Emerge. Evolve. Lead.

In the Pursuit of Happiness

Maureen is sharing a final solo episode today on chasing happiness and celebrating sobriety. We are thrilled to have completed 100 episodes of Emerge. Evolve. Lead. podcast. We may take it up again later this year but for now, a break is needed. To get on Maureen’s email list, take the quiz. To find out more about the Recovery@Work coaching program click here. To find out more about team training and leadership training at work, check out our  Personality@Work programs. Do you manage a ...

Recovery from Ultra Processed Food Addiction

With us today is Certified Health Coach, fitness expert, and author David Greenwalt. A husband, father, former police officer, gym owner, competitive state-level body builder, and powerlifter, in 1997, at age 32 and a body weight of 235 pounds, David discovered an evidence-based approach for getting off his own 50 excess pounds and keeping it off for 25 years and counting. Since 1999, through his company Leanness Lifestyle University, David has been helping student members, from every walk o...

How to Change Your Model of the World in 2023 with Maureen Ross Gemme

Maureen is sharing a solo episode with you today on how to implement a tool to help you change your model of the world, release and old identity and belief about yourself so that you can successfully reach your goals and make lasting changes. Maureen Ross Gemme, MS Ed., CEO of Emerge Leadership Academy, began training leaders across New England in 2015 after a 30-year corporate career. A motorcycle-riding grandmother and personal growth advocate, Maureen trains and coaches leaders who want ...

Persistence Pays Off with Nick Jaworski

My guest today is Nick Jaworski an internationally recognized executive in the field of behavioral health with experience building organizations across four continents. Nick works with senior leaders in the field of behavioral health to advance their organizations to improve patient care, experience, and communication. Welcome to the podcast Nick. As the owner of Circle Social Inc. and The Institute for the Advancement of Group Therapy, he has helped healthcare organizations ranging in reve...

Fix Yourself First with Angela Ryan

My guest this week is Angela Ryan a retired Pharmacist and has been in Al-anon for 16 years.  She was married to an alcoholic and when she noticed the children were showing unusual signs of stress she realized she had to leave the marriage.   Angela remarried John, who now has 35 years of sobriety. Her teenage son is a well adjusted teenager who has grown up with the power of living with the principles in the 12 step program.  Program language is their family language as they support each...

Understanding Destructive Leadership with Karen Perham-Lippman

I’m delighted to welcome you back to the podcast for a second conversation, with my good friend Karen Perham Lippman. Karen was the second person I had an interview with so if you want to hear her story, please listen to episode #3. Karen is a Dynamic and award-winning executive, community leader, and national public speaker. And since I had her on the podcast 2 years ago, she has risen in the corporate ranks, almost finished with her Ph.D., is  a published author, and launched all 3 of her ...

Peace, Purpose and Prosperity with Victoria Rader

My guest on the podcast this week is Victoria Rader. Victoria who goes by Vica is a bestselling author and founder of Empower Me and has a slew of apps as well. She has a PhD in metaphysical studies, is a ThetaHealing Instructor, and a Hypnosis Master Practitioner. The message here is that she is fully qualified in helping people! Vica was also born in Ukraine and she helps people gain more prosperity.  Through thousands of client sessions and seminars, Victoria has witnessed that the cap t...

Empathic Mastery with Jennifer Moore

My guest this week is Jennifer Moore. Jennifer is the author of a book called Empathic Mastery and is the Founder of Empathic Mastery Academy, host of the podcast called Empathic Mastery and she’s a master trainer. I know of at least a ½ dozen Highly Sensitive people and 4 of them are in recovery from addiction. If you are empathic or highly sensitive person you are going to get so much out of this podcast today.  We talk about the intersection between empathic sensitivity and addiction.  ...

Healing from Food Attachment with Tiffany North RN

Sober since 1998, my guest this week is Tiffany North. Tiffany is a Registered Nurse, Certified Intuitive Eating Professional, and the creator of the Food Attachment Model.  As an RN, Certified Intuitive Eating Professional, and creator of the Food Attachment Model ™, Coach Tiffany helps people with disordered eating finally find freedom, balance, and satisfaction. Her coaching is focused on secure attachment, and body respect, and is a Health-at-every-size informed approach.  She has been...

The Recovery Witch with Sarah Ibrahim

My guest this week is recovery coach Sarah Ibrahim and she inspires people to truly live their best life. Sarah has been clean from cocaine addiction since May of 2021 and calls herself the Recovery Witch.   Spirituality underpins all of Sarah’s endeavors and teaches her clients how to understand and harness the power of the Law of Attraction to manifest their heart’s truest desires. Sarah believes that we can have it all and is determined to live a life demonstrating that.  She is a tenac...

I'm Not Driving the Bus with Don Colliver

My guest on the podcast today is Don Colliver and he's learned how to surrender and not try to control people and situations through Al-Anon. Don speaks professionally for Fortune 500 companies like Adobe and Google and teaches public speaking internationally. He’s a performer by trade and played with the Blue Man Group, and toured internationally as a theatrical clown for a contemporary circus, Spiegelworld.  Don’s mission is to help us all communicate with authenticity, active listening, ...

Listen to the Whisper

My guest on the podcast today is Jake Sasseville. Jake has recovered from compulsive debting and underearning. He has not incurred unsecured debt since 2013 and now he is the CEO and Founder of Imiloa Institute in Costa Rica. Jake is a hospitality entrepreneur, author, and podcaster and one of his claims to fame was that he was the youngest host in late-night TV history on ABC and the White House named him one of the most “innovative entrepreneurs under 30.” Imiloa is booked years in advance...

Listen to the Whisper with Jake Sasseville

My guest on the podcast today is Jake Sasseville. Jake has recovered from compulsive debting and underearning. He has not incurred unsecured debt since 2013 and now he is the CEO and Founder of Imiloa Institute in Costa Rica. Jake is a hospitality entrepreneur, author, and podcaster and one of his claims to fame was that he was the youngest host in late-night TV history on ABC and the White House named him one of the most “innovative entrepreneurs under 30.” Imiloa is booked years in advance...

Healing Comes from Knowing Yourself with Magic Barclay

My guest this week is Magic Barclay. Magic lives in Australia and has been sober since 1998. Her life changed when she faced multiple life-threatening conditions and dove into research to discover the root cause of her health issues. This set her on a path to change her life and now she helps other women in her practice at Wholistic Natural Health Australia. She also has a podcast called “A Magical Life”.  Magic helps women aged 45-65 who feel unheard or misled by mainstream medicine or any...

Smashing the Stigma with Hale Pulsifer

Smashing the Stigma My guest today is Hale Pulsifer and he’s been sober since January of 2021. Hale works for Fidelity Investments and is the co-leader for the Office of Customer Accessibility (CIT) so he’s a disability advocate. In this role, Hale works to optimize customer interactions for people with disabilities by ensuring that accessibility is a design principle in everything they do at Fidelity.  The CIT advocates for inclusive design in all Fidelity interactions for the benefit of ...

Entrepreneurism with Nick Barrett

Welcome back to Emerge. Evolve. Lead. My guest today is Nick Barrett, an entrepreneur who got into recovery five years ago and has started his own business. I’ll let him tell you more about it and his journey along the way. Nick shares with us so many pearls of wisdom learned in sobriety that can translate to being a successful entrepreneur such as acceptance, action & authenticity. And It’s self-discipline and consistency that can bring us more fully into a rhythm of life that helps exponen...

Neurodiversity and the Joy of Creating Art with Michaell Magrutsche

My guest today is not an addict or alcoholic but he will share a unique perspective about his “not fitting into any systems experience” because he is a neurodiverse individual which he will explain in detail. His name is Michael Magrutsche and he’s a multidisciplinary artist and educator among other things. Michaell will share how all humans can work better and improve our systems while creating art for expression. Michaell Magrutsche is an Austrian/Californian multidisciplinary artist, spe...

Lead Despite Fear with Scott Vandenburg

Welcome to another episode of Emerge. Evolve. Lead. my guest today is Scott Vandenburg. Scott is an Executive Director at Origins Recovery and has been sober since May of 2012 so he’s got over 10 years now. Scott is passionate about helping other addicts recover from that hopeless state of mind that we all know too well.  Scott has been a dedicated member of the Origins team since 2014, and in his current role, oversees all programs in South Padre Island, Texas. He is a Licensed Professiona...

15 Leadership Lessons Learned on the Mother Road with Maureen Ross Gemme

Solo Episode by Maureen Ross Gemme In 2017, Paul and I took the most incredible trip in my life so far. It was across this beautiful country on a motorcycle (I mean trike) from Connecticut to California and back again. It took almost 6 weeks in total. There were 4 parts of the trip. The second part of the trip was with 80 other adventurers on 60 motorcycles, traveling on old Route 66, affectionately called the Mother Road, on the backroads of America. In this episode, Maureen is going to c...

Connection and Meditation

Sober since the end of 2019, Sara Web has already achieved so much and inspires many. She is a Spiritual Activist, coach and speaker inspiring her audiences to access the power within themselves to process stress and improve their daily happiness. She is also a strong proponent of meditation.  Sara Maya Webb is an author, poet, inspirational speaker, and spiritual activist, dedicated to living intentionally and her mission of healing the world, one person at a time. She inspires people to a...

Connection and Meditation with Sara Webb

Sober since the end of 2019, Sara Web has already achieved so much and inspires many. She is a Spiritual Activist, coach and speaker inspiring her audiences to access the power within themselves to process stress and improve their daily happiness. She is also a strong proponent of meditation.  Sara Maya Webb is an author, poet, inspirational speaker, and spiritual activist, dedicated to living intentionally and her mission of healing the world, one person at a time. She inspires people to a...

50 Shades of Truth with Nikole Thompson

My podcast guest today is Nikole Thompson. Nikole has been sober since 2006 and is in recovery from methamphetamine and porn addiction. She is also an author of a book called 50 Shades of Truth. Nikole is a speaker, author, and ministry leader alongside her husband. They have 9 grown children and 12 grandchildren. Nikole frequently speaks about her recovery and about her book 50 Shades of Truth. She helps people understand how our media-driven world pushes instant gratification. She believe...

How to Get a Promotion at Work with Maureen Ross Gemme

There are many opportunities in the United States to get out and explore new opportunities. There are millions of open positions and many of them are in the same company you work for.  Interested in moving into a new position and getting a promotion? Write down these 7 steps to getting a promotion at work in this week’s solo podcast with Maureen Ross Gemme. Decide which one you will work on this week and make it happen. These steps will guarantee that you will step up into the next best ve...

Finding Happiness with Karen Seitz

My guest this week is Karyn Seitz. Karen found that on her journey in life she became almost addicted to spirituality and she lost herself for a time while searching for happiness. She eventually found her happiness by connecting with her Inner Self, her Higher Self and that’s when she found a genuine relationship with her Higher Power whom she calls God.  Karyn Seitz - The Happiness Mentor As a former spiritual healer, Karyn realized her clients were not getting better. She was frustrated...

Love With Boundaries with Candace Plattor

Clean since: July 18, 1987, 35 years, my guest today is Candace Plattor. She has her Masters in Addiction therapy and has a private practice specializing in helping families deal with the traumas they’ve struggled with having their loved ones suffering in addiction. Candace Plattor, M.A., is an Addictions Therapist in private practice, where she specializes in working with the family and other loved ones of people who are struggling with addiction, in her unique and signature Family Addicti...

Admitting Love Addiction with Lindsey Ellison

My guest this week is Lindsey Ellison. Lindsey is a relationship coach, who helps people discover their breakthroughs in their breakup. Her breakups were a catalyst for self-discovery and with insightful reflection, she identified her own destructive relationship patterns. She had a co-dependency relapse and came to surrender in a whole new way to reach the freedom she now has. She learned that the love addict’s greatest fear is that of abandonment with an underlying fear of intimacy.  Lind...

Helping Others Online with Amy LaBossiere

My guest today is Amy LaBossiere and she has been sober for over 8 years now. She is an artist and works with her husband Tao on public art projects in Hartford, CT. She used to run a Retreat Center and is certified in holistic health.  Amy LaBossiere is a multi-disciplinary artist and creative manager based in Hartford, CT. She has more than 25 years of experience in marketing, public relations, and communications. Amy is the former managing partner of Still Waters Retreat Center and worke...

Wisdom On The Camino with Kathleen Donnelly

My guest on the show today is Kathleen Donnelly an author and a walker which we’ll hear a lot about today. Kathleen has also overcome food addiction among many other accomplishments in her life. Kathleen has been off flour and sugar since 2017 AND she has walked the Camino across 500 miles of Northern Spain at the ripe age of 72 years young.  Kathleen lived her whole life in San Diego CA, was married for 48 years has 5 grown children and 11 grandchildren. She also cared for her husband who ...

Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Step Up As A Leader with Maureen Ross Gemme

I’m doing a solo episode this week to reinforce the urgency that if you are thinking of stepping more fully into a leadership role, please don’t delay! Here are 10 reasons why the world needs you to step up.   If you are a person who has spent a lot of time on self-development getting over addiction, alcoholism, surviving a traumatic childhood, and overcoming significant loss in your life, then my guess is that you already have the tools necessary to step into leadership to guide others in t...

Staying Sober Through Adversity with Doug Dolan

My guest today is Doug Dolan who has been sober for over 25 years now and is a role model for how to go through anything that life has to throw at us and still stay sober through it all. He’s also had lots of achievements that we’ll hear about today.  Doug Dolan began his journey in recovery on April 19, 1997 and has been through many challenges in sobriety including the passing of his brother, Andy, to an overdose, the loss of his closest, childhood friend, Craig, to suicide, to extreme fi...

Mental Illness Recovery Challenges with Randye Kaye

My guest today is Randye Kaye. She a motivational speaker, the author of 2 best selling books, a radio and podcast host among many other talents. And Randye is also a mental health advocate and is her today to share about her life raising Ben who’s been diagnosed with Schizophrenia and how the family is living and thriving.  Randye Kaye's two bestselling books, Happier Made Simple and Ben Behind His Voices, are tied into her work as motivational speaker, radio and podcast host, actress, sin...

Feedback You Can Grow On with Donna Ferris

Sober since March 1, 2021 my guest this week is Donna Ferris. Donna is an author and a coach who helps people with transformation and an author of the book “We’ve Got to Stop Meeting Like This” which I am reading right now and it VERY good! Donna is going to share with us how she got onto her sober journey and the tools that she uses to deal with trauma and grief.  Donna Y. Ferris lives in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has a second home in Duck, North Carolina with her husband and dogs. In...

Persistence and Resilience with Sabrina Victoria

My guest on the podcast today is Sabrina Victoria. She’s been sober for 16 years now and is going to share her story of transformation from a struggling single mom, escaping a long term abusive and narcissistic relationship to now helping people discover their own immense potential as CEO of Human Better 365, a human transformation company.  Sabrina’s adversity created a unbeatable tenacity and optimistic spirit within herself. She has used that enthusiasm for life and inspired fans worldwi...

Our Human Needs

Making Adversity your Ally with Gregory Offner

My guest this week is Greg Offner, who is a multi-talented person with a passion for entertaining and educating others to become high performers and more fulfilled leaders. He’s a piano player, a keynote speaker, coach, trainer and is here to help you step up to the next level of your professional growth.  After enduring 13 surgeries on his vocal cords, Greg nearly lost his ability to speak permanently, so he makes sure that the words he does use, matter. Greg really helps you realize that ...

Hidden Blessings for Caretakers with Mark Resnick

My guest today is Mark Resnick and he is the Author of a book called: Ten Days With Dad: Finding Purpose, Passion, & Peace during the darkest days of Alzheimer’s and Covid 19. Today Mark is  going to tell us more about his story on the podcast today because I know some of you are dealing with this in life.  Overcoming the challenges of caring for loved ones facing terminal diseases can be very difficult. Then add in cancer and Covid and it’s downright heartbreaking. But through adversity we...

Workplace Wellness with Isabelle Wettergren

Sober since March 16, 2008, my guest today is Isabelle Wettergren. She has her Masters in Health & Wellness Psychology and is also a coach and an ambassador of mental heath and wellbeing her programs helps people understand their strengths and develop resilience.  Isabelle Wettergren is the proud mother of two emerging adults. She holds a Bachelor's in Kinesiology and a Masters in Health & Wellness Psychology. She is a National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach, Certified Professional...

Recovery from Porn Addiction

My guest today is Dr. Michael Jaquith and earned a Ph. D. and became a Chemist but left the corporate world help men live a more meaningful and fulfilling life. Today we’re going to talk a little bit about Michael’s journey into recovery from porn addiction and how his faith is a big part of his journey.  Michael was Certified through the Life Coach School, and combines cutting edge science and coaching expertise with the time honored teachings of the Catholic Faith. Michael is married with...

Recovery from Porn Addiction with Dr. Michael Jaquith

My guest today is Dr. Michael Jaquith and earned a Ph. D. and became a Chemist but left the corporate world help men live a more meaningful and fulfilling life. Today we’re going to talk a little bit about Michael’s journey into recovery from porn addiction and how his faith is a big part of his journey.  Michael was Certified through the Life Coach School, and combines cutting edge science and coaching expertise with the time honored teachings of the Catholic Faith. Michael is married with...

Walk Through the Fear with Tom Fay

My guest today is Tom Fay, the owner of Gambit Recovery. Tom has opened recovery houses in 6 states, has 11 years of sobriety and is clearly committed to helping others. He’s been sober since September of 2010 and has quite a story to share. Tom struggled with addiction, self worth and shame and was in and out of detox and treatment centers 22 times over a 10 year period. After a serious suicide attempt and countless more detoxes, he landed in rehab in Mesa, Arizona where he was introduced ...

The Age of Enlightenment with Tom Cronin

My guest this week is Tom Cronin, a speaker, transformational leadership coach, and founder of The Stillness Project, a global movement to inspire people to sit in stillness daily. He’s going to share with us how to lead a successful and purposeful career when you mix in spirituality and meditation. Welcome to the show Tom. Tom Cronin spent 26 years in finance markets as one of Australia’s leading bond and swap brokers. He discovered meditation in the early stages of his career, when the an...

Dealing with PTSD with David Hollenbach

My guest this week is David Hollenbach who is recovering from Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome. Not dealing with his PTSD led him to a very dark and destructive existence be he is now offering help and reassurance to those listening that you can recover. David transformed his life, became a Fire Department Battalion Chief and has written a book called “Fireproof: Your Grand Strategy for Transforming Failure into Fuel for Your Future.”  David is also a motivational speaker and podcast host as ...

Out of the Dark with Charlene Madden

My guest today is Charlene Madden who has a pretty new sobriety date, sober since 1/1/22 but she has been in recovery for 5 years and has quite the story to tell. She’s here today to share her message of hope and transformation. Charlene admittedly spent most of her life living in a state of darkness. After experiencing over 9 years of sexualized trauma at the hands of her grandfather, a decade of domestic violence, and 3+ decades of mental illness and suicidal ideology. She was planning he...

My Steps to Sobriety with Dr. Stephan Neff

Stephan Neff is a doctor of anesthesiology, bestselling author of the book My Steps to Sobriety and hosts a podcast of the same name and has been in recovery since March 2013. Stephan is from Germany but now lives with his family in New Zealand. After studying medicine in Heidelberg, Dr Neff travelled and worked in Europe and Australia before settling down with his family in beautiful New Zealand. As a retired pain physician, he developed a specific insight into human psychology. As a man t...

Emotional Freedom with Ann Hince

My guest today is Ann Hince. She grew up with an alcoholic mom and experienced a trauma that no one should have to go through. But eventually, it lead to great healing within her that changed her life in every way. Ann is here to share her story of transformation, hope and healing.  From Inner Turmoil to Inner Peace. Ann started with little to no self-awareness (as an adult child of alcoholics) and now can put her awareness inside her body, and this technique has actually shifted the physic...

Intentionally Fabulous After Divorce with Kelli Calabrese

My guest on the show today is Kelli Calabrese. Kelli is not in recovery from addiction, she is with us today to talk about something that many people in recovery go through, and that is divorce. She empowers women to overcome the grief, fear and rejection of divorce so they can heal and create a fabulous life. In fact her business is called “Intentionally Fabulous!”  Kelli has been in the fitness, nutrition, wellness and lifestyle industry for 35 years and is an entrepreneur now helping wom...

Intentionally Fabulous After Divorce

My guest on the show today is Kelli Calabrese. Kelli is not in recovery from addiction, she is with us today to talk about something that many people in recovery go through, and that is divorce. She empowers women to overcome the grief, fear and rejection of divorce so they can heal and create a fabulous life. In fact her business is called “Intentionally Fabulous!”  Kelli has been in the fitness, nutrition, wellness and lifestyle industry for 35 years and is an entrepreneur now helping wom...

Homeless to Activitst with Sarah Laurel

My guest this week is Sarah Laurel, Born and raised in Philadelphia she founded a non profit organization called the Savage Sisters. Sarah got clean and sober and then she got to work and in just 4 short years has advocated for and helped many addicts, and Savage Sisters offer 5 sober living facilities for women.  Since getting sober, Sarah has been reconnected with her two children, gotten married, opened five additional sober living facilities, and advocated for individuals in recovery st...

Dream Life Recovery with Diana Dubbs

Born and raised in New Jersey, Diana Dubbs spent most of her lifetime living in West Windsor. In 2010, she moved to Philadelphia spending 3 years in the City of Brotherly Love. Dubbs returned to West Windsor after recognizing she struggled with substance use disorder and sought treatment for her disease. Today, Diana lives in Allentown NJ with her husband and 2 small boys and works remotely as a Director for a dual diagnosis facility in Western Pennsylvania called DreamLife Recovery.  Trea...

Celebrating Recovery

Today I'm sharing my own story and celebrating my transformation from a drug addict and alcoholic to a leadership trainer and coach of Recovery@Work program celebrating 37 years of sobriety. I'll also give you a reminder to stop comparing yourself to me or anyone else and stay on your path celebrating your successes, milestones and achievements. And surround yourself with people who support you. Connection with others made all the difference for me. I am so grateful that you are tuning int...