bonney, MD | LinkedIn
Links:* https://www.theafterbar.com/
Links to the guest’s company and social media accounts
- Blake’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blakegodlove/
- The After Bar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theafterbar/
- Etera Foods Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EteraFoods/
- Etera Foods LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eterafoods/about/
Dawson Church is a health writer and researcher who has edited or authored a number of books in the fields of health, psychology, and spirituality. His principal works are The Genie in Your Genes (YourGeniusGene.com), which reviews the research linking consciousness, emotion, and gene expression (USA BookNews “Best Health Book”), Mind to Matter (MindToMatter.com), which examines the science of peak mental states (American Book Fest “Best Health Book”), and Bliss Brain (BlissBrain.com), which demonstrates that “flow” states rapidly remodel the brain for happiness.
He has published many scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, collaborating with scholars at various universities on outcome studies of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety. He is the editor of the peer-reviewed journal Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, and Treatment (EnergyPsychologyJournal.org) and general manager of Energy Psychology Press, which maintains a research bibliography and case histories at EFT Universe (Research.EFTUniverse.com), one of the most-visited alternative medicine sites on the web. He is the science columnist for Unity magazine and his blog posts on the Huffington Post have been viewed by hundreds of thousands of readers.
In his undergraduate and graduate work at Baylor University, he became the first student ever to graduate from the academically rigorous University Scholar’s program in 1979. He earned his doctorate in Integrative Healthcare at Holos University under the mentorship of neurosurgeon Norman Shealy, MD, PhD, founder of the American Holistic Medical Association.
After an early career in book publishing as editor then president of Aslan Publishing, Church went on to receive a postgraduate PhD in Natural Medicine, as well as clinical certification in Energy Psychology (CEHP certification #2016). Church and Shealy coauthored the book Soul Medicine (SoulMedicine.net), which surveys the role of energy in healing from the earliest times to the modern day.
In 2007, Church founded the National Institute for Integrative Healthcare (NIIH.org), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit institution dedicated to education and research on evidence-based healing modalities. The two primary methods he uses are EcoMeditation and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT acupressure tapping). He has worked with over a thousand pain clients, with average symptom reductions of 68% [18], and co-developed the Skinny Genes program which results in long-term weight loss.[13]
In 2008 the National Institute for Integrative Healthcare initiated the Veterans Stress Project (StressProject.org), a clearinghouse to connect veterans suffering from PTSD with energy therapy practitioners. Over 21,000 veterans and family members have received counseling through the Project, and Church has twice been invited to testify before US Congressional committees on his work.
Church is a former president of the Family Connection, one of 53 nonprofits named as Points of Light by President Bill Clinton, and is also a member of the Transformational Leadership Council. Books on which he has worked have won over two dozen awards, including Best Health Book (Independent Press Awards) and Best Science Book (USA Booknews Awards). He has been quoted in USA Today, CNN, BBC, the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Parenting, and many other national media.
Learn More about Dawson at: https://dawsonchurch.com/
Episode Links:
About Us | SYNERGY HomeCare of Metro New Jersey
(2) Casey Holstein | LinkedIn
Grief Support Center for Children & Families | Good Grief | NJ (good-grief.org)
Wth HIGH ENERGY and Heartfelt Style, Robert Raymond Riopel has used his humour and stories to personally train over 500,000 students around the world.
Bringing value to audiences by showing them how to tap into their inner greatness. All of his trainings and interviews can be and are highly interactive and will not only leave the listeners with practical skills they will experience cellular shifts in their lives.
Book Robert to find out why he is a highly sought after trainer, speaker and podcast guest.
After going from $150,000 in debt and stressed to completely Financial Free by the age of 32, Robert discovered his passion of training others because he felt that if he could even assist 1 person in their financial freedom, it would be all worth while. Robert only teaches from his personal experiences, struggles and wins and that is why he connects so well with the audience.
Author of the international best selling book "Success Left A Clue"
Learn more about Robert at: https://www.robertriopel.com/
Sam Thiara is a professional who has created a personal journey as a storyteller, writer, workshop facilitator, problem solver, educator and entrepreneur. His goal is to engage individuals in their personal and professional development and was recognized by the Governor General of Canada for his work in the hundreds of individuals he has mentored and the thousands he has engaged. Added to this are the 45+ non-profits that he has worked with over the years.
Presently, Sam is the Founder and Chief Motivating Officer at Ignite the Dream Coaching and Consulting, a platform that engages his audience to define their path. A key element is transformational practices where he is an expert in youth career coaching and supports teams and organizations in corporate alignment. He co-founded a youth career platform that has gone nationwide.
He is a lecturer at the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University where he blends academic and professional experiences into a rich environment that captivates his audience. Finally, he is an accomplished and sought after speaker and has two TEDx talks to his name and speaks at conferences, seminars and workshops about 30-35 times a year. Added to his speaking is the book he recently wrote a book called, ‘Lost and Found: Seeking the Past and Finding Myself’. It focuses on his journey to India to find his ancestral roots with little else than a faded photograph and determination. The book is also about realizing one’s cultural identity because many struggle with understanding who they are.
Learn more about Sam at: Everyone's Life is an Autobiography / Sam Thiara (sam-thiara.com)
In Byron's own words:
Experienced Owner/Editor/Author with a history of success writing & publishing in the aviation and aerospace industry. Skilled in Journalism, Newspapers, Short Stories, Book Reviews, and Manuscript Editing. I have a BA in English and Creative Writing from Ohio State. Words and their use are my passion, especially the correct words.
Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1969, I trained as a helicopter pilot. After a 40 year 'gap year' I returned to college to finish my Bachelors Degree in English & Creative Writing, finishing at age 63.
MY PUBLISHING & WRITING CAREER INCLUDES SEVERAL BOOKS*:
The Sky Behind Me, a Memoir of Flying and Life
A Vietnam Anthem, What the War Gave Me
SkyWriting: The Art & Craft of Aviation
Waiting for Willie Pete, a Helicopter Novel of Vietnam
*Coming soon: PostFlight: An Old Pilot's Notes
Learn more about Byron at:
Home | Author B Edgington (byronedgington.com)
Julie Hartz | LinkedIn
Julie has an initial background in physics and geoscience that she acquired in her home country, Switzerland. After a year spent on travels and internships in marine biology and numerical modeling at the French National Geological Survey, she finally chose to settle far from home, in Sydney, Australia, to specialize in geochemistry.
Soon after she started her postgraduate degree at Macquarie University, Julie discovered the interdisciplinary field of Astrobiology and decided to dedicate her academic life to the search for life in the Universe. Her ongoing and already awarded research focuses on the traces of microbial life that are preserved in rock samples from Martian analogues.
Adventurer at heart, Julie flew a plane solo for the first time at the age of 15. She is always seeking the next challenge on land, in the air, or under water. Certified deep scuba diver, Julie recently let go of air tanks and regulators to start diving deep under water on a single breath. Committed to empower women in sports and science, in 2012 she co-founded the first Women’s Soccer Team of her home University in Switzerland that is still thriving in the regional championship today.
Learn more about Womars at:
https://www.womars.co.uk/
Jonathan S. Adelstein is the President & CEO of the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA). WIA represents nearly 200 companies devoted to building wireless broadband facilities that connect every corner of America. Since he became President in 2012, over 100 new members have joined the association, the annual wireless infrastructure show has broken participation records, a new association was formed in Europe, and a new nationwide training initiative and WIA PAC were launched. WIA is the principal organization representing the companies that build, design, own and manage telecommunications facilities throughout the world. Its members include carriers, infrastructure providers and professional services firms, with a combined market cap of over $400 billion. Mr. Adelstein served as Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from 2002 to 2009, for which he was twice nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. At the FCC he achieved bipartisan progress on issues including broadband expansion, widening access to the Internet and media diversity.
In 2009, following the FCC, Mr. Adelstein was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate to serve as the Administrator of U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service. There, he oversaw a $60 billion portfolio of rural electric, water, and telecommunications infrastructure loans. He spearheaded the strategic investment of nearly $7 billion under the Recovery Act into rural broadband and water infrastructure, as part of annual budgets of up to $15 billion.
As a member of the Obama Administration, Mr. Adelstein was appointed as a member of the White House National Science and Technology Council, which coordinates science and technology policy across the Federal government, and the White House Business Council, leading Council meetings with business leaders across America.
Previously, Mr. Adelstein held a number of legislative staff positions over 15 years in the U.S. Senate, culminating as a senior policy advisor to the Senate Majority Leader. Mr. Adelstein received an M.A. in History and a B.A., with Distinction, in Political Science from Stanford University. He attended the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and served as a Teaching Fellow in history at Harvard University and a Teaching Assistant at Stanford University. He is a graduate of Phillips Academy, Andover. He was born and raised in Rapid City, South Dakota. An avid musician, he has performed with artists from local garage bands to members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He currently lives with his wife and two children in the Washington, D.C. area.
Learn More about Jonathan at:
(1) Jonathan Adelstein | LinkedIn
https://wia.org/
Contact Carlee Hayes, RDN
https://www.nutrisense.io/team
https://www.nutrisense.io
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlee-hayes
Gail Gross, PhD, EdD, MEd, is a nationally recognized family, child development, and human behavior expert, author, and lecturer who is frequently called upon by national and regional media to offer her insight on topics involving family relationships, education, behavior, and development issues. Dr. Gross has contributed to broadcast, print, and online media including her TV talk show, Let’s Talk with Dr. Gail Gross on PBS,her radio talk show, Let’s Talk with Dr. Gail Gross, CNN, The Today Show, Fox’s The O’Reilly Factor, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, CNBC, FOX radio, Hollywood Reporter, MORE Magazine, Parent.com, Parents.com, Scholastic Parentand Child Magazine, Time Magazine, Times of India, Univision, The Doctors TV Show, Parents magazine, People magazine, Parenthood.com, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and USA Today. She has earned accolades from distinguished leaders such as the Dalai Lama, who presented her with the first Spirit of Freedom award in 1998, and Houston Women’s Magazine named her One of Houston’s Most Influential Women of 2016. Most recently, Dr. Gross’s book, The Only Way Out is Through, was named a Next Generation Indie Book Awards Silver Medal finalist in 2020 and Winner of the 2021 Independent Press Awards in the categories of Death & Dying as well as Grief. Her latest book, How to Build Your Baby’s Brain, was the National Parenting Product Awards winner in 2019, the Nautilus Book Awards winner in 2019, ranked the #1 Best New Parenting Book in 2019 and listed among the Top 10 Parenting Books to Read in 2020 by BookAuthority, as well as the Next Generation Indie Book Awards Gold Medal winner in 2020 and Winner of the 2021 Independent Press Awards in the category of How-To.
Learn more about Dr. Gross at:
Home - Dr. Gail Gross Ph.D., Ed.D. (drgailgross.com)
Sydney Weiss is a lawyer and the creator, host, and producer of Seek The Joy Podcast, a podcast with heartfelt storytelling and conversations on all things self-love, joy, connection, wellness and spirituality.
Sydney’s greatest mission is to uplift and empower others to find their authentic voice, encourage them to step into their vulnerability and courage, all to seek their joy and bring about a better world.
Through her work, she’s been able to do just that.
Inspired by our ongoing journey toward growth, empowerment, and self-love, every episode of Seek The Joy Podcast offers a fresh perspective, “aha!” moments, laughs, and stories and wisdom that will stick with you throughout the week.
In 2020, Sydney’s passion for nurturing human connection led her to launch Stories of Inspiring Joy, a new space dedicated to sharing your stories, in your words. There is real power in storytelling, and when we come together around shared love, loss, laughter, joy and vulnerability, we build connection, create inspiration, and come together in community.
We all have a story to share and a voice that is meant to be heard, and we want to share yours.
The future of audio storytelling is in intentional media that entertains, informs, and inspires. Sydney is a firm believer that diversity of thought and experience is the key to inclusive storytelling, inspiring real change, and creating great podcasts!
Through her producing work on Seek The Joy and Stories of Inspiring Joy, Sydney has shared powerful stories, narratives, and interviews with guests from various cultural backgrounds and experiences, spanning topics such as health, empowerment and joy, that inspire connection, community, and greater empathy and understanding.
To connect with Sydney and learn more, please e-mail sydneyaweiss@gmail.com or sydney@seekthejoypodcast.com for any podcast inquiries.
You can also visit:
https://www.sydneyaweiss.com/
Since 1999, Jeanette has brought effective public relations, branding, marketing and positive crisis resolution solutions to clients across a variety of industries.
When thousands of loyal Maker’s Mark Bourbon drinkers revolted online after Maker’s Mark announced they were lowering the alcohol content in the iconic product, Jeanette was a key member of the team Beam Suntory, the parent company, hired to restore customer confidence in their brand. Swift action with the brand owners, communication in social media and consumer influencers brought what would be called a faux pas comparable to Coca Cola’s 1980s misstep to a footnote in bourbon history. Within a week, Maker’s Mark fans’ confidence was restored as they happily awaited the return of the original proof bourbon they had grown to love.
In 2016, she managed the “dieselgate” emissions scandal involving Volkswagen and Audi. By quickly digging in and understanding the problem facing the automaker, confidence in the restoration process was restored as lawsuits became the headlines. The following year she managed communications for PepsiCo while they pulled an ad featuring Kendall Jenner that was considered racially insensitive and borrowed heavily from Black Lives Matter.
In 2017, Jeanette founded Excellence & Presence Communications to pursue her passion for inspiring collaboration between clients and her networks to deliver best-in-class campaigns through culturally relevant stories that inspire interactions with lifestyle brands, nonprofits and corporations.
Learn more about Jeanette and her company at:
https://excellencepresence.com/
Author, motivational speaker and conference facilitator Paul McGee educates companies on how to survive and thrive in challenging times—dealing with change, developing relationships in the workplace, performing under pressure, and inspiring others as a leader. He is often known as the SUMO guy after his SUMO book which became a best seller.
Learn more about Paul and The SUMO Approach at:
SUMO (thesumoguy.com)
Cheryl Vigder BrauseAs one of the leading experts on mindfulness in Westchester, Cheryl has created and ledhundreds of programs and taught mindfulness locally and nationally to thousands of adults, teens and children in schools, businesses and privately. Once a corporate litigator and investment banker, Cheryl now uses her decade of personal practice and training to write, speak and teach about the transformative practice of mindfulness meditation. As a busy mother of three, she has expertise in mindful parenting, stress reduction, finding balance and making these ancient practices accessible in our busy, modern lives. Cheryl teaches people from her own personal and relatable experience how everyone can use a few simple tools each day to create a more peaceful, joy-filled, healthier life. She is thrilled to create this incredible space for people to pause and explore the transformative power of meditation.
Cheryl has had extensive training in the fields of meditation and mindfulness. She is a graduate of Mindful Schools Year-Long training, as well as a Mindful Schools Certified Instructor. Sheis certified in Learning to BREATHE, MBSR for Teens, and Stressed Teens (MBSR-T) and has completed her Level I and Level II Meditation Teacher Training with David Nichtern. Cheryl is a featured expert on the Simple Habit meditation app, which has2.7 million total signups and an average of 30,000 new users every week, and is a founding teacher for Journey LIVE, an exciting new live-streaming group meditation app. She is also the creator of www.2bpresent.com and the 2bpTV, online resources that have helped thousands of people discover the true gifts of learning how to slow down and connect inward to their inner strengths, stillness and unlimited potential.
Stephanie FalkStephanie Falk is the Chief Engagement Officer at Pause Meditation and oversees all business aspects of the studio including marketing, development, special events and community outreach. Mindfulness has had a significant impact on her life by providing necessary balance while juggling a busy career and raising three children in Edgemont, NY.
In addition to co-founding Pause Meditation, Stephanie works at Gilda’s Club Westchester, a non-profit organization that provides free emotional support to anyone impacted by any type of cancer. Since 2008, Stephanie has worked in various development capacities and currently oversees corporate giving and strategic partnerships.
Prior to working at Gilda’s Club, Stephanie worked as a Vice President, Retail Brand Director for Lady Foot Locker and then as a marketing and communications consultant, providing strategic planning and brand development for corporate clients in the areas of special events, retail and marketing. Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Syracuse University.
Learn more about Pause to be Present at: Pause – breathe. connect. be. (pausetobepresent.com)
Pause to be Present is part of the TAP Series, because they are one of the Small Business that The Acceleration Project has helped and support. The Acceleration Project (TAP) is a female-founded, female-led business advisory firm dedicated to keeping local economies vital and channeling talent into the economy. TAP supports underserved small businesses, with a focus on those owned by women and People of Color.
Learn more about TAP at ; The Acceleration Project - HOME
In Heather's Own Words:
Walking is my passion; coaching is my calling and by combining these great loves, I get to take women on transformational walking experiences giving them the space and time to rediscover and reconnect with themselves. As a Camino Leader and Expert, I feel that when walking and coaching are combined, that’s where the magic truly happens!
“Heather prepares and encourages you every step of the way” Deborah Kevin
I’m passionate about inspiring women to make positive changes in their lives through conversation especially those who have challenges in their personal and working lives. For eg, redundancy, career change, business growth, medical challenges, divorce or may have just reached some crossroads in their lives. Together we can shape, co-create, redesign lifestyles they truly want – all done through walking and talking.
I run several walking-related experiences for small groups as well as individuals. Even my online programs involve walking as a way of thinking through issues in a pragmatic way.
I work with women who live busy and often stressed lives – always available to everyone else except themselves and rarely take time out just to be. As we get older and live longer, I’m sure like me, you’d like to do more and still play an active role in your life. That means investing in us, our health, wellbeing and longevity. Walking is a great way to do this.
If this sounds like you, let’s chat & see how you might benefit from my unique walking and talking coaching service.
Walking with you means that as much as I’m not walking in your shoes, I’m not too far from the journey you are making because I’m always by your side.
MY OTHER PASSIONS
When I’m not working, I love traveling & exploring. Sunshine is my weakness, and when mixed with great food, good wine and brilliant company, I couldn’t be happier.
Find out more at:
https://1millionwomenwalking.com/ or contact me via WhatsApp +447941246619.
In Barry's and Laura's own words:
The story of Rock Solid’s method and principles come from a mixture of Loz’s own personal experience in her quest to manage her mental and physical health and well-being, Baz’s 25 plus years in the fitness industry and sitting back and looking at the fitness industry as a whole and asking questions like
What’s missing, Why do people stop and start, What is the solution, and Why has the fitness industry let so many people down?
Everything that you read on this website comes from us asking these questions.
We developed a 5 step mythology to empower people to see where they are getting stuck and how to rationally navigate out of that rut.
It starts with Acknowledging and Accepting where you are, creating massive Awareness around the situation, taking small Actions that empower you, then making slight Adjustments along the way. These steps have been proven to be a powerful way to ensure that you never stop on your journey to health and happiness.
The final A in case you were wondering is Accelerate. If you do get stuck, this is where we step in and give you a boost and kick in the right direction to Accelerate you.
Learn more about them at:
https://rocksolidhealth.co.uk/
In Kylies on words:
I never thought that overcoming years of addiction would lead me to become a highly sought copywriter and brand storyteller in the transformation space, but it did.
I co-founded a spoken word poetry venue to work on transforming my life. I found the healing I was looking for in storytelling.
Not too long after, I was invited to write ads for a coaching company, even though I had no experience with ads, or formal marketing training. I used the same attention grabbing, emotionally compelling "poetry formula" to write my first ad.
In one weekend the $575 ad spend converted to $67,500 - the campaign ended up with a 2000% ROI.
Since then I have written ads, copy and told stories for transformational companies such as...
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Conscious Marketer (clients include Sounds True, Eckhart Tolle, The Collective Trauma Summit, etc..)
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Conscious Copy & Co. (clients include Joe Polish, Brendan Burchard, J.J. Virgin, Mindshare and more...)
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Astrology Hub, Tru Earth, HeartMath Institute, Brian Tracy, Travis Sago, Brendan Kane, Thrive Academy, The Draw Shop, Hungry for Happiness, and other companies using business to transform human consciousness for the greater good
I have been featured in Yanik Silver's Evolved Enterprise Course, Park Howell's The Business of Story Podcast, Conscious Marketing Academy, CopyHackers 10X Your Launches, A Conscious Copy & Mindshare Copywriting Workshop, and Signature Stories that Sell.
Along the way I managed robust affiliate programs for Max Simon and Gina DeVee, with partners such as Arielle Ford, John Assaraf, Mindvalley Academy, Mark Victor Hansen, Bo Eason, Thrive Academy, Derek Rydall and more.
I currently serve as the Director of Storytelling & Brand Development at Conscious Marketer, the #1 launch agency in the spiritual and transfomation market.
To date I've generated $23,000,000+ for my clients. Part of this is surrounding myself with awesome teams and dedicated creative professionals.
In January 2021 Sounds True published a course created by Richard Taubinger and I called The Power of Conscious Marketing, and we plan to relaunch in it the Fall.
I am committed to the practice of micro-philanthropy and love supporting 4Ocean, anti human trafficking organizations, and indigenous wisdom keepers across the globe.
My most recent fun accomplishment was taking a 1:1 mentorship program with Evy Poumpouras, former Secret Service Agent and author of Becoming Bulletproof.
In my spare time you'll find me traveling, hiking the beautiful trails of San Diego, at the beach or reading 7 books at once.
Learn more about Kylie Slavik and her amazing work at. You can also download her free guide to "The Core Story Formula at:
https://kylieslavik.com/
In Andy's Own Words:
“The best talk I’ve ever been to” – BBC Worldwide
“All conversations at dinner started..."as Andy Lopata said!!" But more important is after the conference, the number of emails and phone calls done!” - Nuno Durão Managing Partner Fine and Country Portugal
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Strong professional relationships can help to break down silos within organisations, lead to more and higher quality new leads, uncover hard to find solutions and increase efficiency in a range of areas.
Unfortunately those relationships are often left to chance, leaving many failing to realise the potential their networks offer.
Organisations struggle with more competition than collaboration between departments while sales teams rely on their leaders to bring in referrals as they plod on with tired attempts to find new prospects, ignoring the opportunity to build networks of their own.
By knowing why you and your team are investing in relationships, it is possible to plan accordingly and get great, measurable results.
For twenty years I have worked with companies on how to build, nurture and benefit from professional relationships. Working across sectors, I have helped businesses in professional and financial services, healthcare, software and more. I’ve even worked with chocolate manufacturers and fitness clubs, the perfect partnership!
I have worked in twenty-six countries worldwide, been quoted in the international press, including Forbes, Entrepreneur.com., The Sunday Times, The Financial Times and The Guardian in the UK and written four books on the topic.
I’m a Fellow and Board Member of the Professional Speaking Association and a recipient of the PSAE (Award of Excellence). I’m also a Fellow of the Learning and Performance Institute and a Master of the Institute of Sales Management.
For my sins I am a Charlton Athletic supporter and former editor of the award-winning fanzine 'Goodbye Horse' (I must have done something very bad in a previous life!). I also enjoy cooking, hiking, the theatre and various failed attempts at sport!
If you’d like to connect, please feel free to reach out and tell me more. Send me a personalised connection request on here or you can reach me by email at andy@lopata.co.uk.
My website is www.lopata.co.uk.
Specialties:
→ Professional relationships
→ Business networking strategy
→ Referral strategy
→ Social networks
→ Mentoring
→ Masterminding
→ Vulnerability and transparency
→ Networking skills
→ Word of mouth marketing
→ Networking for your career
→ Using your network to find a job
→ LinkedIn
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Dennis Pitocco is the founder of Bizcatalyst360 an Award-Winning publishing division of 360° Nation, presenting a life, culture, and biz multimedia digest, serving as a hub of creative expression and personal growth designed with and for our writers and our community. With an emphasis on action, our 800+ global contributors empower people to transition from knowing what to do to actually doing it —all complemented by syndication relationships with a choice group of equally innovative media outlets. Today and every day, we simply deliver the very best insights, intelligence, and inspiration available anywhere —doing it our way by placing our writers and our audience at the forefront. It's magical. It's evergreen. And quite frankly, it's just good stuff. Period.
Dennis believes that it is time to rediscover humanity. It’s time for a renaissance of pure, unbridled wonder. It’s time to renew in both our hearts and in our souls more joy, more kindness, more compassion, more understanding. And that magical sense of truly belonging to something greater than the status quo. The time is long overdue for a paradigm shift, pivoting from where we are to where many of us simply wish to be. The time is now to come together as a thriving “conscious community” where people are bound together by choice –not chance nor edict –remaining together because they want to. Because they embrace and enjoy listening, respecting, empathizing, and supporting without judgment. A community where they feel welcome and safe. Where authentic relationships that can be counted on without hesitation or reservation. It’s time to bring the spirit of “humanity at its best” back to the forefront. Come along as we reimagine the spirit of humanity at its very best under the universal umbrella of 360° Nation.
Learn more about Bizcatalyst360 at:
BIZCATALYST 360° | Business Media, Leadership, Sales, Marketing, HR
and about Dennis at:
Dennis Pitocco | LinkedIn
Shamis Story in her own words:
Shamis' StoryI launched Pitts Leadership in March 2019 after completing a “year on” of soul searching. For years, I struggled to connect with my purpose and made the decision to step back from the world of work until I could answer the questions - “Why am I here? What do I want to contribute to the world?”
I have always enjoyed serving and supporting others; however, doing so often left me feeling depleted. I always had access to interesting job opportunities, and I would happily accept the challenges presented to me because I loved leveraging what I knew while learning something new. But something was missing. I realized that the “something” was me!
I was often supporting someone else’s vision for the future without having a commitment to my own. I had been working 70-100 hour weeks, prioritizing work over wellbeing, telling myself that I was doing so in order to support the organizations I was leading and the employees within them.
After taking a step back, I realized - I believe in leading by example. How can I support the wellbeing of others if I am not operating from wellbeing? I then committed to a life of wellbeing - physically, emotionally, socially - and established the support system I needed to be in integrity with that choice.
With Pitts Leadership, I, along with my team and my partners, seek to support individuals and organizations on that journey by providing leadership coaching, training and development, keynote speaking and human capital consulting services.
Pitts Leadership leverages my 20 years of experience in strategy, people leadership and business process within human resources management consulting, financial services, education and start-up technology.
I have served as the official mediator and the unofficial heart and soul for many companies. I endeavor to support individuals, teams and organizations to create similar powerful, purposeful experiences.
Shamis serves in the President's Council of The Acceleration Project a female-founded, female-led business advisory firm dedicated to keeping local economies vital and channeling talent into the economy.
Learn More about Shamis at:
About – Pitts Leadership Consulting LLC
Learn more about TAP at:
https://www.theaccelerationproject.org/
Candace Johnson is a global infrastructure, network and innovation expert and entrepreneur. Currently, she is Vice Chair of NorthStar Earth and Space, the world’s first private satellite constellation dedicated to solving two of the most important issues of our time — space debris and climate change. She is also Chair of the Advisory Board of Seraphim Space Capital, the world’s largest venture capital fund dedicated to space and space-related ventures. She is co-initiator of SES/ASTRA for which she was named an Officer of the Luxembourg Oak Leaf Crown and architect of SES Global, one of the world’s largest satellite systems for which she was named Commander of the Luxembourg Order of Merit. She is also founding President of Europe Online Investments S.A., the world’s first internet-based online service and satellite broadband network, and founder of Loral Cyberstar-Teleport Europe, Europe’s first independent private trans-border satellite communications network for which she was named an Officer of the German Federal Order of Merit.
Ms. Johnson has recently co-founded Oceania Women’s Network Satellite (OWNSAT). OWNSAT has become a founding investor in the Kacific Satellite System based in Singapore, where Ms. Johnson has also been a Member of the Board. Ms. Johnson is also founding President of the VATM, the Association of Private Telecom Operators in Germany and founding President of the Global Telecom Women’s Network (GTWN). In 2012 she and a group of engaged women created the Global Board Ready Women initiative, (GBRW). She has continued to be a long-time Member of the Board of Directors of all of these companies and organizations at various times throughout the years.
She also served as President of EBAN, the European Business Angel and Early-Stage Investment Network from 2014 – 2018, the maximum mandate allowed by the EBAN Statutes. Ms. Johnson is also the Co-Founder of ABAN, African Business Angels Network and MBAN, MENA Business Angels Network as well as the Global Business Angels Network (GBAN).
Ms. Johnson is a Non –Executive Director of SES-ESL, the world leader in digital retail and a a publicly quoted corporation on the French Stock Exchange. Ms. Johnson is also President of Johnson Paradigm Ventures (JPV) which is a principal founding shareholder with AXA, Caisse des Depots, Bayerische Landesbank, and the SPEF of Sophia Euro Lab, Europe’s first trans-border early-stage investment company based in Sophia Antipolis. JPV is also a principal founding shareholder in London-based Ariadne Capital, “Architecting Europe.net”, one of the earliest supporters and promoters of Skype, the global VoIP phenomenon. Ms. Johnson has served as Founding Member of the Boards of both companies.
In her personal capacity, Ms. Johnson is a Member of the Strategic Committee of Iris Capital (Europe) and was a founding member of Inovent (Turkey). Ms. Johnson is founding Member and was President of the Board of the Sophia Business Angels in Sophia Antipolis, France from 2006 – 2008 as well as founding president of three multi-million Euro investment vehicles, Succès Europe, Croissance Europe and Innovation Europe, together with Meeschaert Gestion Prive. Succès Europe has an AMF (Autorite Marche Francaise) Visa and also co-invested with the European Union Feder program. Ms. Johnson is also Founding Member of the Cologne Business Angels, Galata Business Angels and Advisory Board of the Luxembourg Business Angels Network. Ms. Johnson was a minority owner of FMN, a German telephone manufacturing company, and a member of their Supervisory Council from 1993 – 2008. She was also a minority owner of Alpha Com, a wireless data manufacturing company.
Through her global investing activity, Ms. Johnson has widened her scope of expertise to include CleanTech and MedTech and has been actively involved in financing such companies as Nheolis, a unique home-turbine energy concept company, and CertiNergy, France’s first B2B2C energy-credit trading company as well as Quotient Diagnostic and AboDiag, life-sciences technology and services companies. In 2006, she created the Festival of the Fourth Dimension, the world’s first festival of the Arts, Technology, and Sciences, which has since become a major French government global initiative for Industrial Innovation and Creativity (Pole ICI) of which she became the 1st Vice President.
Ms. Johnson is also a member of the Advisory Board of numerous European and US ventures as well as being a Member of the Board of Governors of EDHEC, France’s largest business school, Sabanci University in Istanbul Turkey, and the International Board of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as well as being a Senior Enterprise Fellow for the University of Essex/LEEDS Program of the OECD. Recently, she has joined the International Innovation and Entrepreneurial Advisory Board of the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia (KACST). Ms. Johnson is a well-known speaker on innovation and entrepreneurship for such companies as Alcatel-Lucent, Qatar Telecom, IBM, Hewlett Packard, etc. and has been a featured speaker at the Cambridge University Center for Entrepreneurial Learning and the OECD International Entrepreneurship Forums in Shanghai, Riga, and Cape Town.
Ms. Johnson was also Vice President Worldwide of Iridium and brought it into the GSM MoU, the ITU and ETSI as well as obtaining its global frequencies and country codes. She was Director of Marketing for the German manufacturing company FuBa and globalized its manufacturing and commercial activities.
Ms. Johnson has been featured in articles in Time Magazine, the Financial Times, the Economist, Le Monde, WirtschaftsWoche, Manager Magazin, Les Echos, and the International Herald Tribune to name a few. She has been decorated as Commander of the Luxembourg Order of Merit and Officer of the Couronne de la Chene as well as Officer of the Bundesverdienst Kreuz 1. Klasse (FRG) for her work in de-regulation, innovation, privatization, and globalization and the specific projects named above. Further, Ms. Johnson is the second recipient ever of the UN-sponsored World Teleport Associations’ “Founders Award”. Ms. Johnson has also received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” along with Vinton Cerf and Tim Berners Lee from the World Communication Awards, the prestigious global telecoms organization in 2002. Ms. Johnson has also received the Lifetime Achievement Award from The International Alliance of Women in 2012 and the Lifetime Achievement Award from Women in Aerospace Europe in 2016. Ms. Johnson holds Masters Degrees with Honors from the Sorbonne and Stanford Universities, a Bachelors Degree from Vassar College and her high-school degree from Punahou, Honolulu, Hawaii. On November 12th 2016 she was awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Seth Godin is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he has written 20 best-selling books, including The Dip, Linchpin, Purple Cow, Tribes, and What To Do When It's Your Turn (And It's Always Your Turn). His most recent book, The Practice, was an instant bestseller in countries around the world.
Though renowned for his writing and speaking, Seth also founded two companies, Squidoo and Yoyodyne (acquired by Yahoo!).
By focusing on everything from effective marketing and leadership, to the spread of ideas and changing everything, Seth has been able to motivate and inspire countless people around the world.
In 2013, Seth was one of just three professionals inducted into the Direct Marketing Hall of Fame. In an astonishing turn of events, in May 2018, he was inducted into the Marketing Hall of Fame as well. He might be the only person in both.
His daily blog is a must and you can subscribe : Subscribe | Seth's Blog
In Dr. Escalante own words:
We live in culture of anxiety, and I'm passionate about finding ways to succeed joyfully despite all the stress. That's the theme of my work: effective action under pressure.
As a pediatrician, I believe our culture of criticism is a #ShouldStorm that fuels anxiety and limits us as leaders and as parents. I developed the innovative Sigh, See & Start Method and shared it in my TEDx Talk. Leaders use the 3S's to engage their strength and make the shoulds irrelevant. Parents use my method to raise their kids skillfully AND enjoy doing it.
It's so much fun for me to share engaging insights from science, psychology, and culture with people. Communicating clearly to generate Aha! moments for people is one of my greatest joys.
-I write widely about how we can succeed without crushing ourselves, most often at Forbes, Psychology Today and Medium.
-I speak at conferences to physicians and other professionals about thriving by harnessing our internal strengths (it's neuroscience and it works).
-I speak to parents about raising happy kids in our anxiety epidemic.
-I practice pediatrics in Naperville, IL.
Learn more at:
www.ShouldStorm.com
(1) Alison Escalante, MD FAAP | LinkedIn
If you want to learn more you can also Join the Face Book Group: Should-Free Parenting
Dr. Patricia Fogarty Mack is the Vice Chair for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement at Department of Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine. She advocates for patient safety and quality above all. In this engaging Back2Basics conversation, besides she shares with host Leticia Latino the importance of being open to new things in life and how you can discover what you are passionate about even despite your own self.
Learn more about Dr. Fogarty Mack at:
Patricia (Fogarty) Mack M.D. | LinkedIn
Ken was the Chairman and co-CEO of Kriser’s Natural Pet. Raising capital from private equity firms, Ken led the operations to grow Kriser's Natural Pet into one of the largest natural pet retailers in the country with stores in 12 markets nationwide. Recently he sold the company to TPG and the chain currently has over 170 stores nationwide.
After 5 years as Director of brand management at Yahoo!, he moved back to NYC shortly after 9-11 to co-found City Year New York. He quickly built a team of 250 staff and full-time Americorps members that served New York City in 4 boroughs. While guiding the policy, strategic, and product development for the organization, he led a team that raised over $25M from corporations, foundations, and individuals and over $10M in city and federal funding .
Before founding CYNY, Ken spent over five years at Yahoo! as the Director of Brand Management. While building one of the world's most popular Internet brands, he oversaw a team that managed the marketing and communications strategy for the communities and media divisions.
Prior to Yahoo!, Ken helped build Do Something as the Director of National Programs and Marketing. While managing media partnerships with MTV, AOL, Nickelodeon, he directed the communications messaging via print, television, and radio PSAs.
No stranger to start-ups, Ken is an advisor and active investor with current investments in teaRIOT, Mack Weldon, Tender Greens, Blaze Pizza, Breez Mints, Namaste Nail Sanctuary, and Park Place Payments. He also served as the founding chair of Kaboom!, a national non-profit that builds playgrounds across the country; the Painted Turtle, a camp for kids with life threatening illnesses; Ramapo for Children, a camp for special needs children; and the Northwest Settlement House.
Learn more about Ken at:
Ken Grouf | LinkedIn
Learn more about the Child Welfare League at:
CWLA – Child Welfare League of America
Deborah Heiser, Ph.D., is an Applied Developmental Psychologist, a TEDx speaker, consultant, Founder of The Mentor Project, and an Adjunct Professor in the Psychology Department at SUNY Old Westbury.
Deborah has additionally authored peer-reviewed articles, is co-editor of Spiritual Assessment and Intervention with Older Adults, and a frequent expert guest for syndicated and local talk radio shows, international and local podcasts, and print and online media outlets.
She has been quoted in The New York Times, Seattle Times, Dallas Times and contributes to Thrive Global. Her research covers a wide range of topics related to aging, including depression identification, dementia, and frailty with grants awarded from NIA/NIH and Pfizer. She received an international award for her research on depression identification, as well as serving for 9 years on the Board of the State Society on Aging of New York and was President in 2008. Later In 2016, she served as President of Queens Psychological Association in New York.
Learn more about Deborah and the Mentor Project at:
Deborah Heiser | i-m-age
https://www.mentorproject.org/
Simon Lever is the true Champion of Positivity, Harmony, Empathy and Kindness.
Formerly Executive Search for American software companies including start-ups, to Simon
Happiness is engaging with people of many nationalities and cultures. He has built up a treasured and very special 'network' of Linkedin Friends. The Bizcatalyst360 and The Divine Breadcrumb have further opened a landscape of inspiration and creativity for him.
EXTRACT FROM BIZCATALYST360 PLATFORM
'Award-Winning life, culture, and biz new media digest, serving as not just another website, but rather as a hub of creative expression and personal growth designed with and for our writers and our community. With an emphasis on action, our 700+ global contributors empower people to transition from knowing what to do to actually doing it —all complemented by syndication relationships with a choice group of equally innovative media outlets. Today and every day, we simply deliver the very best insights, intelligence, and inspiration available anywhere —doing it our way by placing our writers and our audience at the forefront. It's magical. It's evergreen. And quite frankly, it's just good stuff. Period.' BIZCATALYST 360° | Business Media, Leadership, Sales, Marketing, HR
Also, Carol Campos' The Divine Breadcrumb; a platform with brilliant podcasts. He has inspiring 'blogs' published on The Divine Breadcrumb. Carol is a Bizcatalyst360 Featured Contributor.
Based in Greater Boston Massachusetts, Carol is a Life Strategist, Alchemist, Writer and Compassionate Business Leader, Co-host The Divine Breadcrumb Podcast, addressing Awareness, Empowerment and Transition,
https://carollcampos.com (Company Website)
https://thedivinebreadcrumb.com (Company Website)
Simon is all about writing from the heart; accent on the natural environment, transforming feelings, emotions, sights, sounds and scents of Mother Nature's landscape; hills, rivers and woodland into words that 'transport' the reader's mind into the description itself. The reader's imagination freeing itself to join a Universe of light and wonder, generating good vibes.
He's a voluntary steward at the award winning 'Kings and Scribes Exhibition', welcoming people from many countries.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bizcatalyst-360-/?viewAsMember=true
simonrlever@gmail.com
Janice Schacter Lintz is a passionate, accomplished hearing loss consultant and advocate. She is well known and respected for her ability to assess situations, identify areas for improvement, recommend solutions, and implement programs that help organizations improve customer service and grow profits. Her ability to break down issues and do what is needed to affect change has earned her unprecedented access to business leaders, government officials, political leaders, and respected academians around the world.
Since 2002, Janice has become the global “go-to” person on all matters related to access for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Equipped with an undergraduate degree in business, a law degree, and experience as a successful litigator, Janice leverages her broad background to articulate compelling business cases for organizations in both the for-profit and not-for-profit worlds to improve hearing access for customers with hearing loss.
See http://www.hearingaccess.com
A culture lover, Janice felt her heart sink whenever her daughter – diagnosed with hearing loss at 2 ½ – struggled to understand museum guides and actors on stage, even with hearing aids. Not one to wait, Janice plunged into the research and learned that cultural venues could provide better hearing access with relatively standard technology, such as the induction loop, a coil placed around a room that wirelessly transmits amplified sound to a hearing aid.
Janice works with domestic and international organizations to benchmark best practices and helps clients leverage the most effective solutions for their situations. Working with multiple organizations, she helped the NYC Transit recommend that induction loops be included in all NYC subway information booths and call boxes as part of President Obama’s $13.5 million Stimulus Package. She also worked with the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission to implement this same technology in all taxis. New York City is the first United States city to offer this technology in its transit systems.
The New York City resident and mother of two is 2020 WBENC WeTHRIVE Program in Partnership with IBM Attendee, 2018 The Points Guy + Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Goalkeepers Partnership Travel Grant Recipient, 2016 Aspen Institute Spotlight Health Scholar, and a 2016 United State of Women Summit ‘Nominated Changemaker.’ New York State Governor David Paterson appointed her to the Interagency Council for Services to the Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of Hearing twice. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin J. Martin appointed her twice to represent the interests of people with hearing loss for two terms on the FCC’s Consumer Advisory Committee. The New York City Mayor’s Office appointed her to the Taxi of Tomorrow Stakeholder Committee. The US Access Board appointed Janice to both the Rail Committee and the Passenger Vessel Emergency Alarms Advisory Committee.
Janice is an Advisory Board member of The Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University. She is a former member of The Lower East Side Tenement Museum’s Advisory Committee. She has participated in six Renaissance Weekend retreats for leaders in business and finance, government, the media, religion, medicine, science, technology, and the arts.
Janice is also a Consumer Education/Travel/Food writer. Thrive Global, The Outdoor Journal, Forbes/Lifestyle, Forbes Woman Africa, Yahoo Travel, Huffington Post, Johnny Jet, andConsumer Mojo published her articles. Condé Nast Traveler, Departures, Travel + Leisure, Good Housekeeping, Skift, Southern Living, Fox Business, NPR, MSN.com, and Reader’s Digest have quoted her and included her recommendations. She has traveled to 139+3 UN countries and 194 Travelers’ Century Club destinations and is on a quest to visit every country in the world.
Dr. Ruth Gotian: Chief Learning Officer, Weill Cornell Medicine | Contributor, Forbes & Psychology Today | Thinkers50 Radar | Former Assistant Dean, Mentoring & Executive Director, Mentoring Academy | Global Speaker | Author | Coach
She has been recognized by the journal Nature and Columbia University as a leadership expert with a focus on professional ascension. She was also recognized by Thinkers50 as one of the world's top management thinkers in 2021. Her invited global lectures, published articles in such journals as Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Nature, Academic Medicine, Psychology Today, and Scientific American, national awards, and educational activities all underscore her ability to aid professionals strengthen their career development acumen. She draws great strength from helping others succeed, find, and develop their passion.
Her academic background includes a bachelor's and a master's degree in business management and a doctorate in organizational/adult learning and leadership.
To access the resources shared in this episode, such as the passion audit tool and how to develop a Mentoring Team visit:
www.ruthgotian.com
If you wish to Follow Dr. Ruth Gotian:
Twitter @RuthGotian
Instagram: @RuthGotian
As part of the TAP Series, we are presenting this week, the Chair of The President's Circle, Marcia Bateson.
Marcia has close to three decades of experience in strategic, leadership and managerial, roles for corporations and not-for profit organizations. Since 2002, Marcia has worked with top organizations, not-for-profits and Fortune 50 financial firms. She advises on strategy, organizational redesign, business, operational and financial solutions to major issues and guides toward risk-mitigated implementation.
As CFO for JPMorgan Partners Marcia overhauled its outdated infrastructure and integrated 6 acquisitions while keeping the division fully operational. She served as COO of JPM’s Asset Management where she re-engineered the business and financial infrastructure - which increased profit by 2.5X on flat revenue. When JPM sold Securities Services to BoNY, as COO, she managed the transfer of $1T in securities, 800 clients, and 800 professionals.
Marcia graduated from Vassar College phi beta kappa. She currently serves on multiple boards including NR-International, The Regional Plan Association, Holton-Arms School, Ceres Presidents Council, and she is active in the investment community in New York City.
Learn more about Marcia and TAP at:
MARCIA BATESON (theaccelerationproject.org)
AJ Sarcione is an international motivational speaker, intentional communications coach and corporate culture consultant, author, and the creator of the personality quiz The Shine Scale™. His goal is to help people accelerate success and smile more as a result. As the founder of Get Your Shine, he believes ‘it takes simply one spark to ignite your path to success.’ He has lived out two major dreams and found accelerated success in his career and life from engaging the characteristics of shine. While being intentional about what he wanted, he welcomed it showing up in life in the way it was meant to — something he calls Unintentional Perfection. He works with people and companies to advance careers, advance teams, and advance lives. AJ built his career in branding and communications, working closely with C-suite execs from Fortune 50 companies to start-ups. Prior to his work with Get Your Shine, he is credited with establishing and leading internal marketing at Yahoo, and following the company’s acquisition from Verizon, he was the head of mojo.
Make sure to do Your "Check Your Shine" By taking the ShineScale Test at:
www.getyourshine.com
Instagram: @ajsarcione Linked In: /ajsarcione
After a career in management consulting, marketing and strategy, Jane was determined to apply her professional skills to make an impact in the local economy. Jane saw both the need and the opportunity: The need arose from small businesses with great ideas and passion but a lack of resources and expertise. The opportunity existed in the enormous pool of professionals who had a strong desire to redeploy their business acumen. She built TAP to harness the untapped potential of both small businesses and local professionals.
Jane is mission-driven, seeking to mobilize women for economic impact, and merges her business acumen with her management, coaching, public sector and nonprofit work. Prior to TAP, Jane spent her career in strategy and marketing, working at Bain & Company, American Express, and as an independent consultant. She also has experience in private equity and venture capital as an investor and board member.
Jane currently serves as a Scarsdale Village Trustee. She has also held civic leadership positions as Chair of the Scarsdale Planning Board, President of the League of Women Voters of Scarsdale, Chair of SNAP, and President of the Fox Meadow Neighborhood Association. In recognition of her sustained and significant impact on the community, she received the Mayor’s Award for Exceptional Leadership the Daily Point of Light Award granted by Points of Light, the organization founded by President George H.W. Bush to recognize volunteer service.
Jane has been a member of numerous boards and currently serves on Harvard’s Women Leadership Board, the Harvard Business School Alumni Board, the Regional Plan Association, the Scarsdale Foundation, and the Yale Westchester Alumni Association. She is also a member of Golden Seeds and Harvard Angels. Jane earned a BA magna cum laude from Yale University and an MBA with honors from Harvard Business School.
Learn more about Jane and The acceleration project at:
HOME (theaccelerationproject.org)
Learn more about Shannon at:
Shannon Martin | LinkedIn
Shannon Martin, Podbean, Author at Podbean Blog
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Samantha Bessudo Drucker (formerly von Sperling), is a lifestyle guru, image consultant, journalist, host, and actress who has spent her entire career going above and beyond to help her clients achieve their goals.
She has appeared as a guest expert on numerous television programs such as Inside Edition, Fox and Friends, Good Morning America and many others. She has appeared in print publications such as The New York Times, TIME Magazine, O The Oprah Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek, and The Wall Street Journal, to name a few. By utilizing all her skills and training, Samantha has fulfilled requests from royal families, diplomats, politicians, celebrities, CEOs, companies big and small, and soccer moms. Currently Drucker contributes as ImageGal for DivaGalsDaily.com and writes her own column, “Ask Sam” for Time Square Chronicles. She also raises awareness for the AHA.
A surviver, it’s one of her passion projects. Her education is a continuation of a lifelong passion for the arts and a foundation for her business. Armed with a degree from New York University in Educational Theatre with a concentration in Speech
Communications – also a classically trained ballroom dancer and actress – Drucker set out to offer the world a new approach She uses her diverse talents to help her clients become the best version of themselves, achieving their goals whether it be success or romance. She will help you win.
Based in New York City, Miami and Boston
Learn more about Samantha at:
Samantha Bessudo Drucker (socialimage.net)
(1) Samantha (Von Sperling) Bessudo Drucker | LinkedIn
Samantha also shared her work with Mended Hearts, learn more:
Mended Hearts
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Barbara Jordan has traveled the world as an elite athlete, coach, instructor, and broadcaster. As a former collegiate All American, National Champion and medalist as a USA Softball Team member and coach, Barb is experienced in skilled learning and teaching. As a victim of predatory violence, Barb channeled her experience and knowledge gained through years of athletic participation and coaching into studying and teaching the skills of vigilance training. Always Bev provides the platform through which Barb is able to share her passion of educating others on the importance of personal safety and keen awareness in everyday life. Her commitment to preventing violence against females and her astute teaching in delivering the message of trusting your intuition and recognizing warning signs, has already positively affected many lives. Barb welcomes the opportunity to share her knowledge with you.
Barbara has taken the lessons and heartache from her sister’s tragedy on the road to foster a nationwide effort to promote life skills necessary in all we do, so females especially are never placing themselves in vulnerable positions. In addition to the personal safety courses she teaches throughout the country — both in person and now on webinars — she has founded ‘Always BEV’ a foundation who’s name honors her sister Beverly, and encourages all to ‘Always BE Vigilant’ . Since 2018 she has made a passionate commitment to educate women on predatory behavior and how to avoid being a victim of such a crime — educating participants on safety skills that can influence and empower individuals in a positive way.
Most recently, she also started a podcast that tells the story, but more so expands on the ‘Ripple Effect’ of which crimes like these often extend within family, friends and other acquaintances — how life changes in an instant — and most important, providing lessons to live more safely.
Barbara, who has taught thousands of women and young females to create a plan of action, especially through daily routines, recognizes that in today’s world, there are daily assaults that victimize and sometimes end the lives of women and teenagers throughout the country. She is a social impact hero, working to make an important change.
Learn more about Barbara and her impactful mission at:
alwaysbev.com - ALWAYS BEV
Always Bev- The Ripple Effect Podcast
Always Bev - The Ripple Effect podcast (player.fm)
Barbara Recommended the book: The Gift of Fear by Gabin de Becker.
In Dr. Shawne own words:
I never thought in a million years I would be spending my time on the conversation of forgiveness.
I mean, forgiveness, really?
But what I’ve discovered as a WBE, with Fortune 500 companies as clients and tens of thousands of training participants in our High-Pressure Communication & Engagement Curriculum, is that forgiveness is one of the highest skillsets a leader can possess.
Progressive and disruptive leaders take risks. All the time. It’s inevitable that you’re going to fail. And fail again. The stretch becomes how quickly can you bounce back to causing innovation, creativity and results with your employees, teams, diverse suppliers and clients.
And what about working with someone who got the promotion you were in line for, you don't like them, and now you have to produce results with them? Sigh. It happens all the time.
This is what we do best. We support your communication strategies in solving rather than fixing. We do it at both the individual and organizational levels. Our virtual trainings are just as impactful as our live workshops. We're masters.
Our agency has all the accolades, 6 EMMY® awards, national media coverage, and even a 2016 Nobel Peace Prize nomination for our popular educational tool called “The Apology (You’ll Never Receive).”
Through our unique communication consulting and training, we mitigate risk, illicit engagement, retain extraordinary talent and deliver experiential learning that bonds employees, teams, vendors and clients.
Our engagement case study is our non-profit Project Forgive, a non-religious, non-partisan organization that empowers women in leadership. We reach up to 100 million a month in social. It helps that I have a PhD in communication with an expertise in good gossip (I know, right?).
We use progressive strategies to engage and retain. After you hire us to work with your organization, your employees, suppliers and non-profits, they will thank you for your ability to be authentic, progressive and deeply make a difference for their bottom line.
Reach out to me if you need an effective and cohesive strategy to solve engagement problems or to increase productivity, cohesion and innovation internally, with your supply chain, soliciting diverse talent, and the organizations you sponsor and support.
Joy, Dr. Shawne
Learn more at:
Dr. Shawne Duperon - Forgiveness is a Leadership Tool | LinkedIn
http://shawnetv.com/
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Dr. Freddy Starr is a clinical neuroscientist and medical doctor with a specialty in brain imaging and psychiatry. Fred attended Syracuse University and Columbia University School of Graduate Studies for Molecular Neurobiology. After becoming inspired by work with troubled teens, Fred decided to attend medical school. He graduated from Rutgers, completed pediatric internship and adult psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine, and completed fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University.
While enjoying all the successes in life, tragedy struck in 2008, Fred lost his six-year-old daughter to epilepsy. With nothing left to lose, Fred moved to Hawaii with his windsurfing equipment and a desire to explore the aspects of consciousness that mainstream science tends to avoid. While in Hawaii, Fred worked as the Chief Psychiatrist for the County of Hawaii intensive outpatient program and worked closely with the State’s Medical Marijuana Movement where he assisted chronically ill patients in obtaining Cannabis for their specific illnesses. While in Hawaii, Fred studied Ho’o Pono Pono (Hawaiian Medicine), Plant Spirit Medicine, Shamanism, and Psilocybin Monotherapy for Trauma among other esoteric alternative treatments.
In 2012 Fred began his work using Remote Based Computer Assisted Cognitive Rehabilitation to treat clients all over the world without having to leave the tropics. In 2013, Recently Fred filed a patent for a Cloud Based, Machine Learning, EEG reading assistant under the Corporate Entity, Myneurva Datasystems. Dr. Starr also serves as science advisor to Neurella Laboratories and acts as Clinical Data Manager for the Painqx Project.
Dr. Starr currently lives in Dominical Costa Rica with his wife and three daughters. He is an acting board member of Kabe International School, a Progressive Dual Language Problem Based Learning Institute.
Learn more about Dr. Starr at:
Fred Starr, M.D. | LinkedIn
Dr. Frederick “Freddy” Starr: “Other people are not you” (thriveglobal.com)
Tami Simon is known as the voice of Sounds True, not just because she is the founder and CEO, but also because she introduces its audio programs and conducts many of the dialogues.
As Sounds True’s executive producer, she has produced more than 1000 recordings.
Recognized as among the fastest-growing private companies in the US, Sounds True won a Willis Harman Spirit at Work Award and has been awarded an Inc. 500 distinction twice.
Leticia highly recommends Tami's book: BEING TRUE
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Learn more about Ilse van Goth at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilsevangoth/
Learn more about Keith Trimels at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrimels/
Keith recommended the following book by Bob Burg:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Go-Giver
Dr. Michael A. Baston is the 7th President of Rockland Community College. A national leader who helps develop comprehensive supports that foster college completion, Dr. Baston’s work has been featured on MSNBC, USA Today, The Atlantic, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Community College Daily, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, The Community College Times, and Black Enterprise Magazine.
Additionally, he is a contributing author to Race, Education, and Reintegrating Formerly Incarcerated Citizens and The Handbook for Student Affairs in Community Colleges. Dr. Baston was a member of the inaugural class of Aspen Institute Presidential Fellows for Community College Excellence where he explored systemic issues affecting the educational access pipeline and student success. As a national Guided Pathways coach for American Association of Community Colleges, he is noted for his work with college leadership teams around the nation, helping them integrate student success initiatives to advance college completion. Dr. Baston is the Co-Chair of Jobs For The Future’s Policy Leadership Trust, a Commissioner of American Association of Community College’s Commission on Institutional Infrastructure and Transformation and member of the National Advisory Board of Center for Community College Student Engagement. Dr. Baston began his career as a public interest lawyer representing various educational institutions and social justice organizations. His work with academic clients led him to pursue a second career in academia as both a professor of legal studies and business and a student affairs administrator. Dr. Baston holds a BA from Iona College, a JD from Brooklyn Law School, and an EdD from St. John Fisher College.
Learn more about Dr. Baston at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-a-baston-j-d-ed-d-15213053/
Rockland Community College:
https://takechargercc.com/
John’s experience spans over 20 years and his corporate financial management, strong back ground in operations, and his ability to look beyond the numbers while driving results and value has been key to his success.
Learn more about John at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-fieldly-3969a86/
Have you tried CELSIUS yet? Learn more at:
https://www.celsius.com/about/
Dr. Steger is a recognized authority on meaning in life, purpose, happiness, psychological strengths, and positive psychology. His research on these topics has been published in more than 100 scientific peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. His books include Purpose and Meaning in the Workplace (American Psychological Association Press), Designing Positive Psychology (Oxford University Press), and the forthcoming Positive Psychology in the Business World (Wiley-Blackwell).
His TEDx talk shared the idea that a meaningful life is in reach for everyone. He is a speaker who infuses passion, humor, and enthusiasm for the science of flourishing into each engagement. He provides keynotes and workshops to business executives, organizations, non-profits, educational institutions, professional organizations, community groups, and scholars.
His research interests center on understanding how people create a life worth living, and seeking ways to help people flourish and achieve well-being. He is particularly interested in how people develop a sense of purpose and meaning regarding their lives, and how they bring that purpose and meaning to their work and their relationships. His research and commentary is regularly featured in popular media outlets including Time, Men's Health, Fox News.com, Yahoo! News, MSNBC,com, and BusinessWeek, EcoLuxe, Shape, and Self magazines.
Don't miss his upcoming conference #Wellbeing360 on October 29th at 10:30 am. on “Meaning in the Moment – A light-hearted approach to a serious topic for a heavy world” , and be part of the first virtual and worldwide event about wellbeing sciences.
Register and get your toolbox for a changing world!
https://wellbeing360.mx
You can watch Dr. Stegers Ted Talk at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLFVoEF2RI0
and learn more about him and his work at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelsteger/
In this episode Keith Recommended reading the Alter Ego Effect by Todd Herman:
https://alteregoeffect.com/
Learn more about Keith at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrimels/
Rob Purvy has over 30 years of experience in the sportswear and lifestyle industry. A span that started via working in retail, living in Asia as a Production Manager, heading a global product development division, heading a global basketball business unit, co-pioneering the inaugural e-commerce sportswear brand, co-founding a few start-ups, and also contributing to the tech industry. Reebok, adidas, Vans, and1, Hoka OneOne, Ballerz World, tcglosangeles.com, projectdream.io, Algenesismaterials.com are some of the brands Rob has worked with.
Rob also suggested to check out:
www.NextUpPartners.com
www.TCGLosAngeles.com
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The Corelink Solution is a non-profit organization that exists to revitalize communities through programs that empower people to reach their potential. Learn more about James and his mission at:
https://thecorelinksolution.com/about/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesrosseausr/
Listen to James Podcast at:
https://thecorelinksolution.com/podcast/
Alasdair & Julie-RoxaneFrench-American couple vanlifing 🚐 in 🇺🇸
🥾 Stepping off the beaten path
🌀 Living from our center
✨ Sharing with our tribe on our FAR OUT Podcast: https://linktr.ee/alasdair_jr
Learn more about JR and Alasdair, and support their work at:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/thefaroutcouple/
https://www.patreon.com/thefaroutcouple
https://www.jrkrikorian.com/
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Michael has extensively been involved in writing, producing and directing and actively been involved in film projects for the last few years.
At 19, Michael went on to have his first short film, Our Lost Translation, screened at the LA Shorts Fest. After completing San Diego State with a degree in film, he finished top of his class and now lives back in Los Angeles. In 2011, he directed, produced and wrote The Last Wish, which screened at a number of festivals and picked up several awards including the Sierra Nevada Award at the 2012 Mountain Film Awards. In 2013, Michael directed, produced and wrote the feature, Misogynist, where he was awarded best narrative feature at the Los Angeles Underground Film Festival. Michael has since made several other feature films including the action/thriller Chase, which was released in 2019 through Vertical Entertainment and picked up multiple awards including Best Action Film at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival.
He won the award for Best Director for his film Shadows at the Universe Muticultural Film Festival in 2020.
Learn more at:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2751807/
See his latest Demo reel at:
Twitter: @MichaelmatteoRo
IG: https://www.instagram.com/michaelmatteorossi/
Yitzi Weiner is a journalist, author, and the founder of Authority Magazine. He is also the CEO of Authority Magazine’s Thought Leader Incubator, which guides leaders to become prolific content creators. Yitzi is also the author of five books.
In 2017, he created the popular, “5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me” series that highlights the empowering lessons learned from the experiences of high-profile entrepreneurs and public figures. This series has inspired a mini-movement among writers, with scores of writers worldwide profiling inspiring people to share their positive, empowering, and actionable stories.
At Authority Magazine, Yitzi has conducted or coordinated more than 20000 empowering interviews with prominent Authorities like
Shaquille O’Neal, Floyd Mayweather, Kelly Rowland, Bobby Brown, Daymond John, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Lindsay Lohan, Cal Ripkin Jr., David Wells, Jillian Michaels, John Sculley, Matt Sorum, Derek Hough, and the C-Suite executives of companies like eBay, Kroger, American Express, MasterCard, 3M, EY, L’Oréal, Zoho, The Television Academy (Emmys), Intuit, Virgin, Campbell, Walmart, CVS, Wells Fargo, AT&T, Oracle, RedHat, GoPro, ZOOM, Udemy, Samuel Adams Beer, Zappos, and thousands others.
A trained Rabbi, Yitzi is also a dynamic educator, teacher and orator. He currently lives in Maryland with his wife and children.
Learn more about Yitzi and Authority Magazine at:
http://www.yitziweiner.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yitzi-weiner/
https://medium.com/authority-magazine
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Ms. Diaz, as an actress, has been featured in Oscar winning movies such as The Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook. She is the former Ms. Venezuela International and is known in North Carolina as “Luisa su voz Latina” (Luisa your Latin voice), where Luisa was the host and producer of the first and longest running Spanish language TV program produced in a major network. It ran for three years in North Carolina with interviews of celebrities in the Latin community such as Jorge Ramos, Cristina Saralegui, and Oprah Winfrey, among others. Through her success with her show, she became a personality and a brand name.
She is very pleased to introduce her new book, Sexy Is Timeless: Ten Timeless Sexy Assets That Lie within You. Discover and embrace your self-worth by reading this new, empowering guide! True sexiness is not just entirely about physicality. The real essence of undeniably irresistible sexiness lies within you!
Learn more about Luisa Diaz at:
https://www.luisadiaz.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/luisadiaztv
Twitter and IG: @LuisaDiazTV
Seven years ago, when Colorado-based mother and wife Renee Brinkerhoff decided to completely change her life to become both a racer and global philanthropist, she never envisioned her efforts could also change the lives of women and children worldwide. However, since 2013, her race team Valkyrie Racing and foundation Valkyrie Gives have earned global recognition for her personal quest to end the plight of human trafficking on an international scale. In 2020 she was set to conquer the ultimate challenge as the first to ever bring a vintage Porsche to Antarctica and drive 356 miles on ice, as the conclusion of a 7-continent journey that will have spanned nearly 20,000 miles around the globe to bring awareness to and raise funds for the cause.
According to Renee, the forthcoming winter expedition will be a trifecta of sorts, with an end goal of raising $1 million through her ‘Project 356 World Rally Tour’ – an effort alone that has already secured more than $200,000 toward her goal. “Antarctica will be the most beautiful, yet dangerous terrain we’ve yet to encounter with ourselves and our vintage car,” she explained.
“While the weather remains one of the largest hurdles, it’s going to be our technical mission to lightweight the car and stay on track in a carbon positive way,” said Renee. “We’ve got a team that has already earned a world record in polar exploration, and we intend to set a few of our own along the way!”
Joining Renee as her navigator will be Jason de Carteret, a British polar explorer who has held both skiing and vehicle world records for polar exploration. “Our upcoming fete will be an amazing crescendo in the epic journey Renee has already created on a global scale,” said Jason. “There is an enormous educational lesson to be learned in all she’s doing, let alone the history and heritage that her car provides.”
Renee’s Porsche 356 is currently being prepped in the UK and will join the expedition team in Chile in late November, before boarding a cargo plane to arrive in Antarctica. The last leg of the expedition also has the potential of setting a world record for rallying a vintage car on all seven continents, as well as a land speed record within Antarctica.
RENEE’S ROLE
For a small woman, Renee has created an immense voice for a deeply rooted exploitation of human beings. Her involvement has not only broadened awareness, but she personally brings much needed funds, support, education and supplies to pre-vetted shelters she meets with globally that house women and children who are both survivors and victims. Personal meetings and on-site involvement have already taken place with organizations in remote areas within China, Mongolia, Peru and Kenya. Each contribution begins a means to educate and support those that have survived human trafficking while taking instrumental steps to foster awareness that can help to end the global issue completely.
Additionally, this past January, Renee was selected by the U.S. NGO Exodus Road to be part of a carefully vetted and selected group of volunteer operatives to head to Asia, where she embarked on an anti-human trafficking effort to rescue and restore victims, including children who are sex trafficked. The investigation was part of an evidence gathering effort to build stronger cases for successful rescue missions for police on a global basis. Within a team consisting of former Army Special Forces and current members of undercover US law enforcement, she was able to secretly meet with children and prostitutes to gain insight leading to imminent arrests -- their overall efforts will be supporting the work of nationals on the ground fighting sex trafficking with local police partners.
BLENDING RACING AND SOCIAL ISSUES
After beginning her rally career at the age of 56in 2012, Renee was determined to take on her own self-imposed challenge of completing six endurance races in seven continents and utilize the world stage of endurance racing as a channel to support charitable efforts. By extending her own personal philanthropic mission on a global level through her dedication to fight child trafficking, a cause she has championed throughout her racing involvement, Renee has spoken at orphanages, engaged hundreds of foreign children and provided education to keep children safe.
The charitable effort grew by balancing her rally car competition, Valkyrie Racing, with her own non-profit ‘Valkyrie Gives.’ Her determination sought donations and direct financial support to counter child exploitation and human trafficking in poorer parts of the world – and her rallying became a visual means to grow the awareness.
Individual fundraising programs to date have raised more than $200,000 and Renee will be continuing to distribute those funds in the form of practical gifts and educational support. With a mission to raise $1 million through ‘Project 356 World Rally Tour’ efforts, Valkyrie Gives will be contributing 100% of all dollars raised to the cause.
Through her own personal drive, Renee brings a global perspective to her own enthusiastic vision – along with a dedication to never quit. Her prior rally experience has ranged from earning class victories in the dangerous and highly acclaimed La Carrera Panamericana race which she has participated in for four years in her car, to making history as the ‘only woman-driven team to finish the race each year she has partaken. Additionally, her team has podiumed each of the four participating years – winning two first place and two-second place victories.
Please view video at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5lolvhmxjr8n1rw/Project%20356%20LONG%200809.mp4?dl=0
ABOUT VALKYRIE RACING
Learn more about the exciting story of Valkyrie Racing/Valkyrie Gives and follow Renee Brinkerhoff’s progress on the team website at www.valkyrieracing.com , through Instagram@valkyrie_racing or at @valkyrieracing on Facebook. Contact the team via info@racevalkyrie.com
In Ruth's own words:
I was inspired to open my own Home Care Service after my family’s experience. I too called upon a Professional Home Care Service when my parents needed assistance and guidance to manage the complexities of my Father’s Parkinson’s Disease and my Mother’s ever growing role of caregiver. While they were surrounded by high quality Assisted Living Facilities and Retirement Communities, it was their desire to postpone or prevent the need to move out of their home. Professional In-Home Care Service became a critical partner of support.
As a result, my Father was able to make decisions about his care, and my Mother received much needed Respite from the 24 hour role of caregiving.
My family faced many of the same questions and decisions that you and your loved ones are experiencing. As a consequence, I have a greater depth of understanding about the challenges and also rewards when faced with choices about Long or Short Term Care.
At SYNERGY Home Care, we appreciate the importance of making an informed decision for you and your loved one. I encourage you to contact us, share your story and discover how we may serve you and your family! Learn more at:
https://www.synergyhomecare.com/agencies/wi/greenfield/wi03
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-busalacchi-a23b3428/
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Lauren Sustek is the owner and founder of Bartkowski Life Safety a specialty contractor that focuses on providing life safety services to both new and existing facilities.
To learn more about Lauren visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-sustek-b90828b/
https://www.bartlsc.com/
In Jay's own words:
In 2014, my father passed away suddenly from a heart attack. It was devastating. I also had a large amount of credit card debt, my job paid me decently but I didn’t love what I did, and my marriage was falling apart...
I started reading everything I could about how to deal with the grief, get out of this rut and turn my life around. What I learned to develop was a skill that changed my life completely.
The skill is self-observation 🧐.
I learned to look OBJECTIVELY at how I operate.
💡How I think 🤔
💡How I feel 😨
💡How I behave 🏃♂️
I learned to understand WHY I do the things I do, and how to change my behavior.
By developing this skill, I learned how to:
Be resilient 💪
Perform better 📈
Lead better 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
Work better with others 🚣♀️🚣♂️🚣♀️🚣♂️
The practice I learned to develop self-observation is MINDFULNESS (hence the headline 🧐😊).
Mindfulness has been the one practice that turned my life around.
🌟 I joined Tesla and in under 4 years worked my way up to running Sales Training at a national level 📈.
🌟 I started a business📝.
🌟 I'm in a happy and healthy relationship ❤.
🌟 I’m in the best shape of my life 💪.
My mission is to bring mindfulness to the workplace where it is so desperately needed with companies struggling with...
Employee burnout & high turnover rates 🚨
Low sales/performance numbers 📉
Leadership challenges 😖
Skeptical that mindfulness produces results? I get ya. It can sound fluffy, so here’s the data if you’re the analytical type 📊...
Aetna implemented a mindfulness program and the results speak for themselves.
💥 28% reduction in employee stress levels!
💥 62 additional minutes of productivity per week per employee!
💥 👆 is estimated to be worth $3,000 per employee per year!
💥 7.3% drop in medical claims amounting to $9 million in savings!
Google, General Mills, and Intel have been utilizing mindfulness programs for over 10 years to reduce stress, increase productivity, and spark creativity.
If any of that👆speaks to you, let's connect. For more info on what I do/offer, let’s schedule a quick call.
Website: www.jayabbasi.me
Business inquiries: jay@jayabbasi.me
More About Me 👇
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🖊 Proud father 👨👧
🖊 Sore loser at hide & go seek (my daughter doesn’t play by the rules) 👀🚪🛏
🖊 Graduate: Seton Hall University, MA 🎓🏴☠️
🖊 Certified Mindfulness Trainer 🧘♂️🏅
🖊 Health Nut (although I’m not a fan of avocado) 🥕👍 | 🥑👎
🖊 Mentor / Coach 🤔 🏋️♂️
🖊 Believer in the limitless of human capability 💪🚀
🖊 Foodie 🍱 🍲
🖊 Audiobookworm 🎧📚🐛
You can also check out the full video interview at: www.leticialatino.com
Dana Frazier Middleton became a licensed cosmetologist in 1997 while working full-time for Citibank in her native city, New York.
Dana is a visionary who is passionate about healthy haircare and community service. She has a reputation for treating each client’s hair as if it is her own! In 2017, Dana launched two of her own products for all textures: D.Frazier All Natural All Natural Scalp Oil & D.Frazier All Natural Shea Pomade.
Dana’s skill and professionalism has allowed her work to be showcased at various private celebrity events, fashion shows, photoshoots, hair publications, music videos and a period documentary based in the early 1900’s; Black Sorority Project. She also has experience as a wig stylist on Broadway. Dana is a healthy hair advocate, hair educator, distributor for hair extensions and custom wig maker who is continuously booked for wedding and special event hairstyling!
Dana is currently in graduate school for her MBA in Business and holds a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Communications.
Follow Dana on Social Media:
The Woman: Dana Frazier Middleton
The Brand & CEO: D. Frazier
The Artist: Hair.Dana
IG:@hairdana
FB: D. FRAZIER-aka-Hair.Dana
Twitter:@DDFMiddleton
In Pamela's Own words:
WHO AM I?
Effective leadership and extraordinary implementation = Breakaway Success. Don't settle for less.
The challenges facing leaders today require a Behavioral Change Master as a strategic "reality check" partner. That's one contribution I make to senior executives and their teams. Accountability for predicted results comes from aligning your values and your goals as a team; raising the performance bar means engendering mutual trust, which happens ONLY when people feel safe. The role of leader involves engendering mutual trust through an effective, reliable communication cadence that you set and keep. How are you doing? As your strategic partner, we look together at context (which is defining) and content. Distinguishing and addressing these separately is CRITICAL to effectiveness.
In 20 years I have given feedback to over 3,000 senior executives to help them recognize and be responsible for the context they set and keep for their organization.
🔶 POST-COVID, WHAT IS NEEDED NOW?
As your strategic partner, together we drive execution excellence through your people, some of whom aren't returning to the office. What about your remote workers? Let's look together at their suitability for working remotely, and do the same for their virtual managers. The assessment of suitability for remote work is quantifiable and ridiculously cost-effective. Let's start there and see what works.
🔶 QUESTION FOR YOU:
Successful culture and competitive advantage are achieved by having the right people on the bus, developing that A- Team to trust and value superior processes and systems, and providing strong leadership at the top. How are you doing?
🔶 WHAT I DO FOR MY CLIENTS
Feedback is the breakfast of champions. Leaders who work with me tell me they are more clear, more effective, and freed up to be their authentic selves while generating championship teams. Clarity of direction + employee engagement + effective execution + Breakaway Success. TEST ME.
🔶 HOW TO CONNECT WITH ME
Email: pstambaugh@accountabilitypays.com
Accountabilitypays.com
619-231-0195
https://www.linkedin.com/in/accountabilitypays/
Specialty: Partnering with you to FOSTER TRUST to HANDLE ANYTHING through your Agile A-TEAM.
Heidi Burkhart is the President and Founder of Dane Real Estate (“Dane”). Ms. Burkhart formed Dane, the affordable housing real estate brokerage, in 2008 when she was 26. Dane is the only woman-owned and operated brokerage in NYC, and a respected brand nationwide in affordable housing. Today the company has facilitated closings in excess of 20,000 affordable housing units and over $2.5 billion in transactions. Dane has had tremendous success rehabilitating properties nationwide but focuses heavily on the NYC area, such as properties in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Island and New Jersey. Most notably Ms. Burkhart brokered one of the first preservation projects in the nation utilizing the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program, which included the issuance of a new 20-year, Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) contract. Ms. Burkhart has used her business success as a platform for affordable housing and economic development. She has contributed to publications including Real Estate Weekly, The New York Real Estate Journal, The Real Deal, Brick Underground, City and State, City Limits and Chief Executive to champion the need for affordable housing, address the state of the industry and speak to its future. She is also a frequent guest on BronxNet TV and a contributor for The Huffington Post. Throughout her career Ms. Burkhart has won numerous awards for her business, civic and charitable endeavors. Ms. Burkhart was awarded the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year award at The Stevie Awards for Women in Business. She also received The 2016 Golden Bridge Award-Silver Winner Best Entrepreneur/Founder Woman. She received the ISPA Innovator Award 2014 for the “#BlankCancer” program she created to bring a louder voice, their own voice, to the fight against cancer. In 2013 she was selected as one of Affordable Housing Finance’s Rising Star’s. Ms. Burkhart graduated from the University of Toledo with a BS in business.
Learn more about Heidi at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidi-burkhart-475216a/
It has been a busy time for host Leticia Latino, she's fresh of releasing her now Amazon #1 Best Seller Women in Business Leading the way and in the middle of a "virtual" book tour. She has speaking engagements, a company to run and a family that is her number 1 priority. Making sure that all "runs" smoothly is very hard these times and so she has had to make some new commitments to her own mission, her new WHY.
This episode also will mark 4,000 downloads in all continents of Back2Basics. By no means is it viral, but it certainly is going places!
Leticia suggested to check out the sessions on Mental Health on:
https://neveralonesummit.live/
Did you know that our host is launching her new web page soon?
www.leticialatino.com
Follow her on IG, FB and Twitter ! @letilatino
Patty Taulbee faced many challenges during her upbringing and in this episode of Back2Basics she candidly shares how her resilience and God saved her from what could have been a very different ending.
She's the CEO of Plantlife, an aromatherapy company that was Born in 1994 in a kitchen out of a desire for products made with pure essential oil and raw ingredients… Since then, they have been manufacturing all natural, aromatherapy products that are good for you! They use fresh organic herbs, 100% pure essential oil, raw plant oils and other natural ingredients that feed your skin and restore your body. Each of their aromatherapy creations is prepared with the intent of enriching your life as well as not harming the environment. They still adhere to their original mission statement “For People & Planet” in everything they do. Why? Because it matters.
Learn more about their amazing mission and products at:
https://www.plantlife.net/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/plantlife/
Lobsang Chunzom’s philosophy integrates wellness with social engagement. She helps people realize the connection between their own health and how they treat others [care for others, support others, kindness towards others]. She guides people in partnering with others to reduce conflict nd create healthy spaces in which everyone can thrive.
She designs Limitless Health Institute programs, grounded in Eastern philosophical principles, that enable participants to recognize the power of their thoughts and actions to affect their lives at home, at work, and in the world. Her customized curricula include programs for individual happiness, family harmony, and organizational effectiveness. Participants leave the programs with practical tools that they can immediately use to improve their lives and the lives of their coworkers, friends, and loved ones.
A New York State Licensed Creative Arts Psychotherapist for more than 30 years, Chunzom specializes in dance and theater. She has degrees in movement therapy from NYU and UCLA and has provided therapeutic services in hospital settings as well as created programs to help substance abusers, incarcerated youth, and families in crisis. She has been a leader in many ADTA associations.
An ordained Buddhist nun, she completed a 3-year meditation retreat. For more than 20 years, she has been teaching meditation and philosophy in the Je Tsongkapa Tibetan tradition. She incorporates Western theories of learning, methods of analysis, and ethics with an Eastern understanding of the body and mind. The result is a unique approach to health through helping that unites self-care with social justice.
In order to help more people realize the power of helping others, Chunzom founded Limitless Health Institute in 1997. It is a nonprofit organization that collaborates with other caring organizations in NYC to help people experience the link between their own health and happiness and how they care for others. The LHI workshops she designs and facilitates are used worldwide.
Learn more about The Limitless Health Institute at:
www.limitlesshealthinstitute.org
Marci spent almost 20 years honing her story telling skills as a television director in the reality genre tv, on shows like Dr. Phil, Inside Edition, and E! Entertainment Television. She is a Los Angeles Emmy Award winner and a Cable Ace recipient, and surf enthusiast.
After graduating from UC San Diego with a degree in Communications, and learning to surf, Marci made the move to Hollywood where she worked her way up from the bottom. She started as a production assistant, to production coordinator, to story producer, to field producer and then on to director, Supervising and Senior Producer roles. It was in 1990 that she was invited to direct on Greg Kinnear’s first network tv show, The Best of the Worst, which inaugurated her into the Directors Guild of America.
Wearing many hats in Hollywood prepared Marci with the skills and experience to open and run her own video production studio, which she now operates in Redondo Beach, just a short distance from her home and family in Redondo Beach – and more importantly, 5 blocks to the ocean which she uses as her inspiration, as quoted in her passage, “Being in the ocean is like diving into creativity. I get inspired feel invigorated, and ideas flow. The ocean is where I write my client scripts in my head, long before my hands ever reach a computer keyboard.” The vibe of her company is as important to her as the quality of videos she produces. Marci’s board meetings are offered in the surf line-up, and everyone is welcome.
Marci balances business with family and philanthropy. She sits on the board for non-profit organization Waterfront Education, is a Public Arts Commissioner and Ambassador to the Redondo beach Chamber of Commerce. Today Marci is still a member of the Directors Guild of America, the Producers guild of America. Marci never books a video shoot on Fridays until after her morning surf session.
Learn more about Marci at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marci-klein-aa0207b/
Learn mora about Klein Creative Media and purchase Marci's book at:
https://www.kleincreativemedia.com
A coach and mentor to her Unhustle clients first and foremost, Milena is a mindful entrepreneur with a gift for inspiring and empowering others to take control and live full, multi-dimensional and fulfilled lives. She left her award-winning digital marketing agency and working with celebrities, start-ups and international brands, powered by her ego to create a heart-based business with Unhustle®.
As a certified Human Potential Coach, biohacker, mindfulness practitioner, writer and speaker, Milena blends her corporate 20 years of business and marketing background with certified training and personal experience, to help people reach their full human potential.
Read more about Milena at https://www.linkedin.com/in/milenaregos/
You can learn more about unhustle and join the movement at https://unhustle.com/about/
Check out KB's Community You Tube channel and make sure to subscribe!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEbG7NHfKZVJcUWTHt6445g
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-billingsley-6b8938113/
To learn more about KB's Heavy Duty Bus Parts visit:
https://directbus.com/
To buy KB's Book Women in Business Leading the way visit:
https://www.amazon.com/Women-Business-Leading-Way-Billingsley-ebook/dp/B087JYPBML/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=women+in+business+leading+the+way+kristen+billingsley&qid=1589665705&sr=8-2
Sibrena A. Stowe-Geraldino (née Stowe/Stowe de Fernandez) is the co-founder and principle partner New Jersey Teamsters Football Club (NJ Teamsters FC), a professional soccer club based in New Jersey along the the New York City Harbor.
As a power player in the world of sports, entertainment and media in 2020, Stowe-Geraldino became the first African American Female Principal owner of soccer club, in USA history!
In 1996, Sibrena founded and presided over LaChic Media (formerly Stowe Communications, Inc.), a New York City based media firm and is considered one of New York’s “go to” publicity and media buying firm in entertainment, specializing in the urban market. Her media firm represents celebrities, athletes, recording labels, high profile executives, author’s, publishers, television & film production companies throughout the globe. She was also the music manager to rappers Foxy Brown and U-God of Wu Tang Clan.
Expounding on her passion for celebrity news, Stowe-Geraldino developed what could be consider her signature celebrity news columns entitled, “Keeping It Real with Sibrena” and “Chic Society by Sibrena”. Not only did Stowe write celebrity news columns but, also interviewed and wrote about the known and unknown business acumens of celebrities. These articles graced covers and were featured in national magazines and newspapers, citing Sibrena with contributing editor credits.
The gifted media connoisseur has been featured twice in Black Enterprise Magazine as well as, an entire chapter called ‘Class Act’ in book, The New Color of Success written by Nikki Butler-Mitchell featuring black millionaire entrepreneurs. Sibrena enjoys in partaking in continuing education course, earned a certification in Social Media, Blogging and Digital Curation.
Mrs. Geraldino lives in Bayonne, New Jersey with husband Alexsi Geraldino and within minutes from New York City, where her daughter is based. Sibrena has held pageant queen titles to help champion her causes, speaks both Portuguese and Spanish and enjoys exploring the globe in pursuit of all things soccer, with her husband and partner.
With more than 25 years at Taylor, named Consumer PR Agency of the Decade in 2011, Mark has worked with some of world's leading consumer brands supporting their sponsorship of major sports, entertainment and lifestyle platforms. His client partners have included Coca-Cola, Capital One, Taco Bell, Nestle, Kraft, Pfizer, Bristol-Myers, GlaxoSmithKline, Sara Lee, Ameriquest and Bombardier Recreational Products to name a few. Mark has developed award-winning strategic and creative public relations campaigns centered around such major sports and entertainment platforms as the Olympic Games, Super Bowl, World Series, US Open, New York City Marathon, NASCAR and the Rolling Stones.
Mark is a Rutgers University professor teaching 300 and 400 level courses in public relations and marketing and has authored three books that were inspired by college students nationwide including Decoding Gen Z; 101 Lessons They Never Taught You In College; and 101 Lessons They Never Taught You In High School About Going To College.
Mark is the host of the 101 Lessons In Leadership podcast and is invited to speak regularly to groups of high school and college students as well as established professionals who are planning their next career. Listen to Mark's Podcast here: http://www.101lessonspodcast.com/
Learn more about Mark at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-beal-a24338a/
Buy Mark's books at:
https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Beal/e/B07HRWZ2QF/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
Brajesh Singh suffered from chronic back pain for 8 years and after loosing all hopes in Doctors and traditional medical treatments, he learned of a method called Zero Pain Now. This method has a great deal of success helping people experiencing chronic pain to become pain free. He cured himself, quit his successful engineering career and became a coach for this technique.
To learn more about Brajesh visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brajeshksingh
To learn more about Zero Pain Now:
https://zeropainnow.com/
Suzanne O'Brien is the founder and CEO of Blake Rian Consulting an HR outsourcing firm which offers unparalleled hiring services to place the right people with the right companies. Her vision is to build meaningful, long-lasting relationships with all her clients.
She firmly believe it is not about putting someone in the seat. It is about finding the right fit.
Learn more about Suzanne at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzanneobrien/
Purchase Women in Business Leading the Way:
https://www.amazon.com/Women-Business-Leading-Tera-Jenkins-ebook/dp/B086GZY7JV/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?dchild=1&keywords=suzanne+o%27brien+women+in+business&qid=1587607771&sr=8-1-fkmr0
In Ryan's Boyle's own words:
In October of 2003, a black cloud seemed to hang over our family, which all culminated on a wet, fall day when I was hit and dragged by a pickup truck while riding a Big Wheel type toy at a friend’s birthday party. The medics who arrived on the scene were ready to pronounce me dead due to my horrendous injuries. The impact of the truck was directly to the back of my head; immediately I went into a coma.
Miraculously I did make it to the hospital and through emergency brain surgery where part of my cerebellum was removed, along with a large portion of the back of my skull. I also suffered many broken bones and other such injuries.
At the age of 10, I had to learn how to breathe, swallow, talk, eat, stand, sit, walk—everything—all over again. We take for granted that as babies we learn to do all of these things. It’s seemingly no big deal, but it was a huge deal for me. The fact is that medical experts know very little about how the brain works, which means they aren’t very good at knowing how to deal with a traumatic injury to it. The first doctor that saw me once I awakened from my coma quoted, "I am optimistic that Ryan will gain enough strength in his right hand to type." After this grim prognosis, my battle began. When the Lights Go Out tells about a young man’s desperate struggle to return to a regular life after sustaining a traumatic brain injury at the age of nine; it is both inspirational and moving. The fact that I wrote my first book as a freshmen honor student at St. Joseph High School in Trumbull, Connecticut is not only an amazing accomplishment in itself, but also one never thought possible by all of the experts.
When the Lights Go Out will take you from my catastrophic injuries and the battle against death to my continuing success story of recovery, now in Georgia. I not only explain the obvious physical challenges that I faced, but also the emotional and psychological challenges which, at times, were my greatest obstacles. I cover the critical role of faith and spirituality that gave me hope and strength to overcome tremendous challenges. I touch upon the healing power of friends, the inherent goodness of people to help when they are needed the most, and the importance of the support and love of my parents and brother as the foundation through all of my recovery. This inspirational story is a living example of how a horrific event can be overcome by measures of strength, determination and faith that you never knew you had within.
Learn more about Ryan and his journey at:
www.ryanboyle.me/
https://www.amazon.com/When-Lights-Go-Out-Second/dp/144976830X
Joan Brothers is the founder of Manhattan Boutique Real Estate, a full service firm that offers a clear, intimate approach to buying, selling and renting properties in New York City. They have experts in residential and commercial real estate as well as real estate consulting and development. They also focus on Real Estate Advisory Services. Manhattan Boutique Real Estate is a certified women business enterprise (WBE) and approved as Best for NYC. Their motto is: Local Expertise and Networks with Global Knowledge
Learn more about Joan at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanbrothers/
https://mbreny.com/
April is the founder and owner of ADS Design Solutions, she is also a co-author on Women in Business Leading the Way. April has done a lot with her design career. She is an experienced interior designer for both commercial and residential buildings with a lifetime of experience of more than 17 years in this industry. She has worked on more than 500 individual projects and has collaboratively designed on projects that exceeded $1.5 billion in construction cost. She has designed and coordinated with projects that involved the construction of Education Facilities, Churches, Universities, Industrial Complexes, Financial Buildings, Athletic Stadiums, and Healthcare Facilities. Because of her excellent services in the designing industry, she was nominated twice for Cambridge Who’s Who among interior designers back in 2007 and 2008. April has the aspiration that she can influence other women to take chances in a male-dominated industry. She believes that women are as powerful and smart as men, and their voices must be heard. Construction is not just a man’s field anymore. She has stated, “I believe it is an honor to represent Women as an Entrepreneur and leader in my field of Design and Construction, where men are the leaders in this area. It is important that women can be powerful and have an impact, especially in a man dominated field such as construction.” Furthermore, she said she would like to minimize the obstacles for women, likhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/april-davis-359bb01b/e a young woman not being taken seriously, or how to manage time between family and business in her line of work.
You can learn more about April at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/april-davis-359bb01b/
Pre-order the book:
https://tspublishing.kartra.com/page/wib-authors
Music and Lyrics by Don, Leticia, Christian and Emma van Splunteren.
Produced and Mixed by Don van Splunteren.
Not to be sold or reproduced or modified without prior consent. Contact letilatino@yahoo.com if any questions.
Gabe is a Navy veteran who experienced a motorcycle accident 10 years ago resulting in a TBI (traumatic brain injury) and complete paralysis in his right arm as well as severe nerve pain and damage throughout his body. He recently had his arm amputated. Gabe found solace from his pain through his incredible physical drive and mental determination. He is a diver, pickleballer, and more notably, an archer. He was Tokyo bound for the 2020 Paralympics before the coronavirus pandemic managed to cancel it. He catalogues his archery on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube. His handles are @theonearmarcher on all mediums excepting TikTok which is @theonearmedarcher.
His training regimen involves practicing 4-6 days a week, 2-4 hours per training session, 2-3 times a days.
Gabe credits his family with giving him the will and drive to thrive and overcome. He’s also a master of visualization from living with his chronic pain, which in turn is no small part of his rapid success, as he has only been shooting for 1.5 years.
Gabe’s favorite saying is “I’m a motivational doer, not a motivational speaker.”
Join the #Back2Basics Challenge and share with the world what you and your family are doing while in isolation. What have you remembered that makes you TICK? Please use the #Back2BasicsChallenge and when you do it ask someone you know to take on the challenge and keep passing it on!
Also check out Christian's You Tube Travel Channel and like it if you enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPf7U3Hq3OZBaZfZccq8UDQ
Paul Pellinger lays out the Blueprint for Healing through Music.
Music Is Our Medicine discusses the evolution and ultimate realization of Paul’s idea of a music-centered rehab paradigm, and perfectly illustrates the therapeutic benefits of music and the ways Recovery Unplugged has harnessed them to help thousands of patients recover from drug or alcohol dependency.
Throughout this riveting work, Paul Breaks down, in candid detail, his approach to music-based addiction care. He also discusses the indispensable role of music in his personal journey, from the way he embraced it during his own recovery to his years of experience in the treatment industry to the establishment of the first Recovery Unplugged treatment center. The book outlines the numerous ways music can help patients heal from substance abuse, including simple appreciation and analysis, writing, performance and production.
At a time when opioid overdoses are at record highs and Americans of all backgrounds are more exposed than ever to different types of addiction threats, books like Music Is Our Medicine have never been more relevant or crucial.
Check out more about Paul and its rehab program Recovery Unplugged:
https://paulpellinger.com/music-is-our-medicine/
https://www.recoveryunplugged.com/locations/fort-lauderdale-fl/
A 20+ year veteran of Procter & Gamble, Anne has been a thought-leader and architect in quickly putting brands on the “Super-Highway of Relevancy” by cultivating Brand-Love. Splitting her decades between Product Development and Communications/Influencer Marketing, her prevue is unique in that she has been intimately involved in all stages of the brand journey. From game-changing product launches like Secret Clinical Strength as well as pivotal programs like the London 2012 Olympic “Thank You, Mom” campaign and the Cannes award winning Tide Super Bowl Campaigns #BradshawStain and #TideAd, she developed fine-tuned processes to help brands dig deep to discover their Brand-Love potential.Through partnerships with properties like the NFL, Joe Gibbs Racing, United States Olympic Committee, and NYC Fashion Week, Anne has become an expert in defining how brands can maximize influencers, spokespeople, thought-leaders and credentialers to create relevancy, differentiation and ambassadorship. This expertise has also translated into effective use of social sustainability as evidenced by her leadership of the “Tide Loads of Hope” program. Her work has resulted in billions of high-impact impressions internationally, nationally and locally, across all influencer verticals and channels including: Ellen, Today, GMA, WSJ, NYT, People, Huffington Post, Popsugar, SI, ESPN and BabyCenter just to name a few.You can buy Anne's book "The Super highway of Relevancy" by clicking Here: https://www.amazon.com/Super-Highway-Relevancy-Getting-People-Indefinitely-ebook/dp/B08195RKM9
You can learn more about Chang at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/changchoi206/
Chang suggested that you checked out:
On the topic of diaspora there’s a documentary called Jeronimo about Koreans in Cuba. They came in via Mexico and some served under Fidel while being stateless as Korea changed from Japan to 2 nations. http://www.jeronimothemovie.com
What a better way to celebrate Valentines day that with Host Leticia Latino van Splunteren candidly sharing her journey to finding hers, on-line!
Ilse van Goth, mom, grandmother, business owner, professor humanitarian and published author shares with host Leticia Latino van Splunteren not only how she survived living through daily Allied air raids in WWII as a young life but how she used all those experiences to eventually Thrive in life.
It is the story of a childhood that begins in WWII Germany and continues on through the early years behind the Iron Curtain, how she escaped East Germany and how she eventually got to the USA.
She details her journey in the book Five Lives: The Spirit of Survival, a definite must read
https://www.amazon.com/Five-Lives-Ilse-van-Goth-ebook/dp/B006NL2GMU
She also shares about her humanitarian missions and how she helps give back. Did you know?
1 in 3 people globally do not have access to safe drinking water (UNICEF, WHO). The Bucket Ministry (TBM) brings clean and safe drinking water to people in countries around the world, while sharing the Love of God. I’ve participated on mission trips to Vietnam, and currently scheduled to go on a mission trip to Kibera in Kenya, the largest urban slum in Africa with 2,5 million slum dwellers. www.thebucketministry.com
To learn more about Ilse's Businesses:
Principal of IDT-Group, LLC – a technical course development and training group. www.IDT-Group.com
Principal of Cross-Cultural Communication. Creating effective strategies for the global workplace. www.cccommunication.org
An episode not to be missed!
Engineer, Educator, Pro-skier, Pro-Scuba Diver, Randy Wall seems to do it all, and do it well he does!
His goal is to teach soft skills to young engineers to better prepare them for the world and to create a fully engaging culture where company's team members feel safe and secure. A foundational culture grounded in the values of collaboration, participation, impunity, and clear expectations, one that lays the groundwork for our team members to have peace of mind, a culture that creates the possibility for craftsmanship to emerge. Indeed, an immersive culture where each team member feels one with their practice, Part Of something bigger than themselves.
Later in the interview he shares in detail how he felt when he learned of the tragic death of his beloved brother and how he coped with it. Inspirational to its core.
Randy shared the name of the book that changed the trajectory of his life. You can check it out at:
You can also learn more about Randy at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/randywall-pe-mpa/
Deborah Olson is a women’s emotional health specialist and author of The Healing Power of Girlfriends: How to Create Your Best Life Through Female Connection.
Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733701001/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_2?crid=3MXD4DBHKM2LJ&keywords=healing+power+of+girlfriends+deborah&qid=1551910432&s=gateway&sprefix=healing+power+of+girlfriends%2Caps%2C214&sr=8-2-fkmrnull
She has counseled women for nearly two decades in women’s issues, parenting concerns, and marital struggles. She offers life enrichment seminars and retreats and provides hands-on solutions to enhance life in meaningful, purposeful, and emotionally healthy ways. Her workshops are specially designed for women, and topics include depression, anxiety, life transition issues, empowerment, parenting matters, and romantic relationship problems.
As a mother of four adult children, Olson knows firsthand the challenges women face while balancing the many roles of mother, wife, and professional. She is keenly aware of the struggles that couples face in their marital relationships, and after being married for 40 years, she understands the hard work involved in keeping a marriage healthy.
Olson holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of St. Thomas and a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Sam Houston State University.
She lives with her husband in a suburb of Houston, Texas. The mother of two daughters and two sons, she is also the proud grandmother of five and a frequent pet sitter for two granddogs. Her favorite leisure activities are spending time at the beach, shelling, boating, traveling, scrapbooking, golfing, writing, and being with her family.
Learn more about Deborah by visiting: https://deborah-olson.com/
Interested about joining "The Girlfriend Cruise"? Book now at: https://deborah-olson.com/cruise/
In Rebecca's Own words:
Over the last 7 years I've worked with thousands of teachers, administrators, and students across the US, first as an elementary teacher and STEM specialist, and then as a developer of teachers and teacher leaders. In 2016 I left the classroom to join STEM education leader Project Lead The Way, driving large-scale program developments for teacher professional development, training delivery, and curriculum advisory.
During this time I discovered an unseen, but very real intersection where education, innovation, and the real-world collide. It's a space of incredible possibility and urgency that will define the next generation of education. I help innovative educators, entrepreneurs, and orgs build and thrive in this intersection.
In 2019 I founded The Teacher Mastermind, a virtual network and community that connects like-minded, innovative educators and entrepreneurs with each other for collaborative inspiration, co-creation, and peer coaching.
Also in 2019, I launched the intersectional podcast "Off the Assembly Line" which shares possibility-sparking conversations with the innovative educators and entrepreneurs bringing the future to education, one disruption at a time.
If you found your head nodding with anything Rebecca and Leticia discussed, you should connect with her!
🤝Conversation or Coaching: How can I support your work or help you identify the impact you want to make?
🚀Consulting or Co-Creation: Are you developing a program, product, or strategy that lives in the education-innovation intersection? Are you hoping to level up your teacher professional development?
🧠The Teacher Mastermind: Want to get involved?
http://rebeccaareed.com/theteachermastermind
🎤Off the Assembly Line Podcast: Would you make a great guest?
http://rebeccaareed.com/off-the-assembly-line-podcast
Connect with me at http://rebeccaareed.com
Leticia shares intimate thoughts about having achieved one year producing and hosting Back2Basics, and also how a big change started in her life two years ago when she picked up "Personal Branding for Dummies" (yes, literally the yellow book) as her Christmas reading. If you want to check the book for yourself:
https://www.amazon.com/Personal-Branding-Dummies-Susan-Chritton/dp/1118915550/ref=asc_df_1118915550/?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=&hvpos=&hvnetw=o&hvrand=&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583726540849055&psc=1
Listen up and let us know what you think in the reviews!
Happy NEW YEAR 2020!!
About Ilise in her own words:
If you are serious about growing your creative business -- whether that means getting more/better clients or strengthening your foundation -- and need practical guidance, accountability and a sounding board, I can help. (Be sure to sign up for my Quick Tips and/or take advantage of the free 30 minute session at www.marketing-mentor.com)
I am a national speaker, the founder of Marketing Mentor, a business coaching program for creative business owners and independent professionals, and a Programming Partner for HOW Design Live.
I work one-on-one in person, online and on the phone. Topics covered include:
- Choosing Your Niche
- Dealing with Difficult Clients
- How to Position Your Services
- Pricing Your Services
- Proposal Review, Critique and Rewrite
- Marketing Plan Development
- Content Marketing Planning and Implementation
Evidence proves that if you integrate marketing into your day-to-day process, you can get the clients you want, instead of being at the mercy of whoever comes along. But it means putting yourself first.
How? Commit to working ON your business before you work IN your business -- early in the day and early in the week. Spend your first 30 minutes every day on yourself, before the day and the week gets away from you. (For more, read my #MeFirst blog post. https://www.marketing-mentor.com/blogs/news/we-need-a-mefirst-movement
I’ll help you put yourself first. We'll set realistic goals and I'll keep you accountable for them.
You lead and I guide. That's my mentoring style.
I'll help you choose a viable market, position yourself as the expert in that market. Then we'll choose the most effective (and least $$) marketing tools to reach your market.
Specialties: marketing plans and proposals for creative professionals (designers, writers, illustrators, video producers, photographers) & professional service providers (lawyers, consultants, speaking coaches, personal trainers, computer experts and even other marketing consultants).
Keith Trimels is a direct response marketing strategist who optimizes sales funnels for 6 and 7-figure businesses seeking to hit next level. Over the last 25 years, he’s created and built successful engineering, training, publishing, investing and marketing companies. He currently splits his time between the Rocky Mountains and a liveaboard sailboat in the Sea of Cortez.
How did this engineer spin his writing talent into his dream life? Through a series of bold moves and by answering when opportunity knocked.
To learn more about Keith visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrimels/
A note from Carole:
I am a Certified Practitioner in many modalities in order to awaken, empower, connect and transmute my clients to more than their NOW!. I am also a published co-author to Pathways to Vibrant Health & Well-Being - An Amazon # 1 Bestseller and I am a contributing speaker/educator to Powerful You Women's Network (TM) as well as conducting workshop around the Northern Virginia Area.
I am very excited to be combining several modalities to my program which can only benefit my clients into their own quest to wellness and a sense of well being. By releasing some of the emotional blocks and underlined emotions, I am able to provide my clients some tools to enhance their confidence level and provide support through food education, awareness of their mindset to achieve a state of conscious living.. My ultimate goal is to offer my clients, the possibility to become their authentic selves and live a blissful life with the support of my skills and intuitive guidance...
I am bilingual - French/English and serves clients globally
(currently serving clients in France, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Tahiti, Australia, Panama& US)
To learn more about my work visit:
www.alacartewellness.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alacartewellness/
Facebook: @joyfulsoulfulliving
instagram: alacartewellness
Host Leticia Latino shares her thoughts on Thanksgiving and the things she's grateful for. Enjoy and happy Thanksgiving!!
Tania Marien is an Independent educator and host of the podcast Talaterra. She investigates how freelance educators in natural resource fields and environmental education work in their communities. She also hosts the Talaterra Podcast, in which she has conversations with freelance educators, researchers, and others about how they facilitate connections between people and nature.
In this episode of Back2Basics Tania Shares the challenges of her own journey, from having immigrated with her family from Indonesia to the US, to having pursued career paths that weren't leading her to ultimate fulfilment.
Listen to Tania's Podcast at:
https://talaterra.com/
Learn more about Tania's amazing journey at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/taniamarien/
Women considering WBENC Certification should check:
https://www.wbenc.org/
Other interesting links:
https://equileap.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Equileap-Gender-Equality-Global-Report-and-Ranking-2018.pdf
https://www.thefemalequotient.com/
https://www.thefemalequotient.com/
If you visit Kristen's Web Page www.kristenstelzer.com you will realize why she's really good at writing and selling ideas. She has a section on why you should Choose her for your Telecom Writing project and here it is:
Why Me?You have deadlines, budgets, and writing projects piling up. Sure, it’s great to have an engineer who can understand information…but these projects require so much more than just understanding them.
Not to worry. I’m not just an engineer.
I went to law school.
You may have heard it. You may have said it. “Engineers can’t write.”
Well, you don’t make it very far in law school without knowing how to write—a lot.
And most of my projects required me to explain complicated issues to non-technical audiences. But simplifying did not mean dumbing down. Rather, I distilled complex topics to make them clear and easy to understand.
So not only can I understand your products and services, I can also translate them into relatable marketing materials. Your engineers don’t need to spend valuable time trying to educate a writer…or trying to write materials themselves.
I sold ideas.
I’ve spent my career explaining projects to politicians, reviewing agencies, and community members. But I was never simply explaining a project. I was also trying to gain support.
I had to address their questions and provide sound, logical proof to justify their buy-in…just like you need to provide sound, logical proof to your customers to earn their business.
You don’t need to worry that I don’t “get” sales. I’ve spent two decades honing a clear, logical, and persuasive style of communication that will resonate with your customers’ engineers and non-technical decision makers.
I’m a project manager.
I’ve managed multi-million dollar projects so I understand the importance of timelines, critical paths, and cost controls. I am skilled at juggling multiple projects and teams while maintaining schedules and budgets.
You can rest assured that my projects will be delivered on time and within the agreed-upon terms, without needing to hold my hand.
Kristen is amazing at what she does, and this episode is about how she redefined her life so that she could do something that she has fun at and that she really enjoys.
You can also learn more about Kristen at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-stelzer/
Miranda Allen is the CEO of RSI Corp, she is a nationally recognized telecommunications and Radio Frequency expert. She is also a trainer, coach and safety compliance expert.
In this episode she talks about how she feels that her mission in life is to leave the world a better place; She is here to serve people, share a positive outlook, and to help them flourish. It is her hope they, in turn, help others resulting in each of us giving back positively to the world.
She is also the founder of Project Pink, a non-profit organization that helps unsupported pregnant women gain independence and learn life skills to help them get back on their feet.
To learn more about Miranda:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/miranda-allen-32332ab/
Steve Dean is an NYC-based online dating consultant / community organizer / superconnector / digital nomad. Creating deep, authentic connections across communities is what he does. He says that's he lives for. He host salons, dinners, meetups, webinars, and coworking sessions nearly every night of the week across multiple cities in order to bring people together from all over the world to share their stories and build new friendships, startups, and movements.
His mission is to help the world become a kinder, quirkier, more interconnected place. If you'd like to fuel those efforts, you can support me him on Patreon, a platform where anyone can support the work of content creators they love, and receive interesting rewards in the process. (http://patreon.com/stevenmdean)
He lived across 24 cities without an apartment or lease, offering free petsitting / apartment sitting to people so that he could always have a place to stay. He reduced his total life expenses to ~$6,000/year, relying instead upon massive investments in social capital. His preferred forms of social currency revolve around deep listening, dating advice, heart to hearts, dinner gatherings, and creating/hosting interesting groups and events.
In his off-time, I create resource guides based on what I've learned:
• events (http://bit.ly/eventsnewyork)
• networking (http://bit.ly/superconnectors)
• housing (http://bit.ly/newyorkhousing)
• dating (http://bit.ly/friendshipfirst)
• NYC life (http://bit.ly/bestofnyc)
You can book him anytime for an advisory call here:
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Specialties: podcasting, podcasts, startups, coworking, communal living, digital nomad life, quantified self, talent recruiting, HR, online dating, personal development, networking, relationship counseling, dating advice, entrepreneurship, business development, strategic planning, blogging, social media, public speaking, product strategy, innovation, talent sourcing
As of September 2019, David decided to explore new leadership roles for the next phase of his portfolio career Podcast!
He is extremely passionate about the intersection of growing people and companies and it shows in every one of his interviews and the amazing guests he invites to his podcast.
His work includes early-stage startup growth , project execution (current host and producer of 70+ weekly Portfolio Career Podcast show), communication (created and personally led Empathy Email Workshop at WeWork) and podcast coaching (coach in the The Podcasting Fellowship led by Seth Godin and Alexandra DiPalma).
In this Episode get an intimate "behind the scenes" on how David gathered the Courage to Leap, Trust and Grow into what he wants out of life.
You can learn more about David and his work at:
http://www.portfoliocareerpodcast.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidnebinski/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/portfolio-career-podcast/id1447534521
David Contact information: david.nebinski@gmail.com
Instagram: davidnebs
Twitter: nebinskids
“I am a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world” song by Aqua.
In this new episode of B2B, Astrid Zayas takes us on a journey of sharing how she went from getting rid of a lifelong of "you are beautiful" stereotype that she saw more of a contradiction (hint, hint, she didn't feel beautiful) to using that experience to help others let go of the image they were labeled as kids and create an image that best reflects who they really are.
In ASTRID WORDS:
Pretty? Maybe, but Beautiful, definitely not. The word sounded too big in my head, too arrogant. My mind would say: “Who do you think you are? Beautiful, really?”
I constantly thought: What if I don’t have that image of what beautiful is supposed to look like? Perfectly shaped curves, long silky hair, small waist, small narrow feet and feminine delicate hands.
Would they love me? Would they pay attention to me?
What if I don’t fit into that mold, would I be loved? Would I be noticed?
I just wanted to be loved and I did everything in my power to resemble that image of beauty. For instance, wearing smaller shoes so my feet would look smaller and pretty and not flat like they are.
I became what I hated the most, an object, a “Barbie Girl” and it manifested in every area of my life. School, Work and Relationships.
The funny and sad thing is that I showed a Perfect Image to the world, perfect life, perfect family, perfect Astrid while in the inside I was fighting what it represented, the shallowness.
This objectification from family, society and myself is really absurd and disturbing. I accepted it, breathed and lived it. And I HATED IT.
It has taken me a lot of years of deep personal work to change my belief system and to recognize that I am so much more than just an object.
I am smart
I am creative
I am persistent
I am strong
I laugh easily
I love with my whole heart
I love to dance and have fun
Knowing, understanding and appreciating those qualities in me gave me the courage to leave my corporate job and start leading a more fulfilling life. A life where I can help others let go of the image they were labeled as kids and create an image that best reflects who they really are.
Today, I am understanding that I can be Beautiful and that doesn’t mean that I am an object. I get to choose.
Besos,
Astrid
Want to work with Astrid? Contact her at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/azayas/
https://estiloimago.com/
Are you in Miami Oct 5th? Come to my event:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nutrition-image-the-colors-we-wear-and-eat-tickets-71712414763
Back2Basics is back with Season 2! After the traumatic experience of seeing Hurricane Dorian devastate the Bahamas, brush off Florida and possibly impact other States of the US, Host Leticia Latino shares her thoughts on how Nature sometimes forces us to go Back2Basics.
You have an opportunity to HELP by Donating to ANY of the charities that are currently supporting the relief Effort for the Bahamas.
https://www.irteams.org/donate/hurricane-dorian?fbclid=IwAR0Ua3yftBkqlb1tAlZD8dG2C9FWg8FF0C-aSu0r5wNUY69zVsUd3fN0b-s
Host Leticia Latino has always been a big proponent on taking a lot of vacations, short or long brakes that allow your body and your brain to regain energy and creativity. She's so committed to the idea that in January she launched the #Time2Reconnect Campaign, where she promotes finding some time to disconnect from technology and connect with those around you. She also share interesting statistics about the way we are approaching vacation time in America, and why other countries might be ahead of us in their happiness levels.
This episode also marks a BREAK for the release of the weekly Back2Basics Podcast which will resume during Mid-August. Please share what you are doing these summer in our FB Page:
https://www.facebook.com/Back2BasicsPodcast/?modal=admin_todo_tour
If you have enjoyed the podcast so far please rate, share and tell your friends!
HAPPY SUMMER EVERYONE!!!
“The Repositioning Expert”, award winning marketer, coach, speaker and author Chala Dincoy is a consummated keynote Speaker at Conferences nationwide. Her unique presentation style together with her powerful marketing strategies has helped numerous countless companies (including really big Fortune 500 ones like Pepsi, Frito Lay and BIC) change the company’s messaging to attract more decision makers.
She has written several books, including the recently published “How to make anybody like you in 7 seconds or less” and is a regularly featured expert on major television networks such as ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, and now she can proudly add BACK2BASICS to that impressive list.
From Humble beginnings to making magic happen, this is a conversation all about learing how Pitching yourself the right way can be a life game changer.
You can learn more about Chala at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaladincoy/
https://www.coachtactics.com/
Special Thanks go to Julie-Roxane Krikorian editing services ( www.jercatime.wordpress.com) And Alasdair for editing this Episode of Back2Basics. You should also check out FAR OUT: Adventures in Unconventional Living with co-host Alasdair (https://thefaroutpodcast.simplecast.fm/)
Danny van Leeuwen describes himself as a two-legged, cisgender, old, white man of privilege living in a food oasis with multiple sclerosis committed to health equity and learning and sharing what works for best health. Serving people who help people by leveraging privilege and experience as a nurse, caregiver, data geek, and leader to open seats at the table of healthcare governance, design, operations, and research for under-represented and under-served communities. Speaker, blogger, podcaster, technical expert, user tester, capacity builder, musician, and Opa. A Rosetta Stone of healthcare.
In this episode he discusses many interest aspects of health care, mostly from patients perspective. He also shares many inspiring storys, including how he got to do "El Camino de Santiago" on a wheelchair.
You can check and follow his inspiring Podcast Health-Hats at:
https://www.health-hats.com/
More about Danny at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/healthhatsdannyvl/
Special Thanks go to Julie-Roxane Krikorian editing services ( www.jercatime.wordpress.com) And Alasdair for editing this Episode of Back2Basics. You should also check out FAR OUT: Adventures in Unconventional Living with co-host Alasdair (https://thefaroutpodcast.simplecast.fm/)
In thinking how to commemorate Episode 20 of this Podcast (which in the podcasting world means YOU ARE OFFICIALLY A PODCASTER!) Leticia chose to be vulnerable and go deep into the memories of a very rough time in her life. She got the inspiration for this episode as a result of the interview she did with Zach Luz and by listening to his podcast
GUIDED which she highly recommends.
https://shungitecoaching.com/podcast
She reflected hard on her own intuition and how it has impacted her life, and chose to share in this powerfull and inspiring episode how following "the whispers" of her intuition impacted her both personally and in business.
Special thanks to Alasdair and Julie-Roxane whom not only edit and produce the show but who have become great friends and supporters throughout this journey. Check out their PODCAST FAR OUT:
https://www.alasdairplambeck.com/the-far-out-podcast/
If you like the episode please Like the FB page and review it in Itunes! THANKS!!
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https://www.larochelle.fr/en/discover-the-city/tourism.html
'Once we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change' . Zach Luz is an energy healer that works with each customer to identify, upgrade and reform its beliefs, identity and neural networks, often through metaphors and stories.
In this episode of Back2Basics listen to Zach Luz share how he went from successfull entrepreneur to answer the calling of becoming a spiritual healer, a calling he resisted for years.
Zach also shares how he created his Shungite Coaching business and the programs that are helping people all over.
https://shungitecoaching.com/
His podcast, Guided, is already a popular podcast guiding the listener "wherever its intuition follows".
Listen to Guided here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/guided/id1395752212
Special Thanks go to Julie-Roxane Krikorian editing services ( www.jercatime.wordpress.com) for editing this Episode of Back2Basics. You should also check out FAR OUT: Adventures in Unconventional Living with co-host Alasdair (https://thefaroutpodcast.simplecast.fm/)
Mechanical Engineer turned Entrepreneur and Duke Alumni Richard Conway has an outlook on life that is positively contagious. WIth an extreme "rich" professional and personal background, Richard has tackled life in his own unique way, but always with Positivism, Optimism and Passion as core values. Undoubtedly one of the most inspirational guests of Back2Basics!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-conway-1a5113/
Special Thanks go to Julie-Roxane Krikorian editing services ( www.jercatime.wordpress.com) for editing this Episode of Back2Basics. You should also check out FAR OUT: Adventures in Unconventional Living with co-host Alasdair (https://thefaroutpodcast.simplecast.fm/)
Alasdair Plambeck spent the first six years of his professional career San Diego’s start up scene, managing several businesses where he eventually became the general manager of an international, multi-million dollar portfolio of online businesses. In 2015 for reasonsyou will hear on this episode, his life completely went into a different direction, which included quitting his very lucrative career and off he went to travel the world!
Alasdair also shares the impact that being diagnosed with the autoimmune disease Hashimoto's Thyroiditis had on him and how it prompted what a spiritual awakening in Peru.
After living in 19 different countries and meeting his future bride in India they renovated a caravan in which they now live in in southwest France. He now is a finance and business coach, has a travel retreats company, is partner with his wife in a newly formed Podcast editing company , writes his own blog and co-host a fantastic Podcast about living unconventionally! A true stroy of finding the power within to create the life you want.
Read Alasdair Blog and learn about his retreats at:
https://www.alasdairplambeck.com/about/
Learn more about his proffessional persona at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alasdairplambeck/
Definitelly listen, like and subscribe to his podcast with Julie-Roxane:
https://www.alasdairplambeck.com/the-far-out-podcast/
Mentioned in this podcast are Tim Ferris book, the 4 hour week https://fourhourworkweek.com/ and the Ayahuasca ceremenoy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayahuasca
Special Thanks go to Julie-Roxane Krikorian ( www.jercatime.wordpress.com) for editing this Episode of Back2Basics. You should also check out FAR OUT: Adventures in Unconventional Living with co-host Alasdair (https://thefaroutpodcast.simplecast.fm/)
Ignacio Angulo is a successful Telecom Executive that has worked in the design and development of numerous cellular networks around the world. He is extremely committed to being a great Leader and goes to great extents to improve at it in his own personal Journey. On this episode of back 2 basics he shares how his leadership style was impacted by reading the book MAESTRO by Roger Nieremberg and how he devotes his spare time developing his life-long passion for the drums and music, and tennis.
To learn more about Ignacio visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ignacioangulop/
Special Thanks go to Julie-Roxane Krikorian ( www.jercatime.wordpress.com) for editing this Episode of Back2Basics. You should also check out FAR OUT: Adventures in Unconventional Living with co-host Alasdair (https://thefaroutpodcast.simplecast.fm/)
You can purchase the book Maestro at:
https://www.amazon.com/Maestro-Surprising-Story-Leading-Listening/dp/1591842883
Frank Quintero is one of the most popular artists in Venezuela and Latin America with more than 250 songs recorded and released during his career, including 7 platinum and 10 gold records. He's a Singer, songwriter, producer, master drums, guitar and complementary keyboards player. At age six his father thought him to play the Bossa Nova, and his love affair with music began. He came to the United States to study at Berklee College of music and has written many hit songs including "La chica de los 90", "Quimica", "Sin Poder Evitarlo" and the main song for the Soap Opera Amantes de Luna Llena: "Mientras Puedo Soñar". He dedicated his 2011 song "Moonwalker" to Michael Jackson . HIs latest albums include "Natural" and "Signos de Exclamacion, La Otra America".
Besides continuing his prolific songwriting and music career, he now also devouts time to teaching music to kids and transferring his craft to new generations.
He's currently on tour with Pedro Castillo and Guillermo Carrasco. You can learn more about that and about what he's up to at :
https://www.facebook.com/frank.quintero.397
Learn music from Frank at:
https://www.polaris-education.com/copia-de-home
Special Thanks go to Julie-Roxane Krikorian ( www.jercatime.wordpress.com) for editing this Episode of Back2Basics. You should also check out FAR OUT: Adventures in Unconventional Living with co-host Alasdair (https://thefaroutpodcast.simplecast.fm/)
'I once lived a life that was far different than the one you see here. All I cared about was drinking, partying and making sure my weekends were as "fun" as they could be.
Through hitting a low point, I was introduced to a group of people that changed my life. They showed me what it meant to live a life of purpose, passion, and fulfillment. All without the need for booze or drugs. Once I found that, I was hooked. I quit my corporate job and now focus on sharing what I learned with teens & young adults so they don't make the same mistakes I did' Lou Redmond.
Learn more about Lou at: www.louremond.com
Get your copy of Lou's book Find your Thruth here:
https://www.louredmond.com/findyourtruthbook
Join Lou at his next Backpacking Retreat in Yosemite National PArk:
https://www.louredmond.com/retreats
Louis D. Lo Praeste is an author, former corporate strategist, and Chief of Staff. Currently he mentors and supports leaders in high-stress, complex business and serves as a special advisor to a national blockchain/food security working group. His primary areas of advisement are Energy, Finance, Security Intelligence, Management, and Global Economics.
His book has been as a refreshing perspective, covering a wide spectrum of political, social and personal topics, looking at what has become broken and how we can respond.
Quitting a life that involved Silicon Valley and Corporate America he now lives in New England and is creating the life he wants. Today He is consulting and in the planning stages for a healing centre for the study of contemplative practice, horsemanship, yoga, and slow food cooking, on 100 pristine acres of woodland, and working on his 3rd, and 4th books.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisdlopraeste/
"Living a meaningful life amid the chaos has much to do with how we frame the mysteries we encounter, and how open our hearts and minds are to subtlety and nuance, and if we have the guts to speak our truth'. from his Book Vage Apocalyptica which can be purchased at:
http://amzn.to/2rgPHLn
Maria has twenty years of international experience in B2B enterprises and has held global and regional technology, innovation, and marketing roles. She has worked in the USA, Europe, and Asia and has served a broad range of markets including automotive, electronics, general industrial assembly, consumer packaging, aerospace, footwear, medical, sportswear, and so on. As an intrapreneur, Maria has demonstrated success in driving growth by transformation in marketing and innovation in both mature and emerging markets on three continents.
She is passionate about building global cross-functional teams and strategic partnerships with customers, distributors, suppliers, start-ups and academic institutions to bring ideas to life. Since March of 2017, Maria has been advising corporations on their growth strategy through marketing, innovation, and M&A (merger & acquisition). She helps her clients identify sustainable growth opportunities in existing, adjacent and/or new markets with current and new technologies.
In late 2017, she decided to disrupt herself, become an entrepreneur and drive change in the future of learning and work. She is on a mission to provide students and professionals (at any stage of their career) with learning tools and work opportunities to empower them to design their learning journey, and build a meaningful, and sustainable career in the future.
You can learn more about Maria, her inspiring work and Podcast by visiting:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariaxenidou/
https://impactlearning.simplecast.fm/
More about Seth Godin and his programs at:
https://www.sethgodin.com/
https://altmba.com/#
https://themarketingseminar.com/
https://www.alexandradipalma.com/the-podcast-fellowship-with-seth-godin/
French born, Julie-Roxane grew up in Reunion Island, a small French tropical island close to Madagascar.
After her parents divorced, she moved back to France with her mother and brother.
At 19 and two years after moving to Paris to study History and Archeology, JR switched lanes and went to culinary school for a year to realise a lifelong dream: becoming a chef! She worked as a chef in Parisian restaurants for 4 years.
In 2015, burnt out, she quit her job, left a relationship and started travelling the world. A year into her travels, in a small town in India, she met Alasdair, who'd left the startup scene in California, whom she's been travelling and living with ever since. In 2018, they bought and renovated a tiny house in the forest in southwest France and have been living in it for a year. They got engaged last Christmas and are getting married this year in May!
Together they launched a podcast about their adventures in unconventional living after going through Seth Godin’s Podcast Fellowship. Since the beginning of this year, JR has been building a podcast producing business that’s continuing to grow as well as focusing on building the mindfulness retreat company that Alasdair and her started together with another couple based in the US. JR is also the producer and editor of several podcasts including this one!
She’s trekked in the Himalayas, including a month-long climb up to Everest Base Camp, as well as the High Sierras and the Pyrénées. These treks have allowed for self-exploration through pushing oneself’s physical limits and quiet time in awe-inspiring nature.
To learn more about JR, Far Out visit and the amazing Yosemite Backpacking Retreat visit :
https://thefaroutpodcast.simplecast.com/
https://www.yosemite2019.com/
Leticia Latino-van Splunteren was born and raised in Venezuela by Italian parents, so she has always been exposed to a multicultural approach to life and business. When she graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration people assumed she would go straight into Neptuno, the company her father had founded in 1972 and that since then has engineered, manufactured and installed over 10,000 telecom towers in the Americas. However, she decided to take a different path instead. Leticia accepted a job offer from Merrill Lynch where she spent a few years learning about the financial industry. She left Merrill Lynch to move to the US in 1996 to pursue a dual degree Graduate Program at the University of Miami, where she graduated with an MBA in Investments and an MS in International Business. She then went on to land a job at Nortel Networks, one of the leading Telecom Infrastructure vendors at the time.
In 2001, she finally decided to go into the family business to help grow market share, create US presence and diversify the product line, all of which has been accomplished since Neptuno’s USA incorporation in 2002. In 2017, shortly after being named CEO of Neptuno USA, Corp she obtained the Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Certification for the company and also became part of the Wireless Infrastructure Association/Smart City Council National Task Forces.
In 2019 she launched the Back2Basics Podcast and initiated the #Time2Reconnect movement as her contribution to nurture and Promote Human Connections.
Adis Vila is the former global head of international business development at Vigoro, a $750M international agribusiness company; former head of regulatory policy for the western hemisphere at Nortel Networks, a $22B telecom supplier; former Secretary & CEO of the Florida State Department of Administration; former Assistant Secretary & COO of the US Department of Agriculture.
An experienced financial executive, Vila qualifies as an audit committee financial expert under SEC and NYSE Rules.
She self describes her work of the intersection of Law, Business and Policy.
In 2013, Vila retired from her position as the first Chief Diversity Officer at the US Air Force Academy and founded Vila & Associates, a consultancy focused on helping clients build diverse leadership and foster an inclusive organizational culture. Multicultural and fluent in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese, Vila, a Cuban refugee, came to the US in 1962 at the age of 8. In 1982 she was selected a White House Fellow, the premier leadership program in the US.
Passionate about corporate governance, Vila is an NACD Board Leadership Fellow; a member of Women Corporate Directors (WCD), a member of the board (Secretary) of Latino Corporate Directors Association , and a Pioneer member of Athena Alliance.
Adis is always open for interesting Opportunities, including Coaching and Board Membership Postings.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adisvila/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/get-involved/fellows/
Special Thanks go to Julie-Roxane Krikorian ( www.jercatime.wordpress.com) for editing this Episode of Back2Basics. You should also check out FAR OUT: Adventures in Unconventional Living with co-host Alasdair (https://thefaroutpodcast.simplecast.fm/)
G. Nancy Allen is an international speaker, coach, consultant and expert on women’s business issues. Nancy has over 30 years of experience helping small business owners at all stages of growth. As President and CEO of WBDC Florida, dba Her Company Incorporated, Nancy manages and leads an incredible team of staff, sponsors, partners and women business leaders who are dedicated to certifying, connecting and championing women in business. She is committed to promoting women-owned businesses and furthering The Council’s mission to certify, connect and champion women in business.
Nancy’s personal motto is Connections, Creativity and Courage in all endeavors. She holds a Master’s Degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS, 1982). She was born in Haiti and raised in South Florida. Nancy is bilingual in English and French and is fluent in Spanish and Creole.
With more than 25 years of experience, Nancy shares insight and actionable advice to help women-owned businesses succeed and thrive.
Nancy has been recognized for her work on behalf of women in business through numerous prestigious awards:
Nancy was honored by the International Career and Business Alliance (ICABA) as one of South Florida’s 100 most accomplished Caribbean Americans.
Nancy is the recipient of the World Women Leadership Achievement Award from the World Women Leadership Congress
Nancy is also the proud recipient of the Association Marketing Award from Women in ECommerce (WECAI).
Nancy was named Honorary Ambassador of Cascais, Portugal by the Ambassador’s Club of the Industry Sector /of Cascais and the Estoril Coast.
Nancy has been certified as a Master Practitioner Energy Leadership Index
Nancy was the SBA South Florida Women in Business Champion of the Year, 2011-2012
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyaudainallen/
If you are interested in Women Owned business certification you MUST Check out:
https://womensbusiness.info/
https://www.facebook.com/WBDCFL
Special Thanks go to Julie-Roxane Krikorian ( www.jercatime.wordpress.com) for editing this Episode of Back2Basics. You should also check out FAR OUT: Adventures in Unconventional Living with co-host Alasdair (https://thefaroutpodcast.simplecast.fm/)
Entrepreneur and early-stage company director, mentor, advisor, and angel investor, Michael's background is starting and building technology companies backed by angel investors and venture capital. He has raised more than $50M in venture financing. Co-founder, Data Technologies (merged w/IPS). Founder, Ask-Me Multimedia (acquired by Midisoft). Founder, iCopyright.com (Silicon Valley venture funded). On the launch teams of CompuServe Sprynet, one of the first national Internet Service Providers (went public as part of CompuServe in 1996), and Design Intelligence (acquired by Microsoft). Currently focused on mergers and acquisitions for early-stage growth companies.
M&A SPECIALTIES: IT Managed Services (MSP), Cloud DevOps, SaaS, Software and App Development, eCommerce, Consumer Electronics, Digital Content, Intellectual Property
In his spare time he blogs, speaks, teaches, and mentors on all things startup, as well as on his 'pet peeve', PROFESSIONALISM. Check out his latest books, "The Resource Guide', 'The Five Star Startup', 'A True Professional' and 'Sell Your Own Business'.
If you are interested in starting your own business you MUST check out Michael's https://www.startupbiz.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeodonnell/
Special Thanks go to Julie-Roxane Krikorian ( www.jercatime.wordpress.com) for editing this Episode of Back2Basics. You should also check out FAR OUT: Adventures in Unconventional Living with co-host Alasdair (https://thefaroutpodcast.simplecast.fm/)
Dante Disparte is an entrepreneur, business leader and global risk expert. He is the founder and CEO of Risk Cooperative, a strategic risk advisory and insurance brokerage firm based in Washington, D.C. Dante serves on the board of the American Security Project, where he founded and chairs the Business Council. He is also a member of the Bretton Woods II Council and a fellow at New America. He is a frequent speaker and commentator on business and political issues shaping the world. From entrepreneurship, where he was invited by the White House to speak at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya, to risk, economic competitiveness and security issues, Dante’s wide-ranging views are regularly featured in leading media and publications, such as Harvard Business Review, Huffington Post, Forbes and International Policy Digest, among others. A graduate of Harvard Business School, where he chairs the D.C. alumni association and is a former member of the global alumni board. Dante holds an MSc. in Risk Management from the NYU Stern School of Business and a B.A. in International and Intercultural Studies from Goucher College. He is fluent in 6 languages and has conducted business all over the world. He is the co-author “Global Risk Agility and Decision Making” (Macmillan, 2016) and was recognized as one of the 40 leaders under 40 by the Washington Business Journal and in the inaugural Powermeter 100 list.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantedisparte/
https://riskcooperative.com/
Special Thanks go to Julie-Roxane Krikorian ( www.jercatime.wordpress.com) for editing this Episode of Back2Basics. You should also check out FAR OUT: Adventures in Unconventional Living with co-host Alasdair (https://thefaroutpodcast.simplecast.fm/)
Brandt A. Handley is the founder and managing director of ROI, a boutique, retained executive search, coaching and organizational development firm. Brandt has more than 15 years of experience in senior level general management, recruiting top executive talent and in international marketing & sales leadership and operational roles with the top Fortune 50 companies. He has held director, vice president and executive level positions with The Procter & Gamble Company and The Walt Disney Company in EMEA, the Middle East, the Americas and Asia Pacific regions.
In this episode, Brandt shares how he got started in working for Fortune 50 Companies, how he had to move all over the world and how adapting to different cultures really impacted who he became.
Brandt is also the host of "Into the Corner Office" which delves with how successful professionals make it to CEO. https://go4roi.com/podcasts/
He splits his time between homes and offices in California and Connecticut with his wife Terri. Handley has three children; his son works as a Mechanical Engineering Designer for a Silicon Valley battery storage startup; His eldest daughter works as a Learning Specialist for students who learn differently at a private foundation in Barcelona, Spain; and his youngest daughter is a Sophomore ‘21 and a Varsity Rower at Dartmouth College.
You can learn more about ROI at https://go4roi.com/
Special Thanks go to Julie-Roxane Krikorian ( www.jercatime.wordpress.com) for editing this Episode of Back2Basics. You should also check out FAR OUT: Adventures in Unconventional Living with co-host Alasdair (https://thefaroutpodcast.simplecast.fm/)
Self motivated coach, mentor and mindful business advisor; Suzanne Jewell has a mix of global corporate strategic communications and marketing expertise from the US to Africa.
As a business coach and start-up strategist, she works directly with start-up founders, solopreneurs, and non-profits to clarify the core mission, strategy and messaging of their vision. She's deeply intuitive; understanding that the "inner life" of both the business and the founder must be addressed in order to harness the power of manifesting a successful, revenue-producing offer to the world. Clients must be open to inner development work in parallel with the business development aspect to achieve successful collaboration.
A deep listener and a strategic guide, Suzanne's advised founders on projects such as the 1st World Happiness Summit, SmartTecPort, (a Smart Cities project), the Share Nest App, Awareness Into Action, Unity on the Bay, The Gates Foundation, the Free Trade Area of the Americas, the City of Miami Beach and fashion designer Diane VonFurstenberg . She speaks and teaches on topics like How to Be a Mindful Entrepreneur, The Mindfulness Workshop, Brand Building 101, Digital Detox, Happiness & Healing; a Positive Prescription for a Mindful Life, How to Hack Your Way to Success with Mindfulness. In 2017 Suzanne’s mindfulness practices saved her life, getting her to the hospital in time to catch an unruptured brain aneurysm. She holds certifications in HeartMath, mindfulness and life coaching. She’s also enrolled in the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center’s Awareness Training Institute 2 year Mindfulness Meditation Training Certification Program led by Buddhist Psychology practitioners Tara Brach (Insight Meditation Center in DC) and Jack Kornfield (Spirit Rock California). The program completes in 2021.
She also hosts a bi-weekly radio show (see more below) called Mindful Mornings Miami.
https://www.suzannejewell.com
https://www.facebook.com/MindfulMorningsMiami/
Special Thanks go to Julie-Roxane Krikorian ( www.jercatime.wordpress.com) for editing this Episode of Back2Basics. You should also check out FAR OUT: Adventures in Unconventional Living with co-host Alasdair (https://thefaroutpodcast.simplecast.fm/)
In this episode, Don van Splunteren shares how the journey is what really counts. Having had to live in more than 5 countries, changed schools over 30 times and houses an equal amount of times, Don learnt early on to find solace in Change and to adapt to new situations as they came. He learnt to make the most out of it, and eventually capitalized the ability to quickly adapt to each situation to become an extremely successful executive with a priority on giving his own family the stability his own upbringing lacked.
With a Bachelors in both electronic Engineer and Music (Guitar/Jazz Improvisation), Don is a versatile individual that can surprise even the most talented musician when he hangs on to a Guitar. He currently is the Global VP of Sales for Phoenix Towers International, one of the fastest growing Tower Co's in the world. He is also husband of 10 years to Host Leticia Latino van Splunteren, with whom he has Christian (8) and Emma (4).
Check out Don's FB Musician Page at: https://www.facebook.com/donvansguitar/
Special Thanks go to Julie-Roxane Krikorian ( www.jercatime.wordpress.com) for editing this Episode of Back2Basics. You should also check out FAR OUT: Adventures in Unconventional Living with co-host Alasdair (https://thefaroutpodcast.simplecast.fm/)
Founder and CEO of Joy's Heart, Jan's Hice-Smith shares powerful insights on how she transformed a thriving corporate life into the life she really wanted, one where she's now fulfilling her dreams as a published author, motivational speaker, coach and mentor. She holds several well being retreats a year, where she helps people reconnect to their heart's joy.
From apartheid South Africa to settling in the USA, Dion Joannou shares how he became a Balanced and visionary Executive Chairman, Chairman Board of Advisors, CEO and President who creates strategic alliances with organization leaders to effectively align with and support key business initiatives. Dion shares his powerful insights on how he has managed to find life balance through perspective. He prioritizes on his family and his kids, while committing to helping others through philanthropist activities. Truly an inspirational first episode of Back to Basics.
Host Leticia Latino shares a little bit of who she is, what she likes and what her strengths are and how she got to embark in the Podcasting Journey. A great launch episode for this Podcast, it opens the door on what's to come and what to expect from her and from each episode.
We spend our hours ‘connected,’ but we’re drifting away from real human connection. Especially to ourselves. Join host Leticia Latino-van Splunteren and her inspiring guests in exploring ways to reconnect to your essence, to your definite purpose, to what makes you TICK. Are you ready?”