Episodes

Episode 116: Are You Happy In Your Heart? – with Sarah Worlton
Nov. 30, 2020

Episode 116: Are You Happy In Your Heart? – with Sarah Worlton

"Are you happy in your heart?" My next guest, Sarah Worlton, first began hearing this question while volunteering during a humanitarian expedition in Guatemala. More than a decade later, Sarah has led numerous humanitarian expeditions to villages in...

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Episode 115: Brilliant Resilience -- with Lena Cohen-Hawkins
Nov. 16, 2020

Episode 115: Brilliant Resilience -- with Lena Cohen-Hawkins

Lena Cohen-Hawkins is an international speaker, powerhouse business consultant, three-time author, and corporate trainer. As a master’s level clinician and executive coach, Lena counsels people on how to access, understand, and regulate emotions, in...

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Episode 114: Losing your passion and making new dreams come true -- with Ryan Mason
Nov. 2, 2020

Episode 114: Losing your passion and making new dreams come true -- w…

We often talk about "finding your passion" in life ... but what happens when you find your passion, and then you feel it fade away? Where do you go from there? According to Ryan Mason, you find a different dream and make it come true. Ryan is the...

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Episode 113: Micro-acts of mentorship for women -- with Rebekah Bastian
Oct. 19, 2020

Episode 113: Micro-acts of mentorship for women -- with Rebekah Basti…

Rebekah Bastian is the CEO & Co-founder of OwnTrail, an online platform that connects, mentors and empowers women as they share their personal and professional journeys and experiences. Previously, Rebekah was Vice President of Product and Vice...

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Episode 112: Rolling the 230-pound Cancer Sucks Tire – with DeAndre Wilson
Oct. 5, 2020

Episode 112: Rolling the 230-pound Cancer Sucks Tire – with DeAndre W…

DeAndre Wilson is the creator of the Keep Rolling Campaign, a fundraising platform that commemorates his father’s life and helps nonprofits and families battling cancer who need some extra financial assistance. He is currently working on a...

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Episode 111: Passion has no expiration date – with Grandmapreneur Connie Inukai
Sept. 21, 2020

Episode 111: Passion has no expiration date – with Grandmapreneur Con…

Is it ever too late to find and follow your passion? According to Connie Inukai, passion has no expiration date. At age 72, she calls herself a "Grandmapreneur.” After retiring from her teaching career at the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins...

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Episode 110: Incarceration, re-entry and resilience – with activist and podcaster Bea Spadacini
Sept. 7, 2020

Episode 110: Incarceration, re-entry and resilience – with activist a…

Bea Spadacini is an activist and writer whose goal is to promote peace and justice by elevating conversations about issues that are often underrepresented in the mainstream media. Originally from Italy, she has lived in the United States for over...

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Episode 109: Struggling and thriving with dyslexia -- with Angelica Goncalves
Aug. 24, 2020

Episode 109: Struggling and thriving with dyslexia -- with Angelica G…

Angelica Goncalves is an adult who has lived with dyslexia all her life. She was diagnosed at the age of six. Growing up, people told her she would never succeed or achieve her goals, but with the support of her parents and constant determination, she...

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Episode 108: Inspiring kids towards STEM careers -- with Tiffani Teachey
Aug. 10, 2020

Episode 108: Inspiring kids towards STEM careers -- with Tiffani Teac…

Tiffani Teachey is a Senior Mechanical Engineer, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) advocate, professional speaker, and author of the children's book “What Can I Be? STEM Careers from A to Z.” She has a Bachelor of Science degree in...

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Episode 107:  Denayja Reese -- To Tell a Great Story
July 27, 2020

Episode 107: Denayja Reese -- To Tell a Great Story

Denayja Reese is an event strategist, producer & writer who has worked on campaigns with Uber, the San Francisco Giants, Live Nation and Airbnb, as well as on content production at Coachella. Her full-service event production company, Girl With...

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Episode 106: Helping underdogs find winning career opportunities  -- with Jonathan Javier
July 13, 2020

Episode 106: Helping underdogs find winning career opportunities -- …

Jonathan Javier is the CEO and Founder of Wonsulting, a career consulting company whose mission is to turn underdogs into winners: helping those who come from non-target schools and non-traditional backgrounds get their dream careers at top companies....

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Episode 105: Moving forward after a stroke with Marcia Moran
June 28, 2020

Episode 105: Moving forward after a stroke with Marcia Moran

Marcia Moran was a successful business strategist who had been building her business over the last 20+ years. She thought she had life by the tail, but little did she know what was in store. After suffering a major stroke in 2014 at the age of 53,...

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Episode 104: Start Now Start Simple with Dan Ram
June 15, 2020

Episode 104: Start Now Start Simple with Dan Ram

Dan Ram is a 3x entrepreneur, prolific speaker, recording artist and startup coach. The son of an Indian diplomat, he draws inspiration from his eclectic background growing up in 10 countries, and he has actively worked on 5 continents. Dan is a...

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Episode 103: Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace with Jennifer Brown
June 1, 2020

Episode 103: Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace with Jennifer B…

Jennifer Brown is a leading diversity and inclusion expert, dynamic keynote speaker, best-selling author, award-winning entrepreneur and host of podcast, which uncovers true stories of diversity and inclusion. As the founder, president and CEO of ,...

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Episode 102: Comedy and creativity in a pandemic -- with John Heffron
May 25, 2020

Episode 102: Comedy and creativity in a pandemic -- with John Heffron

Today I get to talk with one of my most favorite comedians ever, John Heffron! John is a stand up comedy veteran and winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing season two. His latest comedy album is called Episodes, and he just published a new spy thriller...

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Episode 101: Wayne Baker -- All You Have To Do Is Ask
May 18, 2020

Episode 101: Wayne Baker -- All You Have To Do Is Ask

Wayne Baker is the author of the new book “All You Have To Do Is Ask: How to Master the Most Important Skill for Success.” He is the Robert P. Thome Professor of Business Administration at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, and...

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Episode 100: An entrepreneurial approach to philanthropy by Harris Rosen
May 11, 2020

Episode 100: An entrepreneurial approach to philanthropy by Harris Ro…

Harris Rosen is the President & Chief Operating Officer of Rosen Hotels & Resorts. He is Florida's largest independent hotelier, having built a portfolio of eight hotels in Orlando, with close to 7,000 guestrooms, over the course of 45...

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Episode 99: Arlan Hamilton – It’s About Damn Time
May 4, 2020

Episode 99: Arlan Hamilton – It’s About Damn Time

Arlan Hamilton is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, a fund dedicated to minimizing funding disparities in tech by investing in high-potential founders who are people of color, women, and/or LGBT. Started from scratch in 2015,...

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Episode 98: Take Control of Your Money and Life -- with Rahkim Sabree
April 27, 2020

Episode 98: Take Control of Your Money and Life -- with Rahkim Sabree

Rahkim Sabree is an author, speaker, and nonprofit co-founder specializing in personal finance and mentoring. He recently released his second book entitled "Financially Irresponsible" and delivered a TEDx talk in December 2019 on Financial...

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Episode 97: How Email Marketing Elevates Women in Business -- with Toni Coleman Brown
April 13, 2020

Episode 97: How Email Marketing Elevates Women in Business -- with To…

Toni Coleman Brown is an author, small business strategist and online marketing expert, with a focus on email lead generation and sales conversion. She is the founder of the Network for Women in Business, an online educational platform that teaches...

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Episode 96: How para-powerlifter Garrison Redd is disabling limitations
March 30, 2020

Episode 96: How para-powerlifter Garrison Redd is disabling limitatio…

Garrison Redd is a TEDx speaker, para-powerlifter, model, dancer, and most of all, an advocate for disabled rights. He founded an organization called “TheGarrisonReddProject” to provide resources and services that improve the well-being of...

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Episode 95: How Hira Ali helps empower women around the world
March 16, 2020

Episode 95: How Hira Ali helps empower women around the world

Hira Ali is the CEO of Advancing Your Potential, Managing Director of International Women Empowerment Events, Founding Director of Career Excel, and Co-Founder of The Grey Area. Her leadership and coaching articles have been published in The Huff...

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Episode 94: Build your brand by unlocking the creative genius of teams – with Jeremy Miller
March 2, 2020

Episode 94: Build your brand by unlocking the creative genius of team…

Jeremy Miller is a brand strategist, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and the founder of Sticky Branding, a brand building agency. His first book, also called Sticky Branding, is a playbook for how small- and mid-sized companies challenge the...

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Episode 93: Chasing a Stand-up Comedy Dream -- with Jessica Inserra (Explicit)
Feb. 17, 2020

Episode 93: Chasing a Stand-up Comedy Dream -- with Jessica Inserra (…

Jessica Inserra is a Los Angeles based stand-up comedian whose irreverent humor explores, among other things, themes from her life as a gay woman growing up in a colorful New York Italian family. Jessica recently commemorated 25 years of being out,...

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