Emerge. Evolve. Lead.

This podcast is for people in recovery (from addiction), who want to learn how to better use their personality and spirituality to step into leadership. People who are solid in their recovery, having done their inner work, have learned many leadership traits in the process and can easily step up to help others with their development. Host: Maureen Ross Gemme, MS Ed, CEO Emerge Leadership Academy, LLC

In the Pursuit of Happiness

Maureen is sharing a final solo episode today on chasing happiness and celebrating sobriety. We are thrilled to have completed 100 episodes of Emerge. Evolve. Lead. podcast. We may take it up again later this year but for now, a break is needed.To get on Maureen’s email list, take the quiz.To find out more about the Recovery@Work coaching program click here.To find out more about team training and leadership training at work, check out our Personality@Work programs.Do you manage a team i...

02-01
18:08

Recovery from Ultra Processed Food Addiction

With us today is Certified Health Coach, fitness expert, and author David Greenwalt. A husband, father, former police officer, gym owner, competitive state-level body builder, and powerlifter, in 1997, at age 32 and a body weight of 235 pounds, David discovered an evidence-based approach for getting off his own 50 excess pounds and keeping it off for 25 years and counting. Since 1999, through his company Leanness Lifestyle University, David has been helping student members, from every walk of...

01-18
37:30

How to Change Your Model of the World in 2023 with Maureen Ross Gemme

Maureen is sharing a solo episode with you today on how to implement a tool to help you change your model of the world, release and old identity and belief about yourself so that you can successfully reach your goals and make lasting changes.Maureen Ross Gemme, MS Ed., CEO of Emerge Leadership Academy, began training leaders across New England in 2015 after a 30-year corporate career. A motorcycle-riding grandmother and personal growth advocate, Maureen trains and coaches leaders who want to ...

01-04
27:10

Persistence Pays Off with Nick Jaworski

My guest today is Nick Jaworski an internationally recognized executive in the field of behavioral health with experience building organizations across four continents. Nick works with senior leaders in the field of behavioral health to advance their organizations to improve patient care, experience, and communication. Welcome to the podcast Nick.As the owner of Circle Social Inc. and The Institute for the Advancement of Group Therapy, he has helped healthcare organizations ranging in revenue...

12-21
29:31

Fix Yourself First with Angela Ryan

My guest this week is Angela Ryan a retired Pharmacist and has been in Al-anon for 16 years. She was married to an alcoholic and when she noticed the children were showing unusual signs of stress she realized she had to leave the marriage. Angela remarried John, who now has 35 years of sobriety. Her teenage son is a well adjusted teenager who has grown up with the power of living with the principles in the 12 step program. Program language is their family language as they supp...

12-14
31:58

Understanding Destructive Leadership with Karen Perham-Lippman

I’m delighted to welcome you back to the podcast for a second conversation, with my good friend Karen Perham Lippman. Karen was the second person I had an interview with so if you want to hear her story, please listen to episode #3. Karen is a Dynamic and award-winning executive, community leader, and national public speaker. And since I had her on the podcast 2 years ago, she has risen in the corporate ranks, almost finished with her Ph.D., is a published author, and launched all 3 of ...

12-07
44:12

Peace, Purpose and Prosperity with Victoria Rader

My guest on the podcast this week is Victoria Rader. Victoria who goes by Vica is a bestselling author and founder of Empower Me and has a slew of apps as well. She has a PhD in metaphysical studies, is a ThetaHealing Instructor, and a Hypnosis Master Practitioner. The message here is that she is fully qualified in helping people! Vica was also born in Ukraine and she helps people gain more prosperity. Through thousands of client sessions and seminars, Victoria has witnessed that the cap...

11-30
29:34

Empathic Mastery with Jennifer Moore

My guest this week is Jennifer Moore. Jennifer is the author of a book called Empathic Mastery and is the Founder of Empathic Mastery Academy, host of the podcast called Empathic Mastery and she’s a master trainer. I know of at least a ½ dozen Highly Sensitive people and 4 of them are in recovery from addiction. If you are empathic or highly sensitive person you are going to get so much out of this podcast today. We talk about the intersection between empathic sensitivity and addiction.&...

11-23
35:12

Healing from Food Attachment with Tiffany North RN

Sober since 1998, my guest this week is Tiffany North. Tiffany is a Registered Nurse, Certified Intuitive Eating Professional, and the creator of the Food Attachment Model. As an RN, Certified Intuitive Eating Professional, and creator of the Food Attachment Model ™, Coach Tiffany helps people with disordered eating finally find freedom, balance, and satisfaction. Her coaching is focused on secure attachment, and body respect, and is a Health-at-every-size informed approach. She has...

11-16
34:21

The Recovery Witch with Sarah Ibrahim

My guest this week is recovery coach Sarah Ibrahim and she inspires people to truly live their best life. Sarah has been clean from cocaine addiction since May of 2021 and calls herself the Recovery Witch. Spirituality underpins all of Sarah’s endeavors and teaches her clients how to understand and harness the power of the Law of Attraction to manifest their heart’s truest desires. Sarah believes that we can have it all and is determined to live a life demonstrating that. She is a ...

11-09
24:12

I'm Not Driving the Bus with Don Colliver

My guest on the podcast today is Don Colliver and he's learned how to surrender and not try to control people and situations through Al-Anon. Don speaks professionally for Fortune 500 companies like Adobe and Google and teaches public speaking internationally. He’s a performer by trade and played with the Blue Man Group, and toured internationally as a theatrical clown for a contemporary circus, Spiegelworld. Don’s mission is to help us all communicate with authenticity, active listening...

11-02
27:51

Listen to the Whisper with Jake Sasseville

My guest on the podcast today is Jake Sasseville. Jake has recovered from compulsive debting and underearning. He has not incurred unsecured debt since 2013 and now he is the CEO and Founder of Imiloa Institute in Costa Rica. Jake is a hospitality entrepreneur, author, and podcaster and one of his claims to fame was that he was the youngest host in late-night TV history on ABC and the White House named him one of the most “innovative entrepreneurs under 30.” Imiloa is booked years in advance,...

10-26
35:03

Healing Comes from Knowing Yourself with Magic Barclay

My guest this week is Magic Barclay. Magic lives in Australia and has been sober since 1998. Her life changed when she faced multiple life-threatening conditions and dove into research to discover the root cause of her health issues. This set her on a path to change her life and now she helps other women in her practice at Wholistic Natural Health Australia. She also has a podcast called “A Magical Life”. Magic helps women aged 45-65 who feel unheard or misled by mainstream medicine or a...

10-19
31:58

Smashing the Stigma with Hale Pulsifer

Smashing the StigmaMy guest today is Hale Pulsifer and he’s been sober since January of 2021. Hale works for Fidelity Investments and is the co-leader for the Office of Customer Accessibility (CIT) so he’s a disability advocate. In this role, Hale works to optimize customer interactions for people with disabilities by ensuring that accessibility is a design principle in everything they do at Fidelity. The CIT advocates for inclusive design in all Fidelity interactions for the benefit of ...

10-12
38:37

Entrepreneurism with Nick Barrett

Welcome back to Emerge. Evolve. Lead. My guest today is Nick Barrett, an entrepreneur who got into recovery five years ago and has started his own business. I’ll let him tell you more about it and his journey along the way. Nick shares with us so many pearls of wisdom learned in sobriety that can translate to being a successful entrepreneur such as acceptance, action & authenticity. And It’s self-discipline and consistency that can bring us more fully into a rhythm of life that helps expo...

10-05
36:01

Neurodiversity and the Joy of Creating Art with Michaell Magrutsche

My guest today is not an addict or alcoholic but he will share a unique perspective about his “not fitting into any systems experience” because he is a neurodiverse individual which he will explain in detail. His name is Michael Magrutsche and he’s a multidisciplinary artist and educator among other things. Michaell will share how all humans can work better and improve our systems while creating art for expression.Michaell Magrutsche is an Austrian/Californian multidisciplinary artist, speake...

09-28
31:50

Lead Despite Fear with Scott Vandenburg

Welcome to another episode of Emerge. Evolve. Lead. my guest today is Scott Vandenburg. Scott is an Executive Director at Origins Recovery and has been sober since May of 2012 so he’s got over 10 years now. Scott is passionate about helping other addicts recover from that hopeless state of mind that we all know too well. Scott has been a dedicated member of the Origins team since 2014, and in his current role, oversees all programs in South Padre Island, Texas. He is a Licensed Professio...

09-21
39:31

15 Leadership Lessons Learned on the Mother Road with Maureen Ross Gemme

Solo Episode by Maureen Ross GemmeIn 2017, Paul and I took the most incredible trip in my life so far. It was across this beautiful country on a motorcycle (I mean trike) from Connecticut to California and back again. It took almost 6 weeks in total. There were 4 parts of the trip. The second part of the trip was with 80 other adventurers on 60 motorcycles, traveling on old Route 66, affectionately called the Mother Road, on the backroads of America.In this episode, Maureen is going to cover ...

09-14
27:34

Connection and Meditation with Sara Webb

Sober since the end of 2019, Sara Web has already achieved so much and inspires many. She is a Spiritual Activist, coach and speaker inspiring her audiences to access the power within themselves to process stress and improve their daily happiness. She is also a strong proponent of meditation. Sara Maya Webb is an author, poet, inspirational speaker, and spiritual activist, dedicated to living intentionally and her mission of healing the world, one person at a time. She inspires people to...

08-31
30:23

50 Shades of Truth with Nikole Thompson

My podcast guest today is Nikole Thompson. Nikole has been sober since 2006 and is in recovery from methamphetamine and porn addiction. She is also an author of a book called 50 Shades of Truth.Nikole is a speaker, author, and ministry leader alongside her husband. They have 9 grown children and 12 grandchildren. Nikole frequently speaks about her recovery and about her book 50 Shades of Truth. She helps people understand how our media-driven world pushes instant gratification. She believes t...

08-24
34:09

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