Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love artwork

Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

1,303 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★ - 1 rating

What 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]

Careers Business Education business career careers entrepreneur entrepreneurs inspirational inspiring turningpoints
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Episodes

103: Cheeky New App Is a “Digital Dating Disruptor”

September 23, 2015 12:00 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MB

Lori Cheek is an architect turned entrepreneur. Her mobile dating app, Cheekd, reimagines online dating using Bluetooth, making missed connections obsolete. Now her blueprints create relationships instead of buildings. A veteran of TV’s “Shark Tank,” she was recently listed as "One of the Top 10 CEOs to Watch" and “The Digital Dating Disruptor.” Even before architecture school, Lori knew she had an entrepreneurial itch and a lifelong creative streak. “Through my corporate experience as an ar...

102: Social Change Nation Helps Social Entrepreneurs Make a Dollar and a Difference

September 22, 2015 07:00 - 29 minutes - 14 MB

Joshua Schukman is founder of Social Change Nation. His mission and passion is to provide startup social entrepreneurs the best tools for growing their ventures. On his podcast he interviews leading change agents, creating online content to help make a dollar and a difference. "Make people feel like they can become part of something greater than themselves, and they’ll love you for it," Josh said while chatting with social entrepreneurs around the world. “One thing that makes successful soci...

101: Breast Cancer Conqueror Brings Years of Practice to Coach Wellness

September 21, 2015 07:00 - 33 minutes - 15.9 MB

Dr. Véronique Desaulniers (“Dr. V.”) “retired” after 30 years of bioenergetics chiropractic practice to share her personal, non-toxic healing journey as a breast cancer conqueror. Her book “Heal Breast Cancer Naturally” is a #1 Best Seller on Amazon. Her step-by-step coaching program, “The 7 Essentials ™,” is based on decades of her own research. My passion is to inspire, support, and connect women all around the globe to live their best life through healing of body, mind, and soul. The 7 Es...

100: Expert Interview: How a Shift from Getting to Giving Yields Dramatic Results

September 18, 2015 07:00 - 30 minutes - 14.6 MB

Bob Burg is a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences. He has shared the platform with today’s top thought leaders, broadcast personalities, Olympic athletes and political leaders including a former United States President. Shifting your focus from getting to giving (“giving” meaning constantly and consistently providing value to others) is not only personally fulfilling; it’s also the most financially profitable way of doing business. This “Go-Giver” methodology has...

99: Life Crisis Opens Doors to Genuine Passion, Authentic Living

September 17, 2015 07:00 - 40 minutes - 18.8 MB

Red Katz is a businessman, author and motivational speaker who teaches entrepreneurs the necessary tools required to build resiliency and fuel growth in their businesses. His new book, Live Your YOUlogy, is an inspirational guide to learning how to unleash genuine passion and unlock lasting business success. “Living an unconscious life, without examining your own life’s meaning, ultimately will not work. I want people to face it, know that it's OK, and see what it's like on the other side. T...

98: Once Homeless, She Lands on Success in Real Estate

September 16, 2015 13:00 - 45 minutes - 21.5 MB

Kemi Egan is a bestseller author and top rated podcaster of New World, Real Estate. Homeless in her early 20s, she dove into studying wealth and success. In a year she raised $1 million and built a multi-million dollar portfolio, while still homeless. Defying the pull of inter-generational poverty in England, Kemi put herself through college to become a physical therapist, then opened a community clinic to fill gaps in care of the National Health Service. Lack of business experience, and the...

97: Wellness Through Technology and Quantified Self

September 15, 2015 05:38 - 35 minutes - 16.9 MB

Josh Trent, founder of WellnessForce.com, host of Wellness Force Radio Podcast, was awarded “Top 50 Digital Health Influencers 2015″ by Onalytica. A corrective exercise specialist, quantified-self enthusiast and expert in fitness technology, Josh is online and on iTunes. His mission is to empower wellness in over one million lives through technology. His motivation to help thousands to wellness is deeply rooted in a childhood and adolescence marked by weight and health struggles. A partier a...

96: Global “LookBooker” Puts Beauty and Grooming a Click Away

September 14, 2015 07:00 - 32 minutes - 15.5 MB

Giorgia Rossi is the co-founder of LookBooker, New York City’s premier hair and beauty appointment aggregator bringing together customers looking for salon, spa and barbershop appointments with salon owners looking for customers. People can book their appointments online, anytime, anywhere. Sick of trying to book a bikini wax from the middle of an iron ore mine, Giorgia co-created an entrepreneurial solution. Leaving a budding career as a management consultant in Australia, she launched Look...

95: Expert Interview: Gratitude Brings Soulful Vitality, with Adèle McLay

September 11, 2015 14:00 - 34 minutes - 16.3 MB

Adèle McLay is a business and personal success strategist, coaching her entrepreneur clients around the world for more than 20 years toward her vision of “Soulful Vitality.” She declares, “Each of us should be sizzling in business and life, but too many of us are only simmering. It concerns me whenever I hear someone say, ‘I’ll be happy when...or if,’ because when they get it, they just go on to want the next thing. They're never happy. My view is, we create happiness in the moment, in the n...

94: Podcasting a Natural Fit for Lifelong Radio Broadcaster

September 10, 2015 07:00 - 35 minutes - 16.6 MB

Jason Zinzilieta has been in broadcasting for nearly 30 years. He's the general manager of two radio stations, KYCA-AM and KAHM-FM, in Prescott, AZ. He also hosts The Victorious Writer Daily Podcast, and writes The Victorious Writer Blog at www.thevictoriouswriter.com. Jason is 45 years old, married, with two children. In radio, developing a podcast, blogging and life in general, Jason has been guided by “three simple words: be not afraid. When we take chances, even if we fail, it does not n...

93: Fearless Inner Journey is a Miracle in Itself

September 09, 2015 18:30 - 32 minutes - 15.3 MB

Sonia Ross is a therapist and a licensed clinical social worker in the Washington, DC area. Author of the Amazon bestseller, "The Journey Within: Healing Our Hearts and Minds through A Course in Miracles,” her practice focuses on helping others find the barriers to the peace that exists within us all. “When you are able to go into your own pain, hold it, look at it and not be afraid of it, you can be with other people, see their pain and help them through it. I love having in-depth conversat...

92: Web Marketing Pioneer Optimizes with Podcasting

September 08, 2015 07:00 - 34 minutes - 16.1 MB

Alex Harris is an award winning web designer, best-selling author and founder of AlexDesigns.com. He hosts the top ranked podcast, MarketingOptimization.tv. PPC Hero named him the "#4 Top Influential Conversion Rate Optimization Expert of 2014.” His latest book, Small Business Big Money Online, became an Amazon #1 Best Seller. Alex got online in 2000, designing web pages. He quickly learned about internet marketing, developing landing pages to drive email traffic to websites. Freelancing, he...

91: Her Language Is Individualism in Japanese, Chinese, English and More

September 07, 2015 06:30 - 32 minutes - 15.4 MB

Queenie Kawabe has been teaching Chinese and Japanese to people from all walks of life in a variety of settings since 2006. A qualified online language and secondary school teacher, she is based in Fukuoka, Japan. Teaching English speakers to expand their world with language, using techniques that are fun and easy, is her dream. “In my (Asian) society we follow what the parents say, and kids are getting stuck. Don't get stuck just because everyone else is doing something. My friends sometime...

90: Expert Interview: Start Early to Help Children Visualize Their Future

September 04, 2015 11:49 - 32 minutes - 15.5 MB

Dr. Nicoline Ambe has taught in schools and universities across the U.S. for two decades, teaching parents effective strategies to help their children excel in school and prepare for a successful future. She is an educational trainer and consultant, bestselling author, speaker and entrepreneur. “Start early to give your children the WHY behind going to school. Talk to them consistently about how they can use their talents, their smarts, the unique gifts they have to create something wonderfu...

89: Ambassador’s Memoir: “It All Begins with Self”

September 03, 2015 09:00 - 34 minutes - 16.1 MB

Delano Lewis, former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, rose from segregation-era Kansas to prominence in government, business, and the not-for-profit world. His memoir, “It All Begins with Self,” affirms his belief in family, education, hard work, perseverance, mentors and supporters. His career includes top positions at National Public Radio and the Peace Corps. As a full time law student, working 44 hours a week at the renowned Menninger Clinic to support his family, Delano was tapped for t...

88: Leaving Corporate World Behind for Independence as a Visual Storyteller

September 02, 2015 13:21 - 19 minutes - 9.63 MB

Deatra Harris left a global management position in 2012 to pursue her passion in film. With a master’s in marketing weeks away, she is already an award-winning independent filmmaker. Her films have screened worldwide. She recently wrapped production on a web-based design show. A divorce triggered Deatra to use her lifelong love of writing, but, instead of journaling, she gravitated toward creative writing, enrolling in courses at Atlanta’s Alliance Theater and writing for stage. Attending a ...

87: A Founder of Business Breakthroughs Recalls the Power of “I’ll Show You!”

September 01, 2015 07:00 - 37 minutes - 17.7 MB

Mitch Russo co-founded Timeslips Corporation, the largest time tracking software company in the world. He pioneered the virtual organization with Chet Holmes and Tony Robbins, co-creating Business Breakthroughs International, with nearly 300 people and about $25M in sales. In 2013 he wrote the bestseller, “The Invisible Organization,” a guide for fully virtual organizations. As an applications engineer right after college, Mitch noticed the sales reps were earning three times as much as he w...

86: For a Musician with a True Voice, “Xanax” Is a Love Song

August 31, 2015 15:28 - 25 minutes - 12.1 MB

Krysta Youngs is an artist with a true voice, whose career spans songwriter rounds in Nashville, Tennessee, and the gritty, inspiring streets of Los Angeles. Her creative collaborations include The Writing Camp’s David Quinones (“DQ”), Christina Aguilera, Cee-Lo, Rihanna and others. A graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. “Stay focused on what your goal is. I always say I don't like to have a back-up plan because I don't want to back up… I would say 90 percent of my opportuniti...

85: From Knowing Her Dream to Making It Her Own

August 28, 2015 14:30 - 28 minutes - 13.6 MB

Melissa Cohen, LCSW, wrote the bestselling ParentKnowledgy, A (Simple) Guide to Surviving Your Teen. She is dedicated to helping individuals find their own identity while managing their need for independence. Whether it is anxiety, conflict resolution, communication, self-esteem or managing expectations, Melissa tailors her approach to each unique situation. "I think it takes a long time to build up (the) courage to move forward with what we want. I had found what I loved to do earlier in li...

84: Retired Special Agent Steers Job-Seekers Through Maze of Security Clearances

August 27, 2015 07:04 - 35 minutes - 16.9 MB

Kevin Crane began his career as a U.S. Special Agent in 1985 with the Defense Investigative Service, conducting thousands of investigations for U.S. government security clearances. Through his bestselling book, Access Granted, he helps job seekers and others gain clearance for government jobs. Increasingly, jobs in government and business require security clearances. While helping young people and others navigate the process, he realized how much he loves being of service. In active retireme...

83: "Spark Your Own Passion"

August 26, 2015 13:27 - 31 minutes - 15 MB

Diane Whitney’s passion is focused on improving the lives of dogs and their owners through humane, force-free behavior modification dog training methods. In her nearly 20 years as a canine behavior specialist and a pet dog training instructor, she has taught nearly 2,000 group classes and hundreds of private clients, using basic classical and operant conditioning. “When there's something inside of you that says, ‘I would really like to do that, but…,’ that’s where we start, with the ‘but.’ Y...

82: Multi-Talented Visioneer Blends Music, Visual Arts and Business Skills

August 25, 2015 07:30 - 40 minutes - 18.9 MB

Dahlan Foah, president of Visioneering® International, Inc. is a pioneer in the audiovisual/multimedia industry. As a principal audiovisual consultant to the U.N., he brought his diverse skills to exhibitions, Visitors’ Centers. World’s Fair pavilions, installations for corporate clients. Born into a highly artistic family, which included Enrico Leide, founder of the first Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, he was steeped in music and art appreciation from childhood. Being a photographer in a docum...

81: Childhood War Survivor Guides Healing on the Inside

August 24, 2015 12:20 - 36 minutes - 17.2 MB

Mercedes Guzman recalls her childhood self in war-torn El Salvador as, “a dreamer with a passion that could never be defeated.” Rising above the civil war, she moved to the United States. Today she helps people heal their childhood wounds from the inside-out. Know “that your thoughts become your reality. What you say consciously, daily, creates your reality. I learned to observe what I am thinking, feeling and saying, because that will create my reality. It's not the government, not the econ...

80: Writer Advises: Eyes Open Wide to Notice the Nuances

August 21, 2015 14:00 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MB

Prue Batten writes award winning historical fantasy and fiction from her farm in Tasmania in her native Australia. After working as a journalist/researcher for Australian Broadcasting Corporation and raising a family, she writes novels and farms with her husband in a cropping and grazing operation. Dissatisfied with a librarian job, she walked up the street. At the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, she thought “I'll go in there and ask for a job.” Hired on the spot for a human resources s...

79: Guiding Business Based on Practical Behavioral Intelligence

August 20, 2015 08:00 - 38 minutes - 18.1 MB

Hugh Massie, president and founder of DNA Behavior International, is a behavioral management strategist and entrepreneur with 28 years of diverse international experience. His goal: to make behavioral intelligence practically usable on a scalable basis to “Know, Engage and Grow” every employee and client online. As an accountant, Hugh created a financial services business. It was lucrative, but he felt miserable. He started seeing how people’s decisions and behavior were often “hard-wired.” ...

78: A ‘Boomer Babe’ Explores Agelessness

August 19, 2015 13:30 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MB

Marjorie Hope Rothstein, founder of Living the 5 Star Life...without limits, is a spa trends specialist and new aging/boomer expert focused on becoming ageless. As a “Boomer Babe” with her finger on the pulse of the latest leading edge breakthroughs in beauty and preventative health and wellness, she is passionate about finding and sharing her discoveries of the fountain of youth with you. "I've always been passionate about beauty as an art form, and in all forms: nature, sculptures, stone c...

77: Funny Business-Comic With an Entrepreneur’s Heart

August 18, 2015 13:00 - 39 minutes - 18.4 MB

Marshall Chiles is a comedian with the heart of an entrepreneur. His current venture, Humor Wins, offers corporate comedy roasts, executive humor coaching and applying self-deprecation. Why? Because, as Inc. Magazine said, “Leaders who laugh at themselves appear more likable, trusting, and caring to their people.” “My mindset is that you're not in business to make money. Money is just something that comes along from doing the right stuff. It’s always been whatever's best for comedy,” Marshal...

76: Thriving Online as a Mentor, PR Pro

August 17, 2015 13:00 - 34 minutes - 16.3 MB

Deedra Determan helped make KOKI-TV a top Fox affiliate in the U.S. As “the wife of one and mother of two,” she used her 20+ years of marketing savvy, and her parenting knowledge, to create several websites attracting 100,000 moms each month. To continue using her entrepreneurial skills and simultaneously be close to her family, Deedra shifted her focus to D2 Branding, her innovative marketing communications firm, igniting brands to be the market leader in their industry. Recently she became...

75. Expert Interview: Employee Recognition—Making it Real, with Dr. Paul White

August 14, 2015 14:17 - 23 minutes - 11.3 MB

Dr. Paul White specializes in the language of authentic appreciation, and how to express it meaningfully to others. Co-author of three books and the Motivating by Appreciation Inventory, used by corporations, colleges and universities, medical facilities, schools, non-profit organizations, and government agencies. Feelings of being unappreciated are cited by 79% of people that leave an organization voluntarily. Companies have responded by creating employee recognition programs. “The problem ...

74: Using Nature to Take Health Back

August 13, 2015 07:00 - 42 minutes - 20.1 MB

Anthony Gucciardi is a natural health and self-development author, speaker, and activist whose writings have appeared in USA Today and Wall Street Journal Best-Selling books and top 100 websites. After creating the website NaturalSociety.com in 2010, Anthony's writings on health and wellness have reached tens of millions of readers worldwide. Diagnosed with Lyme disease seven or eight years ago, Anthony followed his doctor’s orders until the megadoses of steroids “made me feel 100 times wors...

73: She Knows Cotton from Genes to Jeans

August 12, 2015 18:00 - 32 minutes - 15.4 MB

As Jane Dever, Ph.D., approaches retirement, she’s back at the cotton project she started 32 years ago after college, still excited about helping west Texas farmers boost the quality of the fiber in their cotton crops, to be more competitive in the global market. She knows cotton from genes to jeans. After her years in the corporate sector, being a public breeder enabled Jane to focus on underserved stakeholders. This led to a project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through Cath...

72: A 10-Year International Basketball Career Leads to Youth Training Camps

August 11, 2015 19:30 - 43 minutes - 20.3 MB

Eric Dailey, founder of Dailey Training, was a professional basketball player, a stand-out on major teams in Europe, Asia and South America. Without an agent he successfully negotiated contracts, managed travel arrangements and conducted try-outs. While playing for Real Madrid in Spain—a top tier team in Europe—Eric learned he could negotiate better for his own best interests than an agent in the U.S. Building relationships with general managers globally, he learned the intricacies of corpor...

71: Life Coach from Peru Finds Her True North

August 10, 2015 07:00 - 26 minutes - 12.8 MB

Tatiana Franklin is a certified professional life coach and energy leadership index master practitioner. At age 17 she left her native Peru, learned English, and pursued her studies in the U.S. Her mission is to help people realize that living successfully is not a dream but a purpose to be lived every day. After working several years in market research in Peru and the U.S., and at a U.S. digital advertising agency, Tatiana realized the job was not “fulfilling her soul.” Her search led her t...

70: Expert: Emotional Intelligence—The Secret Sauce to Your Success

August 07, 2015 07:00 - 39 minutes - 18.7 MB

Dawn Cook polishes leaders until they shine. With 25 years of demonstrated excellence in leadership development, she now has four certifications in Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and 10 years as a certified coach. She has worked with executives and teams at companies such as Cox Communications and Southern Company in both personal and professional skills development. “EQ is the ability and the choice to be smart with your emotions, and it really is a choice. Research, which has been replicated ...

69: Making a World More Respectful, Stylish, Gentlemanly

August 06, 2015 16:39 - 36 minutes - 17.3 MB

Zacchary Falconer-Barfield is the “first gentleman” of The Perfect Gentleman, a venture to make the world more respectful, stylish and gentlemanly. An entrepreneur since age 19, he is an online publisher, author and consultant and has worked in industries as diverse as security, bars, films, tech and more. Having spent 70% of his childhood quite ill, Zacchary was despondent. At age 12, he contemplated suicide. Perched several floors above ground in the latest house his mother had bought to f...

68: Conquering Anxiety of Learning a Foreign Language

August 05, 2015 07:00 - 35 minutes - 16.7 MB

Dr. Taghreed M. Al-Saraj, bestselling author of The Anxious Language Learner, is a global researcher in applied linguistics. Her personal experiences and struggles led to her become a leadership coach, helping hundreds overcome anxieties of learning a foreign language. Even now, as a post-doctoral fellow at UC Berkeley and founder of EducateRight.com, her childhood empathy about language anxiety motivated her to learn yet another language, Turkish, while researching her latest book. Writing ...

67: Reciprocity - Create Value to Receive It

August 04, 2015 17:39 - 33 minutes - 15.6 MB

Dr. Randy Ross, founder and CEO (Chief Enthusiasm Officer) of Remarkable!, is a “craftsman of culture and a catalytic coach.” A master of cultural transformation, his unique understanding of employee engagement offers practical solutions for increasing the morale and performance of teams. His two-fold approach teaches: first, we are all designed to create value in life. When we create value, life is full and satisfying. The second is that all the good things we want in life are the result of...

66: No Magic, Just a Step a Day to Your Dream

August 03, 2015 08:00 - 36 minutes - 17.4 MB

Christy Haussler left a 6-figure corporate job to follow her dream: moving to Key West, Florida. In 10 months she replaced her income, earning more than she ever did working for someone else. Outside her comfort zone, she’s where she wants to be, doing her heart’s desire. On her daily 85-mile commutes, she listened to all the audiobooks in her local library, then discovered podcasting. Becoming a “super consumer” of podcasts, she created Brick and Mortar Reporter podcast, spotlighting local ...

65. Expert: Development through Coaching

July 31, 2015 12:29 - 31 minutes - 15.1 MB

Dr. Tom Tavantzis  asserts people can be taught to identify and work with their strengths. “I believe deeply in the power within each of us to harness our natural abilities as well as develop our own career and life vision, so that we can live lives that are satisfying to ourselves and others.” Coaching managers to “be in the here and now and really listen is vital for understanding problems,” Tavantzis explains. “When people talk about situations, they're also making comments about the rela...

64: A Knack for Bringing the Great Outdoors Online and On-Screen

July 30, 2015 07:00 - 26 minutes - 12.6 MB

Brown's Guides develops and publishes high-quality editorial content about a wide variety of where-to-go, what-to-do topics through multiple channels and platforms, explains publisher Fred Brown. “I have been involved with all aspects of print and online publishing, writing, editing, promotion and sales for over 35 years. It’s what I love to do.” Fred was recruited by the editor of his college newspaper, although he’d never considered journalism. Editing the newspaper “convinced me journalis...

63: A Life of Action in Two Languages

July 29, 2015 19:56 - 34 minutes - 16.2 MB

Helen Duffy, as a bilingual court interpreter based in her hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, uses the fluency in Spanish which she developed in Managua, Nicaragua while teaching English to university students in the war-torn country. Born to activist parents, she learned early how to navigate controversy and dissent. Armed with only a B.S. degree in English, Helen plunged herself into learning Spanish on the job in Nicaragua. The nation was engaged in a major literacy campaign, and there...

62: Writing (and Editing) his Ticket in the Mountains of France

July 28, 2015 18:38 - 30 minutes - 14.4 MB

Ward Rinehart, as co-manager of Jura Editorial Services, is an American who lives and works in the Jura mountains of France. The firm edits and writes English-language publications for the international organizations in nearby Geneva, Switzerland, and for clients worldwide. He worked in communications at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore for 30 years. At age 6, Ward recalls creating “a little neighborhood newspaper” with a friend, an early indication that writing might be in...

61: A Life Changed by Reading, Self-Confidence and Determination

July 27, 2015 07:00 - 31 minutes - 15.1 MB

Dr. Nicoline Ambe, founder of Nicoline Ambe International, an educational training and consulting company, is a #1 bestselling author, speaker and entrepreneur, teaching parents how to help children excel in school and prepare for a successful future. Proving her belief in the life-changing power of reading, Nicoline came to Canada and the U.S. on scholarships and earned her undergraduate degree, two master’s degrees and a doctorate, entirely on scholarships. Her initiative, belief in hersel...

60: Expert: The Geometry of Inevitable Success

July 24, 2015 06:36 - 37 minutes - 17.6 MB

For 30 years, Bob Lancer has helped clients toward authentic living. Clients include Fortune 500 corporations, small businesses, associations, schools, community service organizations and coaching clients. He also teaches parents and childcare professionals to raise children to reach their full potential. Success must begin with the question, asked early and often: “What is the point of my life?” Using geometric terms, Bob describes “the point” as the first of several forms in nature that gu...

59: Finding Freedom, Variety, Balance, and Quality of Life

July 23, 2015 09:17 - 27 minutes - 13.2 MB

Alf Nucifora, MBA (Harvard) is founder and chair of The Luxury Marketing Council chapter in Northern California, a global organization representing 1000+ leading consumer luxury brands. A native of Brisbane, Australia, his career in advertising and marketing spans corporate and agency work. After earning a B.A. from the University of Queensland, he worked for Fortune 500 companies in Australia and the United States. Leaving the corporate side to move into agency management, he settled in the...

58: Escaping Pain through Art

July 22, 2015 07:30 - 36 minutes - 17.1 MB

Helena Hötzl, Swedish painter and illustrator, spent much of her childhood in pain, enduring many surgeries, using her dreams and art to satiate a hunger for escape. London’s Saatchi Gallery helped her art go international with her first exhibition in Budapest in 2008. Her career focus is on empowering girls and women. Even if it’s tough, and life is really bad, it always changes in some way, if you really want to follow your dreams. Have faith, believe in yourself, even though it's a battl...

57: A Life Neither Boring Nor Ordinary

July 21, 2015 14:17 - 41 minutes - 19.3 MB

Keith Freund is trained as a music production engineer but spends most of his time as a web entrepreneur who hates to be bored. His first company, Fix Your Mix, has been providing audio mixing and mastering services over the internet since 2008. Fix Your Mix is not a recording studio, but manages engineers who perform these services remotely. “I'm willing to live with financial stress to do what I love to do,” Keith says. “I hate being bored more than anything else. Security is good but, I'm...

56: Drawing Career Wisdom from Personal Experience

July 20, 2015 07:00 - 32 minutes - 15.3 MB

Kalpana Murthy, a therapist certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), uses brain science-based approaches to help clients achieve their goals by identifying and resolving root causes of present day problems. She works as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Career Coach in her private practice Genuine Connection®, in Atlanta, Georgia. “Too many people get into a mindset that says, ‘I’m too old to make a radical change.’ I believe you have a psychological imperative ...

55: Expert: Aligning People, Passion and Purpose

July 17, 2015 14:20 - 25 minutes - 12.3 MB

Lee Ellis, founder and president of Leadership Freedom® LLC, guides the consulting firm focused on leadership and team development. Soon after retiring from his military career, Lee established and led the Career and Life Pathways Division of Crown Ministry, developing career assessment materials used globally by more than 200,000. Life and career decisions should be based on the uniqueness of each person, Lee explains. “Begin with this understanding: ‘I am made this way for a purpose.’ In m...

54: Making Room for Art that Raises Consciousness

July 16, 2015 07:00 - 44 minutes - 20.7 MB

Bill Lowe, gallery owner for almost 30 years, has viewed art as a means of delivering a heightened consciousness and a higher frequency into the viewer’s heart, soul and energy field. “Art is a mechanism for psychic surgery that can bring about spiritual and emotional healing. As a boy, Bill was fascinated with understanding metaphysics, perception, energy fields, frequencies and wavelengths. It persisted through a successful career in radio ad sales in his 20s and provided a conceptual fram...