Onward Podcast
237 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 89 ratingsThis show currently highlights how to create a life you LOVE living - NOW! The first 3 seasons are focused on facing adversity and moving forward. Many guests still discuss adversities they've faced and how they've turned their pain into passion and created a life they absolutely love living. Let's move #OnwardTogether!
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Pets Can Help Us Overcome Adversity with Lori Staley
June 29, 2020 06:30 - 43 minutes - 43.1 MBHeartwarming and Heartbreaking Stories: Onward Podcast host Emily Harman and her friend Lori Staley talk about how pets can help us overcome adversity. Pets help us get through the most devastating times of our lives and Lori shares how her dog, Roxy, saved her life. In addition, they share heartwarming stories of the role pets have played in their lives. Finally, Emily and Lori discuss how Jackson, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, came into their lives. It’s a story that’s heartwarmin...
My Commitment to Be True to My Beliefs and Take Sustainable Action to End Social Injustice
June 22, 2020 06:30 - 13 minutes - 15 MBIt Starts with Me, It Starts with You, It Starts with Us: This Onward Podcast is a short solo-cast - meaning, the host, Emily Harman, is the only one talking. It’s shorter than a typical episode because Emily really would like you to make time, if you haven’t already, to listen to last week’s episode entitled “An Authentic Conversation on Racism in America”. Last week’s episode is a recorded zoom call. The conversation wasn’t an easy conversation and all participants left their com...
An Authentic Conversation on Racism in America
June 13, 2020 19:28 - 1 hour - 103 MBIt Starts with Me, It Starts with You, It Starts with Us: This Onward Podcast episode is a recorded zoom call on racism in America. This conversation wasn’t an easy conversation. We all left our comfort zones to have this authentic conversation. It’s amazing how people opened up on this call to people they don’t even know. Some shared experiences they haven’t shared in years. Especially considering that talking about these experiences brought back the pain and trauma. Summarizing the...
Find Your Voice, Embrace Your Uniqueness, and Tell Your Story with Elena Hutt
June 08, 2020 06:30 - 43 minutes - 41.6 MBA Personal Development Journey Elena Hutt helps women find their voice, embrace their uniqueness, and tell their story. Furthermore, in this episode, Elena shares her personal development journey. After quitting her job and getting married a little over a year ago, Elena started traveling the world with her husband and 9 year old son. However, what sounded like a dream come true, ended up being a horribly abusive and domestically violent relationship. Consequently, Elena had to leave t...
Emily Harman’s Reflections on One Year of the Onward Podcast
June 01, 2020 06:30 - 32 minutes - 33.6 MBIn Memory of Bruce Wilhelm, Mr. Sarkis Tatigian, and Ginger Rosela: Emily Harman, host of the Onward Podcast reflects on one year of the Onward Podcast. Furthermore, this episode is in memory of two of Emily’s Onward Podcast guests, Mr. Sarkis Tatigian and Ginger Rosela. Links to their episodes are in the resources mentioned section of the show notes. Emily also dedicates this episode to the memory of her former husband and children’s father, Bruce Wilhelm. In addition, Emily shares what s...
Happiness and Peace Come From Within with Deborah Atella
May 25, 2020 06:30 - 46 minutes - 44.1 MBThe Answers Are Already Inside Us: Deborah Atella knows that happiness and peace come from within. A certified life coach, reiki practitioner, and meditation teacher, Deborah has experienced the highs, lows, successes, and failures that come with trying to find work-life balance as a mother. Deborah’s pursuit of relief and clarity ultimately led her to her passion of helping others do the same. In addition, Deborah believes the answers to our life’s burning questions are already inside us....
Love Yourself While You Work on Yourself with Brandy Wilson Edwards
May 18, 2020 06:30 - 38 minutes - 37.2 MBThe Self-Love Challenge: Brandy Edwards says “you have to love yourself while you work on yourself”. Brandy is an attorney turned Empowerment Speaker and Coach living in Dallas, Texas. Furthermore, she’s the Founder of The Self-Love Challenge and emphasizes the importance of self-love, confidence and courage. In addition, Brandy’s self-discovery journey is the reason she’s strong and courageous, and takes action despite fear. Brandy follows her happiness to create a life she loves and help...
Finding My Birth Parents: My Journey with Jacqueline Appel
May 13, 2020 06:30 - 39 minutes - 93.4 MBForgiveness, Peace and Happiness: In this Onward Podcast episode, Jacqueline Appel shares her journey to find her birth parents. In addition, she reveals the life changing moments that happened to her in a short time span in 2016. Furthermore, Jacqueline believes it’s important to share our stories, especially if they’re helpful to others. Jacqueline shares much of her story publicly for the first time in this episode. Also, she says telling her story feels like a weight has been lifte...
Raising Conscious Parents with Brandan Spradling
May 11, 2020 06:30 - 42 minutes - 100 MBConscious or Peaceful Parenting: Brandan Spradling is a certified conscious parenting coach and Mama to a free-spirited, wildhearted daughter. Brandan explains that conscious parenting, sometimes called peaceful parenting, is an essential part of her mamáhood journey. As such, she has a deep passion for sharing this amazing work with others. In addition, Brandan is helping reframe and transform the parenting conversation for generations to come. Finally, parents spending more time at home ...
Self-Sufficiency Through Business Ownership with Susan Scotts
May 06, 2020 06:30 - 36 minutes - 84.7 MBConsider Franchise Business Ownership: Susan Scotts helps Veterans achieve self-sufficiency and become their own commanding officer through business ownership. In addition, she is an award winning Career Transition Coach with The Entrepreneur’s Source. As such, Susan has over three decades of experience in helping empower individuals to become self sufficient entrepreneurs through franchise business ownership. As a career transition coach, Susan provides support and guidance to aspiring bu...
Lifeshocks: How Life Awakens You to Your Most Authentic, Loving, & Creative Self
May 04, 2020 06:30Let Cancer Transform Your Life~ In this interview, Sophie Sabbage shares how cancer is transforming her life. Sophie’s terminal cancer diagnosis was a lifeshock and it also awakened her to her most authentic, loving, and creative self. Sophie is living with terminal lung cancer despite being given a few months to live over five and a half years ago. Upon hearing her diagnosis, Sophie vowed not to be a victim and took charge of her treatment. Furthermore, Sophie shares how she found the...
Lifeshocks: How Life Awakens You to Your Most Authentic, Loving, & Creative Self
May 04, 2020 06:30Let Cancer Transform Your Life~ In this interview, Sophie Sabbage shares how cancer is transforming her life. Sophie’s terminal cancer diagnosis was a lifeshock and it also awakened her to her most authentic, loving, and creative self. Sophie is living with terminal lung cancer despite being given a few months to live over five and a half years ago. Upon hearing her diagnosis, Sophie vowed not to be a victim and took charge of her treatment. Furthermore, Sophie shares how she found the...
Design Your Life with Clarity
April 29, 2020 06:30 - 50 minutes - 48.3 MBHigh Achieving Women - Listen Up! Emily’s guest, Christy Rutherford helps highly successful women design their lives with clarity. In other words, she helps high achieving women who 1) are confused about what they want to do next, 2) are brilliant and can do 10 things really well but need to start with one, and 3) are burning out and frustrated in their career because they’re workaholics and high achievers. Furthermore, many women in leadership are silently suffering in their success....
Create Your Own Personal Board of Directors
April 27, 2020 06:30 - 45 minutes - 43.3 MBClear the Blocks and Master Your Life! Transformational coach, Angie Swartz, advises us to create our own personal board of directors. Angie is a life, business and career coach, and the founder of Life Purpose Advisor. As such, Angie helps clients identify and clear the blocks that are in the way of mastering their life. Furthermore, whether you’re on a professional journey or a personal one (she finds it’s often both), she uses her 25+ years business experience, heart-centered coachi...
Rise Up After the Most Challenging Chapters of Your Life
April 22, 2020 06:30 - 47 minutes - 45.6 MBStephenie Zamora tells us how we can rise up after the most challenging chapters of our lives. She knows how because she did it. Stephanie recently published her memoir, Unravel: Rising Up and Coming Back from a Season of Living that Damn Near Killed Me. Now if that book title didn’t capture your attention, I’m not sure what will! Stephanie helps catalyze individuals on their healing and growth journeys so they can uncover the purpose of their path, step into who they're here to be, and do...
Self Compassion & Inner Confidence with Kamini Wood
April 20, 2020 06:30Emily’s guest, Kamini Wood shares how you can calm your inner critic and strengthen your self compassion and inner confidence. Kamini, a mother of 5, is an international best selling author and founder and CEO of Live Joy Your Way and the AuthenticMe® RiseUp program. In addition, she is a certified life, wellness, and teen life coach. As such, Kamini works with high achievers on letting go of stress, overwhelm, and anxiety that comes with trying to do everything perfectly. In addition, she r...
Self Compassion & Inner Confidence with Kamini Wood
April 20, 2020 06:30Emily’s guest, Kamini Wood shares how you can calm your inner critic and strengthen your self compassion and inner confidence. Kamini, a mother of 5, is an international best selling author and founder and CEO of Live Joy Your Way and the AuthenticMe® RiseUp program. In addition, she is a certified life, wellness, and teen life coach. As such, Kamini works with high achievers on letting go of stress, overwhelm, and anxiety that comes with trying to do everything perfectly. In addition, she r...
Calm & Hope in Chaotic Times - Game Changers for Government Contractors with Michael LeJeune
April 17, 2020 06:30 - 34 minutes - 33.7 MBEmily's guest, Michael LeJeune, an award winning business coach, talks about the need for calm & hope in chaotic times. Michael is the host of the Game Changers for Government Contractors podcast. Furthermore, Michael successfully consults with and mentors companies in the government contracting space. Not surprisingly, the advice Michael provides in this episode is for government contractors to stick to the basics, especially in chaotic times. In other words, develop relationships with you...
Change the Mind, Change the Game with Kennith Thomas
April 15, 2020 06:30 - 48 minutes - 46.5 MBMotivation from the now famous Dancing Dad In this interview, Kennith Thomas, known as the Dancing Dad, shares his motto “Change the Mind, Change the Game”. First, Kennith shares that in 2018, his son 14 month old son Kristian, born with Down Syndrome, was diagnosed with a form of leukemia. Next Kennith explains how he danced by the side of the crib to encourage his son while getting treatment. Thankfully, Kristian’s recovery, projected to take around 300 days, took half that time. In Ken...
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset
April 13, 2020 06:30 - 50 minutes - 47.9 MBIn this Onward Podcast episode, host Emily Harman interviews Rebecca Palmer, CEO and Chief Catalyst at EntreLaunch Inc. Rebecca is a serial entrepreneur, international trainer, and community builder. As such, she has a mission to inspire innovation, transform lives, and connect communities. Furthermore, Rebecca believes strongly in challenging the status quo and in making changes to empower youth and communities. In this episode, Rebecca shares how to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. She ...
Reduce Anxiety & Fear: 5 Simple Steps
April 08, 2020 06:30 - 35 minutes - 36.1 MBEmily Harman, Onward Podcast Host, interviews Paul Pettit, Founder of BMS Life Coaching & Wellness, Author, Certified Life Coach, Reflexologist, Naturopathic Reiki Therapist, and Podcast Host. Paul created multiple programs to help people establish emotional wellbeing. Consequently, Paul equips his clients with tools to achieve their goals, dreams, and ambitions. Importantly, Paul shares how we can reduce anxiety and fear by learning five simple practices. Moreover, these practices are desig...
The Gift of Life: Why I Donated my Kidney with Helen Wernecke
April 06, 2020 06:30 - 35 minutes - 34.7 MBOn October 3, 2007, Helen Wernecke donated her kidney to Mike, a man from her church. Helen explains why she didn’t think twice about donating her kidney and shares how her husband and children supported her throughout the process. Helen encourages us to designate ourselves as donors on our drivers licenses, and to know that if we are O blood type, we can be a “living donor” like Helen. Celebrated in April each year, Donate Life Month features an entire month of local, regional, and national...
Change Your Mindset: Believe in Yourself with Stephanie Taylor
March 30, 2020 06:00 - 46 minutes - 44.6 MBIn 2014, Stephanie Taylor questioned her ability to perform a minimum wage receptionist job and had little belief in herself. In 2016, she started a property refurbishment and property management business with her sister Nicky. Their company makes £400k per year with contracts worth £2m over the 5 year terms. The difference between Stephanie in 2014 and in 2016 is that she changed her mindset and believed that success was possible. In this candid interview, Stephanie reveals what she’s lea...
The Importance of Resourcefulness in Overcoming Adversity with Diane Fiellin
March 23, 2020 06:00 - 35 minutes - 34.1 MBDiane Fiellin’s father left when she was one year old and her mother was addicted to drugs. Diane learned how to be resourceful at a very young age, raising herself and her three siblings. In this episode, Diane shares how she was able to leave the economic depression and violence of Baltimore, MD behind to live a productive life. Diane shares some challenging moments in her work as a Department of Defense (DoD) contractor providing medical care in locations around the world. While assigned ...
The Importance of Resourcefulness in Overcoming Adversity with Diane Fiellin
March 23, 2020 06:00Diane Fiellin’s father left when she was one year old and her mother was addicted to drugs. Diane learned how to be resourceful at a very young age, raising herself and her three siblings. In this episode, Diane shares how she was able to leave the economic depression and violence of Baltimore, MD behind to live a productive life. Diane shares some challenging moments in her work as a Department of Defense (DoD) contractor providing medical care in locations around the world. While assigned ...
Coronavirus Special Episode: How to Be Resilient & Set Yourself Up For Success
March 20, 2020 18:28 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBIn this special coronavirus episode, Emily Harman, the host of Onward Podcast, interviews several past Onward Podcast guests to get their tips and insight on how we can be resilient and set ourselves up for success in these chaotic and uncertain times. We are more in control than we may think. Listen to this episodes and gain insight into how to bring calm and peace to yourself and your family. Look at this time as an opportunity to improve our wellness and self care practices. Resour...
NOT Macho Stories with Veteran U.S. Navy SEAL John Allen
March 16, 2020 06:00 - 55 minutes - 52 MBEmily Harman, the host of Onward Podcast, interviews Veteran U.S. Navy Seal John Allen. John is CEO of Elite Meet, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit talent collective that exclusively helps Navy SEALs, fighter pilots, and other elite veterans connect with the business community. John is also a partner at NachoMedia, helping leaders tell their stories. The stories John posts on “Modern Human Interaction Sites” (listen to the episode to learn more), generate 1M+ impressions/week across LinkedIn and Insta...
How to Get Through Anything Life Throws at You with Mickey DeMoss-Coward
March 09, 2020 06:00 - 47 minutes - 45.2 MBMickey DeMoss-Coward began her Government Civil Service career as a GS-3 Clerk/Typist. Mickey progressed into increasing roles of responsibility, holding leadership positions in Logistics, Naval Aviation Depot Operations, Total Force (Human Resources), and Program Management. Mickey retired as a GS-15 after 40 years of service. In this inspiring interview, Mickey offers strategic career planning advice as well as tips on facing adversity and moving forward. Her four main points: 1) Take the ...
Happy Living: a Mission to Improve the Health and Well-being of the World, One Person at a Time with Matt Gersper
March 02, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 45.2 MBMatt Gersper is a lifelong student of cultivating a happy, healthy, and meaningful life. His company, Happy Living, is on a big, bold mission to improve the health and well-being of the world, one person at a time. Want tips on how to be happier? Listen to this episode. Resources Mentioned: Get Matt's free Turning Conference Inspiration Into Action Guidebook: http://bit.ly/35pdThS Hire Matt to speak at your next event: https://speakerhub.com/speaker/matt-gersper Join Matt at a Hap...
Racing Toward Tokyo with Clara Brown
February 24, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 35.3 MBEmily Harman, the host of Onward Podcast, interviews world champion para-cyclist Clara Brown. Clara, was an avid athlete as a competitive gymnast, runner, and skier before sustaining an incomplete spinal cord injury at the C5/C6 level at age 12. Clara moved to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, where they specialize in spinal cord and brain injury rehabilitation, and it was there that she began to get some feeling and function back. She started walking on the treadmill and made great progress. ...
A Simple Injection Can Treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with Dr. Eugene G. Lipov
February 17, 2020 07:00 - 27 minutes - 26.8 MBEmily Harman, the host of Onward Podcast, interviews Eugene G. Lipov, M.D., a physician researcher and board-certified anesthesiologist who specializes in intervention-based pain management in the Chicago area. He is best known for his treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder using the Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB). The SGB is the first truly biologic approach to PTSD/PTSI. SGB is an old procedure that has been used for pain treatment since 1925. It takes only 10 minutes to perform and is...
The Importance of Community in Moving Onward with Jenny Clark
February 10, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes - 50.6 MBEmily Harman, the host of Onward Podcast, interviews Jenny Clark, an unstoppable advocate for veterans in government contracting. Jenny, affectionately referred to as the Oprah of government contracting, shares her feelings on the importance of community in moving onward. Community provides a feeling of association, togetherness, and cooperation. Jenny also reveals publicly for the first time that she is an alcoholic. Jenny says we don’t solve a problem by shoving it under the rug. She feels...
Letting Go With Love: A Mother’s Recovery Journey with Sandy Swenson
February 03, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 43.2 MBEmily Harman, the host of Onward Podcast, interviews Sandy Swenson, the mother of two sons—one of whom struggles with addiction. Author of ‘The Joey Song: A Mother’s Story of Her Son’s Addiction’ [Central Recovery Press], ‘Tending Dandelions: Honest Meditations for Mothers with Addicted Children’ [Hazelden Publishing], and 'Readings for Moms of Addicts’ App [Hazelden Publishing], Sandy lives in the place where love and addiction meet—a place where help enables and hope hurts. Sandy is a voic...
Reframing Burnout as a Catalyst for Growth with Dr. Sadaf Sahibzada
January 27, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes - 53.1 MBEmily Harman, the host of Onward Podcast, interviews Dr. Sadaf Sahibzada, a Licensed Therapist who is enthusiastic about teaching individuals and organizations how to reframe burnout in order for the experience to be helpful and healthy. How we think about burnout is ultimately what makes it so damaging, but Sr. Sahibzada spent over a year gathering information and speaking to several individuals who support her theory: Reframing the burnout experience can be a catalyst for personal and pro...
When Addiction Enters a Household, the Walls Collapse with Nancy Espuche
January 20, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes - 53.2 MBEmily Harman, the host of Onward Podcast, interviews Nancy Espuche, Director of Business Development at Lexolution in New York City. February 18th, 1991 was the best day of Nancy Espuche’s life. December 19th, 2016 was the day that she was forever changed. On that day, her beautiful boy Lucas lost his gripping and grueling battle with addiction. In this episode, we discuss Nancy’s long and heart-wrenching journey. Nancy is the founder of Kardboard House, a business committed to addressing an...
How I Quit Dieting and Lost 117 Pounds with Amanda Valentine
January 13, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 36 MBEmily Harman, the host of Onward Podcast, interviews Amanda Valentine. After a lifetime of obesity & yo-yo dieting, Amanda Valentine lost 117 pounds and has kept the weight off for 8 years! In this interview, Amanda shares helpful real-life tips and tricks about losing weight, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, fitness, and nutrition. Amanda is proof that dedication, passion, and strength can be ignited in anyone. Amanda is not only lively and personable, she shows others how it is possible to...
We Have Permission to Grieve with Shelby Forsythia
January 06, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBEmily Harman, the host of Onward Podcast, interviews Shelby Forsythia, author of Permission to Grieve and host of the podcast entitled Coming Back: Conversations on Life After Loss. After the unexpected death of her mother in 2013, Shelby began a deep dive into studying grief and beginning a lifetime mission to investigate the human experience of loss. Through her book, weekly podcasts, and one-on-one grief guidance, she helps grieving people find direction, get support, and cultivate radi...
2019 Challenges and 2020 Plans with Emily Harman
December 30, 2019 07:30 - 32 minutes - 32.5 MBOnward Podcast host Emily Harman talks about the challenges she faced in 2019. Emily also shares the plans she has for her business, Emily Harman Coaching and Consulting, LLC in 2020. Emily reveals what is on her vision board and how she plans to live her life differently after her children’s father passed away on 11 December 2019. Emily is vulnerable and honest as she reveals some of her insecurities. Resources Mentioned: World Domination Summit Make it Work Online Emily Harman ...
Your Job Is To Be You: How To Find Happiness with Paul Pettit
December 23, 2019 07:00 - 45 minutes - 45.7 MBEmily Harman, the host of Onward Podcast, interviews Paul Pettit, Founder of BMS Life Coaching & Wellness, Author, Certified Life Coach, Reflexologist, Naturopathic Reiki Therapist, and a Podcast Host. Paul created multiple programs to help people establish emotional wellbeing and to equip them with the tools to achieve their goals, dreams, and ambitions, including his Proactive Positive Cognitive Mindset Program that launched on July 4th, 2018. Paul is vulnerable as he shares his personal s...
From Active Addiction to Saving Lives with a Servant’s Heart with Jeff Dougherty
December 16, 2019 07:00 - 38 minutes - 36.4 MBJeff Dougherty, the Director of Operations at BreakAway Health Corporation, is an open book as he shares the depths of his drug addiction, leading to prison time, fractured relationships, and homelessness. Jeff doesn’t sugar coat it. He is not ashamed of his past. Owning his story helped Jeff survive and made him love who he is today. Addiction does not discriminate. Jeff will forever be an addict battling his inner demons every day for the rest of his life. Listen to this episode and learn ...
From Active Addiction to Saving Lives with a Servant’s Heart with Jeff Dougherty
December 16, 2019 07:00 - 38 minutes - 36.4 MBJeff Dougherty, the Director of Operations at BreakAway Health Corporation, is an open book as he shares the depths of his drug addiction, leading to prison time, fractured relationships, and homelessness. Jeff doesn’t sugat coat it. He is not ashamed of his past. Owning his story helped Jeff survive and made him love who he is today. Addiction does not discriminate. Jeff will forever be an addict battling his inner demons every day for the rest of his life. Listen to this episode and learn ...
Observe Your Stress and Transform Your Life with Christian Modjaiso
December 09, 2019 07:00 - 51 minutes - 49.5 MBEmily Harman, the host of Onward Podcast, interviews Christian Modjaiso, Founder and CEO of Observe, an organization with a mission to help extremely stressed people deal with their suffering by observing it for themselves, enabling them to find a permanent solution to their problem in a way that is customized to their situation. Christian Modjaiso reveals the suffering he has endured, including suicidal attempts on two occasions. Christian relays what he has learned and gives advice for tho...
How a Hand Injury Helped Me Realize I Make Music With My Heart with Lisa Spector
December 02, 2019 07:00 - 52 minutes - 50.4 MBEmily Harman, the host of Onward Podcast, interviews Lisa Spector. Dog and cat lovers call Lisa The Pet Calming Maestro. Music lovers know her as the heart-centered woman who inspires through music and story. Colleagues call her The Pianopreneur. From the very first moment she heard her mother play piano when she was seven, Lisa’s fingers were a magnet to the keys. A bad fall in June of 2017 shattered Lisa’s right hand and inspired her to find another voice. After three surgeries for seven c...
How to Starve Cancer Without Starving Yourself with Jane McLelland
November 25, 2019 07:00 - 49 minutes - 48.9 MBEmily Harman, the host of Onward Podcast, interviews Jane McLelland, Author of How to Starve Cancer Without Starving Yourself. From 1994 until 2004, Jane battled two aggressive cancers with metastatic spread. Both cancers were classified as terminal. Using her medical knowledge and research, Jane put together a cancer-starving formula, using natural therapies, exercise and diet. When faced with weeks to live as the result of a second cancer, Jane put together a unique cocktail of old, ‘off-l...
Episode 32: Take Charge of Your Life and Make Your Dreams Come True with Natasha O'Banion
November 18, 2019 09:00 - 46 minutes - 44.7 MBEmily Harman, host of Onward Podcast, interviews Natasha O'Banion, Owner of Walk with Renzo and Ruby Inc. Natasha discusses how family challenges forced her to grow up quickly. She shares how she worked her way up in the automotive industry, experienced burn-out, and then transitioned from the automotive business to starting a dog walking business. At age 33, Natasha is location independent - able to run her successful business from anywhere in the world. Natasha also opens about how she han...
Take Charge of Your Life and Make Your Dreams Come True with Natasha O'Banion
November 18, 2019 09:00 - 46 minutes - 44.7 MBEmily Harman, host of Onward Podcast, interviews Natasha O'Banion, Owner of Walk with Renzo and Ruby Inc. Natasha discusses how family challenges forced her to grow up quickly. She shares how she worked her way up in the automotive industry, experienced burn-out, and then transitioned from the automotive business to starting a dog walking business. At age 33, Natasha is location independent - able to run her successful business from anywhere in the world. Natasha also opens about how she han...
Highlights of Onward Podcast Interviews with Veterans
November 11, 2019 09:00 - 24 minutes - 24.6 MBEmily Harman, the host of Onward Podcast, offers something special for this Veterans Day episode. Veterans Day, observed annually on November 11, is a tribute to military veterans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Emily shares highlights from her previous interviews with veterans. Hear how these military veterans, past colleagues, and even Emily’s son and daughter share their personal stories of overcoming obstacles and moving onward. Everything from advocating for diversity and incl...
Episode 31: Highlights of Onward Podcast Interviews with Veterans
November 11, 2019 09:00 - 24 minutes - 24.6 MBEmily Harman, the host of Onward Podcast, offers something special for this Veterans Day episode. Veterans Day, observed annually on November 11, is a tribute to military veterans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Emily shares highlights from her previous interviews with veterans. Hear how these military veterans, past colleagues, and even Emily’s son and daughter share their personal stories of overcoming obstacles and moving onward. Everything from advocating for diversity and incl...
Want to Break Bad Habits - Practice Yoga with Chris Parkison
November 04, 2019 09:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBEmily Harman, the host of Onward Podcast, interviews Chris Parkison, a recovering lawyer and a E-RYT 200 hour Yoga Alliance Registered yoga instructor who leads the RYS 200 hour Teacher Training Program at VIDA Fitness at The Yards in Washington, DC. Chris is also the creator and host of the DC Yoga Podcast. In this episode, Chris talks about the importance of training the mind and body to lead healthy and happy lives. He shares how he made the decision to stop practicing law and start a ca...
My Entrepreneurship Story with Raj Sharma
October 28, 2019 06:00 - 38 minutes - 36.5 MBRaj Sharma is the Founder and CEO of Public Spend Forum, a market intelligence and best practices platform for public sector buyers and suppliers. Raj leads the overall strategy, guides the execution of the plan, and engages with leaders in public sector markets throughout the world. Raj talks about his childhood in India, moving to the United States, and founding a company that has been recognized as one of the top firms in the United States. Episode Highlights: Emily reminds On...