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S1-EP18-How to Regain Your Rhythm

This week, the Dr. & the Mrs. talk about how to 'Regain Your Rhythm' when life has infringed upon your relationship; offering tips, tools and strategies to get back on track. In the What's on Your Mind segment, Marissa talks about conflict among the Royals, and helps us to understand that conflict is normal, natural and to be expected. Finally, in the Fight of the Week, James & Marissa battle it out over their movie watching styles in a battle over light, texting, and nachos.  

S1-EP17-Growing Up Paine (Thanksgiving Day Shenanigans)

The Dr & the Mrs are joined by their three young adult children for this laid back, special Thanksgiving Day episode of Life, Love & Leadership.

S1-EP16-Let's Talk About Sex

S1-EP15-Apology Styles Part II LIVE from the Relationship Reboot Conference

Life, Love & Leadership goes LIVE this week from the Relationship Reboot Conference at Living the Word Church in Collinsville, Illinois. The Dr. and the Mrs. pick up the Apology Styles discussion where it left off in Episode 13 and take questions and comments from their passionate live audience.

S1-EP14-Are You (Really) Ready for Love

In this week's episode, Dr. Paine & Marissa pay a few rounds from Marissa's latest find, The Intimacy Deck and then come up with an idea of their own for the DIY version of the game. Dr Paine (kind of) admits wrong doing in the Fight of the Week and the episode ends with a heartfelt discussion about what it really takes to be Ready for Love.

ETHINKSTL 146: Betsy Nacrelli | Collections by Joya

ETHINKSTL 146: Betsy Nacrelli | Joya [Season 12, Episode 02] Joining us today is Betsy Blancett-Nacrelli, Founder of Collections by Joya. Betsy's lifelong passion for Women empowerment and her 14 years of experience in international retail and design, afforded her many opportunities to travel to amazing places such as Istanbul, Bali and India where she fell in love with the vast selection of artisan jewelry. Founded in 2016, Collections by Joya continues to grow and inspire women all over th...

S1-SP13-Don't Go Furniture Shopping & Apology Styles Part I

Before jumping into the topic so juicy it took two episodes to explore, the Paines discuss furniture shopping and why Marissa recommends couples never do it together (minute 2:02).In the Fight of the Week, they debate curfew for the college kids (minute 10:10) and finally, the Paines begin a riveting discussion about how to say I'm sorry (minute 14:10).

ETHINKSTL 145: Jeremy Goss | LinkMarket

ETHINKSTL 145: Jeremy Goss | LinkMarket [Season 12, Episode 01] Joining us today is Dr. Jeremy Goss, Founder, Chairman and CEO of The Link Market. Jeremy is an advocate for low-income communities on issues related to food justice, hunger and health. Upon graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, Jeremy took notice to the fact that healthy food options were not available to certain communities in the St. Louis Region. Jeremy's frustration turned into a life changing idea for ma...

S1-EP12-Leadership & Working with Your Spouse

Get to know the Paines as leaders in this episode as they discuss leadership at work, home and in their personal lives. Learn how they use the "Leadership Dance" to bring balance in their relationship and they consider to be the highest form of leadership (min 1:45).In the Fight of the Week segment (min 15:21), the Paine's announce a new opportunity for singles or couples to be guests on the show to coach through their "frequent fights" or love situations Live. Contact us at www.sucessfulmarr...

ETHINKSTL 144: Shannon Thompson | Indie Eatery

ETHINKSTL 144: Shannon Thompson | Indie Eatery [Season 11, Episode 11] Joining us today is Shannon Thompson, Proprietor of Indie Eatery and Indie 4 Catering. Shannon devoted 12 years of her life to the United States Air Force. Upon returning , she spent a short time in the corporate world. It didn't take long for Shannon to realize that the corporate world just didn't fill her passion within; It was then that she and her husband started Indie 4 Catering and the rest is history. In this epis...

S1-EP11-Open Wounds, Appropriate Attire & Mansplaining Revisited

In this jam packed episode Dr. James & Marissa share advice on how to live through "open wounds" in relationships (minute 24:54) including a transparent discussion about how they avoided divorce after a year of separation in their own marriage.Plus enjoy lots of comedic relief as they discuss actress Meagan Good's bikini shoot in the What's on Your Mind segment (minute 1:44), hear what listeners had to say about James' mansplaining in the Fight of the Week (minute 14:31) and lean in as they a...

ETHINKSTL 143: Alexces Bartley | Missouri SourceLink

ETHINKSTL 143: Alexces Bartley | MO SourceLink [Season 11, Episode 10] Joining us today is Alexces Bartley, Director and Network Builder of Missouri SourceLink. At her core, Alex is a connector with a deep passion for helping communities and individuals grow through access to entrepreneurial opportunities. Prior to her work with Missouri SourceLink, Alex served as Outreach Programs Manager at Oklahoma State University Riata Center for Entrepreneurship. In this episode: Alexces talks about ...

S1-EP10-He's Gotta Have It & How to Be Happy in Your Relationship

GOTCHA! After all the talk in previous episodes about how many things Marissa loses, Dr. Paine misplaces his cell phone and Marissa can't wait to give him grief about it! (2:52)In the Fight of the Week segment, the Paine's talk about an expensive, impulsive purchase James just "had to have" even though it was outside of their budget. Hear how they kept their difference of opinions on this purchase from ruining their anniversary vacation. (11:05) In the Topic of the Day, the Paine's share thre...

ETHINKSTL 142: Collective STL | Healing Mind, Body and Spirit in North St. Louis

ETHINKSTL 142: Collective STL | Healing Mind, Body and Spirit in North St. Louis [Season 11, Episode 09] Joining us today are Terry and Ericka Harris and Alonzo Nelson, Jr., Co Founders of Collective STL. This team of amazing yogi's create a healthy and safe experience catered to African Americans by offering compassionate wisdom that helps heal the mind, body and spirit through techniques of yoga mindfulness and culturally relevant self-strategies. In this episode: Ericka and Terry talk a...

S1-EP09-Getting Beyond Grudges & How Long to Wait for the Ring

In the What's on Your Mind Segment, the Paine's celebrate their new empty nest-ish life with no kids at home for awhile (minute 3:00), debate about how unfair it is for men to lose weight faster than women (minute 5:58), share how their friendship showed up to a stranger (minute 9:50) and chat about whether or not your spouse can be your best friend (minute 11:15).In the Fight of the Week: Vow Renewal vs Hardwood Floors (minute 13:46), the Paine's share how they get to compromise when they di...

ETHINKSTL 141: Rachel D'Souza Siebert | Gladiator Consulting

ETHINKSTL 141: Rachel D'Souza Siebert | Gladiator Consulting [Season 11, Episode 08] Joining us today is Rachel D'Souza Siebert, Founder and Principal of Gladiator Consulting. Rachel is at her best when she's starting, fixing or leading. In 2015, Gladiator Consulting came to life offering Core Values and Guiding Principles to our communities. In this episode: Rachel talks about how a need to have her voice heard and having a way to fulfill her interest in social justice led her to the nonp...

S1-EP08-Let's Stay Together (How to Avoid Growing Apart)

The "She Shed" is What's on Marissa's Mind this week as Dr. James & Marissa discuss the advantages of having a private getaway space to keep the peace in relationships (minute 1:30).The two then debate with a listener about whether or not a relationship can actually be heathy when there's a Fight of the Week (minute 6:33).The Paine's then share three keys to avoid growing apart in your relationship (minute 16:44) and have a heartfelt and transparent conversation about how long to wait when yo...

ETHINKSTL 140: Jessica Hitchcock | Following Her Entrepreneurial Heart for Art

ETHINKSTL 140: Jessica Hitchcock | Following Her Entrepreneurial Heart for Art [Season 11, Episode 07] Joining us today is Jessica Hitchcock , owner of Jessica Hitchcock, LLC. Jessica paints from her home in St. Louis, Missouri and it's her bold colors that give her a signature look. She only recently quit her day job in Finance and Human Resources to devote her efforts full-time to her art business. Following a recent trip to Mexico to work with an expert to discuss a business plan, she is...

S1-EP07-Mansplaining, Surviving Kids & The Art of Compromise

In this week's episode, Marissa & Dr. Paine pay homage to parents of toddlers after babysitting their two-year-old niece and discuss how children can help or hinder your relationship (Minute 1:05).In the Fight-of-the-Week, they debate whether or not James is a "mansplainer" and invite listeners to weigh in with their views on the Foundation for Successful Marriages facebook page (Minute 11:40).The 3 Keys to Successful Compromise are reviewed in the Teaching Topic of the Week (Minute 19:55) an...

ETHINKSTL 139: Nick Dunne | Marketing M.A.D.E. Man

ETHINKSTL 139: Nick Dunne | Marketing M.A.D.E. Man [Season 11, Episode 06] Joining us today is Nick Dunne, Communications Director For MADE, Third Degree Glass Factory and The Delmar Maker District. A 2011 graduate of Webster University with a B.A. degree in Public Relations, Nick brings a culmination of marketing experience to all three businesses while using his background as a professional communicator to elevate the community of artists, makers and other entrepreneurs in the St. Louis ...

S1-EP06-Charity Begins At Home

In this week's Fight of the Week, the Paine's discover that they may be the couple that benefits the most from the Life, Love & Leadership podcast. Laugh with them as they sort through what went wrong with the "honey-do" list and then dive deep as they discuss why high self-esteem and emotional well-being matters so much in relationships. The Paine's also answer a listener's question about what to do when one partner is thriving and one is barely surviving. 

ETHINKSTL 138: De Nichols | De-Signing Creative Cultures of Impact

ETHINKSTL 138: De Nichols | De-Signing Creative Cultures of Impact [Season 11, Episode 05] Joining us today is De Nichols, Principal of Design and Social Practice at Civic Creatives. As a cultural producer, De organizes artists to develop digital media and visual artworks that extend the impact of her design practice. In this episode: De speaks about the current challenges she faces and how she and her team at Civic Creatives rise to those challenges in an effort to bring awareness to...

S1-EP05-James and Marissa vs Barak and Michelle Obama

After watching Michelle Obama's recent interview with Gayle King during Essence Fest 2019, The Paine's discuss the similarities they share with Barak and Michelle Obama. They also discuss how criticism harms relationships and share wisdom on how their definition of "keeping things spicy" in their marriage has evolved over time.

ETHINKSTL 137: Claire Flowers | Durable, Comfortable, Stylish Shoes for Professional Women

ETHINKSTL 137: Claire Flowers | Durable, Comfortable, Stylish Shoes for Professional Women [Season 11, Episode 04] Joining us today is Claire Flowers, Founder and Designer of Claire Flowers, LLC. Claire has a passion for making things better. While working in sales and constantly traveling for her work, Claire found herself rapidly going through pairs of heels. In a effort to make women's lives easier, Claire decided to make a change. In December of 2014, Claire quit her full-time technolog...

S1-EP04-The Dangers of the Consumer Marriage

The Paine's define and discuss the harmful effects that a consumer's mentality can have on a marriage; plus hear the advice they have for a listener who wants advice on how to get back in the dating game after being divorced for ten years.  

ETHINKSTL 136: Amy Slaughter | Aims Moon Paperie

ETHINKSTL 136: Amy Slaughter | Aims Moon Paperie [Season 11, Episode 03] Joining us today is Amy Slaughter, Owner of Aims Moon Paperie. Founded in 2016, Aims Moon Paperie is a stationery company dedicated to providing women with tools for self-reflection and organization. Amy always wanted to create and to become an entrepreneur. A writer for many years, Amy found journaling was a way to de-clutter her thoughts. Compelled by her passion for writing, she started her own business. Aims Moon ...

ETHINKSTL 135: Devon Moody Graham | #CEOMOM

ETHINKSTL 135: Devon Moody Graham | #CEOMOM [Season 11, Episode 02] Joining us today is Devon Moody-Graham, CEO and Founder of CEO MOM. Devon is a Wife, Mother, CEO, Community Leader and Serial Entrepreneur. Devon is passionate about creating solutions to ease the journey of pulling off all of the above. Devon created CEO MOM as a platform to help mothers who are entrepreneurs make their dreams come true. CEO MOM provides 'empire building' assistance, kid-friendly meet ups and opportunities...

S1-EP03-Listener Asks: Why Is Marriage So Hard

The Paines share the seven elements for building a love that lasts and share their wisdom with a listener who asks, "Why is marriage so hard." 

S1-EP02-Date Night Gone Bad

The Paines discuss their "Fight of the Week" and share their favorite tool for managing (or avoiding) conflict in their relationship; plus, they share wisdom with a listener who wants help with getting his wife to follow his lead. This ought to be good!

S1-EP01-Meet the Paines and What's Cookin' (or Nah)

Get the tea on the Paines and their uncommon journey to a 30-year love affair. Laugh with them about their Fight of the Week and learn what to expect in future episodes. 

ETHINKSTL 134: Leslie Gill | Rung for Women

ETHINKSTL 134: Leslie Gill | Rung for Women [Season 11, Episode 01] Joining us today is Leslie Gill, Executive Director of Rung for Women. Having served in leadership capacities for several profit and non-profit organizations, Leslie has been deeply involved in a wide range of social welfare issues. Before joining Rung, Leslie served as the Chief Executive Officer of Annie Malone Children and Family Service Center. In this episode: Leslie discusses how Rung got its start as a high-en...

ETHINKSTL--S10-E12-Core & Rind | Cashew Cheesy Saucy Success

Joining us today are Rita Childers and Candi Haas, Co-owners of Core + Rind. Both are certified Culinary Nutrition experts and together have created Cashew Cheesy Sauce to make your journey to health not only easier, but tastier as well. In this episode: Rita and Candi talk about how similarities and struggles with their own health, motivated them to create and market a product that would not only benefit them, but others as well. Rita and Candi talk about the process of taking their p...

ETHINKSTL--S10-E11-Float STL | Effortless Wellness in Water

Joining us today are Jacob Resch and Kevin McCulloch, Founders of FLOAT STL. FLOAT STL is St. Louis' first float center and was opened in February of 2015. FLOAT STL has facilitated over 42,000 floats and continues the mission to help create a better access to healing modality. In this episode: We learn what the craft of floating is and the experience of floating. -Jacob shares about his RN & Psyche background and the role it played to help build their float center experience. -Kevin...

ETHINKSTL--S10-E10-Venture for America | Stimulating Start Ups for College Students

Joining us today are Kate Loar of Venture For America and Chisom Uche, Alumnus of Venture For America and current Senior Associate at SixThirty. Kate works with Venture For America Fellows, company partners, donors and support systems in St. Louis and Kansas City. Chisom serves on numerous boards, one of which empowers students to direct their own lives and learning. In this episode: Kate discusses her many roles with Venture For America Chisom tells us how he became a "fellow" with Ve...

ETHINKSTL--S10-E09-Tiny Little Monster | Sloan Coleman

Joining us today is Sloan Coleman, Business Development Director, AKA Monster Marketer, of Tiny Little Monster. Sloan, A lifelong entrepreneur with a background in art and graphic design, began her entrepreneurial career by co-founding a graphic and web design business at the age of 26. Through learning about marketing, networking and SEO while in the graphic design industry, Sloan stumbled into the screen printing industry, the seed was planted; Tiny Little Monster was born in her basement...

ETHINKSTL--S10-E08-Holiday Highlight Show | The Best of #ETHINKSTL

Today, enjoy some of the best ETHINKSTL episodes of the season. Each show is filled with unique and valuable insight, experience and perspective. Check out this highlight episode for your must have entrepreneurial punch-list and be sure to come back for more in the full episodes of your favorites!! We are celebrating our favorite moments from practitioners, coaches and wise women. In our PRACTITIONER segment: Jeremy Nulik, lead futurist and strategist from Big Wide Sky gives us some ti...

ETHINKSTL--S10-E07-Steve Epner | Outside Inside Thinking

Joining us today is Steve Epner. Steve has over 40 years of consulting experience. He served as “Entrepreneur in Residence” at Boeing and founded and manages the St. Louis Innovation Round table. Steve currently works with The Gateway Venture Mentoring Service, St. Louis Regional Entrepreneurship Educators and he teaches Corporate Entrepreneurship in the MBA program at St. Louis University. It has been said that Steve’s playful approach to business has allowed him to create supportive men...

ETHINKSTL--S10-E06-Marissa Q. Paine | Painefree Coaching & Consulting

Joining us today is Marissa Paine, Founder of Painefree Coaching & Consulting. Marissa started Painefree in 2012 as a vehicle for living out her life's purpose, which is to inspire and support other leaders in realizing their full potential. Marissa Paine and her dynamic team are passionate about serving you and helping you become your best you! In this episode: Marissa talks about the launch of the new brand "Marissa Q. Paine" and reasoning for it, plus putting all the services offered u...

ETHINKSTL--S10-E05-Derek Mays and John Payne | REAL Cannabis and the MO Campaign

Joining us today is Derek Mays of REAL Cannabis Company and John Payne of Amendment 2 Consultants. REAL Cannabis Company is a St. Louis based group that seeks to open a combined cannabis cultivation, manufacturing and dispensing facility. John Payne is Co-Founder of Amendment 2 Consultants which pioneered Missouri's new approach by leading the campaign for medical marijuana in Missouri. In this episode: Derek talks about what motivated him to leap into the field of cannabis amendment s...

ETHINKSTL--S10-E04-Grady Phelan | Powerful, Safe Pro-XR Baseball Bat

Joining us today is Grady Phelan, a St. Louis based serial creative and entrepreneur. Grady founded Pro-XR, LLC in 2013. The Pro-XR bat has a grip technology that helps athletes achieve their most powerful swing while preventing injury. Grady worked to achieve a patented design of an angled knob that works with the batters' hands to increase coverage, protection, precision and power.  In this episode: Grady talks about how a near accident in his own back yard drove him to make a 'better', m...

ETHINKSTL--S10-E03-Lawanda Brooks | Sweethead Naturals

Joining us today is Lawanda Brooks, Award winning Licensed Cosmetologist, Entrepreneur, Educator, Author and Cosmetic Chief. Lawanda is the Owner of 3 local salons by the name of SweetHead Naturals. SweetHead Naturals salon is a natural salon and a distributor of Lawanda's very own line of toxic free products. In this episode: Lawanda talks about 'the moment' she knew she wanted to be a stylist. Lawanda discusses her business plan and talks about the reason she chose the business model s...

ETHINKSTL--S10-E02-Emily Zwilling | EZ Wellness

Joining us today is Emily Zwilling, Founder of EZ Wellness. Emily is a Wellness Coach, Nutritional Counselor, Speaker and a cross-fit gym owner. Through EZ Wellness, Emily dedicates herself to encouraging and empowering others to make their realizations and to develop healthy habits, routines and mindsets that will genuinely change their lives for the better. In this episode: Emily talks about how a start up job motivated her to pull her inner will out and how to run with it. Emily tells...

ETHINKSTL--S10-E01-Lisa Hu | Lux & Nyx

EP #1XX-S10-E01-Lisa Hu Joining us today is Lisa Hu, founder and designer of Lux and Nyx. Lux and Nyx is a line of luxury handbags designed with the working female in mind. Lux and Nyx handbags are a line of 'work and play' bags that take women from Yoga class in the morning through drinks on the rooftop at night with style. In this episode: Lisa shares her experience with jumping from the corporate world into entrepreneurship. Lisa explains how her need for a multi-functional handbag ...

ETHINKSTL--S9-E13-Katie Petty | Wild Heart

ETHINKSTL--S9-E13-Katie Petty | Wild Heart Joining us today is Katie Petty, president of Wild Heart, LLC and inventor of The Brushless Paw Wash. In 2002, Katie came up with a thought that later turned into the invention of The Brushless Paw Wash. Katie used her 6th grade Science Fair as a way to test this new product and after rave reviews, Katie developed and patented her well-thought out invention. In this episode: Katie talks about the need for The Brushless paw Wash after her childhood...

ETHINKSTL--S9-E12-Justin Barr | STL from Above

EP #121-S9-E12--Justin Barr | STL from Above Joining us today is Justin Barr of STL from Above. In 2017, Justin added an aerial photography drone to his equipment kit to bring new dimensions to his usual business of wedding photography. Little did Justin know the fame he would gain from his drone work. In just 2 short years, Justin' s photos taken via drone, have landed on numerous book and magazine covers, commissioned pieces, articles and a fan base that continues to grow. In this epis...

ETHINKSTL--Episode 9.11-Quentin Ortega | The Entrepreneur's Entrepreneur

EP #120-S9-E11--Quentin Ortega Joining us today is Quentin Ortega. Quentin is an S&T graduate whose entrepreneurial journey started at a young age and put him on a path of serial entrepreneurship and in a prominent role as a mentor and advisor in the St. Louis entrepreneurship ecosystem. Among his roles, IT Track Leader for CET's SQ1 Boot Camp Program, Entrepreneur in Residence at ITEN and Executive VP of Business Development at Great Data Lake. In this episode: Quentin talks about how h...

ETHINKSTL--Episode 9.10-Tami Lange | Save the Girls

Joining us today is Tami Lange, CEO and Founder of Save the Girls Touchscreen Purses! Tami is a resident of Edwardsville, she is married and has 5 wonderful children as well as 3 dogs and a plethora of cats. Simply put, Tami was fed up! In one week, both of her daughters had mishaps with their phones. One had lost it on a hike and the other sent her phone into the washing machine abyss, by accident of course. Tami’s sister in law suggested the girls carry their phones in their undergarments...

ETHINKSTL--Episode 9.9-Hop Shop | Good People, Good Beer, Good Times

EP #118-S9-E09--St. Louis Hop Shop Joining us today are brothers Justin Harris and Ryan Griffin, Co-Owners of St. Louis Hop Shop. STL Hop Shop is a one-stop shop that carries a wide range of craft beers as well as numerous other types of liquors. Located on the city's South Side, this business offers a communal atmosphere within a learning environment. Their motto: Good People, Good Beer, Good Times. In this episode: We learn how opportunity met opportunist. Justin talks about how he ...

ETHINKSTL--Episode 9.8-Psyche Southwell | Economy Of Style

EP #117-S9-E08--Psyche Southwell Joining us today is Psyche Southwell, Creator and Editor of the Economy of Style Blog. Psyche is a Social Science Researcher and Educator who credits her fashion inspiration on her Caribbean roots. Psyche has been featured in several publications including Cosmopolitan and RedBook and has also been named as a winner of RedBooks' 'Real Women of Style' award. In 2018, Psyche was named Best Beauty Blogger in St. Louis! In this episode: Psyche talks about how ...

ETHINKSTL--Episode 9.7-Perry Drake | UMSL hosts the Biggest and Best Marketing Conference #MDMC19

EP #116-S9-E07--Perry Drake MDMC Joining us today is Dr. Perry Drake, Professor of Digital and Social Media Marketing at The University of Missouri, St. Louis. Perry is also the founder of the Midwest Digital Marketing Conference, the largest Digital Marketing Conference hosted right here in St. Louis. The MDMC boasts an attendance of over 1,500 attendees and hosts 130 speakers with topics ranging from Data, Digital, Social Media and E-Commerce. In this episode: Perry discusses the MDMC...