Loretta McNary Live

J Sunn is our guest today on the Loretta McNary Radio Show

Our guest is April Doyle. Her journey into the music industry will definitely inspire you.    April Doyle's vast experience in the entertainment industry began with successes in both the acting and modeling fields. Also displaying a unique vision and talent as a makeup artist/stylist, April quickly gained recognition in the beauty industry and found herself working with some of most influential names in the business. These talents were added to when April's music career took the forefront with her first real musical endeavor with one of Southern California’s most highly successful show bands. While working with the band April traveled the globe building a name for herself as a top caliber performer. Her talents, experience and vision all converged resulting in her next musical endeavor - in the corporate entertainment industry, Haute Chile Productions- which launched in the early 2000’s. This slick, high energy showband quickly became one of the top requests in high end, corporate celebrity, socialite and notable charity events.  ? Comprised of some of the best studio musicians Los Angeles has to offer, HCP has performed for everyone from Hugh Hefner to the Presidential election, including many international performances. HCP has an unrivaled list of credits, client list, notable performances, and has truly carved out its own niche as one of the most successful entities in corporate entertainment.  ?

Today’s guest is author, blogger, inspirational speaker and philanthropist Tracie Frank Mayer.     Tracie Frank Mayer celebrates life. Tracie was born in Seattle, Washington, to a beauty queen and a gifted entrepreneurial father, who courted her mother with a winning smile and the flash of a canary yellow Cadillac. Her son, her charity work, writing and travel are her passions in life. And moved to Cologne, Germany just before her son was born.  For more information visit www.traciemayer.com

Our guest is Life Coach best selling author Aviva Reimer

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Our guest Dawn Airhart Witte is the founder of the Desire to Inspire Foundation and co-founder of The Be Tour. She has also founded The Be Line skincare and fragrance products coming soon to national retailers. Being a mom to her two daughters, Taylor and Carrington, is her proudest role and title. Because of her great love for children she started the Desire to Inspire Foundation which provides children around the world with a mother's love and care while helping them find and use their own special gifts and talents to help themselves and others.      A philanthropist from an early age, Dawn began her foundation with her passion for helping and inspiring others. Her steadfast resolve in eradicating hunger and poverty is one of her greatest driving forces. She shares her inspiration and motivation via a vast network of communication mediums.  She has been a featured guest on numerous radio shows, podcasts, blogs, and magazines around the world as well as in magazines, podcasts, radio shows, MTVRock.com,  Vigalentes Radio an iHeartRadio station, Well World TV, The Balance Doctor, The Naked Truth Podcast, as well as many others.  Join her at her website, www.DesiretoInspireFoundation.org to learn more about life-changing projects and special children she has met. These beautiful children are yearning to be educated, fed, clothed, loved and encouraged on their own journeys. Learn how you can help provide clean water, books, education, and love to children all over the world.  Perhaps we can't completely eliminate poverty and hunger in the world but we surely can end it for those whose lives we know. As Margaret Mead so beautifully stated, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

Our guest is Bershan Shaw. Bershan Shaw didn’t earn the nickname “The Warrior Coach” by accident. As a two-time breast cancer survivor with a three-month prognosis, Bershan summoned her inner warrior to conquer the impossible, defy the odds, and beat her illness. Now, she uses her leadership skills to bring a no nonsense approach to motivate others to reach their personal potential. Bershan has spoken all over the world on a variety of stages uplifting, motivating and transforming lives from India to Germany to Switzerland to London to Australia. She has spoken with Tony Robbins, Les Brown and many others throughout the past few years. She was featured in the TV docuseries Love in the City on the OWN Network and she is the author of URAWARRIOR, 365 Ways To Challenge You To A Better Life.  Bershan Shaw is a dynamic force to be reckoned with. She turned her business into a million dollar empire while getting chemo treatments and is now America’s number one warrior coach. So get ready for "Buckle Up With Bershan" to learn how to live your best life with NO EXCUSES!

Our guest is Cathlene Miner. “Pay it Forward” Takes a New Spin from Poverty to Power Never Settle! This is the mantra that Cathlene Miner coined as a teen and single mom struggling to make ends meet through fitness coaching and cleaning houses… until she tapped into the power of Manifesting Magic into her everyday life! Uninspired & Overwhelmed proved to become Cathlene’s greatest asset as she embarked on a powerful journey of healing and thriving from the inside out, changing lives and organizations for the better. Also founder of Manifesting Magic in your everyday life © as well as wife, mother of 4 and grandmother to 2, Cathlene Miner applies 26 years of experience in the coaching, speaking and fitness industry, and she has owned multiple successful businesses herself. Use your subconscious mind as a path to better health and heal a negative body image. Stop endless comparison and caring what others say and think about us. Attract the “perfect for you” relationships. Have a lasting sense of motivation and self-confidence. Feel amazing in your body. Rock that business and family life at the same time.  Cathlene works with organizations that seek to make dramatic changes, uniquely customized, to manifest desired results, and sustain growth and prosperity. Cathlene implements proven systems that are uniquely customized for every person or organization that she collaborates. In fact, her nonprofit organization Hopefull Handbags International enables women in shelters to get back on their feet again by donating once loved handbags and filling them with the necessities specific to each shelter—thereby promoting kindness, sharing stories, and the feeling of not being alone. This nonprofit helps to propel these women to take inspired action, giving them hope as they are on their way to living the life that they desire.

Our guest Or Mash is a writer, comedian and actress. Born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, after serving the Israeli Army for 2 years then building a lucrative career in the online gaming industry, she decided she would rather make people laugh than continue to sell apps to men in suits. Almost overnight, she moved to Los Angeles, CA and started performing stand up comedy. Or's stand up is a raw, honest and unapologetic look at her own life. She offers a hilarious outsider's take on modern American culture and society, from the perspective of a fearless Israeli immigrant.

Our guest is CEO, K & Co Media, Katana Natasha, Singer/Songwriter, Advocate, Philanthropist and Business Woman. She is the CEO of K & Co. Media, a global Marketing and entertainment company, specializing in event planning services with satellite offices in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, Carmel, Australia and New Zealand. With over 20 years of marketing, entertainment and PR experience, Katana is an expert in her field and knows how to set trends, influence the public and grab attention. She works with celebrated and influential companies, artists and individuals, developing marketing campaigns with a special focus on “media buzz”. Her marketing tips and secrets are sure to help increase any company’s awareness and establish brands in the marketplace, among select media, celebrities and clientele. She sits on a lifetime of media, magazine, TV, radio and video/film experience.  Her specialty is event-planning services and hosting with all the bells and whistles. She loves to bring her client’s ideas to life. She’s produced and created multiple events, fashion shows, award and car shows, concerts, festivals and tournaments. In 2017, Katana became the Global Ambassador to World Radiance International, the organization whose focus centers upon empowering youth and assists the underprivileged in Africa and throughout the world.. More than anything, she has a love to inspire others and help them make their dreams come true- hence why she started K & Co. Media many years ago to show people how all things are possible and you just need a PLAN and strategies to get you there.  Katana Natasha is committed to inspiring and encouraging lives through the power of music, events and entertainment.

Our guest is Bishop Elect Marvin Winans and Pastor of Perfecting Church in Detroit, Michigan.

Our guest today is photographer, videographer/filmmaker Lian Lunson. >> WAITING FOR THE MIRACLE stars Willie Nelson, Charlotte Rampling and Sophie Lowe. >> >> The music is by Bono, and Bono is also an Executive Producer on the film, along with Lian’s mentor Wim Wenders. The project was filmed entirely at Willie Nelson’s ranch. >> >> About the film: >> Set in a magical timeless world with colors reminiscent of an old storybook, WAITING FOR THE MIRACLE TO COME shares the story of a young girl who is sent on a journey of discovery. Faith, love, and completion all come to her clothed in the broken state of loss…as the most powerful changes often do.

Our guest today is Pat Williams. Pat Williams is a basketball Hall-of-Famer, and co-founder and senior vice president of the NBA’s Orlando Magic. Also one of America’s top motivational and inspirational corporate speakers, Pat has addressed employees from many of the Fortune 500 companies. Pat is also the author of over 100 books, his most recent title highlighting the leadership secrets of the United States Military Academy at West Point in CHARACTER CARVED IN STONE. CHARACTER CARVED IN STONE helps readers discover how they can make a difference and become a successful leader by carving their own character in stone.  Pat has been the general manager with Pat has been the general manager with NBA teams in Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Orlando, including the 1983 World Champion 76ers. In 1996, Pat was named as one of the 50 most influential people in NBA history. In 2012, Pat received the John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.  A cancer survivor, Williams is in remission after winning his battle with Multiple Myeloma which is a blood cancer. Pat and his wife, Ruth, are the parents of 19 children, including 14 adopted from four nations. Additionally, Pat has been blessed with 17 grandchildren. Pat and his family have been featured on CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, and Mike and Mike as well as in such diverse publications as Sports Illustrated, Reader’s Digest, Good Housekeeping, The Wall Street Journal, and Focus on the Family.

Loretta McNary Live is a live call in show that features interviews with celebrities, thought leaders, industry experts and unsung heroes. Our topics range from business, technology, movies, books, sports, food, health, fitness, fashion, makeup, travel and so much more. Our guest is TL Pratcher. Concrete Roses Book 1, is TL Pratcher's first literary work. TL works professionally in the field of social work. She is currently writing a sequel to Concrete Roses. TL and her husband have two children. And they reside in Memphis, TN.

Loretta McNary Live is a weekly call in live radio show featuring interviews with celebrities, thought leaders, industry experts and unsung heroes. Attorney Victoria Washington is our guest today. Armed with her bachelor's degree, she began her Master’s program at Belhaven University while teaching 6th and 7th grade Language Arts at Chastain Middle School. Ms. Washington served as the head coach of the Girl’s Basketball team and assistant coach of the Volleyball team. But after her second year of teaching in the Jackson Public School District and interning with the Committee on Homeland Security in Washington, D.C., she decided to pursue her dreams. She was accepted to The University of Mississippi School of Law in Oxford, MS in 2011. While there she served as a chairman in the Black Law Student Association, was a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council, and held as the winner and semi-finalist in several Moot Court and Trial Advocacy Competitions.  After law school, she began working at Sparkman, Zummach, & Perry, then served as a law clerk in the Sixth Circuit Court Judicial District; and thereafter, worked at Perry Griffin, P.C. in Southaven, Mississippi. In January 2018, she fulfilled her lifelong dream of starting her own law firm, The Washington Law Firm, PLLC in Southaven, MS. She has had the opportunity to travel to France, Spain, Mexico, England, and the Netherlands while studying Spanish and International Law. Her dreams are to finish writing her first book and use her talents to uplift those who struggle to uplift themselves. She’s currently a member of All Nations Worship Assembly (ANWA) in Memphis, TN under the leadership of Pastor Brandon Clack.   She says: “Sometimes God will force you into an uncomfortable place to reach the next phase of your life. Trust his process and timing, because often times our plans aren’t on God’s calendar.”

Live with Loretta is a weekly lifestyle call in radio show featuring the best interviews with celebrities, thought leaders, industry experts and unsung heroes. Our guest today is Darrin D. Henson.  Three-time NAACP nominated actor, author and MTV award winner choreographer, Darrin D. Henson will be seen next in the BET mini series, The Family Business.   The multi-talented Henson will play Orlando Duncan, son of family patriarch, L.C Duncan (Ernie Hudson).  L.C begins to think about retirement and has to decide which of his children should take over the family's lucrative exotic car dealership.  The Duncan's live the high life and have made their share of enemies doing so.  Under siege from some of the top politicians, mafia and drug cartels in the city, the Duncans will have to stick together or die separately.  Henson (The Express, Tekken, Stomp the Yard, Lincoln Heights, Soul Food, etc.) has the ability to comfortably slip into a role as if he’s lived there before. The actor understands Orlando Duncan’s virtues and flaws and creatively draws you in, as they unfold throughout the episodes.   You may love or you may hate Orlando Duncan, but Henson will make sure you know the soul of the man.  Darrin Henson brings an intensity that his fans have come to expect and he never lets them down. BET "The Family Business" premiered Tuesday November 13 and airs every Tuesday 9/8c on BET.

Loretta McNary Live is a live call in lifestyle show featuring high energy resolution oriented interiews with celebrities, thought leaders, industry experts and amazing unsung heroes helping others find and live in their purpose. Our guest today is Mayor Lee Harris. Mayor Lee Harris shares his plan, purpose and passion for decreasing juvenile delinquency in Memphis/Shelby County. In 2014, Lee Harris was elected to the State Senate, becoming the youngest senator in the state of Tennessee. Other Democratic senators selected him as Senate Minority Leader, making him the first African American leader of the state senate in Tennessee history. Among his legislative initiatives, he has pushed for treatment coverage for persons with sickle cell, a condition that plagues communities across the state; advocated for new laws to protect children from abuse; fought for expansion of recycling and environmentally-friendly practices in state government; championed new laws to reform our criminal justice system; helped create system to ensure immediate public notification if lead is found in drinking water; and worked to expand community college scholarships for students with learning disabilities.  Harris served on the Memphis City Council. Among other accomplishments, Harris was a leader in the fight for a new citywide non-discrimination ordinance. He led the charge to preserve and redevelop city museums and historic structures in Victorian Village, one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods.  Senator Harris is a tenured full professor of law at the University of Memphis Law School. He is believed to be the only African-American to achieve that rank in the history of the Law School and he is the inaugural holder of the Federal Express Professorship in Law. He is the author of two textbooks. He earned his undergraduate degree from Morehouse and his law degree from Yale.

Live with Loretta presents our chat with Mary Mary. Be sure to watch them perform live at  American Music Awards a musical tribute to Aretha Franklin on Oct 09 on ABC, dick clark productions and ABC today announced an all-star lineup of soul and gospel legends who will come together to pay homage to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, at the “2018 American Music Awards.” Gladys Knight, Ledisi, Mary Mary, Donnie McClurkin and CeCe Winans, friends of the late, luminary singer/songwriter, will take the AMAs stage for a moving tribute honoring Franklin’s gospel roots and iconic gospel album, Amazing Grace. Consulting Producer for the tribute is the Emmy Award® winning music director, composer and producer, Rickey Minor.  Hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross, the “2018 American Music Awards,” the world’s largest fan-voted awards show, will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC.

Our guest is Executive Producer, Angela White. Angela White is a  member of the Producer’s Guild of America, who specializes in creating compelling commercial stories with a distinct multi-cultural perspective. Ms. White is the founder of Silver Lining Entertainment, LLC, a family owned Multimedia Entertainment Company based in Los Angeles, California. Ms. White graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Arts degree, received a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from Rutgers University and obtained a Juris Doctorate degree from New York Law School. Upon her arrival to Los Angeles, California in 2000, Ms. White worked as a talent manager before being introduced to the world of film production. Soon thereafter, she co-produced the Showtime Network’s Trilogy of TV short films such as, “Dense,” which highlighted actress, Vanessa Williams’ directorial debut; “The Great Commission,” which was actor, Rockmond Dunbar’s premiere as a director; as well as “Violation,” directed by actor, Darrin DeWitt Henson. Currently, Ms. White ilatest movie, the faith-based film, “A Question of Faith,” which stars Richard T. Jones, Kim Fields, C. Thomas Howell, T.C. Stallings Jaci Velasquez, Renee O’Connor and GregAlan Williams, was released theatrically via Pure Flix Entertainment on September 29, 2017. Ms. White was the first African American woman to produce a faith based film theatrically and “A Question of Faith” was the first faith-based film to screen for members of Congress on Capitol Hill. She was featured and interviewed on such networks as Fox News, TBN, ABC, CBN and many more discussing this groundbreaking film.

Our guest is Richard Boddington is a film director, writer, editor, cinematographer and television producer. His feature films include Dark Reprieve (2008) and the family comedy film, The Dogfather (2010). Boddington’s third feature film, Against the Wild (2014), was nominated for an Emmy Award, achieved worldwide distribution and received the Director's Choice Grand Prize at the 2013 Rhode Island International Film Festival. In May 2015 Boddington filmed Against the Wild 2: Survive the Serengeti in South Africa. The film is a sequel to Against the Wild and was released into US theatres on 2016. It went on to air on many of the world's biggest broadcasters, including TF1 in France, STARZ in the USA, Antenna 3 in Spain, and Channel 5 in the UK. His most recent project, Phoenix Wilder: And The Great Elephant Adventure, releases nationwide on 700+ theatres in the USA on April 16th, 2018. When Phoenix Wilder, a 13-year-old orphaned American boy, receives word that he is to live with his only surviving relative, his Aunt Sarah who lives in Africa with her husband, “Uncle Jack,” Phoenix quickly falls in love with his new surroundings. However, while out on safari with his uncle, Phoenix becomes lost from the rest of the party and must quickly learn to survive in the African bush. As the search for Phoenix continues, the boy becomes fast friends with a giant bull elephant he was able to free from a trap. Phoenix names the elephant Indlovu, and as they begin to bond, Phoenix decides to try to stop the band of poachers who prey on African elephants.