Own Your Awkward
111 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe all have that awkward thing that can sometimes hold us back. But what if it was your superpower? What if owning it was the key to your success? Join speaker, author, and coach Andy Vargo as things get awkward with his guests. Dive into what makes each of us awkward in our own way and learn how we can own it!
For more information about Andy Vargo and to see his books, blogs, and other content, visit https://www.awkwardcareer.com/ Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/own-your-awkward/support
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Awkward Money with Carla Howard
February 03, 2024 03:38 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBCarla Howard is a Strategic Change Consultant, Professional Speaker, and a Dream Enabler. The thread that runs through her work is a love of personal and business transformation. Whether helping corporations manage change, delivering keynotes, teaching emerging speakers how to “Get Paid From The STAGE!!!”, or helping kind & ambitious women realize what is possible … Carla helps people move from where they are today to where they want to be in the future. Please connect with Carla Howard onli...
Awkward Relationships with Ginger Johnson
January 23, 2024 14:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBMost introductions for speakers are full of credentials, awards, accomplishments and other unexciting information. While she’s earned a few, let's say this for now: Everything in life is Powered By Connection. Connection is Ginger's jam. With fun & enthusiasm, she brings all of us to the table because the ultimate outcome of connection is belonging. She works with great leaders, teams and organizations to do their best work by tapping into the remarkable possibilities purposeful connectio...
Awkward Agoraphobia with Evelyn Knight
January 17, 2024 15:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBEvelyn Knight is a 2 time TEDx speaker. She specializes in empowering women in business. Evelyn is a successful business owner that has mastered running an early childhood education business without giving up her life. Evelyn is authentic and engaging and has led several audiences through keynote speaking engagements, workshops and training series. Evelyn is the CEO and founder of Child Care Business Professionals. She is also the host of The Child Care Business Coach podcast. Evelyn speci...
Awkward Truth with Sean Allison
January 11, 2024 14:00 - 49 minutes - 45 MBSean Allison is a Medical Intuitive Chaplain and Transition coach. FOR THOSE AT A BEGINNING, IN THE MIDDLE, OR AT THE END OF LIFE, READY TO FIND A NEW WAY... Sean teaches spiritual and personal development at Journey Within in Lakewood Colorado. As a Death Dula He assists Families in helping loved ones prepare for the afterlife. Check out Sean Allison online: whenyoursidewalkends.com compassionspeak.com For more information on how you can Own Your Awkward with Andy Vargo, check out ht...
Awkward Solopreneur with Kevin B Dull
December 27, 2023 14:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBKevin B. Dull is an accomplished leader in the field of organizational development and HR, with over 20 years of experience. He is the founder of KBD Consulting, a highly regarded People Strategy and HR Consulting Firm, and Co-Founder of MgrWorkbench.ai, a cutting-edge HR AI Technology Firm. Dull's expertise in this field culminating in his role as the head of the Human Resources department for a $3.5 billion revenue company with over 22,000 employees. Dull has also spent more than a decade ...
Awkwardly Perfect with Jeff Ikler
December 23, 2023 05:52 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBJeff Ikler is the Director of Quetico Leadership and Career Coaching. He works with leaders in all aspects of life to identify and overcome obstacles in their desired future. “Quetico” (KWEH-teh-co). He came to the field of coaching after a 35-year career in educational publishing, where he served as an editor, marketer, and eventually the head of all publishing disciplines. There, he was first exposed to coaching – as a client – and the concepts of self-awareness and servant leadership. Pri...
Awkward Animals with Vrushali & Blossom
December 10, 2023 15:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBAwkward is normal and here to stay! A childhood of watching Walt Disney animations, to graduating with a Commerce degree. Vrushali always thought the world was all inclusive. Talking animals was very real and normal to her. And studying well was just something all kids did! When she got a rude shock upon entering the corporate world, she went with the flow while awkwardly trying to get her thoughts sorted out. Blossom came into her family and helped Vrushali go back to believing reality...
Awkward Appearance with Markus Wettstein
December 05, 2023 16:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBDr. Wettstein has practiced endocrinology for nearly thirty years. He is a diabetes, metabolic, and stress management specialist. He also works in energy medicine as a Licensed Bio-Well practitioner. He assists clients in improving their health and wellness by measuring their energy field, stress level, health status, and energy reserve via electro photonic imaging. He lives in Colorado with his wife, has three children, and enjoys skiing and hiking. Buy the book with my affiliate link h...
Awkward Outsider with Martine Emmons
November 30, 2023 15:00 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBMartine Emmons is a Certified Transformational Life Coach. Martine also hosts her own radio program as well as coaching 1:1 under two large platforms. Martine spent over 20 years in the corporate world as a Paralegal and Executive Assistant and still enjoys helping her fellow entrepreneurs run their businesses as an Executive Virtual Assistant; and this includes helping people get TEDx talks. She stays active in all areas of her life and finds travel, especially to ocean destinations, the be...
Awkwardly Awkward with Andy Vargo & Guest Host Marie Sonneman
November 25, 2023 22:48 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBThis is episode 100! We have brought my good friend Marie Sonneman who hosts the Ordinary to Badass podcast to do a reverse interview. In today's episode she will ask me about my awkward, explore the roots of Own Your Awkward, and we will dig into the lessons learned along the way. I have spent years interviewing others to find out what their awkward thing is and explored how they have owned it in order to live an amazing life. Now the tables are turned and we will get to hear what it is l...
Awkward Perfectionism with Peggy Willms
October 21, 2023 13:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBPeggy has been a certified personal trainer, sports performance nutritionist, and personal and executive health, wellness, and life coach for over thirty years. Peggy is an entrepreneur, bestselling author, a featured contributor for BizCatalyst360, an international online magazine, and host of The Coach Peggy Show. Peggy also hosts wellness retreats. She spent over twenty years in corporate wellness and has managed multi-million-dollar medical clinics. Her unique business and work-site well...
Awkward Credibility with Jennifer English
October 16, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBThrough Spaceworks Tacoma, Jennifer facilitates the learning and professional development of creative entrepreneurs and artists with plans for long term creative/innovative businesses that benefit Tacoma’s culturally vibrant community. Jennifer is also a Spaceworks alum, graduating from the 2014 cohort and is the co-owner of SPUN Clay Arts Studio. She was the Hilltop Business Association Vice President for 5 years and continues to be involved in her community. Jennifer believes that everyone...
Awkward Sales with Reuben Swartz
October 11, 2023 13:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBReuben Swartz is the founder of Mimiran, the fun CRM for independent consultants who love serving clients but hate "selling". He's also the host and chief nerd on the Sales for Nerds podcast. He went from a background in computer science and software engineering to sales and marketing consulting for the Fortune 500, while struggling with sales and marketing for his own firm. His mission is to help other independent consultants make a bigger dent in the universe and get more clients by using ...
Awkwardly Intuitive with Fran Gallaher
October 06, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBFollow Fran Gallaher online: www.reallyflourish.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/frangallaher/ TikTok: @FranGallaher https://www.facebook.com/fran.gallaher Instagram: Fran Gallaher (@reallyflourish) • Instagram photos and videos For more information on how you can Own Your Awkward with Andy Vargo, check out https://www.awkwardcareer.com/ #podcast #awkward #ownyourawkward #acceptance #authentiicity #motivation #inspiration #intuition #denver #colorado #mentalhealth #abuse #intuitive #exec...
Awkward Mental Health with Sarah Weaver
October 01, 2023 13:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBSarah Weaver is an entrepreneur and functional medicine nurse practitioner that specializes in mental, hormonal and gut health. started her career as an assistant team leader for AmeriCorps NCCC in Denver. Then, in 1999, she opened Full Circle Doula Care in Seattle, Washington, and later Fort Wayne. She was the owner and birth and postpartum doula, focusing on advocacy and education as well as direct care for newborns and families. In 2003, Sarah founded the Blue Mountain Project, which pa...
Awkwardly Unthinkable with Marcel Kuhn
September 26, 2023 13:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBMarcel Kuhn is a Swiss visionary speaker, author, coach, father, dreamer, and soul surfer who passionately explores the edges of his comfort zone and what it means to create an unthinkable reality through FLOW: Finding Love and Oneness Within. Marcel has spent over a decade immersed in personal development, traveling globally to work with top experts from coaches, speakers, and trainers, to spiritual healers and shamans. Through his impeccable storytelling, discoveries, and practices, Marce...
Awkward Author with Joseph Hulscher
September 22, 2023 03:11 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBJoseph Hulscher was born and raised in Aberdeen, Washington, and began journaling the legend of this story as early as 2007. KCGB -The Boy From the Porch - My Dying Mom and Kurt Cobain is his first memoir. Joseph is the 2nd of 6 children, sharing the family home with four brothers and a sister. They are a part of this story as the memoir delivers an intimate retelling of interactions the famed grunge rocker, Kurt Cobain, had with our mother and siblings during a mid-1980s turning point in C...
Awkward Listener with Kevin Johnson
September 03, 2023 20:05 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBKevin Johnson is the proud founder of 4EVRGRN. His roots run deep in the Pacific Northwest. It was only natural to name his brand after this incredible region, a place that means so much to him. Their goal is to shine a spotlight on the Pacific Northwest and all its wonders, from its amazing people to its soul-stirring music, mouthwatering food, thrilling wildlife, and awe-inspiring landscapes. For Kevin, it's all about giving everyone a voice. Kindness and respect should be extended to ...
Awkwardly Famous with Lisa David Olson
August 21, 2023 22:13 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBLisa David Olson is the (Practically) World-Famous Business Humorist; an interactive speaker, author, podcaster and performer who shares how humor saved her life. A multi TEDx Speaker who loves to guide others to their own talk, Olson is also a speaker trainer. She says she is a professional nag who will help you get your book started or your keynote ready for the stage. Her interactive presentation style, and tools from the stage to real life, are sought out to re energize stale thinking...
Awkward Culture with Michael Fowler
August 08, 2023 20:32 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBMichael Fowler serves as Executive Director & Senior Trade Consultant at the World Trade Center Tacoma. Co-founder of a successful trading company, Michael has more than three decades of experience assisting US firms access Asian markets. He speaks Japanese and Mandarin Chinese. Chair Emeritus of the Pacific Northwest International Trade Alliance, Michael Fowler has served for several years on the Board of Directors of World Affairs Council in Tacoma. A former Senior Editor of Business To...
Awkward Risks with Jennifer Watson
August 01, 2023 14:00 - 43 minutes - 40 MBJennifer Watson, MPT, I.M.T.,C., is a healer, high-performance coach & breakthrough speaker on a mission to help leaders heal and accelerate their deeper purpose of impact through wellness, leadership genius and speaking. As a former D1 and All-American, Jennifer, founder of Run Your Race Global, overcame years of debilitating depression to become an integrative physical therapist, entrepreneur, TEDx speaker and international coach & speaker. Jennifer’s ultimate goal in life is to be known ...
Awkward Healing with Eileen Bild
July 28, 2023 00:44 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBEileen is CEO of Ordinary to Extraordinary Life/OTELproductions, Co- Founder of OTEL Universe, Executive Producer/ROKU Channel Developer, Founder of The Core Thinking Blueprint Method, OTEL TALK show host, Breakthrough S.P.A.R.K. Coach, and Team Member at BIG Records. She is a published Author, and Internationally Syndicated Columnist. Support Eileen Bild online:www.oteluniverse.comwww.corethinkingblueprint.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EileenBild, https://www.youtube.com/@Ordinaryt...
Awkward Rock with Maria Wulf
July 20, 2023 02:10 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBMaria Wulf is a professional drummer and educator specializing in Jazz. She can be seen performing in clubs and giving clinics throughout the Pacific Northwest. She has spent her life awkwardly navigating and succeeding in a male dominated field while overcoming feelings of self-doubt and stage fright. Performing music includes being put in the spotlight, often at unpredictable times and situations. The fear of failure has not stopped her from succeeding and reaching many of her life goals. ...
Awkwardly Boring with Joseph Carrabis
June 29, 2023 01:57 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBJoseph Carrabis told stories to anyone who would listen starting in childhood, wrote his first stories in grade school and started getting paid for his writing in 1978. He's been everything from a long-haul trucker to a Chief Research Scientist and held patents covering mathematics, anthropology, neuroscience, and linguistics based on a technology he created in his basement and from which he created an international company. He retired from corporate life and now spends his time writing fic...
Awkwardly Outdoors with Alyssa Berthiaume
June 07, 2023 13:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBAlyssa Berthiaume is a mompreneur, author, ghostwriter, and writing guide with a superpower for hearing between the lines and capturing the voice of her clients. She's the Founder/CEO of The Write Place, Right Time, her virtual boutique of book coaching and ghostwriting services for brilliant, brave, and badass folks ready to change the ‘effin’ world with their stories. She’s also the author of Dear Universe, I Get it Now: Letters on the Art and Journey of Being Brave and Being Me. If you ca...
Awkward Gratitude with David George Brooke
May 18, 2023 17:20 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBDavid George Brooke - That Gratitude Guy, has been a speaker, coach, and best-selling author for over 25 years. He is a former Nordstrom store manager and managed in the corporate world for over 30 years. His published works include “That Gratitude Guy’s Daily Gratitude Journal”, “Monday Morning Minutes,” “Six-Word Lessons to Embrace Gratitude” and a number of other books on gratitude. As a result of his passion for illustrating the wonders of a gratitude mindset, he has presented over 85...
Awkward Narrator with Valerie Gordon
May 10, 2023 13:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBValerie Gordon is an award-winning television producer, content creator, and longtime storyteller. Through The Storytelling Strategist , the career and communications firm she launched in 2017, Valerie combines her storytelling background with her passion for advocating for women in the workforce. She speaks at conferences, offering keynotes and group workshops, and partners with corporations to develop and retain leaders, creating greater gender equity at all levels. A 10-time Emmy and 3-t...
Awkward Foreigner with Mark Reid
May 06, 2023 13:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBJoin us for this episode as we talk to Mark Reid (professor, lawyer, and Japanese paper maker) On his show he dives deep with artists, authors, entrepreneurs, and other influential people. Mark hosts the podcast Zen Sammich, which is a podcast for the independent thinker and anyone who embraces life despite its absurdity. Follow Mark Reid online: zensammich.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/zen-sammich/ For more information on how you can Own Your Awkward with Andy Vargo, check out https://ww...
Awkward Quirks with Anne Nevel
May 02, 2023 01:31 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBAnne is so much more than a short bio, and more complex than a business summary. Whether working at her day job, volunteering with organizations she cares about, maintaining side ventures, or serving as a good friend or family member – she aims to create reliable, safe spaces for others to feel free to be themselves. Anne has held a variety of positions in various industries. Over the last 16 years, in her role in the association space, she has overseen educational activities in several d...
Awkward Intuition with Jennifer Jane Young
April 19, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBJennifer Jane Young is an Intuitive Business & Leadership Advisor, Founder of The School of Intuitive Leadership and former United Nations Consultant. She helps entrepreneurs & leaders find the path of least resistance, make the biggest impact and create sustainable, aligned success through right brain/intuitive leadership. She brings together the last 13 years of her experience, coaching, advising and managing start ups to multi-6 and 7-figure businesses, her background in Yogatherapy and...
Awkwardly Vulnerable with Wade Bruffey
April 12, 2023 13:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBWade is the co-founder and CEO of GoMobi.work, a Software as a Service company that gives businesses tools to help their employees grow and do their best work. Wade's personal mission is to help a million people find purposeful work so they can use their gifts to serve others and make the impact they want to in the world. When he is not nerding out on the future of work, business strategy, or personal development, you are likely to find Wade playing outside, enjoying a meal and music, or ex...
Awkward Punches with Yifat Cohen
April 05, 2023 13:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBMeet Yifat (pronounced "ee-fah-t", the "Y" makes the long "e" sound like in Yvonne) She is an entrepreneur that runs an engagement marketing business that helps entrepreneurs establish instant trust with their prospects. She's been in business for over 11 years, she does Krav Maga, loves geeky things, cooks spicy food, and is a traveler and adventurer, but also one who loves her sleep and strong coffee (which really doesn't go together, does it?). One of the first 100 people to be invited...
Awkward Filming with Helen Polise
March 29, 2023 13:00 - 49 minutes - 37.1 MBHelen Polise, aka the “TikTok Teacher” and owner of Muthership Productions, is a TV commercial director with 30+ years of experience elevating global brands like Sensodyne, Blistex, Hasbro, NFL Alumni and more. After a quick rise to TikTok fame during the pandemic, she recently founded Socialize (HelloSocialize.com), a startup where she demystifies the social media process, and teaches people step–by–step how to create content while building with a community of people of all ages and skill l...
Awkwardly Social with Tamar Yahawahdah
March 22, 2023 11:37 - 46 minutes - 35.4 MBTamar Yahawahdah is a dual-licensed massage therapist and esthetician in Tacoma, WA. She has experience in Deep Tissue, Swedish, Sports and Geriatric modalities. During any length session, you may require four different modalities in various locations of the body. Her hands talk to your muscles to determine your needs. This is how your session is customized to your body versus having a blanket repetitive massage session where you can predict her every move. What you come in with today ma...
Awkward Upbringing with Brittany Sleeper
March 15, 2023 13:00 - 38 minutes - 30.3 MBBrittany Sleeper is the current Mrs Washington American 2022 and competed in the Mrs America pageant this summer in Las Vegas. Brittany works with communities across the south sound. her platform is Humanizing the Badge where her husband is a law enforcement officer in the state and she works to strengthen the relationship between law enforcement and the community. You can find her on all social media and follow along on her journey. Follow Brittany Sleeper and support her journey online:...
Awkward Analytics with Ben Albert
March 08, 2023 14:00 - 48 minutes - 40.1 MBWhen Covid hit, Ben was furloughed from work. He found himself down and out, staring at an empty handle of Jim Bean Whiskey. He was unemployed, depressed, and felt unworthy. Hesitantly, he opened his Macbook and started reaching out to strangers on Linkedin. This spearheaded his entrepreneurial journey. The rest is history. Now Ben hosts a network of 5 podcasts called “Real Business Connections,” runs a massively successful marketing firm, Balbert Marketing, and has replaced his establ...
Awkward Moments with Arik Korman
December 01, 2022 19:50 - 56 minutes - 44.9 MBArik Korman is on a journey to learn from superhumans - people who have done remarkable things or have remarkable ideas to share - so that he can be the best dad he can be for his son, AJ. The Arik Korman Show on iHeartRadio, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts features conversations with thought leaders from the arts, sciences, academia, and more. Previous guests have included newsmakers Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Robert Reich, Rahm Emanuel, Congressman Eric Swalwell, author Salman Rushdie, dance icon Mi...
Awkwardly Introverted with Giang Nguyen
October 25, 2022 22:19 - 45 minutes - 31.7 MBMeet Giang Nguyen: Being a first-gen immigrant who grew up in poverty, led Giang to have a lifelong dedication to advocacy and community service. From an early age she volunteered in homeless shelters, advocated for the Asian Pacific Islander community, and participated in charity donation drives. Giang continues to advocate for people suffering disparate outcomes. Some of her work includes raising money for Ukrainian refugees, advocacy for disabled students, and providing tutoring se...
Awkward Spotlight with Captain Chris Staudinger
October 18, 2022 13:00 - 37 minutes - 28.7 MBCaptain Chris Staudinger is a professional travel journalist turned tour guide who lives in Tacoma. For years now he has tried to share the best of the world with people and now focuses of sharing Washington's History and Lore with people who have a deep desire to know more. A graduate of Pacific Lutheran University, he met his wife while climbing Kilimanjaro and they taught in South Korea together before launching an international career that eventually brought them back to the PNW. Foll...
Awkwardly Authentic with Julia Josephine
October 11, 2022 23:14 - 35 minutes - 27.3 MBJulia is bringing a new twist to the art scene in Tacoma, Washington. Being a bit more extroverted than most artists, Julia has a passion to connect and collaborate with others. She takes this to the next level by planning live art events around the community as well as curating a local artist meetup group every week. Julia's events can be found in coffee shops, bars, or any other space the community gathers. She brings together artis using every medium you can think of. Her events even i...
Awkward Everything with Alison Perry-Davies
October 04, 2022 19:13 - 45 minutes - 31.8 MBAli is a singer, songwriter, poet, painter, best selling author, daughter, sister, wife, mum , nana and friend.... With a background in disability case management, ministry, music, counselling and support work with adults living with a variety of challenges, Ali brings a healing perspective to all forms of art she creates. Ali has been using art as part of her healing journey for over 40 years both personally and professionally. She has been writing songs, poems and stories as well as us...
Awkward Transitions with Dana Simpson
September 27, 2022 13:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBDana Claire Simpson, a native of Gig Harbor, Washington, first caught the eyes of devoted comics readers with the internet strip Ozy and Millie. After winning the 2009 Comic Strip Superstar contest, she developed the strip Phoebe and Her Unicorn (originally known as Heavenly Nostrils), which is now syndicated in newspapers worldwide. There are fifteen Phoebe and Her Unicorn books, including the newest, Unicorn Selfies! Ozy and Millie have two books also. Simpson’s books have appeared on ...
Awkward Hearing with Don Sellers
September 20, 2022 13:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBCheck it out! Today I am interviewing Don Sellers. For the past three years, Don has been my mentor in Toastmasters and so much more. Don has lived a rich life serving in the US Air Force, then becoming an active member in Toastmasters and writing. In his time with Toastmasters, he has served many club and district level leadership positions including District Governor for District 32. Currently Don is the president of the PAWA Writer's Association. PAWA stands for Plateau Area Write...
Awkward Self-Talk with Dave Hannon
September 13, 2022 13:00 - 51 minutes - 39.4 MBTacoma based singer-songwriter, Dave Hannon, was born with music in his blood. As the son of a professional touring piano player, Dave began learning piano at the age of 6 and was writing his own songs by the age of 10. On his 13th birthday, he learned his first 3 chords on guitar and never looked back. While attending Gonzaga University, Dave honed his skills as a singer-songwriter, performing throughout the Spokane area. He released his debut solo EP “Better for the Long While” in 2008...
Awkward Sprints with Simon Severino
September 06, 2022 13:00 - 45 minutes - 32.4 MBSimon Severino helps business owners in SaaS and Services run their company more effectively which results in sales that soar. Trusted by Google, Roche, Consilience Ventures, Amgen, AbbVie. He created the Strategy Sprints™ Method that doubles revenue in 90 days by getting owners out of the weeds. TEDx speaker, Contributor to Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine, member of the SVBS Silicon Valley Blockchain Society. Follow Simon Severino online: https://www.strategysprints.com/ https://www.fac...
Awkward Tomboy with Monica Nevi
August 30, 2022 13:00 - 42 minutes - 34.3 MBMonica Nevi is a native of the Seattle area, having grown up about 20 minutes south in the glory that is Renton, Wa. The product of a wonderfully humorous family and diverse life experience, she went on to earn a degree from Seattle University and lived in the city for 3 more years after going to school. A collegiate basketball player, after injuries ended her career she decided to move forward with the next most accepted career for a young woman and pursue her strong interest in stand-up co...
Awkwardly Different with Jack Lepiarz
August 23, 2022 13:00 - 42 minutes - 32.4 MBLearn about what makes Jack Lepiarz so different and how he has mad that difference work for him in today's episode of the Own Your Awkward podcast. Jack has been performing in the circus his entire life. For more than a decade, he's been performing as "Jacques ze Whipper," a silly, sassy, French whip cracker at Renaissance Festivals around the country. He does all of that while maintaining his regular job as a news anchor for 90.9 WBUR, Boston's NPR news station. Follow him online: http...
Awkward Empathy with Neetal Parekh
August 16, 2022 13:00 - 39 minutes - 29.9 MBNeetal Parekh is an attorney and founder/CEO of Innov8social, which builds content, tools, and programs to make social entrepreneurship more accessible, actionable, and transformative. She is a passionate advocate for social impact ecosystem-building who believes that this field empowers us to creatively re-imagine how businesses and individuals can create meaningful impact and lasting value. Neetal is the author of Amazon bestselling book, 51 Questions on Social Entrepreneurship, host of Th...
Awkward Transformation with Nicola Linde
August 09, 2022 13:00 - 44 minutes - 34.6 MBNicola Linde is a powerful performer and songwriter. With a whisper-to-a-scream voice and anthemic compositions, she is a singer-songwriter with an edge. Nicola’s material speaks the truth of life today in a way that transcends gender. Love, career, interpersonal relationships, soul-searching and triumph find their voice embedded within her song-craft. Nicola Linde creates a sound that ranges from aggressive, to ethereal, to wistful, while always maintaining a captivating intensity. Origina...
Awkwardly Likeable with Fr James Martin SJ
August 02, 2022 13:00 - 46 minutes - 39.4 MBREV. JAMES MARTIN, SJ, is a Jesuit priest, editor at large of America magazine, and bestselling author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage, The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, andBetween Heaven and Mirth. Father Martin has written for many publications, including theNew York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and he is a regular commentator in the national and international media. He has appeared on all the major radio and television networks, as well as in venues ranging from NPR’s Fresh Air, FOX’s...