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What if the best investment you could make isn't in things—but in experiences?
So many of us dream about traveling "someday." Someday when life slows down. Someday when the kids are older. Someday when retirement finally arrives.
But what if someday is today?
In this episode of Smart Women Talk, Katana Abbott sits down with storyteller and worldschooling advocate Lauren Ferrara to explore how one family's decision to spend a month each year living abroad transformed the way they travel, parent, and experience life.
You'll discover:
* Why meaningful travel is about connection—not checking destinations off a list
* How cultural immersion helps children (and adults) see the world differently
* Why experiences often create stronger family bonds than material things
* How travel can strengthen relationships and shift your perspective on what really matters
* Simple ways to begin your own adventure—without waiting for retirement
You don't have to sell everything you own or travel the world for years.
Sometimes all it takes is deciding that "someday" starts now.
Tune in and discover why the best time to create meaningful memories may be sooner than you think.
Lauren Ferrara is a storyteller, former television news anchor, and founder of Why Wait Stories, a documentary film company dedicated to preserving family histories through beautifully crafted legacy films. After nearly 15 years in broadcast journalism, Lauren shifted her focus from reporting the news to capturing the stories that matter most—helping families preserve their memories and connect across generations.
Lauren and her husband are raising two daughters in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where they have embraced worldschooling as a way to learn beyond the classroom. Each year, the family spends a month living and learning abroad, immersing themselves in local cultures, languages, and communities. From Guatemala to Peru, their travels have reinforced Lauren's belief that some of life's greatest lessons come from curiosity, stepping outside your comfort zone, and seeing the world through someone else's eyes.
Learn more about Lauren at whywaitstories.com.
Resources mentioned by Laura:
* Worldschoolers Facebook Groups
* Deliberate Detour - https://deliberatedetour.com/
* Culture Chalk - https://www.culturechalk.org/
What if one decision could increase your retirement income for the rest of your life?
In this eye-opening episode of Smart Women Talk, Katana Abbott sits down with nationally recognized Social Security expert and Certified Financial Planner™ Mary Beth Franklin to help women understand one of the most important financial decisions they'll ever make—when to claim Social Security benefits.
From choosing the right claiming age to understanding special rules for married, divorced, and widowed women, Mary Beth explains how thoughtful planning can help maximize lifetime income while avoiding costly mistakes that could permanently reduce your benefits.
You'll discover:
* Why retirement and claiming Social Security are two separate decisions
* How your claiming age can dramatically affect your lifetime income
* Special claiming strategies for married, divorced, and widowed women
* Common Social Security mistakes—and how to avoid them
* How to maximize survivor benefits for your family
* Important changes under the Social Security Fairness Act
* When a Social Security "do-over" may still be possible
Whether retirement is just around the corner or still years away, this conversation provides practical guidance every woman should understand before filing for benefits.
The decisions you make today could impact your retirement income for decades to come.
Mary Beth Franklin is a Certified Financial Planner™ professional, veteran financial journalist, and nationally recognized expert on Social Security, Medicare, and retirement income planning. Based in Washington, D.C., she has spent decades helping Americans make informed financial decisions through her writing, speaking, and educational programs. Mary Beth is a sought-after speaker on Social Security and Medicare, a former columnist for InvestmentNews, former Tax and Retirement Editor at Kiplinger Personal Finance, and former congressional correspondent for United Press International. She is also a frequent guest on radio and television programs and hosted the popular Retirement Repair Shop podcast for seven seasons.
To learn more about Mary Beth, visit www.marybethfranklin.com.
Smart Women Talk Disclaimer:
The information shared in this episode is intended for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, tax, legal, Medicare, Social Security, or retirement planning advice. Every individual's circumstances are unique. Before making decisions regarding your investments, retirement income, or government benefits, please consult with qualified professionals who can provide guidance based on your personal goals and financial situation.
What if market uncertainty didn't have to keep you up at night?
In this timely episode of Smart Women Talk, Katana Abbott sits down with Portfolio Manager Sweta Singh to cut through the financial headlines and help women better understand today's changing economic landscape.
From inflation and interest rates to market volatility and diversification, Sweta shares practical strategies for growing and protecting wealth with confidence.
You'll discover:
* Why trying to time the market is one of the biggest investing mistakes
* How to stay calm and confident during periods of market volatility
* The important role bonds and fixed income can play in today's economy
* Why diversification remains one of the most effective long-term investment strategies
* How to align your investments with your goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance
* Why staying invested is often the key to building long-term wealth
Whether you're actively growing your investments or preparing for retirement, this conversation offers practical insights to help you make informed financial decisions and feel more confident about your financial future.
Sweta Singh is the Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of City Different Investments, bringing more than 20 years of experience in fixed income investing, portfolio management, and financial markets. After immigrating to the United States, she earned two degrees and was awarded a fellowship with New York State's Debt Division, where she gained extensive experience in public finance and debt issuance. She went on to build a distinguished career as a bond analyst and portfolio manager with leading investment firms, including Wellington Management, Breckinridge Capital Advisors, Wilkins Investment Council, and Thornburg Investment Management. Passionate about helping investors navigate changing markets with confidence, Sweta co-founded City Different Investments in 2021. She lives and works in the Boston area and serves as Treasurer of the Brookline Education Foundation.
To learn more about Sweta, visit www.citydifferentinvestments.com.
Smart Women Talk Disclaimer:
The information shared in this episode is intended for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, tax, legal, Medicare, Social Security, or retirement planning advice. Every individual's circumstances are unique. Before making decisions regarding your investments, retirement income, or government benefits, please consult with qualified professionals who can provide guidance based on your personal goals and financial situation.
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What if your next chapter isn't about slowing down—but about finally creating a life and career you truly love?
In this inspiring episode of Smart Women Talk, Katana Abbott sits down with Career Transition Coach and author Shannon Russell for an empowering conversation about reinvention, second-act careers, and designing a life aligned with your passions and purpose.
Whether you're feeling restless in your current career, dreaming about starting a business, or wondering what comes next, this episode explores how women can leverage decades of experience to create meaningful work and fulfilling lives.
You'll discover:
* How to successfully transition into a second—or even third—act career
* How to identify and leverage the skills and experience you already possess
* Why fear and uncertainty are normal parts of the reinvention process
* Practical steps you can take to begin creating a life you love - How other women have successfully made the leap into something new
* Why it's never too late to pursue work that feels purposeful and inspiring
Plus, Shannon shares real-world examples and encouraging insights that prove reinvention isn't just possible—it may be exactly what this season of life is calling you toward. This is one of those conversations that may completely change the way you think about your next chapter.
Shannon Russell is a Television Producer turned Entrepreneur and Career Transition/Business Coach. She is also an Exit Strategy Expert, YouMap® Coach, Author, Speaker, and Host of the Second Act Success Career Podcast and the How To Quit Your Job and Start A Business Podcast.
Shannon supports women who are unhappy with their 9-5 jobs as they pivot towards a "second act," building a business and being their own boss. She provides exit strategy guidance and helps her clients transition from employees to entrepreneurs.
Shannon began her career by spending over 16 years as a television producer in New York City and Los Angeles, working for MTV, E!, Yahoo!, Pop Sugar, A&E, TLC, VH1, etc. She then pivoted to open her own business, running a Snapology franchise that teaches children STEM education so that she could be more present for her children.
As a certified Career/Business Coach, Shannon supports women as they change careers, start businesses, and follow their passions to the fullest. Shannon’s motto is "produce your best life!" Her company, Second Act Success®, allows her to share her journey and experience as a television executive turned business owner and mom with others.
Shannon's mission is to motivate more women to make big life moves. She does so through her coaching practice, podcast, speaking engagements, and book, Start Your Second Act: How to Change Careers, Launch a Business, and Create Your Best Life.
To learn more about Shannon, visit www.secondactsuccess.co.
What will work look like in the next chapter of your life? And where do women fit into today’s rapidly changing economy?
In this fascinating conversation, Katana Abbott speaks with Corinne Goble, CEO of the Association of Women Business Centers, about the growing opportunities for women entrepreneurs — and the critical mistakes many women make when starting and scaling a business.
Corinne shares her remarkable personal journey from growing up in a motorcycle gang environment to leading a national organization supporting women-owned businesses across America. Together, she and Katana explore how women are redefining entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership in today’s economy.
They discuss emerging opportunities in AI, the care economy, social impact businesses, technology-driven entrepreneurship, and why women may be uniquely positioned to thrive in this next era of business.
You’ll also hear practical advice about:
* Why business planning matters more than passion alone
* The biggest funding mistakes women entrepreneurs make
* How personal credit can impact future business growth
* The difference between creating a business versus creating a job
* Why understanding your numbers builds confidence
* How technology is lowering barriers for women entrepreneurs
* Why the “care economy” may become one of the biggest growth sectors of the future
Corinne also introduces listeners to Hope2Women.org, a national gateway connecting women to coaching, training, funding resources, and Women’s Business Centers across the country.
Whether you’re launching a business, considering a second-act career, or simply curious about where the economy is heading, this episode offers powerful insight, inspiration, and practical wisdom for women ready to build what’s next.
Corinne Goble is the CEO of the Association of Women Business Centers, a national organization supporting a network of more than 140 Women’s Business Centers across the United States. With a background spanning entrepreneurship, corporate leadership, and nonprofit advocacy, Corinne is passionate about helping women launch, grow, and scale successful businesses. She is a national voice on women’s entrepreneurship, innovation, access to capital, and the future of women in the economy.
You can learn more about Corrine at Hope2Women.org.
Disclaimer: The information shared in this podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only. The views, opinions, experiences, and recommendations expressed by the host and guests are not intended as financial, investment, legal, tax, business, medical, or other professional advice. Every individual's circumstances are unique, and listeners should consult qualified professionals before making decisions related to their finances, business ventures, investments, health, or legal matters. Smart Women Talk is designed to inspire conversation, learning, and personal growth, and any actions taken based on the content of this program are solely the responsibility of the listener.
What if aging isn’t about slowing down—but about stepping into one of the most powerful and purposeful stages of life?
In this episode of Smart Women Talk, Katana Abbott welcomes longevity expert, author, and co-founder of Age Wave, Maddy Dychtwald, for a conversation about what it really means to live well—not just longer.
Drawing from decades of research and her new book Ageless Aging, Maddy shares how women can take a more holistic approach to longevity—focusing not only on lifespan, but on healthspan and brainspan. In this episode, you’ll discover:* The difference between lifespan and healthspan—and why it matters * Why women live longer but often face more health challenges * The powerful role of purpose in longevity and well-being * Simple daily habits that support brain health, energy, and vitality * Why connection, mindset, sleep, and movement all play a critical role
This inspiring and practical conversation offers a fresh perspective on aging—one that empowers women to make small, intentional choices that can lead to a longer, healthier, and more fulfilling life.
You can learn more about Maddy at MaddyDychtwald.com.
The information shared in this podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. The host and guests are not providing diagnosis or treatment recommendations for any individual. Individual health needs vary, and listeners should consult their healthcare provider before making any medical decisions or changes to their care. Reliance on any information provided in this episode is solely at your own risk.
After decades of confusion and controversy around menopause, what’s actually true about hormones—and what’s not?
In this episode of Smart Women Talk, Katana Abbott sits down with Dr. Jerrold H. Weinberg, OB-GYN and author of Menopause Mended, to explore what really happens during menopause and why so many women feel like they’ve lost a part of themselves.
With over 25 years of clinical experience and a focus on menopause care, Dr. Weinberg shares his perspective on hormone health, the role of bioidentical hormone therapy, and how hormonal changes impact not just the body—but also the brain, mood, and overall quality of life.
In this conversation, you’ll learn:* Why menopause symptoms go far beyond hot flashes * The difference between traditional and bioidentical hormone therapy * How hormones affect brain function, sleep, mood, and energy * The connection between menopause and bone health * Why many women feel “off”—and what options may be available
This is an informative and thought-provoking conversation designed to help women better understand their bodies, ask informed questions, and explore what support may be right for them.
You can learn more about Dr. Weinberg at JHWeinbergMD.com.
The information shared in this podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. The host and guests are not providing diagnosis or treatment recommendations for any individual. Individual health needs vary, and listeners should consult their healthcare provider before making any medical decisions or changes to their care. Reliance on any information provided in this episode is solely at your own risk.
What if everything you’ve built—your ideas, your leadership, your voice—didn’t just disappear once the moment passed?
In this episode of Smart Women Talk, host Katana Abbott sits down with Kristin Thomas, founder of Marble Collective, an innovative AI-powered platform designed to preserve, connect, and amplify the work of women leaders.
After two decades in luxury real estate, Kristin saw firsthand how even the most accomplished women struggle to stay visible in a world that demands constant self-promotion. Her solution? A centralized platform that captures the full body of a woman’s work—podcasts, interviews, articles, and more—making it easy to discover, follow, and learn from inspiring leaders across industries.
Together, they explore:
* Why women’s leadership is often overlooked or lost over time
* The hidden cost of constant self-promotion
* How mentorship can be scaled to reach thousands—not just a select few
* The role of AI in reshaping visibility, influence, and access
* Why connection—not competition—is the key to advancing women
If you’ve ever struggled to stay visible, find mentors, or cut through the noise, this conversation will completely shift how you think about leadership and learning.
🔗 Learn more: marblecollective.com
About Kristin Thomas:
Kristin Thomas is the founder of Marble Collective, an AI-powered platform designed to preserve, amplify, and elevate women’s leadership. Backed by more than 300 women leaders, Marble is creating a new way to make women’s work and impact more visible and enduring.
A seasoned entrepreneur, Kristin spent two decades in real estate, launching her own investment business before founding a luxury brokerage in Manhattan that was later acquired. She went on to serve as Director of Sales, was an early agent at Compass, and joined the advisory board of the Hudson Advisory Team, one of New York’s top residential real estate groups.
Kristin also serves on the boards of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Youth & Family Counseling Agency. Through Marble, she is building a global platform to ensure women’s stories, leadership, and impact are seen, shared, and remembered.
You can connect with Kristin atMarbleCollective.com.
What if the experience and connections you’ve built over a lifetime are actually the key to unlocking your next opportunity?
In a world where job boards feel like a black hole and AI is changing the rules overnight, it’s easy to wonder where you fit—and how to move forward with confidence.
In this episode of Smart Women Talk, Katana sits down with Katie Fortunato, co-founder of Higher Innovations, to cut through the noise and reveal what’s really driving opportunity today—and how you can use it to your advantage.
You’ll discover:
* Why most jobs are never posted—and how to access the hidden market
* How your network can open doors faster than any résumé ever will
* The real role of mentorship—and how to step into it at any stage
* What AI actually means for your career (and how to stay relevant)
* Simple ways to turn your experience into meaningful work and income
This isn’t about starting over. It’s about building forward—with everything you already have.
Tune in now and start seeing your next chapter in a whole new way.
Katie Fortunato is Co-founder and EVP of Platform Innovation and Strategy at Hire Innovations, a global leader in human-centered AI talent technologies. She drives innovation across a portfolio of brands—including Recruitics, Talivity, and Jobstream—helping the world’s largest organizations modernize hiring while keeping people at the center.
In 2023, Katie launched Talivity, one of the fastest-growing communities for people leaders, and established the company’s Innovation Lab. Her latest venture, Jobstream (2026), is pioneering a new category in job discovery—connecting talent and opportunity through social platforms with transparent creator monetization.
Prior to entrepreneurship, Katie built brand experiences for MTV, AOL, and The Wall Street Journal, where she led the publication’s first live video brand experience and developed strategic growth partnerships to drive new revenue streams.Katie also serves as President of the Onward & Upward Foundation and sits on the Board of the American Red Cross Metro NY North Chapter. She splits her time between New York City and Greenwich, Connecticut.
You can connect with Katie at GetJobStream.com.
Is it Time to Eat More Plants? with Vicki Brett-Gach
With so many conflicting diet trends—from keto to carnivore to plant-based—it’s no wonder people feel overwhelmed about what to eat.
In this episode of Smart Women Talk, host Katana Abbott sits down with certified vegan lifestyle coach, culinary instructor, and author Vicki Brett-Gach to cut through the noise and explore a simple question: Should we be eating more plants? Vicki shares her personal journey from a traditional American diet to a plant-based lifestyle, inspired by her family’s health history and a desire to improve long-term wellness.
Together, they dive into:
* The real impact of food on chronic disease and inflammation
* Why dairy (especially cheese) can be surprisingly addictive
* The role of gut health and the microbiome in overall wellness
* What “whole food plant-based” actually means
* The most nutrient-dense foods you should be eating (hint: greens and beans)
* How to transition your diet—without overwhelm
* Practical tips for eating healthy at home, while traveling, or dining out
Whether you're plant-curious or ready to make a change, this conversation will give you clarity, confidence, and a realistic path forward—one plate at a time.
Vicki Brett-Gach is a Master-Certified Vegan Lifestyle Coach, plant-based culinary instructor, certified personal chef, and author of The Plant-Based for Life Cookbook. She holds certifications in Wellness Counseling from Cornell University, Plant-Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, and Culinary Coaching through Harvard Medical School and the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine.
Vicki’s recipes and expertise have been featured in Forks Over Knives Magazine, Health Science, VegWorld Magazine, and Global Vegan Magazine. Through her coaching and classes, she helps individuals and groups transition to a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle with practical, approachable strategies that support long-term health.
You can connect with Vicki and explore her recipes at her popular blog, Ann Arbor Vegan Kitchen.
What does it really take to have healthy bones for life?
In this episode of Smart Women Talk, Katana Abbott sits down with physical therapist, integrative health coach, happiness trainer, and author Margie Bissinger, MS, PT, CHC to talk about bone health, osteoporosis, osteopenia, and the lifestyle choices that can make a real difference.
Margie explains the difference between osteopenia and osteoporosis, what bone density scores really mean, and why bone health is about much more than a diagnosis or a number on a test. She also shares practical guidance on nutrition, calcium, vitamin D, magnesium, vitamin K2, protein, stress, and the types of exercise that can help support strong bones over time.
Katana also opens up about her own experience with osteopenia, fractures, bone density testing, and choosing a more proactive path through diet, exercise, and research. In this conversation, you’ll learn:
* The difference between osteopenia and osteoporosis
* What a bone density test can — and cannot — tell you
* Why leafy greens, minerals, and protein matter for bone health
* The role of stress in bone loss
* What an osteoporosis exercise program should include
* Why strength training, weight-bearing exercise, and balance work are so important
* What to know before taking supplements
This is an empowering conversation for women who want to better understand their bone health and take practical steps to stay strong, active, and independent for years to come.
Margie Bissinger, MS, PT, CHC is a physical therapist, integrative health coach, happiness trainer, and author. She teaches an online program to give people the tools to naturally achieve optimal bone health. Margie is the host of the Happy Bones, Happy Life Podcast. Margie created The Happy Me, Happy Life online program to help people increase their happiness level, energy, and overall health. She has been featured in the New York Times, Menopause Management, OB GYN News and contributed to numerous health and fitness books.
Disclaimer: The information shared in this episode of Smart Women Talk is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult your physician or qualified healthcare provider regarding any questions you may have about a medical condition, treatment options, or before starting any new health regimen. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you heard in this program.
Have you ever felt an inner pull to do something more meaningful—but didn’t know where to start?
On this episode of Smart Women Talk, we’re joined by Alexis Ramsey, CEO of We Care Foster Care, for a powerful conversation about purpose, service, and choosing impact over comfort.
Alexis shares how her global career in education led her back home—and into nonprofit leadership—where she’s working to break the foster care–to–prison cycle and change lives through education, housing, and workforce development.
If you’re in midlife and feeling the nudge to step into something bigger, this episode will meet you right where you are.
You’ll hear:
* How a lifelong commitment to education led Alexis to foster care advocacy
* Why midlife is often the moment purpose gets louder
* The hard truths about nonprofit leadership (yes, it’s still a business)
* What it takes to break the foster care–to–prison pipeline
* Why fear isn’t a stop sign—it’s part of the path
If you’ve ever wanted your money to reflect what matters most to you, this episode is a must-listen.
Alexis Ramsey is the CEO and Executive Director of We Care Foster Care, where she leads efforts to support youth in foster care through education, stability, and long-term opportunity.
An educator for more than 25 years, Alexis began her career in Detroit Public Schools before spending two decades teaching internationally in Malawi, Africa; Beijing, China; and Hanoi, Vietnam. Her work abroad included roles with USAID, the United Nations International School, and multiple international schools, serving students from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Throughout her career, Alexis has helped write two national curricula and has remained deeply committed to a child’s right to quality education. Her work centers on the belief that education must support the whole child—academically, emotionally, and socially—and serve as a foundation for breaking cycles of poverty and instability.
Connect with Alexis at WeCareFosterCare.org.
What if your money could do more than sit in a retirement account?
This month on Smart Women Talk, we’re joined by Marcia Dawood, global leader in angel investing and author of Doing Good While Doing Well, for a conversation that will completely change how you think about investing.
Marcia breaks down what angel investing actually is (no finance degree required), why women are uniquely wired to be exceptional investors, and how anyone—yes, even with as little as $100—can invest in ideas, founders, and innovations they care about.
You’ll learn:
* What angel investing really means (and how it’s different from Shark Tank)
* Why women founders receive only ~2% of venture capital—and how that can change
* How to start investing with your values, not just your wallet
* Creative ways to invest using donor-advised funds, IRAs, and equity crowdfunding
* Simple, low-risk first steps to explore this world without feeling overwhelmed
If you’ve ever wanted your money to reflect what matters most to you, this episode is a must-listen.
Marcia Dawood is an early-stage investor and national leader in expanding women’s access to capital, now championing a bold new message with her forthcoming book, Unapologetic Wealth: Rewrite Your Money Story from Any Beginning (March 10, 2026).
As Chair of the SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, a venture partner with Mindshift Capital, and chair emeritus of the Angel Capital Association, she has helped rewrite the rules of who gets to build and benefit from innovation.
She founded the ACA’s Growing Women’s Capital Group and has invested in more than 50 early-stage companies and funds, always pushing for diversity, impact, and financial agency. Marcia is also the award-winning author of Do Good While Doing Well and a TEDx speaker whose work inspires women to step into wealth with confidence and zero apology.
Connect with Marcia at MarciaDawood.com.
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Have you ever felt the pull to do something bold—but hesitated? In this episode of Smart Women Talk, host Katana Abbott sits down with Alexis Nataf, founder of Konjo Cruising Indonesia, to explore what happens when you say yes to adventure. Alexis leads intimate dive and expedition cruises through Indonesia’s hidden waters—from Raja Ampat, the epicenter of global marine biodiversity, to remote islands few travelers will ever see. But this conversation goes far beyond travel. It’s about courage, transformation, and reclaiming your sense of wonder—at any age.
You’ll learn:* Why Indonesia is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth * What life is really like aboard traditional wooden sailing vessels * How immersive sea travel can spark deep personal transformation * Why women traveling solo (including over 60!) are thriving on these expeditions * How facing fear—underwater and above—can change how you live
This is an invitation to dive deeper—into the ocean and into yourself.
🔗 Explore Konjo Cruising Indonesia: https://konjocruisingindonesia.com/
🎥 Watch breathtaking expedition footage by Sam Indowild: https://www.youtube.com/@IndoWild
Have you ever dreamed of traveling to Africa, India, or Southeast Asia—but didn’t go because no one could join you?
In this episode of Smart Women Talk, Katana Abbott interviews Susan Harvey, President of Worldwide Operations and Contracting for Overseas Adventure Travel, a women-founded travel company known for welcoming solo women travelers over 50. You’ll learn:* Why solo travel doesn’t have to mean lonely or unsafe * How OAT designs trips specifically for solo women * What “day-in-the-life” cultural experiences really look like * Why local guides and small groups make all the difference * The destinations women love most—and the ones they’re nervous to try (but should!)
Plus, Susan shares unforgettable stories—from joining a wedding procession in India to breaking bread with local families around the world.
👉 Learn more and request a brochure (plus a free guide for solo women travelers): oattravel.com
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What does it really mean to leave a lasting legacy—and how do you do it without losing your values, your family, or yourself along the way?
In this powerful Smart Women Talk episode, Katana Abbott is joined by Phillip Fisher, Founder of Mission Throttle, and his daughter, Amanda Fisher, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and third-generation foundation trustee. Together, they share a deeply personal and practical conversation about wealth, purpose, and multi-generational impact.
Phillip reflects on the legacy of his parents, Max M. and Marjorie Fisher, and the guiding philosophy that “all giving starts with your heart—and then you use your head.” He explains how families can align values across generations, move beyond transactional giving, and embrace impact investing as a tool for sustainable social change.
Amanda brings a fresh, next-generation perspective—sharing how she balances career, philanthropy, and family while serving in leadership roles across multiple organizations. She offers candid insight into learning when to say no, finding work-life balance, and using both passion and discipline to make a meaningful difference.
This episode explores:
* What legacy really means beyond money
* How families make philanthropic decisions together
* Why wealth is an obligation—not an entitlement
* How women can pursue financial empowerment and give back
* The power of aligning your values, investments, and impact
If you’ve ever wondered how to build wealth with purpose—or how to leave the world better than you found it—this conversation will stay with you.
Have you ever thought, “I wish I had recorded Grandma’s stories before she passed”—and realized you waited too long? In this episode of Smart Women Talk, host Katana Abbott interviews Lauren Ferrara, former TV news anchor and founder of Why Wait Stories, about why our stories are one of the most meaningful legacies we can leave behind. Lauren shares how losing her dad—and filming his memorial—changed the entire course of her life and career. She explains why there’s no such thing as an “ordinary” life, how storytelling can be deeply healing, and why women’s stories in particular are often overlooked but absolutely essential. In this episode, you’ll discover:* Why capturing stories can matter just as much as passing down money or heirlooms * How to start recording family stories using nothing more than your phone * Creative ways to use photos, old home movies, and even memorials as story-gathering moments * The unexpected emotional and healing power of telling and hearing family stories * How sharing stories can help the next generation understand the values behind their inheritance
Whether you’re a parent, grandparent, or daughter carrying forward your family’s history, this conversation will inspire you to stop waiting and start capturing the stories that matter most.
Connect with Lauren Ferrara: Website: whywaitstories.com
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How to Build a Remote Team Without Burnout with Jana Franklin
So many women start a business for freedom—only to find themselves working more than ever as the chief, cook, and bottle washer in their own company. In this episode of Smart Women Talk, host Katana Abbott interviews Jana Franklin, serial entrepreneur and Founder & CEO of CEO Concierge, a premium virtual assistant agency with a 75+ person international team. Jana shares how she:* Went from corporate fashion and multi-unit franchise owner (Jimmy John’s & Fantastic Sams) to leading a remote team * Discovered the power of matching tasks to personality—“front stage” vs. “backstage” work * Built systems, SOPs, and support so she could stop doing everything herself * Helps entrepreneurs reclaim entire days each week by delegating email, admin, hiring, licensing, and more
You’ll learn practical steps to:* Decide what to delegate (starting with a simple one-week exercise) * Think differently about money, risk, and hiring support * Use virtual assistants to scale your business without sacrificing your health or family * Build a remote team rooted in values, systems, and intentional leadership
If you’re overwhelmed, maxed out, and know you can’t grow by doing more yourself, this conversation will show you a realistic, affordable path to finally getting the support you deserve.
Learn more about Jana and CEO Concierge: https://www.ceoconcierge.com
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Take Charge of Your Life with Dr. Arin Reeves
Why do so many women feel tired of being tired—even after eight hours of sleep?
In this powerful episode of Smart Women Talk, host Katana Abbott sits down with bestselling author and leadership consultant Dr. Arin Reeves to unpack the real reason women are burned out—and why “self-care” isn’t the solution.
Discover how to identify and plug the “energy leaks” in your life, set boundaries that actually hold, and manage your energy (not just your time). Arin also breaks down the misunderstood stress gap between men and women in the workplace—and how women can reclaim their power without guilt or exhaustion.
Topics include:
* Why self-care can sometimes add stress
* The “canoe with holes” metaphor for burnout How to identify what’s draining vs. energizing you
* The three kinds of energy: physical, cognitive, and emotional
* Practical steps to delete, delegate, and reset
Learn more about Arin and her latest book In Charge: The Energy Management Guide for Badass Women Who Are Tired of Being Tired at arinreeves.com.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. If you or someone you love is navigating a diagnosis, this conversation is for you. Host Katana Abbott sits down with Dr. Mensa, an expert in integrative oncology, to explore how nutrition, lifestyle, mind–body practices, and smart testing can help patients thrive during treatment—not just get through it. Katana also shares her personal journey with early-stage breast cancer, the choices she made (including cryoablation), and how having a coordinated care “quarterback” changed everything. Together they demystify naturopathic/integrative care—what it is, how it complements surgery/chemo/radiation, and practical steps women can start today. You’ll learn:
* What integrative oncology is—and how it supports conventional treatment
* Evidence-informed nutrition basics (think: “rainbow plate,” anti-inflammatory herbs, smart sugar strategy)
* Why stress, sleep, and mindset matter—and easy ways to start
* Which labs and hormone markers can inform a more personalized plan
* Post-treatment tips to reduce recurrence risk and protect heart/bone health
Resources mentioned:
• Dr. Mensa’s clinic: aimnatural.com
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Dr. Jeffrey Mensah is a board-certified naturopath and integrative medicine specialist at the Associates of Integrative Medicine in Michigan. He bridges conventional oncology with evidence-based natural therapies to help patients thrive through and beyond cancer treatment. Dr. Mensah’s approach focuses on nutrition, mind-body medicine, metabolic health, and reducing treatment side effects while supporting long-term wellness. He is also a fellow of the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners and an educator on topics such as cancer nutrition, stress management, and survivorship. Learn more at aimnatural.com
Disclaimer: The information shared in this episode of Smart Women Talk is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult your physician or qualified healthcare provider regarding any questions you may have about a medical condition, treatment options, or before starting any new health regimen. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you heard in this program.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we’re spotlighting a critical—but often overlooked—piece of the journey: financial toxicity. Katana welcomes Molly MacDonald, co-founder & CEO of The Pink Fund and Editor-in-Chief of Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine.
After her own diagnosis upended her livelihood, Molly built a national nonprofit that has paid nearly $11 million in non-medical bills for patients in active treatment—housing, transportation, utilities, and insurance—so they can stay on therapy and focus on healing.
We also explore the magazine’s mission to educate, inspire, and deliver hope; the SurThrivor™ mindset; and community-powered fundraising like Dancing with the Survivors.
You’ll learn:* What “financial toxicity” looks like—and practical ways to prevent treatment disruption * How The Pink Fund’s 90-day “financial bridge” works (what’s covered & who qualifies) * Why education and mindset (via Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine) are essential to survivorship
Resources & links:
The Pink Fund (apply, donate, become an ambassador): https://pinkfund.org
Subscribe free to Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine: https://pinkfund.org
What if AI could give you back 30 hours a week—without sacrificing your voice or your brand?
In this episode, Smart Women Talk host, Katana Abbott, sits down with marketing strategist and AI expert Kendra Corman to unpack how she went from 14-hour days to building a smarter, lighter business with AI as her strategic partner. You’ll learn:
* How to train AI to write in your authentic voice (Kendra’s “Voice Paragraph Method”).
* Set guardrails so AI challenges your thinking instead of just agreeing.
* Start small with high-impact workflows you repeat all the time.
We also cover practical tips on organizing chats and memories, sanity-saving prompts, and why kindness—even to your AI—pays off. You’ll hear:* The Voice Paragraph Method for brand-true writing. * How to make AI your strategic partner (not just a content machine). * Starter prompts & projects that save hours right away. * Smart ways to keep your AI projects, folders, and “memories” organized.
Kendra Corman is a marketing strategist, AI expert, and author who went from working 7 days a week, 14 hours a day to saving 30-40 hours per week using artificial intelligence. She's taught thousands of entrepreneurs how to leverage AI to create abundance in their businesses while maintaining their authentic voice. Kendra hosts the "Imperfect Marketing" podcast and has spoken on stages across the country about AI and marketing strategy. Her mission is to help business owners do more effective marketing with fewer resources so they can focus on what truly matters.
Connect with Kendra at kendracorman.com/linkedin.
What if working less is the key to more freedom, impact, and income?
Dr. Nona Djavid—mindset mentor and author of Elevate Your Life—went from burnout to a seven-figure business while working just one week a month.
In this inspiring conversation, we unpack her four-step “quantum leap” framework, the power of an unreasonable vision, and why success takes both mechanics (systems, strategy) and energetics (identity, beliefs, emotional state).
We also talk self-care that goes beyond massages—real, moment-to-moment choices that protect your health, relationships, and joy. If you’re craving ease, abundance, and clear next steps, this one’s for you.
Dr. Nona Djavid is a mindset mentor, author, and founder of the eLIVate Club and The One Week/Month Lifestyle. She helps high-performing women unlock their next level by combining neuroscience, energetics, and business strategy.
A former chiropractor turned spiritual entrepreneur, Dr. Nona teaches clients how to quantum leap their impact and income without hustling harder. She’s been featured in Forbes, HuffPost, and CBS News, and is the author of eLIVate Your Life. She currently lives between Southern California and Italy with her two sons.
Connect with Dr. Nona at nonadjavid.com.
Do you feel like you’re constantly trying to control every aspect of your life—only to end up exhausted, anxious, or stuck?
In this powerful interview, Katana Abbott talks with Kute Blackson, transformational speaker and bestselling author of "You Are the One" and "The Magic of Surrender."
Kute shares deeply moving insights from his personal journey and his mother’s remarkable grace during her battle with cancer. You’ll learn how surrendering to life’s flow can bring more peace, clarity, and abundance than you ever imagined. What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
* Why surrender is not giving up—but letting go of what no longer serves you.
* How surrender can unlock more magic, miracles, and alignment in your life.
* The three main reasons your goals may not be manifesting (and how to shift them).
Learn more about Kute Blackson: www.kuteblackson.com
Free course – 8 Levels of Gratitude: www.8levelsofgratitude.com
Free Manifestation Masterclass: www.manifestationmasterclassonline.com
Heal from Within with Dr. Shannon South
In this powerful episode of Smart Women Talk, Katana Abbott sits down with Dr. Shannon South — also known as The Joy Doctor — to explore how you can tap into your own “inner counselor” to heal from trauma, release limiting patterns, and step into lasting joy and abundance.
Dr. Shannon shares her personal journey from anxiety and depression to profound healing, along with the transformative process she now teaches to clients and practitioners worldwide.
Whether you’re facing emotional pain, seeking deeper spiritual connection, or ready to break free from old survival patterns, this conversation will inspire you to embrace the healing power within.
Dr. Shannon D. South, known as the “Joy Doctor,” is an award-winning therapist, bestselling author, and inspirational speaker with over 25 years of experience in spiritual psychology and trauma healing. Following a personal awakening in 1994 that healed her anxiety and depression, she’s dedicated her life to helping others connect with their highest, most joyful selves. As founder of the Inner Counselor Certification Program, Shannon trains clinicians and coaches worldwide in her powerful healing method. Her mission is to help spiritually minded women and professionals embody joy, love, and abundance—naturally and permanently.
Connect with Dr. Shannon at theinnercounselor.com.
Disclaimer: The information shared in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical, psychological, or other professional advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health condition. Never disregard professional advice or delay seeking it because of something you heard on this podcast.
In this episode of Smart Women Talk, host Katana Abbott sits down with the amazing Dr. Anna Cabeca for a powerful discussion on what it really means to live vibrantly after menopause.
Dr. Anna shares why balancing hormones isn’t just about taking hormones—and how food, mindset, and lifestyle play an even bigger role. From her Keto-Green® lifestyle tips to natural approaches to sexual wellness, Dr. Anna offers a refreshing perspective that puts women back in control of their health and happiness.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
* How to use food to rebalance hormones and support weight loss.
* Why sexual health still matters (and how to improve it naturally).
* What inflammation, stress, and insulin resistance have to do with menopause.
* Why Dr. Anna says "it takes more than hormones to fix your hormones."
You’ll leave this episode feeling informed, inspired, and ready to thrive—no matter your age.
Learn more about Dr. Anna: https://dranna.com
Disclaimer:
The information shared in this episode is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making any changes to your diet, lifestyle, medications, or health care regimen. The views expressed by our guest are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Smart Women Talk team.
Is midlife the beginning of the end—or the start of something powerful?
In this episode of Smart Women Talk, Katana Abbott welcomes Pam DeRose and Julie Fidel, co-authors of Midlife Upgrade: A Girlfriend’s Guide to Finding Power in the Pause.
Together, they challenge outdated beliefs about menopause, hormones, sex, and self-worth—and reveal why this season of life can be a profound opportunity for renewal. You’ll learn how to stop accepting vague answers from providers, ask the questions that matter, and find strength in sisterhood. Whether you're navigating hot flashes, brain fog, or just craving deeper connection, this conversation offers guidance, community, and real talk.
Julie Fedeli is a devoted mother and passionate advocate for women’s well-being. As an inspirational entrepreneur, mentor, certified health and longevity coach, speaker, and author, Julie provides one-on-one consulting for women seeking holistic support through the complexities of midlife. Whether leading large-scale women's events or creating intimate spaces for connection in her community, she helps women gather with purpose and intention. Julie’s joy is rooted in rich experiences—delicious food, beautiful travel, inspiring art and music, daily swims, and the incredible people who surround her. Her work is guided by a deep belief in every woman’s capacity to thrive, transform, and rise.
Pamela DeRose is a wife, mother, and businesswoman whose own midlife "crisis" became the catalyst for her life's purpose: helping women navigate this transitional stage with clarity, courage, and grace. An experienced speaker, coach, and wellness advocate, Pamela equips women with practical tools to reconnect with their health, purpose, and authentic voice during midlife and beyond.When she's not supporting clients or speaking at events, Pamela can be found hosting family gatherings filled with incredible food, or enjoying peaceful strolls with her husband and beloved rescue dog, Stella. She is passionate about holding space for women ready to write their next chapter—with confidence and heart.
Connect with Julie and Pamela at midlifeupgrade.com and on IG @wearemidlifeupgrade
Disclaimer:
The content in this episode is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult with your qualified healthcare provider regarding any medical concerns, diagnoses, or treatment options. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking care because of something you heard on this program.
Ready to create your own miracles?
Dr. Mark Mincolla reveals the secrets behind extraordinary recoveries and profound health transformations by merging ancient energy healing methods with state-of-the-art nutritional science.
Dr. Mincolla teaches you practical tools to unlock your highest potential, reduce stress, and embrace miraculous health and well-being.
Tune in and start your journey to living in the miracle zone! During this show, you will learn:
How Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science: Learn how combining ancient Chinese energy healing techniques with advanced nutritional science can dramatically improve your health and wellbeing.
Practical Tools for Miraculous Living: Discover actionable strategies to tap into your super-consciousness, effectively reduce stress, and unlock your personal potential for extraordinary health transformations.
How to Create Your Own Miracles: Understand how the mind-body connection can facilitate miraculous recoveries, empowering you to actively create miracles in your daily life.
Dr. Mark Mincolla is an acclaimed nutritional therapist and quantum energy healer, renowned for transforming the health of over 60,000 individuals through his groundbreaking work. Over the past 35 years, Dr. Mincolla has expertly blended ancient Chinese energy healing techniques with cutting-edge nutritional science, pioneering an innovative method known as Electromagnetic Muscle Testing.
He is the recipient of the prestigious 2021 Divine Contribution to Humanity Award, and his groundbreaking film, The Way of Miracles, was honored as the best health awareness film of 2021. Dr. Mincolla is the bestselling author of seven influential books and has appeared on numerous national TV and radio programs, including Dr. Oz and Better TV.
Connect with Dr. Mincolla at markmincolla.com or thewayofmiracles.com.
Are you craving more joy, purpose, and freedom—but feeling stuck in the wrong place? Join us as author and wellness expert Emily A. Francis shares her bold story of leaving behind the familiar to start over in Malta, a Mediterranean island paradise.
Discover how relocating for health, happiness, and alignment led Emily to not only rewrite her life—but to rediscover herself. From growing olive trees to working with local farmers and writing for a top tourism magazine, Emily’s journey proves it’s never too late to leap. If you’ve ever felt like you’re living in the wrong geographic location, this is your sign.
Learn how place can influence purpose, how to trust your inner knowing, and how to become the breakout star of your second act.
Tune in to discover:* How stepping outside your comfort zone can unlock happiness you never imagined possible. * Why it's never too late to rewrite your life story. * How your environment can profoundly influence your spiritual growth and well-being.
Emily A. Francis holds a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and Wellness and a Master’s in Kinesiology/Human Performance. As a Clinical and Neuromuscular Massage Therapist, she authored five influential healing books.
In pursuit of vibrant health and happiness for her family, Emily boldly relocated from the U.S. to Malta, reinventing her life in a GMO-free Mediterranean paradise. Today, she writes passionately for Malta’s tourism magazine and has a local book under contract exploring the island’s farming culture, sponsored by Malta Tourism. A dedicated media host and avid learner, Emily has developed a profound love for Malta's local farms, immersing herself in the seasonal ingredients that define Mediterranean living. For Emily, eating in the Mediterranean means embracing life locally, seasonally, and mindfully—far beyond just food.
Connect with Emily at ohmymalta.com.mt or on social media @emilyafrancisbooks
Why do bad things happen to good people?
n this deeply moving episode of Smart Women Talk, Rabbi Cantor Judy Greenfeld joins Katana to explore how adversity shapes purpose.
From personal tragedy to spiritual awakening, Rabbi Cantor Judy shares her journey of resilience, faith, and finding meaning. Discover how ancient prayers, movement, and daily practice can help you reconnect with your soul—and stand in your personal power no matter what you face.
Join Rabbi Cantor Judy and Katana as they discuss:
* Why bad things happen to good people.
* How life isn't happening to you - it's happening for you.
* Why true power is owning your full story.
Rabbi Cantor Judy Greenfeld is a lifelong entrepreneur, published author, and spiritual leader who blends ancient wisdom with modern wellness to guide forward-thinkers on their journey of personal growth. Her path was shaped by profound loss—the tragic death of her father when she was just 16—which sparked a lifelong exploration of healing through somatic dance, dream work, meditation, sound healing, and the mystical teachings of Kabbalah.
Today, as Senior Rabbi and Cantor at Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, Judy is committed to creating inclusive, empowering spaces where women of all backgrounds can connect, heal, and explore their unique purpose. Her work is rooted in the belief that adversity can be a powerful teacher—and that when we honor both the body and the soul, we step into our truest selves.
Learn more about Rabbi Cantor Judy at www.rabbicantorjudy.org.
Feeling stuck in a successful career? You’re not alone—and you’re not broken.
This episode features Arivee Vargas, former Big Law litigator turned executive coach and author of Your Time to Rise. Arivee shares her powerful story of career reinvention and the mindset shifts that helped her—and now help others—escape the career trap.
You’ll learn how to spot the red flags of misalignment, how cultural expectations and perfectionism keep high-achievers stuck, and how to take the first bold steps toward work that actually feels like success.
Whether you’re ready to pivot or just starting to question the path you’re on, this conversation will give you the clarity and courage to change course—with purpose.
Join Arivee and Katana as they discuss:
* Breaking free from feeling stuck.
* Redefining success on your own terms.
* Practical strategies for career realignment.
Arivee Vargas is an award-winning executive coach, author, and CEO of Humble Rising LLC. She helps high-achieving women, especially leaders and lawyers, break free from feeling stuck and realign with their true purpose. Host of The Humble Rising Podcast, she shares inspiring stories and strategies for sustainable success. Her book, Your Time to Rise, offers a four-part framework to navigate career and life transitions. Featured in Oprah Daily, Forbes, and more, she’s a sought-after speaker on empowerment and career development.
Learn more about Arivee at ariveevargas.com.
What if the root of your chronic symptoms isn't in your head—but in your immune system? In this powerful conversation, Dr. Tom O’Bryan joins Smart Women Talk host Katana Abbott to break down the truth about autoimmune diseases and what you really need to know to take control of your health. Together, they explore:
* The 5 pillars behind the development of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases
* What autoimmune disease actually is—and why awareness is your first defense
* How genetic and environmental triggers contribute to disease—and what you can do about it
Dr. Tom O’Bryan is a world-renowned expert on gluten and its connection to autoimmune conditions. With four decades of clinical and research experience, he’s a trusted voice on the complications of Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity, Celiac Disease, and the growing epidemic of autoimmune conditions affecting millions worldwide.
Learn more about Dr. Tom at thedr.com.
Medical Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making any changes to your health or treatment plan.
What if the key to energy, strength, and independence in your second half isn’t more exercise—but the right kind? In this powerful episode, Debra Atkinson joins Smart Women Talk host Katana Abbott to bust myths about fitness after 50 and reveal how to master your metabolism at any stage of life. You’ll learn:
* The #1 exercise priority that determines long-term independence.
* How to know if your fitness routine is actually working—or wasting your time.
* Why most women are measuring success the wrong way (and what to do instead).
Debra Atkinson has helped over 250,000 women “flip” their second half with hormone-smart fitness. She’s the bestselling author of You Still Got It, Girl and Hot, Not Bothered, and the host of Flipping 50 TV and the Flipping 50 Podcast—an AARP top podcast with over 2.5 million downloads. Debra’s TEDx talk, "Everything Women in Menopause Learned About Exercise May Be a Lie," has inspired women worldwide to rethink their approach to fitness and aging. Debra also created the first and only hormone-balancing fitness membership for women in menopause, along with the Flipping 50 Menopause Fitness Specialist training for professionals.
Learn more at flippingfifty.com
Medical Disclaimer: This episode is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before beginning a new fitness or health program.
Join Joanna and Katana as they discuss:
* How to find hidden stories in your life.
* Why it's never too late to reinvent yourself.
* How authenticity and self-trust are your superpowers.
Joanna Klein, founder of Journey to Legacy, is a renowned speaker, writer, and transformational coach who became an entrepreneur at age 65.
Drawing on her Master's in Social Work and decades of experience creating personal development programs, she guides people to uncover the hidden wisdom in their life experiences, using these insights both to shape their future and create meaningful legacies.
Joanna's innovative approach to life story work has been featured in AARP and Medium, and she has presented at the RootsTech Family Search Conference for three consecutive years. Through her signature online courses and workshops in legacy development, she's helped hundreds of individuals discover the power of their personal narratives and reconnect with their authentic selves.
At 71, Joanna continues to inspire others by demonstrating that it's never too late to reinvent yourself and pursue your dreams.
To learn more about Joanna, visit www.journeytolegacy.com.
Join Shannon and Katana as they discuss:
* How to embrace change as an opportunity.
* How to recognize transferable skills for your next act.
* How to design a roadmap from here to there.
Shannon Russell is a Television Producer turned Entrepreneur and Career Transition/Business Coach. She is also an Exit Strategy Expert, YouMap® Coach, Author, Speaker, and Host of the Second Act Success Career Podcast and the How To Quit Your Job and Start A Business Podcast.
Shannon supports women who are unhappy with their 9-5 jobs as they pivot towards a "second act," building a business and being their own boss. She provides exit strategy guidance and helps her clients transition from employees to entrepreneurs.
Shannon began her career by spending over 16 years as a television producer in New York City and Los Angeles, working for MTV, E!, Yahoo!, Pop Sugar, A&E, TLC, VH1, etc. She then pivoted to open her own business, running a Snapology franchise that teaches children STEM education so that she could be more present for her children.
As a certified Career/Business Coach, Shannon supports women as they change careers, start businesses, and follow their passions to the fullest. Shannon’s motto is "produce your best life!" Her company, Second Act Success®, allows her to share her journey and experience as a television executive turned business owner and mom with others.
Shannon's mission is to motivate more women to make big life moves. She does so through her coaching practice, podcast, speaking engagements, and forthcoming book, Start Your Second Act: How to Change Careers, Launch a Business, and Create Your Best Life.
To learn more about Shannon, visit www.secondactsuccess.co.
Take Charge of Your Finances with Eva Moulton, CFP®
Join Eva and Katana as they discuss:
* The first steps to building a healthy financial foundation for taking control of your money.
* The best resources and strategies to help you manage and grow your finances.
* The one simple step you can take today to make a lasting impact on your financial future.
Eva started her career with Ameriprise as a financial advisor over 25 years ago and now runs a practice focused on empowering and guiding clients to financial stability and fulfillment by offering comprehensive solutions, through expertise and unwavering integrity. As a mom of three girls, and a daughter to a woman who was widowed at 57, she is an ardent advocate of women in finance and was the president of the Ameriprise Women's Empowerment network which sought to not only educate and engage women in finance both personally and professionally but also to empower them to strive for financial equality.
To learn more about Eva, visit www.ameripriseadvisors.com.
DISCLAIMER: The information Smart Women's Empowerment and Smart Women Talk provides is for general informational purposes only. All information is provided in good faith; however, we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness of any information. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL WE HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF OR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. We cannot and do not offer financial and/or medical advice. The information is provided for general informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. Accordingly, we encourage you to consult with the appropriate professionals before taking any actions based on such information.
The Biggest Money Mistakes Women Make with Katana Abbott, CFP® and Colleen Kilpatrick
Join Colleen and Katana as they discuss:
* Why many women often avoid dealing with finances and how to find the courage to take action.
* How your money personality can sabotage your ability to create wealth.
* Some simple tips you can take to immediately change your relationship with money.
Katana Abbott, CFP®, is a Midlife Millionaires® Coach and Certified Social Security Claiming Specialist, and the host of Smart Women Talk. For over 35 years, Katana has helped Baby Boomers plan for retirement, including how to create lifetime income, how to optimize their Social Security benefits, launch an encore career, and prepare for long-term care. She has written several books, created a financial literacy course, and is a popular speaker. Katana has been honored by NAWBO as one of Detroit’s Top 10 Businesswomen, receiving the Breakthrough Award. To download her new retirement guide, Three Smart Strategies to Maximize Your Retirement Income, visit www.katanaabbott.com.
Colleen Kilpatrick is a Speaker, Course Creator, and Author of Eliminate What You Tolerate, a concise but mighty book that has earned a 5-star rating on Amazon for helping readers identify and release what no longer serves them and make room for what lights them up. Trained in the healing arts at her Mother’s side, Colleen is also a Wellbeing Mentor, helping women discover the transformative powers of ancient and modern wisdom, remedies, and self-care practices to revitalize body, mind, and spirit naturally. To get your free Eliminate What You Tolerate Worksheet, email Colleen at colleenkilpatrick@icloud.com.
DISCLAIMER: The information Smart Women's Empowerment and Smart Women Talk provides is for general informational purposes only. All information is provided in good faith; however, we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness of any information. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL WE HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF OR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. We cannot and do not offer financial and/or medical advice. The information is provided for general informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. Accordingly, we encourage you to consult with the appropriate professionals before taking any actions based on such information.
Mastering the Art of Letting Go with Colleen Kilpatrick
Join Colleen and Katana as they discuss:
* Simple and effective techniques you can put into practice today to identify what's been been draining your energy.
* The steps you can take to eliminate tolerations.
* How to identify long-lost dreams and hidden passions you'll now explore with your energy and enthusiasm.
Colleen Kilpatrick is a Speaker, Course Creator, and Author of Eliminate What You Tolerate, a concise but mighty book that has earned a 5-star rating on Amazon for helping readers identify and release what no longer serves them and make room for what lights them up. Trained in the healing arts at her Mother’s side, Colleen is also a Wellbeing Mentor, helping women discover the transformative powers of ancient and modern wisdom, remedies, and self-care practices to revitalize body, mind, and spirit naturally.
To get your free Eliminate What You Tolerate Worksheet, email Colleen at colleenkilpatrick@icloud.com.
Making Space for What Really Matters with Tracy McCubbin
Join Tracy and Katana as they discuss:
* How five minutes of decluttering daily can make a tremendous difference in your life.
* Why making space for what really matters is essential to creating a happy home.
* Cracking the myth that your home has to be perfect. It doesn't!
Tracy McCubbin is the CEO and founder of dClutterfly, one of America’s top decluttering companies. In the last two decades, she has helped thousands of clients clear the clutter in their lives to create space for positive life changes. Tracy is also the author of Making Space, Clutter Free and her latest book Make Space for Happiness. Tracy looks at the root of our clutter to find the real cause and ways to find real solutions.
Learn more about Tracy at dclutterfly.com and on Instagram and YouTube.
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Purposeful Planning Makes for Joy-Filled Holidays with Ella Herlihy
Join Ella and Katana as they discuss:
* What questions to ask to determine your to-do and not-to-do lists.
* How to set boundaries that will guard what matters most.
* How to love your family well with gifts that reflect their unique love language.
Ella is a mom to five thriving young adults and wife of 28 years to Steve. Over the last twenty-five years, she has accumulated a wealth of parent training from experts and in-the-trenches experience. Her passion is to equip parents and grandparents to overcome the entitlement pandemic and empower their kids to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and become more responsible, grateful, and resourceful. She is writing a book encouraging parents to raise “UnEntitled” adults.
To learn more about Ella, visit www.unentitled.co.
Join Joy and Katana as they discuss:
* How taking on the role of caregiver offers new perspectives when planning for the future.
* The significance of longevity and your health's role as you age.
* Strategies for initiating the eldercare conversation.
Joy Loverde has a reputation for being a path carver and visionary. She is a keynote speaker, consultant, and author of the best-seller The Complete Eldercare Planner, 4th edition and Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old?
Joy has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, TIME, Money, New York Times, and Psychology Today among many others. Interviews include The Today Show, Good Morning America, and NPR. Critics hail her work as "illuminiating, eye-opening, and required reading for everyone over 40."
Learn more about Joy at elderindustry.com.
Join Becky and Katana as they discuss:* Understanding the costs associated with aging in place or moving. * How to better evaluate the different living options available to aging parents. * Strategies for improving outcomes for people as they age.
A proud native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Becky grew up knowing the value of helping others from her parents. Becky received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with an emphasis in marketing from Georgia State University in Atlanta. In addition, she is also a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA), Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP), Board Certified Patient Advocate (BCPA), and a Certified Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Trainer® (CADDCT).
Becky began her career in the field of geriatrics over 25 years ago. She developed and implemented a program for older adults seeking to house people and assist them so they could remain in their homes as independently as possible. In 2013, she joined a home care company, Bridgeway, and focused on educating individuals and the community about the benefits of geriatric care management and caregiving. As a Geriatric Care Manager and Patient Advocate, she works closely with clients and their families to make the best and most informed decisions possible. Becky understands the importance and value of geriatric care management and knows that it can positively impact an individual's quality of life. Learn more about Becky at eizenconsultinggroup.com or call Becky at (248) 752-4389.
How I Kept Them: My Cryoablation Story with Laura Ross-Paul
Join Laura and Katana as they discuss:
* The importance of being your own health care advocate.
* How I went from clinical trial to No Evidence of Disease.
* Why it's important to share your experiences to help educate others.
Laura Ross-Paul is an accomplished artist, activist, and educator known for her impactful contributions to the visual arts and breast cancer advocacy. She has received prestigious awards such as the Bonnie Bronson Visual Arts Fellowship and the Oregon Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship. Her work has been featured in regional biennials at the Portland and Tacoma Art Museums and in film and literature.
With a BFA from Fort Wright College and an MFA from Portland State University, Ross-Paul has taught painting and drawing at institutions like Lewis & Clark College and the Pacific Northwest College of Art. She has also served on numerous arts boards and co-founded the Northwest Artists Workshop.
In addition to her artistic career, Ross-Paul is a passionate advocate for cryoablation as a treatment for breast cancer. She co-authored They're Mine and I'm Keeping Them and maintains an advocacy website, keepingthem.com. Ross-Paul lives in Portland with her husband, author Alex Paul, and their three children.
Learn more about Laura at KeepingThem.com or LauraRoss-Paul.com.
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Cryoablation in the Treatment of Breast Cancer with Dennis Holmes, MD, FACS
Join Dr. Holmes and Katana as they discuss:* What is cryoablation? * How cryoablation can be used to treat breast cancer. * Who is eligible to receive cryoablation.
Dennis R. Holmes, M.D. is an internationally renowned breast cancer, surgeon, surgeon educator, and cancer researcher specializing in the management of breast cancer. Dr. Holmes is medical director of the Sam and Grace Carvajal Comprehensive Breast Center at Adventist Health Glendale in Los Angeles, CA. He is also Co-Founder and CEO of XpediteMD, Inc., a digital health technology company working to improve the efficiency, quality, and value of cancer care. Dr. Holmes is a board-certified Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has also served as department head of several academic breast cancer programs and program director of two breast surgery fellowship programs. His has also played a pivotal role in several breast cancer treatment innovations, including intraoperative radiotherapy, oncoplastic surgery, and cryoablation.
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Medicare Mistakes to Avoid with Danielle Roberts
Join Danielle and Katana in this encore show as they discuss:
* How to understand the Medicare maze.
* The tools for becoming confident in your health care choices.
* The roadmap to understanding Medicare.
Danielle Kunkle Roberts is a founding partner at Boomer Benefits, a national insurance agency specializing in Medicare since 2005. She is the author of the best-selling book 10 Costly Medicare Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make and is a frequent source for major news outlets such as CNBC, FOX, Yahoo Finance, Kiplinger, and MarketWatch.Danielle has appeared on more than 200 podcasts, radio shows, and TV segments to educate the public about Medicare. Danielle serves on the NAHU Medicare Advisory Group where she advocates for Medicare beneficiaries at a national level to government organizations including CMS.
To learn more about Danielle, visit boomerbenfits.com.
Join Colleen and Katana as they discuss: * Why it's important to understand how planning for retirement has changed. * Unique challenges women face in retirement planning. * Ways to optimize your Social Security strategy for more income with less taxes.
Katana Abbott, CFP®, is a Midlife Millionaires® Coach and Certified Social Security Claiming Specialist, founder of the Midlife Millionaire® Solution, and the host of Smart Women Talk. For over 35 years, Katana has helped baby boomers plan for retirement, including how to create lifetime income, how to optimize their Social Security benefits, launch an encore career and prepare for long-term care. She has written several books, created a financial literacy course, and is a popular speaker. Katana has been honored by NAWBO as one of Detroit’s Top 10 Businesswomen, receiving the Breakthrough Award.
To download Katana's new retirement guide, Three Smart Strategies to Maximize Your Retirement Income, visit katanaabbott.com.
Colleen Kilpatrick is a multi-talented business owner, creative collaborator and author of the transformational book, Eliminate What You Tolerate: A simple, proven way to regain focus, increase productivity, and liberate your energy for the more important things in life. Colleen is the creator of Business Brainstorming Sessions and Toleration Elimination Virtual Parties as well as a range of other business and personal development programs. She is celebrated for her exceptional ability to break down complex concepts into practical, step-by-step solutions that can be understood and implemented with ease. With her extensive experience in marketing, business innovation, personal development and spiritual teachings, Colleen brings a unique perspective to her work with entrepreneurs inspiring them to unlock their full potential and courageously share their best gifts with the world.
To learn more about Colleen, visit https://www.facebook.com/colleen.t.kilpatrick.
How to Dig Yourself Out of Debt and Repair Your Credit Score with Howard Dvorkin, CPA
Join Howard and Katana as they discuss:
* Simple steps to take charge of your credit card debt now.
* Smart tips to improve your credit score.
* When filing bankruptcy may be your best option.
Howard S. Dvorkin, CPA, MBA, is one of the most highly regarded debt and credit experts in the United States. His success in the financial industry has allowed him to be interviewed by countless media outlets over the years, including The New York Times, Fortune, Entrepreneur, The American Banker, and Investor’s Business Daily. He has also appeared as a finance expert on programs, including CBS Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight, The Early Show, Fox News, and CNN.
Howard has played an instrumental role in drafting both state and federal legislation, served as a former consultant to the Board of Directors for the Association of Credit Counseling Professionals, and was president of the Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies.
Howard’s latest book, Power Up: Taking Charge of Your Financial Destiny, provides consumers with the detailed tools they need to live debt-free and regain their financial freedom. It delivers practical prescriptions for dealing with the stresses of daily financial challenges and shows how to lay a solid financial foundation to build a secure, worry-free future. Howard’s first book, Credit Hell – How to Dig Out of Debt, detailed how to rise from the debt inferno, the basics of good credit, consumer rights, and the warning signs leading to credit problems. His passion for entrepreneurial enterprise is only matched by his dedication to giving back to the community.
Howard graduated from the University of Miami with a master’s degree in business administration and received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from American University.
To learn more about Howard, visit www.howarddvorkin.com or debt.com.
Is Owning a Home the Right Choice for You in This Market? with Marla Pennington
Join Marla and Katana as they discuss:
* Renting vs. Buying in today's house market.
* Government and local programs to help first-time home buyers with down payments.
* Ways to pay off your home more quickly.
Marla Pennington worked in the corporate environment for about 20 years before she became an entrepreneur. In June 2007, she got her real estate license (right when the market began to tank). Her resolve was to remain positive, affiliate with a successful company, and grow a solid business.
Her efforts paid off in a terrible real estate downturn. She is a past Director of the Memphis Area Association of Realtors and a lifetime member of the local Multi-Million Dollar Club. She is now the Director of Training for her company. She is also a member of the Coldwell Banker national Star Trainer network.
Marla lives in Memphis with her blind rescue dog, Clark. She is currently in what she calls her 3rd Act and walks 4 miles daily, and she enjoys dancing, cooking, and traveling with her boyfriend, Don.
To learn more about Marla, visit www.marlasellsmemphis.com.
Millionaire Success Secrets with Mike Gruley
Join Mike and Katana as they discuss:
* Why your current success may not leave you as happy as you expected.
* Habits you can develop to create more peace and time freedom.
* And simple action steps you implement immediately to truly shine.
Mike is a 35+ year entrepreneur who has successfully built businesses from start-up to national scale.
Mike is a Certified EOS Implementer™ who works exclusively with privately-owned businesses whose owners and leaders are successful and growth-oriented but frustrated. Frustrated that their success has created complexity and chaos that is slowing or stalling their growth, limiting their profits, and generally making life less fun.
Having used EOS® in his own companies, Mike now assists teams with implementing a simple, proven, organizing framework that enables them to get team clarity and alignment and go from chaos to control – to running their business again, instead of it running them.
To learn more about Mike, visit eosworldwide.com/mike-gruley.
o learn more about The 10 Disciplines, visit the10disciplines.com.
The Power of Mindset in Creating Wealth with Joumana Kayrouz
Join Joumana and Katana as they discuss:
* How to stay strong during adversity.
* Finding the courage to take a "Leap of Faith."
* The importance of knowing what you stand for - Your Why.
Joumana Kayrouz was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and emigrated to the United States in 1986 at the age of 22 with only $1000. She attended the prestigious Yale University, where she obtained a Master’s degree in Ethics, with a concentration in Medical Ethics. She later moved to Michigan to study law at Wayne State University School of Law and graduated in 1997 with a Juris Doctorate in law.
Today, Joumana Kayrouz is the founder and owner of the Michigan Center for Personal Injury and the Law Offices of Joumana Kayrouz PLLC and has been recognized as one of the largest personal injury law firms and the largest woman-owned law firm in Michigan.
Dubbed “Queen Of The Legal Ads,” Kayrouz’s face has appeared on the covers of over 750 buses, 250 billboards, and television. In 2014, Kayrouz signed what remains the single largest outdoor marketing campaign in Michigan advertising history.
To learn more about Joumana, visit www.yourrights.com.
Finding Your Super Power with ADHD with Alyssa Blackwell
Join Alyssa and Katana as they discuss:
* How to access the hidden super powers of ADHD.
* What makes ADHDers uniquely powerful.
* How to let go of the shame from being different.
Alyssa Blackwell is a highly-trained life and business coach with 6 years of experience, specializing in mindset work, ADHD, spirituality, and leadership. With a focus on empowering leaders and entrepreneurs to overcome challenges, discover their flow state, and find fulfillment through their unique strengths, Alyssa offers personalized strategies and tailored support for ADHD, embracing neurodiversity. Through the integration of spirituality and expert guidance in leadership development, Alyssa helps clients achieve personal and professional growth to reach their next level of success and happiness.
Learn more about Alyssa at Alyssablackwell.com.
Finding Your Voice with Mary Beth Orr
Join Mary Beth and Katana as they discuss:* How to live your purpose. * Why there is no greater benefit to your creativity and fulfillment than being brave, vulnerable, and authentic. * How to balance ambition while experiencing true joy.
Mary Beth Orr is a classical hornist/folk vocalist who was recently a finalist for The American Prize. Currently 3rd Horn of the Grand Rapids Symphony, she has been first prize winner of the International Horn Competition of America, International Women’s Brass Conference, Sound Espressivo Music Competition, Golden Classical Music Awards, and Charleston International Solo Competition. She made her European premiere at the Beethoven Haus in Bonn, Germany ’21, and Carnegie Hall ‘22. As a featured performer for Vox Novus' Fifteen Minutes of Fame, she traveled to NYC to perform and record works commissioned specifically for her. Her current project is finishing her debut album with multi-Grammy-winning label PARMA Recordings.
Learn more about Mary Beth at www.marybethorr.org.
The 3-Step Strategy to Get Off Sugar...Even if You've Tried Everything with Nagina Abdullah
Join Nagina and Katana as they discuss:* Why women have sugar cravings. * The 3-step strategy to get off of sugar and no longer have sugar cravings. * Simple alternatives for sweets that are delicious and satisfying.
Nagina Abdullah is a weight-loss coach for women in midlife and founder of the website MasalaBody.com. She teaches women to boost their metabolism, especially when what worked before, no longer works. She focuses on natural formulas to combine and time metabolism-boosting foods to reduce belly fat and overall weight gain in midlife. Nagina has a degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley and has helped over 1,500 midlife women successfully lose weight permanently and create a lifestyle change.
Learn more about Nagina at MasalaBody.com.
Ageless Aging: A Woman's Guide to Increasing Healthspan, Brainspan, and Lifespan with Maddy Dychtwald
Join Maddy and Katana as they discuss:
Recognized by Forbes as one of the top 50 female futurists globally, Maddy Dychtwald has spent nearly four decades exploring all aspects of the age wave and the new era of longevity and how it fundamentally transforms our lives. Maddy is an award-winning author, acclaimed public speaker, and thought leader on longevity and aging, health, wellness, and the new retirement. A successful entrepreneur, she is also the co-founder of Age Wave, the world’s leader in understanding and addressing the far-reaching impacts of longevity and our aging population.
To learn more about Maddy got to agewave.com.
Is it Time to Eat More Plants?
Join Vicki and Katana as they discuss:
* Why eating more plants is a good idea for your health.
* Which plant foods are most nutritious.
* Where to begin when trying to increase your plant consumption.
Vicki Brett-Gach is a Master-Certified Vegan Lifestyle Coach, Plant-Based Culinary Instructor, Certified Personal Chef, and author of The Plant-Based for Life Cookbook, published by Brooklyn Writer’s Press. She earned a Wellness Counseling Certificate through Cornell University, a Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate through the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, and a Culinary Coaching Certificate through the Harvard Medical School and The Institute of Lifestyle Medicine. Vicki's recipes have been featured in several publications, including Forks Over Knives Magazine, Health Science, VegWorld Magazine, and Global Vegan Magazine. Vicki coaches individual clients transitioning to a plant-based diet and teaches a broad range of whole-food, plant-based cooking classes to groups of all sizes.
Connect with Vicki through her popular recipe blog Ann Arbor Vegan Kitchen at annarborvegankitchen.com.
The Food Controversy with Joanna Klein, Marla Pennington, and Colleen Kilpatrick
Join Joanna, Marla, Colleen, and Katana as they discuss:
* The ways our childhood eating habits influence our adult eating habits.
* How to navigate the world of dietary options.
* Food choices beyond pleasure or health.
Katana welcomes three vibrant friends, Marla Pennington, Joanna Klein, and Colleen Kilpatrick, who all agreed to share openly what they eat and why they eat that way. Marla, for example, grew up on a farm with cows, hogs, and chickens and regularly eats steak and a glass of wine. She also walks nearly 4 miles daily, following the steps of her mother, who is in her 80s and still walks daily (her mom recently married a man in his 70s!). All have different experiences and relationships with food. You will enjoy hearing about their journeys.
She Believed She Could, So She Did with Molly MacDonald
Join Molly and Katana as they discuss:
* The power of belief.
* How to create a committed, competent, and caring culture.
* Why a nonprofit organization needs to be run like a for-profit business.
Molly MacDonald is an almost 19 year breast cancer Survivor, co-founder of Pink Fund with her husband Tom Pettit. She holds a degree in journalism from The University of Michigan and has a background in event planning, marketing, and public relations.
Following her 2005 breast cancer diagnosis, Molly experienced the side effect of financial toxicity, a term that was not coined until 2013. Her personal experience led to identifying a gap in services for men and women in active treatment for breast cancer.To date, Pink Fund has delivered $7.8 million in financial assistance to the patient's creditor for housing, transportation, utilities, and insurance.
Molly is a keynote speaker and moderator for various national healthcare conferences. She is a Director on the board of the National Breast Cancer Coalition and a board member of The University of Michigan's Value-Based Insurance Design. She is the mother of five adult children and grandmother to three.
To learn more about Molly, visit pinkfund.org.
Meditation for Empowerment with Julia Griffin
Join Julia and Katana as they discuss:
* How to tap into the universe for energy and a better life.
* Ways we become disempowered by our false beliefs.
* Strategies for using energy work, meditation, and visualization to overcome blocks and create confidence.
Julia Griffin is an intuitive healer who has successfully healed and transformed the lives of thousands of clients. She sees and reads energy to find its resonance with the inner self. She gently guides you through this process so you can easily resolve life's challenges, ranging from enterprise issues to highly personal ones, as well as developing a skill set to transform negative thoughts and emotions into positive ones. Your health, energy, prosperity, and relationships improve as you better understand yourself and your life.
To learn more about Julia, go to onetrueself.com.
The 3 Keys to Living Your True Power with Debra Poneman
Join Debra and Katana in this encore show as they discuss:
For over four decades, Debra Poneman, bestselling author and founder of Yes to Success Seminars, has shared her system, used by hundreds of thousands around the world to live lives of not only success and abundance, but true happiness and profound self-love. Debra's clients have used her formula to become mega-successful entrepreneurs, renowned transformational leaders, NY Times bestselling authors, impactful world-changers, millionaires, billionaires—even household names. Yet Debra feels her greatest accomplishment is not just that she has helped so many live their dreams but has helped them know how glorious they really are and how they can most powerfully contribute to a world that works for everyone.
To learn more about Debra, visit www.yestosuccess.com.
From Fear to Flow with Dr. Andria Corso
Join Andria and Katana for this encore show as they discuss:
* How to discern real fear from false fear and know if you’re living in false fear.
* How to move through fear so it can stop driving your decisions and your life.
* What it means to live life in the flow and why this is so important to us as individuals and as a society.
Dr. Andria Corso is passionate about helping individuals work through their trials and challenges to create a life where they thrive and live to their fullest potential. Her primary focus is creating a safe and trusting space for clients to fully express their emotions and explore the most effective ways to deal with their challenges. She also uses evidence-based practices that enable individuals to successfully work through and manage these challenges.
Dr. Corso has a Ph.D. in Psychology, a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and a Master’s in Organizational Psychology. She also has over 25 years of experience working with individuals and organizations in the areas of executive coaching and leadership development.
To learn more about Dr. Andria Corso go to andriacorso.com.
How Your Stuff is Keeping You Stuck with Tisha Morris
Join Tisha and Katana for this encore show as they discuss:
* How changes to your home can cause a ripple effect – aka how Feng Shui works.
* The guilt involved in decluttering.
* The power of decluttering and its impact on your life.
Tisha Morris is a best-selling author, Feng Shui expert, and business coach. Tisha holds a degree in Law and a Fine Arts degree in Interior Design. She combines Feng Shui techniques, design aesthetics, coaching, and intuition to turn challenging spaces into supportive environments. Tisha facilitates workshops and works one-on-one with people and businesses to identify blocks and make desired changes. Tisha is the host of Feng Shui Your Life podcast and the founder of Earth Home School of Feng Shui.
Learn more about Tisha at tishamorris.com.
Why 90% of New Year's Resolutions Don't Work and What to Do Instead! with Colleen Kilpatrick and Katana Abbott, CFP®
Join Colleen and Katana as they discuss:
* What is Quitter's Day?
* Why it's so hard to keep those New Year's resolutions.
* How to change your resolutions to habits.
Katana Abbott, CFP®, is a Retirement Income Coach and Certified Social Security Claiming Specialist, founder of the Midlife Millionaire™ Solution, and the host of Smart Women Talk. For over 35 years, Katana has helped baby boomers plan for retirement, including creating lifetime income, optimizing their Social Security benefits, launching an encore career, and preparing for long-term care. She has written several books, created a financial literacy course, and is a popular speaker. Katana has been honored by NAWBO as one of Detroit’s Top 10 Businesswomen, receiving the Breakthrough Award.
To download Katana's new retirement guide, Three Smart Strategies to Maximize Your Retirement Income, visit katanaabbott.com.
Colleen Kilpatrick is a multi-talented business owner, creative collaborator, and author of the transformational book Eliminate What You Tolerate: A Simple, Proven Way to Regain Focus, Increase Productivity, and Liberate Your Energy for the More Important Things in Life.
Colleen is the creator of Business Brainstorming Sessions and Toleration Elimination Virtual Parties as well as a range of other business and personal development programs. She is celebrated for her exceptional ability to break down complex concepts into practical, step-by-step solutions that can easily be understood and implemented. With her extensive experience in marketing, business innovation, personal development, and spiritual teachings, Colleen brings a unique perspective to her work with entrepreneurs, inspiring them to unlock their full potential and courageously share their best gifts with the world.
To learn more about Colleen, visit https://www.facebook.com/colleen.t.kilpatrick.
It Takes Guts: Finding the Courage to Live Your Life for YOU! with Sheree Clark
Join Sheree and Katana during this encore show as they discuss:
* How to get in touch with what you actually want next.
* The very first step that precedes all acts of courage.
* Practical tips for facing down fear.
Sheree Clark is a Midlife Courage Coach, TV show host, inspiring speaker and accomplished author. Sheree has written and presented on topics ranging from finding your passion to overcoming career burnout. She appears in a weekly segment on KCWI channel 23 called Fork in the Road with Sheree Clark, while maintaining a busy practice coaching clients one-on-one and in groups on creatingan authentically fulfilling life. In her personal time, Sheree and her cat Lotus work on their yoga poses.
To learn more about Sheree, visit https://fork-road.com/.
Fear, Faith & Freedom:The 3 Keys to Overcoming Adversity with Marilyn Kier
Join Marilyn and Katana for this encore show as they discuss:
* Acknowledging the fears that hold you back.
* Finding faith in the Universe or a higher power to help you.
* Having the freedom to help others.
Marilyn Kier, a Board Certified Orthopedic Massage Therapist, has been interviewed by Forbes, USA Today and other publications.After graduating summa cum laude from Northeastern University, Marilyn enjoyed a 15-year career as an award-winning video producer. To pursue her passion, Marilyn received a degree in wellness and massage therapy in 1996, after which she founded Wellness at Work. Within two years, the company grew to service 50 corporations with on-site massage and wellness programs. Prior to the pandemic, Marilyn had a full clinic practice, with a 4-month wait list. Marilyn is currently enrolled in the National Whole Health Institute's Patient Advocacy Program.
To contact Marilyn, email her at marilynk@wellnessatwork.
Fearless Living with Rhonda Britten
Join Rhonda and Katana as they discuss:
* How the Wheel of Fear can impact your life.
* The powerful influence of your tone of voice & body language.
* Ways to align the “parts” of you that may be sabotaging your success & your LOVE life!
Rhonda Britten –Emmy Award-winner, Repeat Oprah guest, Master Coach –has changed lives in over 600 episodes of reality television, is the author of four bestsellers including her seminal work, “Fearless Living,” and is the Founder of the Fearless Living Institute, home of the Ivy League of Life Coaching Training. Named “America’s Favorite Life Coach,” she brings the neuroscience of fear down to earth giving you a path out of “not being good enough” using the “Wheels” technology she developed that saved her own life.
To learn more about Rhonda, visit www.fearlessliving.org.
Overcoming Traumatic Loss and Making a Comeback with Beth Pizzarello
Join Beth and Katana as they discuss:
* The importance of never giving up.
* How to pivot to get where you want to be.
* Ways to move forward in your life.
Two weeks before graduating college, Beth Pizzarello was diagnosed with a genetic eye disease that contributed to her eventual blindness at age 38. It took a shift in perception to break through the intense fear to become capable of meeting, and then rising to this enormous challenge. After 12 years of living in the dark, Beth received a newly developed lens implant procedure with miraculous results. The surgery took her from a status of complete blindness to the limited use of one eye (20%). The inspiration for writing her book Eclipsed came from the moment of profound gratitude for the journey, and Beth’s desire to help others find their way when dealing with a traumatic loss.
Learn more about Beth and Eclipsed at bethpizzarello.com.
Join Marci and Katana in this encore show as they discuss:
* What is the #1 block to miracles showing up in your life.
* How you can be open to the happiness, love, and miracles you want.
* The key to raising your "desirability set-point" in order to live in the miracle zone.
Marci Shimoff is a #1 NY Times bestselling author, a world-renowned transformational teacher, and an expert on happiness, success and unconditional love. Her NY Times bestselling books Happy for No Reason, Love for No Reason and six titles in the Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul series have sold more than 16 million copies and are translated in 33 languages. She’s also a featured teacher in The Secret and narrator of the award-winning movie, Happy. She currently co-leads a global online program called Your Year of Miracles to help people live more miraculous lives.
To learn more about Marci, visit www.happyfornoreason.com.
How to Live a High Vibe Miraculous Life with Jennifer Hoffman
Join Jennifer, former co-host Chris Freer, and Katana as they discuss:
* How to turn the worst moments in your life into gateways to prosperity.
* Strategies to move to powerful living.
* The one thing you need to know to shift your energy to a higher vibe.
A celebrated author, intuitive mystic, radio host, spiritual teacher, Jennifer Hoffman is the leading voice in the empowered self-awareness movement since 2003. She is an expert on energy congruence, High Vibes livingTM, miracle creation, and intention-based living.Jennifer is celebrated as ‘the world’s most accurate psychic’, revealing clients' life traumas and energy blocks, with solutions for more empowered, joyful living. Jennifer has taught millions how to master their soul mission, expand their life purpose, own their gifts, and access the keys to create divine wealth, boundless joy, and thrilling success in life, love, career, and business.
To learn more about Jennifer, visit enlighteninglife.com.
Chaos to Calm During the Holiday Season with Debbie Peterson
Join Debbie and Katana as they discuss:* Ways to avoid toxic productivity. * How to get clarity on what's important. * Finding the way forward to MORE time.
Debbie Peterson of Getting to Clarity helps professionals get extreme clarity on what it takes to create career success on their terms! As a Business Keynote Speaker, Author, Trainer, and Coach she helps organizations fill their leadership pipeline with high potential talent that reaches for and realizes success by harnessing the power of their thoughts.
To learn more about Debbie, visit debbiepetersonspeaks.com.
Six Keys to Slowing & Reversing Aging with Debra Poneman
Join Debra and Katana as they discuss:* Foods that speed up the aging process and foods that slow it down. * Simple practices you can do every day that not only slow down - but even stop and reverse aging. * What damages our skin and eyes more than the sun.
For over four decades, Debra Poneman, bestselling author and founder of Yes to Success and Ageless Seminars, has shared her system used by hundreds of thousands around the world to live not only success and abundance, but deep happiness, profound self-love and ageless radiance.
Debra’s clients have used her formulas to become mega-successful entrepreneurs, renowned transformational leaders, NY Times bestselling authors, millionaires, billionaires—even household names. Yet Debra feels her greatest accomplishment is not that she’s helped so many live their dreams but that she’s helped them discover the great and vibrant beings they truly are.
To learn more about Debra, visit yestosuccess/ageless.
Ageless Aging with Maddy Dychtwald
Join Maddy and Katana as they discuss:
• Why women need to lead the longevity revolution.
• How to supercharge your immunity.
• How to prevent or delay cognitive decline.
Recognized by Forbes as one of the top 50 female futurists globally, Maddy Dychtwald has spent nearly four decades exploring all aspects of the age wave and the new era of longevity and how it is fundamentally transforming our lives.
Maddy is an award-winning author, acclaimed public speaker, and thought leader on longevity and aging, health, wellness, and the new retirement. A successful entrepreneur, she is also the co-founder of Age Wave, the world’s leader in understanding and addressing the far-reaching impacts of longevity and our aging population.
Learn more about Maddy at agewave.com.
Master Your Health and Mebolism at Every Age with Debra Atkinson
Join Debra and Katana as they discuss:* The exercise priority that determines independence in old age. * How to measure success of an exercise program. * Signs your exercise program is not working.
Hormone Balancing Fitness Expert Debra Atkinson has helped more than 250,000 women “flip” their second half with energy and vitality. She’s the bestselling author of You Still Got It, Girl: The After 50 Fitness Formula for Women and Hot, Not Bothered.
Debra hosts Flipping 50 TV an internet broadcast and the Flipping 50 podcast - an AARP top podcast for adults 50+ with over 2.5 million downloads. Her TEDx talk is Everything Women in Menopause Learned About Exercise May Be a Lie. She’s the creator of the first and only hormone-balancing fitness membership exclusively for women in menopause and the Flipping 50 Menopause Fitness Specialist training for personal trainers.
To learn more about Debra, visit flippingfifty.com.
Join Katana, former co-host Vickie Trabosh, and Barbara as they discuss:
As a Certified Hypnotherapist, Advanced Akashic Records Teacher, and Life & Soul Balance Coach, Barbara Schiffman excels at translating scientific theories, New Thought perspectives and ancient wisdom into supportive tools to help people experience more balance, peace and joy in their lives. A highly-regarded Hollywood script consultant turned author and speaker, Schiffman is an insightful and gifted teacher whose specialty is balanced, successful living. Her books and coaching programs -- especially “Living in Balance for Boomers: Secrets to Making the Most of the Second Half of Life” -- are empowering life improvement manuals for people of every age and interest.
To learn more about Barbara Schiffman go to http://www.BarbaraSchiffman.com.
Join Colleen and Katana as they discuss:
* The 5 Money Personalities
* The top 3 mindset secrets of millionaires.
* The #1 thing to shift your prosperity.
Katana Abbott, CFP®, is a Retirement Income Coach and Certified Social Security Claiming Specialist, founder of the Midlife Millionaire® Solution, and the host of Smart Women Talk. For over 35 years, Katana has helped baby boomers plan for retirement, including how to create lifetime income, how to optimize their Social Security benefits, launch an encore career and prepare for long-term care. She has written several books, created a financial literacy course, and is a popular speaker. Katana has been honored by NAWBO as one of Detroit’s Top 10 Businesswomen, receiving the Breakthrough Award.
To download Katana's new retirement guide, Three Smart Strategies to Maximize Your Retirement Income, visit katanaabbott.com.
Colleen Kilpatrick is a multi-talented business owner, creative collaborator and author of the transformational book, Eliminate What You Tolerate: A simple, proven way to regain focus, increase productivity, and liberate your energy for the more important things in life.
Colleen is the creator of Business Brainstorming Sessions and Toleration Elimination Virtual Parties as well as a range of other business and personal development programs. She is celebrated for her exceptional ability to break down complex concepts into practical, step-by-step solutions that can be understood and implemented with ease. With her extensive experience in marketing, business innovation, personal development and spiritual teachings, Colleen brings a unique perspective to her work with entrepreneurs inspiring them to unlock their full potential and courageously share their best gifts with the world.
To learn more about Colleen, visit https://www.facebook.com/colleen.t.kilpatrick.
Turning Frustration into Freedom and Fun in Your Work with Mike Gruley
Join Mike and Katana as they discuss:
* What to do when your business or career is running you.
* How to simplify your work through systems.
* The 6 key steps to business and career success.
Mike Gruley is a 35+ year entrepreneur who has successfully built businesses from start-up to national scale. Mike is a Certified EOS Implementer™ who works exclusively with privately owned businesses whose owners and leaders are successful and growth-oriented but frustrated. Frustrated that their success has created complexity and chaos that is slowing or stalling their growth, limiting their profits, and generally making life less fun. Having used EOS® in his own companies, Mike now assists teams with implementing a simple, proven, organizing framework that enables them to get team clarity and alignment and go from chaos to control – to running their business again, instead of it running them.
To learn more about Mike, visit eosworldwide.com/mike-gruley.
Long-Term Care Planning for Retirement
with Katana Abbott, CFP®, CSA, CSSCS & Colleen Kilpatrick
Join Colleen and Katana as they discuss:
* Why we should plan for the cost of long-term care.
* The art of balancing how much to self-fund and how much to insure.
* The 4 main types of policies and the must-have features.
Katana Abbott, CFP®, is a Retirement Income Coach and Certified Social Security Claiming Specialist, founder of the Midlife Millionaire® Solution, and the host of Smart Women Talk. For over 35 years, Katana has helped baby boomers plan for retirement, including how to create lifetime income, how to optimize their Social Security benefits, launch an encore career and prepare for long-term care. She has written several books, created a financial literacy course, and is a popular speaker. Katana has been honored by NAWBO as one of Detroit’s Top 10 Businesswomen, receiving the Breakthrough Award.
To download Katana's new retirement guide, Three Smart Strategies to Maximize Your Retirement Income, visit katanaabbott.com.
Colleen Kilpatrick is a multi-talented business owner, creative collaborator and author of the transformational book, Eliminate What You Tolerate: A simple, proven way to regain focus, increase productivity, and liberate your energy for the more important things in life. Colleen is the creator of Business Brainstorming Sessions and Toleration Elimination Virtual Parties as well as a range of other business and personal development programs. She is celebrated for her exceptional ability to break down complex concepts into practical, step-by-step solutions that can be understood and implemented with ease. With her extensive experience in marketing, business innovation, personal development and spiritual teachings, Colleen brings a unique perspective to her work with entrepreneurs inspiring them to unlock their full potential and courageously share their best gifts with the world.
To learn more about Colleen, visit https://www.facebook.com/colleen.t.kilpatrick.
Understanding Medicare with Danielle Roberts
Join Danielle and Katana as they discuss:
* How to understand the Medicare maze.
* The tools for becoming confident in your health care choices.
* The roadmap to understanding Medicare.
Danielle Kunkle Roberts is a founding partner at Boomer Benefits, a national insurance agency specializing in Medicare since 2005. She is the author of the best-selling book 10 Costly Medicare Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make and is a frequent source for major news outlets such as CNBC, FOX, Yahoo Finance, Kiplinger, and MarketWatch.Danielle has appeared on more than 200 podcasts, radio shows, and TV segments to educate the public about Medicare. Danielle serves on the NAHU Medicare Advisory Group where she advocates for Medicare beneficiaries at a national level to government organizations including CMS.
To learn more about Danielle, visit boomerbenfits.com.
Divorce Demystified with Henry Gornbein
Join Henry and Katana as they discuss:
* Making the big decision - should you or should you not divorce?
* Why pre-planning is important before you move forward with a divorce.
* How social media and computer hacking can impact a divorce.
Henry is a specialist in all areas of family law including mediation, collaborative law and arbitration. He is a former chair of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, a former President of the Michigan Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and a former chair of the Long Range Planning Committee of the National American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.Henry is the author of the Spousal Support Chapter of Michigan Family Law published by ICLE. He is the creator and host of the award winning video series Practical Law. He is also the creator and host of the video series Gracefully Greying.
To learn more about Henry, visit lipsonneilson.com.
Finding Love Again After Divorce with Renée Piane
Join Renée and Katana as they discuss:
Renée Piane, the Love Designer & Relationship Reinvention expert, is a master at connecting people and one of the top influencers in the love industry. She works with high powered executives and celebrities who are looking for their ultimate match or are going through transitions in their relationships. Her books Get Real about Love and Love Mechanics have transformed many lives. Watch for her forthcoming book, The Art of Flirting with Life: How to Make Great Connections for Love, Friendships, and Business. As the pioneer of Rapid Dating/ Networking, Renée matched thousands of people for love and business over the last thirty years. She was featured on CNN, NBC, ABC, The Today Show, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times & The New York Times.
To learn more about Renée, visit reneepiane.com.
Starting Over After Divorce at Midlife with Maryann Keith, CFP®, CIMA®
Join Maryann and Katana as they discuss:
* Why it is important to work with a financial advisor during the divorce process.
* How your financial advisor can help you transition to a new "normal."
* What to focus during this new season of your life.
Maryann Keith is a financial advisor working with single, divorced and widowed women specializing in holistic financial planning. With extensive financial planning experience in conjunction with major life events, she has many secrets to share. Based in the greater Washington, DC area, Maryann runs a virtual practice and enjoys working with clients in all parts of the country.
To learn more about Maryann, visit bedenwealth.com.
Maryann Keith is a registered representative of and offers securities and investment advisory services through MML Investors Services, LLC. Member SIPC. Beden Wealth Management is not a subsidiary or affiliate of MML Investors Services, LLC, or its affiliated companies. 8444 Westpark Drive, Tysons, VA 22102, (703) 356-9522
Live a Vibrant Life at Any Age with Dr. Anna Cabeca
Join Dr. Anna and Katana as they discuss:
· Strategies for living your best life during and after menopause.
· How to rebalance your hormones for weight loss.
· The importance of sexual health at every age.
Anna Cabeca, DO, OBGYN, FACOG, is the best-selling author of The Hormone Fix and Keto-Green 16. Dr. Anna is triple-board certified and a fellow of gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine, and anti-aging and regenerative medicine. She holds special certifications in functional medicine, sexual health, and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. She lectures frequently on these topics throughout the world to large audiences and is known nationally as The Girlfriend Doctor and is host of The Girlfriend Show.She has personally developed natural products to help women balance hormones and thrive through menopause including the highly acclaimed Julva® cream for the vulva and MightyMaca® Plus, a powerful superfood blend.
To learn more about Dr. Anna, visit dranna.com.
Become Empowered in Your Health Care Choices with Susan Salenger
Join Susan and Katana as they discuss:
* Tips for managing your health.
* Ways to become better informed about your health.
* How to become your own healthcare advocate.
Susan Salenger is the author and researcher behind Sidelined, How Women Manage & Mismanage Their Health. Sidelined examines the many ways in which some women manage and sometimes mismanage their healthcare. (Release date, April, 2022)
Susan explores how women, typically the medical gatekeepers for their families, tend to be extremely conscientious about taking care of themselves, yet at the same time inadvertently undermine their own care. They often hesitate to call the doctor when they don’t feel well and worry that their doctor visit will take time away from their families or work. They may hesitate to ask doctors the necessary questions and don’t always comply with the doctor’s instructions. Her research reveals how conflicted many women are about the medical decisions they ultimately make.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Susan attended UCLA to study English. After graduation, she worked alongside her husband Fred for 25 years at their production company, Salenger Films, which produced corporate training and development films distributed worldwide. Today, at age 80, Susan lives in Northern California to be near her incredible family which includes her two daughters, four grandchildren, a cat named Max and a dog named JD (Salenger). When she is not speaking about her book or spending time with family and friends, you will find Susan power lifting to stay in shape.
To learn more about Susan, visit susansalenger.com.
Yes, You Can Have Fun Decluttering with Chantal Rouleau
Join Chantal and Katana as they discuss:
* Where and how to start the decluttering process.
* The ways our emotions play an important role in the decluttering process and how to handle them.
* Strategies to help overcome the sense of overwhelm and frustration while decluttering.
Family time was everything when Chantal Rouleau was growing up with a typically French-Canadian family in Montreal, Quebec. Due to life circumstances, Chantal had to move often. Chantal attended nine different schools by the end of high school, so from an early age, she had to learn not to get too attached to her things. Because her family moved so many times, it was just easier to have less. Although she loves beautiful things, those experiences made her realize at a very young age that things don’t make you happy, PEOPLE do!
Learn more about Chantal on her Facebook page - Chantal.Rouleau
Eliminate What You Tolerate with Colleen Kilpatrick
Join Colleen and Katana as they discuss:
* What tolerations are and the negative consequences of putting-up with things that are not aligned with your values.
* How to quickly identify what you're tolerating and create a plan of action.
* Ways to get inspired by the success stories of others who are choosing to live a toleration-free life.
Colleen Kilpatrick is a multi-talented business owner, creative collaborator and author of the transformational book, “Eliminate What You Tolerate: A simple, proven way to regain focus, increase productivity, and liberate your energy for the more important things in life.” Colleen is the creator of Business Brainstorming Sessions and Toleration Elimination Virtual Parties as well as a range of other business and personal development programs. She is celebrated for her exceptional ability to break down complex concepts into practical, step-by-step solutions that can be understood and implemented with ease. With her extensive experience in marketing, business innovation, personal development and spiritual teachings, Colleen brings a unique perspective to her work with entrepreneurs inspiring them to unlock their full potential and courageously share their best gifts with the world.
To learn more about Colleen, visit https://www.facebook.com/colleen.t.kilpatrick.
How to Retire and Never Run Out of Money with Kregg Walisiak
Join Kregg and Katana as they discuss:
* How to optimize your Social Security benefits and maximize your legacy.
* Strategies to create additional income streams that will never be outlived.
* Ways to preserve and grow your wealth without keeping it in harm’s way.
Kregg Walisiak is a seasoned Retirement Income Consultant with over 15 years of experience in the safe money industry. Kregg provides retirement income solutions to take the guesswork out of the equation so his clients can retire with confidence knowing their retirement income goals, as well as their legacy, will become a reality.
To learn more about Kregg, visit https://capitalindemnitygroup.com/
NOTE: This discussion is intended to provide general information. Please consult your financial professional for guidance on your unique situation before implementing any of the ideas presented.
4 Smart Strategies to Creating Retirement Income with Katana Abbott, CFP®& Colleen Kilpatrick
Join Colleen and Katana as they discuss:
Katana Abbott, CFP®, is a Retirement Income Coach and Certified Social Security Claiming Specialist, founder of the Midlife Millionaire® Solution, and the host of Smart Women Talk. For over 35 years, Katana has helped baby boomers plan for retirement, including how to create lifetime income, how to optimize their Social Security benefits, launch an encore career and prepare for long-term care. She has written several books, created a financial literacy course, and is a popular speaker. Katana has been honored by NAWBO as one of Detroit’s Top 10 Businesswomen, receiving the Breakthrough Award.
To download Katana's new retirement guide, Three Smart Strategies to Maximize Your Retirement Income, visit katanaabbott.com.
Colleen Kilpatrick is a multi-talented business owner, creative collaborator and author of the transformational book, “Eliminate What You Tolerate: A simple, proven way to regain focus, increase productivity, and liberate your energy for the more important things in life.” Colleen is the creator of Business Brainstorming Sessions and Toleration Elimination Virtual Parties as well as a range of other business and personal development programs. She is celebrated for her exceptional ability to break down complex concepts into practical, step-by-step solutions that can be understood and implemented with ease. With her extensive experience in marketing, business innovation, personal development and spiritual teachings, Colleen brings a unique perspective to her work with entrepreneurs inspiring them to unlock their full potential and courageously share their best gifts with the world.
To learn more about Colleen, visit https://www.facebook.com/colleen.t.kilpatrick.
Regenerative Farming is the Future with Dr. Amy Sapola
Join Amy and Katana as they discuss:
* What is regenerative farming and why it is important to both the environment and our health.
* Why eating the rainbow is more important than a singular "superfood.”
* Simple tips for reducing wasted food.
Dr. Amy Sapola is passionate about helping people achieve radiant health through reconnecting with their own intuition, nature, and deep nourishment as well as working on public health issues related to the social determinants of health, soil health, and planetary health.
Dr. Sapola is a Certified Wellness Coach, Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP) and Doctor of Pharmacy with a B.S. in Nutrition. She has also completed a 2-year fellowship with honors in Integrative Medicine from the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM). Dr. Sapola is the Director of Farmacy at The Chef’s Garden. Farmacy at the Chef’s Garden is about building a greater understanding of how your health is impacted by the regenerative agriculture principles we practice here at The Chef's Garden. She works to help guide consumers toward a mindful relationship with food by connecting the benefits of healthy soil, to healthy plants, and ultimately, to healthy people.
As a mother of two young children, master gardener, passionate cook, and long-time yogi, Dr. Sapola has an integrative approach to health and wellness both personally and professionally.
To learn more about Amy, visit www.farmerjonesfarm.com.
Healing the Planet and People from the Roots Up with Nadine Clopton
Join Nadine and Katana as they discuss:
* The importance of regenerative organic agriculture.
* How human health is interconnected with soil health.
* How we have arrived at the climate crisis, and how we can collectively reimagine a more hopeful path forward.
Nadine Clopton is committed to co-creating a world that places compassion, communities, and ecosystems at the root of positive change.
She holds a Masters in Environmental Policy Design from Lehigh University where she was a Presidential Scholar. In her undergraduate studies, she studied Health, Medicine, & Society (Public Health) and Political Science with minors in Sustainable Development and Environmental Studies.
As a Program Manager at Rodale Institute, she runs the Regenerative Healthcare program. Through leading edge events and education, Regenerative Healthcare seeks to educate the healthcare community about food as medicine and human health’s inextricable links to soil health. She also manages the Grow Clean Water program, which explores the link between watershed health and how we farm—with a specific focus on how supporting regenerative organic agriculture keeps harmful chemicals out of our watershed and off of our plates.
Outside of Rodale Institute, Nadine serves as the President of the Global NGO Executive Committee (GNEC) and as an NGO Representative to the United Nations. In her work with GNEC, she works to amplify civil society voices and advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Nadine is also the Founder of Conscious Consulting, LLC, rooting individual & organizational change in self-inquiry, purpose, & embodiment through workshops and coaching.
To learn more about Rodale Institute , visit rodaleinstitute.org.
Free Resources Mentioned During the Podcast:
Regenerative Healthcare Conference: Virtual Recordings (over 13 hours of educational content)
Rodale Institute Soil Carbon Solution White Paper
Rodale Institute Power of the Plate White Paper
Rodale Institute Farming Systems Trial 40 Year Report
Take Charge of Your Life! with Dr. Arin Reeves
Join Arin and Katana as they discuss:
* How to identify life drainers that perpetuate energy depletion cycles.
* Burnout and the misunderstood stress gap between women and men in the workplace.
* Self-care isn’t going to fix it—why often “prescribed” stress relief strategies for women often cause more stress.
A leading researcher, author, and advisor in the fields of leadership and inclusion, Dr. Arin Reeves studied business at DePaul University’s College of Commerce, attended law school at University of Southern California, and received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Northwestern University. Arin is a best-selling author of four books - In Charge (2022), Smarter Than A Lie (2019), One Size Never Fits All (2014), and The Next IQ (2012).
Arin has designed and led several comprehensive research projects on leadership and inclusion in various topics related to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Before Nextions, Arin practiced law for several years and served as an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University where she taught classes on law and society.
To learn more about Arin, visit arinreeves.com.
The Women of Tomorrow with Jill Harris and Michelle Fanroy
Listen as Jill, Michelle, and Katana discuss:
The role mentors play in empowering the women of tomorrow.
* The best advice to give when mentoring young women.
Jill Harris has dedicated her life to improving education. Working as an intervention specialist with a teaching certification, she has designed and implemented programs for children at risk of failing school. Collaborating with teachers, parents and administrators, Jill utilized her educational resources and evidence-based research to develop and recommend effective interventions.
Prior to working in education, Jill worked with many national television stations as a liaison to local advertisers. Her first love was media which ironically led to a career in education after dedicating time to local charities during her program management position at WKBD-TV. She witnessed the urgent need of support for youth in education and felt compelled to commit herself to understanding child development and how it affects learning and behavior. Jill’s experience in media management as well as her dedicated commitment in implementing programs to help at-risk students make her the perfect candidate in a leadership position as Executive Director of the Metro-Detroit Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program.
To learn more about Women of Tomorrow, visit womenoftomorrow.org.
Michelle Fanroy is President and Founder of Access One Consulting, a consulting firm that designs, implements, and manages national and global strategic corporate mentoring programs. Her passion for mentoring aligns with the Women of Tomorrow organization's goals in helping prepare young women for the real world and long-term success.
To learn more about Michelle, visit accessoneconsulting.com.
What's Making Our Children Sick? with Dr. Michelle Perro
Listen as Dr. Perro and Katana discuss:
Dr. Michelle Perro is a veteran pediatrician with over forty years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. Twenty years ago, Dr. Perro transformed her clinical practice to include pesticide and health advocacy. She has directed and worked as attending physician from New York’s Metropolitan Hospital to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, Oakland. Dr. Perro has managed her own business, Down to Earth Pediatrics, creating a new field of integrative urgent care medicine.
Dr. Perro has co-authored the highly acclaimed book, “What’s Making our Children Sick” and is Executive Director of a non-profit scientific-based website, GMO Science (https://www.gmoscience.org). She has authored many publications and has written for the journal, “The Townsend Letter.”
She has recently launched the website Regeneration Health International, focusing on educating food as medicine bridging the divide to regenerative farming.
Dr. Perro is presently working on her second book, "Making our Children Well."
To learn more about Dr. Perro, visit www.drmichelleperro.com.
How to Restart Your Travel Life ... Even When Single! with Phyllis Stoller
Join Phyllis and Katana as they discuss:
* The top places to travel … even if you’re a single woman.
* Why traveling as a solo woman isn’t unusual anymore.
* Packing strategies and how to deal with airline issues.
Phyllis Stoller is a pioneer in travel for women and an expert in boomer women travelers. A graduate of Tufts University, Phyllis studied and lived abroad for many years. She was an international banker prior to founding her tour company for women. The focus of her company, The Women’s Travel Group is taking personal care of the solo woman traveler with engaging itineraries and speakers. Phyllis has appeared on CNN, The Today Show, Lifetime, in much print, TV and radio. She speaks at major travel events and to private groups and was awarded The A-List Travel Agent for women’s travel by Travel& Leisure. Phyllis was also named One of the Most Influential Women in Group Travel by Group Travel Magazine, a top Woman in Travel by Women in Travel and Tourism International and more. She writes a blog that has received many awards.
To learn more about Phyllis, visit thewomenstravelgroup.com.
Smart Women Talk listeners save $50 with code SWEP when they book a 2023 trip through The Women's Travel Group.
The Benefits of Moving to Spain and How to Make It Happen! with Amalia Del Riego
Join Amalia and Katana as they discuss:
· What makes Spain a desirous country to move to, whether one is still working or in retirement.
· Insight on the various areas/regions of Spain to consider for living.
· Resources for making the move to Spain a reality.
Originally from Colorado, Amalia loves living in Denia, Spain and sharing about her travels. Her idea of a great time is ‘eating and drinking’ her way around a new place and meeting the people. As a certified Travel Consultant and Travel Writer, she specializes in custom travel planning for trips throughout Europe, as well as scouting trips for moving to Spain.
To learn more about Amalia, visit www.movetotraveling.com
Listeners receive 10% off a custom travel plan services with code SWTTravel10
Get to Your Healthiest Weight Intuitively with Beth Basham, MD, RD, LD
Join Beth and Katana as they discuss:
• Why ditching Keto, intermittent fasting, and other popular diets is the only way to sustainable weight loss.
• How reprogramming your relationship with food and body changes everything.
• Why eating without restriction helps you feel body freedom.
Beth Basham, MS, RD, LD is a Food Freedom Coach and Registered Dietitian with over 15 years of experience helping women achieve long-lasting success with their health goals and peace within their bodies.
To learn more about Beth, visit www.bethbasham.com
Your 7 Emotional Clutter Magnets with Tracy McCubbin
Join us as Tracy and Katana discuss:
- The upstream cause of clutter and how to fix it.
- How your shopping habits contribute to your clutter ... and those you shop for.
- Stuff won't fix you; learn what WILL.
Tracy McCubbin is the owner of dClutterfly, Los Angeles’s #1 Home Organization company, as well as the author of Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You’ll Ever Need and the newly released Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want. She is a regularly featured expert in major media, including the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, goop, Home & Family, Real Simple, mindbodygreen, NBC, The Doctors, and more.
When not “d’Cluttering,” she is the proud co-executive director of OneKid, OneWorld, a nonprofit that is building a strong educational foundation for children in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and Central America.
To learn more about Tracy, visit tracymccubbin.com.
To learn more about OneKid, OneWorld, visit onekidoneworld.org.
Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones with Proper Estate Planning with Danielle Mayoras, JD
Join Danielle and Katana as they discuss:
- The type of estate planning you need to have in place.
- What you need to know for the holidays and your end-of-the year legal planning.
- How to have the estate planning conversation and motivate your loved ones to create a proper estate plan.
Danielle Mayoras is a nationally known attorney, author, and on-camera media expert. She is a shareholder in BRMM Law where she practices in estate, elder law, and special needs planning. In addition to her legal practice, Danielle authored the best-selling book--Trial & Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights!-- and has been a regular contributor for Forbes as well as presented on a variety of legal topics around the country for audiences ranging from financial advisors and attorneys to social workers and nonprofits. She has served as a legal expert for hundreds of publications and TV shows including, CNN, NBC Nightly News, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, ABC News, the Rachael Ray Show, Access Hollywood, and FOX, PBS and NBC affiliates.
To learn more about Danielle, visit brmmlaw.com or danielleandandy.com.
Financial Steps to Take Before the End of 2022 with Wayne Titus, CPA/PFS, AIFA®
Join Wayne and Katana as they discuss:
- Income planning to take advantage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act's reduced tax rates .
- How to make sure you have withheld enough taxes this year.
- Deduction planning to help you avoid a higher tax bracket.
Wayne Titus has been involved in the financial services industry since 1991. He served as the founding partner of AMDG Financial and AMDG Tax & Accounting from 2002 until it joined with Savant in 2021. He is a Certified Public Accountant and earned the Personal Financial Specialist credential, and he is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst® (AIFA®). He is past chair and member of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants’ Financial Literacy Task Force.
To learn more about Wayne, visit www.savantwealth.com.
NOTE: This discussion is intended to provide general information. Please consult your financial professional for guidance on your unique situation before implementing any of the ideas presented. Savant Wealth is a registered investment advisor with the SEC. Visit www.savantwealth.com for more information about the firm.
The Most Powerful YOU! with Kathy Caprino
Join us as Kathy and Katana discuss:
- Why women need more bravery and power to make the difference they long to make.
- The 7 most damaging power gaps that prevent women from thriving at work and what contributes to how they were formed.
- The first step to take if you want to make more of an impact today, and leverage your talents in more fulfilling, rewarding and successful ways.
Kathy Caprino, M.A. is an internationally recognized career and leadership coach, writer, speaker and educator dedicated to the advancement of women in business. A former corporate Vice President, she is also a trained marriage and family therapist, seasoned executive coach, Senior Forbes contributor, top media source and the author of Breakdown, Breakthrough and The Most Powerful You:7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss (HarperCollins Leadership, July 28, 2020). With her Finding Brave podcast and other key resources and services, Kathy’s core mission is to support a “finding brave” global movement that inspires and empowers women to close their power gaps, create more impact and make the difference they long to in the world.
To learn more about Kathy, visit KathyCaprino.com.
Wake Up, Your Life is Calling with Mike Jaffe
Join Mike and Katana as they discuss:
Mike Jaffe is president and founder of SAVIA Leadership, a global leadership development firm that unlocks the potential of individuals and teams through conscious communication, experiential learning and transformational conversations. He approaches every relationship as a trusted partner and is committed to building a culture of leadership in organizations.
Also a nationally-recognized speaker, executive coach and best-selling author, Mike has appeared as a featured expert on CNN and Fox News, and has been published and quoted in the Wall Street Journal, MSN, CNBC, US News & World Report, Crain’s NY Business, Entrepreneur Magazine Radio and other national and regional media outlets.
Prior to founding his company, Mike’s career experience includes business consulting, strategic planning, new product development, and client retention and loyalty for major global players.
To learn more about Mike, visit humanwakeupcall.com.
How to Get Clarity for the Next Level with Debbie Peterson
Debbie Peterson runs a speaking and coaching business to help her audiences and clients leverage the power of the mind to create the next level in their business and life! Debbie travels the country, and as a result of her presentations, her audiences and clients have shared that they experience more clarity of direction to stay true to who they are as they move forward. As a result, they leave with an increased focus for clearer, consistent action; and create more momentum, keeping them motivated and achieving the next level of success on their terms.
She is the host of the Getting to Clarity Podcast, sharing tips, tools, and techniques for busy leaders wanting to create MORE Success with Less Sacrifice in their life.
She is the creator of The Clarity Community, a leadership community supporting professionals to the next level of leadership and life without sacrificing who they are.
Debbie is also an author with her book Clarity: How Smart Professionals Create Career Success on Their Terms.
To learn more about Debbie, visit DebbiePetersonSpeaks.com.
You've Set the Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal. Now What? with Katana Abbott, CFP® and Colleen Kilpatrick
Join Colleen and Katana as they discuss:
Katana Abbott, CFP®, is a Midlife Millionaire® Coach, founder of the Smart Women Companies, and the host Smart Women Talk Radio with over a million subscribers. For over 30 years, Katana has shown women how to take charge of their life and finances and believes it’s never too early to plan for expected and unexpected events like retirement, encore careers, moving abroad, or preparing for long-term care. She has written several books, created a financial literacy course, and is a popular speaker. Katana has been honored by NAWBO as one of Detroit’s Top 10 Business Women, receiving the Breakthrough Award.
To learn more about Katana, visit katanaabbott.com.
Colleen Kilpatrick is a speaker, creative collaborator, and the owner/host of the Red Maple Retreat, a vacation rental in Milford, MI. In her work with other entrepreneurs, Colleen draws upon her unique and varied background in marketing, business innovation, personal development and spiritual teachings to inspire people to bring their best gifts to the world. The creator of Business Brainstorming Sessions and numerous business and personal development programs and events, Colleen is known for her ability to turn complex concepts into simple, step-by-step solutions that can be understood and implemented with ease. For her 3rd Act, Colleen has joined forces with an international financial training academy to empower and enrich the lives of millions of people by teaching them the new rules of money.
To learn more about Colleen's Red Maple Retreat, visit www.facebook.com/redmapleretreat.
Live Your Best Life with Pat Mussieux
Join Pat and Katana as they discuss:
Pat Mussieux is an internationally acclaimed speaker, award-winning business coach, former Radio and TV host, and author. Pat has won the STEVIE Award for Female Executive of the Year and Female Entrepreneur of the Year in Canada 4x!! Having transformed her life at age 57 and again at 68 has been a direct result of her expertise in the areas of mindset, marketing, and money. She is on a mission to help professionals get a grip on their health, wealth, and happiness. Pat is helping women to pivot and be proactive these days to create residual and leveraged income, so they can create the life of their dreams. Her mantra is it’s never too late and you’re never too old!
To learn more about Pat, visit www.patmussieux.com.
The 3 Keys to Living Your True Power with Debra Poneman
Join Debra and Katana as they discuss:
- What is preventing you from living your power.
- Why women tend to compromise themselves more than men.
- The steps you can take beginning today to live the life you are meant to live.
For over four decades, Debra Poneman, bestselling author and founder of Yes to Success Seminars, has shared her system, used by hundreds of thousands around the world to live lives of not only success and abundance, but true happiness and profound self-love. Debra's clients have used her formula to become mega-successful entrepreneurs, renowned transformational leaders, NY Times bestselling authors, impactful world-changers, millionaires, billionaires—even household names. Yet Debra feels her greatest accomplishment is not just that she has helped so many live their dreams but has helped them know how glorious they really are and how they can most powerfully contribute to a world that works for everyone.
To learn more about Debra, visit www.yestosuccess.com.
Clear Vision Naturally with Claudia Muehlenweg
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Claudia Muehlenweg is the founder of Holistic Vision, LLC and the creator of the Naturally Clear Vision Method. Claudia always hated wearing glasses, so she made it her mission to help others see clearly naturally … just as she has done. Claudia is a sought-after international speaker and workshop leader. She focuses on finding the root cause of her clients’ blurry vision rather than using symptomatic treatments such as glasses, contacts or surgery that can actually make their eyesight worse in the long term.
To learn more about Claudia, visit myholisticvision.com.
Natural Beauty with Nadine Artemis
Join Nadine and Katana as they discuss:
- Ways to safely enjoy botanicals in your beauty ritual.
- How the sun is beneficial for the skin and what sunscreen does to the body.
- The importance of using pure plant extracts as holistic body care.
Nadine Artemis is an author, aromacologist and green beauty-botanical formulator for over 25 years. She has pioneered the beyond organic luxury skincare and wellness brand, Living Libations. Nadine is the author of two books including Renegade Beauty and Holistic Dental Care.
To learn more about Nadine, visit livinglibations.com.
Staying Confident During Turbulent Market Cycles with Linda P. Jones
Join Linda and Katana as they discuss:
- How to handle market volatility with confidence.
- Why women are great investors.
- The joy of investing.
Linda P. Jones shares wealth building secrets, tips, and knowledge that made her $2 million at age 39. She teaches that financial freedom is about making the right choices and investing well and believes anyone can become wealthy, no matter how much or how little money they are starting with.
Her first book, You’re Already a Wealth Heiress, Now Think and Act Like One: 6 Practical Steps to Make It a Reality Now! is on the list of “All Time Best Wealth Books” by Book Authority, her latest book, 3 Steps to Quantum Wealth: The Wealth Heiress’ Guide to Financial Freedom by Investing in Cryptocurrency is a #1 International Best Seller, and and her award-winning podcast, Be Wealthy & Smart, is listened to in over 130 countries and has over 7 million downloads.
To learn more about Linda, visit lindapjones.com.
4 Smart Strategies to Creating Retirement Income with Katana Abbott, CFP®& Colleen Kilpatrick
Join Colleen and Katana as they discuss:
Katana Abbott, CFP®, is a Midlife Millionaire® Coach, founder of the Smart Women Companies, and the host Smart Women Talk Radio with over a million subscribers. For over 30 years, Katana has shown women how to take charge of their life and finances and believes it’s never too early to plan for expected and unexpected events like retirement, encore careers, moving abroad, or preparing for long-term care. She has written several books, created a financial literacy course, and is a popular speaker. Katana has been honored by NAWBO as one of Detroit’s Top 10 Business Women, receiving the Breakthrough Award.
To learn more about Katana, visit katanaabbott.com.
Colleen Kilpatrick is a speaker, creative collaborator and the owner/host of the Red Maple Retreat, a vacation rental in Milford, MI. In her work with other entrepreneurs, Colleen draws upon her unique and varied background in marketing, business innovation, personal development and spiritual teachings to inspire people to bring their best gifts to the world. The creator of Business Brainstorming Sessions and numerous business and personal development programs and events, Colleen is known for her ability to turn complex concepts into simple, step-by-step solutions that can be understood and implemented with ease. For her 3rd Act, Colleen has joined forces with an international financial training academy to empower and enrich the lives of millions of people by teaching them the new rules of money.
To learn more about Colleen's Red Maple Retreat, visit https://www.facebook.com/redmapleretreat.
An Alternative Approach to Healing with Gerarda Pizzarello
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Gerarda Pizzarello is a graduate of Rutgers University, Douglass College with dual B.A. degrees, in English and Sociology. She is also an alumni of the Juilliard School, NYC, where she studied theatrical painting and stagecraft. She spent her early career working on operas, plays and independent films in the NY, NJ and Washington, DC areas. Her film career began by working with Director John Sayles on his 1996 film Lone Star. As a member of United Scenic Artists, her professional career spanned across Broadway, opera at the Metropolitan Opera, network television and feature films. After more than a decade in show business, she turned her attention to work in the private sector and joined the team at Inferential Focus in 2010.
Healthy Bones for Life with Margie Bissinger
Join Margie and Katana as they discuss:
Margie Bissinger is a physical therapist, integrative health coach, happiness trainer, and author. She oversees all the osteoporosis initiatives in the state of New Jersey.
Margie teaches an online program to give people the tools to naturally achieve optimal bone health. She is the host of the Happy Bones, Happy Life Podcast. Margie created The Happy Me, Happy Life online program to help people increase their happiness level, energy, and overall health. She has been featured in the New York Times, Menopause Management, OB GYN News and has contributed to numerous health and fitness books.
To learn more about Margie, visit margiebissinger.com.
The Autoimmune Solution with Dr. Tom O'Bryan
Join Dr. Tom and Katana as they discuss:
- The 5 pillars in the development of chronic inflammatory diseases.
- What exactly autoimmune disease is and why you NEED to know.
- How to recognize the role genetic and environmental triggers play in autoimmune and other diseases.
Dr. Tom O’Bryan is a recognized world expert on gluten and its impact on health. He is an internationally recognized and sought-after speaker and workshop leader specializing in the complications of Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity, Celiac Disease, and the development of Autoimmune Diseases, as they occur inside and outside of the intestines for the past 40 years.
To learn more about Dr. Tom, visit thedr.com.
Think Globally, Act Locally with Sandy Baruah
Join Sandy and Katana as they discuss:
- What Detroit is doing to fight climate change.
- How General Motors is leading the charge in electric vehicles.
- And some challenges we are facing to make it happen.
The Honorable Sandy K. Baruah is president and CEO of the Detroit Regional Chamber, the third largest chamber of commerce in the nation. He served President George W. Bush as administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. He is a frequent commentator on local and national media regarding political developments, automotive industry matters, and Detroit and Michigan issues. Sandy and Lisa Baruah have one son, live in a household run by the family pets, and previously lived in Portland, Oregon and Washington, D.C.
The Importance of Soil with Brittany Multer
Join Brittany and Katana as they discuss:
- Why soil is important to life.
- Current land management practice that is degrading soil at an unsustainable level.
- Strategies that can be taken to improve soil health.
Brittany Multer received her bachelor's degree in civil engineering from The University of Kansas in 2018. After graduation, she worked at an engineering consulting firm in San Francisco as a civil engineer for 3 years. Brittany is currently pursuing her master's degree at The Ohio State University in the School of Environment and Natural Resources specializing in soil science. Her research focuses on concrete weathering in soil and its potential to sequester atmospheric carbon.
Join Anne Doyle and Katana Abbott as they discuss:
- The impact of the U.S. Women's Soccer victory for equal pay and the fight for equality in other sports.
- Ukrainian women on the front lines.
- The International Women's Forum this May and in 2023.
Anne Doyle is a Hall of Fame journalist, business executive, author of POWERING UP: How America's Women Achievers Become Leaders; host of the POWER UP WOMEN podcast, a global speaker, and a member of the Global Board of the International Women's Forum. She has been on the front lines of progress for nearly five decades and a passionate supporter of the importance of women helping to lift other girls and women. Her mantra, "Every woman for herself is a losing strategy."
To learn more about Anne, visit www.annedoyleleadership.com
Join Katana Abbott, CFP® as she shares:
Katana Abbott is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and Certified Senior Advisor who began her financial planning career in 1987 with Ameriprise Financial Services. Because of her personal experiences with financial abuse, death, disability, divorce, and caregiving, she teaches women how to take charge of their finances, create wealth and prepare for expected and unexpected life events. Katana is an inspirational speaker, author and the host of Smart Women Talk with over a million subscribers. She is the founder of the Designated Caregiver® program and the Smart Women Companies. She has been married to DSO French hornist, Mark Abbott, for over 30 years and they have two daughters.
To learn more and connect with Katana, visit her at www.KatanaAbbott.com
Join Bobette and Katana as they discuss:
Bobette Schrandt has served as President & CEO of LACASA Center since 2008. LACASA, which is based in Livingston County, Michigan, provides critical services for victims and survivors of child abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault. Under Schrandt’s leadership, this independent nonprofit organization has grown in breadth and scope to provide more than 30 programs and services that help victims recover from trauma and rebuild their lives. Throughout her four-decade career, Schrandt has served in numerous leadership positions at nonprofit agencies in Southeastern Michigan—all with a focus on empowering women, children and families. She earned her Master’s degree in Social Work from Wayne State University and her Bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University.
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Join Smart Women Talk host, Katana Abbott, as she shares how women become empowered.
Katana Abbott, CFP®, is a Midlife Millionaire® Coach, founder of the Smart Women Companies, and the host Smart Women Talk with over a million subscribers. For over 30 years, Katana has shown women how to take charge of their life and finances and believes it’s never too early to plan for expected and unexpected events like retirement, encore careers, moving abroad, or preparing for long-term care. She has written several books, created a financial literacy course, and is a popular speaker. Katana has been honored by NAWBO as one of Detroit’s Top 10 Business Women, receiving the Breakthrough Award. To download her new retirement guide, Three Smart Strategies for a Midlife Millionaire® Lifestyle. visit www.katanaabbott.com
Ageless Aging with Ronnie Newman
Join Ronnie and Katana as they discuss:
•The six pillars that promote lifelong health and vitality of mind, body, and spirit.
•What ages our brains and bodies.
•Cutting edge science that shows it IS possible to reverse aging.
Professor Ronnie Newman is an award-winning Harvard trained researcher and published author in mind/body medicine and peak performance. Her team's pioneering research in the 70's shattered the existing paradigm of inevitable mental decline with aging, demonstrating that lifestyle choices like meditation could reverse mental decline and increase length and quality of life.
Ronnie has spoken at the U.N., World Bank, N.I.H. companies including Visa, Facebook, and appeared on NBC, PBS and CNN International. She’ s Director of Research and Health Promotion for Art of Living Foundation, faculty at Nova Southeastern University’s Lifelong Learning Institute and honorary faculty at SriSri University in India.
To learn more about Ronnie, go to https://yestosuccess.com/ageless/
Join Dr. Anna and Katana as they share:
•Ways to help nourish your body and spirit.
•How to embrace whole health.
•Strategies for living your better life – before, during, and after menopause.
Anna Cabeca, DO, OBGYN, FACOG, is the best-selling author of The Hormone Fix and Keto-Green 16. Dr. Anna is triple-board certified and a fellow of gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine, and anti-aging and regenerative medicine. She holds special certifications in functional medicine, sexual health, and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. She lectures frequently on these topics throughout the world to large audiences and is known nationally as The Girlfriend Doctor and is host of The Girlfriend Show. She has personally developed natural products to help women balance hormones and thrive through menopause including the highly acclaimed Julva® cream for the vulva and MightyMaca® Plus, a powerful superfood blend. She now lives in Dallas with her daughters, horses, and dogs.
Go to www.drannacabeca.com to learn more about Dr. Anna.
Website Strategy & Design From Concept to Perfection with Lena Forrey & Holly Williams
Join Lena, Holly, and Katana as they discuss:
•Simple strategies to optimize website design and functionality for higher conversion.
•The crucial role that email plays in micro-conversion.
•And how to avoid making costly business mistakes.
Lena Forrey is a website strategist and brand expert. Lena blends brand strategy, UX, marketing, and design and packages it in a user-friendly way that won’t leave you with tech overwhelm.
Holly Williams is an email conversion copywriter who helps established personal brands connect with their audience and increase their bottom-line through storytelling and high-converting sales strategies.
Let Go of Imposter Syndrome So You Can Shine in the Media Spotlight with Susan Harrow
Join Susan and Katana as they discuss:
•What it takes to be booked consistently on national media shows ... and how to make them count.
•Ways to exude executive presence while relaxing and being yourself during media appearances and more.
•How to use your content management strategy to grow your business with media appearances.
Susan Harrow is a world-renowned media coach, marketing strategist, martial artist and author of the best-selling book, Sell Yourself Without Selling Your Soul® (HarperCollins). For the past 32 years she's helped thousands of CEOs, entrepreneurs and business leaders shine on Oprah, CBS’ 60 Minutes, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Fresh Air, Marketplace, NPR, CNN, and in the New York Times, Wall St. Journal, Inc., O, Parade, People, Vogue etc.—without selling their soul. Her course The Zen of Fame: Your Genius Gone Viral™ shows people how to promote themselves with integrity and spirit. What you might not know is that she's a black belt in Aikido, and was almost sold into slavery to a Bedouin Sheik for 10 camels and a mule.
Join Marci and Katana as they discuss:
•What is the #1 block to miracles showing up in your life.
•How you can be open to the happiness, love, and miracles you want.
•The key to raising your “desirability set-point” in order to live in the miracle zone.
Marci Shimoff is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a world-renowned transformational teacher, and an expert on happiness, success, and unconditional love. Marci’s books include the runaway bestsellers, Happy for No Reason, Love for No Reason, and six titles in the phenomenally successful Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul series. Her books have sold more than 16 million copies worldwide in 33 languages, have topped all of the major bestseller lists, and have been on the New York Times bestseller list for a total of 121 weeks. Marci is one of the bestselling female nonfiction authors of all time. She is also the host of the national PBS television special called Happy for No Reason, is a featured teacher in The Secret, and is the narrator for the award-winning film Happy. Marci currently co-leads a world-wide program called Your Year of Miracles with thousands of participants from 72 countries – for living a life of miracles. Sge has inspired millions of people around the world and is dedicated to helping people live more miraculous, empowered and joy-filled lives.
To learn more about Marci, visit www.happyfornoreason.com
Join Mark and Katana as they discuss:
- How anyone can create miracles.
- The connection between food, emotions, and disease.
- The infinite field of untapped quantum potential.
Mark Mincolla Ph.D. is a Nutritional Therapist and Quantum Energy Healer who has transformed the lives of more than 60,000 people over the last 35 years. Through his innovative genius, he has integrated ancient Chinese energy healing techniques with cutting edge nutritional science in what he calls Electromagnetic Muscle Testing.
Dr. Mincolla was awarded the 2021 Divine Contribution to Humanity Award, and his new film The Way of Miracles was awarded the Best Health Awareness Film of 2021. He has authored 7 best-selling books and has appeared on Dr Oz, Better TV, and numerous national TV & radio shows.
Join Linda and Katana as they share:
• Why a tech revolution is underway.
• How to shave decades off investing time.
• Investing in Crytocurrency.
Linda Jones shares wealth building secrets, tips, and knowledge that made her $2 million at age 39. She teaches that financial freedom is about making the right choices and investing well and believes anyone can become wealthy, no matter how much or how little money they are starting with.
Her first book, You’re Already a Wealth Heiress, Now Think and Act Like One: 6 Practical Steps to Make It a Reality Now! is on the list of “All Time Best Wealth Books” by BookAuthority and her award-winning podcast, Be Wealthy & Smart, is listened to in over 130 countries and has over 7 million downloads.
To learn more about Linda, visit www.lindapjones.com
Creating Income for Your Next Act with Katana Abbott and Colleen Kilpatrick
Join Colleen and Katana as they discuss:
• How much do you need to retire?
• How to fund your next act.
• The art of manifesting.
Katana Abbott, CFP®, is a Midlife Millionaire® Coach, founder of the Smart Women Companies, and the host Smart Women Talk Radio with over a million subscribers. For over 30 years, Katana has shown women how to take charge of their life and finances and believes it’s never too early to plan for expected and unexpected events like retirement, encore careers, moving abroad, or preparing for long-term care. She has written several books, created a financial literacy course, and is a popular speaker. Katana has been honored by NAWBO as one of Detroit’s Top 10 Business Women, receiving the Breakthrough Award.
To learn more about Katana, visit www.katanaabbott.com
Colleen Kilpatrick is a speaker, creative collaborator and the owner/host of the Red Maple Retreat, a vacation rental in Milford, MI. In her work with other entrepreneurs, Colleen draws upon her unique and varied background in marketing, business innovation, personal development and spiritual teachings to inspire people to bring their best gifts to the world. The creator of Business Brainstorming Sessions and numerous business and personal development programs and events, Colleen is known for her ability to turn complex concepts into simple, step-by-step solutions that can be understood and implemented with ease. For her 3rd Act, Colleen has joined forces with an international financial training academy to empower and enrich the lives of millions of people by teaching them the new rules of money.
Join Joanna and Katana as they share:
• How your stories and your life matter - not just to you but to others.
• Why there is no better time than now to tell the story only you can write.
• Easy ways to stimulate memory and inspiration to make sure your stories are shared.
Joanna Klein MSW is an international speaker, writer and educator who knows the power of owning your personal story. At the age of 65, she was divorced three times, had no income stream, and was beginning to believe the best years were behind her. Instead of spiraling downward, she found a way to transform her life. And positivity followed: she started her own business, met the love of her life, and began to genuinely accept and believe in herself for the first time. She now shares her proven techniques and processes, helping women celebrate their stories of joy, strength, courage and resilience and leave a legacy of wisdom for future generations.
To learn more about Joanna, visit www.fromjourneytolegacy.com
Finding Courage When You’re at the Fork in the Road with Sheree Clark
Join Sheree and Katana as they discuss:
• Why courage sometimes feels hard to tap into, and what you can do to make it easier to access.
• Why doing “regrets work” can help you to move forward.
• How a coach or other professional ally can help make the process of change less daunting…and more likely!
Sheree Clark is a Midlife Courage Coach, television show host, inspiring speaker and accomplished author. Sheree has written and presented on topics ranging from finding your passion to overcoming career burnout. Her Fork in the Road coaching practice keeps her busy working with clients one-on-one and in groups on creating an authentically fulfilling life. In her personal time, Sheree and her cat Lotus work on their yoga poses.
To learn more about Sheree, visit www.fork-road.com
Join Ken and Katana as they share:
• The importance of leaving a legacy.
• What is Radical Curiosity?
• How our view on aging changes as we age.
Dr. Ken Dychtwald is a psychologist, gerontologist, and best-selling author of 18 books on aging and longevity-related issues, including What Retirees Want and Radical Curiosity.
Since 1986, Ken has been the Founder and CEO of Age Wave, a firm created to guide companies and government groups in product and service development for boomers and mature adults. His client list has included over half the Fortune 500.
To learn more about Ken, visit www.agewave.com.
Join the Phillip, Amanda, and Katana as they discuss:
The new philanthropy.
How to prepare the next generation.
Why legacy begins in the heart.
Phillip Fisher is the Founder of Mission Throttle. The firm leads culture change to accelerate the evolution of philanthropy. As a capitalist and philanthropist, he is leading sustainable strategies to connect, collaborate and deploy effective market-driven solutions to accelerate community capital, human resources and impact.
Mr. Fisher’s experiences span both for-impact and for-profit organizations. He is a community advocate for social change and is Chairman of The Fisher Group, Chair Emeritus of the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He and his wife Lauren are the parents of five incredible children and 2 grandchildren.
Amanda Fisher is an avid Detroit philanthropist and Residential Realtor at Max Broock Birmingham. Born and raised in the metro Detroit area, Amanda has an unwavering passion for helping families living in our Southeastern Michigan community.
After graduating from the University of Michigan with a specialized degree in marketing and communications, Amanda founded the public relations and event production company, Amanda Fisher Productions (AFP). AFP’s mission was to assist for-impact organizations or companies with their philanthropic goals, such as the American Cancer Society, Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation, Detroit Police Athletic League, and Gleaners Community Food Bank.
Amanda’s numerous philanthropic passions include leadership roles for organizations such as proud Board member of City Year Detroit, work with Child Safe, Starfish Family Services, and the Council of Michigan Foundations.
Amanda is a Trustee of the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation where she also serves on committees for Impact Investing, Early Childhood Development and as Chair of the Legacy Impact Area. Amanda’s growing social justice interests, as well as her growing professional success, continue to be fueled by her mission to help Detroit families succeed now and for many generations to come.
To learn more about the Fishers, visit missionthrottle.com
3 Ways to Monetize Your Non-Fiction Book…Before It’s Published with Ruth Klein
Join Ruth and Katana as they discuss:
• The #1 secret that you must have to monetize your message.
• Why your message needs three parts to make a financial impact.
• The main reason why most non-fiction books don’t have a strong message that sells.
Ruth Klein is an internationally known Brand Strategist, Best-Selling Author of 7 books, Speaker and Expert Celebrity™ Branding maven for leaders, CEOs and entrepreneurs. She has appeared in O: The Oprah Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, CNBC, FOX, CBS, ABC, NBC as well as dozens of other media. Ruth works with experts, conscious leaders and c-suite executives to help them become highly visible as thought leaders in their industry. She helps them create lucrative businesses and powerful personal brands, by honing their message and communicating it through writing books, signature speeches and purpose-driven brands. In 2019, Ruth launched her Generation Why Not® Podcast. You can subscribe on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Tune-in, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, Spreaker, and is also available on Alexa. Ruth’s clients add multi-six and seven figures to their business or company; host PBS specials; are high five-figure international speakers; receive over a hundred media pick-ups with one press release, become best-selling authors, and have even become a $500 million dollar business brand.
Why networking is NOT a lost art.
How to determine your USP (Unique Selling Proposition) *P.S. Selling is NOT a 4-letter word!
How to create your key messages, communicate your value; in other words, how to sell without selling.
Renée Ahee is a public relations and marketing professional with more than 40 years in the corporate sector and private practice. Her career has also included successful executive management of non-profit organizations.
In business since 1999, her company, In Other Words, LLC, provides public relations and marketing services to for-profit and non-profit clients like Marygrove College in Detroit, where she crafted and executed full marketing plans and told stories about the Marygrove experience in social and traditional media, through speech writing and media relations.
She co-founded the Arab American Women’s Business Council, a non-profit organization providing education, professional development and networking opportunities for Arab American business and professional women.
To learn more about Renée, visit www.inotherwords-llc.com
The Impact of Trauma on Hormones, Weight, and Happiness with Dr. Keesha Ewers
Join Dr. Keesha and Katana as they discuss:
• The impact of childhood trauma on your overall health.
• The role of hormones in creating happiness.
• Strategies for healing naturally.
Keesha Ewers is an integrative medicine expert, Doctor of Sexology, Family Practice ARNP, certified trauma informed therapist, a certified death doula, is board certified in functional medicine and Ayurvedic medicine and is the founder and medical director of the Academy for Integrative Medicine Health Coach Certification Program.
Dr. Keesha, the Mother of Functional Sexology, has been in the medical field for over 30 years. After conducting the HURT Study in 2013 (Healing Un-Resolved Trauma), she developed the HURT Model for understanding how past childhood trauma impacts adult health. This led to the creation of the You Unbroken and Healing Trauma Through the Chakra System online programs for patients to heal their own trauma and the Mystic Medicine deep immersion healing retreats she leads at her home on San Juan Island, WA.
To learn more about Dr. Keesha, visit Dr.Keesha.com
Join Dr. Bri and Katana discuss:
Why the pelvic floor is the foundation of your “inner core.”
The biggest misconception about Kegel exercises.
The secret starting place to pelvic rehabilitation and how ONE simple step can help ANYONE.
Brianne Grogan is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, women’s health and nutrition coach, YouTube influencer, podcaster, and author. Her passion is to help people heal themselves naturally via healthful nutrition and safe and effective core fitness. This holistic way of living will change your body and your life, and it’s contagious! When you eat clean and move every day, you will shine brighter…and others around you will rise to your brilliance.
To learn more about Dr. Bri, visit www.femfusionfitness.com/
Join Joumana and Katana as they discuss:
• How to stay strong during adversity.
• Finding the courage to take a "Leap of Faith."
• The importance of knowing what you stand for - Your Why.
Joumana Kayrouz is the founder and owner of the Michigan Center for Personal Injury and the Law Offices of Joumana Kayrouz PLLC. Her firm is now recognized as one of the most respected and largest personal injury law firms in Michigan. She is the only woman attorney to own a major personal-injury law firm in the state of Michigan. Joumana was born in Lebanon where she experienced the ravages of war from an early age. This awakened her acute sense of justice. Joumana served on the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) and was an honorary adviser to the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC).
Having gained the esteem of her peers, she became an Executive Board Member of the Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) and the Minority Delegate from the State of Michigan to the American Association for Justice (AAJ). In March of 2013, Joumana launched the Joumana Kayrouz Foundation with a $50,000 starting endowment that provided health and medical assistance to individuals in need in Lebanon. Since then, the Foundation has taken on numerous projects in the United States as well as in Lebanon. In 2014, Kayrouz served as the official Sponsor of the St Jude Children’s Research hospital’s 50th anniversary with a $50,000.00 donation. In 2018, Joumana Kayrouz was named “Top Lawyer of the Year for 2019” in a survey of more than 18,000 Michigan lawyers.
To learn more about Joumana, visit www.yourrights.com.
Join Sandy and Katana discuss:
A simple strategy to attract abundance.
Three tips to guarantee success.
How to break through your money blocks.
Sandy Forster is an International Speaker, Bestselling Author and Multi-Award-Winning Entrepreneur. She’s transformed her life from welfare to millionaire, been featured alongside Nicole Kidman in ‘Oprah’s Aussie Secret’ and is recognized as one of the world’s leading Money Mindset Coaches; helping women in over 108 countries attract abundance and create a life that they are truly passionate about.
To learn more about Sandy, visit www.wildlywealthy.com.
Join Pamela and Katana discuss:
• Strategies for finding your purpose.
• Why it is important to listen to your heart.
• How the twists and turns along the journey can lead you to success and joy.
Twenty years ago, Pamela Good took the Joy Road highway exit to a struggling school in Detroit, delivering coats to kids who needed them. That trip turned into a revelation that the children needed much more than coats. This led her to cofound Beyond Basics to provide intensive one-on-one reading tutoring and literacy enrichment programs for students in Detroit. Their program achieves academic grade level movement in an average of six weeks. Beyond Basics’ proven methods unlock the miracle and power of reading and open a whole new world and future to those who need it most.
To learn more about Pamela, visit www.beyondbasics.org
Join Rhonda and Katana as they discuss:
• Why fear is the number one reason why anyone is stopped from doing anything.
• Strategies to master fear.
• What it means to live fearlessly.
Rhonda Britten –Emmy Award-winner, Repeat Oprah guest, Master Coach –has changed lives in over 600 episodes of reality television, is the author of four bestsellers including her seminal work, “Fearless Living,” and is the Founder of the Fearless Living Institute, home of the Ivy League of Life Coaching Training. Named “America’s Favorite Life Coach,” she brings the neuroscience of fear down to earth giving you a path out of “not being good enough” using the “Wheels” technology she developed that saved her own life.
To learn more about Rhonda, visit www.fearlessliving.org.
Join Debra and Katana discuss:
• What is preventing you from living your power.
• Why women tend to compromise themselves more than men.
• The steps you can take beginning today to live the life you are meant to live.
For over four decades, Debra Poneman, bestselling author and founder of Yes to Success Seminars, has shared her system, used by hundreds of thousands around the world to live lives of not only success and abundance, but true happiness and profound self-love. Debra's clients have used her formula to become mega-successful entrepreneurs, renowned transformational leaders, NY Times bestselling authors, impactful world-changers, millionaires, billionaires—even household names. Yet Debra feels her greatest accomplishment is not just that she has helped so many live their dreams but has helped them know how glorious they really are and how they can most powerfully contribute to a world that works for everyone.
To learn more about Debra, visit www.yestosuccess.com
Join Renée and Katana as they discuss:
• The rituals to switch gears to get in sync with your partner and family in order to have deeper love.
• The powerful influence of your tone of voice & body language.
• How to align the “parts” of you that may be sabotaging your success & your LOVE life!
Renée Piane, the Love Designer & Relationship Reinvention expert, is a master at connecting people and one of the top influencers in the love industry. She works with high powered executives and celebrities who are looking for their ultimate match or are going through transitions in their relationships. Her books Get Real about Love and Love Mechanics have transformed many lives. As the pioneer of Rapid Dating/Networking, Renée matched thousands of people for love and business over the last thirty years. She was featured on CNN, NBC, ABC, The Today Show, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times & The New York Times.
To learn more about Renée, visit www.ReneePiane.com.
How to Eliminate Beliefs That Prevent You from Loving Yourself with Shelly Lefkoe
Join Shelly and Katana discuss:
• Why beliefs block change.
• The unlearning principle: The reason anything we learn doesn't have to last forever.
• How to unlearn a belief in 30 minutes.
Shelly Lefkoe is co-founder and President of the Lefkoe Institute, and the founder and Parenting the Lefkoeway. She has personally worked with thousands of individuals from around the world. Using The Lefkoe Method she has helped these people eliminate issues as serious as eating disorders, phobias and depression as well as everyday problems like procrastination, shyness, fear of public speaking and the inability to form healthy relationships. Shelly is a speaker, workshop leader, and author of Parenting the Lefkoe Way.
To learn more about Shelly, visit www.mortylefkoe.com.
Join Christy and Katana as they discuss:
- What the Principle of Alignment is, how to do it, and why it is important.
- The 5 common obstacles that stop you from manifesting your desires – and the secret to overcoming them all.
- What energy mastery has to do with manifesting physical things.
Christy Whitman is a Transformational Leader, Celebrity Coach and Law of Attraction expert, as well as the two-time New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Having It All and Taming Your Alpha Bitch. She is also the author of the international bestseller Quantum Success. Her forthcoming book The Desire Factor will be released April 21, 2021. Christy has appeared on the news, The Today Show, The Morning Show, Ted X, and The Hallmark Channel and her work has been featured in the media in various publications. She’s been featured in Goalcast, People Magazine, Seventeen, Woman’s Day, Hollywood Life, and Teen Vogue, to name a few.
To learn more about Christy, visit www.happyfornoreason.com.
Join Beth and Katana discuss:
• Why ditching Keto, intermittent fasting, and other popular diets is the only way to sustainable weight loss.
• How reprogramming your relationship with food and body changes everything.
• Why eating without restriction helps you feel body freedom.
Beth Basham, MS, RD, LD is a Food Freedom Coach and Registered Dietitian with over 15 years of experience helping women achieve long-lasting success with their health goals and peace within their bodies.
To learn more about Beth,
visit www.healthybydesignrd.com.
What is the #1 block that prevents miracles from showing up in your life.
How you can be open to the happiness, love, and miracles you want.
The key to raising your “desirability set-point” in order to live in the miracle zone.
Marci Shimoff is a #1 NY Times bestselling author, a world-renowned transformational teacher, and an expert on happiness, success and unconditional love. Her NY Times bestselling books Happy for No Reason, Love for No Reason and six titles in the Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul series have sold more than 16 million copies and are translated in 33 languages. She’s also a featured teacher in The Secret and narrator of the award-winning movie, Happy. She currently co-leads a global online program called Your Year of Miracles to help people live more miraculous lives.
To learn more about Marci, visit www.happyfornoreason.com
Tune in as Ruth and Katana discuss:
- How momentum strategies can easily become marketing strategies.
- How to use your inspired action to gain momentum that is sustainable.
- How the physics of momentum applies to business success.
Ruth Klein is an internationally known Brand Strategist, Best-Selling Author of 7 books, Speaker and Expert Celebrity™ Branding maven for leaders, CEO’s and entrepreneurs. She has appeared in O: The Oprah Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, CNBC, FOX, CBS, ABC, NBC as well as dozens of other media. Ruth works with experts, conscious leaders and c-suite executives to help them become highly visible as thought leaders in their industry. She helps them create lucrative businesses and powerful personal brands, by honing their message and communicating it through writing books, signature speeches and purpose-driven brands. In 2019, Ruth launched her Generation Why Not® Podcast. You can subscribe on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Tune-in, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, Spreaker, and is also available on Alexa.
To learn more about Ruth, visit www.ruthklein.com.
Join Tina Abbate Marzolf and Katana as they discuss:
Why caregivers’ health matters.
The rainbow of respite resources.
Safe out of home respite options.
Tina Abbate Marzolf has dedicated her professional career to the development of programs and services that support older adults, adults with disabilities, and family caregivers. While working as a Community Planner for Area Agency on Aging, she began a partnership with the Founder of American House in 1995, when she spearheaded a federal Department of Housing and Urban Development program called the Michigan Model for Affordable Assisted Housing. Tina continues her work as a Corporate Strategist with American House Senior Living Communities and President of the non-profit American House Foundation.
The Long-Term Care Crisis
Join Cathy Sikorski and Katana as they discuss:
Why it’s important to get caregiving documents in order.
How to make a plan if Long-Term Care becomes a part of your life.
The importance of having your lawyer and financial advisor work together.
Cathy Sikorski is an Elder Law attorney but has expanded her career to become a speaker, author and media guest to unravel the complex problems of caregiving and aging. As a caregiver for 8 different people, Cathy used her experience to author two books. Her last book Who Moved My Teeth? Preparing for Self, Loved Ones and Caregiving is a practical and legal guide that premiered as #1 on Amazon. Her first book, released by Humor Outcasts Press, Showering with Nana: Confessions of a Serial (killer) Caregiver, is a hilarious memoir. Cathy also has a blog, “You just have to Laugh,…where Caregiving is Comedy” at www.cathysikorski.com
Join Katana and the leading authority on women and wealth, Barbara Huson, as they discuss:
- What is wealth.
- Three easy steps to take to get smart and smarter about money.
- How wealth is created.
Join Katana and New Retirement author and motivational speaker, Jeri Sedlar as they discuss:
- How to make the most of your time.
- Strategies to identify what drives you.
- Ways to use your drivers to discover new possibilities.
The Four Pillars of the New Retirement
Join Maddy and Katana as they discuss:
• How the new retirement is being defined as “a whole new chapter of life."
• The holistic framework for living well in the new retirement.
• The effect of COVID-19 on retirement.
Maddy Dychtwald is the Co-Founder of Age Wave, the world’s leader in understanding and addressing the far-reaching impacts of our aging population. Recently recognized by Forbes as one of the top fifty female futurists globally, Maddy Dychtwald has been deeply involved in exploring all aspects of the age wave and how it’s transforming the marketplace, the workplace, our world, and our lives for more than 30 years. Along the way, she has become an internationally acclaimed author, public speaker, Wall Street Journal blogger, and thought leader on longevity, aging, the new retirement, and the ascent of women.
Visit www.agewave.com to learn more about Maddy.
How the SECURE and CARES Acts Changed Retirement Distribution Options
Join Denise and Katana as they discuss:
• How the SECURE Act changed distribution options for inherited retirement accounts.
• Ways to identify who is eligible for COVID-19-related distribution.
• Strategies for understanding the changes made to the Required Minimum Distribution rules for 2020.
Denise Appleby is CEO of Appleby Retirement Consulting Inc., a firm that provides IRA tools and resources for financial, tax and legal professionals. She has over 20 years of experience in the retirement plans field, which includes providing training and technical consultation. Denise writes and publishes quick reference guides, booklets, and marketing tools for advisors. She has also co-authored several books. Denise is a graduate of The John Marshall Law School, where she obtained a Master of Jurisprudence in Employee Benefits and has earned 5 professional designations in the field of retirement account rules and regulations.
Visit www.deniseappleby.com to learn more about Denise
Join Kathy Caprino and Katana Abbott as they discuss:
- Why women need more bravery and power to make the difference they long to make.
- The 7 most damaging power gaps that prevent women from thriving at work and what contributes to how they were formed.
- The first step to take if you want to make more of an impact today, and leverage your talents in more fulfilling, rewarding and successful ways.
Join Katie and Katana as they discuss:
•How being lit up and turned on in your life and business changes everything for the better.
•Why Radical Self Care is a "must" in leadership.
•Why it’s finally time to stop being the best kept secret and how to be the leader you know you are.
Katie Macks is a leadership trainer and coach for entrepreneurs and business leaders who are committed to changing the way they relate, which therefore changes the way they lead. Katie is a maverick leader who joyfully challenges the status quo. She’s changing the face of leadership by pivoting from the outdated patriarchal model – and its structure of “power over” – to a new paradigm of leadership that focuses on “power with.” Katie’s work is based in emotional intelligence, vulnerability, clarity, collaboration and courageous communication which is revolutionizing the way business gets done.
To learn more about Katie, go to www.katiemacks.com
We are excited to welcome the Chairman of Birthing of Giants Fellowship Program, Lewis Schiff, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Lewis and Katana will discuss :
Lewis Schiff is the Chairman of the Board of Experts for Birthing of Giants Fellowship Program. He is the executive director of Moonshots and Moneymakers, the Oxford Innovation Conference for American Entrepreneurs. He is the author of 4 books on success and has built two start-ups that were sold to publicly traded companies.
To learn more about Lewis, go to www.birthingofgiants.com.
We are thrilled to welcome Founder, 1 Vision Advisors, LLC, Leadership Team Coach and EOS Implementer™, Mike Gruley, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Mike and Katana will discuss :
- Establishing calm, clarity, and confidence to enable a move forward toward greater things.
- How reality leads to optimism.
- How COVID-19 is an opportunity when you choose to see it as such.
Mike Gruley, is a serial entrepreneur and has built several businesses from start-up to national scale. He likes to tell people that after graduating college, he got a 35-year post graduate degree in entrepreneurship. Mike is a leadership team coach and guide, and an EOS Implementer™. He works with privately-owned businesses whose owners and leaders have built highly successful companies but that success has created chaos and stress.
To learn more about Mike, go to www.1visionadvisors.com.
Finding the best exercise program for YOU!
The most important exercise for women … and why.
The nutrition habit most women miss and how it can lead to bone and muscle loss and cause cravings.
Join Bridgit and Katana as they discuss:
-How toxins interfere with your hormones.
-Chemicals that cause weight gain.
-Ways to determine if you have mold toxicity.
How to determine if you should write a book.
The four things to clarify BEFORE you write a book.
Ways to get into a state of creativity.
We are excited to welcome career transition and business development specialist, Dolly Garlo, to Smart Women Talk Radio.
Join Dolly and Katana as they discuss:
How science and law support creating your exceptional life.
What it takes to truly ‘have it all’ and the one thing that stops us.
The importance of doing your great work.
Dolly Garlo is a first generation American nurse attorney, and professional coach. As a Career Transition and Business Development Strategist, she helps clients discover and express their unique brilliance through work they love, along with full lives they truly enjoy. Her program, Masterful Life Redesign, provides a system, resources, and coaching to make it all happen faster and easier. Dolly knows the path well. She sold her successful (conflict and stress-filled) healthcare law firm and left active practice in her mid-40’s for her own ideal work and life including a happy marriage, fitness, travel, environmental advocacy, and philanthropy.
To learn more about Dolly, go to www.dollygarlo.com
Join Katana as she welcomes Alba Contreras Rodriguez to Smart Women Talk Radio
Katana and Alba will discuss:
•The importance of self as the foundation to achieve goals.
•Challenges women face when trying to discover their SELF and how to overcome them.
•Ways to assess where you are so you can reflect on improvement.
Alba Contreras Rodriguez is owner and president of FonS (Focus on Solution), LLC. FonS provides executive coaching and operations consulting across automotive, healthcare, technology, government, banking, utilities, and non-profit. She works with leaders and organizations to excel and enable digital transformation, focused on human readiness for technology adoption. Alba spent her career in Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and KPMG management consulting; gaining extensive international and global experience. Alba has served on non-profit boards and has founded and co-chaired programs for women and minorities.
Why fostering diversity and inclusion is elemental to effective leadership and to building a good society.
The key principles to foster multicultural leadership in your organization or leadership practices.
The role women play in making connections and cultivating a more inclusive society.
Join Ann and Katana as they discuss:
•How to decide if retiring abroad is for you.
•Ways to find the perfect place to retire.
•Strategies for adapting to a new culture.
Join Katana and guest host, Chris Lewandowski-Freer, as they discuss:
•How to know when to retire.
•Ways to determine how much you'll need for retirement.
•How an encore career can be the perfect solution!
We are thrilled to welcome CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, financial therapist, and author, LUNA JAFFE, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Luna and Katana will discuss :
Why you are not broken when it comes to money.
How to become masterful with money.
Strategies for how you can change your world.
Luna Jaffe never bought the common notion that one must sacrifice passion or forfeit creativity to get serious about money. As a Certified Financial Planner and psychotherapist, Luna strongly believes that true wealth embraces your values, not just the numbers on your ledger. Entrepreneurial from a young age, Luna was the president of her own wearable art company, LunaSilks, at 23. She owns Lunaria Financial in Portland, Oregon, and is the award-winning author of Wild Money: A Creative Journey to Financial Wisdom. She is also the CEO and co-owner of Sacred Money Studios, a retail location dedicated to financial education, community and empowerment. Luna offers security and advisory services through KMS Financial Services, Inc.
To learn more about Luna, go to www.lunajaffe.com.
We are excited to welcome CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and retirement coach, KATANA ABBOTT, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Katana and guest host, Chris Lewandowski-Freer, will discuss :
The 5 biggest money mistakes women make and how to avoid them.
How clarity leads to confidence.
Simple steps to improve your financial situation NOW!
Katana Abbott, CFP®, is a Retirement Coach, founder of the Smart Women Companies, and the host Smart Women Talk Radio with over a million subscribers. For over 30 years, Katana has shown women how to take charge of their life and finances and believes it's never too early to plan for expected and unexpected events like retirement, encore careers, moving abroad, or preparing for long-term care. She has written several books, created a financial literacy course, and is a popular speaker. Katana has been honored by NAWBO as one of Detroit's Top 10 Business Women, receiving the Breakthrough Award.
To learn more about Katana, go to www.katanaabbott.com.
We are delighted to welcome six-time best-selling author, RUTH KLEIN, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Join Ruth and Katana as they discuss :
The formula for living in the Miracle Field.
Why the best time of your life starts NOW!
How to tell if you're a part of the Generation Why Not®?
Ruth Klein is one of the most creative Integrative Brand Strategists and Productivity Coaches for Small Business, Entrepreneurs, Authors and Professionals today. She is the president of the award-winning firm, Expert Celebrity™ Branding, a results-oriented performance strategic branding and marketing firm. Ruth helps experts, authors & entrepreneurs to become Expert Celebrities™ through the process of writing, launching & marketing their books & businesses.
To learn more about Ruth, go to www.RuthKlein.com.
We are excited to welcome Attorney and Author, DANIELLE MAYORAS, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Join Danielle and Katana as they discuss :
The reasons you need to work with an elder law attorney instead of estate attorney.
How to protect your family and your assets during estate planning
Ways to protect your assets from long-term care costs.
Danielle Mayoras is an estate, elder law, and special needs attorney who is passionate about helping people plan for future generations. She applies her knowledge and experience to help clients across the country and is a trusted advisor to celebrity and high-profile heirs. Danielle is the author of the best-selling book, Trial & Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights! and host of the TV show Fortune Fights. She is also a dynamic keynote speaker who delights audiences across the country. Danielle lends her expertise and analysis to hundreds of media sources, including ABC News, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, among many others. She has appeared on the Rachael Ray Show, CNN, NBC Nightly News, and FOX and NBC affiliates.
To learn more about Danielle, go to www.brmmlaw.com and www.danielleandandy.com
Join Annalee and Katana as they discuss :
The true toll of caregiving without a plan.
What an aging plan is and why it is important to have one.
Ways to avoid caregiver burnout.
Annalee Kruger worked as a social worker in long-term care for over 18 years. She had families coming to tour who were blindsided by a medical crisis every day. Often, their loved one was in the hospital and the family was told to ”find a facility by noon tomorrow.” Nearly every family had NO idea what their loved one already had in place for a plan, what their resources or insurance was, if they had their medical/financial directives in place, and they had NO idea what to look for and ask about during the tour. In 2011 Annalee built Care Right to help families across the country TALK about what is in place, what is working well, what is not working well, and develop an Aging plan PROACTIVELY.
To learn more about Annalee, go to www.CareRightInc.com
We are delighted to share Master Certified Leadership and Performance Coach, SARAH PAPP, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Join Sarah and Katana as they discuss :
•Why ease is important in creating a happy life.
•Breaking the myth about effort, struggle, and sacrifice.
•The formula for creating ease.
Sarah Papp is a Master Certified Coach with a BA in Sociology from Sarah Lawrence College. She is the creator of the program, Unstoppable Ease, publisher of Ease magazine, and is on a mission to help women leaders stop hustling and instead lead with heart and live with ease.
To learn more about Sarah, go to sarahpappcoaching.com
We are excited to welcome Midlife Courage Coach, SHEREE CLARK, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Join us as Sheree and Katana discuss :
•How to get in touch with what you actually want next.
•The very first step that precedes all acts of courage.
•Practical tips for facing down fear.
Sheree Clark is a Midlife Courage Coach, TV show host, inspiring speaker and accomplished author. Sheree has written and presented on topics ranging from finding your passion to overcoming career burnout. She appears in a weekly segment on KCWI channel 23 called Fork in the Road with Sheree Clark, while maintaining a busy practice coaching clients one-on-one and in groups on creating an authentically fulfilling life. In her personal time, Sheree and her cat Lotus work on their yoga poses.
To learn more about Sheree, go to www.fork-road.com
We are delighted to welcome the founder of Feminine Mastery, host of Feminine Shift Podcast, and author CYNDIE SILBERT, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Cyndie and Katana will discuss how to :
•Discover the feminine way to attract abundance.
•Prosper and flourish with Feminine Mastery.
•Deepen your connect with yourself and money.
Cyndie Silbert is your host for the Feminine Shift Podcast and founder of Feminine Mastery. She is the creator of the Feminine Mastery Archetypes, and author of True Calling, Awaken the Power of Your True Self. She has mentored women for more than 10 years through online programs, private mentoring, events and her Maui women’s retreat. Cyndie’s transformational body of work centers around her five original feminine mastery archetypes – the Chameleon, Butterfly, Dragonfly, Hummingbird and Honeybee AND the three feminine shifts of Feminine Freedom, Feminine Power and Feminine Mastery. She designed Feminine Mastery as a path that guides a woman to flourish in the new feminine paradigm by becoming expressed, embodied and exalted as the woman she was born to be. Cyndie has grown Feminine Mastery into a global community and is extending Feminine Mastery’s presence overseas through upcoming events in 2019 including her signature women’s retreat on Maui.
Begin your feminine shift by taking the Archetype Quiz and discovering the Blueprint for the woman you were born to be.
We are excited to welcome CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and retirement coach, KATANA ABBOTT, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Katana and guest host, Chris Lewandowski-Freer, will discuss :
•Why you want to retire to something -- not from something.
•How to create a midlife millionaire lifestyle without a million in the bank.
•The 5 biggest mistakes women make with their retirement.
Katana Abbott, is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL ADVISOR™ professional and Retirement Coach. She began her financial planning career over 30 years ago because of her personal experiences with financial abuse, death, disability, divorce, and caregiving. Today, she teaches women to create a secure and wealthy retirement lifestyle by taking charge of their finances, getting organized and preparing for expected and unexpected life events. Katana is an author, inspirational speaker, and the host of Smart Women Talk Radio. She is the founder of the Designated Caregiver® program and the Smart Women Companies™.
Debbie and Katana will discuss :
•How to get clear on what you actually want in your career and how you’re going to achieve it.
•Tools to make the right choices for focus, productivity, and momentum.
•How to build the community that will help you get to where you want to go in your career because success doesn’t happen in a vacuum.
Debbie Peterson helps professionals get extreme clarity on what it takes to create career success on their terms! As a business keynote speaker, author, trainer, and coach, she helps organizations fill their leadership pipeline with high potential talent that reaches for and realizes success by harnessing the power of their thoughts.
To Learn more about Debbie, go to Getting to Clarity.
We are excited to welcome author, DR. CATHERINE SANDERSON, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Dr. Sanderson and guest host, Christ Lewandowski-Freer, will discuss :
•The link between longevity and a clear and positive mindset.
•Ways to gain clarity and become more positive.
•The impact of clarity positivity on our health.
Dr. Catherine Sanderson is the Manwell Family Professor in Life Sciences (Psychology) at Amherst College. She received a bachelor’s degree in psychology, with a specialization in Health and Development, from Stanford University, and received both masters and doctoral degrees in psychology from Princeton University. Professor Sanderson’s research examines how personality and social variables influence health-related behaviors such as safer sex and disordered eating, the development of persuasive messages and interventions to prevent unhealthy behavior, and the predictors of relationship satisfaction.
We are delighted to welcome author, career coach, speaker, KATHRYN SOLLMANN, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Join us as Kathryn and guest host, Chris Lewandowski, discuss:
•Why women should ALWAYS work in some flexible way for long-term financial security.
•Asserting your own brand of ambition and “leaning in between.”
•How and where to find the six different kinds of flexwork.
Kathryn Sollmann has created and led hundreds of conferences and workshops that help women sustain and advance careers as they blend work and life. She is a frequent media resource on women’s work vs. family issues, active participation in long-term financial security, and encouraging all women to be creative, realistic and unstoppable when it comes to blending work and life. Kathryn is a mother of two adult daughters, and she has worked non-stop since age 16. She coaches women with insights from her own flexible work experience—as a full-time and part-time employee, a business owner, a marketing consultant, a telecommuter, a freelancer and a recruiter.
We are excited to welcome retirement coach, columnist, and author, NANCY COLLAMER, to Smart Women Talk Radio this month.
Nancy and Katana will discuss:
•The three steps to design a Second Act .
•Why it pays to plan for your Second Act.
•Fun ideas for creating your Second Act.
Nancy Collamer is a semi-retirement expert and the author of Second-Act Careers: 50+ Ways to Profit From Your Passions During Semi-Retirement. She writes a monthly blog on work and purpose for NextAvenue.org, a PBS site for people 50+, and Forbes.com. She also publishes a free bi-monthly newsletter about second-act careers through her website. Nancy has been in private practice since 1996, and she holds a MS in career development from the College of New Rochelle and a BA in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
To Learn more about Nancy, go to MyLifestyleCareer.com
“Managing Credit, Debt, and Bankruptcy” with LYNNETTE KHALFANI-COX
We are delighted to welcome The Money Coach®, LYNNETTE KHALFANI-COX, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Lynnette and Chris will discuss :
•Ways to effectively manage credit
•Identifying when debt is too much and the difference between good debt vs. bad debt.
•What to do when bankruptcy is your only feasible option.
Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach®, is a personal finance expert, television and radio personality, and the author of 12 books, including the New York Times bestseller Zero Debt: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Freedom. Lynnette is a former financial news journalist, who now teaches individuals nationwide how to better manage their finances. She has appeared on hundreds of TV programs, including Oprah, The Talk, Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz, The Steve Harvey Show, Good Morning America, The Today Show and more. She is the CEO and co-founder of AskTheMoneyCoach.com, a free financial education site. In 2017, Lynnette launched a video-based learning platform called Money Coach University.
We are delighted to welcome bankruptcy experts, JULIE TEICHER and LISA MULLEN, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Julie, Lisa, and Katana will discuss :
•The types of bankruptcies that are available for businesses.
•The types of bankruptcies that are available for individuals.
•How having knowledge about bankruptcy can assist you in making financial decisions going forward.
Julie Teicher specializes in Creditor’s Rights, Bankruptcy and Insolvency matters, with particular emphasis on business-related insolvency and bankruptcy. Her clients include debtors, creditors, receivers, purchasers and parties in interest in bankruptcy and receivership matters in both state and federal courts. Julie is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Federal Bar Association. She has been recognized by Best Lawyers® and was named Best Layers® Detroit Lawyer of the Year for 2019 in Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization, as well as being recognized as a Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent lawyer. In March 2019, Julie will be inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy.
Lisa Mullen has been a Staff Attorney for the Chapter 13 Trustee, David Wm. Ruskin for the last 16 years. Prior to becoming a Staff Attorney, her practice consisted primarily of the representation of both debtors and creditors in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcy cases. She is a frequent speaker on bankruptcy topics and is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the American Bankruptcy Institute, the NACTT Mortgage Committee, the Local Bankruptcy Rules Advisory Chapter 13 Subcommittee and the Consumer Bankruptcy Association, where she previously served on the Board of Directors.
We are delighted to welcome health and wellness expert, AMBER BODILY, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Amber and Katana will discuss :
•Quick and easy foods that will fuel the busy woman.
•The importance of "filling our own well" in order to quench the thirst of others.
•The ways health can either empower or de-power your life.
Amber Bodily is a sought-after medical intuitive who has helped tens of thousands of people to regain their optimal health. She is a Master FootZonologist and Instructor, Master Herbalist and Certified Aromatherapist. Along with an extensive understanding of the human body, her keen intuition pinpoints the root cause of symptoms & illness. Amber is a triathlete with three beautiful sons. She loves great food, the power of essential oils, and studying the fascinating human body. Her passion and greatest desire is to empower you to heal and thrive not only physically, but also emotionally and spiritually.
To Learn more about Amber, go to AmberBodilyHealth.com.
“The Food Revolution” with OCEAN ROBBINS
We are excited to welcome author of 31-Day Food Revolution, OCEAN ROBBINS, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Ocean and Katana will discuss :
•How to heal your body from toxic food habits.
•Why eating lower on the food chain helps the planet.
•His grandfather’s and father’s epic stories of healing.
Ocean Robbins is CEO and co-founder of the 500,000-plus-member Food Revolution Network—one of the largest communities of healthy eating advocates on the planet. He has held hundreds of live seminars and events that have touched millions of lives in 190 nations. He’s served as adjunct professor for Chapman University and is the recipient of many awards including the national Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service and the Freedom’s Flame Award.
To Learn more about Ocean, go to 31dayfoodrevolution.com.
We are delighted to welcome the founder of Sklar Center for Restorative Medicine, DR. SUSAN SKLAR, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Dr. Sklar and Katana will discuss :
•Alzheimer’s as a preventable disease.
•What lifestyle changes we need to make to prevent Alzheimer’s.
•The impact hormones have on cognition.
Dr. Susan Sklar is a nationally recognized Harvard-trained physician and a fierce health detective who believes that you can age gracefully and feel great while doing so. She believes that that hormonal and other biochemical deficiencies cause humans to age and decline in ways that are not necessary or inevitable. She utilizes the cutting edge science of functional medicine to support the body to heal itself through the restoration of hormones, proper nutrition, lifestyle and appropriate supplementation. After more than 25 years of experience as an OB-GYN, Dr. Sklar started the Sklar Center in 2007 as a response to the unmet needs of men and women who are looking for answers to the questions of how to feel good in midlife and maintain optimum health long term. She is certified in the Bredesen Protocol for slowing and reversing cognitive decline. Dr. Bredesen’s protocol is the most well-known approach for successfully tackling the problem of dementia. She sees private patients at her center in Long Beach, California.
To Learn more about Dr. Sklar, go to Sklar Center for Restorative Medicine.
We are delighted to welcome NY Times bestselling author and integrative medicine pioneer, DR. KENNETH R. PELLETIER, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Dr. Pelletier and Katana will discuss :
•The definition and impact of ‘Gene Penetrance’ on our health.
•Why medicine should not be a ‘one size fits all.’
•The importance of advanced blood tests plus other assays of biomarkers which are already available but underutilized.
Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier has an extensive medical background that includes his role at the University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco as Director of the Corporate Health Improvement Program (CHIP) which is a research program between CHIP and 15 of the Fortune 500 corporations including Cisco, IBM, Dow, Prudential, Cummins, Ford, and Pepsico. He serves as a Vice President with American Specialty Health (ASH). He is also a business and medical consultant to such organizations as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the World Health Organization. Dr. Pelletier is a New York Times bestselling author of 13 books and is an integrative medicine pioneer.
To Learn more about Dr. Pelletier, go to www.drpelletier.com.
We are thrilled to welcome author, Feng Shui expert, and clutter consultant, TISHA MORRIS, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Join us as Tisha and Katana discuss :
•How changes to your home can cause a ripple effect – aka how Feng Shui works.
•Strategies to declutter your office.
•The power of decluttering and the impact it can have on your life.
Tisha Morris is a best-selling author, Feng Shui expert, and business coach. Tisha holds a degree in Law and a Fine Arts degree in Interior Design. She combines Feng Shui techniques, design aesthetics, coaching, and intuition to turn challenging spaces into supportive environments. Tisha facilitates workshops and works one-on-one with people and businesses to identify blocks and to make desired changes. Tisha is the host of Feng Shui Your Life podcast and the founder of Earth Home School of Feng Shui.
To Learn more about Tisha, go to TishaMorris.com
Tune in here >> https://www.ctrnetwork.com/smartwomentalkradio
We are delighted to welcome author, TRACY McCUBBIN, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Tracy and Katana will discuss :
•Why we have emotional attachments to items that clutter our space and mind.
•How to move through your cluttering stumbling blocks.
•Breakdown of steps to eliminate clutter for good.
The child of a hoarder, Tracy McCubbin knows firsthand that the grip “stuff” can have over some people is very real. In 2007, while working as an assistant for a major television director, Tracy discovered she had the ability to see through any mess. Ten years later, dClutterfly is Los Angeles’ #1 Home Organization company, serving clients like Mindy Kaling and Ray Romano, as well as countless producers, directors, and executives. Tracy’s book Making Space Clutter Free: The Last Book of Decluttering You'll Ever Need (Spring 2019), reveals the seven emotional blocks we have with regard to our "stuff" - and how to cure them while creating permanent change for a happier, healthier, and clutter-free life.
To Learn more about Tracy, go to TracyMcCubbin.com
We are excited to welcome Ford Motor Company’s first female engineer with an advanced degree, DAMYANTI “RANI” GUPTA, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Rani and Katana will discuss :
•Rani’s life in India and the inspirational story of her journey to America.
•What it was like to be the first female engineer with an advanced degree at Ford Motor Company.
•The role family plays in creating a legacy.
Damyanti “Rani” Gupta was born and raised during a very volatile time in India. Forced to leave everything they had worked so hard to achieve, Rani’s family fled to Mumbai. Her mother, who had only a fourth grade education, informed Rani the only thing that couldn’t be taken away was an education. And with those wise words, her mother promised that she would ensure Rani received an education. Rani first heard of engineering when she was 13 years old. It was at this time that Rani declared her desire to become an engineer. Rani was the first female to study engineering at her Indian college, and after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, she began work in Germany. Rani later moved to Oklahoma where she was the first female to receive a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Oklahoma State University. After graduation, she moved to Detroit where she became Ford Motor Company’s first female engineer. Rani is the mother of two prominent sons, neurosurgeon and CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, and attorney, Suneel Gupta.
“Why Elder Law Planning Is More Important Than You Realize” with NICOLE WIPP
We are excited to welcome lead attorney and founder of Family and Aging Law Center, NICOLE WIPP, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Nicole and Katana look forward to discussing :
•Why estate planning is not enough in today’s world.
•How to protect your money in the event you or a loved one needs care.
•Ways to avoid being in “probate during life.”
Nicole Wipp is the founder and lead attorney of the Family & Aging Law Center, a family estate planning and asset protection firm. Nicole is frequently sought out for her expertise, and she has appeared on radio shows nationwide and in such publications as Forbes, Inc., and the Huffington Post.
To Learn more about Nicole, go to miestatelawyer.com
“Creative Mortgage Solutions for Retirement” with JASON YOUROFSKY
We are thrilled to welcome founder of Atlantis Mortgage, JASON YOUROFSKY, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
•Why a reverse or forward mortgage might be something to explore before or during retirement.
•With rates rising, how to make the best choice when looking at mortgage options.
•Common mortgage mistakes people make.
Jason Yourofsky began his career in the mortgage industry in 1997 fresh out of Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business. He learned the ins and outs of the mortgage industry at a “small lender” for four years before founding Atlantis Mortgage in 2001 where it was formed under the premise of “No Closing Cost Purchase or Refinance” because Jason noticed people were looking for an alternative to the big banks fees and cost, so he created the no cost, no fee purchase or refinance. Jason and his team have closed $2 billion dollars in mortgages within the state of Michigan and another $250 million in refinances and purchases outside of Michigan.
To Learn more about Jason, go to atlantismortgage.com
“It’s Medicare Shopping Season!” with JO MURPHY
We are thrilled to welcome the Executive Director of Michigan Medicare/ Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP) and Michigan’s State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), JO MURPHY, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Join Jo and Katana as they discuss :
•Ways to save money on health care benefits.
•How to choose the best health benefits that fit your needs.
•Where to go to get your health care benefits questions answered.
We are excited to welcome CPA and Founding Partner of AMDG Financial, WAYNE TITUS, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Wayne and Katana will discuss :
•The top three questions to ask yourself when choosing your benefits.
•HSA? HRA? FSA?: Which is right for you?
•The most important tax-planning steps to take before the end of the year
Motiv8: 8 Ways to Rock Your Own World” with SHEIRA BRAYER
Join us as award-winning songwriter and author, SHEIRA BRAYER, appears this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Don't miss Sheira and Katana as they discuss the impact mothers have on daughters in:
•Improving the relationship we have with ourselves.
•Developing skills to combat negative thoughts.
•Reducing stress and increasing mindfulness.
Sheira Brayer is an empowerment speaker, coach, multiple award-winning songwriter, and the author of a new book Motiv8: 8 Ways To ROCK Your Own World. Motiv8 offers 8 skills to help women and girls increase awareness, reduce stress, improve decision-making, and overall, feel better in their own skin. The book also features a companion album of original songs. Sheira has presented her live Motiv8 program across the country and has written hundreds of songs for television and stage. Her charitable work includes writing custom songs for sick children through the “Songs of Love” Foundation as well as the theme song for the Wounded Warrior Project.
To listen, go to https://www.ctrnetwork.com/smartwomentalkradio
“The Power of Perception: Why We Don’t See More Women Leading (and what we can do about it)” with DR. SHAWN ANDREWS
We are excited to welcome founder and CEO of Andrews Research International, DR. SHAWN ANDREWS, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Shawn and Katana will :
•Examine the barriers to success that limit women’s career advancement.
•Identify emotional attributes and their power on leadership.
•Explore how gender differences impact perception and promotion.
Dr. Shawn Andrews is a keynote speaker, organizational consultant, and the founder and CEO of Andrews Research International. She serves as adjunct professor at Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, where she teaches courses on Organizational Behavior, Women in Leadership, Diversity in Organizations, and Leadership and Ethics. She was the 2017 Diversity & Inclusion columnist for Training Industry Magazine, and is the author of the book, The Power of Perception: Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and the Gender Divide.
To listen to this show, go to https://www.ctrnetwork.com/smartwomentalkradio
Join us as CEO and Founder of MET Edge Media , MARYELLEN TRIBBY, appears this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.
Don't miss MaryEllen and Katana as they discuss:
•How to turn anything you are passionate about into a business.
•How to come up with a successful idea and create your very own platform.
•How to make money and create multiple channels for monetizing your platform.
We are thrilled to welcome best-selling author, ERNIE ZELINSKI, to Smart Women Talk Radio this month.
Ernie Zelinski is an international best-selling author who helps adventurous souls to live prosperous and free. He is also a prosperity life coach, professional speaker, and unconventional career expert. Ernie has dedicated his life to helping individuals create a better work/life balance in their lives and to help them pursue their dream careers.
Some of the topics Ernie and Katana will discuss include:
· Why retirement can be the beginning of life, not the end.
· Why money, although important, does not guarantee happiness in retirement.
· The essentials for a happy retirement.
Ernie J. Zelinski is an international best-selling author, prosperity life coach, innovator, speaker, and unconventional career expert. Ernie has helped thousands of individuals from all walks of life in their major career transitions and retirement planning through his life-changing books. Ernie’s fifteen creative works — published in twenty-two languages in twenty-nine countries — have sold over 997,000 copies worldwide.
Ernie speaks on the topics of retirement, leisure, and creativity. He recently made a keynote speech about The Joy of Not Working to 1,200 career experts at the National Career Development Association convention in Orlando, FL.
To learn more about Ernie Zelinski, visit www.erniezelinski.com
Katana is thrilled to have integrative medicine expert, founder and medical director of the Academy for Integrative Medicine Health Coach Certification program, and author, DR. KEESHA EWERS, on Smart Women Talk Radio
Join Dr. Keesha and Katana as they discuss:
•The connection between past childhood events and adult health, wealth, and happiness.
•What autoimmune disease is and how to determine if you might have it.https://www.ctrnetwork.com/smartwomentalkradio
•How to reverse chronic illnesses such as autoimmune disease.
Join the conversation at >> https://www.ctrnetwork.com/smartwomentalkradio
Katana is excited to welcome internationally known health and wellness influencer, author, and motivational speaker, FLORINE MARK, to Smart Women Talk Radio
Some of the topics Florine and Katana will discuss include:
•The importance of healthy living.
•The role diet and exercise play in our health and happiness.
•How support matters when trying to lose weight and in keeping it off.
Katana is excited to have business leader and author LEWIS SCHIFF join us this month on Smart Women Talk Radio
Don’t miss Lewis and Katana as they discuss:
Strategies to maximize the value of your company.
Ways to scale your sales force.
How to become a scalable enterprise and enduring institution.
Katana is thrilled to welcome internationally recognized author, entrepreneur, business advisor, and thought leader, MADDY DYCHTWALD, to Smart Women Talk Radio
Some of the topics Maddy and Katana will discuss include:
Longevity as an important women’s issue.
How the gender wage gap adds up over a lifetime.
Why money talk is taboo.
Katana is excited to welcome Global Speaker & Author of POWERING UP! How America’s Women Achievers Become Leaders, ANNE DOYLE, to Smart Women Talk Radio Some of the topics Anne and Katana will discuss include:
Why examples of female SHEroes are essential in overcoming gender bias.
Gender & Power in the #METOO era.
The importance of Sports for Girls in the era of #METOO.
Listen at https://www.ctrnetwork.com/smartwomentalkradio
Katana is delighted to welcome money coach, speaker, author, and founder of Budget Wise Consulting, ROBIN THOMPSON, to Smart Women Talk Radio on Tuesday, April 24th at 3:00 pm ET/12:00 PT/8:00 GMT.
Don't miss Robin and Katana as they discuss:
Uncovering how unchecked emotions can lead to debt.
Helpful strategies to transform your debt into wealth.
One of the most important secrets to staying out of debt.
Katana is thrilled to welcome DR. APRIL BENSON, a nationally known psychologist who specializes in compulsive buying disorder and author of To Buy or Not to Buy: Why We Overshop and How to Stop, to Smart Women Talk Radio
Some of the topics April and Katana will discuss include:
The definition of compulsive buying, including subtypes.
Determining when someone’s buying behavior becomes problematic.
Where to find the many resources for help with a compulsive buying problem.
Katana is excited to welcome financial therapist, mentor coach, mama-preneur, and author, BARI TESSLER, to Smart Women Talk Radio on Tuesday,
Katana and Bari look forward to discussing:
The biggest issues women have with money.
Smart tips to change your relationship with money.
How to get started with this money stuff.
You definitely don’t want to miss this fun and informative show!
Join Katana as she welcomes best-selling author NATALIE PACE as they talk about Your Financial Check-up
Some of the topics Natalie and Katana will discuss include:
- The Thrive Budget. How to stop making the billionaires rich, and start thriving.
- Easy-as-a-Pie-Chart Nest Egg strategies to protect your assets and beautiful your bottom line.
- What’s safe and how to get safe in a world where Warren Buffett and Alan Greenspan say that stocks and bonds are in a bubble.
Katana and Brent with discuss how this year’s Oscar-nominated movies
illustrate the principles underlying the conscious creation process;
can provide cautionary tales on how to avoid the pitfall so conscious creation gone awry.
Katana and Beth look forward to discussing:
The importance of setting goals.
Why we sometimes resist setting goals.
How to follow-through on our goals.
Beth brings a wealth of leadership and management expertise with extensive experience in communication and self-management.
You definitely don’t want to miss this show!
Visit http://www.smartwomensempowerment/ for more information.
Join Katana as she welcomes the foremost expert on women and money, Barbara Huson (formerly Barbara Stanny) to Smart Women Talk Radio on Tuesday, January 30th at 3:00 pm EST/2:00 CST/12:00 PST/8:00 GMT for this on-demand show or check in at Smart Women’s Empowerment.
Katana and Barbara look forward to answering your questions about:
· Overcoming fear of change.
· What makes a woman smart.
· How to get clarity for making 2018 a powerful and prosperous year.
Listen Now as Katana interviews Captain, Erick Reickert.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
•Why you should continually challenge yourself, even in retirement.
•How to set goals and strive to achieve them.
•Why planning is the key to achieving goals.
Erick Reickert’s career was in the automotive industry. He was President of New Venture Gear, VP of Powertrain Operations at Chrysler, CEO of Acustar, and CEO of Chrysler Mexico. At Ford, he worked in Product Planning, including six years in Europe.
After retirement, he had a sailboat constructed and then sailed around the world and lived onboard six years.
He received an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School, and a BS in Engineering from Northwestern University. He is married to Lady Susan and lives in Palm Beach, Florida; London, England; and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He has two children and five grandchildren.
To learn more about Erick Reickert go to SVEscapade.com
Listen Now as Katana interviews Founder of Effortless Mind meditation and author of Effortless Mind: Meditate with Ease and new book, Whispers of the Himalaya, Ajayan Borys.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
•A secret to make your meditation much deeper.
•What it’s like to live in a cave at 10,000 feet in the Himalayas.
•A secret to make your meditations effortless every time.
Ajayan Borys has instructed and guided thousands of meditation students in North America, Australia, Europe, and India over the past 45 years. He is founder of Effortless Mind® meditation and author of several books, including Whispers of the Himalaya (Purna Press; 2017) and Effortless Mind: Meditate with Ease (New World Library, 2013). Host of Mind Matters Radio on Alternative Talk Radio, he teaches meditation workshops and retreats on meditation in the Pacific Northwest and the Himalayas. He lives in the Seattle area.
To learn more about Ajayan Borys go to www.ajayan.com
Listen Now as Katana interviews The Caregiver Champion, Breeda Miller.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
•Self-care is not Selfish: Creative ideas to allow yourself to take care of yourself
•Get Through the Day: Resources to help you get caregiver support
•Chuckle up Buttercup: Find ways to bring humor and laughter into your day
Our guest today has a passion for helping caregivers and others deal with the stress in their lives and to use humor as coping strategy. Breeda helps people find ways to care for themselves so that they can better care for others. Finding your own humor and grace can make all the difference.
In addition to her work as a professional speaker, Breeda works for Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan where she produces major events for the Medical School and Hospitals. She is a graduate of the University of Detroit and has worked in Detroit radio and television for many years. She has appeared on The Moth Story Hour on NPR.
But her most important and rewarding role has been caring for her three children – all adopted, two with special needs and her mother – whom she cared for right up to the end of her life. Now Breeda has created the Caregiver Coffeebreak to help Caregivers Carry On.
To learn more about Breeda Miller go to www.breedamiller.com
Listen Now as Katana interviews the Author of The Kickass Single Mom, Emma Johnson.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
•How to break out of the single-mom poverty mindset even when the entire world assumes you will be a broke single mom!
•Why you should say ‘no!’ to alimony, and even child support.
•Why every divorce negotiation should start at 50-50 custody
Emma Johnson is an award-winning business and personal finance journalist (former AP Finance staff reporter and MSN Money columnist), and founder of the world’s largest platform for single mothers, WealthySingleMommy, as well as the award-winning podcast, Like a Mother. As an expert she has appeared on CNN, Headline News, TIME, FoxNews.com, Oprah.com, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, won Parents magazine’s ‘Best of the Web,’ and is cited as host of a ‘Top 15 Personal Finance Podcasts.’ The Kickass Single Mom: Be Financially Independent, Discover Your Sexiest Self, and Raise Fabulous, Happy Children (Penguin), will be released October, 2017. She has presented at the United Nations Foundation for Gender Equality, and is founder of the Kickass Single Mom Monthly $1K Grant. She lives in Astoria, New York with her children.
To learn more about Emma Johnson go to weatlhysinglemommy.com
Listen Now as Katana interviews the Author of The Kickass Single Mom, Emma Johnson.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How to break out of the single-mom poverty mindset even when the entire world assumes you will be a broke single mom!
Why you should say ‘no!’ to alimony, and even child support.
Why every divorce negotiation should start at 50-50 custody
Emma Johnson is an award-winning business and personal finance journalist (former AP Finance staff reporter and MSN Money columnist), and founder of the world’s largest platform for single mothers, WealthySingleMommy, as well as the award-winning podcast, Like a Mother. As an expert she has appeared on CNN, Headline News, TIME, FoxNews.com, Oprah.com, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, won Parents magazine’s ‘Best of the Web,’ and is cited as host of a ‘Top 15 Personal Finance Podcasts.’ The Kickass Single Mom: Be Financially Independent, Discover Your Sexiest Self, and Raise Fabulous, Happy Children (Penguin), will be released October, 2017. She has presented at the United Nations Foundation for Gender Equality, and is founder of the Kickass Single Mom Monthly $1K Grant. She lives in Astoria, New York with her children.
To learn more about Emma Johnson go to weatlhysinglemommy.com
Katana interviews Author of the newly released book, “Third Real: Conscious Creation Goes Back to the Movies,” and Contributing Expert on Smart Women’s Empowerment, Brent Marchant.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
•How movies illustrate the principles of conscious creation philosophy
•How the conscious creation principles outlined in Brent’s new book build upon the basics he introduced in his first two works
•How these principles can help us manifest better-targeted and more fulfilling lives
A lifelong movie fan and longtime student of metaphysics, Brent Marchant is the award-winning author of “Get the Picture?!: Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies,” “Consciously Created Cinema: The Movie Lover’s Guide to the Law of Attraction” and the newly released “Third Real: Conscious Creation Goes Back to the Movies,” books that provide reader-friendly looks at how the practice of conscious creation is illustrated through film.
Brent maintains an ongoing blog about metaphysical cinema and other self-empowerment topics on his web site, www.BrentMarchant.com. He is also Featured Contributor for Smart Women’s Empowerment, Movie Correspondent for The Good Radio Network, Contributor to New Consciousness Review magazine and radio, and Cinema Scribe segment contributor to Project Bring Me 2 Life radio.
To learn more about Brent Marchant go to www.brentmarchant.com
Listen Now as Katana interviews Documentary Filmmaker and Producer of Normal Is Over The Movie, award-winning documentary looking at SOLUTIONS to reverse the path of global decline, Renee Scheltema.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
•Normal is Over The Movie, connects the dots, and shows that climate change, species extinction, resource depletion, and income inequality are not just independent issues but are all linked.
•How are these issues not just problems but they are symptoms of a deeper system problem.
•How everyone can do something within his or her own means, and how it will create a ripple effect.
Renée Scheltema is a Dutch documentary filmmaker and photographer, living in Cape Town. Her latest feature documentary is called Normal Is Over The Movie (2016) Drs. in Criminology at Leiden University, The Netherlands M.A. University of California, Berkeley. USA. TV-Journalism & Photo-Journalism. B.A. at Law, Leiden University, The Netherlands. Renée has worked for Dutch television as a Director, Producer and Camera-person for 35 years. Many of her documentaries were selected at International Film Festivals.
As a photographer, Renée has worked for Magazines and Newspapers in Holland, the US, and South Africa. She was a member of Gamma Liaison in New York, now called Getty Images.
To learn more about Renee Scheltema go to http://normalisoverthemovie.com
Join us as we’ll discuss:
•Tips and Tools to find ME time (it doesn’t take much to make an impact)
•Why building your personal foundation (body, mind, community) is KEY to launching any idea.
•Why mindfulness is key to enjoying the dance of motherhood and productivity- and how to do it.
Randi Zinn is the founder of Beyond Mom and BeyondMom.com. Born from her own experience of motherhood, and the desire for a more connected community- Beyond Mom offers: content, podcasts, mixers, events, and retreats for forward-thinking Moms. She encourages moms to cultivate a life “Beyond Mom”- one that embraces the gifts of motherhood but expresses all that they are as individuals: creators, businesswomen, thinkers, friends, and so much more.
Randi is an ambassador for Athleta and has partnered with Comptoir Des Cotonniers, SoulCycle, Mio Skincare, TOWN Real Estate, The Mother Company, Body Conceptions and IntenSati. Her writing has appeared in Honest Company Blog, FitBump, Epoch Times, Well Rounded NY, and Elephant Journal. She is a certified yoga instructor through Laughing Lotus NY and has taught since 2008. She is the author of Going Beyond Mom: How to Activate Your Mind, Body and Business after Baby.
To learn more about Randi Zinn go to www.beyondmom.com
Katana interviews Transformational Coach and Speaker, Mat Shaffer.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
The wonder of worthiness and how not living your purpose can kill you
How passion and purpose are related
The power of our beliefs and how to break out of the “belief box”
Mat Shaffer is a transformational coach and speaker who lives his purpose every day connecting other people with their highest purpose. He uses his extensive training in emotional intelligence and background as an attorney and restaurant owner to serve clients from around the world. He currently volunteer coaches hundreds of students at Ascension Leadership Academy in San Diego, in addition to his private coaching practice and various live and online speaking engagements (many of which he does with his beloved Boston Terrier, Bosco).
To learn more about Mat Shaffer go to www.matshaffer.com
Katana interviews journalist, author, speaker & producer, Robb Lucy.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
•A new definition of ‘Legacy’ that takes it away from money and death. Legacy is Connection, Happiness, Enhanced lives, Full use of your natural talents and skills… and you enjoy your Legacies NOW… and for years to come.
•Learn three distinct ways to create your Legacies…. from tiny to huge.
•Leave the podcast with the ability to create one of the most powerful legacies you could ever leave your family.
Robb Lucy is an author, producer, and connector. He was a journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation before forming his own company, producing mixed media for corporations and governments around the world.
Robb spent 25 years on the local, national, and international boards of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and continues to help develop non-profits in prostate cancer awareness and his local Search & Rescue team. Robb knows all of us will, at some time in our life, ask “How will I be remembered?” He knows we’ll be remembered by the legacies we create, legacies that give us a connection to others, happiness and purpose.
To learn more about Robb Lucy go to www.createmylegacy.com
Listen Now as Katana interviews the Author of Damsel In Dis Mess, Patty Clark.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Finding humor in life’s struggles
Write your memoir to leave as a legacy
You will learn that you’re not alone in your experiences.
Dubbed a modern-day Erma Bombeck, her screwball short essays offer therapeutic-and comic-relief that everyone can relate to. Patty Clark is a six time contest winner on Humorpress.com and formerly penned a column for The Parson’s Sun newspaper in Kansas. She feels that humor is especially important in today’s spicy and unsettling world. Born in Detroit Michigan, she lived with her parents and nine siblings. The comical narrator currently resides in Encinitas, California.
To learn more about Patty Clark go to www.damselindismess.com
Listen Now as Katana interviews Co-Founder of the Living Legacy Project, Dennis Stack.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Why legacy matters
How to start a legacy talk with loved ones
How to use the Legacy Stories website, App and handbook
Dennis is Co-Founder of the Living Legacy Project, The International Association of StoryKeepers (I-ASK), and LegacyStories.org.
Over the past 12 years he developed life review methodologies to help hospice caregivers record legacy stories of their patients when being remembered matters most. His interactive story capture tools have been used in over 800 Hospices, Home Care, Assisted Living and Veterans communities. In the process he trained more than 5,000 volunteers and students to perform the role of StoryKeepers in their respective niches.
Dennis has adapted his resources to pave the way for the financial services industry to bring added value to their clients in a meaningful way. As a former Senior VP of Business Development for Paine Webber, he has a unique perspective as to how estate planners and wealth managers can help clients pass down their wisdom along with their wealth to the next generation.
To learn more about Dennis Stack go to https://www.legacystories.org/
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Listen Now as Katana interviews Author and publisher, Laurie Harris and former first president and CEO of Save Orchestra Hall, Inc. Paul Ganson.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
•The original Detroit Symphony Orchestra was formed in 1887.
•It has gone out of business three times, but has come back three times, showing its resilience in the face of economic, demographic, and cultural challenges
•In many ways, the changing fortunes of the DSO parallel those of the city it has called home for the past 130 years, and a new book seeks to tell the fascinating story of glory, collapse, and renewal
Laurie Harris is an author, editor, and publisher based in the Detroit area. She was the director of the Literary Criticism Series at Gale, where she began both “Shakespearean Criticism” and “Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism.” She was also the editorial director of Omnigraphics, where she began both “Biography Today” and “Biography for Beginners.” Laurie is currently the publisher of Favorable Impressions, which continues to publish “Biography for Beginners” as part of the FactCite database. Her most recent book is “The Great Migration North: 1910-1970.”
Bred and born in Detroit, Paul Ganson, was the first president and CEO of Save Orchestra Hall, Inc., from its beginning in 1970 until its consolidation with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 1989. He retired from the DSO after thirty-five years as assistant principal bassoonist but continues as its historian.
Listen Now as Katana interviews the Founder of Pure Nurture, Kristy Rodriguez.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
•Creating a healthy new life
•Why a holistic approach to wellness is so important
•Self-care is baby care
Kristy S. Rodriguez, pre- and postnatal wellness expert and advocate, is the owner and founder of Pure Nurture, LLC, a business devoted to educating and inspiring women to nurture and nourish themselves through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. As a Holistic Health Coach and Registered Yoga Teacher specializing in pre- and postnatal wellness, Kristy works with individual clients, as well as teaching classes and workshops, both in person and online.
To learn more about Kristy Rodriguez go to www.purenurture.com
Listen Now as Katana interviews Co-Founder of the Living Legacy Project, Katherine Miller.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How to reduce stress and increase resilience by practicing this one simple trick a minute or two a day.
How to create more time in your life doing less and achieving more.
Discover a new dimension of your self that will help you to find equilibrium and peace in the middle of chaos and uncertainty.
Katherine Miller is a Certified Health Coach, Menopause Guide and Master Chef with over 35 years of experience in meditation, yoga, women’s leadership development, and optimal nutrition.
She helps professional women struggling with fatigue, weight gain and hormonal imbalance, to increase their energy and reduce stress. Her passion is showing women how to free up and strengthen their bodies and brains so they can live ambitious, adventurous, and creative lives.
Katherine lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two dogs, hiking, writing, gardening, traveling, dancing tango, and playing with her grandson.
To learn more about Katherine Miller go to http://mbodied.com
Listen Now as Katana interviews Author, Caroline Miller.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
•Why grit is the most important quality one can cultivate for success and flourishing
•What character strength encompass grit
•What types of bad grit – stupid grit, selfie grit and faux grit – need to be avoided
For almost three decades Caroline Adams Miller, MAPP has been a pioneer with her ground-breaking work in the areas of goal setting/accomplishment, grit, happiness and success. She is recognized as one of the world’s leading positive psychology experts on this research and how it can be applied to one’s life for maximum transformation and growth.
Caroline is the author of seven books, including Positively Caroline, My Name is Caroline and Creating Your Best Life. She has been featured in hundreds of magazines, newspapers and other media around the world including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and CNN. Her next book, Getting Grit: The Evidence-Based Approach to Cultivating Passion, Perseverance and Purpose was published in June 2017 and was named one of the “ten books that will change your life in 2017.”
To learn more about Caroline Miller go to www.carolinemiller.com
Join us as we’ll discuss:
•The benefits of publishing a mini-ebook
•How to find your unique value proposition
•How to build your following -- 4 things you must do
Christopher Van Buren has worked in publishing and online marketing fields for over 25 years as an author, editor, publisher, marketing director, literary agent, and campaign manager. He has written over 15 books in the technology, travel and self-help markets and spent eight years as a literary agent, helping authors get their books published. He is the President and Founder of LaunchMoxie, Inc., which supports entrepreneurs by providing services that leverage the power of co-operative marketing and distributed content.
To learn more about Christopher Van Buren go to http://launchmoxie.com
Katana will interview Principal Partner & CEO, Dottie Deremo.
Join us and you will learn:
The difference between Advanced Directives and Durable Power of Attorney
If time is limited, how to plan for what you would want to accomplish and what goals you would have for your loved ones who will remain behind.
What resources are available to you to get started in having the talk with your loved ones and getting your wishes put into writing.
Dottie Deremo is the principal partner and CEO of The Deremo Group (TDG). TDG provides consulting, speaking, and executive coaching services to C-Suite executives in the practice areas of leadership, strategic business renewal, succession planning, and business sustainability matrix mapping. TDG’s goal is to maximize our clients’ full potential to produce outstanding, sustainable results.
Dottie is recognized nationally and internationally as an influential leader, entrepreneur, consultant, health care public policy expert, speaker, and author. She is the retired CEO of Hospice of Michigan and its national subsidiary company, At Home SupportTM. Dottie is a sought after key note speaker, has won numerous awards and recognitions, and written many articles and health care book chapters.
To learn more about Dottie Deremo go to www.dderemo.com
Join us as we’ll discuss:
•How to attract attention by learning to relax more and do less
•How to feel more like yourself and like yourself more
•How to talk so your man can hear you
Laura Doyle was the perfect wife–until she actually got married. When she tried to get her husband to be more tidy, romantic and ambitious, he avoided her. She dragged him to counseling and nearly divorced. When she interviewed women who had happy marriages, she learned 6 Intimacy Skills that led to a miracle: the man who wooed her returned. Now New York Times bestselling author whose books are translated into 18 languages with her own TV series, the thing she’s most proud of is her 27-year marriage to John, who has been dressing himself since before she was born.
To learn more about Laura Doyle go to lauradoyle.org
Join us as we’ll discuss:
•What is Human Trafficking?
•How big of issue is Human Trafficking?
•What can the public do to prevent Human Trafficking?
Rebecca McDonald, founder and president of Women At Risk, International (WAR) has spent three decades in international, anti-trafficking relief work. As an organization, WAR exists to create circles of protection and hope around at-risk women and children through culturally sensitive, value-added intervention projects. WAR currently addresses 14 different risk issues and works in over 40 countries, including the United States. Although WAR primarily functions as an aftercare organization, it is also heavily involved in advocacy. Becky is a highly-sought after speaker who travels the world, sharing WAR’s passion with universities, communities, law enforcement, legal and medical societies, embassies and foreign governments and Home Land Security.
To learn more about Rebecca McDonald go to www.warinternational.org
Join us as we’ll discuss:
•What the 41 people we interviewed, people who made very different big, successful life changes—had in common, and why it matters!
•What listeners need to know to make a change and create their own Fresh Start Success.
•Why social media is a must-have for making your own Fresh Start Success a reality!
Gail Z. Martin is a bestselling author and international speaker. Her newest books are Fresh Start Success: How to Reinvent Your Work, Reimagine Your Life and Reignite Your Passion and The Essential Social Media Marketing Handbook: A New Roadmap for Maximizing Your Brand, Influence, and Credibility (Career Press). LifeHack named her book 30 Days to Social Media Success one of its Top 20 Business Books to Read in 2016. Gail is also the author of 15 epic and urban fantasy novels, and she holds an MBA in Marketing, with over 30 years of experience.
To learn more about Gail Z. Martin go to www.DreamSpinnerCommunications.com
Join us as we’ll discuss:
•Diagnose and uncover the one key strategy that MUST be implemented for a successful job search
•Heal and explore how employers and candidates stand in their own way during the recruitment and hiring process
•Revive your current career status and get back on track with tips and strategies you can implement immediately
Ms. Denise Anne Taylor was trained and certified by The Protocol School of Washington, the nation’s leading protocol and etiquette firm. Ms. Taylor has a diverse and extensive background in public speaking, corporate training and entrepreneurship. Ms. Taylor offers speaking engagements and executive support services to enhance an individual’s ability to navigate successfully in the workplace by applying contemporary and up-to-date business etiquette protocols and proven strategies for leadership and business excellence. Ms. Taylor also provides career coaching, strategies, resources and consulting for all facets of the career pathway to help individuals GET FOUND. GET HIRED™.
CAREERMEDIC™ was founded by Ms. Taylor to advocate and support capABLE candidates with a disability through placement with local southeast Michigan employers. Denise Anne is an approved vendor with the State of Michigan and a partner of Michigan Rehabilitation Services.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
•Understand the relationship between time and money
•Adopt a practice of abundance
•Develop awareness of the internal storylines that drive behaviors
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Sharon Spano has a PhD in Human and Organizational Systems. She is an author, corporate business strategist, work force expert, professional speaker and former radio host of WorkSmart Live. Sharon empowers business leaders and entrepreneurs to maximize performance, improve employee engagement, and increase bottom-line results. She is also a Certi ed Professional Integral Coach dedicated to helping others adopt new paradigms about time and money so that they can step into radical abundance in every area of their lives. Her research focuses on wisdom, adult development, and leadership. Her work and her new book The Pursuit of Time and Money: Step Into Radical Abundance and Discover the Secret to a Meaningful Prosperous Life (launches Spring 2017) are grounded in research in adult human development.
To learn more about Sharon Spano go to SharonSpano.com
Katana and Vicky will be replaying their interview with Camille Jayne, change agent, branding expert and President & CEO of The Community House.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Expert secrets to the strategic planning process
How to create innovative ideas to break apart from the competition
Personal Branding tips which are critical to your success
Camille Jayne is a well-known and successful businesswoman, having been one of the less than 3% of women CEOs of a U.S. public company. She has an excellent reputation in business and on Wall Street. She is a strategic visionary and inspirational leader, who understands how to quickly propel businesses to profitable and sustained success. She is well known as a dynamic and entertaining public speaker on the educational and business lecture circuits.
Former Chairman & CEO Universal Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ: UEIC)
Acting CEO Specialized Marketing Services
Chief Management Consultant for J. D. Power III (founder JD Power & Associates)
To learn more about Camille visit:
www.tchserves.org
Today, we will be talking about:
•A new definition and understanding of toxins in our environment
•The multiple ways toxins affect our health
•The role of toxins in disrupting our healthy hormone balance.
Dr. Susan Sklar is a nationally recognized Harvard trained physician who is dedicated to figuring out the root cause of her patients’ symptoms. After traversing the field of conventional OB-GYN and having her own health problems, she found functional medicine which provided her with a personal solution as well as solutions for her patients. She is a fierce health detective who believes that you can age gracefully and feel great while doing so. She utilizes the cutting edge science of functional medicine to support your body to heal itself through diet, lifestyle and appropriate supplementation. She is a certified practitioner of the Bredesen protocol for prevention and reversal of cognitive decline and sees patients at the Sklar Center for Restorative Medicine in Long Beach, California.
To learn more about Dr. Susan Sklar go to www.sklarcenter.com
Today, we will be talking about:
•How stress can destroy our health and what to do about it holistically.
•How to experience a lifestyle of balance and vitality, body, soul and spirit…The 7 Keys
•How long do you want to live, the value of quality vs quantity.
Too many Americans are living as prisoners in their own bodies, held captive by bad habits that have drained them of their livelihood and sentenced them to a premature death. These harsh realities are what have kept Dr. Phil Carson passionate about practicing pharmacy since 1985. A after encountering many patients who were seeking answers when their needs were not met by traditional medicine, Dr. Phil founded Carson Natural Health in 2005 with the mission of helping patients and the best natural solutions to their health problems. Dr. Phil is passionate about improving his patient’s quality of life and encouraging everyone he comes in contact with to live healthier lives and transform their over- all health into a blessing, not a burden.
Dr. Phil Carson knows how to help people get the most out of their life by working together with them to uncover the root cause of their health issues. Patients come to him with problems and leave with renewed hope that they can be healthy again. A practicing pharmacist in the Southeast, since 1985 he has not only consistently improved many patients quality of life, but also literally saved a few of them.
Today, we will be talking about:
•How an assistant professor from Madrid reinvented himself to become the director of the Detroit Institute of Arts
•The secret to creating dynamic exhibitions like, Fakes, Forgeries and Mysteries
•What it takes to run one of the top art museums in the world
Salvador Salort-Pons, a Madrid native, became DIA director in October 2015 and was curator of European Paintings from 2008 to 2015. Prior to coming to Detroit, he was senior curator at the Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, assistant professor at the University of Madrid and exhibition curator at the Memmo Foundation/Palazzo Ruspoli in Rome.
Salort-Pons organized the DIA exhibitions Fakes, Forgeries and Mysteries, Five Spanish Masterpieces and was the in-house curator for Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus.
He holds a master’s in geography and history, a master’s in business administration and a doctorate in the history of art.
To learn more about Salvador Salort-Pons go to dia.org
Today, we will be talking about:
•How perspective influences reality
•How the past influences perspective
•Ways to identify limiting beliefs and let them go
Jean Adrienne is the developer of InnerSpeak, a coaching tool for clearing ancestral and karmic blocks. She’s the author of four books and two decks of metaphysical clearing and activation cards.
To learn more about Jean Adrienne go to www.jeanadrienne.com
Today, we will be talking about:
•Focusing on what you can control
•Doing the work
•Never loosing hope, there is always a way
Julissa Arce is a writer, speaker, and social justice advocate and author of MY (UNDERGOUND) AMERICAN DREAM (Hachette Book Group, September 2016). She is the co-founder and chairman of the Ascend Educational Fund, a scholarship fund for immigrant students regardless of their immigration status. Prior to becoming an advocate she built a successful career on Wall Street as a vice president at Goldman Sachs and a director at Merrill Lynch.
To learn more about Julissa Arce go to www.julissaarce.com
Today, we will be talking about:
•No matter how depleted the state of your health may be, you always have choices, and you can heal.
•The 7-point plan for healing your body — and your prostate — because a healthy prostate cannot exist in an unhealthy body.
•For men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, this is not the end of the world. There are so many new treatments available, so many ways to heal.
Dr. EMILIA A. RIPOLL, M.D. has been practicing urology and urologic oncology in the Denver metro area for more than 25 years. Born in Barcelona, Spain and educated in the United States, Dr. Ripoll blends the best of European and American medicine. She graduated from the University of Colorado School of Medicine with honors, did her residency and post-doctorate fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine, and received her medical acupuncture training at UCLA. As an American Urological Association Foundation Scholar, Dr. Ripoll researched genetic predisposition and the role of proto-oncogenes in the development of prostate cancer.
Mark Saunders is a writer, editor, publisher, public speaker, and an 11-year prostate cancer survivor. As an active surveillance prostate cancer patient, Mark did not receive traditional treatment like surgery or radiation. Instead, he dramatically overhauled his lifestyle, and his cancer went away. More importantly, it hasn’t come back since.
As a prostate cancer survivor, Mark has dedicated his life to sharing what he has learned about health and wellness — a journey he calls, “Inside out, round about, and back again.”
To learn more about Dr. Emilia Ripoll or Mark Saunders go to health-otb.com
Today, we will be talking about:
•No matter how depleted the state of your health may be, you always have choices, and you can heal.
•The 7-point plan for healing your body — and your prostate — because a healthy prostate cannot exist in an unhealthy body.
•For men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, this is not the end of the world. There are so many new treatments available, so many ways to heal.
Dr. EMILIA A. RIPOLL, M.D. has been practicing urology and urologic oncology in the Denver metro area for more than 25 years. Born in Barcelona, Spain and educated in the United States, Dr. Ripoll blends the best of European and American medicine. She graduated from the University of Colorado School of Medicine with honors, did her residency and post-doctorate fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine, and received her medical acupuncture training at UCLA. As an American Urological Association Foundation Scholar, Dr. Ripoll researched genetic predisposition and the role of proto-oncogenes in the development of prostate cancer.
Mark Saunders is a writer, editor, publisher, public speaker, and an 11-year prostate cancer survivor. As an active surveillance prostate cancer patient, Mark did not receive traditional treatment like surgery or radiation. Instead, he dramatically overhauled his lifestyle, and his cancer went away. More importantly, it hasn’t come back since.
As a prostate cancer survivor, Mark has dedicated his life to sharing what he has learned about health and wellness — a journey he calls, “Inside out, round about, and back again.”
To learn more about Dr. Emilia Ripoll or Mark Saunders go to health-otb.com
Today, we will be talking about:
•Why women struggle with weight, energy and mood issues.
•How to reverse disease of any kind.
•What tools women can use to keep their cool when they are stressed and frazzled.
Dr. Keesha Ewers is a board certified Functional and advanced Ayurvedic medical practitioner as well as Doctor of Sexology, Psychotherapist and the founder and medical director of the Academy for Integrative Medicine health coach certification program.
Dr. Keesha has been in the medical field for over 30 years. After being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis—an incurable disease according to Western medicine—she discovered how to reverse autoimmunity.
Dr. Keesha is the best-selling author of Solving the Autoimmune Puzzle: The Woman’s Guide to Reclaiming Emotional Freedom and Vibrant Health and Your Libido Story: A workbook for women who want to find, fix, and free their sexual desire.
To learn more about Dr. Keesha Ewers go to DrKeesha.com
Katana’s interview with the Author of “Expand Social Security Now: How to Ensure Americans Get the Retirement They Deserve”, Steven Hill.
Today, we will be talking about:
•Why Social Security is one of the greatest government programs ever; how most American retirees depend on Social Security to one degree or another for a decent retirement
•Why Social Security is not going broke, and how we can make sure it is funded well into the future
•Why we should expand Social Security, rather than cutting it, as many Republican leaders in the US Congress have proposed
Steven Hill is a journalist and lecturer and is a former senior fellow with the New America Foundation in Washington DC. His most recent book is Expand Social Security Now: How to Ensure Americans Get the Retirement They Deserve (www.ExpandSocialSecurity.net). His previous books include Raw Deal: How the “Uber Economy” and Runaway Capitalism Are Screwing American Workers (www.RawDealBook.com), which was selected by The Globalist as one of the Top Ten Books of 2015, the internationally-praised Europe’s Promise: Why the European Way is the Best Hope in an Insecure Age (www.EuropesPromise.org) and 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy (www.10Steps.net). His articles and media interviews have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, CNN, BBC, CNBC, C-SPAN, Bloomberg Business, Fox News, Financial Times, Le Monde, Politico, Fast Company, Business Insider, Forbes, Salon, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, The Nation, Washington Monthly, American Prospect and many others.
For more information, visit Steven Hill’s website at www.Steven-Hill.com
Today, we will be talking about:
•How to prepare for a personal crisis at work
•How to care for yourself while caring for someone else
•The one word every caregiver needs to omit from their vocabulary
Liz O'Donnell is the founder of Working Daughter, a resource for women balancing career and caregiving. She is a frequent speaker and consultant to women who want to thrive and the organizations that want to reach and mobilize women and has written on the topic of eldercare for the Atlantic, Forbes, and The Huffington Post. She is also the author of Mogul, Mom & Maid: The Balancing Act of the Modern Woman, a book that picks up where other business books leave off – understanding the impact women’s personal lives have on their careers and the ways business can support working women.
To learn more about Liz O'Donnell go to http://www.workingdaughter.com
Katanas interview with Author and wisdom of Ayurveda expert, Acharya Shunya about “Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom”
Today, we will be talking about:
• How waking early before sunrise can jumpstart your whole mental, physical and emotional health.
• How drinking cold water and other iced beverages may be damaging your constitution.
Katana interviews Brent Marchant, award-winning author of Get the Picture?!: Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies, Consciously Created Cinema: The Movie Lover’s Guide to the Law of Attraction, and the upcoming new title, Third Real: Conscious Creation Goes Back to the Movies.
“Conscious Creation Goes to the Oscars!”
Today, we will be talking about How this year’s Oscar-nominated movies...
•Can illustrate the principles underlying the conscious creation process
•Can inspire us to be our truest best selves
•And can provide cautionary tales on how to avoid the pitfalls of conscious creation gone awry
Brent Marchant is the award-winning author of Get the Picture?!: Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies and Consciously Created Cinema: The Movie Lover’s Guide to the Law of Attraction, as well as the upcoming Third Real: Conscious Creation Goes Back to the Movies, books that examine how conscious creation (a.k.a. the law of attraction) is illustrated through film. He’s also Featured Contributor for Smart Women’s Empowerment, Movie Correspondent for The Good Radio Network and Frankiesense & More radio, and Contributor to New Consciousness Review magazine and radio. His additional writing credits include contributions to Library Journal, BeliefNet and VividLife. He holds a B.A. in magazine journalism and history from Syracuse University.
To learn more about Brent Marchant go to http://www.BrentMarchant.com
Join us as we’ll discuss:
•How to achieve deep relaxation at will in just a few minutes.
•How to meditate deeply and effortlessly every time.
•How to build a meditation practice into your life in a way that makes meditating something to look forward to, every day.
Ajayan Borys (aka Henry J Borys) is an internationally respected meditation instructor and founder of Effortless Mind® meditation. He is author of Effortless Mind: Meditate with Ease (New World Library, 2013), The Way of Marriage (Purna Press, 1991; HarperCollins, 1993), The Sacred Fire (HarperCollins, 1994), and numerous articles on meditation and relationships as a spiritual path. He is also host of Mind Matters Radio on KKNW 1150 AM, and is a Reiki Master, hypnotherapist, and certified Enneagram teacher.
To learn more about Ajayan Borys go to ajayan.com
Today, we will be talking about:
•How to produce documentaries that take the audience on a personal journey?
•What types of stories make the best documentaries?
•Why is it important to connect with the audience when filming a documentary?
Keith is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker whose PBS films and TV series focus on socially-conscious, human interest storytelling that aims to not just entertain his audience, but also allow them to examine their own life.
To learn more about Keith Famie go to www.v-prod.com
Today, we will be talking about:
•How to produce documentaries that take the audience on a personal journey?
•What types of stories make the best documentaries?
•Why is it important to connect with the audience when filming a documentary?
Keith is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker whose PBS films and TV series focus on socially-conscious, human interest storytelling that aims to not just entertain his audience, but also allow them to examine their own life.
To learn more about Keith Famie go to www.v-prod.com
Join us and you will learn:
How do you know its time to look into home care companies?
What is the different between a medical facility and in home care services.
What questions to ask when interviewing home care
Bert Copple is a marketplace Chaplain. He is the owner of a Home Instead Senior Care franchise and Copple Direct Home Care Supply in Birmingham, Michigan. His primary ministry is to his company’s CAREGivers and clients, providing care to the sick and widowed in his community through in-home care services. His company was been ranked in the top three places to work in Michigan for three consecutive years by the Detroit Free Press, and has been selected as a Top Workplace for seven consecutive years.
Bert holds a BA in Communications, an MA in Theology and an MDiv in Leadership. He is a decorated war veteran having served as a Chaplain’s Assistant in the United States Army where he coordinated suicide prevention efforts in South Korea and served a combat tour in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, providing grief and marriage counseling while working mortuary affairs.
A published author, his first book, Drugstore jesus, is a daily devotional on discovering God’s will for your life and journaling to track the journey along the way.
To learn more about Bert Copple go to www.homeinstead.com/283
Join us as we’ll discuss:
What it takes to be a successful business owner.
How to follow your dreams and pursue your goals.
The importance of women in business.
Florine Mark is President and CEO of The WW Group, the largest franchise holder of Weight Watchers International. Mark acquired franchises throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Some of these franchises were sold, but Mark retained all operations in Michigan, and Northern Ontario, Canada. She serves as an adviser and board member on approximately 40 committees and civic organizations. Mark is a highly sought after motivational speaker, radio show host, and can be seen each week on “Ask Florine,” on WDIV (NBC-Detroit). Mark is an author and has received numerous accolades, including being the first woman inducted in the National Management Association Hall of Fame.
To learn more about Florine Mark go to www.8883florine.com or www.askflorine.com
Katana will interview Speaker, Therapist, and Attorney David Bedrick.
Join us and you will learn:
- The relationship between sexism, shame, and inner criticism
- Why your diet failed
- Why we eat? Because we’re hungry for something!
David Bedrick is a speaker, teacher, therapist, attorney, and author of the acclaimed Talking Back to Dr. Phil: Alternatives to Mainstream Psychology and his recent book Revisioning Activism: Bringing Depth, Dialogue, and Diversity to Individual and Social Change .
David spent eight years on the faculty of the University of Phoenix. He is an adjunct faculty member as well as a member of the ethics committee and the advisory board for the master of arts program in conflict facilitation at the Process Work Institute. He teaches and speaks on the topics of shame, nighttime dreams, weight loss and body image, diversity and social injustice, and alternative psychological paradigms. David is a blogger for Psychology Today and The Huffington Post and counsels people internationally.
To learn more about David Bedrick go to http://www.davidbedrick.com
Katana will interview business consultant and leadership author, Susan Steinbrecher.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Learn the 3 Golden Rules of Communication
6 Steps to resolve conflict quickly and peacefully
Tips on how to boost your emotional intelligence
Susan Steinbrecher is a business consultant and coauthor of Heart-Centered Leadership: Lead Well, Live Well. She is the CEO of Steinbrecher And Associates in Hurst, Texas, and serves as an executive coach, licensed mediator, professional speaker and leadership advisor. She is also the author of the Amazon bestseller, KENSHO: A Modern Awakening. Susan is an Inc.com columnist, Entrepreneur.com contributor and Huffington Post blogger. Her work has been featured on MSNBC’s Your Business, The New York Times, Woman’s Day, Fortune Small Business, CNBC.com and CNNMoney.com.
To learn more about Susan Steinbrecher go to www.steinbrecher.com
Katana will interview inspirational speaker, gifted storyteller, and Author, Amber Chand.
Join us and you will learn:
Three core questions you must ask in order to take the steps to living an enlivened, authentic future.
Why “I matter” is a powerful foundation for the new story.
Why sometimes you must get lost in order to find your way.
Amber Chand is an inspirational speaker, gifted storyteller, visionary life coach and author who supports women in skillfully navigating through times of uncertainty. As a refugee from Uganda, she was expelled from her country by a cruel African dictator in her youth and lost everything during that terrifying time. Armed only with the question, “What will become of me now?” she set about designing a new story, one in which she discovered the power of inner resilience, courage, vulnerability and vision.
To learn more about Amber Chand go to www.amberchand.com
Katana will interview the lead pastor of the Woodside Bible Church/Pontiac Campus and Director of the Dream Center of Pontiac, Lorenzo Sewell.
Join us and you will learn how:
We Find Needs and Feel Them…Find Hurts and Heal Them
We believe in both compassion and accountability
We believe in empowerment NOT entitlement
Lorenzo Sewell was born and raised in Detroit, Mi. Currently, Lorenzo serves as lead Pastor of the Woodside Bible Church/Pontiac Campus and Director of the Dream Center of Pontiac. He is a gifted Pastor, who creates strategic alliances with organizations and leaders to effectively align and support key sustainable initiatives in the city of Pontiac. Through God’s love, grace and mercy, Lorenzo currently builds and retains high performance teams. They all serve through these following programs that are housed in the Dream Center of Pontiac.
To learn more about Lorenzo Sewell go to www.dcofmi.org
Katana will interview prosperity and mindset mentor and Author of Build Your Money Muscles: Nine Simple Exercises for improving Your Relationship with Money, Joan Sotkin.
Join us and you will learn:
-5 keys to Improving your Relationship with Money
-How emotions affect your business and financial outcomes
-How to rewire your brain for prosperity
For over 25 years Joan Sotkin has helped entrepreneurs and practitioners use their inner resources along with practical techniques to experience freedom from struggle personally, professionally, and financially. Thousands have benefitted from her ground breaking book Build Your Money Muscles: Nine Simple Exercises for Improving Your Relationship with Money and her ongoing support programs. Joan is a holistic Prosperity and Mindset Mentor and a dynamic, inspiring speaker who brings a depth of knowledge plus a huge dose of empathy and compassion to her work. She is THE expert when it comes to understanding how emotions learned in early childhood can affect a person’s earning capacity as an adult.
To learn more about Joan Sotkin go to http://www.joansotkin.com
Katana will interview Entrepreneur and Consultant, Janina Jacobs.
Join us and you will learn:
Why you should accept ALL Invitations.
Why Women should never let their age limit what they can do.
Why you should introduce yourself fully and proudly every time.
Instead of changing careers, entrepreneur Janina Parrott Jacobs adds them: international golf and travel writer/editor/speaker/media consultant and health/fitness writer; professional musician and performer/Director of Music at Detroit area churches; owner of Capers Steakhouse and catering division in Detroit since 1982. Recently, she was Special Events Chair for the USS Detroit Commissioning and is now President, Metro Detroit Council of the US Navy League. She is active in many organizations including veterans groups, Catholic Youth Organization, is a Governor for Golf Association of Michigan and Adviser to women’s golf organizations. Janina is a top competitive golfer and continues to advocate for women’s golf and business issues; she was the first woman in Michigan to compete on both high school and college men’s golf teams after Title IX’s passage in 1972.
To learn more about Janina Jacobs go to www.janinajacobs.com
Special guest host Chris Freer will interview the founder of Abundant You Chiropractic, Dr. Kevin Sarich.
Join us and you will learn:
Our most common ailments and their surprising low cost solutions
The root of most pain and illness and easy changes you can make right now to jump start the path to recovery
The 3-step protocol that has helped patients obtain astonishing results including: healing autoimmune diseases, triple digit weight loss, regaining mobility, kicking a 30-year diet soda habit, and the ability to stop all prescriptions.
Dr. Kevin Sarich is a Structural Corrective Care Chiropractor, Functional Medicine Practitioner, and Natural Health Nutritionist. He also has a special interest in sports performance, enhancement and injury prevention. He conducts popular workshops including the Clean Gut Workshop, Nutrition 101 and Shop with the Doc to debunk modern nutrition myths and to teach new food-based healing strategies. He has helped thousands to uncover the real reason they aren’t getting results from what ails them. His practice is dedicated to disease prevention, healing and abundant health and vitality.
To learn more about Dr. Kevin Sarich go to www.abundantyouchiro.com
Katana will interview Principal Partner & CEO, Dottie Deremo.
Join us and you will learn:
The difference between Advanced Directives and Durable Power of Attorney
If time is limited, how to plan for what you would want to accomplish and what goals you would have for your loved ones who will remain behind.
What resources are available to you to get started in having the talk with your loved ones and getting your wishes put into writing.
Dottie Deremo is the principal partner and CEO of The Deremo Group (TDG). TDG provides consulting, speaking, and executive coaching services to C-Suite executives in the practice areas of leadership, strategic business renewal, succession planning, and business sustainability matrix mapping. TDG’s goal is to maximize our clients’ full potential to produce outstanding, sustainable results.
Dottie is recognized nationally and internationally as an influential leader, entrepreneur, consultant, health care public policy expert, speaker, and author. She is the retired CEO of Hospice of Michigan and its national subsidiary company, At Home SupportTM. Dottie is a sought after key note speaker, has won numerous awards and recognitions, and written many articles and health care book chapters.
To learn more about Dottie Deremo go to www.dderemo.com
Katana will interview Author, Counselor and Dreamworker, David Low, MS PhD.
Join us and you will develop a better understanding of:
Unifying factors in all religions and spirituality
Listeners’ own spiritual faculties and potential for their development
Problems and issues connected with society and orthodox religion which impact true spirituality
David Low, MS PhD is a former Adjunct Professor of Religion, drug counselor, and entertainer who today does dreamwork, teaches meditation, and speaks on topics in popular spirituality and religion. After some powerful meditation experiences, Dr. Low travelled extensively and visited different Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Sufi, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim groups. Soon after getting initiation from his major teacher, he began having psychic dreams, often involving spirit guides who directed major decisions in his life. An epiphany in 2014 led him to write his first book, Universal Spiritual Philosophy and Practice: an Informal Textbook for Discerning Seekers.
To learn more about David Low go to davidlowmsphd.com
Katana will interview Global Speaker, Business Executive and Author of POWERING UP! How America’s Women Achievers Become Leaders, Anne Doyle.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Global perspectives on how women leaders around the world view the U.S. presidential campaign.
Key Messages from the World Leadership Conference of the International Women’s Forum – just held on Chicago.
Announcement that the 2020 IWF World Conference is coming to Detroit.
Insights from An Evening with Gloria Steinem ….and Anne’s perspective on iconic feminist leaders.
Anne Doyle is a Global Speaker, Journalist and Mother. Her book, POWERING UP! How America’s Women Achievers Become Leaders is for women have already “leaned in” and are “powering up” to leadership roles. Doyle has been on the front lines of women’s progress for over four decades. As a respected advocate for women and girls, she has raised awareness on five continents, including work for the U.S. State Department in Saudi Arabia, Trinidad and Spain. She has just returned from her 2nd trip to Trinidad & Tobago for the U.S. State Department where she was leading workshops on coalition building among NGO leaders working on gender violence issues.
To learn more about Anne go www.annedoylestrategies.com
Katana will be interviewing recovering lawyer, chronic overachiever, and two-time Amazon best-selling author Caroline Greene, founder of Caroline Greene Coaching, Caroline Greene.
Join us and you will learn:
What it means to build a life that truly matters to you
The most common mistakes you see people make when they are trying to make positive changes in their lives
How to know when it’s the right time to make a change
Caroline Greene is a recovering lawyer, chronic overachiever, and two-time Amazon best-selling author of MATTER: How to Find Meaningful Work That’s Right for You and Your Family and NEXT: How to Start a Successful Business That’s Right for You and Your Family. As a life and business coach, Caroline helps determined moms build businesses – and whole lives - that truly matter to them.
To learn more about Caroline Greene go to http://carolinegreenecoaching.com/
Katana will interview entrepreneur and a business high performance strategist, Stacy Tuschl.
Join us and you will learn:
High performance tips
How to level up and get out of your comfort zone
Why you can’t do everything yourself and what to do about it
Stacy Tuschl is an entrepreneur and Business High Performance Strategist. She started her first business in her parents' backyard at the age of 18 and turned that company into a 7 figure business. Author of, “Is Your Business Worth Saving?” she reveals proven strategies for pulling entrepreneurs out of a rut and launching them toward business success and is the host of the top rated podcast Business Rescue Road Map.
To learn more about Stacy Tuschl go to www.stacytuschl.com
Katana will interview retired foreign language teacher now author, documentarian, screen writer, Pierette Simpson.
Join us and you will learn:
The pluses and minuses of being driven to reach a huge goal
The secret to creating and managing a team
How to maintain momentum in times of adversity
Pierette Simpson retired from teaching after 37 years, and being recognized Michigan Foreign Language Teacher of the Year. She left the profession in order to follow another passion, write about the Andrea Doria tragedy at sea. Six years after her publication, she decided to write the screenplay and produce the docufilm, Andrea Doria: Are the Passengers Saved? Pierette is considered a subject-matter expert on the shipwreck and has been interviewed by many media, nationally and internationally.
To learn more about Pierette Simpson go to www.AndreaDoriaMovie.com
Join us as we discuss:
A new definition and understanding of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia and cognitive decline
The multiple, reversible causes of Alzheimer's
The role of hormones, lifestyle, and supplements in reversing Alzheimer's disease.
Dr. Susan Sklar is a nationally recognized Harvard trained physician who is dedicated to figuring out the root cause of her patients’ symptoms. She is a fierce health detective who believes that you can age gracefully and feel great while doing so. She utilizes the cutting edge science of functional medicine to support your body to heal itself through diet, lifestyle and appropriate supplementation.
To learn more about Dr. Susan Sklar visit www.sklarcenter.com
Join us and you will learn:
How to discover costly marketing mistakes you must avoid to be a successful brand
The secrets of small business brands which THRIVE in their competitive space
How to increase your bottom line by creating a lasting brand that people know and trust
In 1993, Linda Kleist founded Identity Creative with her husband, Bill. Identity Creative has worked with hundreds of businesses to help them differentiate their brand in a unique and powerful way that increases sales. Linda speaks to business groups about how to create a brand that outshines the competition and attracts their ideal customers.
Identity Creative brings exceptional graphic design and brand development to established businesses, start-ups, and non-profit organizations for logos, identity systems, outstanding marketing campaigns and full-scope implementation into print and web. Their brand strategy workshops help organizations create a brand blueprint for a powerful and lasting brand.
To learn more about Linda Kleist go to www.indentitycreative.com
Guest host Chris Freer will interview Author, speaker, and financial coach Janice Goldman.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How what you don’t know will hurt you.
How love and money are two different things. Love shouldn’t have anything to do with money, and vice versa.
Why Financial ignorance is not bliss!
Having developed the Women's Financial Services Division at Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett and worked as Senior Vice President/Vice President at such prominent financial institutions as Salomon Smith Barney, Mesirow Financial and Merrill Lynch, Janice Goldman has over 32 years of financial experience under her belt. She specializes in working with women who need to learn how to make the necessary choices in order to thrive in their financial and personal lives. She is a speaker, financial coach, and author of Let’s Talk about Money: Girlfriends’ Guide to Protecting Her ASSets.
To learn more about Janice Goldman go to www.askjanicegoldman.com
How to discern real fear from false fear and know if you’re living in false fear.
How to move through fear so it can stop driving your decisions and your life.
What it means to live life in the flow and why this is so important to us as individuals and a society.
Andria Corso is an award winning Life and Leadership Coach with 20 years’ experience working with clients to develop leadership skills, develop themselves, advance their careers and businesses, and create whole-life success. She is currently the owner of AndriaCorso & Co., a life, leadership coaching firm specializing in helping individuals reach their highest potential.
Andria is also a bestselling author of Fear to Flow: How to Give Up Your Struggle and Allow Life to Unfold Perfectly. This is her third book and is about how to stop allowing false fears to control you and instead, step into living in the Divine flow of life.
To learn more about Andria Corso go to http://www.andriacorso.com
Join us as we’ll discuss:
- 70% of aging is voluntary, how you can avoid it until you are near the end of life.
- How can you avoid many major illnesses and accidents (heart disease, stroke, diabetes etc.) altogether.
- Do women age differently than men?
Chris Crowley is a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Virginia Law School. For 25 years he was a litigation partner at a leading Wall St law firm. He retired at 56 to “lead more than one life”. He and his wife, portrait painter Hilary Cooper, moved to Aspen for five years to ski, write and so on. He had the idea for and co-authored Younger Next Year which has sold some million copies in 20 languages. The most recent book in the series is Younger Next Year: The Exercise Program, which came out this past January.
To learn more about Chris Crowley go to http://youngernextyear.com
Join us as we’ll discuss:
What it takes to be a successful business owner.
How to follow your dreams and pursue your goals.
The importance of women in business.
Florine Mark is President and CEO of The WW Group, the largest franchise holder of Weight Watchers International. Mark acquired franchises throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Some of these franchises were sold, but Mark retained all operations in Michigan, and Northern Ontario, Canada. She serves as an adviser and board member on approximately 40 committees and civic organizations. Mark is a highly sought after motivational speaker, radio show host, and can be seen each week on “Ask Florine,” on WDIV (NBC-Detroit). Mark is an author and has received numerous accolades, including being the first woman inducted in the National Management Association Hall of Fame.
To learn more about Florine Mark go to www.8883florine.com or www.askflorine.com
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How to integrate powerful tools into your energetic systems of being so you can change whatever you desire to change in your life -- hence ‘The Change Agent’
The Freedom Cycle & Flow Cycle
How ‘WE’ are connected and how to play in the world of oneness without it impacting you in way you don’t desire!
Over the past decade, Jeneth Blackert has a wildly successful global change movement, Real Raw You, encourages people around the globe to open to greater energy, more radiant lives and expanded healing possibilities. With a background in nutritional neuroscience blended with the tools of Access Consciousness and her very unique approach to creative flow, Jeneth has an ability to profoundly deepen her client’s lives.
She has appeared on television and radio shows worldwide including Martha Stewart Radio, NPR, Fox News and hundreds of radio acronyms around the nation. She’s also the author of several books and programs including Falling In Stilettos, Seven Dragons: A Guide to a Limitless Mind.
To learn more about Jeneth Blackert go to realrawyou.com.org
Katana will interview Williams and Associates Leadership Coaching and Coaching the Global Village, Dr. Patrick Williams.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
The importance of Naked Conversations about the good and the scary…
How hiding our shadow prevents us from total well being
How to have a Courageous conversation or be a committed witness to another’s naked conversations
Dr. Patrick Williams, psychologist, author of 7 books, and leadership coach, is a pioneer in the field of Life Coaching and founder of the Institute for Life Coach Training, and Coaching the Global Village.
A developer of leaders for 3 decades he founded Coaching the Global Village in 2006 to bring the power of the coach approach to the underserved and resource poor of the world. CGV associates provide leadership training to grassroots organizations and/or non-profits, NGOS or corporate social change initiatives. Pat's message is that leadership is an activity, not just a position. Pat's speaking and training is inspirational, providing an igniting spark to individuals, communities or organizations offering methods and tools to "keep the fire burning" after the training.
To learn more about Dr. Patrick Williams go to www.DrPatWilliams.com or www.CoachingTheGlobalVillage.org
Katana will interview the founder of Speakertunity and Conscious and Transformational Speakers, Jackie Lapin.
Join us and you will learn:
What to do to make yourself irresistible to speaker bookers
What NOT to do that will take you out of the running
How to make sure you take advantage of being on stage
Where to find speaking engagements more easily and with reduced time investment
Jackie Lapin is a leader in helping transformational leaders, authors, practitioners, speakers and messengers connect with their next followers around the globe. For the past 10 years, her internationally acclaimed Conscious Companies have been providing PR campaigns, radio media tours and speaking engagements to support the growth and revenue of change-makers. Her clients have included Don Miguel Ruiz, Dr. Joe Vitale, James Twyman, Denise Linn, Arielle Ford, Hay House and more.
The success of her companies has been built on her detail-oriented, comprehensive proprietary one-of-a-kind data-driven lists—the information from which she is now sharing with the world! Her most recent offering is SpeakerTunity™, the twice monthly transformational speaker leads tip sheet, providing speakers with the direct contacts to book themselves on stages across North America.
To learn more about Jackie Lapin go to www.Speakertunity.com
Join us and you will learn how to:
Reclaim the relaxed center of power in your core – and thereby clarify and add effortless power to your direction and impact.
Let go of the excessive willpower you are exerting and that is silently defeating you.
Relax into a state of joy, harmony and equilibrium with the wealth you have.
A remarkable living synthesis of eastern wisdom and of western practicality, Satyen Raja combines the power of the Warrior and the wisdom of the Sage to inspire audiences worldwide. He is a unique blend of power and of heart.
Satyen teaches with clarity, power and provocation. In his presence you are compelled to search within and to draw out your latent abilities. Through dynamic examples, compelling stories, cutting edge ideas, spontaneous humour and proven practices, Satyen motivates, provokes and inspires you into accepting and cultivating your own greatness.
Satyen’s focus on bringing the teachings into your physical body and into you real life, rather than just lecturing, sets him apart from other teachers and empowers you to make lasting changes in your life.
Suzanne Raja is the embodiment of true Feminine radiance and of deep Feminine power. Simply being in Suzanne’s presence brings men into their depth and women into their natural glow. Suzanne does not just practice what she teaches, she is what she teaches. Suzanne is Love.
To know Suzanne is to glimpse what is possible for your own life. She delivers teachings with exceptional intuitive perception and clarity. Suzanne demonstrates that true power is subtle, and that it is possible for all of our lessons to come encased in Love. As our world heads into a new era, it is teachers like Suzanne who will lead the way.
To learn more about Satyen and Suzanne Raja go to WarriorSage.com
Katana will interview Public Speaking, Message and Marketing Mentor, Marjorie Saulson.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Why it is important to overcome one’s fear of public speaking.
The three basic fears people experience and what usually causes them.
Strategies people can immediately apply to help overcome their fears.
Marjorie Saulson is dedicated to working with people who are nervous about using public speaking and networking to promote themselves and their business. This results in their income suffering. She is passionately committed to helping them to uncover their unique voice, and to gain confidence and ease in sharing their message; so that they can easily attract their ideal clients and build the business and lifestyle of their dreams.
To learn more about Marjorie Saulson go to http://www.VibrantVocalPower.com
Katana will interview Global Speaker & Author of POWERING UP! How America’s Women Achievers Become Leaders, Anne Doyle.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Why the “Woman’s Card” is no longer a Joker – but an Ace, if played effectively.
Men who are “leading the way” in addressing gender bias in their organizations are overwhelmingly either: 1) Fathers of daughters or 2) Sons of strong single mothers.
Insight about the International Women’s Forum – one of the preeminent women’s leadership organizations in the world with over 6.000 members in 33 countries.
Anne Doyle is a Global Speaker, Journalist and Mother. Her book, POWERING UP! is a field guide for women have already “leaned in” and are “powering up” to leadership roles. Doyle has been on the front lines of women’s progress for over four decades – as a pioneering TV news and sports broadcaster, auto executive and elected official. As a respected advocate for women and girls, she has raised awareness on five continents, including work for the U.S. State Department in Saudi Arabia, Trinidad and Spain. Most recently, she has been in South Africa and Israel engaging with women leaders from all over the world.
To learn more about Anne Doyle go to www.annedoylestrategies.com
Katana will interview Online Business Strategist - Creator of the BOOM! Formula and Online TV Pro, Jody Jelas.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How creating an online TV show can be one of the most cost effective marketing strategies you'll ever do.
What is the "sitcom" strategy and how it can be used to grab interest.
Where to funnel them into buying clients.
Jody Jelas is often referred to as: “The most transparent and authentic personal brand marketer in the business.” Jody is the Author of “LadyBalls” which hit best seller on the first day it hit Amazon. She helps Coaches, Teachers & Entrepreneurs create an authentic online brand, through video, by being their 100% non-filter selves! She then helps them to extract their best knowledge and turn it into an online leveraged program with her proven BOOM! Formula system! Over the last 16 years she has helped top business folk and online marketers grow their brand globally and develop online leveraged offers that bring in millions of dollars a year for her clients.
To learn more about Jody Jelas go to jodyjelas.com
Katana will interview Owner and Managing Member of PTS Compliance Consulting, LLC, Pam Smith.
Join us as we’ll discuss how you can:
The definition of a Woman Business Enterprise (WBE)
The definition of a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)
The criteria necessary to become certified as a WBE and an MBE
Pam Smith worked 8 years as the Certification Program Manager and Director at the Great Lakes Women’s Business Council (formerly known as CEED), she retired in March 2015 and started PTS Compliance Consulting, LLC. PTS provides certification documentation review for minority business owners seeking contracts with corporations that have supplier diversity initiatives.
She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and 18 years of experience working with compliance issues. The certifications she holds are for a WBE through Great Lakes WBC and an MBE through Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council, as well as, having memberships in the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC).
To learn more about Pam Smith go to www.ptscomplianceconsulting.com
Katana will interview The Inspiration to Creation Coach and 9x Amazon bestselling author, international speaker, and award-winning blogger, Nina Amir.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Creative ways to use your mind to manifest your desires.
The habits of high performers in every industry.
How to take inspired action toward your goals and dreams.
Nina Amir is an award-winning blogger, international speaker and a nine-time Amazon bestselling author of such books as How to Blog a Book and The Author Training Manual. As the Inspiration to Creation Coach, she helps creative people combine their passion and purpose so they move from idea to inspired action and achieve their potential and fulfill their purpose.
To learn more about Nina Amir go to www.ninaamir.com
Katana will interview licensed clinical social worker; relationship coach & energy intuitive, Kimberly Brenner.
Join us as we’ll learn simple techniques that will help you:
Communicate and be heard
Stop Fighting
Bring Understanding
Kimberly Brenner is a psychotherapist and relationship coach, author of 7 Conversations to Make a Good Marriage Great, founder of #Directional Mantras and #Negativity Clearing.
To learn more about Kimberly Brenner go to www.kimberlybrenner.com
Maddy Dychtwald author, regular contributor to the Wall Street, and co-founder of Age Wave on “The Secret to Your Successful Future”.
Join us as we discuss:
Why is longevity suddenly a big issue? And why is it more important for women than men?
What are the 3 things women can do right now to prepare successfully for longevity in terms of their health?
What are the 3 things women can do right now to prepare successfully for longevity in terms of their finance?
In a word, it would be “longevity.” And the real secret to a successful future would be to prepare for it, especially in terms of your health and your wealth. What makes this even more complicated for women is they live longer than men, yet their retirement savings is about half that of men and they’re often the one’s caregiving their loved ones. How can women change the game so that they will live long AND well?
Maddy is a nationally recognized author, co-founder of Age Wave, and leading expert on the changing demographic trends shaping the marketplace, the workplace and our lives. Having spent almost 30 years investigating and forecasting implications of the age wave, she has also emerged as an authority on the economic ascent of women.
Maddy is the author of three books and has been regularly featured in prominent media, including: Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, Newsweek, Time, U.S. News & World Report, Fox Business News, CNBC and NPR. She is a contributor to The Wall Street Journal’s Retirement Expert Panel, The Huffington Post, thirdage.com, and caring.com. She is also one of the co-founders of Women Against Alzheimer’s and on the Board of the Bright Focus Foundation.
To learn more about Maddy Dychtwald go to www.maddydychtwald.com
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Why money doesn’t equal happiness and how to discover what does
How to quit your job and start a business at home (as a mom of two!)
How life setbacks and health scares can be positive influences on your life story
Born and raised on the East Coast, Jocelyn Mozak attended Cornell University, graduating C** Laude with a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering and Stanford University, where she obtained a Master’s in Electrical Engineering.
While her education in engineering certainly refined her technical and analytical skills, it is Jocelyn’s passion for what she does that makes her an outstanding WordPress web designer. She is an expert in thinking outside the box and filtering out the key points amidst all the noise. Jocelyn loves spending time with her family—her husband and two sons—and being active.
To learn more about Jocelyn Mozak go to www.mozakdesign.com
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How to set young colleagues up for success on your team
The power of please and thank you in a trophy world
Mutual mentorship – creating positive two way mentor relationships that benefit your team
Lee Caraher is the CEO of San Francisco-based Double Forte and is an acclaimed communication strategist known for her practical solutions to big problems. This is not her first rodeo – she’s worked at highly regarded companies big and small throughout her career, and she's learned a lot along the way that she shares in her book and in her keynote speeches and workshops in the hopes that everyone can reduce the drama in the workplace.
Lee is active in the community and currently serves on the Board of KQED Public Media Grace Cathedral’s Board and on the Board of Trustees of Menlo College, Atherton.
Lee lives on the San Francisco Bay Peninsula with her husband, two sons and blind cat Al.
To learn more about Lee Caraher go to www.leecaraher.com
Join us as we’ll discuss:
The 6 common (and paralyzing) blocks in the way of career happiness for thousands of professionals worldwide.
How to identify your specific obstacles to more happiness, and learn where they came from and what they mean.
How to chunk down and address your core fears around money, success, and power so you can move through them.
The importance of embracing the idea that you CAN have what you want in your professional life, and that you deserve to.
Kathy Caprino, M.A. is an international career success coach, writer, and speaker dedicated to the advancement of women in business. The author of Breakdown, Breakthrough, and Founder of Ellia Communications, Inc. and the Amazing Career Project, Kathy is a Forbes, Huffington Post and LinkedIn contributor and top media source on women’s careers and workplace issues.
Katana will interview the creator of “Rewire Your Brain: 3 Habits That Will Change Your Life Forever” and author of “The First Habit: One Technique that Can Change Your Life”, Lewis Schiff.
Join us as we’ll discuss how you can:
Learn Your Language: Discover what you’re best at and maximize your compensation for that
Practice Perseverance: Find out why adversity is the most exclusive mentor to the self-made wealthy
Upgrade Your Network: Invite “luck” and “magic” into your life by rebuilding your network using this simple process
Lewis Schiff is the author of Business Brilliant: Surprising Lessons From the Greatest Self-Made Business Icons, the executive director of the Business Owners Council and the co-founder (with Norm Brodsky) of BEN Global Mentorship that helps business owners transform their companies into scalable enterprises and, eventually, enduring institutions with help from rockstar entrepreneurs from around the world.
To learn more about Lewis Schiff go to poweredbyben.com
Katana will interview business consultant and leadership author, Susan Steinbrecher.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Learn the 3 Golden Rules of Communication
6 Steps to resolve conflict quickly and peacefully
Tips on how to boost your emotional intelligence
Susan Steinbrecher is a business consultant and coauthor of Heart-Centered Leadership: Lead Well, Live Well. She is the CEO of Steinbrecher And Associates in Hurst, Texas, and serves as an executive coach, licensed mediator, professional speaker and leadership advisor. She is also the author of the Amazon bestseller, KENSHO: A Modern Awakening. Susan is an Inc.com columnist, Entrepreneur.com contributor and Huffington Post blogger. Her work has been featured on MSNBC’s Your Business, The New York Times, Woman’s Day, Fortune Small Business, CNBC.com and CNNMoney.com.
To learn more about Susan Steinbrecher go to www.steinbrecher.com
Katana will interview President of Pathways to Peace
Foundation, Brenda Naomi Rosenberg.
Join us as we’ll discuss why it is important to:
Put understanding others first and being heard second
.
Honor and respect the beliefs and views of others, especially when they are different than yours.
Develop a new/tectonic relationship with tension
Brenda Naomi Rosenberg, first female Vice President of Fashion for J.L.
Hudson Company, and Senior Vice President of Fashion Merchandising and Marketing for Federated Allied Department stores. Today, a full-time peace builder. Brenda is the recipient of over 18 awards for her trail blazing efforts: first Jewish woman to present a Ramadan sermon at an American mosque, served as a panelist on healing the Shia- Sunni divide, inspired and co-authoring the book Friendship & Faith, created Reuniting the Children of Abraham, a multi media tool kit for peace, and co authored with Samia Bahsoun Harnessing the Power of Tension.
To learn more about Brenda Naomi Rosenberg go to www.BrendaNaomiRosenberg.com
Katana will interview International, Bestselling Author, Speaker, Coach and Business Consultant, Dr. Jo Anne White.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Who pioneered a program for the Philadelphia school system that allowed children with special needs and autism to no longer be denied access to public school.
What are some of the factors that made the difference between defeat and success for these special needs children.
Why it is important to spread the word about the acceptance of differences
Jo Anne White, Ph.D is an International Award-Winning, Bestselling Author and Speaker, Certified Professional Coach and Energy Master Teacher who has helped millions of individuals and organizations shape their dreams, master their own success and triumph. Known globally as the “Success Doc,” Dr. White is the Executive Producer and Host of the popular Power Your Life TV and Radio Shows.
She’s been featured online and in national and international media outlets, such as CNN.com, Good Housekeeping, More, and WebMD. She’s made frequent guest appearances on Radio and Television Networks such as NBC, CBS, FOX, and Voice America. Dr. White is the founder of the recently launched Power Your Life Network and Power U Online University. She was named a 2015 Worldwide Branding Top Female Executive for Professional Coaching by Worldwide Who’s Who and featured in Women of Distinction Magazine, 2016.
To learn more about Dr. Jo Anne White go to www.drjoannewhite.com
Katana will interview author, composer, musician & artist, Jill Mattson
Join us as we’ll discuss Ancient Secrets such as:
How to Modulate your Voice to affect other people and their reactions to you
How you can Strengthen your Health - as simple as listening to the correct sounds
What are some Sounds to enhance Beauty & Confidence
Jill Mattson is a prolific Artist, Musician and Author. Jill is a four - time author, and widely recognized expert and composer in the field of Sound Healing! She has produced eight CD's that combine intricate Sound Healing techniques with her original Award winning musical compositions (Deep Wave Body Healing – Best Sound Healing CD of 2016 Contacting Angels & Masters – Best CD of 2015 and Deep Wave Beauty CD – Best New Age CD – Silver Award). The CD's consist of intriguing, magical tracks using ancient & modern techniques - with sound energy & special healing frequencies to achieve profound benefits. Available on her sites are free mp3's of Sound Healing compositions, with Solfeggio Tones, Star Energy, Flower Frequencies, Fibonacci and nature tones.
To learn more about Jill Mattson go to www.JillsWingsOfLight.com or www.Ancient-Music.com
Katana will interview Energetic Master, Life Coach, Author, and Entrepreneur Ken Pape,
“How To Start Your Own Business With Other People’s Money”
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How to use other people's money to become self-employed.
The process to becoming successfully self-employed.
What are the available financing options when starting a business?
Ken Pape left corporate life to start-up a new company called Parts Finishing Group. This book provides a historical prospective of how they were able to start, build, and grow their business from a $40,000 initial investment to $40 million in family wealth in 26 years. Parts Finishing Group was a group of companies that provided secondary manufacturing services to automotive, industrial, and aircraft related companies.
To learn more about Ken Pape go to www.do-abledeals.com
Katana will interview Spiritual Counselor, Author and Coach, Yol Swan
Join us as we’ll discuss:
• The spiritual qualities and differences of Feminine Souls and Indigo Adults
• Why spiritual healing requires integrating the Feminine and Masculine within
• How to embrace your soul purpose to bring balance to an overly masculine world
Yol Swan is a spiritual counselor, mentor and coach who has taken the understanding of the soul and the wounded Feminine to new cosmic depths. A modern seer who perceives life as energy and has access to higher dimensions, she empowers clients around the world to live a soul-guided life. Her new book, The Indigo Journals: Spiritual Healing For Indigo Adults & Other Feminine Souls, is a must-read for sensitive, creative and empathic people who feel a bit out of place, are awakening to their true nature and yearn for self-empowerment and a sense of purpose.
To learn more about Yol Swan go to http://SoulGuidedCoach.com or http://TheIndigoJournals.com.
Katana will interview Author of Teachings from God: Greeting Your Soul and Revealing the Divine Within, Courtney Amundson.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How God/Divine/Source energy are within us not outside of us.
How your life changes from victim to empowerment when you experience your authentic nature.
How you can learn to never be lost in life.
Courtney Amundson began her path as a seeker at a young age, progressing to the point that these teachings began to flow through her, effortlessly and with complete love and joy, starting at age 16. In the beginning, the wisdom was received for her own evolution and understanding, but after a short time she was guided to share it with as many people as possible through Teachings from God. Since then, she has worked single-mindedly on getting these teachings out to the public, not only through the work of the book, but expanding into sharing her insights through publishing articles and speaking.
To learn more about Courtney Amundson go to www.teachingsfromgod.com
Katana will interview nation’s leading expert in non-drug treatment for hypothyroidism, low thyroid and Hashimoto’s disease and founder of the Valley Thyroid Institute, Dr. Gil Kajiki
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Why the reason you may not be losing weight could be thyroid, but standard tests won’t discover it.
Why thyroid imbalance can be at the root of many illnesses and the reason you lack energy.
Are there are other alternatives than standard drug thyroid treatment?
Dr. Gil Kajiki is the nation’s leading expert in non-drug treatment for hypothyroidism, low thyroid and Hashimoto’s disease and founder of the Valley Thyroid Institute, a worldwide treatment center. He has pioneered the use of 11 different thyroid tests instead of the standard three, along with a battery of tests to detect and resolve the cause root of thyroid imbalance in hard-to-heal patients. Autoimmune conditions, weight loss, energy sluggishness and more are often resolved. Dr. Kajiki creates his personalized program with personalized dietary changes, nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals and enzymes and lifestyle enhancements to improve lab test results and reduce symptoms.
To learn more about Dr. Gil Kajiki go to http://www.valleythyroidinstitute.com
Katana will interview author of Get the Picture?!: Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies, recently released in a new, updated edition, and Consciously Created Cinema: The Movie Lover’s Guide to the Law of Attraction, Brent Marchant.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How this year’s Oscar-nominated movies illustrate the principles underlying the conscious creation process
How this year’s Oscar-nominated movies can inspire us to be our truest best selves
How this year’s Oscar-nominated movies can provide cautionary tales on how to avoid the pitfalls of conscious creation gone awry
Brent Marchant is the author of Get the Picture?!: Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies and Consciously Created Cinema: The Movie Lover’s Guide to the Law of Attraction, books that examine how conscious creation (a.k.a. the law of attraction) is illustrated through film. He’s also Featured Contributor, Arts & Entertainment, for VividLife magazine, Featured Contributor for Smart Women’s Empowerment, Movie Correspondent for The Good Radio Network and Frankiesense & More radio, and Contributor to New Consciousness Review magazine and radio. His additional writing credits include contributions to Library Journal and BeliefNet. He holds a B.A. in magazine journalism and history from Syracuse University.
To learn more about Brent Marchant go to http://www.BrentMarchant.com
Katana will interview Energetic Master, Life Coach, Author, and Entrepreneur Mary Ann Robbat of the Robbat Center.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
The process of getting clear on what beliefs are getting in your way.
How to connect to the energy of those beliefs and release them.
How to develop powerful affirmations to support what you want.
Mary Ann Robbat brings a unique combination of coaching and energy healing to assist you in identifying and then accelerating your timeline for living the life YOU really desire. With more than twenty years of experience, Mary Ann has a gift for hearing exactly where limiting beliefs or emotionally charged issues are blocking you from the success and life you want. Her proven method as outlined in her book “Engaging Your Power” has allowed thousands of people to live into their own ideas of success.
To learn more about Mary Ann Robbat go to http://robbatcenter.com
Katana will interview writer, author, and intuitive consultant Suzie Daggett.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
The soul has specific needs and the ego has wants – what is the difference?
Living from a souls point of view may be what matters most in our lives.
Is it possible to find a balance between the soul and the ego?
Suzie Daggett spins real life advice with ageless wisdom. The result? Your life flows, allowing your soul and heart to open and your intuition to amp up. In her popular Dear Source series, she shares soul and ego musings for everyday living. With Conversations, she chats with Clare, her inner soul friend & Posey, her ego mind to understand that lovely intersection between what the soul needs and the ego wants.
She is the author of From Ego to Soul and PEARLS ~ 52 Contemplative Insights. Suzie offers Intuitive Business & Life Consultations, and is a speaker and writer.
To learn more about Suzie Daggett go to http://www.suziedaggett.com
Katana will interview Public Speaking, Message and Marketing Mentor, Marjorie Saulson.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Why it is important to overcome one’s fear of public speaking.
The three basic fears people experience and what usually causes them.
Strategies people can immediately apply to help overcome their fears.
Marjorie Saulson is dedicated to working with people who are nervous about using public speaking and networking to promote themselves and their business. This results in their income suffering. She is passionately committed to helping them to uncover their unique voice, and to gain confidence and ease in sharing their message; so that they can easily attract their ideal clients and build the business and lifestyle of their dreams.
To learn more about Marjorie Saulson go to http://www.VibrantVocalPower.com
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How to listen to the voices of the body: sensory IQ signals.
The importance of choosing pleasure over pain, to catapult yourself to living a life the way you wish.
How to develop a personal health prescription based on purpose and meaning.
Debbie Rosas is the co-founder of the global fitness and lifestyle practice, Nia, which is based upon The Body’s Way: a system used to live, move and feel great at any age. She is the author of The Nia Technique and Non-Impact Aerobics. Her work is featured in over 800 publications and used in over 41 countries, taught by 2600 teachers. Debbie is a pioneer in the body-mind industry, entrepreneur, artist and presenter at health and wellness conferences. Through her passion, Debbie influences people to develop the most important relationship they will ever have: the one with their body.
To learn more about Debbie Rosas go to debbierosas.com
How to turn the worst moments in your life into gateways to prosperity.
What you can do to move from paralyzed to powerful living, by creating aligned energy congruence.
The one thing that you need to know to shift your energy to a higher vibe to have miracles flowing to you effortlessly.
Jennifer Hoffman will share her miracle story of how, at a very low point her life, when she was broke, nearly homeless, and asked God to ‘take her home’ every night, she create a free trip to France that she was paid to go on. Weeks later, she had a new job, home, car, and her life turned around completely.
A celebrated author, intuitive mystic, radio host, spiritual teacher, Jennifer is the leading voice in the empowered self awareness movement since 2003. She is an expert on energy congruence, High Vibes livingTM, miracle creation, and intention-based living.
Jennifer is celebrated as ‘the world’s most accurate psychic’, revealing clients' life traumas and energy blocks, with solutions for more empowered, joyful living. Jennifer has taught millions how to master their soul mission, expand their life purpose, own their gifts, and access the keys to create divine wealth, boundless joy, and thrilling success in life, love, career, and business.
To learn more about Jennifer Hoffman go to www.enlighteninglife.com
Katana will interview Executive Director and President of Beyond Basics, Pamela Good.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
The need for literacy for children in Metropolitan Detroit.
The solution: we get children reading at grade level in 6 weeks.
How to be the solution, including ways to get involved.
Pamela Good is cofounder and serves as the Executive Director of Beyond Basics, a 501(c)(3) literacy based child-centered organization since 2002. In 1999, she volunteered to help with a coat drive benefitting students attending a Detroit public school. Beyond Basics runs a suite of literacy programs where students achieve grade level movement in reading within six weeks of one-on-one tutoring. Students also gain a multitude of tools for future success by participating in literacy enrichment programs designed to cultivate a love of learning and curiosity. The results of their efforts have been exemplary.
To learn more about Pamela Good go to www.beyondbasics.org
Betsy Chasse is an mom, author and film maker most notable as the producer, director, writer of the hit film “What The Bleep Do We Know”, in 2014 she produced “Song of The New Earth” and is currently in production a new documentary about the world of coaching. Her book is called Tipping Sacred Cows.
To learn more about Betsy go to www.betsychasse.net
Maddy Dychtwald author, regular contributor to the Wall Street, and co-founder of Age Wave on “The Secret to Your Successful Future”.
Join us as we discuss:
Why is longevity suddenly a big issue? And why is it more important for women than men?
What are the 3 things women can do right now to prepare successfully for longevity in terms of their health?
What are the 3 things women can do right now to prepare successfully for longevity in terms of their finance?
In a word, it would be “longevity.” And the real secret to a successful future would be to prepare for it, especially in terms of your health and your wealth. What makes this even more complicated for women is they live longer than men, yet their retirement savings is about half that of men and they’re often the one’s caregiving their loved ones. How can women change the game so that they will live long AND well?
Maddy is a nationally recognized author, co-founder of Age Wave, and leading expert on the changing demographic trends shaping the marketplace, the workplace and our lives. Having spent almost 30 years investigating and forecasting implications of the age wave, she has also emerged as an authority on the economic ascent of women.
Maddy is the author of three books and has been regularly featured in prominent media, including: Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, Newsweek, Time, U.S. News & World Report, Fox Business News, CNBC and NPR. She is a contributor to The Wall Street Journal’s Retirement Expert Panel, The Huffington Post, thirdage.com, and caring.com. She is also one of the co-founders of Women Against Alzheimer’s and on the Board of the Bright Focus Foundation.
To learn more about Maddy Dychtwald go to www.maddydychtwald.com
Katana will interview the founder of Feminine Mastery and author of True Calling, Awaken the Power of your True Self, Cyndie Silbert.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Cyndie has transformed the lives of women all over the world through her Feminine Masters Interview Series with guest speakers such as Arielle Ford and Dr. Sue Morter. Cyndie is considered a global transformational leader with an emphasis on the Feminine Principle. Her deep understanding of women’s inner desires coupled with life and business challenges has made her a world-renowned Mentor for Women. She’s been featured at the Chopra Center’s Spiritual Success Event, as a guest speaker at the Awaken Your Impact Event, and alongside top business leaders, coaches and experts via Online Summits. She has over 10 years experience leading workshops, online programs and her signature Maui Women’s Retreat.
To learn more about Cyndie Silbert go to www.femininemastery.com
Special guest host Chris Freer will interview Speaker, Author and Executive Consultant, Beth Wonson.
What are the three top rocks that steal our time and energy.
How holding onto something can feel like it serves us.
Simple strategies that facilitate letting go!
Beth Wonson is a speaker, author, executive coach, business consultant, former school administrator and lover of life! She works with organizations, businesses and individual clients across the United States. Known as the employee whisperer, Beth is able to get to the heart of the matter quickly and empathetically facilitating others to move from being stuck, isolated and frustrated to inspirational, empowering leaders who give meaningful feedback and hold staff accountable. Originally from Boston, Beth’s candor, wit and style engage any size audience as if she were chatting one-on-one!
You can learn more about Beth’s work at: http://www.bethwonson.com
Katana will be interviewing Author, Speaker and Women Empowerment Advocate, Crystal Andrus.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
What is the Emotional Age and how can we become more empowered?
How to live from Woman Energy rather than Daughter or Mother Energy.
How to set new healthy boundaries with others- and your self.
Crystal Andrus is a 3 time Best-Selling Author, Speaker and Women Empowerment Advocate. Founder of the S.W.A.T Institute (Simply Woman Accredited Trainer) -The World’s Premier Coaching Certification exclusively for Women, Crystal is a dynamic speaker and has shared the stage with leaders such as Dr. Phil, Naomi Judd, Suze Orman, Louise Hay, Sarah Ferguson and many more.
To learn more about Crystal go to www.swatinstitute.com
Guest host Chris Freer will be interviewing Certified Executive Coach and co-Founder of the Itafari Foundation, Victoria Trabosh.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Why sharing our stories is so important.
3 lessons to help you through a great crisis.
How to keep your voice during a difficult experience.
Victoria Trabosh is many things but mostly she is determined to change the world through her life and her work. With over 40 years of business experience and a wealth of health issues that caused her to refocus her energies, she’s clear that overcoming is about how she behaves through her circumstances, not the circumstances. She believes that faith and wisdom can guide us through all things that happen in our lives. She has certainly found that to be true in her very recent journey through oral cancer.
Author, sought-after international speaker, columnist, radio show and TV personality, executive coach ad philanthropist, she works in the world so that she and others may become their best and change the world.
Parent to four and grandparent to eight, her greatest joy is spending time with her family, especially her husband John.
You can learn more about Victoria’s work at : victoriatrabosh.com and itafari.org
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Should you retire overseas?
What country should you retire to?
What are some of the things you need to know before you move?
Kathleen Peddicord has been researching, writing, speaking, and presenting on the topics of living, retiring, and investing overseas for more than 28 years. Her newest book, "How To Buy Real Estate Overseas," is the culmination of decades of personal experience living and investing around the world.
Kathleen has moved children, staff, enterprises, household goods, and pets from the East Coast of the United States first to Waterford, Ireland, then, seven years later, to Paris, France, and, most recently, to Panama City, Panama.
To learn more about Kathleen Peddicord go to www.liveandinvestoverseas.com
Katana will interview President of DreamSpinner Communications and author of 30 Days to Social Media Success and the upcoming Fresh Start Success: Reinvent Your Work, Reimagine Your Life and Reignite Your Passion, Gail Martin.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Why your Fresh Start story attracts your unique ideal clients
How to stop taking miracles for granted to find great transformation stories
Why personal branding and marketing can reposition you for success with your own reinvention and create Fresh Start Success
Gail Z. Martin is a bestselling author, international speaker and new media marketing expert. She owns DreamSpinner Communications, a marketing consulting firm. Gail is the author of 30 Days to Social Media Success, she holds an MBA in marketing and she has sold more than 500,000 books world-wide. 30 Days to Social Media Success made TheWashingtonPost.com’s Top 5 Business books, and has been mentioned in media including Inc., The Wall Street Journal, Worth, and Fox Business News.
To learn more about Gail Martin go to www.DreamSpinnerCommunications.com
Katana will interview Hay House Author, Dr. Jamie Turndorf who is known on radio and TV as “Dr. Love.” and bestselling author of "Love Never Dies.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Why she believes relationships don't end in death.
What we’ve been told about the afterlife is dead wrong
Techniques that enable the bereaved to make peace with the deceased.
Known to millions as "Dr. Love," radio and television personality Dr. Jamie Turndorf has been delighting audiences for three decades with her engaging blend of professional expertise and spicy humor. Her success is largely due to her remarkable ability to turn clinical psychobabble into entertaining and easy-to-understand concepts that transform lives. She has authored several books on resolving relationship conflicts with partners, friends, family members and children. Hay House published her book Kiss Your Fights Good-bye: Dr. Love’s 10 Simple Steps to Cooling Conflict and Rekindling Your Connection. She has been an invited expert on numerous television networks such as CBS, VH1, WebMD, and MSNBC. Most recently, CNN has been featuring her as the resident authority on relationship advice and human behavior.
Dr. Turndorf also hosts the popular “Ask Dr. Love” radio show, which is heard in 80 countries.
To learn more about Dr. Jaime Turndorf go http://www.askdrlove.com
Katana will be interviewing the Author of “Bully Free” , Dr. Jo Anne White.
Join us as Dr White will discuss:
Parental Behaviors that Creates an Easy Target for Bullying
Ways to Insure Your Child’s Safety
How we can create Bully Free Environments
Jo Anne White, Ph.D is an International Award-Winning, Bestselling Author and Speaker, Certified Professional Coach and Energy Master Teacher who has helped millions of individuals and organizations shape their dreams, overcome adversity, master their own success and triumph.
Known globally as the “Success Doc,” Dr. White is the Executive Producer and Host of the popular Power Your Life TV and Radio Shows. She’s been featured online and in national and international media outlets, such as CNN.com, Good Housekeeping, More, and WebMD. She’s made frequent guest appearances on Radio and Television Networks such as NBC, CBS, FOX, and Voice America. Dr. White, founder of the recently launched Power Your Life Network was named a 2015 Worldwide Branding Top Female Executive for Professional Coaching by Worldwide Who’s Who and will be featured in Women of Distinction Magazine in 2015.
To learn more about Dr. Jo Anne White visit www.drjoannewhite.com or www.poweryourlifenetwork.com
Katana will be interviewing two great guests, Authors Ed and Deb Shapiro.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Making friends with yourself
Making friends with your enemy
How to turn shit into gold
Ed and Deb have been on a spiritual journey for many, many years. They are mindfulness, meditation and yoga experts and are award-winning authors of 15 books, including Be The Change, How Meditation can Transform You and the World. Deb is also the author of Your Body Speaks Your Mind, now in 19 languages. Ed loves to face fear by sky-diving, bungee jumping and skiing. They have three meditation CDs.
To Learn more about Ed and Deb go www.edanddebshapiro.com
Join us to hear Jan discuss the following 3 things and more:
Why your LinkedIn profile is critical, and how to write your profile to be sure your buyers find you, and can’t wait to start working with you.
Which is the best social media site for your business? How to decide.
Is the Premium account worth it? What will it do for you?
Jan Wallen, author of Mastering LinkedIn in 7 Days or Less and The New Social Selling Revolution: Change the Way You Sell. She has built her business so that 95% of her consulting, speaking engagements and mentoring clients come from LinkedIn. Because of her expertise and clear and engaging style in explaining social media in a practical use-it-today way, NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox news and organizations including Business News Daily, Entrepreneur Podcast Network, the Shelley Palmer and MENG (Marketing Executives Networking Group) blogs and radio shows including BlogTalk Radio have sought her professional advice and expertise.
To learn more about Jan visitwww.JanWallen.com
Katana will be interviewing Author and featured contributor to Smart Women's Empowerment, VividLife magazine, and New Consciousness Review magazine and radio, Brent Marchant.
Join us as we'll discuss:
How the conscious creation/law of attraction process works.
How movies illustrate this process.
How women can draw upon specific cinematic examples to see how this works.
A lifelong movie fan and longtime student of metaphysics, Brent Marchant is the author of Get the Picture?!: Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies and Consciously Created Cinema: The Movie Lover’s Guide to the Law of Attraction, both of which provide reader-friendly looks at how conscious creation (also known as the law of attraction) is illustrated through film. He is also a contributor to VividLife magazine, Smart Women’s Empowerment , and New Consciousness Review magazine and radio. He’s a frequent guest on Internet and broadcast radio shows and maintains an ongoing blog on his web site. Brent holds a B.A. in magazine journalism and history from Syracuse University.
To learn more about Brent visit www.BrentMarchant.com
Join us as we’ll discuss:
The 6 common (and paralyzing) blocks in the way of career happiness for thousands of professionals worldwide.
How to identify your specific obstacles to more happiness, and learn where they came from and what they mean.
How to chunk down and address your core fears around money, success, and power so you can move through them.
The importance of embracing the idea that you CAN have what you want in your professional life, and that you deserve to.
Kathy Caprino, M.A. is an international career success coach, writer, and speaker dedicated to the advancement of women in business. The author of Breakdown, Breakthrough, and Founder of Ellia Communications, Inc. and the Amazing Career Project, Kathy is a Forbes, Huffington Post and LinkedIn contributor and top media source on women’s careers and workplace issues.
Author, Speaker, Trainer, and Executive Coach, Steve Sisgold has spent the past 25 years studying and teaching the relationship between beliefs held in the body and success, how the body “billboard” sends micro messages that affect authentic communication and how self-awareness lowers stress and boosts peak performance.
He has appeared on major radio and TV shows including PBS, Oprah and Montel and blogs for Psychology Today.
Steve holds an M.A. in marketing, a B.S. in business and a certification in body-centered psychotherapy.
His book, What’s Your Body Telling You? launched at number 7 on the S.F Chronicle Bestseller List and # 1 on Amazon.com in several categories.
Steve is also the breakthrough
coach to many best-selling self help authors, Grammy
and Oscar winners, CEO’s, a Major League baseball President, as well as Wellness and Business
leaders.
Prior to being a successful author, speaker trainer and executive coach Steve Sisgold applied the principles he teaches, in the business world. He owned and directed a successful Advertising and PR firm, and was #1 of 500 salespeople and a national sales trainer with a Fortune 100 company.
To Learn more about Steve go to www.wholebodyinetlligence.com
Dr. Susan Sklar is the founder and medical director of the Sklar Center for Restorative Medicine where she helps midlife men and women look and feel better and lead longer, healthier lives. She uses the view of Restorative Medicine which recognizes that hormonal and other biochemical changes cause humans to age in ways that are not necessary or inevitable. Replacement and balancing of these natural substances result in improved vitality and a longer healthy span of life with less chronic illness. Dr. Sklar has completed her fellowship training in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine after more than 25 years of experience as an obstetrician/gynecologist, placing her uniquely at the forefront of the care of men and women in midlife health transitions. She sees private patients at her center in Long Beach, California.
To learn more about Susan visit www.sklarcenter.com
Jayne Morris is the author of Burnout to Brilliance: Strategies for Sustainable Success (Changemaker Books, Friday 27th March 2015). She is resident life coach expert for NHS Online Health Sector, contributor to The Huffington Post and has been featured in leading publications. Jayne is a popular international speaker, workshop leader, radio and TV personality.
To learn more about Jayne visit www.jaynemorris.com
Betsy Chasse is an mom, author and film maker most notable as the producer, director, writer of the hit film “What The Bleep Do We Know”, in 2014 she produced “Song of The New Earth” and is currently in production a new documentary about the world of coaching. Her book is called Tipping Sacred Cows.
To learn more about Betsy go to www.betsychasse.net
Dr. Keesha Ewers is the founder of the medical field known as functional sexology. Her doctorate in sexology and her board certification in functional medicine and Ayurvedic medicine have led her to understand that most illnesses have an emotional or spiritual root cause, hence her education as a psychotherapist AND a medical provider.
Dr. Keesha has published in professional journals, has a book pending publication, and offers a functional sexology health coaching certification program for anyone who is passionate about helping others. Her Libido Cure webinar empowers women to cure the root causes of low libido…otherwise known as low energy.
To learn more about Keesha go www.functionalsexology.com
Anne Doyle is a Global Speaker, Journalist and Mother. Her book, POWERING UP! How America’s Women Achievers Become Leaders is for women have already “leaned in” and are “powering up” to leadership roles. Doyle has been on the front lines of women’s progress for over four decades. As a respected advocate for women and girls, she has raised awareness on five continents, including work for the U.S. State Department in Saudi Arabia, Trinidad and Spain. She has just returned from a global leadership conference in South Africa – and a Mom/Son trip to Ireland.
To learn more about Anne go www.annedoylestrategies.com
MaryEllen Tribby is an entrepreneur, CEO, international speaker, top business consultant, a best-selling author, a wife and mother of three. Her calling is to help others live lives of passion, purpose and financial independence.
Her website and inbox magazine www.WorkingMomsOnly.com is the world’s leading resource for Working Moms. It provides tools for a healthier, wealthier, more blended lifestyle.
Her more recent inbox magazine The CEO’s Edge, found at www.MaryEllenTribby.com gives ALL entrepreneurs the tools to build a stronger more profitable business. Her proprietary online business model called Inbox Empire helps anyone launch their own online business.
To Learn more about MaryEllen go MaryEllenTribby.com
Author, Speaker, Trainer, and Executive Coach, Steve Sisgold has spent the past 25 years studying and teaching the relationship between beliefs held in the body and success, how the body “billboard” sends micro messages that affect authentic communication and how self-awareness lowers stress and boosts peak performance.
He has appeared on major radio and TV shows including PBS, Oprah and Montel and blogs for Psychology Today.
Steve holds an M.A. in marketing, a B.S. in business and a certification in body-centered psychotherapy.
His book, What’s Your Body Telling You? launched at number 7 on the S.F Chronicle Bestseller List and # 1 on Amazon.com in several categories.
Steve is also the breakthrough
coach to many best-selling self help authors, Grammy
and Oscar winners, CEO’s, a Major League baseball President, as well as Wellness and Business
leaders.
Prior to being a successful author, speaker trainer and executive coach Steve Sisgold applied the principles he teaches, in the business world. He owned and directed
a successful Advertising and PR firm, and was #1 of 500 salespeople and a national sales trainer with a Fortune 100 company.
To Learn more about Steve go www.wholebodyinetlligence.com
A former criminal lawyer and psychotherapist, Jeff Brown is the author of Soulshaping: A Journey of Self-Creation, Ascending with Both Feet on the Ground, Love it Forward and his new release- the already best-selling 'An Uncommon Bond'. Jeff is also the author of the viral blog Apologies to the Divine Feminine (from a warrior in transition) and the key journeyer in the award winning spiritual documentary, Karmageddon, which also stars Ram Dass, Seane Corn, Deva Premal and Miten. He has written a series of inspirations for ABC’s Good Morning America and appeared on over 200 radio shows. Jeff is also the founder of Enrealment Press and the creator of a new online school, Soulshaping Institute, which launched in January, 2015. He is presently in Toronto, working on another book of quotes and a book that reflects his lens on spirituality.
To Learn more about Jeff go to www.soulshaping.com, www.enrealment.com, www.soulshapinginstitute.com
Jean Slatter is the founder of the Higher Guidance Life Coach certification program. She is an accomplished author and inspirational speaker who is helping thousands to receive clarity, direction and purpose through their direct access to Higher Guidance.
In 2005 Jean published her landmark book Hiring the Heavens which introduced a unique perspective on connecting with the power of the heavens to fulfill your daily and life goals. Hiring the Heavens is inspiring people all over the world to create their world in tandem with the workforce of the celestial realm.
Jean’s materials have been featured in noted publications such as First for Women magazine, Science of Mind, New Age Journal, Conscious Living Magazine, and was featured on the cover of Truly Alive magazine. She had been on dozens of radio and blogtalk programs and was a featured presenter for the Conscious Media Network and GaiamTV.
To learn more about Jean go to www.CreativeMystic.com or www.JeanSlatter.com
Lou Bortone is a Video Marketing expert and online branding consultant who helps entrepreneurs and service professionals build breakthrough brands on the Internet, so they can have more visibility, credibility and profitability. Lou delivers innovative online branding strategies, including video marketing coaching and consulting.
Lou is a former television executive who worked for E! Entertainment Television and Fox in Los Angeles. He is also an author and ghostwriter of six business books, a Certified Guerrilla Marketing Coach and a Book Yourself Solid Certified Coach.
To Learn more about Lou go to www.loubortone.com
Katana will be interviewing Founder of The House Of Promise, Shari Montgomery
Join us as we’ll discuss:
What does Sex trafficking look like
What we can do if we identify someone being trafficked
What is The House of Promise purpose
Shari Montgomery has been a Lansing residence most of her life. She has been a business owner since 1997. Shari is now going into the next chapter of her life opening a home for sex trafficked girls. Shari is Married with 2 step children and 6 grand children.
To learn more about Shari go to www.thehouseofpromise.com
Katana will be interviewing Wealth Coach and Founding Partner at MKD Wealth Caoches, John Dankovich.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How will you know if you can answer “Yes” to the question “Will you have enough money to live life on your terms during retirement?”
What are the primary distinctions between 401 (k) plans and IRAs?
Is it too late to start using these retirement capital accumulation plans?
In his 25 years as a financial professional, John Dankovich has seen a lot of change. Through every market shift and economic high and low, he has been there…the consistent voice of wisdom in the lives of hundreds of families.
As a pioneer in the field of values-based planning, John has helped build remarkable lives for automotive executives, physicians, owners of private companies, and established families. He has spent his life making a difference in the lives of the clients he serves and in our community. John and his wife Sue have two grown children and reside in Clarkston, Michigan.
To learn more about John go to http://www.mkdwealthcoach.com/
Katana will be interviewing interviewing Author and Small Business Owner, Ian Finn.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Why you need to pay attention to LinkedIn, whether you are looking for a job or not.
Why you need to dress for success, even if you work from home.
The importance for entrepreneurs to set attainable goals.
Ian Seamus Finn majored in the newly developing field of information systems management at the renowned Jack Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He started his career as a business strategist, helping clients grow their companies using cutting-edge solutions that work across different industries and business sizes. Finn specialized in business growth, online customer retrieval and marketing, and the newest ways to drive growth and prosperity.
Finn owns and operates a successful courier business which has increased its revenue by over 25% in the first few years. He is available for guest lectures and short term consulting projects.
To learn more about Ian go to www.getbusymakemoney.com
Katana will be interviewing the Writer of PEARLS~ 52 Contemplative Insights, Suzie Daggett.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How to hear the soul’s whispers
Why soul/ego balance is important
How to share your innate wisdom
Suzie Daggett writes, speaks and teaches about Source energy and soul ~ human interactions sharing musings for everyday living. She writes a question and answer column with Clare, her inner soul & Posey, her ego mind to understand that lovely intersection between soul needs and ego wants. Her book, PEARLS ~ 52 Contemplative Insights offers practical life advice and timeless spiritual wisdom. Suzie is an Intuitive Business & Life Consultant.
To learn more about Suzie go to dearsource.com
Ruth Klein is CEO of her firm, Expert Celebrity ™ Branding, and is a best-selling author of six books which have been translated into Mandarin, Portuguese, Chinese and Russian. She has been interviewed in O:The Oprah Magazine, CNBC, Prevention Magazine, Washington Post Online, ABC, NBC, Fox and CBS as well as many others.
Ruth is a Creative Brand Strategist and Productivity Coach and works with conscious entrepreneurs, authors and experts to help them gain much more visibility and become a thought leader in their industry, so that they can do their “magic” and attract their Ideal Clients and the Media….no longer being the “best kept secret.”
Ruth holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Spiritual Psychology with an emphasis in Consciousness, Health & Healing.
She is currently CEO of a new project called Universal Mom,™ where certified Universal Moms around the world help children and teens uncover their brilliance and gifts through the art of writing.
Ruth is the mother of Naomi, David and Daniel and is the ‘MaMoi’ (french for mom) of Hannah who is almost two in a half and newborn of one week.
To Learn more about Ruth go to www.RuthKlein.com
David Christopher is an award-winning author who brings life to the scientific study of the Universe, transforming it into a lyrical narrative of our collective story of Creation.
The dialogues in his book, The Holy Universe, tell this new story of creation, and then explore how this story might help us through the global crises of our age—and why these crises might be the best thing to happen to each of us and to humanity.
David also hosts an “alumni” call for the “The Game Changer Intensive” program, a program that helps fellow Seekers express their spiritual callings as they face the challenges of our turbulent times.
To Learn more about David go to www.theholyuniverse.com
Patricia Albere is at ground zero of an evolutionary stream of spiritual awakening. One in which we learn to go beyond individual psychology and transformation into a new space of mutual awakening or ‘inter-being’ or ‘we-mysticism’.
She is the founder and director of the Evolutionary Collective and an internationally known contemporary spiritual teacher and author. Her unique discovery of the essential components that create an awakened ‘we space’ is transforming our understanding of what it possible in the space between us and in creating new fields of higher collective consciousness. Her work creates a powerful field of shared consciousness that reveals previously unimagined potentials for human development that can and is moving humanity far beyond the limits of personal growth. She has worked with over 150,000 people in groups in the last 40 years. Her mastery as a transformative teacher is now innovating a new field of ‘inter-subjective awakening’ and post-personal development.
To Learn more about Patricia go to www.evolutionarycollective.com or www.patriciaalbere.com
Katana will be interviewing Retired foreign language teacher now author, documentarian, and screen writer, Pierette Domenica Simpson.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
The importance of being financially prepared to retire to another passion
The blessing (and curse) of being impassioned about something
Explore your talents and don’t be afraid to use them for the greater good
Pierette Domenica Simpson was born in northern Italy and immigrated to the U.S. on the last voyage of the luxurious ocean liner, Andrea Doria. She studied foreign languages at Wayne State University in Detroit. As an educator, Ms. Simpson was recognized as “Michigan Foreign Language Teacher of the Year of 1996”. She retired after 37 years, to become an Andrea Doria historian, working with marine scientists, divers, and survivors. In 2012, she was named honorary member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers for her scientific expertise on the Andrea Doria shipwreck. By her region of Italy, the Piedmont, Pierette was honored internationally with the “Piemontese Leadership” and “Honorary Citizen” titles. Currently, she is writing a screenplay for a Short film on the shipwreck, hoping to have it made into a feature film for 2016, the 60th anniversary. Ms. Simpson currently lives in Novi, Michigan.
To Learn more about Pierette go to www.pierettesimpson.com
Join us as we discuss:
What are some of the hospital hazards and what can be done to avoid them
Hospital/healthcare acquired infections
The need for an advocate
How to stand out in a positive way
Pat Rullo is known nationally as a speaker and coach in the insurance industry and has served on the advisory boards of some of the top insurance companies. She is recognized through Consulting Psychologists Press as a certified administrator and interpreter of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, an assessment instrument that provides in-depth insights into personality type and behavior. She is the author of numerous business magazine articles as well as the books and is the founder of the charity Sewport Our Troops.
To Learn more about Pat go to http://www.speakupandstayalive.com
As a first generation Iranian, Koorosh Ostowari saw his single mother overcome great obstacles to provide her family with the American Dream. Following in her footsteps, Koorosh retired early from a successful 25-year career in real estate, then became a Meditation - Dharma Leader and certified somatic therapist.
He was recently honored with the 2015 Certificate of Special Recognition by the U.S. Congress, and a Certificate of Recognition by the California State Legislature in part for his public service work within the Northern California prison system, as well as for his work with the public sector, helping clients and students cultivate mindfulness, alleviate anxiety and achieve work/life balance and financial wellbeing.
To learn more about Koorosh go to moneyanxietycure.com
Katana will be interviewing Cancer Survivor and CEO of The Pink Fund, Molly MacDonald.
Join us as we discuss
Facing your fears about money
Framing new beliefs
Making the next play
Molly MacDonald was transitioning between jobs when she learned of her breast cancer diagnosis. She wondered what happens to women and men who are too ill to work and whose jobs might be in jeopardy if they take off too much time for treatment and recovery. She began asking questions of her healthcare providers and learned that while indeed this is a problem, they were not aware of a solution. The Pink Fund was formed in 2007, and has helped breast cancer patients focus on healing, raising their families, and returning to the workplace. The Pink Fund provides short term financial aid for breast cancer patients in active treatment.
To learn more about Molly visit http://thepinkfund.org/
Katana will be interviewing Author, Speaker and Women Empowerment Advocate, Crystal Andrus.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
What is the Emotional Age and how can we become more empowered?
How to live from Woman Energy rather than Daughter or Mother Energy.
How to set new healthy boundaries with others- and your self.
Crystal Andrus is a 3 time Best-Selling Author, Speaker and Women Empowerment Advocate. Founder of the S.W.A.T Institute (Simply Woman Accredited Trainer) -The World’s Premier Coaching Certification exclusively for Women, Crystal is a dynamic speaker and has shared the stage with leaders such as Dr. Phil, Naomi Judd, Suze Orman, Louise Hay, Sarah Ferguson and many more.
To learn more about Crystal go to www.swatinstitute.com
Katana will be interviewing Family Law Attorney, Henry Gornbein.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
The impact of social media on divorce
Same sex marriage issues
Hacking computers in a divorce
Henry S. Gornbein specializes in family law for over 45 years. He has written and lectured extensively on divorce, child custody, and other matters. He is a partner at the law firm of Lippitt O’Keefe Gornbein, PLLC where he heads the family law division.
To learn more about Henry go to http://familylawformichigan.com, www.lippittokeefe.com, www.divorceonline.com
Katana will be interviewing Author of “Get the Picture?! Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies”, Brent Marchant.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How movies illustrate the principles underlying the conscious creation process
How movies can inspire us to be our truest best selves
How movies can provide cautionary tales on how to avoid the pitfalls of conscious creation gone awry.
Brent Marchant is the author of Get the Picture?!: Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies, recently released in a new edition, and Consciously Created Cinema: The Movie Lover’s Guide to the Law of Attraction, books that examine how conscious creation (also known as the law of attraction) is illustrated through film. He’s also Featured Contributor, Arts & Entertainment, for VividLife magazine and Featured Contributor for Smart Women’s Empowerment. His additional writing credits include contributions to Library Journal and BeliefNet. He holds a B.A. in magazine journalism and history from Syracuse University. Follow him on Facebook, Google+, Pinterest and Twitter.
To learn more about Brent go to http://www.BrentMarchant.com
Katana will interview President and Ceo of THE LIFE CHEST, Donna Yost.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How to understand, support and even influence a CEO
How to follow your passion in pumps!
How to take an idea to a thriving business — THE LIFE CHEST
Donna Yost is the CEO of The Life Chest. After a successful career in dental sales and creating her own line of children’s toys, Donna found herself in a brand new role when her husband’s position as CEO of Art Van Furniture took them from Canada to the United States. Through a series of synchronistic events Donna found herself taking the helm of her husband’s passion project. She quickly found her own passion for the venture, brought it to new heights no one could have imagined, while maintaining her essence of self amidst all the potential entanglements of life.
To learn more about Donna go to www.thelifechest.com
Katana will be interviewing author and internationally acclaimed meditation teacher, Ajayan Borys.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
-All about the traditional Indian view of the energetic body
-Practical techniques they can do at home to activate and clear the energetic body
-How to use this knowledge to deepen meditation and increase the benefits of meditation.
Ajayan Borys (aka Henry J Borys) is an internationally respected meditation instructor and founder of Effortless Mind® meditation. He is author of Effortless Mind: Meditate with Ease (New World Library, 2013), The Way of Marriage (Purna Press, 1991; HarperCollins, 1993), The Sacred Fire (HarperCollins, 1994), and numerous articles on meditation and relationships as a spiritual path. He is also host of Mind Matters Radio on KKNW 1150 AM, and is a Reiki Master, hypnotherapist, and certified Enneagram teacher
To learn more about Ajayan go to www.ajayan.com
Katana will be interviewing TV Personality, Speaker, and Comedian, Cyndy Bragg.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Ways to use humor to deal with painful, hurtful, or difficult situations.
Why laughter is important to your health and how people who find humor in day to day life live longer.
Laughing matters to deal with your inner critic.
Cyndy Bragg is a TV PERSONALITY, SPEAKER, AND COMEDIAN on a mission to encourage women to make life a joyriding adventure, even with bumps along the way. Cyndy’s Whoop-power Your Life franchise consists of an online and social media community, Ask Cyndy - a video advice series, Daily Dose of Whoop Pow words-of-wisdom on social media, and an upcoming interview series - Women with Whoop POW.
For Tips to whoop it up, live the sweet life, and to learn more about Cyndy visit whoopiequeen.com
Katana will be interviewing co-founder of the DEEPER Healing Institute, Wendy Bauerschmidt.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Why “midlife crisis” is practically inevitable for women today
Why it’s an opportunity
How to create your next chapter with meaning, vitality & joy
Wendy Bauerschmidt, CPC, MBA is co-founder of the DEEPER Healing Institute. After years as a hard driving international finance professional, Wendy had an “energy crisis” diagnosed as severe adrenal fatigue. This led Wendy on a journey of health and spiritual self-discovery to uncover why, despite all her hard work and achievements, she had become so unfulfilled and her body had betrayed her.
Along the way Wendy has met and worked with 100’s of women over 40 from all walks of life who were experiencing similar challenges with their energy, feelings of dissatisfaction and lack of meaning. It has become her mission to help women over 40 discover their own unique path to life-long health and fulfillment.
To learn more about Wendy go to www.rechargeandreboot.com
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing Author, Speaker, Coach, and Developer of Whole Body Intelligence, Steve Sisgold.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How to use a body-first approach vs. mind-first approach
More self-awareness about how your body responds to your visions
Inspiration to design and execute a plan for 2015
Steve has appeared on major radio and TV shows including PBS TV and Oprah radio and blogs for Psychology Today, Owning Pink and other sites.
His book, ‘What’s Your Body Telling You?’ launched at number 7 on the S.F Chronicle Bestseller List and # 1 on Amazon.com in several categories.
Steve applied the principles he teaches in the business world. He was #1 of 500 salespeople with a Fortune 500 Corp, plus a breakthrough coach tobest-selling authors, sports teams, entertainers and business
leaders.
Recording artist Kenny Loggins says “Steve Sisgold is one of the best facilitators of change I know”
To learn more about Steve go to www.WholeBodyIntelligence.com
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing the President of Detroit Public Schools Foundation, Glenda Price.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Listeners will learn of opportunities to get involved
Learn about the work of the DPS Foundation
Better understand the vitality of Detroit schools
Dr. Price retired from the presidency of Marygrove College in 2006, following eight years in the position. Since her official retirement, she has held positions as interim president of the Michigan Colleges Foundation, and now president of the Detroit Public Schools Foundation. In addition she serves on the Boards of Focus: HOPE, Detroit Receiving Hospital, The Jewish Fund, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, The YES Foundation, and the Council of Michigan Foundations.
To learn more about Glenda go to www.detroitpsfoundation.org
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing Modern Relationship Expert, Dana Corey.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Some immediate practices to strengthen all the relationships in their lives: romantic partnerships, colleagues, employees/employers, friendships, family, etc.
That impacting the quality of our lives depends on the quality of our relationships and that starts with us.
How to determine whether a specific relationship is serving us or keeping us from being our best selves and how to cut ties with grace.
Dana Corey’s passion is working with women entrepreneurs and business owners to step into their full power through accessing love and connection in their professional and personal relationships. She sees relationships with others as the heart of who we are as humans. When we can be completely ourselves, authentic and deeply connected to others, we have a safe and supported place, a springboard from which to do great things in the world.
Dana has mentored hundreds to entrepreneurial success, facilitated personal growth seminars and trained others to do the same since her 20’s.
Dana coaches women in her Business Relationship Transformation Program – a system that teaches how to embody your most confident self and play full out! Her clients fall madly in love with themselves and with everyone around them and as a result they make more money, receive more love and experience 360° of happiness.
To learn more about Dana go to http://modernrelationshipexpert.com
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing Entrepreneur for All Things Woman, Bri Seeley.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Using your intuition to open doors.
All women (no matter their age, occupation, ethnicity, background, education, etc.) are inspirational.
If you don’t ask, the answer is always no.
Bri Seeley is an entrepreneurial sensation that is passionate about sharing her story, and the stories of other amazing women. Her training and passion as a fashion designer led her to create a fashion label dedicated to femininity and helping women connect with their true selves. Seeley has paved her path by surrounding herself with inspirational women, which revealed to her a disheartening trend that she is dedicated to change. She recognized how intensely women search outside of themselves for happiness and validation, losing touch with what makes them women and conforming to external pressures of how women should show up in the world. This gap between how women define themselves and how society defines them is what led to her creating The Inspirational Woman Project, a movement dedicated to inspiring women and exploring what it means to be a WOMAN.
To learn more about Bri go to www.briseeley.com
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing Author and Body-Centered Psychotherapist, Carolyn M. Hobbs.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How to dissolve anxiety, fear and despair by locating it “in the body,” free of any mental story, and hold it in loving compassion.
How to name unconscious limiting beliefs & change them within seconds.
How to drop any resentment or fear story and return to the present, where all power always lives.
Carolyn M. Hobbs is an Author, Therapist, Workshop Leader and former College Professor. She is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist specializing in Body-Centered Therapy. Carolyn is also a Workshop Teacher on Joy at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, SF-Bay Area, and has been since 2004. She is also a Professional Trainer at the U.S. Journal’s Annual Conferences in Santa Fe, NM & Seattle, WA. Carolyn is a Former Graduate Professor at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, CO. Lastly, Carolyn has served as a National Body-Centered Therapist for 35 years from home base in Durango, CO.
To learn more about Carolyn go to Carolyn-hobbs.com.
Vicky interviews Katana Abbott about the ‘Six Pillars of Awakened Prosperity System™’.
Katana Abbott, CFP®, is a Life and Legacy Coach™, and founder of the Six Pillars of Awakened Prosperity System™, the proven step-by-step process that shows you exactly how to create wealth, make a difference and live the life you love. She is the host of Smart Women Talk Radio with over 350,000 subscribers and the author of three books, Thank God I, Breaking Through and Stepping Stones to Success.
She is the founder of The Smart Women Companies™, a global online coaching, networking and resource center for soul centered entrepreneurial women. Katana lives her coaching philosophy daily by working virtually from her lakefront home as well as leading transformation retreats in Costa Rica and Panama. She is currently writing her newest book, Midlife Millionaires®: How to Retire To Something Not From Something.
www.katanaabbott.com
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing author, financial coach and the Leading Authority on Women and Money, Barbara Stanny.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
The Relationship between money and power
How Men and Women view wealth and power through different lenses.
Barbara Stanny is the leading authority on women and money. Her mission—revolutionize women's relationship with money. As a bestselling author, sought after speaker, workshop facilitator, and money/wealth coach, Barbara has helped millions take charge of their finances and their lives.
She has written the following books:
Prince Charming Isn’t Coming: How Women Get Smart About Money
Secrets of Six-Figure Women
Overcoming Underearning
Breaking Through: Getting Past the Stuck Points in Your Life
Finding a Financial Advisor You Can Trust
Sacred Success: A Course in Financial Miracles
To learn more about Barbara go to BarbaraStanny.com.
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing author of 30 Days to Social Media Success, Gail Martin.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Discover how to make sure the world sees you (or your business) as you are NOW!
Tap into the power of social media to make a powerful statement that sets you apart from the crowd and leaves those old, outdated perceptions in the dust.
Find out how to create a personal “brand” that make your memorable and successful
Learn the secret strategies to manage your online reputation and avoid 4 common mistakes
Explore how to stay authentic online and still keep your best foot forward
Gail Z. Martin is a bestselling author, international speaker and new media marketing expert. She owns DreamSpinner Communications, a marketing consulting firm. Gail is the author of 30 Days to Social Media Success, 30 Days to Online PR and Marketing Success and 30 Days to Virtual Productivity Success. Gail holds an MBA in marketing and has hit bestseller charts on both sides of the Atlantic. 30 Days to Social Media Success made TheWashingtonPost.com’s Top 5 Business books, was chosen by Fed-Ex Office and Office Max to be among a handful of books featured in-store, and has been mentioned in media including Inc., The Wall Street Journal, Worth, and Fox Business News.
To learn more about Gail go to http://dreamspinnercommunications.com
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing International bestselling author, entrepreneur, radio show host, Sandra Champlain.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Proof that we will survive physical Death
Evidence that our deceased loved ones are still with us
How we can ease the incredible pain caused by grief
What science & medicine now believe about life after death
How to be courageous in our lives and have new results
Sandra Champlain's fear of dying led her on a 15-year journey to find proof that life after death is real. After the death of her father, she created "How to Survive Grief," a free audio that was quickly heard by thousands worldwide. Armed with this powerful information that has reduced pain and saved lives, she wrote "We Don't Die - A Skeptic's Discovery of Life After Death." That has become and #1 international best-seller. She is also the subject of the video documentary called "We Don't Die.
To learn more about Sandra go to www.sandrachamplain.com
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing Entrepreneur and Coach, Chris Freer.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How they can quickly determine if they have a Mindset Gap
How much time they spend on Approach Goals vs. Avoidance Goals
What to expect when a gap is eliminated
Chris Freer combines her experience as an entrepreneur for 20 years with her second business as an author, speaker, coach to create the M-gap© system, a comprehensive process to identify and eliminate Mindset Gaps that stop us from getting what we really want. She studied educational psychology and behavior modification at Miami University as part of her training to become triple certified in special education. An entrepreneur in the advertising industry, she has earned numerous industry awards for creative excellence. Her clients have included FORTUNE 500® companies such as ABB, Sprint, Ameriprise Financial Elite Events Division and Wolters Kluwer Health. Additionally she has presented nearly 3,000 lessons, speeches and seminars throughout her career. Her first book, Roadmap to Success, co-authored by Deepak Chopra and Ken Blanchard is set to release in 2015.
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing Anne Doyle, Author, Journalist, Speaker and Engaged Global Citizen and former auto industry executive and elected official.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Why It’s Time to Stop Fixing Women
What Growing Numbers of global male leaders are doing to tackle the gender leadership gap
What is Womaninity and why it is a strength for aspiring women to start leveraging
Examples of recent “women’s breakthroughs”
Anne Doyle, is the Author of POWERING UP! How America’s Women Achievers Become Leaders and a speaker whose work takes her all over the world. She’s been on the front lines of women’s progress for four decades. As a TV news and sports broadcaster ….She played a leadership role in opening sports locker rooms. Anne also served as a global business executive at Ford Motor Company. She is a single mom and advocate for women running for office. Recently she just completed a 4-year term on the Auburn Hills, MI City Council. As a global speaker and voice for the empowerment of women and girls, Anne has traveled to four continents, including speaking in Saudi Arabia, Trinidad & Spain. This month, Anne is the Keynote Speaker at the U.S. State Department – for Women’s Equality Day.
To learn more about Anne go to www.annedoylestrategies.com
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing John Dankovich,
Wealth Coach and Founding Partner at MKD Wealth Caoches.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Financial advisors are not created equally- there are different types of advisors fro different types of people. We coach our clients, others prescribe, others just do what they're asked.
There are things you can look for in order to get a sense of who is trustworthy.
There are different things all of us can do at different points in our lives that will make a difference- and they are not all the same things.
In his 25 years as a financial professional, John Dankovich has seen a lot of change. Through every market shift and economic high and low, he has been there…the consistent voice of wisdom in the lives of hundreds of families.
As a pioneer in the field of values-based planning, John has helped build remarkable lives for automotive executives, physicians, owners of private companies, and established families. He has spent his life making a difference in the lives of the clients he serves and in our community. John and his wife Sue have two grown children and reside in Clarkston, Michigan.
To learn more about John go to http://www.mkdwealthcoach.com/
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing 'The Expert of Experts', Debbie Allen.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Move miles past your competition with the new expert business model
Education based marketing positions you as an authority
Develop high-end coaching/consulting programs and your own events as an expert
Debbie Allen, ‘The Expert of Experts,’ is a business and brand strategist, bestselling author of six books, a motivational film star and a mentor to business owners around the globe. She is an expert strategist in the fields of business growth, marketing and branding. She is also an award-winning entrepreneur who has presented before thousands of people in 28 countries around the world.
Debbie possesses the unique ability to instantly solve any business problem and leverage solutions and marketing trends that earn you “authority domination” around your brand. With over four decades of business building wisdom, she easily understands the dynamics of making BIG money in any economy or with any business reinvention.
To learn more about Debbie, visit www.TheHighlyPaidExpert.com
Katana and Vicky will be replaying their interview with Camille Jayne, change agent, branding expert and President & CEO of The Community House.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Expert secrets to the strategic planning process
How to create innovative ideas to break apart from the competition
Personal Branding tips which are critical to your success
Camille Jayne is a well-known and successful businesswoman, having been one of the less than 3% of women CEOs of a U.S. public company. She has an excellent reputation in business and on Wall Street. She is a strategic visionary and inspirational leader, who understands how to quickly propel businesses to profitable and sustained success. She is well known as a dynamic and entertaining public speaker on the educational and business lecture circuits.
Former Chairman & CEO Universal Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ: UEIC)
Acting CEO Specialized Marketing Services
Chief Management Consultant for J. D. Power III (founder JD Power & Associates)
To learn more about Camille visit:
www.tchserves.org
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Dr. Charlene M. Proctor, author, minister, blessing giver, empowerment coach.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
A step towards personal growth is releasing the past and staying in the present moment.
You can create the life you choose. It takes clarity and passion. Be consistent.
Practice life as a joyful exercise in the present. You’ll be glad you did.
The Rev. Dr. Charlene M. Proctor is an ordained Minister of Spiritual Peacemaking and a Deeksha facilitator trained by the oneness guides from Fiji and India. She is the bestselling author of Let Your Goddess Grow! 7 Spiritual Lessons on Female Power and Positive Thinking and The Women’s Book of Empowerment: 323 Affirmations That Change Everyday Problems Into Moments of Potential. Her Midwestern sensibility and spiritual approach to self-empowerment has helped thousands awaken to their Divine magnificence within. She is the founder of The Goddess Network, an on-line educational resource for topics on spiritual growth, positive thinking, consciousness, and unity. Charlene inspires people to rediscover their own ability to lead authentic lives. Charlene is a subject matter expert for Self Growth.com and Beliefnet.com, the world’s largest personal growth websites. Your Empowerment Zone, a 13 week series on Lifetime Television’s The Balancing Act reached millions of viewers searching to improve their lives. Her affirmations, lectures, and electronic programs reach a worldwide audience daily. She is a frequent media guest and among the Top 100 Thought Leaders of 2007 (The Warren Bennis Leadership Magazine).
To learn more about Charlene, visit www.charleneproctor.com
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Melissa Darnay, relaxation expert, and author of “Panama Uncorked: Everything You Need to Know to Visit, Live and Invest in Panama”
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Why people are buzzing about Panama.
How you can make your dollar stretch further by retiring in Panama.
Why Panama is a safe investment.
Melissa Darnay is a relaxation expert and Panama Relocation Concierge. She helps people discover Panama. If it’s a good fit, she helps them relocate to Panama. She moved to Panama 2 years ago as a single woman with 2 small dogs. She’s now married to a beautiful Latin man, owns a condo in a 5-star resort right on the beach, runs a business, and spends an hour every day in deep relaxation. Her favorite relaxation technique is to swing in her hammock with a glass of wine while she watches the ships enter the mouth of the Panama Canal.
To learn more about Melissa go to www.MyMoveToPanama.com
Marlise’s scientifically researched Simplicity of Stillness Method accesses inspired solutions, greater clarity, and deep inner peace for cohesive wellness in 3 essential areas:
BRAIN: Imprints new neural pathways
BODY: Releases blocked cellular memory
SPIRIT: Activates Energy of higher consciousness
Marlise Karlin has pioneered research in the mind/body field for over 25 years. Recognized as an Inner Peace Expert, Marlise is the Founder of the groundbreaking Simplicity of Stillness® Method (SOS), endorsed by Dr. Wayne Dyer, William Tiller PhD, and Wade Davis. She has been interviewed by NBC and Fox News and spoken at global events with Cesar Milan, Gregg Braden and Dr. Eric Pearl. Her latest book, THE SIMPLICITY OF STILLNESS: 3 Steps to Rewire Your Brain & Access Your Highest Potential, integrates Epigenetics, DNA, and Neuroplasticity with over a decade of her case studies in a compelling and relevant manner that immediately impacts your life.
For more information about Marlise, visit www.marlisekarlin.com
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing the Owners of Inspired Apps, Inc., Michelle Hutchinson and MJ Schwader
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Mobile Apps: The next big marketing wave.
The Difference between a Mobile Website and a Mobile App
How to own your niche in the app stores now!
Michelle and MJ came together through their mutual friend Katana Abbott. Michelle went to MJ needing help with publishing an eBook but the conversation quickly shifted to mobile apps. MJ had founded Inspired Apps, Inc. and was looking for someone with app development experience. Michelle had app development experience and was looking to start a business. That conversation led to a partnership that has taken Inspired Apps, Inc. on quite a journey. Working with coaches, speakers, authors and business owners, this duo has over 30 years experience in coaching and developing to make your mobile app success.
To learn more about Michelle and MJ, visit www.InspiredAppsInc.com
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing Denise Wakeman, Online Visibility Expert.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Why Use Google+ for Your Business
How Google+ Helps You Create Connection
10 Ways to Use HOAs for Your Business
Denise Wakeman is an Online Business Strategist, Founder of The Blog Squad and Co-Founder of The Future of Ink. Denise is the host of the popular Hangout show Adventures In Visibility, focused on helping small businesses and online entrepreneurs to optimize, leverage, and strategically use social marketing tools to gain visibility, build credibility and make more money selling their products and services. Denise is passionate about Adventure travel and how it can inspire you to think bigger and go for what’s possible in your business and life. She’s currently planning a new Adventure for entrepreneurs in Peru and another in India.
For more information about Denise visit http://DeniseWakeman.com
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Dr Debora Sepich, Assistant Professor of Marketing and Management.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Time for Oneself is essential for rejuvenation and epiphanies
Understand there is something you were “Born to do”
Understand the essential nature of your support network and keeping that support network informed about your needs
Professor Debora Sepich joined the George Fox University School of Business in April 2005 as director of MBA programs and assistant professor of management and marketing. She joined George Fox after spending 25 years in the high tech business, 12 of the last years as cofounder and executive vice president and board member of Dolphin Software.
She teaches courses on both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Upon leaving Dolphin, Debora felt called to help others learn by sharing her experiences in business creation and development. Debora is also involved in the local business community as a business advisor with a specialty developing go-to-market strategies. While at George Fox University, Debora has helped lead three groups of graduate students in a study abroad program in Brazil and China.
Debora and her husband, Gordon, love to travel and have been married for 30 years. Along with traveling, Debora enjoys reading, skiing and backpacking with her family which, in addition to her husband, includes a son and daughter-in-law, a daughter, and a Havachon puppy.
To learn more about Debora, visit www.georgefox.edu
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Julia Griffin,
intuitive counselor.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Recognizing your personal money frequency and the universal money frequency
How to meditate on creating money
How to pull it in instead of pushing it away
Julia Griffin, intuitive healer and owner of One True Self, began her work fifteen years ago under the tutelage of real wolves. The wolves taught her that true energetic motion is based on the soul and patterns of nature. Following their direction, Julia sees and reads energy, including animals, plants and people. She works with people in session to find their resonance with the soul, clearing patterns and alignment with their inner path.
To learn more about Julia, visit http://onetrueself.com
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Tom North,
Award-winning author and inspirational speaker.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
The true story about the real-life family in the movie “Yours, Mine and Ours”
The health danger of PTSD (child abuse, domestic violence, etc.) – NIH Study
The Healing power of nature and Transcendental Meditation
Tom North is a successful financial advisor, author and inspirational speaker. As the 11th of the 20 Beardsley children made famous in the film “Yours, Mine and Ours”, Tom had firsthand experience of what it was really like to grow up in the famous family in Carmel, California.
His book, True North – The Shocking Truth about “Yours, Mine and Ours” has won a Living Now Award Gold Medal, is Recommended Reading by the Washington Times, has garnered rave reviews by Writer’s Digest and is an Amazon Best Seller. Tom North appears on radio and television programs, and is a keynote speaker at organizations, companies, universities and conferences. He is an Official National Sponsor of National CASA.
To learn more about Tom visit www.TrueNorthbyTomNorth.com
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Dr. Julie Miller, Author of the book Secrets of Self-Starters.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Three success factors of all self-starters.
How to find the talent within to be successful in life & in a career.
How to take the next step towards your future.
Dr. Julie Miller is the epitome of a self-starter. Traveling the country as a speaker and consultant to Fortune 500 companies, Dr. Julie can spot a self-starter pronto! Her credentials reflect a strong academic background—including a doctorate in leadership studies—and real-life, practical experience. She has trained and coached more than 750,000 professionals, so identifying and teaching the success factors of all self-starters has become her passion.
In Dr. Julie Miller’s book, Secrets of Self-Starters, she profiles 48 men and women of all ages, backgrounds, ethnicities and education. Some have impacted their communities in amazing ways; others have changed the lives of people around the globe.
To learn more about Julie visit:
www.selfstarterzone.com
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Gail Z. Martin,
President of DreamSpinner Communications and Author of 30 Days to Social Media Success.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Why you need to create “results-envy”—and how to do it.
How to stop taking miracles for granted to find great transformation stories.
How to make your success stories so thrilling, readers are glued to every word.
Gail Z. Martin is a bestselling author, international speaker and new media marketing expert. She owns DreamSpinner Communications, a marketing consulting firm. Gail is the author of 30 Days to Social Media Success, she holds an MBA in marketing and she has sold more than 500,000 books world-wide. 30 Days to Social Media Success made TheWashingtonPost.com’s Top 5 Business books, and has been mentioned in media including Inc., The Wall Street Journal, Worth, and Fox Business News.
To learn more about Gail visit :
www.DreamSpinnerCommunications.com
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How to be involved with TNH' mission to Rise higher, Shine brighter & Give back!
Why supporting other women, continued education, goal setting and being charitable are so important to continue to develop as women. Why we must lead by example to help inspire younger generations as well as our own!
How to start your own investment club.
Award winning Minnesota born actress Brianna Brown has starred in numerous high profile roles throughout the years. Recognized often for her roles in Homeland, General Hospital and Devious Maids. Brianna is an Ambassador for the National Women's History Museum, managing director for her production company Brown Rose Productions. Brianna founded "The New Hollywood" Women's Goal Group Inc. in 2006 to encourage women in the entertainment industry to achieve their personal and professional best as well as be positive role models. And she co-founded Green is Good Investment Club alongside Natalie Pace. Brianna is passionate about women rising higher, shining brighter and giving back!
To learn more about Brianna visit :
www.thenewhollywood.org
www.Brianna-Brown.com
www.Brown-RoseProductions.com
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Sharon Lechter, Author of “Think and Grow Rich for Women”
Join us as we’ll discuss:
4 Simple Steps that Lead to the Habit of PERSISTENCE and the major attributes of LEADERSHIP
How to understand emotion and sexual energy in the workplace
How to trade in work/life balance guilt for the pursuit of One Big Life
Sharon Lechter is an entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, educator, international speaker, licensed CPA and mother. She is the founder and CEO of Pay Your Family First, an organization dedicated to teaching the practical skills that will give a new generation the self-assurance to become masters, instead of slaves, to their money. Sharon is also the author of the bestselling books Rich Dad Poor Dad, Outwitting the Devil, Three Feet From Gold and Save Wisely, Spend Happily. Her newest book Think and Grow Rich for Women will be released in June 2014. Sharon served as a member of the first President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, and as a national spokesperson for the AICPA’s Commission on Financial Literacy. In 2013 Sharon received the designation of AICPA Financial Literacy Champion, received the 2013 Woman of the Year award from National Bank of Arizona and was honored by AZ Business Magazine as of the 50 most Influential Women in Arizona Business. In addition to being a current member of NAWBO, Sharon also actively participates in other women’s organizations including National Board position for Women’s Presidents Organization and EmpowHer. Sharon lives each day in pursuit of and to inspire others to achieve a life of success and significance.
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Ruth Holmes, Handwriting Examination Expert.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
1. Handwriting is a viable tool to understanding personality.
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Deb Scott, a Top 1% Kred Social Media Influencer.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
1. Differences and advantages of facebook, twitter, google+ or linkedin
2. How to find, search, and use each for business networking and promotion.
3. How to measure your progress using Klout and Kred.
Deb Scott, BA, CPC is a four time award winning author of, The Sky is Green & the Grass is Blue (a Kindle Top 20 Best Seller!), a top rated best podcaster winner for, The Best People We Know Show, with over 1 million global listeners, and a Top 1% Kred Social Media Influencer. Deb spent twenty years as a cardiovascular surgical specialist, winning numerous awards for outstanding sales and leadership skills. In her personal life, Deb battled sexual abuse, others’ alcoholism, dysfunctional relationships, depression, was the sole caregiver to both her parents who fought cancer to their death, and even experienced financial devastation. Today, Deb helps people turn things around in their business, or the business of living, with the discovery of the amazing you.
To learn more about Deb visit : http://www.greenskyandbluegrass.com
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Panache Desai, Author of
"Discovering Your Soul Signature!"
Join us as we’ll discuss:
What a soul signature is, and how to discover it
The journey to discover—and activate—one’s soul signature, and what one can expect
Why we so often fall back on self-judgment, and how to work toward self-love and self-acceptance
Each of us lives with insecurity—the prospect of losing a job, physical illness, emotional suffering, divorce, the death of loved ones, our own mortality. Today, as we face everything from a fragile economy to traumatic news headlines, many of us grapple and cope with feelings of fear and anxiety, guilt and depression, and in some cases, addiction. When we feel our lives may be falling apart or risk being overrun by these powerful emotions, we long to connect to who we truly are, to know the certainty and peace that comes from our core, because only then can we face—and surmount—life’s challenges.
Panache Desai understands these emotional and spiritual challenges intimately. A contemporary thought leader who has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Network’s Super Soul Sunday, Desai calls upon us to harness the power of our authentic selves through our unique soul signature—our spiritual DNA—and be guided by our true purpose. In his first book, DISCOVERING YOUR SOUL SIGNATURE (A Spiegel & Grau Hardcover to be published April 29, 2014), he gives readers a day-by-day spiritual roadmap to confront negative emotions and overcome them energetically, in a way that allows us to tap into a deeper sense of worth and well-being.
To learn more about Panache go to http://www.panachedesai.com.
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Nina Amir, The Inspiration to Creation Coach.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Craft marketable book ideas
Create a business plan for any book
Determine if you have what it takes to become a successful author or indie publisher
Nina Amir is the author of The Author Training Manual and How to Blog a Book. She transforms writers into inspired, successful authors, authorpreneurs and blogpreneurs and moves her clients from ideas to finished books as well as to careers as authors by helping them combine their passion and purpose so they create products that positively and meaningfully impact the world. She speaks at the top writer’s conferences all over the country and is a regular writer for TFOI and Joel Friedlander’s TheBookDesigner.com, which was named one of the top self-publishing blogs by Digital Book World. A sought-after author, book, blog-to-book, and results coach, some of Nina’s clients have sold 300,000+ copies of their books, landed deals with major publishing houses and created thriving businesses around their books. She writes four blogs, self-published 12 books and founded National Nonfiction Writing Month.
To learn more about Nina go to www.NinaAmir.com
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino , author of:
“Percolate - Let Your Best Self Filter Through!"
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How to find daily gratitude.
The Percolate Process.
How to implement or become a master of change.
Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino, Hay House author of PERCOLATE - Let Your Best Self Filter Through & founder and CEO of the Best Ever You Network, understands firsthand the challenges that life can bring and has worked with thousands of people worldwide to illuminate their light within and help them live their best life. She has a degree in communications and broadcasting; is a life coach, food-allergy expert, and anaphylaxis survivor; and is the host of The Best Ever You Show. Elizabeth and her husband and four sons live in Maine.
To learn more about Elizabeth go to www.BestEverYou.com and www.PercolateDaily.com.
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Julia Desmond, Author, Oneness Meditator, Oneness Coach.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
What is awakening and why is it important now on the planet?
The importance of Deeksha and how to connect to the Divine and how you support this.
How your book will support their spiritual journey of awakening.
Julia Desmond is a true "Spiritual Teacher for the Modern World" and Author of "Writings from THE ONE: 108 Insights From The Divine". Her purpose and mission is bringing Awakening to Humanity & Leaders through Oneness Consciousness and the gift of the "Oneness Meditation" and as a Oneness Coach. Julia comes from a strong business background with 4 years in real estate, and successfully worked for 10 years in the investment banking industry in trading and sales. In 2006 Oneness and Deeksha were introduced to her and changed the course of her life. Since that point, for the past 7 years Julia has been passionate about bringing Awakening and Oneness Consciousness to the planet during these evolutionary and transformative times. Based outside of Aspen, CO with her husband Adam, Julia travels extensively worldwide for her work including bringing leaders to India to assist in their awakening.
To learn more about Julia go to www.juliadesmond.com.
Your hosts, Katana Abbott and Victoria Trabosh will be discussing The Power of Your Voice: How Will You Be Heard.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
The process of creating a best-selling book.
How to overcome your biggest doubts and fears as a writer.
And the value of powerful partnerships.
Learn more about Katana! www.katanaabbott.com
Learn more about Vicky! www.victoriatrabosh.com
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Karen Kain, a parent of a medically fragile, vaccine-injured child named Lorrin for fifteen years. She teaches parents how to enjoy their children no matter their abilities.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How Karen overcame life’s massive roadblocks as she raised Lorrin.
Together they held their heads high as they paved the way to giving all parents permission to explore and enjoy life.
Karen found that the solution to winning in this life of parenting a unique child started with being committed to having a great attitude and perspective regardless of their situation.
Karen Kain is the author of "A Unique Life Fully Lived: A Personal Journey of Love, Hope and Courage." She is also a parent advocate for children of disability and travels around the county inspiring families with her personal story of raising a medically fragile, vaccine-injured daughter as a single mom. Karen shares how she bridged the gap from special needs to creating mainstream experiences in all arenas of life for Lorrin: best friends, slumber parties, concerts, camping, beauty pageants, Girl Scouts, school dances, musicals and endless travels. Her book describes the unique and extraordinary life experiences that Karen created for Lorrin and the strong bond and soul connection between mother and daughter that continues to this day.
In 1994 Lorrin was severely vaccine injured and at that time Karen’s world fell apart. Life as she knew it was put “on hold” as she tried everything that she could to “heal” Lorrin and give her the best life possible...and she succeeded...in unfathomable ways that lights up the journey for other families.
To learn more about Karen go to www.karenkain.com.
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Wendy Kram, Film & Television Producer and the Owner of L.A. FOR HIRE, one of the entertainment industry’s leading consultants.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Current buying trends from inside the minds of Hollywood executives.
What makes good content.
Branding and marketing tools to sell your project. How to test if your project is market-ready.
Wendy Kram and L.A. FOR Hire are considered one of the entertainment industry’s premier consulting companies assisting screenwriters, filmmakers, and production companies seeking development expertise and Hollywood connections to sell their projects. A respected, active producer, she works with hundreds of writers through consultations and studio and network deals. She has developed and produced projects with Oscar-winning talent for Walt Disney Studios, Universal, Warner Brothers, Sony Pictures, ABC, CBS, NBC, USA, HBO, Lifetime & Showtime. Credits include “Mad Money” with Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes, and “Sally Hemings” the award-winning miniseries for CBS. Known for her keen insights about the marketplace, strong creative instincts, and extensive industry relationships, she provides insider tips and tools to help screenwriters and filmmakers advance their projects and careers. She has served as a guest lecturer at Harvard University, NYU and UCLA, among others.
To learn more about Wendy go to www.la4hire.com.
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Justin Epstein, Senior Unity Minister, national speaker and comedian.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How men can benefit from the practices Smart Women know.
How being in the ‘flow’ can help their game, their career and their marriage!
How to get your guy to become more conscious.
Senior Unity Minister of NYC, Justin Epstein is a graduate of the Unity Institute in Missouri, is a magna c** laude graduate from James Madison University, and the American Comedy Institute. He’s performed in clubs throughout NYC including Caroline's on Broadway, and produced and hosted the cable television series ‘Practical Spirituality’ while serving as the associate to author/speaker Eric Butterworth, the “teacher” to Dr. Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey. He has authored and produced many audiotapes, including his program ‘The Enlightened Golfer: Merging Mind, Body and Spirit Through the Game’ and has taught the “psychology of golf” at The Professional Golfers Career College in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
To learn more about Justin go to http://justinepstein.com.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How to avoid eating GMO foods.
What we can do about radiation exposure.
Edey is a Board Certified NLP Master, Master Clinical Hypnotherapist, and a Karuna Reiki® Master. She’s trained and certified in HearthMath, as a Vegan and Raw Foods Chef, in Holistic Nutrition, Pranic Healing, and she is a natural born psychic and animal communicator.
Edey's clients express they become empowered, enjoy clarity, have better health, and experience more joy and inner peace in their lives. Edey helps people worldwide via Skype, telephone and in-office.
To learn more about Edey go to www.EdeyCaldwell.com.
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Lorna Owens, CEO of Footprints Foundation.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How we can all make a difference.
How to ask for help.
Follow your passion and the money will follow.
Lorna Owens is the Founder of Footprints Foundation working to reduce maternal and infant mortality in the D.R. Congo, Jamaica and Somaliland. In addition she is launching a campaign against Female Genital Mutilation. In D.R. Congo she has worked tireless with the women who have been raped.
Owens is a former Midwife, Registered Nurse, Attorney and also Legal Commentator, Nancy Grace CNN HLN and Tru TV In Session, Adjunct Professor, Gender Expert, International Speaker, Executive/ Life Coach and Author who has traveled to over 14 countries teaching and coaching Women's Groups and Organizations.
She has appeared on NBC, TBN, and TV in Jamaica, Cayman Island, Bermuda and Curacao. The Miami Herald called her a Pioneer and the Mother of Reinvention; Advance for Nurses says she wows her Audiences.
Owens is very active in her Church All Souls Episcopal Church and the Downtown MiamiRotary. At any given time you can find Owens volunteering at local community events in Coconut Grove.
A designer of a line of Jewelry for Women called Spirit of a Woman. She is also the author of Daily Sustenance and Everyday Grace Everyday Miracle living the life you were born to live.
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Pamela Hawley, Founder and CEO of UniversalGiving.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How you, and your family or friends, can make a real difference in the world.
How today’s leading organizations see ‘giving back’ as imperative to their bottom line.
How giving back gives you more than you could imagine.
Pamela Hawley is the Founder and CEO of UniversalGiving,™ an award-winning nonprofit that helps people give money and volunteer with vetted, quality opportunities all over the world. All projects are vetted through UniversalGiving’s proprietary Quality Model.™ 100% of each donation goes directly to the cause. UniversalGiving Corporate assists Fortune 500 companies scale their global CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) programs worldwide. UniversalGiving has been featured on the homepage of BusinessWeek, Oprah.com, CBS, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.
Pamela is a winner of the Jefferson Award (the Nobel Prize in Community Service), has attended three Social Innovation events at the White House, and was a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
To learn more about Pamela go to http://www.universalgiving.org.
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Brent Marchant, author of “Consciously Created Cinema: The Movie Lover’s Guide to the Law of Attraction” and “Get the Picture: Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies”
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How movies illustrate the principles underlying the conscious creation process.
How movies can inspire us to be our truest best selves.
How movies can provide cautionary tales on how to avoid the pitfalls of conscious creation gone awry.
Brent Marchant is the author of “Consciously Created Cinema: The Movie Lover’s Guide to the Law of Attraction” and “Get the Picture: Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies,” books that illustrate how conscious creation (also known as the law of attraction) is illustrated through film. He’s also Featured Contributor, Arts & Entertainment, for VividLife magazine and Featured Contributor for Smart Women’s Empowerment. His additional writing credits include contributions to BeliefNet, Library Journal and Master Heart Magazine. He holds a B.A. in magazine journalism and history from Syracuse University. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
To learn more about Brent go to www.BrentMarchant.com.
Marci Shimoff (Shy-moff) is a #1 New York Times best-selling author, celebrated transformational teacher, and expert on happiness, success, and unconditional love. Her books include the international bestsellers Love for No Reason and Happy for No Reason. She’s also the woman’s face of the biggest self-help book phenomenon in history, as co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul series. With total book sales of more than 15 million copies worldwide in 33 languages, Marci is one of the bestselling female nonfiction authors of all time. She’s also a featured teacher in the film and book sensation The Secret. Marci is dedicated to helping people live more empowered and joy-filled lives.
To learn more about Marci and her program go to www.happyfornoreason.com & http://youryearofmiracles.com/.
Dr. Susan Sklar is the founder and medical director of the Sklar Center for Restorative Medicine where she helps midlife men and women look and feel better and lead longer, healthier lives. She uses the view of Restorative Medicine which recognizes that hormonal and other biochemical changes cause humans to age in ways that are not necessary or inevitable. Replacement and balancing of these natural substances result in improved vitality and a longer healthy span of life with less chronic illness. Dr. Sklar has completed her fellowship training in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine after more than 25 years of experience as an obstetrician/gynecologist, placing her uniquely at the forefront of the care of men and women in midlife health transitions. She sees private patients at her center in Long Beach, California.
To learn more about Dr. Sklar go to www.sklarcenter.com..
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Your lover’s - and your own - attachment style.
What the ‘couple bubble’ is and how it saves relationships.
How we can rewire our brains for better relationships.
Dr. Tatkin received his early training in developmental object relations, Gestalt, psychodrama, and family systems theory. His private clinical practice specialized for some time in treating adolescents and adults with personality disorders, but more recently, his interests turned to psycho-neurobiological theories of human relationship, and applying principles of early mother-infant attachment to adult romantic relationships.
Stan Tatkin and his wife, Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin, developed the PACT Institute to train clinicians in A Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy (PACT®). A fusion of attachment theory, developmental neuroscience, and arousal regulation, PACT is quickly gaining a reputation for effectively treating couples formerly thought of as untreatable. The PACT Institute hosts trainings in seven US cities as well as in Australia, Canada, Spain, and Turkey.
To learn more about Dr. Tatkin go to http://stantatkin.com.
The key components of a successful life.
How to find true fulfillment.
How to get more juice out of life than you ever expected.
Drea Bauer is a graduate of USC School of Law and Tony Robbins' Master University and Leadership programs. She can boast achievements in other disciplines as well: becoming a Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner; completing extensive hours training with David Deida personally (author of Way of the Superior Man); being inducted as a Oneness Blessing Giver; attending PAX training with Allison Armstrong; sitting in silence for eleven hours a day at a ten-day Vipassana Meditation Retreat; and becoming certified in Temporal Dynamics and Hypnotherapy. Drea is currently a practicing attorney, real estate broker and developer, executive producer of an environmental film, a constable commissioned by the governor, a board member of several nonprofits, and an award-winning author.
To learn more about Drea go to www.MissMatch.us.
Know the risk of casual sexual relationships and how to make them safer. Make wise choices. Think with your heart, choose with your mind. Create or update a circle of girlfriends who genuinely look out for you but let you make your own decisions.
Jacki Gethner is a Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Drug & Alcohol counselor. She is an international health advocate, activist, and educator. Since 1987, through both her private practice and now through her non-profit Women of a Certain Age (WOACA), she educates and empowers diverse populations to be their personal best. She has been the recipient of national awards and featured in national publications. Jacki is the author of Behind Door #3: Choose With Your Eyes Wide Open. This book was written to give women a personal opportunity to examine relationship choices of the past, and with new information have greater options going forward.
To learn more about Jacki go to http://jackigethner.com.
Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, David Bedrick, JD (Attorney); Teacher and Diplomate of Process Oriented Psychology.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
What disturbs us most about ourselves holds the seed of our greatest healing.
Flowering into our deepest selves is a labor of love, requiring a witness who sees us and believes in us, especially at our worst.
Gender bias and sexism can play a powerful role in our struggles and healing.
David Bedrick is an attorney and diplomat of Process Oriented Psychology, a branch of Jungian Psychology. He was on the faculty of the University of Phoenix for 8 years teaching psychology and philosophy. He teaches in organizations, small groups, workshops and psychological associations. He received notable awards for teaching, employee development, and legal services to the community. He blogs for Psychology Today, Huffington Post, and other online publications and is the author of Talking Back To Dr Phil: Alternatives to Mainstream Psychology. Bedrick is sought-after expert on the topics of shame, dreams, diversity, weight loss, and, popular psychology.
To learn more about David Bedrick go to http://talkingbacktodrphil.com.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Discover the difference between the ego mind and the Higher Mind.
Learn that Intuition is Natural and a skill, NOT a special gift of the few.
Tips on how to expand and trust your intuition.Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Edey Caldwell-Sanders, Master Life Empowerment Coach.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How understanding forgiveness exchanges pain for peace.
Simple steps to release disrupting emotions.
How to get access to free MP3s for “Grounding and Centering,” Lucid Dreaming,” “What Hypnosis Is and Is Not,” (with a guided deep, restorative relaxation ) “Easily Letting Go Of Weight, “and “Creating Your Power Button.”
Edey is a Board Certified NLP Master, Master Clinical Hypnotherapist, and a Karuna Reiki® Master. She’s trained and certified in HearthMath, as a Vegan and Raw Foods Chef, in Holistic Nutrition, Pranic Healing, and is a natural born psychic and animal communicator.
Edey dissolves disruptive thoughts, disabling feelings, and limiting beliefs. Her clients move through blocked emotions and break free from feeling stuck and limited. Lifelong traumas can be released, often in one session. Edey's clients become empowered, enjoy clarity, have better health, and experience more joy and inner peace.
Edey helps people worldwide via Skype, telephone and in-office.
To learn more about Edey go to www.EdeyCaldwell.com.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Discover the difference between the ego mind and the Higher Mind.
Learn that Intuition is Natural and a skill, NOT a special gift of the few.
Tips on how to expand and trust your intuition.
Internationally acclaimed intuitive healer and coach, author, spiritual evolutionary and animal mystic, Kumari’s deepest joy is empowering others to unwrap their innate intuitive, manifesting and healing gifts.
Kumari is the host of “How to Heal Anything Live” an internet TV program; former host of “Co-Creation Activations” on World Puja Network, a leader in empowerment radio. She authored a new eBook “Animal Communication Magic and Miracles”; is co-author of the bestselling books “Empowering Transformations for Women”.
Kumari holds a powerful energetic presence where healing shifts and spiritual awakenings occur spontaneously and the wisdom of the Soul is unveiled.
To learn more about Kumari go to www.kumarihealing.com.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How to prevent cancer through proper diet.
Why healthy grains actually cause disease.
How to send healthy messages to our bodies through the food we eat.
Dr. Susan Sklar is the founder and medical director of the Sklar Center for Restorative Medicine where she helps midlife men and women look and feel better and lead longer, healthier lives. She uses the view of Restorative Medicine which recognizes that hormonal and other biochemical changes cause humans to age in ways that are not necessary or inevitable. Replacement and balancing of these natural substances result in improved vitality and a longer healthy span of life with less chronic illness. Dr. Sklar has completed her fellowship training in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine after more than 25 years of experience as an obstetrician/gynecologist, placing her uniquely at the forefront of the care of men and women in midlife health transitions. She sees private patients at her center in Long Beach, California.
To learn more about Dr. Sklar go to www.sklarcenter.com.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
What makes us altruistic/ heroic.
How to lead a heroic life.
How being selfless benefits us.
Elizabeth Svoboda loves to learn and write about the science behind what motivates people in a variety of situations. She has contributed to publications like Discover, Popular Science, Psychology Today, and the New York Times. She grew up in the suburbs of Western New York and lives in San Jose, CA with her husband, Eric, and baby boy, Nate.
To learn more about Elizabeth go to www.elizabethsvoboda.com.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
What are girly thoughts?
How girly thoughts sap your personal power.
How consciously building your resilience is the way out.
Dr. Patricia O’Gorman, author of The Resilient Woman: Mastering the 7 Steps to Personal Power (2013), and 7 other books, is a speaker known for her warm and funny presentations. A psychologist and resiliency coach, she has worked extensively with women, trauma, children of alcoholics, and as a former executive, directed a rape crises center, and The Division of Prevention for The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. She is currently developing a workbook and curriculum on tackling girly thoughts: Out Your Girly Thoughts and Embrace Your Strength due 2014. Dr. O’Gorman can be reached through www.patriciaogorman.com.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How to embrace our authentic selves instead of attempting to ‘fix’ ourselves.
Humanity’s deviations from ‘the norm’ as a reflection of nature’s diversity.
And experience the power and intelligence of our feelings.
David Bedrick, J.D., Dipl. PW, spent eight years teaching psychology and philosophy at the University of Phoenix and taught in the Navy, at 3M, the American Society of Training and Development, the Process Work Institute, psychological associations, and small groups focusing on personal growth. He received notable awards for teaching, employee development, and legal services to the community. Bedrick is sought-after expert on the topics of shame, personal and collective trauma, cultural identity issues, stereotyping, and more. He blogs for Psychology Today and other online publications. He lives in Santa Fe with his wife and has a passion for dreams, poetry, and cooking.
To learn more about David Bedrick go to http://talkingbacktodrphil.com.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How your deepest wisdom is your most valuable gift.
Why it begins with who you are.
How women get side-tracked from their passion.
Kaya Singer is known as the wise woman entrepreneur specialist. She champions women entrepreneurs to fully step into their wisdom and grow their business from that place.
She's been an international mentor, author and facilitator for over 30 years, and has helped thousands of women to shift, transform, and step into a place of leadership and empowerment.
She is the author of “Clear Your Focus Grow Your Business,” as well as over 20 other programs and eBooks aimed to inspire, support, and educate.
To learn more about Kaya go to www.kayasinger.com.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
The 5 “P’s” of Video Marketing (Purpose, Premise, Platform, Promotion, Profit).
Different types of videos and what’s best for your business.
Easy ways to get started using online video.
Lou Bortone is a Video Marketing expert and online branding consultant who helps entrepreneurs and service professionals build breakthrough brands on the Internet, so they can have more visibility, credibility and profitability. Lou delivers innovative online branding strategies, including video marketing coaching and consulting.
Lou is a former television executive who worked for E! Entertainment Television and Fox in Los Angeles. He is also an author and ghostwriter of six business books, a Certified Guerrilla Marketing Coach and a Book Yourself Solid Certified Coach.
Lou is also known for his unique and engaging videos on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/lbpromo Find out more at www.LouBortone.com./.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How the lack of community and ritual has affected culture.
The two things we need to release our personal grief.
The beauty that is allowed when we share our grief with others.
Francis Weller, MFT, is a psychotherapist, writer and soul activist who has developed a style he calls soul-centered psychotherapy, synthesizing diverse streams of thought from psychology, anthropology, mythology, alchemy, indigenous cultures and poetic traditions. He received a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay and two Master’s Degrees from John F. Kennedy University. He has taught in the SF Bay Area and his writings have appeared in anthologies and journals exploring the confluence between psyche, nature and culture. He leads trainings in community building, men’s initiation programs and grief rituals and is available for onsite workshops and private consultations.
To learn more about Francis go to http://www.enteringthehealingground.com/.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
The simplest investment strategy works best over the long haul.
Reining in expectations and being realistic are crucial.
Confidence is the main obstacle in taking control of your investments.
William O. Hall, III (Bill) is President, of Plimsoll. Mr. Hall is the former CEO and President of W.P. Stewart Asset Management, N.A. and Executive Officer of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. Mr. Hall has over 25 years of experience in the investment and wealth management business. Prior to joining W.P. Stewart, Mr. Hall was Managing Director of H.M. Payson & Co., a private trust company in Portland, Maine He was also a founder and managing principal of Hazzard & Hall, CPA’s, PA. Mr. Hall holds a Bachelor degree from the University of Richmond and a Masters in Finance from Bentley College and is a Chartered Financial Analyst, a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Financial Planner. Mr. Hall serves as Vice Chairman of Maine Education Services and Southern Maine Community College. He and his wife Jenny have been married for 30 years and live in Cape Elizabeth, Maine with their three sons: Will, Jack and Ted.
To learn more about Mr. Hall go to http://www.yourmoney2013.com.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How and why to set intention before meditation.
How different mantras are used for different meditations.
Commonly used terms in meditation that most of us have not yet learned. (FYI prana, pranayama, chi, chakras, asanas, mulabandha, mantra)
Ajayan Borys (aka Henry James Borys) has been exploring and teaching a variety of meditation practices since 1970. He studied in residence under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of the Transcendental Meditation Program® and spent a decade teaching the TM Program®. In the mid-90s, he studied with Mata Amritanandamayi or Ammachi, (A-ma-chi), known as the “hugging saint” serving as the meditation teacher at her ashram in Kerala, India. He has taught throughout North America, Australia, Europe and India, Ajayan has gained international renown as a consummate teacher. Upon his return the US, he founded a uniquely effective program of meditation, called Effortless Mind®.
To learn more about Ajayan go to http://www.ajayan.com .
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The two most important questions you need to ask in order to have a Brand that attracts clients.
How to shift from overwhelm to productivity instantly.
How your relationship to money affects your Personal Brand and your Business Brand.
Ruth Klein is CEO of her firm, Expert Celebrity Branding, and is a best-selling author of six books which have been translated into Mandarin, Portuguese, Chinese and Russian.
She has been interviewed in O:The Oprah Magazine, CNBC, Prevention Magazine, Washington Post Online, ABC, NBC, Fox and CBS as well as many others.
Ruth is a Creative Brand Strategist and Productivity Coach and works with conscious entrepreneurs, authors and experts to help them gain much more visibility and become a thought leader in their industry, so that they can do their “magic” and attract their Ideal Clients and the Media..no longer being the “best kept secret.” She helps her clients create Personal and Business Brands that create financial and spirit-rich businesses.
Ruth holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Spiritual Psychology with an emphasis in Consciousness, Health & Healing. Klein is president of the non-profit organization “The Self-Esteem Council” that has touched the lives of thousands of high school girls and boys, many of them now going to college and living productive lives.
She is currently CEO of a new project called Universal Mom, where certified Universal Moms around the world help children and teens uncover their brilliance and gifts through the art of writing.
To learn more about Ruth go to www.ruthklein.com and www.4GBranding.com.
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The three basic steps of taking in the good - have a positive experience, extend it, and absorb it.
How Dr. Hanson discovered the concept of “hardwiring happiness.”.
The benefits of positive emotions.
Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a neuropsychologist and author of Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence (from Random House in October, 2013; in 4 languages), Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom (New Harbinger; in 24 languages), Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time (New Harbinger; in 12 languages), and Mother Nurture: A Mother’s Guide to Health in Body, Mind, and Intimate Relationships (Penguin). Founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom and an Affiliate of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, he’s been an invited speaker at Oxford, Stanford, and Harvard, and taught in meditation centers worldwide.
To learn more about Dr Hanson go to http://www.rickhanson.net.
What the “New Story” is and why it’s relevant.
Our current ‘Planetary’ mind – and how it has evolved from the ‘Modern’ mind.
How our ‘catastrophe inspires creativity.’
David Christopher left behind lucrative corporate and aviation careers to address his lifelong desire for answers to humanity’s eternal question of our place in the Universe. The dialogues he created in The Holy Universe are the result of fifteen years of deep immersion in the works of new thought leaders such as Brian Swimme, Thomas Berry, Miriam MacGillis, James Lovelock, and many others, including celebrated Big History academicians such as David Christian, Cynthia Stokes Brown, and Fred Spier. Christopher wrote the book in part for people like him who call themselves “spiritual but not necessarily religious.” He lives in Northern California.
To learn more about David go to www.theholyuniverse.com.
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You don't have to settle for being the way they way you are.
You can transform yourself into anyone you choose to be.
Change is simple, change your shoes!
Jodi Lovitt is a practicing philosopher, speaker, metaphysician, and teacher of self creation. Ms Lovitt combines her vast knowledge and expertise in traditional and non–traditional therapies, to help her clients resolve blocks and empower them to create their best selves and live authentic lives.
Although, her work can address all areas of a client’s life (mental, emotional, physical, financial and spiritual) she specializes in helping women through life's transitions i.e. divorce, death, loss of career, mid life, empty. Ms. Lovitt preaches to her clients "Life is not over, it's just beginning."
Ms. Lovitt a modern day sage encourages her clients to believe that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE! A native of Los Angeles, California, she travels throughout the country spreading her wisdom and new thought philosophies always encouraging her clients to " Step into a new pair of shoes." Create yourself Brand New. Be Alive.... Thrive!
To learn more about Jodi go to www.jodilovitt.com.
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The four reasons to mentor youth.
How our generation is breaking the legacy of female competition.
The five benefits of being a mentor.
Karilee Halo Shames (SHAmez) received her MSN (Master of Science in Nursing) and her PhD in Holistic Studies. Positions she has held throughout her career include:
Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Coordinator
Assistant Professor, Nursing at Florida Atlantic University
Private Practice RN 25 years counseling
California Coordinator, Director-at-Large, and Public Relations Chair for the American Holistic Nurses Association.
In her personal life, Karilee has co-raised three great kids into fine adults with her husband of four decades, Dr. Richard Shames. She has made lasting friendships with women all over the world and is dedicated to female empowerment.
To learn more about Karilee go to http://amazingmentorsbook.com/.
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How to find and use your innate creativity to heal your relationship with money.
Luna's mission to inspire women to embrace money as a powerful tool that can be used to make a difference in the world, starting with your own life.
The key to transforming your mindset and your current financial practices (or lack thereof) is to leverage your creativity and be willing to practice new skills.
Luna Jaffe is the Founder and CEO of Lunaria Financial, Ltd, a boutique advisory firm providing holistic money management and financial planning for clients with portfolios ranging from $500k to $10+ million. Luna is the author of Wild Money: A Creative Journey to Financial Wisdom; Wild Money: A Financial Field Guide and Journal and Zguide to Money: A Sassy Woman's Visual Financial Field Guide.
After years working for a traditional, male-dominated financial services firm, Luna wanted to create a firm where that integrates compassionate guidance, financial wisdom, and a creative spirit into financial planning and money management where clients receive clear advice and support to live the life they desire.
The heart of Luna’s work is based in her pioneering process that integrates creativity into financial planning, drawing on her experience as a visual artist, entrepreneur, and psychotherapist. This approach to personal finance honors the unique learning and money management styles of creatives, and in doing so builds financial confidence and wisdom.
Luna earned her Master’s degree from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Depth Psychology, her BA from University of California at Santa Cruz in Bilingual Education, and holds the distinguished CFP® designation. Advisory and Financial Services offered by KMS Financial Services, Inc.
To learn more about Luna go to www.lunajaffe.com.
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How to get clear on your WHY.
Hit the pause button & Choose Powerfully.
Your Powerful Persona Formula.
Valery Satterwhite provides advocacy, mentoring, life planning and personal empowerment for people who want to stay on top efficiently managing fame and dealing with the unique challenges that come with a high-profile. She helps her clients manage the stress and pressure that comes with their fame, celebrity, privilege and success. She inspires, motivates and galvanizes people like you into the highest version of themselves – no matter what – in a fast paced high pressured environment.
Valery is a Certified Master NLP Practitioner, Certified Emotional Intelligence Facilitator and author of books including Money Moxie: How to Transcend the Paradox of Privilege and Liberate Your True Worth and her latest book to be published early in the fall, The Fame Game: How to Slay the Dragon. She’s the host of Blog-Talk Radio’s 50 Shades of Fame and Fortune that airs live Tuesdays at 2pm Pacific. The high-profile guests share the unique challenges they face and offer tips for those who follow in their footsteps.
To learn more about Valery go to www.FameMentor.com.
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An important distinction between teams and families.
How to better understand team member’s communication styles to foster trust, cooperation and results.
Well defined Roles and Responsibilities promote accountability.
Allison Tabor is a Certified Professional Coach, Licensed DISC and One Page Business Plan Consultant and Facilitator with over 23 years of firsthand business ownership expertise, specializing in Communications and Strategic Planning. Allison empowers CEO's, Senior Management and Business Owners to achieve and maintain greater success through the use of practical and effective assessments, customized executive coaching, powerful and provocative consulting in various challenge areas. Assisting clients from start-up’s to multi-million dollar established companies, Allison is a highly regarded "thinking partner" empowering executives and their teams by bringing out the best in their communication, performance and satisfaction.
Allison is also the Women Presidents' Organization (WPO) Diablo Valley Chapter Chair, facilitating a peer advisory group of Bay Area multi-million dollar entrepreneurial women presidents and CEOs in order to bring the "genius out of the group" and accelerate the growth of their business.
To learn more about Allison go to www.coppiacommunications.com
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The Power of Collaborating.
The Power of Women in Business.
How to stay strong and avoid burnout, overwhelm and stress, in order to generate your life’s dream.
Kim Boudreau Smith is a Business Consultant, Speaker and International Best-Selling Author. Her company is dedicated to support women entrepreneurs to start living their Life’s dream! Through “Power UP” she provides the resources to encourage achievement and get the wanted results-Success & Freedom!
Helping over 1,000 people successfully achieve healthier lifestyles with her first business, Kim is taking this extensive business knowledge and paying it forward. Helping women entrepreneurs avoid the pitfalls and enjoy the successes.
Kim is a passionate believer and has a desire to motivate and support others to achieve their best through taking action and achieving extraordinary results.
To learn more about Kim go to www.powerupinsideout.com
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How to become very clear about what you want for your retirement abroad.
How to take time to research your first choice AND alternatives. See if other places will better meet your needs.
It is important that you don’t just visit a location, but that you visit it with an eye for how it would be to live there.
Ann Hoffman took her first trip when she was six weeks old and grew up a military brat. She lived in Japan for three years, explored Marrakesh and camped on the banks of the Yukon. Ann's spent over four months in Australia, lived like a local for three months in Ecuador, seven in Mexico and one in Paris. She's rambled through over 30 countries and her bucket list includes horseback riding in Mongolia, a river trip on the Mekong, and walking the ice in Antarctica.
Ann's joy comes from sharing her love of living internationally and how it’s possible to have the retirement of your dreams.
To learn more about Ann Hoffman go to http://www.enjoylivinginternationally.com.
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3 Steps to increase your sports knowledge and sound credible in just 5 minutes a day.
How to define a productive conversation – and make better use of your time.
How sports conversations help women play bigger and increase their influence.
Jen Mueller, America’s Expert Talker is rarely at a loss for words. She pursued a career in sports broadcasting after repeated comments of “talks too much” from teachers and family members.
She’s spent more than a decade honing her speaking skills as a sports broadcaster and sideline reporter. You can see her throughout Mariners season on ROOT Sports and hear her on the sidelines of Seahawks games on 710 AM radio is Seattle. Jen founded Talk Sporty to Me in 2009 after identifying a communication void in the workplace that could be filled with sports conversations.
To learn more about Jen Mueller go to http://TalkSportytoMe.com.
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3 Steps to increase your sports knowledge and sound credible in just 5 minutes a day.
How to define a productive conversation – and make better use of your time.
How sports conversations help women play bigger and increase their influence.
Jen Mueller, America’s Expert Talker is rarely at a loss for words. She pursued a career in sports broadcasting after repeated comments of “talks too much” from teachers and family members.
She’s spent more than a decade honing her speaking skills as a sports broadcaster and sideline reporter. You can see her throughout Mariners season on ROOT Sports and hear her on the sidelines of Seahawks games on 710 AM radio is Seattle. Jen founded Talk Sporty to Me in 2009 after identifying a communication void in the workplace that could be filled with sports conversations.
To learn more about Jen Mueller go to http://TalkSportytoMe.com.
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Why staying centered helps you balance your Life and also evolve your Soul.
Ways to stay centered by nourishing your own body, mind, heart and Soul.
How evolving your Soul and enjoying your Life impacts everyone in your life and beyond.
As a Certified Hypnotherapist, Advanced Akashic Records Teacher, and Life & Soul Balance Coach, Barbara Schiffman excels at translating scientific theories, New Thought perspectives and ancient wisdom into supportive tools to help people experience more balance, peace and joy in their lives. A highly-regarded Hollywood script consultant turned author and speaker, Schiffman is an insightful and gifted teacher whose specialty is balanced, successful living. Her books and coaching programs -- especially “Living in Balance for Boomers: Secrets to Making the Most of the Second Half of Life” -- are empowering life improvement manuals for people of every age and interest.
To learn more about Barbara Schiffman go to http://www.BarbaraSchiffman.com.
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Don’t hesitate - Recalibrate.
Don’t think your life is set – you can change it.
Easy technique to see how far away from living your purpose you are now.
Allen Vaysberg is a successful entrepreneur who within the IT consulting industry built several multi-million dollar businesses. Although he was living the "American Dream", deep inside he knew something needed to change because even with all his successes, he still felt unfulfilled.
He discovered that in order to live a fulfilled life he needed to pursue his soul’s purpose. By taking charge of his destiny and following his dreams Allen finally found peace and felt complete. Today he inspires individuals to live their essence and assists them to re-calibrate their lives. He does so through many different mediums including his coaching practice “Recalibrate Your Life”
To learn more about Allen Vaysberg go to www.recalibrateyourlife.com. 06/11/13
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Grandmothers today are nothing like grandmother stereotypes.
Grandmothers are changing the world.
Grandmothers can help.
Photojournalist Paola Gianturco has documented women’s lives in 55 countries and created five books as philanthropic projects. Her images have been exhibited at the United Nations, UNESCO, The US Senate, The Field Museum/Chicago, and The International Museum of Women.
Paola has been a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR and Voice of America programs plus many other TV and radio shows. Her pictures have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Marie Claire and more.
Paola was a principal in the first women-owned advertising agency in the U.S.; co-developed and taught executive institutes on Women and Leadership at Stanford University; and served on the board of The Association of Women's Rights in Development.
She chaired the Board of The Crafts Center/Washington DC (which worked with low income artisans in 79 countries), serves on the Board of International Nature and Cultural Adventures, is an advisor to Global Grandmothers, and a member of International Women’s Forum.
To learn more about Paola Gianturco go to www.globalgrandmotherpower.com.
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How to identify and overcome self-limiting beliefs.
How to break through negative programming NOW.
Master the “Power of 5” to accomplish your goals and objectives with velocity.
Lisa Jimenez has helped thousands of people break through fear and self-limiting beliefs to get into ACTION and achieve their goals. Her programs help people build belief, retrain the brain, and create the mind-set they need to win in business and life.
Lisa’s best-selling books Conquer Fear! and Don’t Mess With the Princess! have sold over 100,000 copies and are published in 7 languages.
Through her doctoral studies in Psychology, growing a successful business herself, and her matchless experience of being a single mom of three children, Lisa offers a dynamic, real-world program that your people will love and relate to!
Lisa’s programs teach your people how to develop the self-view they need to instantly overcome any objection, challenge or set back. They’ll learn how to stay focused, fired up, and in action in their business.
To learn more about Lisa Jimenez go to www.Rx-Success.com
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How men can “get in the game” and become active allies and advocates for women in leadership roles.
Anne’s perspective on Sheryl Sandberg’s LEAN IN movement.
Her top five recent moments that show women are gaining momentum.
Anne Doyle has been on the front lines of women’s progress for decades – as a journalist, auto executive, elected official, mother, and author of POWERING UP! How America’s Women Achievers Become Leaders.
She began her career as a TV news and sports broadcaster. Inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame for leadership role in opening sports locker rooms. As Ford Motor Company executives was named one of the “100 Leading Women in the Auto Industry.”
Anne is a single Mom who took an early retirement from the corporate fast track and began working on her book and ran for office. Today, she is an Auburn Hills City Councilwoman, global traveler and keynote speaker who is passionate about women and girls – everywhere -- achieving their full potential.
To learn more about Anne Doyle go to www.annedoylestrategies.com.
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How to Compound your Gains.
Protect your assets in a debt world.
And Thrive! (instead of being buried alive in bills and struggling to survive)
Natalie Pace is the author of the Amazon bestsellers, The ABCs of Money and You Vs. Wall Street. She has been saving homes and nest eggs for more than a decade, while at the same time earning her the prestigious ranking of #1 stock picker. Natalie Pace is a blogger on HuffingtonPost.com and a repeat guest on national television and radio shows such as Good Morning America, Fox News, CNBC and NPR. As a strong believer in giving back, she has been instrumental in raising tens of millions for public schools, financial literacy, the arts and underserved women and girls worldwide.
To learn more about Natalie Pace go to www.NataliePace.com. The ABCs of Money is available FREE in May on her website! .
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Abuse is widespread from all walks of life. There is more hope now for women to overcome all types of abuse. Wounded? Survive! Thrive! book gives support and answers to help women do this.
There is open adoption that was not available back when Ellen was born in 1953.
This is becoming a HUGE mission to help women on a global basis.
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What is Soul Success and what it means to Cari.
How to lead with your soul and claim your innate brilliance,
Divinely inspired keys for manifesting inner worth and outer wealth.
Following a near death experience in 1997, Cari Murphy is on a mission to awaken millions! As a Soul Success Coach, Speaker, Best Selling Author and Award Winning Host of the globally syndicated "The Cari Murphy Show: Straight Talk for the Soul," she inspires her audiences, clients and readers to expand the horizons of their imaginations, unleash their greatest potential, and create pathways to unlimited abundance!
To learn more about Cari go to www.CariMurphy.com
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A whole new possibility of relatedness that could change your lives.
A few of the 10 principles of an Evolutionary relationship.
The Power of influence.
Patricia Albere is a transformation educator & contemporary spiritual teacher. For the last 40 years, her teaching arises from being finely attuned to the transformational power of emergence – that which occurs on the edge of consciousness, culture and human awakening. Her work with collective fields of consciousness has been developed through her continuous work with groups and over 150,000 people internationally. Her unique discovery of the essential components that activate evolutionary relating is transforming our understanding of what it possible in the space between us and in creating new fields of higher collective consciousness.
Albere is the founder of the Evolutionary Collective, a new model for awakened community. The Evolutionary Collective marks the creation and ongoing expansion of an inter-subjective field of intimacy, truth, mutuality and depth that occurs in a new space in consciousness – one that allows participants to transform inside an intense and accelerated relational field.
To learn more about Patricia Albere go to www.evolutionarycollective.com.
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How to embrace our authentic selves instead of attempting to ‘fix’ ourselves.
Humanity’s deviations from ‘the norm’ as a reflection of nature’s diversity.
And experience the power and intelligence of our feelings.
David Bedrick, J.D., Dipl. PW, spent eight years teaching psychology and philosophy at the University of Phoenix and taught in the Navy, at 3M, the American Society of Training and Development, the Process Work Institute, psychological associations, and small groups focusing on personal growth. He received notable awards for teaching, employee development, and legal services to the community. Bedrick is sought-after expert on the topics of shame, personal and collective trauma, cultural identity issues, stereotyping, and more. He blogs for Psychology Today and other online publications. He lives in Santa Fe with his wife and has a passion for dreams, poetry, and cooking.
To learn more about David Bedrick go to http://talkingbacktodrphil.com.
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How to become a soul-centered Expert Celebrity
How to Become Visible and Have Clients Find You
The Two Important Sides of a Strong Platform
Ruth Klein is CEO of Expert Celebrity Brand & Talent Services and who skillfully blends together intuition with practical branding and marketing business savvy – empowering entrepreneurs, authors and professionals to become thought leaders and charge what they’re worth and get it!
Her clients have become international speakers receiving over six-figures yearly; host PBS shows; increase their practices and coaching businesses while becoming visible for many media interviews and much more.
Ruth holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Spiritual Psychology and is the president of the non-profit organization, The Self-Esteem Council where she works with children and teens in the Touched by a Universal Mom™ Programs….helping to uncover their brilliance through the art of writing and increase their self-confidence.
To learn more about Ruth Klein go to www.ruthklein.com.
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Barbara’s Sacred Success Weekend Retreat
What Sacred Success means to her
Three things a woman can do to get smart about money
Barbara Stanny is the leading authority on women and money. Her mission—revolutionize women's relationship with money. As a bestselling author, sought after speaker, workshop facilitator, and money/wealth coach, Barbara has helped millions take charge of their finances and their lives.
Barbara's background in business, her years as a journalist, her Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology, her extensive research, and her own dramatic experience with money give her a unique and powerful perspective on women's financial issues. She has been featured on Good Morning America, The View, Extra, The O'Reilly Report, and many times on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox News, PBS, and NPR, as well as the New York Times, and USA Today. She has written the following books:
Prince Charming Isn’t Coming: How Women Get Smart About Money
Secrets of Six-Figure Women
Overcoming Underearning
Finding a Financial Advisor You Can Trust
To learn more about Barbara Stanny go to www.barbarastanny.com
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The positive aspects of living with ADHD.
Side effects of ADHD medications we should know about.
How to combat the frustrations that now overwhelm you.
Conversation skills to overcome anxiety in social settings.
How to work with your own neural activity highs and lows.
How to use our inbox and smart phones to inspire and reward, instead of distract us.
Like so many of us, Dr. Alicia Maher had spent her young life struggling with her own short attention span and was often was at the mercy of her impulses. It wasn't until her first year studying psychiatry as an intern that the doctors she was attending called an intervention and diagnosed her with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
A Board Certified Diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with sub-specialty certification in Psychosomatic Medicine, Dr. Alicia Maher is passionate about helping others to understand the exciting developments made in treating ADD/ADHD.
In addition to her medical practice, she has taught young doctors of USC, UCSF and UCLA, has trained medical residents at Sinai Psychiatry, and lectured on a wide variety of mental health topics. She's written for the Journal of American Medicine Association (JAMA), Medscape, Psychiatric Times, Journal of General Internal Medicine, The International Association for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and others.
To learn more about Dr. Maher go to www.fromscatteredtocentered.com.
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How to Speak UP and ask for what you want.
How to Show UP and make powerful connections.
How to get Fired UP and be courageous and authentic.
DeLores Pressley, Motivational Speaker, Confidence Coach and Personal Power Expert, is the CEO of DeLores Pressley Worldwide and Founder of UP Woman; a movement to empower women. Her motto is “Be Undeniably Powerful.”
She is the author of Oh, Yes You Can, Clean Out the Closet of Your Life and Believe in the Power of You.
DeLores serves as the President of The ABCD, Inc. Board of Directors, Board Member of the O’Jays Scholarship Committee and President Elect for the National Speakers Association’s Ohio Chapter Board. She is the Co-Host of radio show; “Wriggling in the Middle” heard on WHBC am in Canton, OH.
Her story has been touted in Washington Post, Black Enterprise, Essence, Ebony, and SPEAKER magazines. She is a frequent media guest and has been interviewed on every major network: including OPRAH and Entertainment Tonight.
To learn more about DeLores go to www.BornToBeUP.com.
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How she came to write about Rwanda and the history of the country.
A better understanding about what led to the genocide.
An understanding of the factors that influence the political and social climate of any country and lead toward genocidal mindset.
Naomi Benaron’s debut novel Running the Rift won the 2010 Bellwether Prize for a novel of social change. It was a Barnes and Noble Discover New Writers pick and was named as one of Oprah’s best books of 2012. Other awards include the Sharat Chandra Prize for Fiction, the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Prize and the Joy Harjo Poetry Prize. Her fiction, nonfiction and poetry appear in many in print and online journals. She teaches writing online for UCLA Extension Writers’ Program and is a mentor for the Afghan Women’s Writing Project.
To learn more about Naomi go to www.naomibenaron.com.
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5 Important Financial Issues Women Considering Divorce Should Know.
What is Collaborative Divorce.
Information on the Women’s Divorce Resource Center.
Rebecca R. Salama is a partner in Raine & Salama, a franchise of Ameriprise Financial in Southfield, MI. She has been in practice as a financial advisor since 2000 with a specialty in divorce financial planning since in 2005. Rebecca works with clients during the divorce process to plan and assist them in evaluating divorce settlement options. In 2012 Rebecca co-founded the Women’s Divorce Resource Center. Rebecca is a member of the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts, Association for Divorce Financial Planner and the Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan.
To learn more about Rebecca go to www.womens-divorce.org.
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It’s never too late to reinvent new chapters in your life.
Important character traits to cultivate in yourself to help you get more out of your “second act,” or even reinvent an entirely new life for yourself.
Don’t let the opinions of others prevent you from making changes in your life.
Nadia Giordana wasn’t willing to give up when at age 59; she was suddenly faced with early retirement due to a corporate layoff. It was then she tackled two major issues in her life. First she adopted a healthier lifestyle, lost over 80 pounds and wrote “Thinking Skinny,” an award-winning book about her journey. Then she set about conquering her fear of public speaking. Her latest book, “Reinventing New Chapters in Your Life at Any Age,” came about because of her efforts to inspire other women living the second acts of their lives to rediscover their sidelined dreams and do some of the things they always dreamed of doing.
To learn more about Nadia go to http://www.EmbodyYourVision.com.
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How to shift your entrepreneurial mindset and state of mind that keeps you small.
How to leverage your expertise and knowledge for a much higher income. What the word “leverage” means for a business owner.
How to follow a system that will keep the same clients in your tribe longer and easily attract new clients.
Kaya Singer is your “Help More Clients Now™” expert, specialist at helping coaches, designers, wellness practitioners, teachers, writers and other solopreneurs who are wanting, not just more clients, but a fully actualized business as well! She is the author of “Clear Your Focus Grow Your Business,” as well as over 20 other programs and e-books aimed to inspire, guide and support entrepreneurs to have financial and professional success. She has helped entrepreneurs internationally and online for almost 30 years as a consultant, counselor, facilitator and writer. She’s owned five small businesses and founded her present venture, AwakeningBusiness.com, 10 years ago.
To learn more about Kaya go to http://www.AwakeningBusiness.com.
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Create a greater belief in yourself to accomplish your goals with focus and drive.
Be driven to lead yourself and others to a higher level of success.
Ignite your desire to do more, be more, achieve more.
As seen on ABC News “20/20”, MSNBC, CBS News, and featured in the Wall Street Journal, Elizabeth McCormick takes the challenges she faced in her years as Black Hawk Pilot and Chief Warrant Officer for the United States Army, and shares empowering stories with valuable lessons.
In 2011 Elizabeth was honored with the Congressional Veteran Commendation and travels the country as a professional inspirational speaker. A #1 Best Selling Author in Succeeding in Spite of Everything, Elizabeth is currently writing her 4th book, The PILOT Method.
To learn more about Elizabeth go to www.YourInspirationalSpeaker.com..
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Power Tools to enhance the love in your life.
Clearings to release limiting beliefs around relationships.
How to become your own Beloved.
Jean Adrienne is an author, healer, teacher, and creator of quantum change. She is a graduate of Florida State University with a BA in Psychology. She also completed The University of the South’s four-year Education for Ministry program. She developed and teaches the InnerSpeak Breakthrough Coaching Method. She offers readings, coaching and clearing sessions via phone as well as in her office in Atlanta, Georgia.
Jean Adrienne’s books, Reframe Your World: Conscious Living in the New Reality and Soul Adventures, are available on amazon.com or in your local bookstore. Her new book- Power Tools, the Ultimate Owner’s Manual for Empowerment is available from all book sellers!
To learn more about Jean Adrienne go to www.jeanadrienne.com.
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Uncover your HIDDEN blocks to abundance. (They're not what you think!)
Abolish your financial anxiety.
Learn a new way of relating to money, RADICALLY different from anything you've heard before.
MORGANA RAE is an internationally acclaimed life coach, author, and transformational speaker, and is regarded to be the world's top Relationship with Money coach. Morgana's groundbreaking program for attracting wealth has featured her on ABC-TV, PBS, NPR, United Press International and The Wall Street Journal online. She wrote the "Life Magic" column for a national women's magazine, and was named a Top Woman In Ecommerce by WE Magazine in 2012. Morgana's been a featured expert alongside Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, John Gray, John Assaraf and T Harv Eker. Morgana's books, CDs, magazine articles, and classes have impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Morgana writes, speaks, and coaches from a desire to empower idealistic entrepreneurs, coaches, authors and artists to have a big impact in the world... and to heal the rift between heart, spirit, and money.
To learn more about Morgana go to http://www.morganarae.com/.
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Debunk 5 Myths of Aging.
4 Inner Secrets of mastering the art of aging well.
Tips to get into the driver seat of your health/aging journey.
Lori Campbell is a visionary gerontologist, best-selling author and speaker with dual expertise in wellness and aging who helps people master the art of aging. She wrote the book, Awaken Your AgePotential, after spending a decade+ years among thriving older adults learning the key to aging is not in the genes but in pliable things we can influence and control. Lori is here today to introduce an emerging trend called AgePotential.
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Ideas about Digital Media and its practical applications.
How to take your Passion to the Bank and Cash it!
How to Save Money. Action Steps for your Home or Business!
Ken McCoy (Photojournalist, Businessman, Author, Motivator, and Producer) is an internationally known Syndicated Photojournalist, Radio and Television Host/Producer with over 25 years in the business. You recently saw him on ...TMZ! A Regular presenter on France24 Television Network (Paris, France), he also appeared on TBN Worldwide as Backstage TV Host for the 6th Annual Christian Music Awards. His EBOOK "The Right Angle" is available on LULU.com He is in production for several TV Projects. The OSCARS, Grammys, NBA ALLSTAR WEEKEND EVENTS, BET Awards, NAACP Image Awards, and Golden Globes are also on his resume'.
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The Three Absolutes of Presenting Anything.
How to create Effective Communications.
How to Slow Down to Speed Up.
Scott Schilling is the founder of Schilling Sales and Marketing, Inc.—an organization committed to providing Inspired Answers to Today's Challenges through sales speaking, training, coaching and implementation strategies. Bottom line, Scott helps people like you and organizations like yours grow market penetration, improve profitability and grow the quality of your people.
Scott brings 30+ years of life and practical experience in sales, marketing, training, and speaking to corporations, business owners, and entrepreneurs. He has presented at over 1,500 events in the last 7 years alone and has shared the stage with General Colin Powell, Steve Forbes, Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, former first lady Laura Bush and many more. It is his life’s purpose: To Inspire and Empower others to serve humanity through living their life's purpose in spirit, love and joy!
To learn more about Scott go to www.ScottSchilling.com.
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The size of the bullying problem from Kindergarten to High school and why it is so damaging.
How bullying overlaps with prejudice/intolerance and is the enemy of diversity.
What actually works when it comes to making schools bully-free.
Nicholas Carlisle is an attorney, psychotherapist and the Executive Director of No Bully. Nicholas graduated from Oxford University, qualified as a lawyer with a human rights focus and was chairman of the non-profit section of Amnesty International in Britain. He researched with Professor Eric Rofes the effects of school bullying (published in 2007 in the Journal of Traumatology). Nicholas is a seasoned conference speaker, expert witness and commentator on school bullying for NPR and other radio stations across the country.
To learn more about Nicholas go to www.nobully.com..
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The keys to balance.
How to avoid the Superwoman Syndrome.
How to say ‘no’ tactfully.
Kathleen Barton, MBA, works with career women who feel overwhelmed with their responsibilities, who want to be more productive and effective in their work… and still have a life outside of work! As a keynote speaker, workshop presenter, author and life coach, Kathleen specializes in work-life issues; including life balance, stress, and time management.
Kathleen is the author of Connecting with Success, Finding Your Purpose and Passion in Life, and Passport to Priorities: Your Road Map to Balanced Living. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, including Business Week, The Executive, and The Wall Street Journal Online, among others.
To learn more about Kathleen go to www.YourLifeBalanceCoach.com.
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Learn how to conquer self and not let self conquer you.
How to communicate and energize emotions.
Motivation, Communication, and determinations are ingredients for success.
Sharon Johnson is the Host of the Comtivate Motivational show at www.blogtalkradio.com/comtivate.
She has a Bachelors in English from Queens College, New York, a Master of Business Administrative Human Resource Management from the University of Phoenix, a Doctor of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. Sharon is a John Maxwell Certified coach, teacher and Motivational Spearker where she facilitates workshops, seminars, keynote speaking, and coaching, for personal and professional growth.
To learn more about Sharon go to www.Comtivate.com.
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What exactly is the Fiscal Cliff?
What is its real impact?
How to create a sound financial plan based upon real numbers instead of hypotheticals.
Michael Canet has built his business and reputation on the stability he provides for his clients. His retirement and estate planning carefully allocates their assets so that they can retire with the confidence, income, and tax-deferred wealth protection they need to create the quality of life they deserve. He is committed to providing accessibility and ongoing service for the people he serves. Michael earned his master’s degree in taxation from the University of Baltimore and attended law school at the Catholic University of America. A long-time resident of Howard County, Michael has been married for 28 years to his wife Helen and they have raised two sons, Michael and Brian.
To learn more about Michael go to www.prostatisfiancial.com.
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Openings (shifts of consciousness, clues to higher awareness) are available to all of us – all the time. Look for them – by first EXPECTING them.
Opinion CLOSES. Acceptance OPENS our hearts and minds. A real-world way to be more open is to allow yourself to have a sense of humor.
It’s never too late to follow your passion(s). Being a woman is this world today – especially an older woman, gives her the advantage of knowing who she is. Be afraid, if it’s scary to reveal yourself, but then get over it and have fun on the journey.
Co-owner of Avenstar Productions, Kim McGinnis is an independent filmmaker, producer, actress, and entrepreneur. McGinnis’ most recent film, Openings the Search for Harry, was just released and picked up for distribution (video on demand and broadcast) by one of the top distributors in the new age genre. Kim is currently serving as executive producer, producer, and star of the feature dramedy, Ask Raymond, which is currently in preproduction. Kim is also writing the book associated with the Openings film (Openings, the Search for Invisible Bridges and Doorways), which is expected to be released in the Fall of 2013.
To learn more about Kim’s film go to www.openings-movie.com.
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Why Sister Giant offers a new conversation.
Why it is important for women to get involved.
Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed spiritual author and lecturer. Six of her ten published books have been New York Times Best Sellers. Four of these have been #1 New York Times Best Sellers. A Return to Love is considered a must-read of The New Spirituality. A paragraph from that book, beginning "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure..." - often misattributed to Nelson Mandela's Inaugural address - is considered an anthem for a contemporary generation of seekers.
Marianne's other books include The Age of Miracles, Everyday Grace, A Woman's Worth, Illuminata, Healing the Soul of America, A Course in Weight Loss, and The Gift of Change. Her newest book, THE LAW OF DIVINE COMPENSATION: On Work, Money and Miracles, will be published this November by Harper Collins.
She has been a popular guest on television programs such as Oprah, Larry King Live, Good Morning America and Charlie Rose. Marianne is a native of Houston, Texas. In 1989, she founded Project Angel Food, a meals-on-wheels program that serves homebound people with AIDS in the Los Angeles area. Today, Project Angel Food serves over 1,000 people daily. Marianne also founded the Department of Peace Campaign, a grass roots campaign to establish a United States Department of Peace.
In December 2006, a NEWSWEEK magazine poll named Marianne Williamson one of the fifty most influential baby boomers. According to Time magazine, "Yoga, the Cabala and Marianne Williamson have been taken up by those seeking a relationship with God that is not strictly tethered to Christianity."
To learn more about Marianne and Sister Giant go to www.Marianne.com & www.sistergiant.com.
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Everyone needs clear goals.
Everyone needs to find their deepest “Why” they are trying to get fit.
You must take action to see results. A year from now will arrive whether you start today or not. Why not take small actions today which will build over 12 months and be transformed?
Since 1996, Daniel Iversen has literally taught thousands of men and women how to take control of their minds and bodies.
Every month he shares fitness secrets on Portland’s morning show: AM Northwest, and has been featured in USA Today, The Oregonian, Portland Monthly, Fox and ABC.
If you live in Portland, Oregon, you can work with Daniel at Portland Adventure Boot Camp for Women.
www.PortlandBootCamp.com.
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How to discover what your source for true power is.
How to become the deliberate creator of your own life.
How to live with passion and purpose.
Mal Duane CRC is an Alpha Chick extraordinaire. She built a multi-million dollar real estate company from scratch, has a dream marriage, and, as a certified Professional Life and Recovery Coach, is deeply involved with helping women discover and use their connection with the divine power within, to become their own version of an Alpha Chick. Her life experience, including recovering from a struggle with alcoholism as a young woman, has provided her with extensive hands-on, in-the-trenches experience for taking hold of a life and bringing forward the potential that lies buried beneath the scars and hurts. In 2007, she built the Katherine Holly School in Mali, West Africa, which educates 100 children annually. She is also the Founder of “Holly’s Gift”, an educational assistance fund for women.
To learn more about Mal click here www.AlphaCHick.com.
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A methodology to organize your thoughts for effective, persuasive presentations.
How to conduct a simulated presentation enabling you. To anticipate questions and objections.
How to use “Shortcuts to eloquence” which enables them to appear more polished.
President Ronald Reagan described Larry Tracy as “An extraordinarily effective speaker.” Larry was an Army colonel assigned to the State Department debating controversial foreign policy issues throughout the country before often hostile audiences. He previously headed the Pentagon’s top briefing team, responsible for the daily intelligence presentation to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is now cited in several publications as one of the top presentation skills trainers/coaches in the country. His book, The Shortcut to Persuasive Presentations, available on Amazon, has been described as “must reading” for those aspiring for greater success in life and business.
To learn more about Larry click here Twww.tracy-presentation.com. 10/09/12
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Top 5 bosses’ pet peeves you MUST avoid.
Top 3 things most people don’t know or do to keep their bosses happy.
How to receive more recognition and appreciation at work.
Colleen Kettenhofen is an international workplace employee and management expert, award-winning corporate trainer, and conference keynote speaker. She has delivered over 1,100 programs in 48 states and five countries. A media veteran, she has appeared on numerous radio shows across the country and has written more than 40 articles on diverse workplace issues. She is the author of 10 audio programs and two books including Secrets Your Boss Isn’t Telling You.
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How to avoid the 50% excess accumulation penalty.
How to avoid the 6-percent excise tax.
How to avoid destroying the tax benefits available to an IRA.
Denise Appleby is CEO of Appleby Retirement Consulting Inc, a firm that provides IRA tools and resources for financial and tax professionals. She has over 15 years of experience in the retirement plans field, and has co-authored several books and written over 400 articles on IRA rules and regulations.
Denise is also CEO of the consumer website that provides free information about IRAs, www.retirementdictionary.com
To learn more about Denise click here www.DeniseAppleby.com.
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You have 2 Joy centers inside you.
Find out how to become a Joy Magnet.
YOU can create joy in every area of your life.
Dr. Jo Anne White is an International Author and Speaker, Certified Professional Coach, and Energy Master Teacher who specializes in Innovation, Transformation and Energy Medicine. Known globally as the "Success Doc", she gets to the heart of what matters most to organizations and people. For over two decades she’s been using Success Principles to enrich the lives and businesses of her clients.
She's helped millions of individuals and organizations shape their own dreams, overcome adversity, master their own success and triumph in business and life. Host of the popular Power Your Life radio show, Dr. White’s also been featured online and in national and international publications such as CNN.com, Good Housekeeping, More, and WebMD. She's made frequent guest appearances on Radio and Television Networks such as NBC, CBS, FOX, and Voice America.
To learn more about Dr. Jo Anne White click here www.drjoannewhite.com.
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Will there be a crash after the election? Which President is better for the economy?
How you get your assets safe in a nation that is $16 trillion in debt.
Buy and Hold (Buy and Forget About It) obviously doesn't work for your nest egg, particularly for people who are over 50, so what does?
Natalie Pace is the author of You Vs. Wall Street and Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is. (The paperback and hard cover of her first book, respectively.) She is the founder and CEO of the Women’s Investment Network, LLC (a global financial news, information and education site), where she has been adding a splash of green to Wall Street and transforming lives on Main Street for more than a decade. Natalie is a blogger on HuffingtonPost.com and a repeat guest on national television and radio shows such as Good Morning America, Fox News, CNBC, ABC-TV, Forbes.com, NPR and more. As a strong believer in giving back, she has been instrumental in raising tens of millions for public schools, financial literacy, the arts and underserved women and girls worldwide.
To learn more about Natalie click here www.NataliePace.com.
Follow her on Twitter.com/NataliePace and Facebook.com/NWPace.
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How to create a WakeUp Call for yourself…on demand.
5 Principles for Waking Up and Living Powerfully starting today.
Easy and powerful tools so you will never be a victim of anyone or anything in your life again.
Mike Jaffe is a nationally-recognized speaker, seminar leader, business and personal coach, and author. As a 9/11 survivor who has transformed his life, Mike Jaffe serves as The Human WakeUp Call™ by using his own brush with tragedy as a message of self-discovery and empowerment.
Mike’s new book “WAKE UP! Your Life is Calling! Why settle for FINE when so much more is Possible” serves as a wakeup call for us all, sharing deeply personal stories – his own 9/11 story included - and providing a framework for utilizing his five principles to WakeUp your potential, live powerfully and turn your intentions into your reality.
Mike’s been a featured expert on CNN and Fox News and has been profiled & quoted in the Wall Street Journal, MSN, CNBC, US News & World Report, Crain’s NY Business, Entrepreneur Magazine Radio and other national and regional media outlets.
To learn more about Mike click here www.humanwakeupcall.com.
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How to not waste your cancer.
Why service to others brings great rewards.
The gift of adversity.
Molly MacDonald is a seasoned marketing executive experienced in journalism, public relations, speech writing and advertising. Born and raised in Michigan, Molly was schooled in Massachusetts, France and Switzerland. She has a BA in journalism from The University of Michigan.
A breast cancer diagnosis in 2005 detoured Molly's job to the off ramp threatening her family’s financial stability. As a result, she founded The Pink Fund to provide financial aid to breast cancer patients.
In the last twenty years, Molly survived a financially devastating divorce, job loss, cancer, caring for her mother and remarriage all while raising five children under very challenging circumstances. Her adult journey from Rich Little Poor Girl to Poor Little Rich Girl is one she hopes her children and others who hear her story, will realize they too have the resilience to overcome adversity.
To learn more about Molly and The Pink Fund click here www.thepinkfund.org.
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How to change any negative feelings in less than 60 seconds.
Different types of Suggestibility’s.
The Amazing Bank Technique. (Parenting Technique)
As an International Best Selling Author, Patrick McNally has written four self-help books and numerous papers. He is a Doctor of Philosophy, has a PhD in Psychology, is a trained Clinical Hypnotherapist, an NLP Practitioner and is one of the world’s leading Change Clinicians and operates his private practice on three continents.
He is a regular media commentator appearing on talk back Radio and Television.
He was the resident Lifestyle Coach on Australia's top rated TV show, "Mornings with Kerri-Anne" for 5 years. Patrick's TV Show, "Never Say Never" features his remarkable work on Fears and Phobias.
In his most personal and powerful book yet International Best Selling Author and Therapist Patrick McNally PhD brings to life his amazing techniques that have helped thousands of patients and clients worldwide. As you turn each page you will feel your life changing.
How to find, keep and transform your Relationships – Discover how Parenting can be rewarding when you know the difference between pain and fear – Wealth creation that produces amazing results fast - Your Spiritual Journey- Law Of Attraction explained easily and one chapter that will change your life forever. You will never think about yourself in a negative way again.
Inside his new book Patrick McNally outlines in detail just how he is able to remove people's unwanted negative emotions like anger, resentment and more, all in under a minute.
Lightning fast techniques have been his trademark for years and now he teaches the reader everything he does inside a private session.
You'll discover how to change any negative feeling so fast that it astonishes people.
On Australian television the networks phone system went into meltdown as Patrick demonstrated his amazing technique on audience members.
To learn more about Patrick click here www.patrick-mcnally.com.
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How to change any negative feelings in less than 60 seconds.
Different types of Suggestibility’s.
The Amazing Bank Technique. (Parenting Technique)
As an International Best Selling Author, Patrick McNally has written four self-help books and numerous papers. He is a Doctor of Philosophy, has a PhD in Psychology, is a trained Clinical Hypnotherapist, an NLP Practitioner and is one of the world’s leading Change Clinicians and operates his private practice on three continents.
He is a regular media commentator appearing on talk back Radio and Television.
He was the resident Lifestyle Coach on Australia's top rated TV show, "Mornings with Kerri-Anne" for 5 years. Patrick's TV Show, "Never Say Never" features his remarkable work on Fears and Phobias.
In his most personal and powerful book yet International Best Selling Author and Therapist Patrick McNally PhD brings to life his amazing techniques that have helped thousands of patients and clients worldwide. As you turn each page you will feel your life changing.
How to find, keep and transform your Relationships – Discover how Parenting can be rewarding when you know the difference between pain and fear – Wealth creation that produces amazing results fast - Your Spiritual Journey- Law Of Attraction explained easily and one chapter that will change your life forever. You will never think about yourself in a negative way again.
Inside his new book Patrick McNally outlines in detail just how he is able to remove people's unwanted negative emotions like anger, resentment and more, all in under a minute.
Lightning fast techniques have been his trademark for years and now he teaches the reader everything he does inside a private session.
You'll discover how to change any negative feeling so fast that it astonishes people.
On Australian television the networks phone system went into meltdown as Patrick demonstrated his amazing technique on audience members.
To learn more about Patrick click here www.patrick-mcnally.com.
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That hormones are safe-estrogen is safe for women, testosterone is safe for men.
Hormones will preserve your brain, heart, skin, bones as you age.
And hormones are the solution to aging with vitality.
Dr. Sklar is a Harvard trained gynecologist who went from sluggish, burned out and overwhelmed to vibrant, vital and happy using the Sklar Center Protocols she developed for the Sklar Center for Restorative Medicine.
She started the Sklar Center for Restorative Medicine in 2007 as a response to the unmet needs of men and women who are looking for answers to the questions of how to feel good in midlife and maintain optimum health long term.
Her journey into this cutting edge medical field began with her own medical problems of gluten intolerance misdiagnosed as colitis, multiple hormone changes so common to midlife women, and disabling osteoarthritis of the knee which was predicted to never improve.
At her center, she implements the perspectives of Restorative and Anti-Aging Medicine which recognize that hormonal and other biochemical deficiencies cause humans to age and decline in ways that are not necessary or inevitable. Replacement and balancing of these natural substances result in improved vitality and a longer healthy span of life with less chronic illness.
After more than 20 years of experience as an Obstetrician-Gynecologist Dr. Sklar pursued training in sexual function solutions for men and women and completed the nationally recognized fellowship in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine sponsored by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.
Her passion is bringing this knowledge to the community so that everyone can take advantage of this new perspective and live longer, healthier lives. She sees private patients at her center in Long Beach, California
To learn more about Dr. Susan Sklar click here www.sklarcenter.com.
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Seven Practices that High Achievers need to Master next to make the leap to leadership.
3 very different generations of women leaders in the workplace today – Anne calls: Pioneering Interlopers, Influential Insiders & I’ll-Do-It-My-Way Innovators.
She’ll also introduce the audience to the next generation (now in high school & just learning to walk & talk); Anne calls them: The Instigators.
Women are on the move around the world (insight from Rabat Global Leadership Conference I just attended), but some dangerous slipping occurring in the U.S.
Anne’s two mantras: Every Woman for Herself is a Losing Strategy & Never Eliminate Yourself
Anne Doyle has been on the front lines of women’s progress for decades. A pioneering TV News and Sports journalist in the 70’s and 80’s, she was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame for her helping open sports locker rooms to female reporters. She then moved to Ford Motor Company where she rose to be named one of the “100 Leading Women in the Auto Industry.”
She is also a single Mom who took an early retirement from the corporate fast when her son was 11. That’s when she began working on her book, Powering Up! How America’s Women Achievers Become Leaders. She’s also a City Councilwoman and columnist for Forbes woman.
To learn more about Anne click here www.annedoylestrategies.com.
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The importance of the decisions made early in pregnancy.
How to detoxify from our cultural conditioning around birth.
What we as women can do to improve our births.
Catherine Stewart-Lindley is a doula, childbirth educator, advocate, mentor, and activist. She works with women and their partners during pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum, guiding them on the adventure of a lifetime…giving birth. Catherine is a wise woman with a quick mind, strong body, soft heart and wicked instincts. She’s been referred to by other practitioners (OBs/Midwives) as a healer, holistic encyclopedia, birth trainer, power doula and as the good angel of birth.
To learn more about Catherine click here www.laborlove.org..
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How to access your creative mind with ease and flow.
How to know whether your left or right brain is in charge of the writing process.
The 5 fears writers face and how they mirror the fears in your life and business.
MJ Schwader is devoted to helping enlightened entrepreneurs and change agents create and market their products, services, and businesses using the power of writing.
Weaving ancient principles of energy consciousness learned in shamanic training with 15 years of experience as a writing coach, MJ helps clients shift their awareness, ignite their inspiration, and clear beliefs that are holding them back from achieving success.
Having learned writing coaching techniques from 30 years of experience in the publishing industry, as well as training at Coach University, MJ was one of the first 5000 coaches in the world, and has been a pioneer in coaching writers, helping over 150 authors become published.
MJ has studied for 10 years with Jan Engels-Smith, founder of LightSong School of Shamanic Studies, the only accredited shamanic training school, and is currently completing requirements for a Doctorate in Shamanic Studies.
With 5 years experience as a technical writer for high-tech firms in the U.S. and Pacific Rim, as well as experience as a General Manager of an Apple retail store, MJ has a unique base of experience to help clients use the Internet and technology to grow their business through writing.
Combining cutting-edge knowledge of technology, online marketing, and writing techniques with human potential consciousness and the ancient principles of shamanism, MJ helps writers bring their messages to the world not only to transform readers, but to heal and grow their own lives through the writing process..
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Living your life on purpose is the only way to experience true happiness.
The wisdom of our purpose is already inside us, and we can operate at a higher vibration (through meditation, yoga, whole foods) to access it.
The importance of regularly pausing our over-scheduled, busy lives to check in with ourselves and our purpose.
An internationally known musician and current musical director for Beyonce, Bibi McGill is also an acclaimed yoga teacher, wellness educator, and health food entrepreneur.
In an effort to keep her own life in balance, as well as tap into her entrepreneurial self, she created her her own line of handmade, organic Bibi Kale Chips, which packs a massive amount of flavor and nutrients in every bite.
And since discovering yoga in 1998, Bibi has been an advocate of making yoga available to everyone and encouraging a practice that challenges the body while supporting spiritual growth within each and every student. She currently teaches at Root Whole Body in Portland, Oregon.
To learn more about Bib click here http://www.yogabibi.com.
Kristine Carlson captivated readers worldwide with her bestsellers, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff in Love and Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff for Women, An Hour to Live, An Hour to Love: The True Story of the Best Gift Ever Given and Heart Broken Open, her story of struggle after the death of her husband, Dr. Richard Carlson. As a speaker, she shares timeless wisdom and practical ideas that invite the audience to experience the freedom to love, to heal, to overcome, to succeed, and to create more inner peace. Kristine is the American Heart Association Go Red for Women 2012 Spokesperson.
To learn more about Kristine click here http://www.dontsweatmoms.com.
What money clutter is, how it effects you & how to get rid of it once and for all.
The five money personalities and how understanding yours can change your life completely.
And the one secret that will shift your mindset around money and your life forever.
Maddy Dychtwald is an expert on the changing demographic trends shaping the marketplace, the workplace and our lives. She is a renowned authority on the economic ascent of women, including its impact of various industries-- financial services, healthcard, and consumer marketing.
Maddy is the author of three books, including INFLUENCE: How Women’s Soaring Economic Power Will Transform Our World for the Better, which explores how women are the major change agent of the decade to come.
In 1986, she co-founded Age Wave, the nation’s foremost thought-leader on population aging and its profound implications.
During her career, Maddy has addressed more than 300,000 leaders and has been featured in prominent media worldwide.
To learn more about Maddy click here www.maddydychtwald.com.
Douglas Noll is a professional mediator. After a 22 year career as a trial lawyer Doug felt there was a better way to resolve conflicts. Back to school for a Master’s in peacemaking and conflict resolution Doug learned that the US has been using 18th century strategies in areas of conflict, outdated models. Doug authored the award winning book Elusive Peace which won the International Peace & Justice book award. Doug is the co founder of Prison of Peace a pro bono project teaching female inmates peacemaking skills. Doug is the president of the California Dispute resolution council, a founding board member of Mediators Beyond Borders and an adjunct professor of law.
Awaken Somatic Intelligence
Teaches us how to awaken the potential of the body-mind and to use that untapped potential to create a healthy, vibrant, and graceful aging process free of pain, injury, suffering, and confusion.
Provides simple, easy to learn practices that can be applied “anytime, anywhere” to live more mindfully, effectively, and joyously.
Takes daily practice beyond the meditation cushion or yoga mat and supports the integration and stabilization of non-dual consciousness and optimal cognitive, emotional and physiological functioning into a new way of living with ever-greater freedom and aliveness.
As a young adult, Dr. Risa Kaparo successfully healed herself from a painful and life-threatening illness. The discoveries she made during her ordeal prompted her to eventually create a methodology to transform pain, stress, trauma and aging into wellness, embodied mindfulness and vital longevity. This system called Somatic Learning – was developed during three decades of research, clinical practice and training of health care practitioners and involves simple practices that take only a few minutes a day, yet promote highly beneficial and lasting changes in the brain and the whole body, reorienting a person toward ever greater freedom, joy and aliveness.
To learn more about Risa click here http://www.awakeningsomaticintelligence.com.
Priscilla Warner graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, and worked in Boston and New York as an advertising art director. Priscilla co-authored The New York Times bestselling memoir The Faith Club then toured the country for three years, popping Klonopin while she spoke to thousands of Americans in churches, synagogues, mosques, community centers and schools, on an extended book tour. Finally, in the skies over Oklahoma, she vowed to find her inner monk, and began meditating her way from panic to peace. The result is LEARNING TO BREATHE My Yearlong Quest to Bring Calm to My Life. Priscilla lives in Westchester County, New York with her husband of 30+ years.
Finnish and French born, Michelle Karén holds a master's degree in philosophy as well as a diploma from the Faculty of Astrological Studies in London. She was selected to be the Astrologer to the Stars at the 78th Academy Awards in Hollywood. She is the author of 5 books in French, English and Finnish on astrology, living food nutrition, yoga and spiritual novels. She is also a red belt in Tae Kwon Do, a certified yoga teacher and volunteers with Free Arts for Abused children in L.A. where she now resides. She is also a shaman trained by the indigenous Q'eros in Peru where she has lived many months, and the indigenous Arhuacos in the sacred mountain of the Sierra Nevada in Colombia. She travels the world with her special Master cat Rafayel, offering seminars and conferences. She has clients in over 54 countries on all 5 continents.
Suzanne Taylor, Producer/Director of What on Earth? Inside the Crop Circle Mystery has been involved with films since she graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa c** laude from NYU. She was an actress and is a fine arts post-impressionist painter and an accomplished chef who authored The Anybody Can Make It, Everybody Will Love It Cookbook.
Suzanne is the founder of Mighty Companions, a non-profit dedicated to consciousness expansion. She writes a blog, Making Sense of These Times (http://TheConversation.org) discussing how consciousness might evolve and how instrumental the crop circle phenomenon could be in that regard. She is now involved with producing a Ted X event. Ask her about this! (details were not known upon this writing, April 3, 2012 by Suzanna Gratz)
Her first film CROP CIRCLES: Quest for Truth received the Audience Award in 2003 at the UFO Congress Film Festival and What on Earth? received the 2009 EBE Award for Best Feature Documentary.
To learn more about Suzanne click here http://www.cropcirclemovie.com/
NLP trainer and life coach. He is the founder of the American Alliance of Hypnotists and American University of NLP. He has over 4,000 self-help recordings and is the author of 22 books on hypnosis. He is currently pursuing his doctorate degree in education at Georgia Southern.
To learn more about Steve click here www.SteveGJones.com.
Jean Adrienne is a coach, author, talk radio host and the developer of InnerSpeak, a tool to clear away old programs, beliefs and wounds from the past so that you can create the reality you desire and deserve on a clean slate. She graduated from Florida State University with a degree in psychology, and teaches her world globally.
To learn more about Jean go to www.JeanAdrienne.com.
Macy Bishop is an Oregon native and met her husband Preston 21 years ago. They were High School Sweethearts. They are blessed to have a 5 year old son named Maxwell & 3 year old daughter Vivienne. Macy is a Jill of all trades and enjoys learning new things, most recently for fun she did 6 months of cake classes and then switched gears by completing CERT training and a Radio Technician license. She is an Ambassador for Pay It Forward and worked directly with the Governor’s Office for Oregon to become the first state this year to make the proclamation of April 26th Pay It forward Day.
Connie Gorrell’s ‘working girl’ career began as a registered nurse. She made the entrepreneurial jump into business quite by accident and found success through her wisdom and experiences, resonating with other women who have made the leap to finding success through adversity, whether personally or professionally. These are the women on the front lines of everyday life, using their instincts, passions, and women who spend every possible waking hour dedicated to improving the lives of their families and those they love.
Recognized as a visionary leader, social entrepreneur, inspirational speaker and gifted writer, Amber Chand is a global woman with roots in India, Africa, Europe and America.
Amber’s mission to celebrate women as a force for peace and prosperity has shaped her eloquent and compassionate global voice. She is the Founder of the Women’s Peace Collection and Co-Founder of Prosperity Candle, companies that support enterprising women in places like Rwanda, Afghanistan, and Haiti.
She discovered gardening the same year she attended her first retreat at Insight Meditation Society in 1977. She has a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from Antioch University New England, with a concentration in Mindfulness. In 1999, she became a Vermont Master Gardener, and she is also a Master Composter.
Linda Cohen, who had struggled with a relationship with her father, says that after he died of lung cancer in December 2006 the grief she felt was intense. She says her busy life as a mother, wife, and entrepreneur came to a screeching halt. She took a spiritual sabbatical to work through her grief, and came out of it resolved to embark upon a project: perform one thousand acts of kindness—mitzvahs to honor her father's memory.
Marci Shimoff is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and a world-renowned transformation teacher. As an expert on happiness, success, and unconditional love, Marci has inspired millions of people around the globe, sharing her breakthrough methods for personal fulfillment and professional success.
Jill, founder of Get Ahead by Getting Known, has mentored and coached countless professionals over the years – not to mention she has personally interviewed well over 1,000 men and women in her career helping them to lead with their strengths and their God-given gifts in order to get known and build their reputation.
Julie is a certified image consultant who transforms women at all stages of their lives. Her role as image consultant is part detective, part fashion guru, part confidante. There is no “one-style-fits-all” approach – only a thoughtful exploration of who you are, where you want to be in your life, and how to help you get there.
Cultivating Radiance, Tamara shares the secrets of radiant people by exploring how our beliefs, attitudes, passion, self-care alignment, and vision are the keys to a more radiant life. Each short, motivational chapter is designed to take the reader on a journey to discovering their own Radiant Nature.
Rory Vaden is a Self‐Discipline Strategist, Author, and Business Motivational Speaker whose insights have been shared on Oprah radio, in Business week, and in SUCCESS™ Magazine. Rory has degrees in Business Management, Leadership, and an MBA. He is also the Co‐Founder of a multi‐million dollar international training company, Southwestern Consulting®. Rory is also leading a rapidly growing international social movement called the Take the Stairs World Tour in which he is raising money for youth character education programs by climbing stairs all over including the 10 tallest buildings in the world.
Jason Selk is a regular contributor to ABC, CBS, ESPN, and NBC radio and television and has been featured in Muscle and Fitness, Shape, and Fitness Magazine.
Jason works with the world’s finest athletes, coaches and business leaders to help individuals and organizations outperform their competition, including The University of Illinois athletics, University of Minnesota athletics, University of Louisville athletics, UBS Financial, Edward Jones, Northwestern Mutual and Enterprise Holdings.
In 2006, serving as Director of Sport Psychology for the St Louis Cardinals, Dr. Selk helped the team win their first World Series in over 20 years. They did it again this past season!
He’s the author of the bestselling Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom (with Rick Mendius, M.D.; Foreword by Dan Siegel, M.D. and Preface by Jack Kornfield, Ph.D.), published in 20 languages. Founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, he's taught at Oxford, Stanford, and Harvard, and in meditation centers in Europe, North America, and Australia.
Dr. Dena Mendes received her degree in Public Health and Broadcast Journalism from Arizona State University, has attended programs at Harvard and Northwestern universities and holds a Doctor of Naturopathy Degree. She is also a motivational speaker who inspires audiences with her riveting candid anecdotal stories. She has developed “The Food Detectives” and educational program for K-12 schools, which has been offered in hundreds of schools across the country, including Northwestern University.
He is the author of Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living and Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living. He was selected as one of “50 Inspiring Religious Leaders You Should Follow on Twitter” and his writing has appeared in Tricycle magazine (for which he also led a month-long online retreat), The Huffington Post, Beliefnet, Back Stage newspaper, and the anthology, Audacious Creativity.
How Suzanna came up with the idea for the ArtMuse Online Gallery.
How she went from putlic relations to the arts.
How she uses Kickstarter to launch her website.
Dianne Collins is an original thinker and one of the foremost thought-leaders of our time. She is the author of the acclaimed book, Do You QuantumThink? New Thinking that Will Rock your World. Dianne consults executives in the world’s leading corporations including Accenture, AT&T and CNN in a new system of thinking, QuantumThink . Her life is dedicated to helping people live spirited, joyful, and masterful lives through leaps in awareness.
Devaa Haley Mitchell is a spiritual guide, public speaker and musician, offering Soulful Women programs and devotional music in support of feminine awakening. She founded and co-hosts the Inspiring Women Summit, a virtual gathering of 55,000 participants from 160 countries. www.inspiringwomensummit.com. She also serves as the Chief Transformation Officer at The Shift Network, which she co-founded with her husband, Stephen Dinan.
Dr. Daniels is a clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford Medical School. He is co-author of The Essential Enneagram with Virginia Price, PhD. It is also the first and only scientifically determined enneagram personality test and guide. The book has sold over 100,000 copies and was translated into over 10 languages. In private practice for more than three decades, David has taught the Enneagram system at Stanford University and internationally for 15 years. Daniels is a founding director of the International Enneagram Association (IEA) and served as co-director of the First International Enneagram Conference at Stanford University.
Allison Blankenship is the go-to person for developing and implementing new ideas, strategies and start ups. Allison’s message of “The not-known is the new normal” is hitting a nerve. What worked last year or even last month is no longer valid. People need new critical thinking skills to navigate unexpected change and create sustainable success. She has co-authored three books on leadership, productivity and communications, plus multiple audio series. Her latest book is Upside: How to Zig When Life Zags (Collage Books, 2010) co-authored with Bonnie Michaels, and it’s creating a buzz both in the boardroom and on the bus.
With a passion for the truth and a rare gift to see beyond the surface, Lesley Vincent distinguished herself in the field of network news where she excelled for nearly 20 years. Having spent the first part of her career viewing the world from behind a lens, Lesley now directs that lens inward seeking higher levels of wellness for all.
Brent Marchant holds a B.A. in magazine journalism from Syracuse University and resides in Chicago. He is an annual presenter at the Colorado Seth Conference. He is also a regular contributor to Vivid Life Radio www.vividlife.me. His additional writing credits include contributions to www.beliefnet.com and to Divine Revolution, Sethnet Journal and Reality Change magazines. Brent also maintains an ongoing blog about metaphysical cinema at http://www.brentmarchant.com/
A remarkable living synthesis of Eastern wisdom and of Western practicality, Satyen Raja combines the power of the Warrior and the wisdom of the Sage to inspire audiences worldwide. Satyen is a unique blend of power and of heart. He is a Kung-Fu Master and a trainer of the renowned Illumination Intensive. He has taught thousands of students around the world the art of 'true power'. Satyen’s dramatic style is not for the timid. Through his teachings, your weaknesses become strengths… Quickly!
Laura Fenamore, CPCC, is the CEO of Body Image Mastery, LLC and founder of OnePinky.com, a global online community that extends support and friendship to women who wish to change the way they feel about themselves and their bodies. Her forthcoming book Weightless: A Body Image Revolution, a memoir/self-help book is currently in submission for publication and her 12-week Body Image Mastery Course supports her private coaching practice. She lives a healthy, joyful life of faith and gratitude in Northern California.
Popular author of Choosing ME before WE, Every Woman's Guide to Life and Love www.mebeforewe.com Christine has been called the Queen of Self Love. Her insights, fresh perspectives and daring take on love, in all its forms, have been featured on TV and radio stations across the country, in the top spas and retreat centers in the world, and in colleges and corporations throughout America. She is the founder of Madly in Love with ME, an international movement of self-love, which includes a FREE self-love kit downloadable at www.ChooseSelfLove.com. She is also the co-founder of Inner Mean Girl Reform School, a virtual school where women go to transform their self-sabotaging voices into self-empowering ones.
Barbara Stanny is the leading authority on women and money. Her mission—revolutionize women's relationship with money. As a bestselling author, sought after speaker, workshop facilitator, and money/wealth coach, Barbara has helped millions take charge of their finances and their lives.
Rick is a neuropsychologist and Affiliate Faculty of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. He’s the author of the bestselling Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom (with Rick Mendius, M.D.; Foreword by Dan Siegel, M.D. and Preface by Jack Kornfield, Ph.D.), published in 20 languages. Founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, he's taught at Oxford, Stanford, and Harvard, and in meditation centers in Europe, North America, and Australia.
How to navigate the world of career and purpose
Practical actions and spiritual insights for your life
What it means to make every day a Friday
Patricia Albere, an internationally recognized pioneer and teacher, championing Evolutionary Relationships in our intimate, social and professional lives.
Michael Linenberger, the author of four top-selling productivity books, including Seize the Work Day and Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook, the #1 bestselling book on Microsoft Outlook for four years running.
Madeline Sharples, author of memoir, Leaving the Hall Light On: A Mother’s Memoir of Living with Her Son’s Bipolar Disorder and Surviving His Suicide.
Skinny, Tan and Rich: Unveiling the Myth and Hindsight: What You Need to Know Before You Drop Your Drawers. She is a national speaker and clinical hypnotherapist, relationship coach and radio personality.,
Author, executive coach, leadership trainer, author, entrepreneur, and founder of Awakened Wisdom Experiences™ Inc.
Creator of the Kick in the Tush Club, author of the Our Lady of Weight Loss books.
“The Summer of Miracle Whips!”
Discover Your Possibilities! If you don’t give your special gift to the world we will look.
You never need anyone’s permission to be happy.
Embracing your scars is healing and empowering.
Why holding on to old emotions keeps a person trapped.
That your past does not have to be your future no matter how old you are things can get better.
Jill Anne Jordan, personal branding coach, author & speaker. “The Scrumptious Brand of YOU!”
President of Kimberlee Jo and the current Mrs. Oregon International.
“Achieve Success with Your Style Your Way!”
Ruth is a six time bestselling author on time management, branding and reducing stress in our busy lives. She works with experts to help them develop their Expert Celebrity Status.
Due to his many clients in the music and film industry, is a nationally televised clairvoyant, astrologer, and “remote viewer”, who is a also a specialist in the integration of intuition and business.
Executive Coach, International Speaker and Philanthropist. Victoria empowers others by reminding them to operate from a place of purpose and passion. She uses all of her gifts (wisdom, purpose and a healthy dose of humor) to reach out to others so they too can change the world.
Astrologer, international conference speaker, writer and shaman.
“2011, crucial year of evolution. How to ride the wave of change elegantly.”
Katana will be interviewing, Satyen Raja. A remarkable living synthesis of Eastern wisdom and of Western practicality, Satyen Raja combines the power of the Warrior and the wisdom of the Sage to inspire audiences worldwide. Satyen is a unique blend of power and of heart. He is a Kung-Fu Master and a trainer of the renowned Illumination Intensive. He has taught thousands of students around the world the art of ‘true power’. Satyen’s dramatic style is not for the timid. Through his teachings, your weaknesses become strengths… Quickly!
Her most recent book, Heartbroken Open, is a courageously honest memoir of her personal journey through the depths of grief and mourning after the sudden and unexpected loss of her husband.
Actress, an independent filmmaker and film producer. Her first book, Epiphany, True Stories of Sudden Insight to Inspire, Encourage, and Transform will be released today! Whether discovering their life purpose, awakening to new possibilities, or finding a new direction after a tremendous setback, each person’s epiphany is a gift, providing new insight into the universal truths that connect us all.
.Who founded and directs mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programs in five medical centers in the San Francisco Bay area.
"Capital for Small Businesses – Is it out There?"
Join us as we'll discuss:
That there is still lending.
The actual facts on lending under the stimulus bill(s).
Where to look for it and how to go about obtaining the financing you need to either start your business or expand your business.
Your life is already perfect as you are.
Self worth is developed by honoring your innate perfection.
The key to breaking any pattern is experienced in balancing ones emotions about the event.
Why most theories about money don't work.
How to follow your soul's path while being richly rewarded.
How to start with a vision of prosperity, and then move to a perspective of abundance, and through it all, let go of profit as your primary goal.
The mission of the U.S. Peace Corps.
The current social/economic/ medical situation in sub Saharan- Africa.
What we can do as Americans to help.
Deborah Linscott has twenty plus years of experience as a financial expert; focusing on multigenerational planning with individuals and families. Her depth of experience spans retirement, insurance, tax and estate planning strategies.
The secret to marketing yourself
How to redefine marketing in how it fits for you
Create your marketing steps from what you enjoy vs. what you think you HAVE to do
How you can overcome any fear, doubt, and worry, and transform any area of your life within 7 hours.
How to raise your self-worth and increase your wealth and abundance in any area of your life.
How to overcome challenging and stressful situations that "push your buttons" without the need to "vent" and turn these situations into opportunities.
Physical, Psychological and Emotional Health"
The vital importance of your health in all areas
The need for connection to insure mental and emotional Health
The importance of balance within a woman's lifestyle
author, executive coach, leadership trainer, author, entrepreneur, and founder of Awakened Wisdom Experiences™ Inc
Louis is an author, a sought out business consultant, an inspirational speaker and an expert in peak performance, personal transformation, business branding, leadership, marketing, and sales maximization
Patricia Varley, an international speaker, trainer, retreat and seminar leader, and business and life coach, focusing on integrating professional, personal and spiritual growth.
Michael Linenberger, the author of four top-selling productivity books, including Seize the Work Day and Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook, the #1 bestselling book on Microsoft Outlook for four years running.
Dr. Simon, author of many wellness books, including his newest book, Free to Love, Free to Heal: Heal Your Body by Healing Your Emotions “Free to Love, Free to Heal”
Katana will be interviewing Ariane de Bonvoisin, inspiration and advice expert for any change in your life.
Receive insights into how your inner achievement junkie and doing addict runs your life -- and what to do to get her under control.
French and Finnish born Michelle became aware of her psychic medium gift as a child and became a professional astrologer at the age of 14. She obtained her Master's Degree in philosophy, with honors, at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, on the Role of Archetypes in the Meaning of Human Existence in the Works of Carl Gustav Jung.
Robyn is married, a mother of four children and the founder of the AllergyKids Foundation, an organization designed to help protect the 1 in 3 American children that now has autism, ADHD, asthma or allergies, that funds research into the development and practice of techniques designed to heal children with the 4As using an integrative, biomedical approach developed by doctors in New York. .
Whether you are starting or going back to college, trying to find a new job, struggling with family issues, dreaming of a better life, launching a business, trying to lose weight, quit smoking, or handle any other challenge in life, there is no better time to learn how to take control of the things in life you can, better manage the things you can’t and take an active role in what happens next. It’s time to Invest in your future and to create the life you want to live. There is a step-by-step process to help you succeed.
Janice Taylor is the contemporary voice of reinvention and transformation, a best-selling author, a life and wellness coach, guided imagery innovator, motivational speaker, and teacher who provides her clients with the information, inspiration, and tools they need to create lives they love. 01/05/10
Lisa M. Dietlin is President/CEO of Lisa M. Dietlin and Associates, Inc., a nationally recognized philanthropic consulting firm. She serves her clients as a philanthropic agent, assisting entrepreneurial individuals and nonprofit organizations in developing transformational philanthropic strategies. She recently authored a book titled, Transformational Philanthropy: Entrepreneurs and Nonprofits. She is a much sought after speaker appearing on television and radio programs frequently. To learn more about Lisa, visit, www.lmdietlin.com 12/15/09
Author Therese Marie Boldt is a leadership and career coach who works with business leaders who are committed to developing their people to be the very best they can be, or are guiding their organizations through transition. She also works one-on-one with professionals who are in career transition. Therese Marie is the WJBK FOX2 Detroit’s Career Coach, offering tips and advice regularly on how to find a job in today’s challenging economy. 12/08/09
Learn how you can start and grow a successful and rewarding business from your home.. 12/01/09
During this episode, we will discuss how to eat for energy and how to deconstruct cravings. Listeners will gain useful tips and idea for living leaner and greener. 11/24/09
On this show, Pat will share with you the 4 major barriers to living a happy life and the 10 steps for getting past those barriers and adding more happiness to your daily life. These scientifically proven tips and techniques have helped Pat handle her divorce, the death of family and friends, the loss of a job, financial hardship, etc. and they can help you too! Listen in so you can get past that feeling of ‘overwhelm”, reduce stress, manage your time more effectively, and live your life by intent.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
• How to identify what you want in life
• How, and when, to say NO effectively
• The # 1 secret to changing core beliefs, controlling your self-talk and increasing your level of happiness — today!
Pat Mussieux is a step-mother, grandmother to 3, an entrepreneur, an author, a radio host, a coach and a motivational speaker. She lives a busy, but very HAPPY, life in London, Ontario, Canada. Having worked for over 30 years in the field of Personal Development, Pat has taught critical thinking skills to thousands of women and is an acclaimed international speaker.
For more information, please visit www.steps2happiness.com.
Katana and Jill will be interviewing Legal Experts Andy and Danielle Mayoras
“Trial and Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights!” Book Launch
Be there for the launch and review of the Mayoras’ highly anticipated book, “Trial and Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights!”
Join us as we’ll discuss:
· The inspiration and purpose behind their newest release.
· How real celebrity stories can help YOU avoid any errors when planning to leave a legacy to YOUR heirs.
· Some of the most shocking cases in media’s history.
Andy Mayoras is a litigation attorney with an emphasis on probate litigation (will and trust contests, guardianships, beneficiary rights, estate administration, undue influence, fraud, elder abuse and related litigation), as well as commercial litigation, business planning, real estate, and personal injury.
Danielle Mayoras has dedicated her legal career to educating professionals and businesses as well as the general public on the topics of elder law, special needs planning, and general estate planning through presentations, print, and broadcast media across the United States. She is a founding partner of The Center for Elder Law, The Center for Probate Litigation, and The Center for Special Needs Planning.
For more information, please visit www.trialandheirs.com or www.thecenterforelderlaw.com
Family Fraud and Divorce Dissipation Discussion
This show will discuss fraud and theft occurring in our families and marriages. Learn about seven signs fraud might be happening to you or someone you know and what you can do to change the situation. We’ll also discuss criminal behavior and how to detect and prevent fraud in your household.
What would you do with an extra hour a day? Tune in as the De-Stress Diva shows you how to find an extra hour a day!
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How to find an extra hour a day
How to create your Dream Team to save you stress
* Leveraging Your Time without Multi-tasking
Ruth Klein is a life coach, author of six books, and national speaker. She has appeared on CNBC and her advice has been published in O:The Oprah Magazine, Redbook, Washington Post online, the Wall Street Journal, Family Circle, Prevention magazine and dozens of other publications. Klein is a featured coach on AOL, where she reaches more than 100,000 AOL users.
Visit her website at www.ruthklein.com.
Jill Anne Jordan will be interviewing Ruth Klein, life coach, author of six books, and national speaker
The De-Stress Diva Saves You Time, Energy and Stress
When you feel stressed out, you don’t have the time or energy to completely overhaul every aspect of your life. You need help for what’s bothering you right now -- and you need it right away! You need the De-Stress Diva. The De-Stress Diva’s easy-to-follow tips enable you to conquer time stressors.
What would you do with an extra hour a day? Tune in as the De-Stress Diva shows you how to find an extra hour a day!
Join us as we’ll discuss:
How to find an extra hour a day
How to create your Dream Team to save you stress
* Leveraging Your Time without Multi-tasking
Ruth Klein is a life coach, author of six books, and national speaker. She has appeared on CNBC and her advice has been published in O:The Oprah Magazine, Redbook, Washington Post online, the Wall Street Journal, Family Circle, Prevention magazine and dozens of other publications. Klein is a featured coach on AOL, where she reaches more than 100,000 AOL users.
Visit her website at www.ruthklein.com.
Katana will be interviewing Dr. Gary Stollman: Psychotherapist, Life Coach and Relationship Expert
Keeping in Balance and Communicating Effectively During Difficult Times
During stressful times our lives tend to lose balance, our emotions go haywire, and our ability to communicate with our loved ones deteriorates. Dr. Gary Stollman, professional life coach and psychotherapist, will be talking about how we can maintain balance in our lives, manage our emotions, and communicate more effectively.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
What it means to have a balanced life.
How to deal with and understand our emotions.
* Tips on effective communication (with the opposite sex).
Dr. Stollman received his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California and worked as the Chief Therapist at the Viscott Center, founded by noted psychiatrist and author, Dr. David Viscott. Dr. Gary is also a Professional Life Coach and helps coach individuals to move forward in life who feel "stuck", or are going through transitions such as divorce or career change. He also helps individuals to achieve balance in their life between work, family, and play. Dr. Gary enjoys helping people understand themselves and overcome self-defeating patterns of behavior.
For more information on his life coaching, please call (800) 474-1445, visit his website www.talkwithdrgary.com or email him at lifecoachdrgary@aol.com.
Katana will be interviewing International Feng Shui Expert, Carole Hyder
Feng Shui and Clutter
Learn how shaping up your life isn’t solely reserved to breaking out a new work out routine or eating healthier. Carole Hyder will explain how the ancient art of Feng Shui can produce life-changing environments when an individual integrates this practice into their homes. "In other words, as your house goes, so goes your life."
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Why clutter is one of the main barriers to Feng Shui and how clutter affects your life
What constitutes as physical, emotional and mental clutter
* How Feng Shui can help you overcome your negative environment
Carole Hyder is a Feng Shui consultant, speaker, teacher, author, and trainer. She began her studies in 1992 and has facilitated hundres of residential and commercial consultations. She is co-founder and president of the Feng Shui Institute of the Midwest, an organization dedicated to creating standards for practitioners, providing continuing education, and community outreach.
For more information, please visit www.CaroleHyder.com.
Katana will be interviewing Don Smith, Humanitarian and Founder of Village Empowerment
Raising Money in Africa
Join us as we discuss:
• The primary mission of the non-profit organization, Village Empowerment
• Some of the things women do after learning the program
• How people like YOU can get involved in helping Village Empowerment raise money for this rightful cause
Don Smith is the Director of Rescue Inc. and Village Empowerment, two non-profit organizations that have been working on the ground in Africa to make real, tangible differences in the lives of African women, their families and hundreds of orphans. For the past 10 years, he’s been doing humanitarian work and teaching in several of the poorest countries of Africa and the Philippines. Don also worked smuggling freedom and religious information and medicine into Communist Romania in the early 1980’s during the reign of the cruel dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu.
For more information about Don Smith, visit his website, http://www.VillageEmpowerment.org
Katana and co-host Danielle Mayoras will be interviewing Di Patterson, Professional Gerontologist
Top 10 Tips for Success in Aging
Join us as we discuss:
• What is a Gerontologist? And, why would you need one?
• What is “Seasons of Life”?
• 10 Tips for 2009 and beyond….
Diane Alexander Patterson, MSG, CPG (Credentialed Professional Gerontologist), is Founder of Success In Aging TV™, www.successinagingtv.com, the magazine website devoted to Gerontology (the social study of Aging), and is Editor of the website’s Journal for Success In Aging™. Ms. Patterson holds a Master’s degree in Gerontology and a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership. Her expertise includes R.C.F.E. Administrator (Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly), Pharmacy Technician and Legal Assistant in California Probate, Conservatorship and Trust Administration Law.
For more information about Di Patterson, visit her websites, www.agewise.tv and www.successinagingtv.com
Katana and co-host Jill Anne Jordan will be interviewing Public Relations/Marketing Expert and Bestselling Author, Gail Martin
Starting Up Your Business Without Breaking the Bank
Join us as we discuss:
Why PR is a start-up’s best friend
YOU are your best marketing weapon
* Social Media and the Internet--still vital even for a local business
Gail Martin spent nearly 20 years in Corporate America before she founded DreamSpinner Communications as a way to help small and medium-sized businesses gain corporate-level marketing help at an affordable price. Her MBA is in Marketing and Management Information Systems. She’s also the author of the Chronicles of the Necromancer fantasy series, including The Summoner (2007) and The Blood King (2008).
For more information about Gail Martin, visit her website, www.DreamSpinnerCommunications.com.
Katana and co-host Carole Hyder will be interviewing Evana Maggiore, professional consultant and author of "Fashion Feng Shui: The Power of Dressing with Intention." Join us as we discuss: • How Feng Shui work with intention • How does Feng Shui and fashion fit together • How do you dress using the 5 Elements Evana Maggiore is a Professional Image Consultant and Feng Shui Practitioner. Her 1998 book, "Dressing the Whole Person, Nine Ways to Create Harmony & Balance in Your Wardrobe & Prosperity in Your Life!" is the first publication to connect the Five Elements of Feng Shui to Fashion and Personal Style. For more information about Evana visit her website, www.fashionfengshui.com
Midlife Millionaires, Katana Abbott
Learn the 5 steps to overcoming underearning with bestselling author, Barbara Stanny!
The Feng Shui Way with co-host and International Feng Shui Expert and author, Carole Hyder