John Edmonds Kozma's Unimpressed Podcast: Recent Episodes
John Edmonds Kozma
John Edmonds Kozma is a highly experienced professional with 20 years of expertise in the entertainment industry. He is the CEO and founder of Bang Productions. This company specializes in creating short and long-form content, managing talent, and producing live shows through technology. Bang Productions is a Meta Media Partner and a TikTok LIVE Creator Network Agency, which gives it a massive social media reach of over 100 million monthly viewers and 1.2 billion annually. As a result, it is one of the largest publishers in the entertainment industry. In 2016, John revolutionized the comedy industry by leveraging social media. He signed Darren Knight, popularly known as Southern Momma, and within just two years, took him from the trailer park to the Super Bowl of Comedy "Just For Laughs". This achievement usually takes comedians 10-15 years to accomplish. As a result, Darren became the fastest-rising comedian in American history. This was also the first time any comedy act had achieved national success solely with the help of social media. Consequently, his social media business model became common in the comedy industry.
John Edmonds Kozma, the host of the Unimpressed Podcast, is a man of many facets. He interviews people from all walks of life, aiming to develop new insights about life, starting from the foundation. John's unique and intriguing perspective, rooted in his belief that we are all connected through the Quantum Field, eliminates biases when we understand the structure of life. He is also the author of 'Finding A Perfect Audience,' a book that outlines a system for businesses to develop a pure source of clients. Due to his distinctive personality and intellectual depth, many people refer to him as 'The Reluctant Shaman.' John's passion for innovation and discovery is evident in his constant exploration of new ideas and perspectives. His collaborations with talented individuals such as Nick Cassavetes, Claudia Katz, Armin Van Buuren, and Travis Pastrana have led to the discovery and nurturing of careers like Southern Momma and Ginger Billy.
John, a graduate of Charleston Southern University, where he played baseball and majored in Business Administration while minoring in economics, is a man who values his personal life. He lives with his wife and daughter in Mt. Pleasant, SC, and when he is not busy with work, he enjoys spending time at the beach, playing golf, or pursuing his education in the spiritual space. This glimpse into his life allows the audience to connect with him more personally, beyond his professional achievements.
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I am a passionate coach dedicated to supporting international women who feel frustrated with their careers and work-life balance. With a background as a chemical engineer and extensive experience in remote work, I bring a unique perspective to my coaching practice.
Since 2013, I have been actively coaching and helping women overcome career challenges and find greater harmony and well-being in their lives. My approach is results-oriented, strongly emphasizing person-centeredness and a future-oriented mindset.
I believe in taking a holistic approach to coaching, recognizing that true fulfillment extends beyond professional success. In addition to assisting women in pivoting their careers, I also focus on helping them build a supportive team at home, fostering more excellent balance and well-being. As a mother of three, I understand firsthand the importance of juggling personal and professional responsibilities.
For decades, I have worked with professionals, schools, and companies, honing my expertise in Emotional Intelligence and its impact on personal and professional relationships. I bring this knowledge and experience to my coaching practice, helping individuals navigate challenges and create nurturing environments for growth and development.
Together with a remarkable team of coaches, we have been creating the Freedom Catcher Academy—a hub of empowering knowledge, effective strategies, and practical tools. We aim to provide unparalleled resources for personal growth and environmental empowerment, enabling individuals to create meaningful futures.
I firmly believe that finding happiness in both work and life can move humanity forward. I have supported numerous active individuals and teams through my coaching journey, witnessing their transformative growth and success.
I am here to guide you if you want to redefine your career, find work-life balance, and cultivate a sense of harmony and well-being. Together, we will explore your unique circumstances, unlock your full potential and strengths, and create a future aligned with your passions and values.
I invite you to join us on this transformative journey. Let's collaborate to explore new possibilities, unleash your potential, and work towards a life filled with joy, purpose, and environmental empowerment. Together, we can shape a brighter future.
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Katie Gorka has had an extensive career in government and research. She was a research fellow for outreach at The Heritage Foundation and later joined the Trump Transition Team in 2016. From 2017 to 2019, she served as a senior advisor in the Office of Policy at the Department of Homeland Security, focusing on strategies for preventing terrorism, targeted violence, and combating the use of the internet for terrorism and human trafficking. In 2019, she briefly served as the press secretary for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Before her government positions, Katie served as the President of the Threat Knowledge Group from 2014 to 2017. In this role, she offered expertise and training on irregular warfare and terrorism to various organizations, including the FBI, US Army Special Forces, Marine Corps, and law enforcement. From 2009 to 2014, she held the position of Executive Director at the Westminster Institute, where she conducted research and education on threats posed by extremist ideologies.
Katie was born in Boston and grew up in various places on the East Coast, from Franconia, New Hampshire, to Asheville, North Carolina. She earned her B.A. in Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her M.Sc. in Politics of the World Economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She lived in Budapest, Hungary for twelve years, working on aspects of the post-communist transition, including projects to help rebuild civil society.
Mike Gonzalez, the Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, writes on critical race theory, identity politics, diversity, multiculturalism, assimilation, nationalism, and foreign policy. He has nearly 20 years of experience as a journalist, with 15 years reporting from Europe, Asia, and Latin America. He transitioned from journalism to join the administration of President George W. Bush, where he served as a speechwriter for Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox before moving on to the State Department’s European Bureau.
Gonzalez joined Heritage in March 2009 and became a Senior Fellow in June 2014. In 2019, he was appointed as a chaired fellow. He is an experienced writer and public speaker, having contributed to publications such as National Affairs, The American Interest, Foreign Policy, The Claremont Review of Books, City Journal, Quillette, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Time.com, The Hill, Forbes.com, USA Today, The Guardian, The National Interest, The Daily Signal, and National Review. Gonzalez has also made appearances on various networks and stations, including Fox, MSNBC, PBS, the BBC, CNBC, NPR, C-SPAN, The Voice of America, Television Española, Canal Plus, and others in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
In 1981, Gonzalez started covering high school sports for The Boston Herald. Then, in 1987, he began working for Agence France-Presse and reported from various locations around the world for six years. During his first foreign assignment in Panama in 1987, he was arrested, spent a night in jail, and expelled by the dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega.
After completing a two-year Master's in Business Administration program at Columbia Business School, he worked at The Wall Street Journal for 11 years. During this time, he wrote a column on the stock market in New York before moving to Hong Kong in 1995 as Deputy Editor of the newspaper’s Asia edition. From 1998 to 2003, he served in the same position for the European edition in Brussels and then returned to Hong Kong as the chief editorial page editor.
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I was born and raised in Moscow, Russia, and moved to Canada when I was 17. I spent much of my 20s and 30s following the path I believed was expected of me: I received a degree in Psychology and Law, and I earned a Master’s degree in International Law. Despite the accolades, I was unfulfilled and wondered if my life had a higher purpose.
I started fearing my age, feeling like my life was wasted on unimportant stuff, and it felt like time had ‘tick-taken’ away without me even noticing.
Then, I was in a terrifying accident at my family’s cabin outside of Moscow. A fire almost took my life, and everything changed. I can still remember breathing in amid the suffocating smoke and wondering if I was taking my last breath. I survived the fire and was left in wonderment at how little time separated me from death. It shifted my perspective, and after years of wasting time and pursuing what others expected of me, I finally started living for myself.
At 42 years old, I decided to forget everything I’d learned that was considered “proper,” instead, I began living by a new rule – the “What if?” rule. I asked myself, ‘What if there’s an answer to my questions on the other side of some crazy idea? What if there’s happiness and satisfaction?’ I taught myself to listen carefully to those risk-taking thoughts, and now I act on them. The results are always a win simply because I believe it is always better to do something, even if you fail, rather than regret not doing it.
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Tom Paladino is a Christian, husband, researcher, and humanitarian who aims to bring Scalar Light healing to the world in order to improve the quantum health of humanity. He began researching Scalar Light during his undergraduate years after developing a deep admiration for Nikola Tesla, the Father of Scalar Light research and development. Starting in 1993, Tom studied research notes and operated Scalar Light instruments developed by another Scalar Light expert, Galen Hieronymus. Tom attributes much of his success today to these two brilliant Scalar Light pioneers.
There are two energies in the universe: Scalar Energy and electromagnetic energy. Scalar Energy is divine energy, and the Sun, our solar system, and the stars serve as the "storehouses" for this divine light. The laws that govern Scalar Energy are distinct from the laws that govern electromagnetic energy.
Tom Paladino has devoted a significant portion of his humanitarian efforts to helping Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) with outreach programs. NGOs are made up of action-based program developers and a community of like-minded people committed to making sustainable, humanitarian-oriented impacts all over the world.
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RL Poole is a high-functioning autistic person with an IQ in the “Very Superior” category and is considered “Untestable” by modern intelligence measuring standards. His ability is unknown. However, his accomplishments are not.
He is a Life Member of American Mensa and has authored three books. Two have become Amazon's #1 Best Sellers in three categories: Astronomy, Physics, and UFO’s. Graham Hancock has named RL as his personal Author of the Month twice. He is a world-renowned expert on the Coral Castle and megalithic structures, who has been featured on Coast-to-Coast AM with George Noory and by Prometheus Entertainment on the History Channel’s hit TV show, The UnXplained: with William Shatner.
RL is also a 40-year veteran of the phenomenon known as alien abduction. His unique perception and insight, combined with his experiences, make him a compelling speaker, a clear leader, and a powerful advocate in the modern movement for alien disclosure. He has introduced a new era of enlightenment and understanding of the topics of extraterrestrial visitation, abductions, advanced technology, physics, and exopolitical strategy.
Hearing RL Poole is like listening to the future.
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Rebecca Elie, who hails from Alabama and served in the Navy for five years, is a TikTok creator and licensed pilot. Recently, she became a member of the Bang Productions TikTok LIVE Creator Network Agency. TikTok has had a profound impact on her life, unexpectedly giving her a career that she always desired. She is now able to live the life she always wanted. Her specialty on TikTok is Battles, and she now helps Bang Productions cultivate the Battling creators in the Agency. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast.
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IHow oona do? (Gullah Geechee for “How are you?”)
I’m a Singer/Songwriter/Writer/Performer. My creative and performance energies for more than 30 years have filled many with cultural appreciation, celebration, encouragement, and joy!
I've been recognized as a cultural preservationist for my original songs, writings, performances, and presentations. If you in any way have found meaning, understanding, \or Aha!-moments about Gullah Geechee culture or heritage through any of my efforts, I am deeply honored!
I’m about making a difference and sharing the truth. I use that “big voice” I’ve had since I was a young boy, leading spirituals and gospel songs in my St. Helena Island, SC, community and making listeners feel the lyrics and not just hear them. Writing and performing songs with keen and piercing stories and sometimes jes plain jokey (or fun).
I am a recipient of the 1996 South Carolina Order of the Palmetto, the State’s highest honor; the 1997 State of South Carolina Folk Heritage Award, given for lifetime achievement and excellence in folk art that has enriched the lives of the people in their community and state; 1998 Daytime Emmy Award nominee and presenter; the 2007 South Carolina African American Heritage Commission’s Lifetime Achievement Award; and an inductee in the 2013 Penn Center 1862 Circle.
In addition to singing and songwriting, I enjoy speed walking and baking “Mr. Ron’s Gullahlicious Pound Cakes” (Share a slice…if you can!).
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As a 22-year-old, Nadine never could have understood what she was committing to when marrying Jordan Belfort, the fraudulent stockbroker infamously known as "The Wolf of Wall Street."Their eight-year marriage began as a fairytale, filled with romantic dinners, expensive gifts, and lavish parties. But once they were bonded, Jordan’s ‘mask’ began to slip, and acts of infidelity, narcissistic abuse, insatiable greed, and uncontrollable drug addiction became Nadine’s living nightmare. Nadine naively believed that their connection was real and that her love could save him, so she remained trauma-bonded until the pain of their relationship became too much to bear. It would be decades before she realized her story resembled thousands of other women’s relational experiences.
At 30, Nadine packed up her kids and her curtains and left Jordan, relocating to Los Angeles, California.She began a transformative process of intensive therapy and deep self-reflection, which required facing her pain, admitting and owning her mistakes, and reconnecting with the authentic self she’d lost due to Jordan’s abuse. Through her healing, a passion for helping others was born. She returned to school at 39 to become a psychotherapist and, ten years later, graduated with a PhD in Counseling and Somatic Psychology.
Dr. Nae’s private practice quickly flooded with women recounting an all-too-familiar story of abuse with a pathological partner.Her goal of helping people develop healthy relationships took on a life of its own as she realized that trauma bonds were increasingly prevalent and destroying the lives of hundreds of women. Nadine embarked on a twelve-year journey of learning about domestic violence. She combined her academic background with her experience and that of her patients, eventually leading her to become an industry expert in narcissistic abuse, trauma bonds, and complex PTSD.
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A South Carolina man who told 911 dispatchers that he shot his friend in self-defense has now been charged with murder. Local media reported that Berkeley County sheriff’s deputies said this week they have charged 34-year-old Wade David Williamson III with murder, a week after a shooting at his home near Summerville.
Thirty-five-year-old Liam Owen Vernon of Summerville was shot three times on April 8 at Williamson’s home. Williamson is also charged with possession of a weapon during a violent crime. It was not known if he has an attorney yet. Williamson told dispatchers that he and Vernon had been getting along all night until Vernon hit him in the jaw. Williamson said Vernon continued to hit him, so he shot him.
Five years later, the case was dropped.
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Who said meditation has to be so severe? Yogi Bryan has spent years honing his craft and cutting the crap to make meditation accessible for everyone, even when you think you don’t have the time or patience to meditate.
Whether you can’t sit still or stop your mind from wandering, Yogi Bryan will help you achieve mental clarity so you can manifest your wildest dreams. In as little as five minutes a day, you can establish a practice that not only relieves stress and calms anxiety but has also proven to boost your physical health. Once you have the basics down, you can discover the power of breath patterns, postures, affirmations, mantras, and more to unlock your self-confidence and higher calling.
With the support of Yogi Bryan, meditation has never been more approachable or accessible to work into your daily routine. If you’ve ever felt like meditation wasn’t for you—or if you’ve always wanted to try it but have been too intimidated—buckle up, buttercup. Your journey starts here.
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Rhonda McCrimmon is a shamanic teacher who brings the ancient wisdom of Celtic shamanism to life. This spiritual tradition dates back to pre-Christian times in northern Europe and emphasizes the importance of balancing the body's three energy centers or "cauldrons" to achieve physical, spiritual, and emotional health.
The three cauldrons are the Cauldron of Warming, the Cauldron of Motion, and the Cauldron of Wisdom. Rhonda McCrimmon takes readers on a journey to activate, nurture, and maintain each cauldron's unique potential.
The Cauldron of Warming is the source of our inner knowledge and can be depleted by past traumas, leaving us anxious and fearful. Rhonda teaches you how to replenish this cauldron and restore inner peace and security.
The Cauldron of Motion represents our capacity to love and nurture. It is on its side at birth and fills as we experience deep grief or joy. Rhonda shows you how to balance this cauldron, establish healthy boundaries, and protect yourself from emotional drain.
The Cauldron of Wisdom is the source of a profound connection with nature. It is upside down at birth, but once righted, it can provide one of the most sublime gifts of Celtic spirituality. Rhonda guides you on how to activate this cauldron and receive this gift.
With self-reflections and other exercises, Rhonda McCrimmon helps readers activate and balance their inner cauldrons, dispel fear by tapping into innate wisdom, work through past traumas, foster love, nurture emotional resilience, and manifest their creative potential through rituals and meditations.
The book also explores the tradition of Celtic fire festivals and the sacred practice of saining. Rhonda invites readers of all ancestral roots to explore this ancient wisdom and begin their journey down the shaman's path.
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Experience the world of private contractors conducting high-threat missions for a nascent Iraqi government in the hopes of rebuilding after the fall of Saddam Hussein. With limited support, the men of Blackwater protected US diplomats as the country descended into sectarian violence. It was a hazardous mission complete with rockets, mortars, improvised explosive devices, and not knowing who or where the enemy was.
Morgan Lerette’s irreverently honest memoir shows the good and bad of injecting private armies into active combat zones in the name of diplomacy and digs deep into the bonds of brotherhood created by war. With gut-wrenching tragedy, dark humor, and parties that make Animal House seem like a Disney film, this memoir offers a firsthand perspective on how men act and react in war.
Lerette, a private contractor employed by the notorious Blackwater in the early days of the Iraq War, pulls no punches in calling out the incompetence of both the US military and the Department of State during the collapse of Iraq. You can decide if the insertion of private contractors in Iraq assisted or detracted from the war effort and if the costs in blood and treasure were worth the carnage.
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Stefanie Wilder-Taylor is an author, standup comedian, TV personality, writing teacher, and co-host of the popular podcasts For Crying Out Loud, Rose Pricks, and Bored A.F. She created and hosted two seasons of the late-night comedy parenting show Parental Discretion with Stefanie Wilder-Taylor for NickMom on Nickelodeon.
Stefanie has written six books for Simon & Schuster, starting with the irreverent best-seller Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay: And Other Things I Had to Learn as a New Mom. She followed up with Naptime Is the New Happy Hour: And Other Ways Toddlers Turn Your Life Upside; It’s Not Me, It’s You: Subjective Recollections of a Terminally Optimistic, Chronically Sarcastic and Occasionally Inebriated Woman; I’m a Big Deal: And Other Delusions of Adequacy; Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic: And Other Opinions I Can’t Back Up with Fact, and her most recent, Drunk-ish: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving Alcohol, set for release in January 2024.
Stefanie has made appearances on several popular TV shows, such as Oprah, GMA, 20/20, Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, Larry King Live, Fox and Friends, HLN, CNN, Dr. Drew, and Katie Couric. She has also been featured in The New York Times, People Magazine, US Weekly, and Parenting Magazine.
Although she is busy, she manages to make time for everything. Stefanie resides in Los Angeles with her husband and three children. Additionally, she has a penchant for Botox, which is quite expensive.
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Lauren Brill is a seven-time Emmy-nominated and AP-award-winning journalist. As a television broadcaster, I was a sports anchor and reporter for the ABC affiliate in Cleveland, the CBS affiliate in Buffalo, and MSG Varsity in the New York metropolitan area. Also, I have written features for several nationally known outlets, including NBA.com, WNBA.com, NikeWomen.com, ESPN’s Girl Mag, and womensprosoccer.com.
In 2019, I combined my writer and television journalist skills to create The Unsealed. I ghostwrite all the featured letters, provide commentaries, and host a weekly interactive show called Unsealed Conversations. People Magazine, ESPN, ABC, The New York Post, and E! Online are among the outlets that have acknowledged The Unsealed’s work.
In our first year, The Unsealed reached more than a quarter-million people in 182 countries.
At Columbia University, I majored in sociology, focusing my studies on the impact of sports on society. The Unsealed is a platform where we help people write and exchange inspirational open letters that reveal strength and encourage compassion. Our mission is to use diverse voices and experiences to empower and unite people.
My career as a sports journalist, working for ABC (Cleveland), CBS (Buffalo), MSG Varsity (New York), and NBA.com, led me to create The Unsealed. Enlightened and inspired by the athletes I covered in 2017, before the #MeToo movement, I mustered up the courage to share what was once my darkest secret. I wrote an open letter to sexual assault survivors detailing my personal experience with sexual violence. My letter went viral around the country.
Sharing my story made me feel unstoppable. So much so that I started The Unsealed to provide a space where people of all races, genders, sexual orientations, and socioeconomic backgrounds can be heard and supported while motivating and educating others.
Our letters come from many people, including high-profile athletes, entertainers who have overcome tremendous adversity, and parents who want to improve the world for the next generation.
As a member of The Unsealed, you can enter our writing contests. You can share your stories, connect with PenPals, and ask our members for advice. You can engage in our discussions on our weekly live interactive show, Unsealed Conversations. Also, as a member, you receive access to exclusive content while supporting our goal of catalyzing social change.
We may experience the world differently, but our letters unseal the humanity that connects us all.
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Tonya Spanglo, a 45-year-old woman from Oklahoma, lost an impressive 230 pounds after undergoing gastric sleeve surgery in December 2019. She has gained popularity on TikTok with over 1.2 million followers, where she shares her weight loss journey and recipes that helped her transform her body. She recently revealed tips for enjoying holidays without compromising your weight loss progress.
Chef Rich Eaton is a highly experienced chef and food safety instructor who has been in the industry for over 45 years. Despite his expertise, Rich faced a significant challenge in his life. He was morbidly obese and at risk of serious health issues. The scale in his doctor's office could barely handle his weight of 575 lbs. However, Rich's story is one of incredible transformation and resilience.
Rich's lifelong struggle with weight was a result of using food as a coping mechanism. It was his way of dealing with feelings of insecurity, depression, and a sense of not belonging. Having moved around a lot, he often felt unwanted and unloved, leaving a void that food seemed to fill.
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Jason M. Palamara is a retired New York City Police Department Cold Case Homicide Detective who has served for over twenty years in forensic and criminal investigations. He is also a U.S. Navy Veteran who served in Operation Noble Anvil (NATO Operation Allied Force) aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
Jason is a John C. Maxwell certified life coach, teacher, speaker, and trainer. He has served as a peer support counselor with the NYPD and currently volunteers as a crisis intervention counselor with the Long Island Crisis Center.
As the director of Veteran & First Responder engagement for Forge VFR, his mission is to connect with and serve his fellow First Responder and Veteran communities, ensuring that they always have access to the care they need. Jason is also working on a book titled "Living Blue," which focuses on police wellness and resilience, with Barbara Rubel.
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MJ Harris is a well-known media personality, entrepreneur, producer, and lifestyle/business influencer who has received endorsements from Oprah, USA Today, Tabitha Brown, and Black Enterprise. He has touched the lives of over 5 million followers for more than a decade with his uplifting inspiration and daily reminders that everyone deserves to live their best life. His followers across various social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram love him for his straightforward, raw advice about fixing various aspects of their lives, including relationships, situationships, money, and frenemies. He offers sage advice on how to overcome self-sabotage and achieve success. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast.
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Kathleen Ashmore is a famous TikTok star, social media influencer, and food blogger. She gained popularity by sharing simple and nutritious recipes on her TikTok account, katcancook. At present, she has over 2.2 million followers on the platform. Kathleen has worked for Martha Stewart and is married with two children. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast.
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Edward Robert Martin Jr. is a Republican politician and attorney hailing from the state of Missouri. He has also served as the chief of staff for Governor Matt Blunt from 2006 to 2007. Martin was the party's nominee for Missouri's 3rd congressional district in 2010 but lost to incumbent Democrat Russ Carnahan. He ran for Missouri Attorney General in 2012 but was unsuccessful. Martin was elected as Chairman of the Missouri Republican Party in 2013. Currently, he is the President of Phyllis Schlafly Eagles. In January 2018, he was terminated from his role as a CNN contributor. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast.
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Robert Vicino and his son Dante lead the Vivos Project. Robert is an entrepreneur with a successful background in manufacturing, marketing, and real estate development on a global scale. In 1980, he was struck with building a shelter deep underground to protect 1,000 people from a potential life-extinction event. This idea was so vivid and compelling that he abandoned everything and began searching for an underground cave or abandoned mine that could be fortified to create a massive shelter to save as many people as possible. Although this occurred decades ago, the idea continues to drive the Vivos Project forward.
The Vivos project was initiated in 2008 as a privately funded endeavor to provide life-assurance shelter solutions to as many people as possible in any disaster. The founder was inspired by his belief that this was his true calling, and he had the unique skills to accomplish it. However, it was an enormous responsibility for him, as he had to risk being ridiculed and invest years of his life and savings to help others.
Robert and Dante have accepted the responsibility of bringing the Vivos network to life worldwide with great humility and gratitude. They lead a team of experts in diverse fields such as engineering, architecture, construction, medicine, psychology, healthcare, nutrition, law, constitution, finance, management, logistics, manufacturing, security, and self-defense. Each team member is dedicated to making the Vivos network a reality.
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Bella DePaulo, PhD., is the leading expert on single life and is described by The Atlantic as “America’s foremost thinker and writer on the single experience.” Dr. DePaulo coined the term “Single at Heart” and gave a TEDx talk on the topic in 2017, and today, the talk has had more than 1.6 million views. She is the author of Singled Out, The Psychology of Dexter, and How We Live Now, among other titles; has written the column “Living Single” for Psychology Today since 2008; and has been published by the New York Times, the Washington Post, Time magazine, and other outlets, and been interviewed on shows including The Today Show, CNN American Morning, CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, CBS Sunday Morning, Anderson Cooper 360, and Hardball with Chris Matthews. Dr. DePaulo has a BA from Vassar College and a PhD from Harvard University. After two decades as a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, Dr. DePaulo moved to the West Coast, where she is currently an academic affiliate in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She lives in Summerland, CA.
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Max Marshall is a writer and journalist. Raised in Texas, he attended Columbia University, where he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 2016. He served as a Princeton in Asia Media Fellow in Hanoi, Vietnam, and his work has appeared in GQ, Texas Monthly, Sports Illustrated, and the New York Times. He lives in Austin.
“Among the Bros" is a harrowing and disturbing book. This book will blow your mind, each page digging deeper into the unimaginable. Except every word is true.”—Buzz Bissinger, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Mosquito Bowl and Friday Night Lights. A brilliant young investigative journalist traces a murder and a multi-million-dollar drug ring, leading to an unprecedented look at elite American fraternity life.
When Max Marshall arrived on the campus of the College of Charleston in 2018, he hoped to investigate a small-time fraternity Xanax trafficking ring. Instead, he found a homicide, several student deaths, and millions of dollars circulating the Deep South. He also opened up an elite world hidden from outsiders. Behind the pop culture cliches of “Greek life” lies one of the primary breeding grounds of American power: 80 percent of Fortune 500 executives, 85 percent of Supreme Court justices, and all but four presidents since 1825 have been fraternity members. With unprecedented immersion, this book takes readers inside that bubble.
Under the live oaks and Spanish moss of Travel + Leisure’s “Most Beautiful Campus in America,” Marshall traces several “C of C” boys’ journeys from fraternity pledges to interstate drug traffickers. The result is a true-life story of hubris, status, money, drugs, and murder—one that lifts a curtain on an ecstatic and disturbing way of life. With expert pacing and an excellent eye, he follows a never-ending party that continues after funerals and mass arrests.
An addictive and haunting portrait of tomorrow’s American establishment, Among the Bros is nonfiction storytelling at its finest.
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Master Mantak Chia is a renowned Qigong Master who has been awarded the prestigious title of Qigong Master of the Year twice by the International Congress of Chinese Medicine and Qi Gong in 1990 and 2012. In addition, he has been listed as number 18 of the 100 most Spiritually Influential people in The Watkins Review 2012. Master Mantak Chia is the founder of the Universal Healing Tao System, which taught tens of thousands of students of the Tao around the world.
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Dr. Scott Guerin holds two master's degrees and a doctorate in psychology, focusing on human and spiritual development. He is also the author of the Angel In Training book series. Dr. Guerin has been an adjunct psychology professor at Kean University in New Jersey for over 22 years. Previously, he worked in the healthcare industry, specializing in medical education and health psychology. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast.
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Lev Parnas is an American businessman who, under the direction of Rudy Giuliani, found himself expressing and sometimes dictating U.S. policy in Ukraine. Giuliani was using Parnas to find compromising material on the Biden family that he could use in his 2020 Presidential campaign against Joe Biden.
This podcast was created to provide an alternative perspective on American politics not influenced by corporate outlets. As an independent voice, Parnas offers a viewpoint closer to what regular people think rather than what they are told. He is neither right nor left, searching for answers like everyone else. This podcast is dedicated to presenting an eye-opening look at American and international politics, and only some people are as qualified as Parnas to be a veteran commentator on U.S. politics.
Parnas made deals with Eastern European oligarchs to gain his insight, including expelling the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. He was a trusted member of Donald Trump’s inner circle and witnessed all of the scandals up close and in real-time, paying a grave price for his involvement.
Through his connections with Trump, Giuliani, their staffs, allies, operatives, and media people, as well as those overseas, Parnas offers a savvy but fresh perspective on how things work in government, both domestically and internationally. He has appeared on major media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC, CBS, BBC, and Reuters. He has even earned an Emmy Award nomination for one of his appearances on The Rachel Maddow Show.
Lev Parnas is based in Boca Raton, Florida, but travels frequently to New York City, Washington D.C., and abroad.
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Lawrence Robert Lawton is an ex-convict, author, paralegal, motivational speaker, and YouTuber from the United States. He was known for committing a series of jewelry store robberies along the Atlantic Seaboard before he was caught in 1996.
Today, Larry Lawton is involved in various activities that help law enforcement agencies, courts, businesses, and families. His program is nationally recognized and offers a range of services, including supporting law enforcement, providing analysis on national TV, delivering motivational and keynote speeches, offering advice on preventing jewelry robberies, consulting on issues related to teenagers and young adults, and serving as an expert witness in sentencing cases. Moreover, he advocates for prison and jail reform.
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Kerry Ward is the first resident tarot columnist and writer for Cosmopolitan in the US and UK. She also delivers her unique blend of tarot and astrology to Metro, The Sun, and other titles upon commission. Kerry has been reading, teaching, and creating tarot for over 25 years.
Her first tarot deck, "The Good Karma Tarot," launched in Spring 2021, is a popular choice for beginners and those seeking positive messages. It reached no.2 in "spirituality for young adults" and no.6 for "tarot" on Amazon. It has been a surprising success, with Oprah Daily and Cosmopolitan featuring it as the "best deck" for those new to tarot.
Her second deck, "The Crystal Magic Tarot," co-created with Clare Gregory, pairs every tarot card with a crystal, intention, and affirmation, making it a manifesting tool. It is a design to predict your future!
Kerry's first book, "Power, Purpose, Practice," launched in September 2023, uses tarot, astrology, and numerology to explore and detail your cosmic powers, destiny, and life path. It also provides tailored practices to help amplify and ignite those powers. All you need to bring is your date of birth! Kerry has a long pipeline of further decks, books, and oracles stretching into 2025.
She is proactive, personable, and fast, writing about tarot cards, tarot readings, fortune-telling, astrology, weekly and monthly tarot forecasts, crystals, witchcraft, and all manner of esoteric topics.
Kerry also runs a tarot club and has created a workshop she enjoyed presenting in Ibiza at Hotel Riomar this Summer. She is a strong presenter, having been a lecturer and commercial insight manager.
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Marie Diamond is a renowned Transformational Leader, Speaker, and Author, featured in the worldwide phenomenon “The Secret” and several other motivational documentaries and TV shows on several continents. She uses her knowledge of Energy, Quantum physics, the Law of Attraction, and ancient Wisdom such as Meditation, Feng Shui, and Dowsing to support individuals, organizations, and corporations to transform their success, financial situation, relationships, motivation, and inspiration.
She has created the following Energy Systems: Inner Diamond Meditation, Diamond Feng Shui, and Diamond Dowsing, reaching over 100,000 students in 190 countries. She has established several Marie Diamond Transformation Schools in the USA, Central Europe, Israel, Russian-speaking countries, and in Latin America (Mexico City) that share her work and train consultants and teachers in these Energy Systems.
Marie Diamond's clients include billionaires, multi-millionaires, A-list celebrities in film and music (like Steven Spielberg, Rolling Stones, Paula Abdul, Dan Aykroyd), top-selling writers (like Rhonda Byrne, Jack Canfield, Bob Proctor, John Gray, Marianne Williamson), top athletes and sportsmen in Basketball, Soccer, Motorsport, Golf, leaders from Fortune 500 companies (like BPAmoco, Exxon Mobil), top global MLM companies (like Lyoness, WorldVentures, Nikken, Herbalife), and governmental leaders and organizations (like in Belgium, Kazakhstan, Russia, Iceland, USA, Canada, Mexico).
She is a founding member of the only Global Transformational Leadership Council, bringing together the top 100 Transformational Trainers, Speakers, and Authors for the last ten years. She also founded and presided over the European Council for Transformational Leaders. She is known for her passion to help create Transformational leaders worldwide and is the Executive mentor and Energy Advisor.
Marie Diamond is an internationally acclaimed author, teacher, consultant, and motivational speaker who brings her wisdom and counsel to a broad audience through her seminars, personal appearances on TV and radio, Tele-classes, coaching, (E) books, online courses, home study courses, and other products. Born in Belgium and after living in California in the United States, she is now residing at the French Riviera near Monaco. She travels extensively between several continents to connect with her students and clients in more than 200 countries.
Before shifting her focus to Personal development and the Human Potential movement, Marie Diamond was a successful European corporate lawyer. She has established a world-class reputation for transforming businesses and entrepreneurs, their branding and marketing with her unique expertise and skills. In Diamond Leadership Trainings, she supports you in expanding your brand and your impact while increasing your multiple income streams.
Marie Diamond has consulted with her Energetic Branding Top managers, CEOs, Politicians, Celebrities, Authors, Speakers, and Sportsmen to expand their branding and message in the Global marketplace.
Marie Diamond has been happily married for over 25 years and is a mother of 3 wonderful children.
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Charles Busch is a multi-talented entertainer known for his work as a playwright, actor, director, novelist, cabaret performer, and drag icon. He has written and starred in over 25 plays, including Off-Broadway's longest-running play, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom. His Broadway hit, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, won the Outer Circle Critics' John L. Gassner Award for playwrighting, received a Tony nomination for Best Play, and ran for 777 performances.
Busch has also acted in films and TV shows, such as HBO's OZ, and directed two films, including one that won an honorable mention at the Tribeca Film Festival. He is a guest programmer and lecturer at many colleges and universities, including NYU, Harvard, UCLA, and Amherst College. He has also won two MAC awards for his cabaret performances and toured his act in many cities worldwide.
In recognition of his outstanding career, Busch has received a special Drama Desk Award and a star on the Playwrights Walk outside the Lucille Lortel Theatre. He is also the subject of the acclaimed documentary film The Lady in Question by Charles Busch. Busch's first CD, Charles Busch Live at Feinstein's 54 Below, was released by Broadway Records.
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In one of America's most notorious prisons, a young man sentenced to life without parole miraculously found faith, forgiveness, redemption, and restoration. In 27 Summers, Ronald Olivier shares his dramatic and powerful story and offers proof that God can bring healing and hope to even the darkest circumstances.
As a teenager, Ronald Olivier ran wild in the streets of New Orleans, selling drugs, stealing cars, and finally killing someone on what was supposed to be the happiest day of the year—Christmas Day. Facing the consequences of his crime, he remembered what his mother once said. "Baby, if you ever have real trouble, the kind that I can't get you out of, you can always call on Jesus." So he did.
Ron was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Through the agony of solitary confinement and multiple transfers into increasingly dangerous prison environments, Ron kept seeking God for healing and hope. Finally, after being locked up for twenty-seven summers at the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary—known as Angola—Ron was miraculously released. Remarkably, he became the director of chaplains at Mississippi State Penitentiary. Today, Ron loves to combat hopelessness, wherever he finds it, by saying, "Don't tell me what God can't do!”
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Although she appreciates many aspects of the culture she was raised in, the abuse she suffered at the hands of her brother and the lack of support she received from the rest of her family ultimately led her down a different path that would be characterized by light instead of the darkness that had shrouded her all her life.
My Path to Light: How I Escaped the Darkness of an Abusive Amish Childhood paints a comprehensive picture of what it means to be Amish and how her experience was unique, but not for the better. With gut-wrenching honesty and earnest introspection, Rosa Miller opens up about the highs and lows of her upbringing, her internal struggle over conflicting beliefs, and how she drew the courage to leave her family behind in pursuit of a brighter future.
Set off on the path to spiritual and emotional liberation with Rosa as she vividly describes various facets of the Amish lifestyle. Hold her heart in your hands as she bravely discusses the molestation she endured and how she stood up against it to protect her younger female family members. And walk alongside Rosa as she commits to following Jesus and using Him to guide her life journey. With My Path to Light, you will be inspired to march out of the darkness and into the light, just as Rosa did.
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From April 2013 to August 2021, Melissa DeRosa served as Communications Director, Strategic Advisor, Chief of Staff, and Secretary to Governor Cuomo. Ms. DeRosa is the first woman to ever serve as Secretary to the Governor, the highest unelected position in state government.
She spearheaded the Governor’s campaigns to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, enact the nation’s most robust paid family leave program, and establish the Excelsior Scholarship, making New York the first state in the country to provide free public college tuition for middle- and low-income families, mandate insurance coverage for medically-necessary IVF, and played a crucial role in managing the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition, Ms. DeRosa founded and served as Chair of the New York State Council on Women and Girls, established by the Governor to recognize and advance women’s rights in New York State, as well as the New York State COVID-19 Maternity Task Force and the COVID-19 Domestic Violence Task Force. In 2020, Ms. DeRosa also served on the President Biden-elect’s transition committee, advising the incoming administration’s COVID response.
Before joining the Governor’s office, Ms. DeRosa worked in the Attorney General’s Office as Deputy Chief of Staff and Acting Chief of Staff and as New York State Director of Organizing for America (OFA), President Obama’s national political action organization.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Labor Relations and a master’s degree in Public Administration, both from Cornell University. She has served on the executive board of the Women’s Leadership Forum Network of the Democratic National Committee.
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Jake Angeli-Chansley is a Shamanic practitioner, published author, former Navy sailor, podcaster, and spiritual activist. The media has given him the names Q-Shaman, Qanon Shaman, and MAGA Shaman, but his actual Shamanic name is Yellowstone Wolf. He pleaded guilty to a single charge for his involvement in the January 6th Capitol entry and is currently running for Congress in Arizona. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast.
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Fred North is a world-renowned helicopter stunt pilot with over two hundred movies in his portfolio. He has worked with the industry’s top directors and logged over fifteen thousand hours shooting feature films and commercials. In 2002, he became the world record holder for altitude with a helicopter. He is licensed to fly worldwide, and the FAA has approved his Motion Picture Safety Manual.
Originally from Paris, France, Peggy North grew up in the film industry. She is a trained pilot with years of experience as an aerial coordinator and stunt double. Her portfolio includes action films such as Fast Five, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and Battleship. She is also the founder of Fire and Crème, a luxury event production company. She and her husband, Fred, reside in Malibu and have three children.
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Daniel Fielding is the author of The Asset Mindset: A Special Forces Perspective for Achieving Success. The book is a must-read for anyone looking to transform their thought patterns to attain elite levels of success and encourages readers to build a mindset that can create positive change in their lives.
Daniel won several martial arts tournaments and two National Championships as a teenager. Following 9/11, Fielding enlisted as a soldier in the U.S. Army and was later selected to become a Special Forces Green Beret. After leaving the Special Forces, he was a bodyguard for celebrities like Kid Rock. Daniel is driven by the Special Forces motto “De Oppresso Liber,” which he applies to freeing people from their restrictive thought patterns.
He is a sought-after speaker for his insights on personal development and, based on his own life experiences, offers guidance on taking ownership of your life and effectively pursuing goals. In his book and his keynote talks, he gives accessible and thought-provoking advice on how to identify and change negative behaviors, create a mindset you can be proud of, and learn how to overcome any obstacle.
He is a loving husband and father of three and enjoys the outdoors.
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Justin joined a 1 %-er motorcycle club pursuing age-old values of brotherhood, honor, and respect. He never lost those values, but he watched them come under fire in America as clearly as in club life, where gaining personal power became the highest objective, rather than honoring the code that once bound his community.
Pursuing a new career in social work, Justin carried the old values to a new generation of youth caught in the riptide of a world increasingly defined by personal gain over communal well-being.
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Steve Wright, a playful and innately curious soul, enjoyed an eleven-year professional football career with the Cowboys, Colts, and Raiders, yet these years did not define him. Driven by his entrepreneurial instincts, he created an innovative misting company, Cloudburst, that cooled professional sports, the US military, NASA, and the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics.
Forever a lover of adventure, Steve joined the cast of Survivor for thirty-one days of starvation, where he embraced the jungle of Nicaragua and emerged more passionate about life. His journey of continuous growth includes an unparalleled passion for physical and mental fitness, which he practices and shares with his community in Malibu, California.
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As a retired Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent, Peter J Lapp is highly experienced in counterintelligence, espionage, economic espionage, and trade secret theft. Throughout his 22-year career, Peter had notable success in espionage and economic espionage as an investigator, program manager, and later chief of the economic espionage and PRC espionage units at FBIHQ’s Counterintelligence Division. Notably, Pete was the FBI’s co-case agent in the espionage investigation of Ana Belen Montes, who was arrested ten days after 9/11 for espionage and sentenced to 25 years for spying for the Cuban Intelligence Service while she worked at the Defense Intelligence Agency.
Pete was also the case agent on the theft of trade secrets investigation of MIN Yonggang, who, as a former DuPont employee, was convicted of misappropriating over $1 billion of the company’s trade secrets.
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Vincent Lampert is an American Catholic priest and the designated exorcist of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Father Lampert was appointed to become an exorcist by Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlien. He is among the few exorcists who regularly use social media like Twitter (@FrVinceLampert). In one article, he told the reporter he was fighting the devil by tweeting about exorcism. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast.
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Mike Powell’s blood and guts stories go far beyond his days working as a plainclothes officer in one of LAPD’s Zebra Units—a unit tasked with tracking down violent criminals in South Central L.A. “Shootin’ Newton” was notorious for its many police shootings, including the Black Panther and Symbionese Liberation Army shootouts. Two of Mike’s four shootings occurred in Newton.
Mike and his partners tracked down murder suspects, bank robbers, and a serial killer: a killer of young boys. Mike’s police stories take us back to the days when cops were allowed to be cops and when police chiefs like LAPD’s Ed Davis and Daryl Gates sent former military “warrior cops” into the streets to hunt down violent criminals.
Mike also served as a key undercover operative for both the LAPD, undercover as a woman, and the federal government, undercover in the MAFIA, and he lived to write about it. If you’ve seen the movie Casino, then you have seen the mobsters he brushed shoulders with.
Mike ended his investigative and undercover career after he received several death threats, and his home was set ablaze while he and his first wife, Manette, were in it.
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A singer-songwriter in the cult indie band "The Pocket Gods" since 1998. I am the MD of an indie record label, Nub Music, and the producer/presenter of the Sky TV show, Nub TV, which mixes music with the paranormal. I’ve also gained 12 Guinness World Records and currently hold 3 for most albums released, the longest song, and most tracks on an album! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast.
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I am an emergency physician and a historian. In my clinical work, I am an attending physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an Instructor in Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School. I received my BA from Harvard University, MD and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, and completed residency training in emergency medicine at Brown/Rhode Island Hospital.
My research focuses on the history and political economy of health care and on diagnostics for emergency care in resource-limited settings. Recently, I have written about international opiate regulations, population control campaigns, feminist critiques of the GDP, and hepatitis C diagnostic technologies.
My first book, No More to Spend (Oxford University Press, 2020), is a history of medical neglect and exploitation in Malawi. This book was named a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title.
In my current research, I aim to use machine learning to improve early warning scores and diagnose emergent conditions in settings of clinical impoverishment.
I am also writing a history of medical debt collection in the United States. This book, Your Money or Your Life, is under contract with Oxford University Press and scheduled for publication in Fall 2023. It tells the story of how the collection of medical debt in the United States has transformed over the last several decades and how this impacts Americans’ lives.
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Dr. Caroline Leaf is a communication pathologist, audiologist, clinical and cognitive neuroscientist with a Masters and Ph.D. in Communication Pathology and a BSc in Logopaedics, specializing in cognitive and metacognitive neuropsychology. Since the early 1980s, she has researched the mind-brain connection, the nature of mental health, and the formation of memory. She was among the first in her field to study how the brain can change (neuroplasticity) with directed mind input.
During her years in clinical practice and her work with thousands of underprivileged teachers and students in her home country of South Africa and in the USA, she developed her theory (called the Geodesic Information Processing theory) of how we think, build memory and learn, into tools and processes that have transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), learning disabilities (ADD, ADHD), autism, dementias and mental ill-health issues like anxiety and depression. She has helped hundreds of thousands of students and adults learn how to use their minds to detox and grow their brain to succeed in every area of their lives, including school, university, and the workplace.
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Extreme Championship Wrestling was the revolutionary, industry-redefining wrestling federation of the ’90s, and founder and owner Tod Gordon is telling his story for the first time. Gordon went from a local Philadelphia businessman to the third most influential man in wrestling as ECW became the fiery challenger to WWE and WCW. ECW’s young roster featured inventive risk-taking talent that both major federations sought to emulate but could never duplicate. “E-C-W!” chants rang out in wrestling arenas across all federations for decades. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast.
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Brandon Wolf is a nationally recognized gun safety and LGBTQ civil rights advocate and dynamic public speaker. He serves as the Press Secretary for Equality Florida, the state’s LGBTQ civil rights organization.
On June 12, life changed for Brandon. He crouched in a bathroom while a gunman opened fire at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub, killing his best friends, Drew Leinonen & Juan Guerrero, and 47 others. Rather than be swallowed by the anger and fear of tragedy, Brandon set out to honor the victims’ legacies with action.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, Brandon co-founded The Dru Project, a nonprofit organization that works to empower youth and provide funding for higher education for future leaders in the LGBTQ community. The organization has given over $100,000 in college scholarships to rising leaders. He also became an outspoken activist in the gun violence prevention movement, partnering with March For Our Lives, Everytown, Giffords, and others to demand legislative solutions to the epidemic. In 2019, he became the first survivor of the tragedy at Pulse Nightclub to testify before Congress.
A powerful public speaker, Brandon Wolf is a frequent guest on MSNBC (The Reid Out & American Voices), CNN, and in print publications (CNN.com, USA Today, Newsweek, Teen Vogue, Washington Post, The Advocate, Out Magazine) weaving his story into calls to action. HuffPost has recognized him as one of “30 modern-day LGBTQ pioneers” and Business Equality Magazine as one of 40 LGBTQ Leaders Under 40.
In all things, Brandon is driven by the reminder that we are obligated to honor those we’ve lost, not with empty words or hollow platitudes - but with action.
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Pastor Kimberly Jones, known as Real Talk Kim, travels the world, fulfilling her passion and purpose of loving people back to life. She is a mother, pastor, entrepreneur, mentor, motivational speaker, entertainer, and best-selling author.
She uses her influence to mentor people worldwide through her mentorship program, RTK Inner Circle. Real Talk Kim advocates for GIVE Culture Foundation for Impact, a nonprofit organization that teaches mindfulness and generosity to the next generation of leaders.
Real Talk Kim has a thriving weekly syndicated podcast and has appeared on Preachers of Atlanta, Dr. Oz, Chatter Talk Show, BET, Nightline News, and numerous podcasts, webinars, and radio programs.
Real Talk Kim is a true worshiper after God’s heart, a testament to God’s redemption plan. She is the Senior Pastor at Limitless Church with Fayetteville, GA and Atlanta, GA campuses. She is the proud mother of two sons, Morgan and Lyncoln.
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Giles Yeo MBE is a British-American biologist. He is the professor of molecular neuroendocrinology at the Medical Research Council Metabolic Diseases Unit and scientific director of the Genomics/Transcriptomics Core at the University of Cambridge.
"Why Calories Don't Count"
The calorie information is ubiquitous. On packaged food, restaurant menus, and online recipes, we see authoritative numbers that tell us the calorie count of what we're about to consume. And we treat these numbers as gospel—counting, cutting, intermittently consuming, and, if you believe some 'experts' out there, magically making them disappear. We all know, and governments advise, that losing weight is just a matter of burning more calories than we consume. But it's all wrong.
In Why Calories Don't Count, Dr. Giles Yeo, an obesity researcher at Cambridge University, challenges the conventional model and demonstrates that all calories are not created equal. He addresses why popular diets succeed, at least in the short term, and why they ultimately fail, and what your environment has to do with your body weight.
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Daniel was born and raised in Houston, TX. The second oldest of five kids who were all homeschooled, Daniel was always a fun-loving adventurer. Growing up, he spent much time outdoors, climbing trees and playing sports. Fun fact: he wasn’t very good at any sports he played as a kid. He loved being active and was competitive enough not to quit when things got tough. During high school, his focus turned to new passions such as singing, dancing, acting, and the performing arts. He also became more involved in his home church through music ministry.
After graduating high school, he attended a two-year ministry school, received an associate degree, and simultaneously began coaching & training at Iron Sports Ninja Gym. In 2015, he began his rookie year competing on season 8 of American Ninja Warrior and, thus, his journey to becoming one of the top athletes on the show. That season, they launched him into his athletic career with accomplishments like 8 x National Finalist and the 2020 Champion of American Ninja Warrior title. He was also selected to compete on multiple All-Stars episodes and USA VS. The World Competitions. He was a team captain of seasons 1-3 of Ninja vs. Ninja and even had the opportunity to travel abroad to compete internationally in Ninja Warrior Indonesia, representing Team USA.
This recognition and success gave Daniel opportunities to begin traveling and become a motivational speaker. His goal is to use his platform to help inspire people to get back up when they inevitably fall or fail, overcome the obstacles they will face, and never stop pursuing their God-given dreams.
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Dubai-based socialite and entrepreneur Linda Andrade recently took to TikTok to reveal the downsides of living a life of wealth, as the wife of millionaire Ricky Andrade, a renowned Forex and Crypto trader.
The 23-year-old Jordanian-born influencer, also known as the 'Original Dubai Housewife,' has accumulated over 529,000 followers, who tune in to learn about her glamorous life. Linda, who married Ricky at the tender age of 19, has been living a life of opulence, a stark contrast to her earlier life in the US, where she grew up in a one-bedroom apartment with her family. In a video that garnered over 11 million views, Linda listed the 'worst things about being with a millionaire,' expressing concerns over 'always having to look 10/10', 'being bought too much stuff', and the fear of getting robbed due to her expansive collection of designer bags and luxury jewelry.
Despite living a life that many fantasize about, Linda shared that 'the novelty of riches can soon wear off.' The couple's constant traveling is another cause of discontent for her, along with the fact that 'women want my man' and the struggle to drive herself anywhere. Linda's complaints, however, were met with little sympathy from social media users, with many offering to trade lives with her or questioning if she was being ungrateful.
Even so, the stunning spa owner and beauty influencer continues to use her growing social media platforms to offer an insider's view of the wealthy lifestyle and promote her husband's business ventures. From the Maldives to Hawaii and Miami, Linda's Instagram showcases her travels, life of luxury, and her entrepreneurial journey as the owner of a fat-freezing spa.
Despite the pushback from some viewers on TikTok, others used humor to respond to Linda's video or expressed admiration for her lifestyle, proving once more that the opulent lives of the wealthy will always be a source of fascination and controversy.
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Chef Keith Corbin is the two-time James Beard Award nominated executive chef and co-owner of Alta Adams, The Los Angeles Times bestselling author of “California Soul”, and a sought-after public speaker.
During his youth growing up in the Jordan Downs housing projects in Watts, Corbin was involved with gangs and drug dealing, which eventually lead to his incarceration. It was in prison when he first started cooking and working in kitchens, which eventually led to a job with the LocoL restaurant group run by celebrity chefs Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson. From there, Corbin partnered with Patterson on Alta Adams, a "California Soul" food restaurant utilizing local produce and healthier ingredients to put Corbin's own spin on the food he grew up cooking and eating with his grandmother. Alta was named one of the best restaurants in the country by Esquire, Thrillist, and the Los Angeles Times, and called "Black Hollywood's top restaurant" by The Hollywood Reporter.
Corbin's bestselling memoir, “California Soul: An American Epic of Cooking and Survival" was published in 2022 by Random House, named the LA Times Book Club pick of the month for August, and quickly optioned by a major studio to be made into a television series. Since the book’s release, Corbin has appeared on Dr. Phil, The CBS Morning Show, and many other national programs to share more about his incredible story and inspire others. His words have been featured across multiple media outlets including KCRW, The Grio, ABC7, Salon, Shondaland and Thrillist. In 2023, the book was nominated for a James Beard Media Award in the Literary Writing category.
Consistently giving back, Corbin regularly mentors youth from underserved communities and speaks at colleges and educational programs across the nation. Corbin has been invited to share his story from coast to coast with readers and food-fanatics alike on book tours, festivals and other inspirational events including the 2023 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Philly Chef’s Conference, Tucson Book Festival, San Diego Writer’s Festival and The Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival.
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HASARD LEE is a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who began his career flying the F-16, where he was selected as the 'Top Instructor Pilot of the Year' for the Air Force's largest F-16 Combat Wing.
As a flight commander, he led his pilots into combat during one of the most intense periods during the War in Afghanistan. There he flew over eighty combat missions and became the only fighter pilot to ever fly two different types of jets into combat on the same day while supporting troops under fire.
Hasard was then hand-picked to fly the F-35―the most advanced and expensive weapons system in history―which was still in development at the time. During his last role on active duty, Hasard became the Chief of Training Systems for the largest training base in the world, leading the development of new technology and teaching methods to train future fighter pilots.
Hasard's first book, "The Art of Clear Thinking," was a #2 Wall Street Journal Bestseller. In the book, he distills what he’s learned during his career flying some of the Air Force’s most advanced aircraft. With gripping firsthand accounts from his time as a fighter pilot and fascinating turning points throughout history, Hasard reveals powerful decision-making principles that can be used in business and in life.
Hasard is also a content-creator with one of the most viewed military aviation channels on YouTube. Since the start of 2021 he has over 100 million views on YouTube and has reached over 290 million people across social media.
Hasard regularly speaks to organizations and businesses on how to improve their decision-making, how to increase innovation, and how to cultivate mental toughness.
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Barbara Butcher was early in her recovery from alcoholism when she found an unexpected lifeline: a job at the Medical Examiner’s Office in New York City. The second woman ever hired for the role of Death Investigator in Manhattan, she was the first to last more than three months. The work was gritty, demanding, morbid, and sometimes dangerous—and she loved it. WHAT THE DEAD KNOW: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator is the page-turning memoir of Barbara Butcher’s more than twenty-year career.
Butcher (yes, that is her real name, and she has heard all the jokes) spent day in and day out investigating double homicides, gruesome suicides, and most heartbreaking of all, underage rape victims who had also been murdered. In WHAT THE DEAD KNOW, she writes with the kind of New York attitude and bravado you might expect from decades in the field, investigating more than 5,500 death scenes, 680 of which were homicides. In the opening chapter, she describes how just from sheer luck of having her arm in cast, she avoided a boobytrapped suicide. Later in her career, she describes working the nation’s largest mass murder, the attack on 9/11, where she and her colleagues initially relied on family members’ descriptions to help distinguish among the 21,900 body parts of the victims.
This is the fascinating and stunning real-life story of a woman who, in dealing with death every day, learned surprising lessons about life—and how some of those lessons saved her from becoming a statistic herself. Fans of Kathy Reichs, Patricia Cornwell, and true crime won’t be able to put this one down.
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George Noory, host of the nationally syndicated program, Coast to Coast AM, says if he weren’t a national radio talk show host he’d be in politics. Heard by millions of listeners, Coast To Coast AM airs on nearly 620 stations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Guam.
While hosting The Nighthawk, a wildly successful, late-night program on KTRS in St. Louis, Noory was recruited by Premiere Radio Networks to guest host on Coast to Coast AM with Art Bell. He became the permanent host of the phenomenally successful over-night program on January 1, 2003, following Bell’s retirement. Since then, Noory’s audience has continued to grow.
Noory captivates program listeners with his discussions of paranormal phenomena, time travel, alien abductions, conspiracies and all things curious and unexplained. He is driven, he has said, by the desire to solve the great mysteries of our time. From his first days as a radio broadcaster he says, “I’ve wanted to cover stories that the mainstream media never touch—the unusual, the paranormal and things like that. I learned that broadcast was the best business for exploring these issues, and I’ve been doing it for 33 years.”
He dates his interest in these matters to a book by Walter Sullivan, We Are Not Alone, that his mother gave him when he was 13. He was hooked.
Noory released his first book in 2006. "Worker In The Light: Unlock Your Five Senses And Liberate Your Limitless Potential," co-written by best-selling author William J. Birnes, is Noory’s revolutionary guide to spiritual enlightenment, human empowerment, ultimate productivity and absolute happiness. Noory and Birnes co-authored a follow up in 2009 entitled Journey to the Light, in which they present amazing first-hand accounts of how ordinary people changed their own lives, transcended their doubts and fears, and unlocked the secrets to their spiritual growth. In October 2011, Noory released his third book, Talking To The Dead. Co-written by Rosemary Ellen Guiley, a leading expert on the paranormal and supernatural, the book explores the colorful history and personalities behind spirit communications, weaving together spirituality, metaphysics, science and technology. Noory, along with Richard Belzer and David Wayne, released "Someone is Hiding Something: What Happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?" in February 2015. Scrutinizing the theories the media and politicians claim are the "most likely" reasons the plane crashed, they argue that if a year after a huge Boeing 777 has gone missing, and there’s still no sign of it whatsoever, it’s time to think outside the box.
In December 2012, GAIAM TV launched "Beyond Belief with George Noory," a new TV show exploring the unknown and mysteries of the universe. The one-hour, weekly series features Noory’s informative, investigative and dynamic conversations, as well as some of his favorite guests from the radio program. Taped at GAIAM studios in Boulder, Colo., Beyond Belief with George Noory is available exclusively at beyondbelief.com. Noory has also appeared on the History Channel's Ancient Aliens, SYFY, The Larry King Show and numerous others.
He was born, raised and educated in Detroit. He has three children and six grandchildren. He served nine years in the U.S. Naval Reserve.
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As an entrepreneur, writer, speaker, philanthropist, and mother – I’ve been engaging in the personal transformation industry for over 19 years, collaborating and playing with leading thinkers and teachers in consciousness, relationships, human performance, and life optimization.
I started my career working for the government of Estonia, where I was born and raised, before I joined the non-profit sector and worked for organizations such as the United Nations, Oxfam, and AIESEC. In 2003, I co-founded Mindvalley – a global school that delivers transformational education for all ages.
In 2009, I launched Mindvalley Russian, taking Mindvalley’s best authors and teachings to the Russian-speaking market. I’m also the author of Live By Your Own Rules, a 30-day optimal learning quest designed for transformation to help you identify, understand, and accept all the dimensions of your authentic self so that you can live an extraordinary life and make happiness a regular practice.
Throughout my journey, I’ve been fortunate to acquire the tools and systems to help me make authenticity the heart of my life.
Whether it’s starting my own businesses, being active in causes I’m passionate about, going to the places I love, embracing the virtuous and the “wicked” of my femininity, singing my two children to sleep, playing the harp or immersing myself in classical literature – I’m set on taking in and relishing every moment as it comes.
And I invite you to do the same, in your own way.
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RAFAEL MOSCATEL is the author of the best-selling business book Tomorrow’s Jobs Today and director of The Little Girl with the Big Voice, a critically acclaimed documentary. His third book, The Bastard of Beverly Hills, a memoir, will be published in 2023 by JIA Publishing.
Raised in Los Angeles, California, by a Sephardic family from the Isle of Rhodes, Rafael spent the first thirty years of his life in relative darkness, unaware that he’d been given up for adoption. A long, winding, emotional journey back home, not to four walls but to a place he could finally feel comfortable in his own skin, forced him to examine his sordid past through a sobering and heartbreaking lens. His amusing yet often tragic struggles with abandonment, addiction, and faith, recounted first in a documentary about his biological kin and now in a new memoir about his adopted family, remind us all of our spiritual strength and serve as a testament to the power of hope, forgiveness, and redemption.
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Three-time Emmy Award-winning actress, writer and producer with a career spanning over thirty years. After playing the role of “Lily” on the soap opera As the World Turns for 19 years, focus went behind the camera. After leaving As the World Turns, created and produced several successful streaming series, “Gotham” (Emmy nomination), “Weight” (WGA Winner) and Anacostia (Emmy Award). Several scripted and non-scripted projects in development including projects with Red Hour (Ben Stiller), Zero Gravity (Ozark) and Hallmark Channel. Served at Knocking, a start up in 2020, as Supervising Producer of Original Content, producing, writing and directing e-commerce segments and programming for syndicated and national media partners across the country. Shows launched in 2020-2021 generated tens of millions of dollars for media and brand partners. Philanthropic work has been a cornerstone having served on the Professional Advisory Board for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and personally raised over 15 million dollars for the organization. Married to retired NYPD Detective/Sgt. Michael McMahon since 1994, three children, Michael, Max and Ann Marie.
2023: A jury found a former New York City police sergeant and two Chinese citizens guilty on nine counts on Tuesday in a landmark federal trial involving a suspected Beijing-backed operation aimed at repatriating a Chinese fugitive living in New Jersey.
Charged in the nearly three-week trial were former police officer-turned-private investigator Michael McMahon and two Chinese citizens – New York residents Zhu Yong, 66, and Zheng Congying, 27 – for involvement in a three-year repatriation and intimidation effort against a Chinese fugitive on US soil.
All three were found guilty of conspiracy to commit interstate stalking. McMahon and Zhu were also found guilty on charges of acting as unauthorised agents of a foreign government.
All three were found guilty of conspiracy to commit interstate stalking. McMahon and Zhu were also found guilty on charges of acting as unauthorised agents of a foreign government.
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The engineer known as the “space mechanic” speaks to both our future and past in this breathless memoir of his journey from Ecuador to NASA and beyond.
Elio Morillo’s life is abruptly spun out of orbit when economic collapse and personal circumstances compel his mother to flee Ecuador for the United States in search of a better future for her son. His itinerant childhood sets into motion a migration that will ultimately carry Elio to the farthest expanse of human endeavor: space.
Overcoming a history of systemic adversity and inequality in public education, Elio forged ahead on a journey as indebted to his galactic dreams as to a loving mother whose sacrifices safeguarded the ground beneath his feet. Today, Elio is helping drive human expansion into the solar system and promote the future of human innovation—from AI and robotics to space infrastructure and equitable access.
The Boy Who Reached the Stars is both a cosmic and intimate memoir spun from a constellation of memories, reflections, and intrepid curiosity, as thoroughly luminous as the stars above.
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Samuel Chong, UFO researcher and certified court interpreter and a Chinese translator. He was instrumental in arranging for the Chinese publication of Michel Desmarquet’s book, Thiaoouba Prophecy, which has been a best-seller.
Material technology, without spiritual knowledge, is leading us to a global catastrophe on Earth. Technology should assist in the spiritual development and not be used (as it is used now) to confine and enslave people within a monetary system and materialistic world, which are both temporary anyway. No matter how much we defend our current beliefs, doctrines, and traditions, nothing can change the truth and the order established in the universe. Believing is not enough.
You need to know:
- The purpose of the universe and our life on Earth.
- True dangers in life, surpassing the atomic destruction.
- Conscious reincarnation, life after death, Big Bang, creation, evolution, astral travel, telepathy, levitation, development of the mind, aura and its significance.
- Over 1.3 million years of past civilizations on Earth.
- Knowledge and sciences lost on Earth.
- The Great Pyramid as a cosmic tool.
- Life on Mars and in our galaxy.
- A parallel universe on Earth.
- The Bermuda Triangle.
- Space travel by transubstantiation.
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Mirna Valerio is a native of Brooklyn, NY, a former educator, cross-country coach, ultrarunner, obstacle course enthusiast, and author of the recently published memoir, A Beautiful Work in Progress. Although she began running in high school, she recommitted to the sport after a health scare in 2008. It was then that her love for running and all its attendant benefits were reignited. She soon started her blog Fatgirlrunning, about her experiences as a larger woman in a world of thinner athletes. Mirna's athletic story was featured in the WSJ, Runner’s World, on the NBC Nightly News, CNN, on the CW Network, and in the viral REI-produced documentary short, The Mirnavator. Her writing has been featured in Women’s Running Magazine, Self Magazine Online, Outside Online, and Runner's World Magazine. Most recently, she was chosen as a 2018 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast.
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Once upon a time in the beautiful land of Laguna Beach, CA, lived a girl named Rachel. She was curious, clever, and like any hopeful heroine, committed to forging her own path in life. She yearned for more than an ordinary existence and a boring nine to five, so she joined the world of adult entertainment, where she finally felt fulfilled. However, her fairy tale began to crumble when at the mere age of twenty, her father passed away, leaving her evil step-mother in charge of his estate, and Rachel disowned.
Despite being down on her luck, she poured her heart and soul into her work, eventually alchemising into her erotic royal highness, Tasha Reign. But like all the princesses in fairy tales past, she experienced some tempestuous twists and turns amidst her journey. From Princess To Porn Star: A Real-Life Cinderella Story will satiate any unanswered questions one might have about the adult entertainment business. In this remarkable memoir, Reign dives into the many aspects of the patriarchal industry from racism and misogyny that porn perpetuates to the empowering attributes it has to offer. Embark on a lively adventure into the mind of one of porn's most popular, yet controversial actresses and find out how she found her happily ever after in the real world.
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Stephen Friend had his dream job as an FBI special agent. After nearly a decade of combating violent crime, human trafficking, and child predators, he was reassigned to the FBI’s unprecedented investigation of the political unrest at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. Friend soon uncovered efforts by the FBI and Department of Justice to manipulate statistics and exaggerate the nationwide threat of domestic terrorism. Friend spotlighted how the politicized FBI was cooking the books to support an ongoing narrative from the Joe Biden administration to label Donald Trump voters as violent extremists. Friend witnessed overzealous practices to harass conservative Americans and realized the FBI was turning its investigative processes into a punishment. When the married father of two made his bombshell allegations in a whistleblower disclosure, leaders within the FBI exposed themselves as partisan, ambitious players who insisted that January 6th protestors killed police officers and attempted to seize American democracy. Hell-bent on suppressing Friend from exposing the truth, FBI officials seized his gun and badge and suspended him from working as a special agent. In this memoir, Friend reflects on the lessons and life experiences that led him to ultimately risk his career to uphold his FBI special agent oath to protect and defend the United States Constitution against all enemies—both foreign and domestic. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast.
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Siavash Fashi is an entrepreneur, bodybuilder, and CEO and founder of SixPax Gym. Siavash overcame incredible adversity to become the successful entrepreneur he is today. He escaped his home country of Iran, where bodybuilding was illegal, to pursue his dream of becoming a bodybuilder in California. Now an expert in losing body fat and gaining muscle, he helps clients change their lifestyles, workout effectively, and achieve consistent, long-term results. With 25 years of bodybuilding experience, he has owned his gym and trained clients for over a decade and now teaches other trainers and entrepreneurs how to open a small but lucrative gym of their own.
As a small, skinny kid, Siavash faced poverty, illness, and political turmoil. Growing up in war-torn Iran, Siavash found inspiration in bodybuilding, which was illegal in his country. After he was diagnosed with cancer in his right eye at 18, Siavash knew he had to escape Iran to pursue his dream of becoming a bodybuilder. He spent seven years as a refugee in England before finally making his way to the United States, only to be arrested upon arrival for using a fake passport. Siavash spent his first year in the US in a maximum-security federal prison, and when he was released, he was homeless. Despite these challenges, Siavash never gave up on his dream and started his own gym with no money.
Today he is CEO and founder of SixPax Gym in Culver City, California. Through hard work and determination, Siavash built SixPax Gym into the most successful small gym in America with a system that catapulted him to millionaire status. But to Siavash, his success isn’t just about the money he’s earned: it’s about the lives he’s changed. He’s living the American dream now, but he never forgets where he came from and is passionate about paying it forward by helping others achieve their dreams.
Siavash demonstrates for other trainers how to build profitable SixPax gyms from nothing using his step-by-step formula. He promotes small, community-minded gyms that focus on hands-on, intentional training to get results for clients. Siavash’s inspiring book Small Gym, Big Results is a testament to the power of determination and hard work and provides a roadmap for aspiring gym owners and trainers to build their own dream fitness business.
Winner of the NPC Gold Coast Overall Men’s Bodybuilding competition and Mr. California Master Class, Siavash holds a PFTA Master Trainer certification and a 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo. He’s living on the beaches of Los Angeles, where he enjoys his muscle car, his Harley, and hanging out with his dog Milo.
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Scott H Young is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, podcast host, computer programmer and an avid reader. Since 2006, I've published weekly essays on this website to help people like you learn and think better. My work has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, TEDx, Pocket, Business Insider and more. I don't promise I have all the answers, just a place to start. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast.
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After working my way up the ladder in the television sports world—hosting and reporting at some of the greatest events the past two decades—it was time for a change. Even though the change wasn’t by my design, it was still very much needed.
As a successful two-sport athlete growing up in Arkansas, pursuing a career in this industry made perfect sense. By the time I made it to the network level covering golf exclusively, it finally felt as though I had credibility. Why do we as women struggle with our own validity significantly more than our male counterparts?
Golf has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I won my first of four Arkansas Women’s State Championships at the age of 14—still the youngest in state history—and was a two-time AJGA First-Team All-American. But perhaps what I’m most proud of is being the first scholarship player in women’s golf at the University of Arkansas in the post-Title IX era.
My television career included stops in Mississippi, Tennessee, Ohio, and then Chicago working for the Big Ten Network. But my big break happened in 2014 when I landed what was supposed to be my dream job at Golf Channel. Little did I know how quickly that would all change. As I would soon learn, the misogynistic, boys’ club culture—which had plagued the network from its early days—was still running rampant throughout the company. Unfortunately, many of those in the executive offices and on the management team only perpetuated these deeply-rooted problems.
Soon after making my story public on January 1, 2021, as detailed in the Washington Post, upwards of 30 women reached out to me privately about their own encounters of mistreatment. Sadly, most of these women have been unable to speak out because of Non-Disclosure Agreements they signed after losing their jobs. Others are afraid that voicing their struggles will blackball them in the industry moving forward. Trust me, I understand. Either way, it’s both heartbreaking and infuriating.
My hope is that by revealing these truths in my soon-to-be-released memoir, Troublemaker, it unites women and brings about change; that the people running companies who repeatedly make unfair decisions toward women and minorities finally get exposed and are forced to change—or cast aside if unwilling to do so; that HR departments around the world become places that protect the employees, not their employers. It’s astonishing how many people lack any sort of faith in their own HR departments to make their work lives better.
I want Troublemaker to serve as a reminder to these persecutors that we aren’t going away. I want it to empower women who’ve been silenced out of fear of losing their jobs to speak up and to do it loudly. As Elie Wiesel so poignantly once said, “Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
May we all be (good) “troublemakers” together so that one day books like this will no longer be necessary.
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Danny Freeman is a chef and content creator known for his colorful and creative takes on fresh pasta and Italian cooking. He fell in love with pasta making after attempting one of his grandmother’s recipes but quickly veered from the traditional and began making pasta in bright colors and original shapes. After posting videos of his pasta creations online, he gained a devoted following and developed his signature style of colorful, joyful, and delicious food. His work has been featured by Good Morning America, The Rachael Ray Show, Teen Vogue, Buzzfeed, and more, and his videos have been viewed hundreds of millions of times. A graduate of Tufts University and Columbia Law School, he was a legal services lawyer before becoming a pasta chef. Danny lives in New York’s Hudson Valley with his husband and their daughter. He can be found on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube under the name @DannyLovesPasta.
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Kevin Tatar is a passionate home chef who loves finding fun ways to enjoy healthy food in an affordable and approachable way. His mission is to unlock the world of home cooking for students (and young adults) everywhere. His cooking style and videos focus on four main things: affordability, nutrition, convenience, and enjoyment. He is proud to be a self-taught (non-professional) chef and wants his viewers to experience the cooking process vicariously through his videos. Find him as KWOOWK on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast.
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Jesse is well known for his controversial and racy Super Bowl commercial for GO DADDY where he was seen lock lipped with super model Bar Rafaeli, but Jesse’s path to stardom began at the very bottom, as a background extra in film and TV shows. The very first job he worked was on the movie RAT RACE. Jesse has made hundreds of on-screen appearances including TV shows LIZZY MAGUIRE, JOAN OF ARCADIA, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, GLEE and in blockbuster films like AMERICAN PIE 2, SPIDER-MAN, VAN WILDER, THE RULES OF ATTRACTION, and most recently on TRANSFORMERS 3: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN and the Academy Award winning THE SOCIAL NETWORK.
In addition to his featured extra roles, Jesse has established himself as a legitimate actor co-starring on hit television shows ENTOURAGE, MONK, NCIS, THE MINDY PROJECT, CRIMINAL MINDS as well as a recurring role on CHUCK. He is also proud to have a leading role in the ensemble feature film THE JERK THEORY.
Jesse can be seen in the feature HALF MAGIC directed by Heather Graham and in a Featured Recurring role in SILICON VALLEY. He’s also the star of the short film SCHMOOLIE THE DEATHWATCHER, which was selected by 13 film festivals . And out next year…a documentary feature film about Jesse’s unique path to stardom.
Jesse has been featured in countless online articles, news features and television news programs both domestically and internationally, including an appearance as guest on THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO.
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Siri Lindley is a two-time world champion triathlete and winner of twelve ITU World Cup races. She retired as the #1 ranking triathlete in the world, a place she held for more than two years. Today, as the top female triathlon coach in the world, she’s guided Olympic medalists and Ironman champions to not only become better athletes, but also better people.
Siri is also a highly acclaimed life coach and one of Tony Robbin’s 10 favorite motivational speakers. With an infectious and authentic passion, she empowers audiences to strive for peak performance, and to work through and ultimately conquer the demons of fear and self-doubt.
Along with her wife Rebekah, Siri founded and runs Believe Ranch and Rescue, a local horse rescue program in Colorado that has directly saved almost 200 horses, and the national advocacy group Horses in Our Hands, which has been a key voice in decreasing by seventy-five percent the number of American horses slaughtered every year.
Siri runs Equine Assisted Coaching programs bi-monthly from March to November. Sharing with hundreds the beautiful power of the horse to heal. The groups Siri works with are those battling anxiety, PTSD, fear, grief, disability, and those facing challenging diagnoses.
In late 2019, Siri faced her most difficult battle yet when she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Despite being given less than a 10% chance of survival at the time of her diagnosis, Siri won the battle and was pronounced cancer-free by her doctors in May of 2020.
Whatever she does, Siri Lindley pours herself into the people around her and changes lives for the better, and her results can be seen all around the world. In 2020, after her successful battle against cancer, she launched two new coaching programs – the Sirius Squad for anyone looking to unleash their fitness warrior and find better health, and the Go First to Success Squad, a quarterly in-depth program of life coaching.
Siri Lindley is married to Rebekah Keat, also a world class triathlete and coach. Together they run the Team Sirius Tri Club, a training program for triathletes. They live near Boulder, Colorado, with 40 rescue horses, 3 dogs, and a cat. Siri is a graduate of Brown University with a degree in Psychology. She was the only female in Brown History to play 3 varsity sports in one year. Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, and Lacrosse. Siri is in the Brown University Hall of Fame, as well as the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame and Boulder, Colorado’s Hall of Fame.
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Arthur Smith is the Chairman of A. Smith & Co. Productions and is an industry veteran and a pioneer in nonfiction television, known for creating some of the longest-running unscripted series in history since founding A. Smith & Co. in 2000.
Smith was inducted into the Realscreen Awards Hall of Fame in 2021, honored as Broadcasting & Cable’s “Producer of the Year” in 2020, nominated for several Emmy® Awards and received dozens of awards including NAACP Awards, Realscreen Awards, and Critics Choice Awards. Smith was the first-ever inductee to his alma mater’s “Ryerson Wall of Fame,” and was the founding sponsor of Ryerson in L.A. scholarship program to create hands-on learning opportunities for Ryerson students.
With 200+ shows for 50+ networks under Smith’s leadership, A. Smith & Co.’s credits include Gordon Ramsay’s “Hell’s Kitchen” which forged the modern food competition reality genre in the U.S. and is FOX’s longest-running reality show, “American Ninja Warrior” which recently aired its 12th season on NBC and garnered its fourth Primetime Emmy® Award nomination for Outstanding Competition Program, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s “The Titan Games,” “Mental Samurai,” Pharrell Williams’ “Voices of Fire,” “Welcome to Plathville,” “American Ninja Warrior Junior,” “Unsung,” “American Gangster: Trap Queens,” “Ellen’s Next Great Designer” and “NFL Pro Bowl Skills Showdown.” Other past groundbreaking series include “Kitchen Nightmares,” “Trading Spaces,” “The Swan,” “Pros vs. Joes,” “I Survived a Japanese Game Show,” “UFC Countdown,” “The Dunk King” and “Paradise Hotel.”
Smith also serves as Chairman of Tinopolis Group U.S., the leading TV production and distribution group which acquired A. Smith & Co. in 2011. In this role, Smith also oversees the unscripted powerhouse Magical Elves, the Emmy Award®-winning producer of uplifting unscripted series such as “Top Chef,” “Nailed It!,” “Sugar Rush” and more.
Prior to launching A. Smith & Co., Smith held the role of Executive Vice President of Programming, Production and News for FOX Sports. He launched the network into cable sports – supervising production, development, scheduling and acquisition of all national and regional programming. While at FOX, Smith launched 22 sports networks, serving as executive producer on all events and original programming.
Before FOX Sports, Smith served as Senior Vice President of MCA - Universal Television Group, where he rejuvenated MCA’s first-run division, developing a number of projects and acquisitions. Smith also spent four years as Senior Vice President of dick clark productions, producing a wide variety of award shows, special events, and non-fiction content. Smith was named the youngest Head of CBC Sports at the age of 28. He orchestrated the modernization of the network, creating sports content in an entertainment format filled with stylized graphics, driving music, high-profile features and technological innovations. His career began at CBC Network Sports, where he produced and directed major events around the world. This included overseeing three Olympic Games as an executive producer, for which he won numerous accolades, including two Gemini Awards.
As a youth, Smith acted in feature films, television commercials and comedies.
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Steven M. Greer, MD is Founder of The Disclosure Project, The Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI), The Orion Project and Sirius Technology Advanced Research, LLC.
Father of the Disclosure movement, he presided over the groundbreaking National Press Club Disclosure Event in May, 2001. Over 20 military, government, intelligence and corporate witnesses presented compelling testimony regarding the existence of extraterrestrial life forms visiting the planet, and the reverse engineering of the energy and propulsion systems of these craft. Over one billion people heard of the press conference through the original webcast and on subsequent media coverage on BBC, CNN, CNN Worldwide, Voice of America, Pravda, Chinese media, and media outlets throughout Latin America. The webcast had 250,000 people waiting online – the largest webcast in the history of the National Press Club at that time.
He has worked for 17 years to bring together the scientists, inventors and leaders in society to advance new clean technology energy systems. He is considered one of the world’s foremost authorities on the strategic process of transforming our carbon-based civilization to a long-term sustainable civilization using innovative sciences and technology.
A lifetime member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the nation’s most prestigious medical honor society, Dr. Greer has now retired as an emergency physician to work on these projects.
He is the author of four insightful books and multiple DVDs on the UFO/ET subject. He teaches groups throughout the world how to make peaceful contact with extraterrestrial civilizations, and continues to research bringing truly alternative energy sources out to the public. Dr. Greer has studied the Sanskrit Vedas extensively and has been teaching mantra meditation for over 30 years.
Dr. Greer has been seen and heard by millions world-wide on CBS, the BBC, The Discovery Channel, the History channel, The Ancient Aliens series, Thrive and through many news outlets worldwide. He is currently working on a documentary “Sirius” which will be available Spring 2013.
His message is one of hope – that these energy systems can soon be available worldwide. His goal is to assist in the creation of a sustainable, peaceful civilization on Earth that is both high tech and in harmony with the environment.
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James Talley is an Oklahoma born folk-country-blues singer/songwriter, whose career now spans over forty years. His name has been mentioned alongside Woody Guthrie, Merle Haggard and Bob Dylan, and praised for the quality of his songwriting and his wise, expressive voice. Noted author and music critic, Peter Guralnick has said of James’ work, “There are few singer-songwriters who could produce a collection of such magnitude coupled at the same time with such lightness, beauty, and all-out social conscience. Woody Guthrie never wrote a more direct or affecting song than “Richland, Washington”; Bruce Springsteen never wrote a more powerful one than “Tryin’ Like the Devil.”
Upon moving to Nashville, James discovered that the commercial music business was not attuned to the kind of honesty he wrote about in his songs, so he went to New York to meet the late John Hammond, who became his first mentor. Hammond championed the unique vision in his writing in the early 1970s as he had the careers of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen.
Hammond, however, could not convince Columbia in New York to sign James’ more country-flavored sound, so he sent him to his friend Jerry Wexler, whose Atlantic Records was starting a new Country division in Nashville at the time. Wexler signed James to his first recording contract at Atlantic Records in 1972 along with Doug Sahm and Willie Nelson. Atlantic’s Nashville operation, however, did not do well at the time and Atlantic closed its Nashville office. James then moved to Capitol Records where he released four now legendary albums during the mid-1970s: Got No Bread, No Milk, No Money, But We Sure Got a Lot of Love (1975); Tryin’ Like The Devil (1976); Blackjack Choir (1977) and Ain’t It Somthin’ (1977). ROLLING STONE, and other music publications, have declared these albums American classics.
James performed twice at The White House for President Jimmy Carter, and at the Smithsonian Institution, and in other concert venues around the United States and in Europe. B.B. King played guitar on James third album, Blackjack Choir, in 1976, marking the first time the legendary bluesman had ever recorded in Nashville. Johnny Cash, Johnny Paycheck, Alan Jackson, Hazel Dickens, the late Gene Clark, and most recently Moby, among others, have recorded his songs.
Music author David McGee has called James Talley’s work startlingly original. Legendary music producer, Jerry Wexler, who remained friends with James until his death, said, “You remain for me one of America’s greatest songwriters.” CMT columnist, Chet Flippo, called him “one of the best singer-songwriters to ever come out of Nashville.”
James is a life member of Nashville Local 257, American Federation of Musicians, and is a board member of the Nashville American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. He and Janice spend their time now between their home near Santa Fe, NM and Nashville.
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Kristen Butler is an entrepreneur, leader, and visionary in personal development with a huge heart and captivating authenticity. Her mission is to uplift the planet! She is the founder and CEO of Power of Positivity. Started in 2009, today, her brands have a collective audience of over 50 million and an amazingly talented team behind the scenes. Her success can be attributed to her passion and tenacity to help others, her experience and knowledge in social media since 1998, her love for writing, and her business and journalism skills.
She passionately started Power of Positivity after completely transforming her life from rock bottom using the power of positive thinking. She was so astonished by the results of her research and mindset implementation that she felt her life’s purpose is to help others improve their lives. Kristen not only contributes her transformation to a positive mindset but her relationship with God and an active, plant-based lifestyle.
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Dr. Ian Smith is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling books, SHRED: THE REVOLUTIONARY DIET, and SUPER SHRED: The Big Results Diet, and BLAST THE SUGAR OUT. Dr. Smith’s highly anticipated newest book, The Clean 20, became an instant New York Times best seller, helping hundreds of thousands of people reduce bad sugars from their diet, lose weight, lower blood sugar levels, and cut the cravings.
Dr. Smith was appointed by President Obama to a second term on the prestigious President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. He is currently the medical contributor and co-host of the nationally syndicated television show The Rachael Ray Show.
He is a former co-host of the Emmy award winning syndicated daytime talk show, The Doctors. He also served as the medical/diet expert for six seasons on VH1’s highly-rated Celebrity Fit Club, and is the creator and founder of the national health initiatives The 50 Million Pound Challenge and The Makeover Mile. Dr. Smith is the former medical correspondent for NBC News network and for NewsChannel 4 in New York, where he filed reports for NBC Nightly News and The Today Show as well as WNBC’s various news broadcasts. He has appeared extensively on various broadcasts including The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, Dr. Oz, Steve Harvey Show, The Talk, Larry King Live, Anderson Cooper 360, CNN, MSNBC and many more. He has written for various publications including Time, Newsweek, Men’s Fitness, and the New York Daily News, and has been featured in several other publications including, People, Redbook, Details Magazine, Essence, Ebony, University of Chicago Medicine on the Midway, Cosmopolitan, and Black Enterprise.
A highly-sought after speaker, Dr. Smith’s work has been honored by several organizations, including the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for his coverage on the momentous events beginning on Sept. 11, 2001. He is also very active in charitable causes. Dr. Smith has also served on the boards of the American Council on Exercise, the New York Mission Society, the Prevent Cancer Foundation, The New York Council for the Humanities, and The Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity.
Dr. Smith graduated from Harvard College with an AB and received a master’s in science education from Teachers College of Columbia University. He attended Dartmouth Medical School and completed the last two years of his medical education and graduated from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.
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John Byron Hanby IV is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Iternal Technologies. Iternal Technologies is accelerating competitive advantage by enabling organizations to deliver an outstanding personalized customer experience, access new customer opportunities and accelerate growth while reducing costs.
“Dell generated over $650 Million in new opportunities, 10X the number of shots on goal, no incremental cost increase, proposal creation timelines of 3-6 weeks turned into 2 days of work, with my team of just 4 Dell Employees using Iternal.” - Dayne Turbitt Fmr. SVP & GM • Dell Technologies, UK
Iternal is working with Dell, NVIDIA, AMD and many other global technology brands to accelerate sales, marketing, and business development team's ability to produce key materials by a factor of 16x+, in any language, with the click of a single button, through AI and automation. This transformation will give sellers substantially more time to dedicate to selling instead of hours of manual copy-paste roll-your-own document creation which doesn’t help drive revenue.
Hanby is a passionate innovator and creator of better ways to connect people, knowledge, ideas, and experiences. He is the Founder of Iternal Technologies and Creator of Technology as an Employee.
Throughout his film career he has won over 65 content creation awards from internationally acclaimed institutions including The Academy for Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and SXSW Film Festival. Hanby graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in 3 years as the top graduate of the film department at the Moody College of Communication.
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Take an exciting journey with professional stuntwoman, Diane Peterson, into the amazing world of action stunts, adventure, joy, heartbreak, injury, death, and her uncanny desire to overcome her fears and follow her dreams.
Diane has been a professional stuntwoman for over forty years. She has worked on over two hundred movies and television shows including Titanic, Laundromat, Green Hornet, Batman Forever, Marked for Death, Out for Justice, Robocop II, Airplane, and many, many others. Television shows she has worked on include Walker, Texas Ranger, Fall Guy, Mac- Gyver, Magnum P.I., and many others.
Diane has film credits as double for: Sharon Stone, Jessica Lange, Faye Dunaway, Diane Keaton, Heather Locklear, Heather Thomas, Farrah Fawcett, Michele Pfeiffer, Kate Capshaw, and hundreds of other actresses.
Diane encourages all to overcome your fears and follow your dreams!
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"We Will Always Grow If We Let The Light Guide Us."
I have been fascinated with death, the deceased, and the afterlife for as long as I can recall. There I was, just a young boy, seeing spirits and not knowing what to make of it! Despite my panic and fear, I thought these experiences were “normal.” I mean, didn’t every kid at school see them too? Sadly, no, others were not experiencing what I did. Even more frustrating was that I couldn’t find the right words to explain the feeling and sensation inside me when it happened. My mom would tell me I had watched too many scary movies. After a while, I started to accept her well-intentioned, rational explanations, and these experiences eventually faded away.
Then my world ended at the age of 14 when I suffered what I thought at the time was a horrible tragedy. Little did I know it would lead me on my life’s journey. My mom and I lived on opposite coasts when she suddenly fell ill, and I raced to her with barely enough time before she passed away. Upon her death, I was at a loss for words. How could she be gone? Two days later, I woke in the middle of the night to see my mom standing before my bed in spirit. I can still remember opening my eyes and seeing the room illuminated with a beautiful light. I thought I was dreaming at first but soon realized this was no dream. She spoke to me and told me she was all better and not to worry about her anymore. Over the next three years, my fascination with her death and this experience compelled me to research it further and investigate “the other side.”
I remember an experience hanging out with some friends and randomly walking into a psychic’s reading room, part of a strip mall. Before I could open my mouth, the psychic began to tell me that I was highly gifted but not ready to accept this truth about myself just yet. It would be a few years before I truly understood what she meant. Soon after I turned 18, and after feeling more and more drawn for answers, I found myself alone, attending a lecture on mediumship, or at least I thought this was a lecture. I soon realized that it was a class on developing your psychic skills and that this particular night was a special class on mediumship. How convenient! The moment I walked in, the two teachers greeted me, and both marveled at how my energy filled the room.
This lovely middle-aged woman asked me a question, and one of the teachers instructed me to close my eyes and then say what I was seeing, feeling, hearing, etc. I did precisely that, but it didn’t feel special; it was just what she told me to do. When I opened my eyes, though, the nice woman was shocked, speechless, and couldn’t believe all the validations I had just shared with her.
They referred to my suddenly validated gift as "the golden link" to the other side, and I made it my mission to hone my skills by practicing with friends. Within one month of doing professional readings, I finally accepted this was a part of who I am. This gift was my true calling, and I was grateful for the opportunity to help others.
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Attorney Justin Brooks is known for the extensive legal work he has done over many years to overturn wrongful criminal convictions. He has dedicated his career to this cause and currently serves as the Director and Co-Founder of the California Innocence Project. He has practiced in the area of criminal defense in many states, including Michigan and Illinois. He has also taught courses at Georgetown Law Center and Thomas M. Cooley Law School and is presently a tenured professor at California Western School of Law. Justin Brooks is also the author of the only legal case book focused on the topic of wrongful convictions.
Justin has received a number of accolades throughout his career, including the designation as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal, as well as receiving recognition as “Lawyer of the Year” in 2010 and 2012 by California Lawyer Magazine. He has also worked in Latin America to train lawyers for the past twenty years. As a co-founder of Red Inocente, an organization that is devoted to founding and supporting various innocence organizations in Latin America, he continues to devote his career to the cause of overturning wrongful criminal convictions.
The Exoneration of Brian Banks
Justin Brooks and The California Innocence Project worked tirelessly to overturn the wrongful conviction of Brian Banks, who was charged with rape and kidnapping after a consensual sexual encounter. At the time, Brian Banks was only seventeen years old and was widely considered to have a bright future playing football in the NFL. The false rape accusation drastically changed the course of his life, as he was faced with the difficult decision of choosing whether to proceed to trial and risk forty-one years to life in prison if found guilty or to accept a plea deal for just over five years in prison. Brian chose to accept the plea deal, which also came with the cost of destroying his dream of playing football and requiring him to register as a sex offender.
Together with The California Innocence Project, attorney Justin Brooks presented evidence of Brian Banks’ innocence of these crimes. Evidence in his favor included the alleged victim stating that she fabricated the story. After another review of the evidence, the District Attorney’s Office agreed that Banks was wrongfully convicted; and in May of 2012, a judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court reversed his conviction.
Banks’ story has a particularly happy ending. After his exoneration, Justin Brooks spoke out to the press on behalf of his client and asked NFL teams to give Brian a chance at playing football. Shortly after, Brian received calls from six different NFL teams expressing interest.
Ultimately, Brian Banks played for the Cincinnati Bengals during one NFL season. Though his time playing in the NFL was brief; following the 2013 football season, Brian accepted a position working for the NFL’s Department of Operations in the replay center. In this position, he also helped contribute to the league’s social media.
Brian’s story garnered such public interest that his story was made into a film which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in September of 2018. The movie features Academy Award-nominated actor Greg Kinnear playing the role of Professor Justin Brooks, and will premiere in the US in August 2019.
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Dr. Izabella Wentz, Pharm.D., FASCP is a passionate, innovative and solution focused clinical pharmacist. She has had a passion for health care from a very early age, inspired by her mother, Dr. Marta Nowosadzka, MD.
Fascinated by science and the impact of substances on the human body, Izabella decided to pursue a degree in pharmacy with a dream of one day finding a cure for a disease. An avid learner and goal-oriented student, she received the PharmD. Degree (Doctor of Pharmacy) from the Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy at the age of 23.
Dr. Wentz is trained in functional medicine through The Institute for Functional Medicine, Kalish Functional Medicine, and the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, and holds certifications in Medication Therapy Management as well as Advanced Diabetes Care through the American Pharmacists Association. In 2013, she received the Excellence in Innovation Award from the Illinois Pharmacists Association.
After being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in 2009, Dr. Wentz was surprised at the lack of knowledge about lifestyle interventions for Hashimoto’s, hypothyroidism, and autoimmune conditions. She decided to take on the development of lifestyle interventions as her personal mission in an effort to help heal herself and others with Hashimoto’s.
In February 2017, Izabella launched the wildly successful documentary series, The Thyroid Secret. This nine episode series is the first of its kind, proving once again that Dr. Izabella Wentz is a born innovator. By sharing patients’ stories and practitioners’ experiences, she offers viewers detailed information regarding the misinformation of conventional medicine, adrenal fatigue, mental illness, infections, toxins, hormones and more. Once again, Izabella stays true to her readers, offering them vital information that will ultimately lead to successful treatment of countless cases of Hashimoto’s.
In 2017, she published another #1 NY Times bestselling book, Hashimoto’s Protocol: A 90-Day Plan for Reversing Thyroid Symptoms and Getting Your Life Back – a more step-by-step, in-depth plan that streamlines the most effective interventions to reverse the autoimmune damage at the root of Hashimoto’s.
Her cookbook, Hashimoto’s: Food Pharmacology: Nutrition Protocols and Healing Recipes to Take Charge of Your Thyroid Health, was published in 2019 and features 125 delicious recipes with thyroid-supporting nutrients, strategies for making dietary changes an easy part of one’s life, and protocols that can help transform the body into a safe place so that it can receive the foods needed to heal.
Her newest book, released in April 2023, Adrenal Transformation Protocol: A 4-Week Plan to Release Stress Symptoms and Go from Surviving to Thriving, is a simple and actionable program to identify adrenal triggers, balance the stress response, and build resilience to prevent excess stress from overwhelming the adrenals in the future.
Her work has been featured in publications such as USA Today, MindBodyGreen, The Wall Street Journal, Fox News Channel, The New York Times, The 700 Club, and Men’s Health.
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Jason Yamas is a queer writer producer, director, and actor. With the publication of Tweakerworld, he intends to shine a bright light on the worsening epidemic of crystal meth in the LGBTQ+ community. He holds a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and is currently working on his first novel. You can find him on Instagram @jasonyamas. He lives in Los Angeles and is represented by Laura Usselman at Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency.
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Tony Topping "I Alien: Memoirs of a UFO Spy" Uniquely different to anyone else in my subject field. Engagement with the UFO phenomena spans fifty years. The benefits to a production team are extensive with imagery and footage of UFOs I have filmed, incorporating image analysis. My narrative has a shocking human interest story involving contact with aliens. The alien encounter experience and impact on mental health is a factor. My digital art is inspired by my close encounters. The high probability while filming of going real world encounter quickly as a UFO turns up on scene. Extensive knowledge of UFOs. Defining the UFO friend or foe situation. Author of forthcoming book I, Alien Memoirs of a UFO Spy. Knowledge of US and Russian paranormal warfare operations. I am the one stop shop for matters UFO and contact related.
ITV This Morning Contributor, Lads Bible, The One Show, Channel 4, Channel 5, BBC 2, Sky Arts, Sony Pictures, E4 Tattoo Fixers when producers gave me a tattoo for the unusual I have led, contributing to BBC News various radio shows across the globe writing for Australian Paranormal Magazine Oddities, Outer Limits, and French magazine OVNI and Italian Magazine.
My forthcoming iconic book I, Alien: Memoirs of a UFO Spy reinvents the wheel of how stories of extraterrestrial contact are told. From the clash of angelic forces to collision among the alien forces in the skies above. It is truly a read that will take your breath away and have you in tears. The Chronicle element of the book details from 2001 to present my continual involvement in an operation called SCOVS or Special Contact Operation Very See. A story of an advanced alien communication network, where the future speaks to yesteryear and where human military agencies not governed by time clash with each other and establish communication with alien forces.
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Mark Rivera, American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, musician, singer, musical director and corporate entertainer. His phenomenal 40-year career began with his first national exposure with the band Tycoon in the mid 1970’s. Upon meeting the legendary producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange, he furthered his ventures and became part of an association with Mick Jones and Lou Gramm of Foreigner. From this point Mr. Rivera was introduced to the “big leagues” of rock music, recording and performing.
Mark Rivera is most known for his work as Billy Joel’s saxophonist since 1982. Some of the most famous names Mr. Rivera has had the honor of working alongside include Hall & Oates, Tycoon, Simon & Garfunkel, John Lennon, Billy Ocean and Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh. Also, Peter Gabriel on his ground-breaking So album- where Mr. Rivera played on “Sledgehammer” and “Big Time”. In 1995 Mr. Rivera joined Ringo Starr & His All-Star Band and completed several tours.
Furthermore, in 2014 Mark released his first solo album, Common Bond which includes appearances by Billy Joel, Ringo Starr, Nils Lofgren and Steve Lukather. His song Money, Money, Money was a finalist for 2014’s Coolest Song in the World on Little Steven’s Underground Garage.
In addition to his successful career, The Mark Rivera Entertainment Group has produced events for HBO, IBM, Merrill Lynch, AT&T, Coldwell Banker, Northwest Airlines, and numerous trade associations, charitable events and local and national educational groups. His career has grown, and his company has developed along with his industry knowledge for promoting and producing corporate entertainment and events. As a prominent musical director, Mr. Rivera is recognized for his association with Ringo Starr & His All-Star Band, Billy Joel and Elton John.
Throughout his illustrious career, Mr. Rivera has received numerous awards and accolades. He has been recognized worldwide for his extraordinary talent in music and entertainment. This year he will be featured on the famous Reuters Billboard in Times Square, NYC and is being considered for a Front Cover feature article in TIP (Top Industry Professionals) Magazine. Mr. Rivera has written a memoir and his book will be released at the end of this year. For 2022, he is being considered for the Musician of the Decade Award & Lifetime Achievement Award given by IAOTP and he will be inducted into their exclusive Hall of Fame.
As a person who has always known the importance of paying it forward, Mr. Rivera has been active in his community and is a philanthropist with many charities and organizations. For the past 7 years he has been active with the Summit Speech School and Blythe Children’s Hospital.
Looking back, Mr. Rivera attributes his success to his perseverance, natural talent and love of all things musical and his resilience and integrity. When not working he enjoys traveling and spending time with his family. For the future, he hopes to inspire all the talented musicians to pursue their dreams and continue building their careers within the music and entertainment industries.
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Amy Loughren is an American reiki master and former registered nurse who is known for assisting in the arrest and prosecution of serial murderer Charlie Cullen.
Before his apprehension, Cullen and Loughren were friends who both worked the night shift in the intensive care unit at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, New Jersey. Loughren was a single mother of two children and hiding her cardiomyopathy rom her employers, with some help from Cullen, in whom she confided.
In 2003, Loughren was approached by detectives who suspected Cullen of poisoning hospital patients. The patient who triggered law enforcement interest was Florian Gall. As a patient at Somerset Medical, Gall had been improving, then he suddenly died of a massive heart attack. An autopsy showed that he had been administered digoxin. It was not on his prescription list. In small doses, digoxin can improve heart function, but the amount Gall had received was lethal. After consulting with her 11-year-old daughter, Loughren agreed to assist law enforcement.
Independent of the police investigation, Loughren noticed that Cullen's medical charting was irregular. It was at points muddled and hasty, and there were frequent misspellings. The hospital's tracking system also showed Loughren that Cullen spent unusual amounts of time on the files of other nurses' patients.
As part of the investigation into Cullen, Loughren met with him at a diner, wearing a wire. Because she had just had a pacemaker installed, police did not want her to wear the wire, but she insisted. “The truth is I didn’t know how this would affect my heart, but I knew I needed to go in there and get that confession,” she said in an interview with Vanity Fair. During Loughren's meeting with Cullen in the diner, he did not overtly admit to the murders, but he said that he would "go down fighting." The evidence from the meeting allowed police to then arrest Cullen. After he was arrested, Loughren encouraged him to make a full confession, which then supported his convictions for 29 murders.
Loughren struggled with the fact that her friend was a serial murderer and with her role in apprehending him: "And he wasn't a mercy killer. He was a cold-blooded murderer. And for me to not have seen that, I really did struggle."
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COINNEACH MACLEOD was born and raised on the Isle of Lewis, the most northerly of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Inspired by traditional family recipes and homegrown produce, Coinneach rose to fame as the Hebridean Baker on TikTok. He has motivated his worldwide followers to bake, forage, learn Gaelic, enjoy a dram or two of whiskey, and to seek a more wholesome, simple life. Along with his partner Peter and their Westie pup Seoras, Coinneach's aim is to bring the best of the Scottish islands to a worldwide audience.
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Hana Ali is the third youngest child of Muhammad Ali. She is the author of four books about her father’s life and legacy and has been featured in several documentaries and television spotlights on him, most notably I am Ali and The Trials of Muhammad Ali. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Mixed Martial Artist, Kevin Casey.
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Author, Catalyst, and Executive Coach Laura Gassner Otting inspires people to push past the doubt and indecision that keep great ideas in limbo by helping audiences think bigger and accept greater challenges that reach beyond their current, limited scope of belief.
She delivers strategic thinking, well-honed wisdom, and perspective generated by decades of navigating change across the start-up, corporate, nonprofit, political, as well as philanthropic landscapes. Laura dares audiences to find their voice, and generate the confidence needed to tackle larger-than-life challenges by helping them to seek new ways of leading, managing, and mentoring others.
Laura’s rebellious and entrepreneurial edge has been well-honed over a 25-year career that started when she dropped out of law school to join an unknown southern governor’s presidential campaign, and ended up as a Presidential Appointee in Bill Clinton’s White House, where she helped shape AmeriCorps.
She left a leadership role as the youngest Vice President at a nationally respected search firm when she realized that her boss’s definition of success didn’t align with hers and, instead, founded and ran one of the fastest growing search firms in the country, partnering with the full gamut of mission-driven executives, from start-up dreamers to scaling social entrepreneurs to global philanthropists. In 2015, Laura sold that firm to the team who helped her build it, both because she was hungry for the next chapter and because she held an audacious dream of electing our nation’s first female president. (Whomp whomp.)
Since that time, Laura has appeared regularly on Good Morning America and the TODAY Show, and her writing has been seen in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, HR Magazine. Laura is the author of Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve Your Own Path, and Live Your Best Life (2019), which debuted at #2 on the Washington Post bestseller list (right behind Michelle Obama), has been translated into Arabic, Korean, Turkish, Portuguese, and German, and which Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts chose as one of her Favorite Books of 2019, as well as Mission-Driven: Moving from Profit to Purpose (2015). Her forthcoming book, Wonderhell, is expected in April 2023.
Through her own commitment to give back, Laura has helped build a local Montessori school, co-founded a women’s philanthropic initiative, advised a start-up national women’s PAC, grew a citizen-leadership development program, and completed five charity-inspired marathons, projects emblematic of her passions and values. She’s turned on by the audacity of The Big Idea and that larger-than-life goal you just can’t seem to shake. She’s an instigator, a motivator, and a provocateur, and she’s never met a revolution she didn’t like, just ask her enduringly patient husband, two almost-grown sons, and troublesome puppy with whom she lives outside of Boston, MA.
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Wojcicki is a leading American educator, journalist and mother. Leader in Blending Learning and the integration of technology into education, she is the founder of the Media Arts Program at Palo Alto High School, where she built a journalism program from a small group of 20 students in 1984 to one of the largest in the nation including 600 students, five additional journalism teachers, and nine award-winning journalism publications. Wojcicki serves as Vice Chair of Creatice Commons and has previously worked as a professional journalist for multiple publications and blogs regularly for The Huffington Post.
Esther has been intimately involved with Google and GoogleEdu since its inception, where she was one of the leaders in setting up the Google Teacher Academy and remains a guiding force.
With two Honorary Doctorate Degrees - Palo Alto University (2013) and Rhode Island School of Design (2016). She was California Teacher of the Year in 2002 by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing; a recipient of the Gold Key by Columbia Scholastic Press Association in recognition of her outstanding devotion to the cause of the school press; a board member of Alliance for Excellent Education in Washington, DC and on the Board of Newseum in DC; and a has been consultant for the U.S Department of Education, Hewlett Foundation, Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching, Google, Silicon Valley Education Foundation and Time Magazine Education.
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John Illsley is an English musician who rose to fame as the bass guitarist of the critically acclaimed band Dire Straits. With Dire Straits, John has been the recipient of multiple BRIT and Grammy Awards and a Heritage Award. As one of the founding band members, with Mark Knopfler, his brother David and drummer Pick Withers, John played a major role in the development of the Dire Straits’ sound.
Throughout it all, John and Mark were the only founding members to remain in the line up of Dire Straits right through from 1977 until they decided to call it a day in 1995. They still remain close friends and recently produced a programme “Guitar Stories” for Sky Arts.
During their time together as Dire Straits they sold over 120 million albums and toured extensively across the world. When Dire Straits took a couple of well earned breaks John released two albums; Never Told a Soul (1984) and Glass (1988). Both featured Mark Knopfler as a guest musician.
John happened upon the Irish band Cunla in a Leicestershire pub in March 2005. He appeared with them on several occasions, most notably on 23 September 2006 at Cathedrale d’Image in Les Baux de Provence, France. The performance was recorded and subsequently released as an album, Live in Les Baux, in 2007.
In October 2008 John released Beautiful You, an album with Greg Pearle from Cunla and followed the release with a a short tour of Ireland. May 2010 saw the release of Streets of Heaven, with appearances from Mark Knopfler and a host of other musicians. The album was recorded at British Grove studios and produced by John and Guy Fletcher.
John signed Native Roses to his label, Creek Publishing, in February 2011. He produced their debut album alongside Guy Fletcher between December 2011 and July 2012.
When Dire Straits finished touring in 1993 John became heavily involved in the Art world. Having carved a reputation for himself as a painter, John had solo exhibitions in London, New York, Sydney and across Europe. He also co-founded the children’s charity Life Education in 1987 which recently was integrated into Coram, one of the oldest UK charities.
John also owns a pub, the East End Arms in the New Forest.
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Zion Clark was born September 29th 1997 in Columbus, Ohio. with a rare birth defect called Caudal Regression Syndrome which caused him to be born without legs. Given up for adoption at birth with a mother not fit to take care of him and no father, Zion had to fend for himself from a young age. His childhood was a recipe for disaster, bouncing around between the foster care system and being labelled a problem child caused the system to give up on him early. Zion didn’t let his stop him from learning new skills, he picked up wrestling and music as at a young age which became his outlet from an abusive living situation. Through resiliency and consistently Zion continued to figure out his way of approaching some of these passions and earned his position as an All-American wrestler, and lead drummer of his church. He continues to defy all odds with his optimistic approach and no excuses mentality he embodies.
Zion was introduced to the sport of wrestling while in elementary school, but initially didn't fare very well...in fact, he didn't win a match for several years. Upon entering Massillon High School, Zion met Coach Gil Donahue who recognized his passion for the sport and relentless work ethic. A wonderful friendship and bond was forged.
Over the next 3 years Zion improved his wrestling technique and hit the weight room like a man possessed. An amazing transformation followed!
In his senior year, Zion finished the season 33-15 and was one match from qualifying for the D-I Ohio High School State Wrestling Championships. In an incredible display of heart and determination, Zion wrestled his opponent (a 20 pd. weight differential) beyond the grueling 6 minutes of regulation and 2 overtimes...only to fall 1-0 in sudden death.
The fans in the packed gymnasium rose to their feet and zealously applauded Zion's courageous effort. A few months later Zion went on to capture his second high school track wheelchair racing title at the state championships.
Zion was recruited by several colleges to wrestle and chose to attend Kent State (Tuscarawas)...where he spent the following 2 years steadily improving his skills and finding success at the varsity level.
With his confidence and national ranking on the rise, Zion decided to embark on his toughest mission to date...becoming the first American Athlete to compete in both the Olympic (wrestling) and Paralympic (wheelchair racing) Games in Tokyo (2020).
Understanding the magnitude of this difficult challenge, Zion has surrounded himself with a very dedicated and highly supportive team...including budding friendships with Olympic/World Champion Jordan Burroughs and undefeated (133-0) 4x NCAA titleist Joey Davis.
Due to his tremendous upper body strength and athleticism, Zion is also pursuing interests in power lifting (bench press), wheelchair bodybuilding, and the circus arts.
Zion's herculean efforts hadn't gone unnoticed as a Hollywood producer documented his journey during senior year. The film "Zion" garnered critical acclaim at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival (2018) and global media exposure (it's currently available on Netflix).
In addition to his brutal training/practice regimen, Zion stays busy as a motivational speaker.
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Dr. Bradley Nelson, D.C. (ret.) is the developer of the most advanced form of energy medicine on the planet. A holistic Chiropractor and Medical Intuitive, Dr. Nelson is one of the world’s foremost experts in the emerging fields of Bioenergetic Medicine and Energy Psychology.
His BESTSELLING BOOK "The Emotion Code" is helping people all over the world to improve their lives by ridding themselves of their imbalanced emotional baggage. Many users of The Emotion Code® technique have reported finding freedom from emotional problems such as sadness, anxiousness, and anger, as well as physical problems including fatigue, discomfort, and disease. A key element of The Emotion Code is removing emotional baggage that may have clustered around the heart, interfering with one’s ability to find love and success. Dr. Nelson has coined this cluster of emotions the “Heart-Wall,” and it has been called “the most important discovery in the history of energy medicine.”
Dr. Nelson graduated with honors from Life Chiropractic College West in San Lorenzo, California, in 1988. As a practicing holistic Chiropractor, Dr. Nelson specialized in helping those suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, and successfully helped patients from across the United States and Canada until his retirement from active practice in 2004. Since 1995, Dr. Nelson has lectured internationally on alleviating chronic and incurable diseases through energy work, and restoring balance to the 6 key elements of health in the body. In 2009, he channeled his life’s work into a simple yet powerful self-study course known as The Body Code system, which was designed to teach students how to balance the body in these 6 key areas. The Body Code is being used successfully by doctors and laypeople alike to improve the health of thousands of people all over the world.
Dr. Nelson is an acclaimed and popular speaker on the international seminar circuit and now travels to many countries around the globe, teaching The Emotion Code Seminar. He has been a guest on countless radio and television shows, and has presented his very timely message to millions around the world.
Dr. Nelson and his staff operate a network of certified Emotion Code and Body Code practitioners that spans the globe. Since all of Dr. Nelson’s methods can be done at a distance, most of these practitioners have reported finding new freedom and abundance in their own lives by working with clients over the phone or internet.
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Joel Thurm is a well-known casting director, producer, and photo artist by profession. He is known as a casting director for the TV projects such as The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Grease (1978), Airplane! (1980), and Altered States (1980).
Many people are curious about Joel Thurm's married life or wife's details. Apart from this, his fans and followers raised questions about his sexuality. After his sexual relationship with the veteran actors Rock Hudson and Robert Reed (both of them are gay), it is possibly determined that Joel Thurm is also gay. However, Joel hasn't opened up about his sexuality in the public media.
Nevertheless, the 80-year-old casting director might also be a married personality and also has a wife. Although, he hasn't disclosed his relationship status yet. Joel is more focused on his career and tries to avoid the public media, and wants to stay as a low-key personality.
Joel Thurm has an approximate net worth of about $2 million. He earned this fortune from his professional career as a casting director and as producer. Joel worked as a casting director for more than 28 TV projects. However, he has seemed inactive in the showbiz industry since 2004. Furthermore, Joel also makes money from his other business venture.
Joel Thurm began his career shortly after completing his education. He started working as a casting director in 1975. He made his showbiz industry debut in 1975 as a casting director for the TV Mini-Series, The Lives of Benjamin Franklin, for one episode. In the same year, Joel was also seen as a casting director in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
His breakthrough role came in 1975, when he worked as a casting director in the TV Series, The Bob Newhart Show for all 20 episodes, created by David Davis and Lorenzo Music until 1976.
Some of his notable works are Starsky and Hutch (1977-1978), King of the Gypsies (1978), Moment by Moment (1978), Taxi (1979), The New Odd Couple (1983), Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992), OP Center (1995), It's My Party (1966), In My Sister's Shadow (1997), Beggars and Choosers (1999), The Lot (1999), Popstars (2001), I Dream (2004), and others.
Joel Thurm also worked as a producer for the TV projects such as The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976), Angie (1979), Nell Carter... Never Too Old to Dream (1986), Nell Carter Special (1986), Morton's by the Bay (1989, Marked for Murder (1993), and It's My Party (1996), and others.
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“You are the masterpiece of your own life,
you are the Michalangeloof your own life.
The David that you are sculpting is you,
and you do it with your thoughts.” – Joe Vitale
Dr. Joe Vitale has a communication style that grabs you and sucks you in. His charismatic and hypnotic pull makes him a great communicator and marketer. Current president of Hypnotic Marketing, Inc, a marketing consulting firm, he has been called “the Buddha of the Internet” for his combination of spirituality and marketing acumen.
He was recently featured on the best-selling program, The Secret, teaching people how to have, do, or be anything they want and to achieve their goals in every single area of life.
Joe’s incredible story of using the Law of Attraction in his own life is an inspiration to thousands. 30 years ago, he was broke, desperate and living on the street. Through a series of odd “coincidences,” he found his inner calling and has gone on to great fame and success. He has shared his knowledge and discoveries through several best-selling audio programs. Joe Vitale has become one of the top copywriters in the world, and one of the most successful, respected marketers in world.
Joe Vitale takes complex issues of psychology and makes them easy to understand and apply to your life. Combining real, practical life wisdom with unique insight to truly understand yourself, he gives you tools to open new opportunities and possibilities in your life.
Among some of Joe’s clients are Doubleday Books, the American Business Women’s Association, Hermann Children’s Hospital, PBS Television, the American Red Cross, and many other small and large businesses in many countries.
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Rita Gigante is a gifted and sought-after Intuitive Psychic, Medium, and Healer. Seamlessly connecting with Source/Spirit via her higher self, Rita is an instrument of light, assisting her clients to achieve health, mental clarity, closure, and peace, as well as unearthing their own soul’s unlimited potential. Using the knowledge acquired through life experiences and studying with renowned teachers such as Eamonn Downey and Jinny Johnson, Rita also uses her skills to be a prolific Author, Speaker & Teacher.
Rita’s journey as a healer began in her youth - as detailed in her personal memoir- "The Godfather's Daughter". But it wasn't until 1995 when she began studying Massage Therapy, that Rita's psychic ability was strengthened through physical work on clients. Inspiring her to learn more about the body/spirit connection, she went on to earn her BS degree in Science with a concentration in Exercise Physiology from William Paterson University in 2001. She then taught for 5 years at the Institute for Therapeutic Massage in Pompton Lakes, NJ, teaching in the areas of Anatomy and Physiology, Massage Techniques, and Chakra Balancing.
Rita’s book, "The Godfather’s Daughter, An Unlikely Story of Love, Healing, and Redemption" was released in 2012 to great acclaim. Her memoir was a huge catalyst for healing her own past and moving deeper into her work with Spirit and her clients.
Rita cherishes the connections she has formed with her students and clients and has found her own life and spiritual development being enriched through her years of work with the spiritual guidance of the Angels, Ascended Masters, Spiritual Guides, and those on the 'Other Side'. In an effort to reach the masses with her messages from Spirit, she uses levity, love, and laughter in writing her One Woman Show which she currently performs at local venues.
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Rick Leventhal is a veteran journalist who spent thirty-five years covering wars, hurricanes, terror attacks, and other major breaking news stories across the country and around the world. After ten years at local affiliates, Rick quickly rose to Senior Correspondent at Fox News Channel where he was assigned to many of the biggest stories of the past twenty-five years. He ran from the dust cloud when both towers fell on 9/11, embedded with Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan, spent weeks in Libya covering the fall of Mu'ammar Al-Qadhdhafi, chased countless storms and other breaking news, and remained rock solid on air through all of it. Rick is very happily married to the former Kelly Dodd, best known for her five years on Bravo TV’s The Real Housewives of Orange County and a proud stepfather to her daughter Jolie. Rick has two other daughters of his own, Veronica and Shoshana, from a previous marriage. Rick, Kelly, and Jolie live in Newport Beach, where Rick and his wife host several weekly podcasts and are busy remodeling and renting homes in Palm Desert, California and Westhampton, New York.
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Dr. Katherine Ramsland teaches forensic psychology at DeSales University in Pennsylvania, where she is the Assistant Provost. She has appeared as an expert in criminal psychology on more than 200 crime documentaries and magazine shows, is an executive producer of Murder House Flip, and has consulted for CSI, Bones, and The Alienist. The author of more than 1,500 articles and 69 books, including The Forensic Science of CSI, The Forensic Psychology of Criminal Minds, How to Catch a Killer, The Psychology of Death Investigations, and Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, The BTK Killer, she was co-executive producer for the Wolf Entertainment/A&E four-part documentary based on the years she spent talking with Rader. Ramsland consults on death investigations, pens a blog for Psychology Today, and is currently writing a fiction series based on a female forensic psychologist who manages a private investigation agency.
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Abraham (Avi) Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University and a bestselling author (in lists of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Die Zeit, Der Spiegel, L'Express and more). He received a PhD in Physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel at age 24. Loeb is the Director of the Institute for Theory and Computation (2007-present) within the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and also serves as the Head of the Galileo Project (2021-present). He had been the longest serving Chair of Harvard's Department of Astronomy and the Founding Director of Harvard's Black Hole Initiative. Loeb is a former member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) at the White House. In 2012, TIME magazine selected Loeb as one of the 25 most influential people in space and in 2020 Loeb was selected among the 14 most inspiring Israelis of the last decade.
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How oona do? (Gullah Geechee for “How are you?”)
I’m a Singer/Songwriter/Writer/Performer. My creative and performance energies for more than 30 years have filled many with cultural appreciation and celebration and also encouragement and joy!
For my original songs, writings, performances, and presentations, I’ve been recognized as a cultural preservationist. If you in any way have found meaning, understanding, \or Aha!-moments about Gullah Geechee culture or heritage through any of my efforts, I am deeply honored!
I’m about making a difference. Sharing truth. Using that “big voice” that I’ve had since I was a young boy leading spirituals and gospel songs in my St. Helena Island, SC, community. Making listeners feel the lyrics and not just hear them. Writing and performing songs with stories that are keen and piercing and sometimes jes plain jokey (or rather, fun).
I am a recipient of the 1996 South Carolina Order of the Palmetto, the State’s highest honor; the 1997 State of South Carolina Folk Heritage Award, given for lifetime achievement and excellence in folk art that has enriched the lives of the people in their community and state; 1998 Daytime Emmy Award nominee and presenter; the 2007 South Carolina African American Heritage Commission’s Lifetime Achievement Award; and an inductee in the 2013 Penn Center 1862 Circle.
In addition to singing and songwriting, I enjoy speed walking and baking “Mr. Ron’s Gullahlicious Pound Cakes” (Share a slice…if you can!).
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Kelly Carlin is a thinker, writer, talker and doodler. She’s funny, serious, silly and deep. Sometimes she wishes she were Carol Burnett, other days it’s Patti Smith, but mostly it’s Oprah Winfrey. It’s complicated. Her fascinations range from discovering how to live a true and deep life, to freedom of expression, to the evolution of consciousness and the American psyche. She’s a practitioner of Zen Buddhism, has a Masters in Jungian/Archetypal psychology (no, she is not a therapist), and comes from a family steeped in comedy, big ideas and warm hearts. Now that she’s found her voice in the world, she’s figuring out how to use it for good while having a shitload of fun.
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“An outstanding mountaineering memoir” My first memories involve spending long days outside exploring the woods and cornfields around my childhood home with my dog and Sister. These explorations were all at sea level as the highest point in my home state of Illinois is 1,235 feet. Gradually my explorations led me to Seattle where the allure of Mt. Rainier drew me to the mountains. After standing on its summit in 2009, I knew that mountaineering would become a significant part of my life. I am still drawn to the physical and mental challenge of mountaineering and I relish the sense of accomplishment that comes with a successful climb, even if it doesn't include the summit.
In the mountains I learned resilience, and self reliance, and built my confidence as a climber and as a woman. My strength, and confidence were tested when I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. Through treatments and surgeries I drew upon the things that I had learned as a climber - to focus on what I could control, to surround myself with a strong team, and to keep moving forward even when things felt bleak. While I was fighting cancer, the mountains took on a broader meaning for me as I also found tremendous healing there.
Beating cancer provoked me to evaluate the trajectory of my life, and in 2016 I made the excruciating and terrifying decision to put my secure, hard-earned corporate career on hold in order to pursue other passions.
Today, I am grateful to enjoy a life of mountain climbing, writing and speaking. I am inspired by sharing with others the story of how climbing gave me the strength to beat cancer.
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Playing the hand you’ve been dealt isn’t just a figure of speech for Richard Turner... it’s a way of life.
Turner, 68, lives in San Antonio, Texas, and is regarded as the best card mechanic and among the best up-close magicians in the world. His talent, humor, poise and eloquence has made him a highly sought after stage entertainer and Fortune 500 motivational speaker. He has entertained and entranced millions of people, including celebrities such as Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, Secretary of State Colin Powell, actor Brad Pitt, sports legend Muhammad Ali, and many more.
Richard has been nominated for and won many awards, including the highly-coveted “Close-up Magician of the Year Award" (the magic industry’s equivalent of the Oscar.) His unparalleled skill with a deck of cards has been repeatedly featured on world-wide television shows, including a performance on “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” wherein Penn Jillette admitted, “Richard Turner is one of the finest slight-of-hand artists who has ever lived. He fooled us with every single move he did!”
In addition to being the world’s most skilled card shark, Turner is a 6th degree karate black belt. His black belt test – ten rounds, each lasting three minutes, against a fresh opponent every round – was so grueling it was televised and featured on the front page of the Los Angeles Times Sports Section.
Turner has also designed and created a series of board and puzzle games, and produced a bestselling DVD series on advanced card technique that is studied by casinos and card players worldwide. Due to his remarkably delicate “feel” for individual playing cards, he has been the Touch Analyst for U.S. Playing Card Co., the largest card manufacturer in the country, known for producing the finest quality cards preferred by professional magicians and gamers.
But what makes all of Turner’s accomplishments truly incredible is that he is blind – and has been since childhood. Turner contracted a retina degeneration disease when he was nine, and his sight quickly diminished. “One day I could see the blackboard, the next day I couldn’t,” he says.
As a teenager, Turner’s anger and despair over his blindness drove him to drugs, and then to drug dealing. He found at an early age, however, that being blind empowered him to develop an enhanced sense of touch, and once he picked up a deck of cards, his life changed.
“I developed my mind’s eye to an exceptional degree,” Turner says. “And I tested myself through the risky mental and physical challenges of martial arts fighting, shark hunting, cliff-diving, and the high-stakes of underworld gambling.”
Turner is like no one else on the planet, so his story is similarly unique. Like his incredible mind, his adventures transcend time and space. As such, his story focuses on his almost superhuman physical abilities, his martial arts prowess and his wizardly card skills, all as the framework for his life story.
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Andy Murray spent more than 25 years as a chef in high-end restaurants, including Mortimer’s and Tribeca Grill. In June 2001 he opened the Murray Bros. Caddyshack restaurant in St. Augustine Florida, and April of 2018 in Chicago. He is the seventh of nine Murray children. He splits his time between St. Augustine Florida and the Chicago area.
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Michael Rowe, a former comedian now comedy writer/producer, has been nominated for six Emmys for his work on Futurama and Family Guy, earning one along the way. Mike's also been nominated for two Annie Awards, earning two; a Writers Guild Award, and a Gemini Award. He has earned a Webby Award for his original animated series The Paranormal Action Squad. His writing has also appeared in Vanity Fair magazine. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, twin sons and a silly dog named Marty Allen.
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Ben Armstrong is a YouTuber, podcaster, crypto enthusiast, and creator of BitBoyCrypto.com. Better known as BitBoy Crypto, he works hard to educate and inform the crypto community. Armstrong has been involved with the world of cryptocurrency since 2012 when he first invested in Bitcoin.
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An original “Saturday Night Live” writer, Alan has won five Emmy Awards for his work in television, which also includes “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show” (which he co-created and produced) and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
A frequent guest on all of the late night talk shows, Alan’s theatrical contributions include his collaboration with Billy Crystal on the Tony Award winning play “700 Sundays,” Martin Short’s Broadway hit “Fame Becomes Me,” and six off- Broadway plays including “Bunny Bunny Bunny Bunny: A Sort of a Love Story – Gilda Radner: A Sort of Romantic Comedy” which he adapted from his best-selling book.
All told, Alan has written eleven books including the 2006 Thurber Prize winning novel “The Other Shulman,” the popular children’s book “Our Tree Named Steve,” and a parody of the Haggadah titled “For This We Left Egypt?” that he wrote with Dave Barry and Adam Mansbach.
Alan’s humor has also appeared in such diverse publications as The New Yorker, Esquire, The Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times Op-Ed page, The Huffington Post and MAD Magazine. He has also penned a best selling e-book titled “From My Bottom Drawer.”
The co-writer of the screenplays for the films “Dragnet,” “North,” and “The Story of Us,” Alan received an honorary PhD from the State University of New York and because of the diversity of his body of work, in 2010 the Writers Guild of America, East gave him a Lifetime Achievement Award.
In addition to the talk shows, Alan also appeared in episodes of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Law & Order,” and can be seen in the documentary “The Last Laugh” about humor and the Holocaust; Judd Apatow’s “Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling,” on HBO; “Gilbert” about the life of Gilbert Gottfried; and the Emmy nominated CNN documentary he executive produced titled “Love, Gilda.”
Taking to the stage himself, Alan is an ensemble performer at New York’s Triad Theater in Celebrity Autobiography — and is also a sought after keynote speaker.
Alan is currently preparing “Bunny Bunny” for a return to the New York stage. Most recently, his cultural memoir “Laugh Lines – My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier” was published by Abrams Books, and a feature film he co-wrote with Billy Crystal titled “Here Today” that stars Crystal and Tiffany Haddish can be seen on Amazon Prime and Apple TV, among other platforms.
But the production that Alan is most proud of is the one he co-created with his wife Robin, their three children and five grandchildren.
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Gianni Russo has made a career of playing tough guys. Although remembered most for his portrayal of Carlo Rizzi in “The Godfather”, his first acting job, his career has spanned over 40 films including such hits as The Freshman, Rush Hour, Any Given Sunday and Sea Biscuit as well as television roles in Kojak, The Rockford Files and Prison Break. And most recent.. due out this fall “Send No Flowers”.
Russo believes it’s his crooning that separates him from the mob of other on-screen wise guys. His debut CD Reflections paid homage to such legendary singers as Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. These icons inspired him both personally and professionally. The CD, which is available on iTunes and Amazon.com contains a bonus track where Russo reminisces about the behind-the-scenes drama that took place during the filming of “The Godfather”. Russo travels the country with his orchestra to sold out appearances performing the music that has influenced his Life. His follow up CD was released in June 2010, and his self titled wine label Gianni Russo Wines launched nationally in 2009.
Born in Manhattan and raised in Little Italy and Staten Island, Russo overcame polio as a child to start his first “business” at the tender age of twelve, selling pens and erasers on the street corners. At eighteen Russo made his first trip to Miami, where he began to dabble in show-business, working in nightclubs and hotspots before deciding to pursue acting and move to Hollywood.
Russo’s colorful life is currently being adapted into a feature film by producer Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, Horrible Bosses, Red Dragon, and is currently filming the sequel to King Kong). Screenplay was written by George Gallo of “Midnight Run” fame, “Bad Boys” and “Middle Men”, and to be directed by Barry Levinson of “Diner” & “Taxi” fame. Available now is disk 1 of “The Godfather Stories By: Carlo Rizzi a.k.a. Gianni Russo”, with 9 more volumes coming soon!
Mr. Russo currently resides in New York, and this summer is doing personal appearances throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Panama.
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When Mark was six, his mother took him in to Manhattan every weekend for singing and ballet lessons. When he returned to school each Monday and showed his fellow Bronx classmates what he had learned, the class would gather around and beat him up. Mark’s mother smartened up and enrolled him in karate lessons, but those came to a halt when the karate teacher beat him up. When Mark was twelve, his parents took him to a nightclub. There, live on stage was Rodney Dangerfield doing his act. At that moment, he knew the path he had to follow. Mark has headlined in all the major casinos and clubs across the country and has appeared many times on both The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with David Letterman. He has had both HBO and Showtime specials and has been the featured act at the Montreal Comedy Festival. He has written for and guest-starred on Mad About You, as well as appearing on Empty Nest and serving as a writer on The Roseanne Show. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast.
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SGT. BRETT D’ALESSANDRO RETURNED HOME FROM A SEVEN-MONTH DEPLOYMENT IN AFGHANISTAN TO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE END OF A LONG ROAD, AND HE QUICKLY LEARNED THAT AN EVEN LONGER ROAD FILLED WITH STRUGGLE AND CONFUSION LAY AHEAD.After a challenging deployment, Brett came home and was thrown into the process of reintegrating into civilian Life. He struggled to figure out his next steps - going back to school, finding a job, or continuing with his military career. During this time, Brett was also struggling with his health - mentally and physically. His spouse, Alexa, was by his side but felt unequipped and uneducated in how to best support him through this transition. It was a chance encounter with a homeless veteran on the streets of Rhode Island that turned Brett and Alexa’s entire situation around…
While on his way to a doctor’s appointment at the Newport Naval Base in Rhode Island, Brett was driving when he saw a homeless veteran on the side of the road. That day, Brett distributed his backpack from deployment to this veteran filled with socks and warming layers. From this simple act…Backpacks For Life was born. Something resonated with Brett. It wasn’t just him or those he was deployed with or this man on the side of the road…it was MANY veterans nationwide who had to deal with the trauma of coming home and not knowing where to turn. Brett took this moment as a sign to do more and be more for his fellow servicemen and women.
Since 2014, BFL has been dedicated to serving homeless and at-risk veterans through backpack distribution and a mentorship program. The BFL team works one-on-one with veterans to help them find the right supportive services for their situation. The process is aided by countless hours of personal interaction and the physical distribution of backpacks. Backpacks represent the first line of defense, a symbol of hope, and so much more to the team at Backpacks For Life.
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Nicholas Pearson is an award-winning author and Reiki teacher. He has been immersed in all aspects of the mineral kingdom for nearly three decades. He began teaching crystal workshops in high school, later studying mineral science at Stetson University’s Gillespie Museum while pursuing a degree in music.
Nicholas began his Reiki journey in 2006 and has trained in traditional styles of Japanese Reiki, including Usui Reiki Ryoho, Jikiden Reiki, and Komyo ReikiDo, as well as traditional and non-traditional forms of Western Reiki, like Usui Shiki Ryoho, Usui/Tibetan Reiki, and Kundalini Reiki. Nicholas strives to offer Reiki training, practice sessions, and other events that unite practitioners of all lineages by helping us understand how and where Reiki developed and where it can take us.
Nicholas is also a Certified Medical Reiki Master and an Animal Reiki practitioner, and serves on the Board of Directors of Shelter Animal Reiki Association. He formerly served as board member of the National Reiki in Healthcare Certification Initiative and is a member of the International Association of Reiki Professionals, Shibumi International Reiki Association, and Reiki Healing Association. His seminal Reiki book, Foundations of Reiki Ryoho: A Manual of Shoden and Okuden, is available in English and Italian.
Nicholas offers seminars on crystal healing, Reiki, and flower essence therapy online and around the world. He is the author of eight books, including Crystal Basics and Foundations of Reiki Ryoho, and lives in Orlando, Florida, USA.
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Brian Wallace is the Founder and President of Now Sourcing, an industry leading infographic design agency based in Louisville, KY and Cincinnati, OH which works with companies that range from startups to Fortune 500s. Brian also runs #LinkedInLocal events nationwide / virtually, and hosts the Next Action Podcast. Brian has been named a Google Small Business Advisor for 2016-present and joined the SXSW Advisory Board in 2019-present.
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Shira Lazar is the founder and CEO of the Emmy Nominated digital media brand "What's Trending." In October 2018, she became the host of afternoon drive show Let’s Go There weekdays on CHANNEL Q, an Audacy Original Station and the award-winning LGBTQ+ Talk Radio Network.
She is a Web3 advocate, collector, and advises as well as consults with companies in the space relating to cryptocurrency, NFTs and the metaverse.
As a broadcaster, Shira uses her platforms to create content and education around Web3, bridging the gap between the industry, creators and consumers. She hosts weekly Twitter Spaces shows, #AlphaMondays and Women in Web3 Weekly, brings viewers the top five NFT stories of the week on Instagram and just launched "Inside Web3" airing weekly as a podcast and on KNX News 91 FM in Los Angeles.
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Aubrey David Nicholas Jasper de Grey is an English author and biomedical gerontologist. He is the author of The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging and co-author of Ending Aging. He is known for his view that medical technology may enable human beings alive today not to die from age-related causes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast.
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John Stamp is a former Special Agent who served both in the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Prior to federal law enforcement he served as a Police Officer for the City of Charleston Police Department, Charleston, SC. He is the author of seven novels and the Host of "That's Criminal with John Stamp." His newest release Blood Red Ivory is available now.
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Bart Baggett America's Forensic Handwriting Expert is a ten-time author who has appeared on over 1500 radio and TV shows including CNN, Today Show, Good Morning America and appeared in over 16 feature films. He has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, CNN's Ashleigh Banfield, Larry King, and Paula Zahn. He is the founder of The International School of Forensic Document Examination. He also founded distance learning school called Handwriting University with graduates in 23 countries. It promotes courses on improving children's penmanship for better grades, cognitive psychology, and personal improvement. It has authorized trainers and campuses in India, Taiwan, the United States, and Canada. In 2016, he was a features speaker on the TEDX Luxembourg stage speaking on the Neural Pathways to Happiness. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast.
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Patch Whisky is an American muralist, fine artist, and toy maker. His primary medium is aerosol and acrylic paint. Patch's murals can be seen on walls across the country from NYC to Los Angeles to Miami to Honolulu. His work has been featured in numerous galleries and publications including the Museum of Sex in NY, The New York Times, Museum of Art in Columbia, SC and recently in Paris France. Some of his clients include Absolut Vodka, Mellow Mushroom, and Warner Brothers motion pictures.
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Patch Whisky is an American muralist, fine artist, and toy maker. His primary medium is aerosol and acrylic paint. Patch's murals can be seen on walls across the country from NYC to Los Angeles to Miami to Honolulu. His work has been featured in numerous galleries and publications including the Museum of Sex in NY, The New York Times, Museum of Art in Columbia, SC and recently in Paris France. Some of his clients include Absolut Vodka, Mellow Mushroom, and Warner Brothers motion pictures. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast.
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Comedian George Gallo pioneered street based comedy. He climb the ranks with Joe Rogan, Chris Case, Jim Breuer, and several other talented comedians from New York. His act has been seen on NBC, Comedy Central and FOX.
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Comedian George Gallo pioneered street based comedy. He climb the ranks with Joe Rogan, Chris Case, Jim Breuer, and several other talented comedians from New York. His act has been seen on NBC, Comedy Central and FOX. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast.
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We talk about Robin's life in the military her passion to bring healing to fellow veterans, and her new journey to be a national comedian while continuing to be a mom of two.
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Comedian Andrew Conn, a Kentucky native, recently started dominating the stage with his playful personality and comical facial expressions. He's garnered over 2 million fans on multiple social media platforms and has become the go-to guy for roasting videos. Andrew boasts that his shows are one of the wildest in America and that no one is off limits by his teasing. He has performed at the famous Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, the Showboat Casino, and many comedy venues nationwide. When he’s not poking fun or cracking a joke, Andrew enjoys life with his son and actively supports autism awareness.
We discuss how Chakras have influence on your life.
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Madlad Films Graham Ladd & Ethan Kaiser talk about their style of production. The beginning of a New Era in the Production World, Darius Rucker, and technology.
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"The Real World's" Eric Nies Talks About Hawaiian's Journey, Best Friends Alcoholism, and His Life Experiences.
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Teal Swan, International Speaker and Best-Selling Author is a survivor of severe childhood abuse. Today, having integrated her own harrowing life experience, she inspires millions of people around the world towards truth, authenticity, freedom, and joy.
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Tesla Rental & Rideshare's Sheldon Brown & John Gauntlett talk about the new challenges in transportation. They started driving Tesla's to save money and make more money.
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Quentin Ravenel can play drums like he has six arms. It’s that while he’s pulling off a dizzying series of fills, beats, and rhythms, he’s also singing. As the leader and focal point of his group, Quentin Ravenel & Friends, he can go from a soulful falsetto to a gospel shout, all while striking his drums, cymbals, and programmed pads with relish and precision.
Perhaps not surprisingly, Ravenel is part of a musical family. “I come from a line of singers and musicians. My mom Helen Freeman is a well-known singer around the Lowcountry,” he says. “And my little brother Stephen Freeman tours playing keyboards for Mary J. Blige.”
In fact, in terms of his singing, Ravenel lists his mom as his biggest influence, along with some perhaps surprising bigger names. “Anderson Paak is one of my favorite artists,” says Ravenel, who also drums for another CPMA winner, Ben Fagan & the Holy City Hooligans. “He plays drums and sings and raps, and he recently got signed by Dr. Dre. I could go on for days, but I’m also influenced by Ben Fagan and Chris Brown.”
When it comes to percussionists who motivated him to play in his youth (he learned to play drums before he learned to sing), he cites a similarly wide range of inspiration. “Eric Moore (Suicidal Tendencies, Bobby Brown, Diddy) has had a huge influence on my playing,” he says. “So have Buddy Rich, Dennis Chambers, Mitch Mitchell, and Nate Smith.”
As for doing two jobs at once, Ravenel says it’s just a matter of hard work. “Well, it’s far from easy,” he says. “It’s taken years of practice to be able to do them both. I would say my biggest challenge is choosing the right songs that I can execute gracefully as I play the drums — that and remembering lyrics.”
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***Tina Clarke is a Shamanic Energy Healer and teacher. Since 2014, She has worked with and taught more than 400 clients, including more than 60 Reiki students.
Tina Clarke "When I was young I was very sensitive and intuitive
I picked up on information that most people weren’t aware of
I was afraid of my gifts and blocked them
I had no teachers to teach me or guide me
I had to find my own way
I tried to do what my parents expected and went to school and got a good job
But I was still unhappy and dissatisfied
I could not fit my round peg into their square whole
I couldn’t not not think outside the box
I had so many ideas and so many possible solutions but no one to hear me or consider it
I realized in order to change the world I had to do it my way, not within the confines of someone else’s organization and their rules and processes
The worlds I travel in are beyond this reality but very much real
I can travel to the spirit world and get answers, guidance and healing
I can use energy healing to help shift healing in others
I can teach others to heal themselves and their loved ones
I can access divine wisdom through tools like meditation, Tarot and shamanism
I can teach others to do this as well
I can work with the land and help clear and heal, therein healing all living sentients on the planet
I continue to challenge myself, study and learn new ways to help myself, my clients and my loved ones
This is about a journey, not as just an individual, but also as a collective and I am here to guide, assist and evolve with my brothers and sisters of the human, animal and plant worlds. All my work contributes to this.
Amen, Aho and So It IS!"
Website: www.tinakinneyclarke.com*** Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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***National speaker and champion of startup ecosystems, Gray understands what it takes to be an entrepreneur in the American South.
Stanfield Gray is the founder and CEO of DIG SOUTH Tech Media,
DIG SOUTH Tech Summit, DIG NATION member community and South Pod: Rise of a Region. A Liberty Fellow in the Aspen Global Leadership Network, Gray was recently named one of Time magazine’s “31 People Changing the South." A featured speaker at the Collision Conference Global Ecosystem Summit in New Orleans, the Southern C Summit, and numerous engagements in the South, Gray is a graduate of University of South Carolina Honors College and University of Mississippi Southern Studies MA Program.***
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John Hawkins is the Founder and CEO of HawLaw, a firm he created and has grown and nurtured since 2002. He has been licensed to practice law in South Carolina since his graduation with honors in 1994 from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he was on the Law Review and Order of Wig and Robe. John’s career has been focused on litigation, and he is experienced in handling Car Wrecks, Worker's Compensation, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability, Administrative Law, and Criminal Law matters. His familiarity with the courtroom began when he clerked for the South Carolina Supreme Court and South Carolina Circuit Court. He also served for eight years as a South Carolina State Senator and for four years as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
John has served his country for 23 years in the South Carolina Army and Air National Guard, where he rose to the rank of Major and gained even greater legal experience as a JAG officer. John graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Wofford College. His legal experience as a litigator, Legislator, Senator, and JAG officer, as well as the leadership skills learned in politics and the military, are put to excellent use for HawkLaw’s clients. John’s love of companies that put their customers first has led him to insist that every HawkLaw client receive an Amazing Client Experience.
John enjoys spending time with his two daughters. He’s also a pilot, cyclist, and avid reader.
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Chicken 1 of 1 "Break It Forward" campaign gives money to charities in the new world of Sport card breaks, or "breaks." He works with professional athletes, celebrities, and public figures. Sport card breaks, or “breaks” are when a single person (or business) buys an entire box of sports cards, then charges individual collectors for the opportunity to “buy in” and keep a selection of cards from the box.Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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Comedian Gary Cargal the life of any party and a guaranteed good time, Gary Cargal is the breath of fresh air and a good stiff drink to the comedy world. He's been a national touring act with Southern Momma for 5 years.Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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Mike Morgan, Ireland based comedian, resident performer in the Wonky Donkey Comedy Club and McCronin's Comedy Club in Cork City, as well as The Kingdom Comedy Club in Killarney. He's been called a rising star in the country of Ireland.Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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Avery Roberson, from Rutherfordton, NC, was inspired to get into music by his father, and grandfather. His father Tony Roberson played in a country music band called the Hutchins Brother who had a Top 100 hit in the late 80s. Avery picked up the guitar, and started singing at an early age. It didn’t take long for Avery to fall in love with Country Music.
Avery Roberson got his break when NBC’s The Voice cast him in their 20th Season. Finishing in the top 28 the experience solidified his thirst for the stage. Since, then Avery has been writing and spending most of his time in studio recently releasing his Debut single “Ringtone." “Ringtone” debuted on iTunes Top 100 Country Chart. His second release "Lord Have Mercy" is gaining momentum with music video coming out in November.
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Charming and charismatic, a natural motor-mouth, Brighton’s Seann Walsh is the most frighteningly precocious talent to emerge from the UK comedy circuit in ages.
Within two years of his first comedy performance in 2007, Seann became the winner of the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year. Shortly after, other accolades included Chortle Best Breakthrough Act Nominee 2010 and Chortle Best Compere Nominee 2011.
‘Unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation’ – The Guardian
‘…Sharp, creative observational comedy from a precocious newcomer. See him now, before the stadium tour…’ – Sunday Times
‘… funnyman SEANN WALSH had the crowd in stitches with his memories of fixing video tapes by blowing in them…’ – The Sun
‘…with the looks, gags and charm to become something quite special, Walsh is this generation’s Dylan Moran…’ – Time Out
‘…Seann Walsh is an extremely funny man – so don’t miss the oppurtunity to see him on tour. The Brighton comedian, who was brilliant on Buzzcocks earlier this week, will be gigging right up until Christmas…’ – The Sun
‘…His energetic enthusiasm had the audience in fits of laughter throughout the entire evening, barely allowing us to come up for air between his reminiscing and jokes. A thoroughly enjoyable, laughter-filled evening and a great pick me up…’ – Latest 7
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***Jeremy was born in Kenosha Wisconsin where he was always cracking jokes at a young age. In school he was quickly labeled as a class clown but also still loved by his teachers. As Jeremy got older he began working in customer service and always had fun with his coworkers and jokes and pranks were always involved. In 2008, Jeremy, now living in Winona, Minnesota got married to Brittany Stinson. In 2010, Jeremy started to work with his father at Sauk City Specialty Products, which is now known at Kickass Snacks. His job primarily involved meeting up with current customers and providing product knowledge to the distributors. With his gift to gab, the job with his dad seemed to just come natural and the company began to grow rather quickly.
On September 11th, Jeremy posted his first ice fishing video and it went viral. After a few weeks of posting fishing and some jokes here and there, he took a trip to Talladega to watch his buddy win the truck races. On the way down, the guys were bored so Jeremy started telling "Littel Johnny" jokes and posted them on Tik Tok. They were an instant hit and went viral. The videos kept climbing and so did Jeremy's following. His Tik Tok grew to over 100,000 followers within the next week. Posting jokes and fishing videos were what Jeremy primarily posted along with some motivational videos. In January of 2020, Jeremy decided to make another page on Tik Tok where he would recreate the jokes from his current page. This page also grew very quickly and now He had 2 pages to post on sometimes up to 9 times a day. Once Covid hit hard in the spring of 2020, Kickass Snacks was hit hard as well losing close to 80% of the wholesale business. Jeremy had now reached 1 million followers and took to Tik Tok for the first time to discuss Kickass Snacks. His following on the platform rallied together and helped save the business with over 2500 orders in the course of 10 days.***
Throughout the Summer and early fall months things were starting to slow down and he wasn't sure if he wanted to continue making videos but then something happened. Jeremy started to get messages and comments that his videos were changing people's lives. The laughter that they brought was helping them with their depression and days that nothing seemed to go right. It wasn't until Jeremy received on direct message on Instagram that he knew he had a real purpose to be on Tik Tok.
He was sent a message from someone stating that they were going to watch 5 videos that day and at the end of that, he was going to end his life. Jeremy's video was the last video that he saw and it made him laugh so hard that he knew his life was worth living. This is what kept Jeremy posting and his motto is, "Make at least one person smile today"
October of 2020 Jeremy decided to add his kids to the regimen of daily comedy on his backup page and it took off like a bat out of hell. His now backup page is become the main page and there was now a new way to hang out with the kids and have fun. Jeremy and his boys and sometimes daughter create jokes in the way of how "Little Johnny" would act and its what the people seem to love. He will continue to do this with his family until people start to lose interest.
Since the start of Tik Tok, Jeremy has since got involve in a multitude of other platforms where you can see all of his material. When asked where he sees himself in five years, he says he's just taking it one day at a time and riding the wave. As long as people are laughing and smiling and need someone to bring that little glimpse of happiness in their life, he's here to stay.
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Comedian Red Squirrel is a national touring act with the Southern Momma An Em Comedy Tour. She has been touring with Darren Knight for 5 years and has one of the most recognizable accents in the south.Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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The art of magic is making the impossible possible. To bring the audience out of their everyday world and connect them to what lies beyond. Surprise, shock and astonishment are simply the means to a greater goal: to awaken the sense of mystery and awe that lies dormant in all of us.
For millennia, the secrecy, inexplicability and mystery of magic and illusion have enraptured mankind, tapping into the primal human yearning to pierce the veil of reality. In every age, great performers have emerged to update and redefine this most ancient of art forms. Carl Michael is such a performer.
From childhood, Carl Michael has immersed himself in the study and practice of magic and illusion. His voracious quest for perfection, relentless work ethic, enormous talent, and astonishing skill and creativity have yielded one of the most brilliant young illusionists of our day.
We invite you to enter the world of Carl Michael. It is a world where everything you know is wrong, what is real and what is illusion merge into a new kind of possibility, a new take on reality.
Your journey awaits you. We invite you to begin.
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Dr. Melissa Milanak is a licensed clinical psychologist, executive consultant and keynote speaker specializing in improving workplace effectiveness and quality of life by helping professionals develop a mindset focused on successfully overcoming various work and personal challenges.
She founded MIND Impact Consulting, LLC, transforming her passion for helping others succeed and her research and clinical expertise in anxiety, sleep disorders, stress, and workplace wellbeing into effective practical application for business executives and their organizations.
Upon completing her degree at Bucknell University, Melissa then earned her PhD in Clinical & Community Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and completed her post-doctoral training at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), where she maintains an active academic career as an Associate Professor providing clinical services, directing continuing education and fundraising initiatives for the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, and conducting federally-funded research.
In addition to speaking and training throughout the USA and internationally, she has leveraged over a decade of sales and marketing experience to now work as the Director of InVista Sales & Strategic Partnerships for InVista, a division of Psychological Assessment Resources (PAR), helping organizations effectively utilize assessments to augment best practices and increasing workplace wellbeing, reducing burnout and helping to create a solid foundation for businesses to grow.
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Torry Hermann is the famed TikToker known for her hilarious portrayals of Russian women, but she's relatively new to social media stardom! In fact, despite having over 19 million likes on TikTok, Torry only became a household name last year. In an exclusive interview with TheThings, she opened up about her journey to fame and gave some much-appreciated advice to the fans hoping to follow in her footsteps.Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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Comedian Tom Cotter has taken the comedy scene by storm since finishing as runner-up and becoming the Breakout Star from Season 7’s "America's Got Talent." He lost to a dog act, but don’t hold that against him; Tom was the first comedian ever to be a finalist on the show and was the highest finishing human being on the show that year.
In August 2013, AGT asked Tom back to perform as a special guest star (along with Train) and then again to host “The Season 8 AGT Snapple Viewing Party.”
In January 2019 Tom was again invited back to the AGT stage - this time to perform against the best of the best “Got Talent” performers from other years and around the world in “America’s Got Talent: The Champions.” In one the most talked about sets of the entire competition, Tom received a STANDING OVATION from the adoring crowd.
Tom's other numerous television and radio credits include "The Tonight Show,” “Last Comic Standing,” his very own "Comedy Central Presents... Tom Cotter,"The Howard Stern Show, Comics Unleashed, multiple appearance on CBS’ "The Late Late Show" and Celebrity Host of “Gotham Comedy Live” on AXS-TV.
You can find Tom headlining all of America's most famous comedy clubs including: The Comedy Cellar, The Improv and Caroline's On Broadway just to name a few. Tom has also been featured at the Montreal "Just For Laughs" Festival, the HBO Comedy Arts Festival and headlining "America's Got Talent Live" show at the Palazzo, Las Vegas. And recently, Tom was on the dais and took part in the Friars Club Roast of Boomer Esiason at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Tom is also a regular on Fox News Channel and co-starred on an episode of CBS’ “The Good Wife.”
In addition, Tom has performed in a wide variety of venues from Alaska to China. His appeal is truly international as he was summoned to London to tour and perform on British Television, and won The Seattle International Stand-Up Comedy Competition and Boston Comedy Festival as The Boston Herald noted “winning by the largest margin of victory in the history of the event.”
Tom came out with his first book, “Bad Dad: A Guide to Pitiful Parenting” (Willow Street Press) in February, 2016 which is a collection of jokes, gags, one-liners and pithy bad advice for fed-up parents everywhere. It is this kind of versatility has allowed Tom to excel in other areas of showbiz as well. So whether it be comedy, voice-overs, or acting, Tom Cotter gives it everything he's got. "If laughter is the best medicine, I yearn to be drugged."
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Crafting a distinctive musical identity, complementing Country music with her riveting and engaging musical narrations, rising artist Kristen Tuff Scott is driven for growth and success.
Up-and-coming singer and songwriter Kristen Tuff Scott is an authentic force in the dynamic world of Country music, rooted within enriching real-life narratives and experiences. A talented and empowering singer, Kristen Tuff Scott is also a comedian who rose to fame with her breakthrough performance on CMT’s RedneckIsland, stunning audiences with her humor.
Hailing from Piggott, Arkansas, the budding singer is known for her characteristic usage of stories and personal experiences to infuse her songwriting with a unique individuality and character. Using music as a channel to voice her issues, highlight her life stories and inspire creativity, the rising artist isa true storyteller. Kristen boasts a stirring discography which has more than100 original songs, emphasizing and underscoring her unending passion for music.
KristenTuff Scott’s music is set apart from other Country artists, due to the rich and captivating lyricism it embodies, immersing listeners in the depths of a whole different ambient setting. The growing artist has continued to rise, amassing millions of fans over her musical voyage, by simply producing music, which is rich, raw and unfiltered. A complete package, Kristen continues to inspire optimism, spur laughter, and touch hearts and souls with her inimitable music.
The phenomenal singer’s music journey pays homage to her roots, coming from a lineage of farmers, and working her way up to the top through sweat, blood and tears. Apart from her songwriting prowess, Kristen also enthralls with her instrumental genius, playing guitar, and with her rousing vocals. Her refreshing breakthrough single “Grandpa” rose to rank at 10 on the coveted iTunes Charts, a remarkable feat which she achieved right after getting into music. “Grandpa” reflected a nostalgic and wistful recollection, written in the 24 hours after he passed away. Kristen Tuff Scott recently signed with John Edmonds Kozma of Bang Productions, Inc. in 2021 and is currently showcasing her comedic and musical flair at stage nights, featuring DJ Slim McGraw, portraying her relatable stories in a stirring manner.
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***Kathryn Kellogg is the founder of Going Zero Waste a lifestyle website dedicated to helping others live a healthier and more sustainable life.
She’s a spokesperson for plastic-free living for National Geographic, Chief Sustainability Officer at the One Movement, and author of 101 Ways to Go Zero Waste which breaks eco-friendly, sustainable living down into an easy step by step process with lots of positivity and love.***Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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Jefferson Goldie is a TV Personality Born & Raised in Chicago. He Originally had scholarships to play college Baseball but soon found out he's not much of a runner... so he turned to music & Comedy. After touring with his band for over 10 years He turned his focus on Television & became a tv host for WCIU the U. He later was a 2 time Recruit for Food networks Worst cooks in America.Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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Dr. Tony Evans is the founder and senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, founder and president of The Urban Alternative and author of over 100 books, booklets and Bible studies. The first African American to earn a doctorate of theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, he has been named one of the 12 Most Effective Preachers in the English-Speaking World by Baylor University. Dr. Evans holds the honor of writing and publishing the first full-Bible commentary and study Bible by an African American. His radio broadcast, The Alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, can be heard on over 1,400 radio outlets daily and in more than 130 countries. Dr. Evans’ sermons are also streamed and downloaded over 20,000,000 times annually.Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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***D'Lai talks about his life and career. He, is one of the nations most sought after comics. He was the winner of the 2004 Vegas Star Search and has since appeared on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, Showtime, BET's ComicView, and Kevin Hart's Laughing Out Loud Network. On top of touring colleges and universities, he’s also embarked on military tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, Japan and Bahrain. Consistently headlining sold out shows around the country, D'Lai’s material and sets extend from his destitute beginnings to the experiences that have made him the man he is today. Transparent, raw and uncut, D’Lai leaves it all on the stage. No questions, no secrets, no lies, this man is a master of his craft bringing his audiences to their feet after every show.
A comedian and entrepreneur, D’Lai has solidified his hashtags, that lead his brand; “Take it in” “Make America Green Again” “I’m Glad You Asked” and the collaboration “Did you miss me” into a merchandise bonanza; all of which are available on his website. Thousands of devoted fans listen for the “Did You Miss Me” Podcast every week, as well as the Instagram segments of “D’Lai After Dark” and “I’m Glad You Asked”
D’Lai is more than just funny. A stealth comedian, prevalent entrepreneur, motivational speaker, spokesperson, author, and developer of film and television projects, he’s a multi-layered talented threat and definitely one to watch.***Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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Ali Stone is a Colombian music producer, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and artist, who has been making waves with her music, working on GRAMMY nominated and Multi Platinum selling albums, composing movie soundtracks, remixing top artists, playing festivals like the Electric Daisy Carnival, being one of the opening acts for Justin Bieber’s Purpose World Tour.
Billboard named her as one of the Latin Hitmakers of 2021. She has won a CDA award, made a remix for Disney’s Monsters University, composed and produced a song for Forever 21, scored & sound designed the horror film “DEMENTAL”, and made an exclusive artist sample pack for the popular music production platform Splice, and her debut album “Sexto Sentido” – written, produced, mixed and mastered by herself – reached #1 on the Electronic Chart.
After relocating to Los Angeles, Ali has been writing and producing songs for the likes of Danna Paola, Alan Walker, RBD, and Cami, among others. She was part of the first ever female songwriting camp, held by She Is The Music in Nashville, to write and produce songs for Mary J. Blige and The Sisterhood Band, and in Miami, for Natti Natasha.
Stone, a classically trained musician, has been a longtime advocate of the international campaign “Women Working for Women”, which promotes gender equality on male-dominated jobs, and has begun to support the Playing for Change Foundation, which promotes education through music in communities of scarce resources.
Ali Stone is endorsed by Roland, Native Instruments, Gibson, KRK, Rikhi Ram Originals, Audient, Nike.
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Rоb Fеrrеttі іѕ а YоuТubе реrѕоnаlіtу аnd аlѕо dоublеѕ аn Аmеrісаn Еntrерrеnеur. Не іѕ thе mаn whо fоundеd Gоthаm Drеаm Саrѕ. Не іѕ оnе оf thе mоѕt ехсеllеnt іntеrnеt реrѕоnаlіtу аѕ hіѕ YоuТubе hаѕ оvеr 550,000 ѕubѕсrіbеrѕ аnd hаѕ аmаѕѕеd оvеr 150 mіllіоn vіеwѕ! Rоb сrеаtеd Fеrrеttі рrоduсtіоnѕ thаt uѕuаllу рublіѕhеѕ thе ѕuреr DVD ѕеrіеѕ.Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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Lee Camp is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and activist. He is the host of the weekly comedy news show, Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp, on RT America. Lee has written for The Onion, Comedy Central and Huffington Post, and wrote the acclaimed essay collections Moment of Clarity: The Rantings Of Stark Raving Sane Man and Neither Sophisticated Nor Intelligent. Lee’s stand-up comedy has been featured on Comedy Central, ABC’s Good Morning America, Showtime’s The Green Room with Paul Provenza, Al-Jazeera America’s election night coverage, Current, the BBC’s Newsnight, E!, MTV, and Spike TV. John Oliver says Lee Camp is “an incredibly funny man” and The Guardian says he is a “comedy evangelist [who delivers] blistering punchlines.”Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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Eric Nies is best known as the teen idol from MTV’s “The Real World/New York,” the first ever reality show launched in 1992, and the host of one of the world’s most watched dance program, “MTV’s The Grind,” viewed in over 90 million homes around the world. “MTV’s The Grind” became so popular that Eric released “The Grind Workout” a multi-platinum video series. For the following 10 years, Eric made numerous appearances on talk shows, MTV programs including “Real World Challenges,” movies, as well as appeared in magazines and advertising campaigns. As one of reality television’s biggest stars, Eric was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame as one of the “Pioneers of Reality Television.” Throughout his career, Eric’s greatest passion has been to help people, children, and the planet. He has started numerous organizations, movements, and projects to help build awareness for health and well-being for all life on earth.
Eric has spent the past two decades fearlessly embarking on dozens of adventures around the world—including participating in all-night shamanic journeys deep in the Amazonian jungle, martial arts training under the iron-fist of a Vietnamese Grand Master, surfing and cliff-jumping with local kids in Fijian paradise, chanting with 2,000 monks in the Himalayas, participating in Native American spirit ceremonies, shearing sheep in New Zealand, sky-diving in Mexico, deep-water diving in the Galapagos, fasting in the desert for 43 days, partying for a week in South Beach Miami with no sleep, and diving into a frozen lake to save a puppy. In 2017, Eric started working with the Shipibo Tribe from the Amazon in Peru and is currently on a Master Plant Dieta Apprenticeship. Eric’s desire for exploration and unmatched fearlessness have led him into many near-death experiences, and his unconquerable spirit and massive heart have shown that in any life experience there is always the choice to respond with love instead of fear.
Eric has decades of training in natural foods, nutrition, alternative and holistic health. Through his work of healing health issues and degenerative diseases, as well as experimenting with his own health, he has a deep understanding of how to apply the healing power of pure, whole, natural foods. Through Eric’s decades of training with masters, healers and spiritual self-exploration & remembering who he is, he has developed an ability to help people. Help them to find inner peace, clear stuck emotions and fears, and ultimately, find their authentic power. Eric has worked as a life, health, nutrition and wellness facilitator, a spiritual guide, and an addiction rehabilitation facilitator for over a decade. Eric is a licensed CyberScan quantum energy practitioner, and a licensed Doctor of Pastoral Science and Medicine.
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***Col. Terry Virts (ret) served as a U.S. Air Force test fighter pilot, is a NASA veteran of two spaceflights and a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Harvard Business School.
He recently directed his first film, One More Orbit. His next book, The Art of Space Travel, is due out in the fall of 2020. He is currently involved in several film and television projects, serves on corporate boards, consults to the entertainment industry,
writes and promotes public policy.
He is a celebrated thought leader, speaker and author whose seven months in space included: piloting the Space Shuttle; commanding the International Space Station; three spacewalks; and performing scientific experiments, while working closely with multiple international partners. Virts worked with Russian Space Agency cosmonauts during some of the most stressful U.S.-Russian relations since the Cold War.
While in space he took more than 300,000 photos – more than on any other space mission. The images are an integral component of the National Geographic IMAX film A Beautiful Planet, which Virts also shot and stars in. His first book for National Geographic, View From Above, combines his best photography with stories about spaceflight alongside his
perspectives about life on earth and our place in the cosmos.
An in-demand speaker at events across the globe, Virts’ inspires audiences with stories from space as well as his insights into life on earth. He brings his unique perspective to businesses worldwide on diverse topics such as our environment, global wealth, intercultural leadership, crisis and risk management, innovation, strategy and vision and decision making.***Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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People have always wanted to look younger or feel better about their appearance. Traditional plastic surgery procedures only took into account the excisional component of correction. This often left unnatural looking, operated on appearances. In 2006, a young lady was presented to Dr. Jimerson for tummy tuck and liposuction of her love handles. She jokingly asked Dr. Jimerson if he could use the fat that he got from the liposuction to enhance her buttocks. At the time, the plastic surgery community knew very little about this procedure. However, because Dr. Jimerson is an innovator, he agreed to preform the procedure for her.
Advanced Plastic Surgery Solutions is Atlanta’s newest plastic surgery practice specializing in the latest techniques for cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. Andrew Jimerson II, MD brings his outstanding training with him to this John’s Creek practice. Dr. Jimerson fell in love with Atlanta during his undergraduate education. He then traveled to Ohio for medical school. He was one of three medical students from across the nation selected to train in plastic surgery at the Ohio State University Medical Center.
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I'm an author, movement and mobility specialist, certified holistic health &
fitness coach, certified integrative nutrition coach, and life coach. Over the past 12 years I've been educating myself and my followers/members in areas of fitness, nutrition and wellbeing. I was the pioneer of a new genre and fitness style in 2008 that I introduced to the world via YouTube and my first company called BodyRockTV. My short, intense workouts with your own bodyweight and/or minimum equipment (jump rope, kettlebell, sandbag) became increasingly popular and have generated hundreds of millions of views worldwide and new opportunities for me. On this incredible journey I was fortunate enough to work with one of the best production companies at the time in Los Angeles and produce 10 DVD titles, publish my book 15 Minutes To Fit, work with huge stars such as Jillian Michaels, start a new company, Zuzka Light Productions LLC, and create four incredibly popular meal plans. What I'm most proud of, though, is my ZGYM. ZGYM is basically an ongoing online program, where you get to work out with me every single day and learn new methods that will take your fitness and wellbeing to the next level. It's like having virtual Zuzka in your living room or in your pocket wherever you go. I created ZGYM to help you get into the best shape of your life, improve your performance, and show you how to improve your posture and mobility to resolve pain — and give you the best tools to empower you for life.
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Dr. Aubrey de Grey is a biomedical gerontologist based in Mountain View, California, USA, and is the Chief Science Officer of SENS Research Foundation, a California-based 501(c)(3) biomedical research charity that performs and funds laboratory research dedicated to combating the aging process. In addition, he is Editor-in-Chief of Rejuvenation Research, the world’s highest-impact peer-reviewed journal focused on intervention in aging. He received his BA in computer science and Ph.D. in biology from the University of Cambridge. His research interests encompass the characterization of all the types of self-inflicted cellular and molecular damage that constitute mammalian aging and the design of interventions to repair and/or obviate that damage. Dr. de Grey is a Fellow of both the Gerontological Society of America and the American Aging Association, and sits (uncompensated) on the editorial and scientific advisory boards of numerous journals and organizations. He is a highly sought-after speaker who gives 40-50 invited talks per year at scientific conferences, universities, companies in areas ranging from pharmaceutical to life insurance, and to the public. Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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Retired United States Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills of the 82nd Airborne is a recalibrated warrior, motivational speaker, actor, author and an advocate for veterans and amputees. Travis’s New York Times bestselling memoir, Tough as They Come, is currently available on sale in bookstores everywhere. Despite losing portions of both arms and legs from an IED while on active duty in Afghanistan, Travis continues to overcome life’s challenges, breaking physical barriers and defying odds.Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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Dr. Marty Becker, “America’s Veterinarian,” has spent his life working toward better health for pets and the people who love them. He is the founder of Fear Free, which works to prevent and alleviate fear, anxiety, and stress in pets by inspiring and educating the people who care for them. This includes veterinary and other pet professionals as well as pet parents through FearFreeHappyHomes.com and animal shelter and rescue group staff and volunteers through FearFreeShelters.
Fear Free and Dr. Becker partnered with Meredith Corporation, the nation’s largest brand-powered food, lifestyle, and entertainment media company, to introduce Happy Paws magazine. Written by veterinary and pet professional experts including board-certified veterinary behaviorists, Happy Paws assists pet owners in providing their pets with the physical and emotional care they need to live happier, healthier, and fuller lives.
Dr. Becker was the resident veterinary contributor on “Good Morning America” for 17 years. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of American Humane as well as its Chief Veterinary Correspondent, a founding member of Core Team Oz for “The Dr Oz Show,” and a member of the Dr. Oz Medical Advisory Panel. His special fondness for older pets has led him to a spot on the Advisory Board of The Grey Muzzle Organization, which is dedicated to helping homeless senior dogs.
He has written 23 books that have sold almost 8 million copies, including three New York Times best-sellers. He also writes the weekly nationally syndicated newspaper feature Pet Connection with his writing partner, Kim Campbell Thornton.
Dr. Becker is an adjunct professor at his alma mater, the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine , and also at the Colleges of Veterinary Medicine at both Colorado State University and the University of Missouri. Additionally, he has lectured at every veterinary school in the United States, and is on the advisory board of World Vets, an international veterinary and disaster relief programs to help animals.
A passionate advocate for the human-animal bond, Dr. Becker serves as an adjunct professor at the Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction at the University of Missouri’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He is an honorary board member of Pet Partners and the Humane Society of New York, as well as a past board member and strong supporter of his local pet rescue group, Second Chance Animal Adoption of Bonner Ferry, ID, and a supporter of the Panhandle Animal Shelter in Sandpoint, ID, the Kootenai Humane Society in Coeur d’Alene, ID, and the Whitman County Humane Society in Pullman, WA.
Dr. Becker practices at North Idaho Animal Hospital because he loves veterinary medicine, pets, and the people who care for them.
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DJ Slim McGraw bred on music that’s slow roasted, deep fried and Southern inspired like his North Carolina roots. His open-format style delivers a unique set of country, pop, hip-hop and electronic dance music every time he steps on stage. Slim McGraw has opened for Hank Williams Jr., Brett Eldredge, Lee Brice, Randy Houser, Dylan Scott, and shared the stage with The Chainsmokers, Calvin Harris, Diplo, Nelly, Flo Rida, Machine Gun Kelly, Macklemore & Waka Flocka among others.
His remixes have been showcased everywhere from festivals to nightclubs to NFL games. You can find him djing the hottest spots in Las Vegas to Nashville and everywhere in between. Back home, the non-stop DJ is a resident at Whisky River owned by NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. He recently was honored to perform at Dale Jr’s retirement party with Kid Rock, Cole Swindell & Billy Currington.
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***William Lee Martin’s comedy style is storytelling at its finest. With material based on the family man’s real life, Martin's fantastic timing keeps the punchlines coming with just enough time to catch your breath between bits.
Martin barreled into 2021 with fresh bits and new material when he kicked off his “All American Mutt Comedy Tour” in his home city, Fort Worth, Texas.
Martin’s career started in 1996 at the age of 30 where he rose at a meteoric pace from open-mic night to club headliner in just 3 short years. You might remember him as “Cowboy Bill.” He also entertained military troops overseas, toured with country music stars like George Strait, George Jones and Brad Paisley, and even performed with all four of the Blue Collar Comedy stars.
In 2019, the Texas comedian released two brand new one-hour televisions specials with the Comedy Dynamics Network. You can watch “Standing in the Middle” (released Nov. 5, 2019) and “The Nutcracker – A Christmas Standup Spectacular” (released Dec. 10, 2019) on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Google, YouTube TV, X-Box, Dish, Sling and in audio form on Sirius XM, Pandora, iTunes, and Spotify. These specials were the follow-ups to his 2015 self-produced smash hit television special on the CMT network, “Let the Laughter Roll”.
Since the start of the covid-19 pandemic, Martin’s gained almost 400,000 social media followers. He’s been releasing live clips from his specials on social media (27 have over 1 million views apiece), appearing on national podcasts, doing his “4 pm Daily Talk Y’all” every day since March 18, 2020, occasionally hosting movie nights for his fans, and he even went 24 hours straight LIVE, all on Facebook.
Martin’s “4 pm Daily Talk Y'all” is part inspirational, part humorous and some talks are just reminders to laugh even if you have to fake it. As he repeatedly says to his audience, “your body doesn’t know the laughs are fake, so it still produces endorphins. So, fake it, America.” Martin said. “I just wanted to show people that to get through life sometimes you have to get through the minute, to get through the hour, to get through the day.”
But perhaps Martin’s proudest achievement is the success of his non-profit organization: The Cowboys Who Care Foundation, which was designed to provide support, smiles and free cowboy hats to kids living with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. The foundation is generously sponsored by Resistol hats.
Songwriting
In the last few years Martin’s taken his songwriting aspirations to new heights thanks to a publishing deal with Nashville’s Myriad Publishing. “He has an amazing gift for words. It won't be long till everyone from Nashville to Austin will want to write with him” Steve Cox, president of Myriad Publishing.***Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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Dave Bray USA is a United States Veteran. He served in the US Navy as an 8404 FMF Corpsman for the 2nd Battalion/2nd Marines, (Sniper PLT), stationed out of Camp Lejeune, NC.
Dave is now a national touring musician, singer and songwriter, and has dedicated his musical career to supporting U.S. Veterans, Active Duty Military, Fire, Police and First Responders.
He considers his music a continuation of his service and uses his powerful voice to Honor our American Heroes.
Dave's new album, "MUSIC ON A MISSION" is available on iTunes and includes his breakout single, "Last Call," a heart touching tribute to Fallen Police and their Families.
"Last Call" has brought peace to families, comfort to survivors and strength to those still holding that thin blue line.
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Pete Dominick is a stand up comic, speaker, news commentator, host, journo activist, moderator, professional speaking consultant, husband and proud father of 2 daughters. Pete was the host of a daily 3 hour live radio show in SIRIUSXM, Stand Up with Pete Dominick for almost 12 years. The show welcomed 3-4 expert guests on a broad range of issues and ideas and cultivated a following of similarly curious and passionate people who wanted to learn, laugh and grow together. From parenting to politics, health care, sustainable living and so much more Pete and his audience learned from his guests and each other every day. While at SIRIUSXM created the Insight Channel, a partnership with the Aspen Ideas Institute where he has been a guest speaker and moderator for 7 years and much more.
Pete began his career as a stand up comic making a name for himself and earning respect in the major leagues of stand up - the NYC comedy scene - where he became a regular at all of the best clubs.
Pete was hired for the very coveted gig as the warm up comic first for Jon Stewart and The Daily show and then the Colbert Report on Comedy Central where he worked for most of its run until CNN hired him as their man on the street which turned in to becoming a regular panel commentator and even host of his own CNN show "What the Week."
Pete is now creating his own content while speaking on a wide range of issues, performing stand up and doing his best to continue learn how to make the world a better place everyday.
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***Ben Matias is an aspiring Comedian, Actor, and Motivational Speaker.
Like so many others, I started with nothing. Through grit, determination, and perseverance, I manifested my dreams into reality. I came to America and started telling my story over social media, and people listened. I now have a platform with over a million followers where I strive to enrich the lives of others each day through the content I put out into the world. This can be giving a laugh through comedy, teaching a moral lesson through a personal experience, or opening a conversation by sharing a perspective.***
Through the creation of short films, I am seeking to make a positive difference in this world. If you would like to see Season 1, search through the hashtag #BrokenFamilySeries.
To make a direct, tangible difference, I started a project where I began utilizing the funds gathered through my content to donate cars to families in need. Each month, I personally deliver a car to someone who is struggling without because I know what it is like to struggle to make ends meet. I want to lessen their burden and hope that through the gift of transportation, these people may find new opportunities and a chance at improving their lives. Through this adventure, I have met so many incredible people with so many amazing stories that have enriched my life and those who genuinely care to listen.
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Caitlyn Chase has amassed a serious online following of luxury lifestyle lovers since the launch of her blog, Caviar & Cashmere in 2011. The Los Angeles based blogger-turned-entrepreneur began her career as a fashion and beauty writer for nationally acclaimed publications at the young age of 18. Caitlyn thrives on exploring the world of luxury lifestyle; sharing the things she discovers and loves with her readers, aiming to inspire them to lead a life well lived.
Ambitious, confident, and approachable, Caitlyn has become the go-to girl for all things luxury fashion, beauty, travel and lifestyle. She has appeared on TV, podcasts, panels, magazines, and newspapers as a trusted expert in the industry.
Caitlyn launched her skincare line, named after her eponymous blog in 2018 after years in and around beauty, setting out to solve the problem of confusion and complication in skincare. Her streamlined three-step skincare product routine is now loved by many celebrities and influencers alike, being sold on her own e-commerce website, alongside all Blushington locations as well as on Macys.com.
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TEAL SWAN's mission is the transformation of human suffering to an empowered and authentic life.
She is the creator of the popular "Ask Teal" YouTube series, author of six internationally published books, and the artist of hundreds of frequency paintings.
In conjunction with her vision of creating positive world change, Teal Swan founded HEADWAY FOUNDATION, a nonprofit company that enables ideas, goals, and ventures that are aimed at positive world change.
***TEAL SWAN was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico on June 16th, 1984 at 7:42 am. She was born with a range of extrasensory abilities.
It was because of these abilities that she ended up being targeted to become a victim of abuse. In her own words: “Without the abuse and suffering I experienced, I would be someone who could give you a lot of esoteric information about the universe at large, but who would have no real grasp on the reality of human suffering or how to heal it. I would have only had ½ of the picture of human existence. The gift of my own suffering is that I now have the full picture and that has drastically changed both what I teach and the way that I teach.”***
Teal Swan is not recommended for those who simply want to feel good. She is recommended for those who want the truth even if the truth hurts. The reality is impartial. It isn’t personal. It simply shows you what is so.
She will reflect things about humanity, the world, and the universe that humanity perceives to be positive. But she will also reflect things about humanity, the world, and the universe that humanity does not want to accept, own, or integrate.
When a person decides that they are ready to see the truth and to see reality, Teal Swan is able to reflect the physical and non-physical reality of any given situation. By facing the truth and facing reality, they are then empowered to take mental, emotional, and physical steps towards improvement, based on the new awareness that they gained.
To generalize, the field of spirituality and self-help can be divided into two camps. The first is the practice of spirituality and self-help in order to experience comfort and relief. The second is the practice of spirituality and self-help in order to become aware and awaken. People who fit into the first camp, want to feel good. They see the knowledge and practices available in the spiritual and self-help field as a way to feel good. People who fit into the second camp, want to know what is true. They understand that knowing the truth will enable them to make changes that will lead to feeling better. But they want to know the truth even if what they come to find out makes them feel really uncomfortable. It’s the classic matrix blue pill or red pill scenario.
Your only axis of power and choice is to be in reality and to see the truth. But all this being said, a person has to want to see the truth. You can’t make someone want to see the truth. And so, one of the most important things you can do is to really decide honestly what your actual motive for practicing spirituality and self-help is.
Teal Swan’s deepest intention is to set people free. Her mission is to make people aware and conscious so that with that awareness, they can begin to heal and live deeply meaningful, integrated, and empowered lives.
She travels the world teaching people the truth of the universe, helping people to see the truth of themselves, and teaching them how to transform their emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual pain.
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Alfonso de Anda is a popular television host in U.S.-based Spanish-language television. Born in Mexico City, De Anda began his communication carrier in 1996 as a DJ for Grupo Radio Centro's Alfa 91.3 FM, one of the most successful radio stations in the region, where he eventually became a producer and host of his own shows. He later went to work at TV Azteca, serving as a television personality for the network's entertainment show "Estudio Siete (Studio Seven) and the video music show "Alfa Dance".
In 2001, de Anda moved to the United States as the main anchor of Telemundo's "MUN2 TV" edgy entertainment show “Fuzión” (Fusion). While working for Telemundo from 2001-2009 Poncho served as the co-host of Emilio's Estefan reality show “Nuevas Voces de América,” bringing to the viewers every detail related to the show. He also served as the host of the entertainment segments for Telemundo morning newscast “Hoy En El Mundo”, and the co-host of the morning variety shows “De Mañanita" and "Cada Dia”.
He also hosted different Telemundo special events, such as the red carpet for the Billboard Latin Music Awards, the Miss Universe Broadcast, Live Earth and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, among others.
On September 7, 2010 Poncho de Anda became the co-host of Univision Network's top rated, three-hour live morning program, “Despierta América” (Wake-Up America) and in 2011 he hosted the reality show “Dale Con Ganas” (Give It Your All), an inspiring weight-loss reality challenge program from the creator and executive producer of “The Biggest Loser,” Dave Broome and executive producer Emilio Estefan. That same year he also hosted Univision's 49th broadcast of the Tournament of Roses Parade live from Pasadena California.
In 2013 Alfonso de Anda Hosted the first season of El Factor X, the United States Spanish-language edition of the FremantleMedia "The X Factor" franchise for MundoFox Network.
Alfonso served as co-host of "Venga La Alegría" and "Soy tu Doble VIP" at TV Azteca in México and Azteca America in The U.S. territory between 2013-2016.
As an interviewer and throughout his career, Poncho has interviewed some of the biggest celebrities and personalities in the entertainment industry such as Shakira, Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, Enrique Iglesias, Antonio Banderas, Tom Hanks, Will Smith, Robert De Niro and Metallica among others.
In recognition of his achievements, de Anda was honored with the 2011 and 2014 People en Español's "Best TV Host" award, “Sin Límite” (Without Limits) award for best Hispanic television host in the United States in 2008, and he was also included in People en Español's 50 Most Beautiful Special Edition.
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I’m Alyssa Ramos, a full-time, self-made, solo traveler who’s been to over 100 Countries, all 7 Continents, 7 World Wonders, 7 Wonders of Nature, plus I recently climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and dove the Great Barrier Reef!
I created this life of full-time traveling completely on my own, and my goal is to give you as much information and inspiration as possible to make travel happen for you too!
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***D'Lai, is one of the nations most sought after comics. He was the winner of the 2004 Vegas Star Search and has since appeared on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, Showtime, BET's ComicView, and Kevin Hart's Laughing Out Loud Network. On top of touring colleges and universities, he’s also embarked on military tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, Japan and Bahrain. Consistently headlining sold out shows around the country, D'Lai’s material and sets extend from his destitute beginnings to the experiences that have made him the man he is today. Transparent, raw and uncut, D’Lai leaves it all on the stage. No questions, no secrets, no lies, this man is a master of his craft bringing his audiences to their feet after every show.
A comedian and entrepreneur, D’Lai has solidified his hashtags, that lead his brand; “Take it in” “Make America Green Again” “I’m Glad You Asked” and the collaboration “Did you miss me” into a merchandise bonanza; all of which are available on his website. Thousands of devoted fans listen for the “Did You Miss Me” Podcast every week, as well as the Instagram segments of “D’Lai After Dark” and “I’m Glad You Asked”
D’Lai is more than just funny. A stealth comedian, prevalent entrepreneur, motivational speaker, spokesperson, author, and developer of film and television projects, he’s a multi-layered talented threat and definitely one to watch.***
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For decades, the unforgettable caricature of veteran comedian James Gregory has stood grinning: his shirt untucked, his arms outstretched, a carefree welcome to a down-home, hilarious comedy experience. It’s storytelling at its best. The trademark caricature is the essence of humorist James Gregory’s comedy: rib-tickling reflections on life from the front porch.
James is constantly touring. He’s on the road about three days a week, forty six weeks a year. He continues to entertain sold-out crowds in theaters and comedy clubs and remains in demand for corporate events. James has been the featured entertainer for hundreds of corporations, including the Coca Cola Company, Kimberly Clark Corporation, Hewlett Packard and Kroger. James has also been the featured speaker for events sponsored by various civic and church groups.
James is heard weekly on syndicated radio shows such as Rick and Bubba, John Boy and Billy and Bob and Tom. Combined, these shows are broadcast to people in over 220 cities nationwide. As a result, he now has a grass-roots following that numbers in the millions.
James was born in a rural area about twenty five miles east of Atlanta, GA. He got his first job at the age of twelve at a small country grocery store. By the time he was fifteen, he was working thirty-seven hours a week, as well as going to school. As an adult, James has worked for the U.S. Postal Service, the Department of Defense, and spent almost ten years as a salesman before discovering the wonderful world of stand-up comedy.
James does not “tip-toe” through life as if he’s walking on broken glass or egg shells. That style is evident on stage as well. He is not politically correct. Much of his humor is centered on brilliant observations of crazy relatives and people obsessed with the slightest change in weather conditions – now referred to as global warming. He delights in poking fun at modern sensitive parents and out-of-control environmentalists. Gregory has been quoted as saying, “If you want me to be concerned about endangered species, you need to convince me that we’re about out of chickens.”
The James Gregory show turns the clock back to a time when life was simpler; to a better time, before the death of common sense; a time when people sat on the front porch and actually talked to each other without a cell phone in their ear.
James’ success, like his comedy, is the direct result of the values he grew up with. And now, twenty something years later, it is this unique brand of humor that packs the crowds into his sold-out shows. The absence of vulgarity sets James apart and his stories are carefully crafted art. “I have lived long enough to know people, know life”, Gregory reflects. “My comedy is based on my life experiences. It’s real, it’s funny and the audience loves it. That’s why I’m still in business.”
James has been featured in publications such as Atlanta Magazine, Country America, Music City News, Laugh Track, Backstage West, Southern Living and Goodness Magazine along with major newspapers throughout the South.
He has appeared in concert with Kenny Chesney, Randy Travis, Reba McEntire, The Judds, George Jones, Ricky Skaggs and more.
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Hi wave emoji*! I’m Ariel, the Founder and CEO of uh huh money. I started my business after becoming a celebrity CPA (yes, it's a thing) and I quickly realized that barely anyone is taught how to “adult” when it comes to their finances. Between my friends constantly asking me for advice and my high net worth clients needing more help with their day-to-day finances than their complicated investment portfolios, I realized there was something seriously missing in the market.*
Uh huh money bridges the gap between the unapproachable accountant your family has used for years and your best friend who just so happens to really know her shit. My goal is to give it to you straight, while being informative and entertaining at the same time.
In addition to being a CPA and a consultant, I am a millennial living in NYC who worked my ‘assets’ off to learn how to be a diva on a dime - let me help you do the same.
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India’s favourite foodies and co-anchors of the cult TV show, Highway on My Plate, Rocky Singh and Mayur Sharma have scoured the length and breadth of the country in search of good food on their very popular show that is part travelogue, part ‘bromance’ and part stand up comedy!
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Comedian Kristen Tuff was a breakout star on CMT's "Redneck Island" and the funniest cowgirl in town. She's hitting the comedy stage for nights of laughs and music featuring DJ Slim McGraw. She comes from a lineage of farmers and hard work, everything she has earned has been a result of blood, sweat, and tears. Her daily routine involves breaking horses, training horses, fishing, playing guitar and singing. If you cross paths with her you will realize she has no filter. She has amassed several million fans over the last couple years and resides in Piggott, Arkansas.
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Renée Bhagwandeen a fashion model you may know from America's Next Top Model cycle 20 or Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe.Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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Shibani Kashyap is a multi-talented popular playback and pop singer, composer and live performer whose voice received unique recognition starting with the signature tune of AIR FM channel of All India Radio. Her super hit songs like HO GAYI HAI MOHABBAT, the soulful SAJNA AA BHI JAA, the blockbusters ZINDA HU MAI, KYA NAZAKAT HAI to name a few. Her recent songs like WANNA BE FREE, CHAANDNI RAATEIN, YE KAISI BHEED HAI have rocked the musical airwaves. A Brand Ambassdor for YAMAHA GUITARS.
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Matthew Wonderly was born and raised in Youngstown, OH. He is now currently located in Charleston, SC working as Head of Production at Bang Productions, Inc. He graduated high school in 2007 and pursued a career in photography and videography. He created a unique style while developing his career working full time for a magazine publication while covering concerts and events for musicians and entertainers.Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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Tech Entrepreneur Tyler Cecil specializes in social media monetization and helped establish Diply as one of biggest sites in the world on the internet. He works with 65 of the top Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok talent according to distribution and engagement. Recently, joined Bang Productions to expand their social media imprint.Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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Comedian Catfish Cooley brings high energy comedy to his following with a punch. Don’t judge a book by it’s cover — he’s not just a guy drinking hot sauce and chugging whiskey, he’s a real storyteller with a positive message. He has over 4 million fans on multiple social media platforms. Catfish Cooley's Nitro Comedy Tour entertains these fans all over the country. He was featured on Tosh.O and has a lead role in his first feature film "The Whittler." Check out his new songs "PIMP'IN IN THE STICKS" & "MUDHOLE MERMAID." He's the happiest redneck SOB you ever did meet!Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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From a Minor-League Baseball player to a nationally touring comedian, Gerard Haran is a one of a kind character and the loudest person in the room. As seen on Barstool Sports, the Wendy Williams Show and Funny or Die. Gerard is now touring nationally with Catfish Cooley and Andrew Conn on Bang Productions “Nitro Comedy Tour” and Carolanne Miljavac’s “She Laughs” Comedy Tour. Gerard has a feature role in the film “The Whittler.”Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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Comedian Gary Cargal the life of any party and a guaranteed good time, Gary Cargal is the breath of fresh air and a good stiff drink to the comedy world. We eat chicken talk about comedy, family, & food.Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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Comedian Gordo Loco is the prettiest fatboy in America raised by Mexicans! He's known for his large size and prank videos. We go on a fishing trip and hear him talk about trying to make it in comedy, growing up, the internet, and Ruff Ryders.Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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DJ Slim McGraw bred on music that’s slow roasted and deep fried like his Southern roots! Slim McGraw recently agreed to tour with Superstar Luke Combs. He has opened for Brett Eldredge, Lee Brice, Randy Houser, Dylan Scott, and shared the stage with The Chainsmokers, Calvin Harris, Nelly, Flo Rida among others. When in Nashville you can find him on Broadway playing at Jason Aldean’s Rooftop Bar, Luke Bryan’s 32 Bridge and Florida Georgia Line’s FGL House. Back home in Charlotte, the non-stop DJ is a resident at Whisky River owned by NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, Jr. He recently was honored to perform at Dale Jr’s retirement party with Kid Rock, Cole Swindell & Billy Currington.Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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John and Gerard talk about making organizations accountable, finding a common ground in people, and improving the curriculum in education.Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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John and Gerard talk about losing everything and starting over. John talks about understanding the landscape in the entertainment business while technology is a doubled edge sword.Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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John and Gerard talk about current times while living in New Jersey. John tells us about his relationship with Armin Van Buuren and what he thinks about EDM. Catfish Cooley joins us and gives us his guru moment about cheating in a relationship.Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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John and Gerard talk career highs, career lows, pitching TV shows in LA and how Bang Productions model forever changed the landscape of professional comedy.Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/BangProductions )
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