Episode 382 - Kelly Snider - The Gift of Your Story - Podcasting and Authors, how they connectKelly Snider is a bestselling author and story curator who thoughtfully collects and preserves stories through creating events, writing books, interviewing guests on her podcast and facilitating life-changing story workshops. She is an expert at extracting stories and identifying value and strength within the narrative. As an acclaimed event producer, she highlights her clients' individual stories, n...
Episode 381 - Kathy Imabayashi - Supporting Parents Raising Boys Who Become Remarkable Men - Intentionally Parenting Your Son From Birth To 8About MeMy name is Kathryne Savage Imabayashi, a Canadian educator, parent, and coach, residing in Fukuoka, Japan. During a rich career in education spanning four decades, I have been dedicated to empowering children, parents and teachers to be their best and do their best. Having experienced a variety of countries and cultures, both as a teacher and a s...
Episode 380 - Jason Harris - Good Grief - 5 Questions that reframe the loss of a loved oneABOUT JASONJason Harris is a certified celebrant, published author and lay grief counselor. He brings a unique approach to funeral / memorial services that will honor the memory of your loved one. Families request Jason's services when they want a CELEBRATION of their loved one's life more than a sermon.Jason is passionate about living well after loss and guiding people through the grieving p...
Episode 379 - Annie Bourke - Telepathic animal communication mentor - Providing peace of mind for animal parentsAbout the authorAnnie lives north of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia.She is passionate about animals, and is committed to being an advocate for them and being a voice for them. As an animal communicator and animal medium, she enjoys chatting with animals, learning from their wisdom and passing on messages to their carers. "The Bridge to Animal Consciousness" is her first book...
Episode 378 - Jon Sansone - Successful Sales is Not An Accident - Become a Sales WarriorMy name is Jon Sansone (san-sew-nee) and I have spent over 31 incredible years as a professional sales person.After leaving advertising in my early 20s, I went to work for a Fortune500 start-up where through cold calling went from zero customers to 300 customers over a 5-year period. I did this through connecting with prospects and showing them the value of my offering. I set many sales records...
EPISODE 377 - Denise Bard - A teachers impact isn't found within the subject they teachAs a child, Denise spent years facing many forms of abuse. In addition to the physical and verbal abuse, she also endured sexual abuse while in the care of a parent, where she became a form of payment for their drug addiction. After attempting to take her own life in 1989, when Denise was 14 years old, she was brought to a nonprofit shelter for runaway and abused kids. It was there that she learned how to s...
EPISODE 376 - Ryan Estrada - Artist, Author and Adventurer - Garfield, Cartoons, Movies and MoreStudent Ambassador is my series of fun globe-trotting adventure stories for kids who want to see the world and make it a better place. Each story is inspired by my own travels, but turned into an action-adventure comedy! Readers can solve the mystery along with the character using real fun facts about the world. The Missing Dragon covers a kidnapping in Korea and Japan, while The Silver City is a m...
Episode 375 - Lainne Love - You Were Meant For More, Puzzles, and A Bigger MissionI am just like you.I have spent years looking for answers.Seeking ways to make my life better. Desperate to find the "thing" that was going to allow change to take place and catapult my life into a new direction; a happier, healthier, and abundant one.I spent tens of thousands of dollars and invested lots of time and energy into figuring out what was "wrong" with me, why I was stuck.I dug deep, deeper stil...
Episode 393 - Adam Nimoy - The Most Human, Reconciling with My Father, Leonard NimoyAdam was born during the Eisenhower administration to Leonard and Sandra Zoberblatt Nimoy. He attended the University Elementary School, a “lab school” run by UCLA, where he was subjected to numerous psychological experiments. The experimentation continued at UC Berkeley in the form of mind-altering substances from which he may, or may not, have fully recovered. In a state of absolute certainty, Adam attended ...
Episode 374 - Analee Vinyard - Helping women, and children find healing and freedomMy Message is HIS MessageAnalee’s story is one of faith’s triumph over tragedy, the sufficiency of God’s grace and strength in our weakness, and the discovery of the overwhelmingly tender love of our God. When Jesus, the Author, and Finisher of our faith enters in, tragedy, grief, and brokenness will not have the last word.Today, remarried and enjoying a happy and stable marriage and home, Analee embraces the l...
Episode 373 - Christi Cossette - Jumpstart Your Journey, Putting Yourself First and Rules To Live ByThe most important relationship is with yourself. Are you really putting yourself first?Putting yourself first goes against what women are taught. We are natural nurturers focused on caring for those around us, often putting others’ needs before our own. We are told to shrink back, be small, don’t take up too much room. Don’t be too loud, too thin, too fat, too tall, too short, the list g...
Episode 371 - Gina DeMillo Wagner - Forces of Nature - A Memoir of Family, Loss and Finding HomeGina DeMillo Wagner is an award-winning journalist and author. Her writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Memoir Magazine, Modern Loss, Self, Outside, CRAFT Literary, and other publications. She is a winner of the CRAFT Creative Nonfiction Award, and her memoir was longlisted for the 2022 SFWP Literary prize. Gina has a master’s degree in journalism and is cofounder o...
Episode 370 - Mandi Dickey - From Care Giving to In Need of Care - How a Tramatic Brain Injury Refocuses Your LifeImagine, being in the operating room during brain surgery, being at the top of your career helping others with brain wellness only to be invloved in a car accident that turns a care giver into a recpient of needing care. Imagine hearing your own presentations, reading your own words and everything sounds like a foreign language - nothing makes sense and the knowlege that you...
Episode 369 - Joan Leegant - Displaced Persons, Israel and the power of storiesJoan Leegant's story collection, DISPLACED PERSONS: STORIES, winner of the New American Fiction Prize, will be out in June 2024.Her earlier books won the PEN/New England Book Award, the Wallant Award for Jewish Fiction, and finalist citation for the National Jewish Book Award and selection as a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick.From 2007 to 2013, Joan was the visiting writer at Bar-Ilan University ...
EPISODE 368 - Milton Sithole - Dominate Your Potential - Break Free from Self-Defeating Thinking"Dominate Your Potential: Break Free from Self-Defeating Thinking." Unpacking how we communicate, empathize, and behave unveiling biases, assumptions, and vulnerabilities. This self-awareness elevates communication and empathy, crucial for establishing healthier professional relationships. Introspection fuels self-awareness, enhances decision-making, and catalyzes personal growth. It's a journey—be...
EPISODE 367 - Michael Gross - Spillage is a wickedly fun throwback to a chaotic time in New YorkIt’s 1976, and the Big Apple is in sorry shape. Besieged on all sides, the city has become a graffiti-coated, garbage-filled, crime-ridden cauldron, teetering on the edge of total collapse. Adding to New York’s towering woes, a revolutionary group called the Satanic Vanguard has kidnapped the mayor, set fire to Coney Island, and threatened further mayhem. All that Gotham has to hope for are its res...
Episode 366 - Tamzin Hall - Co-Author of The Power of Coaching - Nurturing Leadership and Personal DevelopmentCoaching is a leadership and personal development buzzword : but what is it? and how does it help people?In this book you'll hear from 10 qualified coaches who share their experience and case studies demonstrating the impact of coaching personally and professionally.Simply put you'll recognise how impactful coaching can be as an intervention.If you've been considering using a coaching...
Episode 365 - Elisa Di Napoli - Dare To Be Seen - Stop Stage Fright and Perform with ConfidenceDo you shrink under the spotlight? Discover a powerful method to banish nerves and help you stand out from the crowd.Does public speaking terrify you? Are business presentations enough to make your knees knock? Is fear crippling your performance? As a clinical hypnotherapist and singer-songwriter for twenty years, Elisa Di Napoli has played in front of thousands and knows what it is like to suffer a...
Episode 364 - Michelle Glogovac - How To Get on Podcasts, What you know and what you are known forBook: How to Get On Podcasts: Cultivate Your Following, Strengthen Your Message, and Grow as a Thought Leader Through Podcast GuestingThe explosion of social media, AI-enabled online advertising, and the overall cacophony of the internet has made it harder than ever to connect a message with an audience. One of the most powerful emerging tools for cutting through that noise is being a guest on po...
EPISODE 363 - Richard Sparks - Rowan Atkinson, Operas and a New Rock, New Role - Words MatterRichard SparksOne morning in 1979 I got a call from an understandably excited Rowan Atkinson.“John Cleese just called. He’s asked me to be in his new charity show – and can I do The Schoolmaster?”Er, yes.I’d written The Schoolmaster for Rowan the previous year, for a revue at the Hampstead Theatre (Rowan with Elspeth Walker and Peter Wilson). John and his co-producer, Martin Lewis, had seen it; and a ...