Finding Joy with Kara
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsJoin Kara Kavensky as she explores powerful stories of healing and transformation. Her guests all have unique backgrounds and are transforming the world in their own amazing ways. Impactful and honest, the stories shared via Finding Joy with Kara can provide a distinctive healing salve. We could all use more joy in our lives! Subscribe now for updates.
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Introducing Record Scratch with Kara
June 01, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.33 MBSeason 3 of Finding Joy with Kara is now Season 1 of Record Scratch. When something unexpected happens in our lives, just like in the movies, everyone and everything seems to freeze, and the soundtrack playing in the background stops abruptly with the sound of a needle across vinyl. A record scratch. This podcast focuses on the courage and resiliency it takes to move through disruptive moments. My guests share their transformational record scratch moments and offer tools to help us h...
Maureen Electra Monte, Win Like a Girl!
January 06, 2022 06:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBMaureen Monte builds winning teams. She brings a Moneyball approach to the inside game so that individuals and teams can harness the talent within and reach their full potential. She has leveraged CliftonStrengths® as a competitive advantage accelerator since 2006. She focuses on highly motivated teams, including over 1,500 athletes and coaches at the middle/high school, college, and Olympic levels, and hundreds of global corporate teams on all the continents but the cold ones! She is a ...
A Tribute to James “Jimmy Mack” McDowell, WWII Veteran
December 30, 2021 06:00 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBThere are so many fascinating people in this world — and one of them, an angel named James “Jimmy Mack” McDowell walked into my life and showed me that I should look forward to getting older. Forever young at 90 when I met him, he remained evergreen until he passed away earlier this year, which was a few months after his 99th birthday. Jimmy was a big band singer during WWII, and subsequently experienced an amazing life filled with fun and entertainment. Jimmy was a renowned broadcaster, b...
Eric Lipp, Executive Director, Open Doors Organization
December 02, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBEric Lipp is the CEO and founder of Open Doors Organization, a non-profit organization based in Chicago. It was founded in 2000 for the purpose of creating a society in which all persons with disabilities have the same consumer opportunities as everyone else. They aspire to teach businesses how to succeed in the disability market, while simultaneously empowering the disability community. A day before his 30th birthday Eric was diagnosed with Von Hippel Lindau disease, which had resulted in...
Paul Kapsalis, The Culture Coach
November 25, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBPaul Kapsalis is an author, coach, and dreamer. He and his family discovered soccer when he was 5 years old in St. Louis. Paul’s story is one of the GOAT sports stories. Never count out the underdog, especially one that is driven by love and passion for a sport. Growing up in the Midwest, Paul Kapsalis dreamed of playing soccer at powerhouse Indiana University, but coaches said he simply wasn't good enough. After barely making the team, he fought through years of rejection, failure, and a ...
Janna Hymes, Conductor, Carmel Symphony Orchestra
November 18, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBVersatility, passion, and innovation are the hallmarks of American conductor Janna Hymes — not to mention energetic! Renowned for her inspiring performances, musical depth, and energetic presence both on and off the podium, she has developed a reputation as an exciting, detailed communicator. She is also one of the first female conductors to lead an orchestra, and the first to lead the Carmel Symphony Orchestra. Born in New York City, Janna Hymes is a Fulbright scholar, recipient of a 19...
Mike Green, Cultural Economist, Consultant, Speaker and the Chief Strategist for The National Institute for Inclusive Competitiveness
November 11, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBMike Green is a Cultural Economist, Consultant, Speaker, and the Chief Strategist at The National Institute for Inclusive Competitiveness. He is the Co-founder of Common Ground: Conversations on Race in America He is also an author of the recently released: A playbook for improving Diversity and Inclusion in Entrepreneurship Centers and of a couple of other books on how to make the world a better place (this is not the title, I am ad-libbing here because he writes collegiate textbooks on ...
Kim Dodson, Executive Director of Arc of Indiana
November 04, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBThe Arc of Indiana is committed to all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities realizing their goals of living, learning, working, and fully participating in the community. Fate is what brought Kim Dodson to her current position, for it was literally an accident while she was a junior at Purdue University that steered her career course. Dodson was involved in a fatal car crash that claimed the life of her fiance. After recovering from her own injuries, she changed her major...
Tom Morris, Strength Coach, Indiana University and All-Around Rock Star
October 28, 2021 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBA moment of adversity sparked opportunity for Tom Morris, who is in his 15th year with the Indiana University Strength and Conditioning Department, serving as the Senior Director of Athletic Performance. Tom is responsible for the development and implementation of sport-specific strength conditioning, flexibility, speed, and agility programs for the 8-time national champions IU men’s soccer program, as well as a multitude of other teams from track and field to men’s and women’s basketball,...
Activist and ProCyclist Kathryn Bertine
March 31, 2021 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBSTAND by Kathryn Bertine is a powerful memoir on activism. It’s also a how-to manual for progress. When Kathryn Bertine was six years old, she rode her bike to kindergarten in Bronxville, NY. One morning on the way to school, the chain fell off. She reattached the chain by herself and that day in class, her teacher asked the students what they wanted to do when they grew up. Kathryn confidently, and legibly, wrote out, “I want to be a fix-it woman. I want to fix broken things.” This procla...
Turning the Pain of Loss into Actionable Change with Phoenix Jackson
March 24, 2021 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBPhoenix Jackson is an award-winning social entrepreneur, communications strategist, tech investor, author, and speaker. Phoenix is the Founder of Phoenix Affect, a 16-year-old global public relations and marketing firm. She has worked with many small business owners, non-profits, professional athletes, entertainers, authors, speakers, politicians, and more helping them to manifest their desired outcomes within business. Her tagline is: Influence Something! Phoenix is also the Partner and C...
Social Justice Filmmaker & Actress Dija Henry
March 17, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBDija Henry is an actress, drama coach (instructs kids in film camp), author, YouTuber, wife, mom, and an all-around amazing creative spirit. As a youth, she was a competitive gymnast who studied engineering at Purdue and found a way to incorporate her love of theater into her life. While battling postpartum depression, Dija found her creative outlet and has been blessed with a support network enabling her to follow her dreams. Dija encourages everyone to pursue their passions and not be af...
Graehme Hall, founder of The Hermaden Institute
March 10, 2021 08:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBGraehme Hall, founder of The Hermaden Institute https://www.hermaden.com events & workshops: https://www.hermaden.com/calendar-of-events.html Sharing this interview feels intimate, as this is one of the most personal podcasts that I have recorded. Graehme Hall is the founder of The Hermaden (her - MADDEN) Institute. The mission of The Hermaden Institute is empowering people with the knowledge of who they really are, helping them discover their true power so they can create happier an...
Author, Documentarian, Performer Betsy B. Murphy
March 03, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBBetsy Murphy is a writer, performer, mother, grandmother, and a loving guide for women (and men) to retrieve the hidden parts of our stories. She is brilliant at creating safe space for individuals to discuss She speaks about the “things we don’t talk about” but does it in a way that makes you comfortable being in the conversation. Betsy has created a few impactful documentaries: New York in the 50s based on a book by Dan Wakefield— a loving look at the generation of writers, poets, painte...
Living Life to the Fullest: Debbie Zipes and Cassie Stockamp
February 24, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBDebbie Zipes and Cassie Stockamp had each, independently of one another and before they became friends, had made significant lifestyle pivots to minimize their worldly possessions and travel the world (to over 30+ countries) spreading love and positivity. In this podcast we discuss how they upended their lives to pursue their deepest passions, knowing that you only have one life to live. We also explore how they satiate their innate sense of wanderlust during the pandemic. Links and Reso...
Social Entrepreneur Marlin Jackson
February 17, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBFormer All-American and NFL star Marlin Jackson created the program he needed as a youth: the Fight for Life Foundation, which teaches social-emotional learning modules in schools. Marlin is a humanitarian, a social entrepreneur, a husband, and is the father he never had to his three young boys. Marlin has successfully turned his childhood pain into a purpose-driven passion for helping others. He’s one of the most humble humans I have ever met and is changing the world for the better. Marl...
LGBTQ Tech Founder Josh Driver
February 11, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBJosh Driver has one of the biggest hearts and he is able to express his passion for helping others through his company, Selflessly. Inclusion and equality serve as his beacon for all individuals and organizations wishing to make the world a better place through their generosity. We explore the early challenges that led to Josh becoming the founder of a tech company — and being a gay tech founder in the Midwest! Corporate social responsibility is made possible through his company, which has...
Skincare Entrepreneur Saidah Pearsall
February 08, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBSaidah Pearsall is a reluctant entrepreneur. As a child, she was a burn victim and her mother healed her wounds with homemade salves. When Saidah’s daughter, a competitive gymnast, needed something to help her intensively dried hands, Saidah created a miracle balm. Her daughter was in awe of the product and said " Mom, you should be selling this!" That statement launched a company — thus creating the Shea BODYWORKS product line, featuring the Happy Hands + Feet balm. It truly is a pedicure i...
A Conversation of Miracles and Possibilities with Iva Nasr
February 03, 2021 08:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MBOver a decade ago, I walked into a room that Iva lit up by her presence. Iva is the one whom Elizabeth Gilbert references in her memoir, Eat Pray Love when Liz is wanting to finalize her divorce. Iva suggests writing a petition to God (Universe). If you have not read this book, or it’s been a while, this scene is one of the more profound miracles in the book. This is what Iva does, she facilitates miracles. Growing up in Beirut, Lebanon, Iva and her family lived through a war and moved to ...
Charles Crenshaw
January 27, 2021 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBThe first time I met Charles, he said the most profound statement that I have ever heard, “I released the burden of being a black man through prescriptive yoga and meditation.” Our conversation addresses his sagacious claim and explores how anyone can achieve internal peace. Charles is a Vietnam veteran, a yogi, and so much more. His book, Pathless Path: God, Grace, Guru is a powerful example of a journey to find peace. Charles Crenshaw, Jr., MS, MDivW Author, Pathless Path: God Grace ...
Yogi Charles Crenshaw
January 27, 2021 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBThe first time I met Charles, he said the most profound statement that I have ever heard, “I released the burden of being a black man through prescriptive yoga and meditation.” Our conversation addresses his sagacious claim and explores how anyone can achieve internal peace. Charles is a Vietnam veteran, a yogi, and so much more. His book, Pathless Path: God, Grace, Guru is a powerful example of a journey to find peace. Charles Crenshaw, Jr., MS, MDivW Author, Pathless Path: God Grace ...
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