Unstoppable Mindset
107 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsInclusion, Diversity and encountering something different and unexpected. We all have reacted to different kinds of people and unexpected situations often with fear and unacceptance. Join blind World Trade Center survivor, No. 1 NY Times Bestseller and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe, Michael Hingson as he talks with thought leaders and others about our often blinding fear of inclusion and our resistance to change. Mike will explore the idea that no matter the situation or different kinds of people we encounter our own fears and prejudices often are the strongest barriers to moving forward.
This podcast is presented by accessCast, an accessiBe initiative.
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Episodes
Episode 103 – Unstoppable Advocate and Voice Actress Who Happens To Be Blind with Tanja Milojevic
February 21, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBAs you know, this podcast is entitled “Unstoppable Mindset” with the tag line “where Inclusion, Diversity and the unexpected meet”. This episodes represents for me one of the most unexpected sessions I have done. I first heard from Tanja Milojevic through LinkedIn. I did not know at the time she was a person who happened to be blind due to the same circumstances that befell me. I discovered this and so much more about Tanja when we finally met to discuss her coming on Unstoppable Mindset. ...
Episode 102 – Unstoppable Complexity Coach with Sherry Johnson
February 17, 2023 12:00 - 59 minutes - 36.9 MBWhat do we do when we can’t make predictable or ordered decisions? What do we do when things are unordered? How do we approach those decisions in ways we haven’t in the past? These questions are just some of what you get to hear about on this episode with our guest, Sherry Johnson. Sherry, like so many others we have had the opportunity to interview, grew up not knowing she was a person with autism. She often wondered why she felt she was an outsider in the world. It wasn’t until her 40s ...
Episode 101 – Unstoppable Entrepreneur and Successful Transformation Expert with Daniel Mangena
February 14, 2023 12:00 - 53 minutes - 33.5 MBIt is so enjoyable and refreshing for me, and I hope you, to hear from a wide variety of guests here on Unstoppable Mindset. Our guest this time is Daniel Mangena. Daniel had what he says is a normal and somewhat boring childhood with no major events along the way. Even so, he grew up to be quite a thinker and person who likes to help transform lives as you will hear. Daniel talks with me about choices and how we are the ones who most of all limit our life and other choices. He uses, as a...
Episode 100 – Unstoppable PR, Communications Graduate and Mental Health Advocate with Zane Landin
February 10, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBZane Landin recently graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication and Public Relations. He was diagnosed as a neurodiverse individual at an early age which led in part to his strong interest in and advocacy for mental health awareness. What I discovered during our interview is that Zane is quite a good storyteller which should serve him well as he enters the job market. As you will hear in this episode, Zane already has accomplished a great deal includ...
Episode 99 – Unstoppable DEI Thought Leader with Martine Kalaw
February 07, 2023 12:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBMartine was born in what is now Zaire although at the time of her birth the country’s government was different. When the government changed, so did the name of the country. When Martine and her parents immigrated to America Martine did not know that she was undocumented and thus had no status. After the death of her parents by the time she was 15, she was on her own. Only years later did she discover how tenuous her status was in the U.S. She will tell us her story. Because of her life’s ...
Episode 98 – Unstoppable Social Impact Strategist with Prisma Garcia
February 03, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBPrisma grew up in Dallas Texas as a first-generation American not really knowing much about the U.S. much less the rest of the world outside Dallas. As you will hear she went to college in Indiana at Notre Dame for no more significant reason than she saw the movie Rudy and then applied. Her parents let her go off to Indiana since as Catholics they felt that Prisma could go there and grow. Grow she did. She received her Master’s degree in Science and Entrepreneurship in 2010. Since graduat...
Episode 97 – Unstoppable Israeli Football Coach with Charlie Cohen
January 31, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 37.7 MBIn this episode, I would like you to meet Charlie Cohen. I met Charlie on LinkedIn and, after examining his profile, felt his story would be an interesting one to bring to Unstoppable Mindset. When we first spoke, Mr. Cohen said that he felt that he did not have an interesting story. I explained that I believed everyone has interesting and inspiring stories that only needed to be discovered. As you will see, Mr. Cohen does have a story worth hearing. Charlie grew up in Sharon Massachusett...
Episode 96 – Unstoppable Bird and BirdNote Advocate with Nick Bayard
January 27, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBOn this episode of Unstoppable Mindset, we get to speak with Nick Bayard the executive Director of BirdNote. This organization is a nonprofit that provides sound-rich programs on over 200 radio stations that discuss the challenges faced by birds. The program includes the sounds of birds. It can be heard daily. You will get to learn more about BirdNote during our episode. Nick holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration and International Development from the Harvard Kennedy School and...
Episode 95 – Unstoppable Story-Teller and Social Influencer with Sentari Minor
January 24, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 37.4 MBOur guest on this episode of Unstoppable Mindset is Sentari Minor. Mr. Minor, a Phoenix native grew up learning to be a storyteller and writer. As he explains, today he uses his ability to write to communicate and help CEOs to learn more about philanthropy, policy, and driving social impact in their spheres of influence. Two years ago Mr. Minor joined EvolvedMD as its head of strategy. EvolvedMD works at the forefront of the healthcare industry, among other things, combining the work of p...
Episode 94 – Unstoppable Prolific Author with Lorna Schultz Nicholson
January 20, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBAs you soon will discover when you listen to this week’s episode, this episode with Lorna was recorded in September of 2022. As usual, we get to have a fun and inspiring conversation. Lorna Schultz Nicholson to date has published 49 books with more on the way. As you will hear, she believes that everyone has stories to tell. She has published books on various subjects including disabilities. A good portion of our episode discusses blindness, eyesight, and how the world views and/or shou...
Episode 93 – Unstoppable Unexpected Loss
January 17, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBOn this special episode today, I am being interviewed by Braden Ricketts to discuss the unexpected loss of my wife Karen. After a long battle with a sore on her back, Karen passed away on November 12, 2022. I wanted to put out an episode dedicated to her memory and all the adventures we had in life together. As I navigate life without Karen by my side, I am grateful to get to look back on all the lessons we learned from each other and all the amazing accomplishments she had in her life. K...
Episode 92 – Unstoppable Creative Force In Motion with Lindsey T. H. Jackson
January 13, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBOn this episode, we get to meet Lindsey T. H. Jackson who grew up in Pittsburg Pennsylvania, as she describes, a little black girl who thought she was different. Later she realized she was by no means alone as she discovered that there were many black women who grew up like her. She talks about how she went so far as to decide to compete with boys and play baseball, not the traditional softball that girls were encouraged to play. Needless, she succeeded as she will tell us. As Lindsey tel...
Episode 91 – Unstoppable Health Equity and Thought Leader with Sylvia Bartley
January 10, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 37.3 MBOur guest this time is Sylvia Bartley. She grew up in England and, after college, entered a career in clinical research. Along the way she joined Medtronic where she held positions in sales and marketing. Later she became interested in deep brain stimulation which lead her to combine past clinical experiences with her sales and marketing knowledge. You will get to hear Sylvia tell her story including how she moved through several jobs to a place where, as she will tell us, she transitione...
Episode 90 – Unstoppable Brain Stem Tumor Survivor with Kyle Campbell
January 06, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBAt the age of five years old, Kyle Campbell was diagnosed with an inoperable tumor on his brain stem. While there were issues he had to face including some motor and speaking issues, Kyle attended public school where he continued to progress and grow. At the age of 14, Kyle undertook radiation treatments that improved his overall life circumstances. Kyle went on to receive his Bachelor’s degree and later his Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling. Today he works at a community colle...
Episode 89 – Unstoppable BIPOC Advocate and Social Entrepreneur with Peter Bloch Garcia
January 03, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBSo, who reading this knows the definition of BIPOC? Listen to this episode and Peter Bloch Garcia will define the word for you right at the start. Peter’s life after being in school stayed in education where primarily taught at the secondary school level. Later, he decided to move out of being a direct educator and into working for and serving with a number of not-for-profit agencies in the Washington State area. Our conversation ranges far and wide and, as far as I am concerned, is one...
Episode 88 – Unstoppable Neurodiversity Specialist with Khushboo Chabria
December 30, 2022 12:00 - 44 MBKhushboo Chabria describes herself as a “Neurodiversity Specialist and a Transformational Leader”. She comes by this description honestly. However, while she has her own neurodivergent characteristic, (she has been diagnosed as ADHD), she did not discover about her diagnosis until she was 30 years of age. Those of you who have listened to many of our episodes have heard me talk with others who have different characteristics such as ADHD, Autism and even blindness and low vision that were no...
Episode 87 – Unstoppable Kickass Single Mom with Vanessa Osage
December 27, 2022 12:04 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBCurious why that title? Listen in and see. The title was given to Vanessa in 2017 for her work for her social change efforts when she was presented with an award with the same name. Vanessa now resides in Bellingham, Washington although she was born and raised primarily in the East until she graduated high school. By choice, she has spent much of her life alone. She has been an avid explorer of life and speaks out when she feels social injustice exists. She is passionate about bringing ab...
Episode 86 – Unstoppable Physician and Naturopath with Dr. Christine Sauer
December 23, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBThis is the 86th episode of Unstoppable Mindset. I am constantly amazed and inspired when I interview guests who describe how their lives began in some sort of “normal way” and then something came along that changed their lives, their points of view, and possibly even their career objectives. The most inspirational thing of all with these people is that they found something inside of themselves that helped them move on from challenges and showed that they are, yes, unstoppable. Dr. Christ...
Episode 85 – Unstoppable Charitable Innovator with Jonny Imerman
December 20, 2022 12:02 - 1 hour - 38.3 MBJonny Imerman was just pursuing a typical career in real estate sales when, at a bar one night, he was suddenly racked with severe pain. He got himself to the hospital where he learned he had testicular cancer. He underwent two years of surgery and chemo. After cancer treatments, he felt he needed to do something outside the typical corporate world. He became the cofounder of Imerman Angels, a worldwide cancer support network to help people and families experiencing cancer. The organizati...
Episode 84 – Unstoppable California DOR Director with Joe Xavier
December 16, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBI have been looking forward to this episode of Unstoppable Mindset for several months. Today, please meet the director of the California Department of Rehabilitation, Joe Xavier. Joe has been the Director of this California agency for more than eight years. He immigrated to the U.S. from the Azores at the age of seven years of age. He has been blind since birth although, at first, he had a small bit of eyesight. Like other children, he went to school, and like other children of immigrants...
Episode 83 – Unstoppable Modern Monk with Sid McNairy
December 13, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBI have had the honor of speaking with guests from many different life experiences and life journeys. A number of my Unstoppable Mindset guests have discussed meditation, being calm and focused within yourself and some have even talked about seeing and talking with spirits. I have had no guest who has explained how to use some of the kinds of gifts others have talked about than Sid McNairy. Sid comes from a sports and athletic background. You will hear Sid talk about how he began at the ag...
Episode 82 – Unstoppable Chief Evolving Officer with Donna Fairhurst
December 09, 2022 12:04 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBYou have heard me mention the program called Podapalooza many times during these podcast episodes. Podapalooza is an environment where podcasters, would-be podcasters, and persons who want to be interviewed on podcasts mingle and generate incredible interviews. My conversation this week with Donna Fairhurst started at a Podapalooza event. Donna’s story demonstrates our unstoppable nature as profoundly as I could ever imagine. You quickly will see, I believe, why she takes the title of Chief...
Episode 81 – Unstoppable Boat Rocker with Coby C. Williams
December 06, 2022 19:49 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBCoby C. Williams will tell you that he always has been a person who asks “why”. He readily admits that some find his inquisitive attitude at least a bit uncomfortable, but Coby has built a career on his “why” attitude. Coby is the founder of New Reach Community Consulting. New Reach is a Black-owned and Certified B Corp small business. A B Corp is a special corporation category of only around 5,000 “benefits companies” that are known for environmental and social justice concerns. Coby is ...
Episode 80 – Unstoppable Bridge Builder with Peter DeHaas
December 02, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes - 34.1 MBPeter C. DeHaass will tell you he has been a builder of bridges for people in many disenfranchised communities for most of his life. I learned about Peter from AccessiBe’s nonprofit partnerships manager, Sheldon Lewis. Peter does not come directly from a family with any person with a disability. However, his family has produced many educators including Peter. On this episode, you will learn about Peter’s journey West from Pennsylvania and how he eventually landed in San Francisco where he...
Episode 79 – Unstoppable Seagrams Special with Lynn Teatro
November 29, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 37 MBWhy Seagrams Special? Listen to a remarkable story about Lynn Teatro where she will tell you about not one, but two times she went to high school. During her second stint, she was given the name. While Lynn was raised to be a farmer’s wife she always wanted more. After her marriage breakup, she chose to try school again as you will discover. In college, Lynn studied Psychology. She completed a three-year program in 23 months even though her professors said not only that it couldn’t be d...
Episode 78 – Unstoppable Career Transformation Expert with Tony Pisanelli
November 25, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBIt is ok to step out and do something different with your life and career according to our guest on this episode, Tony Pisanelli. However, the people who are most successful at transforming their careers and lives are those who plan and then make informed decisions about where to go and what to do. Tony tells about his Italian parents who moved while young from Italy to Australia. As he describes it, they mostly just took a leap of faith although they probably did some advanced planning. ...
Episode 77 – Unstoppable Transformational Changer with Shilpa Alimchandani
November 22, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 39.8 MBShilpa Alimchandani immigrated from India to the United States when only a few months old. As with many immigrants we have interviewed here on Unstoppable Mindset, Shilpa grew up experiencing two worlds. As she describes it, she grew up in a South Asian home experiencing that culture, and later she experienced the wider world around her as she went to school and went out on her own. Her perspectives on her life and what she has learned are fascinating to hear about. As you will experience...
Episode 76 – Unstoppable Drive with Homeyra Faghihi
November 18, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 37.4 MBHomeyra Faghihi is a licensed social worker and psychotherapist. Born in Iran she came to the United States on a student visa obtained with a lot of persistence and commitment. She will tell you her story of immigrating to America after the Iranian revolution. Homeyra truly is a survivor and someone who works to achieve the goals she sets for herself. Her drive comes through with everyone today who she coaches and helps through her company Power to the Self online coaching. She is also th...
Episode 75 – Unstoppable Theater Writer and What? with Jennifer Lieberman
November 15, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBJennifer Lieberman comes by her writing and creativity honestly. She has been writing, organizing, and working toward a career in theater writing ever since she was a student in school. She has written her own one-person play as well as a book entitled “Year of the What” based on the play. As Jennifer tells us about her life, she discusses living in New York City during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. She will discuss how her life changed after that day. Jennifer clearly is...
Episode 74 – Unstoppable Mental Health Advocate, and Successful Author with Randi-Lee Bowslaugh
November 11, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes - 37.2 MBOn top of her accomplishments, as mentioned in this episode’s title, Randi-Lee Bowslaugh is also a cancer survivor. Randi began experiencing depression as a teenager due to family challenges. While she did have thoughts that could have sent her spiraling down into greater depression and worse, she began writing poetry. She credits putting down her thoughts to helping her advance. Randi-Lee went to college and has forged a quite successful life with a husband, two children, and now a grandch...
Episode 73 – Unstoppable Visionary and Two-Time Cancer Survivor with Howard Brown
November 08, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBYes, Howard Brown is a two-time cancer survivor. As you will discover in our episode, he grew up with an attitude to thrive and move forward. Throughout his life, he has learned about sales and the concepts of being a successful entrepreneur while twice battling severe cancer. Howard’s life story is one of those events worth telling and I hope you find it worth listening to. He even has written a book about all he has done. The book entitles Shining Brightly has just been released, but yo...
Episode 72 – Unstoppable Transformed Tough Guy with Donald G. “Skip” Mondragon
November 04, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBYes, that is how Donald G. “Skip” Mondragon describes himself. Skip has served as an internal Medicine physician in the Army rising to the rank of colonel. Throughout much of his life, Skip has also been a wrestler competitor, and he has been good at the sport. In 2014 Skip discovered that he was suffering from a deep depression. As he worked through his condition and emerged from it he also wrote his Amazon Bestselling book entitled Wrestling Depression Is Not For Wimps. I very much ...
Episode 71 – Unstoppable Academic and Disability Counselor with Lisa Yates
November 01, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBLisa Yates, who currently works at Mt. San Jacinto College, enhances the lives of all persons she encounters through her work as a disability counselor/disability specialist. Listen to this episode so Lisa can tell you more about her job and how she is helping to educate everyone about improving perspectives concerning what the concept of “disability” is all about. Lisa went back to school after more than 25 years of being a mom and starting a family. She is currently working on her Ph.D....
Episode 70 – Unstoppable advocate with Autism with Miyah Sundermeyer
October 28, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBThis is one of those episodes I love to experience because I get to discuss a topic about which I know little. Miyah Sundermeyer was diagnosed as a person who happens to be autistic. She received her diagnosis at age 11. As with many of us who happen to be persons with disabilities, the immediate reaction of medical experts and others was that Miyah could not grow up to accomplish anything. Well, she is currently working on her PHD. You will hear about her life as a person on the autistic s...
Episode 69 – Unstoppable Corporate Communicator with Bradley Akubuiro
October 25, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBBradley Akubuiro’s parents raised him to have a deep and strong work ethic. His father came to the United States from Nigeria at the age of 17 and worked to put himself through school. As Bradley describes, both about his father as well as about many people in extremely impoverished parts of the world, such individuals develop a strong resilience and wonderful spirit. Bradley has led media relations and/or public affairs for Fortune 50 companies including Boeing as it returned the grounde...
Episode 68 – Unstoppable DEI advocate and Conscious Capitalist with Alissa Bartlett
October 21, 2022 11:00 - 52 minutes - 72.5 MBOur guest this episode is Alissa Bartlett. Harnessing the power of marketing, technology, supply chain, and leadership development, Alissa ensures that startups and small businesses are putting out quality products that are needed in the marketplace. More important, especially for Alissa over the past few years she has become a staunch advocate for inclusion and diversity. I was singularly impressed that Alissa understands, especially in our current environment, the difference, and the impo...
Episode 67 – Unstoppable Able Inc. Executive Director with Keith Stump
October 18, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBKeith Stump is the executive director of a nonprofit organization, Able Inc., that serves mostly persons with learning and development disabilities. Keith really began his career of service as an intern in Cambodia where he saw first-hand the challenges faced by disenfranchised persons who happen to have disabilities. Eventually, Keith arrived at Able Inc. where he is helping the agency take clients out of more limited work environments and working to help them learn jobs around communiti...
Episode 66 – Unstoppable Blind Therapist with Delmar MacLean
October 14, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 39.9 MBYes, our guest on this episode, Delmar MacLean, happens to be blind. Does it really matter if Delmar is blind or not? No not at all. Some may ask then why I even mention blindness? It is because Delmar typifies the fact that happening to be blind does not in any way define him. Delmar’s philosophy is that while he has a disability, he is not disabled. Delmar completed a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in psychology and Religious Studies in 1998 and an honors thesis in psycholo...
Episode 65 – Unstoppable International Author with Diann Floyd Boehm
October 11, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 38.1 MBDiann Floyd Boehm has lived in various parts of the world. She brings her international life knowledge to the children’s books and, so far, one adult book she has written. As you will find in this episode, Diann puts an incredible of amount of research and thought to everything she creates. Diann gives a number of suggestions to anyone who might wish to write and get published. She encourages all of us to write down our stories even if we don’t seek a writing career. I hope you enjoy ou...
Episode 64 – Unstoppable Adapter to Unexpected Life Change with Lisa Wilson
October 07, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 38.9 MBLisa Wilson’s life started out as a pretty normal one. She went to school. As she graduated college she chose a career path and she was successful with her choice. After 17 years working in the human resources field working mostly as an HR manager, she finally decided to leave the field after working for three years for a company that didn’t value what a good HR manager could do to help the company succeed. Lisa always wanted to go into life and leadership coaching and so she finally did....
Episode 63 – Unstoppable Rewriter with Natasha Deen
October 04, 2022 11:00 - 58 minutes - 39.3 MBI love interviewing other authors because every time I get to speak to one on Unstoppable Mindset I learn new concepts I hope I can use. I hope you feel the same way. Our guest on this episode is Natasha Deen. She is an author of over 40 books written for youth, adults and everyone else in between. She made an interesting observation I love and which led to this episode’s title. She observed that there are no great writers. There are only great rewriters. Listen to this episode to hear wh...
Episode 62 – Unstoppable Writer and ASL interpreter with Kelly Brakenhoff
September 30, 2022 22:17 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBKelly Brakenhoff is an author of six books and an ASL interpreter from Nebraska. She has served as an interpreter for deaf and hard of hearing persons now for over 30 years. You can tell how much she likes her chosen professions by listening to her as you get to do in this episode. Kelly is especially excited by a series of books she has started involving Duke the Deaf Dog where she introduces readers to ASL, American Sign Language. She is working to help readers, especially children, bet...
Episode 61 – Unstoppable Polymath with Pat Daily
September 27, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBSo what is a “polymath”? Come on in and listen to this week’s episode to find out from our guest, Pat Daily. After hearing my conversation with Pat, not only will you know the definition of the word, but you will see why Pat fits the Polymath mold. In his life, Pat has served as a pilot in the military, a pilot for a commercial airline, a successful employee at Honeywell, participated in starting a company and he is now even a successful science fiction author. I very much enjoyed remin...
Episode 60 – Unstoppable Prolific Author with Diane Bator
September 23, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 36.5 MBProlific author among other things. Diane Bator has written 13 mysteries and has five more in process. In addition, she works for a theater where she lives which has given her the opportunity to begin work on her first play. Diane is a mother of three adult children. She is extremely active in the writer’s community in Canada. If you were to ask her about writing your own book Diane would encourage you to do it. Personally, I agree. Everyone has stories they can and possibly should tell...
Episode 59 – Unstoppable Centered Leader with Donovan Nichols
September 18, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.2 MBWhat do a Rubik’s Cube and leadership have in common? Hint, think about the title of this episode. Meet Donovan Nichols who describes himself as a values-based, recovering workaholic. Donovan always felt his mind seemed to work differently than those around him, but it was not until his late thirties that he discovered he not only was an ADHD individual but that he also had a reading disability. Disabilities notwithstanding, Donovan went through school all be it a bit slower than others...
Episode 58 – Unstoppable Communicator with Wayne Tuttle
September 16, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 39.5 MBWayne Tuttle has been a self-described communicator his whole life. Even before he lost his eyesight, he wanted to go into broadcasting but could never get hired. However, ironically as he lost sight more jobs opened for him, not in radio but in areas such as the financial world and then later in the telecommunications industry. Along the way, after losing his eyesight he first discovered the world of public speaking, and then later he found Toastmasters International where he learned to ...
Episode 57 – Unstoppable Stroke Survivor with Melanie Taddeo
September 13, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBMeet Melanie Taddeo. Her parents always encouraged her to be the best that she could be. That attitude shined through when, at the age of 21, she experienced a stroke that left her paralyzed on her left side and totally blind. Her drive helped her to regain the ability to walk. Also, she regained some of her eyesight. Melanie will tell you that she is a teacher and loves to impart knowledge. In this episode, you will get to hear how she crashed through barriers when school principals and ...
Episode 56 – Unstoppable Moving Beyond 120 with Brittany Grubbs-Hodges
September 09, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 38.3 MBBeyond 120 is a program housed at the University of Florida. Our guest on this episode, Brittany Grubbs-Hodges is a part of this program designed to help college students look beyond the minimum of 120 units of college credits required to graduate. Brittany helps students look at their possible career choices and helps them learn more than they ever thought they could discover about what really goes into whatever they are looking to do with their lives. Brittany is clearly a teacher at he...
Episode 55 – Unstoppable Unplugged Rejection Junky with Dr. Gary Lawrence
September 06, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 38 MBI am so amazed by the caliber of people I get the pleasure to interview on Unstoppable Mindset. Not only is this week’s guest, Dr. Gary Lawrence, highly articulate and not only does he have an amazing story to tell, but he introduces to all of us concepts and ideas that I think truly are life-changing. Gary married his wife at a fairly young age. However, it took over 11 years for the two of them to truly fall in love and forge a relationship that has lasted now 55 years. Along the way, G...
Episode 54 – Unstoppable Innovator with Shampa Bagchi
September 02, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 40.4 MBShampa Bagchi comes from a family of entrepreneurs who all value living life to the fullest as well as helping to improve our world. Shampa, born in India, moved to the United States after getting a Masters's degree in computers. In the mid-1990s she saw a need to improve the way companies worked with customers and developed one of the first easy-to-use and inexpensive customer Resource management systems, CRM. Throughout her career, as she tells us in our episode, she has worked througho...