Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love
1,303 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★ - 1 ratingWhat do highly successful people actually do to succeed? For 45 years as entrepreneur, inventor, and author, Don Hutcheson has studied the proven career-building strategies that people around the world have used for decades to create lives of success, satisfaction and freedom. Every Tuesday he interviews individuals from around the world who share their real-world experiences and insights—what worked, what didn’t and why—and any advice they might offer to help you jump-start your life and career to the next level. On Fridays, a highly accomplished woman or man from one of the most popular or interesting occupations and professions gives listeners an up-close-and-personal look at what it’s truly like to do what they do every day in “A Day in the Life.” Select recorded interviews here: http://www.DiscoverYourTalentPodcast.com/podcast. Interview Don on your podcast, radio show or other media: [email protected]
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153: Podcaster/Journalist Sets Her Sights on New Forms of Family
December 02, 2015 08:00 - 34 minutes - 16.5 MBBrandie Weikle, founder and editor of thenewfamily.com and host of The New Family Podcast, is a 15-year veteran of parenting journalism. She has been the Editor-in-Chief of Canadian Family magazine and held senior positions at a number of other parenting publications on and offline. Her website's 1,000 Families Project explores the variety of modern families. “It's very easy for people, especially women, to stay where they are in a job if it's comfortable. But I have advised every young woma...
152: Former College President Gets Back to His Passion: Conservation
December 01, 2015 08:00 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MBMarv Henberg, for seven years the president of The College of Idaho, a liberal arts college in Caldwell, is beginning an active retirement with plans “to engage in my other great passion, conservation.” An international and a local conservation organization are considering him for their boards.” Marv’s impressive academic life took him to Washington and Lee University and Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar. “Early on I developed an interest in environmental philosophy. My Ph.D. thesis was on theori...
151: Creating Webinars, Not Snooze Fests, She’s Your Webinar Guru
November 30, 2015 08:00 - 35 minutes - 16.7 MBCorena Bahr is the owner of YourWebinarGuru, a consulting company that trains experts how to create exceptional webinar training programs that ensure learning and profitability. With more than 15 years with companies such as Citrix and Comerica Bank, she has a unique blend of expertise in instructional design and virtual learning. “Follow what excites you. You have to remember that you are the captain of you ship, the one who gets to steer the ship and go where you want to go. Networking is ...
150: Expert Interview: Defining Success for Yourself, with Kathleen Brady
November 27, 2015 08:00 - 25 minutes - 12.1 MBKathleen Brady, a certified career/life coach, author and speaker, has helped people identify goals and embrace their dreams for 25 years. Director of career development at Georgian Court University, she is head of Brady & Associates Career Planners, LLC. How well you distinguish between your own definition of success and society’s definition—aligning your inner desires with their outward expression—makes all the difference between deep satisfaction and drudgery. Gaining clarity and self-kno...
149: Podcaster Teaches Continuous Improvement, Lean Leadership
November 26, 2015 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBChris Burnham is a lifelong learner and teacher of Lean Management systems and Continuous Improvement. Understanding that leadership is the difference between success and failure, Chris uses The Lean Leadership Podcast to teach, equip, and motivate others on using their gifts and talents to improve their own lives and others around them. Chris came to see how skills learned in his criminal justice studies were transferable. He saw that his talents that meshed with one field could be engaged ...
148: Danish Pageant Beauty Encores at 65
November 25, 2015 08:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBPia Gronning was runner-up Miss Denmark in 1969, landing leading roles in several Scandinavian movies. Discovered by famed modeling agency executive Eileen Ford in 1973, she moved to New York City and modelled for 13 years for print and broadcast ads, traveling worldwide. Now, at 65, she is a globetrotting model once again. Earlier, feeling pressure from her father to get “a real job,” Pia enrolled in college. Modeling agencies were enticing her with offers. Pulled in two directions, she too...
147: Joe Volunteer—An App to Boost Volunteers Ten-Fold
November 24, 2015 08:00 - 35 minutes - 16.6 MBChip Franks is the founder of The Real Estate MarketPlace, with 16 realtors, and a property management company in Harker Heights, TX. His passion project, Joe Volunteer, is an Uber-like mobile app that connects organizations and volunteers on demand. The goal: increase volunteering 10-fold globally and help millions of people worldwide. "A formal education can make you a living, but a self-education will make you a fortune. What's great about business is that the act of creating something is...
146: Surviving “Camp Inca,” a Wrongly-Accused Smuggler’s Life Is Redeemed
November 23, 2015 08:00 - 36 minutes - 17.4 MBJulienne Burleson spent five years in an Ecuadorian prison because her so-called friends set her up with hidden cocaine. Featured on "60 Minutes" with Mike Wallace, she now speaks and writes about her inspirational story. Her bestselling book, "Surviving Camp Inca," was released in July 2015. In prison, she reviewed the many small decisions that led up to her imprisonment, strengthened her faith, and taught herself a trade, the energy work of reflexology. “No matter what you’ve been through ...
145: Expert Interview: Finding the Hero Soul and Call in You, with Colonel Bill DeMarco
November 20, 2015 07:30 - 29 minutes - 14.1 MBCol. Bill DeMarco has a passion for leadership and helping others lead organizations to amazing results. He has commanded at the squadron, group, and wing (equivalent) level. His teaching posts include USAF’s Air University. To earn his three masters degrees he studied at Stanford University, Cambridge’s Business School, and works with Harvard’s National Preparedness Leadership Initiative. “Some of us were born to be the hero of a story of epic proportions, but others are perhaps a hero of o...
144: Body Building and Coaching That Enriches Lives
November 19, 2015 13:30 - 32 minutes - 15.2 MBLee Phoenix has taken his passion for helping people reach a better point in their lives by using his knowledge of nutrition counseling, life coaching, and bodybuilding. Through his business, Rise Brand New Fitness, he plans to reach people around the world, enriching the quality of their lifestyles. “When I went out on my own—building rapport with people, working on myself—someone asked me if I was a life coach. I began to see I am good at motivating people through what I say and do. I bega...
143: “Essential Mindfulness for Lawyers” Training Can Help Anyone
November 18, 2015 14:00 - 27 minutes - 13 MBJudi Cohen is an attorney and law professor who founded Warrior One and its nationally-acclaimed Essential Mindfulness for Lawyers® trainings, helping thousands of lawyers, law students and conflict-resolution professionals integrate the tool of mindfulness into their practices and lives, to reduce stress, increase effectiveness, and positively influence wellbeing and outcomes. The practice of mindfulness—as a practice of life—can be useful to anyone. If you are surrounded by conflict, the p...
142: A Blueprint for Youth From Expert Who Conquered Fatigue
November 17, 2015 07:30 - 35 minutes - 16.7 MBDr. George Moricz has taken on the medical establishment with his proprietary youthful blueprint system. As a thought-leader in anti-aging, Dr. Moricz has integrated hormonal balancing, weight management, and control over fatigue. In his 30s he began to suffer sleeplessness, fatigue and acute exhaustion. Though he loved his practice, he could not keep up the pace. As a patient, he thought of pinball machines as he was bounced from specialist to specialist. This experience led him to rethink ...
141: Living Life on Purpose—A Destiny Statement Makes it Easier
November 16, 2015 07:30 - 32 minutes - 23 MBJeneen Barlow is a results-producing presenter and clarity coach. A successful K-16 educator and administrator, she and husband Omar co-created The Destiny Statement Process and the Custom Cash-Generating Curriculum. Jeneen is the author of Don't Be Scared, Bespeak, and co-author of triple bestseller, Don't Be Scared, Live on Purpose. “What really matters is living life on purpose. I was there when both my parents drew their last breath, and I’m so clear about this. I'm happy to be able to d...
140: Expert Interview: Conquer Stage Fright, Build Your Confidence, with Bill Lampton, Ph.D.
November 13, 2015 07:30 - 34 minutes - 16.1 MBBill Lampton, Ph.D., helps leaders speak confidently, clearly and convincingly. His interview coaching enables applicants to excel in job searches. Founder of Championship Communication, Bill’s clients include major corporations and entrepreneurs. He taught at the University of Georgia, then served as vice president of three colleges and a medical center. He has hosted many radio talk shows. Fear of public speaking holds many talented people back. Many people in management won’t seek higher ...
139: An Authentic, Happy Person Grows A “New Business Mindset”
November 12, 2015 07:30 - 39 minutes - 18.6 MBGareth Young is an author, radio show host, podcaster, blogger and speaker. His passion is challenging preconceptions and helping people transform and grow into authenticity, happiness, purpose and sense of fulfillment without sacrificing worldly and career success—topics often featured on his podcast, A New Business Mindset. He is also a successful businessman. “When I transformed my own life from a traditional corporate career and family life to an integrated life of independent business l...
138: A “Spirited” Performer Through Rough Seas, Exotic Dancing and Real Estate
November 11, 2015 07:30 - 26 minutes - 12.3 MBLatisha Robb seized her own destiny when she found herself homeless with four children, abandoned by her husband. This led her into self-discovery through New Age and Eastern religion. Less than seven years later, she is a self-made woman in real estate with a global clientele, a philanthropist and leader in business and spiritual thought. The turning points in our lives—good or bad—are there for a reason. I’ve learned that your pain is your purpose and it creates who you are. When we look a...
137: Coaching for Profound and Permanent Change in Your Life
November 10, 2015 07:30 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBRob Scott coaches from authentic wisdom gained through failures, massive successes and fundamental shifts in thinking. “I have a really sound—not ‘woo-woo’—and actionable way to help people get past their biggest limits, get connected to their biggest purpose, and make a permanent and profound change in their life. I had the advantage of a horrible childhood. That led me to having certain courage or durability in the corporate world.” After a descent into addiction, homelessness and cancer, ...
136: Coach Can Help You Let Go of Perfectionism and Mental Barriers
November 09, 2015 07:30 - 32 minutes - 30.6 MBErin Colleen Geraghty is a certified life and weight loss coach, and yoga therapist. She specializes in working with men and women who struggle with perfectionism, are seeking spirituality, and want to learn how to pursue their passions with vigor and determination. Her techniques include ways of releasing faulty belief systems. “Once you use your power to manage your mind, you're really limitless. Once you understand your dark and your doubts—from that place of love, understanding and accep...
135: Expert Interview: Creating a Life Vision–Tools for Understanding Yourself, with Steven Chen
November 06, 2015 16:00 - 28 minutes - 13.6 MBSteven J. Chen, Ph.D., is an organizational psychologist, consultant and author who has worked with individuals and companies for over 25 years. His knowledge of human behavior and of what works in practice allow him to quickly diagnose issues and problems and create unique and long lasting solutions. “Many people choose careers and life paths without a clear understanding of who they are as individuals, then wonder why they feel so deeply disconnected and dissatisfied. Going through some pr...
134: Almost Paralyzed, Marketing Pro Makes Rehab His Brand and Cause
November 05, 2015 10:30 - 45 minutes - 21.5 MBSam Porritt knows how to revitalize once-prominent brands, making them relevant again. His recovery from a spinal injury turned him into a leading advocate for full coverage for rehabilitation. Through his marketing consulting practice, Full Circle Branding, and Falling Forward Foundation, he takes up the cause of nonprofits. Earning an MBA from the University of Chicago and succeeding in a corporate career, Sam never considered the nonprofit sector. “For me it was all about making money. Su...
133: Writer Sees Meaning in Indirect Path to Her Dream
November 04, 2015 07:30 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBChristina DeBusk dreamed of writing, even as she enjoyed her 15 year career in law enforcement. A recent opportunity to move cross-country from Michigan to California was the perfect time to make that dream a reality. She has been writing full-time ever since, looking to add motivational speaking to her portfolio soon. In law enforcement, “Sometimes you're dealing with people right when they’re in their pit of despair. It took me awhile to see how writing could fit into my desire to help. Th...
132: Podcaster Coach Helps Clients Become “Natural Born Coaches”
November 03, 2015 07:30 - 36 minutes - 17.3 MBMarc Mawhinney is on a mission to help coaches build stronger businesses. A lifelong entrepreneur, he achieves this with his daily podcast, “Natural Born Coaches” and his programs for coaches, including the 6-week intensive “Seize Your Niche” program. The real estate crash, which hit Marc’s agency in Canada in 2009, knocked the wind out of him, but he never considered ending his entrepreneurial life. Harsh news stories stung him badly, but they also caught the attention of a fellow entrepren...
131: Finding Solace in Yoga to “Soothe Your Soul”
November 02, 2015 07:00 - 41 minutes - 19.6 MBLiz Nierzwicki is an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, author, and health and fitness expert. Founder of Solace Yoga Studio in Mishawaka, Indiana, the studio’s tagline is: Soothe Your Soul. Her mission: “To help people love their lives, create a future they’re excited about, and know that yoga leads to peace.” A broken back from a childhood sledding accident at age seven, led her through a long recovery. “I learned I had to squeeze the muscles of my core before doing any other movement. Lo...
130: Expert Interview: Master Your Paperwork—Clarify Your Priorities, with Sara Caputo
October 30, 2015 07:30 - 33 minutes - 15.7 MBSara Caputo says she, “helps you rock your day and use your brain the right way!” A dynamic productivity coach, consultant, and trainer based in Santa Barbara, California, she is the founder of Radiant Organizing+Productivity and author of the e-book, The Productivity Puzzle: What's Your Missing Piece? “Up to 85 to 90 percent of what we file, we’ll never look at again. The first step in getting organized is to identify what you need to keep, and for how long. Then, integrating a maintenance ...
129: IBM-er Makes Practical Career Transition Into His True Purpose
October 29, 2015 06:00 - 32 minutes - 15.2 MBMike Daciuk is a Functional Medicine Practitioner and personal trainer in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. He spent the first 15 years of his career at IBM before transitioning to his true purpose in life—changing lives and helping people live to their fullest potential. He is blessed with a beautiful wife and four children. “People spend their whole life chasing money and career success, going up the corporate ladder, sacrificing their health. At the end of the day they'll give back the money they ...
128: Daring to Try, She Is The Voice of an Independent Music Success
October 28, 2015 08:00 - 27 minutes - 13.1 MBAdley Stump kick-started her music career on Season 2 of NBC's "The Voice"/Team Blake (Shelton). Featured as one of 12 celebrities who have made it independently in the book “How They Sell Music," Adley’s story inspires others to follow their dreams and make a living with their music. As a broke college senior, Adley decided to be a Jeopardy contestant. The deadline had passed, but her Karaoke friends dared her to audition for The Voice—and she made it. She credits her 15 years of cheerleadi...
127: “Vegan Warrior” Sheds 164 Pounds, Living Cruelty-Free
October 27, 2015 16:30 - 38 minutes - 17.9 MBCurtis “Zeal” Ingram, also known as the Vegan Warrior, declares, “I will be 7 years old on Thanksgiving Day 2015. That is the day I chose to live ‘cruelty free,’ a conscious lifestyle for my health, literally doing no harm to animals and the planet, to the best of my ability.” At his son’s high school graduation—“the day that was supposed to be my happiest, I was actually the saddest”—Curtis could barely carry his 369 pounds across the parking lot and climb the stadium steps to his seat. He ...
126: A Dancer Coaches the Steps to the Heart of Entrepreneurship
October 26, 2015 06:00 - 30 minutes - 14.5 MBSamantha Riley, author of The Heart of Entrepreneurship, made her first million by her mid-20s and built several successful businesses over the decades. She is creator of The Accelerant Group, where she helps business owners amplify their message so that they can make a bigger impact and charge higher fees. “We're brought up to believe there's a certain way to do things. Maybe no one has said, ‘There is another way. Maybe we don't all need to fit into a box.’ I’m all about getting the messag...
125: Expert Interview: Breathing Life Into Your Career, with Lisa Gates
October 23, 2015 07:00 - 42 minutes - 19.7 MBLisa Gates is an executive coach, negotiation consultant and co-founder of She Negotiates, an organization committed to closing the income and leadership gaps for women. “Women face persistent challenges at work and a repetitive media loop of things women should do or change. My feeling is, to move past all those pressures, we have to be super clear about who we are, what we want, and why we want it. Then, to be willing to build an ‘influence posse’ to help us navigate those challenges and a...
124: Basketball Coach and Recruiter Turns Skills toward Ad Agencies
October 22, 2015 09:30 - 33 minutes - 15.8 MBMichael Palma has had five careers, each one building toward the next. “I'm a headhunter, rainmaker and matchmaker for creative people, agencies and brands. I work with top talent, the best agencies and brands.” Previously he was a Parade Magazine All American basketball player and a Division 1 college basketball coach. Mike approaches his work as a calling. He maintains the mindset of a student, constantly learning. “Once I start thinking I'm an expert, or give into the temptation of not va...
123: Organizer Envision a Safe, Humane Chicago, and Beyond
October 21, 2015 17:00 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MBCynthia Bathurst, Ph.D., believes you can't have a safe neighborhood if it's not humane for its humans and animal residents. As head of Safe Humane Chicago and co-founder of D.A.W.G. (Dog Advisory Work Group), she started in her Lincoln Park neighborhood, with a global vision for humane communities worldwide. “I grew up with animals, friends and a loving family, knowing that animals, compassion and helping others was crucial to everyone's life. On a Chicago community policing ride-along, Cyn...
122: Pawnbroker’s Passion for Deals Nets Him a TV Show and a Bestseller
October 20, 2015 07:00 - 22 minutes - 11 MBLes Gold is an old school pawnbroker at heart, with a passion for collecting and a nose for deals and people. Known worldwide through his TruTV show, Hardcore Pawn, he authored the bestselling For What It’s Worth: Business Wisdom from a Pawnbroker. Les built American Jewelry and Loan from the ground up. From early childhood, Les had a sharp eye for spotting opportunities and finding ways of doing things better. Whether he was leveraging his pizza, selling it by the slice, brokering a better ...
121: A Lifetime Finding Ways to Say YES to Creativity
October 19, 2015 07:00 - 37 minutes - 17.4 MBSarah Daniels joined RealArcade in 2005 sourcing and producing video games. Ten years later, with dozens of titles as producer, designer and creative director, she’s making games for the whole family. In January 2015, she left Seattle in a renovated “Skoolie” bus. Her mission: to unplug, reconnect, and challenge her status quo. In a life filled with rich, diverse experiences, Sarah has honed a guiding pragmatism: “For earning a living, I made the mercenary's choice—I want to do what I love, ...
120: Expert Interview: Options for Dealing with Truly Difficult People, with Victoria Pynchon
October 16, 2015 07:00 - 42 minutes - 19.8 MBVictoria Pynchon took a mediation course that changed her business and her life, after having labored 25 years in contentious high stakes business litigation. Earning a degree in conflict resolution from the Strauss Institute, her business, SheNegotiates, prospers as it helps individual women close their own personal gender wage gap. “You can't be a bully or an asshole alone in your room. Both exist only in a relationship. We all have the opportunity to stop, talk, de-escalate. This can heal...
119: Women Starting Over—Coming Back After a Money Crisis
October 15, 2015 08:00 - 36 minutes - 17.1 MBOraynab Jwayyed, consultant and founder of Business Interludes, LLC, helps women learn to manage their money and organize their financial lives. The latest of her two e-books, released on amazon.com October 2015, is "Starting Over: A Practical Guide for Women After a Money Crisis.” It is already a best seller. After marrying young and raising a family, I went back to school to study business. I was surprised by the many women—often well educated—who were amazed that I understood finance and ...
118: Entrepreneurial Podcast Breaks the Borders, Builds Community
October 14, 2015 08:00 - 33 minutes - 15.6 MBRohit Gandrakota is a supply chain professional and part time podcaster. He moved to the US from India in 2008 to earn his Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering. An avid podcast listener, he channeled his passion into his own podcast, Breaking the Borders, which features immigrant entrepreneurs. Learning from podcasts, Rohit “was blown away by how much you can learn from others’ experiences.” A light bulb went on when a comment on one of his favorite shows said, “When you interview a gue...
117: The Principal Pro Helps Parents, Teachers Educate for Hope
October 13, 2015 08:00 - 33 minutes - 15.7 MBKristina MacBury is a high school principal, mother of 11, and bestselling author of The Principal Pro, a collection of real life case studies based on her decades of educational experience. She is co-founder of Educate 4 Hope, an organization with a strong passion for coaching future leaders and supporting students. “I was so lucky to have had great teachers and role models. People go into education for two reasons: they had poor teachers and poor counselors, or they had excellent, amazing ...
116. Marketing Messages with Integrity
October 12, 2015 07:00 - 28 minutes - 13.4 MBLisa Manyon created a 3-step marketing and copywriting model for messages with integrity: challenge, solution, invitation. Recipient of the People's Choice Award at the 29th California Women's Conference and creator of training for small business development centers. “Not everyone shares all the pieces of the online marketing puzzle. Sometimes people are only selling pieces of the dream, selling hope. I bust through all that and let people know what the truth of the matter is. I understand t...
115: Expert Interview: More Than Just a Mentor, Women Need a Champion
October 09, 2015 18:30 - 42 minutes - 20 MBIda Abbott has been helping employers develop, manage and retain legal talent since 1995, following a long career as a trial lawyer. A mentor and coach to high achieving individuals, she is a co-founder of the Professional Development Consortium and the Hastings Leadership Academy for Women. Much of her current work focuses on advancing women. It's crucial to have a champion for your career and professional advancement, someone who becomes actively engaged on your behalf. Not every mentor wi...
114: New BOSS in Town Is in the Business of Giving Back
October 08, 2015 07:00 - 40 minutes - 18.8 MBPaul Kirch’s BOSS Academy and Radio is helping entrepreneurs and small business owners build successful, sustainable businesses. Paul’s firm, Actus Sales Intelligence, helps clients sell smarter and creates a synergy for BOSS clients. “Throughout my career, whenever I've given the most, I've received the most. When I've volunteered and given back, supported people, mentored college students, it's amazing how this really pays off. On the other hand, when I'm focused on just trying to make mon...
113: Clipping Sears Catalog Launches Artist’s Multi-Media Career
October 07, 2015 15:00 - 36 minutes - 17.3 MBNina Pak’s photographic career spans more than 30 years. “Out of necessity,” she developed her skills as a wardrobe stylist, set designer and hair stylist. Published in international magazines, book and magazine covers and editorial spreads, Nina’s artwork appears in anthologies including Spectrum Best Contemporary Fantasy Art, and books about the digital process. “There's no way to skip the basics. My advice is to first learn the tools. If you're doing digital photography, master Photoshop....
112: Entrepreneur Takes on Business Schools with Audacity and Price
October 06, 2015 07:00 - 36 minutes - 17.2 MBClay Clark, founder of Thrive15.com and SBA Entrepreneur of the Year, is described by Yahoo as the "Jim Carey of Entrepreneurship." Through his tireless tenacity and honey badger work ethic, he has founded and co-founded a string of successful companies including DJ Connection and Elephant in the Room Men's Grooming Lounge. Recognizing that his failures and subsequent successes could benefit others who are poor “like I used to be,” he created Thrive15.com, an online business school experienc...
111: Embrace the Moxie Within—No Apologies for Nurturing Big Dreams
October 05, 2015 07:00 - 31 minutes - 14.9 MBLori Patrice Robinson is the founder of Corporate Moxie, the premier destination for women who don’t apologize for having big dreams. Born out of a desire to see women encourage other career women, Corporate Moxie provides the tools for climbing the career ladder of success while embracing the “moxie” within. For any change in life, you have to: 1) believe in yourself, and 2) understand that it's going to take work. Be honest with yourself. If you're in a career you are no longer happy with,...
110. Expert Interview: Changing at the Core, with Rob Scott
October 02, 2015 07:00 - 28 minutes - 13.7 MBRob Scott is known for rewiring limiting beliefs and bringing complete transformation. A master level coach, he creates digital products and training programs for world changers that help people break through their deepest limits. Rob’s “Identity Shifting Mastermind” reprograms people’s mindsets, and connects them to their deepest purpose. “I'm here to tell people that you can actually go in and rewire that self-sabotaging stuff so you have confidence, feel aligned with that next step and so...
109. A Fact-Based P.R. Veteran Counsels Courage to Speak Up
October 01, 2015 09:00 - 41 minutes - 19.4 MBJudy DeRango Wicks brought her PR skills to technology, launching early fax machines, online banking and bill pay. Her career included “safe sex” campaigns in the 1980s, and campaigns on fighting fraud. An expert in consumer behavior change, she based award-winning campaigns on solid research, media and influencer relations. As a pioneer of the movement for women in the workplace, Judy learned the value of courage and speaking up, and enjoyed “a really wonderful career path” as a result. “So...
108. “Child Who Takes Care of Baby Birds” Still Healing After 35 Years
September 30, 2015 11:40 - 34 minutes - 16.2 MBJanet McKim knew from the age of five that she wanted to “make the animals well.” Despite gender bias in the field, she obtained her doctor of veterinary medicine degree from Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. After 35 years, she still wakes up happy and excited to go to work. Janet can't remember ever not wanting to be a vet. In elementary school, when someone found baby bird on the playground, a teacher came to her classroom to find her because everyone knew her as "the ...
107. A Career of “Place-Making”—at his Restaurants, or in Sustainable Community
September 29, 2015 17:00 - 46 minutes - 21.7 MBSteve Nygren sums up his 50-year career as a renowned restaurateur and now the developer of a sustainable wellness community as being “all about place-making”—a place at a table at one of his 34 critically acclaimed Peasant restaurants, or a place in his Serenbe community minutes away from downtown Atlanta. “Really dig down into your heart and your gut, not just your head. Listen with your heart or your gut to what you intuitively feel, and then have the courage to follow that intuition. Whe...
106: Battling Autism: A Mom Takes on the Odds
September 28, 2015 07:00 - 35 minutes - 16.5 MBTami A. Goldstein is a certified massage therapist, with 10+ years of experience facilitating Upledger Craniosacral therapy to individuals with autism. A national advocate and educator for autism, she is the award winning author of “Coming Through the Fog.” When her infant daughter began displaying disturbing symptoms after vaccinations, Tami began educating herself. As her daughter’s conditions worsened, culminating in an autism diagnosis at age 13, she quit her job to pursue appropriate th...
105: Expert Interview: Proven Strategies to Double Your Productivity, with Dr. Enaka Yembe
September 25, 2015 07:00 - 21 minutes - 10.4 MBDr. Enaka Yembe, a physician and founder of American Stat-Care centers, opened her clinic from her sick bed and grew it to 7-figures in 8 months. A bestselling author, speaker, coach and mentor, she has appeared on local and network TV. She believes each person has the God-given ability to be successful. Did you know you can double your productivity just by doing a few simple disciplines throughout your day? In her brief interview, Dr. Yembe tells specifically how you can reach your highest ...
104: A Global Pursuit of a Dream
September 24, 2015 12:00 - 34 minutes - 16.1 MBRick Karlsruher chased a dream—getting his life story told in a film—across three continents, becoming bait for an IRS/FBI sting. He saw the horrors of apartheid in South Africa and the glitz of Monte Carlo. A Story Almost Told puts the reader in the action. Trying to produce a film about his life adventures showed Rick a need to create a platform for new and undiscovered writers. Noveltunity® has attracted over 4.4 million page views and members from over two dozen countries. Rick sees it a...